Acer 530 manual

Acer Trave lMate 530 Series Service Guide P ART NO.: VD.T24V5.001 PRIN T ED IN T AIW AN Service guide files and updat es are av ailabl e on the ACE R/CSD web; for more in formation , please refe r to http://csd .acer .com.tw[...]

II Revision Hist ory Please r efer to t he t able belo w for the update s made o n T ra velMate 5 30 se rvice gui de. Date Chapter Updates[...]

III Copyright Copyri ght © 20 03 by Ace r Incorp orated. All right s reserv ed . No p art of t his publ icatio n may be reprodu ced, transmi tted, tra nscrib ed, sto red in a retriev al sys tem, o r transla ted int o any l anguag e or comput er lang uage, i n any form or by any mean s, ele ctroni c, mech anical , magneti c, opt ical, chemica l, ma[...]

IV Conventions The f ollowin g conven tions are used i n this m anual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denote s ac tual mes sages that appea r on screen. NOTE Gives bits and pi eces of a dditio nal informat ion relate d to the current topic. WA R N I N G Alerts you t o any dam age th at might result fro m doi ng or not d oing s pecific actions . CAUTION Gives p re[...]

V Preface Before us ing thi s informa tion a nd the prod uct it support s, pl ease read the fol lowing general in formation . 1. This Serv ice Guide pro vides yo u with all technica l informa tion relati ng to the BASI C CONFIGURA TION decide d for Ace r's "glo bal" pr oduct of feri ng. T o better fit loc al marke t require ments and[...]

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VII T a ble of Con tents Chapter 1 Syste m Specificat ions 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Block Diag ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Board La yout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

VIII T a ble of Cont ents Separate the ma in unit in to the logi c upper and the lo gic lower a ssembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Disassemb ling the l ogic lo wer assemby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Disassemb ling the L ogic Uppe r Assembl y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Chapte r 1 1 Features This co mpute r was de signe d with th e user in mind. Here are just a few of i ts many features : Performance T Mobile Intel ® Pe ntium ® 4 pro cessor-M at 1.8GHz or higher T Built-in 0.13 m icron t echnolog y; inc ludes 51 2KB L2 cac he; su pports Enhanc ed Intel ® S peedS tep TM techn ology ; 40 0M Hz pr oces sor sy stem[...]

2 Chapter 1 Keyboard and Pointing Device T 5 Launc h keys, includin g Intern et Browse r and e mail and 3 use r-programma ble k eys T 4-way sc r ol l butto n T Sleek, s mooth an d styl ish desi gn T Full-si zed keyb oard T Ergonomi cally -centered touch pad pointing device Expansion T T wo type II or one type III c ardBus PC Card slot s T Upgrad ea[...]

Chapte r 1 3 System Block Diagram page 3 DDR-SO-DIMM X2 System Bus Power O n/O ff Reset & RT C CPU Bypass & CPU VID TV-OUT Con n page 14 HUB LINK 1 .5 page 5 LPC BUS page 22 uFCBGA-479/uFCPGA-478 CPU page 22 page 30 LCD Conn Power Circuit DC/DC page 26 400MHz page 21 HD#(0..63) AC-LINK Slot 1 SPR CONN Slot 0 AC-LINK CONN Mini PCI socket pag[...]

4 Chapter 1 Board Layout To p V i e w 1 USB Connector Port 13 Modem Connect or 2 USB Connector Port 14 IEEE 13 94 Connector 3 USB Connector Port 15 RJ1 1 Connector 4 TV -Out Connector 16 Battery Connect or 5 Panel Connector 17 MDC Connector 6 RJ45 Connector Port 18 DDR 200Pin Port 7 Panel Backlight On/Off Switch 19 Northbridge 8 LPTCN-27 Port 20 In[...]

Chapte r 1 5 Bottom View 1 HDD Connector 5 PCMCIA Connector 84Pin Port 2 Card Reader Connector 6 CPU F AN Connector 3 FDD Conne ctor 7 CPU So cket 4 DDR 200Pin So-Dimm Connector 8 CD-ROM Port[...]

6 Chapter 1 Outlook View A general introd uction of port s allo w you to connec t periph eral de vices, as yo u would with a d esktop PC . Front View # Icon Item Description 1 1 Display screen Also called LCD ( liquid-crystal display), displays computer o utput. 2 Launch keys S pecial keys for launching Internet browser , E-mail program and frequen[...]

Chapte r 1 7 1 1 S tatus indicators LEDs (light-emitting diode) that t urn on and off to show the status of the c omputer , its functions and com ponents. 12 Locking Latch Slide locking mechanism secures the lid when the computer is not in use.[...]

8 Chapter 1 Lef t Panel # Icon Ite m Description 1 Optical dr ive Hous es an optic al drive module (C D-ROM, DVD-ROM or DVD/CD- RW combo drive). 2 Optical drive indicator Lights up when t he optical drive is active. 3 Eject button Ejects the drive tray . 4 Emergency eject slot Ejects the drive tray when the comp uter is turned off. There is a mecha[...]

Chapte r 1 9 Right Panel # Icon Ite m Description 1 Microphone/Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in dev ices (e.g., microphone, audio CD play er , s tereo walkman). 2 Headphone/S peaker/ Line-out jack Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., headphones, speakers). 3 PC card eject buttons Eject the PC Card from the slot. 4 PC card slots Accepts two T[...]

10 Chapter 1 Rear Pane l # Icon Ite m Description 1 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer se curity lock. 2 Power jack Connects to an AC adapt er . 3 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor , LCD projector). 4 Expansion port Connects to I/O p ort replicator or E asyPort expansion devices. 5[...]

Chapte r 1 11 Bottom Panel # Icon Ite m Description 1 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool. Note: Don’t cover or obstruct the opening of the fan. 2 Battery bay Hous es the compu ter ’ s battery pack. 3 Battery releas e latches Unlatches the bat tery to remove the battery pack. 4 Hard disk bay Houses the computer ’s hard disk . 5 Memory co[...]

12 Chapter 1 Indicators The com puter h as seve n easy -to-read st atus icons bel ow the d isplay s creen . The st atus LCD di splays icons th at sho w the st atu s of the c ompute r and i ts com pone nts . Icon Function Description Power Lights green when the com puter is on and lights orange when t he computer is in S tandby mode. Media activity [...]

