Acer Travelmate 2500 Service Guide

							Acer TravelMate 2000/2500 Series
Service Guide
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 2000/2500 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates
2004/04/21  Chapter 1  Add description about mode m chipset  on page 21 
						

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Copyright
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the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.
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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.  
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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. 
						

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Chapter 1 System Introduction  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Board Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bottom View   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front Panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Left Panel   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Right Panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear Panel   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Bottom Panel   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicators   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Understanding the icons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
 Keyboard  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Special keys   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hot Keys  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Hardware Specifications and Configurations   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 2 System Utilities  34
BIOS Setup Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Navigating the BIOS Utility   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Information   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Main   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Advanced   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Security  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Exit   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
BIOS Flash Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement  48
General Information   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Before You Begin   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Disassembly Procedure Flowchart  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Removing the Battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Removing the Memory Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Removing the Wireless LAN Board and the Modem Board  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Disassembling the Hard Disk Drive Module   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Removing the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing the Middle Cover  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing the Launch Board   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing the LCD Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Disassembling the LCD Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Removing the LCD Bezel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Removing the Inverter Board (15” LCD)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Removing the 15” TFT LCD   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Removing the LCD Brackets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Removing the LCD Coaxial Cable   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Removing the LCD Hinges  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Disassembling the Main Unit   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Removing the Keyboard  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Removing the RTC Battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Removing the Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Removing the Thermal Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Installing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Removing the Upper Case Assemly  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Removing the Touchpad Board   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Removing the Touchpad Cable   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Removing the VGA Thermal Plate   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Removing the Second Fan Bracket   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Removing the ODD Module(1)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Removing the ODD Module(2)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Removing the HDD Bracket   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Removing the Main Board   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Removing the DC Board  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Removing the I/O Port Bracket  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Removing the PCMCIA Slot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Removing the Speaker Set  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
System Upgrade Procedure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Base Unit to Wireless Unit   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting  74
System Check Procedures  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
External Diskette Drive Check   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
External CD-ROM Drive Check   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Memory check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Power System Check  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Touchpad Check  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Intermittent Problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
How to Build NAPP Master Hard Disc Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
CD to Disk Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Disk to Disk Recovery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 96
Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Bottom View   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List  98
TravelMate 2000/2500 Exploded Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration  110
Model Name Definition  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Appendix B Test Compatible Components  112
Microsoft Windows XP Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Appendix C Online Support Information  118
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							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 (for TravelMate 2500) and Intel® Celeron® (for TravelMate 2000) processor, 
2.40 GHz or above
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
T14.1” or  15”  Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) displaying 16.7 M color (with 
FRC technology) at 1024x768 XGA (eXtended Graphics Array) resolution
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 or DVD-Dual drive
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 802.11g 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
Expansion
TOne Type III or two Type II CardBus PC Card slots
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TUpgrageable memory modules
I/O Ports
TOne Type III or two Type II PC Card slot
TOne RJ-11 modem jack (V.92, 56K)
TOne RJ-45 network jack
TOne DC-in jack
TOne parallel port (ECP/EPP)
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