Acer Travelmate 4200 Service Guide
Have a look at the manual Acer Travelmate 4200 Service Guide online for free. It’s possible to download the document as PDF or print. UserManuals.tech offer 720 Acer manuals and user’s guides for free. Share the user manual or guide on Facebook, Twitter or Google+.
Chapter 125 Acer ePerformance Management Acer ePerformance Management is a system optimization tool that boosts the performance of your Acer notebook. It provides you with the following options to enhance overall system performance: TMemory optimization - releases unused memory and check usage. TDisk optimization - removes unneeded items and files. TSpeed optimization - improves the usability and performance of your Windows XP system.
26Chapter 1 Acer eRecovery Management Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility that does away with the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer. The Acer eRecovery Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on your system’s HDD. User-created backups are stored on D: drive. Acer eRecovery Management provides you with: TPassword protection. TRecovery of applications and drivers. TImage/data backup: TBack up to HDD (set recovery point). TBack up to CD/DVD. TImage/data recovery tools: TRecover from a hidden partition (factory defaults). TRecover from the HDD (most recent user-defined recovery point). TRecover from CD/DVD.
Chapter 127 NOTE: If your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery Management’s “System backup to optical disk” feature to burn a backup image to CD or DVD. To ensure the best results when recovering your system using a CD or Acer eRecovery Management, detach all peripherals (except the external Acer ODD, if your computer has one), including your Acer ezDock. Acer eSettings Management Acer eSettings Management allows you to inspect hardware specifications and to monitor the system health status. Furthermore, Acer eSettings Management enables you to optimize your Windows operating system, so your computer runs faster, smoother and better. Acer eSettings Management also: TProvides a simple graphical user interface for navigating through the program effortlessly. TDisplays general system status and advanced monitoring for power users. TLogs when a hardware component has been removed or replaced. TPermits you to migrate personal settings. TKeeps a history log of all alerts that were previously issued.
28Chapter 1 Acer eNet Management Acer eNet Management helps you to quickly and easily connect to both wired and wireless networks in a variety of locations. To access this utility, either click on the “Acer eNet Management” icon on your notebook, or start the program from the Start menu. You also have the option to set Acer eNet Management to start automatically when you boot up your PC. Acer eNet Management automatically detects the best settings for a new location, while offering you the freedom to manually adjust the settings to match your needs, simply by right-clicking on the icon in the taskbar. Acer eNet Management can save network settings for a location to a profile, and automatically apply the appropriate profile when you move from one location to another. Settings stored include network connection
Chapter 129 settings(IP and DNS settings, wireless AP details, etc.), as well as default printer settings. Security and safety concerns mean that Acer eNet Management does not store username and password information. Acer ePower Management Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface. To launch it, select Acer ePower Management from the Empowering Technology interface, or double-click the Acer ePower Management icon in the task tray. Acer Mode The default setting is “Maximum Performance.” You can adjust CPU speed, LCD brightness and other settings, or click on buttons to turn the following functions on/off: Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, CardBus, Memory Card, Audio, and Wired LAN. DC Mode To suit your usage, there are four pre-defined profiles - Entertainment, Presentation, Word Processing, and Maximum Battery. Or, you can define up to three of your own profiles. Create new power scheme 1.Assign a name for the new scheme. 2.Choose existing scheme to use as a template. 3.Select whether used for mains (AC) or batery mode. 4.Choose which power options best fit your needs, then click OK. 5.The new profile will appear on the main screen. Battery status For real-time battery life estimates based on current usage, referto the panel on the lower left-hand side of the window.
30Chapter 1 You can also click “Advanced Settings” to: TSet alarms. TRe-load factory defaults. TSelect what actions will be taken when the cover is closed, and set passwords for accessing the system after Hibernation or Standby. TView information about Acer ePower Management.
Chapter 131 Acer ePresentation Management Acer ePresentation Management lets you select from two of the most common projector resolutions: XGA and SVGA.
