Acer Travelmate 350 Service Guide

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Power Management
Power Saving ModePhenomenon
Standby Mode
!Waiting time specified by the 
System Standby value or the 
operating system elapses 
without any system activity.
!Closing the display cover
!When the computer is about to 
enter Hibernation mode (e.g., 
during a battery-low condition), 
but the Hibernation file is invalid 
or not present.
!When customized functions for 
power management are set to 
Standby and the corresponding 
action is taken.  
!Invoked by the operating 
system...

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Mechanical Specifications
ItemSpecification
Dimensions 289mm (W) x  219mm (D) x 23mm (H)
Weight 1.816 kg (4 lbs) (including battery)
I/O Ports One type II/I PCMCIA (PC card) port, one Smart Card port, one IEEE 1394 
port, one EasyLink Combo Drive connector, one RJ11 port, one RJ-45 port, 
one DC-in port, one infrared (FIR) port, two USB ports, one external display 
port, one PS/2 keyboard/mouse port, one line-out jack, one line-in jack, one 
expansion port
Drive Bays One
Material LCD Panel &...

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220-22F Audio
240-24F Audio (optional)
278-27F Parallel port 3
2E8-2EF COM4
2F8-2FF COM2 or FIR (optional)
376, 3F6 ALi M5229 PCI BusMaster IDE controller
3BC-3BF Parallel port 1
3B0-3BB
3C0-3DFVideo Controller
3F0h-3F7 Standard Floppy Disk Controller
3E8-3EF ALi fast IR controller
3F0-3F5, 3F7 Floppy disk controller
3F8-3FF COM1
480-48F, 4D6 DMA controller-1
4D0-4D1
CF8-CFFPCI configuration register
IRQ Assignment Map
Interrupt ChannelFunction
IRQ0 System timer
IRQ1 Standard 101/102-key or...

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DRQ3 IrDA Fast Infrared Port
DRQ4 Direct memory access controller
DRQ5 Not Used
DRQ6 Not Used
DRQ7 Not Used
DMA Channel Assignment
DMA ChannelFunction 

Chapter 229
BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/
Output System).
Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility.  However, 
if you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup.  Please also refer to Chapter 4 
Troubleshooting when problem arises.
To activate the BIOS Utility, press F2
 during POST (while the TravelMate logo is being displayed)....

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System Information
The System Information sub-menu displays basic and important information about your computer.
NOTE: 
The screen above is a sample and may not reflect the actual data on your computer.  “X” may refer to a 
series of numbers and/or characters.
The following table describes the information in this sub-menu.
The items in this sub-menu are important and vital information about your computer.  If you experience 
computer problems and need to contact technical support, this data...

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Basic System Settings
The Basic System Settings sub-menu allows you to set the system date and time.
The following table describes the parameters in this sub-menu.
Startup Configuration
The Startup Configuration sub-menu contains parameter values that define how your computer behaves on 
system startup.
ParameterDescriptionFormat
Date Sets the system date. DDD MMM DD, YYYY 
(day-of-the-week month day, year)
Time Sets the system time. HH:MM:SS (hour:minute:second)
Basic System Setting
Date...

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The following table describes the parameters in this sub-menu.  Settings in boldface are the default and 
suggested parameter settings.
Setting the Boot Drive Sequence
The Boot Drive Sequence section lists boot priorities (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th) for bootable drives in your 
computer.
For example, the default value (1st:Floppy Disk, 2nd:CD-ROM, 3rd:HDD and 4th:LANDesk (R) Service Agent) 
tells the computer to first search for a bootable floppy disk in the floppy drive.  If it finds one...

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Onboard Devices Configuration
The parameters in this screen are for advanced users only.  You do not need to change the values in this 
screen because these values are already optimized.
The Onboard Devices Configuration sub-menu assigns resources to basic computer communication 
hardware.
NOTE: 
1. This option item should be [---] if user chooses Bi-directional and Standard Mode.
  2. When the device is disabled, all the sub-items will be showed with [---].
The following table describes the...

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System Security
The System Security sub-menu allows you to safeguard your computer and data with passwords and other 
security measures.
The following table describes the parameters in this screen.  Settings in boldface
 are the default and 
suggested parameter settings.
Setting a Password
Follow these steps: 
1.
Use the cursor up/down keys to highlight a Password parameter (Setup, Power-on or Hard Disk) and 
press the Enter
 key.  The password box appears:
2.
Type a password.  The password...