Acer TravelMate 530 Series

Service Guide

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PART NO.: VD.T24V5.001

PRINTED IN TAIWAN

Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 530 service guide.

Date Chapter Updates

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Copyright

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

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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

NOTE

WARNING

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.

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.

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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Chapter 2 System Utilities 35

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

System Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

BIOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

System Diagnostic Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Running Diagnostics Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Chpater 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 53

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Removing the HDD Module/Memory/FDD Module/Optical Module and the CPU58

Removing the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Removing the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Removing the Optical Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Removing the FDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Removing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Removing the Keyboard, the Memory, the Modem Card,

the LCD Module and the Switch Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Removing the Memory, the Modem Card (Bluetooth Card)

and the Wireless LAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Removing the Switch Board and the LCD module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Disassembling the Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

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Separate the main unit into the logic upper

and the logic lower assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Disassembling the logic lower assemby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Disassembling the Logic Upper Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Disassembling the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Disassembling the External Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Disassembling the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Disassembling the Floppy Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Disassembling the Optical Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 69

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

External Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

External CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Memory Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Display Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Sound Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Index of AFlash BIOS Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 85

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

SW3 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

SW2 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 89

Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 108

TravelMate 530 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Appendix B Test Compatible Components 111

Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Appendix C Online Support Information 121

Index 123

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Chapter 1

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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Mobile Intel

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Pentium

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4 processor-M at 1.8GHz or higher

Built-in 0.13 micron technology; includes 512KB L2 cache; supports Enhanced Intel

®

SpeedStep

TM

technology; 400MHz processor system bus

Standard 256MB DDR-266 SDRAM, upgradeable up to 1GB on dual SoDIMM sockets

Integrated 24x CD-ROM/8x DVD-ROM or 24/10/8/24x DVD/CD-RW combo drive

20/30/40GB or higher-capacity Ultra DMA-100HDD

High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk

Li-Ion main battery pack

Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface) 2.0 supporting

Standby and Hibernation power saving modes

Display

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Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) displaying 32-bit high true colour up to

1024X768 eXtended Graphics Array (XGA) resolution for 14.1”/15.0” (specification varies depending on models)

3D capabilities

Shared Memory Architechure (Intel DVMT-Dynamic Video Memory Technology)

Simultaneous display on LCD and CRT

Support S-video(NTSC/PAL) TV-out

“Automatic LCD dim” feature that automatically decides the best settings for your display and conserves pwer

Dual view suupport

Multimedia

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16-bit high-fidelity AC’97 stereo audio

Built-in dual speakers

Built-in microphone

High-speed optical drive

Connectivity

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High-speed fax/data modem port

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Ethernet/Fast Ethernet port

USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports

IEEE 1394 port

Optional Invilink 802.11b wireless LAN

Optional Integrated Bluetooth module

Chapter 1 1

Keyboard and Pointing Device

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5 Launch keys, including Internet Browser and email and 3 user-programmable keys

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4-way scroll button

Sleek, smooth and stylish design

Full-sized keyboard

Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device

Expansion

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Two type II or one type III cardBus PC Card slots

Upgradeable memory

I/O Ports

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Two Type II or One Type III PCMCIA Cardbus sockets

One RJ-11 jack for 56Kbps fax/modem

One RJ-45 jack for LAN

One DC-in jack for AC adapter

One ECP/EPP compliant 25-pin parallel port

One external 15-pin VGA port

One speaker/headphone/line-out jack

One microphone/line-in jack

Three USB 2.0 ports

One IEEE 1394 port

One S-video (NTSC/PAL) output port

One Kensignton lock socket

FIR (Fast Infred) port

One 100-pin docking connector

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System Block Diagram

Fan Control

page 3

TV-OUT Conn

page 14

CPU Bypass

& CPUVID

page 5

CRT Conn

page 14

LCD Conn

page 15

TV ENCODER

CH7011

page 15

DVOC

Mobile P4 uFCBGA-479/uFCPGA-478 CPU

page 3,4,5

HA#(3..31) System Bus

400MHz

HD#(0..63)

MONTARA-GML

VGA Embeded

732 pin u-FCBGA

page6,7,8,9

Thermal Sensor

ADM1032AR

page 3

Clock Generator

CY28346

page 12

Memory BUS(DDR)

DDR-SO-DIMM X2

BANK 0, 1, 2, 3 page 10,11

2.5V DDR- 200/266

HUB LINK 1.5

3.3V 33 MHz

IDSEL:AD19

(PIRQD#,GNT#3,REQ#3)

PCI BUS

IDSEL:AD20

(PIRQE/F#,GNT#2,REQ#2)

IEEE 1394

VT6307L

Mini PCI socket

LAN

RTL 8100BL

page 20 page 24 page 19

IDSEL:AD16

(PIRQA#,GNT#0,REQ#0)

IDSEL:AD22/23

(PIRQG/H#,GNT#1/4,REQ#1/4)

RJ45/11 CONN

page 19

CardBus Controller

ENE CB1420

page 21

Slot 1

page 22

Slot 0

page 22

LPC BUS

ICH4-M

BGA 421 pin

page 15,16,17

Power On/Off

Reset & RTC

page 30

DC/DC Interface

Suspend

page 31

Power Circuit

DC/DC

page

32,33,34,35,36,37

Touch Pad

page 26

EC I/O Buffer

page 28

EC

NS87591L

page 27

Int.KBD

page 26

BIOS

page 28

USB

USB conn

page 29

AC-LINK

Primary IDE

Secondary IDE

AC-LINK CONN

page 23

HDD

Connector

page 18

CDROM

Connector

page 18

SMsC

LPC47N227

LPC to X-BUS

Super I/O

page 27

PARALLEL

page 25

FDD

page 26

FIR

page 25

5 IN 1

CARDREADER

page 26

MDC/BT

CONN

page 23

SPR

CONN page 29

*RJ45/11 CONN

*PS2 x2 CONN

*CRT CONN

*LINE IN JACK

*LINE OUT JACK

*MIC JACK

*DC JACK

*TVOUT CONN

*PRINTER PORT

*COM PORT

*USB CONN x1

Chapter 1 3

Board Layout

Top View

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USB Connector Port

USB Connector Port

USB Connector Port

TV-Out Connector

Panel Connector

RJ45 Connector Port

Panel Backlight On/Off Switch

LPTCN-27 Port

Switch Buttom Interface Connector

SPR Connector

CRT Connector Port

DC Jack Port

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Modem Connector

IEEE 1394 Connector

RJ11 Connector

Battery Connector

MDC Connector

DDR 200Pin Port

Northbridge

Internal Keyboard Connector

Southbridge

Audio Board to Main Board Connector

Mini PCI Connector

System On/Off Button

Chapter 1

Bottom View

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4

1

2

HDD Connector

Card Reader Connector

FDD Connector

DDR 200Pin So-Dimm Connector

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8

5

6

PCMCIA Connector 84Pin Port

CPU FAN Connector

CPU Socket

CD-ROM Port

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

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Icon

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Power Switch

Touchpad

Item

Display screen

Launch keys

Click buttons (left, center and right)

Description

Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display), displays computer output.

Special keys for launching Internet browser, E-mail program and frequently used programs. Located at the top of the keyboard are five buttons. They are designated as P1, P2, P3, E-mail button and Web browser button. P1, P2 and P3 launch user-programmable applications; Email and Web browser launch E-mail and

Internet browser applications.

Turns on the computer power.

Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a 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.

Floppy disk drive (or card reader if installed)

Reads/writes data from/to the media.

Floppy eject button

Speakers

Palmrest

Keyboard

Ejects floppy disk.

Outputs sound.

Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer.

Outputs sound.

Inputs data into your computer.

Chapter 1

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12

Status indicators

Locking Latch

LEDs (light-emitting diode) that turn on and off to show the status of the computer, its functions and components.

Slide locking mechanism secures the lid when the computer is not in use.

Chapter 1 7

Left Panel

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Icon Item

Optical drive

Description

Houses an optical drive module (CD-ROM,

DVD-ROM or DVD/CD-RW combo drive).

Optical drive indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active.

Eject button Ejects the drive tray.

Emergency eject slot

Ejects the drive tray when the computer is turned off. There is a mechanical eject button on the optical drive. Simply insert the tip of a pen or paperclip and push to eject the tray.

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Right Panel

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5

6

7

Icon Item

Microphone/Line-in jack

Description

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

Headphone/Speaker/

Line-out jack

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

PC card eject buttons Eject the PC Card from the slot.

PC card slots Accepts two Type II or one TypeIII PC cards.

Modem jack Connects to a phone line.

IEEE 1394 port Connects to an IEEE device.

Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g., infrared printer, IR-aware computer.)

Chapter 1 9

Rear Panel

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Icon Item

Security keylock

Power jack

Description

Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock.

Connects to an AC adapter.

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

Expansion port Connects to I/O port replicator or EasyPort expansion devices.

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

Network jack

S-video

USB port

Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based network.

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

Connects to Universal Serial Bus devices

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

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Bottom Panel

Chapter 1

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Icon Item

Cooling fan

Description

Helps keep the computer cool.

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

Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.

Battery release latches Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack.

Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk.

Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory.

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Indicators

The computer has seven easy-to-read status icons below the display screen.

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The status LCD displays icons that show the status of the computer and its components.

Icon

Power

Function Description

Lights green when the computer is on and lights orange when the computer is in

Standby mode.

Media activity Lights when the hard disk is active.

Battery charge

Wireless communication

Caps lock

Lights green when the battery is being charged.

Lights orange when the battery power is low and is being charged.

Lights when the Wireless LAN capabilities are enabled.

Lights when Caps Lock is activated.

Num lock Lights when Num Lock is activated.

Scroll lock Lights when Scroll Lock is activated.

Chapter 1

Lock Keys

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

Lock Key

Caps Lock

Num lock

(Fn-F11)

Scroll lock

(Fn-F12)

Description

When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed 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 numeric 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

w

and

y respectively.

Scroll Lock does not work with some applications.

Chapter 1 13

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

Number keys on embedded keypad

Cursor-control keys on embedded keypad

Main keyboard keys

Num Lock On

Type numbers in a normal manner.

Hold

j while using cursor-control keys.

Hold Fn while typing letters on embedded keypad.

Num Lock Off

Hold Fn while using cursorcontrol keys.

Type the letters in a normal manner.

14 Chapter 1

Windows Keys

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

Key

Windows logo key

Application key

Icon Description

Start button. Combinations with this key perform special functions. Below are a few examples:

+ Tab (Activates next taskbar button)

+ E (Explores My Computer)

+ F (Finds Document)

+ M (Minimizes All) j

+ Windows logo key + M (Undoes Minimize All)

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

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

Chapter 1 15

Hot Keys

The computer uses hotkey or key combinations to access most of the computer’s controls like sreen brightness, volume output.

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

16

Fn-F3

Fn-F4

Fn-F7

Fn-F8

Fnw

Hot Key

Fn-F1

Fn-F2

Icon Function

Hot key help

Description

Displays help on hot keys.

System Property Displays the System Property.

Fn-F5

Fn-F6

Power Options

Sleep

Display toggle

Screen blank

Touchpad toggle

Display the Power Options Properties used by the computer (function available if supported by operating system).

See “Power management” on page 25.

Puts the computer in Sleep mode.

See “Power management” on page 25.

Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both the display screen and external monitor.

Turns the display screen backlight off to save power.

Press any key to return.

Turns the internal touchpad on and off.

Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off.

Volume up Increases the speaker volume.

Chapter 1

Hot Key

Fny

Fnx

Fnz

Icon Function

Volume down

Description

Decreases the speaker volume.

Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.

Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness

Chapter 1 17

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.

18

NOTE: For US keyboard users: The keyboard layout is set when you first set up Windows. For the Euro symbol to work, the keyboard layout has to be set to United States-International.

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

1.

Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel.

2.

Double-click on Keyboard.

3.

Click on the Language tab.

4.

Verify that keyboard layout used for En English (United States)” is set to United States-International. If not, select and click on Properties; then select United States-International and click on OK.

5.

Click on OK.

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

1.

Click on Start, Control Panel.

2.

Double-click on Regional and Language Options.

3.

Click on the Language tab and click on Details.

4.

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

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

5.

Click on OK.

To type the Euro symbol:

1.

Locate the Euro symbol on your keyboard.

2.

Open a text editor or word processor.

3.

Hold Alt Gr and press the Euro symbol.

NOTE: Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. Please refer to www.microsoft.com/ typography/faq/faq12.htm for more information.

Chapter 1

Launch Keys

Located at the top of keyboard are five buttons. These buttons are called launch keys. They are designated as

P1, P2, P3 Email button and Web browser button.

NOTE: To the left of these five launch keys is the wireless communication button. This wireless communication button works for model with 802.11b wireless LAN only.

Launch Key

P1

P2

P3

Email

Web browser

Default application

User-programmable

User-programmable

User-programmable

Email application

Internet browser application

Chapter 1 19

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.

20 Chapter 1

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.

NOTE: If you are using an external USB mouse, you can press Fn-F7 to disable the touchpad.

Touchpad Basics

The following teaches you how to use the touchpad:

T

T

T

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.

Function

Execute

Select

Drag

Access context menu

Left Button

Click twice quickly

Click once

Click and hold, then use finger to drag the cursor on the touchpad

Right Button

Click once

Scroll Button Tap

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

Tap once

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

Chapter 1 21

Function

Scroll

Left Button Right Button Scroll Button

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

Tap

NOTE: Keep your fingers dry and clean when using the touchpad. Also keep the touchpad dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to finger movements. Hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response.

Tapping too hard will not increase the touchpad’s responsiveness.

22 Chapter 1

Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Processor

Item

CPU type

CPU package

CPU core voltage

Specification

Intel Mobile Pentium 4-M/Mobile Pentium-4 Celeron

/

µ

FC-PGA package

1.3/1.2

BIOS

Item

BIOS vendor

BIOS Version

BIOS ROM type

BIOS ROM size

BIOS package

Supported protocols

Specification

Phoenix

1.00

Flash ROM

512KB

TSOP

ACPI 1.0b,PC Card 95, SM BIOS 2.3, EPP/IEEE 1284, ECP/IEEE 1284

1.7 & 1.9, PCI 2.2, PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, USB,

VGA BIOS, CD-ROM bootable,

Set by setup manual BIOS password control

Second Level Cache

Item

Cache controller

Cache size

1st level cache control

2st level cache control

Cache scheme control

System Memory

Item

Memory controller

Memory size

DIMM socket number

Supports memory size per socket

Supports maximum memory size

Supports DIMM type

Supports DIMM Speed

Supports DIMM voltage

Supports DIMM package

Memory module combinations

Built-in CPU

512KB

Always enabled

Always enabled

Fixed in write-back

Specification

Specification

128/256/512MB

2 sockets

512MB

1G (by two 512MB SO-DIMM module)

DDR Synchronous DRAM

133 MHz

2.5V

200-pin soDIMM

You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they match the above specifications.

