Acer Travelmate 230 Service Guide

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Opening and closing the display
To open the display, slide the display cover latch to the right and lift up the cover. Then tilt it to a comfortable 
viewing position. The computer employs a microswitch that turns off the display (and enters standby mode) to 
conserve power when you close the display cover, and turns it back on when you open the display cover. 
NOTE:  If an external monitor is connected, the computer turns off the display (but does not enter standby 
mode) when you...

Chapter 14
System Block Diagram
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LCD
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HDD
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AUDIO
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Board Layout
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PCB No. 02217-SB
1 CPU Socket 12 Mini-PCI Connector
2 CRT Port 13 RTC Battery Connector
3 Inverter Connector 14 SW1 Setting (Please see Chapter 5 for details)
4 RJ45 + RJ11 15 Internal Keyboard Cable Connector
5 Bluetooth Connector (Dummy) 16 CD-ROM Connector
6 USB Port 0 17 HDD Connector
7 LCD Coaxial Cable Connector 18 Golden Finger (or Debug Board)
8 USB Port 1 19 Touch Pad Cable Connector
9 Launch Cable Connector 20 FDD Connector
10 Parallel Port 21...

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Bottom View
1 Modem Cable Connector 7 Modem Connector
2 North Bridge (845-GL) 8 Battery Connector
3 DIMM Socket 1 9 CardBus Controller (OZ6912T)
4 Audio Board Connector 10 LAN Controller (RTL8100BL)
5 DIMM Socket 2 11 LVDS
6 South Bridge (ICH4) 

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Panel
Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC.  
Front Panel
#ItemDescription
1 Display  screen Also called LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), displays computer 
output.
2 Status indicators LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that turn on and off to show 
the status of the computer and its functions and 
components.
3 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a 
computer mouse.
4 Click button (left, center and right) The...

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Left Panel
#IconItem/ PortDescription
1 PCMCIA (PC card) Port Connects to one Type III 16-bit PC card or 32-bit 
CardBus PC Card.
2 Eject button Eject PC cards from the card slots.
3 Floppy activity indicator LED (light-emitting diodes) that turn on and off 
when the floppy is active.
4 Speaker/ headphone-out jack Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., 
speakers, headphones)
5 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio CD 
player, stereo walkman).
6 Microphone-in jack Accepts a...

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Right Panel 
#IconItem/ PortDescription
1 Battery bay Houses the computer ’s battery pack.
2 Optical drive Houses removable optical drive modules.
3 LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active.
4 Eject button Ejects the compact disc from the drive.
5 Emergency eject slot Ejects the compact discs when the computer 
is turned off.
6 Security keylock Kensington-compatible key-based computer 
security lock. 

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Rear Panel 
#IconPortDescription
1 Power Jack Connects to an AC adapter 
2 Parallel port Connects to a parallel device (e.g., parallel  printer)
3 USB port (two) Connects to any Universal Serial Bus  devices(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).
4 Modem jack Connects to the phone line 
5 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based  network
6 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external  monitor, LCD projector) and displays up to 
64K colors at 1280x1024 resolution 

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Bottom Panel
#ItemDescription
1 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.
2 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack.
3 Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk (secured by a screw).
4 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory. 

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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.
#IconFunctionDescription
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...