Acer Travelmate 420 Service Guide

							Appendix B123
I/O - USB JAZ 2GB
Iomega ZIP 100
Sony Electronics USB Floppy Drive
Y/E data USB FDD
I/O - USB (Mouse) Logitech M-UA34
Logitech MouseMan Wheel (M-BA47)
I/O-USB (Keyboard) Dexim A2U800A
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
I/O - USB (Camera) Intel PC Camera Pro Pack
Kodak Digital Camera DC-50
I/O - USB (HUB) BELKIN Express Bus HUB
D-LINK HUB
Com port & PS/2 Logitech M-M35
Logitech Trackman Marble T-CJ12
Logitech Trackman Portable Mouse T-CC3
Logitech MouseMan M-CV46
Logitech Track Man Live (W/L) M-RD37
Microsoft Intellimouse
Microsoft Home Mouse
IEEE 1394
DV SONY Digital Video TRV20
HDD Buffalo HDD
MO Fujitsu DYNA MO640
PCMCIA Card
Ethernet Card IBM Ethernet
3Com 3C589B 10baseT
Xircom Credit Ethernet 10/100-Ready
TDK LAN Flyer (LAK-CB100AX)
Accton Fast EtherCard-32
CardBust Card 3Com 32bit 10/100 Base-TX(3C575TX)
3Com 10/100 Lan CardBus (3CCFE575BT)
3Com 10/100 Lan CardBus PC Card with XJACK Connector (3CXFE575BT)
Xircom 32-bit CardBus Ethernet 10/10
TDK Network Flyer LAK-CB100AX CardBus
3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN CardBus  (3CCFE575CT)  
Xircom 32 bit Xircom CardBus Modem 56 WinGlobal (CBM56WG)
3Com Fast Ethernet 10/100 BASE-TX (3CCFE575CT-D)
Xircom Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56K (RBEM56G-100)
3Com CardBus with XJACK Connector  (3CXFE575BT)  
Multi-Function Card 3Com 3C562D/3C563D
3Com 10/100LAN+56K Modem (3CCFEM656B)
Xircom CreditCard Ethernet+33.6 Modem
Xircom CardBus Ethernet 10/100+Modem56 (RBEM56G-100)
Modem Card Xircom RealPort Modem56 (RM56V1)
Action Tec Data Link 56K PC Card Fax Modem (MDV9012-01)
3Com 56K WinModem PC Card with XJACK Connector (3CXM356)
BLASTER Modem 56K Flash56 PCMCIA (D15610)
3Com 56K Winmodem (Model: 3013)
ISDN Card Megahertz USRobotics 128K ISDN
ItemSpecifications
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Flash Card Kingston 64MB
Feiya CompactFlash Card (32MB)
Feiya Smart Media Flash Memory Card To PCMCIA (32MB)
ATA Card Sundisk 2.5MB
HP 10MB
Kingston 64MB
Toshiba 2G  MK20001MPL
Toshiba 5G  MK5002MPL
IOMEGA Click ! PC Card 40MB C-40T2
SCSI Card Adaptec SlimSCSI 16bit
Adaptec SlimSCSI 1480A (Card Bus)
IEEE 1394 PC Card DELL IEEE-1394a PC Card
Wireless LAN Card 3Com 3CRW737A
Cisco AIR-PCM340
Smart Media Card Toshiba 2MB_5V, 2MB_3.3V
Toshiba 4MB_5VX2, 4MB_3.3VX2
Toshiba 16MB 3.3V
Toshiba 32MB 3.3V
Toshiba 64MB 3.3V
Toshiba 128MB 3.3V
SD Card Panasonic 8MB RP-SD008
Panasonic 16MB RP-SD016
Panasonic 32MB RP-SD032
Panasonic 64MB RP-SD064
Toshiba 8MB SD-M08
Toshiba 16MB SD-M016
Toshiba 32MB SD-M032
Toshiba 64MB SD-M064
Bluetooth Card Toshiba PC Card
Toshiba Modem Card
ItemSpecifications
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Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro Environment Test
ItemSpecifications
Display LCD 14.1” TFT (XGA)--
AU UB141X03
CPT CLAA141XF01
LCD15.0” TFT (1024x768 XGA)--
AU B150XN01
LG LP150X04
HITACHI TX38D85VC1CAB
LCD 15.0” TFT (1024x768 SXGA+)--
CPT CLAA105PA01
LG LP150E01-A2M2
IBM ITSX95C
Video Viewsonic 17PS
Sony MultiScan G200
DELL Ultra Scan P991
Ext TV
Ethernet D-Link Ethernet Adapter
Audio
Headphone General headphone
Microphone General MIC
Speaker Panasonic EAB-MPC57USB
FDD 1.44MB floppy disk drive
I/O Peripheral
I/O - printer (parallel) HP LaserJet 5P