Chapter 1 23

Memory Combinations

Slot 1 Slot 2 Total Memory

0MB

0MB

0MB

128MB

128MB

128MB

256MB

256MB

256MB

512MB

512MB

128MB

256MB

512MB

128MB

256MB

512MB

128MB

256MB

512MB

128MB

256MB

128MB

256MB

512MB

256MB

384MB

640MB

384MB

512MB

768MB

640MB

768MB

512MB 512MB 1024MB

NOTE: Above table lists some system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to form other combinations. .

LAN Interface

Specification Item

Supports LAN protocol

LAN connector type

LAN connector location

Modem Interface

10/100 Mbps

RJ45

Rear side

Item

Data modem data baud rate (bps)

Supports modem protocol

Modem connector type

Modem connector location

56K

V.90/192 MDC

RJ11

Right side

Specification

Floppy Disk Drive Interface

Item

Vendor & model name

Floppy Disk Specifications

Media recognition

Sectors/track

Tracks

Rotational speed (RPM)

Read/write heads

Encoding method

Power Requirement

Input Voltage (V)

Specification

Panasonic JU226A273FC/Mitsumi D353G-2938

2DD (720KB)

9

80

300

2

MFM/FM

+5V +/- 10%

2HD (1.2MB, 3-mode)

15

80

360

2HD (1.44MB)

18

80

300

24 Chapter 1

Hard Disk Drive Interface

Item

Vendor &

Model Name

Specification

IBM 20G IBM 30G IBM 40G Toshiba

20G

(MK2018

)GAP

Capacity (MB) 20000

Bytes per sector

Data heads

Drive Format

512

2

30000

512

3

40000

512

4

20000

512

2

2

4200

RPM

1

4200

RPM

Disks

Spindle speed

(RPM)

Performance Specifications

Buffer size 2048KB 2048KB

Interface

Max. media transfer rate

(disk-buffer,

Mbytes/s)

ATA-5

216

ATA-5

287

Data transfer rate

(host~buffer,

Mbytes/s)

1

4200

RPM

100 MB/

Sec.

Ultra

DMA mode-5

DC Power Requirements

Voltage tolerance

5V(DC)

+/- 5%

2

4200

RPM

100 MB/

Sec.

Ultra

DMA mode-5

5V(DC)

+/- 5%

2048KB

ATA-5

100 MB/

Sec.

Ultra

DMA mode-5

5V(DC)

+/- 5%

2048KB

ATA-5

287

100 MB/

Sec.

Ultra

DMA mode-5

5V(DC)

+/- 5%

Toshiba

30G

(MK3021

)GAS

30000

512

3

2

4200

RPM

2048KB

ATA-5

235

100 MB/

Sec.

Ultra

DMA mode-5

5V(DC)

+/- 5%

Toshiba

40G

(MK4021

)GAS

40000

512

4

2

4200

RPM

2048KB

ATA-5

100 MB/

Sec.

Ultra

DMA mode-5

5V(DC)

+/- 5%

Hitachi

20G

DK23EA

-20F

20000

512

2

1

4200

RPM

2048KB

ATA-5

100 MB/

Sec.

Ultra

DMA mode-5

5V(DC)

+/- 5%

Hitachi

30G

DK23EA

-30F

30000

512

3

2

4200

RPM

2048KB

ATA-5

100 MB/

Sec.

Ultra

DMA mode-5

5V(DC)

+/- 5%

Hitachi

40G

DK23EA

-40F

40000

512

4

2

4200

RPM

2048KB

ATA-5

100 MB/

Sec.

Ultra

DMA mode-5

5V(DC)

+/- 5%

DVD-ROM Interface

Item

Vendor & model name

Performance Specification

Transfer rate (KB/sec)

Data Buffer Capacity

Interface

Applicable disc format

Loading mechanism

Power Requirement

Input Voltage

Specification

Toshiba SD-C2612

With CD Diskette

Sustained:

Max 3.6Mbytes/sec

With DVD Diskette

Sustained:

Max 10.8Mbytes/sec

128 KBytes

IDE/ATAPI

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

CD: CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-

I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD) Multisession CD (Photo-CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-R,

CD-RW), CD-R (read), CD-RW (read)

Load: Manual

Release: (a) Electrical Release (Release Button)

(b) Release by ATAPI command

(c) Emergency Release

+5 V +/- 5 % (Operating)

+/- 8 % (Start up)

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26

Audio Interface

Audio Controller

Item

Audio onboard or optional

Mono or Stereo

Resolution

Compatibility

Mixed sound source

Voice channel

Sampling rate

Internal microphone

Internal speaker / Quantity

Supports PnP DMA channel

Supports PnP IRQ

Video Interface

Specification

Integrated Software Audio in ICH4-M South Bridge with Realtek ALC201

AC97 Codec(No SPDIF)

Built-in

Stereo

20 bit stereo Digital to analog converter

18 bit stereo Analog to Ditial converter

Microsoft PC98/PC99, AC97 2.1

Line-in, CD, Video, AUX

8/16-bit, mono/stereo

44.1 KHz

No

Yes/2

DMA channel 00

IRQ3, IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10, IRQ11

Item

Chip vendor

Chip name

Chip voltage

Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port

Specification

Intel

Integrated VGA chip in Montara_GML North Birdge

Core/3.3V

No

Video Resolutions Mode (for both LCD and CRT)

Resolution

800x600

1024x768

1152x864

1280x1024

1400x1050

(SXGA+panel only)

Yes

Yes

16 bits

(High color)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

32 bits

(True color)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Parallel Port

Item

Parallel port controller

Number of parallel port

Location

Connector type

Parallel port function control

Specification

SMSC LPC47N227

1

Rear side

25-pin D-type connector, in female type

Enable/Disable/Auto (BIOS or operating system chooses configuration) by BIOS Setup

Note

: Depending on your operating system, disabling an unused device may help free system resources for other devices.

Chapter 1

Parallel Port

Item

Supports ECP/EPP/Bi-directional (PS/2 compatible)

Optional ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup)

Optional parallel port I/O address (in BIOS

Setup)

Optional parallel port IRQ (in BIOS Setup)

Specification

Yes (set by BIOS setup)

Note

: When Mode is selected as EPP mode, “3BCh” will not be available.

DMA channel 1

378h, 278h, 3BCH

IRQ7, IRQ5

USB Port

Item

USB Compliancy Level

OHCI

Number of USB port

Serial port function control

PCMCIA Port

Item

PCMCIA controller

Supports card type

Number of slots

Access location

Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port

Supports 32 bit CardBus

System Board Major Chips

Item

System core logic

Super I/O controller

Audio controller

Video controller

Hard disk drive controller

Keyboard controller

RTC

Specification

2.0

USB 1.1

3

Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

Specification

ENE CB1420 CardBus controller

Type-III/II

One type-III or Two type-II

Right panel

No ZV support

Yes (IRQ11)

Controller

Intel Montara GML+ICH4-m

SMC LPC47N227

Integrated Software Audio in Intel ICH4-m South Bridge with Realtek

ALC202 AC97 Codec(No SPDIF)

Integrated VGA chip in Intel Montara-GML North Birdge

ICH4-m

NS PC87591L K/B controller

ICH4-m

Keyboard

Item

Keyboard controller

Keyboard vendor & model name

Total number of keypads

Windows logo key

Internal & external keyboard work simultaneously

Specification

NS PC87591L K/B controller

Chicony

87/88/89 keys with 101/102 key emulation

Yes

Yes

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28

Battery

Specification

Panasonic

Li-ion

63.6Wh

3.7V/cell

8

4 cells in series, 2 series in parallel

14.8V

LCD Inverter Specification

This inverter is designed to light up the CCFL of LCD for TravelMate 530 series notebook. It should be supported the following LCD panels.

4

5

2

3

No.

1

Item

Vendor & model name

Battery Type

Pack capacity

Cell voltage

Number of battery cell

Package configuration

Package voltage

LG

Hitachi

AU

CPT

IBM

Supplier Model

LP150x04

TX38D85

CLAA141XF

∅

1

CLAA150PA01

ITSX95C

Type

TFT, 15.0” XGA

TFT, 15.0” XGA

TFT, 14.1” XGA

TFT, 15.0” SXGA+

TFT 15.0” SXGA+

Chapter 1

Electrical Characteristics

No

.

1

Parameter

Input voltage

Symbol

NV_PWR 9

Min.

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

4

Input current

Lamp current

Lamp current

Frequency

Output power

Efficiency

Starting voltage

Starting time

Dispoff#

Iin

IL

IL

F

Pout

η

Vs

Tvs

10

11

Limited lamp maximum current

PWM signal

*Note 4

DAC-

BRIG

INV_PW

M

--

3.0

2.7

45

--

80%

1600

1

2.8

0

0

142

3.0

30

Typ.

14.8

150

3.3

--

0.33

--

--

--

--

3.3

0.5

--

55

--

Max.

21 V

Unit

--

6.8

--

---

1.5

3.6

0.8

3.3

6.3

65

4.5

A mA

V

V

V

--

V

Sec mA

KHz

W

Comment

7.5V (continuous) can work

*Note 1

DAC=0V

* Note 2

DAC=1V

* Note 3

At 0’C

Backlight on/off signal

Low level

*Note 2

12

13

14

15

Lamp current over-shoot

Current

Waveform factor

I zero-PK

I p

I rms

Unbalance

Rate

I p

−

I

−

p

I rms

IHL Turn off current

(Hight side)

--

1.27

-10%

--

--

0

--

2

158

3.6

100

10

1.56

Hz

V

%

PWM signal frequency

PWM signal amplitude

%

Multiple

Duty

=

Period

Line transient (10.8V to

21V/100us) and turn on transient

I

−

p

I rms

+10% Mulitple

0 A PWM=30%

Chapter 1 29

30

Electrical Characteristics

No

.

15

Parameter Symbol Min.

16

17

Turn off voltage

(Low side)

Voltage

Rise time

(Low side)

Voltage fall time (Low side)

Voff

Trise

Tfall

--

--

--

NOTE: Please pay attention to the fellowing:

--

--

--

Typ.

Max.

150Vp-

P

300us

300us

V us us

Unit Comment

PWM=30%

PWM=30%

PWM=30%

*1. The inverter can work in 7.5V input voltage (continuous), but 7.5V electronic characteristic will not be care.

(Note: the display must be normal and can not glitter or become dark.)

*2. Limited lamp maximum current by DAC_BRIC signal:

When DAC_BRIG voltage is 0V and INV_PWM enables (100%), lamp has max. current.

When DAC_BRIG voltage is 3.3V and INV_PWM enables (100%), lamp has min. current.

When add 1V DAC, the 100% Lamp current will decrease 0.5mA.

DAC_BRIG signal comes from system chipset with internal resistance of 3K

Ω

*3. Inverter operating frequency should be within specification (45~65kHz) at max. and min. brightness load.

*4. INV_PWM enable implies INV_PWM signal is High level (On duty cycle is 100%). It is a square wave of

150Hz to adjust backlight brightness that is a function of PWM duty cycle. Backlight brightness is maximum value under INV_PWM at 100% and brightness is minimum under INV_PWM at 30%.

*5.The system interface signals belong to 3.3V.

*6. Please make sure open lamp output voltage should be within starting voltage specification.

*7. Inverter should pass human body safety test.

*8. Inverter should be no smoking by any component open/short test.

*9. Transformer voltage stress should not be over 85% under any condition.

(turn on overshoot transient and line transient.)

*10. Audio noise should be less than 36dB at 10cm distance.

.

Electrical specification

No

.

1

Symbol

V oper* --

Min.

Typ.

650 --

Max.

Unit

Vrms

Comment

Il

Il

Il

Il

6.2

3.07

5.7

2.7

6.5

3.3

6.0

3.0

6.8

3.6

6.3

3.3

mArms mArms mArms mArms

Lamp operating voltage

(650+/-50)

DAC_BRIG: 0V,

PWM:100%

DAC_BRIG: 0V,

PWM:30%

DAC_BRIG: 0V,

PWM:100%

DAC_BRIG: 0V,

PWM:30%

F

η

45

80%

55

--

65

-kHz

--

Chapter 1

Thermal

All components on inverter board should follow below rules:

1. Component using conditions (component stress) must be within component specification including voltage rating, current rating, temperature etc.

2. Component temperature shold follow below:

T

T

∆

T <=30 Celsius degrees, at 25, 35 Celsius degrees.

Component temperature should be less than 70 Celsius degrees inside system at 35 Celsius degrees.

AC Adapter

Item

Vendor & model name

Input Requirements

Maximum input current (A,

@90Vac, full load)

Nominal frequency (Hz)

Frequency variation range (Hz)

Nominal voltages (Vrms)

Inrush current

Efficiency

Specification

ADAPTER ASTEC SA80-3115-0583 and Liteon PA-1750-02CA

1.2 Arms @ 90V

0.6 Arms @ 265V

47 - 63

47 - 63

90 - 265

The maximum inrush current will be less than 50A and 100A when the adapter is connected to 115Vac(60Hz) and 230Vac(50Hz) respectively.

It should provide an efficiency of 84% minimum, when measured at maximum load under 115V(60Hz).

