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1. po qmm Display screen Also called LCD Liquid Crystal Display displays computer output Status indicators LEDs Light Emitting Diodes that turn on and off to show the status of the computer and its functions and components Touchpad Touch sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse Click button left center and right The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons the center button serves as a scroll up down button Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer 6 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer EJ Easy launch keys Buttons for launching frequently used programs 7 TravelMate 230 280 Left Panel Ye 0060060000 1 PCMCIA PC card Port Connects to one Type Ill 16 bit PC card or 32 bit CardBus PC Card 2o Eject button Eject PC cards from the card slots 3 Floppy activity indicator LED light emitting diodes that turn on and off when the floppy is active Speaker headphone out jack Connects to audio line out devices e g speakers headphones Line in jack Accepts audio line in devices e g audio CD player stereo walkman Microphone in jack Accepts a mono stereo condenser microphone 7 Floppy drive Internal diskette drive accepts 3 5 inch floppy diskettes 8 4 Volume control Controls the volume of the speakers 9 l Floppy disk eject button Push this butt
2. BATTERY COVER COVER BATTERY PELICAN HDD BRAGKET ASSEMBLY HDD BRACKET PELICAN CHARGER PLATE ASSEMBLY CHARGER PLATE PELICAN HEATSINK PLATE ASSEMBLY HEAT PLATE PELICAN i HDD COVER COVER HDD PELICAN MODEM COVER W SCREW ASSEMBLY MODEM COVER PELICAN CD ROM BRAGKET BRACKET CD ROM PELICAN Chapter 6 127 UPPER CASE W TOUCHPAD ASSEMBLY UPPER CASE PELICAN MODULE TOUCHPAD COVER FRAME TOUCHPAD PELICAN MIDDLE COVER W O LAUNCH COVER MIDDLE PELICAN BOARD LCD BEZEL 15 W NAME PLATE ASSEMBLY BEZEL 15 amp RUBBER LCD PANEL W HINGE BRACKET ASSEMBLY PANEL 15 LATCH amp LOGO LOWER CASE W DIMM COVER amp ASSEMBLY LOWER CASE PELICAN SPEAKER PACK DIMM COVER W SCREW ASSEMBLY DIMM COVER PELICAN 128 TravelMate 230 280 CONN CARDPUSH 1CA91501 TC F2 PCMCIA SLOT I O BRACKET ASSEMBLY I O BRACKET PELICAN PCMCIA PLATE ASSEMBLY PCMCIA PLATE PELICAN AUDIO BOARD PELICAN AUDIO BD SMT VER 0SA Boards INVERTER BOARD 14 15 AMBIT INVERTER 14 15 T621223 00 MODEM BOARD AMBIT MODEM MDC AMB T60M283 00 T60M283 00 3A 3B r3 Is E METER ER P V BH FT m E pgr j 3 Las a LE LAUNCH BOARD PELICAN LAUNCH KEY BD Chapter 6 129 TOUCHPAD BOARD TOUCHPAD MULTI SWITCH SYNAPTIC Battery BATTERY MODULE 8CELL BATTERY MODULE 8CELL SAMSUNG BATTERY 8CELL LI ION ASY BTY PACK LI 8C 2AH SAM SMP SAMSUNG BTP 43D1 BATTERY MODULE 8CELL LI ION BATT
3. uu ctio m ose ra E ced de ot eee een Dato HUE AAA 33 MiUlti Bool MENU wc ceded Peer eret EU Rica i Eu dati d ides 35 BOOLODIIOFIS 5 x Edu 308 codes md ber ee ee pid qe due sii 49 BIOS Flash UUI soia et et een th sm dei Z s uoc 52 System Utility Diskette llle Ie 53 System Diagnostic Diskette 3 bni been eee hes 54 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 57 General Iniormalon des cce deerat eat een rer sud See dit odd 58 Disassembly Procedure Flowchart 0 00 aa aaa aa aaa ees 59 Removing the Battery 0 ce eee eee eens 62 Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module nan 63 Removing the Memory Module aa aaa aaa aa aaa aa aaa ees 65 Removing the Modem Board Lula aaa aaa aaa aaa aa aaa aa 66 Disassembling the LCD aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa aa aaa aaa aaa 68 Disassembling the Main Unit a aaa aaa aaa eee 79 System Upgrade Procedure 23 594391 22 2 Dr Pork s nde D Gao KAI 91 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 93 System Check Procedures in 94 Power On Self Test POST Error Message eee 98 Index of Error Messages 0c ce ee eee ee eens 99 Index of Symptom to FRU Error Message 000 0c eee eee 102 Intermittent Problems inn 105 Undetermined Problems ana iw eet Dau aa aaa ae 106 Index of Phlash16 Error Message 00 cee 107 Index of PQA Diagnostic Error Code Message lues 109 Ch
4. 96 TravelMate 230 280 Check the Battery Pack To check the battery pack do the following From Software 1 Check out the Power Management in control Panel 2 In Power Meter confirm that if the parameters shown in the screen for Current Power Source and Total Battery Power Remaining are correct 3 Repeat the steps 1 and 2 for both battery and adapter 4 This helps you identify first the problem is on recharging or discharging From Hardware 1 Power off the computer 2 Remove the battery pack and measure the voltage between battery terminals 1 and 6 ground See the following figure 3 If the 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 If the battery status indicator does not light up remove the battery pack and let it return to room temperature Re install the battery pack If the charge indicator still does not 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 a non defective FRU 1 Reconnect the touchpad cables 2 Replace the touchpad 3 Replace the system board After you use the touchpad the pointer drifts
5. Enabled or Disabled This password protects the computer from unauthorized entry during boot up During POST BIOS need to check Hard disk password if set This password protects the computer from unauthorized entry during boot up if a second Hard disk is inserted 1 Use the cursor v keys to highlight a Password parameter Supervisor Password User Password Password on boot or Primary Hard Disk Password and press the inr key The password box appears as below if choosing Set Supervisor Password 46 TravelMate 230 280 Set Supervisor Password Enter New Password Confirm New Password 2 Type a password The password may consist of up to eight characters A Z a z 0 9 and then press ENTER IMPORTANT Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen 3 Retype password to verify your first entry and then press mre The following screen appears Setup Notice Changes have been saved Continue 4 After setting the password the computer automatically sets the chosen password parameter to Present 5 Press Esc to return to the main menu 6 Press fo The following dialogue box appears Setup Confirmation Save Configuration changes and exit now Yes No 7 Select Yes and press rr to save the password and exit the BIOS utility Four password types protect your computer from unauthorized access Setting these passwords create
6. Product Name Manufacture Name UUID Number Select Item gt Select Menu Advanced F5 F6 Change Values Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Exit Pentium R IV 1 4GHz 640 KB 121344 KB 115188 V0 51 BXB35WW 2759 02 29 25 8146W01008246015BFM000 No Asset Tag TravelMate 280 Acer 5 8f5060 fd71 11d6 85f3 c5c61adec588 F9 Setup Defaults TravelMate 230 280 Multi Boot Menu Users can press F12 during POST to enter the Multi Boot Selection Menu In this menu users can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP utility Boot Menu 1 Removable Devices 2 CD ROM drive 3 Hard Drive 4 D2D Recovery Enter Setup NOTE If users disable the multi boot selection menu in BIOS SETUP utility the message Press F12 to enter the multi boot selection menu will not appear during POST NOTE If users disable the Boot on LAN option in BIOS SETUP utility then the option of Realtek PXE2 0 Boot Agent will not appear Navigating the BIOS Utility There are six menu options System Information Basic System Settings Startup Configuration Onboard Device Configuration System Security and Loading Default Settings To enter a menu highlight the item using the t v keys then press re Within a menu navigate through the BIOS Utility by following these instructions 1 Press the keys to move between the parameters 0 Press the re keys to c
7. See Removing the CD ROM Drive Module on page 69 To disassemble the CD ROM drive module first remove two screws as shown Remove the CD ROM drive bracket from the CD ROM drive module NOTE Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the CD ROM drive bracket to the CD ROM drive module It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws Removing the Heat Plate 1 2 3 4 70 See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 Remove the three screws as shown and then detach the heat plate from the main unit TravelMate 230 280 NOTE 1 Because the CD ROM module and the heat plate share the common screw you only have to remove the two screws as shown below If you detach the heat plate from the main unit after the step of removing the CD ROM The same principle applies to the assembly procedures NOTE 2 Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the heat plate to the main unit Itis suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws Removing the LCD Module See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 PI spe Ada Remove the two screws from the base of the unit 6 Disconnect the LCD coaxial cable fro
8. 24X CD ROM Li ion 230FX 14 1 TFT Celeron 1 7G 128MB 20GB 24X CD ROM Li ion 230XV 14 1 TFT Celeron 1 7G 128 256MB 20GB 8X DVD ROM Li ion 30GB 281X 14 1 TFT Pentium 4M 1 8G 256MB 20GB 24X CD ROM Li ion 30GB 280FX 14 1 TFT Pentium 4M 1 8G 256MB 20GB 24X CD ROM Li ion 281XC 14 1 TFT Pentium 4M 1 8G 256MB 20GB Combo Li ion 30GB 281XV 14 1 TFT Pentium 4M 1 8G 256MB 20GB 8X DVD ROM Li ion 30GB Appendix A 135 136 TravelMate 230 280 Test Compatible Components This computer s compatibility is a test plan released by Acer Internal Testing Department Once the final report is available this chapter will be revised accordingly Appendix B 137 Microsoft Windows XP Environment Test Processor Memory DDR SDRAM PC1600 2100 Hard Disk Drive Intel Pentium IV Northwood 1 7 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 1 8 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 1 9 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 2 0 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 2 1 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 2 2 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 1 6 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 1 7 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 1 8 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 1 9 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 2 0 GHz 128MB Infineon HYS64D16000GDL 7 B 128MB Nan Ya NT128D64SH4BOGM 75B 128MB Micron MT4VDDT 1664HG 265B2 256MB Mitsubishi MH2D64AKS 75 JE 256MB Infineon HYS64D32020GDL 7 B 256MB Nan Ya NT256D64SH8BOGM 75B 256MB Micron MT8VDDT3264HDG 265B3 512MB Mitsubishi MH64D64AKQH 75 512MB Infineon
9. COVER PELICAN PCMCIA SLOT CONN CARDPUSH 1CA91501 TC F2 I O BRACKET ASSEMBLY I O BRACKET PELICAN PCMCIA PLATE ASSEMBLY PCMCIAPLATE PELICAN NS AUDIO BOARD PELICAN AUDIO BD SMT VER 0SA Boards INVERTER BOARD 14 15 AMBIT INVERTER 14 15 T621223 00 120 TravelMate 230 280 MODEM BOARD AMBIT MODEM MDC AMB T60M283 00 T60M283 00 3A 3B ji i t 1 Trou nm Jmm Hi N Ili I Sa PEN LAUNCH BOARD PELICAN LAUNCH KEY BD WIRELESS BOARD AMBIT LAN WLESS PCI AMBIT T60H656 00 T60H656 00 TOUCHPAD BOARD TOUCHPAD MULTI SWITCH SYNAPTIC Battery BATTERY MODULE 8CELL BATTERY MODULE 8CELL SAMSUNG BATTERY 8CELL LI ION ASY BTY PACK LI 8C 2AH SAM SMP SAMSUNG BTP 43D1 Chapter 6 121 COIN BATTERY 3V 210MAH BTY COIN 3V CR2032WKA2 210MAH Adapter Keyboard NS ADAPTER 70W 3PIN DELTA ADP ADT 70W ADP 65DBBE 3P KEYBOARD NSK 84X21 US KB US NSK 84X21 Speaker SPEAKER PACK LEFT RIGHT SPEAKER PELICAN Heatsink CPU HEATSINK SINK HEAT CPU PELICAN CPU FAN SINK W FAN ASSEMBLY FAN PELICAN FDD Floppy Disk Drive 122 TravelMate 230 280 FDD MODULE 1 44M MITSUMI ASSY UNIT FDD MITSUMI PELICAN CD ROM 24X MITSUMI SR244W1 CD ROM 24X MITSU SR244W1 FAM DVD ROM 8X MKE SR 8177 BAA6 DVD ROM 8X MKE SR 8177 BAA6 MAINBOARD PELICAN W COIN PELICAN MB DIP W O CPU VER SB BATTERY I O BRACKET MODEM CABLE PCMCIA PLATE amp PCMCIA SLOT TOUCHPAD BUTTON SCROLL BUTTON T
10. Exploded Diagram 116 TravelMate 230 280 Cables Chapter 6 LAUNCH BOARD CABLE INVERTER CABLE POWER CORD 125V SPIN TOUCHPAD CABLE MODEM CABLE LCD COAXIAL CABLE 14 1 XGA CABLE LCD COAXIAL 14 1 XGA CABLE LAUNCH BOARD S50 CABLE LED amp INVERTER CORD 125V UL 3P K01081B1183WP CABLE TOUCH PAD FPC PELICAN CABLE MODEM 260MM 117 Case Cover Bracket Assembly WWW Assembly BATTERY COVER COVER BATTERY PELICAN LCD SUPPORT BRACKET LEFT BRACKET SUPPORT L 141 LCD S50 14 LCD SUPPORT BRACKET RIGHT BRACKET SUPPORT R 141 LCD 850 14 HDD BRACKET ASSEMBLY HDD BRACKET PELICAN 13 CHARGER PLATE ASSEMBLY CHARGER PLATE PELICAN HEATSINK PLATE ASSEMBLY HEAT PLATE PELICAN u HDD COVER COVER HDD PELICAN 118 TravelMate 230 280 NO MODEM COVER W SCREW ASSEMBLY MODEM COVER PELICAN mM CD ROM BRACKET BRACKET CD ROM PELICAN UPPER CASE W TOUCHPAD ASSEMBLY UPPER CASE PELICAN MODULE e Z dp TOUCHPAD COVER FRAME TOUCHPAD PELICAN MIDDLE COVER W O LAUNCH COVER MIDDLE PELICAN BOARD LCD BEZEL 14 1 W NAME ASSEMBLY BEZEL 14 1 PLATE amp RUBBER LCD PANEL W HINGE BRACKET ASSEMBLY PANEL 14 1 LATCH amp LOGO Z Z m Z 0 0 Chapter 6 119 LOWER CASE W DIMM COVER amp ASSEMBLY LOWER CASE PELICAN SPEAKER PACK DIMM COVER W SCREW ASSEMBLY DIMM
11. Mobile PC2001 Hard Disk Password INT 13h Extensions PCI Bus Power Management interface Specification El Torito Bootable CD ROM Format Specification V1 0 Simple Boot Flag 1 0 BIOS password control Set by switch see SW1 settings Second Level Cache Cache controller Built in CPU 1st level cache control Always Enabled Chapter 1 18 19 Second Level Cache 2nd level cache control Cache scheme control System Memory Memory controller Onboard memory size DIMM socket number Supports memory size per socket Supports maximum memory size Supports DIMM type Supports DIMM Speed Supports DIMM voltage Supports DIMM package Memory module combinations Memory Combinations Always Enabled Fixed in write back OMB You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they match the above specifications Above table lists some system memory configurations You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to form other combinations TravelMate 230 280 Modem Interface Chipset Ambit MDC module with Lucent modem controller Fax modem data baud rate bps 14 4K Data modem data baud rate bps Supports modem protocol V 90 V 92MDC Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Rear side Floppy Disk Drive Interface Vendor amp model name Mitsumi D353G W l BEZ MCI JU 226A293 Floppy Disk Specifications Media recognition 2HD 1 44MB Sectors track Tracks Data transfer
12. be changed by OS DMA Channel Assignment Floppy ons natu SSSCSC S S S TravelMate 230 280 Chapter 1 32 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 while the TravelMate logo is being displayed PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit CPU Type System Memory Extended Memory HDD1 Serial Number System BIOS Version VGA BIOS Version KBC Version Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacture Name UUID Number F1 Help AN Select Item Esc Exit Select Menu Chapter 2 F5 F6 Change Values Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Mobile Intel R Celeron R CPU 1 60GHz 640 KB 121344 KB 115188 V0 51 BXB35WW 2759 02 29 25 8146W01008246015BFM000 No Asset Tag TravelMate 230 Acer 5 8f5060 fd71 11d6 85f3 c5c61adec588 F9 Setup Defaults 33 34 Information Main F1 Help Esc Exit CPU Type System Memory Extended Memory HDD1 Serial Number System BIOS Version VGA BIOS Version KBC Version Serial Number Asset Tag Number
