Acer Travelmate 610 Service Guide

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Indicators
The computer has seven easy-to-read status icons below the display screen.
The Power and Sleep status icons are visible even when you close the display cover so you can see the status 
of the computer while the cover is closed.
IconFunctionDescription
Wireless Communication Lights when the Blue Tooth/ Wireless LAN capabilities are enabled.
Power Lights when the computer is on.
Sleep Lights when the computer enters Sleep mode.
Media Activity Lights when the floppy drive, hard disk...

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Keyboard
T he  ke yb oa rd  ha s fu ll - s iz ed  k e ys  a nd  an  e m be dd ed  k e yp ad , sep ara te  c u rs o r k e ys , two  W in d ow s k e ys and 
twelve function keys.
Special keys
Lock keys
The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off. 
NOTE:  To access the Num Lock and Scroll Lock functions, hold the Fn key down while pressing the F11 and 
F12 keys respectively.
Lock keyDescription
Caps Loc When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase....

Chapter 113
Embedded numeric keypad
The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad.  It is indicated by small characters 
located on the upper right corner of the keycaps.  To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols 
are not printed on the keys.
NOTE: 
If an external keyboard or keypad is connected to the computer, the Num Lock feature automatically 
shifts from the internal keyboard to the external keyboard or keypad.
Windows keys
The keyboard has two keys that...

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Hot Keys
The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the computer’s controls like screen 
brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility
To activate hot keys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in the hot key combination.
Hot keyIconFunctionDescription
Fn-
lHot key help Displays help on hot keys.
Fn-
mSetup Accesses the computer’s configuration 
utility
Fn-
nPower Management Scheme 
ToggleSwitches the power management scheme 
used by the computer...

Chapter 115
The Euro symbol
If your keyboard layout is set to United States-International or United Kingdom or if you have a keyboard with 
a European layout, you can type the Euro symbol on your keyboard.
NOTE: For US keyboard users:
  The keyboard layout is set when you first set up Windows.  For the Euro 
symbol to work, the keyboard has to be set to United States-International.
To verify the keyboard type:
1.
Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel
.
2.
Double-click on Keyboard
.
3.
Click on the...

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Main board Major Chips
ItemController
System core logic 82815EM/ ICH2-M
Super I/O controller Kahuna
Audio controller ALC200
Video controller Intel Solano2-M 
IDE controller ICH2-
Keyboard controller Kahuna
RTC ICH2-
PCMCIA Controller OZ711
Processor
ItemSpecification
CPU type Intel Coppermine 800 MHz ~ 1 GHz processor with 256 Kbytes on-die L2 
cache
CPU package MBGA package
CPU core voltag 1.6V/1.35V 
CPU I/O voltage 1.5V 
BIOS
ItemSpecification...

Chapter 117
Above table lists some system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to 
form other combinations.
NOTE: 
The shipping specification for DIMM combination is 64MB in slot 1.
NOTE: 
The IEEE 802.11b MiniPCI card has two RF connectors mounted, identified as Main and Auxiliary 
connector.  Since there is only one card variant in this controlled deployment program, it is chosen that 
antenna diversity can be obtained by use of an external antenna diversity switch,...

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Modem Interface
ItemSpecification
Modem Interface/Chipset MDC interface/ Built in ICH2-M AC’97 2.1 compliant digital controller 
interface 
Fax modem data baud rate (bps) 14.4K
Data modem data baud rate (bps) 56K
Supports modem protocol V.90 data modem 56K, V.90 fax modem 14.4K and digital line protection 
operation
Modem connector type RJ11
Modem connector location Rear side
Hard Disk Drive Interface
ItemSpecification
Vendor & Model Name DK23BA-10 DK23BA-20 IBM DJSA-21 IBM DJSA-220...

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Buffer memory  2 MB
Interface ATAPI
Applicable disc format CD-DA, CD-ROM (Mode-1, Mode-2), CD-ROM XA MODE-2 (FORM-1, FORM-
2), Multi-Session Photo CD, CD-I, Video CD, Enhanced CD & CD PLUS 
Compatible, CD-R/W 
Loading mechanis Drawer with soft eject and emergency eject hole
Power Requirement
Input Voltage  5 V
DVD-ROM Interface 
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name  Toshiba SD-C2502
Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskett
Transfer rate (KB/sec) 1,500KB/sec ~ 3,600KB/sec....

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Chip voltage 1.8V
Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port No
Graph interface DVO I/F
Maximum resolution (LCD) 1024x768 (24 bit colors)
Maximum resolution (CRT) 1024x768 (24 bit colors)
Video Memory
ItemSpecification
Fixed or upgradeable W986432AH-7 SDRAM-133MHz
Video memory size 11MB
Video Resolutions Mode
ResolutionRefresh Rate
CRT Only LCD/CRT Simultaneous
640x480x256 85 60
640x480x64K 85 60
640x480x16 85 60
800x600x256 85 60
800X600X64K 85 60
1024x768x25 60, 75 60
USB Port
ItemSpecification
USB...