Acer Travelmate 730 Service Manual

TravelMate 730

Service Guide

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

Screen messages Denotes actual messages that appear

on screen.

NOTE

WARNING

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

Gives bits and pie ces of additional informati on rel ated to the current topic.

Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.

Gives precau ti onary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems.

Reminds you to do specif ic actions relevant to the accom plishment of procedures.

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Preface

Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information.

This Service Guide prov ides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATI ON decided for Acer 's "global" product offering. To bet ter fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiv eness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionalit y of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional of fices or the responsi ble personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date in formation available on you r regional web or channel. If , for whatever reason, a part number cha nge 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 given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the li st provided by your regio nal Acer office to order FRU par ts f or repair and service of customer machines.

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

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

System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Bottom View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Left Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Right Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chapter 2 System Utilities 23

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Navigating the BIOS Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Basic System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Startup Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Onboard Device Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

System Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Executing Flash Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

System Utility Diskette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Panel ID Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Thermal and Fan Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Main Board Data Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

System Diagnostic Diskette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Running PQA Diagnostics Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 37

General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Removing the Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Removing the External DIMM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Removing the External Modem Combo Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Removing the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Disassembling the Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Removing the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Removing the TouchPad Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Removing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Removing the RTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Separating the Lower Case from the Upper Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Removing the Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Remo ving th e DC - DC Char g er Boar d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Removing the System Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Table of Contents

Removing the Audio Jack Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Removing the PCMCIA Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Removing the Modem Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Disassembling the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Removing the LCD Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Removing the Speaker Assembly Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Removing the Inverter Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Removing the LCD Bracket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Removing the LED Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Removing the Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Remo ving th e Left and Right Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 57

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

External Diskette Drive Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

External CD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Memory Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Power System Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Intermittent Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Index of AFlash BIOS Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Index of PQA Diagnostic Error Code, Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connecto r Locations 71

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

SW4 Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Bottom View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 75 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 93 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 95

Windows 95 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Windows 98 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Windows 2000 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Windows NT Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Appendix C Online Support Information 101 Index 103

System Specifications

Features

This computer was desi gned with the user in mind. Here are jus t a few of it s man y feat ures:

Performance

Intel® Pentium® III Coppermine processor with 256 KB L2 cache

64-bit memory bus

2X AGP video graphic accel erator with 8 MB video memory

Large and vibrant Thin Film Transistor (TFT) Extended Graphics Array (XGA) Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

Internal removable CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive (AcerMedia Bay)

Built-in FDD module

High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk

Li-Ion battery pack

Power management sys tem wit h hibernation power savi ng modes

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Multimedia

16-bit high-fidelity PCI stereo audio with 3-D sound and wavetable sy nthesizer

Built-in dual speakers with microphone

S-video output

Ultra-slim, high-speed CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

Dual display capability

Connectivity

High-speed fax/ data modem port

Fast infrared wireless communica ti on

USB (Universal Serial Bus) port

Human-centric Design and Ergonomics

All-in-one design (CD-ROM, FDD, HDD)

Sleek, smooth and st ylish design

Full-sized keyboard

Wide and curved palm rest

Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device

Expansion

CardBus PC card (formerly PCMCIA) slot ( type II/I or type III) with ZV (zoo med video) port

support

DockMate V mini dockin g stat ion option for one-step connect/disconnect from peripherals

Upgradeable memory and hard disk

Only the lower slot supports zoomed vi deo

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Display

The large graphi cs display offers excellent viewing, display quality and desktop performance graphics. The computer supports a Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) displaying 24-bit high-color at 1024x768 Extended Graphic Array (XGA) resolution.

Video performance

2X AGP video graphic accel erator with 8 MB of video memory boos t video performance.

Simultaneous display

The computer’s large display and multimedia capabilities are great for giving presentation s. If you prefer , you can also connect an ext ernal monitor when giving presentations. This computer supports simul taneous LCD and CRT display. Simultaneous display allows you to control the prese ntation from your computer and at the same time face your audience. You can also connect 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 98’s multi-display capability, allowing you to extend your deskt op to an external display device, such as an external mon it or projector. With this feat ure enabled, you can move program windows to/from th e computer LCD and the external monitor.

