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Acer
TravelMate 8210/8200
Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available
on the ACER/CSD web. For more
information, please refer to http://
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates of notebook TravelMate 8210/8200 service guide. Date Chapter Updates October 12, 2006 first release II
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Copyright © Copyright 2006 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. III
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Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed “as is”. Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distrib
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures. V
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Preface Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information. 1. This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's “global” product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Display and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Storage Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 I/O Interface . .
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Acer OrbiCam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Launching the Acer OrbiCam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Changing the Acer OrbiCam settings . . . . . . . . . . 27 Capturing photos or videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using the Acer OrbiCam as webcam . . . . . . . . . . 29 Enabling the Acer VisageON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Acer GraviSense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using Acer GraviSense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Removing the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Removing the Memory and the MiniPCI Card . . . 60 Disassembling the Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Disassembling the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Disassembling the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Disassembling the CCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Disassembling the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Chapter 4 Troublesh
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Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 XI TOC
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Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Operating System TM • Windows Vista Capable TM • Windows Vista Premium Ready ® • Genuine Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ® • Genuine Windows XP Professional (SP2) ® • Genuine Windows XP Home Edition (SP2) Platform ® ® Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology, featuring: ® TM • Intel Core Duo processor T2300/ T2400/ T2500/ T2600 (2MB L2 cache, 1.66/ 1.83/ 2.0/ 2.16GHz, 667 MHz FSB) (for TravelMate 8200 series) ® TM • Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5500/
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I/O Interface • 124-pin Acer ezDock port TM • ExpressCard /34 slot • Four USB 2.0 ports • IEEE 1394 port • Ethernet (RJ-45) port • Modem (RJ-11) port • External display (VGA) port • S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port • DVI-D port • Microphone/line-in jack • Headphones/speaker/line-out with S/PDIF support • Fast infrared (FIR) port • PC Card slot (one Type II) • 34 mm PCI Express Card slot • SmartCard slot TM • 5-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS-Pro/xD-Picture Card ) • DC-in jack for AC adaptor Communi
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Weight and Dimensions • 3 kg (6.6 lbs.) • 364 (W) x 271 (D) x 26.3/38 (H) mm (14.33 x 10.66 x 1.03/1.49 inches) Chapter 1 3
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EV@: Stuff when external VGA used ZC1SYSTEMBLOCKDIAGRAM SH@: Stuff when SATA HDD used X'TAL PH@: Stuff when PATA HDD used 14.318MHZ Yonah/Merom479 ClockGenerator CPU uFCPGA DVI ThermalSensor ICS954310BGLF P2 P3,P4 P5 PCI-ExpressX2 P25 EZ4Docking VRAMX4(GDDR3) TVout/CRT Switch Connector P25,26 256MB/500MHZ 533/667MHZFSB TVOUT P23 PCIE1~2 , Lan P25 Audio Switch Ser & Par Port P37 DVI DDRII PS2 , VGA, DVI DualChannelDDR2 VGA SODIMM0 SPDIF,SM BUS TVout DVI TFTLCDPanel CALISTOGA-945PM Switch PCI-Expr
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Just for Starters... Outlook View Open View # Item Description # Item Description 1 Display screen Displays computer output, also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD). 2 Microphone Serves as an internal microphone for sound recording. 3 Palmrest Serves to support your palms and wrists when you use the computer. 4 Camera Captures photos and videos. 5 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used programs. 6 Power button Turns on and turns off the computer. "Easy-launch buttons" on pag
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# Item Description "Launch keys" on page 10 # Icon Item Description # Item Description # Item Description # Item Description # Item Description "Launch keys" on page 10 # Item Description "Launch keys" on page 10 # Item Description "Easy-launch buttons" on page 10 Closed Front View # Icon Item Description "Easy-launch buttons" on page 10 "Launch keys" on page 10 # Item Description # Item Description # Icon Item Description # Icon Item Description # Icon Item Description 1 N/A Speakers Left and r
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# Icon Item Description # Icon Item Description # Icon Item Description Left View Note: # Icon Item Description # Icon Item Description 1 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock. # Icon Item Description # Icon Item Description 2 Two USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 3 Modem (RJ-11) port Connects to a phone line. Note: 4 N/A Optical disk drive Accepts CDs or DVDs, depending on the optical disk type. 5 N/A Optical dis
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# Icon Item Description Note: # Icon Item Description Right View Note: # Icon Item Description # Icon Item Description # Icon Item Description Note: # Icon Item Description 1 SmartCard slot Accepts the TravelMate SmartCard. # Icon Item Description # Icon Item Description 2 Two USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). Note: # Icon Item Description 3 N/A Ventilation slots Keep the computer cool. 4 Ethernet (RJ-45) port Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based netwo
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Bottom View # Item Description # Item Description 1 Battery lock Locks the battery in position. 2 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 3 Battery release latch Releases the battery for removal. 4 Optical drive bay Releases the optical drive for removal. release latch 5 Optical drive bay Houses the computer’s optical drive. 6 Hard disk bay Houses the computer's hard disk. 7 Acer DASP (disk Anti- Protects the hard disk drive from shocks and bumps. Shock Protection) 8 Wireless LAN and Hou
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Using the Keyboard The full-sized keyboard includes an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys. Lock keys The keyboard has three lock keys, each with its own status indicator. Lock key Description Lock Key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters are typed in uppercase. + Num Lock When Num Lock is on, the embedded keyboard is in numeric mode. + Scroll Lock When Scroll Lock is on, the screen mo
