Acer Travelmate 740 Service Manual

TravelMate 740

Service Guide

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PART NO.: 49.42R01.001 PRINTED IN TAIWAN

Revision History

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Copyright

Copyright © 2001 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitt ed, transcribed, stored i n a retrieval system, or translat ed into any language or c om puter language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.

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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 specificall y disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any Acer Inco rpor ated software descri bed in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, i ts di stributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all nec essary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulti ng from any defect in the software.

Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. 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 tradem arks of their respecti ve holders.

III

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 information related to the current topic.

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

Gives precautionary measures to avoid possibl e hardware or software problems.

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

Preface

Before using this i nformation and the product it supports, please read the fol lowing general information.

This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer 's "gl obal" product of fering. To better fi t local market requirements and enhance product competitiv eness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extr a me mo ry capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such ca ses, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information available on you r reg ional web or channel. If, for whatev er re ason, 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 given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the list pr ovided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for re pair and service of customer machines.

T a ble of Contents

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

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

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

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

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

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

Outlook View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Left Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Right Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Lock Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Embedded Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Windows Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

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

Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Navig a ting th e BI O S Util ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Chapter 2 System Utilities 29

System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Basic System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Startup Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Onboard Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

System Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

BIOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

System Utility Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

System Diagnostic Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Running PQA Diagnostics Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 41

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Removing the Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Remo ving the External DI MM Mod u l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 6

Remo ving the External M o dem Co mbo Ca rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 7

Remo ving the CD-R OM/D VD-RO M Mod u l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 8

Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Disassembling the Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Removing the Hinge Caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Removing the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Remo ving the TouchPad M odule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 2

Removing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Removing the RTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Separating the Lower Case from the Upper Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Removing the Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

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Table of Contents

Remo ving the DC-D C Charg er Boa r d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 6

Remo ving the Sys te m Boar d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Removing the Audio Jack Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Remo ving the PCM C IA Soc ket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Removing the Modem Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Disassembling the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Remo ving the LCD Be zel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Removing the Speaker Assembly Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Removing the Inverter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Remo ving the LCD Bracke t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Remo ving the LED Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Removing the Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Remo ving the Left and Rig h t Hinge s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 65

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

External Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

External CD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Memory Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Index of AFlash BIOS Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Index of PQA Diagnostic Error Code, Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 81

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

SW1 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 85 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 97 Appendix B Test Compatible Componen ts 99

Microsoft Windows 2000 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Microsoft Windows XP Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 02

Appendix C Online Support Information 105 Index 107

VIII

System Specifications

Features

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

Performance

Intel® Mobile Pentium® III Coppermine processor wit h 512 KB L2 cache and Intel® SpeedStep

technology support 64-bit memory bus

AcerMedia bay (remov able CD or DVD drive)

! Built-in floppy drive

High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk

Li-Ion main battery pack

Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuratio n Power In ter face)

Display

15” Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) Super eXtended Graphics Arra y+ (SXGA+) liquid crystal-display

(LCD) 3D capabilities

Simultaneous LCD and CRT display support

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

presentations “Automatic LCD dim” feature that automatically decides the best settings for your displ ay and

conserves power Dual display capability

Chapter 1

Multimedia

16-bit high-fidelity AC’97 stereo audio with 3-D sound and wavetable synthesizer

Built-in dual speakers

Built-in microphone

High-speed optical drive (AcerMedia bay)

External USB video capture kit option

Connectivity

High-speed fax/data modem port

Fast infrared wir eless communicati on

USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports

Ethernet/Fast Et hernet port

Optional Bluetooth wireless communication feature

Optional InviLink 802.11b wireless LAN

Chapter 1 1

Expansion

Two type II or one type III CardBus PC Card slot(s) wi th Zoomed Video support on upper slot

Upgradeable memory

DockMate V

Keyboard and Pointing Device

84-/85-key Windows keyboard

Ergonomicall y-centered touchpad pointing device with scroll function

I/O Po rts

One fingerpri nt recognition senso r

Two type II or one type III CardBus PC Card slot(s) wi th Zoomed Video support on upper slot

One RJ-45 jack for Ethernet

One RJ-11 phone jack

One DC-in jack (AC adapter)

One parallel port (ECP/EPP compl iant)

One external monitor port

One PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

One speaker/headphone-out jack

One audio line-in jack

One microphone-in jack

Two USB ports

One 9-pin RS-232 serial port (UART 16550)

