Acer TravelMate 540 Series User Manual

Acer TravelMate 540 Series
Service Guide
  SERVICE CD PART NO.: VD.T34V5.001 
                                                                                                                                     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 

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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 540 service guide.
DateChapterUpdates
2003/09/30 Chapter 1 page 30 Revise battery specification
2003/11/17 Chapter 4 Add POST codes 

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Copyright
Copyright © 2003 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, magnetic, 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...

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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. 

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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 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...

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 System Specifications  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Board Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Table of Contents
Disassembling the External Modules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Disassembling the HDD Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Disassembling the Optical Disc Drive Module   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Disassembling the Floppy Disc Drive Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting  65
System Check Procedures  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Features
This computer was designed with the user in mind.  Here are just a few of its many features:
Performance
TMobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with 512 KB level 2 cache featuring the new Enhanced Intel 
SpeedStep® technology
TStandard 256 MB DDR333 SDRAM, upgradeable to 2GB on dual soDIMM sockets (Only one slot 
for user accessible)
TIntegrated 24x CD-ROM, 8x DVD-ROM, 24/10/8/24x DVD/CD-RW combo or DVD-RW or DVD-
Dual drive
T30/40/60 GB or higher-capacity ATA/100 HDD
TLi-Ion main...

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Keyboard and Pointing Device
TInternet 4-way scroll button
TSleek, smooth and stylish design
TAcer FinTouch full-sized curved keyboard
TErgonomically-centered touchpad pointing device
Expansion
TTwo type II or one type III CardBus PC Card slot
TUpgradeable memory
I/O Ports
TTwo type II or one type III CardBus PC Card slot
TOne RJ-11 phone jack (V.90/92)
TOne RJ-45 jack (Ethernet 10/100)
TOne DC-in jack for AC adapter
TOne parallel port
TOne VGA port for external monitor
TOne...