13. it is enabled a remote host it is enabled a remote host Disabled or Enabled with an appropriate boot image can boot this computer via the internal LAN Hotkey Beep Help Enable or disable hotkey Enabled or Disabled beep Help The system will support an Enabled or Disabled automatic dimming of the LCD backlight when the AC power is NOT available running on battery power Options Enabled or Disabled Help Users could choose if to display Fn F12 for multi boot message during post F12 Multi Boot When Fn F12 is pressed a multi Enabled or Disabled boot message will be displayed during POST Setting the Boot Drive Sequence The Boot Drive Sequence section lists boot priorities 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th for bootable drives in your computer For example the default value 1st Floppy Disk 2nd Hard Disk and 3rd CD ROM 4th Realtek PXE2 0 Boot Agent tells the computer to first search for a bootable floppy disk in the floppy drive If it finds one present it boots up from that floppy disk If not the computer continues to search for a bootable CD ROM in the CD ROM drive If it cannot boot up from the CD ROM drive it continues by booting up from the hard disk and etc To set the boot drive sequence use the keys to select a priority level 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th then use the lt BJ keys to select the device for that priority level NOTE When Boot on LAN is set Enabled then the 4th option Realte
14. power on indicator turns off and LCD is blank No beep power on indicator turns on and LCD is blank No beep power on indicator turns on and LCD is System Check on page 95 Power source battery pack and power adapter See Power Ensure every connector is connected tightly and correctly Reconnect the DIMM LED board System board System Check on page 95 Power source battery pack and power adapter See Power Reconnect the LCD connector Hard disk drive LCD inverter ID LCD cable LCD Inverter LCD System board blank But you can see POST on an external LCD inverter ID ORT No beep power on indicator turns on and a blinking cursor shown on LCD during POST No beep during POST but system runs correctly Error Beep List 00h LCD cable LCD inverter LCD System board Two long beeps one short beep then one long beep Reconnect the LCD connectors Ensure every connector is connected tightly and correctly System board Speaker System board Success One long and one short beeps BIOS file size mismatch F2h Two short beeps Floppy drive not installed Chapter 4 One long and two short beeps BIOS reading error 101 Index of Symptom to FRU Error Message LCD Related Symptoms LCD backlight doesn t work LCD is too dark LCD brightness cannot be adjusted LCD contrast cannot be adjusted Unreadable LCD screen Missing pels in characters Abnormal screen
15. rate Kbit s Rotational speed RPM Read write heads Encoding method MFM Hard Disk Drive Interface Vendor amp Model Name IBM IC25NO20ATD Logical cylinders 16383 Data transfer rate disk 121 216 buffer Mbytes s Data transfer rate 100 MB Sec host buffer Mbytes s DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance 5 5 Chapter 1 CD ROM Interface Vendor amp Model Name Mitsumi SR 244W1 Performance Specification Transfer rate Read Sustained 1545 3600 KB sec Programmed I O 16 7 MB sec Max Mode 0 4 Multi word DMA 16 7 MB sec Max Mode 0 2 Ultra DMA 33 3MB sec Max Access time typ Random 115 ms Full Stroke 250 ms Rotation speed 5136 rpm Data Buffer Capacity 128 KB Applicable disc format CD CD ROM 12cm 8cm CD R CD RW CD DA CD ROM Mode 1 Mode2 CD ROM XA Mode 2 Form1 and Form 2 Photo CD Single Multi session Enhanced CD Loading mechanism Drawer with soft eject and emergency eject hole Power Requirement Input Voltage 5V DC 5 DVD ROM Interface Vendor amp model name MKE SR 8177 BAA6 Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer rate KB sec Average Sustained DVD 5 CAV mode Normal Speed 1X 11 08 Mbits sec 775 1800 blocks sec CAV mode 36 67 88 64 Mbits sec 10 3X to 24X DVD 9 DVD R 1550 3600kBytes sec Mode 1 Normal Speed 1X 11 08 Mbits sec 1768 4106 kBytes sec Mode 2 CAV mode 36 67 88 64 Mbits sec TravelMate 230 2
16. time then reboot system System board Previous boot incomplete Default configuration Run Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility used RTC battery System board Memory size found by POST differed from Run Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility CMOS DIMM System board Diskette drive A error Check the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in BIOS Setup Utility See External Diskette Drive Check on page 94 Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Check the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in BIOS Setup Utility See External Diskette Drive Check on page 94 System cache error Cache disabled System board CPU ID System board DMA Test Failed DIMM System board Software NMI Failed DIMM System board Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed DIMM System board Device Address Conflict Run Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility RTC battery System board Allocation Error for device Run Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility RTC battery System board Failing Bits nnnn DIMM BIOS ROM System board Invalid System Configuration Data BIOS ROM System board I O device IRQ conflict Run Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility RTC battery System board Operating system not found Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Diskette drive Hard disk drive System board 100 TravelMate 230 280 Error Message List No beep
17. 30GB Fujitsu HN 16L 30 40GB Hitachi DK2EA 40 40GB Toshiba MK4021GAP 40GB Fujitsu HN 16L 40 60GB Hitachi DK23EA 60 60GB Toshiba MK6021GAP Floppy Disk Drive Mitsumi D353G MCI JU 226A033 DVD ROM Drive 8X MKE SR 8177 BAA6 146 TravelMate 230 280 CD ROM Drive Mitsumi SR 244W1 DVD CD RW Combo KME UJDA740 AC Adapter 3 pin Delta 70W Liteon 70W Power Cord King Cord Battery Li lon 8 cells Samsung Li lon 8cells Sanyo Li lon 8cells Network Adapters LAN Ethernet 10baseT 100baseT 3Com Etherlink Ill 3C589D IBM EtherJet CardBus Adapter 10 100 Intel Ether Express Pro 100 Mobile Adapter MBLA3200 Xircom CardBus Ethernet 10 100 32 Bit CBE 10 100BTX Multifunction Card Combo 10 100 EtherJet CardBus Real Port w 56K modem 3411301 3Com Megahertz 10 100 LAN 56K Modem PC Card Xircom Realport CardBus Ethenet 10 100 Modem 56 LAN Token Ring IBM Token Ring 16 4 Adapter II IBM Turbo 16 4 Token Ring Olicom Token Ring GoCard Wireless LAN Card IBM Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Intel Pro Wireless LAN PC Card Proxim Skyline 802 11a Cardbus PC Card Modem Adapters Modem up to 56K 3Com Megahertz 56K Modem PC Card Xircom Credit Card Modem 56 IBM 56K Double Jack Modem ISDN US Robotics Megahertz 128K ISDN Card 405R17T7117M IBM OBI International ISDN PC Card IBM ISDN Card D5K3320 I O Display Acer 211c 21 Viewsonic PF790 19 Acer FP751 17 TFT LCD IBM Color TFT LCD 14 Compaq Color Monitor NET Color Monitor 20 Moz
18. 80 DVD ROM Interface Average Full Access time typ Random 1 DVD 5 CAV mode 110 msec typical 150 Random 4 msec average max 120 msec typical Full Stroke 2 160 msec average max CAV mode 200 msec typical 260 Full Stroke 5 msec average max 270 msec typical 350 msec average max DVD 9 Random 7 150 msec typical 200 msec average max Full Stroke 8 340 msec typical 450 msec average max DVD RAM 2 6G Random 7 200 msec typical 300 msec average max Full Stroke 8 300 msec typical 600 msec average max DVD RAM 4 7G Random 9 180 msec typical 300 msec average max Full Stroke 10 320 msec typical 700 msec average max Data Buffer Capacity 512 kBytes interface 6 DE Applicable disc format DVD DVD 5 DVD 9 DVD 10 DVD R 3 95G DVD RAM 2 6G DVD RAM 4 7G CD CD Audio CD ROM mode 1 and mode 2 CD ROM XA mode 2 form 1 and form 2 CD I mode 2 form 1 and form 2 CD I Ready CD I Bridge CD WO CD RW Photo CD Video CD Enhanced Music CD CD TEXT Loading mechanism Soft eject with emergency eject hole Power Requirement Input Voltage 5V DC 5 1 Average of Data read over the whole area from 00 min 02 sec 00 block to 59 min 58 sec 74 block more than 2000 times including latency and layered error correction time 2 From 00 min 02 sec 00 block to 59 min 58 sec 74 block including latency and layered error correction time 3 Disc MNSU 005 4 Ave
19. ADD then select United States International and click on OK 5 Click on OK To type the Euro symbol Ts 2 3 Locate the Euro symbol on your keyboard Open a text editor or word processor Hold ALT Gr and press the Euro symbol Chapter 1 16 Launch Keys Located at the top of the keyboard are five buttons These buttons are called launch keys They are designated as wireless LAN Bluetooth Web Browser button mail button P1 andP2 By default P1 and P2 are users programmable The Web Browser button by default is used to launch the internet browser The mail button is used to launch the e mail application The LED of the mail button will flash when the user has received an incoming email Wireless Bluetooth 802 11a 802 11b wireless LAN Bluetooth Optional Web browser Internet browser application gt sa 17 TravelMate 230 280 Hardware Specifications and Configurations System Board Major Chips System core logic Intel ICH4 Super I O controller Mitsubish 38857 Audio controller Cirrus CS4299XQ RTC Intel ICH4 Processor for TravelMate 230 CPU type Intel Celeron Pentium 4 CPU package To 2 0GHz uFCBGA CPU I O voltage 1 25V Processor for TravelMate 280 CPU type Intel Mobile Northood P4 with 512KB Cache CPU package To 2 4GHz uFCBGA CPU I O voltage 1 25V BIOS Supported protocols ACPI 2 0 if available at least 1 0b SMBIOS 2 3 PCI 2 2 Boot Block PXE 2 0
20. C FWH4MB C ww M38859 SIOC32 DEBUG M38857 SOICH0 CONN PRN SER FDD Port RES TRACK NT KB POINT Board Layout Top View 1 22 21 23 4567 89 10 1 12 H 14 15 IN 16 a o LE TETTE ol 1 T PCB No 02217 SB O OO N O O R DN CPU Socket CRT Port Inverter Connector RJ45 RJ11 Bluetooth Connector Dummy USB Port 0 LCD Coaxial Cable Connector USB Port 1 Launch Cable Connector Parallel Port DC in Port 19 18 Mini PCI Connector RTC Battery Connector SW1 Setting Please see Chapter 5 for details Internal Keyboard Cable Connector CD ROM Connector HDD Connector Golden Finger or Debug Board Touch Pad Cable Connector FDD Connector CardBus Connector Fan Connector TravelMate 230 280 I Bottom View 11 10 Modem Cable Connector North Bridge 845 GL DIMM Socket 1 Audio Board Connector DIMM Socket 2 South Bridge ICH4 O oOo R C N Chapter 1 7 10 11 6 Modem Connector Battery Connector CardBus Controller 0Z6912T LAN Controller RTL8100BL LVDS Panel Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC Front Panel
21. CD ROM Drive Module on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Removing the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the RTC Battery on page 79 SOP N eU e mM e See Removing the Upper Case on page 81 10 Remove the three screws as shown and disconnect the FDD cable from the main board m E a 1 Fi m P m TD 7 A a i 84 TravelMate 230 280 11 Detach the FDD module from the lower case NOTE Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the FDD module to the main board It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws m E Ei E zu Tue m Removing the Audio Board See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the CD ROM Drive Module on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Removing the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the RTC Battery on page 79 See Removing the Upper Case on page 81 EE DU SSE devo En 0 See Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module on page 84 11 Detach the audio board from the main board and turn it over to disconnect the speaker cable from the audio board and then remove the audio board from the main unit NOTE When assembling the audio board to th
22. Current w load A 0 5A TravelMate 230 280 DC DC Charger Converter Normal charge charge while system 2 8A is not operative Background charge charge even 0 8A system is still operative Protection Charger protection Over Current Protection DC DC converter protection OCP Over Current Protection A OVP Over Voltage Protection V UVP Under Voltage Protection V DC AC LCD Inverter Input voltage V 8 21V Input current mA 1A max Output voltage 1400Vrms Vrms no load Output voltage 40 70KHz frequency kHz Output Current Lamp 5 5 mA 6 5mA NOTE DC AC inverter is used to generate very high AC voltage then support to LCD CCFT backlight user and is also responsible for the control of LCD brightness Avoid touching the DC AC inverter area while the system unit is turned on NOTE There is an EEPROM in the inverter which stores its supported LCD type and ID code If you replace a new inverter or replace the LCD with a different brand use Inverter ID utility to update the ID information LCD Vendor amp model name 15 Hitachi B141XN04 V2 TX38D85VC1CAB Mechanical Specifications LCD display area diagonal inch 15 Display technology TFT Resolution XGA 1024x768 Support colors 262K Optical Specification Brightness control Keyboard hotkey Contrast control None Electrical Specification Supply voltage for LCD display V 3 3 typ 3 3 typ Supply voltage for LCD backligh
23. D Hx6 for Hitachi 15 Super XGA LCD Unit Gx4 for 14 1 XGA LCD Unit Cx6 for Hitachi 15 XGA LCD Unit Ox4 for 14 1 LCD only TravelMate 230 280 Screw List Screw M2 5XL6 Flat Head Black B Screw M2XL3 Washer Flat Head Black Screw M2XL4 Flat Head Black Screw M2XL4 Round Head Black Screw M2XL5 Round Head Silver Hex Screw Screw M2 5XL4 Flat Head Silver Screw M2XL4 5 Flat Head Silver Screw M2XL3 Flat Head Black Screw M2XL12 Round Head Black Screw M3XL4 Flat Head Silver CPU Sink Screw 3kg cm Upper CPU Sink Screw 2kg cm Lower Modem Special Screw M2XL4 Washer M2XL3 Flat Head Silver Screw M2XL3 Flat Head Silver Chapter 3 61 Removing the Battery 1 To remove the battery push the battery release button and then slide the battery out from the machine 62 TravelMate 230 280 Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module 1 See Removing the Battery on page 62 2 To remove the hard disk drive first remove the one screw from the hard disk drive cover and then remove the cover 3 Remove the two screws as shown and then pull the plastic tag to detach the hard disk drive module out from the machine carefully NOTE Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the hard disk drive module to the main unit It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws Disassembling the Hard Disk Drive Module 1 See Removing the Ba
