Acer TravelMate 540 Series User Manual

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NOTE: Keep your fingers dry and clean when using the touchpad. Also keep the touchpad dry and clean. The 
touchpad is sensitive to finger movements. Hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. 
Tapping too hard will not increase the touchpad’s responsiveness.
Scroll Click and hold 
the button in the 
desired 
direction (up/
down/left/right)
FunctionLeft ButtonRight ButtonScroll ButtonTa p 
						

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Processor
ItemSpecification
CPU type Mobile Intel Pentium 4 at 2.40Ghz ~3.06Ghz or higher
CPU package 
/ -FCPGA package
CPU core voltage 1.468V (Full speed)
BIOS
ItemSpecification
BIOS vendor Phoenix
BIOS Version V1.00
BIOS ROM type Flash ROM
BIOS ROM size 512KB
BIOS package PLCC
Supported protocols ACPI 1.0b,PC Card 95, SM BIOS 2.3, EPP/IEEE 1284, ECP/IEEE 1284 
1.7 & 1.9, PCI 2.2, PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, USB 
2.0, VGA BIOS, CD-ROM bootable, IEEE 1394
BIOS password control Set by setup manual
Second Level Cache
ItemSpecification
Cache controller Built-in CPU
Cache size 512KB 
1st level cache control Always enabled
2st level cache control Always enabled
Cache scheme control Fixed in write-back
System Memory
ItemSpecification
Memory controller ATI RC300M
Memory size 0MB (no on-board memory)
DIMM socket number 2 sockets
Supports memory size per socket 256MB, 512MB and 1G
Supports maximum memory size 2G (by two 1024MB DDR RAM module)
Supports DIMM type DDR RAM
Supports DIMM Speed 333 MHz
Supports DIMM voltage 2.5V
Supports DIMM package 200-pin soDIMM
Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they 
match the above specifications.
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NOTE: Above table lists some system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with various 
capacities to form other combinations. On above  table, the configuration of slot 1 and slot 2 could be 
reversed.
  Memory Combinations
Slot 1Slot 2Total Memory
0MB 256MB 256MB
0MB 512MB 512MB
0MB 1024MB 1024MB
256MB 0MB 256MB
256MB 256MB 512MB
256MB 512MB 768MB
256MB 1024MB 1280MB
512MB 0MB 512MB
512MB 256MB 768MB
512MB 512MB 1024MB
512MB 1024MB 1536MB
1024MB 0MB 1024MB
1024MB 256MB 1280MB
1024MB 512MB 1536MB
1024MB 1024MB 2G
Modem Interface
ItemSpecification
Data modem data baud rate (bps) 56K
Supports modem protocol V.90/V92 MDC
Modem connector type RJ11
Modem connector location Rear panel
LAN Interface
ItemSpecification
Chipset RTL 8100C/8110S
Supports LAN protocol 10/100 Mbps
LAN connector type RJ45
LAN connector location Rear panel
Bluetooth-MODEM Interface
ItemSpecification
Chipset
Data throughput 200k bps (Blue-tooth)/56K bps (MODEM)
Protocol Blue-tooth 1.1
Interface USB 1.1+MDC
Connector type RJ11 (MODEM)
Wireless Module 802.11b (optional device)
ItemSpecification
Chipset Realtek RTL8180L 
						

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Data throughput 11M bps
Protocol 802.11b
Interface Mini-PCI type III
Five-in-One Card Reader
ItemSpecification
Chipset Phison PS1006C
Data throughput USB 1.1
Protocol Secure Digital (SD), SmartMedia, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, 
Compact Flash
