Acer Travelmate 4230 Service Guide
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Aspire 5680/5630/3690
TravelMate 4280/4230/2490 Series
Service Guide
PRINTED IN TAIWAN Service guide files and updates are available
on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5680/5630/3690 and TravelMate 4280/4230/ 2490 service guide. DateChapterUpdates
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IV 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.
V 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 Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature: Platform and memroy Aspire 5680/5630 Series and TravelMate 4280/4230 Series TIntel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology, featuring: tIntel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor T7200/7400/7600 (4 MB L2 cache, 2.0/2.16/2.33 GHz, 667 MHz FSB) and T5500/5600 (2MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB), supporting Intel® EM64T tIntel® 945GM/945PM+ICH7M TIntel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology (for TravelMate 4280/ 4230) TUp to 2 GB of DDR2 533/667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules (dual-channel support) (for Aspire 5680/5630 and TravelMate 4280/4230) T256/512 MB of DDR2 533 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two soDIMM modules (dual- channel support) (for Aspire 3690/TravelMate 2490) Aspire 3690 Series and TravelMate 2490 Series TIntel® Celeron® M processor 410/420/430 (1 MB L2 cache, 1.46/1.60/1.73 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) or higher TMobile Intel® 940GML Express chipset TAcer InviLinkTM 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology T256/512 MB of DDR2 533 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two so DIMM modules (dual- channel support ) Display and graphics T15.4” WXGA color TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, 16:10 viewing ratio, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVistaTM T15” XGA color TFT LCD, 1024x 768 pixel resolution TNVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600/7600SE with 128/256MB of external GDDR2 VRAM, supporting Microsoft® DirectX®R 9.0, Shader Model 3.0, OpenEXR High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, NVIDIA® PowerMizer. 6.0 and PCI Express® (for Aspire 5680) TNVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7300 up to 256 MB TurboCacheTM (128 MB of dedicated GDDR2 VRAM, 128 MB of shared system memory),supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, Shader Model 3.0, OpenEXR High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, NVIDIA® PowerMizerTM 6.0, PCI Express® (for Aspire 5630 discrete) TMobile Intel® 945GM Express chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, up to 224 MB of shared system memory, supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 and PCI Express® (for Aspire 5630 UMA) System Specifications Chapter 1
2Chapter 1 TMobile Intel® 940GML Express chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, up to 224 MB of shared system memory, supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 (for Aspire 3690) TDual independent display T16.7 million colors TMPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability TS-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support (for selected models) TDVI-D (true digital video interface) support (for selected models) TAcer CinemaVisionTM technology (Acer Arcade) TAcer ClearVisionTM optimization (Acer Arcade) Storage subsystem T60/80/100/120 GB or higher hard disk drive TOptical drive options: t DVD-Super Multi double-layer t DVD/CD-RW combo T5-in1 card reader, supporting Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PROTM (MS PRO), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), xD-Picture CardTM (xD) (for selected models) Input devices T88/89-key keyboard with inverted “T” cursor layout; 2.5mm (minimum) key travle (for TravelMate series) TTouchpad with 4-way scroll button T12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad, international language support TFour easy-launch buttons: Empowering Key, email, Internet, user-programmable button TSix/seven media keys: TV, volume up, volume down, play/pause, stop, next, previous (for selected models) TThree communication LED-buttons: WLAN, 3G, Bluetooth® (for selected models) Audio TAudio system with two built-in speakers TIntel® High-Definition audio support TSound Blaster ProTM and MS Sound compatible TS/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers (for selected models) TBuilt-in microphone Communication TAcer Video Conference featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer OrbiCamTM and optional Acer Bluetooth® VoIP phone TAcer OrbiCamTM integrated 1.3 megapixel or 310,000 pixel CMOS camera (for selected models), featuring : t 225 degree ergonomic rotation t Acer VisageONTM technology (for 1.3 megapixel camera models only) t Acer PrimaLiteTM technology
Chapter 13 TWWAN: UMTS WCDMA (3G) at 2100 MHz and GPRS/EDGE at three bands (900/1800/1900 MHz), upgradeable to HSDPA 1.8 Mbps (for selected models) TWLAN: t Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology (for Aspire 5680/5630 Series) t Acer InviLinkTM 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology (for Aspire 3690 Series) TModem: 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; wake-on ring ready TLAN: 10/100 Mbps Fast or 10/100/1000 Mbps gigabit Ethernet (for selected models); wake-on- LAN ready TWPAN: integrated Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR Power subsystem TACPI 2.0 power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes T71W 4800 mAh Li-ion battery pack (8-cell) or 44W 4000mAh Li-ion battery pack (6-cell) T2-hour rapid charge; 2.5-hour charge-in-use T3-pin 90 W AC adapter I/O Ports TExpressCardTM /34 slot (for selected models) TPC Card slot (one Type II) T5-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) TFour USB 2.0 ports TDVI-D port (for selected models) TIEEE 1394 port (for selected models) TConsumer infrared (CIR) port (for selected models) TFast infrared (FIR) port (for selected models) TExternal display (VGA) port TAV-in port (for selected models) TS-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port (for selected models) TS-video-in (NTSC/PAL) port (for selected models) THeadphones/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support (for selected models) TMicrophone jack TLine-in jack TEthernet (RJ-45) port TModem (RJ-11) port TDC-in jack for AC adaptor Environment TTemperature: toperating: 5 C to 35 C tNon-operating: -20 C to 65 C THumidity (non-condensing): toperating: 20%~80% tNon-operating: 20%~80% °° °°
4Chapter 1 System Block Diagram This is for UMA models This is for discrete models