HP LaserJet 2100 PCL6(IR)
EPSON color 740
I/O - TV Sony KV-W32MX2
I/O - Keyboard Darfon
Natural USB keyboard Pro
Chicony KU-8933 USB keyboard
I/O - USB JAZ 2GB
Iomega ZIP 100
USB HDD
MITSUMI USB FDD
I/O - USB (Mouse) Logitech M-BD58
Logitech M-UA34
Logitech M-UB48
Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer
I/O - USB (Speaker) Panasonic EAB-MPC57USB
I/O - USB (Camera) Intel PC Camera Pro Pack
I/O - USB (ZIP) Iomega ZIP 100
I/O - USB (HUB) BELKIN Express Bus HUB
D-LINK HUB
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Com port & PS/2 Logitech M-M35
Logitech Trackman Marble T-CJ12
Logitech Trackman Portable Mouse T-CC3
Logitech MouseMan M-CV46
Logitech Track Man Live (W/L) M-RD37
Microsoft Intellimouse
Microsoft Home Mouse
I/O Adapter
PCMCIA  Xircom 32-bit Card bus 10/100
Com 32-bit Card bus 10/100 BASE-TX (3C575-TX)
Xircom Etherent 10/100+Modem 56K(CBEM56G-100)
Xircom RealPort Card Ethernet 10/100+ Modem56(RBEM56G-100)
Toshiba Type II PCMCIA 2G HDD
3COM Airconnect(3CRWE737A) wireless LAN card
Cisco Aironet 340(AIR-PCM340)wirless LAN card
Iomeage Clik! PC Card 40MB
LEXAR Compact Flash Card (16MB)
RITEK Compact Flash Memory (128MB)
HITACHI CompactFlash Memory (64MB)
DELL IEEE 1394a PC Card 
ItemSpecifications
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Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Environment Test
ItemSpecifications
Display LCD 14.1” TFT (XGA)--
AU UB141X03
CPT CLAA141XF01
LCD15.0” TFT (1024x768 XGA)--
AU B150XN01
LG LP150X04
HITACHI TX38D85VC1CAB
LCD 15.0” TFT (1024x768 SXGA+)--
CPT CLAA105PA01
LG LP150E01-A2M2
IBM ITSX95C
Video Viewsonic 17PS
Sony MultiScan G200
DELL Ultra Scan P991
Ext TV
Ethernet D-Link Ethernet Adapter
Audio
Headphone General headphone
Microphone General MIC
Speaker Panasonic EAB-MPC57USB
FDD 1.44MB floppy disk drive
I/O Peripheral
I/O - printer (parallel) HP LaserJet 5P
HP LaserJet 2100 PCL6(IR)
EPSON color 740
I/O - TV Sony KV-W32MX2
I/O - Keyboard Darfon
Natural USB keyboard Pro
Chicony KU-8933 USB keyboard
I/O - USB JAZ 2GB
Iomega ZIP 100
USB HDD
MITSUMI USB FDD
I/O - USB (Mouse) Logitech M-BD58
Logitech M-UA34
Logitech M-UB48
Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer
I/O - USB (Speaker) Panasonic EAB-MPC57USB
I/O - USB (Camera) Intel PC Camera Pro Pack
I/O - USB (ZIP) Iomega ZIP 100
I/O - USB (HUB) BELKIN Express Bus HUB
D-LINK HUB
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Com port & PS/2 Logitech M-M35
Logitech Trackman Marble T-CJ12
Logitech Trackman Portable Mouse T-CC3
Logitech MouseMan M-CV46
Logitech Track Man Live (W/L) M-RD37
Microsoft Intellimouse
Microsoft Home Mouse
I/O Adapter
PCMCIA  Xircom 32-bit Card bus 10/100
Com 32-bit Card bus 10/100 BASE-TX (3C575-TX)
Xircom Etherent 10/100+Modem 56K(CBEM56G-100)
Xircom RealPort Card Ethernet 10/100+ Modem56(RBEM56G-100)
Toshiba Type II PCMCIA 2G HDD
3COM Airconnect(3CRWE737A) wireless LAN card
Cisco Aironet 340(AIR-PCM340)wirless LAN card
Iomeage Clik! PC Card 40MB
LEXAR Compact Flash Card (16MB)
RITEK Compact Flash Memory (128MB)
HITACHI CompactFlash Memory (64MB)
DELL IEEE 1394a PC Card 
ItemSpecifications
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							Appendix C129
This section describes online technical support services available to help you repair your Acer Systems.
