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1. 64 Disassembling the Upper Case the Lower Case and the Main Board 65 Disassembling the LCD Module 67 Disassembling the External Modules 69 Disassembling the HDD Module 69 Disassembling the Optical Disc Drive Module 69 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 63 system Check Procedures 72 External Diskette Drive Check 72 External CD ROM Drive Check 72 Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check 72 aaa Se ae Sern 73 Power System Check 73 Touchpad GCNECK koe e cu eR e Io Se 14 Power On Self Test POST Error Message 75 Index of Error Messages 76 OS 0068 55 2 13 SC NEU ae 78 Index of Symptom to FRU Error Message 82 Intermittent Problems 86 Undetermined Problems 87 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 81 mu m Pah ieee aa pus Wao
2. 89 BORON VIEW onus ERE OR bu K 90 Chapter 6 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List 83 Appendix Model Definition and Configuration 94 TravelMate C210 Series 106 Appendix Test Compatible Components 95 Microsoft Windows XP Pro Environment 112 Microsoft Windows XP Home Environment 115 Appendix C Online Support Information 103 VIII System Specifications Features This computer was designed with the user in mind Here are just a few of its many features Performance Q Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology featuring Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5500 T5600 2MB L2 cache 1 66 1 83 GHz 667 MHz FSB and T7200 17400 4 MB L2 cache 2 2 16 GHz 667 MHz FSB Intel Core Duo processor T2300 T2400 T2500 T2600 2MB L2 cache 1 66 1 83 2 2 16 GHz 667 MHz FSB Mobile Intel 945GM 945PM ICH7M Q Intel PRO Wireless 3945ABG network connection dual band tri mode 802 11a b g or Intel PRO Wireless 3945BG network connection dual mode 802 11b g Wi Fi CERTIFIED solution supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technology J Upto 2 GB of DDR2 533 677 MHz system memory upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules dual channel support Display 12 1 XGA Thin Film Transistor TFT liquid crystal display LCD supporting pen based input with
3. D L Spare parts lists 1 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 Detailed information on Acer s International Traveler s Warranty ITW Returned material authorization procedures 1 An overview of all the support services we offer accompanied by 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 119 120 Appendix C ACPI 1 0a 32 AFLASH Utility 51 Audio 36 Battery Pack 60 BIOS 32 package 32 password control 32 ROM size 32 ROM type 32 vendor 32 Version 32 BIOS Setup Utility 41 BIOS Supports protocol 32 BIOS Utility 41 Basic System Settings 45 Navigating 42 Onboard Device Configuration 47 Startup Configuration 46 System Information 42 System Security 50 Board Layout 4 Bottom View 5 Top View 4 89 Cache controller 32 size 32 CardBus 37 CPU core voltage 31 package 31 type 31 CPU Fan True Value Table 31 DIMM Combinations 33 external 61 64 removing 61 64 Disassembly Battery Pack 59 Index E LCD Module 67 Procedure Flowchart 59 Display 3 Easy launch buttons 14 Error Symptom to Spare Part Index 75
4. 18 1 00 1 Cystal WDM 97 Driver for ICH4 2000 207F 2400 24FF Agere System AC97 Modem FBOO FBFE O2Micro SmartCardBus Reader FCOO FCFF FDOO FDFF FEOO Generic Cardbus Controller FEFF FFOO FFFF IRQ Assignment Map FIR ECP Printer Port LPT1 O2Micro Smart CardBus Reader SCl Device LAN Audio Modem 2nd EIDE device optical drive DMA Channel Assignment Chapter 1 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 during POST when Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup message is prompted on the bottom of screen Press to enter setup Press lt F12 gt during POST to enter multi boot menu In this menu user can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP Utility Chapter 2 44 Navigating the BIOS Utility There are six menu options Information Main Advanced Security Boot and Exit 42 Follow these instructions E ki B To choose a menu use the cursor left right keys 9 To choose a parameter use the cursor up down keys 3 To change the val
5. 2 Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press Press 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 fq to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Changing a Password 1 Use the 7 and keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the key The Set Password box appears Chapter 2 47 Set Supervisor Password Enter current password Enter New Password Continm New Password Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press password in the Enter New Password field Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field 4 Press After setting the password the computer sets the User Password parameter to Set desired you can enable the Password on boot parameter When you done press fJ to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility If the verification is OK the screen will display as following setup Natice Changes have been saved continue The password setting is complete after the user presses fq If the current password entered does not match the actual current password the screen will show you the Setup Warning setup Warning Invalid password Re enter Password continue the new password and confirm
6. be on net ade as Mee a 45 cto a o 46 POOL cose an E a 49 o e PI ua een UPC 50 BIOS sa bara eit tt ees a ien 51 Remove HDD BIOS Utility 52 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 47 General INIOMMAUOM scat eu Ser od oot x Sa oa B od cd eee 58 Before YOU BEGIN 255 13 etr non ue o a Pos a eine de eter 58 Disassembly Procedure Flowchart 59 Removing the Battery 60 Removing the HDD Module ODD Module Memory VII Table of Contents Wireless LAN Card LCD Module and the Keyboard 61 Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module 61 Removing the Optical Disk Drive Module 61 Removing the Memory 61 Removing the Wireless LAN Card 61 Removing the LCD Module 62 Removing the Keyboard 63 Disassembling the Main Unit 64 Separating the Main Unit into the Upper Case And the Lower Case
7. USB 1 1 Gamepad Logitech WingMan Stike forcee 3D Microsoft Gamepad USB 1 1 keyboard USB 2 0 Speaker USB 1 1 FDD Logitech WingMan Force J UA9 USB 1 1 Card Reader IWILL 1 USB1 1 Card Reader Writer HP USB 1 0 digital drive 115 USB 2 0 HDD Istyle USB2 0 1394 HDD NEWMAN USB2 0 HDD ViPowER SmartFamily USB2 0 HDD USB 2 0 DVD CD RW VP 6228V2 CDROMBOX USB 2 0 HUB Highlight High Speed 4 port USB 2 0 hub D Link DUB H4 4 Port Hi SPEED USB 2 0 Hub Hi Speed 4 Port USB 2 0 HUB IOGEAR Express Card Express card 5in1 adapter YE DATA YD 8V30 Express Gigabit Lan Card AboCom SCSI Card Ultra Slim SCSI 1480B Ultra Slim SCSI 1460D Modem Card billionton 56Kbps FAX Modem PC Card Xircom CreditCard Modem 56 GlobalAccess 32 bit Lan Card NETGEAR Gigabit PC card GA511 TDK10 100 Lan CardBus LAC CB100x D Link DFE 690TXD 32bit 10 100Mb PC Card 1394 CardBus Card VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller e sense PCMCIA 1394d CardBus 2 Ports USB2 0 CardBus Card IOGEAR USB 2 0 2 Port CardBus Card USB 2 0 Hi speed CardBus Adapter INTOPIC USB 2 0 4 Port Notebook Card CardBus Wireless Lan Card BUFFALD 54M Wireless LAN PC Card WLI CB G54A GIGABYTE GN WMGA 802 11 b g Wireless LAN PC Card Gemtek Wireless LAN PC Card WL 211F 802 11b 2 4GHz LINKSYS Wireless B Notebook Adapter 2 4GHz ATA Card SanDisk 1G ATA PC Card IBM Microdrive 1GB PS 2 Port Test Mouse Microsoft FCC ID C3KKZB1 GS 100 TECH SWW
8. 4 in 1 card reader Accepts Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro MultiMediaCard MMC Secure Digital SD Note Only one card can operate at any given time pro S F ux Right view 1234 5 6 47 Headphone speakers Connects to audio line out devices line out jack jack Accepts audio line in devices e g microphone or audio CD player IEEE 1394 port Connects to IEEE 1394 devices USB 2 0 port Connects to USB 2 0 devices e g USB mouse or camera Connects to USB 2 0 devices e g USB mouse or camera External display VGA Connects to a display device e g monitor or port projector 10 Chapter 1 Rear view Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington compatible computer security lock DC in jack Connects to an AC adapter Latch Locks and release the LCD unit to convert from tablet to notebook mode u Acer ezDock port Connects to an Acer ezDock optional Base view Battery bay Houses the computer s battery pack Battery lock latch Locks the battery in place Memory compartment Houses the computer s main memory secured with two screws Chapter 1 11 12 Cooling fan Cools computer during use Note Do not cover or obstruct the opening of the fan Hard disk bay Houses the computer s hard disk Secured with two screws Optical drive Internal optical drive hot swappable Acer MediaBay drive moudel is optional Optical d
9. 50 51 52 53 54 56 ii B CN30 J1 CN28 CN26 54 CN24 57 CN25 CN27 CN29 U55 U56 SWA SW5 LED3 Memory Card Reader MDC Connector PCMCIA Board Connector MINI Card Connector South Bridge ICH7 PATA HDD Connector FIR External Line In External MIC In External Headphone Speaker Amplifier MAX9710 Headphone MAX4411 Bluetooth Enable Switch WLAN Enable Swtich BT LED 37 38 39 40 CN21 U48 52 CN23 FAN Connector North Bridge 945GM PM Audio Codec Controller USB Connector 57 58 59 LED4 LED1 LED2 WLAN LED Battery LED HDD LED Chapter 1 A TravelMate Tour Now let us show you around the new TravelMate computer Top View Display screen Also called LCD liquid crystal display displays computer output Electromagnetic resonate EMR stylus is used to input data in tablet mode Use only an EMR compatible stylus to input data on the screeen Provides fingerprint verified access to operating system applications Ls A tablet mode button it functions like CLT ALT DEL to lock the button access to the operating system 7 Turns the computer on off Chapter 1 Open front view Keyboard For entering data in notebook PC mode Built in trackpoint mouse when used together with the click buttons 3 Click buttons left and right Function like the left and right mouse buttons when used together with the center keyboard trackpoin
10. Volume control in Windows XP Main board Power Management Related Symptoms The system will not enter hibernation mode Power option in Windows XP Hard disk drive Main board The system doesn t enter standby mode after Driver of Power Option Properties closing the lid of the portable computer Lid close switch in upper case Main board Chapter 4 83 84 Power Management Related Symptoms The system doesn t resume from hibernation Connect AC adapter then check if the system resumes from standby mode Standby Hibernation mode Check if the battery is low Hard disk drive Main board The system doesn t resume from standby mode LCD cover switch after opening the lid of the portable computer Main board Battery fuel gauge in Windows doesn t go higher Refresh battery continue use battery until power off then charge than 90 battery Battery pack Main board System hangs intermittently Reconnect hard disk CD ROM drives Main board Peripheral Related Symptoms System configuration does not match the Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute Load Setup defaults then installed devices reboot system Reconnect hard disk CD ROM drives FDD or other peripherals Main board External display does not work correctly Press Fn F5 LCD CRT Both display switching Keyboard Main board Print problems Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute Load Default Settings then reboot the system Run printer self t