24. ERY MODULE 8CELL SANYO BATTERY MODULE 8CELL LI ION BTY PACK LI 8CELL 2AKH SANYO SANYO 4UR18650F 2 COIN BATTERY 3V 210MAH BTY COIN 3V CR2032WKA2 210MAH 130 TravelMate 230 280 NS ADAPTER 70W 3PIN DELTA ADP ADT 70W ADP 65DBBE 3P Keyboard KEYBOARD NSK 84X21 US KB US NSK 84X21 Speaker SPEAKER PACK LEFT RIGHT SPEAKER PELICAN Heatsink CPU HEATSINK SINK HEAT CPU PELICAN CPU FAN SINK W FAN ASSEMBLY FAN PELICAN FDD MODULE 1 44M MITSUMI ASSY UNIT FDD MITSUMI PELICAN Combo Drive Chapter 6 131 COMBO DRIVE 8 24 10 24X KME COMBO 8 24 10 24 UJA74OAC6 F4 UJA74OAC6 F4 MAINBOARD PELICAN W COIN PELICAN MB DIP W O CPU VER SB BATTERY I O BRACKET MODEM CABLE PCMCIA PLATE amp PCMCIA SLOT Miscellaneous TOUCHPAD BUTTON SCROLL BUTTON TOUCHPAD SCROLL TOUCHPAD BUTTON PAD BUTTON TOUCHPAD PELICAN SCREW RUBBER UPPER RUBBER UP 14 1 BEZEL F3M SCREW RUBBER LOWER RUBBER SCREW DOWN F3M NAME PLATE FOR BEZEL MYLAR NAME PLATE PELICAN 132 TravelMate 230 280 LOGO LABEL FOR PANEL LABEL LOGO ON PANEL PELICAN NAME PLATE FOR MIDDLE MYLAR PLATE NAME TM280 MIDDLE COVER TM280 SCREW SCREW CPU MECH WAFER M2 L4 NI SCREW M2 0 12 STEEL B SCREW M2L4 BH MSN BZ SCREW M2L5 BH MSN N SCREW M2 3 NYLON 1JMCPC 420325 Chapter 6 133 134 TravelMate 230 280 Model Definition and Configuration Model Number Definition 230X 14 1 TFT Celeron 1 7G 128 256MB 20GB
25. Ether Express Pro 100 Mobile Adapter MBLA3200 Xircom CardBus Ethernet 10 100 32 Bit CBE 10 100BTX Multifunction Card Combo 10 100 EtherJet CardBus Real Port w 56K modem 3411301 3Com Megahertz 10 100 LAN 56K Modem PC Card Xircom Realport CardBus Ethenet 10 100 Modem 56 LAN Token Ring IBM Token Ring 16 4 Adapter II IBM Turbo 16 4 Token Ring Olicom Token Ring GoCard Wireless LAN Card IBM Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Intel Pro Wireless LAN PC Card Proxim Skyline 802 11a Cardbus PC Card Modem Adapters Modem up to 56K 3Com Megahertz 56K Modem PC Card Xircom Credit Card Modem 56 IBM 56K Double Jack Modem ISDN US Robotics Megahertz 128K ISDN Card 405R17T7117M IBM OBI International ISDN PC Card IBM ISDN Card D5K3320 I O Display Acer 211c 21 Viewsonic PF790 19 Acer FP751 17 TFT LCD IBM Color TFT LCD 14 Compaq Color Monitor NET Color Monitor 20 Mozo 17 TFT LCD DVI VO Projector NEC MultiSync MT 1040 VO Parallel Printer Scanner Canon BJC 600J Epson Stylus Color 740 Parallel Interface HP DeskJet 890CDEskjet 880C Parallel Interface HP LaserJet 6MP HP LaserJet 2200 AcerScan Prisa 620P Appendix B 143 144 VO USB Keyboard Mouse I O USB Printer Scanner I O USB Speaker Joystick I O USB Camera I O USB Storage Drive VO USB Hub O 1394 Storage Drive I O 1394 Scanner Chicony USB Keyboard IBM USB Numeric Keypad Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pr Acer Aspire USB m
26. FIGURATION decided for Acer global product offering To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine e g add on card modem or extra memory capability These LOCALIZED FEATURES 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 regional web or channel If for whatever reason a part number change is made it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide For ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines VI Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Introduction 1 ESAIUIOS nee Baer SLAG Gees SEG 1 System Block Diagram llle 4 serio C ne are ee ee 5 ATI RC DC rcc 7 NAPA sere SNE 12 Ie VDO 3 0 Sed ieee eRe Rane a cua ANE reni DES 13 ROE KEY Shee hth oS wae Sh Wet oe ene ee bee tot eee ee ee ee nee uk dh 15 Hardware Specifications and Configurations eee 18 Chapter 2 System Utilities 33 BIOS Setup Ullity
27. HYS64D64020GDBL 7 B 14 1 XGA TFT IDT ITXG77C AU B141XN04 V2 4 XXX LG LP141X AH 15 XGA TFT Hitachi TX38D85VC1 CAB AU B150XG01 V O CMO N150X3 L01 15 SXGA TFT Hitachi TX38D95VC1CAM 20GB Hitachi DK23EA 20F 20GB Toshiba MK2018GAP 30GB Hitachi DK23EA 30F 30GB Toshiba MK3021GAP 30GB Fujitsu HN 16L 30 40GB Hitachi DK2EA 40 40GB Toshiba MK4021GAP 40GB Fujitsu HN 16L 40 60GB Hitachi DK23EA 60 60GB Toshiba MK6021GAP Floppy Disk Drive Mitsumi D353G MCI JU 226A033 DVD ROM Drive 8X MKE SR 8177 BAA6 138 TravelMate 230 280 CD ROM Drive Mitsumi SR 244W1 DVD CD RW Combo KME UJDA740 AC Adapter 3 pin Delta 70W Liteon 70W Power Cord King Cord Battery Li lon 8 cells Samsung Li lon 8cells Sanyo Li lon 8cells Network Adapters LAN Ethernet 10baseT 100baseT 3Com Etherlink Ill 3C589D IBM EtherJet CardBus Adapter 10 100 Intel Ether Express Pro 100 Mobile Adapter MBLA3200 Xircom CardBus Ethernet 10 100 32 Bit CBE 10 100BTX Multifunction Card Combo 10 100 EtherJet CardBus Real Port w 56K modem 3411301 3Com Megahertz 10 100 LAN 56K Modem PC Card Xircom Realport CardBus Ethenet 10 100 Modem 56 LAN Token Ring IBM Token Ring 16 4 Adapter II IBM Turbo 16 4 Token Ring Olicom Token Ring GoCard Wireless LAN Card IBM Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Intel Pro Wireless LAN PC Card Proxim Skyline 802 11a Cardbus PC Card Modem Adapters Modem up to 56K 3Com Megahertz 56K Modem PC Card Xircom Credit Ca
28. IEEE 1394 ports optional one line in jack one line out jack one speaker headphone out jack one VGA port Ic compatible optional Memory Address Map 80600000 80600FFF 4 KB Intel 845GL 80620000 8063FFFF 128 KB Jed MA 000A0000 000CFFFF 192 KB 08000000 08000FFF 02 Micro 0Z6912T Cardbus Controller I O Address Map TravelMate 230 280 I O Address Map Pier PTH Intel R 82845G Graphic Controller Intel R 82845G Graphic Controller Intel R 82801DB DBM USB Universal Host Controller 24C2 Intel R 82801DB DBM USB Universal Host Controller 24C4 Intel R 82801DB DBM USB Universal Host Controller 24C7 Intel R 82801DB Ultra ATA Storage Controller 24CB Intel R 82801DB DBM SMBus Controller 24C3 an R 0 ZN AN Chapter 1 GO 0 31 IRQ Assignment Map op semar mas s T os ono Kop Complan Setan o O IRQ11 Intel R 82801DB DBM SMBus Controller 24C2 IRQ16 Intel R 82801 DB DBM USB Universal Host Controller 24C2 IRQ16 Intel R 845G Graphics Controller IRQ17 Agere Systems AC 97 Modem IRQ17 Crystal WDM AC 97 Driver for ICH4 IRQ17 O2Micro OZ6912 CardBus Controller IRQ18 Intel R 82801DB DBM USB Universal Host Controller 24C7 IRQ19 Intel R 82801 DB DBM USB Universal Host Controller 24C4 IRQ19 Realtek RTL8139 810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC IRQ21 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller IRQ23 Intel R 82801DB DBM USB 2 0 Enhanced Host Controller 24CD NOTE IRQ settings may
29. OUCHPAD SCROLL TOUCHPAD BUTTON PAD BUTTON TOUCHPAD PELICAN Chapter 6 123 Z SCREW RUBBER UPPER RUBBER UP 14 1 BEZEL F3M Z Z Z Z dp dp dp dp SCREW RUBBER LOWER RUBBER SCREW DOWN F3M NAME PLATE FOR BEZEL MYLAR NAME PLATE PELICAN LOGO LABEL FOR PANEL LABEL LOGO ON PANEL PELICAN mM NAME PLATE FOR MIDDLE MYLAR PLATE NAME COVER COVER TM230 MIDDLE TravelMate 230 NS LAUNCH KEY KEY LAUNCH PELICAN NS Screws SCREW SCR HEX NUT W WASHER amp NYLOK NS SCREW SCREW M2L12 PH MSN BZ SCREW SCREW CPU MECH WAFER M2 L4 AB n5 23 24 25 NS SCREW SCREW M2 0 12 STEEL B SCREW SCREW M2L4 BH MSN BZ SCREW SCREW M2L5 BH MSN N SCREW SCREW M2 3 NYLON 1JMCPC 420325 SCREW SCREW SCREW SCREW M2 5X6 SCREW SCREW M3x4 86 9A524 4R0 SCREW SCREW WAFER NYLOK NI 2ML3 SCREW SCREW M2 5 4L NI NO 6 27 NS NS NS 24 TravelMate 230 280 TravelMate 280 Exploded Diagram i o ie MY SSE 1 ROR 1 a 8 Chapter 6 125 Cables LCD COAXIAL CABLE 15 XGA CABLE LCD COAXIAL 15 XGA LAUNCH BOARD CABLE CABLE LAUNCH BOARD S50 INVERTER CABLE CABLE LED amp INVERTER POWER CORD 125V SPIN CORD 125V UL 3P K01081B1183WP TOUCHPAD CABLE CABLE TOUCH PAD FPC PELICAN MODEM CABLE CABLE MODEM 260MM 126 TravelMate 230 280 Case Cover Bracket Assembly
30. Q 10 or IRQ11 Disabled Help PCI devices can use hardware interrupt called Auto Select IRQ3 IRQ7 IRQs A PCI device cannot use IRQs already in use by ISA or EISA devices Use Auto only if no ISA or EISA legacy cards are installed Chapter 2 45 System Security The System Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Set Supervisor Pas sword Enter Item Specific Help Set User Password Enter Password on boot Enabled Set Primary Hard Disk Password Enter Supervisor password controls the access of the whole setup utility F1 Help AV Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit gt Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit The following table describes the parameters in this screen Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Password on Boot Set Primary Hard Disk Password Setting a Password Follow these steps While entering SETUP BIOS need to request user to enter supervisor password if set This password protects the BIOS SETUP menu from unauthorized entry During POST BIOS needs to check user password if set This password protects the system from unauthorized user entry before OS boots up During POST BIOS need to check power on password ifset
31. TUP items Discard Changes Discard any changes Help Load previous value from CMOS for all SETUP items Save Changes Save changes Help Save Setup data to CMOS Load Setup Default If you want to restore all parameter settings to their default values select this menu item and press nt The following dialog box displays 50 TravelMate 230 280 Do you want to load default settings Yes No If you would like to load factory default settings for all parameters use the cursor keys to select Yes then press va Choose No if otherwise Chapter 2 51 BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions 3 New versions of system programs 3 New features or options Use the WFlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM Executing the Flash Program Please do the following to update BIOS To update BIOS 1 Prepare the BIOS Flash Diskette a Prepare the BIOS Flash Package Unzip this package Run Update bat The system will ask you to reboot the computer after the BIOS is updated 52 TravelMate 230 280 System Utility Diskette This utility diskette is for the TravelMate 230 280 notebook machine You can find the utility in Service CD kit It provides the following functions 1 Panel ID Utility 2 1394 GUID Utility 3 Mother Board Data Utility To use this diskette first boot from this diskette then a Microsoft Windows ME Startup Menu prompt you t
32. TravelMate 230 280 Service Guide PART NO 49 46W01 001 PRINTED IN TAIWAN Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on HP Lapin service guide 01 20 2003 02 08 2003 04 14 2003 Cover page Correct typo on page II Dual high quality stereo speakers on page 2 Modify item 3 media activity on page 12 Supports memory size per socket 512MB on page 19 USB Compliancy Level USB 2 0 on page 25 Chapter 2 Modify Flash BIOS procedures Delete Removing HDD password procedures Chapter 3 Mark the size of the flat bladed screwdriver and hexed screwdriver Correct the disassembly procedure of HDD module Chapter 4 Modify wording If an error occurs with the internal diskette drive first turn off the power and then reconnect the diskette connector to the system board Chapter 5 Modify Switch Setting Chapter 1 Delete dual display feature Chapter 1 Delete RS 232 serial port connectivity feature Copyright Copyright 2003 by Acer Incorporated All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to change without notice Acer Incorporated makes no representations o
33. Wrong color displayed LCD has extra horizontal or vertical lines displayed Indicator Related Symptoms Indicator incorrectly remains off or on but system runs correctly Enter BIOS Utility to execute Load Setup Default Settings then reboot system Reconnect the LCD connectors Keyboard if contrast and brightness function key doesn t work LCD inverter ID LCD cable LCD inverter LCD System board Reconnect the LCD connector LCD inverter ID LCD cable LCD inverter LCD System board LCD inverter ID LCD inverter LCD cable LCD System board Reconnect the inverter board Inverter board 102 Power Related Symptoms Power shuts down during operation The system doesn t power on The system doesn t power off Battery can t be charged System board Power source battery pack and power adapter See Power System Check on page 95 Battery pack Power adapter Hard drive amp battery connection board System board Power source battery pack and power adapter See Power System Check on page 95 Battery pack Power adapter Hard drive amp battery connection board System board Power source battery pack and power adapter See Power System Check on page 95 Hold and press the power switch for more than 4 seconds System board See Check the Battery Pack on page 97 Battery pack System board TravelMate 230 280 PCMCIA Related Symptoms System cannot det
34. agnostic Error Code for troubleshooting 56 TravelMate 230 280 Machine Disassembly and Replacement This chapter contains step by step procedures on how to disassemble the notebook computer for maintenance and troubleshooting To disassemble the computer you need the following tools J ODD LU Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge Number 1 Flat bladed screwdriver Phillips screwdriver Tweezers Plastic Flat bladed screwdriver Number 5 Hexed 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 Chapter 3 57 General Information Before You Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure make sure that you do the following 1 Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals 2 Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system 58 TravelMate 230 280 Disassembly Procedure Flowchart The flowchart on the succeeding page gives you a graphic representation on the entire disassembly sequence and instructs you on the components that need to be removed during servicing For example if you want to remove the main board you must first remove the keyboard then disassemble the inside assembly frame in that order Chapter 3 59 60 Gx1 for 15 LCD Gx2 for 14 1 LC
35. apter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 111 TOD VIEW sara Beata hana acd ere sanga Dut banana ke be 111 BOUOM VIER NECEM 113 Chapter 6 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List 115 TravelMate 230 Exploded Diagram eee 116 TravelMate 280 Exploded Diagram 0 ccc ee ees 125 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 135 Model Number Definition llle 135 AppendixB Test Compatible Components 137 Microsoft Windows XP Environment Test uaaaaaaaa eee eee 138 Microsoft Windows 2000 Environment Test uaaaaaaaaaaa aaa 142 Microsoft Windows 98 Environment Test 0000 cee ee eee 146 VII Table of Contents AppendixC Online Support Information 151 Index 153 VIII System Introduction Features This computer was designed with the user in mind Here are just a few of its many features Performance u D LC UC ODODO Multimedia Connectivity E d E u VLC CL Lv L OD Multimedia Chapter 1 E Do O Intel Mobile Celeron Pentium 4 series processors from 1 6G up tp 2 0G with 512KB cache TravelMate 230 Intel Mobile Northwood Pentium 4 series processors from 1 6G up tp 2 4G with 512KB cache TravelMate 280 64 bit memory bus Two 200 pin DDR DRAM with each supporting 128MB 256MB 512MB upgradable to the total maximum of 1024MB with SODIMM modules supporting PC1600 2100 Built in floppy diskette drive and Hard diskette drive High
