Acer Travelmate 4520 Service Guide

							Appendix A111
Model E (TravelMate 4520)
System Internal Part Number: S2.TLD0Z.001
System Board Internal Part Number: 55.4U101.001G/55.4U101.M01G 
ComponentDescriptionPart NumberProvider
Processor Turion 64 X2 TL64  rev.G KC.TTL02.64G AMD
North bridge ATI RS690M 71.RS690.M05 ATI
South bridge ATI SB600 71.SB600.M03 ATI
LCD module AUO 14.1 WXGA non-glare LK.14105.019 AUO
Memory Samsung DDRII 667 1GB*2 M470T2953EZ3-CE KN.1GB0B.011 Samsung
Hard disk drive 
(SATA)HGST 160 GB 2.5 5400RPM SATA 
HTS541616J9SA00KH.16007.011 HGST
Optical disc drive Sony Super-Multi drive 12.7mm Tray DL 8X AD-
7530AKU.0080E.002 Sony 
Modem board Lite-On Agere 54.09027.091 Lite-On 
LAN controller Marvell 8071 B0 — Marvell
Bluetooth board T60H928.01(Bluetooth) 56.25020.003 —
Wireless module Fox BRM 4321 Minicard ABGN 54.0309F.001 Fox
Camera module Bison Lotus BN30V4O714300 56.18011.041 Bison 
Lotus
Fingerprint reader/
scroll keyscroll key — —
Inverter board 17 RoHs VK.21189.406 19.21066.034 —
Keyboard US-International 9J.N8882.K1D —
Touchpad board Synaptics TM00450-001 56.17022.001 Synaptics
Battery pack Sanyo 6 cell 2.4AHR BT.00603.040 Sanyo
Power cord 3-pin 27.01518.781 —
AC adapter Lite-On 65W 1.7x5.5x11 PA-1650-02AC LF AP.06503.016  Lite-On 
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							Appendix B11 3
This computer’s compatibility is tested and verified by Acer’s internal testing department. All of its system 
functions are tested for the Business, Home Basic, and and Home Premium editions of Microsoft’s latest 
operating system Windows Vista. 
Refer to the following lists for components, adapter cards, and peripherals which have passed these tests. 
Regarding configuration, combination and test procedures, please refer to the TravelMate 4520 series 
Compatibility Test Report released by the Acer Mobile System Testing Department.
Hardware Compatibility Tests
ItemSpecification
VGA/DVD-D/S-Video Port Test
CRT monitor Acer 211c 21
ViewSonic G220F
ViewSonic PF790 19
Sony TV Trinitron (S-Video)
LCD monitor Acer FP751 17 TFT LCD
Acer AL1521 15 LCD monitor (DVI)
Acer AL1721 17 LCD monitor (DVI)
ViewSonic VD201b 20 LCD (DVI-I, DVI-D, D-sub)
Westinghouse W37G (HDMI)  
HP LP2065 20 TFT monitor (DVI Port)
HP S9500 19 monitor (DVI Port)
Projector Dell 3300MP projector
USB Port Test
USB mouse Logicool USB mouse (OWCM-USB)
Logitech USB Wheel Mouse
Logitech First Wheel Mouse
Dell by logitech
HP USB Optical Austin Mouse
Belkin MiniGlow optical USB mouse
HP USB optical mouse (RB129AA)
USB keyboard Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
Dell USB keyboard
Dell Internet Navigator Keyboard
Dell Smart Card Keyboard
USB joystick Logitech WingMan RumblePad (G-UA3)
USB speaker Aiwa Multimedia Digital Speaker (SC-UC78)
Peripheral Dolby headphone (5.1 channel)
Panasonic USB Speaker (EAB-MPC57USB)
JS iFun USB speaker
USB web camera Intel Easy PC Camera (A20953-001)
Orange Micro USB 2.0 Web Cam
USB scanner Canon Scanner D1250 (JP OS only)
HP 2400 Scanjet (USB 1.1)
USB printer HP 450wbt Deskjet Printer (USB/Bluetooth)
Test Compatible Components
Appendix B
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USB hub ATEN UH-204 4 -port USB hub
IOGEAR 4-port USB hub
Corega WLAN USB Stick-11 (CG-WLUSBST11)
USB card reader PQI 6-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer
USB Zip drive Iomega USB Zip 250 MB
USB hard drive Fujitsu DynaMO-1300 1.3G 
Transcend 80G HDD (with IEEE1394)
Galileo Mass Storage 2.5 Travel Kit (with IEEE 1394)
Transcend 2.5 Portable 80 GB HDD
Note: Place computer in AC power mode when transferring large amount of 
data. 