Output Ratings (CV mode)

DC output voltage 19.0V including the effects of line voltage variation, load current, ripple and noise

300mvp-pmax (20MHz bandwidth) for resistor load

0 A (min.) 3.5A (max.)

Noise + Ripple

Output current

Output Ratings (CC mode)

DC output voltage

Constant output

Dynamic Output Characteristics

Start-up time

Hold up time

Over Voltage Protection (OVP)

Short circuit protection

Electrostatic discharge (ESD)

19.0

3.68A

3 sec. (@115Vac)

6 ms min. (@120 Vac input, full load)

27 V

Output can be shorted without damage, and auto recovery

15kV (at air discharge)

8kV (at contact discharge)

Dielectric Withstand Voltage

Primary to secondary

Leakage current

Regulatory Requirements

4242 Vdc for 1 second

250uA max at 250Vrms

1. FCC class B requirements(USA)

2. VDE class B requirements(German)

3. VCCI classII requirements(Japan)

System Power Management

ACPI mode

Mech. Off (G3)

Soft Off (G2/S5)

Working (G0/S0)

Power Management

All devices in the system are turned off completely.

OS initiated shutdown. All devices in the system are turned off completely.

Individual devices such as the CPU and hard disk may be power managed in this state.

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32

Standby (S1)

ACPI mode

Suspend to RAM (S3)

Save to Disk (S4)

Power Management

CPU in Stop Clock state

VGA Standby, turn off back-light

PCMCIA Standby

Audio Power Down

Hard Disk Spin Down motor

Super I/O Power down

CPU set power down

VGA Suspend

PCMCIA Suspend

Audio Power Down

Hard Disk Power Down

CD-ROM Power Down

Super I/O Low Power mode

Also called Hibernate state. System saves all system states and data onto the disk prior to power off the whole system.

Environmental Requirements

Item

Temperature

Operating

Non-operating

Non-operating

Humidity

Operating

Non-operating

Non-operating

Vibration

Operating (unpacked)

Non-operating (unpacked)

Mechanical Specification

Item

Dimensions

Weight

I/O Ports

Drive Bays

Material

Indicators

Switch

+5~+35

-20~+50

-20~+50

°

C

°

C

°

C (storage package)

Specification

10% to 90% RH, non-condensing

10% to 90% RH, non-condensing (unpacked)

10% to 90% RH, non-condensing (storage package)

5~500Hz: 1.0G

50~500Hz: 2.16G

Specification

322mm (W) x 272mm (D) x 35.5/38.0 mm(H) for 14.1 LCD model

327mm (W) x 272mm (D) x 38.0/39.3mm (H) for 15.0 inch model

6.5lb (including HDD, CD-ROM, FDD) for 14.1 inch model

7.0lb (including HDD, CD-ROM, FDD) for 15.0 inch model

1 parallel port (25 pins) EPP/ECP capability, 1 CRT port (15 pins) supports DDC

2B, 1 TV-out connector, 1 microphone-in port, 1 headphone-out with SPDIF port,

1 AC adapter jack (2 pins), 1 type III or 2 type II PCMCIA card bus slots, 3 USB

2.0 ports (4 pins), 1 RJ-11/RJ-45 port

One

Plastic PC+ABS (Bayer OM105Q)

Power, Media activity, Battery charge, Wireless communication, Caps lock, Num lock and Scroll lock indicators

Power switch

Lid switch

Internet switch

Wireless Bluetooth Modem ON/OFF switch

E-mail switch

Chapter 1

Memory Address Map

Memory Address

00100000h-000F0000h

000CD000h-000C0000h

000C0000h-000A0000h

000A0000h-00000000h

I/O Address Map

I/O Address

000-00F

020-021

040-043

060, 064

061

IRQ00

IRQ01

IRQ02

IRQ03

IRQ04

IRQ05

IRQ06

IRQ07

IRQ08

IRQ09

IRQ10

IRQ11

061

070-071

080-08F

0A0-0A1

0C0-0DF

0F0-0FF

170-177

1F0-1F7

220-22F

240-24F

278-27F

378,37A

3B0-3BB

3C0-3DF

3F0h-3F7

3F0-3F7

480-48F, 4D6

4D0-4D1

CF8-CFF

IRQ Assignment Map

Interrupt Channel

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64KB

128 KB

640KB

Size

Function

DMA controller-1

Interrupt controller-1

Timer 1

Keyboard controller 38859 chip select

System speaker out

System speaker

Real-time clock and NMI mask

DMA page register

Interrupt controller-2

DMA controller-2

Numeric data processor

2nd EIDE device (CD-ROM) select

1st EIDE device (hard drive) select

Audio

Audio (optional)

Parallel port 3

Paraller port 1

Video Controller

Standard Floppy Disk Controller

Floppy disk controller

DMA controller-1

PCI configuration register

Function

System BIOS

VGA BIOS

Video memory (VRAM)

Conventional memory

Function(Hardware)

System timer

Keyboard

Programmable Interrup Controller

FIR

Communications Port (COM1)

Free

Standard Floppy Disk Controller

Free

Real Time Clock

ACPI Compliment System

SMBUS Controller

Free

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00

01

02

03

IRQ Assignment Map

Interrupt Channel

IRQ12

IRQ13

IRQ14

IRQ15

IRQ16

IRQ17

IRQ18

IRQ19

IRQ20

IRQ21

IRQ22

DMA Channel Assignment

DMA Channel

Function(Hardware)

PS2 Mouse

Numeric Data Processor

Primary IDE Controller (hard disk)

Secondary IDE Controller (CD-ROM drive)

USB Host Controller/”VIA 1394/ Montara-GML VGA Controller

AC97 Modem/AC97 Audio/USB Host Controller

Free

RealTek Lan/USB Host Controller

Carbus Controller 0

Carbus Controller 1

Wireless Lan 802.11

Function (Hardware)

ECP Printer Port

Standard Floppy Disk Controller

Fir

Direct Memory Controller

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Chapter 2

System Utilities

BIOS Setup Utility

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

Output System).

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

Troubleshooting when problem arises.

To activate the BIOS Utility, press

m

during POST (when “Press <F2> to enter Setup” message is prompted on the bottom of screen).

Press m

to enter setup; press <C> to boot from CD-ROM; press <F12> to change boot device.

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Navigating the BIOS Utility

There are six menu options: Info., Main, System Devices, Security, Boot, and Exit.

Follow these instructions:

T

T

T

T

T

T

To choose a menu, use the cursor left/right keys ( zx

).

To choose a parameter, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy

).

To change the value of a parameter, press p or q

.

A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press e

to expand this item.

Press

^

while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu.

In any menu, you can load default settings by pressing t

. You can also press u

to save any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

NOTE: You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in square brackets. Navigation keys for a particular menu are shown on the bottom of the screen. Help for parameters are found in the Item

Specific Help part of the screen. Read this carefully when making changes to parameter values.

This menu provides you the information of the system.

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Info.

Parameter

Floppy Disk Drive

Serial Number

UUID Number

Description

Shows floppy drive type informaiton.

This field displays the serial number of this unit.

UUID=32bytes

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Main

The Main screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information, and also includes basic setup parameters. It allows the user to specify standard IBM PC AT system parameters.

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NOTE: The screen above is for reference only. Actual values may differ.

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The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter

System Time

System Date

System Memory

Extended Memory

VGA Memory

Quiet Boot

Internal Hard Disk

Power on display

LCD Auto Dim

Description

Sets the system time.

Sets the system date.

Format/Option

Format: HH:MM:SS

(hour:minute:second) System Time

Format MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/ year)

System Date

This field reports the memory size of the system.

Memory size is fixed to 640MB

This field reports the memory size of the extended memory in the system.

Extended Memory size=Total memory size-1MB

Shows the VGA memory size. The default value is set to 16MB

Determines if Customer Logo will be displayed or not; shows Summary Screen is disabled or enabled.

Enabled: Customer Logo is displayed, and

Summary Screen is disabled.

Disabled: Customer Logo is not displayed, and

Summary Screen is enabled.

Shows the hard disk types and capacity. If there is no hard disk present or unknown type, “None” should be shown on this field, otherwise the capacity must be shown.

Auto: During power process, the system will detect if any display device is connected on external video port. If any external display device is connected, the power on display will be in CRT

(or projector) only mode. Otherwise it will be in

LCD only mode.

Both: Simultaneously enable both the integrated

LCD screen and the system’s external video port

(for an external CRT or projector).

Determines if the system will automatically dim the LCD brightness in order to save power when

AC is not present.

Option:1/4/8/

16

/32MB

Option:

Enabled

or Disabled

Option:

Auto

or Both

Option:

Enabled

or Disabled

NOTE: The sub-items under each device will not be shown if the device control is set to disable or auto. This is because the user is not allowed to control the settings in these cases.

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System Devices

The System Devices screen contains parameters involving your hardware devices. It also provides advanced settings of the system.

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The table below describes the parameters in the screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter

Internal Touchpad

Infrared Port (FIR)

Parallel Port

Mode

Base I/O address

Interrupt

DMA Channel

Description

Determines whether or not to disable the internal pointing device as the PS/2 mouse is connected.

Enables, disables or auto detects the infrared port.

Enables, disables or auto detects the parallel port.

Sets the operation mode of the parallel port.

Both

or Auto

Options

Enabled

/Disabled/Auto

Enabled

/Disabled/Auto

ECP

, EPP, Normal or Bi-directional

378h/

278h

Sets the I/O address of the parallel port. This parameter is enabled only if Mode is set to ECP or

Bi-directional.

Sets the interrupt request of the parallel port.

Sets a DMA channel for the printer to operate in

ECP mode. This parameter is enabled only if Mode is set to ECP.

IRQ7

or IRQ5

DMA3

or DMA1

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Security

The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.

The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter

User Password is

Supervisor Password is

Set User Password

Set Supervisor Password

Password on boot

Description

Shows the setting of the uer password.

Shows the setting of the administrator password

Press Enter to set the user password. When set, this password protects the BIOS Setup

Utility from unauthorized access.

Press Enter to set the administrator password.

When set, this password protects the BIOS

Setup Utility from unauthorized access.

Allows the user to specify whether or not a password is required to boot.

Option

Clear

or Set

Clear

or Set

Disabled

or Enabled

NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your dealer to reset it.

Setting a Password

Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:

1.

Use the w

and y

keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e

key. The

Set Supervisor Password box appears:

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2.

Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceeds 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the “Confirm New

Password” field.

IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.

3.

Press

e

.

After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.

4.

If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter.

5.

When you are done, press u

to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

Removing a Password

Follow these steps:

1.

Use the w

and y

keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e

key. The

Set Password box appears:

2.

Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press e

.

3.

Press e

twice without typing anything in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields.

The computer then sets the Supervisor Password parameter to “Clear”.

4.

When you have changed the settings, press u

to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

Changing a Password

1.

Use the w

and y

keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e

key. The

Set Password box appears:

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2.

Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press e

.

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3.

Type a password in the Enter New Password field. Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field.

4.

Press e

. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.

5.

If desired, you can enable the Password on boot parameter.

6.

When you are done, press u

to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

If the verification is OK, the screen will display as following.

The password setting is complete after the user presses u

.

If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will show you the

Setup Warning.

If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match, the screen will display the following message.

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Boot

This menu allows the user to decide the order of boot devices to load the operating system. Bootable devices includes the distette drive in module bay, the onboard hard disk drive and the CD-ROM in module bay.

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Exit

The Exit screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.

The table below describes the parameters in this screen.

Parameter

Exit Saving Changes

Exit Discarding Changes

Load Setup Default

Discard Changes

Save Changes

Description

Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS.

Exit utility without saving setup data to CMOS.

Load default values for all SETUP item.

Load previous values from CMOS for all SETUP items.

Save Setup Data to CMOS.

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BIOS Flash Utility

The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions:

T

New versions of system programs

T

T

New features or options

Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted.

Use the Phlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM.

NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery

Diskette before you use the Phlash utility.

NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use the Phlash.

NOTE: Please use the AC adaptor power supply when you run the Phlash utility. If the battery pack does not contain enough power to finish BIOS flash, you may not boot the system because the BIOS is not completely loaded.

Fellow the steps below to run the Phlash.

1.

Prepare a bootable diskette.

2.

Copy the Phlash utilities to the bootable diskette.

3.

Then boot the system from the bootable diskette. The Phlash utility has auto-execution function.

System Diagnostic Diskette

This diagnostic diskette is for the Acer TravelMate 530 series notebook machine. You can find the utility in

Service CD kit. It provides the following functions:

1.

BIOS Re-flash

2.

Serial port, parallel port and FDD test

3.

CMOS RTC and FDD Test

4.

Thermal Test

5.

Config Test

6.

1394ID Check

7.

Touchpad Test

8.

VGA R.G.B. Mode Test

9.

FAN Test

10. Keyboard Test

11. 32bit Systemcard Test

12. Audio Test

13. Battery Charge Test

To use the diagnostic programs, and system utilities, first create a bootable diskette. Then copy the files under the following directory: Model1/field/files/Diagnostic Utility on this service CD. After you copy all files under the

Diagnostic Utility folder, then boot the system from the diagnostic diskette you create. Important! 1.) Please insert this service CD as you use the diagnostic diskette. 2.) Please insert a music CD when you go through

Audio Test. Play the music CD during the test to see if the speaker emits sounds or not.

NOTE: This program contains a readme.txt file. This readme.txt file will introduce each test utility and its functions.

IMPORTANT:

1

The diagnostics program we use for TravelMate 530 series is not exactly the same as PQA

(Product Quality Assurance), the diagnostic program we used to employ in other model. The system diagnostic utilities is provided by Acer Headquarters. You can utilize it as a basic diagnostic tool. To

1

New added description. Please pay attention to it.

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get this program, find it in the TravelMate 530 series service CD kit. To better fit local service requirements, your regional office MAY have other diagnostic program. Please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

NOTE: For ASSY Function Test Procedure, please prepare the following items for system components test:

SIO/PIO loopback, diskette, mouse (PS/2), CD-Disk (Test Program), battery pack, SYS_card (Card

Bus)X2, AC-adapter, keyboard, external speaker and feather.

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Running Diagnostics Program

1.

BIOS Re-flash

Insert CD-Disk and floppy disk then boot from floppy disk drive to BIOS re-flash.

2.

Serial Port, Parallel Port and FDD Test

Insert SIO/PIO loopback to serial/parallel port. Place the diskette in the floppy diskette drive. Then run the test utility.

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3.

CMOS RTC and FDD Test

Insert the diskette to the floppy disk drive for test.

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.

.

4.

Thermal Test

.

5.

Config Test

6.

1394 ID Check

If you need to confirm whether the 1394GUID serial number has been input or not, you can run this utility.

