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TravelMate 220/260
Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available
on the CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
PART NO.: 49.49S01.021
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Travelmate 220/260 service guide. Date Chapter Updates 01/03/2002 Chapter 1 Revised CPU Type from Celeron 933 to celeron 1.06 GHz with 256KB cache Revised Super I/O Controller to Mitsubishi 38859F Revised CPU package to PIII 1 GHz uFCBGA2 and to Celeron 1.06 GHz UFPGA2 Revised BIOS version to AOEO Delete IBM(IC25N030ATD) Specifications for HDD Interface Changed TEAC to Mitsubishi and its specifications in CD- ROM interfac
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Copyright Copyright © 2001 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no r
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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. IV Download
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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 Introduction 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Removing the Video Capture Kit Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Removing the 14.1” TFT LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Removing the 13.3” TFT LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Removing the Speakers (14.1” TFT LCD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Removing the Speakers (13.3” TFT LCD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Removing the Inve
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Table of Contents Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 110 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 112 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Appendix C Online Support Information 114 Index 116 Download Free Service Manual at http://printer1.blogspot.com IX
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Chapter 1 System Introduction Features This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features: Performance ® ® ® ! Intel Mobile Pentium III with 512KB cache or Celeron CPU 1.06 GHz processor with 256KB cache ! 64-bit memory bus ! AcerMedia bay (removable CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW or DVD/CD-R/RW drive) ! Built-in floppy drive ! High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk ! Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface) Multimedia ! 16-bit h
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Human-centric Design and Ergonomics ! All-in-one design (CD-ROM, floppy disk drive, hard disk drive) ! Sleek, smooth and stylish design ! Full-sized keyboard ! Ergonomically centred touchpad pointing device Expansion ! One Type III or one Type II CardBus PC card (formerly PCMCIA) slot with ZV (zoomed video) support ! Upgrageable memory and hard disk Display ! 13.3” or 14.1” TFT LCD displaying 32-bit true-color at 1024x768 XGA resolution ! 3D capabilities ! Supports other output display devices
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System Block Diagram LC LCD D Mobile CPU Mobile CPU Mobile CPU CL CLK K G GE EN N CLK GEN Ta Tau ulla attin in 1 1G G LVDZ Taulatin 1G LVDZ CRT CRT CRT Celeron 933, 866 Celeron 933, 866 Celeron 933, 866 CON CONN N CONN VC VCH H VCH H HO OST ST BU BUS S 1 13 33 3M MHz Hz RG RGB B MEM MEMB BU US S Al Alm ma ad do orr M M SO SO-D -DIIM MM M* *2 2 Almador M 133M 133MH Hz z GMCH-MG GMCH-MG GMCH-MG 830MG 830MG 830MG D DV VO O BU BUS/ S/6 66 6M MH Hz z IN INT T.. M MIIC C INT. MIC HUB I/F 66
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Board Layout Top View 9 10 4 6 7 8 13 5 11 12 3 2 1 14 15 22 16 17 18 21 1 CPU (on board) 12 PS/2 Port 2 Fan Connector 13 DC-in Port 3 Inverter connector 14 CD-ROM Connector 4 RJ45+RJ11 15 RTC battery connecto 5 External Display Port 16 Switch 6 USB Port 0 17 Internal Keyboard Cable Connector 7 USB Port 1 18 HDD Connector 8 LCD Connecto 19 Golden Finger 9 Hot Key Connector 20 TouchPad Cable Connector 10 Parallel Port 21 FDD Connector 11 Serial Port 22 Cardbus Connector Download Free Service M
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Bottom View 1 2 3 9 8 4 7 6 5 1 Modem Connector 6 DIMM 1 Socket 2 North Bridge(82830MG) 7 Modem Card Cable Connector 3 Power Switch 8 Battery Connecto 4 Audio Board Connector 9 South Bridge (ICH3-M) 5 DIMM 2 Socket Download Free Service Manual at http://printer1.blogspot.com Chapter 1 5
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Panel Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC. Front Panel # Item Description 1 Display screen Also called LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), displays computer output. 2 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. 3 Floppy activity indicator LED (light-emitting diodes) that turn on and off when the floppy is active. 4 Floppy drive Internal diskette drive, accepts 3.5-inch floppy diskettes 5 Floppy disk ejec
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Left Panel # Icon Item/ Port Connects to... 1 Security keylock Kensington-compatible key-based computer security lock. 2 PCMCIA (PC card) Port Connects to one Type II or one Type III 16-bit PC card or 32-bit CardBus PC Card. 3 Eject button Eject PC cards from the card slots. 4 Power switch Turns on the computer power. 5 Speaker/ headphone-out jack Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., speakers, headphones) 6 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio CD player, stereo walkma
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Right Panel # Icon Item/ Port Connects to... 1 Video capture kit slot Accepts the video capture kit option on the right side of the computer. 2 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 3 AcerMedia drive Houses removable media drive modules. 4 LED indicator Lights up when the AcerMedia drive is active. 5 Eject button Ejects the compact disc from the drive. 6 Emergency eject slot Ejects the compact discs when the computer is turned off. 7 Power Jack Connects to an AC adapter Rear Panel
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# Icon Port Connects to... 5 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector) and displays up to 64K colors at 1280x1024 resolution 6 Modem jack Connects to the phone line 7 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based network Bottom Panel # Item Description 1 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory. 2 Hard disk anti-shock protection Protects your hard disk against shocks. 3 Personal identification slot Insert a business card or sim
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Indicators The computer has six easy-to-read status icons on the right of the display screen. . The Power and Standby status icons are visible even when you close the display cover so you can see the status of the computer while the cover is closed. # Icon Function Description 1 Power Lights when the computer is on. 2 Sleep Lights when the computer enters Standby mode and blinks when it enters into or resumes from hibernation mode. 3 Media Activity Lights when the floppy drive, hard disk or
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Keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys. Special keys Lock keys The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off. Lock key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase. Num Lock (Fn-F11) When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators ), -, *, and /). Use