Power m a nagemen t

The power management syste m inco rporat es an "au tomati c LCD dim" f eature that aut omat icall y dims t he LCD when the computer is powered by a battery pack to conserve battery power. See “Power Management” on page 20 for more inform ation on power management features.

Opening and closing the display

To open the display, slide the display cover latch to the left and l if t up the cover. Then tilt it to a comfortable viewing posi tion. The computer empl oys a microswitch that turns off the display (and enters standby mode) to conserve power when you close the display cover, and turns it back on when you open the display cover.

NOTE:

To close the display cover, fold it down gently until the display cover latch cl icks into place.

WARNING:

If an external moni tor is connected, the computer turns off the display (but does not enter standby

mode) when you close the display cover.

To avoid damaging 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

CLK GEN

SDRAM

CLK BUF

DIMM * 2

DIMM

MEM BUS

CPU

COPPERMINE / A2

NORTH BRIDGE

440BX/ C1

HOST BUS

AGP BUS

PCI BUS

GEYSERVILLE

VGA

ATI Mobili ty - M1 /M

8M/ 4M VRAM

LCD

CRT

CardBus

OZ6933T

BIOS

AT29C040A

Power SW

CardBus CONN

Slot A/B

RTC

BQ3285LF

CMOS

Battery

Primary EIDE

Primary EIDE HDD

SOU TH BR I D GE

PIIX4M/ A0

KBC

Mitsubis hi

M38867

Touchpad INT KB EX KB

HDD

USB

Secondary EIDE

Secondary EIDE CDROM

CDROM

ISA BUS

Track

Point

MiniPCI

LAN/ Modem

SUPER I/O

FDD HP FIR PRINTER SERIAL

ES1946 Solo-1E

MIC Line-in

INT SPK

PC97338

AUDIO

OP AMP

DEBUG

QSW

DockMate V

Headphone

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Board Layout

Top View

1 Volume Control 18 LED/In v erter Board Connector 2 Microphone-in Port 19 External CD/DVD-ROM Module Connector 3 Line-in Port 20 Inte rnal Keyb oard Connect or 4 Line -ou t Por t 21 Jumper Set ting (SW4) 5 PCMCIA Socket 22 Finge r Print Check 6 FAN Connector 23 HDD Connector 7 FIR 24 Battery Connector 8 FIR 25 Debug Board Connector 9 S-Video Port 26 Audio Controller 10 Video Port 27 Super I/O Controller 11 USB Port 28 PCI Bus 12 LAN Connector 29 Flash ROM 13 Parallel Port 30 RTC Battery 14 Serial Port 31 TouchP ad Connector 15 Modem Connector 32 Video Chip 16 PS/2 Port 33 CPU 17 LCD Cover Switch Connector 34 LCD Connector

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Bottom View

1 Keyboard Contr oller 7 Power Switch Connector 2 DC-DC Board Connector 8 DIMM Socket 1 3 DC-DC Board Connector 9 DIMM Socket 2 4 Modem Connector 10 FDD FPC Connector 5 Docking Station Connector 11 South Bridge 6 North Bridge 12 FAX/Modem Board Socket

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Panel

Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC.

Left Panel

# Icon Port Connec ts to.. .

1 Infrared port Infrared device (e.g., infrared printer, IR-

2 PC Card slot 16-bit PC Cards and 32-bit CardBus PC

3 Speaker-out jack Speakers or headphones

aware computers)

Cards (ZV support)

4 Audio line-in jack Audio line-in device with a 3.5mm mini jack

5 Microphone-in jack 3.5mm min i jack condenser microphone

(e.g., audio CD player, stereo walkman)

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Rear Panel

# Icon Port C onn ec ts to...

1 DC-in jack AC adapter and power outlet

2 PS/ 2 port PS/2-compatible devices (e.g., PS/2

3 Mod em jack Phone l i ne (o nl y f or mo de ls wit h an i nt e rna l

4 Serial port Serial devices (e.g., serial mouse)

5 Parall el port P arallel devi ce s (e. g. , para llel printer )

6 Network jack Ethernet-based network

7 USB port USB devices (e.g., USB mouse)

8 External monitor port Display monitor (up to 1024x768

9 S-video output jack Television with S-video input jack

keyboard/mouse/keypad)

fax modem)

resolution, 64K-colors)

