Acer Travelmate 230, Travelmate 280 Service Manual

TravelMate 230/ 280

Service Guide

PART NO.: 49.46W01.001 PRINTED IN TAIWAN

Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on HP Lapin service guide.

Date Chapter Updates

01/20/2003 Cover page Correct typo on page II

Dual high quality stereo speakers on page 2

Modify item 3 media activity on page 12

Supports memory size per socket: 512MB on page 19

USB Compliancy Level: USB 2.0 on page 25

Chapter 2 Modify Flash BIOS procedures

Delete "Removing HDD password procedures"

Chapter 3 Mark the size of the flat-bladed screwdriver and hexed

Chapter 4 Modify wording: If an error occurs with the internal diskette

Chapter 5 Modify Switch Setting

02/08/2003 Chapter 1 Delete dual display feature

04/14/2003 Chapter 1 Delete RS-232 serial port connectivity feature

screwdriver

Correct the disassembly procedure of HDD module.

drive, first turn off the power and then reconnect the diskette connector to the system board.

Copyright

Copyright © 2003 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.

Disclaimer

The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.

Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.

Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Pentium and Pentium II/III are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

III

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

Screen messages Denotes actual messages that appear

on screen.

NOTE Gives bits and pi eces of additional

information related to the current topic.

WARNING Alerts you to any dam age that might

result from doing or not doing specific actions.

CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to

avoid possibl e hardware or software problems.

IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions

relevant to the accom plishment of procedures.

Preface

Before using this i nformation and the product it supports, please re ad the f oll owing general inform ati on.

1. This Service Guide provides you with all technical in for m ation relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer "global " product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance pro duct competitiv eness, your regional office MAY have decided to exten d the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extr a me mo ry capability). The se LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional of fices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

2. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date infor m ati on available on you r reg ional web or channel. If, for whatev er reason, a part number change is made, it will not be noted in the printed Serv ic e Guide. For ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those giv en in t he FRU li st of thi s pri nted Service Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU pa rts for repair and service of customer machines.

T a ble of Contents

Chapter 1 System Introductio n 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Chapter 2 System Utilities 33

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Multi-Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Boot Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

BIOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

System Utility Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

System Diagnostic Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 57

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Removing the Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Removing the Modem Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Disassembling the LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Disassembling the Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

System Upgrade Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Chapter 4 Troubleshootin g 93

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 05

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Index of Phlash16 Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Index of PQA Diagnostic Error Code, Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 111

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 13

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 115

TravelMate 230 Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

TravelMate 280 Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 135

Model Number Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Appendix B Test Com patible C ompon en ts 137

Microsoft Windows XP Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Microsoft Windows 2000 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Microsoft Windows 98 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

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Table of Contents

Appendix C Online Support Information 151 Index 153

VIII

System Introduction

Features

This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:

Performance

T Intel

T 64-bit memory bus

T Two 200-pin DDR-DRAM with each supporting 128MB/ 256MB/ 512MB, upgradable to the total

T Built-in floppy diskette drive and Hard diskette drive

T High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk

T Simultaneous LCD and CRT display

T Smart Lithium-Ion battery pack

T Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface)

T Plug and Play Feature

Mobile Celeron Pentium® 4 series processors from 1.6G up tp 2.0G with 512KB cache

(TravelMate 230)

Mobile Northwood Pentium® 4 series processors from 1.6G up tp 2.4G with 512KB cache

(TravelMate 280)

maximum of 1024MB with SODIMM modules, supporting PC1600/2100 .

Chapter 1

Multimedia

T 16-bit high-fidelity AC’97 stereo audio with 3D sound and wavetable synthesizer

T Built-in dual speakers

T High- speed CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or DVD/ CD-R/RW drive

Connectivity

T 84/85/88 key keyboard, which is PC/AT keyboard compatible.

T Four Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 Ports (Two ports optional)

T Bluetooth (Optional)

T Two IEEE 1394 ports (optional)

T Built-in V.90 and V.92 RJ-11 56Kbps fax/modem

T Onboard 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN Support

T Upgradeable memory and hard disk

T Mini PCI interface 802.11b/ 802.11a+b Module (optional)

T ECP Compliant parallel port.

