Acer Travelmate 210 Service Guide

TravelMate 210
Service Guide
  PART NO.: 49.40R03.001 
  DOC. NO.: SG362-0102A                                                                                         PRINTED IN TAIWAN Service guide files and updates are available
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Copyright
Copyright © 1999 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...

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
Screen messagesDenotes 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. 

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Preface
Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information.
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This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION 
decided for Acers 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 will NOT...

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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 Hinge Cap   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Removing the Middle Cover  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Removing the Launch Board   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Removing the Cable Cover  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Removing the Keyboard  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Chapter 11
Features
This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:
Performance
!Intel® Mobile Pentium® and Celeron® CPU families 700/900 MHz processor with 128KB cache
!64-bit memory bus
!AcerMedia bay (removable CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
!Built-in floppy drive
!High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk
!NiMH main battery pack
!Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface)
Multimedia
!16-bit high-fidelity AC’97 stereo audio with 3D...

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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
!Upgradeable memory and hard disk
Display
!12.1”, 13.3” or 14.1” TFT LCD displaying 32-bit true-color at 800X600 SVGA or 1024x768 XGA 
resolution
!3D capabilities
!Supports other...

Chapter 13
System Block Diagram
Mobile PIIICeleron
N/ B
S/ B
DI MM* 2
MODEM
Daught er  Ca rdAC  97 Codec
CS4299 or  ALC200
Fl oppyPri nterSeri al
LI NE
IN
MI C
VROP AMP
TPA0202
INT.
SPKR
INT.
SPKR
DEBUGBI OS ROMMX29F00 4KBC
M38867Fi nger Pri ntRTC
BQ3285LFCMOS
BAT
Pri mary EI DE
HDD
Secondar y
EIDE
CDROM
USB*2
CARDBUS
OZ6912
T OUCH PADINT. KBPS/ 2 CONN
PCI  BUS
XD BUS
HOST BUS
MEM BUS
AC Li nk
CLK  GEN.I CS9248- 157
SDRAM CLK
BUFFER
I CS- 9112-17
CRT
LCD
Mobile PIIICeleron
N/ B
S/ B
DI MM* 2
MODEM
Daught...

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Board Layout
To p  Vi e w
1 DC-in Port 13 PCMCIA Socket Connector
2 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Port 14 Diskette Drive Connector
3 Serial Port 15 PCMCIA (PC card)Controller (OZ6812)
4 Parallel Port 16 HDD Connector
5 Launch Key Connector 17 BIOS ROM
6 USB Port 1 18 Touch Pad Cable Connector 
7 USB Port 2 19 Switch
8 External Display Port 20 Keyboard Cable Connector
9 Modem Port 21 RTC battery
10 LED & Inverter Connector 22 CD-ROM Connector
11 Fan Connector 23 LCD Connector
12 CPU (on board)
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