One FIR port

Mini dock connector

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System Block Diagram

CLK GEN

INT. SPKR

LINE OUT

ATA100

HOT PLUG

OP AMP

APA2020

CLK GEN

ICS

SO-DIM M *2

LINE IN

MIC

PRIMARY EIDE

SECONDAR Y EIDE

CDROM

USB 1 . 0X 2

HDD

AC’97 CODEC

ALC200

(133M)

(133M) MEM BUS

MEM BUS

AC - LINK

Mobile CPU

Tualatin

HO ST BU S (133MH z)

Almador-M

GCMH

version : A4

HUB I/F (66M)

IC H 3 -M

MODEM

MODEM Daughter

Daughter

Card

LPC47N267

DOCK V

SM sC

SIO

RAM BUFFER

( 2 * 32bit) *2

(66M)

(66M) AGP 4X

AGP 4X

LAN

82562 EM

PCI BUS (33M)

LPC BUS (33M)

AT I M obility

QSW

KBC

M388 59

VGA

M6S

DOCK V

CARDBUS

FWH

82802AB

0Z6933T

LPC

DEBUG

CONN

CRT

LCD

TV OUT

POW ER SW

M1C2564A

CARDBUS

SLOT A, B

CMOS

BAT

FIR

FINGER

SERIALPRINTERFLOPPY

FINGER

PRINTER

TOUCH PAD

PS/2 CONNINT. K B

Chapter 1 3

Board Layout

Top View

2627

2123

1 Volume Control 16 Serial Port 2 Microphone-in Port 17 Modem Connector (RJ11) 3 Line-in Port 18 PS/2 Port 4 Line-out Port 19 LCD Cover Switch Connector 5 O2 OZ69 33T 20 L E D/Invert er Boa r d Con nector 6 Cardbus Socket 21 External CD/DVD-ROM Module Connector 7 FAN Connector 22 VGA Chip, Rage Mobility-M6-S 8 FIR 23 Internal Keyboard Connector 9 USB Port 24 SW1 Setting 10 VGA Port 25 Finger Print Check 11 CPU Socket 26 HDD Connector 12 LAN Connector (RJ45) 27 Battery Connector 13 RTC Battery Connector 28 TouchPad Connector 14 LCD FPC Connector 29 Debug Board 15 Parallel Port 30 SMSC LPC47N267

4 Chapter 1

Bottom View

14 13

1 Docking Station Connector 8 Battery Connector 2 Intel FW82830M 9 Intel FW82801CAM 3 Power Switch Connector 10 Modem board socket 4 DIMM Socket 2 11 External CD/DVD-ROM Module Connector 5 DIMM Socket 1 12 DC-DC Board Connector 6 FDD FPC Connector 13 DC-DC Board Connector 7 SST 49LF004 14 Modem Connector

Chapter 1 5

Outlook View

A general introduction of ports allow you to connect peripheral devices, as you would with a desktop PC.

Front View

# Item Description

1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-cr ystal disp lay),

diplays computer output.

2 Touchpad Touch-sensit ive pointing device which

functions like a computer mouse.

3 Click buttons (left,

center and right)

4 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands

5 Fingerprint recognition

sensor

6 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer. 7 Status indicato rs LEDs (lig ht -emi t tin g di o de) t ha t tu r n on an d

The left and right uttons function like the left and right mo use buttons; the c enter button serves as a scroll up/down button.

when you use the computer. Identifies the authorized fingerprint, in

order for the user to gain access to the computer.

off to show the status of the computer, its functions and components.

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Left Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Infr ared p o rt Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g.,

2 PC Card slots Accept one type III or two Type II 16-bit PC

3 Eject buttons Eject the selected PC Card from the slot. 4 Power switch Turns on the computer power. 5 Floppy activity

6 Speaker/Headphone-

indicator

out jack

infrared printer, IR-aware computer).

Card(s) or 32-bit CardBus PC Card(s).

LED that turns on and off when the floppy drive is active.

Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., speakers , headphones).

7 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio

CD player, stereo walkman).

8 Microphone-in jack Accepts a mono/stereo conde nser

microphone.

9 Volume control Controls the volume of the speakers.

10 Floppy dri v e Internal disk e t te dri ve , ac ce pts 3.5-in c h

floppy diskettes.

11 Floppy disk eject

button

12 Video capture kit slot Accepts the video capture kit option on the

Push this butto n to ej ect the flop py dis k.

left side of the computer.