36. ator 12 CardBus 25 CD ROM Interface 21 Chipsets 18 computer on indicator 12 contrast hotkeys 15 Controllers 18 Core logic 18 CPU core voltage 18 Index I O voltage 18 package 18 type 18 DC AC LCD Inverter 26 DC DC Charger 25 DIMM 19 Combinations 19 package 19 Speed 19 voltage 19 Disassembly Machine 57 Disassembly Flowchart 59 Display 2 display hotkeys 15 Display Standby Mode 28 DMA Channel Assignment 31 DVD ROM Interface 21 Environmental Requirements 28 Error Symptom to Spare Part Index 98 External CD ROM Drive Check 94 External Diskette Drive Check 94 Features 1 Flash Utility PHLASH Utility 52 Floppy Disk Drive Interface 20 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List 115 Hard disk 18 20 Hard Disk Drive Module Disassembly 63 Hard Disk Standby Mode 28 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 18 HDD 18 20 Hibernation Mode 28 Hibernation mode 153 hotkey 15 Hot Keys 15 I O Address Map 29 Indicators 12 Intermittent Problems 105 IRQ Assignment Map 31 Jumper and Connector Locations Bottom View 113 SW2 Settings 112 Top View 111 113 Keyboard 18 25 Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check 95 L2 cache 18 LCD 26 Machine Disassembly 57 Mechanical Specification 28 media access on indicator 12 Memory Address Map 29 Memory Address Map 29 Memory Check 95 Modem 20 Notebook Manager hotkey 15 num lock on indicator 12 Online Support Information 151 Panel 6 Bottom 11 righ
37. atus of the computer while the cover is closed Media Activity Battery Charge Num Lock Fn F11 Chapter 1 Lights when the computer enters Standby mode and blinks when it enters into or resumes from hibernation mode Lights when the floppy drive hard disk or Media drive is active Lights when the battery is being charged Lights when Caps Lock is activated Lights when Numeric Lock is activated 12 Keyboard The keyboard has full sized keys and an embedded keypad separate cursor keys two Windows keys and twelve function keys Special keys Lock keys The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off F11 F12 Caps Lock Num Lock Fn F11 When is on all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase When is on the embedded keypad is in numeric mode The keys function as a calculator complete with the arithmetic operators and Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry better solution would be to connect an external keypad Scroll Lock Fn F12 When is on the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively J does not work with some applications Embedded numeric keypad The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad It is indicated by small characters located on the upper right corner of the keycaps To simplify the keyboard legend cursor control key symbols are not printed on
38. bling the LCD Removing the Middle Cover 1 See Removing the Battery on page 62 2 To remove the middle cover first remove the two screws from the rear of the unit and then pry up the middle cover with a plastic flat screwdriver in the way as shown 3 Disconnect the launch board cable from the launch board and then detach the middle cover away from the main unit Removing the Launch Board 1 See Removing the Battery on page 62 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 3 Remove the two screws and then detach the launch board from the middle cover 68 TravelMate 230 280 Removing the Keyboard 1 See Removing the Battery on page 62 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 3 To remove the keyboard first pull out and upward to expose the keyboard 4 Usea plastic flat screwdriver to help disconnect the keyboard cable from the main board carefully then remove the keyboard from the main board Removing the CD ROM Drive Module 1 See Removing the Battery on page 62 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 3 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 4 Remove the one screw as shown here and then slide the CD ROM drive module out from the main unit Chapter 3 69 Disassembling the CD ROM Drive Module 1 2 3 4 5 6 See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69
39. capacity Enhanced IDE hard disk Simultaneous LCD and CRT display Smart Lithium lon battery pack Power management system with ACPI Advanced Configuration Power Interface Plug and Play Feature 16 bit high fidelity AC 97 stereo audio with 3D sound and wavetable synthesizer Built in dual speakers High speed CD ROM DVD ROM or DVD CD R RW drive 84 85 88 key keyboard which is PC AT keyboard compatible Four Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 Ports Two ports optional Bluetooth Optional Two IEEE 1394 ports optional Built in V 90 and V 92 RJ 11 56Kbps fax modem Onboard 10 100 Mbps Ethernet LAN Support Upgradeable memory and hard disk Mini PCI interface 802 11b 802 11a b Module optional ECP Compliant parallel port All in one design CD ROM floppy disk drive hard disk drive Sleek smooth and stylish design Full sized keyboard Ergonomically centered touchpad pointing device with Internet scroll key Expansion 3 One CardBus PC Card formerly PCMCIA Type III slot 3 Upgrageable memory and hard disk I O Ports One VGA port 1 C compatible Optional One DC in port AC adapter Dual high quality stereo speakers One line in One line out One CardBus type III slot 3 3V 5V 12V support Four USB ports 2 ports optional Two IEEE 1394 ports optional One ECP parallel port One RJ 11 port One RJ 45 jack L L Dr ie EE 0I Zc t Display L 14 1 and 15 TFT LCD displaying 32 bit true col
40. cted items and check the selected test items in sequence Full Test performs all test items in detail for your system Quick Test performs all test items quickly for your system Chapter 2 55 The screen below appears if you select Multi Test VX X XX XX XX TEST COUNT VALUE 1 9999 1 Specify the desired number of tests and press mre After you specify the number of tests to perform the screen shows a list of test items see below VX X XX XX XX um Test Items System Board Memory Keyboard Parallel Port Serial Port DE s SPACE mark unmark selecting item ESC return to upper menu F1 Help menu F2 testthe marked item s ENTER open sub item s menu Test Times 1 Move the highlight bar ft and v from one item to another Press srac to enable or disable the item The triangle mark indicates that there are available sub options Press rrr to view the available options of each selected item Press to close the submenu The right corner screen information gives you the available function keys and the specified test number 9 Enables disables the item a Exits the program a Help 3 Tests the selected item s aJ Opens the available options 4 Test Times Indicates the number of tests to perform NOTE The and keys function only after you finish configuring the Test option NOTE When any errors are detected by diagnostic program refer to Index of PQA Di
41. ctors LBA Mode Control Enabled 32 Bit I O Disabled Transfer Mode Fast PIO 4 Ultra DMA Mode Disabled F1 Help av Select Item Esc Exit D Select Menu The setting of detail functions stands on type Help Auto Autotype Hard Disk drive installed here F5 F6 Change Values Enter Select gt Sub Menu Item Specific Help User you enter parameters of hard disk drive installed at this connection Auto autotypes hard disk drive installed here CD ROM a CD ROM drive is installed here ATAPI Removable removable disk drive is installed here F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Auto CD ROM ATAPI Removable User TravelMate 230 280 Secondary Master The Secondary Master sub menu contains parameters related to the Media bay drive CAUTION The parameters in this screen are for the advanced users only Typically you do not need to change the values in this screen The default setting of Auto optimizes all the settings for your Media bay drive PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Secondary Master 20004MB Type Auto LBA Format Total Sectors 39070080 Maximum Capacity 20004MB Multi Sector Transfers 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control Enabled 32 Bit I O Disabled Transfer Mode Fast PIO 4 Ultra DMA Mode Disabled F1 Help MY Select Item F5 F6 Change Values Esc Exit Select Menu Type The setting of detail functions stands on type Help Auto Autotype Hard Disk drive installed here Enter Selec
42. diskette is required NOTE Make sure that the diskette does not have more than one label attached to it Multiple labels can cause damage to the drive or cause the drive to fail Do the following to select the test device See System Diagnostic Diskette on page 54 for details 1 Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the PQA program see System Diagnostic Diskette on page 54 2 Gotothe diagnostic Diskette Drive in the test items 3 Press rz in the test items 4 Follow the instructions in the message window If an error occurs with the internal diskette drive first turn off the power and then reconnect the diskette connector to 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 system board External CD ROM Drive Check 94 Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller drive or CD 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 PQA program refer to System Diagnostic Diskette on page 54 2 Goto the diagnostic CD ROM in the test items 3 Press rz in the test items 4 Follow the instructions in the message window If an error occurs first turn off the power and then reconnec
43. e Battery on page 62 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the CD ROM Drive Module on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Hemoving the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the RTC Battery on page 79 See Removing the CPU Heat Sink on page 80 See Removing the Upper Case on page 81 See Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module on page 84 See Removing the Audio Board on page 85 See Removing the Charger Plate on page 86 Remove the three screws from the main board as shown below m 4 z Lm Em o Detach the main board from the lower case carefully in the way as shown here Chapter 3 87 NOTE Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the main board to the lower case It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws Removing the PCMCIA Slot 1 O 0 a N eR e h ah ak ak ak ek a R N O 16 88 See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the CD ROM Drive Module on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Removing the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the RTC Battery on page 79 See Removing
44. e main board and the lower case please make sure the audio board is attached with the pins inserted and the ports installed properly Chapter 3 85 Removing the Speakers Se NS PS du ce mah un O See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the CD ROM Drive Module on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Hemoving the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the RTC Battery on page 79 See Removing the Upper Case on page 81 See Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module on page 84 Release the two latches which fix the left speaker to the lower case Removing the Charger Plate 86 9 Er sm P I Et See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the CD ROM Drive Module on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 TravelMate 230 280 See Removing the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the RTC Battery on page 79 See Removing the Upper Case on page 81 To remove the charger plate first remove the screw from the charger plate and then remove the charger plate from the main board Removing the Main Board 1 a uu li Dr ou ce uS 15 See Removing th
45. ect the PC Card PCMCIA PCMCIA slot assembly System board PCMCIA slot pin is damaged PCMCIA slot assembly Memory Related Symptoms Memory count size appears different from Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute Load Default Settings then actual size reboot system DIMM System board Speaker Related Symptoms In Windows multimedia programs no sound Audio driver comes from the computer Speaker System board Internal speakers make noise or emit no sound Speaker System board Power Management Related Symptoms The system will not enter hibernation Keyboard if control is from the keyboard Hard disk drive System board The system doesn t enter hibernation mode and See Hibernation Mode on page 28 Ve SVEN MINU Press Fn Fa and see if the computer enters hibernation mode Touchpad Keyboard Hard disk connection board Hard disk drive System board The system doesn t enter standby mode after See Hibernation Mode on page 28 closing the LCD LCD cover switch System board The system doesn t resume from hibernation See Hibernation Mode on page 28 mode Hard disk connection board Hard disk drive System board The system doesn t resume from standby mode See Hibernation Mode on page 28 after opening the LCD LCD cover switch System board Battery fuel gauge in Windows doesn t go higher Remove battery pack and let it cool for 2 hours than 90 Refresh battery continue use battery unti
46. ee Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Removing the Audio Board on page 85 s BU R NE Remove four screws and then detach the CPU heat sink from the main unit NOTE Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the CPU heat sink to the main board It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws Removing the Processor 1 See Removing the Battery on page 62 80 TravelMate 230 280 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 2 3 4 5 See Removing the Audio Board on page 85 6 See Removing the CPU Heat Sink on page 80 7 Use a flat screwdriver to unlock the CPU socket counter clockwise detach the CPU from its socket and then lock the CPU socket clockwise with the flat screwdriver Z A Installing the Processor 1 See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 2 3 4 5 See Removing the Audio Board on page 85 6 See Removing the CPU Heat Sink on page 80 T Use a flat screwdriver to unlock the CPU socket counterclockwise attach the CPU into its socket a
47. enu to set some detail ATAPI Removable functions Secondary Master Show IDE Secondary Master Device Status Auto or User or CD ROM or User can enter submenu to set some detail ATAPI Removable functions I O Device Configuration Enter submenu to set onboard device configuration Help Peripheral Configuration PCI IRQ Routing Set Default IRQ of PCI device Auto User Select Help Menu used to set IRQ for PCI Devices Legacy USB Support Enabled Enable support for Legacy Universal Enabled or Disabled Serial Bus System Boot from Hard Enable D2D function Enable or Disable Disk Recovery Help Options Enabled or Disabled Enabled or Disabled IGD Memory Type Select the amount of the main memory that the UMA 1MB or UMA8MB Internal Graphics Device will use Let UMA the amount of pre allocated memory made available Battery Mode Performance This item allows you to select the performance Max Batt or Maximum while battery mode Performance Chapter 2 Primary Master 42 The Primary Master sub menu contains parameters related to the primary hard disk CAUTION The parameters in this screen are for the advanced users only Typically you do not need to change the values in this screen The default setting of Auto optimizes all the settings for your hard disk PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Primary Master 10056MB Type Auto LBA Format Total Sectors 39070080 Maximum Capacity 20004MB Multi Sector Transfers 16 Se