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Bottom Panel

# Icon Port Connects to.. .

1 Min i docking connector DockMate V mini docking station

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Right Panel

# Icon Port Connects to...

1 N/A Notebook Camera N/A 2 N/A Battery CN28 3 N/A DVD/CD-ROM drive CN15

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Indicators

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

The Power and Standby status icons are visible even when you close the display cover so you can see the status of the computer while the cover is closed.

# Icon Function Description

1 Power Lights when the computer is on.

Blinks when a battery-low condition occurs.

2 Sleep Lights when the computer enters Sleep

mode.

3 Media Activity Lights when the floppy drive, hard disk or

CD-ROM drive is active.

4 Battery Charge Lights when the battery is being charged .

5 Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated.

6Num Lock

(Fn-F11)

Lights when Nume ric Lock is activated.

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Hot Keys

The computer empl oys hot keys or key combinat ions to access most of the com puter’s controls like screen contrast and brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility.

To activate hot keys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in the hot key combination.

Hot Key Icon Function Description

Fn-F1 Hotkey help Displays a list of the hotkeys and their functions.

Fn-F2 Setup Accesses the notebook configuration utility.

Fn-F3 Power Scheme Toggle Switches between the different Power Management

Fn-F4 Sleep Puts the computer in Slee p mode, which can be

Fn-F5 Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen,

Fn-F6 Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power.

Fn-F7 Touchpad on/off Turns the internal touchpad on and off.

Fn-F8 Speaker on/off Tu rns the speakers on and off; mutes the sound.

Fn-

↑

↓

→

Contrast up Increases the screen contrast (available only for

Contrast down Decreases the screen contrast (available only for

Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.

schemes.

defined via the advanced section of the Powe r Management Properties in the Windows Control Panel.

external monitor (if connected) and both the display screen and external monitor.

Press any key to return.

When you connect an external PS/2 mouse, the computer automatically disables the touchpad.

models with HPA displays).

Fn-

←

Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

System Board Major Chip s

Item Controller

System core logi c Intel 440BX / PIIX4M Super I/O controller NS PC97338VJG Audio controller ESS Solo-1E (ES1946) Video controller ATI Rage Mobility - M1 BGA Hard dis k driv e co nt r oll er PIIX4 M Keyboard controller M38867 RTC BQ3285LF

Processor

Item Specification

CPU type Intel Pentium III 450/500/550/600/650/700/750 MHz processor with 256KB

L2 on-die Cache CPU package MBGA2 package CPU core voltage 1.60V/1.35V CPU I/O voltage 1.50V

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS ve nd or Acer BIOS Version V 3.0 BIOS ROM type Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 512KB BIOS package 32-pin TSOP Supported protocols ACPI 1.0a, APM 1.2, PC Card 95, SM BIOS 2.1, EPP/IEEE 1284, ECP/

IEEE 1284 1.7 & 1.9, IrDA, PCI 2.1, PnP 1.0a, PS/2 keyboard and mouse,

USB, VESA VGA BIOS, DDC-2B, CD-ROM bootable, Windows keyboard

Microsoft Simple Boot Flag BIOS password control Set by switch, see SW4(SW4) setting

Second Level Cache

Item Specification

Cache control le r Bui lt - i n CP U Cache size 256KB 1st level cache co ntrol Always enabled 2st level cache co ntrol Always enabled Cache sc heme cont r ol F ix e d in w rit e -back

System Memory

Item Specification

Memory controller Built-in Intel 440BX Onboard memory size 0MB DIMM socket number 2 sockets (2 banks) Suppor ts memory size per socket 32/64/128 MB Supports maximum memory size 256MB (12 8MB x 2)

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System Memory

Item Specification

Supports DIMM type Synchronous DRA M Supports DIMM Speed 100MHz Supports DIMM voltage 3.3V Supports DIMM pa ckage 144-pin DIMM Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any comb inations as long as they

match the above specifications .