Chapter 1 7

Right Panel

# Item Description

1 Video capture kit sl ot Accepts the video capture kit option on the

2 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 3 AcerMedia dri v e Houses a removable media drive mod ule. 4 AcerMedia indicator Lights up when the AcerMedia drive is

5 Eject button Ejects the drive tray. 6 Emergency eject slot Ejects the drive tray when the computer is

7 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible

right side of the computer.

active.

turned off.

coputer se c uri ty lock.

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Rear Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Power jack Connects to an AC adapter

2 PS/2 po rt Connects to any PS/2-compatible device

3 Modem jack Connects to a phone line.

(e.g., PS/2 mouse).

4 Serial port Connects to a serial device (e.g., serial

mouse).

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

printer).

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

network

7 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external

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

8 USB port s (two) Connect to Universal Serial Bus devices

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

Chapter 1 9

Bottom Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 AcerMedia bay Houses an AcerMedia drive module. 2 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 3 Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk (secured

4 Batte ry rel eas e latch Unlatches t he ba tte ry to re mov e t h e ba tt ery

5 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory. 6 Mini docking connecto r Connects to DockMate V mini docking

by a screw).

pack.

station.

7 AcerMedia bay release

latch

Unlatches the AcerMedia drive f or removal or swappi ng.

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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 stat us 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 Standby

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

4 Battery Charg e Lights when the battery is being charged.

5 Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is acti vated.

6 Num Lock Lights when N um Lock is activated.

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

AcerMedia driv e is active.

Chapter 1 11

Lock Keys

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

Lock Key Description

Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed

Num Lock

(Fn-F11)

Scroll Lock

(Fn-F12)

are in uppercase. When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in

numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeri c data entry. a better solution would be to connect an external keypad.

When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively. Scr oll Lock does not work with so me applications.

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Embedded Numeric Keypad

The embedded numeric keypad functions like 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 symbols are not printed on the keys.

Desire d A ccess Num Lock On Num Lock Off

Number keys on embe dded

keypad

Cursor-control keys on

embedded keypad

Main keyboard keys Hold Fn while typing letters

Type numbers in a norma l manner.

Hold cursor-control keys.

on embedded keypad.

while using

Hold Fn while using cursorcontrol keys.

Ty pe the letters in a normal manner.

NOTE:

If an external keyboard or keypad is connected to the computer, the Num Lock feature automatically

shifts from the int ernal keyboard to the exte rnal keyboard or keypad.

Chapter 1 13

Windows Keys

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

Key Icon Description

Window s logo

key

Application

key

Start button. Combinations with this key perform shortcut functions. Below are a few examples: + Tab (Activates next taskbar button)

+ E (Explores My Computer) + F (Finds Document) + M (Minim izes All) Shift + + M (Undoes Min im iz e All ) + R (Displays the Run...dialog box)

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

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Hot Keys

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

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

Hot Key Icon Function Description

Fn-F1 Hot key help Displays a lis t of t he hotk eys and their functi ons.

Fn-F2 Setup Accesses the notebook ’s configuration utility.

Fn-F3 Power Management

Scheme Toggle

Fn-F4 Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode, which ca n 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 toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off.

Fn-F8 Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off; mutes the sound.

Fn-F9 Docking eject button When your computer is on, press this hotkey first

Fn-

→

←

Brigh tness up Increases the screen brightness.

Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.

Switc hes th e po wer m anage me nt s che me us ed b y t h e comput er (fun ct io n av aila bl e i f su ppor t ed by op er a ting system).

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

externa l mo nitor (if co nn e cted) and bo th the display screen and external monitor.

Press an y key to return.

When you connect an external PS/2 mouse, the comput er autom atically disables the touchpad.

before removing it from the optional DockMate V dockin g st at i on .

Alt Gr-Euro Euro Types the Euro symbol.

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Touchpad

The built-in touchpad is a PS/2-compatible pointing device that senses movement on its surf ace. This means the cursor respo nds as you move your finger on the surf ace of the touchpad. The centr al l ocation on the palmrest provides optimum comfort and support.

NOTE:

When using an external USB or serial mouse, you can press Fn +

are using an external PS/2 mouse, the touchpad is automatically disabled.

Touchpad Basics

The following items teach you how to use the touchpad:

Move your finger acr oss the touchpad to move the cursor.

Press the left (1) and rig ht (3) buttons located on the edge of the touchpad to do selecti on and

execution func ti ons. These two buttons are simi lar to the left and right butt ons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad produces similar results.

Use the center (2) button (top and bottom) to scrol l up or down a page. This button mimics your

cursor pressi ng on the right scroll bar of Windows applications.