If you are a distributor, dealer, ASP or TPM, please refer your technical queries to your local Acer branch 
office.  Acer Branch Offices may access our website. However some information sources will require a user 
i.d. and password. These can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan.
Acers Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you need them.
In the Technical Information section you can download information on all of Acers Notebook, Desktop and 
Server models including:
TService guides for all models
TUsers manuals
TTraining materials
TBios updates
TSoftware utilities
TSchematics
TSpare parts lists
TTABs (Technical Announcement Bulletin)
The service repair section provides you with downloadable information on: 
TTroubleshooting guides
TTooling box information
TRepair instructions for specific models 
TBasic repair guidelines
TDebug cards for Acers latest models
For these purposes, we have included an Acrobat File to facilitate the problem-free downloading of our 
technical material.
 Also contained on this website are: 
TDetailed information on Acers International Travelers Warranty (ITW) 
TReturned material authorization procedures 
TAn overview of all the support services we offer, accompanied by a list of telephone, fax and email 
contacts for all your technical queries.
We are always looking for ways to optimize and improve our services, so if you have any suggestions or 
comments, please do not hesitate to communicate these to us.
Online Support Information
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							Index131
A
AC Adapter 32
ACPI 1.0a 23
AFLASH Utility 52
Audio 27, 28
B
Battery 29
Battery Pack 65
battery pack
charging indicator 12
BIOS 23
package 23
password control 23
ROM size 23
ROM type 23
vendor 23
Ve r s i o n  2 3
BIOS Setup Utility 39
BIOS Supports protocol 23
BIOS Utility 39
Basic System Settings 45
Navigating 39
Onboard Device Configuration 47
Startup Configuration 46
System Information 41
System Security 41, 51
Board Layout 4
Bottom View 5
Top View 4
C
Cache
controller 23
size 23
caps lock
on indicator 12
CardBus 28
computer
on indicator 12
CPU
core voltage 23
package 23
type 23
D
DIMM 23
Combinations 24
external 66
package 23
removing 66
Speed 23
voltage 23
Disassembly
Battery Pack 64
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Module 69
Floppy Disk Drive 74
Machine 61
Procedure Flowchart 63
Display 3
DVD-ROM Interface 25
E
Error Symptom-to-Spare Part Index 83
External CD-ROM Drive Check 78
F
Features 1
features 119
Flash Utility 52
Floppy Disk
removing the 74
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 101
H
Hard disk 24, 28
HDD 24, 28
Hot Keys 13
I
Indicators 12
Intermittent Problems 89
J
Jumper and Connector Locations 97
Bottom View 99
Top View 97
KIndex
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							132Index
Keyboard 28
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check 79
L
L2 cache 23
LAN/Modem Combo 24
M
Machine Disassembly 61
media access
on indicator 12
Memory Check 79
Model Definition 118
Modem 24
Modem Combo Card
external 67
N
num lock
on indicator 12
O
Online Support Information 129
P
Panel 6
Bottom 11
left 6
Rear 9
right 9
Parallel Port 27
PC Card 12, 28
PCMCIA 28
Pentium III
 23
Power System Check
Battery Pack
 81
Power Adapter 80, 81
Processor 23
R
RMA 101
RTC 28
S
Second Level Cache 23
Super I/O 28
System
Block Diagram 3Layout 4
System Check Procedures 78
System Diagnostic Diskette 52
System Memory 23
System Specifications
Features 119
System Utilities 39
System Utility Diskette 52
T
Temperature 33
Test Compatible Components 121
Touchpad Check 81
Troubleshooting 77
U
Undetermined Problems 90
USB 28
utility
BIOS 39
V
Video 27
Resolutions 27
Video controller 28
W
Windows 2000 Environment Test 122
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