Chapte r 1 13 Lock Keys The key board has three l ock key s which y ou ca n toggle o n and off . Lock Key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters t yped are in uppercas e. Num lock (Fn-F1 1) When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mod e. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic ope[...]

14 Chapter 1 Embedded Numeric Keyp ad The emb edded numeric k eypa d func tions like a de sktop numeric keyp ad. It is indi cated by smal l cha racters located on the upper righ t corne r of the keycap s. T o simplify the key board lege nd, cu rsor-co ntrol key symbol s are no t pri nted on th e keys . Desired Access Num Lock On Num Lock Off Number[...]

Chapte r 1 15 Windows Keys The key board has two key s that pe rform Wi ndows-s pecific function s. Key Icon Description Windows logo key S t art button. Combinations wit h this key perfo rm special functions. Belo w are a few examples: + T ab (Activates ne xt taskbar button) + E (Explores My Computer) + F (Finds Document) + M (Minimizes All) j + W[...]

16 Chapter 1 Hot Keys The com puter u ses hotk ey or key combin ations to acce ss most of the compu ter’s contr ols like sreen brigh tness, v olume output . T o activa te hot key s, press and hold the Fn k ey before pressin g the o ther ke y in the h ot key c ombin ation. Hot Key Icon Function Description Fn-F1 Hot key help Displays help on hot k[...]

Chapte r 1 17 Fn- y V olum e down Decreases the speaker volume. Fn- x Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. Fn- z Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness Hot Key Icon Function Description[...]

18 Chapter 1 The Euro Symbol If your key board layou t is set to United S ta tes-Interna tional or Un ited Kingdom or if you have a keyb oard with a European layou t, you ca n type the Euro sy mbol on your k eyboard. NOTE: For US keyboard users: The keyb oard layo ut is set whe n you firs t set up Wi ndows. For the Euro symbol to work, th e keyboa [...]

Chapte r 1 19 Launch Keys Located at the top of k eybo ard are f ive bu ttons. These button s are c alled launc h keys. They a re des ignated as P1, P2, P3 Em ail butto n and W eb bro wser bu tton. NOTE: T o the lef t of these five laun ch ke ys is th e wirele ss co mmunic ation b utton. This wir eless commu nication button works f or model w ith 8[...]

20 Chapter 1 E-Mail Detection Click right bu tton at the L aunch Ma nager icon on the t ask bar and c lick on E-Mail Detect ion. In this dialog b ox, you hav e the opti on to enable /di sable ma il c hec ki ng , set the ti me interva l fo r mai l c hec ki ng, et c . If yo u al read y have an emai l accoun t, you ca n fill in User Name, Pass word an[...]

Chapte r 1 21 T ouchp ad The bu ilt- in to uchpad i s a po intin g devi ce t ha t se nses mo veme nt on i ts surfac e. T hi s mea ns the curso r respond s as y ou move your f inger on th e surfa ce of the touchp ad. Th e cent ral locati on on the p almrest provide s opti mal com fort and support. NOTE: If you are using an externa l USB mouse , you [...]

22 Chapter 1 NOTE: Keep y our f inge rs dr y and cl ean w hen usi ng t he tou chpad . Als o keep t he to uchpa d dry an d cl ean. T he touchp ad i s sensit ive to fi nger move ment s. Hen ce, th e lighter t he touc h, the bet ter the re spons e. T ap ping too ha rd wil l no t i ncre ase th e touc hpad’s r espon sive ness. Scroll Click and hold th[...]

Chapte r 1 23 Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item S pecification CPU type Intel Mobile Pentium 4-M/Mobile Pentium-4 Celeron CPU package / FC-PGA package CPU core voltage 1.3/1.2 BIOS Item S pecification BIOS vendor Phoenix BIOS V ersion 1.00 BIOS ROM type Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 512KB BIOS p ack age TSOP Supported protocols AC[...]

24 Chapter 1 NOTE: Above t abl e list s som e syste m memory conf igurations . Y ou may co mbine D IMMs with vario us cap acitie s to form other com binati ons. . Memory Combina tions Slot 1 Slo t 2 T otal Memory 0MB 128MB 128MB 0MB 256MB 256MB 0MB 512MB 512MB 128MB 128MB 256MB 128MB 256MB 384MB 128MB 512MB 640MB 256MB 128MB 384MB 256MB 256MB 512MB[...]

Chapte r 1 25 Hard Disk Drive Interface Item S pecification V endor & Model Name IBM 20G IBM 30G IBM 40G T oshiba 20G (MK2018 )GAP T os hiba 30G (MK3021 )GAS T os hiba 40G (MK4021 )GAS Hitachi 20G DK23EA -20F Hitachi 30G DK23EA -30F Hitachi 40G DK23EA -40F Capacity (MB) 20000 30000 40000 20000 30000 40000 20000 30000 40000 Bytes per sector 512 [...]

26 Chapter 1 Audio Interface Item S pecification Audio Controller I ntegrated Software Audio in ICH4-M South Bridge with Realtek ALC201 AC97 Codec(No SPDIF) Audio onboard or optional Built-in Mono or S tereo S tereo Resolution 20 bit stereo Digital to analog convert er 18 bit stereo An alog to Ditial converter Compatibility Microsoft PC98/PC99, AC9[...]

Chapte r 1 27 Supports ECP/EPP /Bi-directional (PS/ 2 compatible) Y es (set by BIOS setup) Note : When Mode is selected as EPP mode, “3BCh” will not be available. Optional ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup) DMA channel 1 Optional parallel port I/O address (in BIOS Setup) 378h, 278h, 3BCH Optional parallel port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) IRQ7, IRQ5 USB Po[...]

28 Chapter 1 Battery Item S pecification V endor & model name Panasonic Battery T ype Li-ion Pack capacity 63.6Wh Cell voltage 3.7V/cell Number of batte ry cell 8 Package configuration 4 cells in series, 2 series in parallel Package voltage 14.8V LCD Inve rter S pecifi cation This in verter i s designed to lig ht up the C CFL of LCD for T ravel[...]