Function

Execute Click twice

Select Click once Tap once Drag C lick and hold,

Access context menu

Scroll Click and hold

Left

Button

quickly

then use finger to drag the cursor on the touchpad

Right

Button

Click once

Center

Buttons

the up /down button

to disable the touchpad. If you

Tap

Tap twice (at the same sp eed as doubleclicking a mouse button)

Tap twice (at the same sp eed as doubleclicking a mouse button) then hold finger to the touc hp ad on the second tap an d drag the cursor

NOTE:

Keep your fi ngers dr y an d clean when us ing th e touchp ad. Also ke ep t he touch pad dry a nd cl ean . The touchpad is sensitive to finger movements. Hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping harder will not increase the touchpad’s responsiveness.

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Processor

Item Specification

CPU type Intel Pentium III 1/1.133/1.2 GHz processor with 512KB L2 on-die Cache CPU package Micro-FCPGA package CPU core voltage 1.40V/1.15V CPU I/O voltage 1.25V

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS ve nd or A ce r BIOS Version V 3.3 BIOS ROM type Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 512KB BIOS package 32-pin TSOP Supported protocols ACPI 1.0b, APM 1.2, PC Card 95, SM BIOS 2.3, EPP/IEEE 1284, ECP/

BIOS password control Set by switch, see SW1(SW1) setting

IEEE 1284 1.7 & 1.9, IrDA, PCI 2.2, PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, USB, VESA VGA BIOS, DDC-2B, CD-ROM bootable, Windows keyboard Microsoft Simple Boot Flag

Second Level Cache

Item Specification

Cache controller Bui lt-in CPU Cache size 512KB 1st level cach e co ntrol Always enabled 2st level cach e co ntrol Always enabled Cache sc heme control Fixed in write- ba c k

System Memory

Item Specification

Memory controller Built-in Intel Amador-M Onboard memory size 0MB DIMM socket number 2 sockets (2 banks) Suppor ts memory size per socket 512MB Suppor ts maximum memory siz e 1024MB Supports DIMM type Synchronous DRAM Supports DIMM Speed 133 MHz Supports DIMM voltage 3.3V Supports DIMM package 144-pin soDIMM Memory module combinati ons You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they

match the above specifications.

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Memory Combinations

Slot 1 Slot 2 Total Memory

0 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 0 MB 64 MB 0 MB 128 MB 128 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 128 MB 0 MB 128 MB 64 MB 128 MB 192 MB 128 MB 64 MB 192 MB 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB 256 MB 64 MB 320 MB 64 MB 256 MB 320 MB 256 MB 128 MB 384 MB 128 MB 256 MB 384 MB 256 MB 256 MB 512 MB

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

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

LAN Interface

Item Specification

Chipset Intel 82562 ET Supports LAN protocol 10/100 Mbps LAN connector type RJ45 LAN connector location Rear side

Modem Interface

Item Specification

Chipset Ambit MDC module with Lucent modem controller Fax modem data baud rate (bps) 14.4K Data modem data ba ud rate (bps) 56K Supports modem protocol V.90 MDC Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Rear side

Floppy Disk Drive Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & model name M itsumi 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 spe ed (RPM) 300 360 300

1 MB 1.6 MB 2 MB

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Floppy Disk Drive Interface

Item Specification

Read/w rite head s 2 Encoding method MFM/FM Power Requirement Input Voltage (V) +5V +/- 10%

Hard Disk Drive Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name IBM Travelstar 30GN

IC25N020ATDA04 Capacit y (MB) 20000 30000 Bytes per sector 512 512 Data heads 3 4 Recording zone 16 16 Drive Format Disks 2 2 Spindle speed (RPM) 4200 RPM 4200 RPM Perform a nc e Specifi ca ti on s Buffer size 2048KB 2048K B Interface ATA-5 ATA-5 Max. media transfer rate

(disk-buffer, Mbytes/s) Data transfer rate

(host~buffe r, Mbytes/s ) DC Power Requirements

Voltage tolera nce 5V(DC) +/- 5% 5V(DC) +/- 5%

216 235

100 MB/Se c .

Ultra DMA mode-5

IBM Travelstar 30GN IC25N030ATDA04

100 MB/S e c. Ultra DMA mode-5

DVD-ROM Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & model name MKE SR-8176 Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer rate (KB/sec) Sustained:

Max 3.6Mbytes/sec Data Buffer Capacity 512 KBytes Interface IDE/ATAPI Applicable disc format DVD: DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-R (3.95G)