Hard Disk Drive Interface
ItemSpecification
Vendor & 
Model NameFUJITSU MHT2030AT
               
TOSHIBA NEPTUNE 
MK3021GAS
HGST MORAGA 
IC25N030ATMR04-0TOSHIBA NEPTUNE 
MK4021GAS
HGST MORAGA 
IC25N040ATMR04-0FUJITSU MHT2060AT
TOSHIBA NEPTUNE 
MK6021GAS
HGST MORAGA 
IC25N060ATMR04-0SEAGATE ST94011A
Capacity (GB) 30 40 60 40
Bytes per 
sector512 512 512 512
Data heads 2 3 4 2 (Physical read/write 
head)
Drive Format
Disks 1 2 2 1
Spindle speed 
(RPM)4200 RPM 4200 RPM 4200 RPM 5400 RPM
Performance Specifications
Buffer size  2048KB 2048KB 2048KB 2Mbyte
Interface ATA-6 for FUJITSU
ATA-5 for TOSHIBA 
MK seriesATA-5 for TOSHIBA 
MK seriesATA-6 for FUJITSU
ATA-5 for TOSHIBA 
MK seriesATA - 5
Max. media 
transfer rate 
(disk-buffer, 
Mbytes/s)41.3 for FUJITSU
37.2 for Toshiba
43.7 for Hitachi37.2 for Toshiba
43.7 for Hitachi41.3 for FUJUTSU
37.2 for Toshiba
43.7 for Hitachi58 for Seagate
Data transfer 
rate 
(host~buffer, 
Mbytes/s)100 MB/Sec.
Ultra DMA mode-5100 MB/Sec.
Ultra DMA mode-5100 MB/Sec.
Ultra DMA mode-5100 MB/Sec.
Ultra DMA mode-5
DC Power Requirements
Voltage 
tolerance5V(DC) +/- 5% 5V(DC) +/- 5% 5V(DC) +/- 5% 5V(DC) +/- 5%
DVD/CDRW Interface
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name DVD/CDRW COMBO MODULE QSI SBW-242
DVD/CDRW COMBO MODULE LITEON LSC-24082K
Wireless Module 802.11b (optional device)
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Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette
Transfer rate (KB/sec) Sustained:
Max 3.6Mbytes/secSustained:
Max 10.8Mbytes/sec
Data Buffer Capacity 128 KBytes
Interface IDE/ATAPI (ATA/ATAPI-5, MMC-3 and SFF8090 Ver5, Revision 
1.2 for Liteon)
Applicable disc format DVD: DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18), DVD-R, 
DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM (optional)
CD:  CD-ROM Mode-1, CD-ROM XA, Mixed Mode CD-ROM 
(Audio and Data Combined), Photo-CD (Single and Multi-
session) CD-1, Video CD, CD-Plus/CD-Extra, CD-Text, Super 
Video CD, CD-R disc, CD-RW disc, CD-Audio, Video CD
Loading mechanism Load: Manual
Release: (a) Electrical Release (Release Button)
               (b) Release by ATAPI command 
               (c) Emergency Release
Power Requirement
Input Voltage 5 V +/- 5 % (Operating) 
DVD-RW Interface
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name DVD-RW MODULE TEAC DV-W22E
DVD-RW MODULE PIONEER DVR-K11
Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette
Transfer rate (KB/sec) Sustained:
Max 3.6Mbytes/secSustained:
Max 10.8Mbytes/sec
Data Buffer Capacity 128 KBytes
Interface IDE/ATAPI
Applicable disc format DVD: DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18),DVD-R, 
DVD-RW, DVD-Video
CD:  Multi-session Photo CD, CD-I, Video CD, CD Extra (CD 
Plus), CD-TEXT
Loading mechanism Load: Manual
Release: (a) Electrical Release (Release Button)
               (b) Release by ATAPI command 
               (c) Emergency Release
Power Requirement
Input Voltage 5 V +/- 5 % (Operating) 
Speaker
ItemSpecification
Number of speaker 2
Rating 1W, max; 4 ohm
Connector type Headphone out, microphone in and line-in
Video Interface
ItemSpecification
Chipset ATi Radeon 9200IGP
DVD/CDRW Interface
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Interface Integration
Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port No
Maximum resolution LCD 1600X1200 (UXGA)
Maximum resolution CRT 2048X1536@75HZ
Audio Interface
ItemSpecification
Audio Controller Realtek ALC202A
Audio onboard or optional Built-in
Mono or Stereo Stereo
Resolution 20 bit stereo Digital to analog 
converter
18 bit stereo Analog to Ditial 
converter
Compatibility AC97
Mixed sound source Line-in, CD
Voice channel 8/16-bit, mono/stereo
Sampling rate 44,1 KHz (48K byte for AC97 
interface)
Internal microphone Yes
Internal speaker / Quantity Yes/2
Supports PnP IRQ IRQ10
Video Resolutions Mode (for both LCD and CRT)
Resolution16 bits
(High color)32 bits
(True color)
480x600 Yes Yes
800x600 Yes Yes
1024x768 Yes Yes
1152x864 Yes Yes
1280x1024 Yes Yes
1400x1050 
(SXGA+panel only)Ye s Ye s
Video Memory
ItemSpecification
Fixed or Upgradeable Fixed
Vendor Samsung/ Hynix
Memory size Default 16M (Adjust via BIOS)
Interface DDR
Parallel Port
ItemSpecification
Parallel port controller SmsC LPC47N227
Video Interface
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Number of parallel port 1
Location Rear side
Connector type 25-pin D-SUB
Parallel port function control Enable/Disable/Auto (BIOS or operating system chooses 
configuration) by BIOS Setup
Note: Depending on your operating system, disabling an unused 
device may help free system resources for other devices.
Supports ECP/EPP/Bi-directional/Output only 
(PS/2 compatible) Yes (set by BIOS setup)
Note: When Mode is selected as EPP mode, “3BCh” will not be 
available.
Optional ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup) DMA channel 3 
Optional parallel port I/O address (in BIOS 
Setup)378h, 278h, 3BCH
Optional parallel port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) IRQ7, IRQ5
USB Port
ItemSpecification
Chipset VIA_VT6202
USB Compliancy Level 2.0
OHCI USB 2.0
Number of USB port 3
Location  Two at rear side; one at right side
Serial port function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup
IEEE 1394 Port
ItemSpecification
Chipset VIA-VT6301
InterfaceUSB Compliancy Level IEEE 1394 1.0
Number of IEEE 1394 port 1
Location Rear side
Connector type IEEE 1394
PCMCIA Port
ItemSpecification
PCMCIA controller ENE CB1420
Supports card type Two Type-II or one Type III 
Number of slots Two type-II
Access location Right panel
Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port No ZV support
Supports 32 bit CardBus  Yes (IRQ10)
System Board Major Chips
Item Controller
Core logic ATI Mobility Radeon 9000IGP and ATI IXP 150
Parallel Port
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VGA ATi M9+X
LAN Realtek 8100C/8110S
IEEE 1394 VIA_VT6301
USB 2.0 VIA_VT6202
Super I/O controller SMC 47N227
MODEM International LU97 Chipset (Scorpio+CSP1037B)
Blue tooth CSR BC02 Bluetooth chip set
Wireless 802.11 b Realtek RTL8180L
PCMCIA ENE CB1420
Audio Realteck ALC202A
Five-in-one card reader Phison PS1006C
Touchpad Synaptic
Keyboard
ItemSpecification
Keyboard controller EC NS87591L
Keyboard vendor & model name DARFON
Total number of keypads 84/85 key
Windows logo key Yes
Internal & external keyboard work 
simultaneouslyNo
Note: Inter nal and exter nal keyboard can not work 
simultaneously by software specification.
