Acer Travelmate 8200 Service Manual

TravelMate 8200

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 Gives bits and pieces of additional information related

to the current topic.

WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing

or not doing specific actions.

CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible

hardware or software problems.

IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the

accomplishment of procedures.

Preface

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

1. 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.

2. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, you should check the most up-to-date information

available on your regional web or channel. For whatever reason, if 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 Content

Chapter 1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Display and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

I/O Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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

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

Closed Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Lock keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Embedded Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Windows keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Special keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Easy-launch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Acer Empowering Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Acer eDataSecurity Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Acer eLock Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Acer ePerformance Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Acer eRecovery Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Acer eNet Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Acer ePower Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Acer ePresentation Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Acer OrbiCam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Acer GraviSense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using Acer GraviSense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Protecting the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Anti-Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the System Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Launch Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

TOC VIII

Chapter 2

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Exit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Chapter 3

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Disassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Invoking BIOS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Launch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Lid Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Auto-Dim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Removing the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Removing the Memory and the MiniPCI Card . . . . . . . 65

Disassembling the Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Disassembling the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Disassembling the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Disassembling the CCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Disassembling the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Chapter 4

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

External Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

External CD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check . . . . . . . . . . 79

Memory Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Check the Power Adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Check the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

POST Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Use NAPP CD to Build Master Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . 92

CD to Disk Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Disk to Disk Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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Chapter 5

Top View of Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Chapter 6

Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Part One of Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Part Two of Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Part Three of Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Part One of Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Part Tw0 of Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Part Three of Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

TOC X

Chapter 1

System Specifications

Overview

Travelmate 8200 is the 15.4” wide two-spindle NB solution with new Acer folio ID. With the standard Napa platform, Yonah (dual core) and Intel is targeted to have full and powerful function and be the leadership as the next flagship product of

2006.

The Intel

Pentium® M Yonah processor is the world’s most technically advanced processor for notebook computing. In conjunction with the Intel Network Connection, it delivers outstanding mobile performance and low-power enhancements that enable a variety of laptop designs.

Key features are listed as below:

T 15.4” WSXGA + TFT LCD

T ATI POWERPLAY

T DDR2 533/667 memory

T Acer New Folio ID and Carbon Fiber / AI-Pre-coating Design

5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 and PCI ExpressTM support

945PM (Calistoga) with ICH7M-DH, Travelmate 8200

945 Express chipset and Intel® PRO/Wireless

T Two-spindle solution

T Acer New FineTouch

T Acer Empowering Technology

T Acer ezDock support

T Two built-in speakers

T Acer eNet Management with 802.11a/b/g and Bluetooth 2.0

T Acer ePower Management for long battery life

T Outstanding wireless performance (Acer SignalUp)

keyboard

Chapter 1 1

Features

The features of Travelmate 8200 are itemized as below:

Platform

Intel

Centrino

T Intel

T Wireless solution: integrated Intel

Memory

T 256/512MB or 1GB of DDR2 533/667 memory, Upgradeable to 2GB for 32bit OS, 4GB

Display and Graphics

T 15.4” WSXGA + TFT LCD, 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution (262K colours), simultaneous

T ATI M56P with 128/256MB of DDR video RAM, ATI POWERPLAY

T Dual View

T External resolution / refresh rate

Mobile Technology features:

Pentium® M Yonah (dual core) processor 20/30/40/50/60 (2MB L2 cache, 1.66/

1.83/2.0/2.16/2.33 GHz, 667 MHz FSB)