CD: CD-Audio, CD-ROM (mode 1 and mode 2), CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1

and form 2), CD-I (mode 2, form 1 and form 2), C D-I Read y, CD-I Bridge, CD-

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

Sustained: Max 10.8Mbytes/sec

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Audio Interface

Item Specification

Audio C ontroller Cirrus Logi c Realtek ALC 200 Audio onboard or optional Built-in Mono or Stereo Stereo Resolut ion 20 bit stereo Digital to anal og con ve rt e r

18 bit stereo Analog to Ditial converter Compatibility Microsoft PC98/PC99, AC97 2.1 Mixed so und source Line-in, CD, Video, AUX Voice channe l 8/16-bit, mono/ste re o Sampling rate 44.1 KHz Internal microphone Yes Internal speaker / Quantity Yes Suppor ts PnP DMA chann el D M A ch annel 0

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

Video Interface

Item Specification

Chip ve nd or ATI M6- S Chip name Rage Mobility-M6-S Chip voltage Core/2.5V

Memory/2.5V Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port No Graph interface 4X AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) bus Maximum resolution (LCD) 1400x1050 (32 bit colors) Maximum resolution (CRT) 2048x1536 (16 bit colors)

Video Memory

Item Specification

Fixed or upgradeable Fixed Video memory size 16.0 MB

Video Resoluti ons Mode (for both LCD and CRT)

Resolution

640x480 Yes Yes Y es Yes 720x480 Yes Yes Y es Yes 800x600 Yes Yes Y es Yes 848x480 Yes Yes Y es Yes 1024x768 Yes Yes Yes Y es 1152x864 Yes Yes Yes Yes 1280x1024 Yes Yes Yes Y es 1400x1050 Yes Yes Yes Y es 1600x1200 Yes Yes Yes Y es

8 bits

(256 colors)

16 bits

(High color)

24 bits

(True color)

32 bits

(True color)

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Parallel Port

Item Specification

Parallel por t controller SMSC LPC47N267 Number of parallel port 1 Location Rear side Connector type 25-pin D-type connector, in female type Parallel port functi on control Enable/Disabl e 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, 27 8h , 378 h

IRQ7, IRQ5

Serial Port

Item Specification

Serial port controller SMSC LPC47N 267 Number of serial port 1 Supports 16550 UART Ye s Connector type 9-pin D-type connector, in male type Location Rear side Serial port function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Optional serial port (in BIOS Setup) 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h Optional serial port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) IRQ4, IRQ11

USB Port

Item Specification

USB Compliancy Level 1.1 OHCI USB 1.1 Number of USB port 2 Location Rear side Serial port function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

IrDA Port

Item Specification

IrDA FIR po r t con troller SMSC LPC4 7N 2 67 Number of IrDA FIR port 1 Location Left side IrDA FIR port function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup IrDA FIR po r t (in B IO S S etu p) 2F8 IrDA FIR port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) IRQ3 ECP DMA channel

(in BIOS Setup) Optional IrDA FIR port DRQ (in BIOS Setup) Not available

DMA channel 3

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PCMCIA Port

Item Specification

PCMCIA co ntroller O2 OZ6 93 3 Supports card type Ty pe-III/II Number of slots One type- III or Two type-II Acces s location Left side Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port No ZV support Supports 32 bit CardBus Yes (IRQ11)

System Board Major Chip s

Item Controller

System core logic Intel Alma dor-M / ICH3-M Super I/O controller SMSC LPC47N267 Audio controller Realtech ALC 200 Video controller ATI Rage Mobility - M6-S Hard di sk drive controller ICH3-M Keyboa r d co ntrolle r M38859 RTC Built-in Intel Almador-M / ICH3-M

Keyboard

Item Specification

Keyboa r d co ntrolle r Mitsubis hi M38859 Keyboard vendor & model name SMK US Total number of keypads 84/85-key Windows 95 keys Yes Internal & external keyboard work simultaneously Y e s

Battery

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Sony BTP-30A1 Batter y Type Li-io n Pack capacity 5880 mAH Cell voltage V/cell Number of ba tt e ry cell 9 Package configuration 3 cells in series, 3 series in parallel Packag e voltag e 11.1 V

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

TravelMate 740

Revision History

Copyright

Disclaimer

Conventions

Preface

T a ble of Contents

Features

System Block Diagram

Board Layout

Outlook View

Indicators

Lock Keys

Embedded Numeric Keypad

Windows Keys

Hot Keys

Touchpad

Hardware Specifications and Configurations