Acer Travelmate 4010 Service Guide

Acer TravelMate 4010 Series
Service Guide
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 4010 service guide.
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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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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 System Specifications  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Board Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Disassembling the External Modules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Disassembling the HDD Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Disassembling the Optical Drive Module   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting  69
System Check Procedures  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
External Diskette...

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Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
Performance
TIntel® Pentium M® processor 725, 725A or higher
TIntel® 855GME chipset
T256/512 MB of DDR333 SDRAM standard, upgradeable to 2048 MB with dual soDimm modules
T60/80/100GB and above high-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk
TAdvanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) power management system.
TInternal removable optical drive (AcerMedia bay)
TLi-ion main battery pack
Display
TThe TFT LCD panel providing a lare viewing...

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TErgonomically-centered touchpad pointing device
TAcer FineTouch keyboard with a 5-degree curve
TInternet 4-way scroll button
Keyboard and Pointing Device
T88/89-key Windows keyboard
TErgonomically-centered touchpad pointing device with scroll function
TAcer FineTouchTM keyboard with a 5-degree curve
Expansion
TOne Type II CardBus PC Card slot
TUpgradeable memory modules
I/O Ports
TOne Type II PC Card slot
TOne RJ-11 phone jack (V.92, 56Kbps modem)
TOne RJ-45 network jack
TOne DC-in jac (AC...