48. er beeps Enter Standby Mode when The Sleep indicator lights up 1 Standby Hibernation hot key is pressed and system is not ready to enter Hibernation mode 2 System standby Hibernation timer expires and system is not ready to enter Hibernation mode Hibernation Mode All power shuts off Enter Hibernation Mode suspend to HDD when 1 Hibernation hot key is pressed and system is ready to enter Hibernation mode 2 System Hibernation timer expires and system is ready to enter Hibernation mode Display Standby Mode The display shuts off Keyboard built in touchpad and an external PS 2 pointing device are idle for a specified period Hard Disk Standby Mode Hard disk drive is in standby mode Hard disk is idle within a specified period of spindle turned off time Environmental Requirements Operating Non operating 20 60 C Non operating 20 to 90 RH non condensing Storage package Operating unpacked 5 25 6Hz 0 38mm peak to peak 25 67250Hz 0 5G Non operating unpacked 5 27 1Hz 0 6G 27 1 50Hz 0 04mm peak to peak 50 500Hz 2 0G Non operating packed 5 62 6Hz 0 51mm peak to peak 62 6 500Hz 4 0G Mechanical Specification 6 8 lbs with14 1 TFT LCD and CD ROM 6 9 Ibs with 15 LCD and CD ROM Chapter 1 28 29 Mechanical Specification I O Ports One type III PCMCIA PC Card port one RJ 11 port one RJ 45 port one DC in port one ECP parallel port four USB ports two optional two
49. f3 c5c61adec588 F1 Help MY Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit gt Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit NOTE The screen above is a sample and may not reflect the actual data on your computer X may refer to a series of numbers and or characters The following table describes the information in this screen CPU Type System Memory Extended Memory HDD Serial Number System BIOS Version VGA BIOS Version KBC Version Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacturer Name UUID Describe the type of CPU installed in the system Display the current system memory Display the current extended memory Display the primary master HDD serial number If there is no primary master HDD then show None Show the current system BIOS version Show the video graphics accelerator BIOS version It is obtained from VGA BIOS AX 5F01 Display the current KBC version Show the serial number of the computer 32 characters Show the asset tag number of the computer 16 characters Show the official name of the product 15 characters Show the manufacturer of the computer 15 characters Show the universally unique identifier of your computer 16 Byte Hex Digital The items in this screen are important and vital information about your computer If you experience computer problems and need to contact technical support this data helps our service personnel know mo
50. fers 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 User s manuals Training materials Main manuals Bios updates Software utilities Spare parts lists Chips 23 TABs Technical Announcement Bulletin U DOU OCO OODD O 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 23 Detailed information on Acer s International Traveller s Warranty ITW 2 Returned material authorization procedures 3 An overview of all the support services we offer accompanied by a list of telephone fax and email contacts for all your technical queries We are always looking for ways to optimize and improve our services so if you have any suggestions or comments please do not hesitate to communicate these to us Appendix C 151 152 TravelMate 230 280 AC Adapter 27 Audio 18 Battery 25 battery pack charging indicator 12 BIOS 18 package 18 ROM size 18 ROM type 18 vendor 18 Version 18 BIOS Setup Utility 33 BIOS Supports protocol 18 BIOS Utility 33 Load Default Settings 50 Navigating 35 System Information 36 System Security 45 Board Layout 5 Bottom View 6 Top View 5 brightness hotkeys 15 Cache controller 18 size 18 caps lock on indic
51. g of the parallel port Help Enable User configuration Disable No configuration Mode Sets operation mode of the parallel port Bi directional Output only EPP Only set the parallel post operation mode in BIOS ECP setup If set to be ECP mode the Windows will assume the parallel port as the ECP port Base I O address If operation mode is set to Base I O address sets the base I O address of the parallel port 378 3BC 278 Interrupt If operation mode is set to interrupt sets the interrupt request of the parallel port IRQ7 IQ5 NOTE When the device is disabled all the sub items will be hidden 44 TravelMate 230 280 PCI IRQ Routing The PCI IRQ Routing sub menu allows you to set IRQ for PCI devices CAUTION The parameters in this screen are for advanced users only Typically you do not need to change the values in this screen because these values are already optimized PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced PCI IRQ Routing Item Specific Help PIRQ A 11 PCI devices can use PIRQ B 10 hardware interrupts called PIRQ C 11 IRQs A PCI device PIRQ D 10 cannot use IRQs already PIRQ Ef 11 in use by ISA or EISA PIRQ Fi 10 devices Use Auto only if PIRQ G 11 no ISA or Eisa legacy PIRQ H 10 cards are installed F1 Help MY Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit PIRQ A H Set default IRQ of PCI device IR
52. hange the value of a parameter 3 Press the key while you are in any of the menu options to return to the main menu NOTE You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in square brackets Navigation keys are shown at the bottom of the screen Chapter 2 35 System Information The System Information screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit 36 CPU Type System Memory Extended Memory HDD1 Serial Number System BIOS Version VGA BIOS Version KBC Version Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacture Name UUID Number F1 Help AN Select Item Esc Exit gt Select Menu F5 F6 Change Values Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Mobile Intel R Celeron R CPU 1 60GHz 640 KB 121344 KB 115188 V0 51 BXB35WW 2759 02 29 25 8146W01008246015BFM000 No Asset Tag TravelMate 230 Acer 5 8f5060 fd71 11d6 85f3 c5c61adec588 F9 Setup Defaults TravelMate 230 280 Information Main CPU Type System Memory Extended Memory HDD1 Serial Number System BIOS Version VGA BIOS Version KBC Version Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacture Name UUID Number PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Exit Pentium R IV 1 4GHz 640 KB 121344 KB 115188 V0 51 BXB35WW 2759 02 29 25 8146W01008246015BFM000 No Asset Tag TravelMate 280 Acer 5f8f5060 fd71 11d6 85
53. he device up or down F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit NOTE There are three priorities that can let the user to specify the boot device sequence The priority of options from top to bottom is 15 211 3 d ang 4h If the Removable Device or Hard Drive option has multi devices show in front of option and show each device information Help Keys used to view or configure devices ren gt expands or collapses devices with a or rs gt and lt Fe gt moves the device up and or down Chapter 2 49 Exit Setup This menu contains exit options PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Exit Saving Changes Item Specific Help Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS F1 Help AV Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit The following table describes the parameters in this screen Setting in boldface are the defaults and suggested parameter settings Exit Saving Changes Save any changes and exit BIOS setup Help Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS Exit Discarding Changes Discard any changes and exit BIOS setup Help Exit utility without saving Setup data to CMOS Load Setup Defaults Load Setup Defaults Help Load default values for all SE
54. interface lomega USB Zip 250MB Argosy Ultra Slim CDRW USB 2 0 Plextor Burn Proof CDRW USB 2 0 Fujitsu MO 1300 1 3G USB 2 0 Fujitsu 20GB HDD USB 2 0 Sony DVD ROM USB 2 0 IO Data DVDROM USB 2 0 IBM 32MB USB Memory Key Trek 32MB USB Memory Belkin 4 Port USB Hub Eizo I Station USB Hub Elecom USB Hub 4 Port Sanwa USB Hub 4 Port 4 Port Hub USB 2 0 Logitec Firmware CDRW DVDROM Combo Yamaha Firewire 8824 CDRW Buffalo Firewire HD I LINK 20GB I O Data Firewire HD I LINK 30GB Lacie Firewire HD I LINK 30GB VST Firewire HD UMAX Firewire PowerLook 110 I O 1394 Camera Sony DV DCR TRV10 I O Access Point 802 11b Hitachi DC CN3300 Lucent RG 1000 Lucent WavePoint Il Cisco Aironet 350 Orinoco AP 500 I O Acess Point 802 11a b Intel Dual Pro Wireless 5000 I O Acess Point 802 11a Intel Pro Wireless 5000 PCMCIA TravelMate 230 280 PCMCIA ATA IBM Microdrive 340MB IBM Microdrive 1G lomega Click 40MB PCMCIA USB 2 0 Apricorn EZ USB2 0 Cardbus PC Card PCMCIA 1394 Buffalo 1394 Interface Cardbus IFC ILCB DV I O Data 1394 Interface Cardbus CB1394 DVC Pixela 1394 Cardbus PC Card PIX PCMC FW1 PCMCIA Bluetooth IBM Community Bluetooth PC Card Toshiba Bluetooth PC Card Appendix B 141 Microsoft Windows 2000 Environment Test Processor Memory DDR SDRAM PC1600 2100 Hard Disk Drive Intel Pentium IV Northwood 1 7 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 1 8 GHz Intel Pentium IV No
55. ions Weight 128X129X12 7mm WXDXH except protrusion 2009 109 Audio Interface Audio Controller Cirrus Logic CS4299 XQ Resolution 20 bit stereo Digital to Analog converter 18 bit stereo Analog to Digital converter TravelMate 230 280 Audio Interface Supports PnP DMA channel DMA channel 0 DMA channel 1 Supports PnP IRQ IRQ10 IRQ11 Video Interface 4X AGP Accelerated Graphic Port Bus Maximum resolution CRT 1024x768 32 bit colors 1280x1024 32 bit colors 1600x1200 32 bit colors Video Memory Fixed or upgradeable Fixed share the system memory Video Resolutions Mode soo 99 1024x768x256 Parallel Port Supports ECP EPP Yes set by BIOS setup Optional ECP DMA channel DMA channel 1 and 3 in BIOS Setup Optional parallel port I O address 378 278 3BC in BIOS Setup Optional parallel port IRQ IRQ7 IRQ5 in BIOS Setup Chapter 1 24 25 USB Port OHCI USB 2 0 Serial port function control Enable Disable by BIOS Setup PCMCIA Port PCMCIA controller O2 Micro Cardbus Controller OZ6912T U Supports card type Type III Number of slots One type III Supports 32 bit CardBus Yes IRQ1 7 Keyboard Keyboard controller Mitsubishi M38857 84 85 88 key Battery as Package configuration 4529 8S Package voltage 14 8V DC DC Charger Converter Input Voltage AC Adapter or Battery 8V 19VDC DC DC Converter Output Output Rating 5V
56. k PXE2 0 Boot Agent shows in the list Chapter 2 39 Advanced Information 40 The Advanced Information screen contains parameter values that define how your computer behaves on system startup PhoenixBlOS Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Legacy Diskette A gt Primary Master gt Secondary Master gt l O Device Configuration gt PCI IRQ Routing Legacy USB Support System Boot From Hard Disk Recovery Screen Expansion IGD Memory type Battery Mode Performance F1 Help Esc Exit ANY Select Item gt Select Menu Security F5 F6 Change Values Enter Select Sub Menu Boot Exit 1 44 1 25MB 3 v Item Specific Help 20004MB Selects floppy type Note that CD ROM 1 25MB 3 references a 1024 byte sector Japanese media format The 1 25MB 3 1 diskette requires a 3 mode floppy disk drive Enabled Enable Enabled UMA 1MB Max Batt F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit The following table describes the parameters in this screen Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings TravelMate 230 280 Legacy Diskette A Help Selects floppy type Note that 1 25MB 3 1 2 1 44 1 25MB 3 1 2 or references a 1024 byte sector Japanese media Disabled format The 1 25MB 3 1 2 diskette requires a 3 Mode floppy disk drive Enable or Disable Legacy Diskette A Primary Master Show IDE Primary Master HDD size Auto or User or CD ROM or User can enter subm
57. l power off then charge battery Battery pack System board Chapter 4 103 Power Management Related Symptoms System hangs intermittently Reconnect hard disk CD ROM drives Hard disk connection board System board Peripheral Related Symptoms System configuration does not match the Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute Load Default Settings then installed devices reboot system Reconnect hard disk CD ROM diskette drives External display does not work correctly Press Fn F5 LCD CRT Both display switching See System Diagnostic Diskette on page 54 System board USB does not work correctly See System Diagnostic Diskette on page 54 System board Print problems Ensure the Parallel Port in the Onboard Devices Configuration of BIOS Setup Utility is setto Enabled Onboard Devices Configuration Run printer self test Printer driver Printer cable Printer System Board Serial or parallel port device problems Ensure the Serial Port in the Devices Configuration of BIOS Setup Utility is setto Enabled Device driver Device cable Device System board Keyboard Touchpad Related Symptoms Keyboard one or more keys does not work Reconnect the keyboard cable Keyboard System board Touchpad does not work Reconnect touchpad cable Touchpad board System board Modem Related Symptoms Internal modem does not work correctly See System Diagnostic Diskette on page 54 Modem pho
58. m the main board Chapter 3 71 72 7 8 NOTE Please arrange the inverter cable and the coaxial cable well in the way as shown after you connect them to the main board TravelMate 230 280 Removing the LCD Bezel See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Removing the LCD Module on page 71 Sr PUR PE Use plastic tweezers to remove the three LCD cushions on the LCD bezel and then remove the three screws below from the LCD bezel 7T Snap off the bezel carefully and then remove the LCD bezel from the LCD module NOTE Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the LCD bezel to the LCD module It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws Chapter 3 73 Removing the Inverter Board 14 1 LCD See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Removing the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 73 se JE Ze ome To remove the inverter board first remove two screws from the inverter board 8 NOTE 1 Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the inverter board to the LCD panel It is suggested that you reverse the sequence
59. nd then lock the CPU socket clockwise with the flat screwdriver mmm munn Removing the Upper Case 1 See Removing the Battery on page 62 2 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 Chapter 3 81 82 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the CD ROM Drive Module on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Removing the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the RTC Battery on page 79 Se eS Lou oe Use a plastic flat screwdriver to disconnect the touch pad cable from the main board 11 Pull the upper case from the unit gently NOTE 1 Important If the notebook is installed with antennas and wireless LAN board please disconnect the two RF cables from the sockets on the wireless LAN board before removing the upper case from the lower case Any failure to do so will cause the damage to the two RF cables 2 Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the upper case to the lower case It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws TravelMate 230 280 Removing the Touch Pad Board 1 2 3 4 See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Touch Pad Frame on page 79 See Removing the Upper Case on page 81 To detach the touch pad board first disconnect the touch pad cable from the touch pad board with a plastic flat screwd
