Acer Travelmate 800 Service Manual

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Acer TravelMate 800 Series

Service guide files and updates are available

on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,

please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw

Service Guide

PART NO.: VD.T25V7.001 PRINTED IN TAIWAN

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Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 800 service guide.

Date Chapter Updates

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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.

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 trademarks of their respective holders.

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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 pieces 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 possible hardware or software problems.

Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment 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 provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION

decided for Acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality 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 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 your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will not be noted in the printed Service 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 provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Left Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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

Lock Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Embedded Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Windows Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

The Euro Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Launch Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

E-Mail Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Touchpad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 2 System Utilities 33

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

Navigating the BIOS Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

System Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

BIOS Flash Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

System Diagnostic Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 47

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Removing the ODD Module / HDD Module / Memory / Wireless LAN card . . . . . . 52

Removing the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Removing the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Removing the Wireless LAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Removing the Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Removing the LCD Module / Keyboard / Function Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Removing the Function Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Disassembling the Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Removing the Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Removing the Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Removing the Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Removing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Removing the Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Removing the Modem / Bluetooth Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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

Disassembling External Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Disassembling the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Disassembling the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 63

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

External Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

External CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Memory Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Power System Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Display Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Sound Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Intermittent Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Index of AFlash BIOS Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Chapter 5 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 79

Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 96

TravelMate 800 Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Appendix B Test Compatible Components 99

Microsoft® Windows® XP Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Appendix C Online Support Information 109

Index 111

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System Specifications

Features

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

Performance

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Intel® Pentium® M Processor, 1.3 GHz ~ 1.6GHz

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Intel 885PM (ODEM) + ICH4 chipset

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2 memory slots supporting DDR266 SDRAM (PC-2100), upgradeable to 2GB

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30 GB or higher capacity Enhanced-IDE hard disk

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Microsoft Windows XP operating system / Windows 2000 operating system

Display

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The 14.1" XGA TFT LCD with 1024 x 768 pixel resolution, 16.7 million colors

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The 15.0" SXGA+ TFT LCD with 1400 x 1050 pixel resolution, 16.7 million colors

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The 15.0" UXGA TFT LCD with 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution, 16.7 million colors

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TravelMate 800 series notebook computer features an accelerated graphics port (AGP) video system in the ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 chipset. This provides a robust solution and enables high quality video output.

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Simultaneous LCD, external monitor or projector display

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Multimedia

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Build-in optical drive (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or DVD/CD-RW combo drive)

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14.1" or 15.0" XGA, SXGA+ or UXGA TFT LCD Panel

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Build-in stereo speakers

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Audio input and output jacks

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Built-in internal microphone

Connectivity

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Built-in 10/100 Mbps Ethernet connection

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Built-in 56Kbps fax/data modem

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4 Universal Series Bus (USB) ports

Human-centric design and ergonomics

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All-in-one design (incorporating hard drive and optical drive)

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Rugged, yet extremely portable, construction

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Stylish appearance

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Full-size keyboard with 4 programmable launch keys

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Comfortable palm rest area with well-positioned touchpad

Expansion

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Upgradeable memory modules and hard disk

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PC card slot enables a range of add-on options

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Keyboard and Pointing Device

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84-/85-/88-key Windows keyboard

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Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device

I/O Ports

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One PCMCIA slot (type II or type III)

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One RJ-11 modem jack (V.90, 56K)

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One RJ-45 network jack (Ethernet 10/100 mbps)

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One DC-in jack

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One parallel port (ECP/EPP compliant)

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One VGA (external monitor) port

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One headphone-out jack (3.5mm minijack)

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One microphone-in jack (3.5mm minijack)

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One line-in jack (3.5mm minijack)

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Four Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

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One easy replicator port

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One TV-out port

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One IEEE-1394 port

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One Smart Card slot

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Block Diagram

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Board Layout

Top View

1 TV-out connector 18 Cardbus connector

2 VGA port 19 IEEE-1394 connector

3 LCD cable connector 20 USB port

4 Internal microphone connector 21 USB port

5 Parallel port 22 USB port

6 Easy replicator port 23 USB port

7 LAN connector 24 Fan connector

8 Modem connector 25 CPU socket

9 Adapter connector 26 ODEM (North Bridge)

10 CD/DVD-ROM module connector 27 BIOS

11 Battery connector 28 EC/KBC 87591

12 DIMM socket 1 29 OZ711MI

13 Keyboard FFC connector 30 TSB43AB21

14 Touchpad FFC connector 31 BCM4401

15 Battery connector 32 ATI Mobility Radeon 9000

16 HDD module connector 33 Lid close switch

17 Speaker connector

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Bottom View

1 Internal microphone cable connector 8 South Bridge (ICH4-M)

2 Super I/O PC87391 9 Internal microphone cable connector

3 MDC connector 10 Headphone jack

4 Modem cable connector 11 External microphone jack

5 DIMM socket 2 12 Line-in jack

6 Smart Card connector 13 RTC Battery socket

7 Mini-PCI socket

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Outlook View

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

Front Open View

# Icon Item Description

1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display), displays computer

output.