11. XPTAU1 Zealand G72MV128 2 1G 160 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP Thailand LX TDGOE 025 TMC215TMi XPTTH2 G72MV128 2 1G 160 BT 6L 3H 4R_bg FP Singapore LX TDGOE 024 TMC215TMi XPTSG1 G72MV128 2 1G 160 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP LX TDGOE 020 TMC215TMi XPTIL1 G72MV128 2 1G 160 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP Indonesia LX TDGOE 021 TMC215TMi XPTIN1 G72MV128 2 1G 160 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP Philippines LX TDGOE 023 TMC215TMi XPTPH1 G72MV128 2 1G 160 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP Malaysia LX TDGOE 022 TMC215TMi XPTMA2 G72MV128 2 1G 160 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP Vietnam LX TDGOE 026 TMC215TMi XPTVN1 G72MV128 2 1G 160 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi EMEA Germany LX TDGOE 060 TMC213TMi XPTDEC G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi EMEA Belgium LX TDGOE 061 TMC213TMi XPTBE7 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC215TMi TMC215TMi TMC215TMi TMC215TMi TMC215TMi TMC215TMi TMC215TMi TMC215TMi C2DT5500 C2DT7200 C2DT7200 C2DT7200 C2DT5500 C2DT7200 C2DT7200 C2DT7200 C2DT7200 C2DT7200 C2DT7200 C2DT7200 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 Appendix A TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi Appendix A Middle East Germany Belgium Denmark Middle East France Spain Italy Holland Norway Italy Holland Denmark Fran
12. 0 hub D Link DUB H4 4 Port Hi SPEED USB 2 0 Hub Hi Speed 4 Port USB 2 0 HUB IOGEAR Express Card Express card 5in1 adapter YE DATA YD 8V30 Express Gigabit Lan Card AboCom SCSI Card Ultra Slim SCSI 1480B Ultra Slim SCSI 1460D Modem Card billionton 56Kbps FAX Modem PC Card Xircom CreditCard Modem 56 GlobalAccess 32 bit Lan Card NETGEAR Gigabit PC card GA511 TDK10 100 Lan CardBus LAC CB100x D Link DFE 690TXD 32bit 10 100Mb PC Card 1394 CardBus Card VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller e sense PCMCIA 1394d CardBus 2 Ports USB2 0 CardBus Card IOGEAR USB 2 0 2 Port CardBus Card USB 2 0 Hi speed CardBus Adapter INTOPIC USB 2 0 4 Port Notebook Card CardBus Wireless Lan Card BUFFALD 54M Wireless LAN PC Card WLI CB G54A GIGABYTE GN WMGA 802 11 b g Wireless LAN PC Card Gemtek Wireless LAN PC Card WL 211F 802 11b 2 4GHz LINKSYS Wireless B Notebook Adapter 2 4GHz ATA Card SanDisk 1G ATA PC Card IBM Microdrive 1GB PS 2 Port Test Mouse Microsoft FCC ID C3KKZB1 GS 100 TECH SWW 25 Logitech Serial Mouse M M35 MMC Card ScanDisk 32MB MMC Card Transcend 512MB MMC Card Transcend 1GB MMC Card Appendix B 113 SD Card Panasonic 2 0G SD Card Transcend 2 0G SD Card Sandisk 256MB SD Card Simpletech 128MB SD Card Sandisk 1 0G SD Card X Digital Media SD 256MB Simpletech 512MB SD Card MS Card Sony 128MB MS Card SanDisk stick Pro 1GB LEXAR 256MB MS Card Sandisk 64MB MS Card SONY 32MB MS Card SONY
13. 11b g Wi Fi CERTIFIED solution supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technology Q WPAN integrated Bluetooth 2 0 EDR Enhanced Data Rate Input devices fingerprint reader provides the notebook with advanced security protection 84 85 keyboard with inverted T cursor layout Built in trackpoint with two buttons 12 function keys four cursor keys two Windows key hotkey controls embedded numeric keypad international language support Q Four easy launch buttons Internet email Empowering Key user programmable button Four tablet mode buttons Windows Security Screen Rotate Function Escape 3 scroll wheel up down enter 1 Electromagnetic Resonance EMR pen with eraser Audio Q Audio system with one built in 1W speaker and microphone Q X Sound Blaster Pro and MS Sound compatible Intel High Definition audio support I O interface 124 Acer ezDock connector card slot Type 11 Biometric fingerprint reader 4 in 1 card reader MS MS PRo MMC SD Three USB 2 0 ports IEEE 1394 port Fast infrared FIR port External display VGA port Headphones speaker line out jack Microphone jack Line in jack Ethernet RJ 45 port Modem RJ 11 port DC in jack for AC adapter B pu ED E es es E D Environment Temperature operating 5 C to 35 C Non operating 20 to 65 C Humidity non condensing operating 20 80 Non
14. 16 7 million color at 1024X768 resolution LCD slides to convert from notebook to tablet mode NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 up to 256 MB TurboCache 128 MB of dedicated GDDR2 VRAM up to 128 MB of shared system memory supporting Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Shader Model 3 0 OpenEXR High Dynamic Range HDR technology NVIDIA PowerMizer 6 0 PCI Express for discrete models Q Mobile Intel 945GM Express chipset with integrated 3D graphics featuring Intel Graphics Media Accelerator GMA 950 up to 224 MB of shared system memory supporting Microsoft DirectX 9 0 dual independent display for UMA models Up to 2048 x 1536 resolution via non interlaced CRT display 16 7 million colors Simultaneous LCD and CRT display with LCD panel refresh rate at 70Hz MPEG 2 DVD hardware assisted capability UD DualView support Storage subsystem 60 80 100 120 160 GB hard disk drive Optical drive options 8X DVD Super Multi double layer slot loaded DVD CD RW combo for selected models 4 in 1 card reader supporting Memory Stick M MS Memory Stick MS PRO MultiMediaCard MMC and Secure Digital SD Communication Q Modem 56K ITU V 92 with PTT approval Wake on Ring ready Chapter 1 1 Q LAN gigabit Ethernet Wake on LAN ready WLAN Intel PRO Wireless 3945ABG network connection dual band tri mode 802 11a b g or Intel PRO Wireless 3945BG network connection dual mode 802
15. 25 Logitech Serial Mouse M M35 MMC Card ScanDisk 32MB MMC Card Transcend 512MB MMC Card Transcend 1GB MMC Card 116 Appendix B SD Card Panasonic 2 0G SD Card Transcend 2 0G SD Card Sandisk 256MB SD Card Simpletech 128MB SD Card Sandisk 1 0G SD Card X Digital Media SD 256MB Simpletech 512MB SD Card MS Card Sony 128MB MS Card SanDisk stick Pro 1GB LEXAR 256MB MS Card Sandisk 64MB MS Card SONY 32MB MS Card SONY 256MB MS Card XD Card OLYMPUS XD Picture Card 256MB OLYMPUS XD Picture Card 1GB CF Card Prctec 256MB CF Card Compact Flash Adapter 128MB Card Reader POW four in one memory media PCMCIA Appendix B 117 118 Appendix B Online Support Information This section describes online technical support services available to help you repair your Acer Systems 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 Service guides for all models User s manuals Training materials Bios updates Software utilities
16. 4 Memory check Memory errors might stop system operations show error messages on the screen or hang the system 1 Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the doagmpstotics program please refer to main board 2 Goto the diagnostic memory in the test items 3 Press F2 in the test items 4 Follow the instructions in the message window 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 you suspect a power problem see the appropriate power supply check in the following list Q Check the Battery Pack on page 74 Chapter 4 73 Check the Battery Pack To check the battery pack do the following From Software 1 Check out the Power Management in control Panel 2 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 vol
17. BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi EMEA LX TDGOE 053 TMC213TMi XPTSV4 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi Russia LX TDGOE 035 TMC213TMi XPTRU7 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi LX TDGOE 036 TMC213TMi XPTSV4 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi South Africa LX TDGOE 059 TMC213TMi XPTSA3 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi South Africa LX TDGOE 046 TMC213TMi XPTSA3 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi Portugal LX TDGOE 033 TMC213TMi XPTPT4 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi Switzerland LX TDGOE 031 TMC213TMi XPTSW5 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg A TMC213TMi EMEA LX TDGOE 028 TMC213TMi XPTUK6 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi EMEA Turkey LX TDGOE 029 TMC213TMi XPTTR4 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi EMEA LX TDGOE 037 TMC213TMi XPTWW3 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi EMEA Turkey LX TDGOE 048 TMC213TMi XPTTR4 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi EMEA Switzerland LX TDGOE 044 TMC213TMi XPTSW5 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi EMEA LX TDGOE 045 TMC213TMi XPTUK6 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi EMEA LX TDGOE 054 TMC213TMi XPTWW3 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP c TMC213T TMC213T TMC213T TMC213T TMC213T C2DT5500 TMC213T C2DT5500 TMC213T C2DT5500 TMC21
18. Main Board Assembly 1 Remove the speaker from the lower case 2 Remove the three screws fastening the launch board 3 Then detach the launch board from the lower case 4 Disconnect the launch board FFC 5 Remove the two screws fastening the joystick board 6 Remove the joystick board assembly from the lower case 7 Disconnect the joystick board FFC 8 Remove the two screws fastening the Bluetooth module 9 Remove the Bluetooth module from the lower case carefully 10 Disconnect the Bluetooth cable from the Bluetooth module 11 Remove the eight screws fastening the thermal module Chapter 3 65 66 12 Detach the thermal module from the main board and disconnect the fan cable then remove the thermal module 13 Use a flat headed screwdriver to release the CPU lock 14 Remove the CPU from the socket carefully 15 Remove the three screws fastening the PCMCIA slot 16 Detach the PCMCIA slot from the main board 17 Remove the two screws fastening the modem board 18 Disconnect the modem board from then main board and disconnect the modem board cable then remove the board Chapter 3 Disassembling the LCD Module 1 Remove the four LCD screw caps 2 Then remove the six screws fastening the LCD bezel 3 Remove one screw holding the LCD support on one side 4 Remove another screw holding the LCD support on the other side as shown 5 Open the cover as shown 6 Open the
19. On above table the configuration of slot 1 and slot 2 could be reversed Modem Interface Data modem data baud rate bps 56K Supports modem protocol V92 MDC Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Left side LAN Interface Bluetooth Interface Chipset Built in ICH7M Data throughput 723 bps full speed data rate Protocol Bluetooth 1 1 Upgradeable to Bluetooth 1 2 when SIG specification is ratified Interface USB 1 1 Connector type Mini USB 33 Wireless Module 802 11a b g Chipset Built in ICH7M Data throughput 11 54 Mbps BOUE Four in One Card Reader Chipset Intetrated on TI PC7411 Data throughput Data throughput USB 1 1 Memory Stick MS MS PRO MultiMediaCard Secure Digital SD Hard Disk Drive Interface Vendor amp HGST MORAGA HGST MORAGA HGST MORAGA SEAGATE Model Name HTS541060G9ATO00 HTS541080G9ATO00 HTS541010G9ATO0 ST9120821A SEAGATE ST96812A ROHS F W A60A SEAGATE TOSHIBA LF MERCURY SEAGATE ST98823A ST9100824A LF MK1234GAX TOSHIBA LF MERCURY 2 MERCURY WD WD1200UE MK6034GAX TOSHIBA TOSHIBA MK8032GAX MK1032GAX Bytes per 512 512 512 512 sector Data heads 2 3 3 4 for Toshiba Logical 63 63 63 63 sectors Drive Format Disks 1 2 2 3 for Toshiba Logical 16383 16383 16383 16383 cylinders Spindle speed 5400 RPM 5400 RPM 5400 RPM 5400 RPM RPM Performance Specifications Buffer size 2MB 2MB 8MB 2MB for Toshiba 8M