Chapte r 1 29 Elec tri ca l Ch arac teri sti cs No . Paramete r Symbol Min. Ty p . Max. Unit Comment 1 Input voltage NV_PWR 9 14.8 21 V 7.5V (co ntinuous) can work *Note 1 2 Input current Iin -- 0.33 -- A 3 Lamp current IL 3.0 -- 6.8 mA DA C=0V * Note 2 4 Lamp current IL 2.7 -- 6.3 mA DAC=1V 4 Frequency F 4 55 56 5 K H z * N o t e 3 5 Output power [...]

30 Chapter 1 NOTE: Please pa y attentio n to the fellowi ng: *1. The in ve rter ca n w or k i n 7 .5V input v ol t ag e (c on tin uou s), but 7.5 V el ec tron ic ch arac te ris tic w ill n ot b e care . (Note: t he dis play mu st be n ormal and can n ot glitter o r beco me da rk.) *2. Lim ited la mp maxi mum curr ent by DAC_BR IC s ignal : When DAC[...]

Chapte r 1 31 Thermal All com ponent s on i nverter board sho uld follo w below rules: 1. Com ponent us ing c onditions (compon ent st ress) mus t be wit hin co mpone nt speci ficati on inclu ding volt age rating, c urrent ratin g, tempera ture etc. 2. Com ponent te mperatu re sho ld follow below : T ∆ T <=30 C elsius degree s, at 25, 3 5 Cels[...]

32 Chapter 1 S tandby (S1) CPU in S top Clock st ate VGA S tandby , turn of f back-light PCMCIA St andby Audio Power Down Hard Disk S pin Down motor Super I/O Power down Suspend to RAM (S3) CPU set po wer down VGA S uspend PCMCIA Suspend Audio Power Down Hard Disk Power Down CD-ROM Power Down Super I/O Low P ower mode Save to Disk (S4) Also called [...]

Chapte r 1 33 Memor y Addr ess Ma p Memory A ddress Size Function 00100000h-000F0000h 64KB System BIOS 000CD000h-000C0000h VGA BIOS 000C0000h-000A0000h 128 KB Video memory (VRA M) 000A0000h-00000000h 640KB Conventional memory I/O Ad dress M ap I/O Address Function 000-00F DMA controller-1 020-021 Interrupt controller-1 040-043 T imer 1 060, 064 Key[...]

34 Chapter 1 IRQ1 2 PS 2 Mo use IRQ13 Numeric Da ta Processor IRQ14 Primary IDE Controller (hard disk) IRQ15 Secondary IDE Controller (CD-ROM drive) IRQ16 USB Host Controller/”VIA 1394/ Montara-GML V GA Controller IRQ17 AC97 Modem/AC97 Audio/USB Host Controller IRQ1 8 Free IRQ19 RealT ek Lan/USB Host Controller IRQ20 Carbus Controller 0 IRQ21 Car[...]

Chapte r 2 35 BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup U tility is a har dware co nfiguratio n progr am bui lt into yo ur comput er ’s BIOS (Basic Input/ Output System ). Y our computer is alrea dy prop erly con figur ed and optimiz ed, an d you d o not n eed to run this utili ty . Ho wever , if you enc ounte r configura tion p roblem s, you m ay nee d [...]

36 Chapter 2 Navigating the BIOS Utility There are six men u optio ns: Info., Main, System De vices, Se curity , Boot , and Ex it. Follow these instr uction s: T T o choose a me nu, use th e curs or left/ righ t keys ( zx ). T T o choose a para meter , use the c ursor up/d own key s ( wy ). T T o change the va lue of a p arameter , press p or q . T[...]

Chapte r 2 37 Info. Parameter Description Floppy Disk Drive Shows floppy drive type i nformaiton. Serial Number This field di splays the serial number of this unit. UUID Number UUID=32bytes[...]

38 Chapter 2 Main The Mai n screen display s a su mmary of your com puter h ardware i nformatio n, and a lso inc ludes bas ic setu p param eters. It a llows the use r to spec ify st andard IBM PC A T sy stem p aram eters. NOTE: The sc reen ab ove is fo r reference only . Actua l values may dif fe r .[...]

Chapte r 2 39 The t able b elow des cribe s the p arame ters in thi s screen . Settin gs in boldf ace are the defaul t and sug gested param eter setti ngs. NOTE: The sub -items und er each dev ice will no t be show n if the dev ice contro l is set to dis able or auto . This is becaus e the u ser is no t allowe d to c ontrol t he sett ings in t hese[...]

40 Chapter 2 Syste m Dev ices The Sys tem Dev ices sc reen cont ains parame ters in volving your h ardware d evices. It also provides adva nced setting s of th e system . The t able b elow des cribes t he p arameters in the screen. Settings in boldface a re the d efault and su ggest ed param eter setti ngs. Parameter Description Options Internal T [...]

Chapte r 2 41 Securi ty The Secu rity scre en cont ains param eters that h elp safeg uard a nd protect your c omputer fro m unautho rized use . The t able b elow des cribe s the p arame ters in thi s screen . Settin gs in boldf ace are the defaul t and sug gested param eter setti ngs. NOTE: When yo u are prompte d to enter a p assword, y ou have th[...]

42 Chapter 2 2. T ype a pas sword in th e “Enter Ne w Passwo rd” field. T he p assword l ength c an not ex ceeds 8 alphanu meric characte rs (A-Z, a -z, 0-9, not ca se se nsitive). Retype the p assword i n the “Co nfirm New Password” field. IMPORT ANT : Be ver y care ful w hen ty ping you r p assw ord bec ause the ch aracte rs do n ot app e[...]

Chapte r 2 43 3. T yp e a p assword in the Enter New Password field. Retype the p assword in the Confirm New Password field. 4. Press e . After se tti n g th e pas swor d, th e compu ter se ts the U ser P assw ord param ete r to “S e t”. 5. If desire d, you can enab le the Password o n boot parame ter . 6. When yo u are d one, pre ss u to s ave[...]

44 Chapter 2 Boot This m enu al lows t he user to deci de the or der of boot de vice s to loa d the o peratin g syste m. Boo tab le devic es includ es the dis tette d rive in m odule ba y , the on board hard disk dri ve and the CD-R OM in mod ule bay .[...]

