Acer TravelMate 4220 2480 Aspire 5600 User Manual

							
      TravelMate4220/2480 & Aspire5600
Service Guide
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate4220/2480 & Aspire5600 service 
guide.
Date Chapter Updates 
						

							
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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, magne tic, 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 warrantie s 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 bu yer (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 4 and Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
Screen messagesDenotes actual messages that appear 
on screen.
NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional 
information related to the current 
topic.
WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might 
result from doing or not doing specific 
actions.
CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to 
avoid possible hardware or software 
problems.
IMPORTANT Reminds 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 offi ce 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, plea se 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 wh atever 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 t hose given in the FRU list of this printed Service 
Guide. You MUST use the list provid ed by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and 
service of customer machines. 
						

							
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Chapter1 System Specifications 1
Features 1
Block Diagram 3
TM 4220/2480 Outlook View 4
Aspire 56
00 Outlook View 9

Indicators 14
Easy-Launch Buttons 15
Touchpad 16
Using the Keyboard 17
Using the System Utilities 22
Acer Empowering Technology 25
Hardware Specifications and Configurations 35
Chapter2 System Utilities 46
BIOS Setup Utility 46
Information 47
Main 48
Security 50
Boot 53
Exit 54
BIOS Password Removal 55
Chapter3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 57
General Information 58
Disassembly Procedure Flowchart 59
Removing the Adapter and Battery Pack 60
Removing the TV Tuner, Heatsink Module, CPU, and HDD Module 61
Removing the Memory and Wireless Card 64
Removing the Bluetooth Module 65
Disassembling the Main  Unit into Upper Case and Lower Case 66
Disassembling the LCD Module 69
Reassembling the LCD Module 72
HDD disassembly & Reassembly 74
ODD disassembly & Reassembly 75
Main Unit Reassembly 76
Chapter4 Troubleshooting 85
System Check Procedures 86
Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message 89
Index of Error Messages 90
Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes 92
Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message 96
Intermittent Problems 100
Undetermined Problems 101
Chapter5 Jumper and Connector Locations 102
Top View 102
Bottom View  103
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 104
Exploded Diagram  105
Part List 108 
						

							
Chapter 11
Features
This computer was designed with the user in mind.  Here are just a few of its many features:
Performance
TIntel®  Pentium®  M YonahProcessor dual core at 1.66~2.16 GHz 
TIntel®  Pentium®  M Yonah Processor single core at 1.66~1.83 GHz  
TIntel®  Celeron®  M Yonah Processosr at 1.66~1.83 GHz
Chipset
TNorth Bridge:
T945GM/945PM/940GML
TSouth Bridge:
TICH7M
Memory
T256MB or 512MB of DDRII 533/667 SDRAM 
TTwo DDR SODIMM slots
TUpgradeable to 2GB Memory for 32bit OS
Display
T15.4” TFT WXGA, WXGAG
T15” TFT XGA
Graphics
TUMA
TDiscrete
TAT I  M O B I L I T YTM RADEON®  X1400(M54P), X1300(M52P) 
VRAM
TUMA
TDVMT3.0, share 8MB, up to 128MB in OS
TDiscrete
TM54P:128MB, up to 256MB, 512MB in OS
TM52P:128MB, up to 256MB, 512MB in OS
Audio
TRealtek ALC883 Audio Codec
THD(High Definition) AUdio
TSNR > 85
TInternal Microphone
System Specifications
Chapter  1 
						

							
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TTwo speakers, at lease 1W/9cc for each
TEnable VoIP function
Storage
TPATA(SATA ready)
T9.5mm height, 2.5” HDD 
TEasily removable
T60/80/100/120GB
TPCI Bus Master Enhanced IDE
TSupport Ultra DMA100, S.M.A.R.T
Communication
T56Kbps V.90/V.92 AC-Link modem card (MDC1.5) 
T10/100Mbps on board 
TWLAN 802.11b/g or 802.11 a/b/g dual-band tri-mode Wireless with Mini-card/Mini-PCI interface 
TBuilt-in 2 Antenna (which has to be placed on the top of LCD on the sides of LCD latch)
I/O Ports
T3 external USB 2.0 ports
TEthernet (RJ-45) port
TModem (RJ-11) port
TExternal display (VGA) port(15-pin)
TOne Microphones-in
TOne Line-in jack
THeadphones/Line-out jack with SPDIF support
TDC-in jack for AC adaptor
T1 PCMCIA
Battery
T8-cell of 18650 Li-ion battery pack, (2400mAh)
T4-cell of 18650 Li-lon battery pack, (2000mAh)
T6-cell of 18650 Li-lon battery pack, (2000mAh)
T3-pin 90W AC adaptor 
						

							
Chapter 13
Block Diagram
DDR-II
ATA 66/100 HD Audio
AUDIO CODEC
DDR-II SODIMM1
DDR-II SODIMM2
IDE-ODD
PATA HDD ATA 66/100
RJ11
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Page:2, 3
Page: 5, 6 , 7, 8, 9, 10
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Page:4
DMI I/F
Page: 30
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Touchpad
KBC
NS
PC97551/541V
Keyboard PCI BUS 33MHZ
RJ45
REALTEK
RTL8100CL
USB 2.0
Page: 26
MINI-PCI
Wireless LAN
Realtek
Page: 29
ALC883 (ALC260)LPC 33MHZ
TI PCI7412
ZB2
REQ2# / GNT2# REQ0#
GNT0#
AD19 AD25
INTC# , INTD# INTE#
INTF#
INTG#
Page: 12
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FLASHPage: 31FAN
CRT
Page: 22
RGB
LVDS
Page: 22
LVDSTYPE II
SLOT
Bluetooth
USB
interface
Page:24
SYSTEM
USB PORT *3
MODEM
AMP
MAX9755AD16
REQ1#
GNT1#
INTB#
Page: 24
MINI-Card slot
Wireless LAN
PCI-E BUS
Page: 25
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ATi
M52P
/M52PG
/M54PPCIEPage: 17,
18,19, 20
UMA(option)
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ICS954310BG CLOCK GENYonah/Merom
INTEL Mobile_479  CPU
HOST BUS 533/667 MHz
1466 FCBGA
CALISTOGA-GM
652 BGAICH7-M
Page: 23SATA HDD
Page: 27
6 IN 1
Cardreader
XTAL
14.318MHZ
XTAL
32.768KHZ
XTAL
32.768K OSC
48MHZ
XTAL
25M
VRAM x4DDR2
16Mx16
32Mx16
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SPEAKER LINE OUT
MIC IN
Connector 
						

							
4Chapter 1
TM 4220/2480 Outlook View
A general introduction of ports allow you to connect peripheral devices, as you would with a desktop PC.
Open View
#ItemDescription
1 Built-in camera 1.3/0.31 megapixel web camera for video communication(for  selected models)
2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displaying computer  output. 
3 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
4 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer. 
5 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a  computer mouse. 
6 Click buttons (Left, center and 
right)  The left and right buttons functi
on like the left and right mouse 
buttons; the center button se rves as a 4-way scroll button.
7 Palmrest Comfortable support area  for your hands when you use the 
computer.
8 Power button Turns the computer on and off.
9 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for l aunching frequently used programs.
10 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that turn on and off to show the  status of the computer’s functions and components.
Just for Starters...
# Item Description