20. 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 Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the diagnostics program 2 See if CD ROM Test is passed when the program runs to CD ROM Test 3 Follow the instructions in the message window an error occurs reconnect the connector on the System board If the error still remains 1 Reconnect the external diskette drive CD ROM module 2 Replace the external diskette drive CD ROM module 3 Replace the main board Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check 72 Remove the external keyboard if the internal keyboard is to be tested 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 system board the keyboard cable connection is correct run the Keyboard Test 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 Q Numeric keypad External keyboard If any of these devices do not work reconnect the cable connector and repeat the failing operation Chapter
21. down up Range AC Adaptor Model number LiteOn PA 1650 19V 65W 3 PIN AC input 90 264V 47Hz to 63Hz Output power 65W 19V 3 42V Chapter 1 System Power Management Mech Off G3 All devices in the system are turned off completely Soft Off G2 S5 OS initiated shutdown All devices in the system are turned off completely Working 20 50 Individual devices such as the CPU and hard disk may be power managed in this state Suspend to RAM S3 CPU set power down VGA Suspend PCMCIA Suspend Memory Address Map 00100000h 000F0000h 512 KB System BIOS 00009FFFFh 00000000h 640KB Conventional memory Address 0000 001F 0081 008F 0090 0091 DMA controller 0093 009F 00C0 00DF 040B 0406 ODOO FFFF PCI bus 0020 0021 0024 0025 0028 0029 Programmable interrupt controller 002C 002D 0030 0031 0034 0035 0038 0039 003C 003D 00 0 00 1 00A4 00A5 00A8 00A9 00AC 00AD 00 0 00 1 00B4 00B5 00B8 00B9 0086 0050 00 0 000 0040 0043 0050 0053 System timer 0060 0064 Acer Tablet PC Keyboard Buttons 101 102 key 002E 002F 004E 004F 0061 0063 Main board resources 0065 0067 0080 0092 00B2 00B3 0200 020F 0600 060F 0700 070F 0800 080F 1000 107F 1180 11BF 1810 181F Intel R 82801DBM Ultra ATA Storage Controller 24CA Intel R 82801DB DBM USB Universal Host Controller 24C2 1880 189F Intel R 82801DB DBM SMBus Controller 24C3 Chapter 1 40 Address Map 18
22. eLock Management or Acer eRecovery Management for the first time Acer eNet Management for selected models 20 Acer eNet Management helps you to quickly and easily connect to both wired and wireless networks in a variety of locations To access this utility either click on the Acer eNet Management icon on your netebook or start the program from the Start menu You also have the option to set Acer eNet Management to start automatically when you boot up your PC Acer eNet Management automatically detects the best settings for a new location while offering you the freedom to manually adjust the settings to match your needs Chapter 1 Empowering Technoh Acer eNet Management Current profile Coffee Shop 7 7 WLAN Connected Wi Fi range 9 Wi Fi network Wi Fi network MIS 25FD1 v 100 Connection speed 11 Mbps LAN Connected Connected to Internet Main Profile Manager Settings Acer eNet Management can save network settings for a location to a profile and automatically switch to the appropriate profile when you move from one location to another Settings stored include network connection settings IP and DNS settings wireless AP details etc as well as default printer settings Security and safety concerns mean that Acer eNet Management does not store username and password information Chapter 1 21 Empowering Technolo
23. full sized keys with an embedded numeric keypad as well as separate lock cursor and Windows keys and hotkey controls Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase Num Lock When Num Lock is on the embedded keypad is in numeric meee The keys function lt Fn gt lt F11 gt as a Calculator complete with the arithmetic operators and Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry Another solution would be connect an external keypad Scroll Lock When Scroll Lock is on the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up lt Fn gt lt F12 gt or down arrow keys respectively Scroll Lock does not work with some applications 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 symbol are not printed on the keys Number keys on Type numbers in a normal manner embedded keypad Cursor control keys Hold Shift while using cursor control keys Hold Fn while using cursor control on embedded keypad keys Main keyboard keys Fn 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 16 Chapter 1 Windows key Pressed alone this key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows Start
24. if the user password was used to enter setup 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 46 2 Setting a Password Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password 1 Use the 7 keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the key The Set Supervisor Password box appears Set Supervisor Password Enter New Password Confirm Hew Password 2 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 After setting the password the computer sets the User Password parameter to Set 4 lf desired you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter 5 When you are done press fJ to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility Removing a Password Follow these steps 1 Use the 7 and keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the key The Set Password box appears Set Supervisor Password Enter current password Enter New Password Confirm New Password
25. operating 2090 8090 2 Chapter 1 System Block Diagram 1 2 INT UMA EXT Discrete VGA V6 64M VRAM V12 128M VRAM G5 LAN 5705E G7 LAN 5787 G9 LAN 5709 AC BATT CONNECTOR Page 41 BATT CHARGER Page 40 0 9V 0 9VSUS 1 8VSUS DDR SODIMM1 DDR2 533 667 MHz Page 10 11 DDR2 533 667 MH DDR SODIMM2 Page 10 11 ATA 66 100 Multi Bay ATA 66 100 ODD or Second Battery Page 32 Azalia ALC883 MDC1 5 Codec amp 2 AMP Page 30 Page 30 RJ11 Page 24 Head phone Page 31 Page 31 SUPER I O Internal MIQ PC87391 MIC IN Page 31 LINE IN Page 31 3 4 5 6 TM C210 DC DC NVDD 1 2V 3V 5V Merom Yonah Celeron 1 05V 1 8VSUS 1 8V 0 9V 1 5V 2 5V Page 35 37 38 39 479 Micro FCPGA Page 4 5 EXT VGA n VIDIA NV72MV Page 12 13 14 15 HOST BUS 533 667 MHz EXT_TVOUT CALISTOGA GMIPM 4E 1466 FCBGA 1 8VSUS Page 6 7 8 9 DMI interface MINI card Page 29 1 5V 1 05V ICH7 M 652 BGA 3VSUS 1 5VSUS BCM5787M 5789M LAN 10M 100M 1G BCM 5705E AD22 GNT1 INTA Page 18 19 20 7411 AD25 REQ0 GNTO E F G USB PORT X 3 Page 25 591 B 3 in 1 socket MMC SD MS EC NSC97551 176 Pins LQFP Mini Bluetoot USB bus Page 27 Page 25 Page 22 Printer Page 28 SWITCH CARDBUS 1394 3 IN 1 CLOCKS Generator ICS954310BGLF Page 3 LC
26. other cover protecting antenna set as shown then remove the LCD support 7 Detach the LCD bezel from the LCD module carefully 8 Remove the four screws fastening the LCD assembly 9 Remove the two screws fastening the finger board 10 Turn over the finger board and disconnect the cable then remove the finger board 11 Remove the two screws fastening the power board 12 Lift the LCD as shown to take out the power board Chapter 3 67 13 Turn over the power board and disconnect the cable then remove the board 14 Remove the two screws fastening the launch board 15 Disconnect the launch board cable then remove the launch board 16 Disconnect the inverter cable then remove the inverter 17 Take out LCD assembly from the LCD panel The LCD support has been removed in step 3 to step 6 18 Disconnect the LCD cable from the LCD then remove the cable 19 Remove the three screws fastening the digitizer 20 Then detach the digitizer as shown 68 Chapter 3 Disassembling the External Modules Disassembling the HDD Module 1 2 Remove two screws fastening the HDD bracket on one side 3 Remove another two screws holding the HDD bracket on another side Then remove the last screws fastening the HDD bracket 4 Detach the HDD from the HDD bracket carefully 5 Disconnect the HDD connector as shown Disassembling the Optical Disc Drive Module 1 2 Remove two screws fa
27. parameter settings Infrared Serial port Enables disables the infrared serial port Enabled Disabled Chapter 2 45 Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized USE User Password is Supervisor Password is Set User Password Set Supervisor Password Password on boot Advanced Item Specific Help Clear Clear Supervisor Password Enter controls accesses of the Enter whole setup utility It can be used to boot up when Password Enabled on boot is enabled F1 Esc F5 F6 F9 Enter F10 The table below describes the parameters in this screen Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings User Password is Supervisor Password is Set User Password Set Supervisor Password Password on Boot Shows the setting of the uer password Clear or Set Shows the setting of the Supervisor password Clear or Set Press Enter to set the user password When set this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access Press Enter to set the supervisor password When set this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access Defines whether a password is required or not Disabled or Enabled while the events defined in this group happened The following sub options are all requires the Supervisor password for changes and should be grayed out
28. s innovative Empowering Technology makes it easy for you to access frequently used functions and manage your new Acer notebook It features the following handy utilities Acer eNet Management for selected models hooks up to location based networks intelligently Acer ePower Management extends battery power via versatile usage profiles Acer ePresentation Management connects to a projector and adjusts display settings conveniently Acer eDataSecurity Management for selected models protects data with passwords and advanced encryption algorithms Acer eLock Management for slected models limits access to external storage media Acer eRecovery Management backs up and recovers data flexibly reliably and completely Acer eSettings Management accesses system information and adjusts settings easily Acer ePerformance Management improves system performance by optimizing disk space memory and registry settings 0060 For more information press the lt e gt key to launch the Empowering Technology menu then click on the appropriate utility and select the Help or Tutorial function Empowering Technology password Before using Acer eLock Management and Acer eRecovery Management you must initalize the Empowering Technology password Right click on the Empowering Technology toolbard and select Password Setup to do so If you do not initialize the Empowering Technology password you will be prompted to do so when running Acer
29. taking your notebook to anAcer Customer Serivce Center Be sure to remember or write down your password Empowering Technology 7 Acer eLock Management 1 1 Removable Storage Devices Optical Drive Devices E Floppy Drive Devices Network Drives Printers Bluetooth Infrared Serial Ports Parallel Ports Unlocked Devices 2 Authorization settings Chapter 1 27 2 Acer eRecovery Management Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility that does away with the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer The Acer eRecovery Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on your system s HDD User created backups are stored on D drive Acer eRecovery Management provides you with Password protection Recovery of applications and drivers Image data backup X Backup to HDD set recovery point Backup to CD DVD Image data recovery tools Recover from a hidden partition factory defaults OO Recover from the HDD most recent user defined recovery point Q Recover from CD DVD lt Acer eRecovery Management User Backup History Total 0 for 0 MB Available HDD space 25 9 GB L
