Acer Travelmate 2100 Service Guide

							Acer TravelMate 2100/2600 Series
Service Guide
                                                                                                                                         PRINTED IN TAIWAN 
						

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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 2100/2600 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates
2004/08/20 Chapter 3 Replace someof the disassembling images
2004/09/30 Chapter 2 Correct BIOS parameter description on page 38
2004/10/18 Chapter 6 Correct part number on page 103 
						

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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 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 distributor, or its 
dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential 
damages resulting from any defect in the software.  
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Pentium and Pentium II/III are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 
						

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
Screen messagesDenotes actual messages that appear 
on screen.
NOTEGives bits and pieces of additional 
information related to the current 
topic.
WARNINGAlerts you to any damage that might 
result from doing or not doing specific 
actions.
CAUTIONGives precautionary measures to 
avoid possible hardware or software 
problems.
IMPORTANTReminds 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.
1.This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION 
decided for Acer 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 be covered 
in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible 
personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.
2.Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information 
available on your regional web or channel. If,  for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will 
not be noted in the printed Service Guide.  For ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer 
office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service 
Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and 
service of customer machines. 
						

							Chapter 11
Features
This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:
Performance
TIntel® Pentium® 4 processors, 2.8GHz and above (for TravelMate 2600)
TIntel® Celeron® processors, 2.6GHz and above (for TravelMate 2100)
TIntel® Hyper-ThreadingTM technology
T256/512 MB of DDR333 SDRAM standard, upgradeable to 2048MB with dual soDIMM modules
T30 GB and above high-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disc drive
TAdvanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) power management system
Display
TThe 15.4” WXGA TFT LCD panle providing a large viewing area for maximum efficiency and ease-
of-use
TAT I  M O B I L I T YTM RadeonTM 9000 IGP (M9) chipset shared with 64MB of system memory, as video 
RAM
TSimultaneous LCD and CRT display support
TOutput display devices such as LCD projection panels for large-audience presentations support
T“Automatic LCD dim” feature that automatically deciding the best settings for your display and 
conserves power
TDual ViewTM Support
Multimedia
THigh-speed DVD/CD-RW Combo, DVD-Dual drive or DVD Super-Mulit
TMS DirectSound compatible
TBuilt-in dual speakers
Connectivity
TIntergrated 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet connection
TBuilt-in 56Kbps fax/data modem
TFour USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports
T802.11b or 802.11b/g wireless LAN (manufacturing option)
TBluetooth (manufacturing option)
Human-centric design and ergonomics
TRugged, yet extremely portable design
TStylish appearance
TFull-size keyboard with four programmable launch keys
TComfortable palm rest area with well-positioned touchpad
System Introduction
Chapter 1 
						

							2Chapter 1
Expansion
TOne Type III or two Type II CardBus PC Card slots
TUpgrageable memory modules
Keyboard and pointing device
T84/85/88-key Windows device
TErgonomically-centered touchpad pointing device with scroll function
I/O Ports
TOne Type III or two Type II PC Card slot
TOne RJ-11 phone jack (V.92, 56K)
TOne RJ-45 network jack (Ethernet 10/100 Base-T)
TOne DC-in jack (AC Adapter)
TOne parallel port (ECP/EPP compliant)
TOne external monitor port
TOne line-out jack (3.5mm mini jack)
TOne line-out jack (3.5mm mini jack)
TOne Infrared (FIR)port
TFour USB 2.0 ports 
						

							Chapter 13
System Block Diagram
AA
BB
CC
DD
EE
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
DDR*2
ATI
IXP150
LPC BUS 33MHz PCI BUS
33MHz
ATI
RC300M
CLK GEN.ICS951402AGT
FSB
400/533/800MHz
ALIK I/F
66MHz
KBCM38857
PC87392
NS SIO
DEBUG
CONN.LPC
3
4, 5
6,7,8,9,10 11,12
16,17,18,19
32 32 33 34
HDD
21
PIDE
MDC CardG1421 OP AMP
31
22
MODEM/BT
USB
X 4
YUHINA3A Block Diagram
22
INT.SPKRMini-PCI
25
802.11A/B/G
Intel CPU/NorthwoodCD ROM
21
SIDE
266/333/400MHz
31
31
Line OutINVERTER
14
L1:
L6: L4:
L5: L2:
L3:VCC/GND
Signal 3 Signal 1
Signal 2
GND
Signal 4PCB LAYER
41
OUTPUTS INPUTSBT+ MAX1909
DCBATOUT
UP+5V18V  4.0A
MAXIM CHARGER
5V   100mA
39,40
CPU DC/DC
+VCC_CORE
DCBATOUT
+VID1.2V  0.3A 1.3V  44A
MAX1546AETL
CM2843ACIM25
39
Project code: 91.40I01.001
PCB P/N     : 48.40I01.0SA
REVISION    : 03245-SA
21
CRTXGA/SXGA+TV OUT
LCD
13
14
CARDBUSTWO SLOT
CARDBUSPCI 1520
GHK
PWR SWTPS2224A
26
27 27
25/B/1Realtek
RTL8100C26/A/4
RJ45
24
10/100Mb
AC'97
CODECAC-Link
30
ALC655
31
Line In
Mic InG768D Thermal &
2x FAN
/Prescott
23
21
FDD PRN
Port
29
FIR
28
Touch
Pad
33 33
INT KB
33
PS/2
Debug
conEMI
4543
AD CONN
43
BAT CONN
35
Power
Button Micro-PATTINY12L-4SI
42
20
Mobile P4
USB
2.0
ATA100
INPUTS OUTPUTS
LPC
4MB
SST49LF040INPUTS
SYSTEM DC/DC
3D3V_S5
TPS51020DBT
5V_S5
38
OUTPUTS
DCBATOUT5V_S3
5V_S0
3D3V_S3
3D3V_S0
1D5V_S0
37
DCBATOUT2D5V_S5INPUTS OUTPUTSSYSTEM DC/DC
TPS5110
APL5331
1D25V_S0 2D5V_S3
36
21/B/2
USB
2.0
YUHINA3
SA BLOCK DIAGRAM
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							4Chapter 1
Board Layout
Top View
1 Line-in Port 15 CPU Socket
2 Line-out Port 16 North Bridge
3 RJ45+RJ11 17 Fan Connector
4 LCD  Inverter Cable Connector 18 Second Fan Connector
5 USB Port 19 Touchpad Cable Connector
6 USB Port 20 HDD Connector
7 USB Port 21 Keyboard Connector
8 USB Port 22 Speaker Cable Connector
9 VGA Port 23 Optical Drive Connector
10 S-Video Port 24 South Bridge
11 LCD Coaxial Cable Connector 25 RTC Battery Connector
12 Parallel Port 26 Launch Board Cable Connector
13 DC-in Port 27 SW5 (Please see Chapter 5 for its settings)
14 LCD Lid Switch 28 PCMCIA Slot 
						

							Chapter 15
Bottom View
1 Wireless LAN Card Connector 5 FIR Port
2 Modem Board Connector 6 DIMM Socket 1
3 Modem Cable Connector 7 DIMM Socket 2
4 IEEE 1394 Port 8