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Acer TravelMate 240/250 Series
Service Guide
SERVICE CD PART NO.: VD.T30V1.001
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 240/250 service guide. Date Chapter Updates 2003/07/17 Chapter 1 p.21 Add a LAN interface description table. 2003/09/30 Chapter 1 p.27 Revise battery sepcification 2003/11/17 Chapter 4 Add POST codes II
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Copyright Copyright © 2003 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no
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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 "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 w
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Introduction 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Microsoft Windows 98 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141 Appendix C Online Support Information 146 Index 148 VIII
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Table of Contents IX
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Chapter 1 System Introduction Features This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features: Performance ® ® ® ® Intel Mobile Pentium 4 series processors with 512 KB L2 cache or Intel Mobile Celeron processor with 256 KB L2 cache 64-bit memory bus 64-bit memory bus CD, DVD or DVD/CD-RW combo drive. Built-in floppy diskette drive High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk High-capacity battery pack Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) power manage
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Four USB ports (USB 2.0 compliant One RJ-11 port Onc RJ-45 jack One parallel port One FIR Display 14.1” or 15” Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) displaying 16M color at 1024x768 XGA (eXtended Graphics Array) resolution 3D capabilities Simultaneous LCD and CRT display support Supports other output display devices such as LCD projection panels for large audience presentations Dual display capacity 2 TravelMate 240/ 250
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System Block Diagram Mobile CPU CLK GEN. Portability CY 28346 Mobile P4 34, 5 G768D CRT CONN HOST BUS 133MHz 16 12 RGB DDR*2 LCD LVDS 266/333MHz GMCH 333MHz XGA/SXGA+ 9,10 11 Montara-GT 6,7,8 HUB I/F 66MHz CARDBUS CARDBUS PCI BUS PCI 1520 TWO SLOT Line In PWR SW AC'97 Mic In GHK AC-Link TPS2224A 23 CODEC 25/B/1 26 27 27 CS4299XQ 22 ICH4-M LAN RTL 8101L 21/D/4 19,20 Mini-PCI OP AMP Line Out 802.11A/B/G G1421 23 23 21 LPC BUS 13,14,15 MODEM+BT MDC CARD KBC FWH LPC PIDE INT.SPKR NS SIO M38857 4M
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Board Layout Top View 3 5 12 4 678 9 10 11 12 13 24 23 22 21 19 18 17 16 14 15 25 20 1 CPU Socket 14 Line-in Port 2 Fan Connector 15 Line-out Port 3 SW1 (Please see Chapter 5 for detailed settings) 16 RJ45+RJ11 4 Touchpad Cable Connector 17 Four USB Ports 5 HDD Connector 18 VGA Port 6 Keyboard Connector 19 LCD Coaxial Cable Connector 7 Speaker Cable Connector 20 Mini PCI Connector 8 Optical Drive Connector 21 RTC Battery Connector 9 South Bridge 22 North Bridge 10 FDD Connector 23 Parallel Port
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Bottom View 1 FIR Port 2 Modem Cable Connector 3 Modem Card Connector 4 DIMM Socket 2 5 DIMM Socket 1 Chapter 1 5
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Panel Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC. Front Panel 6 TravelMate 240/ 250
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Left Panel # Item Description 1 Display screen Also called LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), displays computer output. 2 Status indicators LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that turn on and off to show the status of the computer and its functions and components. 3 Launch Keys Buttons for launching frequently used programs. See “Launch keys” on page 17 for more details. 4 Power switch Turns on the computer power. 5 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer. 6 Click bu
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# Icon Item/ Port Description 7 Eject button Ejects the optical drive tray from the drive. 8 Speaker Delivers stereo audio output. 8 TravelMate 240/ 250
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Right Panel # Icon Item/ Port Description 1 Speaker Delivers stereo audio output. 2 Floppy activity indicator LED (light-emitting diode) that turns on and off when the floppy is active. 3 Floppy drive Internal diskette drive; accepts 3.5-inch diskettes. 4 Floppy disk eject button Push this button to eject the floppy disk. 5 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock. Chapter 1 9
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Rear Panel l # Icon Port Description 1 Power Jack Connects to an AC adapter 2 Parallel port Connects to a parallel device (e.g., parallel printer) 3 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector) and displays up to 16M colors at 1024x768 resolution 4 USB port (four) Connects to any Universal Serial Bus devices(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 5 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based network 6 Modem jack Connects to the phone line 7 Line
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Bottom Panel # Item Description 1 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 2 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack. 3 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory. Chapter 1 11