USB optical drive Plextor DVD+R/RW
LG DVD+R/RW 16X (with IEEE1394)
Sony DVD+R/RW 16X (with IEEE1394)
Logitec CD-RW+ DVD-ROM combo drive
USB flash drive Sony 128 MB Memory Key 
Sony 5 GB Micro Vault Pro USB Flash Drive
IBM 128 MB USB Memory Key
IBM 512 MB Memory Key
Apacer 256 MB Handy Drive 
IR Port Test
IR printer HP LaserJet 2200
HP 450wbt Deskjet
Mobile phone Sony Ericsson T610
Motorola V600
Nokia 6820
IEEE 1394 Port Test
1394 storage device LG DVD+R/RW 16X
SONY DVD+R/RW 16X
Transcend 2.5 Portable 80 GB HDD
1394 camera Sony DV
1394 hub ATEN FH-600 Firewire 6-port expansion hub
WLAN Access Point Test
 Access point 802.11b Cisco Aironet 350
Cisco Aironet 1230
Access point 802.11a Intel Pro/Wireless 5000
Netgear HE102 
Access point 802.11g D-Link Wireless 108G gaming router
Access point 802.11n D-Link WiFi 802.11n Rangebooster N 650  
BUFFALO WZR-G144N AirStation Wireless IEEE 802.11n/g/b 
Belkin N1MIMO wireless router
Bluetooth Access Point Test  X Bridge Bluetooth Access Point BT300
Bluetooth Device TestSony Ericsson Wireless Headset
Sony Ericsson T610
X Bridge BT300 Bluetooth Access Point 
EPSON Bluetooth Print Adapter
HP Deskiet 450wbt
AmbiCom Bluetooth Wireless CompactFlash Card with PC Card Adapter
Hardware Compatibility Tests
ItemSpecification
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Hardware Compatibility Tests
ItemSpecification
PC Card Test
LAN/modem card CardBus Ethernet 10/100 32Bit(CBE-10/100BTX)
Storage card IOmega Click! 40 MB
Hitachi Microdrive 4 GB
USB 2.0 card IBM EtherJet CardBus Adapter 10/100
Adaptec USB2 Connect
IOGEAR Cardbus Card USB 2.0
1394 card Buffalo 1394 Interface Cardbus (4 pin) (IFC-ILCB/DV)
I-O Data 1394 Interface Cardbus (6 pin) (CB1394/DVC)
GPRS card Vodafone QL1ACC-21581 3G/GPRS card
Sony Ericsson GC83 GPRS card
Sony EricssonGC89 GPRS card
Memory Card Test (SD/MS/MMC/CF/xD)
Secure Digital (SD) Apacer 128/256 MB SD card 
Transcend 256 MB SD card 
SanDisk 256 MB SD card
Apacer 2 GB SD card (150x Hi-Speed)
Kingmax 1GB SD card  (66x Hi-Speed)
SanDisk I GB SD card
RIDATA 4 GB SD PRO Memory Card
Memory Stick (MS) I-O DATA 64 MB Memory Stick 
Apacer 128 MB Memory Stick 
Sony 512 MB Memory Stick Pro 
Lexar High-speed 512 MB Memory Stick Pro Duo 
Lexar High-speed 1 GB Memory Stick Pro Duo
SanDisk 1GB Memory Stick Pro
Sony High-speed 2 GB Memory Stick Pro Dou
Sony 2 GB Memory Stick Pro
MultiMedia Card (MMC) SanDisk 32MB MMC 
Apacer 128 MB MMC
Transcend 64/128 MB MMC
Transcend 128 MB MMC
Transcend 256 MB MMC
SanDisk 128 MB RS-MMC 
PQI 256 MB RS-MMC Mobile\
Transcend 512 MB MMC
A-DATA Turbo 200X 2 GB MMC
CompactFlash Apacer  256/512 MB Compact Flash Card
SanDisk 2 GB Compact Flash Card
extreme Digital Olympus 512 MB xD-Picture Card 
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Games and Software Compatibility Tests 
ItemSpecification
Games Blizzard
qWarCraft III (CD-04-062)
qWarCraft III - Frozen Throne Expansion Pack (CD-04-157) + (DX8.1, 
Patch 1.18 or later)
Atari
qNeverwinter Nights + Patch v1.62 (CD-04-220 / WKS)
qUnreal Tournament 2004 (CD-04-140)
ID Software
qQuake III Arena (CD-04-057)
qQuake IIII (CD-04-197)
Activision
qCall of Duty 2 (CD-04-203)
qStar Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (CD-04-192)
qDoom 3 (CD-04-194) + Doom 3 (DX9.0b)
Electronic Arts 
qA Battlefield 1942 (CD-04-107/WKS)
qBattlefield 2 (CD-04-207) + (DX 9.0c, Patch 1.01)
qCommand & Conquer Generals (CD-04-222 / WKS)
qMadden NFL 2006 (CD-04-216)
qNascar Thunder 2004 (CD-04-113)
qNascar SimRacing (CD-04-228)
qNBA LIVE 2006 (CD-04-214 / WKS)
qTiger Woods PGA Tour 2006 (CD-04-199)