60. ne port modem combo board System board NOTE If you cannot find a symptom or an error in this list and the problem remains see Undetermined Problems on page 106 104 TravelMate 230 280 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 Runthe advanced 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 Chapter 4 105 Undetermined Problems The diagnostic problems does not identify which adapter or device failed which installed devices are incorrect whether a short circuit is suspected or whether the system is inoperative Follow these procedures to isolate the failing FRU do not isolate non defective FRU NOTE Verify that all attached devices are supported by the computer NOTE Verify that the power supply being used at the time of the failure is operating correctly See Power System Check on page 95 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 follo
61. o choose the testing item Follow the instructions on screen to proceed NOTE This program contains a readme txt file This readme txt file will introduce each test utility and its functions Chapter 2 53 System Diagnostic Diskette IMPORTANT The diagnostics program here that we used is called PQA Product Quality Assurance and is provided by Headquarters You can utilize it as a basic diagnostic tool To get this program you can find it in the service CD kit To better fit local service requirements your regional office MAY have other diagnostic program Please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel channel to provide you with further technical details NOTE This program contains a readme txt file This readme txt file will introduce each test and its functions New added description Please pay attention to it 54 TravelMate 230 280 Running PQA Diagnostics Program To run the program simply type PQA and press enter The main menu appears on screen VX X XX XX XX Press lt E to move around the main menu Press Fs to enable the selected option The main options are Diag Result Syslnfo Option and Exit The Diag option lets you select testing items and times The following screen appears when you select Diag from the main menu VX X XX XX XX One Test performs a single test and Manual checks the selected test items in sequence Multi Test performs multiple tests of the sele
62. o 17 TFT LCD DVI VO Projector NEC MultiSync MT 1040 VO Parallel Printer Scanner Canon BJC 600J Epson Stylus Color 740 Parallel Interface HP DeskJet 890CDEskjet 880C Parallel Interface HP LaserJet 6MP HP LaserJet 2200 AcerScan Prisa 620P Appendix B 147 148 VO USB Keyboard Mouse I O USB Printer Scanner I O USB Speaker Joystick I O USB Camera I O USB Storage Drive VO USB Hub O 1394 Storage Drive I O 1394 Scanner Chicony USB Keyboard IBM USB Numeric Keypad Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pr Acer Aspire USB mouse Logicool US Mouse Logitech Cordless Mouseman Wheel USB Interface Logitech USB Wheel Mouse Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical USB Interface Epson Stylus Color 740 USB interface HP DeskJet 880C USB interface Canon CanonScan D1250 USB 2 0 JP OS only HP ScanJet 3300C Color Scanner JS USB Digital Speaker Panasonic USB Speaker EAB MPC57USB AIWA Multimedia Digital Speaker Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro Joystick Logitech WingMan RumblePad Intel Easy PC Camera Logitech QuickCam Express Internet Nikon Supernign Performance 3X Zoom Logitech CDRW DVDROM combo USB interface lomega USB Zip 250MB Argosy Ultra Slim CDRW USB 2 0 Plextor Burn Proof CDRW USB 2 0 Fujitsu MO 1300 1 3G USB 2 0 Fujitsu 20GB HDD USB 2 0 Sony DVD ROM USB 2 0 IO Data DVDROM USB 2 0 IBM 32MB USB Memory Key Trek 32MB USB Memory Belkin 4 Port USB Hub Eizo I Stati
63. omputer in Sleep mode Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen external monitor if connected and both the display screen and external monitor Turns the display screen backlight off to save power Press any key to return Touchpad Toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off Speaker on off Turns the speakers on and off mutes the sound Contrast up Increases the screen contrast available only for models with HPA displays Contrast down Decreases the screen contrast available only for models with HPA displays Brightness up Increases the screen brightness TravelMate 230 280 Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness Functions as the Home key Functions as the END key Types the Euro symbol The Euro symbol If your keyboard layout is set to United States International or United Kingdom or if you have a keyboard with a European layout you can type the Euro symbol on your keyboard NOTE for US keyboard users The keyboard layout is set when you first set up Windows For the Euro symbol to work the keyboard layout has to be set to United States international To verify the keyboard type 1 2 3 4 Click on Start Control Panel Double click on Regional and Language Options Click on the language tab and click on Details Verify that the keyboard layout used for EN English United States is set to United States International If not select and click on
64. on USB Hub Elecom USB Hub 4 Port Sanwa USB Hub 4 Port 4 Port Hub USB 2 0 Logitec Firmware CDRW DVDROM Combo Yamaha Firewire 8824 CDRW Buffalo Firewire HD I LINK 20GB I O Data Firewire HD I LINK 30GB Lacie Firewire HD I LINK 30GB VST Firewire HD UMAX Firewire PowerLook 110 I O 1394 Camera Sony DV DCR TRV10 I O Access Point 802 11b Hitachi DC CN3300 Lucent RG 1000 Lucent WavePoint Il Cisco Aironet 350 Orinoco AP 500 I O Acess Point 802 11a b Intel Dual Pro Wireless 5000 I O Acess Point 802 11a Intel Pro Wireless 5000 PCMCIA TravelMate 230 280 PCMCIA ATA IBM Microdrive 340MB IBM Microdrive 1G lomega Click 40MB PCMCIA USB 2 0 Apricorn EZ USB2 0 Cardbus PC Card PCMCIA 1394 Buffalo 1394 Interface Cardbus IFC ILCB DV I O Data 1394 Interface Cardbus CB1394 DVC Pixela 1394 Cardbus PC Card PIX PCMC FW1 PCMCIA Bluetooth IBM Community Bluetooth PC Card Toshiba Bluetooth PC Card Appendix B 149 150 TravelMate 230 280 Online Support Information This section describes online technical support services available to help you repair your Acer Systems If you are a distributor dealer ASP or TPM please refer your technical queries to your local Acer branch office Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Units may access our website However some information sources will require a user i d and password These can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan Acer s Website of
65. on page 86 mah Ja See Removing the Main Board on page 87 See Removing the PCMCIA Slot on page 88 Remove the four hex screws to detach the I O port bracket from the main board O oO Chapter 3 89 90 17 Detach the I O port bracket from the main board NOTE Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the I O port to the main board It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws TravelMate 230 280 System Upgrade Procedure Base Unit to Wireless Unit 1 p s Se See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 Remove three screws here Note that the one with the white RF cable is for the right antenna and the one with the black RF cable is for the left antenna Insert the wireless LAN board into its socket and press it down to secure well 7 Attach the right antenna to the upper case and secure it with a screw Route the cable as shown below Chapter 3 91 92 9 Ce LL mr abu a X s 10 Connect the RF cables into the Wireless LAN board sa n m 3 T sk m NOTE Please note that the black RF cable should be routed beneath the coaxial cable TravelMate 230 280 Troubleshooting Use the following procedure as a guide for compu
66. 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 Chapter 4 97 Power On Self Test POST Error Message 98 The POST error message index lists the error message and their possible causes The most likely cause is listed first NOTE Perform the FRU replacement or actions in the sequence shown in FRU Action column if the FRU replacement does not solve the problem put the original part back in the computer Do not replace a non defective FRU This index can also help you determine the next possible FRU to be replaced when servicing a computer If the symptom is not listed see Undetermined Problems on page 106 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 TravelMate 230 280 Index of Error Messages Error Code List Equipment Configuration Erro
67. on to eject the floppy disk Chapter 1 Right Panel PG Battery bay Houses the computer s battery pack 5 Optical drive Houses removable optical drive modules 1 LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active 4 Eject button Ejects the compact disc from the drive Emergency eject slot Ejects the compact discs when the computer is turned off Security keylock Kensington compatible key based computer security lock 9 TravelMate 230 280 Rear Panel e 00 m BEN mm Parallel port Connects to a parallel device e g parallel printer USB port two Connects to any Universal Serial Bus devices e g USB mouse USB camera E Modem jack Connects to the phone line Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10 100 based network External display port display port Connects to a display device e g external to a display device e g external monitor LCD projector and displays up to 64K colors at 1280x1024 resolution Chapter 1 11 Bottom Panel Houses the computer s battery pack Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack Houses the computer s hard disk secured by a screw TravelMate 230 280 Indicators The computer has six easy to read status icons on the right of the display screen The Power and Standby status icons are visible even when you close the display cover so you can see the st
68. or at 1024x768 XGA resolution 3D capabilities L 3 Supports other output display devices such as LCD projection panels for large audience presentations Q Automatic LCD dim feature that automatically decides the best settings for your display and conserves power is activated when the system operates in Battery condition Video performance 4X AGP UMA video graphic accelerator with 8MB shared from system memory with Intel 845GL to boost the video performance Simultaneous display The computer s large display and multimedia capabilities are great for giving presentations If you prefer you can also connect an external monitor when giving presentations This computer has built in AGP and VGA display system to support simultaneous LCD and CRT display Simultaneous display allows you to control the presentation from your computer and at the same time face your audience You can also connect other output display devices such as LCD projection panels for large audience presentations Dual Display The computer s unique graphics chip takes advantage of Windows XP s multi display capability allowing you to extend your desktop to an external display device such as an external monitor projector With this feature enabled you can move program windows to from the computer LCD and the external monitor Power management The power management system incorporates an automatic LCD dim feature that automatically dims the LCD when the compute
69. ouse Logicool US Mouse Logitech Cordless Mouseman Wheel USB Interface Logitech USB Wheel Mouse Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical USB Interface Epson Stylus Color 740 USB interface HP DeskJet 880C USB interface Canon CanonScan D1250 USB 2 0 JP OS only HP ScanJet 3300C Color Scanner JS USB Digital Speaker Panasonic USB Speaker EAB MPC57USB AIWA Multimedia Digital Speaker Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro Joystick Logitech WingMan RumblePad Intel Easy PC Camera Logitech QuickCam Express Internet Nikon Supernign Performance 3X Zoom Logitech CDRW DVDROM combo USB interface lomega USB Zip 250MB Argosy Ultra Slim CDRW USB 2 0 Plextor Burn Proof CDRW USB 2 0 Fujitsu MO 1300 1 3G USB 2 0 Fujitsu 20GB HDD USB 2 0 Sony DVD ROM USB 2 0 IO Data DVDROM USB 2 0 IBM 32MB USB Memory Key Trek 32MB USB Memory Belkin 4 Port USB Hub Eizo I Station USB Hub Elecom USB Hub 4 Port Sanwa USB Hub 4 Port 4 Port Hub USB 2 0 Logitec Firmware CDRW DVDROM Combo Yamaha Firewire 8824 CDRW Buffalo Firewire HD I LINK 20GB I O Data Firewire HD I LINK 30GB Lacie Firewire HD I LINK 30GB VST Firewire HD UMAX Firewire PowerLook 110 I O 1394 Camera Sony DV DCR TRV10 I O Access Point 802 11b Hitachi DC CN3300 Lucent RG 1000 Lucent WavePoint Il Cisco Aironet 350 Orinoco AP 500 I O Acess Point 802 11a b Intel Dual Pro Wireless 5000 I O Acess Point 802 11a Intel Pro Wireless 5000 PCMCIA Tra
70. r Causes 1 CPU BIOS Update Code Mismatch 2 IDE Primary Channel Master Drive Error 3 IDE Secondary Channel Master Drive Error THe causes will be shown before Equipment Configuration Error Memory Error at xxxx xxxx xxxxh R xxxxh W xxxxh Real Time Clock Error lt No error code gt Battery critical LOW In this situation BIOS will issue 4 short beeps then shut down system no message will show lt No error code gt Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will issue 3 long beeps then shut down system Error Message List Failure Fixed Disk Reconnect hard disk drive connector Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility Hard disk drive System board Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Monitor type does not match CMOS Run Setup Shadow RAM Failed at offset nnnn BIOS ROM System board System RAM Failed at offset nnnn DIMM System board Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn DIMM System board System battery is dead Replace and run Setup Replace RTC battery and Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time then reboot system System CMOS checksum bad Default RTC battery configuration used Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time then reboot system System timer error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time then reboot system System board Chapter 4 Error Message List Real time clock error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system