30. 1280 1024 USB 1 1 Mouse Logitech Wheel Mouse Optical USB PS 2 Huaerte USB Stroll Mouse 2 button HM 28 Microsoft Track Ball Explorer USB PS 2 USB Stroll Mouse 2 button HM 28 Scroll wheel Logitech Optical Microsoft IntelliMouse optical ps2 USB Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer ps2 USB Microsoft Optical Mouse Blue USB and PS 2 Compatible Logitech Cordless TrackMan Fx Trackball Optical Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse Blue USB PS 2 Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical USB PS 2 NewMen TECHNOLOGY Basic Keyboard HP USB Keyboard ViewSonic ViewMate Internet Multimedia Keyboard Chang yang Kb MED U T3A158 NMB The Right Touch SILITEK SK 6000 USB KeyPad ZIPPY USB Keyboard TK323 JAZZ HIPSTER CORRPORATION MODELGJ 1301 USB OZAKI USB206 USB J S J1321 TEAC FD 05PUB USB1 0 Device YE DATA USB1 1 Floppy Disk Drvie YU 8U10 SMSC USB1 1 external Floppy Drive IBM USB1 1 external Floppy Drive USB 1 1 Camera CCD Logitech USB1 1 QuickCam for Notebooks pro USB 1 1 HUB UNIONSTAR USB1 1 HUB 4 Port USB 1 1 Gamepad Logitech WingMan Stike forcee 3D Microsoft Gamepad USB 1 1 keyboard USB 2 0 Speaker USB 1 1 FDD Logitech WingMan Force J UA9 USB 1 1 Card Reader IWILL 1 USB1 1 Card Reader Writer HP USB 1 0 digital drive Appendix B USB 2 0 HDD Istyle USB2 0 1394 HDD NEWMAN USB2 0 HDD ViPowER SmartFamily USB2 0 HDD USB 2 0 DVD CD RW VP 6228V2 CDROMBOX USB 2 0 HUB Highlight High Speed 4 port USB 2
31. 12X21 220 XGA 56 7 001 LF W PROTECT COVER ZE1 LCD 12 1 IN XGA ASSY TOSHIBA 6M TADV7 012 LTD121KA0Q LCD TFT 12 1 IN TOSHIBA LTD121KA0Q LF 56 TADV7 002 W PROTECT COVER INVERTER BOARD LF 19 TADV7 001 60 TADV7 003 60 TADV7 004 Chapter 6 N TravelMate C200 FRU List TADVT c U lt N c I U lt N ZE1 LCD 12 1 IN XGA ASSY TOSHIBA 6M TADV7 022 LTD121KA0Q W O FINGER LCD TFT 12 1 IN TOSHIBA LTD121KA0Q LF 56 TADV7 002 W PROTECT COVER TADVT TADVT DIGITIZER PANEL WACOM SU 1201E 02X 56 TADV7 002 Q2 gt lt N e 4 4 4 gt gt gt lt lt lt 0 gt N MAINBOARD UMA W MODEM CABLE 4 IN 4 1 W O CPU MEMORY MAINBOARD NVIDIA NV44M64 W MODEM LB TAU06 001 CABLE 4 IN 1 W O CPU MEMORY RTC BATTERY ML1220 MEMORY INFINEON DDRII533256M KN 25602 023 HYS64T32000HDL 3 7 A 32X64 CL4 N C2 N lt N O O SO DIMM DDRII533 256MB KN 25603 020 NT256T64UH4A0FN 37B LF SO DIMM DDRII533 256MB MT8HTF3264HDY KN 25604 023 53553 LF MEMORY DDRII 533 256MB MA70T3354CZ3 2560 016 CD5 PB FREE SAMSUNG SO DIMM DDRII533 256MB HYMP532S64P6 KN 2560G 006 C4 LF MEMORY SO DIMM DDRII 533 256MB KN 51202 021 HY
32. 256MB MS Card XD Card OLYMPUS XD Picture Card 256MB OLYMPUS XD Picture Card 1GB CF Card Prctec 256MB CF Card Compact Flash Adapter 128MB Card Reader POW four in one memory media PCMCIA 114 Appendix B Appendix B Microsoft Windows XP Home Environment Test CRT Port Test CRT Monitor View Sonic E72f 17 PerfectFlat color CRT Area with 1280 1024 LCD Monitor COMPAQ FP 7317 17 LCD area with 1024 768 Gateway FPD1730 17 1280 1024 USB 1 1 Mouse Logitech Wheel Mouse Optical USB PS 2 Huaerte USB Stroll Mouse 2 button HM 28 Microsoft Track Ball Explorer USB PS 2 USB Stroll Mouse 2 button HM 28 Scroll wheel Logitech Optical Microsoft IntelliMouse optical ps2 USB Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer ps2 USB Microsoft Optical Mouse Blue USB and PS 2 Compatible Logitech Cordless TrackMan Fx Trackball Optical Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse Blue USB PS 2 Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical USB PS 2 NewMen TECHNOLOGY Basic Keyboard HP USB Keyboard ViewSonic ViewMate Internet Multimedia Keyboard Chang yang Kb MED U T3A158 NMB The Right Touch SILITEK SK 6000 USB KeyPad ZIPPY USB Keyboard TK323 JAZZ HIPSTER CORRPORATION MODELGJ 1301 USB OZAKI USB206 USB J S J1321 TEAC FD 05PUB USB1 0 Device YE DATA USB1 1 Floppy Disk Drvie YU 8U10 SMSC USB1 1 external Floppy Drive IBM USB1 1 external Floppy Drive USB 1 1 Camera CCD Logitech USB1 1 QuickCam for Notebooks pro USB 1 1 HUB UNIONSTAR USB1 1 HUB 4 Port
33. 3T C2DT5500 TMC213T C2DT5500 TMC213T C2DT5500 TMC213T C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 gt 5 3 gt gt TMC213TMi Singapore LX TDGOE 062 TMC213TMi XPTSG1 213 C2DT5500 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP 213 Australia New LX TDGOE 063 TMC213TMi XPTAU1 C2DT5500 Zealand G72MV128 1 1G 120 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi Australia New LX TDGOE 064 213 XPTAU1 C2DT5500 Zealand G72MV128 1 1G 120 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC215TMi Philippines LX TDGOE 065 TMC215TMi XPTPH1 C2DT7200 G72MV128 1 1G 160 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP Appendix A 110 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 Pro 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 C210 series Compatibility Test Report released by the Acer Mobile System Testing Department Appendix B 111 Microsoft Windows XP Pro Environment Test 112 CRT Port Test CRT Monitor View Sonic E72f 17 PerfectFlat color CRT Area with 1280 1024 LCD Monitor COMPAQ FP 7317 17 LCD area with 1024 768 Gateway FPD1730 17
34. 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch Chapter 4 Fm _ _ Belemie nur of ATA dies nona w ita ark contoters phd tai hard contoters m umpu _ wm BMBMPTABLE frrmulirocesorboade wm wm Sm T MPs beeps on checksum failure wm fr SAR ive __ sm S tiie security engin ptional sn Ar termine number of ATA and SOSI aves am 00000 h 2h Initialize PnP Option ROMs Clear parity checkers As O gm POST done prepare obo operai system _ inate Sittin EE Check password optional Ftc secon onions Tete vis end backup erindere _ tice PST rr Manager PEM r B i C h h h h B D E 0 2 5 7 8 9 2 0 C 7 Erendedchedsum op ona ph known interrupt h EG C G ilaissnoebeekdeeng pina _ EE h Chapter 4 EOh E2h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Chapter 4 menu te system ner Fiat system vo 0 0 Processo
35. Acer TravelMate C210 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 PRINTED IN TAIWAN Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate C210 service guide 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 representations or warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not Acer Incorporated its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corpora
36. B AT Interface ATA ATAPI 6 ATA ATAPI 6 ATA ATAPI 6 ATA ATAPI 6 ATA 5 for Toshiba ATA 5 for Toshiba ATA 5 for Toshiba Data transfer 350 350 350 450 350 rate buffer to from media Mbytes s Data transfer 100 MB Sec 100 MB Sec 100 MB Sec 100 MB Sec rate Ultra DMA mode 5 Ultra DMA mode 5 Ultra DMA mode 5 Ultra DMA mode 5 host buffer Mbytes s DC Power Requirements Chapter 1 Hard Disk Drive Interface Voltage 5V DC 5 5V DC 5 5V DC 5 5V DC 5 tolerance DVD CDRW Interface Vendor amp model name LITEON SSC 2485K GBAS PANASONIC UJDA 770 GBASE Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer rate KB sec Sustained Sustained Max 3 6Mbytes sec Max 10 8Mbytes sec Data Buffer Capacity 128 KBytes DEIATAP NTAIATAPIS Applicable disc format for For Panasonic UJDA770 SONY CD CD DA CD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM XA Photo CD Multi session Video CD CD Extra CD CD text DVD DVD ROM DVD Video DVD RAM 2 6GB 4 7GB DVD R DVD RW ver 1 1 Supporting Multi Border DVD R DVD RW Supporting Multi Session Applicable disc format for DVD DVD ROM DVD 5 DVD 9 DVD 10 DVD 18 DVD R 5 DVD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM optional CD CD DA CD ROM XA CD i Karaoke CD Video CD Multi session Photo CD Enhanced CD itrax CD CD extra CD Plus CD Text CD R and CD RW discs Loading mechanism Load Manual Release a Electrical Release Release Button b R
37. CPU T2500 m Intel 355XM 845GM PM GMS 840GML Intel R PROMireless 3945ABG Network Broadcom Metxtreme Gigabit Ethernet 256 MB 64 MB WDC WD600UE 22HCT0 55 88 GB PHILIPS DVD RW SDVDS8441 Disabled Enabled Disabled Asset tag CVCXFklXx iu l i ii i ii ii i a 3 system Information Boot Options BIOS Passwords acer Acer ePerformance Management Acer ePerformance Management is a system optimization tool that boosts the performance of your Acer notebook It provides and express optimization method to release unused memory and disk space quickly The user can also enable advanced options for full control over the following option Memory optimization releases unused memory and check usage 1 Disk optimization removes unneeded items and files Speed optimization improves the usability and performance of your Windows XP system Chapter 1 29 30 7 Dr erformance Management Chapter 1 Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor CPU type Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5500 T5600 2MB L2 cache 1 66 1 83 GHz 667 MHz FSB and T7200 T7400 4 MB L2 cache 2 2 16 GHz 667 MHz FSB Intel Core Duo processor T2300 T2400 T2500 T2600 2MB L2 cache 1 66 1 83 2 2 16 GHz 667 MHz FSB CPU package Intel 479 pin Micro FCBGA CPU core voltage Vcc Core 1 2875V highest frequency mode to 0 8375V low frequency mode Vcc Core 0 75V Deep sl
38. D Connector Page 28 LAN 10M 100M 1G Page 23 RJ45 24 1394 21 21 22 CARDBUS CON Page 22 Document Number Schematic Block Diagram Chapter 1 Board Layout Top View XJ o OQ gt 10 11 U3 CN2 UA CN1 U16 U10 CN3 U17 U19 U23 U22 CN6 Lan Controller LCD Connector VRAM1 Lid Switch Super I O Controller DVI Trasmitter PCI Debug Card Connector Reserved IDE Buffer PCMCIA 1394 Card Reader Controller Track Point Controller Keyboard Connector 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 55 5 U20 U29 CN7 CN8 CN9 1 U34 CN10 1 11 CN4 Quick Button Board Connector Clock Generator EC Keyboard Controller BT Connector Jogdial Board Connector Pen Switch Board Connector BIOS ROM Internal MIC RTC Battery Connector Intetnal Speaker Track Point Connector Chapter 1 Bottom View 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Chapter 1 13 12 15 14 16 17 JDIM1 JDIM2 U44 CN18 CN19 U45 CN20 U46 CN22 EZ Docking Connector AC Power Jack RJ11 RJ45 Connector CRT Connector Modem Connector Main Battery Connector DDR Socket 1 DDR Socket 2 VRAM2 USB Dual Connector 1394 Connector VGA Chip NV72MV CD ROM Board Connector CPU Socket Second Battery Connector 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
39. DDR2 VRAM up to 128 MB of shared system meory USB Port Chipset built in ICH7 M USB 2 0 supporting data transfer rate up to 60MB second Chapter 1 USB Port Serial port function control Enable Disable by BIOS Setup IEEE 1394 Port Chipset 7411 Interface USB Compliancy Level IEEE 1394 1 0 Number of IEEE 1394 port 1 Location Right side Connector type IEEE 1394 PCMCIA Port System Board Major Chips ICHT M VGA Intel 945GM NVIDIA NV72MV NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 Keyboard Keyboard controller EC 5 97551 Keyboard vendor amp model name DARFON Total number of keypads 84 85 88 Chapter 1 37 Keyboard Internal amp external keyboard work No simultaneously Note Internal and external keyboard can not work simultaneously by software specification Battery Vendor amp model name Sanyo Sony Pack capacity 4000 MAH or 4800 MAH Cell voltage 3 7V cell Number of battery cell Package configuration 3 cells in series 2 series in parallel Package voltage 14 8V LCD Vendor amp model 12 1 TABLET HYDIS name 12 21 LCD display area diagonal inch Display technology Supports colors Brightness control Contrast control Typical White 180 Luminance Response time 40 Tr Td msec Electrical Specification Supply voltage for 3 0 Min 3 3 Typ 3 6 LCD display V Max Viewing Angle 80 left right