945PM (Calistoga) Express Chipset with ICH7M-DH

PRO/Wireless 3945 ABG network connection (dualband tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED technology support

for 64bit OS by using two SODIMM modules

multi-window via Acer GridVista support

DirectX® 9.0 and PCI Express

support

solution, Acer SignalUp wireless

5.0, Microsoft

• 2048 x 1536: 60/66/70/75/85 Hz

• 1600 x 1200: 60/70/85/100/120 Hz

• 1280 x 1024: 60/70/75/85/90/100/120/150/160/200 Hz

• 1024 x 768: 60/70/72/75/85/90/100/120/160/200 Hz

• 800 x 600: 60/70/72/75/85/90/100/120/160/200 Hz

T MPEG-2 / DVD hardware-assisted capability

T S-video / TV-out (NTSC / PAL) support

T DVI-D (true digital video interface) support

T Camera

• 1.3 Megapixel high resolution CMOS

• Streaming video indicator

• MSN 7.0 full screen support

• With face tracking and RightLight

Tec hn ol o g y

Storage

T 60/80/100/120 GB 5400 rpm SATA hard disk drive

T Serial ATA with Native Command Queuing (NCQ) support

T Acer DASP2 with HDD protection technology

T AcerMedia Bay for hot-swappable optical drive modules

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• 8X DVD-Super Multi double layer

• 2

HDD (Raid 0, 1 support)

• 2

battery (2.5 hours battery life extend)

T Five-in-one card reader, Secure Digital (SD), Multimedia Card (MMC), Memory Stick

(MS), Memory Stick PRO

, (MS-Pro) and xD-Picture Card

I/O Interface

T 124-pin Acer ezDock connector

T Four USB 2.0 ports

T IEEE 1394 port

T Ethernet (RJ-45) port

T Modem (RJ-11) port

T External display (VGA) port

T S-video / TV-out (NTSC / PAL) port

T DVI-D port

T Microphone jack

T Line-in jack

T Headphones / speaker / line-out / Speaker out / SPDIF support

T Fast infrared (FIR) port

T PC Card slot (on Type II)

T 34 mm PCI Express Card slot

T SmartCard slot

T Five-in-one card reader (SD / MMC / MS / MS-Pro / xD-Picture Card

T DC-in jack for AC adaptor

Communication

T 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval, Wake-on-Ring ready

T Integrated Intel

PRO/1000 PM 82573E network connection, Intel

LAN support

T Integrated Intel

802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Integrated Bluetooth

PRO/Wireless 3945 ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode

solution, Acer SignalUp wireless technology support,

Power Supply

T Battery

• 87W 7800 mAh Li-Ion battery pack and optional 42W 3800 mAh Li-Ion 2

• Six-hour battery life under Acer ePower Management

• 2.5-hour rapid charge, 3.5-hour charge in use

T Three-pin 90W AC adaptor

)

AMT and Wake-on-

battery pack

Audio

T Audio system with two built-in speakers (1.5W)

Chapter 1 3

T Built-in microphone

T Intel

T Sound Blaster

T S/PDIF (Sony / Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers

T Dolby

T Acer VVoIP support with echo cancellation

high-definition audio support

Pro and MS-Sound compatible

support for digital speakers

Weight

T 3 kg (6.6 lbs.) for 15.4 LCD model

Dimensions

T 364 (W) x 271 (D) x 26.3/38 (H) mm (14.33 x 10.66 x 1.03/1.49 inches)

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Block Diagram

Speaker

P37

Phone Jack

P37

Azalia MDC

RJ11

P28

P36

MIC Jack

P37 P37

Line in

Audio Amplifier

Maxim Max 9750

P37

Azalia Audio

Controller

Realtek ALC883

P36

Azalia

(SMSC 2228)

USB Port x 4

USB0~3

USB4

P29

P31

Int MIC

P37

X'TAL

6 in 1 Cardreader

USB7 P25

Camera Module(1.3M)

USB6 P29

ODD/2nd HDD/2nd Battery

P35

USB 2.0

Bluetooth

Media-Bay

HDD

P35

SATA

P26

CRT

27M

P25

X'TAL

P18,P19,P20,P21,

P22,P24

TFT LCD Panel

15.4"

WSXGA+

LVDS

VGA

TVout

ATI M56P

VGA

PCI-Express

16X Lan

TVOUT

P25

DVI

P23

DVI

P25

Clock Generator

VRAM X 4(GDDR3)

256MB/500MHZ

ICS954310BGLF

X'TAL

14.318MHZ

ZC1 SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM

Touch Pad

(Dual-Point)

