Acer 260 manual

T rav elMat e 2 20/26 0 Service Gu ide P AR T NO.: 49.49S01.021 P RINT ED IN T AIWAN Servic e gui de file s and updates are a vaila ble on the CSD web; for more infor m a tion, pleas e ref er t o http:/ /c sd.a cer.com .tw Download Free Service Manual at http://printer1.blogspot.com[...]

II Revision His tory Pleas e r efer to the ta ble below for the updat es made on T ravelm ate 220/260 ser vice guide. Date Chapter Updates 01/ 03/ 20 02 Ch apt er 1 Re vis ed C PU T ype fro m Celer on 93 3 to ce leron 1 .06 G Hz wi th 256K B c ache Re vis ed Supe r I/ O C ont roll er t o Mits ub ishi 3885 9F Re vis ed CPU pa ckag e to PII I 1 G Hz [...]

III Copyright Copyri ght © 2001 by Acer Inc orporated. Al l rights reser ved. No part of this publ icat ion may be reproduced , tra nsmitt ed, tran scrib ed, st ored i n a r etrieva l sys tem, or tr anslated i nto any languag e or c omputer languag e, in any f orm or b y any means, electroni c, mec hanical , magn etic, optica l, c hemical , manual[...]

IV Conventions The f ollo wing co nventi ons ar e used in t his m a nual: Scre en me ssag es Denotes actu al mes sages t hat appear on sc ree n. NOTE Gives bi ts and pie ces of additi onal inf ormati on related to the cur rent topi c. W ARNING Aler ts you to any damage that might resul t from doing or no t doing spec ific acti ons. CAUTION Gives pr[...]

V Pr ef ace Befor e using this i nformatio n an d t he product it s upports, pl ease read the fol lowing gener al informat ion. 1. This Ser vice Guide provid es you with all techni cal infor mation rel ating to the BASIC CONFIGURA TION deci ded for Acer 's "global" p roduct of ferin g. T o bett er fit loca l market requi rements an d[...]

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VII T able of Con tents Chapter 1 System Introduction 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Board Lay out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

VIII T able of Conten ts Removing the Vide o Capture Ki t Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Removing the 14.1” TFT LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Removing the 13.3” TFT LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Removing the Spea kers (14.1” TF[...]

IX T able of Con tents Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 110 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 112 Microsoft Windows XP Home E dition Environme nt Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Appendix C Onl ine Support Information 114 Index 116 Download Free Service Manual at http://printer1.blogspot.com[...]

Chapter 1 1 Features This co mp ute r was design ed wi th the user in mind. Here are just a few of its ma ny f eat ures: Performance ! Intel ® Mobil e Pentium ® III with 512KB c ache or Celeron ® CPU 1.06 GHz pro cessor wit h 256KB cache ! 64-b it memor y b us ! A c er M e d i a b a y (r e m o v a b le CD-R O M , DVD-R O M, C D - R W or DVD/CD -[...]

2 Chapter 1 Human-centric Design and Ergonomics ! All-in-on e design (CD-ROM, floppy disk drive , hard disk drive) ! Sleek, sm ooth and styli sh design ! Full-si zed keyboa rd ! Ergonomica lly centre d touchpad pointing device Expansion ! One T ype III or o ne Type II CardBu s PC card (form erly PCMCIA) slot with ZV (zoomed video) suppo rt ! Upgrag[...]

Chapter 1 3 System Block Diagr am PCI BUS PCI BUS AC-L INK AC-L INK HU B I/F 66M H z HU B I/F 66M H z HOST BU S 133MHz HOST BU S 133MHz MAX3243 MAX3243 MAX3243 RS232 RS232 RS232 Mob i l e CPU Ta ula tin 1G Celeron 933, 866 Mob i l e CPU Mob i l e CPU Ta ula tin 1G Ta ula tin 1G Celeron 933, 866 Celeron 933, 866 Almador M GMC H- MG 830MG Almador M A[...]

4 Chapter 1 Board Layout To p V i e w 1 CPU (on board) 12 PS/2 Port 2 Fan Connector 13 DC-in Port 3 Inverter connector 14 CD-ROM Connector 4 RJ4 5+RJ 11 15 R TC ba tter y connecto 5 External Displ ay Port 16 Switch 6 USB P ort 0 17 Internal Keyboard Cable Connector 7 USB P ort 1 18 H D D Connector 8 LCD Connect o 19 Golden Finger 9 Hot Key Con nect[...]

Chapter 1 5 Bottom View 1 Mode m Connector 6 DIMM 1 So cket 2 North Br idg e(82830MG) 7 Modem Card Cable C onnector 3 Power Switch 8 Battery Con necto 4 Audio Boar d Connector 9 South Bridge (IC H3-M) 5 DIMM 2 S ocket 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Download Free Service Manual at http://printer1.blogspot.com[...]

6 Chapter 1 Pane l Ports allow you to conn ec t periph eral devices to your computer as you woul d wit h a desktop PC. Front Panel # Item D escription 1 Display screen Also called LCD ( Liquid Crystal Display), displays computer output. 2 T ouchpad T ouch- sensitive po inting device which func tions like a computer mouse. 3 Floppy activi ty indicat[...]

Chapter 1 7 Left Panel # Icon Item/ Po rt Connec ts t o... 1 Secur ity keylock Kensington -compatible key-base d computer security lock. 2 PCMC IA (PC ca rd) Port Connects t o on e Type II or one Type III 16-bit PC card or 32-bit CardBus PC C ard. 3 Eject button Eject P C cards from the card s lots. 4 Power switch T urns on the computer power. 5 Sp[...]