40. External CD ROM Drive Check 72 External Diskette Drive Check 72 Features 1 Flash Utility 51 Floppy Disk removing the 67 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List 93 Hard disk 34 HDD 34 Indicators 13 Intermittent Problems 86 Jumper and Connector Locations 89 Top View 89 Bottom View 90 Keyboard 37 Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check 72 L2 cache 32 Memory Check 73 Model Definition 106 Modem 33 Online Support Information 119 121 W 122 Panel right 8 PC Card 37 PCMCIA 37 Power System Check 73 Battery Pack 74 Processor 31 RMA 93 Second Level Cache 32 System Block Diagram 3 Layout 4 System Memory 32 System Utilities 41 Test Compatible Components 111 Touchpad Check 74 Troubleshooting 71 Undetermined Problems 87 USB 36 37 utility BIOS 41 View Base view 11 Closed front view 8 Left view 9 Open front view 8 Rear view 11 Right view 10 Top View 7 Windows XP Pro Environment Test 112 Windows XP Home Environment test 115 Index Index 123
41. GATE 2 5 IN 4200RPM KH 04001 016 N2 18T9402113A F W 3 01 60G TOSHIBA 2 5 IN 4200RPM PLUTO KH 06004 004 MK6025GAS CZK ROHS F W KA200A 80G TOSHIBA 2 5 IN 4200RPM PLUTO KH 08004 003 MK8025GAS ROHS F W KA023A HDD CONNECTOR 55 TADV7 006 HDD COVER HDD BRACKET i Keyboard 6 NO ar gt gt lt lt N N O O O NO TMC200 KEYBOARD DARFON US International KB TADO7 001 TMC200 KEYBOARD DARFON Chinese KB TADO7 002 TMC200 KEYBOARD DARFON Thai KB TADO7 004 TMC200 KEYBOARD DARFON Czech KB TADO7 016 TMC200 KEYBOARD DARFON Brazilian KB TADO7 005 Protugese 00 Chapter 6 TravelMate C200 FRU List TMC200 KEYBOARD DARFON Canadian KB TADO7 021 French TMC200 KEYBOARD DARFON Hebrew KB TADO7 024 TMC200 KEYBOARD DARFON Greek KB TADO7 023 ZE1 LCD 12 1 IN XGA ASSY HYDIS HT12X21 6 7 011 LCD TFT 12 1 IN HYDIS HT12X21 220 XGA LF W PROTECT COVER 56 TADV7 001 INVERTER BOARD LF 19 TADV7 001 POWER BUTTON B ASSY TABLET BUTTON B ASSY 55 TADV7 008 m U lt A N FINGER PRINT BOARD 55 TADV7 009 Chapter 6 1 TravelMate C200 FRU List CABLE ASSY FINGER12 1 50 55P 1A LF LCD STAND 33 TADV7 003 LCD BEZEL 50 TADV7 006 LCD COVER W ANTENNA HYDIS DIGITIZER PANEL WACOM SU 1201E 02X 56 TADV7 002 LCD 12 1 IN XGA ASSY HYDIS HT12X21 6M TADV7 021 W O FINGER LCD TFT 12 1 IN HYDIS HT
42. J Notify me if the change from last incremental backup is more than 4 lt For more information please refer to Acer Management NOTE If your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD please use Acer eRecovery Management s System backup to optical disk feature to burn a backup image to CD or DVD To ensure the best results when recovering your system using a CD or Acer eRecovery Management detach all peripherals except the external Acer ODD if your computer has one including your Acer ezDock 28 Chapter 1 Acer eSettings Management Acer eSettings Management allows you to inspect hardware specifications and to monitor the system health status Furthermore Acer eSettings Management enables you to optimize your Windows operating system so your computer runs faster smoother and better Acer eSettings Management also Provides a simple graphical user interface for navigating Displays general system status and advanced monitoring for power users Empowering Technology 4 2 9 Acer eSettings Management Summary Processor Memory and 805 Manufacturer Product name Operating system Processor Chipset Wireless LAN card Ethernet card System Memory Video memory Hard drive 1 CD DVD 1 Serial part Infrared Parallel port Acer inc TravelMate xxxx Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Genuine Intel R
43. MP532S64P6 C4 HYNIX cm Chapter 6 1 TravelMate C200 FRU List MEMORY SO DIMM DDRII 533 512MB KN 51203 018 NT512T64UH8A0FN 37B NANYA SO DIMM DDRII533 512MB M470T6554C2Z3 KN 5120B 015 CD500 LF SO DIMM DDRII533 512MB HYMP564S64P6 51206 005 C4 LF SPEAKER SET 23 TADV 7 001 THERMAL MODULE gt lt N 2 B U lt N STYLUS LATCH RUBBER LCD RUBBER Note Larger one is LCD rubber LCD RUBBER MID Note Smaller one is LCD rubber mid LOWER CASE RUBBER FOOT WEIGHT SAVER SCREW M2 0 2 5 I NI NYLOK SCREW M2 0 5 I NI NYLOK SCREW M2 5 4 0 I NI NYLOK SCREW 2 0 6 SCREW M2 5 3 I NI NYLOK SCREW M2 5 I BNI NYLOK D3HO0 3 LF EE EE EIN N N NN 4 4 gt gt gt gt 0 g gt gt gt gt zi 3 O O O oO O O 6 04 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 105 Model Definition and Configuration TravelMate C210 Series TMC213TMi China China LX TDGOE 003 TMC213TMi XPTSC8 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi China Hong Kong LX TDGOE 001 TMC213TMi XPTHK6 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi China China LX TDGOE 004 TMC213TMi XPTSC8 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi China Hong Kong LX TDGOE 002 TMC213TMi XPTHK6 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi Australia New LX
44. PPER CASE W ANTENNA 60 TADV7 001 LOWER CASE W SPEAKER 60 TADV 7 002 PCI DOOR 42 TADV7 004 RAM DOOR 42 TADV7 005 PCMCIA SUPPORT BRACKET 33 TDAV7 001 Chapter 6 97 TravelMate C200 FRU List Pentium 770 2 136 2M 533FSB 0001 770 0 DVD CDRW COMBO ASSY PANASONIC STNB S DVD CDRW COMBO UJDA770AC A 02406 013 ODD CONNECTOR BOARD ODD HOLDER DVD COMBO BEZEL ASSY en U gt gt gt O O O lt lt lt D I 5 ld 98 Chapter 6 TravelMate C200 FRU List 6M TADV7 002 DVD DUAL DL LITEON SOLW 831S SLOT IN F W WRT9 KU 00804 016 ODD CONNECTOR BOARD 55 TADV7 005 ODD HOLDER 42 TADV 7 007 DVD DUAL LITE ON SLOT IN BEZEL ASSY 42 TADV 7 009 100G SEAGATE 2 5 4200RPM KH 10001 003 N2 25T9100825A F W 3 04 100G TOSHIBA 2 5 4200RPM ARES KH 10004 001 MK1031GAS ROHS F W AA204A 100G HGST 2 5 4200RPM HAKONE A F KH 10007 002 W A70G 40G TOSHIBA 2 5 4200RPM PLUTO KH 04004 005 MK4025GAS ROHS F W KA100A 40G HGST 2 5 4200RPM HAKONA A F W KH 04007 013 06 60G SEAGATE 2 5 4200RPM N2 2ST960812A 06001 003 F W 3 04 60G HGST 2 5 4200RPM HAKONE A F W KH 06007 009 06 9 9 TravelMate C200 FRU List 80G SEAGATE 2 5 4200RPM N2 2ST980829A KH 08001 013 F W 3 04 80G HGST 2 5 4200RPM HAKONE A F KH 08007 011 W A70G 40G SEA
45. TDGOE 006 TMC213TMi XPTAU1 Zealand G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg Singapore LX TDGOE 013 TMC213TMi XPTSG1 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg India LX TDGOE 009 TMC213TMi XPTIL1 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg Indonesia LX TDGOE 010 213 XPTIN1 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg Philippines LX TDGOE 012 TMC213TMi 1 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg Thailand LX TDGOE 015 TMC213TMi XPTTH2 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_bg TMC213TMi Vietnam LX TDGOE 016 TMC213TMi XPTVN1 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi AA Malaysia LX TDGOE 011 TMC213TMi 2 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi TMC213TMi AA P P P P P TMC213TMi P Appendix A TMC213T TMC213T TMC213T TMC213T TMC213T TMC213T TMC213T C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 106 107 TMC213TMi TMC213TMi XPTEN4 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H USA Canada _ LX TDGOE 007 4R_abg ACLA LX TDGOE 008 TMC213TMi 54 Spanish G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg USA Canada LX TDGOE 018 TMC215TMi XPTEN4 G72MV128 2 1G 160 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi TMC215TMi TMC215TMi ACLA LX TDGOE 019 TMC215TMi XPTES4 Spanish G72MV128 2 1G 160 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP Australia New LX TDGOE 017 215
46. ard Ensure every connector is connected tightly and correctly Main board 77 POST Codes 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI m 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values Reste GPU een wor dung warm Book Ha ilaisscacheberememoyaWoss Q ResstProgammabi erupt Cortale _ 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 30h 1 4 1 1 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of high byte of memory bus 78 Chapter 4 aio adapts in stom _ p ia GP apes m 59h Initialize POST display service SBh oCh Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Eh Display shadow area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Late POST device initialization Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices 85h 86h 87h Detect and install external RS232 ports Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller 88h
47. attery pack AC adapter See if the thermal module is overheat Heat sink or fan Main board Power source battery pack and power adapter See Power System Check on page 73 Battery pack Power adapter CPU Main board In Windows XP operating system hold and press the power switch for more than 4 seconds If the system can power off then the main board is OK Verify OS in the HDD Main board Chapter 4 Power Related Symptoms Battery can t be charged or discharged See Check the Battery Pack on page 74 Battery pack Main board System hang during POST ODD HDD FDD RAM module Main board PCMCIA Related Symptoms System cannot detect the PC Card PCMCIA PCMCIA slot assembly Main board PCMCIA slot pin is damaged PCMCIA slot assembly PC Card cannot be inserted or ejected Check if the PCMCIA slot is blocked Main board Memory Related Symptoms Memory count size appears different from Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute Load Default Settings then actual size reboot system RAM module Main board Check BIOS revision System can power on but you hear two long Reinsert DIMM beeps B and the LCD is blank DIMM Main board Speaker Related Symptoms In Windows multimedia programs no sound OS volume control comes from the computer Audio driver Speaker Main board Internal speakers make noise or emit no sound Speaker Main board Microphone cannot work Audio driver
48. button it launches the Start menu It can also be used with other keys to provides a variety of functions lt Tab gt Activates the next taskbar button Bey lt Opens the Computer window lt F1 gt Opens Help and Support Center lt F gt Opens the Search Results window My lt R gt Opens the Run dialog box Eng gt Minimizes all windows lt Shift gt lt gt Undoes the minimize all windows action Application This key has the same effect as clicking the right key mouse button it opens the application s context menu Hot Keys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access many computer controls including screen brightness volume output and the BIOS utility To activate hotkeys press and hold the lt Fn gt key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination Fn F1 Hotkey help Displays help on hotkeys Fn F2 Acer eSettings Launches Acer eSettings in Acer Empowering Technology Fn F3 Acer ePower Display the Power Options Properties used by the Management computer function available if supported by operating of system Power management See Power management on page 25 Chapter 1 17 Puts the computer in Sleep mode See Power management on page 25 lt Fn gt lt F6 gt Screen blank Turns the display screen back
49. ce Spain Portugal LX TDGOE 049 LX TDGOE 043 LX TDGOE 038 LX TDGOE 039 LX TDGOE 040 LX TDGOE 052 TMC213TMi XPTARA G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi XPTDEC G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi XPTBE7 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi 5 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi XPTARA G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi XPTFRD G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi XPTESE G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi XPTIT5 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi XPTNL7 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMi XPTNO4 G72MV128 1 512 80 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg TMC213TMIi XPTIT5 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi XPTNL7 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi XPTDK5 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi XPTFRD G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi XPTESE G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP TMC213TMi XPTPT4 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H 4R_abg FP C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 C2DT5500 10 Co 109 TMC213TMi TMC213TMi XPTNO4 G72MV128 2 512 100 BT 6L 3H EMEA Norway LX TDGOE 057 4R abg FP TMC213TMI EMEA Russia LX TDGOE 058 TMC213TMi XPTRU7 G72MV128 2 512 100