P40

NS PC87383

P38

FIR

P38 P38

(Option)

TPM 1.2

Size Document Number Rev

BLOCK DIAGRAM

P39

P35

Super I/O

Secod Battery

P45,P46

BIOS

G sensor

IEEE 1394

Port

P31

P39

Smart card

P30

PCMCIA Slot

P30

Fan Header

Primary Battery

X'TAL

32.768K

KBC PC97551

LPC

OSC

48MHZ

O2 711MP1

P30,P31

SPI FLASH

P27

Transformer

P28

RJ45

P28

G-SENSOR

P35

32.768KHZ

PCMCIA+1394

+Cardreader

Controller

82573E

Intel Tekoa

GigaLAN

P27

SMBUS

P14,P15,P16,P17

X'TAL

25M

ICH7-M Digital Home

652 BGA

PCI Bus interface

PCI-Express

X'TAL24.576MHZ

DMI X4 interface

MiniCard /

WLAN

P29

New Card

P33

CALISTOGA-945PM

P6,P7,P8,P9,P10,P11

1466

FCBGA

533/667 Mhz

DDR II

SODIMM1

SODIMM0

P12,P13

SPDIF,SM BUS

P32

DVI

10/100/1G

USB5

MAX4892

P25,P28

Switch

533/667 MHZ FSB

Dual Channel DDR2

P3,P4

DDR II

PCIE1~2 , Lan

Ser & Par Port

PS2 , VGA, DVI

P37

Audio

Switch

P25,26

EZ4 Docking

Connector

PCI-Express X 2

TV out / CRT

Switch

Yonah/Merom 479

uFCPGA

Thermal Sensor

CPU

EV@: Stuff when external VGA used

SH@: Stuff when SATA HDD used

PH@: Stuff when PATA HDD used

Chapter 1 5

Outlook View

Just for Starters...

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

Open View

No. Item Description

1 Display screen Displays computer output, also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD).

2 Microphone Serves as an internal microphone for sound recording.

3 Palmrest Serves to support your palms and wrists when you use the computer.

4 Camera Captures photos and videos.

5 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used programs.

6 Power button Turns on and turns off the computer.

7 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that shows the status of the computer's

8 Keyboard Serves to key in the data.

9 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse.

10 Click buttons The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons;

functions and components.

the center button serves as a four-way scroll button.

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Closed Front View

# Item Description

"Launch keys" on page 10

"Easy-launch buttons" on page 10

"Launch keys" on page 10

"Easy-launch buttons" on page 10

"Launch keys" on page 10

No. Icon Item Description

1 N/A Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output.

2 N/A Latch Locks and releases the LCD panel.

3 Power indicator Lights when the computer is on.

4 Battery indicator Lights when the battery is being charged.

5 Five-in-one card

6 Audio-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices.

7 Microphone Accepts inputs from an external microphone.

8 Headphones/speaker/

9 Bluetooth

10 Wireless

11 Four-pin IEEE 1394

12 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices.

reader

line-out jack with S/ PDIF support

communication button/ indicator

communications button/indicator

port

Accepts Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Multi Media Card (MMC), Secure Digital (SD) and xD-Picture Card

NOTE: Only one card can operate at any given time.

Connects to audio line-out devices.

Slide to enable/disable Bluetooth function. Lights to indicate the status of Bluetooth communications. (manufacturing option)

Slide to enable/disable Wireless function. Lights to indicate the status of wireless LAN communications. (manufacturing option)

Connects to IEEE 1394 devices.

Chapter 1 7

Left View

Note:

No. Icon Item Description

1 Security key lock Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer

security lock.

2 Two USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices.

3 Modem (RJ-11) port Connects to a phone line.

4 N/A Optical disk drive Accepts CDs or DVDs, depending on the optical disk

type.