Multimedia

T All-in-one design (CD-ROM, floppy disk drive, hard disk drive)

T Sleek, smooth and stylish design

T Full-sized keyboard

T Ergonomically centered touchpad pointing device with Internet scroll key

Chapter 1 1

Expansion

I/O Po rts

Display

One CardBus PC Card (formerly PCMC IA) Type III slot.

Upgrageable memory and hard disk

One VGA port, I2 C compatible (Op tional)

One DC-in port (AC adapter)

Dual high quality stereo speakers

One line-in

One line-out

One CardBus type III slot (3.3V, 5V, 12V support)

Four USB ports (2 ports optional)

Two IEEE 1394 ports (optional)

One ECP parallel port

One RJ-11 port

One RJ-45 jack

14.1” and 15” TFT LCD displaying 32-bit true-color at 1024x768 XGA resolution

3D capabilities

Supports other output display devices such as LCD projection panels for large audience presentations

“Automatic LCD dim” feature that automatically decides the best sett ings for your display and conserves power is activated when the system operates in Battery con dition.

Video performa n ce

4X AGP UMA video graphic accelerator with 8MB shared from syst em me mory wi th Intel 845GL to boost the video performance.

Simultaneous display

The computer’s large display and multimedia capabilities are great for giving presentations. If you prefer, you can also connect an external monitor when giving presentations. This computer has built-i n A GP and VGA display syst em to support simultaneous LCD and CRT displ ay. Simultaneous displ ay allows you to contr ol the presentation from your computer and at the same time face your audience. You can also conne ct other output display devices such as LCD projection panels for large-audience presentations.

Dual Display

The computer’s unique graphics chip takes advantage of Windows XP’s multi-display capability, allowing you to extend your deskt op to an external displ ay device, such as an external mon it or projector. With this feature enabled, you can move program windows to/from the computer LCD and the external monitor.

Power m a nagemen t

The power management syste m inco rporates an "au tomati c LCD dim" feat ure that autom atic ally d ims the LCD when the computer is powered by a battery pack to conser ve battery power. See “Power Management” on page 28 for more information on power management feat ures.

Chapter 1 2

Opening and closing the display

To open the displ ay, slide the display cover latch to the right and l if t up the cover. Then tilt it to a comfortable viewing posi ti on. The computer empl oys a m icroswitch tha t turns off the display (and enters standby mode) to conserve power when you close the display cover, and tur ns it back on when you open the display cover.

NOTE: If an external moni tor is connected, the comp uter turns off the display (but does not enter standby

mode) when you close the display cover.

To close the di splay cover, fold it down gently until the display cover l a tch clicks into place. WARNING: To avoi d dam aging the display, do not slam it when you close it. Also, do not place any object on

top of the computer when the display is closed.

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System Block Diagram

Mobile CPU

P4-M N orthwood

P4-M Celeron

HOST BUS 100MH z

Brookdale-GL

HUB I/F 66MHz

INT . M IC

MIC IN

Line In

CLK GEN

CLK GEN ICS 94239

ICS 94239

DDR*2

266M H z

AC ‘97

CODEC

CS4299XQ

AC-Link

MCH

EXTERNAL

EXTERNAL SPEE D ST E P

SPEE D ST E P

CIRCUIT

G768D

RGB

DVO LVDS

Chrontel

7019

PCI BUS

7019

CARDBUS

OZ 69 12

MINI PCI

802.11

Dual

Dual Channel

Channel

CRT

CRT CONN

CONN

LCD

PWR SW

OZ 2211 S

CARDBUS

ONE SLOT

Line Out

AUDIO

AUDIO BOARD

BOARD

INT. SPKR

OP AMP

TPA020 2

MODEM

MDC Card

PIDE

HDD

IC H 4

SIDE

ROM

USB

BT.

AGERE 1394

FW 3230 5

LAN

REALTEK

8100BL

NS SIO

PC87392

PRN

Port

FDD

1394

CONN

LPC BUS

SER.

RES

KBC

M38859

M38859 M38857

M38857

TRACK

POINT

NARI

FWH 4MB

SIOC32

SIOC32 SOIC40

SOIC40

IN T KB

LPC

DEBUG

CONN.

