Acer TravelMate 4070 4080 User Manual

							TravelMate 4070/4080 Series
Service Guide
    
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 4070/4080 service guide.
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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 representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the 
contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular 
purpose.  Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is.  Should the 
programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not  Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its 
dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential 
damages resulting from any defect in the software.  
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Pentium and Pentium II/III are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 
						

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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 be covered 
in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible 
personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.
2.Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information 
available on your regional web or channel. If,  for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will 
not be noted in the printed Service Guide.  For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer 
office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service 
Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and 
service of customer machines. 
						

							Chapter 11
Features
This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:
Platform
TIntel® Centrino® mobile technology, featuring:
TIntel® Pentium® M 725A/735A/740/750/760/770/780 processor (2MB L2 cache, 1.60/1.70/
1.73/1.86/2.0/2.13/2.26 GHz, 400/533 MHz FSB)
TIntel® 915GM/915PM Express chipsets
TIntel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection (dual-mode 802.11b/g) Wi-Fi 
CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology
TIntel® Celeron M processor 370/380/390 (1 MB L2 cache, 1.50/1.60/1.70 GHz, 400 MHz FSB)
Memory
T256 MB/512 MB of DDRII 533 memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two soDIMM modules
Data storage
T40/60/80/100/120 GB ATA/100 hard disk
TDVD-Dual double-layer drive
TDVD/CD-RW combo drive
TDVD Super Multi double-layer
Display and graphics
TColor Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) LCD displaying at 
                      -- 15” XGA (1024 X 768)
                      -- 15.4” WXGA (1280 X 800) supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing on dual displays via 
Acer GridVista
TM 
TIntel® 915GM integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and up to 
128 MB of shared memory, supporting Microsoft
® DirectX® 9.0 and dual independent display
TIntel® 915PM with ATI MobilityTM Radeon® X1300 HyperMemoryTM 256/512MB, supporting ATI 
PowerPlay
TM 5.0 Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, DualViewTM 
TMPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
TSimultaneous LCD and CRT display with LCD panel resolution at 70 Hz
Communication
TModem: 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready
TLAN: PCI/PCI Express® gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
TWireless LAN: integrated miniPCI Acer InviLinkTM 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution; 
supporting Acer SignalUPTM wireless technology
TWireless PAN: integrated Bluetooth®
System Introduction
Chapter 1 
						

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Audio
TAudio system with two built-in speakers
TIntel® High-Definition audio support
TSound Blaster ProTM and MS-Sound compatible
TS/PDIF2 (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers
TBuilt-in microphone
Input devices
T88-/89-key Acer FineTouchTM keyboard
TTouchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button
TFour easy-launch buttons
TTwo front-panel buttons: wireless LED-button and Bluetooth® LED-button
 I/O interface
TThree USB 2.0 ports
TPC Card slot (one Type II)
TExternal display (VGA) port
TMicrophone-in jack
THeadphone/speaker/line-out jack
TEthernet (RJ-45) port
TModem (RJ-11) port
TDC-in jack for AC adaptor
Environment
TTemperature:
TOperating: 5  C to 35  C; Non-operating: -20  C to 65  C
THumidity (non-condension): 
TOperating: 20% to 80%; Non-operating: 20% to 80%
°° °° 
						

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System Block Diagram
  
						

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Board Layout
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Bottom View
   
1 SW1 Lid Switch 2 CN1 LCD Connector
3 CN2 Launch Board Connector 4 CN3 Modem Connector
5 CN7 Keyboard Connector 6 CN4 Bluetooth Module Connector
7 CN5 Touchpad Board Connector 8 CN6 Internal Microphone Connector
9 U17 Clock Generator 10 U4 PCMCIA Connector
11 CN9 MDC Connector 12 CN11 Internal Speaker Connector
13 CN13 Power Jack 14 CN12 CRT Connector
15 CN14 Battery Connector 16 CN15 Optical Disk Drive Connector
17 CN17 RJ45 & RJ11 Connector 18 CN26 Wireless LAN Controller
19 U11 North Bridge 20 U13 CPU Socket
21 CN20 USB Connector 22 CN21 USB Connector
23 U19 BIOS ROM 24 U4 EC PC97551 (Power and I/O 
Connector)
25 CN22 RTC Battery 26 CN18 Memory Socket 1
27 U1 LAN Chipset RTL8100CL 28 CN19 Memory Socket 2