Memory Combinations

Slot 1 Slot 2 To tal Memory

32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 0 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 0 MB 64 MB 32 MB 64 MB 96 MB 64 MB 32 MB 96 MB 0 MB 128 MB 128 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 128 MB 0 MB 128 MB 32 MB 128 MB 160 MB 128 MB 32 MB 160 MB 64 MB 128 MB 192 MB 128 MB 64 MB 192 MB 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB

Above table lists some system memory config urations. You may combine DIMMs with various capaci ti es to form other combinations.

NOTE: The shipping specification for DIMM combi nation is 64MB in slot 1.

LAN/Modem Combo Interface

Item Specification

Chipset Ambit T60.082.C.00 Fax mod em data baud rate (bp s ) 14.4K Data modem data baud rate (bps) 56K Support s mo de m pr o to co l V.9 0 da ta modem 56K, V.90 fax mod e m 14 .4K and digital line

protection operation Supports LAN protocol 10/100 Mbps Modem/LAN connector type RJ11/RJ45 Modem/LAN connector location Rear side

Modem Interface

Item Specification

Chipset Ambit J07.M039.00 Fax modem data baud rate (bps) 14.4K Data modem data ba ud rate ( bps) 56K Supports modem protocol V.90 data modem 56K, V.90 fax modem 14.4K and digital line

Modem connector type RJ11

protection operation

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Modem Interface

Item Specification

Modem connector location Rear side

Floppy Disk Drive Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Mitsumi D353G Floppy Disk Specifications Media recognition 2DD (720KB) 2HD (1.2MB, 3-mode) 2HD (1.44MB) Sectors/track 9 15 18 Tracks 80 80 80 Data transfe r rate

(Kbit/s) Rotational speed (RPM) 300 360 300 Read/w rite heads 2 Encoding method MFM/FM Power Requirement Input Voltage (V) +5V ±10%

1 MB 1.6 MB 2 MB

Hard Disk Drive Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name IBM DARA-206000 IBM DARA-209000 IBM DARA-212000 IBM DARA-218000 Capacity (MB) 6000 9000 12000 18000 Bytes per sector 512 512 512 512 Logica l he ad s 15 16 16 16 Logica l se ctors 6 3 63 63 63 Drive Format Logica l cy li nd er s 12416 16383 1638 3 16383 Physical read/write heads2346 Disks 1223 Spindle speed ( RPM) 4200 4200 4200 4200 Perform a nc e Specifica ti on s Buffer size 418 418 418 418 Interface IDE(ATA-4) IDE(ATA-4) IDE(ATA-4) IDE(ATA-4) Data transfer rate (disk-

buffer, Mbytes/s) Data transfer, rate

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

85.5-161.6 85.5-161.6 85.5-161.6 85.5-161.6

16.6 (PIO mode 4)

66.6 (Ultra DMA mode 4)

CD-ROM Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name MKE/CD-176 24X Performance Specifica tion Transfer rate (KB/sec) 1550KB/sec ~ 3,600KB/sec (FULL - CAV)

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CD-ROM Interface

Item Specification

Access time (typ.) 200 msec. (typ.) Memory Buffer 128 Interf ace Enhanced IDE co mpatible Applicable disc format CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA (except

Loadin g mechanism S oft eject (with emergency eject hole) Power Requirement Input Voltage 5V

ADPCM), CD-I, Photo CD (Multisession), Video CD, CD+

DVD-ROM Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Toshiba/SDC2302 Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer rat e (KB/sec) Mode 1:

4X-5.7X 600 - 855 KB/s

10.3X-24X 1552 - 3600 KB/s Mode 2:

4X-5.7X 684.4 - 975.3 KB/s

10.3X-24X 1769 - 4104 KB/s Average Full Access time (typ.) 160 ms TBD ms Data Buffer Capacity 128 KB 128 KB Interface ATAPI Applicable disc format CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-

ROM, CD-ROM XA,CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video CD), Multisession CD (Photo-CD, CD-Extra, CD-R,CD-RW), CD-R

read, CD-RW (read) Loadin g mechanism S oft Eject (with emergency eject hole) Power Requirement Input Voltage 5V