Chapter 1 4

Board Layout

Top View

PCB No. 02217-SB

1 CPU Socket 12 Mini-PCI Connector 2 CRT Port 13 RTC Battery Connector 3 Inverter Connector 14 SW1 Setting (Please see Chapter 5 for details) 4 RJ45 + RJ11 15 Inte r na l Key board Cabl e C on ne ctor 5 Bluetooth Connector (Dummy) 16 CD-ROM Connector 6 USB Port 0 17 HDD Connector 7 LCD Coaxial C able Connector 18 Golden Finge r (or Debug Board) 8 USB Port 1 19 Touch Pad Cable Connector 9 Launch Cable Connector 20 FDD Connecto r 10 Parallel Port 21 CardBus Connector 11 DC-in Port 22 Fan Connector

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Bottom View

1 Modem Cable Connector 7 Modem Connector 2 North Bridge (845-GL) 8 Battery Connector 3 DIMM Socket 1 9 CardBus Controller (OZ6912T) 4 Audio Board Connector 10 LAN Controller (RTL8100BL) 5 DIMM Socket 2 11 LVDS 6 South Bridge (ICH4)

Chapter 1 6

Panel

Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you woul d wit h a desktop PC.

Front Panel

# Item Description

1 Display scree n Also call ed LCD ( Li quid Cr ys t al D isp la y) , d is pl ay s c omput e r

output.

2 Status indicators LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that turn on and off to show

the status of the computer and its f unctions and components.

3 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a

computer mouse.

4 Click button (left, center and right) The left and right buttons function like the left and right

mouse buttons, the center button serves as a scroll up/ down button.

5 Palmres t Comfor tab le sup po rt ar ea f or your han ds when yo u us e th e

6 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer. 7 Easy launch keys Buttons for launching frequently used programs.

computer.

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Left Panel

# Icon Item/ Port Description

1 PCMCIA (PC card) Port Connects to one Type III 16-bit PC card or 32-bit

2 Eject button Eject PC cards from the card slots. 3 Floppy activity indicator LED (light-emitting diodes) that turn on and off

4 Speaker/ headphone-out jack Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g.,

CardBus PC Card.

when the flopp y is act ive.

speakers, head phones)

5 Li ne-in ja ck Accepts audio line-in devices (e .g., audio CD

player, stereo walkman).

6 Mi c rophone -in jack Accepts a mono/stereo condenser micropho ne.

7 Floppy dri v e Internal diskette drive, accepts 3.5-inch floppy

diskettes 8 Volume control Controls the volume of th e speakers. 9 Floppy disk eject but ton Push this butt on to eject the floppy disk

Chapter 1 8

Right Panel

# Icon Item/ Port Description

1 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 2 Optical dri ve Houses rem o va ble optica l dr iv e mo du les. 3 LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active. 4 Eject button Ejects the compact disc from the drive. 5 Emergency eject sl ot Ejects the comp act discs when the computer

is turned off.

6 Securit y keylock Kensingt on-comp atible ke y-based computer

secur it y l o ck .

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Rear Panel

# Icon Port Description

1 Power Jack Connects to an AC adapter

2 Parallel port Connects to a parallel device (e.g., parallel

3 USB port (two) Connects to any Universal Serial Bus

4 Modem jack Connects to the phone line

5 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based

6 Exter na l displa y por t Con ne cts to a d is pl ay de vi ce ( e. g. , ext e rnal

printer)

devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).

network

monitor, LCD projector) and displays up to 64K colors at 1280x1024 resolution

Chapter 1 10

Bottom Panel

# Item Description

1 Batte ry bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 2 Battery releas e latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack. 3 Hard di sk bay Houses the co mputer’s hard disk (secured by a screw). 4 Memory compartment Houses th e computer’s main memory.

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Indicators

The computer has six easy-to-read status icons on the right of the display screen.

The Power and S tandby status icons are visible even when you close the display cover so you can see the status of th e computer while the cover is clos ed.

# Icon Function Description

1 Power Lights when the computer is on.

2 Sleep Lights when the computer enters Standby

3 Media Activity Lights when the floppy dr ive, hard disk or

4 Battery Charge Lights when the battery is being charged.

5 Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated.