8 Chapter 1 Right Panel Rear Pane l l # Icon Item / Port Connects to... 1 Video capture kit slot Accepts th e video capt ure kit option on the right side of th e com puter. 2 Battery bay Houses the co mputer’s battery pack. 3 AcerMedia drive Houses removable media drive modules. 4 LED indi cator Lights up when the AcerMedia dri ve is active. 5 Ej[...]

Chapter 1 9 Bottom Panel 5 External display p ort Connects to a display device (e. g., external monitor , LC D project or) and dis plays up to 64K colors at 1 280x1024 resolution 6 Mode m jack Connects to the phone line 7 Network jack Connects to an Eth e rnet 10/100-based network # Item Description 1 Memory com partment Houses the comp ut er’s m[...]

10 Chapter 1 Indicators The compute r has s ix ea sy-to-r ead st atus ic ons on th e right of th e disp lay sc reen. . The Power a nd Standby status icons are visible even when you close the display co ver so you can see the status of t he computer while the co ver is clo sed. # Icon Function Desc ription 1 Power Lights when th e computer is on. 2 [...]

Chapter 1 11 Keyboard The keybo ard has ful l-sized keys and an emb edded keypad, separate c ursor keys, two Windows keys and twelv e func tion keys. Spec ial keys Lock keys The key board has thr ee lo ck keys which you can toggle o n and off. Embedded numeric keypad The emb edded numeri c keypad fun ctions l ike a desk top numeri c keypad. It is i[...]

12 Chapter 1 NOTE: If an external keyboa rd or keypad is co nnected to t he compu ter, the Num Lock f eature automatically shift s fr om the in t erna l key b oard to th e ext ernal k eyboa rd or key pad. Windows keys The keybo ard has two keys tha t pe rform Windows-s pe cific funct ions. Desired access Num l o ck o n Num l ock off Number keys o n[...]

Chapter 1 13 Hot Keys The com puter employs h ot keys or ke y combination s to access most of the computer’ s controls like s creen contra st and brig htness, volu me ou tpu t and the BIOS Utility . T o ac tivat e hot ke ys, pre ss and hold the Fn key be fore pressing the ot her key in the hot key comb in ation. Hot Key Icon Fun ction Description[...]

14 Chapter 1 Launch Keys Located at the top of the keyboard are four butto ns. These b uttons are called lau nch keys. They are design ated as ke y 1, key 2 , key 3 a nd key 4. By defaul t, key 1 is used to lau nch th e internet browser a nd key 2 is used to laun ch the e-m ail applicat ion. Keys 3 a nd 4 starts the Launc h Manager appli cation. Al[...]

Chapter 1 15 T ouchpad The buil t-in touch pad is a PS/2-com patible po inting device that sen ses movement on its s urface. This means that the cu rsor responds a s you move your fi nger on the surface o f the touchp ad. The ce ntral location on the palmr est pro vides optimum comfo rt a nd supp o rt. NOTE: When u si ng an external U SB or serial [...]

16 Chapter 1 NOTE: Keep your fingers dry and clean when usin g the touc hpad. Also k eep the touchpad dry and clean. The touchp ad is se nsitive to fi nger movements. Hence, the lighter th e touch, the be tter the response. T apping har der wil l not increas e the to uchpad’s re sp on siveness. Funct ion Left Button Right Button Center Button Ta [...]

Chapter 1 17 Hardware Specifi cations and Configurations System Boa rd Major Chips Item Cont roller System core logic Intel 830 MG wi t h VGA integrated Intel ICH3- M with Audio integrated Super I/O controller SMCLP C 4L47M227 Au di o cont roll er Intel ICH Video controller Intel 830MG Hard disk d riv e controller E mbedded in Intel ICH3-M Keyboard[...]

18 Chapter 1 Above ta ble li sts some system me mory configu rations . You may combine D IMMs with various cap acities to form other c ombinations. NOTE: The ship ping specif ication for DIMM com bination is 64M B in slot 1. System M emo r y Item Specification Memory contro ller Intel 830MG Onboard memory size 0MB DIMM socket number 2 Sockets Suppo[...]

Chapter 1 19 Modem Inter face Item Specification Chipset Ambit M DC module with Lucent m odem controller Fax modem data baud rate (bps) 14.4K Data mod em data baud rate (bps) 5 6K Supports mo dem protocol V .90MDC Modem c onnector type RJ1 1 Modem c onnector lo cation Rear side Flopp y Disk Drive Int erface Item Specification V endor & mo del n[...]

20 Chapter 1 CD-ROM Interface Items Specification V endor & Model Name MKE CR -177-B/D Mitsumi SR-243T Performa nce Specification Transfer rate C A V M ode: 775~1800 blocks/sec Mode 1: 1550~ 3600 kBytes/sec Mode 2: 1768~4106kBytes/sec Read Susta ined: 1545~3 600 KB/sec Programme d I /O: 16.7 MB/sec Max. (Mode 0~4 Multi-word DM A: 16.7 MB/sec Ma[...]

Chapter 1 21 (*1) Average of Data rea d ove r the whole area from 00 min. 02 sec. 00 block to 59 min. 58 sec. 74 block more than 2000 times including latency and layer ed error correction time. (*2) From 00 min. 02 sec. 00 blo ck to 59 min. 58 se c. 74 blo ck includi ng lat en cy and layere d erro r correction time. (*3) Disc: MNSU-005 (*4) A verag[...]