3357 - 8112 K

DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10,DVD-18), DVD-R (read, single border)

B/s

Audio Interface

Item Specification

Audio Controller ESS ES1946 Solo-1E Audio onboard or optional Built-in Mono or Stereo Stereo Resolution 16-bit Compatibility SB-Pro, Wi ndows Sound System (WSS), MPU-401, OPL3, OPL3-SA3

Microsoft PC97/PC98/PC99, WHQL audio requirement Mixed so und source Voice, Synthesize r, Line-in, Microphone, CD Voice channe l 8/16- b it, mono/ste r e o Sampling rate 44.1 KHz Internal microphone Yes Internal speaker / Quantity Yes / 1 piece Suppor ts PnP DMA channel DMA channe l 0

DMA ch an ne l 1 Supports PnP IRQ IRQ3, IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10, IRQ11

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Video Interface

Item Specification

Chip ve nd or ATI Chip name Rage Mobility-M1 Chip voltage Core/2.5V

Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port Yes Graph interface 2X AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) bus Maximum resolution (LCD) 1024x768 (24 bit colors ) Maximum resolution (CRT) 1024x768 (24 bit colors)

Memory/3.3V

Video Memory

Item Specification

Fixed or upgradeable Fixed, built-in video controller Video memory size 8.0 MB

Video Resoluti ons M ode

Resolution Refresh Rate

CRT Only LCD/CRT Simultaneous 640x480x256 85 60 640x480x64K 85 60 640x480x16M 85 60 800x600x256 85 60 800X600X64K 85 60 1024x768x256 60, 75 60

Parallel Port

Item Specification

Parallel port controller NS PC97338VJG Number of parallel por t 1 Location Rear side Connector type 25- pin D-type connector, in female type Parallel port function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Supports ECP/EPP Y es (set by BIOS setup) Optional ECP DMA channel

(in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port I/O address

(in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port IRQ

(in BIOS Setup)

DMA channel 1 and 3

3BCh, 378h, 278h

IRQ5, IRQ7

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Serial Port

Item Specification

Serial port controller NS PC97338VJG Number of serial port 1 Supports 16550 UART Yes Connector type 9- pin D-type connector, in male type Location Rear side Serial port function control Enable/Disable by BI OS Setup Optional serial port (in BIOS Setup) 3F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h Optional serial port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) IRQ4, IRQ11

USB Port

Item Specification

USB Compliancy Level 1.0 OHCI USB 1.0 Number of USB port 1 Location Rear side Serial port function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

IrDA Port

Item Specification

IrDA FIR port controller NS PC97338VJG Number of IrDA FIR port 1 Location Left side IrDA FIR port function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Optional IrDA FIR port (in BIOS Setup) 2F8h, 3F8h, 3E8h Optional IrDA FIR port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) IRQ3, IRQ10, IRQ11 Optional IrDA FIR port DRQ (in BIOS Setup) DRQ3, DRQ0

PCMCIA Port

Item Specificatio n

PCMCIA controller O2 OZ6833T Supports card type Type-III/II/I Number of slots One type-III or Two type-II/I Access locati on Left side Supports Z V (Z oo me d Vide o) po rt only sl ot 1 can support ZV fu nc tio n Supports 32 bit CardBus Yes (IRQ9)

Keyboard

Item Specification

Keyboard controller Mitsubishi M38867 Keyboard vendor & model name JME K9811 Total number of keypads 8 4/85/88-key Windows 95 keys Yes

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Keyboard

Item Specification

Internal & external keyboard work simultaneously Yes

Battery

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Sony Battery Type Li-ion Pack capacity 5400 mAH Cell voltage V/cell Number of battery cell 9 Package configuration 3 cells in series, 3 series in parallel Packag e vo ltage 11.1 V

DC-AC LCD Inverter

Item Specification

Vendor & model name

Input voltage (V) 7.3 (min.) - 21 (max.)

