Acer TravelMate 3000 User Manual

Acer TravelMate 3000 Series
Service Guide
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 3000 service guide.
DateChapterUpdates
2005/3/16 First Released Version 

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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...

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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 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...

Chapter 11
Chapter  1 System Specifications1
 
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Board Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
Outlook View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Using the Keyboard   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Hardware...

Chapter 11
Features
Below is a brief summary of TM3000 features:
Performance
TIntel Dothan processor 730,740,750,760,770
TIntel Celeron M 90um processor 350, 360, 370
TIntel® 915GM chipset
T256/512 MB of DDRII533/DDRII 400 SDRAM standard, upgradeable to 2GB with dual soDimm 
modules
T2.5”, 9.5mm, 40/60/80 GB and above high-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk
Display
TLCD support 12.1”  Wide WXGA
TAnalog CRT DAC interface support, up to 2048x1536 mode
TDedicated LFP(local flat panel) LVDS interface 
TSupport...

2Chapter 1
Keyboard and Pointing Device
T85/86/88 keys Windows keyboard
TBuilt-in touchpad pointing device
TFour cursosr keys, two Windows®  keys, hot key controls, embedded numeric keypad 
T6 easy-launch buttons ( internet, email, wireless LAN, Bluetooth® , Empowering key and one user-
programmable button)
Expansion
TOne Type II PCMCIA CardBus slot
TOne type II miniPCI slot
TUpgradeable memory modules
TAcer ezDock4 support
I/O Ports
TModem (RJ-11) port
TOne RJ-45 jack for LAN (Ethernet 10/100/1000...

Chapter 13
System Block Diagram 

4Chapter 1
Board Layout
Top View
Bottom View