6Num Lock

(Fn-F11)

mode and blinks when it enters into or resumes from hibernation mode.

Media drive is active.

Lights when Numeric Lock is activated.

Chapter 1 12

Keyboard

The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys.

Special keys

Lock keys

The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.

Lock key Description

Caps Lock

When

is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase.

Num Lock (Fn-F11)

]

Scroll Lock (Fn-F12)

[

Embedded numeric keypad

The embedded numeri c keypad functions li ke a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small characters located on the upper right corner of the keycaps. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key sym bols are not printed on the keys.

When

]

is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The keys function

as a cal cul ato r (comp le t e wit h the ar i thmet i c op era to rs ) , -, *, a nd / ). Use th i s mod e when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution would be to connec t an ext e rnal keypad .

When

[

is on, the screen m oves one line up or down when you press the up

[

or down arrow keys respectively.

does not work with some applications.

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Desir ed access Num lock on Num lock off

Number keys on embedded keypad

Cursor-control keys on embedded keypad

Main keyboard keys Hold Fn while typing letters on embedded

Ty pe number s in a norma l manner.

Hold Shift while usin g cursor -control keys. Hold Fn while usi ng cursor-control

keys. Type the letters in a normal manner.

keypad.

NOTE: If an external keyboard or keypad is connected to the computer, the Num Lock featur e automatically

shifts f rom the internal keyboard to the external keyboar d or keypad.

Windows keys

The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functi ons.

Keys Description

Windows logo key



Application key Opens a context menu (same as a right-click).

Start button. Combinations with this key perform shortcut functions. Below are a few exampl es:

+ Tab (A ctivates next ta skbar but ton)



+ E (Explores My Computer)



+ F (Finds Document)



+ M (Minimizes All)



+  + M (Undoes Mi ni m iz e A ll)

+ R (Displays the Run... dialog box)



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Hot Keys

The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the computer’s controls like sc reen contrast and brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility.

To activat e hot keys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in the hot key combinatio n.

Hot Key Icon Function Description

Fn-

Hotkey help Displays a list of the hotkeys and their functi on s.

Fn-

Setup Accesses the notebook configuration utility .

Power Scheme Toggle Switches between the power management scheme

used by the computer (function available if suppor ted by operating system).

Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.

Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen,

externa l monitor (if co nn ected) and both the display screen and external monitor.

Screen blank Turns the disp lay screen backlight off to save power.

Press an y key to return.

Touchpad Toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off.

Speaker on/off Turns the speakers on and off; mutes the sound.

Contrast up Increases the screen contrast (available only for

models with HPA displays).

Contrast down Decreases the screen contrast (available only for

models with HPA displays).

Fn-

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Brigh tness up Increases the screen brightness.

Hot Key Icon Function Description

Fn-

Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.

Fn-

{

Fn-

}

Gr-Euro

The Euro symbol If your keyboard l ayou t is set to United State s-Inter nation al or Uni ted Kingd om or if you have a ke yboard wi th a

European layout, you can type the Euro symbol on your keyboard.

Home

End

Euro Types the Euro symbol.

Functions as the

key.

NOTE: for US keyboard user s: The keyboard layout is set when you first set up Windows. For the Euro

symbol to work, the keyboard layout has to be set to United States-international.

To verify the keyboard type:

1. Click on Start, Control Panel.

2. Double-cl ick on Regional and Language Options.

3. Click on the language tab and click on Details.

4. Verify that the keyboard layout used for “EN English (United States) is set to United States-International. If not, select and click on ADD, then sel e c t United States-International and click on OK.

5. Click on OK.

To type the Euro symbol:

1. Locate the Euro symbol on your keyboard.

2. Open a text editor or word processor.

3. Hold

Chapter 1 16

Gr and press the Euro symbol.

Launch Keys

Located at the top of the keyboard are five buttons. These buttons are called launch keys. They are designated as wireless LAN/Bluetooth , Web Browser button, mail button, P1 andP2. By default, P1 and P2 are users pro grammable. The Web Br owser bu tton, by de fault , is used to l aunch t he int erne t browse r The mail button is used to launch the e-mail application. The LED of the mail button will flash when the user has received an incoming email.