50. 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 73 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 Non Acer devices Printer mouse and other external devices Battery pack Hard disk drive DIMM Cards Power on the computer Determine if the problem has changed If the problem does not recur reconnect the removed devices one at a time until you find the failing FRU DU 9 m um If the problem remains replace the following FRU one at a time Do not replace a non defective FRU System board 1 LCD assembly Chapter 4 87 88 Chapter 4 Jumper and Connector Locations Top View XJ o OQ gt Chapter 5 U3 CN2 UA CN1 U16 U10 CN3 U17 U19 U23 U22 CN6 Lan Controller LCD Connector VRAM1 Lid Switch Super Controller DVI Trasmitter PCI Debug Card Connector Reserved IDE Buffer PCMCIA 1394 Card Reader Co
51. dicated page 75 Undetermined Problems on page 87 POST detects an error and displayed messages Message List on page 76 On screen Other symptoms i e LCD display problems or Power On Self Test POST Error Message on others page 75 Symptoms cannot be re created intermittent Use the customer reported symptoms and go to problems Power On Self Test POST Error Message on page 75 Intermittent Problems on page 86 Undetermined Problems on page 87 Chapter 4 71 System Check Procedures External Diskette Drive Check Do the following 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 1 Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the diagnostics program 2 See FDD Test is passed as the program runs to FDD Test 3 Follow the instructions in the message window If an error occurs with the internal diskette drive reconnect the diskette connector on the system board If the error still remains 1 Reconnect the external diskette drive DVD ROM module 2 Replace the external diskette drive CD ROM module 3 Replace the main board External CD ROM Drive Check Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller drive or CD
52. e 5 xi DOWS systems ver E o UK DIL z pas sword s password gt dir u Volume in drive F has no label Uolume Serial Number is D4F6 0236 Directory of BIOS HDD Pil 2 Filets gt 35 354 bytes 2 Dirts gt 487 895 646 bytes free password pu 15494 m v1 1 2 2 2 Scan Code 2 4 Upper case ASCII Code 3 2 Lower case Code Enter choice HKIFH42 OG F nazzword OH Reboot system and key OKJFN42 or UVEIQ96 to HDD user password 52 Chapter 2 Remove BIOS Password key in wrong Supervisor Password for three time System Disabled would display on the screen See the image below Chapter 2 53 Sustem Disabled 144521 54 Ifyou need to solve BIOS password locked problem you can run BIOS PW EXE 1 Keyin bios pw 14452 0 2 Choose one upper case string Tal ala lm TI S LEER Microsoft Windows AP Version 5 1 2601 6652 Copyright 1985 2001 Microsoft Corp C o Documents and Settings N5S4 gt d D2 thios 14452 8 unilockb exe vi W 1 July 1977 1 Reboot the system and key in qjjg9vy or O7yqmjd to BIOS user password Chapter 2 Chapter 2 20067 047 703 55 56 Chapter 2 Machine Disassembl
53. e power button is pressed View information about Acer ePower Management Chapter 1 23 Empowering Technology Acer ePresentation Management Acer ePresentation Management lets you project your computer s display to an external device or project using the hot key Fn 5 If auto detection hardware is implemented the system your system display will be automatically switched out when an external display is connected to the system 24 Chapter 1 Empowering Technology d Acer ePresentation Management Please select a mode Notebook LCD Only Projection XGA 1024 x 768 pixels Projection Mormal 800 x 600 pixels Acer eDataSecurity Management E for selected models Acer eDataSecurity Management is handy file encryption utility that protexts your files from being accessed by unauthorized persons It is conveniently integrated with Windows explorer as a shell extension for quick and easy data encryption decryption and also supports on the fly file encryption for MSN Messager and Microsoft Outlook The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt you for a suvervisor password and default encryption This encryption will be used to encrypt files by default or you can choose to enter your won file specific password when encrypting a file NOTE The password used encrypt a file is the unique key that the system needs to decrypt it If you los
54. e the password the supervisor password is the only other key capable of decrypting the file If you lose both passwords there will be no way to decrypt your encryped file Be sure to safeguard all related passwords Chapter 1 25 26 4 Acer eDataSecurity Management T Acer eDataSecurity Management t again to confirm already encrypted will not be amp Acer eDataSecurity Management Cancel Cancel Chapter 1 Acer eLock Management EN Acer eLock Management is a security utility that allows you to lock your removable data optical and floppy drives to ensure that data can t be stolen while your notebook is unattended Removable data devices includes USB disk drives USB pen drives USB flash drives USB drives USB memory card readers IEEE 1394 disk drives and any other removable disk drives that can be mounted as a file system when plugged into the system Optical drive deivces includes any kind of CD ROM or DVD ROM drives Floppy disk drives 3 5 inch disks only Interfaces includes serial ports parallel port infrared IR and Bletooth To activate Acer eLock Management a password must be set first Once set you can apply locks to any of the devices Lock s will immediately be set without any reboot necessary and will remain locked after rebooting until unlocked NOTE If you lose your password there is no method to reset it except by reformatting your notebook or
55. ect the six screws fastening the middle cover 6 Detach the middle cover carefully 7 Then disconnect the LCD cable 62 Chapter 3 8 Disconnect the wireless LAN antenna 9 Remove the four screws fastening the LCD module to the main unit 10 Detach the LCD module from the main unit Removing the Keyboard 1 Remove the screw fastening the keyboard on the bottom 2 Disconnect the trackpoint cable 3 Disconnect the keyboard cable then remove the keyobar Chapter 3 63 Disassembling the Main Unit Separating the Main Unit into the Upper Case And the Lower Case Assembly 1 Remove the 11 screws fastening the upper case and the lower case assembly 2 Then remove the 10 screws holding the upper case and the lower case assembly on bottom side 3 Disconnect the launch board FFC 4 Disconnect the joystick board FFC as shown 5 Disconnect the bluetooth cable from the main board as shown 6 Tear off the capton fastening the wireless LAN antenna set then pull out the wireless LAN antenna set 7 Detach the upper case assembly carefully Disconnect the dynamic board cable from the main board then remove it 9 Remove the two screws fastening the dynamic board then detach the dynamic board from the main board 10 Disconnect the speaker cable from the main board 11 Detach the main board assembly from the lower case carefully 64 Chapter 3 Disassembling the Upper Case the Lower Case and the
56. eep mode CPU Fan True Value Table o o Low Middle Performance Mode Throttling 40 dB A 38 dB A 28 7 dB A 28 5 dB A 45 50 55 66 70 78 85 90 92 100 e Level 0 Fan on 50C Fan Off 450 Fan RPM 3380 Level 1 Fan on 66C Fan Off 55C Fan RPM 3910 Level 2 Fan on 786 Fan Off 70C Fan RPM 4510 e Level 3 Fan on 90C Fan Off 850 Fan RPM 4800 Sound Pressure Level Chapter 1 31 32 sound pressure level at different rpm 50 40 Low 3380 rpm 30 Middle 3910 rpm 8 High 4510 rpm 10 Full 4800 rpm 0 2 5 5 lt 2 3 B re CPU speed BIOS Supported protocols ACPI 1 0b PC Card 95 SM BIOS 2 3 1284 1284 1 7 amp 1 9 PCI 2 2 PnP 1 08 DMI 2 0 PS 2 keyboard and mouse USB 2 0 VGA BIOS CD ROM bootable IEEE 1394 BIOS password control Set by setup manual Second Level Cache Cache controller Built in CPU Cache size 2MB for Intel Pentium M processor 1 for Intel Celeron M processor 1st level cache control Always enabled 2st level cache control Always enabled Cache scheme control Fixed in write back System Memory Supports DIMM package 200 pin soDIMM Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Memory Combinations sue mw _ _ NOTE Above table lists some system memory configurations You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to form other combinations
57. elease by ATAPI command c Emergency Release Power Requirement Input Voltage 5 V 5 95 Operating DVD Super Multi Interface Vendor amp model name PANASONIC UJ 85J Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer rate KB sec Sustained Sustained Max 3 6Mbytes sec Max 10 8Mbytes sec Data Buffer Capacity 128 KBytes ATAPI Interface SFF 8020i SFF8090 Ver5 Applicable disc format Applicable disc format CD CD DA CD ROM CD ROM XA PhotoCD multi session Video CD Cd Extra CD CD text DVD DVD VIDEO DVD ROM DVD R 3 9GB 4 7GB DVD R DL DVD RW DVD RAM DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW Loading mechanism Load Manual Release a Electrical Release Release Button b Release by ATAPI command c Emergency Release Power Requirement Input Voltage 5 V 5 95 Operating Chapter 1 35 36 Speaker Connector type Headphone out microphone in and line in Video Interface Chipset Intel 945GM UMA or Nvidia NV72MV NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 Maximum resolution LCD 1600X1200 UXGA Maximum resolution CRT 2048X1536 75HZ Audio Interface Realtek ALC883 Azalia and Amplifier Maxim 9710 for internal speaker MAX4411 for headphone Video Memory Fixed or Upgradeable Fixed for UMA Upgradeable for NVIDIA NV44M V NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200 Memory size UMA up to 224MB of system shared memory NVIDIA up to 256MB turbocache 128 MB of dedicated G
58. est Printer driver Printer cable Printer Main board Parallel port device problems Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute Load Default Settings then reboot the system Device driver Device cable Device Main board Keyboard Touchpad Related Symptoms Keyboard one or more keys does not work Reconnect the keyboard cable Keyboard Main board Touchpad does not work Reconnect touchpad cable Touchpad board Main board Chapter 4 Modem LAN Related Symptoms Internal modem does not work correctly Phone cable Driver Reconnect the Internal modem cable to the main board tightly Main board Internal LAN does not work correctly Lan cable Driver Main board NOTE If you cannot find a symptom or an error in this list and the problem remains see Undetermined Problems on page 87 Chapter 4 85 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 the system board in loop mode at least 10 times 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 86 Chapter 4 Undetermined Problems The
59. eth 14 Trackpoint and click buttons 15 TrIOcKDOIDUC 15 WASICS PRACT 15 Using the KEVOO ANG 52 44 dS E Se d d 16 Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad 16 WVINIGOWS ING VS uio tie be ht ck 16 U UD E 17 Special KEYS dep ae fuod 18 Acer Empowering Technology 20 Empowering Technology password 20 Acer eNet Management for selected models 20 Acer ePower Management 22 Acer ePresentation Management 24 Acer eDataSecurity Management for selected models 25 Acer eLock Management 27 Acer Management 28 Acer eSettings Management 29 Acer ePerformance Management 29 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 31 Chapter 2 System Utilities 35 BIOS SSM yuyu DEED 41 Navigating the BIOS Utility 42 REOR RR 43 schau fout ea Gad Guede k SE 44 PRON ios ardua Rie Mech ieee Nea