Chapte r 2 45 Exit The Exit scree n cont ains p arame ters tha t help sa feguard and prot ect you r comp uter from u nautho rized u se. The t able b elow des cribe s the p arame ters in thi s screen . Parameter Description Exit Saving Chan ges E xit System Setup and save y our changes to CMOS. Exit Discarding Chan ges Exit utility without savin g s[...]

46 Chapter 2 BIOS Flash Util ity The BI OS flash memor y update i s requ ired for the follow ing co nditio ns: T New versio ns of syste m prog ram s T New feat ures o r option s T Restor e a BIOS whe n it bec omes c orrupted. Use the Ph lash utility to update the sys tem BIOS fl ash ROM. NOTE: If you d o not h ave a cri sis re covery d iskette a t [...]

Chapte r 2 47 get this program, f ind it in the T ravelM ate 530 s eries service CD kit. T o b etter fit loc al servi ce requirem ent s, your regional of fice MA Y have other di agnostic progra m. Please cont act you r regio nal offices or t h e re sp onsi ble pe rs on nel /chan nel to pr ov ide you wi th fur ther tech nica l detai ls. NOTE: For AS[...]

48 Chapter 2 Running Diagnostics Program 1. BIOS Re-flash Insert C D-Disk and floppy disk th en boo t from flop py disk drive to BIOS re-fl ash. 2. Serial Port , Parallel Po rt and F DD T est Insert SIO /PI O loopba ck to se ria l/p aral lel po rt. P lace t he dis ke tte in the fl opp y dis ke tte driv e. The n ru n t he test util ity . 3. CMOS RTC[...]

Chapte r 2 49 . 4. Thermal T est . 5. Config T est . 6. 1394 ID Che ck If you n eed to confirm whethe r the 1394G UID seri al num ber has b een in put or n ot, you c an run t his ut ility . Press ^ then Y k ey to ne xt test.[...]

50 Chapter 2 7. T ouchp ad T est After you ru n the u til i ty , plea se po int an d mov e you r fin ger o n the t ouc hpad. T hen s ee if t he mov emen t of t he cursor c an reach to left top (X=0, Y=0). Pres s the righ t and l eft button the n cont inue next test. 8. VGA R.G .B. Mode T est Inspec ts red, green a nd blu e colo r of displ ay qu ali[...]

Chapte r 2 51 9. FA N T e s t Check if the fan has t urned o n or not . Y o u can confirm the fu nction by a feat her . 10. Keyboard T est Press a ll keys a ccord ing t o this o rde r--from l ef t to ri ght an d from u p to down to te st ea ch k ey’ s f unc tio n. If pas s then press b + Break to contin ue the next t est. 11 . 32bit Sy stemcar d [...]

52 Chapter 2 12. Audio T est T est the le ft cha nnel fi rst. Af ter you h ear a sou nd pres s e to test the right chan nel . 13. Battery Charge T est Plug in AC adapte r to the syste m for test .[...]

Chapte r 3 53 This ch apter c ontai ns ste p-by-step proced ures on ho w to dis assemb le the not ebook comp uter for mainten an ce and troubl esh oo t ing . T o disas semble th e compu ter , you need the fol lowing tools: T Wr ist groun ding s trap and c onduc tive mat for preven ting el ectrost atic discharg e T Small Ph ilip s screw d river T Ph[...]

54 Chapter 3 General Info rmation Before Y ou Begin Before pro ceedi ng with t he disas sembly proced ure, make sure t hat yo u do the fo llowing : 1. T urn o ff t he power to the system a nd all periphera ls. 2. Unplu g the AC a dapter and all po wer and signal c ables from the sys tem. 3. Remov e the bat tery pa ck. NOTE: T rav elMate 53 0 series[...]

Chapte r 3 55 Disassembly Proced ure Flowchart The flow cha rt on t he succ eedin g p age gi ves yo u a gr aphic repres ent atio n on the en tire di sass embl y seq uence and ins truct s you o n the c omponen ts that need t o be rem oved du ring se rvicing. For ex ample, if you w ant to remove the syste m bo ard, you m ust f irst re move th e ke yb[...]

56 Chapter 3 KS c r e w , M 2 . 5 X 3 N L LS c r e w , M 2 . 5 X 4 MS c r e w , M 2 . 5 X 5 NS c r e w , M 2 . 5 X 7 N L OS c r e w , M 2 . 5 X 9 N L PS c r e w , M 3 . 0 X 3 Q Screw , TPB-1.7 3.5P-ZK(NL) R Thermal screw with spring S Thermal screw with white spring Item Desc ription[...]

Chapte r 3 57 Removing the Battery Pack 1. Press the batter y lock and s lide the battery latch. 2. Then rem ove the b attery .[...]

58 Chapter 3 Removing t he HDD M o dule / Memory/FDD Mod u le/ O pt i c al Modu l e a n d the CPU Removing th e HDD M odule 1. Remove the two screws that secure the HDD module. 2. Then take the HDD module away . Removing the Memo ry 1. Remov e the sc rew as s hown he re. 2. Remov e the DIMM do or . 3. Removing the Optical Mod ule 1. Remov e the sc [...]

Chapte r 3 59 Remo vi ng the FDD Mo du l e 1. Remov e the two scre ws that se cur es the FDD modu le. 2. Disconnect FDD FPC. 3. Then rem ove the FDD module. Removing th e CPU 1. Repla ce the sc rew that secure the he atsin k cover . 2. Remov e the hea t sink cove r . 3. Remove the two scre ws that fasten the fan. 4. Disconn ect the fan cabl e then [...]

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Chapte r 3 61 Removing the Keyb oard, the Memory , th e Modem Card, th e LCD Module and the Switch Boa rd Removing the Keyboard 1. Remove the two scre ws on the b ottom panel. 2. Use a tool to pu ll the keyboard lock s outwar ds as sh own here . 3. Disconn ect the k eyboa rd FPC, then de tac h the key board of f the main un it. Remo ving th e Memor[...]

62 Chapter 3 Removin g the Swit ch Board and th e LCD modu le 1. Unsc rew the two screws that sec ure the middle c over , one on each side. 2. Use a too l to prize out the m iddle cover . 3. Remove the tw o screws h olding th e switc h board. 4. Unsc rew the two screws that fa sten t he LCD hi nge, on e on each side . 5. Remo ve the two scr ews as [...]