Battery
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name SANYO (4UR18650F-2-QC-
ZG1)
Battery Type Li-ion
Pack capacity  6300 Ah
Cell voltage  3.7V/cell
Number of battery cell 8
Package configuration 4 cells in series, 2 series in 
parallel
Package voltage  14.8
LCD
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model 
nameAU B141XG05
CMO X141X7-L07
Samsung LTN141XBAU B150PG01
CMO N150P2-L04
Hitachi TX38D91VC1FAB
Mechanical Specifications
LCD display area 
(diagonal, inch)14.1 15.0
Display technology TFT TFT
Resolution XGA (1024x768) SXGA+ (1400x1050)
System Board Major Chips
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Supports colors 262K 262K
Optical Specification
Brightness control keyboard hotkey keyboard hotkey
Contrast control No No
Electrical Specification
Supply voltage for 
LCD display (V)3.3 3.3
LCD Inverter
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name Ambit/Tamura
Brightness conditions Vadj=3.3V
Input voltage (V) 14.4
Input current (mA) 410 (max)
Output voltage (V, rms) 1400 (no load)
Output current (mA, rms) 5.6~5.4
Output voltage frequency (k Hz) 55~58K Hz
AC Adaptor
ItemSpecification
Model number API 90W (3 PIN) / API1AD43-380
LITEON 90W (3 PIN) PA-1900-05CA
Input rating 90VAC to 264VAC, 47Hz to 63Hz
Output rating 75W, 19V (18.8V, min to 20V, max), 4A (0A, min to 4A, max)
System Power Management
ACPI modePower Management
Mech. Off (G3) All devices in the system are turned off completely.
Soft Off (G2/S5) OS initiated shutdown. All devices in the system are turned off 
completely.
Working (G0/S0) Individual devices such as the CPU and hard disk may be power 
managed in this state.
Suspend to RAM (S3) CPU set power down
VGA Suspend
PCMCIA Suspend
Audio Power Down
Hard Disk Power Down
CD-ROM Power Down
Super I/O Low Power mode
Save to Disk (S4) Also called Hibernate state. System saves all system states and 
data onto the disk prior to power off the whole system.
Memory Address Map
Memory AddressSizeFunction
00100000h-000F0000h 512 KB System BIOS
LCD
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000CFFFFh-000C0000h VGA BIOS
00009FFFFh-00000000h 640KB Conventional memory
I/O Address Map
I/O AddressFunction
0000-001F, 0080-008F, 00C0-00DF, 
040B, 04D6DMA controller
0000-0CF7 PCI bus
0020-0021, 00A0-00A1, 0C00-0C01, 
04D0-04D1Programmable interrupt controller
0040-0043 System timer
0060, 0064 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 keyboard
0061 System speaker
0062, 0066 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Embedded Controller
0070-0073 System CMOS/real time clock
00F0-00FE Numeric data processor
0170-0177, 0376 Secondary IDE Channel
01F0-01F7, 03F6 Primary IDE Channel
0274-0277, 0279, 0A79,  ISAPNP Read Data Port
0378-037B, 0778-077B ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
03B0-03BB, 03C0-03DF, 9000-90FF ATI RS300/RS300M Accelerated Graphics Port; Mobility Radeon 9200
03F0-03F5, 03F7 Standard floppy disk contorller
0D00-FFFF PCI bus
8040-804F ATI SMBus
A000-A0FF Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
A400-A47F VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
A480-A49F, A4A0-A4BF VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller
F900-F9FF ENE CB1420 Cardbus Controller
FFF0-FFFF Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IRQ Assignment Map
Interrupt ChannelSystem timer
IRQ00 System time
IRQ01 Keyboard
IRQ02 Progammable Interrupt Controller
IRQ03 FIR
IRQ04 Communications Port (COM1)
IRQ05 Winbond SD Controller
IRQ06 Standard Floppy Disk Controller
IRQ07 ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
IRQ08 Real Time Clock
IRQ09 SCI+PCI devices (LAN/Universal Serial Bus/PCI Audio/MODEM/PCMCIA/
VGA)
IRQ10 Free
IRQ11 Winbond MS Controller
Memory Address Map
Memory AddressSizeFunction