Press

^ then Y key to next test.

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7.

Touchpad Test

After you run the utility, please point and move your finger on the touchpad. Then see if the movement of the cursor can reach to left top (X=0, Y=0). Press the right and left button then continue next test.

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8.

VGA R.G.B. Mode Test

Inspects red, green and blue color of display quality. Press any key to continue next test.

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9.

FAN Test

Check if the fan has turned on or not. You can confirm the function by a feather.

10. Keyboard Test

Press all keys according to this order--from left to right and from up to down to test each key’s function. If pass then press b

+ Break to continue the next test.

11. 32bit Systemcard Test

Insert two pieces of Syscard (Card bus) into PCMCIA slots for test.

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12. Audio Test

Test the left channel first. After you hear a sound press e to test the right channel.

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13. Battery Charge Test

Plug in AC adapter to the system for test.

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Chapter 3

Machine Disassembly and Replacement

This chapter contains step-by-step procedures on how to disassemble the notebook computer for maintenance and troubleshooting.

To disassemble the computer, you need the following tools:

T

Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge

T

T

T

Small Philips screw driver

Philips screw driver

Flat head screwdriver

Large flat head screw driver

T

T

Tweezers

T

Nut driver

NOTE: The screws for the different components vary in size. During the disassembly process, group the screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatch when putting back the components.

When you remove the stripe cover, please be careful not to scrape the cover.

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General Information

Before You Begin

Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure, make sure that you do the following:

1.

Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals.

2.

Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system.

3.

Remove the battery pack.

NOTE: TravelMate 530 series product uses mylar or tape to fasten the FFC/FPC/connectors/cable, you may need to tear the tape or mylar before you disconnect different FFC/FPC/connectors.

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Disassembly Procedure Flowchart

The flowchart on the succeeding page gives you a graphic representation on the entire disassembly sequence and instructs you on the components that need to be removed during servicing. For example, if you want to remove the system board, you must first remove the keyboard, then disassemble the inside assembly frame in that order.

Start

Battery

Mx1

Heatsink cover

Nx2

Fan

Rx2

Sx2

Heatsink

Mx2

Middle Cover

Ox2

Keyboard

CPU

LCD

Panel

Mx2

Nx2

Ox2

LCD

Module

Nx2

LCD Bezel

Kx2

Mini PCI

EMI

Shielding

Kx1

LCD

Inverter

Mx4

Dx4

Main

Board

Kx2

Switch

Board

Optical

Brackets

Ox6 Jx2 Mx4

Nx2 Ix2 Kx2

Logic

Lower

Kx2

Bx4

Wireless

Card Power

Cable

LCD w/

Brackets

Fx3

LCD Latch

Mx2

Ax2

LCD

Hinges

Cx6

LCD

Brackets

LCD

Wireset

Nx1

Optical

Module

Dx2

Optical

Drive

Mx1

Memory

Optical

Module

Drive Door

FDD

Bracket

Mx2

FDD

Shielding

Hx4

HDD

FDD Drive

Px4

HDD

Carrier

Ox2

HDD Module

HDD

HDD

Connector

Fx4

PCMCIA

Slot

Logic

Upper

Lx7

Touchpad

Bracket

Lx1

Audio

Board

Kx3

Optical

Drive

Brackets

FDD FPC FDD Door

Lx2

Speakers

Touchpad

Cover

Lx4

Wireless Card

Antenna Line

Touchpad

Lx4

Hinge

Saddles

Lx2

Phone

Jack

Board

Screw List

F

G

D

E

Item

A

B

C

H

I

J

Description

CPU FRAME NUT

Screw, #4-40UNF

Screw, M2.0X2.5NL

Screw, M2.0X3

Screw, M2.0X3NL

Screw, M2.0X5

Screw, M2.0X7

Screw, M2.0X0.4P+3FP-ZK(NL)

Screw, M2.5X12

Screw, M2.5X18

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Item

K

L

O

P

M

N

Q

R

S

Description

Screw, M2.5X3NL

Screw, M2.5X4

Screw, M2.5X5

Screw, M2.5X7NL

Screw, M2.5X9NL

Screw, M3.0X3

Screw, TPB-1.7 3.5P-ZK(NL)

Thermal screw with spring

Thermal screw with white spring

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Removing the Battery Pack

1.

Press the battery lock and slide the battery latch.

2.

Then remove the battery.

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Removing the HDD Module/Memory/FDD Module/Optical Module and the CPU

Removing the HDD Module

1.

Remove the two screws that secure the HDD module.

2.

Then take the HDD module away.

Removing the Memory

1.

Remove the screw as shown here.

2.

Remove the DIMM door.

3.

Removing the Optical Module

1.

Remove the screw that secures the optical module.

2.

Push the optical module outwards.

3.

Then take out the optical module.

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Removing the FDD Module

1.

Remove the two screws that secures the FDD module.

2.

Disconnect FDD FPC.

3.

Then remove the FDD module.

Removing the CPU

1.

Replace the screw that secure the heatsink cover.

2.

Remove the heatsink cover.

3.

Remove the two screws that fasten the fan.

4.

Disconnect the fan cable then remove the fan..

5.

Remove the four screws as the picture shows.

6.

Then remove the heatsink..

7.

Unlock the CPU lock with the flat head screwdriver.

8.

Then remove the CPU

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Removing the Keyboard, the Memory, the Modem Card, the LCD Module and the Switch Board

Removing the Keyboard

1.

Remove the two screws on the bottom panel.

2.

Use a tool to pull the keyboard locks outwards as shown here.

3.

Disconnect the keyboard FPC, then detach the keyboard off the main unit.

Removing the Memory, the Modem Card (Bluetooth Card) and the Wireless LAN Card

1.

Pop up the memory then remove the memory.

2.

Unscrew the two screws that fasten the MDC door then remove the MDC door.

3.

Disconnect the modem card connector and modem card cable, then remove the modem card.

4.

Disconnect the LCD power cable.

5.

Remove the two screws holding the mini PCI EMI shielding.

6.

For bluetooth sku, you need to disconnect the bluetooth line, cable and the connector then remove the bluetooth card.

7.

Then, disconnect the right antenna line.

8.

Pop up the wireless LAN card with fingures the remove the wireless LAN card.

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Removing the Switch Board and the LCD module

1.

Unscrew the two screws that secure the middle cover, one on each side.

2.

Use a tool to prize out the middle cover.

3.

Remove the two screws holding the switch board.

4.

Unscrew the two screws that fasten the LCD hinge, one on each side.

5.

Remove the two screws as shown here, one on each side.

6.

Take the two screws off the bottom panel as shown here, one on each side.

7.

Disconnect the LCD power cable.

8.

Then detach the LCD module off the main unit.

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Disassembling the Main Unit

Separate the main unit into the logic upper and the logic lower assembly

1.

Disconnect the audio board FFC.

2.

To detach logic upper assembly, first remove the five screws as shown here.

3.

Remove the two screws as shown here.

4.

Remove the eight screws holding the lower case.

5.

Detach the logic upper assembly form the logic lower assembly..

Disassembling the logic lower assemby

1.

To detach the main board off the lower case, first unscrew one screw holding the CPU support bracket.

2.

Then remove another screw as shown here.

3.

Remove the four hex head cap screws holding the main board.

4.

Unscrew the two screws as shown here.

5.

Detach the main board off the lower case.

6.

Disconnect the modem cable then remove the cable off the main board.

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Disassembling the Logic Upper Assembly

7.

Remove the two screws that fasten the left antenna, then remove another two screws on the other side holding the right antenna line.

8.

Unscrew the six screws that secure the touchpad bracket then remove the touchpad bracket.

9.

Tear off the mylar that fasten the touchpad FFC then disconnect the FFC.

10. Disconnect the right and the left speaker cable.

11. Remove the two screws that secure the two speakers, one on each side.

12. Disconnect the audio board FFC.

13. Remove the screw that holds the audio-touchpad board then take the audio-touchpad board (with FFC) off the lower case.

14. Disconnect the audio FFC from the audio-touchpad board.

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15. Disconnect the phone jack FFC.

16. Disconnect the touchpad FFC off the audio-touchpad board.

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17. Remove the two screws that hold the hinge saddle.

18. Unscrew the two screws that fasten the other hinge saddle.

19. Remove the two screws holding the phone jack board assembly.

20. Then detach the phone jack cover off the phone jack board.

21. Take the EMI shielding off the lower case.

22. Release the touchpad cover locks as shown here.

23. Remove the touchpad cover then take the touchpad off the lower case.

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Disassembling the LCD Module

1.

Remove the two screwpad then unscrew the two screws on the LCD bezel. One on each side.

2.

Disattach the LCD bezel from the upper side of the LCD module carefully..

3.

Unscrew the screw that holds the LCD inverter.

4.

Disconnect the LCD wire set and LCD power cable from the LCD inverter.

5.

Remove the eight screws that secure the LCD to LCD panel; four on each side.

6.

Remove the LCD from the LCD panel.

7.

Remove the six screws holding the right and the left LCD brackets. Four on each side.

8.

Tear off the mylar that fastens the LCD wire set..

9.

Disconnect the LCD wire set.

10. Unscrew the two screws that secure the right and left hinges. Then remove the two hinges.

11. Unscrew the three screws then remove the LCD latch.

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Disassembling the External Modules

Disassembling the HDD Module

1.

Remove the four (two on each side) screws on HDD carrier.

2.

Remove the HDD EMI shielding and take out the HDD from the carrier.

3.

Disconnect the hard disk drive connector.

Disassembling the Floppy Disk Drive Module

1.

Remove the four screws (two on each side) that secure the FDD to the FDD bracket. Then remove the

FDD from the FDD bracket.

2.

Disconnect FDD FFC.

3.

Use a tool (a tip of a pen or an uncurved paper clipper) to release the FDD door lock on one side, then the other. And you can remove the FDD door.

Disassembling the Optical Drive Module

1.

Unscrew the two screws holding the optical bracket.

2.

Then remove the optical bracket.

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Chapter 4

Troubleshooting

Use the following procedure as a guide for computer problems.

NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test this model (TravelMate 530 series). Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses.

1.

Obtain the failed symptoms in as much detail as possible.

2.

Verify the symptoms by attempting to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating the same operation.

3.

If any problem occurs, you can perform visual inspection before you fellow this chapter’s instructions. You can check the following: power cords are properly connected and secured; there are no obvious shorts or opens; there are no obviously burned or heated components; all components appear normal.

4.

After you perform visual inspection you can also verify the following: ask the user if a password is registered and, if it is, ask him or her to enter the password.

verify with the customer that Wndows XP is installed on the hard disk. Operating systems that were not preinstalled by Acer can cause malfunction.

make sure all optional equipment is removed from the computer.

make sure the floppy disk is empty.

5.

Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which page to go to.

Symptoms (Verified)

Power failure. (The power indicator does not go on or stay on.)

POST does not complete. No beep or error codes are indicated.

POST detects an error and displayed messages on screen.

The diagnostic test detected an error and displayed a FRU code.

Other symptoms (i.e. LCD display problems or others).

Symptoms cannot be re-created (intermittent problems).

Go To

“Power System Check” on page 71.

“Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message” on page 75

“Undetermined Problems” on page 82

“Error Message List” on page 76

“System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 46

“Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message” on page 75

Use the customer-reported symptoms and go to

“Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message” on page 75

“Intermittent Problems” on page 81

“Undetermined Problems” on page 82

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System Check Procedures

External Diskette Drive Check

Do the following steps to isolate the problem to a controller, driver, or diskette. A write-enabled, diagnostic diskette is required.

NOTE: Make sure that the diskette does not have more than one label attached to it. Multiple labels can cause damage to the drive or cause the drive to fail.

Do the following to select the test device. See “System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 46 for details.

1.

The FDD heads can become dirty over time, affecting their performance. Use an FDD cleaning kit to clean the heads. If the FDD still does not function properly after cleaning, go to next step.

2.

Boot from diagnostic program (see“System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 46)

3.

If an error occurs with the internal diskette drive, reconnect the diskette connector on the main board.

If the error still remains:

1.

Reconnect the external diskette drive module.

2.

Replace the external diskette drive module.

3.

Replace the main board.

External CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive Check

Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, drive, or CD-ROM/DVD-ROM. Make sure that the CD-

ROM does not have any label attached to it. The label can cause damage to the drive or can cause the drive to fail.

Do the following to select the test device:

1.

Insert an audio CD into the CD/DVD drive. If the CD/DVD drive can read the data from the audio CD. The drive does not have problem, then go to next step. If the CD/DVD LED on the front panel does not emit light as it read the data from the audio CD, then go to next step. However, if the CD/DVD drive can not read data from the audio CD, you may need to clean the CD/DVD drive with a CD/DVD drive cleaning disk.

2.

Make sure that the appropriate driver has been installed on the computer for the CD/DVD drive.

3.

Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the diagnostics program (refer to “System Diagnostic

Diskette” on page 46.)

4.

See if CD-ROM Test is passed when the program runs to CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Test.

5.

Follow the instructions in the message window.

If an error occurs, reconnect the connector on the main board. If the error still remains:

1.

Reconnect the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM module.

2.

Replace the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM module.

3.

Replace the main board.

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Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check

Remove the external keyboard if the internal keyboard is to be tested.

If the internal keyboard does not work or an unexpected character appears, make sure that the flexible cable extending from the keyboard is correctly seated in the connector on the main board.

If the keyboard cable connection is correct, run the Keyboard Test. See “System Diagnostic Diskette” on page

46 for more details.

If the tests detect a keyboard problem, do the following one at a time to correct the problem. Do not replace a non-defective FRU:

1.

Reconnect the keyboard cables.

2.

Replace the keyboard.

3.

Replace the main board.

The following auxiliary input devices are supported by this computer:

T

Embedded Numeric Keypad

T

External keyboard

If any of these devices do not work, reconnect the cable connector and repeat the failing operation.

Memory Check

Memory errors might stop system operations, show error messages on the screen, or hang the system.

Currently, we do not provide memory test program. However, if you need to check memory but have no testing program or diagonositc utility at hand, please go to http://www.passmark.com to download the shareware

“BurnIn Test V.3.0”. You may test the memory with this program under Window XP environment.

NOTE: Make sure that the DIMM is fully installed into the connector. A loose connection can cause an error.