Chapte r 3 63 Disassembling the Main Unit Sep arat e the ma in uni t into t he lo gic upp er and the logi c lo wer assem bly 1. Disc onnect the audio board FFC . 2. T o deta ch log ic upper assembl y , first rem ove the fi ve screws as shown here. 3. Remov e the two screw s as show n here. 4. Remov e the eig ht sc rews hol ding the low er ca se. 5.[...]

64 Chapter 3 Disassem bling the Logic U pper A ssembly 7. Remove the two scre ws that fasten the lef t antenna , then re move ano ther two screws on the other s ide holdi ng t he ri ght an ten na lin e. 8. Unsc rew the six screws that sec ure the tou chp ad brack et then rem ove the t ouchp ad b racket. 9. T ear of f the m ylar that f asten the tou[...]

Chapte r 3 65 17. Remove the two scre ws that hold th e hinge s addle . 18. Unscrew th e two sc rews th at fast en the othe r hinge sadd le. 19. Remove the two s crews hol ding th e phon e jack b oard as sembly . 20. Then det ach th e phon e jack c over of f the p hone j ack boa rd. 21. T ake the EMI shi elding of f th e lower case. 22. Rel eas e t[...]

66 Chapter 3 Disassembling the LCD Module 1. Remov e the tw o screwp ad th en unscre w the tw o screw s on the LCD be zel. One on ea ch si de. 2. Disat tach th e LCD bezel from the uppe r side of the LC D modu le car efully .. 3. Unscrew the screw that holds the LCD inverter . 4. Disconn ect the LCD wire s et and LCD power c able from the LCD inver[...]

Chapte r 3 67 Disassembling th e External Modules Disassembling the HDD Module 1. Remove the four (two on each side) screws on HDD carrier . 2. Remove the HDD EMI shielding and take out th e HDD from the carrier . 3. Disc onnect the hard d isk driv e connec tor . Disassembling the Floppy Disk Drive Modu le 1. Remove the four screws (two on each s i[...]

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Chapte r 4 69 Use th e follow ing proce dure as a gui de for com puter pr oblems . NOTE: The dia gnosti c test s are intende d to test this m odel (T r avelM ate 530 s eries). Non-Ace r product s, proto type cards , or m odifie d options can g ive fals e errors and inva lid sy stem res ponse s. 1. Obt ain the failed s ymptoms in as much de tai l as[...]

70 Chapter 4 System Check Procedures External Diske tte Drive Chec k Do the followi ng step s to isolate th e probl em to a controll er , driver , or diskette. A writ e-enabl ed, diagn ostic disket te is requ ired. NOTE: Make su re that the disk ette does not have mo re than one labe l atta ched to it. Mul tiple labels can cause damage to the drive[...]

Chapte r 4 71 Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Devi ce Check Remove the externa l keybo ard if th e internal keyb oard is to be tes ted. If the internal k eyboard does n ot work o r an un expected chara cter appea rs, ma ke sure th at the flexib le cable extendi ng from th e key board is c orrectly seated in the co nnect or on th e main bo ard. If th e [...]

72 Chapter 4 Check th e Power Adapt er Unplu g the pow er adapter cable from the c omputer a nd mea sure the o utput v oltag e at the plug of the pow er adapter c able. See the fol lowing figure 1. If the vo lta ge is not correc t, repla ce the po wer adap ter . 2. If the volta ge is within t he rang e, do the fo llowin g: T Repl ace the mai n b oa[...]

Chapte r 4 73 Check th e Battery Pack T o check the battery p ack , do the f ollowin g: From So ftwa re: 1. Check ou t the Po wer Option s in c ontrol Pane l 2. In Power Me ter , confirm that if the para meters s hown in the scree n for Current Po wer Source a nd T otal Battery Po wer Remaining a re correct. 3. Repea t the step s 1 and 2, for b oth[...]

74 Chapter 4 still occu r s, con tinue nex t step . Repla ce the CP U with an other of the sa me spec ification s. If th e probl ems sti ll occurs , go to ne xt step. The mai n board may be damag ed. Repl ace m ain board. 3. If the external monito r has the same problem a s the i nternal m onitor , the m ain board may b e damage d. Please i nsert t[...]

Chapte r 4 75 Power-On Self-T est (POST) Error Message The POST error me ssage in dex l ists t he error message and th eir possi ble c auses. Th e most l ikely cause i s listed firs t. NOTE: Perform th e FRU repl acement or actions in th e sequenc e show n in FRU/Ac tion col umn, if th e FRU replace ment does not s olve the problem, p ut the origin[...]

76 Chapter 4 Index of Error Messages Error Mes sage Li st Error Messages FRU/Action in Se quence 0200 Failure Fixed Disk Hard disk error detected. Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly . Enter the BIOS Setup Ut ility and verify the hard di sk is detected. 021 1 Keyboard error see “Keyboard or Au xiliary Input Device Check” on page 71.[...]

Chapte r 4 77 02F0 CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi-Proces sor error. Main board 02F4 EISA CMOS not writeable System unable to write to EISA CMOS. Main board 02F5 DMA T est Failed System unable to write to DMA (Direct Memor y Acc ess) registers. Main board 02F6 Software NMI Failed System unable to generate software NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt). M[...]

78 Chapter 4 Index of Symptom-to- FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptom s Symptom / Error Action in Sequen ce LCD backlight doesn't work LCD is too dark LCD brightness cannot be adjusted LCD contrast cannot be adjusted Enter BIOS Utility to execute “ Load Setup Defaults” on Exit s creen, then reboot system. Reconnect the LCD connectors. Ke[...]

Chapte r 4 79 PCMCIA-Rela ted Symp toms Symptom / Error Action in Sequen ce System cannot detect the PC Card (PCMCIA) See “Sys tem Diagnostic Diskette” on page 46. Please run Sycard 32 Bit te s t. PC MCIA sl ot a sse mbly Main board PCMCIA slot pin is damaged. PCMCIA slot assem bly Memory-Rel ated Sym ptoms Symptom / Error Action in Sequen ce M[...]