5 N/A Optical disk access

indicator

6 N/A Optical disk drive eject

button

7 N/A Emergency eject hole Ejects the drive tray when the computer is turned off.

8 N/A 34 mm PCI Express Card Accepts a 34 mm PCI Express Card.

9 N/A PC Card slot Accepts one Type II PC Card

10 N/A PC Card slot eject button Ejects the PC Card from the slot.

Lights up when the optical disk drive is active.

Ejects the drive tray from the drive.

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Right View

Note:

No. Icon Item Description

1 SmartCard slot Accepts the Travelmate SmartCard.

2 Two USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices.

3 N/A Ventilation slots Keep the computer stay cool.

4 Ethernet (RJ-45) port Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based network (for

selected model).

5 External display (VGA)

port

Connects to an external display device.

Rear View

No. Icon Item Description

1 DVI-D port Supports digital video connections.

2 124-pin port

(Replicator connector)

3 S-video port / TV out

port

4 N/A Battery Powers the computer.

5 Power jack Connects to an AC adapter.

Connects to Acer ezDock.

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

Chapter 1 9

Bottom View

No. Item Description

1 Battery lock Locks the battery in position.

2 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.

3 Battery release latch. Releases the battery for removal.

4 Optical drive bay release

latch.

5 Optical drive bay Houses the computer’s optical drive.

6 Hard disk bay Houses the computer's hard disk (secured by two screws).

7 Acer DASP (disk Anti-

Shock Protection)

8 Wireless LAN and

memory compartments

9 Ventilation slots and

cooling fan

Releases the optical drive for removal.

Protects the hard disk drive from shocks and bumps.

Houses the computer's Wireless LAN and main memory.

Keep the computer cool.

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Using the Keyboard

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

Lock keys

The keyboard has three lock keys, each with its own status indicator.

Lock Key Description

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

uppercase.

Num Lock

Fn + F11

Scroll Lock

Fn + F12

When Num Lock is on, the embedded keyboard is in numeric mode.

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

Key Description

The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small characters located on the right part of the keycaps.

Desired access Num Lock on Num Lock off

Number keys on embedded keypad

Cursor-control keys on embedded keypad

Main keyboard keys Hold Fn while typing letters on

Type numbers in a normal manner.

Hold Shift while using cursorcontrol keys.

embedded keypad.

N/A

Hold Fn while using cursor-control keys.

Type the letters in a normal manner.

Windows keys

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

Key Icon Description

Windows key This key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows Start button. It

launches the Start menu. It can also be used with other keys to provide a variety of functions:

+ Tab: Activates the next Taskbar button.

+ E: Opens the My Computer window.

+ F1: Opens Help and Support.

+ F: Opens the Find (All Files dialog box).

+ R: Opens the Run dialog box.

+ M: Minimizes all windows.

Shift + + M: Undoes the minimize all windows ( + M) action.

Application key This key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button. It

opens the application’s context menu.

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Hotkeys

<Fn>

< > + <Tab>:

< > + <E>:

< > + <F1>:

< > + <F>:

+ <R>:

< > + <M>:

<Shift> + < > + <M>:

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The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination.

Hot Key Icon Function Description

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

Fn + F2 Acer eSetting Launches the Acer eSetting in the Acer

eManager.

Fn + F3 Acer ePower

Management

Launches the Acer ePower Management in the Acer eManager.

Fn + F4 Sleep Leads the computer to Sleep mode.

Fn + F5 Display toggle Switches the display output between the display

screen, external monitor (if connected) and both.

Fn + F6 Screen blank Turns off the display screen backlight to save

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

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

Fn +

Volume up Increases the sound volume.

power. Press any key to return.

Fn +

Volume down Decreases the sound volume.

Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.

Fn +

Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.

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Special keys

You can locate the Euro symbol and the US dollar sign on the upper center or bottom right side of the keyboard.

The Euro Symbol

1. Open a text editor or word processor.

2. Either directly press the Euro key on the bottom right side of the keyboard, or hold Alt Gr key

then press the Euro symbol on the number five key.

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

typography/faq/faq12.htm for more information.

