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TravelMate 4050
Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available
on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 4050 service guide. Date Chapter Updates II
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Copyright Copyright © 2004 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 Denotes actual messages that appear MESSAGES 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Outlook View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 66 Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 TravelMate 4050 Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 79 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 80 Microsoft Windows XP / Professional Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Appendix C Online Support I
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Chapter 1 System Specifications Features This model is a project to accommodate Intel Centrino technology to provide end user better mobile experience with entry price. It is a 2 spindle with normal 4:3 for factor. Performance ® ® Intel Pentium M processor 710/715/725/735/745/755/765 at 1.4 ~ 2.1 GHz, 2MB L2, 400 MHz FSB ® ® Intel Pentium M processor at 1.5/1.6/1.7 GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 400MHz FSB ® ® Intel Celeron M processor at 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5 GHz, 512 L2 cache, 400MHz FSB Intel 855GME Chi
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Video VGA is integrated in Intel 855GME (Montara-GME) chipset Simultaneous display on LCD and CRT 3D Windows accelerator Supports 15/16/24/32 bbp True Color on LCD & Dual View Hardware expansion for high resolution LCD Support TV-out feature by extra TV-Encoder (optional) Audio AC97 Codec with Realtek ALC250 Built-in two stereo speakers No internal Microphone Storage ODD Fixed Type Option for 12.7mm DVD Combo, DVD Dual and DVD Super Multi Located in front side HDD 9.5mm, 2.5” H
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Parallel port External display (VGA) port Microphone Jack Headphones/Speaker/Line-Out port Infrared (FIR) port PC Card Slot (one Type II) DC-In jack for AC adaptor Chapter 1 3
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System Block Diagram Mobile Dothan/Banias Thermal Sensor Clock Generator uFCBGA/uFCPGA CPU ICS950810CG ADM1032 478 pin page 4,5 page 4 page 13 HA#(3..31) HD#(0..63) System Bus 400MHz Fan Control page 31 Memory BUS(DDR) LVDS & CRT DDR-SO-DIMM X2 Montara 855GME Connector page 19 2.5V 266MHz/333MHz BANK 0, 1, 2, 3 uFCBGA-732 pin page 10,11,12 TV Encoder DVO TV-Out Conn. CH7011 page 6,7,8,9 (Optional) page 18 (Optional) page 18 HUB-Link USB port 0, 2, 4 USBx3 MBC Conn. 3.3V 48MHz USB conn page 25 PC
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Mainboard Placement Top View Item Description Item Description JP1 CRT CONN JP17 ODD CONN JP2 Parallel Port JP18 SPK CONN JP3 IEEE1394 CONN JP19 TP/B CONN JP4 TV-OUT CONN JP20 MIC JACK JP5 RJ11/RJ45 CONN JP22 K/B CONN JP6 USB CONN X 2 JP23 PHONE JACK JP7 CPU FAN CONN JP16 HDD CONN JP8 USB CONN SW1 LID SWITCH JP9 POWER/B CONN SW3 KILL SWITCH JP10 LVDS CONN U12 NB JP11 MBC CONN PCN1 AC JACK JP12 CPU Socket PJP9 BATT COMM JP13 MINIPCI CONN JP24 LED/B CONN JP15 Cra
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Bottom View Item Description Item Description JP25 SO-DIMM Socket U45 SIO Controller JP26 SO-DIMM Socket U29 IEEE1394 Controller U35 CarBus Controller U37 EC 6 Chapter 1
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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 Open View # Item Description 1 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. 2 Power button Turns on the computer. 3 Launch keys Two special keys for frequently used programs. 4 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer. 5 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer. 6 Click buttons The left and right bu
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Front View # Item Description 1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs depending on the optical drive type. 2 Optical drive eject Ejects the optical drive tray from the drive. button 3 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is turned off. See page 56 for more details. 4 Latch Latch for opening and closing the computer. 5 Power indicator Lights when the computer is on. 6 Battery indicator Lights when the battery is being charged. 7 ® Lights to in
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Left View # Item Description 1 One USB 2.0 port Connects to Universal Serial Bus devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 2 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g., infrared printer, IR- aware computer). 3 PC Card slot Accepts one Type II 16-bit PC Card or 32-bit CardBus PC Card. 4 PC Card eject button Ejects the PC Card from the slot. 5 Microphone/line-in Accepts input from external microphones, or other audio jack line-in devices (e.g. audio CD player, stereo walkman and etc.)
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Right View # Item Description 1 Stereo speaker Outputs sound 2 HDD Houses the computer's hard disk 3 DC-in jack Connects the AC adapter 4 Ventilation Slot Enables the computer to stay cool, even afterprolonged use. 10 Chapter 1
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Rear View # Item Description 1 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock 2 Parallel port Connects to a parallel device (e.g., parallel printer) 3 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector) and displays up to16.7 million colors and up to 1600x1200 at 85 Hz and 2048x1536 at 75 Hz resolution. 4 Two USB 2.0 ports Connects to Universal Serial Bus devices (e.g.,USB mouse, USB camera) 5 Modem port Connects to a phone
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Bottom View # Item Description 1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs depending on the optical drive type 2 Memory compartment Houses the computer's main memory 3 Hard disk bay Houses the computer's hard disk (secured by a screw) 4 Battery compartment Unlatches the battery to remove the battery compartment release latch 5 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack 12 Chapter 1
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Indicators The computer has six easy-to-read status icons below the display screen. The status LCD displays icons that show the status of the computer and its components. Icon Function Description Icon Function Description HDD Lights when Hard Disk Drive is activated. Icon Function Description ODD Lights when Optical Disk Drive is activated. Icon Function Description Icon Function Description Scroll lock Lights when Scroll Lock is activated. Caps lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated. Pad lock