22 Chapter 1 Maximum resoluti o n (LCD) 1024 x768 (32bit colors Maximum resolutio n (CRT 1024x768 (32 bit colors 1280x1024 (32 bit colors 1600x1200 (32 bit colors V ideo Me mory Item Sp ecification Fixed or up gradeable Fixed, share the system memory Video memory size 8MB V ideo Res olutions Mode Resolution Refresh Rate CRT Only LCD/CRT Simultaneou[...]

Chapter 1 23 Optional ser i a l port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) IRQ4, IRQ3 USB Port Item Sp ecification USB Co mpliancy Level 1 .1 OHCI USB 1.1 Number of USB port 2 Location Re ar side Serial po rt function co ntrol Enable /Disable by BIOS Setup PCMCIA Port Item Specification PCMCIA co ntroller O2-Micro Cardbus Controlle r OZ6912T-U Support s card type T [...]

24 Chapter 1 NOTE: DC-AC inverter is used to generate very high AC voltage, then suppor t to LCD CCF T backl ight user, and is al so responsib le for the control of LCD brightnes s. Avoid to uching the DC-AC invert er area while the sy stem unit is t urned on. NOTE: There is an EEPROM in the inver ter, which sto res its supported LCD type and I D c[...]

Chapter 1 25 Supply vol tage for LC D backlight (Vrms) 650 (t yp.) 650 (typ.) AC Adapter Item Specification V endo r & model name Delta ADP- 60D B Input Requirements Maximum input c urrent (A, @90 Vac, full load) 1.5 A @ 1 15 Vac 1.0 A @ 23 0Vac Nominal frequency (Hz 50-60 Frequency varia tion range (Hz) 47-63 Input voltage range (Vrms) 90-270 [...]

26 Chapter 1 Power Manage ment Power Sa ving Mode Phenomenon Standby Mode Enter Standby Mode when 1.Standby/Hibernation hot-key is pressed and sy stem is not ready to en ter Hibernation mode. 2.System standby/ Hibernation timer expires and sy stem is not ready to en ter Hibernation mode. ! The buzzer beeps ! The S leep in dica tor li ghts u Hiberna[...]

Chapter 1 27 Drive B ays One Material Pla stic Indicators Power-on, Sta ndby, Batte ry Status, Media Access, CapsLock and NumLock Switch Power Memory Addr ess Map Memory A ddress Size Function 00000000-0009FFFF 640 KB Base memory 80600000-80600FFF 80620000-8063FFFF 81000000-81FFFFF 000A0000 -000CFFFF 4 K B Intel 82830MG 128 KB 3 MB 192 KB 08000000-[...]

28 Chapter 1 NOTE: IRQ settin gs ma y be chan ged by O S IRQ Assignm ent Map Interrupt Channel Function NMI System err ors IRQ0 System timer IRQ1 K eyboard IRQ2 P rogrammable interrupt controller IRQ3 R eserved IRQ4 COM1 IRQ5 R eserved IRQ6 F loppy IRQ7 LPT1 IRQ8 Real ti me clock IRQ9 SCI IRQ1 0 Audio /Mode IRQ1 1 USB /VGA/Car dbus IRQ12 PS2 pointi[...]

Chapter 2 29 BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setu p Utility is a hardware configurati on program b uilt into your compu t er’s BIOS (Bas ic Input/ Output Syst em). Y our computer is alre ady proper ly configure d and optimiz ed, a nd you do no t need to run this uti lity. However, if you en counter confi guration problems, you may need to run Setup. [...]

30 Chapter 2 Multi-Boot Menu Users can press F12 dur ing POST to enter the Multi Boo t Selection Menu. In this menu users can change boot device with ou t entering BIOS SETUP ut ility. NOTE: If users disab le the m ulti bo ot s election me nu in BIOS SET UP u tility, the me ssage “ Pre ss F12 to enter the multi b oot selectio n menu” will n ot [...]

Chapter 2 31 System Information The Syste m Information scree n displays a summary of your c omputer hard ware informa tion. NOTE: The screen above is a s ample an d may not re flect the actua l data on your co mputer. “X” may refer to a series of number s and/o r characters. The f ollowing ta ble descr ibes the info rmation in t his screen. Th[...]

32 Chapter 2 Basic Sy stem Settings The Basi c System Settings screen allows y ou to set the system dat e and time. The f ollowing ta ble descr ibes the par ameters i n this scr een. Startup Configurat ion The Startup Con fig urat ion screen co nt ain s parameter value s that define how your co mputer be ha ves on system startup. Parameter Descript[...]

Chapter 2 33 The f ollowing ta ble descr ibes the par ameters i n this scr een. Settin gs in bol dface ar e the d efault and sugge sted para meter sett ings. Setting the Boot Drive Sequence The Boot Drive Seq ue nc e sectio n lis ts boo t priorities (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th) for bootable dr iv es i n your comput e r. For exampl e, the def aul t value[...]

34 Chapter 2 Onboard Device Configuration The param eters i n this scr een ar e for advance d users only . Y o u do not need to chang e the values in this screen b ecause these values ar e already optimized. The Onb oard Devic e Configur ation scre en assigns re sources to b asic comp uter comm unicatio n hardware. The f ollowing ta ble descr ibes [...]

Chapter 2 35 System Security The Syste m Security scr een contains pa rameters th at help safeg uard and protec t your computer from unaut horized use. The f ollowing ta ble descr ibes the par ameters i n this scr een. Settin gs in bol dface ar e the d efault and sugge sted para meter sett ings. Set ting a Pass word Follow th ese step s: 1. Use th [...]

36 Chapter 2 4. After sett ing the pas sword, the com puter automa tically sets the ch osen pa ssword par ameter to Pre sent. Three pa s swor d types protect your com pute r from unautho ri zed access. Setting th ese passwords cre ates several diffe rent leve ls of protection for your computer an d data: ! Setup Pas s word pre ve nts un au thorized[...]