Power System Check

To verify the symptom of the problem, power on the computer using each of the following power sources:

1.

Remove the battery pack.

2.

Connect the power adapter and check that power is supplied.

3.

Disconnect the power adapter and install the charged battery pack; then check that power is supplied by the battery pack.

If you suspect a power problem, see the appropriate power supply check in the following list:

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“Check the Power Adapter” on page 72

T

“Check the Battery Pack” on page 73

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Check the Power Adapter

Unplug the power adapter cable from the computer and measure the output voltage at the plug of the power adapter cable. See the following figure

Pin 1: 19V

Pin 2: 0V, Ground

1.

If the voltage is not correct, replace the power adapter.

2.

If the voltage is within the range, do the following:

T

T

Replace the main board.

If the problem is not corrected, see “Undetermined Problems” on page 82.

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If the voltage is not correct, go to the next step.

NOTE: An audible noise from the power adapter does not always indicate a defect.

3.

If the DC-IN indicator does not light up, check the power cord of the power adapter for correct continuity and installation.

4.

If the operational charge does not work, see “Check the Power Adapter” on page 72.

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Check the Battery Pack

To check the battery pack, do the following:

From Software:

1.

Check out the Power Options in control Panel

2.

In Power Meter, confirm that if the parameters shown in the screen for Current Power Source and Total

Battery Power Remaining are correct.

3.

Repeat the steps 1 and 2, for both battery and adapter.

4.

This helps you identify first the problem is on recharging or discharging.

From Hardware:

1.

Power off the computer.

2.

Remove the battery pack and measure the voltage between battery terminals 1(+) and 6(ground).

3.

If the voltage is still less than 7.5 Vdc after recharging, replace the battery.

4.

If the voltage is within the normal range, run the diagnostic program.

To check the battery charge operation, use a discharged battery pack or a battery pack that has less than 50% of the total power remaining when installed in the computer.

If the battery status indicator does not light up, remove the battery pack and let it return to room temperature.

Re-install the battery pack.

If the charge indicator still does not emit, replace the battery pack. If the charge indicator still does not light up, replace the DC/DC charger board.

Touchpad Check

If the touchpad doesn’t work, do the following actions one at a time to correct the problem. Do not replace a non-defective FRU:

1.

After rebooting, run Touch pad/PS2 Mode Driver.

2.

Run utility with the PS/2 mouse function and check if the mouse is working.

3.

If the PS/2 mouse does not work, then check if the main board to switch board FPC is connected well.

4.

If the main board to switch board FPC is connected well, then check if the touch pad FPC connects to the main board properly.

5.

If there is still an error after you have connected the touch pad FPC to the main board properly, then replace the touch pad or touch pad FPC. The touch pad or touch pad FPC may be damaged.

6.

Replace switch board.

7.

If the touch pad still does not work, then replace the FPC on Track Pad PCB.

After you use the touchpad, the pointer drifts on the screen for a short time. This self-acting pointer movement can occur when a slight, steady pressure is applied to the touchpad pointer. This symptom is not a hardware problem. No service actions are necessary if the pointer movement stops in a short period of time.

Display Check

1.

Connect an external display to the computer’s external monitor port, the boot the computer. The computer can automatically detect the external display. Press Fn+ p

to switch to the external display.

2.

If the external display works fine, the internal LCD may be damaged. Then perform the following steps:

Make sure the DDRRAM module is seated properly. Then run the diplay test again. If the problem still exists, go to next step.

Replace the inverter board, then run the display test program again. If the problem still occurs, go on next step.

Replace the LCD module with a new one then run the display test again. If the probelm still happens, continue next step.

Replace LCD/FL cable with a new one then execute the display diagnostic again. If the problem

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still occurs, continue next step.

Replace the CPU with another of the same specifications. If the problems still occurs, go to next step.

The main board may be damaged. Replace main board.

3.

If the external monitor has the same problem as the internal monitor, the main board may be damaged.

Please insert the diagnostic disk and run the display test program and go through the sub-steps under step 2.

Sound Check

To determine if the computer’s built-in speakers are functioning properly, perform the following steps. Before you start the steps below, adjust the speaker volume to an appropriate level.

1.

Try different audio sources. For example, employ audio CD and ditital music file to determine whether the fault is in the speaker system or not. If not all sources have sound problem, the problem is in the source devices. If all have the same problem, continue next step.

2.

Connect a set of earphone or external speakers. If these devices work fine, go to next step. If not, then the main board may be defective or damaged. Replace the main board.

3.

Follow the disassembling steps in Chapter 3. Esure the speaker cable is firmly connected to the main board. If the speaker is still a malfunction, go on next step.

4.

If the speakers do not sound properly, the speakers may be defective or damaged. Replace the speakers.

If the problem still occurs, then replace the main board.

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Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message

The POST error message index lists the error message and their possible causes. The most likely cause is listed first.

NOTE: Perform the FRU replacement or actions in the sequence shown in FRU/Action column, if the FRU replacement does not solve the problem, put the original part back in the computer. Do not replace a non-defective FRU.

This index can also help you determine the next possible FRU to be replaced when servicing a computer.

If the symptom is not listed, see “Undetermined Problems” on page 82.

The following lists the error messages that the BIOS displays on the screen and the error symptoms classified by function.

NOTE: Most of the error messages occur during POST. Some of them display information about a hardware device, e.g., the amount of memory installed. Others may indicate a problem with a device, such as the way it has been configured.

NOTE: If the system fails after you make changes in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter

Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the error.

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Index of Error Messages

Error Message List

0213Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch

0220 Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run

SETUP

Error Messages

0200 Failure Fixed Disk

0211 Keyboard error

0212 Keyboard Controller Failed

02B2 Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP

02D0 System cache error - Cache disabled

FRU/Action in Sequence

Hard disk error detected.

Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly.

Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and verify the hard disk is detected.

see “Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check” on page 71. see “Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check” on page 71.

May require replacing the keyboard controller.

Unlock the system to proceed.

Display device mismatch.

Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and verify the parameters (try loading the default settings); then save and restart the computer.

0230 System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

0231 Shadow RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

0232 Extended RAM Failed at address line: nnnn Extended RAM test failed

Main board

0250 System battery is dead - Replace and run

SETUP

CMOS clock battery needs to be replaced. Replace the battery and run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system.

0251 System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used

Shadow RAM test failed

Main board

System RAM test failed

Main board

0260 System timer error

CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly.

Run BIOS Setup Utility and verify the parameters; then save and restart the computer.

Check the system battery.

System timer test fiailed, and the main board needs to be repaired.

Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system.

Main board

0270 Real time clock error

0280 Previous boot incomplete - Default configuration used

0281 Memory size found by POST differed from

EISA CMOS

RTC battery

Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system.

Main board

Previous boot-up was not copleted successfully.

Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and verify the parameters (try loading the default settings); then save and restart the computer.

RTC battery

Main board

Run “Load Setup Defaults” in BIOS Setup Utility.

Main board

02B0 Diskette drive A error Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests.

Check the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in BIOS

Setup Utility

Check if the diskette drive is attached correctly.

See “External Diskette Drive Check” on page 70.

Type of floppy drive A: not correctly identified in Setup.

Main board

RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache.

On older boards, check the cache jummpers. You may have to replace the cache.

Main board

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Error Message List

Error Messages

02F0 CPU ID

02F4 EISA CMOS not writeable

02F5 DMA Test Failed

02F6 Software NMI Failed

02F7 Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed

Invalid System Configuration Data

Operating system not found

Parity Check 1 nnnn

Parity Check 2 nnnn

FRU/Action in Sequence

CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.

Main board

System unable to write to EISA CMOS.

Main board

System unable to write to DMA (Direct Memory Access) registers.

Main board

System unable to generate software NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt).

Main board

Fail-Safe Timer takes too long.

Main board

Error with NVRAM (CMOS) data.

Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and verify the parameters (try loading the default settings); then save and restart your computer.

Main board

Operating system cannot be found on the boot device.

Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and verify the parameters (try loading the default settings); then save and restart the computer.

Recover hard disk.

Reinstall the operating system.

Parity error found on system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays.

Parity error found on I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays .

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Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message

LCD-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

LCD backlight doesn't work

LCD is too dark

LCD brightness cannot be adjusted

LCD contrast cannot be adjusted

Unreadable LCD screen

Missing pels in characters

Abnormal screen

Wrong color displayed

LCD has extra horizontal or vertical lines displayed.

Action in Sequence

Enter BIOS Utility to execute “Load Setup Defaults” on Exit screen, then reboot system.

Reconnect the LCD connectors.

Keyboard (if contrast and brightness function key doesn't work).

LCD cable

LCD inverter

LCD

Main board

Reconnect the LCD connector

LCD cable

LCD inverter

LCD

Main board

LCD inverter

LCD cable

LCD

Main board

Indicator-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

Indicator incorrectly remains off or on, but system runs correctly

Action in Sequence

Reconnect the inverter board

Inverter board

Main board

Power-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

Power shuts down during operation

The system doesn’t power-on.

The system doesn’t power-off.

Battery can’t be charged

Action in Sequence

Power source (battery pack and power adapter). See “Power

System Check” on page 71.

Battery pack

Power adapter

Hard drive & battery connection board

Main board

Power source (battery pack and power adapter). See “Power

System Check” on page 71“.

Battery pack

Power adapter

Hard drive & battery connection board

Main board

Power source (battery pack and power adapter). See “Power

System Check” on page 71.

Hold and press the power switch for more than 4 seconds.

Main board

See “Check the Power Adapter” on page 72.

Battery pack

Main board

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PCMCIA-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

System cannot detect the PC Card (PCMCIA)

PCMCIA slot pin is damaged.

Action in Sequence

See “System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 46. Please run Sycard 32

Bit test.

PCMCIA slot assembly

Main board

PCMCIA slot assembly

Memory-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

Memory count (size) appears different from actual size.

DIMM

Main board

Action in Sequence

Speaker-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

In Windows, multimedia programs, no sound comes from the computer.

Action in Sequence

See “Sound Check” on page 74

Audio driver

Speaker

Main board

Internal speakers make noise or emit no sound.

See “Sound Check” on page 74

Speaker

Main board

Power Management-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

The system will not enter hibernation

The system doesn't enter hibernation mode and four short beeps every minute.

The system doesn’t enter standby mode after closing the LCD

The system doesn't resume from hibernation mode.

The system doesn't resume from standby mode after opening the LCD.

Battery fuel gauge in Windows doesn’t go higher than 90%.

System hangs intermittently.

Action in Sequence

Keyboard (if control is from the keyboard)

Hard disk drive

Main board

Press Fn+F4 and see if the computer enters hibernation mode.

Touchpad

Keyboard

Hard disk connection board

Hard disk drive

Main board

LCD cover switch

Main board

Hard disk connection board

Hard disk drive

Main board

LCD cover switch

Main board

Remove battery pack and let it cool for 2 hours.

Refresh battery (continue use battery until power off, then charge battery).

Battery pack

Main board

Reconnect hard disk drives.

Hard disk drive connector

Main board

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Peripheral-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

System configuration does not match the installed devices.

External display does not work correctly.

USB does not work correctly

Print problems.

Action in Sequence

Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute “Load Setup defaults”, then reboot system.

Reconnect hard disk/CD-ROM/diskette drives.

See “System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 46

See if there is an error beep. If there is an erro beep, then change main board.

Power off. Then check if RAM CPU BIOS are well-connected.

Press Fn+F5 three times slowly

LCD FPC

LCD inverter

LCD

USB device cable is firmly connected into the USB ports. Test one

USB port each time.

USB socket is firmly secured to the main board.

Main board

Ensure the “Parallel Port” in the “System Devices” of BIOS Setup

Utility is set to Enabled.

Onboard Devices Configuration

Run parallel port test

Printer driver

Printer cable

Printer

Main board

Keyboard/Touchpad-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

Keyboard (one or more keys) does not work.

Touchpad does not work.

Action in Sequence

Reconnect the keyboard cable.

Keyboard

Main board

Reconnect touch pad cable. Modem port is secured to the main board

Touch pad FPC

Audio/Touch pad board

Main board

Modem-Related Symptoms

Symptom / Error

Internal modem does not work correctly.

Action in Sequence

Ensure the telephone cable is firmly plugged into the telephone wall socket and the modem port of the computer.

Modem phone port is secured to the main board.

modem combo board

Main board

NOTE: If you cannot find a symptom or an error in this list and the problem remains, see “Undetermined

Problems” on page 82.

Chapter 4

Intermittent Problems

Intermittent system hang problems can be caused by a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with a hardware defect, such as: cosmic radiation, electrostatic discharge, or software errors. FRU replacement should be considered only when a recurring problem exists.

When analyzing an intermittent problem, do the following:

1.

Run the diagnostic test for several times to isolate the problem.

2.

If no error is detected, do not replace any FRU.

3.

If any error is detected, replace the FRU. Rerun the test to verify that there are no more errors.

If an error is detected by the main battery test, see “Check the Power Adapter” on page 72

If an error is detected by the display test, see “Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message” on page

78 .

If an error is detected by the floppy disk drive test, see “External Diskette Drive Check” on page 70.

If an error is detected by the keyboard test, see “Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check” on page 71.

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Undetermined Problems

The diagnostic problems does not identify which adapter or device failed, which installed devices are incorrect, whether a short circuit is suspected, or whether the system is inoperative.

Follow these procedures to isolate the failing FRU (do not isolate non-defective FRU).

NOTE: Verify that all attached devices are supported by the computer.

NOTE: Verify that the power supply being used at the time of the failure is operating correctly. (See “Power

System Check” on page 71):

1.

Power-off the computer.

2.

Visually check them for damage. If any problems are found, replace the FRU.

3.

Remove or disconnect all of the following devices:

T

Non-Acer devices

T

T

T

T

Printer, mouse, and other external devices

Battery pack

Hard disk drive

DIMM

T

T

CD-ROM/Diskette drive Module

PC Cards

4.

Power-on the computer.

5.

Determine if the problem has changed.

6.

If the problem does not recur, reconnect the removed devices one at a time until you find the failing FRU.

7.