The US Dollar Sign

1. Open a text editor or word processor.

2. Either directly press the $ key on the bottom right side of the keyboard, or hold Shift and then

press the US dollar sign on the number four key.

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Indicators

"Launch keys" on page 10

The computer provides an array of three indicators located above the keyboard, in addition to four indicators on the front cover. These indicators show the status of the computer and its components.

The power, battery and wireless communication status indicators are on even when the LCD panel is closed.

Icon Item Description

Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated.

Num Lock Lights when Num Lock is activated.

Media activity Glitters when the hard disk or optical drive is active.

Power Lights when the computer is on.

Battery Lights when the battery is being charged.

Bluetooth Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication

Wireless LAN Indicates the status of wireless LAN communication

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Easy-launch Buttons

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"Launch Manager" on page 46

There are four buttons located above the keyboard. These buttons are called easy-launch buttons. They are one user-programmable button, web browser button, mail button, and Acer Empowering

Key . Press to run the Acer Empowering Technology. Although the mail and web browser buttons are pre-set to E-mail and Internet programs, they can be redefined by users. To set the web browser, mail and programmable buttons, run the Acer Launch Manager.

Easy-launch button Default application

Acer Empowering Technology (user-programmable)

Mail E-mail application (user-programmable)

Web browser Internet browser (user-programmable)

P User-programmable

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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 across the surface of the touchpad. The central location on the palmrest provides optimum comfort and support.

Touchpad Basics

Use the touchpad as follows:

T Move your finger across the touchpad (2) to move the cursor.

T Press the left (1) and right (4) buttons located on the edge of the touchpad to perform

selection and execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad (2) is the same as clicking the left button.

T Use the four-way scroll (3) button to scroll up or down and move left or right a page. This

button mimics your cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of windows applications.

Function Left button (1) Right button (4) Main touchpad (2) Center button (3)

Execute Quickly click

twice.

Select Click once Tap once

Drag Click and hold.

Then slide your finger across the touchpad to drag the cursor over the selection.

Access context menu

Scroll Click and hold to

NOTE: Keep your fingers, as well as the surface of the touchpad dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to

your finger movements: the lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping hard will not increase the touchpad’s responsiveness.

Click once

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

Tap twice (at the same speed as double-clicking a mouse button); rest your finger on the touchpad on the second tap and drag the cursor.

move up/down/ left/right.

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Acer Empowering Technology

Acer’s innovative Empowering Technology makes it easy to have access to the frequently used functions and manage the notebook. It features the following handy utilities:

T Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with passwords and advanced encryption

algorithms.

T Acer eLock Management limits access to external storage media. T Acer ePerformance Management improves system performance by optimizing disk space,

memory and registry setting.

T Acer eRecovery Management backs up and recovers data flexibly, reliably and completely. T Acer eSettings Management accesses system information and adjusts settings easily. T Acer eNet Management hooks up to location-based networks intelligently. T Acer ePower Management extends battery power via versatile usage profiles. T Acer ePresentation Management connects to a projector and adjusts dispaly settings

conveniently.

For more information, press the key to launch the Empowering Technology menu, then click on

the appropriate utility and select the Help function.

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Acer eDataSecurity Management

Acer eDataSecurity Management is a handy file encryption utility that protects the files from being accessed by unauthorized persons. It is conveniently integrated with Windows Explorer as a shell extension for quick and easy data encryption and decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for MSN Messenger and Microsoft Outlook.

There are two passwords that can be used to encrypt and decrypt a file: the supervisor password and the file-specific password. The supervisor password is a “master” password that can decrypt any file on the system. The file-specific password is assigned when you encrypt each individual file.

Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt for a supervisor password and default file-specific password. This file-specific password will be used to encrypt files by default, or you can choose to enter your own file-specific password when encrypting a file.

NOTE: The password used to encrypt a file is the unique key that the system needs to decrypt it. If you lose

the password, the supervisor password is the only other key capable of decrypting the file. If you lose both passwords, there will be no way to decrypt the encrypted files! Be sure to safeguard all related password.

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