32Chapter 1 Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor ItemSpecification CPU type Intel ® CoreTM Duo processor T2300/T2400/T2500/T2600 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83/2/2.16GHz, 667 MHz FSB) Core logic Intel ® 945GM/945PM+ICH7-M CPU package FCBGA-1466 CPU core voltage BIOS ItemSpecification BIOS vendor Phneoix BIOS Version V1.10 BIOS ROM type 512K Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 1MB Flash BIOS BIOS package 32-pin PLCC Supported protocols ACPI 1.0b/2.0/3.0, PCI2.2, System/HDD Password Security Control, INT 13h Extensions, PnP 1.0a, SMBIOS 2.4, BIOS Boot Specification (Compaq, Phoenix, INtel), Simple Boot Flag 1.0, Boot Block, PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification,USB 1.1/2.0, PC Card 95, IrDA 1.0, Intel AC97 CNR Specification, WfM 2.0, PXE 2.1, Boot Integrity Service Application Program Interface (BIS) 1.0, PC99a and Mobile PC2001 Compliant, Intel (R) SpeedStep Technology, Legacy 1394 Device support, DMI 2.0, PS/2 keyboard and mouse BIOS password control Set by setup manual Second Level Cache ItemSpecification Cache controller Built-in CPU Cache size 2MB for Intel ® Pentium® M 945GM/945PM Processor 1st level cache control Always enabled 2st level cache control Always enabled Cache scheme control Fixed in write-back System Memory ItemSpecification Memory controller Built-in Intel ® 945GM/945PM Memory size 0MB (no on-board memory) DIMM socket number 2 sockets Supports memory size per socket 1024MB Supports maximum memory size 2G (by two 1024MB SO-DIMM module) Supports DIMM type DDR 2 Synchronous DRAM Supports DIMM Speed 400 MHz Supports DIMM voltage 1.8V Supports DIMM package 200-pin soDIMM Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they match the above specifications. µ
Chapter 133 NOTE: Above table lists some system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to form other combinations. On above table, the configuration of slot 1 and slot 2 could be reversed. Memory Combinations Slot 1Slot 2Total Memory 0MB 128MB 128MB 0MB 256MB 256MB 0MB 512MB 512MB 0MB 1024MB 1024MB 128MB 128MB 256MB 128MB 256MB 384MB 128MB 512MB 640MB 128MB 1024MB 1152MB 256MB 128MB 384MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 256MB 512MB 768MB 256MB 1024MB 1280MB 512MB 128MB 640MB 512MB 256MB 768MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 1536MB 1024MB 0MB 1024MB 1024MB 128MB 1152MB 1024MB 256MB 1280MB 1024MB 512MB 1536MB 1024MB 1024MB 2048MB LAN Interface ItemSpecification Chipset BroadCom BCM4401E Supports LAN protocol 10/100Mbps LAN connector type RJ45 LAN connector location Right side Features Integrated 10/100 BASE-T transceiver Wake on LAN support compliant with ACPI 2.0 PCI v2.2 Modem Interface ItemSpecification Data modem data baud rate (bps) 56K Supports modem protocol V.90/V.92 Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Right side Bluetooth Interface ItemSpecification Chipset Built-in Intel ® ICH7-M
34Chapter 1 Data throughput 723 bps (full speed data rate) Protocol Bluetooth 2.0 Interface USB 1.1 Connector type Mini-USB Wireless Module 802.11b/g (optional device) ItemSpecification Chipset Built-in ICH7-M Data throughput 11~54 Mbps Protocol 802.11b+g Interface Mini-PCI type II (What does PCI Bus means on the system block diagram?) Hard Disk Drive Interface Item Vendor & Model NameSeagate 40G ST9402112A Toshiba MK4025GAS Hitachi HTS421240H9AT00 WD WD400UE-22HCT0 Samsung M40MP0402HSeagate ST96812A Seagate ST960821A Toshiba MK6025GAS HGST HTS541260H9AT00 WD WD600UE-22HCT0TOSHIBA MK8025GAS HITACHI HTS421280H9AT00 SEAGATE ST9808210A SEAGATE ST98823A TOSHIBA MK8026GAX HGST HTS541280H9AT00 WD WD800UE-22HCT0 Capacity (MB) 40000 60000 80000 Bytes per sector512 512 512 Data heads 2 3 (for Hitachi and Seagate) 4 (for Toshiba)4 (for Hitachi) 3 (for Seagate) Drive Format Disks 1 2 2 Spindle speed (RPM)4200 RPM 4200 RPM 4200 RPM Performance Specifications Buffer size 2048KB 8192KB 8192KB Interface ATA/ATAPI-6; ATA-6 ATA/ATAPI-6; ATA-6 ATA/ATA-6; ATA-6 Max. media transfer rate (disk-buffer, Mbytes/s)372 350 350 Data transfer rate (host~buffer, Mbytes/s)100 MB/Sec. Ultra DMA mode-5100 MB/Sec. Ultra DMA mode-5100 MB/Sec. Ultra DMA mode-5 DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance5V(DC) +/- 5% 5V(DC) +/- 5% 5V(DC) +/- 5% Bluetooth Interface ItemSpecification