80 Chapter 4 NOTE: If yo u cannot find a symptom or an error in this list and the p roblem remains, see “U ndeter mined Prob lem s ” on pag e 82. Periphera l-Rela ted Symp toms Symptom / Error Action in Sequen ce System con figuration does not match the installed devices. Enter B IOS Setup Utility to execute “Load Setup defaults”, then rebo[...]

Chapte r 4 81 Intermitt ent Problems Intermit tent sy stem hang probl ems can be caused by a v ariety of reasons th at hav e noth ing to do w ith a hard ware defe ct, su ch as : cos mic r a dia tion, ele ctro stati c d isch arge , or so ftwar e err o rs. F RU r ep lac emen t should be co nsider ed only w hen a rec urring problem e xist s. When ana [...]

82 Chapter 4 Undetermined Proble ms The diag nostic pro blems do es not iden tify which adapter or device f ailed, whic h inst alled d evices ar e incorrec t, whethe r a shor t circuit is susp ected, or wheth er the syste m is inop erativ e. Follow these pro cedure s to iso late the fa iling FRU (do no t isolate non-def ective FR U). NOTE: V erify [...]

Chapte r 4 83 Index of AFlash BIOS Error Messa ge Error Message Acti on in Se qu enc e Hardware Erro r See “System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 46 VPD Checksum Error Reboot the system and then restest with t his diskette. BIOS Update Program Error T urn off the power and restart the system. System E rror Make sure t his AFlash BIOS diskette for[...]

84 Chapter 4[...]

Chapte r 5 85 T op View 1 USB Con nector Port 12 DC Jack Port 2 USB Connector Port 13 Modem Connect or 3 USB Connector Port 14 IEEE 13 94 Connector 4 TV -Out Connector 15 RJ1 1 Connec tor 5 Panel Connector 16 Battery Connector 6 RJ45 Connector Port 17 MDC Connector 7 Panel Backlight O n/Off Switch 18 DDR 200Pin Port 8 LPTCN-27 Port 20 Internal Keyb[...]

86 Chapter 5 SW3 Se ttings SW2 Setting s SW3 Setting P ANEL BACKLIG TH ON/OF F BU TTO N ON: P ANLE BAC KLI GH T ON OFF: P ANEL BACKLIGHT OFF SW2 Setting POWER BUTT ON ON:SYSTEM ON OFF : SY ST EM OFF[...]

Chapte r 5 87 Bottom V iew 1 HDD Connector 5 PCMCIA Connector 84Pin Port 2 Card Reader Connector 6 CPU F AN Connector 3 FDD Conne ctor 7 CPU So cket 4 DDR 200Pin So-Dimm Connector 8 CD-ROM Port[...]

88 Chapter 5[...]

Chapte r 6 89 This ch apter g ives yo u the FRU (Fiel d Repla ceable Un it) lis ting in global c onfig urations o f T rav elMate 5 30 series product s. Refe r to this c hapter w henever or dering for part s to repair or for RM A (Return M erchandi se Authoriz ation). Please n ote that WH EN ORDERING FR U P ARTS , you s hould check the most u p-to-d[...]

90 Chapter 6 Exploded Diagram THE SYSTEM[...]

Chapte r 6 91 LOGIC UPPER A SSY TravelMate 270[...]

92 Chapter 6 LCD 14. 1” TravelMate270[...]

Chapte r 6 93 LCD 15” TravelMate 270[...]

94 Chapter 6 DVD ASSY NOTE: The exp loded diagra ms for C D-ROM, DV D-ROM and DV D-R W combo modu le are very sim ilar . Therefor , we put only DVD ASSY exploded di agram for your reference. Please also refer to the FRU list below for more in format ion on dif ferent models a nd p art nu mbers. This dia gram only expl ains the relevan t loca tion o[...]

Chapte r 6 95 FDD ASSY HDD (W/O HDD) ASSY TravelMate 270 TravelMate 270[...]

96 Chapter 6 Picture No. Partn ame And Description Part Nu mber Adapter NS A DAPTER -DE L T A 75W (3 pin) AP .T2303.001 ADAPTER-A STEC 70W ( 3 pin) AP .80304.002 Batt ery NS B A TTERY LI-I ON 8 CELLS 2150MAH P AN ASO NI C CGR18650C BT .18605.001 BA TT ERY LI-ION 8 CELLS 2150MAH SAMSUNG ICR18650-22 BT . 18606.001 Boards 251-Logic Upper AUDIO /TOUCHP[...]

Chapte r 6 97 016-Logic Upper AUDI O FFC CABLE 38 PIN 50.T24V5.001 003-Logic Upper TOUCHP AD F FC CABLE 50.T18V5.002 004-Logic Upper PHO NE JA CK F FC CABL E 50.T18V5.003 NS M ODEM C ABLE 50.T24V5.002 NS P OW ER CORD US (3Pin) 27.T18V5.001 POWER CORD EC (3Pin) 27.T18V5.002 POWER CORD Aus (3Pin) 27.T18V5.003 POWER CORD UK (3Pin) 27.T18V5.004 POWER C[...]

98 Chapter 6 312-The Syst em MIDDLE COVER W/NAM E PLA TE 42.T24V5.001 NS 322-The Syst em MIDDLE COVER SCREW P AD 47.T18V5.003 314-The Syst em DIMM COVER 42.T18V5.002 313-The Syst em HEA TSINK CO VER 42.T18V5.003 31 1-The Syst em LOWER CASE 60.T24V5.002 253-The Syst em UPPER CASE W/O SPE AK ER 60.T24V5.003 101-Logic Upper EMI BRAC KET W / MYLARS , T[...]

Chapte r 6 99 003-DVD ASSY OPTICAL DRIVE BRACKET 33.T24V5.001 104-Logic Upper TOUCHP AD B RACKET 33.T18V5.002 NS TOUCHP AD COV ER 42.T18V5.004 NS C PU SUP PORT BRACKET 33.T18V5.003 102-Logic Upper H INGE SADDLE-R 34.T18V5.001 103-Logic Upper H INGE SADDLE-L 34.T18V5.002 105-Logic Upper PHO NE JA CK COVER 42.T18V5.005 BA TTERY LA TCH/KNOB KIT W/ SPR[...]