# Icon Function Description

1 Wireless/ Bluetooth 802.11a/802.11b wireless LAN/Bluetooth

(Optional)

2 Web browser Internet browser application

3 Mail Email application

4 P1 User-programmable

5 P2 User-programmable

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

System Board Major Chips

Item Controller

System core logi c Intel ICH4 Super I/O controller Mitsubish 38857 Audio co ntroller Cirrus CS4 29 9XQ Video controller Intel 845GL Hard dis k driv e co nt r oller Em bedded in Intel ICH4 Keyboard controller Mitsubish 38857 CardBus Controller OZ 6912T-U RTC Intel ICH4

Processor (for TravelMa te 230)

Item Specification

CPU type CPU package To 2.0GHz uFCBGA

CPU core voltage 1.7V CPU I/O voltage 1.25V

Intel Celeron Pentium

Processor (for TravelMa te 280)

Item Specification

CPU type Intel Mobile Northood P4 with 512KB Cache CPU package To 2.4GHz uFCBGA CPU core voltage 1.7V CPU I/O voltage 1.25V

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS ve nd or Phoenix BIOS BIOS Version R01XXX BIOS ROM type Flash ROM BIOS R O M si ze 512KB BIOS package 32 Pin PLCC Supported protocols ACPI 2.0 (if available, at least 1.0b), SMBIOS 2.3, PCI 2.2, Boot Block,

BIOS password control Set by switch, see SW1 settings

PXE 2.0, Mobile PC2001, Hard Disk Password, INT 13h Extensions, PCI Bus Power Management interface Specification, EI Torito-Bootable CDROM Format Specification V1.0, Simple Boot Flag 1.0

Second Level Cache

Item Specification

Cache control le r Built-in CPU Cache size 128KB 1st level cache co ntrol Always En a bl e d

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Second Level Cache

Item Specification

2nd leve l cache control Always Enabled Cache sc heme cont r ol F ix e d- i n wr ite back

System Memory

Item Specification

Memory controller Intel 845GL Onboard memory size 0MB DIMM socket number 2 Sockets Supports memory size per socket 512MB Supports maximu m memory size 1024MB Supports DIMM type DDR-DRAM SODIMM Supports DIMM Speed 266 MHz Supports DIMM voltage 3.3 V Supports DIMM package 200-pin so-DIMM Memory mo du le combina tions You can insta ll memory mo du les in any comb in ations as lon g as th e y

match the above specifications .

Memory Combinations

Slot 1 Slot 2 Total Memory

0MB 128MB 128 MB 128MB 0MB 128 MB 128MB 128MB 256 MB 256MB 0MB 256MB 0MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 128MB 384MB 128MB 256MB 384MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 0MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 128MB 640MB 256MB 512MB 768MB 128MB 512MB 640MB 512MB 256MB 768MB 256MB 128MB 384MB 128MB 256MB 384MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 0MB 512MB 512MB

Above table lists some system memory configurations. You m ay com bine DIMMs with various capacities to form other combinations.

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Modem Interface

Item Specification

Chipset Ambit MDC module wi th Lucent modem contr oller Fax modem data baud rate (bps) 14.4K Data modem data baud rate (bps) 56K Supports modem protocol V.90 /V .92MDC Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Rear side

Floppy Disk Drive Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Mitsumi D353G W/I BEZ

MCI JU-226A293 Floppy Disk Specifications Media recogniti on 2 DD (720KB) 2HD (1.2 MB, 3 mode) 2H D (1.44MB ) Sectors/track 9 15 18 Tracks 80 80 80 Data transfer rate

(Kbit/s) Rotational speed (RPM) 300 360 300 Read/w rite heads 2 Encoding method MFM Power Requirement Input Voltage (V) +5V

1 MB 1.6 MB 2 MB

Hard Disk Drive Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name IBM (IC25N020ATD) Capacity (MB) 20000 Bytes per sector 512 Logica l he ad s 16 Logica l sectors 63 Drive Format Logica l cy li nd er s 1 63 83 Physical read/write heads 3 Disks 2 Spindle spee d ( RP M ) 420 0R P M Perform a nc e Specification s Buffer size 2MB Interface ATA-5 Data transfer rate (disk-

buffer, Mbytes/s) Data transfer, rate

(host~buffe r, Mbytes/s ) DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance 5 +/- 5%

121-216

100 MB/Se c

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CD-ROM Interface

Items Specification

Vendor & Model Name Mitsumi SR-244W1 Performance Specification Transfer rate Read Sustained:

1545~3600 KB/sec Programmed I/O:

16.7 MB/sec Max. (Mode 0~4) Multi-word DMA:

16.7 MB/sec Max. (Mode 0~2) Ultra DMA:

33.3MB/sec Max.

