Acer Travelmate 430 Service Guide

Chapter 13
System Block Diagram
Serial Port
S-Video Conn.
Power Circuit           
DC/DC Interface
CardBus Controller
Line-In
ADM1032
S-Video Conn.
USB 2.0 Conn. X 3
CRT Conn.
1.5V 66MHz
845-PE MCH
ICH4
AGP 4X(1.5V)
IDSEL:AD18/22
(PIRQC/D#,GNT#1/4,REQ#1/4)
EXT. MIC In Line-Out
533/400MHz
Flash
Memory
SD/MMC 
Slot
CD-ROM
Connector 478 pin
DC-In Jack
SPR Connector
USB interface
RJ45 ATI M7P 64M
VGA Board
IDSEL:AD20
(PIRQA#,GNT#2,REQ#2)
AGP Conn.
AC97 Codec Clock Generator
BANK 0, 1, 2, 3
Bluetooth
Audio...

4Chapter 1
Board Layout
To p  V i e w
1-U5 Clock Generator 4-U6 LAN Controller
2-U9 CardBus Controller 5-U11 Media Reader
3-U16 Super I/O 6-U23 IEEE 1394a Controller
 
 
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Bottom View
1-U41 Flash Memory 5-U37 Audio DJ
2-U52 Audio Amplifier 6-U35 Southbridge
3-U54 Audio CODEC 7-U31 Northbridge
4-U42 Embedded Controller 8-U32 CPU
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6Chapter 1
Outlook View
A general introduction of ports allow you to connect peripheral devices, as you would with a desktop PC. 
Front View
#IconItemDescription
1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display), 
displays computer output.
2 Power Button Turns on the computer power.
3 Speakers Outputs sound.
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...

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14 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands 
when you use the computer.
Outputs sound.
15 Status indicators LEDs (light-emitting diode) that turn on and 
off to show the status of the computer, its 
functions and components.
16 Microphone Inputs sounds and voice into your 
computer.
17 Launch keys Special keys for launching Internet 
browser, E-mail program and frequently 
used programs. Located at the top of the 
keyboard are five buttons. They are 
designated as P1, P2, E-mail button...

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Left Panel
#IconItemDescription
1 Power jack Connects to an AC adapter.
2 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible 
computer security lock.
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Right Panel
 
#IconItemDescription
1 USB port Connects to Universal Serial Bus devices 
(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).
2 Line-in/Mic-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio 
CD player, stereo walkman). Selection is 
through the OS Windows mixer.
3 Speaker/Headphone-
out jackConnects to audio line-out devices (e.g., 
speakers, headphones)
4 Modem jack Connects to a phone line
5 IEEE 1394 port Connects to an IEEE 1394 device.
6 PC card eject buttons Eject the PC Card from the slot.
7...

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Rear Panel
#IconItemDescription
1 Expansion port I/O replicator or EasyPort expansion 
devices.
2 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external 
monitor, LCD projector).
3 Parallel port Connects to a parallel device (e.g., parallel 
printer).
4 S-video Connects t a television or display device 
with S-video input. 

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Bottom Panel
#IconItemDescription
1 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.
2 Battery release latches Unlatches the battery to remove the battery 
pack.
3 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory.
4 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool. 
Note: Don’t cover or obstruct the opening 
of the fan.
5 AcerMedia drive bay 
release latchlatches the AcerMedia bay to remove the 
optical diskette drive.
6 Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk. 

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Indicators
The computer has seven easy-to-read status icons below the display screen.
The status LCD displays icons that show the status of the computer and its components.
IconFunctionDescription
Power Lights green when the computer is on. 
Flashes when the computer is in low 
power.
Sleep Flashes when the computer enters Sleep 
mode. Lights when the computer is in 
Sleep mode.
Battery charge Lights green when the battery is being 
charged. 
Wireless 
communicationLights when the Wireless...