100 Chapter 6 CPU NS INT EL PENTIUM 4-M (NORTHWOOD) 1.8GHZ/ 512K/400FSB/ 1.3V/47 8PI N/ C-1 STEP PI NG 01.P4MNW .1G8 INTEL PE NTIUM 4-M ( NORTHWOOD) 1.9GHZ/ 512K/400FSB/ 1.3V/47 8PI N/ C-1 STEP PI NG 01.P4MNW .1G9 INTEL PE NTIUM 4-M ( NORTHWOOD) 2.0GHZ/ 512K/400FSB/ 1.3V/47 8PI N/ C-1 STEP PI NG 01.P4MNW .2G0 INTEL PE NTIUM 4-M ( NORTHWOOD) 2.2GHZ/[...]

Chapte r 6 101 HDD/ Hard Disk Drive NS H DD 20GB/2.5 IN./4200RPM/ HGST CASC ADE IC25N020A TCS04-0 07N8325 KH.02007.001 HDD 30GB /2.5 IN./4200RPM/HGST C ASCADE IC25N030A TCS04-0 07N8326 KH.03007.001 HDD 40GB /2.5 IN./4200RPM/HGST C ASCADE IC25N040A TCS04-0 07N8327 KH.04007.001 HDD 20GB/2.5 IN. /4200RPM/TOSHIBA TIT AN MK2018GAP KH.25204.001 HDD 30GB [...]

102 Chapter 6 KEYBOARD DA RFON GER MAN NSK -A650G 85KEY S KB.T1802.003 KEYBOARD DARFON HUNGAIAN NSK-A650Q 85KEY S KB.T1802.015 KEYBOARD DA RFON IT A LIAN NSK-A 650E 85KEY S KB.T1802.004 KEYBOARD DA RFON NORWA Y NSK- A650N 85KEY S KB.T1802.016 KEYBOARD DARFON PORTUGUESE NSK- A6506 85KEYS KB.T1802.009 KEYBOARD DARFON SP ANISH NSK-A650S 85KEY S KB.T18[...]

Chapte r 6 103 104-LCD 14.1” and LCD 15 LCD BRACK ET 14.1" LEFT 33.T18V5.006 LCD BRACKET 15" LEFT W/HINGE FOR AU XGA 6K.T24V5.002 LCD BRACKET 15" LEFT W/HINGE FOR LG XGA 6K.T24V5.004 LCD BRACKET 15" LEFT W/HINGE FOR HIT ACHI XGA 6K.T24V5.006 103-LCD 14.1” and LCD 15” LCD BRACK ET 14.1" RIGHT 33.T18V5.007 LCD BRACKET 1[...]

104 Chapter 6 251-The Syst em MAI N BOAR D W/O C P U , MEM OR Y , MODE M CABL E MB.T2402.001 NS P CMCIA SLOT 21.T18V5.001 Memo ry NS M EMORY SO-DIMM DDR266/128MB/ N ANY A NT128D64S88A 2GM-7K KN.12803.002 MEMORY SO-DIMM DDR266/128MB/ INFIENON HY S64D16020GDL-7-A KN.12802.002 MEMORY SO-DIMM DDR266/128M B AP ACER UNB CL2.5 77.10921.580 MEMORY SO-DIMM [...]

Chapte r 6 105 NS D VD-ROM BEZEL FOR TOSHIBA 42.T18V5.010 DVD-ROM B EZEL FOR M KE 42.T24V5.003 DVD-ROM B EZEL FOR LI TEON 42. T18V5.013 DVD-RW COMBO BEZ EL FOR KM E 42.T18V5.015 DVD-RW COMBO BEZ EL FOR QSI 42.T18V5.019 DVD-RW COMBO BEZ EL FOR TEAC 42.T24V5.004 NS OPTICAL LOCK 22.T18V5.001 Others 5-IN-1 MEM ORY CARD READER 6M. T24V5.021 5-IN-1 M EMO[...]

106 Chapter 6 315-The Syst em CPU HEA TSIN K 23.T18V5.001 NS M IDDLE COVE R NAME PL A TE 40.T18V5.001 Scre ws CPU FRAME NUT 86.T18V5.001 SCREW , #4-40UNF 86.T18V5.002 SCREW , M2.0*2.5 NL 86.T18V5.003 SCREW , M2.0*3 86.T18V5.004 SCREW , M2.0*3 NL 86.T18V5. 005 SCREW , M2.0*5 86.T18V5.006 SCREW , M2.0*7 86.T18V5.007 SCREW , M2.5*12 86.T18V5.009 SCREW[...]

Chapte r 6 107[...]

Appendix A 108 T ravelMate 530 Series Model Number CPU LCD Memory HDD (GB) ODD TM531XV Pentium 4 1.8Ghz 14.1 XGA 1x256M 30G 8x DVD TM531XC Pentium 4 1.8Ghz 14.1 XGA 1x256M 30G 24x CDRW +DVD TM533XV Pentium 4 2.0Ghz 14.1 XGA 1x256M 30G 8x DVD TM533XVi Pentium 4 2.0Ghz 14.1 XGA 1x256M 30G 8x DVD TM533XC Pentium 4 2.0Ghz 14.1 XGA 1x256M 30G 24x CDRW +[...]

109 Appendix A Main Features T Mobile Intel ® Pe ntium ® 4 pro cessor-M at 1.8GHz or higher T Built-in 0.13 m icron t echnolog y; inc ludes 51 2KB L2 cac he; su pports Enhanc ed Intel ® S peedS tep TM techn ology ; 40 0M Hz pr oces sor sy stem bu s T S t andard 256MB DDR-266 SDRAM, upgradeable up to 1GB on dual SoDIMM sockets T Integrated 24x CD[...]

Appendix A 11 0[...]

Appendix B 111 This co mpute r ’s c ompa tibili ty is tes ted an d verified by Ac er ’s internal te sting dep artmen t. All of it s s ystem functio ns are tes ted under Wind ow s ® XP Hom e, Windows ® XP Pro fessiona l and W indows ® 2000 env ironm ent. Refer to the follo wing li sts for co mponent s, a dapter cards, and perip herals which h[...]