2 Power button Turns on the computer.

3 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a

4 Click buttons (left,

center and right)

5 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the

6 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer.

7 Status indicators LEDs (light-emitting diode) that turn on and off to show the

8 Launch keys 4 buttons that be programmed to launch Internet browser, E-

9 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.

computer mouse.

The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons; the center button serves as a 4-way scroll button.

computer.

status of the computer, its functions and components.

mail program and to start frequently used applications.

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Front Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Speaker Outputs sound.

2 Bluetooth button Starts (optional) Bluetooth functionality.

3 Bluetooth indicator Indicates that (optional) Bluetooth is enabled.

4 InviLink button Opens (optional) wireless connectivity.

5 InviLink indicator Indicates status of (optional) wireless communication.

6 Latch Latch for opening and closing the laptop.

7 Infrared port

8 Battery indicator

9 Power status indicator

Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g., infrared printer, IR-

aware computer).

Lights orange when the battery is charging.

Lights green when the battery is full.

Lights green when the power is on and orange when the

computer is in standby mode.

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Left Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Four (4) USB 2.0 ports Connect to Universal Serial Bus devices (e.g., USB mouse,

2 IEEE 1394 port Connects to IEEE 1394 devices.

USB camera).

3 Smart Card slot Slot for Smart Card interface with pre-boot authentication

system.

4 Line-in jack

5 Microphone Jack

6 Headphone/ Speaker/

Line-out jack

7 PC Card eject button

8PC Card slot

Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio CD player, stereo

walkman).

Accepts input from external microphones.

Connect to headphones or other line-out audio devices (speak-

ers).

Ejects the PC Card from the slot.

Accepts one Type II 16-bit PC Card or 32-bit CardBus PC

Card.

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Right Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 AcerMedia drive Houses a removable media drive module.

2 AcerMedia indicator Lights up when the AcerMedia drive is active.

3 Eject button Ejects the drive tray.

4 Emergency eject slot Ejects the drive tray when the computer is turned

5 Power jack Connects to an AC adapter.

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Rear Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Modem jack Connects to a phone line.

2 Network jack Connect to an Ethernet 10/100-based network.

3 Expansion port Connects to I/O port replicator or EasyPort expansion

devices.

4 Parallel port Connects to a parallel device (e.g., parallel printer).

5 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD

projector).

6 S-video Connects t a television or display device with S-video input.

7 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security

lock.

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Bottom Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 AcerMedia bay release

latch

2 AcerMedia bay Houses an AcerMedia drive module.

3 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.

4 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack.

5 Battery lock Locks the battery in place.

6 Mini-PCI slot Slot for adding mini-PCI cards.

7 Hard disk protector Protects the hard disk from accidental bumps and vibration.

8 Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk (secured by a screw).

9 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s memory.

10 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool.

11 Personal identification

slot

Unlatches the AcerMedia drive for removing the optical drive.

Note: Don’t cover or obstruct the opening of the fan.

Insert a business card or similar-sized identification card to personalize your computer.

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Indicators

The computer has three easy-to-read status indicators below the display screen, and two on the front of the computer.

The Battery and Power status indicators are visible even when you close the display.

Icon Function Description

Caps lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated.

Num lock Lights when Num Lock is activated.

Media Activity Lights when the disc or AcerMedia is activated.

Battery Lights orange when the battery is charging.

Lights green when the battery is full.

Power Lights green when the power is on and orange when the computer is

in standby mode.

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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 are in uppercase.

Num lock (Fn-F11)

Scroll lock (Fn-F12)

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 numeric data entry. A better solution would be to connect an external keypad.

Scroll Lock (Fn-F12)When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively. Scroll Lock does not work with some 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.

Desired Access Num Lock On Num Lock Off

Number keys on embedded keypad Type numbers in a normal manner.

Cursor-control keys on embedded keypad

Main keyboard keys Hold Fn while typing letters on

Hold Shift while using cursor-control keys.

embedded keypad.

Hold Fn while using cursor-control keys.

Type the letters in a normal manner.

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Windows Keys

The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions.

Key Icon Description

Windows logo 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 (Minimizes All)

Shift + + M (Undoes Minimize All)

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

Application key 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 brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility.

To activate hot keys, press and hold the

key before pressing the other key in the hot key combination.

Hot Key Icon Function Description

Fn-F1 Hot key help Displays help on hot keys.

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

Fn-F3 Power management

scheme toggle

Fn-F4 Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.