Ambit T62.123.C.01 Sumida IV12149

Input current ( m A) - - 900 (max.) Output voltage

(Vrms, no load) Output voltage

frequency (kHz) Output Current/

Lamp

- 565 (typ.) -

40 (min.) - 65 (max.)

Iout(Min) 0.7mA 1.0mA 1.3mA Vadj=0V Iout(Max) 6.3mA 7.0mA 7.7mA Vadj=3.2V

NOTE: DC-AC inverter is used to generate very high AC voltage, th en support to LCD CCF T backlight user,

and is also respon sible for the c ontrol of LCD br ight ness. Av oi d touchi ng the DC-AC in verter area whil e the system unit is turned on.

NOTE: There is an EEPROM i n the inverter, which stores its supported LCD type and ID code. If you replace

a new inverter or replace the LCD with a different brand, use Inverter ID utility to update the ID information.

LCD

Item Specification

Vendor & model name ADT

L133X2-1 Mechanical Specifications LCD display area (diagonal, inch) 13.3 14.1 14.1 15 Display technology TFT TFT TFT TFT Resolution XGA

(1024x768) Supports colors 262K 260K 262K 262K Optical Specification Brightness control keyboard

hotkey Contrast control No No No No Electrical Specification

CPT CLA141XB01

XGA (1024x768)

keyboard hotkey

IBM ITXG76

XGA (1024x768)

keyboard hotkey

Hitachi

XGA (1024x768)

keyboard hotkey

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LCD

Item Specification

Supply volt ag e for LCD di sp lay (V) 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 Supply voltage for LCD backlight

(Vrms)

601 650 670 690

AC Adapter

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Delta ADT-60XB D 3P Input Requirements Maximum input current (A,

@90Vac, full load) Nominal frequency (Hz) 47 - 63 Frequency vari ation range (Hz) 47 - 63 Nominal voltages (Vrms) 90 - 270 Inrush curren t The maximum inr ush cu r ren t wi l l b e less t han 50 A an d 10 0A w h en th e a da pter

Efficiency It should provide an efficiency of 83% minimum, when measured at maximum

Output Ratings (CV mode) DC output voltage +19.0V~20.0V Noise + Ripple 300mvp-pmax (20MHz bandwidth) Load 0 A (min.) 2.4 A (max.) Output Ratings (CC mode) DC output voltage +12V ~ +19V Constant outp ut 2.75 ± 0 .2 A Dynamic Output Characteristics Turn-on delay time 2 sec. (@115Vac) Hold up time 4 ms min. (@115 Vac input, full load) Over Voltage Protection (OVP) 24 V Short circuit protection Output can b e shorted without damage Electrostatic discharge (ESD) 15kV (at air discharge)

Dielectric Withstand Voltage Primary to secondary 1500 Vac (or 2121 Vdc), 10 mA for 1 second Leakage current 0.25 mA max. (@ 254 Vac, 60Hz) Regulatory Requirements Internal filte r meets:

1.5 A @ 90Vac

0.9 A @ 180Vac

is connec te d to 115Vac(60Hz ) and 23 0Vac(5 0Hz ) res pe ct iv el y.

load un de r 115V(60Hz ) .

8kV (at contact dischar ge)

1. FCC cl ass B requirements. (USA)

2. VDE 243/1991 class B req uirements. (German)

3. CISPR 22 Clas s B requ ir e me nt s. (Scandina v ia )

4. VCCI class II requirements. (Japan)

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Power Management

Power Saving Mode Phenomenon

Standby Mode

Waiting time specif ied by the S y stem Standby value or the operating system elapses without any system activity.

Or When the computer is about to enter

Hibernation mode (e.g., during a battery-low condition), but the Hibernation file is invalid or not present.

Hibernation Mode

When customized functi ons for power manage ment ar e set to corresponding action is taken.

Display Standby Mode

Keyboard, built-in touchpad, and an external PS/2 pointing device are idle for a specified period.

Hard Disk Standby Mode

Hard disk is idle within a specified period of time.

Hibernation

and the

The buzzer beeps

The Sleep indicator lights up

All pow er shuts off

The display shuts off

Hard dis k dri ve is in standby mo de .