If the problem remains, replace the following FRU one at a time. Do not replace a non-defective FRU:

T

T

Main board

LCD assembly

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Index of AFlash BIOS Error Message

Hardware Error

VPD Checksum Error

Error Message

BIOS Update Program Error

System Error

Without AC adapter

Battery Low

Action in Sequence

See “System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 46

Reboot the system and then restest with this diskette.

Turn off the power and restart the system.

Make sure this AFlash BIOS diskette for this model.

make sure to connect AC adapter make sure to install a highly charged battery, and reboot system.

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Jumper and Connector Locations

Top View

Chapter 5

9

10

11

6

7

8

3

4

5

1

2

USB Connector Port

USB Connector Port

USB Connector Port

TV-Out Connector

Panel Connector

RJ45 Connector Port

Panel Backlight On/Off Switch

LPTCN-27 Port

Switch Buttom Interface Connector

SPR Connector

CRT Connector Port

22

23

24

17

18

20

12

13

14

15

16

DC Jack Port

Modem Connector

IEEE 1394 Connector

RJ11 Connector

Battery Connector

MDC Connector

DDR 200Pin Port

Internal Keyboard Connector

Audio Board to Main Board Connector

Mini PCI Connector

System On/Off Button

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SW3 Settings

SW3

PANEL BACKLIGTH ON/OFF BUTTON

SW2 Settings

POWER BUTTON

SW2

Setting

ON: PANLE BACKLIGHT ON

OFF: PANEL BACKLIGHT OFF

Setting

ON:SYSTEM ON

OFF: SYSTEM OFF

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Bottom View

1

2

3

4

HDD Connector

Card Reader Connector

FDD Connector

DDR 200Pin So-Dimm Connector

5

6

7

8

PCMCIA Connector 84Pin Port

CPU FAN Connector

CPU Socket

CD-ROM Port

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Chapter 6

FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List

This chapter gives you the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) listing in global configurations of TravelMate 530 series products. Refer to this chapter whenever ordering for parts to repair or for RMA (Return Merchandise

Authorization).

Please note that WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, you should check the most up-to-date information available on your regional web or channel. For whatever reasons a part number change is made, it will not be noted on the printed Service Guide. For ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a

DIFFERENT part number code from those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

NOTE: To scrap or to return the defective parts, you should follow the local government ordinance or regulations on how to dispose it properly, or follow the rules set by your regional Acer office on how to return it.

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Exploded Diagram

THE SYSTEM

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LOGIC UPPER ASSY

TravelMate 270

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LCD 14.1”

TravelMate270

92 Chapter 6

LCD 15”

TravelMate 270

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DVD ASSY

94

TravelMate 270

NOTE: The exploded diagrams for CD-ROM, DVD-ROM and DVD-RW combo module are very similar.

Therefor, we put only DVD ASSY exploded diagram for your reference. Please also refer to the FRU list below for more information on different models and part numbers. This diagram only explains the relevant location of each part. The parts on the exploded diagrams may be a slightly different from its actual looks.

Chapter 6

FDD ASSY

HDD (W/O HDD) ASSY

TravelMate 270

Chapter 6

TravelMate 270

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Adapter

Picture

NS

No.

Partname And Description

ADAPTER-DELTA 75W (3 pin)

ADAPTER-ASTEC 70W (3 pin)

Part Number

AP.T2303.001

AP.80304.002

Battery

Boards

NS BATTERY LI-ION 8 CELLS 2150MAH

PANASONIC CGR18650C

BATTERY LI-ION 8 CELLS 2150MAH

SAMSUNG ICR18650-22

BT.18605.001

BT.18606.001

251-Logic

Upper

AUDIO/TOUCHPAD BOARD 55.T24V5.001

252-The system

SWITCH BOARD

252-Logic

Upper

PHONE JACK BOARD

55.T24V5.002

55.T18V5.003

NS MODEM BOARD AMBIT U98M005.05MDC

SCOPI01

54.T24V5.001

NS

NS

NS

MODEM / BLUETOOTH COMBO BOARD

AMBIT T60M665.00

WIRELESS LAN BOARD (802.11b) AMBIT T60H

656.02 PRISM

54.T24V5.002

54.T24V5.003

WIRELESS LAN BOARD (802.11a+b) AMBIT

T60H677.01

54.T24V5.004

Cables

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Picture No.

016-Logic

Upper

Partname And Description

AUDIO FFC CABLE 38 PIN

003-Logic

Upper

TOUCHPAD FFC CABLE

Part Number

50.T24V5.001

50.T18V5.002

004-Logic

Upper

PHONE JACK FFC CABLE

NS

NS

MODEM CABLE

POWER CORD US (3Pin)

POWER CORD EC (3Pin)

POWER CORD Aus (3Pin)

POWER CORD UK (3Pin)

POWER CORD SWISS (3Pin)

POWER CORD CHINA (3Pin)

POWER CORD ITALLIAN (3Pin)

POWER CORD DEMARK (3Pin)

Communication Module

002-Logic

Upper

ANTENNA LINE-L

001-Logic

Upper

ANTENNA LINE-R

50.T18V5.003

50.T24V5.002

27.T18V5.001

27.T18V5.002

27.T18V5.003

27.T18V5.004

27.T18V5.005

27.T18V5.006

27.T18V5.007

27.T18V5.008

50.T18V5.005

50.T18V5.006

NS MODEM CABLE 50.T24V5.004

Case/Cover/Bracket Assembly

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NS

Picture No.

312-The

System

Partname And Description

MIDDLE COVER W/NAME PLATE

322-The

System

314-The

System

MIDDLE COVER SCREW PAD

DIMM COVER

Part Number

42.T24V5.001

47.T18V5.003

42.T18V5.002

42.T18V5.003

313-The

System

HEATSINK COVER

311-The

System

LOWER CASE 60.T24V5.002

253-The

System

UPPER CASE W/O SPEAKER 60.T24V5.003

101-Logic

Upper

EMI BRACKET W/ MYLARS, THERMAL PAD 60.T24V5.004

310-The

System

MINI PCI EMI SHIELDING 31.T18V5.001

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Picture No.

003-DVD

ASSY

Partname And Description

OPTICAL DRIVE BRACKET

Part Number

33.T24V5.001

104-Logic

Upper

TOUCHPAD BRACKET

NS TOUCHPAD COVER

33.T18V5.002

42.T18V5.004

NS CPU SUPPORT BRACKET 33.T18V5.003

102-Logic

Upper

HINGE SADDLE-R

103-Logic

Upper

HINGE SADDLE-L

105-Logic

Upper

PHONE JACK COVER

34.T18V5.001

34.T18V5.002

42.T18V5.005

BATTERY LATCH/KNOB KIT W/ SPRING &

LATCH COVER

6K.T18V5.001

MODEM DOOR 42.T24V5.002

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CPU

Picture

FDD/Floppy Disk Drive

NS

No.

Partname And Description Part Number

INTEL PENTIUM 4-M (NORTHWOOD) 1.8GHZ/

512K/400FSB/1.3V/478PIN/ C-1 STEPPING

INTEL PENTIUM 4-M (NORTHWOOD) 1.9GHZ/

512K/400FSB/1.3V/478PIN/ C-1 STEPPING

INTEL PENTIUM 4-M (NORTHWOOD) 2.0GHZ/

512K/400FSB/1.3V/478PIN/ C-1 STEPPING

INTEL PENTIUM 4-M (NORTHWOOD) 2.2GHZ/

512K/400FSB/1.3V/478PIN/ C-1 STEPPING

INTEL PENTIUM 4-M (NORTHWOOD) 2.2GHZ/

512K/400FSB/1.3V/478PIN/ C-1 STEPPING

01.P4MNW.1G8

01.P4MNW.1G9

01.P4MNW.2G0

01.NORTH.22B

01.P4MNW.2G4

FDD ASSY FDD MODULE PANASONIC JU-226A273FC

REV. 2

FDD MODULE, MITSUMI (D353G-4513)

6M.T18V5.010

6M.T24V5.003

011-FDD

ASSY

002-FDD

ASSY

FDD DRIVE PANASONIC JU-226A273FC REV.2 KF.22602.001

FDD DRIVE MITSUMI (D353G-4513) KF.35306.001

FDD BEZEL FOR PANASONIC

FDD BEZEL FOR MITSUMI

42.T18V5.016

42.T18V5.017

001-FDD

ASSY

010-FDD

ASSY

FDD BRACKET FOR PANASONIC

FDD BRACKET FOR MITSUMI

FDD FPC CABLE FOR PANASONIC

FDD FPC CABLE FOR MITSUMI

33.T18V5.004

33.T18V5.005

50.T18V5.007

50.T18V5.008

100 Chapter 6

Picture

HDD/ Hard Disk Drive

No.

Partname And Description Part Number

NS

003-HDD

(W/O HDD)

ASSY

HDD 20GB/2.5 IN./4200RPM/HGST CASCADE

IC25N020ATCS04-0 07N8325

HDD 30GB/2.5 IN./4200RPM/HGST CASCADE

IC25N030ATCS04-0 07N8326

HDD 40GB/2.5 IN./4200RPM/HGST CASCADE

IC25N040ATCS04-0 07N8327

HDD 20GB/2.5 IN./4200RPM/TOSHIBA TITAN

MK2018GAP

HDD 30GB/2.5 IN./ 4200RPM/TOSHIBA TITAN

MK3018GAP

HDD 40GB/2.5 IN./4200RPM/TOSHIBA TITAN

MK4018GAP

HDD 20GB/2.5 IN./4200RPM/HITACHI

EUCALYPTUS DK23EA

HDD 30GB/2.5 IN./4200RPM/HITACHI

EUCALYPTUS DK23EA/30

KH.02007.001

KH.03007.001

KH.04007.001

KH.25204.001

KH.25304.001

KH.25404.001

KH.32005.002

KH.33005.002

HDD 40GB/2.5 IN./4200RPM/Hitachi Eucalyptus

DK23EA/-40

HDD CARRIER

KH.34005.002

42.T18V5.018

22.T18V5.002

010-HDD

(W/O HDD)

ASSY

HDD CONNECTOR

002-HDD

(W/O HDD)

ASSY

HDD BRACKET COVER 33.T18V5.016

Keyboard

NS KEYBOARD DARFON ARABIC NSK-A650A

84KEYS

KB.T1802.010

KEYBOARD DARFON BELGIUM NSK-A651A

85KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON CHINESE NSK-A6502

84KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON CZECH NSK-A650C

85KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON DANISH NSK-A650D

85KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON FRENCH NSK-A650F

85KEYS

KB.T1802.012

KB.T1802.005

KB.T1802.014

KB.T1802.017

KB.T1802.006

Chapter 6 101

LCD

Picture No.

Partname And Description

KEYBOARD DARFON GERMAN NSK-A650G

85KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON HUNGAIAN NSK-A650Q

85KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON ITALIAN NSK-A650E

85KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON NORWAY NSK-A650N

85KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON PORTUGUESE NSK-

A6506 85KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON SPANISH NSK-A650S

85KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON SWEDEN NSK-A650W

85KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON SWISS/G NSK-A6500

85KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON THAI NSK-A6503

84KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON TURKISH NSK-A650T

85KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON UK NSK-A650U

85KEYS

KEYBOARD DARFON US INTERNATIONAL

NSK-A651D 84KEYS

Part Number

KB.T1802.003

KB.T1802.015

KB.T1802.004

KB.T1802.016

KB.T1802.009

KB.T1802.008

KB.T1802.013

KB.T1802.007

KB.T1802.011

KB.T1802.018

KB.T1802.002

KB.T1802.001

LCD 14.1” and LCD 15”

001-LCD

14.1” and

LCD 15”

LCD MODULE 14.1" TFT XGA AU UB141XN04

V.2 5AXXX

LCD MODULE 14.1" TFT XGA CPT

CLAA141XF01 REV.2

LCD MODULE 15" TFT XGA AU B150XG01

V0.2

LCD MODULE 15" TFT XGA LG LP150X05

LCD MODULE 15" TFT XGA HITACHI

TX38D85VC1CAB REV.A

LCD 14.1" TFT XGA AU UB141XN04 V.2

5AXXX

LCD MODULE 14.1" TFT XGA CPT

CLAA141XF01 REV.2

LCD 15" TFT XGA AU B150XG01 V0.2

LCD 15" TFT XGA LG LP150X05

LCD 15" TFT XGA HITACHI TX38D85VC1CAB

REV.A

LCD INVERTER T51I056.01

6M.T24V5.011

6M.T24V5.012

6M.T24V5.013

6M.T24V5.014

6M.T24V5.015

LK.14105.002

LK.14109.002

LK.15005.001

LK.15008.003

LK.15004.003

19.T24V5.001

003-LCD

14.1” and

LCD 15”

102 Chapter 6

Main Board

Chapter 6

Picture No.

104-LCD

14.1” and

LCD 15

103-LCD

14.1” and

LCD 15”

102-LCD

14.1” and

LCD 15”

Partname And Description

LCD BRACKET 14.1" LEFT

LCD BRACKET 15" LEFT W/HINGE FOR AU

XGA

LCD BRACKET 15" LEFT W/HINGE FOR LG

XGA

LCD BRACKET 15" LEFT W/HINGE FOR

HITACHI XGA

LCD BRACKET 14.1" RIGHT

LCD BRACKET 15" LEFT W/HINGE FOR AU

XGA

LCD BRACKET 15" LEFT W/HINGE FOR LG

XGA

LCD BRACKET 15" LEFT W/HINGE FOR

HITACHI XGA

LCD PANEL WITH LOGO-14”

LCD PANEL WITH LOGO-15”

Part Number

33.T18V5.006

6K.T24V5.002

6K.T24V5.004

6K.T24V5.006

33.T18V5.007

6K.T24V5.001

6K.T24V5.003

6K.T24V5.005

60.T18V5.004

60.T24V5.005

NS LCD KNOB LATCH KIT W/ SPRING 6K.T18V5.002

101-LCD

14.1” and

LCD 15”

LCD BEZEL 14.1”

LCD BEZEL WITH RUBBER-15.0”

60.T18V5.005

60.T18V5.007

002-LCD

14.1” and

LCD 15”

LCD COAXIAL CABLE 14.1" FOR AU 50.T18V5.009

NS

108-14.1”

LCD

107-14.1”

LCD

LCD COAXIAL CABLE 14.1" FOR CPT

LCD COAXIAL CABLE 15" FOR AU XGA

50.T18V5.010

50.T18V5.011

LCD COAXIAL CABLE 15" FOR LG XGA 50.T18V5.012

LCD COAXIAL CABLE 15" FOR HITACHI XGA 50.T18V5.013

LCD RUBBER for 14.1” LCD 47.T18V5.001

LCD SCREW PAD 47.T18V5.002

103

Picture No.