Access time (typ.) Random: 115 ms

Full Stroke: 250 ms Rotation speed 5136 rpm Data Buffer Capacity 128 KB Interface IDE Applicable disc format CD/CD-ROM(12cm,8cm), CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM (Mode 1, Mode2), CD-

ROM XA (Mode 2, Form1 and Form 2), Photo CD (Single, Multi- session),

Enhanced CD Loadin g mechanism Drawer with soft eject and emergency eject hole Power Requirement Input Voltage +5V[DC]+/-5%

DVD-ROM Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & model name MKE SR-8177-BAA6 Performance Specif ication With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer rate (KB/sec) Average Sustained:

CAV mode 775~1800 blocks/sec (10.3X to 24X) 1550~3600kBytes/sec (Mode 1) 1768~4106 kBytes/sec (Mode 2)

DVD-5: Norm al Speed ( 1X ) 11.08 Mbits/ s e c CAV mode 36.67~88.64 Mbits/sec DVD-9/DVD-R: Norm al Speed ( 1X ) 11.08 Mbits/ s e c CAV mode 36.67~88.64 Mbits/sec

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DVD-ROM Interface

Item Specification

Average Full Access time (typ.) Random (*1)

CAV mode 110 msec typical 150 msec average max

Full Stroke (*2) CAV mode 200 msec typical 260

msec average max

Data Buffer Capacity 512 kBytes Interface IDE Applicable disc format DVD: DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-R (3.95G), DVD-RAM (2.6G), DVD-

RAM (4.7G) CD: CD-A udio, CD-ROM (mo de 1 and mode 2), CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form

1 and form 2), CD-I (mode 2, form 1 and form 2), CD-I Ready, CD-I Bridge,

CD-WO, CD-RW, Photo CD, Video CD, Enhanced Music CD, CD-TEXT Loadin g mechanism Soft eject (with emergency eject hole) Power Requirement Input Voltage +5V[DC]+/-5%

DVD-5: Random (*4)

120 msec typical 160 msec average max

Full Stroke (*5) 270 msec typical 350 msec average max

DVD-9: Random (*7)

150 msec typical 200 msec average max

Full Stroke (*8) 340 msec typical 450 msec average max

DVD-RAM (2.6G) Random (*7) 200 msec typica l 300 msec average max Full Stroke (*8) 300 msec typica l 600 msec average max DVD-RAM (4.7G) Random (*9) 180 msec typica l 300 msec average max Full Stroke (*10) 320 msec typica l 700 msec average max

(*1) Average of Data read over the whole ar ea from 00 min. 02 sec. 00 block to 59 min. 58 sec. 74 block more than 2000 times including l atency and layered error correction time. (*2) From 00 min. 02 sec. 00 block to 59 min. 58 sec. 74 block including latency and layered error correction time. (*3) Disc: MNSU-005 (*4) Average of Data read over the whole area from starting dat a recor ded area (LBA:0) to maximum data recorded area (LBA:23197F), more than 2000 times including latency and layered error correction time. (*5) from s tarting dat a recorded area (LBA:0) to maximum data recorded area (LBA:23197F) i ncluding latenc y and layered error correction time. (*6) Disk: MKE-D551. (*7) Average of Data read over the whole area from starting dat a recor ded area (LBA:0) to maximum data recorded area (LBA:3FA0DF), more than 2000 times includi ng lat ency and layered error correction time. (*8) from star ting d at a recor ded area (L BA:0) to maximum dat a reco rde d area (LBA:3FA0DF) i ncludi ng late ncy and layered error correction time.

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