Chapter 2 37 T o ch ange a pas sword , foll o w the sam e st eps used to set a passwor d . T o remove a password, fo llow the same ste p s used to set a password, ex c ept type nothin g in the password boxe s. Download Free Service Manual at http://printer1.blogspot.com[...]

38 Chapter 2 Load De fault Settings If you wa nt to restor e all paramete r se ttin gs to t he ir defau lt val ues, select th is me nu it em and press e e e e . The follo wing di alog box d i splay s . If you would like to loa d factory- defau lt setting s for all parameters, use t he cursor z z z z / x x x x keys to selec t Y es ; then press e e e[...]

Chapter 2 39 BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flas h memory update is required f or the following c onditions: ! New ve r sions of system programs ! New features or options Use the IF lash utility to u pdate the s ystem BIOS flash ROM. NOTE: Do not inst all memory -relate d dri vers (XM S, EMS, DPMI) when you us e IFlas h. NOTE: This pr ogr am contain s[...]

40 Chapter 2 Running PQA Diagnos tics Program Press z z z z / x x x x to move aro un d the main me nu. Press e e e e to enable the select ed opti on. The main options are Dia g, Result, SysInfo , Option an d Exit. The Diag option le ts yo u sele ct test ing it em s and times. The foll owing scree n appears when yo u select Diag fro m the main menu.[...]

Chapter 2 41 The scre en below ap pea rs if you sel ect Multi Test. Specify the de si red number of tests an d press e e e e . After you spec ify the num ber of tests to perfo rm, the scr een shows a list of test it ems (see b elow). Move th e highlight bar from one item t o ano ther. Press Space to e nable or disable the item . Press e e e e to vi[...]

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Chapter 3 43 This ch ap ter con tains step-by-step procedu r es on how to disassembl e the notebook computer for maint enanc e and t roubl eshoot ing. T o disass emble the comput er , you ne ed the followi ng tools: ! Wr ist groundi ng strap a nd cond uctive mat fo r preventing electrosta tic dischar ge ! Flat-bla ded scr ew driver ! Phillip s scre[...]

44 Chapter 3 Gen eral Inf ormat ion Before Y o u Begin Before pro cee di ng wi th th e disas s em bly procedure , make sure that yo u do the following: 1. T urn of f the power to the system and al l periphera ls. 2. Unplu g the AC ada pter and all power and signal cables f rom the system. Download Free Service Manual at http://printer1.blogspot.com[...]

Chapter 3 45 Disassembly Procedure Flowchart The flowchart on the succeeding page giv es you a graphic representat ion on the entire disassembly sequence and instructs you on the components tha t need to b e removed d uring servicin g. For ex ample, if you want to remove the ma in board, yo u must first remove the keyboard, t hen disassemble th e i[...]

46 Chapter 3 Main Unit CPU Fan Gx1 RTC Battery Holder FDD FPC FDD Bezel RTC Battery Touch Pad Frame Touch Pad FPC Touch Pad Board Touch Pad Frame W/ Touch Pad Button Touch Pad Scroll Key CPU Heat Sink Plate Dx2 LCD Module Upper Case Bx1 Ax8 CPU Heat Sink Kx4 Charger Plate Audio Board Modem Board Hx1 Fx1 Hx2 Fx1 Main Board PCMCIA Plate PCMCIA Slot I[...]

C h apt e r 3 4 7 Screw List Item Description A M2.5*L6 (Black) B M2*L4 (Black) C M3*L4 (S ilver) D M2*L10 (B lack) E 2 M*L3 ( Silv er) F M2.0*L4 (Black) G M 2.5*L4 (Silver) H M2*L5 (S ilver) I SCR. HEX NUT W / WASHER&NYLOK#4 (Silv er) J CD-ROM SPECIAL SCREW (Silver) K CPU Heat Sink S PECIAL SCREW (Sky blue) Download Free Service Manual at http[...]

48 Chapter 3 Removing the Battery Pack 1. T o remove the ba tter y pack , push th e bat tery rel ease butto n inwa rd th en sli de the batte ry pac k out from the machi ne. Removing th e Battery Cov er 1. T o remove the ba ttery cov er, press the cover si de outward carefu lly then re move th e c over. Download Free Service Manual at http://printer[...]

Chapter 3 49 Rem ovi ng t he CD-R OM Dri ve M odu le 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. T o remove the CD-ROM dri ve mo dule, push the rele as e butt on outward. 3. Slide it out from the machine. Disassembling the CD-ROM Drive Module 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. T o disasse mble the CD-ROM drive modu le[...]

50 Chapter 3 4. Remove the two screw s from the CD-ROM board then r emove the CDROM bo ard from the d rive. Download Free Service Manual at http://printer1.blogspot.com[...]

Chapter 3 51 Removing the Hard D i sk Drive Module 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. T o remove the ha rd disk drive, first rem ove the hard di sk drive cover screw , then remove the c over . 3. Remove the har d disk drive mo dule out from the machine ca refu lly. Disassembling the Hard Disk Drive Module 1. See “Rem oving the[...]

52 Chapter 3 5. Bend both side s of the hard dis k dri ve then remove the hard disk dr ive fro m the hard disk drive bracket. 6. Disco nnect the h ard di sk drive c onnector from th e hard disk driv e. Download Free Service Manual at http://printer1.blogspot.com[...]