71. r DIMM System board Keyboard error Reset Keyboard Keyboard System board 01XXX 02XXX 03XXX 04XXX 05XXX Parallel Port error System board 06XXX 07XXX 08XXX 09XXX Serial port error System board Diskette drive error Diskette drive System board Hard disk error Reload BIOS default setting Hard disk System board CD ROM error Reset CD ROM cable CD ROM drive System board 11XXX Pointing device error Reset Keyboard Keyboard System board 12XXX Cache test error System board 109 110 TravelMate 230 280 Jumper and Connector Locations Top View CN8 CN9 CN11 CN10 U18 CN1 JK1 CN3 CN4 CN6 CN7 E Cd i CN15 On DrQ CN13 CN12 T SW 1 mem CN16 Fre Ge CN19 Fe FEX CN20 CN17 U34 PCB No 02217 SB CN1 CRT Port CN14 CardBus Connector CN3 USB Port 0 CN15 Mini PCI Connector CN4 USB Port 1 CN16 CD ROM Connector CN6 Parallel Port CN17 Touch Pad Cable Connector CN7 DC in Port CN18 Internal Keyboard Cable Connector CN8 Inverter Connector CN19 FDD Connector CN9 Bluetooth Connector Dummy CN20 HDD Connector CN10 Launch Cable Connector JK1 RJ45 RJ11 Chapter 5 111 CN11 LCD Coaxial Cable Connector SW1 SW1 Setting Please see below CN12 Fan Connector U18 CPU Socket CN13 RTC Battery Connector U34 Golden Finger or Debug Board Keyboard Switch Settings English Password Bypass Setting and BootBlock Setting Check Password Enable OFF 112 TravelMate 230 280 Bottom Vie
72. r is powered by a battery pack to conserve battery power See Power Management on page 28 for more information on power management features Chapter 1 2 Opening and closing the display To open the display slide the display cover latch to the right and lift up the cover Then tilt it to a comfortable viewing position The computer employs a microswitch that turns off the display and enters standby mode to conserve power when you close the display cover and turns it back on when you open the display cover NOTE If an external monitor is connected the computer turns off the display but does not enter standby mode when you close the display cover To close the display cover fold it down gently until the display cover latch clicks into place WARNING To avoid damaging the display do not slam it when you close it Also do not place any object on top of the computer when the display is closed TravelMate 230 280 System Block Diagram Mobile CPU CLK GEN P4 M Northwood IS 222 P4 M Celeron HOST BUS mem EXTERNAL SPEED STEP CIRCUIT G 68D RGB CRT CONN 266MHz Brookdale GL PVO Chrontl LVDS TU DDR 2 INT MIC HUB UF pa MIC IN AC 97 AC Link CODEC VR ine Out Eur OP AMP TPA0202 MODEM AUDIO MDC Card PIDE SIDE BOARD CD INT SPKR HDD ROM USB Chapter 1 7019 Dual Channel CARDBUS CARDBUS ae ozu LEO MINI PCI 802 11 AGERE 1394 1394 FW32305 CONN LAN REALTEK SIOBL LPCBUS KB
73. r 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 Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Pentium and Pentium II III are trademarks of Intel Corporation Other brand and product names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective holders 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 CON
74. rage of Data read over the whole area from starting data recorded area LBA 0 to maximum data recorded area LBA 23197F more than 2000 times including latency and layered error correction time 5 from starting data recorded area LBA 0 to maximum data recorded area LBA 23197F including latency and layered error correction time 6 Disk MKE D551 7 Average of Data read over the whole area from starting data recorded area LBA 0 to maximum data recorded area LBA 3FAODF more than 2000 times including latency and layered error correction time 8 from starting data recorded area LBA 0 to maximum data recorded area LBA 3FAODF including latency and layered error correction time Chapter 1 22 23 9 Disk ODSC PARA Combo Drive Interface Vendor amp model name KME UJDA740 Performance Specification Transfer rate KB sec Read Sustained DVD ROM MAX 8X CAV MAX 10800 KB sec CD ROM MAX 24X CAV MAX 3600 KB sec CD R 4X 8X CLV Max 16X MAX 24X ZCLV CD RW 4X CLV HS RW 4X 8X 10X CLV ATAPI Interface PIO mode 16 6 MB sec PIO Mode 4 DMA mode 16 6 MB sec Multi word mode 2 Ultra DMA mode 33 3MB sec Ultra DMA mode 2 Access time DVD ROM 180 ms typ 1 3 stroke CD ROM 130 ms typ 1 3 stroke Enhanced IDE ATAPI compatible CD Applicable disc format CD DA CD ROM CD ROM XA CD R CD RW PhotoCD multiSession Video CD CD Extra CD CD text DVD DVD ROM DVD R DVD RW Ver 1 1 Dimens
75. rd Modem 56 IBM 56K Double Jack Modem ISDN US Robotics Megahertz 128K ISDN Card 405R17T7117M IBM OBI International ISDN PC Card IBM ISDN Card D5K3320 I O Display Acer 211c 21 Viewsonic PF790 19 Acer FP751 17 TFT LCD IBM Color TFT LCD 14 Compaq Color Monitor NET Color Monitor 20 Mozo 17 TFT LCD DVI VO Projector NEC MultiSync MT 1040 VO Parallel Printer Scanner Canon BJC 600J Epson Stylus Color 740 Parallel Interface HP DeskJet 890CDEskjet 880C Parallel Interface HP LaserJet 6MP HP LaserJet 2200 AcerScan Prisa 620P Appendix B 139 140 VO USB Keyboard Mouse I O USB Printer Scanner I O USB Speaker Joystick I O USB Camera I O USB Storage Drive VO USB Hub O 1394 Storage Drive I O 1394 Scanner Chicony USB Keyboard IBM USB Numeric Keypad Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pr Acer Aspire USB mouse Logicool US Mouse Logitech Cordless Mouseman Wheel USB Interface Logitech USB Wheel Mouse Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical USB Interface Epson Stylus Color 740 USB interface HP DeskJet 880C USB interface Canon CanonScan D1250 USB 2 0 JP OS only HP ScanJet 3300C Color Scanner JS USB Digital Speaker Panasonic USB Speaker EAB MPC57USB AIWA Multimedia Digital Speaker Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro Joystick Logitech WingMan RumblePad Intel Easy PC Camera Logitech QuickCam Express Internet Nikon Supernign Performance 3X Zoom Logitech CDRW DVDROM combo USB
76. re about your computer Chapter 2 37 Main System Settings 38 The Basic System Settings screen allows you to set the system date and time PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit System Time 08 46 55 Item Specific Help System Date 12 03 2002 Boot Display Auto QuickBoot Mode Enabled pe PA E Boot time Diagnostic Screen Disabled RE Boot on LAN Disabled Hotkey Beep Enabled Auto Dim Enabled F12 Multi Boot Enabled Fi Help MY Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit The following table describes the parameters in this screen System Date Sets the system date DDD MMM DD YYYY day of the week month day year Boot Display Sets the display device on boot up Auto or Both When set to Auto the computer automatically determines the display device If an external display device e g monitor is connected it becomes the boot display When set to Both the computer outputs to both the computer display screen and an external display device if one is connected Quick Boot Mode Allow the system to skip certain Enabled or Disabled tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system Boot time Diagnostic Boot time diagnostic during boot Disabled or Enabled Screen Help Enable to show the BIOS logo picture screen on boot up TravelMate 230 280 Boot on LAN When
77. river and plastic tweezers and then remove the touch pad board from the upper case Removing the Touch Pad Button EU eS RE 3 See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Touch Pad Frame on page 79 See Removing the Upper Case on page 81 See Removing the Touch Pad Board on page 83 Remove the touch pad button Removing the Touch Pad Scroll Key mop see IM ue x5 See Hemoving the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Touch Pad Frame on page 79 See Removing the Upper Case on page 81 See Removing the Touch Pad Board on page 83 See Removing the Touch Pad Button on page 83 Release the scroll key by pressing it downward gently and then detach it from the upper case Chapter 3 83 Removing the Touch Pad Cable See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Touch Pad Frame on page 79 See Removing the Upper Case on page 81 See Removing the Touch Pad Board on page 83 See Removing the Touch Pad Button on page 83 See Removing the Touch Pad Scroll Key on page 83 ee PE Remove the touch pad cable from the main board carefully 8 Detach the touch pad cable from the upper case carefully Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the
78. rthwood 1 9 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 2 0 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 2 1 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 2 2 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 1 6 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 1 7 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 1 8 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 1 9 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 2 0 GHz 128MB Infineon HYS64D16000GDL 7 B 128MB Nan Ya NT128D64SH4BOGM 75B 128MB Micron MT4VDDT 1664HG 265B2 256MB Mitsubishi MH2D64AKS 75 JE 256MB Infineon HYS64D32020GDL 7 B 256MB Nan Ya NT256D64SH8BOGM 75B 256MB Micron MT8VDDT3264HDG 265B3 512MB Mitsubishi MH64D64AKQH 75 512MB Infineon HYS64D64020GDBL 7 B 14 1 XGA TFT IDT ITXG77C AU B141XN04 V2 4 XXX LG LP141X AH 15 XGA TFT Hitachi TX38D85VC1 CAB AU B150XG01 V O CMO N150X3 L01 15 SXGA TFT Hitachi TX38D95VC1CAM 20GB Hitachi DK23EA 20F 20GB Toshiba MK2018GAP 30GB Hitachi DK23EA 30F 30GB Toshiba MK3021GAP 30GB Fujitsu HN 16L 30 40GB Hitachi DK2EA 40 40GB Toshiba MK4021GAP 40GB Fujitsu HN 16L 40 60GB Hitachi DK23EA 60 60GB Toshiba MK6021GAP Floppy Disk Drive Mitsumi D353G MCI JU 226A033 DVD ROM Drive 8X MKE SR 8177 BAA6 142 TravelMate 230 280 CD ROM Drive Mitsumi SR 244W1 DVD CD RW Combo KME UJDA740 AC Adapter 3 pin Delta 70W Liteon 70W Power Cord King Cord Battery Li lon 8 cells Samsung Li lon 8cells Sanyo Li lon 8cells Network Adapters LAN Ethernet 10baseT 100baseT 3Com Etherlink Ill 3C589D IBM EtherJet CardBus Adapter 10 100 Intel
79. s several different levels of protection for your computer and data U Supervisor Password prevents unauthorized entry to the BIOS Utility Once set you must key in this password to gain access to the BIOS Utility U User Password and Password On Boot secure your computer against unauthorized use Combine the use of this password with password checkpoints on boot up and resume from hibernation for maximum security Q Hard Disk Password protects your data by preventing unauthorized access to your hard disk Even if the hard disk is removed from the computer and moved to another computer it cannot be accessed without the Hard Disk Password When a password is set a password prompt appears on the left hand corner of the display screen 1 When the Supervisor Password is set the following prompt appears when you press to enter the BIOS Utility at boot up Enter Password Chapter 2 47 Type the Supervisor Password and press ve to access the BIOS Utility 2 When the User Password is set and Power on boot is set enabled the following prompt appears at boot up when pressing Fe Enter Password Type the User Password a symbol appears for each character you type and press Enter to use the computer If you enter the password incorrectly an x symbol appears Try again and press vr 3 When the Power on boot is set enabled the following prompt appears at boot up Enter Password 4 When the Hard Disk Password is
80. set the following prompt appears at boot up Enter Password Type the Hard Disk Password a symbol appears for each character you type and press Evra to use the computer If you enter the password incorrectly an x symbol appears Try again and press kn You have three chances to enter a password If you successfully entered the password the system starts Windows Removing a Password If you fail to enter the password correctly after three tries the system hangs To change a password follow the same steps used to set a password 1 Use the cursor v keys to highlight a Password parameter Supervisor Password User Password Password on boot and press ener The following prompt appears Enter Current Password Enter New Password Confirm New Password 2 Type Current Password leave the Enter New Password blank and press ent Leave Confirm New Password blank and press fv then the password is removed 48 TravelMate 230 280 Boot Options Users can press F12 during POST to enter the Boot Options Menu In this menu users can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP utility PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Removable Devices Hard Drive CD ROM Drive D2D Recovery F1 Help MY Select Item Esc Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Keys used to view or configure devices Enter expands or collapses devices F5 and F6 moves t
81. t Vrms 1650 typ 650 typ Chapter 1 26 AC Adapter Vendor amp model name Delta ADP 65DB Input Requirements Maximum input current A 1 5 AQ 110Vac 90Vac full load 1 0 A 240Vac Nominal frequency Hz 50 60 Frequency variation range Hz 47 63 Input voltage range Vrms 90 270 Inrush current The maximum inrush current will be less than 50A and 100A when the adapter is connected to 115Vac and 230Vac respectively Efficiency It should provide an efficiency of 80 minimum when measured at maximum load under 115Vac Load O min 3 16A max Electrostatic discharge ESD 15KV at air discharge 8KV at contact discharge Dielectric Withstand Voltage Primary to secondary 3000Vac Leakage current 0 25 mA max 254Vac 60Hz Regulatory Requirements Safety Requirements 1 The subject product rated 100 120V 60Hz must be listed under UL 1950 and certified with SCA Standard C22 2 No 950 2 The subject product rated 200 240V 50Hz must comply with low voltage directive 73 23EEC EMI Requirements 1 The subject product rated 100 120V 60Hz must meet the EMI requirements of FCC part 15 Subpart B for Class B Digital Device and get FCC Certification before marketing into USA and Canada 2 The subject product rated 200 240V 50Hz must meet the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC 3 The subject product rated 100 120V must meet the VCCI 2 EMI requirements TravelMate 230 280 Power Management Standby Mode The buzz
82. t gt Sub Menu Item Specific Help User you enter parameters of hard disk drive installed at this connection Auto autotypes hard disk drive installed here CD ROM a CD ROM drive is installed here ATAPI Removable removable disk drive is installed here F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Auto CD ROM ATAPI Removable User Chapter 2 43 I O Device Configuration The parameters in this screen are for advanced users only You do not need to change the values in this screen because these values are already optimized The I O Device Configuration screen assigns resources to basic computer communication hardware PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced I O Device Configuration Item Specific Help Configure parallel port Using options Parallel Port Enabled Disabled Mode Bi direction No configuration Base I O address 378 Interrupt IRQ 7 Enabled User Configuration Auto BIOS or OS chooses configuration OS Controlled Displayed when Controlled by OS F1 Help MY Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit D Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit The following table describes the parameters in this screen Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings Parallel Port Enables or disable the parallel port Enabled or Disabled The parallel port is aPnP device Enabled Disabled setting won t affect the Windows Device Manager settin