60. fter 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 74 Chapter 4 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 the symptom is not listed see Undetermined Problems on page 87 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 Chapter 4 75 Index of Error Messages Error Me
61. gional 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 VI Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 WR ane Mee PPM 1 system Block Diagram 3 Boara OUNG d deas 4 WOR IC eg 4 BOLOI VOW MM 5 A TravelMate Tour 7 Op VI trc 7 ODOnDITODUVIG Ws e RO RUE 8 CIOSEGMIONE VIEW aoe 8 acne cog eat Sd God we eee 9 cat ac ahve de ec asd de eps abode 10 11 11 MAC ese eed pass 13 DULLOTIS Deer ocn al
62. gy 2 Acer eNet Management Profile Manager Auto Coffee Shop MM ON pee Import 8 Export Acer ePower Management B Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface To launch it select Acer ePower Management from the Empowering Technology interface AC Mode Adapter mode The default setting is Maximum Performance You can adjust CPU speed LCD brightness and other settings or click on buttons to turn the following functions on off Wireless LAN Bluetooth CardBus FireWire 1394 Wired LAN and Optical Device if supported DC Mode Battery mode There are four pre defined profiles Entertainment Presentation Word Processing and Battery Life You can also define up to three of your own To create new power profile 1 Change power settings as desired Click Save as to save to a new power profile Name the newly created profile Select whether this profile is for Adapter or Battery mode then click OK The new profile will appear in the profile list 22 Chapter 1 Battery status For real time battery life estimates based on current usage referto the panel on the lower left hand side of the window Empowering Technology 7 Acer ePow 87 Never Never 5 Hours 6 Hours For additional options click Settings to Set alarms Re load factory defaults Select what actions will be taken when the cover is closed or th
63. if you want to remove the system board you must first remove the then disassemble the inside assembly frame in that order M2 5L6 2 M2L6 12 Chapter 3 59 Removing the Battery Pack 1 Release the battery lock 2 Slide the battery latch then remove the battery 60 Chapter 3 Removing the HDD Module ODD Module Memory Wireless LAN Card LCD Module and the Keyboard Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module 1 Remove the two screws fastening the HDD cover 2 Detach the HDD cover from the notebook 3 Pull out the hard disk drive then detach it from the main unit Removing the Optical Disk Drive Module 1 Slide the ODD latch then remove the ODD module from the main unit carefully Removing the Memory 1 Remove the two screws that fasten the DIMM door 2 Detach the DIMM door 3 Pop out the memory then remove it Removing the Wireless LAN Card 1 Remove the two screws holding the wireless LAN cover 2 Detach the wirless cover Chapter 3 61 3 Disconnect wireless main and auxiliary antenna 4 Pop out the wireless LAN card then remove it Removing the LCD Module 1 Remove two screws holding the left and the right hinge cover 2 Remove the right hinge cover 3 Remove the left hinge cover 4 Turnover the entire LCD module as shown 5 Disconn
64. is not ready as the service gide released We will update the FRU list as soon as we got the spare part list TravelMate C200 FRU List LITE ON NB ADAPTER PA 1650 02QR 19 3 AP 06503 010 PINS 65W LSE NB ADAPTER SLS0335A19A57LF 19V 3 AP 06506 002 PINS 65W LI ION SANYO 1 2 0AH high rate W O IND 00303 003 W Z SANYO PACK CELLS LI ION SANYO 3 2 4 8AH W O IND W Z BT T4803 001 SANYO PACK CELLS LI ION SANYO 353 4 8AH W O IND W Z BT 00903 001 SANYO PACK CELLS 94 Chapter 6 TravelMate C200 FRU List MODEM BOARD 54 TAKV7 001 o BLUETOOTH MODULE W ANTENNA 54 TADV7 001 334 WIRELESS LAN BOARD 802 11b g INTEL KI CAX01 008 WIRELESS LAN BOARD 802 11a b g INTEL KI CAX01 010 EU WIRELESS LAN BOARD 802 11a b g INTEL KI CAX01 009 NA WIRELESS LAN BOARD 802 11a b g INTEL KI CAX01 011 RW JOYSTICK BOARD 55 TADV7 001 PCMCIA SLOT MODULE 55 TADV7 002 _ 0 PEN SENSOR BOARD 55 TADV7 004 Chapter 6 95 TravelMate C200 FRU List PEN SENSOR BOARD CABLE FFC JOYSTICK BOARD TO MB LAUNCH BOARD MB 50 TADV7 003 BLUETOOTH CABLE 50 TADV7 001 50 TADV7 002 0 50 TADV7 004 50 TADV7 005 27 148V7 001 MODEM CABLE LEAD FREE POWER CORD AF 3 PIN O gt Chapter 6 TravelMate C200 FRU List MIDDLE COVER 42 TADV7 001 HINGE COVER R 42 TADV7 002 HINGE COVERL 42 TADV7 003 i U
65. layed and Summary Screen is enabled Power on display Auto During power process the system will Option Auto or Both 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 LCD Auto Dim Determines if the system will automatically dim Option Enabled or Disabled the LCD brightness in order to save power when AC is not present PXE Preboot Execution Indicates that whether the notebook can boot Option Enabled or Disabled Environment Boot From from LAN or not LAN F12 Boot Menu Determines if the OEM POST screen will have Option Enabled or Disabled Press lt F12 gt Change Boot Device or not during user s quite boot 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 AA Chapter 2 Advanced The Advanced menu screen contains parameters involving your hardware devices It also provides advanced settings of the system Information Main Security Item Specific Help Infrared Serial port Disabled The table below describes the parameters in the screen Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
66. light off to save power Press any key to return Touchpad toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off Volume up Increases the speaker volume lt Fn gt lt gt 4 Volume down Decreases the speaker volume lt Fn gt lt gt Brightness up Increases the screen brightness lt Fn gt lt Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness lt lt Fn gt lt Special keys Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen external monitor if connected and both the display screen and external monitor Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off A You locate the Euro symbol and the US dollar sign at the upper center and or bottom right of your keyboard The Euro symbol 1 Open a text editor or word processor 18 Chapter 1 2 Either press gt gt at the bottom right of the keyboard or hold lt Alt Gr gt and then press the lt 5 gt key at the upper center of the keyboard NOTE Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol Please refer to www microsoft com typography faq faq12 htm for more information The US dollar sign 1 Open a text editor or word processor 2 Either press lt gt at the bottom right of the keyboard or hold lt shift gt and then press the lt 4 gt key at the upper center of the keyboard NOTE This function varies according to the language settings Chapter 1 19 Acer Empowering Technology Acer
67. lled on Secondary IDE master If no hard disk or other devices are installed on Primary IDE master then it will display a blank line Serial Number This field displays the serial number of this unit UUID Number UUID 32bytes Chapter 2 43 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 NOTE The screen above is for reference only Actual values may differ The table below describes the parameters in this screen Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings System Time Sets the system time Format HH MM SS hour minute second System Time System Date Sets the system date Format MM DD YYYY month day year System Date System Memory This field reports the memory size of the system Memory size is fixed to G40MB Extended Memory This field reports the memory size of the extended memory in the system Extended Memory size Total memory size 1MB VGA Memory Shows the VGA memory size The default value is set to 8MB Note 8MB is VGA memory size under DOS mode Dynamic video memory allocation up to 64MB in Windows mode Quiet Boot Determines if Customer Logo will be displayed or Option Enabled or Disabled not shows Summary Screen is disabled or enabled Enabled Customer Logo is displayed and Summary Screen is disabled Disabled Customer Logo is not disp
68. new password strings do not match the screen will display the following message setup Warning Password da not match Re enter Password 48 Chapter 2 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 Information Hard Drive Removable Device CD ROM Drive Chapter 2 Item Specific Help Keys used to view or configure devices lt Enter gt expnads or Collapses Devices with a or lt Ctrl Enter gt expnads all lt Shift 1 gt enables or disables a device lt gt and lt gt moves the device up or down lt n gt May move removable device between Hard Disk or Removable Disk lt d gt Remove a device that is not installed 49 Exit 50 The Exit screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use Information Advanced Security Item Specific Help Exit Discarding Changes Exit System Setup and Exit Saving Changes Load Setup Defaults save your changes to Discard Changes CMOS Save Changes The table below describes the parameters in this screen Exit Saving Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS Exit Discarding Changes Exit utility without saving setup data to CMOS Load Setup Default Load default values for all SETUP item Discard Changes Load previ
69. ntroller Track Point Controller Keyboard Connector 19 20 21 55 5 U20 U29 CN7 CN8 CN9 1 U34 CN10 1 11 CN4 Quick Button Board Connector Clock Generator EC Keyboard Controller BT Connector Jogdial Board Connector Pen Switch Board Connector BIOS ROM Internal MIC RTC Battery Connector Intetnal Speaker Track Point Connector 89 Bottom View 90 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 13 12 15 14 16 17 JDIM1 JDIM2 U44 CN18 CN19 U45 CN20 U46 CN22 EZ Docking Connector AC Power Jack RJ11 RJ45 Connector CRT Connector Modem Connector Main Battery Connector DDR Socket 1 DDR Socket 2 VRAM2 USB Dual Connector 1394 Connector VGA Chip NV72MV CD ROM Board Connector CPU Socket Second Battery Connector 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 ii B CN30 J1 CN28 CN26 54 CN24 57 CN25 CN27 CN29 U55 U56 SWA SW5 LED3 Memory Card Reader MDC Connector PCMCIA Board Connector MINI Card Connector South Bridge ICH7 PATA HDD Connector FIR External Line In External MIC In External Headphone Speaker Amplifier MAX9710 Headphone MAX4411 Bluetooth Enable Switch WLAN Enable Swtich BT LED Chapter 5 37 38 39 40 Chapter 5 CN21 U48 52 CN23 FAN Connector North Bridge 945GM PM Audio Codec Controller USB Connecto
70. ous values from CMOS for all SETUP items Save Changes Save Setup Data to CMOS Chapter 2 BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions Qj New versions of system programs 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 Chapter 2 51 Remove HDD BIOS Utility This section provide you with removing HDD BIOS method Remove HDD Password OV key in wrong HDD password for three time HDD password error code would display on the screen See the image below Ifyou need to solve HDD password locked problem you can run HDD PW EXE 1 Key in hdd_pw 15494 0 2 Select 2 3 Choose one upper case string o