Chapter 3 53 Removing the Extended Memo ry 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. T o remov e the Ex tende d memo ry from the m achin e, fi rst rem ove the scr ew f rom the memor y cov er. 3. Push the memory cov er leftward to lift the cove r off , then remove the memo r y cover. 4. Push out the latc hes on both sides o f the sock e[...]

54 Chapter 3 Removing the Modem Boar 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. T o remov e the mod em bo ard, fi rst remove t he s crew fr om th e modem cove r. 3. Remove the mode m cover from the machine. 4. Remove two screws fro m the modem boar d as shown , then remove t he modem board f rom the main unit carefull y by using a plast[...]

Chapter 3 55 Disassembling the LCD Removing t he Hinge Caps 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. T o remove the hi nge caps, pus h the hinge caps outward then slid e the hinge caps out from the main unit. Removing th e Middle Cove r 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page[...]

56 Chapter 3 5. Remove the two sc rews from the lau nch board the n remove the launch board from t he midd le cover. Removing th e Cable Cover 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. T o remove the cable cover , push the c able cov[...]

Chapter 3 57 5. Disconnec t th e key bo ard cable fr om the mai n board caref ully, then remov e the key b oa rd fr om the main board . Removing the LCD Module 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard?[...]

58 Chapter 3 8. Disconnec t th e inv erter cable from the main board and then remove the LC D module from th e main unit. 9. Disconnec t the launc h board ca ble from th e main board and remove it. Removing the Video Capture Kit Covers 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. Remove the video capture ki t cover from the LCD module o n[...]

Chapter 3 59 7. Use tweezers t o remove the f ive LCD cushions on the LCD bezel, and then remove the three screws below from the LCD bezel. 8. Snap off th e bezel carefu lly, and then remove the LCD b ezel from the LCD module. Removing the 13.3” T FT LCD Bezel 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps[...]

60 Chapter 3 8. Snap off th e bezel carefu lly, and then remove the LCD b ezel from the LCD module. Removing the Spea kers (14.1” TF T LCD) 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle C over” on pag e 56r 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5.[...]

Chapter 3 61 6. See “Rem oving the L CD Module” o n page 58 7. See “Rem oving the 1 3.3” TF T LCD Bezel” on page 60 8. T o remove the speaker s, firs t remove th e tw o scre ws from the speakers. 9. Detach th e speakers from th e LCD panel, disconnect the speaker cable f rom the spe akers and then remove the sp ea ker s from the LC D modu[...]

62 Chapter 3 9. Disconnec t the micro phone cable and then remove t he inverter board from the LCD panel. 10. Disconnect the LCD power cable and the inverter cable from the invert er board. Removing th e 14.1” T FT LCD 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M [...]

Chapter 3 63 Removing th e 13.3” T FT LCD 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5. See “Rem oving the Ca ble Cov er” on page 57 6. See “Rem oving the L CD Module” o n page 58[...]

64 Chapter 3 8. Remo ve two s c rews on ea ch side t o remove the LCD br a ckets. Removing the LCD Co axial Cable 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5. See “Rem oving the Ca ble C[...]

Chapter 3 65 Removing the Microphone Cable 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5. See “Rem oving the Ca ble Cov er” on page 57 6. See “Rem oving the L CD Module” o n page 58 [...]

66 Chapter 3 Disassembling the M ain Unit Removing th e CPU Heat Sink Plate 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5. Remove two scr ews fro m the CPU heat sink plate. 6. Lift the CPU h[...]

Chapter 3 67 6. Detach th e touch pad frame tog ether with the touch pa d button from th e upper case c arefully. 7. Remov e the touch pa d scroll key fr om the up per case. 8. T o detach the touch pa d board, first disconnect t he touch pad c able from the touch p ad board and then remov e the t ouch p ad boa rd f rom th e uppe r case. Removing th[...]

68 Chapter 3 Removing the Upp er Case 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5. See “Rem oving the Ca ble Cov er” on page 57 6. See “Rem oving the L CD Module” o n page 58 7. Se[...]

Chapter 3 69 11 . Pull the upper ca se from the unit gently. Removing the RTC Battery Holder 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5. See “Rem oving the Ca ble Cov er” on page 57 6[...]

70 Chapter 3 10. Pull the floppy d isk drive mo dule out from the upper case caref ully. Disassembling the Fl oppy Disk Drive Module 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5. See “Rem[...]

Chapter 3 71 Removing the Charger Plate 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5. See “Rem oving the Ca ble Cov er” on page 57 6. See “Rem oving the L CD Module” o n page 58 7. [...]

72 Chapter 3 Removing th e CPU Fan 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5. See “Rem oving the Ca ble Cov er” on page 57 6. See “Rem oving the L CD Module” o n page 58 7. See ?[...]

Chapter 3 73 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5. See “Rem oving the Ca ble Cov er” on page 57 6. See “Rem oving the L CD Module” o n page 58 7. See “Rem oving the CPU Heat Sink Pl ate” on page 67 8. See “Rem oving the R TC Bat tery” on pa ge 67 9. See “Rem oving the Up per Case” on page 69 10. Remove the screw fro[...]

74 Chapter 3 15. Detach the m ain board fro m the lo wer case carefully in the way as shown he re. Removing th e PCMCIA Slot 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5. See “Rem oving t[...]

Chapter 3 75 16. Detach the PC MCIA slot fr om the main board . Removing the I/O Port Bracket 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5. See “Rem oving the Ca ble Cov er” on page 57 [...]

76 Chapter 3 Removing the Mod em Cable 1. See “Rem oving the Ba ttery Pack” on page 49 2. See “Rem oving the Hi nge Caps” o n page 56 3. See “Rem oving the M iddle Cov er” on page 56 4. See “Rem oving the Ke yboard” on page 57 5. See “Rem oving the Ca ble Cov er” on page 57 6. See “Rem oving the L CD Module” o n page 58 7. S[...]

