Acer Travelmate 3280 Service Guide

TravelMate 3240/3280 Series
Service Guide
    
                                                                                                                                     PRINTED IN TAIWAN Service guide files and updates are available
on the ACER/CSD web; for more information, 
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 3240/3280 service guide.
DateChapterUpdates
2006/3/30 Chapter 1 Add Radeon X1600 VGA chipset on page one.
2006/7/7 Chapter 1 Add memory specification to 533/667 MHz on page 29. 

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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 11
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
Platform and memroy
TIntel® Centrino®  Duo mobile technology, featuring:
t Intel® CoreTM Duo processor T2300/T2400/T2500/T2600 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83/2/2.16 GHz, 667 MHz 
FSB) or higher
t Intel® 945GM/945PM Express chipset
TIntel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi 
CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology
TIntel® 945GM/945PM+ICH7M
TTwo DIMM slots support...

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TFour easy-launch buttons
TTwo front-access switches: WLAN LED and Bluetooth® LED-switches (for selected models)
Audio
TIntel® High-Definition audio support
TSound Blaster ProTM and MS-Sound compatible
TS/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers
TAudio system with two built-in speakers
TBuilt-in microphone
Communication
TModem: 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; wake-on ring ready
TLAN: 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet; wake-on-LAN ready (Gigabit for TravelMate...

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System Block Diagram
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4Chapter 1
Board Layout
Top View
1 SW1 Switch 7 BLUE1 Bluetooth Cable Connector
2 LEDB1 LED Board Cable Connector 8 U39 LAN Connector: RTL8100CL
3 KB1 Keyboard Connector 9 RTC1 RTC Battery Connector
4 TPAD1 Touchpad Cable Connector 10 U40 Keyboard Controller: ENE CB-
1410QF
5 LCD1 LCD Cable Connector 11 SPKR1 Speaker Set Cable Connector
6 LAUNCH1 Launch Board Cable Connector