(spind le tur ne d- o ff)

Environmental Requi rem ents

Item Specification

T emperature Operating

Non-operating Non-operating

Humidity

Operating 20% to 80% RH, non-condensing Non-operating 20% to 90% RH, non-condensing (unpacked) Non-operating 20% to 90% RH, non-condensing (storage package)

Vibration

Operating (unpacked) 5~25.6Hz: 0.38mm (peak to peak)

Non-operating (unpacked) 5~27.1Hz: 0.6G

Non-operating (packed) 5~62.6Hz: 0.51mm (peak to peak)

+5~+35

-20~+60

25.6~25 0H z: 0.5G

27.1 Hz~50Hz: 0.41mm (peak to peak) 50~500Hz: 2.0G

62.6~500Hz: 4G

C (storage package)

Mechanical Specification

Item Specification

Dimensions 320.5(W) x 256/260(D) x 36(H)mm for 14.1” TFT

324.7 (W) x 268.55 (D) x 47.55(H) turtle shell for 15.1” TFT

Weight 6.9 lb s for 14.1” TFT

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Mechanical Specification

Item Specification

I/O Ports 2 type II/I or one type III CardBus socket(s), 1 RJ-11 modem port, 1 RJ-45 LAN

Drive Bays One Material Housing: MCS-050

Indicators Power LED, Sleep LED, Media Activity, Battery Charge, Caps Lock, Num Lock Switch Power

port, 1 DC-in jack(AC adapter), 1 FIR port, 1 parallel port, 1 serial port, 1 VGA port, 1 PS/2 ke yboard/mouse port, 1 mini docking station co nnector, 1 USB port, 1 speaker/headphone-out jack, 1 audio line-in jack, 1 microphone-in jack , 1 S-video output jack

Pane l : Plastic

Memory Address Map

Memory Address Size Function

000000 00-0009FFFF 640 KB Base memory 000A0000-000BFFFF 128 KB Video memory 000C0000-000 C9FFF 40 KB Video BIOS 000CA000-000CBFFF 8 KB I/O ROM 000E0000-000FFFFF 128 KB System BIOS 00100000-top limited

04301000-04301FFF 04302000-04302FFF

0430000-0 43 00 FFFF FFFF0000-FFFFFFFF 64 KB System board extension for PnP

-4 KB

4 KB 64 KB

Extended (DIMM) memory PCMCIA controller (slot 1)

PCMCIA controller (slot 2) USB controller

BIOS

I/O Address Map

I/O Address Function

000-00F DMA co nt r ol ler-1 020-021 I nte rr u pt co ntroller- 1 040-043 Timer 1 060, 064 Keyboard controller 8742 chip select 061 System speaker out 040B DMA controller-1 061 S ys t e m sp eaker 070-071 Real-time clock and NMI mask 080-08F DMA page register 0A0-0A 1 I nte r ru pt co ntroller- 2 0C0-0D F DMA contr ol ler-2 0F0-0FF Numeric data proce s so r 120-13F

180-18F 170-177 2nd EIDE device (CD-ROM) select 1F0-1F7 1st E IDE device (hard drive) sele ct 220-22F Audio 240-24F Audio (optional) 278-27F Parallel port 3 2E8-2EF COM4

Power management controller

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I/O Address Map

I/O Address Function

2F8-2FF COM2 or FIR (optional) 378, 37A Parallel port 2 3BC-3BE Paraller port 1 3B0-3BB

3C0-3DF 3F0h-3F 7 Stan da rd Floppy Disk Co ntro ller 3E8-3EF COM3 or LT Win modem (optional) 3F0-3F7 F lo pp y dis k controlle r 3F8-3FF COM1 480-48F, 4D6 DMA co ntroller -1 4D0-4D 1