Chapter 4 77 Use the fo llowing proc edure a s a guide f or computer p roblems. NOTE: The diagnostic tests are inten ded to test only Acer products. Non-A cer products, prototype cards, or modifie d options ca n give fa lse errors and i nvalid syste m responses. 1. Obtain the faili ng symptom s in as much de tai l as possibl e. 2. V erify th e symp[...]

78 Chapter 4 System Check Proc edures External Dis ke tte Drive Ch eck Do the fol lowing to isolate the problem to a contr oll er, driv er, o r diskette. A write-ena bled, diagno stic diskette is require d. NOTE: Make sure tha t the di skette does not have m ore than one lab el at tached to it. Mul tiple lab els can cause damag e to the drive or ca[...]

Chapter 4 79 Keyboard or Auxi liary Input Device Check Remove the external keyb oard if the in ternal keyboar d is to be tested. If the in ternal keyboard does not w ork or an unexp ect ed cha racter appears , make sure that the fl exib le cable extend ing from th e keyboard is corr ectly sea ted in the conn ect or on the sys tem board. If the keyb[...]

80 Chapter 4 Check the Power Adapt er Unplug th e power adapter cabl e from the computer and measure the outpu t voltage at the p lug of the power adapter cable. Se e the follow ing figure 1. If the vo lta ge is not correc t, rep lac e the pow er ad apter. 2. If the vo lta ge is within the ra nge, do the fo llow ing: ! Repl ace t h e Syste m boar d[...]

Chapter 4 81 Check the Batter y Pack T o ch eck th e batte ry pack , do the follow i ng: From Software: 1. Check out the Power Manag ement in control Panel 2. In Powe r Meter , c onfirm that if the paramete rs shown in the s creen for Current Power So urce and Total Batt ery Po wer Rem aining ar e corr ect. 3. Repeat t he steps 1 and 2, for both b [...]

82 Chapter 4 Power-On Self- Test ( POST) Er ror Message The POST error mess age index li sts the erro r message and t heir possibl e causes. Th e most likely cause is liste d first . NOTE: Perform th e FRU replacement o r actions in t he sequence s hown in FRU/Act ion column, if the FRU replace ment does not solve the proble m, put the origina l pa[...]

Chapter 4 83 Index of Err or Messages Error Code List Error Codes Error Me ssages 006 Equipment Conf i guration Error Causes: 1. CPU BIOS U pdate Code Mismatch 2. IDE Primary Ch a nnel Master D rive Error 3. IDE Secondary Channel Mast er Drive Error (THe cause s will be shown before “ Equipment Configuration Er ror”) 010 Memory Er ror at xxxx:x[...]

84 Chapter 4 Real time c lock error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure syst em time, then reboot system . System bo ard Previous bo ot incomplete - Default configuration used Ru n “L oad Default Settings” in BIOS Setup Ut i lity. RTC battery System bo ard Memo ry size found by POST dif fered from CMOS Run “Load Default Setting [...]

Chapter 4 85 Error Message List No beep Erro r Messages FRU/Action in Sequence No beep, p ower-on indi cator turns off and LCD is blank. Power sour ce (battery pack and power adapter). See “ Power System Ch eck” on page 80. E n s u r e e v e r y c o n n e c t o r i s c o n n e c t e d t i g h tly and correctly. Reconnect the DIMM. LED board. Sy[...]

86 Chapter 4 Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message LCD-Related Sy mptoms Symptom / Error Action in Sequenc LCD backlight doesn't work LCD is too dark LCD brigh tness cannot be adjusted LCD c ontrast cannot be adjusted Enter B IOS Ut ility to execute “Load Setup Default Settings”, then reboot sys tem. Reconnect the L CD connectors. Keyboard[...]

Chapter 4 87 PCMCIA-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action in Sequenc System can not detect the PC Card ( PCMCIA) PCM C IA slot assembly System bo ard PCMC IA slot pin is damaged. PCMCIA slot assem bly Memory-Rela ted Symptoms Symptom / Error Action in Sequenc Memo ry count (size) appears different from actual size. Enter B IOS Se tup Utility to e[...]

88 Chapter 4 NOTE: If you c annot find a symptom or an error in this l ist and the p roblem remain s, see “Un determined Probl ems” on page 91. System ha ngs inte rmitt ently. See “Th ermal & Fan Utility ” on page 39. Reconnect h ard disk/CD-ROM drives. Hard disk connec tion board System bo ard Peripheral-Rel ated Symptoms Symptom / Err[...]

Chapter 4 89 Intermittent P roblems Intermit ten t system hang pro bl ems ca n be caused by a variety of reasons th at have nothing to do with a hardware d efect, such as: cosmic radiati on, electr ostatic dischar ge, or soft ware errors . FRU replacement shoul d be consider ed onl y when a re curring pro blem exists. When analy z ing an in termi t[...]

90 Chapter 4 Unde t e rm ined Prob l em s The diagno stic problems does n ot identify wh ich adapter or device failed, which inst alled devices are incorrect, whethe r a short circuit is su spected, or w hether the s ystem is ino perative. Follow th ese procedur es to isolate t he failing FRU ( do not isolate non-defective FRU). NOTE: V erify that [...]

Chapter 4 91 Index of AFlash BIOS Err or Message Error Message Acti on in Seque nce Hardware Err or See “System D iagno stic Dis kette ” on page 39 VPD Checksu m Error Reboot the sys t e m and then retest with this diskette. BIOS Update Program Err o T urn o ff the p ower and restart the system. System Error Make sure this AFlash B IOS diskette[...]

