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TravelMate 740
Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available
on the AIPG/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
PART NO.: 49.42R01.001
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Travelmate 740 service guide. Date Chapter Updates II
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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
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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 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Removing the DC-DC Charger Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Removing the Audio Jack Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Removing the PCMCIA Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Removing the Modem Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Di
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Chapter 1 System Specifications Features This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features: Performance ® ® ® TM ! Intel Mobile Pentium III Coppermine processor with 512 KB L2 cache and Intel SpeedStep technology support ! 64-bit memory bus ! AcerMedia bay (removable CD or DVD drive) ! Built-in floppy drive ! High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk ! Li-Ion main battery pack ! Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface) Di
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Expansion ! Two type II or one type III CardBus PC Card slot(s) with Zoomed Video support on upper slot ! Upgradeable memory ! DockMate V Keyboard and Pointing Device ! 84-/85-key Windows keyboard ! Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device with scroll function I/O Ports ! One fingerprint recognition sensor ! Two type II or one type III CardBus PC Card slot(s) with Zoomed Video support on upper slot ! One RJ-45 jack for Ethernet ! One RJ-11 phone jack ! One DC-in jack (AC adapter) ! One pa
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System Block Diagram Mo Mob bi il le e C CP PU U CLK CLK GEN GEN.. Tu Tua al la at ti in n IC ICS S RAM RAM B BU UF FF FE ER R ( ( 2 2 * 32 * 32b bi it t) ) * *2 2 H HO OST ST B BU US ( S (1 13 33 3M MH Hz z) ) ( (133 133M M ) ) ( (66M 66M ) ) CR CR T T VG VG A A Al Alm m a ad do or r- -M M ME MEM B M BU US S AG AGP P 4 4X X A AT TI I M Mo ob bility ility SO SO - -D DIM IM M M * *2 2 SO SO - -D DIM IM M M * *2 2 GC GCM M H H M6 M6 S S LC LC D D ve ver rs si ion : on : A A4 4 P PR RI IM MA AR
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Board Layout Top View 2 4 3 8 1 5 67 9 30 10 11 29 12 13 28 14 15 16 24 17 22 25 18 27 26 23 21 19 20 1 Volume Control 16 Serial Port 2 Microphone-in Port 17 Modem Connector (RJ11) 3 Line-in Port 18 PS/2 Port 4 Line-out Port 19 LCD Cover Switch Connector 5 O2 OZ6933T 20 LED/Inverter Board Connector 6 Cardbus Socket 21 External CD/DVD-ROM Module Connector 7 FAN Connector 22 VGA Chip, Rage Mobility-M6-S 8 FIR 23 Internal Keyboard Connector 9 USB Port 24 SW1 Setting 10 VGA Port 25 Finger Print Chec
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Bottom View 14 13 1 12 11 2 10 3 4 9 8 5 7 6 1 Docking Station Connector 8 Battery Connector 2 Intel FW82830M 9 Intel FW82801CAM 3 Power Switch Connector 10 Modem board socket 4 DIMM Socket 2 11 External CD/DVD-ROM Module Connector 5 DIMM Socket 1 12 DC-DC Board Connector 6 FDD FPC Connector 13 DC-DC Board Connector 7 SST 49LF004 14 Modem Connector Chapter 1 5
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Outlook View A general introduction of ports allow you to connect peripheral devices, as you would with a desktop PC. Front View # Item Description 1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display), diplays computer output. 2 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. 3 Click buttons (left, The left and right uttons function like the center and right) left and right mouse buttons; the center button serves as a scroll up/down button. 4 Palmrest C
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Left Panel # Icon Item Description 1 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g., infrared printer, IR-aware computer). 2 PC Card slots Accept one type III or two Type II 16-bit PC Card(s) or 32-bit CardBus PC Card(s). 3 Eject buttons Eject the selected PC Card from the slot. 4 Power switch Turns on the computer power. 5 Floppy activity LED that turns on and off when the floppy indicator drive is active. 6 Speaker/Headphone- Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., out jack speaker
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Right Panel # Item Description 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 a removable media drive module. 4 AcerMedia indicator Lights up when the AcerMedia drive is active. 5 Eject button Ejects the drive tray. 6 Emergency eject slot Ejects the drive tray when the computer is turned off. 7 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible coputer security l
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Rear Panel # Icon Item Description 1 Power jack Connects to an AC adapter 2 PS/2 port Connects to any PS/2-compatible device (e.g., PS/2 mouse). 3 Modem jack Connects to a phone line. 4 Serial port Connects to a serial device (e.g., serial mouse). 5 Parallel port Connects to a parallel device (e.g., parallel printer). 6 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based network 7 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector) and displays up to 64
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Bottom Panel # Icon Item Description 1 AcerMedia bay Houses an AcerMedia drive module. 2 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 3 Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk (secured by a screw). 4 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack. 5 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory. 6 Mini docking connector Connects to DockMate V mini docking station. 7 AcerMedia bay release Unlatches the AcerMedia drive for removal latch or swapping. 10 C
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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. Blinks when a battery-low condition occurs. 2 Sleep Lights when the computer enters Standby mode and blinks when it enters into or resumes from hibernation mode. 3 Media Activity Li
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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 When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in (Fn-F11) numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. a better solution would be to connect an external keypad. Scroll Lock When Scro