CF8-CFF

Video Controller

PCI configuration register

IRQ Assignment Map

Interrupt Channel Function

NMI System errors IRQ0 System timer IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Cascade IRQ3 R2 Card IRQ4 COM1 IRQ5 Audio or LPT1 (optional) IRQ6 Floppy IRQ7 LPT1 or Audio (optional) IRQ8 Real time clock IRQ9 Card bus / ACPI / Modem IRQ10 USB IRQ11 FIR IRQ12 PS2 pointing device IRQ13 Numeric data processor IRQ14 1st EIDE device (hard disk) IRQ15 2nd EIDE device (CD -ROM drive)

DMA Channel Assignment

DMA Channel Function

DRQ0 Audio or FIR (op tio nal) DRQ1 ECP or Audio or FIR (optional) DRQ2 Floppy DRQ3 ECP or FIR (optio nal) DRQ4 Not Used DRQ5 Not used DRQ6 Not used DRQ7 Not used

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BIOS Utility

System Information Basic System S ettings Startu p Configurat ion

Onboar d Device Configu ration

System Security

Loadin g Default Sett ings

↑↓

= Mov e highli ght bar, Enter = Selec t, Esc = Exit

System Utilities

BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/ Output System).

Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup. Please also refer to Chapter 4 Trou bleshooting when problem ari ses.

To activate the BIOS Utility, press F2 during POST (while the TravelMate l ogo is being displayed) .

Chapter 2

Navigating the BIOS Utility

There are six menu options: System Information, Basic System Settings, Startup Configuration, Onboard Device Configuration, System Securit y and Load Default Settings.

Use the cursor Within a menu, navigate through the BIOS Utility by following these instructions:

NOTE: NOTE:

At the main menu, press displays:

You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in square brackets. Navigation key s for a particular menu are shown on the bott om of the screen.

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up/down

Press the cursor Press the cursor Press

(↑↓) keys to select a menu item, then press

up/down left/right

Esc

while you are in any of the menu opti ons to return to the main menu.

Esc

to exit the BIOS Utility. If you make any changes, the following dialog box

(↑↓) keys to move between parameters.

(→←) keys to change the value of a parameter .

Enter

If you would lik e to keep t he c hanges you m ade, us e th e cursor left/right (→←) keys to select Yes; then press

Enter. Choose No if you want to discard the changes you made.

System Informat ion

The System Information sub-menu displa ys basic and important information about your computer .

Syste m In fo rm ation

CPU Type & Speed ................ Pentium III, 450 MHz

(Coppermine)

Floppy Disk Drive ............... 1.44 MB 3.5-inch

System with ..................... CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Attached

Hard Disk Drive ................. xxxx MB

HDD Serial Number ............... xxxxxxxxxx

System BIOS Version ............. V3.0 R01-A1h

VGA BIOS Version ................ ATI MACH64 SDRAM BIOS 4.222T

(A730)

Seria l Nu mb er ..... .. .. .. ........ x xx xx xxxxxxxx xx xx xx xxx

Asset Tag Number ............ .... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx

Product Name .............. ...... xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx

Manufacturer Name ...............xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

UUID ............................xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxx

↑↓ = Move highlight bar, →← = Change Setting, F1 = Help

NOTE: The screen above is a sample and may not reflect the actual data on your computer. The following table describes the information in this sub-menu.

NOTE: “x” may refer to a seri es of numbers and/or charact ers or a combination of bot h.

Parameter Description Format

CPU Type & Speed Shows the type and speed in Megahertz (MHz) of

the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Floppy Disk Drive Shows the floppy disk drive type System with Shows the EasyLink Combo Drive type, CD-ROM

or DVD-ROM. Hard Disk Drive Shows the size or capacity of the hard disk HDD Serial Number Shows the serial number of the hard disk System BIOS Version Shows the version number of the BIOS. Vx Rx (version and release

numbers)

VGA BIOS Version Shows the version number of the VGA display

BIOS. Serial Number Shows the serial number of the system. It is the

number identical to the system’s serial number

labelled at the bottom of the system unit. The

default serial number is scanned while

manufacturing, and stored to the LCD inverter. Asset Tag Number Shows the ass et tag num b er of the computer.

The defau lt set ting i s empt y . Cust omers ca n inpu t

it from the Notebook Manager. It will be store d in

LCD inverter.

Vx Rx (version an d release numbers)

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Features

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

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