92 Chapter 4 Index of PQA D iagnostic Er ror Code, Message Error Code Message Action in Sequence 16XXX Back up batter y error Backup battery 01XXX CPU or m ain board error Reload BIOS default setting. System bo ard 02XXX Memory error DIM System bo ard 03XXX Keybo ar d error Reset K eyboard Keyboard System bo ard 04XXX Video error System board 05XXX[...]

Chapter 5 93 To p V i e w PCB No. 01213-1 1 CPU (on board) 12 PS/2 Port 2 Fan Con nector 13 DC-in Port 3 Inver ter Connector 14 CD-RO M Conn ecto 4 RJ45 + RJ 11 15 RTC Battery Connector 5 Ext ernal Display Port 16 Switch 6 USB Port 0 17 Internal Keyboard Cable Connector 7 U SB Po rt 1 18 HDD Connector 8 LC D C onnecto 19 Golden Finger 9 Hot Key Con[...]

94 Chapter 5 SW1-6: Chec k Password SW1-6 = ON, Disable SW1-6 = OFF , Enable SW1-7: Boot Blo ck Boot SW1-7 = OFF , Enable SW1-7 = On, Dis able Keyboa rd Switch Setti ngs SW1-1 SW1-2 English OFF O FF Japanese ON OFF Europe OFF O N SW-4/5 SW1-4 SW1-5 Acer OFF OFF OEM1 ON OFF OEM2 OFF ON OEM3 ON ON Download Free Service Manual at http://printer1.blogs[...]

Chapter 5 95 Bottom View 1 Mode m Connector 6 DIMM 1 Socket 2 North Bri dg e (82830MG) 7 Modem Car d Cable Connector 3 Powe r Sw itch 8 Bat tery C onnector 4 Audio Board Connector 9 South Bridge ( ICH3-M) 5 DIMM 2 Socket 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Download Free Service Manual at http://printer1.blogspot.com[...]

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Chapter 6 97 This chapter gives you the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) listi ng in globa l configurati ons of TravelMa te 220/260. Refer to this chapter whe never ordering fo r parts to repair or for RMA (Return Mer chandise Authori zation). Please note that WHEN ORDERING FR U PARTS, you shou ld check the mos t up-to-date informat ion available on yo[...]

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Chapter 6 99 Picture No. Partn ame Description Memor y NS MEMO RY SDIMM 256 SODIMM 256M HYS64V32220GDL- 7.5 LCD 05 LCD 1 4.1" XGA LCD 14.1" XGA AU/B141XN04/3 Cab le NS CAB LE ASSY MODEM FALCON2 CABLE ASS Y MODE M F ALCO N NS C.A. LA UNC H FAL C ON 2 C. A . LAU NCH F ALCON 2 NS CAB LE ASSY MI CRO (13.3” &12 .1”) FL CABLE A SS Y MIC[...]

100 Chapter 6 NS CORD 12 5V UL 3P K 01081183WP CORD 1 2 5V UL 3P K01081183WP NS CAB LE AS SY FD D F PC FALCON2 CABLE ASS Y FD D FPC FALCON2 Case/C over/ Bracket A ssembly NS ASSEMB L Y LOWER CAS E F ALCON3M ASSE MB LY LOWER CASE F ALCON3M 10 ASSY LCD PA NEL 14.1 ” PNL ASSY LC D PANEL 14.1” ADT 08 ASSY LCD B EZEL 14.1’ BZL ASSY LCD BEZEL 14.1?[...]

Chapter 6 101 09 ASS EMBL Y HDD D OOR ASSEMBLY HDD COVER F3M 15 AS SEMBL Y MODEM COVER F3M ASSEM B LY MODEM C OVER F3 M 14 ASSEMBL Y DIMM COVER F3M ASSEMB LY DI MM COVER F3M NS ASSEMBL Y CHARGER PLA TE F3M ASSEMB LY CHA R GER P LATE F3M 03 BR AC KE T F DD RE A R F3M BRACKE T FDD R E AR F3M 17 ASS Y FDD BE ZEL BZL ASSY FDD BEZE L PA NASONIC F3M Pict[...]

102 Chapter 6 NS ASSEMB L Y CD/DVD C HASSI S F3M ASSEMBLY CD/DVD CHASSIS F3 NS HDD AS SY(9. 5MM ) BRACKE T FA LC O N 2 HDD AS SY( 9 .5MM ) BRACKET FA L C O N 2 07 CAP HINGE L HIGH F3 CAP HINGE L HIGH F3 06 CAP HINGE R HIGH F3 CAP HINGE R HIGH F3M NS COVER CAB LE F3M COVER CAB LE F3M 04 BA TTERY COVER F3 DOOR B ATTERY F3M Picture No. Partn ame Descr[...]

Chapter 6 103 NS RTC BA TTER Y H OLDER F3M HOLDER RTC BA TTER Y F3M Boar d NS INVERTER Am bit T62.172. 00 V.60 FA L INVERTER T62I172.00 REV.60 FAL NS MODEM BO ARD AM BIT/ T60M 283..00 MODEM MDC AMBIT/ T60M283..00 3A NS LAUNCH BOARD F ALCON2 LAU NC H BOARD NS TM210 A UDIO BO ARD F2 T M210 AUDIO B OARD F2 NS FALCON 3M CD-ROM BD F ALCON 3M CD-ROM BD B[...]