11 2 Appendix B Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Home Environment T est Category V endor Ty p e Device PCMCIA Xircom Xi rcom 32bit CardBus Ethernet 10 /100 LAN BUFFALD Card Bus 10/100M LPCS -CLX- CB LAN Adaptec A daptec SlimSC SI 16 bit (AP A-1460A) SCS I DA T AF A B PCMCIA to Memor y S tick Memory S t ick Zonet FAX Modem PC Card 56Kbps Modem DA T AF A B[...]

Appendix B 11 3 Y -E Data YD-8u10 FDD HP DeskJet 640C (LPT+USB) Printer HP ScanJet 5200C Scanner Philips USB Digital S peaker System DSS350/ 17T S peaker Genius Wireless Opti cal/Receiver (USB+PS /2) Wireless M ouse Logitech Cordless Optical Mous e (m/n:M -RM67A ) Wireless Mouse BELKIN 4 Port HUB (m/n:F5U001) USB 2.0 HUB TEAC 4 Port HUB (m/n:US- 4S[...]

11 4 Appendix B Memory Card Panasonic VW-MMCB 8MB MultiMediaCard MM C JVC CU-MMC08U 8MB MultiMed iaCard MMC Panasonic 32MB S D card SD Apacer 128MB SmartMedia card SmartMedia Apacer 128MB CompactFlash card Compact Flash Apacer 128MB Memory Stick card Memory St ick Blu e T ooth PCI Blue t ooth m/n:GW-BH02U USB Modem Por t P anasonic Advanced Hybrid [...]

Appendix B 11 5 Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Pro Enviro nment T est Category V endor Ty p e Device PCMCIA Xircom Xircom 32bit CardBu s Ethernet 10/100 LAN BUFF ALD Card Bus 10/100M LPCS-CLX-CB LAN Adaptec Adaptec SlimSCSI 16 bit (AP A-1460A ) SCSI DA T AF AB PCMCIA to Memory S tick Memory Stick Zonet F A X Modem PC Card 56Kbps Mode m DA T AF AB PCMCI[...]

11 6 Appendix B Y -E Data YD- 8u10 FDD HP DeskJet 640C (LPT+USB) Printer HP ScanJet 5200C Sc anner Philips USB Digital S peak er System DSS350/ 17T S peaker Genius Wireless Optical/Rec eiver (USB+PS/ 2) Wireless Mouse Logitech Cordless Optical Mouse (m/n:M- RM67A) Wireless Mous e BELKIN 4 Port HUB (m/ n:F5U001) USB 2.0 HUB TEAC 4 P ort HUB ( m/n:US[...]

Appendix B 11 7 Acces s Pont D-Link D-Link DWL-1000AP 802.1 1b D-Link Et hernet Link Activity/100M 802.1 1b Lucent m/n:WP-II E 802.1 1 b SMC SMC7004V WBR 802.1 1b Memory Car d Panas onic VW-MMCB 8MB MultiMe diaCard MMC JVC CU-MMC08U 8MB MultiMediaCard MMC Panasonic 32MB SD c ard SD Apacer 128MB Smar tMedia card SmartMedia Apacer 128MB C ompactFlash[...]

11 8 Appendix B Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 Environment T est Category V endor Ty p e Device PCMCIA Xircom Xircom 32bit CardBu s Ethernet 10/100 LAN BUFF ALD Card Bus 10/100M LPCS-CLX-CB LAN Adaptec Adaptec SlimSCSI 16 bit (AP A-1460A ) SCSI DA T AF AB PCMCIA to Memory S tick Memory Stick Zonet F A X Modem PC Card 56Kbps Mode m DA T AF AB PCMCIA t[...]

Appendix B 11 9 Y -E Data YD- 8u10 FDD HP DeskJet 640C (LPT+USB) Printer HP ScanJet 5200C Sc anner Philips USB Digital S peak er System DSS350/ 17T S peaker Genius Wireless Optical/Rec eiver (USB+PS/ 2) Wireless Mouse Logitech Cordless Optical Mouse (m/n:M- RM67A) Wireless Mous e BELKIN 4 Port HUB (m/ n:F5U001) USB 2.0 HUB TEAC 4 P ort HUB ( m/n:US[...]

120 Appendix B Acces s Pont D-Link D-Link DWL-1000AP 802.1 1b D-Link Et hernet Link Activity/100M 802.1 1b Lucent m/n:WP-II E 802.1 1 b SMC SMC7004V WBR 802.1 1b Memory Car d Panas onic VW-MMCB 8MB MultiMe diaCard MMC JVC CU-MMC08U 8MB MultiMediaCard MMC Panasonic 32MB SD c ard SD Apacer 128MB Smar tMedia card SmartMedia Apacer 128MB C ompactFlash [...]

Appendix C 121 This se ction desc ribes onl ine tec hnical s uppor t servi ces ava ilable to help y ou rep air yo ur Acer Syst ems. If you a re a distri butor , dealer , ASP or TPM, pl ease re fer your te chnical que ries to y our local Acer branc h offi ce. Ac er Bran ch O f fic es a nd Re gional Bu si nes s Un its m ay ac ce ss o ur w eb sit e. H[...]

122 Appendix C[...]

Index 123 A AC Adapter 3 1 ACPI 1.0a 23 AFLASH Utility 46 Audio 26 , 27 B Battery 28 Battery Pa ck 57 battery p ack chargin g indi cator 1 2 BIOS 23 pac kage 2 3 pas sword contro l 23 ROM si ze 23 ROM type 23 vendor 2 3 V ersion 23 BIOS Setup Util ity 35 BIOS Supp orts pro tocol 23 BIOS Ut ility 35 Basi c Syst em Setti ngs 4 0 Navig ati ng 36 Onboa[...]

124 Index Keyboard 27 Keyb oard or Auxi liary Input De vice Chec k 71 L L2 cach e 23 LAN/Mo dem C ombo 24 M Machin e Di sassem bly 53 media acce ss on i nd ica tor 12 Memory Ch eck 71 Model Defi nitio n 10 8 Modem 24 Modem Co mb o Card external 61 N num lo ck on i nd ica tor 12 O Online Support Inf ormatio n 121 P Panel 6 Bottom 11 left 6 Rear 9 ri[...]