251-The

System

Partname And Description

MAINBOARD W/O CPU, MEMORY, MODEM

CABLE

Part Number

MB.T2402.001

NS PCMCIA SLOT 21.T18V5.001

Memory

Optical Drive

NS MEMORY SO-DIMM DDR266/128MB/ NANYA

NT128D64S88A2GM-7K

MEMORY SO-DIMM DDR266/128MB/

INFIENON HYS64D16020GDL-7-A

MEMORY SO-DIMM DDR266/128MB APACER

UNB CL2.5

MEMORY SO-DIMM DDR266/256MB/0.175U

NANYA/NT256D64S88AMGM-7K

KN.12803.002

KN.12802.002

77.10921.580

KN.25603.006

MEMORY SO-DIMM DDR266/256MB/0.14U /

INFINEON HYS64D32020 GDL-7-B

MEMORY SO-DIMM DDR266/256MB/

MITSUBISHI MH32D64AKS-75G-JE

KN.25602.001

KN.25608.001

MEMORY SO-DIMM DDR266/256MB/ MICRON

MT8VDDT3264HDG-265B1

KN.25604.002

77.11021.580

MEMORY SO-DIMM DDR266/256MB/ APACER

UNB CL2.5

MEMORY SO-DIMM DDR266/512MB/

MITSUBISHI MH64D64AKQH-75

KN.51208.001

DVD ASSY DVD-ROM MODULE 8X TOSHIBA SD-C2612

DVD-ROM MODULE 8X MKE SR-8177

DVD-ROM MODULE 8X LITEON LSD-081

DVD-RW COMBO MODULE 24X KME

UJDA740

101-DVD

ASSY

6M.T18V5.005

6M.T24V5.001

6M.T18V5.007

6M.T18V5.102

DVD-RW COMBO MODULE 24X QSI SBW-241 6M.T18V5.104

DVD-RW COMBO MODULE 24X TEAC DW-

224E

6M.T24V5.002

DVD-ROM MODULE 8X TOSHIBA SD-C2612

DVD-ROM MODULE 8X MKE SR-8177

KV.08X01.001

KV.08X02.001

DVD-ROM MODULE 8X LITEON LSD-081

DVD-RW COMBO MODULE 24X KME

UJDA740

KV.08X04.001

KO.24X03.001

DVD-RW COMBO MODULE 24X QSI SBW-241 KO.24X07.001

DVD-RW COMBO MODULE 24X TEAC DW-

224E

KO.24X02.001

104 Chapter 6

Others

Picture

NS

No.

NS

Partname And Description

DVD-ROM BEZEL FOR TOSHIBA

DVD-ROM BEZEL FOR MKE

DVD-ROM BEZEL FOR LITEON

DVD-RW COMBO BEZEL FOR KME

DVD-RW COMBO BEZEL FOR QSI

DVD-RW COMBO BEZEL FOR TEAC

OPTICAL LOCK

Part Number

42.T18V5.010

42.T24V5.003

42.T18V5.013

42.T18V5.015

42.T18V5.019

42.T24V5.004

22.T18V5.001

007-Logic

Upper

5-IN-1 MEMORY CARD READER

5-IN-1 MEMORY CARD READER BOARD

MEMORY CARD READER FPC CABLE

CARD READER CASE LOWER

CARD READER CASE UPPER

CARD READER BRACKET

SPEAKER-R

6M.T24V5.021

55.T24V5.003

50.T24V5.003

42.T24V5.005

42.T24V5.006

33.T24V5.002

23.T18V5.002

008-Logic

Upper

SPEAKER-L 23.T18V5.003

107-Logic

Upper

TOUCHPAD SYNAPTICS TM41P357 56.T18V5.001

NS FAN 31.T18V5.002

Chapter 6 105

Screws

Picture No.

315-The

System

Partname And Description

CPU HEATSINK

Part Number

23.T18V5.001

NS MIDDLE COVER NAME PLATE

CPU FRAME NUT

SCREW, #4-40UNF

SCREW, M2.0*2.5 NL

SCREW, M2.0*3

SCREW, M2.0*3 NL

SCREW, M2.0*5

SCREW, M2.0*7

SCREW, M2.5*12

SCREW, M2.5*18

SCREW, M2.5*3 N

SCREW, M2.5*4

SCREW, M2.5*5

SCREW, M2.5*7 NL

SCREW, M2.5*9 NL

SCREW, M3.0*3

SCREW, TPB-1.7 3.5P-ZK(NL)

SCREW, M2.0*3 (FDD)

SCREW, M1.7*2.5

THERMAL SCREW WITH SPRING

THERMAL SCREW WITH WHITE SPRING

40.T18V5.001

86.T18V5.001

86.T18V5.002

86.T18V5.003

86.T18V5.004

86.T18V5.005

86.T18V5.006

86.T18V5.007

86.T18V5.009

86.T18V5.010

86.T18V5.011

86.T18V5.012

86.T18V5.013

86.T18V5.014

86.T18V5.015

86.T18V5.016

86.T18V5.017

86.T18V5.020

86.T18V5.021

86.T18V5.018

86.T18V5.019

106 Chapter 6

Chapter 6 107

Appendix A

Model Definition and Configuration

TravelMate 530 Series

Model

Number

TM531XV

TM531XC

TM533XV

TM533XVi

TM533XC

TM533XCi

TM533LV

TM533LC

TM533LCi

TM535LC

TM535LCi

CPU

Pentium 4

1.8Ghz

Pentium 4

1.8Ghz

Pentium 4

2.0Ghz

Pentium 4

2.0Ghz

Pentium 4

2.0Ghz

Pentium 4

2.0Ghz

Pentium 4

2.0Ghz

Pentium 4

2.0Ghz

Pentium 4

2.0Ghz

Pentium 4

2.4Ghz

Pentium 4

2.4Ghz

Model

Number

TM531XV

TM531XC

TM533XV

TM533XVi

TM533XC

TM533XCi

TM533LV

TM533LC

TM533LCi

TM535LC

TM535LCi

FDD

N

N int. FDD int. FDD int. FDD

Note: GC area does not have int. FDD.

int. FDD

N int. FDD int. FDD int. FDD int. FDD

LCD

14.1 XGA

14.1 XGA

14.1 XGA

14.1 XGA

14.1 XGA

14.1 XGA

15.0 XGA

15.0 XGA

15.0 XGA

15.0 XGA

15.0 XGA

Memory

1x256M

1x256M

1x256M

1x256M

1x256M

1x256M

1x256M

2x256M

2x256M

2x256M

2x256M

Card Reader

N

N

N

N

5 in 1

5 in 1

N

N

N

Note: GC area has 5 in 1 card reader,

N

5 in 1

Wireless LAN

N

N

N

N

(Mini PCI)

802.11b

802.11b

N

N

802.11b

N

802.11b

N

N

N

N

N

Bluetooth

(MDC)

N

N

N

N

N

N

HDD (GB)

30G

30G

40G

30G

30G

40G

40G

30G

30G

30G

30G

N

N

N

N

N

N

ODD

8x DVD

24x CDRW

+DVD

8x DVD

8x DVD

24x CDRW

+DVD

24x CDRW

+DVD

8x DVD

24x CDRW

+DVD

24x CDRW

+DVD

24x CDRW

+DVD

24x CDRW

+DVD

N

N

N

N

N

Bluetooth

(int. USB)

Appendix A 108

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Main Features

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Mobile Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 processor-M at 1.8GHz or higher

Built-in 0.13 micron technology; includes 512KB L2 cache; supports Enhanced Intel

®

SpeedStep

TM

technology; 400MHz processor system bus

Standard 256MB DDR-266 SDRAM, upgradeable up to 1GB on dual SoDIMM sockets

Integrated 24x CD-ROM/8x DVD-ROM or 24/10/8/24x DVD/CD-RW combo drive

20/30/40GB or higher-capacity Ultra DMA-100HDD

High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk

Li-Ion main battery pack

Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface) 2.0 supporting

Standby and Hibernation power saving modes

Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) displaying 32-bit high true colour up to

1024X768 eXtended Graphics Array (XGA) resolution for 14.1”/15.0” (specification varies depending on models)

3D capabilities

Shared Memory Architechure (Intel DVMT-Dynamic Video Memory Technology)

Simultaneous display on LCD and CRT

Support S-video(NTSC/PAL) TV-out

“Automatic LCD dim” feature that automatically decides the best settings for your display and conserves pwer

Dual display capability

16-bit high-fidelity AC’97 stereo audio

Built-in dual speakers

Built-in microphone

High-speed optical drive

High-speed fax/data modem port

Ethernet/Fast Ethernet port

USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports

IEEE 1394 port

Optional Invilink 802.11b wireless LAN

Optional Integrated Bluetooth module

5 Launch keys, including Internet Browser and email and 3 user-programmable keys

4-way scroll button

Sleek, smooth and stylish design

Full-sized keyboard

Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device

Two type II or one type III cardBus PC Card slots

Upgradeable memory

109 Appendix A

Appendix A 110

Appendix B

Test Compatible Components

This computer’s compatibility is tested and verified by Acer’s internal testing department. All of its system functions are tested under Windows

®

XP Home, Windows

®

XP Professional and Windows

®

2000 environment.

Refer to the following lists for components, adapter cards, and peripherals which have passed these tests.

Regarding configuration, combination and test procedures, please refer to the TravelMate 530 series

Compatibility Test Report released by the Acer Mobile System Testing Department.

Appendix B 111

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Home Environment Test

PCMCIA

Category

PS2

USB

Vendor

Xircom

BUFFALD

Adaptec

DATAFAB

Zonet

DATAFAB fotocom

NOKIA

SMC

Lucent

Logitech

Microsoft

Microsoft

Compaq

Acer

Type

Xircom 32bit CardBus Ethernet 10/100

Card Bus 10/100M LPCS-CLX-CB

Adaptec SlimSCSI 16 bit (APA-1460A)

PCMCIA to Memory Stick

FAX Modem PC Card 56Kbps

PCMCIA to Compact Flash

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed CardBus Adapter my 1394 CardBus Adapter

NOKIA Card Phone 2.0 (m/n:RPM-1)

LAN

LAN

SCSI

Device

Memory Stick

Modem

Compact Flash

USB 2.0

IEEE 1394

Card Phone2.0

Wireless PC Card m/n: SMC2632W V.2

Wireless LAN

Lucent Technologies m/n:PC-24E-FC Wireless LAN

M-S35

Wheel Mouse Serial and PS/2

Compatible (m/n:WM1)

Natural Keyboard Pro (m/n:RT9431

V:5FTWTA)

Korean 166516-AD6

6311-HW

Mouse

Mouse

Keyboard

Keyboard keyboard

HP

Macally

Microsoft

Microsoft

Chicony

PCI

3Com billionton

CREATIVE

3Com

Logitech

DIAMOND

BEST DATA

A-mego

PENPOWER

Microsoft

Galileo

Vi Power

Logitech

Sony

Mitsumi

Web CAM (m/n:PD1030)

PC Digital Camera

Quick Cam for Macintosh OS9 (m/n:V-

UT16)

56K Modem

56K V.90 Modem

USB to Card Reader

Hand Writer (T-20275U)

Trackball Optical 1.0 PS2/USB

Compatible f2100a

LoptJr.

Side Winder Plug&Play Game Pad

Natual Keyboard Pro (m/n: RT9431

V:5FTWTA) m/n: KU-8933

Bluetooth m/n:GW-BH02U

USB Network ethernet adapter

10/100 FastEthernet (P/N:USBKR2-

100B)

Slim HDD combo (1394+USB 2.0)

Smart HANDY Disk (USB 2.0)

WingMan RUMBLEPAD (m/n:G-UA3)

MPF82E

D353FUE

Camera

Camera

Camera

Modem

Modem

Card Reader

Hand Writer

Mouse

Mouse

Mouse

Game Pad

Keyboard

Keyboard

Bluetooth

LAN

LAN

HDD

HDD

Rumble Pad

FDD

FDD

112 Appendix B

LAN

LPT

SCSI

Category

IEEE 1394

CRT

Video

S-Video

Mic.

Headphone

Access Pont

Labtec

KOKA

Philips

D-Link

D-Link

Lucent

SMC

D-Link

HP

Accton

PCI

Acer

3Com

Buffalo

Vendor

Y-E Data

HP

HP

Philips

Genius

Logitech

BELKIN

TEAC

EPSON

HP

HP

SONY unknow

Galileo

RICOH

NEC

View Sonic

Toshiba

SHARP

Type

YD-8u10

DeskJet 640C (LPT+USB)

ScanJet 5200C

USB Digital Speaker System DSS350/

17T

FDD

Printer

Scanner

Speaker

Device

Wireless Optical/Receiver (USB+PS/2) Wireless Mouse

Cordless Optical Mouse (m/n:M-RM67A) Wireless Mouse

4 Port HUB (m/n:F5U001) USB 2.0

4 Port HUB (m/n:US-4S-20S) USB 2.0

HUB

HUB

10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch DES-

1008D

Procurve Switch 2424M

ES3508/tx

FX-08EA

SP0008

3C16735B

LSW10/100-8N

HUB

HUB

HUB

HUB

HUB

HUB

HUB

LQ-2080c

HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL 6

DeskJet 640C (LPT+USB)

CD-ROM m/n:CDU415

Printer

Printer

Printer

CD-ROM unknow

Slim HDD combo (1394+USB)

DVD+RW MP5120A

Multisync LCD 1530

Graphics Series GS790

17” LCD

29J-S200T

HDD

HDD

DVD+RW

Monitor

Monitor

Monitor

TV unknow Mic.