qMedal of Honor Allied Assault Spearhead Expansion Pack (CD-04-122-1)
qFIFA World Cup GERMANY 2006 (CD-04-234)
qSports FIFA 2006 Soccer (CD-04-236)
qNeed for Speed - Under Ground II (DX9)
Microsoft
qFlight Simulator 2004 A Century of Flight (CD-04-074)
qHalo (CD-04-078)
qRise of Nations 1.0 (CD-04-079 / WKS)
Sierra Half-Life 2 (CD-04-237)
Crytek Far Cry (CD-04-154)
Interwise Silent Hunter III (CD-04-226)
Ubisoft Tom Clancys Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (CD-04-230)
FIFA Soccer 06
2006 FIFA World Cup
System utilities and applications PowerDVD
Windows DVD Maker
NTI-CD Maker
Acrobat Reader
Microsoft Office
Norton Internet Security
Acer Launch Manager
Wireless AP
Bluetooth AP
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							Appendix C11 7
This section provides technical specifications for the system hardware components. 
   
   Processor
ItemIntel Core 2 Duo Processor Number
T7600T7400T7200T5600T5500
CPU speed 2.33 GHz 2.16 GHz 2 GHz 1.83 GHz 1.66 GHz
Bus speed 667 MHz 667 MHz 667 MHz 667 MHz 667 MHz
Bus/core ratio 14 13 12 11 10
L2 cache size 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 2 MB 2 MB
L2 cache speed 2.33 GHz 2.16 GHz 2 GHz 1.83 GHz 1.66 GHz
Manufacturing 
technology65 nm
Core stepping B2
CPUID string 0X6F6
Thermal design 
power 34W
Thermal 
specification100 C
Core voltage 1.0375 - 1.30V
Socket type LGA775
Core logic  Mobile Intel 945PM Express Chipset
TNorth bridge: 82945PM (MCH)
TSouth bridge: 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M)
Technologies
TIntel Virtualization Technology (T5500 does not support this technology)
TEnhanced Intel SpeedStep 
TIntel 64-bit architecture
TExecute Disable Bit
System Controllers
ItemSpecification
Storage controller Intel ICH7-M 
Memory controller Intel 82945PM
Graphics controller ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 HD
Audio controller Realtek ALC883 Azalia HD Audio Codec
USB controller Integrated in the Intel ICH7-M 
Keyboard/touchpad controller Winbond WPC8768L
LAN controller Broadcom NetLink BCM5787 Gigabit Ethernet Controller with PCI 
Express
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Technical Specifications
Appendix C
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Memory Population Options 
The following table lists possible system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs of various 
capacities to form other combinations. The configuration for slot 1 and slot 2 could be reversed.  WLAN controller Options include:
TIntel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
TIntel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN
TIntel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
Memory
ItemSpecification
Memory controller Intel 82945PM
DIMM slot number 2
Maximum memory size 
per socket2048 MB
Maximum memory 4 GB (2 GB soDIMM installed in both DIMM slots)
DIMM type DDR II synchronous DRAM
Provider Hynix Nanya
Model HYMP564S64C
P6-Y5 ABHYMP512S64C
P8-Y5 ABNT512T64UH8B0FN-3C
DIMM size 512 MB  1 GB  512 MB
DIMM speed 667 MHz
Slot 1Slot 2Total Memory
0 MB 256 MB 256 MB
0 MB 512 MB 512 MB
0 MB 1024 MB 1024 MB
0 MB 2048 MB 2048 MB
256 MB 256 MB 512 MB
256 MB 512 MB 768 MB
256 MB 1024 MB 1280 MB
256 MB 2048 MB 2304 MB
512 MB 256 MB 768 MB
512 MB 512 MB 1024 MB
512 MB 1024 MB 1536 MB
512 MB 2048 MB 2560 MB
1024 MB 0 MB 1024 MB
1024 MB 256 MB 1280 MB
1024 MB 512 MB 1536 MB
1024 MB 1024 MB 2048 MB
1024 MB 2048 MB 3072 MB
2048 MB 0 MB 2048 MB
2048 MB 256 MB 2304 MB
2048 MB 512 MB 2560 MB
2048 MB 1024 MB 3072 MB
2048 MB 2048 MB 409 6MB
