Acer Travelmate 3250 Service Guide

TravelMate 3250/2470 Series
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 3250/2470 service guide.
DateChapterUpdates 

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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.
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 1  System Specifications  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Board Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Disassembly Procedure Flowchart  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Removing the Battery Pack   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Removing the Wireless LAN Card/the HDD Module/
the Memory/the ODD Module and the LCD Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Removing the Memory and the HDD Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Removing the ODD Module   . ....

Chapter 11
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:
Operating system
TWindowsl® VistaTM capable
NOTE: Windows Vista
TM capable PCs come with Windows XP instaled, and can be upgraded to Windows 
VistaTM. For more information on Windows VistaTM and how to upgrade, go to: Microsoft.com/
windowsvista.
TGenuine Windows® XP Professional (Service Pack 2)
TGenuine Window® XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2)
Platform and memroy
            For TravelMate 3250
TIntel® Centrino®  Duo mobile...

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T16.7 million colors
TSimultaneous LCD and CRT display, with LCD panel resolution at 70 Hz
TMPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
Storage subsystem
T60/80/100/120/160 GB hard disk drive (5400 rpm) (for TravelMate 3250)
T40/60/80/100/120 GB ATA/100 hard disk drive (for TravelMate 2470)
TOptical drive options:
t  DVD-Super Multi double-layer
t  DVD-Dual double-layer
t  DVD/CD-RW combo drive
T5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD)m MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), 
Memory...