Acer Travelmate 3230 Service Guide

Acer TravelMate 2400/3210/3220/3230 Series
Service Guide
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please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw 

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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 2400/3210/3220/3230 service guide.
DateChapterUpdates
2005/08/22 Chapter 1, 4, 5, 6 Add docking spec. to Chapter 1, 5, 6. Add Insyde BIOS POST codes and POST messages to 
Chapter 4.
2005/09/30 Chapter 1, 2, 6 Add TravelMate 3230 specification.
2005/12/07 Chapter 1 Add environment conditions on page 3. 

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Copyright
Copyright © 2005 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...

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Chapter 11
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
Platform and memroy
TravelMate 3210/TravelMate 3220/TravelMate 3230
Intel
® CentrinoTM Mobile Technology, featuring:
tIntel® Pentium®  M Processor 730/740/750/760/770 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.60/1.73/1.86/2/2.13 GHz, 533 
MHz FSB)
tIntel® Pentium® M Processor 725 (2MB L2 cache, 1.6 GHz, 400 MHz FSB)
tIntel® 915GM/PM Express chipset
tWireless solution: integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection (dual-band 802.11b/g)...

2Chapter 1
tDVD-Dual double layer (TravelMate 2400)
tDVD/CD-RW combo
T5-in-1 card reader (MS/MS PRO/MMC/SD/xD-Picture Card
Input devices
TAcer FineTouchTM keyboard
T84/85-key keyboard
TTouchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button
TFour easy-launch buttons
TTwo front-access LED-buttons: WLAN and Bluetooth®
Audio
TAudio system with two built-in speakers
TMS-Sound compatible
Communication
TModem: 56K ITU V.90/V.92 modem with PTT approval; wake-on ring ready
TLAN: 10/100/ (TravelMate 2400) or gigabit...

Chapter 13
TDC-in jack for AC adaptor
TAcer ezDock (TravelMate 3220 only)
Dimensions and weight
T335 (W) x 240 (D) x31.9/34.1 (H) mm (13.2 x 9.45 x 1.26/1.34 inches)
TTravelMate 3220: 2.6 Kg (5.73lbs)
TTravelMate 2400/3210: 2.25 kg (4.96 lbs)
TTravelMate 3230: 2.0 kg (4.4lbs)
Environment
TTemperature:
tNon-opterating: -20 degree C to 65 degree C
tOpterating: 5 degree C to 35 degree C
THumidity:
tOpterating: 20%~80%
tNon-operating: 20%~80% 

4Chapter 1
System Block Diagram
Intel Pentium-M/
 Cel e r o n - M CP U
Mi cr o F C- P GA
Mobile Intel 915PM/ GM
and 910GML  Expr ess
Chipset ( Alviso)DDR  II SODIMM 1DDR  II  SODIMM 2Daughter Car d (M26P)
PCI- Express x16
CR T &  TV- Ou t  Co nn .
LVDS Conn.
Mobile Intel 82801FB
ICH6- M
USB Conn. x3
USB Conn. x1
for BlueTooth
Audio Codec
MDC Conn.
Amplifier
RJ-11
Speaker
Conn.
Ja ck x 2
SAT A C o n n .
PAT A C o n n .
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Co n tr o l l er
TSB34AB21APC MCIA  &
CardRead er
Controller
ENE CB712BroadCOM
LA...