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TravelMate 6293 Series
Service Guide
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 6293 Series service guide. Date Chapter Updates II
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Copyright Copyright © 2008 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no r
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures. IV
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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
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Table of Contents System Specifications 1 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Board Layort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Your Acer Notebook tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Reader Dummy Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Removing the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Removing the Wirless Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Removing RAM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Removing BTCB Screws . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature: Operating System ® Genuine Windows Vista Business* ® Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium* ® Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic* Platform ® ® Intel Centrino 2 processor technology, featuring: ® Intel Core™ 2 Duo mobile processor ® Mobile Intel GM45 Express Chipset ® Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 System Memory Dual-Channel DDR3 support Up to 2 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 G
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Communication Acer Video Conference, featuring: Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam Acer PureZone technology ® Optional Acer Bluetooth VoIP phone ® WLAN: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 ® WPAN: Bluetooth 2.0+EDR LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready Modem: 56K ITU V.92 3G Card: Option Privacy control Enhanced Acer DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection) Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution TravelMate TPM (Trusted Platform Module) solution Kensington lock slot Dimensions Non-3G:
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Ethernet (RJ-45) port Modem (RJ-11) port DC-in jack for AC adapter Environment Temperature: Operating: 5 °C to 35 °C Non-operating: -20 °C to 65 °C Humidity (non-condensing): Operating: 20% to 80% Non-operating: 20% to 80% NOTE: "*" only for certain models. Chapter 1 3
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System Block Diagram 4 Chapter 1
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Board Layort Top View TM6293 M/B layout and connector location TOP view No. Name Description 1 CN1 Power Board FFC CNTR 2 CN2 LCM Cable CNTR 3 CN5 SIM card/Board FFC CNTR (For 3G SKU only) 4 CN3 Modem card FFC CNTR 5 CN7 KeyBoard CNTR 6 CN6 Hot Key Board CNTR 7 CN4 BT cable CNTR 8 CN9 Touch Pad CNTR 9 CN11 PCMCIA CNTR 10 CN14 Card Reader CNTR 11 CN13 Modem card CNTR 12 CN15 Speaker Card CNTR 13 CN12 Express card CNTR 14 CN10 USB Port 15 CN8 USB Port Chapter 1 5
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Bottom view Bottom view No. Name Description 1 CN601 USB Port 2 CN603 Battery CNTR 3 CN604 Docking CNTR 4 CN602 FAN Cable CNTR 5 Jack600 DC In Jack 6 CN600 VGA Port 7 Jack601 RJ45 8 CN608 HDD CNTR 9 CN609 Wirless Card CNTR 10 CN610 RTC Cattery Cable CNTR 11 Jack603 MIC Jack 12 Jack602 Earphone Jack NOTE: There’s no clear CMOS jumper available on this model. 6 Chapter 1
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Your Acer Notebook tour After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new TravelMate computer. Front View Chapter 1 7
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No. Icon Item Description 1 Acer Crystal Eye Web camera for video communication. (only for certain models) 2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. 3 Empowering key Lanuch Acer Empowering Technology. 4 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 5/10 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to show the status of the computer's functions and components. 6 Keyboard For entering data into your computer. 7 Palmrest Comfortable support
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Closed Front View No. Icon Item Description 1 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output. 2Bluetooth Enable/disables the Bluetooth function. communication switch 3 Wireless Enable/disables the wireless function. communication switch 4 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g., infrared printer and IR-aware computer). 5 Microphone jack Accepts input from external microphones. 6 Headphones/ Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., speakers, speaker/line-out jack h
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Right View No. Icon Item Description 1 5-in-1 card reader Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick Pro (MS PRO), and xD-Picture Card. Note: Push to remove/install the card. Only one card can operate at any given time. 2 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs. 3 Optical disk access Lights up when the optical drive is active. indicator 4 Optical drive eject Ejects the optical disk from the drive. button 5 Emergency eject Ejects the op
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Base View No. Icon Item Description 1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack. 2 Battery release latch Releases the battery to remove the battery pack. 3 Battery lock Locks the battery in position. 4 Acer ezDock II/II+ Connects to Acer ezDock II/II+. connector 5 Acer DASP (Disk Protects the hard disk drive from shocks and bumps. Anti-Shock (only for certain models) Protection) 6 Hard disk bay Houses the computer's hard disk (secured with screws). 7 Memory Houses the computer's main memo
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Touchpad Touchpad Basics (with fingerprint reader) The following items show you how to use the touchpad with Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader. Move your finger across the touchpad (1) to move the cursor. Press the left (2) and right (4) buttonslocated beneath the touchpad to perform selection and execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad is the same as clicking the left button. Use Acer Bio-Protection fingerpri