83. t 9 Parallel Port 24 154 parallel port setting in BIOS Utility 44 Password Setting Hard Disk Password 47 Power On Password 47 Setup Password 47 PC Card 12 25 PCMCIA 25 Power Management 28 Power management 2 Power System Check 95 Battery Pack 97 Power Adapter 96 PQA 54 Processor 18 Removing the Battery Pack 62 RMA 115 RTC 18 Second Level Cache 18 speakers hotkey 15 Standby Mode 28 Super I O 18 System Block Diagram 4 Layout 5 System Check Procedures 94 System Diagnostic Diskette 54 93 System Memory 19 System Utilities 33 System Utility Diskette 53 Temperature 28 Test Compatible Components 137 Touchpad 18 touchpad hotkey 15 Touchpad Check 97 Troubleshooting 93 Undetermined Problems 106 USB 25 TravelMate 230 280 V Video 24 Resolutions 24 Video controller 18 W Windows 2000 Environment Test 142 Windows 98 Environment Test 146 Windows XP Environment Test 138 Index 155 156 TravelMate 230 280
84. t the connector to 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 system board TravelMate 230 280 Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check Remove the external keyboard if the internal keyboard is to be tested If the internal keyboard does not work or an unexpected character appears make sure that the flexible cable extending from the keyboard is correctly seated in the connector on the system board If the keyboard cable connection is correct run the Keyboard Test See System Diagnostic Diskette on page 54 for details If the tests detect a keyboard problem do the following one at a time to correct the problem Do not replace a non defective FRU 1 Reconnect the keyboard cables 2 Replace the keyboard 3 Replace the system board The following auxiliary input devices are supported by this computer 3 Numeric keypad 3 External keyboard If any of these devices do not work reconnect the cable connector and repeat the failing operation Memory Check Memory errors might stop system operations show error messages on the screen or hang the system 1 Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the PQA program please refer to System Diagnostic Diskette on page 54 2 Go to the diagnostic memory in the test items 3 Press Fe in the test items 4 Follow the instructions in
85. ter problems NOTE The diagnostic tests are intended to test only Acer products Non Acer products prototype cards or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses 1 Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible 2 Verify the symptoms by attempting to re create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating the same operation 3 Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which page to go to Power failure The power indicator does not go Power System Check on page 95 on or stay on POST does not complete No beep or error Power On Self Test POST Error Message on codes are indicated page 98 Undetermined Problems on page 106 POST detects an error and displayed messages Error Message List on page 99 on Screen The diagnostic test detected an error and System Diagnostic Diskette on page 54 displayed a FRU code Other symptoms i e LCD display problems or Power On Self Test POST Error Message on others page 98 Symptoms cannot be re created intermittent Use the customer reported symptoms and go to problems Power On Self Test POST Error Message on page 98 Intermittent Problems on page 105 Undetermined Problems on page 106 Chapter 4 93 System Check Procedures External Diskette Drive Check Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller driver or diskette A write enabled diagnostic
86. the CPU Heat Sink on page 80 See Removing the Upper Case on page 81 See Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module on page 84 See Removing the Audio Board on page 85 See Removing the Charger Plate on page 86 See Removing the Main Board on page 87 Remove four screws from the PCMCIA plate to remove the plate Detach the PCMCIA slot from the main board TravelMate 230 280 NOTE 1 Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the PCMCIA plate to the main board It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws 2 Please note that the I O port bracket should be attached to the main board before assembling the PCMCIA slot to the main board Removing the I O Port Bracket See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the CD ROM Drive Module on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Removing the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the RTC Battery on page 79 SE ee Pek cus See Removing the CPU Heat Sink on page 80 de e See Removing the Upper Case on page 81 mak mah See Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module on page 84 ke NO See Removing the Audio Board on page 85 O See Removing the Charger Plate
87. the keys 13 TravelMate 230 280 Hold Shift while using cursor control keys Hold Fn while using cursor control keys Hold Fn while typing letters on embedded Type the letters in a normal manner keypad NOTE If an external keyboard or keypad is connected to the computer the Num Lock feature automatically shifts from the internal keyboard to the external keyboard or keypad Windows keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows specific functions Start button Combinations with this key perform shortcut functions Below am are a few examples sq Tab Activates next taskbar button H E Explores My Computer sq F Finds Document sq M Minimizes All sur sA M Undoes Minimize All sq R Displays the Run dialog box Windows logo key Application key Opens a context menu same as a right click 3 Chapter 1 14 Hot Keys 15 The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the computer s controls like screen contrast and brightness volume output and the BIOS Utility To activate hot keys press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in the hot key combination F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 Displays a list of the hotkeys and their functions Accesses the notebook configuration utility Power Scheme Toggle Switches between the power management scheme used by the computer function available if supported by operating system Puts the c
88. 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 If you Suspect a power problem see the appropriate power supply check in the following list 1 Check the Power Adapter on page 96 4 Check the Battery Pack on page 97 Chapter 4 95 Check the Power Adapter Unplug the power adapter cable from the computer and measure the output voltage at the plug of the power adapter cable See the following figure Pin 1 19 to 20 5V Pin 2 OV Ground 1 If the voltage is not correct replace the power adapter 2 If the voltage is within the range do the following 3 Replace the System board 3 Ifthe problem is not corrected see Undetermined Problems on page 106 2 If the voltage is not correct go to the next step NOTE An audible noise from the power adapter does not always indicate a defect 3 If the power on indicator does not light up check the power cord of the power adapter for correct continuity and installation 4 If the operational charge does not work see Check the Battery Pack on page 97
89. the screws Removing the 15 TFT LCD 76 gt 4 Dr 9 p 9 M xe See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Hemoving the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 73 See Removing the Inverter Board 15 LCD on page 75 To remove the LCD first remove the six screws from the LCD then remove the LCD from the LCD panel TravelMate 230 280 NOTE Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the LCD to the LCD panel It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws Removing the 14 1 TFT LCD Brackets 1 en ee 2 SN See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Removing the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 73 See Removing the Inverter Board 14 1 LCD on page 74 See Removing the 14 1 TFT LCD on page 76 Remove four screws on each side to remove the LCD brackets and then detach the LCD brackets from the LCD NOTE Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the LCD brackets to the LCD Itis Chapter 3 77 suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws Removing the LCD Coa
90. ttery on page 62 2 See Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module on page 63 3 To disassemble the hard disk drive module first remove the two screws from the hard disk drive bracket Chapter 3 63 64 4 Detach the hard disk drive from the hard disk drive bracket NOTE Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the hard disk drive bracket to the hard disk drive module It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws TravelMate 230 280 Removing the Memory Module 1 See Removing the Battery on page 62 2 To remove the memory module from the machine first remove the two screws from the memory cover 3 4 Push out the latches on both sides of the socket and pull the memory module out from the socket Chapter 3 65 Removing the Modem Board 1 See Removing the Battery on page 62 2 To remove the modem board first remove the screw from the modem cover 3 Remove the modem cover from the machine 4 Remove two screws from the modem board as shown then remove the modem board from the main unit carefully by using a plastic bladed screw driver 5 NOTE Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the modem board to the unit It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws 66 TravelMate 230 280 Chapter 3 4 1 z M Ie m 67 Disassem
91. velMate 230 280 PCMCIA ATA IBM Microdrive 340MB IBM Microdrive 1G lomega Click 40MB PCMCIA USB 2 0 Apricorn EZ USB2 0 Cardbus PC Card PCMCIA 1394 Buffalo 1394 Interface Cardbus IFC ILCB DV I O Data 1394 Interface Cardbus CB1394 DVC Pixela 1394 Cardbus PC Card PIX PCMC FW1 PCMCIA Bluetooth IBM Community Bluetooth PC Card Toshiba Bluetooth PC Card Appendix B 145 Microsoft Windows 98 Environment Test Processor Memory DDR SDRAM PC1600 2100 Hard Disk Drive Intel Pentium IV Northwood 1 7 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 1 8 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 1 9 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 2 0 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 2 1 GHz Intel Pentium IV Northwood 2 2 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 1 6 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 1 7 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 1 8 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 1 9 GHz Intel Celeron Northwood 2 0 GHz 128MB Infineon HYS64D16000GDL 7 B 128MB Nan Ya NT128D64SH4BOGM 75B 128MB Micron MT4VDDT 1664HG 265B2 256MB Mitsubishi MH2D64AKS 75 JE 256MB Infineon HYS64D32020GDL 7 B 256MB Nan Ya NT256D64SH8BOGM 75B 256MB Micron MT8VDDT3264HDG 265B3 512MB Mitsubishi MH64D64AKQH 75 512MB Infineon HYS64D64020GDBL 7 B 14 1 XGA TFT IDT ITXG77C AU B141XN04 V2 4 XXX LG LP141X AH 15 XGA TFT Hitachi TX38D85VC1 CAB AU B150XG01 V O CMO N150X3 L01 15 SXGA TFT Hitachi TX38D95VC1CAM 20GB Hitachi DK23EA 20F 20GB Toshiba MK2018GAP 30GB Hitachi DK23EA 30F 30GB Toshiba MK3021GAP
92. w U55 U62 U68 CN23 CN21 Modem Card Cable Connector CN22 Audio Board Connector CN23 Battery Connector CN24 Modem Connector U55 LVDS U62 LAN Controller RTL8100BL Chapter 5 CN21 CN24 U77 U65 U68 U77 DM1 DM2 U65 DM1 CN22 p v DM2 North Bridge 845 GL Cardbus Controller 0Z6912T South Bridge ICH4 DIMM 1 Socket DIMM 2 Socket 113 114 TravelMate 230 280 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List This chapter gives you the FRU Field Replaceable Unit listing in global configurations of TravelMate 230 280 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 6 115 TravelMate 230
93. when you remove the screws NOTE 2 Please route the cables with the inverter cable placed at the right side of the coaxial cable as shown below before you attach the inverter board to the LCD panel 74 TravelMate 230 280 Removing the Inverter Board 15 LCD See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Removing the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 73 ee Se I ome To remove the inverter board first remove one screw from the inverter board 8 NOTE Please route the cables with the inverter cable placed at the right side of the coaxial cable as shown below before you attach the inverter board to the LCD panel Chapter 3 75 Removing the 14 1 TFT LCD pe it D eS xo See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Removing the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 73 See Removing the Inverter Board 14 1 LCD on page 74 To remove the LCD first remove the four screws from the LCD then remove the LCD from the LCD panel NOTE Please follow the numeric orders such as 1 2 3 and 4 to screw the LCD to the LCD panel It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove
94. wing devices 23 Non Acer devices Printer mouse and other external devices Battery pack Hard disk drive DIMM CD ROM Diskette drive Module Q PC Cards Power on the computer U OU OU CC O 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 oos If the problem remains replace the following FRU one at a time Do not replace a non defective FRU 3 System board 3 LCD assembly 106 TravelMate 230 280 Index of Phlash16 Error Message BIOS BAK already exists rename or delete it 28or 69 S 240r1E8 gt p25 0 ET gt 260 gt FATer ES oo 28011184 gt 290r1E8 S p30or E2 gt HorED gt KERZE EDIT HMorDE gt p35oMDD gt 880r11p6 gt EI gt H9BorlDA gt BINDI gt 40orND8 MONDT o KERZE KERZE 27or E5 Cannot flash if Memory Managers e g EMM 386 is present Chapter 4 1 N 108 44 or D4 45 or D3 46 or D2 47 or D1 48 or DO 49 or CF 50 or CE 51 or CD 52 or CC 53 or CB 54 or CA 55 or C9 56 or C8 57 or C7 Cannot flash if Memory Managers e g HIMEM is present BIOS ROM file maybe corrupt checksum not zero BIOS ROM file is older than or same as BIOS ROM image TravelMate 230 280 Chapter 4 Index of PQA Diagnostic Error Code Message CPU or main board error Reload BIOS default setting Memory erro
95. xial Cable See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 See Removing the LCD Module on page 71 See Removing the LCD Bezel on page 73 See Removing the Inverter Board 14 1 LCD on page 74 See Removing the Inverter Board 15 LCD on page 75 ne N PL uem qs A SS Remove the tape then remove the LCD coaxial cable from the LCD 78 TravelMate 230 280 Disassembling the Main Unit Removing the RTC Battery See Removing the Battery on page 62 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 See Removing the Heat Plate on page 70 PA RAN Er Disconnect the RTC cable and then remove the RTC battery from the upper case gently Removing the Touch Pad Frame 1 See Removing the Battery on page 62 2 Use a plastic flat screwdriver to pry up the touch pad frame very carefully 3 Detach the touch pad frame from the upper case gently Removing the Fan Module 1 See Removing the Battery on page 62 2 See Removing the Middle Cover on page 68 3 See Removing the Keyboard on page 69 4 To remove the fan first remove the screw from the fan and then disconnect the fan cable from the main board by using a plastic flat screwdriver Chapter 3 79 5 Removing the CPU Heat Sink S

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