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Aspire 3630/TravelMate 2430 Series
Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available
on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 3630 service guide. Date Chapter Updates II
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Copyright Copyright © 2006 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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Chapter 1 System Introduction Features This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features: Microprocessor ® ® Intel Pentium M processor 735A (2MB L2 cache, 1.70 GHz, 400 MHz FSB) ® ® Intel Celeron M processor 370/380/390 (1 MB L2 cache, 1.50/1.60/1.70 GHz, 400 MHz FSB) ® SiS M661MX/963L/302ELV (LVDS) chipset Memory 256 MB/512 MB or 1 GB of DDR 333 SDRAM standard, upgradeable to 2 GB with dual so DIMM modules ® ® 512 KB flash ROM BIOS for models empl
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Input devices 88-/89-key keyboard, 2.7 mm (minimum) key travel, international language support Touchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button ® 12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad ® Six easy-launch buttoms: Empowering key, email, Internet, WLAN, Bluetooth , user- programmable button I/O interface Three USB 2.0 ports Ethernet (RJ-45) port Modem (RJ-11) port External display (VGA) port Microphone/line-in jack Headphones/speaker/li
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System Block Diagram ZL6 VCC_CORE CPU CORE CLOCK GEN CPU Page:23 ICS CELERON-M 952023CG +12V PCI ROUTING TABLE IDSEL INTERUPT DEVICE +3.3V Page:13 5VPCU INTEL Mobile_479 CPU REQ0# / GNT0# AD22 INTB# , INTC# MINI-PCI 3.3V/5V/12V 3VPCU VCC_CORE REQ1# / GNT1# AD17 INTD# TI 1410A VTT Page:2,3 DDR CLOCK 5VPCU/3V_ALWAYS +3.3V BUFFER 3V_S5/5V_S5 ICS97322 +5V +2.5V Page:13 3VSUS/5VSUS 3V_S5 HOST BUS 400MHZ CLK_SDRAM0~5, 5V_S5 CLK_SDRAM0~5# NB SiS 302ELV LVDS LVDS 3VSUS Page:24 SIS M661MX Page:14 266/333
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Board Layout Top View [14] [13] [15] [42] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [24] [23] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [39][40] [41][37] [38] [34][35][36] 13 Power Jack 14 CRT Connector 15 Battery Connector 16 ODD Connector 17 302ELV LVDS Encoder 18 RJ45 & RJ11 Connector 19 MINI PCI 20 Northbridge M760GX 21 CPU Socket 22 USB Connector 23 USB Connector 24 BIOS ROM 25 EC PC97551 26 RTC Battery 27 DDR SO-DIMM Socket1 28 LAN PHY RTL8201CP 29 DDR SO-DIMM Socket2 30 Southbridge 963L 4 Asp
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31 PCMCIA Connector 32 HDD Connector 33 USB Connector 34 LineOut Jack 35 Microphone Jack 36 LineIn Jack 37 WLAN Button 38 Bluetooth button 39 Battery LED 40 Power LED 41 Audio Codec ALC203 42 FAN Connector Bottom View [01] [02] [03] [04] [05] [06] [07] [08] [09] [10] [11] [12] 1 Lid Switch 2 Panel Connector 3 LED Board Connector 4 Modem Connector Chapter 1 5
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5 Keyboard Connector 6 Bluetooth Module Connector 7 Touchpad Board Connector 8 Internal Microphone Connector 9 Clock Generator 10 PCMCIA Connector 11 MDC Connector 12 Internal Speaker Connector 6 Aspire 3630
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Panel This is a brief introduction to the I/O ports, the features and the indicators. Front view # Item Description 1 Display screen Also called LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), displays computer output. 2 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording. 3 Keyboard For entering data into you computer. 4 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer. 5 Click buttons (Left and right) The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons. 6 Touchp
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# Item Description Closed front view "Easy-launch buttons" on page 10 # Icon Item/ Port Description 1 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output. 2 Power indicator Lights up when the computer is on. # Icon Item Description 3 Battery indicator Lights up when the battery is being charged. 4 Bluetooth communication button/ Press to enable/disable the Bluetooth function. indicator (for selected models) Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication (optional). 5 Wireless commun
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# Icon Item/ Port Description 1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs depending on the optical drive type. 2 Optical disk access indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active. 3 Optical drive eject button Ejects the optical drive tray from the drive. 4 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is turned off. Right view # Icon Item/ Port Description 1 PC Card slot eject button Ejects the PC Card from the slot 2 PC card slot Accepts one Type
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# Icon Port Description 1 Power jack Connects to an AC adaptor. 2 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector). 3 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock. Bottom view # Item Description 1 Hard disc bay Houses the computer’s hard disc (secured by a screw). 2 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack. 3 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 4 Battery lock Locks the battery in
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Indicators The computer has three easy-to-read status icons on the upper-right above the keyboard, and four on the front panel. Icon Function Description # Icon Function Description 1 Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated. 2 Num Lock Lights when Numeric Lock is activated. (Fn-F11) 3 HDD Indicates when the hard disk or optical drive is active. Bluetooth Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication. Wireless LAN Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication. 4 Power Lights when the
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Fn> Fn> Hot Key Icon Function Description Fn-F1 Hot Key Icon Function Description Easy-launch buttons Fn-F1 Fn-F2 Located above the keyboard are four buttons. These buttons are called easy-launch buttons. They are mail, "Acer Fn-F2 Web browser, Empowering Key “ “ and one user-programmable button. eManager" on page 23 "Acer Press “ “ to run the Acer eManager. The mail and Web buttons are pre-set ot email and internet programs, Fn-F3 eManager" on page 23 but can be reset by users. To set the
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Using the keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys. Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off. Lock key Description Caps Lock When @is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase. @ Num Lock (Fn-F11) When ] is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators ), -, *, an
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Desired access Num lock on Num lock off Main keyboard keys Hold while typing letters on embedded Type the letters in a normal manner. keypad. Windows keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. Keys Description Windows logo key Start button. Combinations with this key perform shortcut functions. Below are a few examples: + (Activates the next Taskbar button) Key Description + (Opens the My Computer window) + (Opens Help and Support) < > +
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Hot Key Icon Function Description Hotkey help Displays a list of the hotkeys and their functions. Fn- l Acer eSetting Launches Acer eSetting in Acer eManager. Fn-m Acer Power Launches Power Management options. Fn- n Management Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode. Fn-o Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen, Fn- p external monitor (if connected) and both the display screen and external monitor. Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power. Fn-
