Acer Travelmate 3030 Service Guide

TravelMate 3030/3040
Service Guide
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 3030/3040 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates 

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Copyright
Copyright © 2006 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. 

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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,...

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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...

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 System Specifications  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Board Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Removing the miniPCI/Memory/HDD Module/Keyboard   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Removing the miniPCI and Memory  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Removing the HDD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Removing the keyboard   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Seperate the LCD module and main unit  . . . . . . . . . . ....

Chapter 11
Features
This computer was designed with the user in mind.  Here are just a few of its many features:
Platform
  Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology, featuring:
TIntel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor T7200/T7400/T7600 (4 MB L2 cache, 2/2.16/2.33 GHz, 667 MHz FSB) 
or T5500/T5600 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB), supporting Intel® Extended Memory 
64 Technology (Intel® EM64T) (for TM3040 series)
TIntel® CoreTM Duo processor T2300/T2400/T2500/T2600 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83/2/2.16 GHz, 667...

2Chapter 1
Audio
TIntel HD(High Definition) Audio
TS/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers
TTwo built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers (1.5W, 30CC)
TBuilt-in microphone
TSound Blaster proTM and MS-Sound compatible
Communication
TAcer Video Conference featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer 
OrbiCam and optional Acer Bluetooth® VoIP phone
TAcer OrbiCam integrated 1.3 megapixel CMOS Camera featuring:
t     225-degree ergonomic rotation
t...