71. ove 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 Trackpoint basics The following items show you how to use the trackpoint and click buttons 1 Using your finger apply light steady pressure on the trackpoint 1 to move the cursor 1 Press the left 2 and right 3 buttons located below the keyboard to perform selection and execution functions These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse Scrolling basics The 3 way scroll wheel is enabled for tablet and keyboard mode use Use the job wheel 4 to scroll up or down on a page A click on the job wheel executes the Enter function similar to clicking the left click button or the left button of a mouse Execute click twice Click on the job wheel Drag ET N and hold then use finger on the trackpoint to drag the cursor Access context Click once menu Scroll Use finger to roll scroll wheel lightly up or down in tablet or notebook mode NOTE When using these inputs keep them and your fingers dry and and clean The scroll wheel is sensitive to finger movement hence the lighter the touch the better the response Tapping harder will not increase click button responsiveness Chapter 1 15 Using the keyboard Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad The keyboard has
72. r 57 58 59 LED4 LED1 LED2 WLAN LED Battery LED HDD LED 91 92 Chapter 5 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List This chapter gives you the FRU Field Replaceable Unit listing in global configurations of TravelMate C210 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 Chapter 6 93 Exploded Diagram NOTE The exploded diagram is not ready as the service guide released We will update the section later NOTE The photos below are taken from an engineering sample The cover of the engineering sample s case is not what you would see on the finish good shipping product NOTE TravelMate C210 FRU list
73. r taze OEM TF WiakeMemn We Fitts Run Tine Cock Tirta sistem Management ode i Bootie nS 0 GemHMweSemn 81 Index of Symptom to FRU Error Message 82 LCD Related Symptoms LCD backlight doesn t work LCD is too dark LCD brightness cannot be adjusted Unreadable LCD screen Missing pels in characters Abnormal screen Wrong color displayed LCD has extra horizontal or vertical lines displayed Indicator Related Symptoms Indicator incorrectly remains off or on but system runs correctly HDD CD ROM active indicators cannot work Power Related Symptoms Power shuts down during operation The system cannot power on The system cannot power off First plug a monitor to CRT port Next enter BIOS utility to running Load Default Settings then reboot the system Reconnect the LCD connectors Keyboard if the brightness function key doesn t work LCD cable LCD inverter LCD Main board Enter BIOS Utility to execute Load Setup Default Settings then reboot system Reconnect the LCD connectors Keyboard if the brightness function key doesn t work LCD cable LCD inverter LCD Main board Reconnect the LCD cable LCD cable LCD Main board HDD CD ROM drive Device driver Main board Power source battery pack and power adapter See Power System Check on page 73 B
74. rive release latch Release the optical drive module fo removal Battery lock latch Locks the battery in place Chapter 1 Indicators The computer has two easy to read status indicators to the right of the keyboard and four on the front panel The power media Bluetooth and wireless communication status indicators are visible even when the LCD display is closed a Caps Lock Lights up when Caps Lock 15 activated HDD activity Indicates when the hard disk or optical drive is active B Bluetooth Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication Wireless LAN Indicates the status of wireless LAN communication Q Battery indicator Lights up when the computer is on Chapter 1 13 Easy launch buttons Located to the righ tof hte keyboard are four buttons These buttons are called easy launch buttons They are mail Web browser Acer Empowering Key lt C gt and one user programmable button Press lt C sto run the Acer Empowering Technology The mail and Web browser buttons are pre set to email and Internet programs but can be reset by users To set the Web browser mail and programmable buttons run the Acer Launch Manager Email application user programmable 14 Chapter 1 Trackpoint and click buttons The built in trackpoint is a pointing device that senses movement on its surface This means the cursor responds as you use your finger to move the trackpoint Its central location on the m
75. ssage List Struck Key See Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check on page 72 System CMOS checksum bad Default RTC battery configuration used Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system then reboot system Real time clock error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time then reboot system Main board Previous boot incomplete Default configuration Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility used RTC batter Main baord Invalid System Configuration Data Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility Main board Operating system not found Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Dikette drive Hard disk drive Main board 76 Chapter 4 Error Message List Power on indicator turns off and LCD is blank Power on indicator turns on and LCD is blank Power on indicator turns on and LCD is blank But you can see POST on an external CRT Power on indicator turns on and a blinking cursor shown on LCD during POST Chapter 4 Power source battery pack and power adapter See Power System Check on page 73 Ensure every connector is connected tightly and correctly Reconnect the DIMM Main board Power source battery pack and power adapter See Power System Check on page 73 Reconnect the LCD connector Hard disk drive LCD cable LCD inverter LCD Main board Reconnect the LCD connectors LCD cable LCD inverter LCD Main bo
76. stening the ODD holder on one side 3 Remove another two screws holding the ODD holder on its rear side Then remove the last screws fastening the ODD holder 4 Remove the ODD holder from the ODD 5 Disconnect the ODD connector from the ODD Chapter 3 69 70 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Use the following procedure as a guide for computer problems NOTE The diagnostic tests are intended to test this model Non Acer products prototype cards or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses 1 Duplicate symptom and obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible 2 Distinguish symptom Verify the symptoms by attempting to re create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating the same operation Disassemble and assemble the unit without any power sources 4 lf 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 5 Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which page to go to Power failure The power indicator does not System Check page 73 on or stay on POST does not complete No beep or error Power On Self Test POST Error Message on codes are in
77. t Built in microphone Internal microphone for sound recording Scroll wheel For up down and one touch accelerated scrolling Easy launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used programs Indicator lights Light up when Caps Lock or Num Lock are activated Closed front view 8 Chapter 1 Wireless Press to enable disable the wireless function communication button Lights to indicated the status of wireless LAN indicator communication Bluetooth Press to enable disable Bluetooth functions communication button Lights to indicated the status of Bluetooth indicator communications Battery indicator Lights up when battery is being charged Fast infrared FIR port Interfaces with infrared printers computers other FIR aware devices HDD indicator Indicates when the hard disk drive is active Electromagnetic For entering data in tablet PC mode resonance EMR pen with eraser Left view Ethernet RJ 45 port Connects to a gigabit Ethernet network Modem RJ 11 port Connects to a phone line Optical drive eject Ejects the optical drive tray button _ LED LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active up Lights up when the optical drive is active the optical drive is active Opticla drive Accepts recordable DVDs and CDs depending on teh drive type D PC Card slot Accepts one Type II PC Card Chapter 1 7 Card slot eject Eject the PC Card from the slot button
78. tage between battery terminals 1 and 6 ground See the following figure 3 Ifthe voltage is still less than 7 5 Vdc after recharging replace the battery 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 the battery status indicator does not light up remove the battery pack and let it return to room temperature Re install the battery pack the charge indicator still does not light up 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 non defective FRU 1 After rebooting run Tracking Pad PS2 Mode Driver For example run Syn touch driver 2 Run utility with the PS 2 mouse function and check if the mouse is working 3 Ifthe the PS 2 mouse does not work then check if the main board to switch board FPC is connected O K 4 the main board to switch board FPC is connected well then check if the FCC on touch pad PCB connects properly 5 If the on touch pad PCB connects properly then check if LS851 JP1 Pin6 5V are pulese If yes then replace switch board If no then go to next step 6 Replace touch pad PCB 7 If the touch pad still does not work then replace FPC on Track Pad PCB A
79. tion Pentium and Pentium 1 1 are trademarks of Intel Corporation Other brand and product names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective holders Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures Preface Before using this information and the product it supports please read the following general information 1 This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer s global product offering To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine e g add on card modem or extra memory capability These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide In such cases please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel channel to provide you with further technical details Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS that you should check the most up to date information available on your re
80. ue of a parameter press 5 A plus sign indicates the item has sub items Press 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 5 You can also press f 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 Chapter 2 Information IDE1 Model Name Shows the Model name of HDD installed on Primary IDE master The hard disk model name is automatically detected by the system If there is no hard disk present or unknown type None should be shown on this field IDE1 Serial This field display the Serial number of HDD installed on Primary IDE master If no Hard disk or other devices are installed on Primary IDE master then it will display a blank line IDE2 Model Name This item will show the Model name of device installed on Secondary IDE master The hard disk or CD ROM model name is automatically detected by the system If there is no hard disk or CD ROM present or unknown type None should be shown on this field IDE2 Serial This item will show the Serial number of HDD insta
81. y 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 Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge Philips screw drivers Flat head screwdriver 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 middle cover please be careful not to scrape the cover Chapter 3 57 General Information Before You Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure make sure that you do the following 1 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 C210 series product uses tape to fasten the antenna cable you may need to tear the tape before you remove the antenna NOTE The disassembly is based on an engineering sample therefore the number of the screws and the color of the system may differ from a finish good unit 58 Chapter 3 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

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