Acer Travelmate 620 Service Guide

							Chapter 13
System Block Diagram
Mobile CPU
Tualatin
Almador-MGMCHversion: A5
ICH3-M
VCH
TV Encoder  CH7011
CRT
CLK. GEN.ICS 950806
SO-DIMM*2LCD
TVPrimary EIDEHDD
Modular BayCDROM (FDD)
USB X2(Bluetooth)
RF CONN.
LAN
1394TSB43AA22MiniPCI802.11bCARDBUSOZ711E1
Power SWTI2216
CARDBUS
One Slot
SmartCard
SMsC
SIO
LPC47N267
KBCM38859FWH49LF004
LPC
 DEBUG
 CONNModem 
Daughter 
CardAC’97 CODECALC201
MIC.
OP AMPAPA2020
INT. SPKR
LINE OUT
PrinterFIRTouch 
PadINT. KB
CMOS
BAT HOST BUS
MEM BUS
HUB I/F
PCI BUS
LPC BUS AC LINK 
						

							4Chapter 1
Board Layout
To p  V i e w
1 Debug Board Connector 16 TRI Choke
2 USB Port 17 Microphone in port
3 Mini PCI Connector 18 LCD Cover Switch Connector
4 HDD Connector 19 LED/Inverter Board Connector
5 IEEE 1394 20 CPU Socket
6 Port Replicator 21 FAN Connector
7 Line-in Port 22 SW2 setting 
						

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8 Lin-out Port 23 Touchpad Connector
9 Parallel Port 24 Keyboard Connector
10 LCD FPC Connector 25 RTC Battery Connector
11 Port Replicator 26 External CD/DVD-ROM Module Connector
12 FAN Connector 27 Speaker Connector
13 PS/2 Port 28 Speaker Connector
14 USB Port 29 To main board connector
15 DC-in Port 30 Cardbus Connector
31 Cardbus/SmartCard socket 
						

							6Chapter 1
Bottom View
1 Modem Connector 5 DIMM socket 2
2 Modem board socket 6 DIMM socket 1
3 FIR 7 Modem Connector
4 RF Module Connector 
						

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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), 
diplays computer output.
2 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which 
functions like a computer mouse.
3 Click buttons (left, 
center and right)The left and right buttons function like the 
left and right mouse buttons; the center 
button serves as a scroll up/down button.
4 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands 
when you use the computer.
5 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer.
6 Status indicators LEDs (light-emitting diode) that turn on and 
off to show the status of the computer, its 
functions and components.
7 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g., 
infrared printer, IR-aware computer).
8 Microphone Inputs sounds and voices into your 
computer.
9 Speaker Outputs sound 
						

							8Chapter 1
Left Panel
#IconItemDescription
1 Hard Disk Bay Houses the computer’s removable hard 
disk (secured by a screw).
2 USB port Connect to Universal Serial Bus devices 
(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).
3 Smart Card slot Slot for Smart Card interface with pre-boot 
authentication systems.
4 Smart Card Eject 
buttonEjects the SmartCard from the slot.
5 PC Card slot Accept one type III or two Type II 16-bit PC 
Card(s) or 32-bit CardBus PC Card(s).
6 PC Card Eject buttons Eject the selected PC Card from the slot.
7 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.
8 Video capture kit slot Accepts the video capture kit option on the 
left side of the computer. 
						

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Right Panel
#ItemDescription
1 Video capture kit slot Accepts the video capture kit option on the 
right side of the computer.
2 AcerMedia drive bay Houses a removable media drive module.
3 AcerMedia indicator Lights up when the AcerMedia drive is 
active.
4 Eject button Ejects the drive tray.
5 Emergency eject slot Ejects the drive tray when the computer is 
turned off.  
6 Power switch Turns on the computer power.
7 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible 
computer security lock. 
						

							10Chapter 1
Rear Panel
#IconItemDescription
1 Power jack Connects to an AC adapter
2 USB ports (two) Connect to Universal Serial Bus devices 
(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).
3 PS/2 port Connects to any PS/2-compatible device 
(e.g., PS/2 mouse).
4 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external 
monitor, LCD projector) and displays up to 
64K colors at 1280x1024 resolution.
5 Expansion Port I/O replicator for EasyPort expansion 
devices.
6 Parallel port Connects to a parallel device (e.g., parallel 
printer).
7 Speaker/Headphone-
out jackConnects to audio line-out devices (e.g., 
speakers, headphones).
8 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio 
CD player, stereo walkman).
9 Modem jack Connects to a phone line.
10 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based 
network
11 Port 1394 
						

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Bottom Panel
#IconItemDescription
1 AcerMedia bay Houses an AcerMedia drive module.
2 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.
3 Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk (secured 
by a screw).
4 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery 
pack.
5 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory.
6 Mini docking connector Connects to DockMate V mini docking 
station.
7 AcerMedia bay release 
latchUnlatches the AcerMedia drive for removal 
or swapping. 
						

							12Chapter 1
Indicators
The computer has seven easy-to-read status icons on the right of 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
1 Wireless 
CommunicationLights when the Blue-Tooth/Wireless LAN 
capabilities are enabled.
2 Power Lights when the computer is on.
Blinks when a battery-low condition occurs.
3 Sleep Lights when the computer enters Standby 
mode and blinks when it enters into or 
resumes from hibernation mode.
4 Media Activity Lights when the floppy drive, hard disk or 
AcerMedia drive is active.
5 Battery Charge Lights when the battery is being charged.
6 Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated.
7 Num Lock Lights when Num Lock is activated.