104 Chapter 6 NS B TY P ACK LI+/P ANASONIC BTY P ACK LI+ 2AH 8CELL PANA Adap ter NS A DT 60 W AD P-60 DHBN 3P ADT 60W ADP-60DHBN 3P Keyboard NS KEYBOARD K B US NSK- 84X21 NS KEYBO A RD KB US /INT ERN ATIONAL NSK- 84X22 NS KEY BO ARD KE YB OARD C HIN ESE NSK- 84X2C S pea k er 09 SPE AKER-R (14. 1”) FL2.5 SP EAKE R-R (14 .1”) F L2.5 09 SPE AK ER-[...]

Chapter 6 105 FDD/ Floppy Disk Drive 29 ASSY FDD MODULE 1.4 4 P AN ASONIC F 3 AS SY FDD M O D ULE PANASO N I F3M NS FDD 1.44 M FDD 1.4 4M M CI/ JU2 26A253F HDD/Hard Disk D rive NS HDD MOD ULE IBM 2 0G F3 A SSY HDD M ODULE IBM 20G F3 M NS HDD 20 G I B HDD 20G IBM/IC2 5N92 0ATDA04 DVD-ROM DRIVE NS ASSY DVD - ROM MODU LE TM220 ASSY DVD RO M MODULE PIO[...]

106 Chapter 6 Mainboard NS MAIN BOARD W/ CPU CEL-933 TM220 FALCON 3M MB W/ CP U CEL-933 Mainboard Co mponents NS PCM C I A SLOT/ PC CARD SLOT CONN CAR DPUSH 1 CA9 1 50 1-TC-F2 NS CONN ECT OR 22P IN CON N C TR ML 22P HH98227 A2(HDD) Miscellaneous NS P LA TE CPU HE AT SINK F3M PLA TE C PU HE ATSINK F3M NS PLA TE PCMCI A F3M P LA TE PCMCIA F3 M NS LBL[...]

Chapter 6 107 Screws NS M/ B, CASE, POWER S UPP LY SCREW SCR. HEX NU T W /WAS HER&N YLOK #4 NS SCREW S CREW CPU FA LCON 2. 5 NS SCREW BIND ING BL-ZN M 2*.4 P S CREW BINDI NG BL-ZN M2*.4 P NS SCREW BI NDING BL-Z N M2*4L SCREW BINDING BL-ZN M2*4L NS SCR EW M2 L5 BH MSN+N SCRE W M2L 5 BH MSN+ NS LCD SCREW SCREW M2.5 X6 Picture No. Partn ame Descri[...]

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Appendi x A 109 Model Number D efinitions Model Numb er LCD CPU Memory HD CD/DV Battery 261X 14.1” T FT Pentium III 1G 256MB 20 GB CD-RO Li-ion 260XC 14.1” T FT Pentium III 1G 256MB 20GB Comb o or DVD-ROM Li-ion 260XV 14.1” T FT Pentium III 1G 256MB 10 GB DVD-ROM Li-ion Model Defini tion and Con fig urati on Appendix A Download Free Service M[...]

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Appendi x B 111 This co mputer’s compatib ility is tested an d verif ied by Ac er’s internal tes ti ng departmen t. All of its system functio ns are tested un der Win dows XP Home Editi on. Refer to the followin g lists for c omponents, a dapter cards, a nd peripherals which have passed th ese tests. Regardin g configurat ion, combinat ion and [...]

11 2 Appendix B Microsoft Wi ndo ws XP Home Editio n Environme nt Test Item Specif ications Processor Pentium III 1G above, 256k (TravelMate 260) Celeron 1.06G, 2 56k (TravelMate 220) Memo ry Infineon 128MB Infineon 256MB LCD 13.3 ” XGA T FT (AU) 14.1” XGA T F T (AU) Floppy Disk Drive MCI Hard Disk Drive IBM 10GB 9.5mm IBM 20GB 9.5 mm CD-RO M M[...]

Appendi x C 11 3 This s ec tion des crib es onli n e techni ca l sup port s er vices availa ble to he lp you re pai r your Ac er System s. If yo u are a distributo r, deal er, ASP or TPM, please ref er your tech nical quer ies to your local Acer branch offi ce. Acer Branch Off ic es and Reg ion al Busines s Units may access ou r website . However s[...]

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Index 11 5 A AC Adapter 25 AFLAS H Utili ty 40 Audio 17, 21 B Battery 23 batte ry pac k chargi ng indi cator 10 BIOS 17 packa ge 17 ROM si ze 17 ROM type 17 vendo r 17 Ve r s i o n 17 BIOS Setu p Utility 30 BIOS Su pports protoco l 17 BIOS Utility 30–?? Basi c Syste m Setting s 33 Load D efau lt Sett ings 39 Navigating 31 Onboa rd Devic e Conf ig[...]

11 6 Index F Features 1 Flash Ut ility 40 Floppy D isk Drive Interface 19 FRU (Fi eld R epl ac ea bl e Unit ) List 98 H Hard disk 17, 19 Hard Disk Drive Module Disasse mbly 52 Hard Disk Sta ndby Mode 26 Hardware Specificatio ns and Config urations 15 HDD 17, 19 Hibernat ion Mode 26 Hibernat ion mode hotke y 13 Hot Keys 13 I I/O Add re ss Map 27 Ind[...]

Index 11 7 R Removing th e Battery Pack 49 RMA 98 RT C 17 S Second Level Cache 17 Serial Port 22 speake rs hotke y 13 Stan db y M od e 26 Super I/O 17 System Block Diagr am 3 Lay out 4 System Check Proc edures 79 System Dia gnost ic Disket te 40 System Memory 18 System U tilities 30 System Util ity Diske tt e 40 T T emperature 26 T est Compa tible [...]

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