System Controllers
ItemSpecification
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Video Interface
ItemSpecification
Graphics controller ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 HD
Package Micro-FCBGA 465-pin
Video memory 256 MB
Memory bus width  128-bit
Memory type  Graphics Double Data Rate 3 (GDDR3)
Compatibility
TMicrosoft DirectX 9.0c
TPowerPlay 6.0
Audio Interface
ItemSpecification
Audio controller Realtek ALC883 Azalia 
Amplifier G1431, G1412, and G1442
Internal speakers
TOne speaker grill with 2W L/R stereo speakers
TOne 2.5W subwoofer
Internal microphone Two built-in stereo microphones
Supported audio technologies
TIntel HD Audio (integrated in the Intel ICH7-M)
TDolby SurroundSound
TDolby Home Theater
TS/PDIF
TMS-Sound
USB Interface
ItemSpecification
USB controller Integrated in the Intel ICH7-M 
USB specification 2.0
Number of USB port 4 (two each on the left and right sides)
Keyboard
ItemSpecification
Keyboard controller Winbond WPC8768L
Keyboard layout 88-/89-/93-key keyboard with international language 
support
Features
TEmbedded numeric keypad
TInverted T cursor keys, 12 function keys, Windows® 
key, independent US and Euro dollar sign keys, and 
hotkey controls
TAcer MediaTouch keys: play/pause, stop, previous, 
next, and record keys
TEasy-launch keys: WLAN, Internet, email, Bluetooth, 
Acer Empowering, and Acer Arcade
Simultaneously support for internal and 
external keyboardYe s
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 LAN Controller
ItemSpecification
LAN controller Broadcom NetLink BCM5787 Gigabit Ethernet Controller with PCI Express
Data link protocols
TEthernet
TFast Ethernet
TGigabit Ethernet 
Remote management 
protocolDMI 2.0 
Interface type PCI Express x1 
LAN connector type RJ-45
LAN connector location Left side
Features
TWake on LAN (WOL)
TACPI 2.0
WLAN Controller
SpecificationWLAN Module
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABGIntel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN
Dimensions 
(H x W x D) 2.00 x 1.18 x 0.18 in 
(50.95 x 30 x 4.5 mm)2.00 x 1.18 x 0.13 in 
(50.95 x 30 x 3.30 mm)
Weight 6g 7.2g
Diversity  On-board dual diversity switching 
support for systems designed with 
two antennasOn-board diversity support for 
systems designed with two or three 
antennas
Radio ON/OFF control Supported in both hardware and software
Connector interface  Mini Card form factor, based on PCIe electrical interface
LEDs Output  Link, Activity Single LED
Operating temperature 
0 to +80 C
Humidity Non-operating  50% to 92% RH non-condensing (at 
temperatures of 25 C to 80 C)50% to 90% RH non-condensing (at 
temperatures of 25 C to 35 C)
Operating system Microsoft Windows XP 
(Professional, Home, Tablet), 2000Microsoft Windows 2000, XP (32/
64-bit), and Vista (32/64-bit)
Wi-Fi Alliance  Wi-Fi CERTIFIED for 2.4 GHz and 5 
GHZ band, WMM, WPA and WPA2Wi-Fi Certified for 802.11a, 802.11b, 
802.11g, WMM, WPA, and WPA2 
(Wi-Fi Alliance Draft-N
 and 802.11n 
certifications expected when 
available)
Microsoft WHQL  Yes
IEEE WLAN standard  IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g and 
IEEE 802.11bIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 
802.11g, (targeting IEEE 802.11n 
when available)
Architecture  Infrastructure or ad hoc (peer-to-peer)
Data rate Up to 54 Mbps data rates Up to 300 Mbps  Draft-N data rates
Encryption 64-bit and 128-bit WEP, AES-CCMP, 
CKIP, TKIPCKIP, TKIP, 64-bit and 128-bit WEP 
(for 802.11a/b/g), AES-CCMP (for 
802.11a/b/g/n)
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