Acer Travelmate 290 Service Guide

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23.Remove the 15 screws on the bottom panel.
24.Then detach the upper case assembly.
25.Tear off the capton fastening the touchpad FPC.
26.Disconnect the touchpad FPC.
27.Remove the four screws that secure the touchpad support bracket.
28.Then remove the touchpad support bracket.
29.Remove the touchpad.
30.Tear off all capton holding wireless LAN antenne.
31.Take out the wireless antenna from the samll fastening hooks.
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32.Remove the two screws that fasten the wireless antenna.
33.Then take out the wireless antenna. 
						

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34.Remove the screw holding the left hinge saddle.
35.Then remove the screw holding the right hinge saddle.
36.Remove the gasget protecting the wireless antenna.
37.Remove the two screws fastening the wireless antenna to the hinge saddle.
38.Then remove the wireless antenna from the upper case.
39.Remove the two screws fastening the left speaker.
40.Place the left speaker as shown.
41.Then take off the left hinge saddle.
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42.Remove the gasget.
43.Then remove the screw that secures the hinge saddle. 
						

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44.Remove the two screws holding the right speaker.
45.Place the right speaker as shown.
46.Then remove the right hinge saddle.
47.Remove the five screws that secure the shielding to the upper case.
48.Tear off the alumini tape on the right and the left side.
49.Then remove the shielding.
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50.Tear off the tape holding the speaker set.
51.Remove the speaker set from the upper case.
52.Remove the screw that secures the main board to the lower case.
53.Disconnect the touchpad FPC. Please push the lower case outwords as shown. 
						

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54.Remove the four screws that fasten the PCMCIA slot.
55.Detach the PCMCIA slot from the main board. 
						

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Disassembling the LCD Module
1.Remove the two LCD rubber feet and the two screw caps.
2.Remove the four screws that fasten the LCD bezel.
3.Detach the LCD bezel carefully.
4.Tear off the tape fastening the inverter connector.
5.Tear off the tape fastening the inverter cable.
6.Remove the screw holding the LCD inverter board.
7.Disconnect the high voltage cable and the inverter board.
8.Disconnect the inverter board connector.
9.Remove the two screws holding the LCD; one on each side.
10.Then remove the LCD from the LCD panel.
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11 .Remove the eight screws that fasten the right and the left LCD brackets; four on each side.
12.Then remove the LCD brackets on both side.
13.Tear off the capton that secure the LCD coaxial cable.
14.Disconnect the LCD coaxial cable. 
						

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Disassembling the External Modules
Disassembling the HDD Module
1.Remove the two screws holding the HDD carrier on one side. 
2.Then remove another two screws fastening the HDD carrier on the other side.
3.Remove the HDD carrier.
4.Remove the two screws holding the HDD cover.
5.Detach the HDD cover.
Disassembling the Optical Disk Drive Module/Combo Drive Module
1.Remove the two screws holding the optical device holder.
2.Remove another two screws that fasten the optical device holder on the other side.
3.Then remove the last two screws that secure the holder.
4.Take the optical disc drive from the optical device holder.
5.Remove the the optical device bracket.
6.Then remove the optical device board. 
						

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Use the following procedure as a guide for computer problems.
NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test this model (TravelMate 290 series).  Non-Acer products, 
prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses.
1.Obtain the failed symptoms in as much detail as possible.
2.Verify the symptoms by attempting to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating 
the same operation.
3.If any problem occurs, you can perform visual inspection before you fellow this chapter’s instructions. You 
can check the following:
power cords are properly connected and secured;
there are no obvious shorts or opens;
there are no obviously burned or heated components;
all components appear normal.
4.After you perform visual inspection you can also verify the following:
ask the user if a password is registered and, if it is, ask him or her to enter the password.
verify with the customer that Wndows XP is installed on the hard disk. Operating systems that 
were not preinstalled by Acer can cause malfunction.
make sure all optional equipment is removed from the computer.
make sure the floppy disk is empty.
5.Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which page to go to.
Symptoms (Verified)Go To
Power failure. (The power indicator does not go 
on or stay on.)“Power System Check” on page 63.
POST does not complete. No beep or error 
codes are indicated.“Insyde MobilePro BIOS POST Beep Code and 
POST Messages” on page 67
“Undetermined Problems” on page 73
POST detects an error and displayed messages 
on screen.“Insyde MobilePro BIOS POST Beep Code and 
POST Messages” on page 67
Other symptoms (i.e. LCD display problems or 
others).“Insyde MobilePro BIOS POST Beep Code and 
POST Messages” on page 67
Symptoms cannot be re-created (intermittent 
problems).Use the customer-reported symptoms and go to 
“Insyde MobilePro BIOS POST Beep Code and 
POST Messages” on page 67
“Intermittent Problems” on page 72
“Undetermined Problems” on page 73
Troubleshooting
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System Check Procedures
External Diskette Drive Check
Do the following steps to isolate the problem to a controller, driver, or diskette. A write-enabled, diagnostic 
diskette is required.
NOTE: Make sure that the diskette does not have more than one label attached to it. Multiple labels can cause 
damage to the drive or cause the drive to fail.
Do the following to select the test device.
1.The FDD heads can become dirty over time, affecting their performance. Use an FDD cleaning kit to clean 
the heads. If the FDD still does not function properly after cleaning, go to next step.
2.Boot from diagnostic program.
3.If an error occurs with the internal diskette drive, reconnect the diskette connector on the main board.
If the error still remains:
1.Reconnect the external diskette drive module.
2.Replace the external diskette drive module.
3.Replace the main board.
External CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive Check
Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, drive, or CD-ROM/DVD-ROM. Make sure that the CD-
ROM does not have any label attached to it. The label can cause damage to the drive or can cause the drive to 
fail.
Do the following to select the test device:
1.Insert an audio CD into the CD/DVD drive. If the CD/DVD drive can read the data from the audio CD. The 
drive does not have problem, then go to next step. If the CD/DVD LED on the front panel does not emit 
light as it read the data from the audio CD, then go to next step. However, if the CD/DVD drive can not 
read data from the audio CD, you may need to clean the CD/DVD drive with a CD/DVD drive cleaning 
disk.
2.Make sure that the appropriate driver has been installed on the computer for the CD/DVD drive.
3.Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the diagnostics program 
4.See if CD-ROM Test is passed when the program runs to CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Test.
5.Follow the instructions in the message window.
If an error occurs, reconnect the connector on the main board. If the error still remains:
1.Reconnect the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM module.
2.Replace the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM module.
3.Replace the main board.