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

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

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

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

Switches the power management scheme used by the computer (function available if supported by operating system).

See “Power management” on page 25.

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

any key to return.

Fn-↑ Volume up Increases the speaker volume.

Fn-↓ Volume down Decreases the speaker volume.

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Hot Key Icon Function Description

Fn-→ Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.

Fn-

←

Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness

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The Euro Symbol

If your keyboard layout is set to United States-International or United Kingdom or if you have a keyboard with a European layout, you can type the Euro symbol on your keyboard.

For US keyboard users: The keyboard layout is set when you first set up Windows. For the Euro

NOTE:

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

To verify the keyboard type in Windows Millennium Edition and Windows 2000, follow the steps below:

Click on

Double-click on

Click on the

Verify that keyboard layout used for En English (United States)” is set to United States-International. If

not, select and click on

If not, select and click on Properties; then select United States-International and click on OK.

Click on OK.

To verify the keyboard type in Windows XP, follow the steps below:

Click on

Double-click on

Click on the

Verify that the keyboard layout used for "En English (United States)" is set to United States-International.

If not, select and click on

Click on OK.

To type the Euro symbol:

Locate the Euro symbol on your keyboard.

Open a text editor or word processor.

Hold

3. NOTE:

Start, Settings, Control Panel

Keyboard

Language

Start, Control Panel

Regional and Language Options

Language

and press the Euro symbol.

Alt Gr

Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. Please refer to www.microsoft.com/

typography/faq/faq12.htm for more information.

tab.

Properties

tab and click on

; then select

ADD

; then select

Details

United States-International

and click on OK.

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Launch Keys

Located above the keyboard are five buttons. The left-most button is the power button. To the right of the power button are the four launch keys. They are designated as the mail button, the web browser button, and two programmable buttons (P1 and P2).

Launch Key Default application

Email Email application

Web browser Internet browser application

P1 User-programmable

P2 User-programmable

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E-Mail Detection

Click right button at the Launch Manager icon on the taskbar and click on E-Mail Detection. In this dialog box, you have the option to enable/disable mail checking, set the time interval for mail checking, etc. If you already have an email account, you can fill in User Name, Password and POP3 Server in the dialog box. The POP3 Server is the mail server where you get your email.

Aside from the email checking function, there is a mail button that is used to launch the email application. It is located above the keyboard right below the LCD.

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Touchpad

The built-in touchpad is a pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This means the cursor responds as you move your finger on the surface of the touchpad. The central location on the palmrest provides optimal comfort and support.

If you are using an external USB mouse, you can press

NOTE:

Touchpad Basics

The following teaches you how to use the touchpad:

to disable the touchpad.

Fn-F7

•

Move your finger across the touchpad to move the cursor.

•

Press the left (1) and right (3) buttons located on the edge of the touchpad to do selection and execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad produces similar results.

•

Use the 4-way scroll (2) button (top/bottom/left and right) to scroll a page up, down, left or right. This button mimics your cursor pressing on the vertical and horizontal scroll bars of Windows applications.

Function Left Button Right Button Scroll Button Tap

Execute Click twice

quickly

Select Click once Tap once

Drag Click and hold,

then use finger to drag the cursor on the touchpad

Access context menu

Scroll Click and hold

Keep your fingers dry and clean when using the touchpad. Also keep the touchpad dry and clean. The

NOTE:

Click once

the button in the desired direction (up/ down/left/right)

Tap twice (at the same speed as double-clicking the mouse button)

Tap twice (at the same speed as double-clicking a mouse button) then hold finger to the touchpad on the second tap to drag the cursor

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 M 1.3GHz ~ 1.6GHz

CPU package Micro-FCPGA

CPU core voltage 1.484V/0.956V

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS vendor Acer

BIOS Version 1.0

BIOS ROM type Flash ROM

BIOS ROM size 512KB

BIOS package PLCC

Supported protocols ACPI 1.0b, APM 1.2, PC Card 95, SM BIOS 2.3, EPP/IEE 1284, ECP/IEEE

1284 1.7 & 1.9, PCI 2.2, PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, USB, VESA VGA BIOS, BBC2B, CD-ROM bootable, Windows keyboard Microsoft Simple Boot Flag

BIOS password control Set by setup manual

Second Level Cache

Item Specification

Cache controller Built-in CPU

Cache size 1MB

1st level cache control Always enabled

2st level cache control Always enabled

System Memory

Item Specification

Memory controller Intel ODEM

Onboard memory size 0MB

DIMM socket number 2 sockets

Supports memory size per socket 512MB

Supports maximum memory size 1024MB

Supports DIMM type Synchronous DRAM

Supports DIMM Speed 133 MHz

Supports DIMM voltage 3.3V

Supports DIMM package 200-pin soDIMM

Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they

match the above specifications.

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