CD-1200

USB Digital Speaker System DSS350/

17T

Headphone

D-Link DWL-1000AP

Ethernet Link Activity/100M m/n:WP-II E

SMC7004VWBR

802.11b

802.11b

802.11b

802.11b

Appendix B 113

Category

Memory Card

Blue Tooth

Modem Port

Panasonic

JVC

Panasonic

Apacer

Apacer

Apacer

PCI

Vendor

Panasonic

Type

VW-MMCB 8MB MultiMediaCard

CU-MMC08U 8MB MultiMediaCard

32MB SD card

128MB SmartMedia card

128MB CompactFlash card

128MB Memory Stick card

Blue tooth m/n:GW-BH02U

Advanced Hybrid System KX-TA308

MMC

MMC

SD

SmartMedia

Compact Flash

Memory Stick

USB

Device

MODEM

114 Appendix B

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Pro Environment Test

Category

PCMCIA

PS2

USB

Vendor

Xircom

BUFFALD

Adaptec

DATAFAB

Zonet

DATAFAB fotocom

NOKIA

SMC

Lucent

Logitech

Microsoft

Microsoft

Compaq

Acer

Type

Xircom 32bit CardBus Ethernet 10/100

Card Bus 10/100M LPCS-CLX-CB

Adaptec SlimSCSI 16 bit (APA-1460A)

PCMCIA to Memory Stick

FAX Modem PC Card 56Kbps

PCMCIA to Compact Flash

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed CardBus Adapter my 1394 CardBus Adapter

NOKIA Card Phone 2.0 (m/n:RPM-1)

Wireless PC Card m/n: SMC2632W

V.2

Lucent Technologies m/n:PC-24E-FC

LAN

LAN

Device

SCSI

Memory Stick

Modem

Compact Flash

USB 2.0

IEEE 1394

Card Phone2.0

Wireless LAN

Wireless LAN

M-S35

Wheel Mouse Serial and PS/2

Compatible (m/n:WM1)

Natural Keyboard Pro (m/n:RT9431

V:5FTWTA)

Korean 166516-AD6

6311-HW

Mouse

Mouse

Keyboard

Keyboard keyboard

HP

Macally

Microsoft

Microsoft

Chicony

PCI

3Com billionton

CREATIVE

3Com

Logitech

DIAMOND

BEST DATA

A-mego

PENPOWER

Microsoft

Galileo

Vi Power

Logitech

Sony

Mitsumi

Web CAM (m/n:PD1030)

PC Digital Camera

Quick Cam for Macintosh OS9 (m/n:V-

UT16)

56K Modem

56K V.90 Modem

USB to Card Reader

Hand Writer (T-20275U)

Trackball Optical 1.0 PS2/USB

Compatible f2100a

LoptJr.

Side Winder Plug&Play Game Pad

Natual Keyboard Pro (m/n: RT9431

V:5FTWTA) m/n: KU-8933

Bluetooth m/n:GW-BH02U

USB Network ethernet adapter

10/100 FastEthernet (P/N:USBKR2-

100B)

Slim HDD combo (1394+USB 2.0)

Smart HANDY Disk (USB 2.0)

WingMan RUMBLEPAD (m/n:G-UA3)

MPF82E

D353FUE

Camera

Camera

Camera

Modem

Modem

Card Reader

Hand Writer

Mouse

Mouse

Mouse

Game Pad

Keyboard

Keyboard

Bluetooth

LAN

LAN

HDD

HDD

Rumble Pad

FDD

FDD

Appendix B 115

116

LAN

LPT

SCSI

IEEE 1394

CRT

Video

Category

S-Video

Mic.

Headphone

D-Link

HP

Accton

PCI

Acer

3Com

Buffalo

Vendor

Y-E Data

HP

HP

Philips

Genius

Logitech

BELKIN

TEAC

EPSON

HP

HP

SONY unknow

Galileo

RICOH

NEC

View Sonic

Toshiba

SHARP

Type

YD-8u10

DeskJet 640C (LPT+USB)

ScanJet 5200C

USB Digital Speaker System DSS350/

17T

Wireless Optical/Receiver (USB+PS/

2)

Cordless Optical Mouse (m/n:M-

RM67A)

4 Port HUB (m/n:F5U001) USB 2.0

4 Port HUB (m/n:US-4S-20S) USB 2.0

FDD

Printer

Scanner

Speaker

Device

Wireless Mouse

Wireless Mouse

HUB

HUB

10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch DES-

1008D

Procurve Switch 2424M

ES3508/tx

FX-08EA

SP0008

3C16735B

LSW10/100-8N

HUB

HUB

HUB

HUB

HUB

HUB

HUB

LQ-2080c

HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL 6

DeskJet 640C (LPT+USB)

CD-ROM m/n:CDU415

Printer

Printer

Printer

CD-ROM unknow

Slim HDD combo (1394+USB)

DVD+RW MP5120A

Multisync LCD 1530

Graphics Series GS790

17” LCD

29J-S200T

HDD

HDD

DVD+RW

Monitor

Monitor

Monitor

TV

Labtec

KOKA

Philips unknow Mic.

CD-1200

USB Digital Speaker System DSS350/

17T

Headphone

Appendix B

Category

Access Pont

Memory Card

Blue Tooth

Modem Port

Vendor

D-Link

D-Link

Lucent

SMC

Panasonic

JVC

Panasonic

Apacer

Apacer

Apacer

PCI

Panasonic

Type

D-Link DWL-1000AP

Ethernet Link Activity/100M m/n:WP-II E

SMC7004VWBR

VW-MMCB 8MB MultiMediaCard

CU-MMC08U 8MB MultiMediaCard

32MB SD card

128MB SmartMedia card

128MB CompactFlash card

128MB Memory Stick card

Blue tooth m/n:GW-BH02U

Advanced Hybrid System KX-TA308

802.11b

802.11b

802.11b

802.11b

Device

MMC

MMC

SD

SmartMedia

Compact Flash

Memory Stick

USB

MODEM

Appendix B 117

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

2000 Environment Test

118

Category

PCMCIA

PS2

USB

Vendor

Xircom

BUFFALD

Adaptec

DATAFAB

Zonet

DATAFAB fotocom

NOKIA

SMC

Lucent

Logitech

Microsoft

Microsoft

Compaq

Acer

Type

Xircom 32bit CardBus Ethernet 10/100

Card Bus 10/100M LPCS-CLX-CB

Adaptec SlimSCSI 16 bit (APA-1460A)

PCMCIA to Memory Stick

FAX Modem PC Card 56Kbps

PCMCIA to Compact Flash

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed CardBus Adapter my 1394 CardBus Adapter

NOKIA Card Phone 2.0 (m/n:RPM-1)

Wireless PC Card m/n: SMC2632W

V.2

Lucent Technologies m/n:PC-24E-FC

LAN

LAN

Device

SCSI

Memory Stick

Modem

Compact Flash

USB 2.0

IEEE 1394

Card Phone2.0

Wireless LAN

Wireless LAN

M-S35

Wheel Mouse Serial and PS/2

Compatible (m/n:WM1)

Natural Keyboard Pro (m/n:RT9431

V:5FTWTA)

Korean 166516-AD6

6311-HW

Mouse

Mouse

Keyboard

Keyboard keyboard

HP

Macally

Microsoft

Microsoft

Chicony

PCI

3Com billionton

CREATIVE

3Com

Logitech

DIAMOND

BEST DATA

A-mego

PENPOWER

Microsoft

Galileo

Vi Power

Logitech

Sony

Mitsumi

Web CAM (m/n:PD1030)

PC Digital Camera

Quick Cam for Macintosh OS9 (m/n:V-

UT16)

56K Modem

56K V.90 Modem

USB to Card Reader

Hand Writer (T-20275U)

Trackball Optical 1.0 PS2/USB

Compatible f2100a

LoptJr.

Side Winder Plug&Play Game Pad

Natual Keyboard Pro (m/n: RT9431

V:5FTWTA) m/n: KU-8933

Bluetooth m/n:GW-BH02U

USB Network ethernet adapter

10/100 FastEthernet (P/N:USBKR2-

100B)

Slim HDD combo (1394+USB 2.0)

Smart HANDY Disk (USB 2.0)

WingMan RUMBLEPAD (m/n:G-UA3)

MPF82E

D353FUE

Camera

Camera

Camera

Modem

Modem

Card Reader

Hand Writer

Mouse

Mouse

Mouse

Game Pad

Keyboard

Keyboard

Bluetooth

LAN

LAN

HDD

HDD

Rumble Pad

FDD

FDD

Appendix B

LAN

LPT

SCSI

IEEE 1394

CRT

Video

Category

S-Video

Mic.

Headphone

D-Link

HP

Accton

PCI

Acer

3Com

Buffalo

Vendor

Y-E Data

HP

HP

Philips

Genius

Logitech

BELKIN

TEAC

EPSON

HP

HP

SONY unknow

Galileo

RICOH

NEC

View Sonic

Toshiba

SHARP

Type

YD-8u10

DeskJet 640C (LPT+USB)

ScanJet 5200C

USB Digital Speaker System DSS350/

17T

Wireless Optical/Receiver (USB+PS/

2)

Cordless Optical Mouse (m/n:M-

RM67A)

4 Port HUB (m/n:F5U001) USB 2.0

4 Port HUB (m/n:US-4S-20S) USB 2.0

FDD

Printer

Scanner

Speaker

Device

Wireless Mouse

Wireless Mouse

HUB

HUB

10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch DES-

1008D

Procurve Switch 2424M

ES3508/tx

FX-08EA

SP0008

3C16735B

LSW10/100-8N

HUB

HUB

HUB

HUB

HUB

HUB

HUB

LQ-2080c

HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL 6

DeskJet 640C (LPT+USB)

CD-ROM m/n:CDU415

Printer

Printer

Printer

CD-ROM unknow

Slim HDD combo (1394+USB)

DVD+RW MP5120A

Multisync LCD 1530

Graphics Series GS790

17” LCD

29J-S200T

HDD

HDD

DVD+RW

Monitor

Monitor

Monitor

TV

Labtec

KOKA

Philips unknow Mic.

CD-1200

USB Digital Speaker System DSS350/

17T

Headphone

Appendix B 119

Category

Access Pont

Memory Card

Blue Tooth

Modem Port

Vendor

D-Link

D-Link

Lucent

SMC

Panasonic

JVC

Panasonic

Apacer

Apacer

Apacer

PCI

Panasonic

Type

D-Link DWL-1000AP

Ethernet Link Activity/100M m/n:WP-II E

SMC7004VWBR

VW-MMCB 8MB MultiMediaCard

CU-MMC08U 8MB MultiMediaCard

32MB SD card

128MB SmartMedia card

128MB CompactFlash card

128MB Memory Stick card

Blue tooth m/n:GW-BH02U

Advanced Hybrid System KX-TA308

802.11b

802.11b

802.11b

802.11b

Device

MMC

MMC

SD

SmartMedia

Compact Flash

Memory Stick

USB

MODEM

120 Appendix B

Appendix C

Online Support Information

This section describes online technical support services available to help you repair your Acer Systems.

If you are a distributor, dealer, ASP or TPM, please refer your technical queries to your local Acer branch office. Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Units may access our website. However some information sources will require a user i.d. and password. These can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan.

Acer's Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you need them.

In the Technical Information section you can download information on all of Acer's Notebook, Desktop and

Server models including:

T

T

T

T

Service guides for all models

User's manuals

Training materials

Bios updates

T

T

Software utilities

Spare parts lists

T

TABs (Technical Announcement Bulletin)

For these purposes, we have included an Acrobat File to facilitate the problem-free downloading of our technical material.

Also contained on this website are:

T

Detailed information on Acer's International Traveler's Warranty (ITW)

T

T

Returned material authorization procedures

An overview of all the support services we offer, accompanied by a list of telephone, fax and email contacts for all your technical queries.

We are always looking for ways to optimize and improve our services, so if you have any suggestions or comments, please do not hesitate to communicate these to us.

Appendix C 121

122 Appendix C

A

B

AC Adapter 31

ACPI 1.0a 23

AFLASH Utility 46

Audio 26, 27

Battery 28

Battery Pack 57

battery pack

charging indicator 12

BIOS 23 package 23 password control 23

ROM size 23

ROM type 23 vendor 23

Version 23

BIOS Setup Utility 35

BIOS Supports protocol 23

BIOS Utility 35

Basic System Settings 40

Navigating 36

Onboard Device Configuration 42

Startup Configuration 41

System Information 36

System Security 45

Board Layout 4

Bottom View 5

Top View 4

C

Cache

controller 23 size 23

caps lock

on indicator 12

CardBus 27

computer

on indicator 12

Core logic 27

CPU

core voltage 23 package 23 type 23

Index

Index

D

DIMM 23

Combinations 24

external 58

package 23

removing 58

Speed 23 voltage 23

Disassembly

Battery Pack 55

CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Module 63

Floppy Disk Drive 66

Machine 53

Procedure Flowchart 55

Display 3

DVD-ROM Interface 25

E

Error Symptom-to-Spare Part Index 75

External CD-ROM Drive Check 70

F

Features 1

features 109

Flash Utility 46

Floppy Disk

removing the 66

Floppy Disk Drive Interface 24

FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 89

H

Hard disk 25, 27

HDD 25, 27

Hot Keys 13

I

Indicators 12

Intermittent Problems 81

J

K

Jumper and Connector Locations 85

Top View 85

123

Keyboard 27

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check 71

L

M

L2 cache 23

LAN/Modem Combo 24

Machine Disassembly 53

media access

on indicator 12

Memory Check 71

Model Definition 108

Modem 24

Modem Combo Card

external 61

N

num lock

on indicator 12

O

Online Support Information 121

P

Panel 6

Bottom 11

left 6

Rear 9 right 9

Parallel Port 26

PC Card 12, 27

PCMCIA 27

Pentium III 23

Power System Check

Battery Pack 73

Power Adapter 72, 73

Processor 23

R

RMA 89

RTC 27

S

Second Level Cache 23

Super I/O 27

System

Block Diagram 3

Layout 4

124

System Check Procedures 70

System Diagnostic Diskette 46

System Memory 23

System Specifications

Features 109

System Utilities 35

System Utility Diskette 46

T

Temperature 32

Test Compatible Components 111

Touchpad Check 73

Troubleshooting 69

U

Undetermined Problems 82

USB 27

utility

BIOS 35

V

W

Video 26

Resolutions 26

Video controller 27

Windows 2000 Environment Test 112

Index