Acer Travelmate 630 Service Guide

Chapter 11
Features
This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:
Performance
!Intel® Mobile Pentium® IV Northwood processor-M with 512 KB L2 cache and Intel® SpeedStepTM 
technology support
!64-bit memory bus
!Memory expandable up to 1GB 
!Internal removable optical drive (removable CD or DVD drive)
!External USB floppy drive
!High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk
!Li-Ion main battery pack
!Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power...

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Expansion
!One type II CardBus PC Card slot
!One SmartCard slot
!Upgradeable memory
!Removable drives
!EasyPort port replicator
Keyboard and Pointing Device
!84-/85-key PS/2 and AT-compatible Windows keyboard
!Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device with a 4-way scroll key function
I/O Ports
!One type II CardBus PC Card slot(s) 
!One RJ-45 jack for Ethernet
!One RJ-11 phone jack for 56kbps fax/modem
!One DC-in jack (AC adapter)
!One parallel port (ECP/EPP compliant)
!One external...

Chapter 13
System Block Diagram
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uFCPGA
CLK GENICS 951104
ALI
1671
VGANVIDI A
GEFORCE2GO
100
TouchPad
CONN
CRT
LCD
DDR BUFFER
2M * 32BIT * 4Bank *4
FIRPRINTERKEY BD
CONN
DDR*21GB MAX
TXFM
AC97
CODEC
CS4299
MDC
OP AMPAPA20 20
LINE-OUT
TV OUTTV ENCODER
CH7007
1394
VT6306LCARDBUS711
Mi ni PCi
802.11b
PIDE HDD
SMART
CARD
CARDBUS
ONE SLOT
MODULAR BAYCDROM (FDD)
SPKR*2
INT MIC
LINE- IN/  
MI C
PREAMP
RJ45
RJ11
ALI
1535
KBC
Mitsubishi
M38867BIOS
MAX29f004TC
DEBUG
CONN
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conn
RF CONN
AGTL...

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Board Layout
To p  V i e w
1 IEEE 1394 17 SW2 Setting
2 Line-in Port 18 Touch Pad Connector
3 Line-out Port 19 External CD/DVD-ROM Module Connector
4 Parallel Port 20 Speaker Connector
5 LCD Coaxial Cable Connector 21 Daughter Board Connector (on main board, under 
daughter board)
6 Port Replicator 22 Speaker Connector
7 CRT Connector 23 Battery Connector
8 TV-out Port 24 Keyboard Connector
9 USB Port 25 RTC Battery Connector
10 DC-in Port 26 Cardbus/SmartCard Socket
11 LCD Cover Switch...

Chapter 15
Bottom View
1 Modem Connector 5 DIMM socket 2
2 Modem Connector 6 RF Module Connector
3 DIMM Socket 1 7 FIR
4 Modem Board Socket 

6Chapter 1
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 Status indicators LEDs (light-emitting diode) that turn on and off to 
show the status of the computer, its functions and 
components.
3 Launch Keys Special Keys for launching internet browser, email 
program and frequently used programs. See 
“ Launch Keys”...

Chapter 17
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 PC Card Eject buttons Eject the selected PC Card from the slot.
4 PC Card slot Accept one type III or 16-bit PC Card or 32-bit CardBus PC 
Card.
5 Smart Card Eject 
buttonEjects the SmartCard from the slot.
6 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.
7 Video capture kit slot Accepts the video...

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Right Panel
NOTE: 
The positions of the AcerMedia indicator, eject button and emergency eject hole may differ depending 
on hte optical drive module installed.
#ItemDescription
1 AcerMedia drive bay Houses a removable media drive module.
2 AcerMedia indicator Lights up when the AcerMedia drive is active.
3 Eject button Ejects the drive tray.
4 Emergency eject slot Ejects the drive tray when the computer is turned off.  
5 Power switch Turns on the computer power.
6 Security keylock Connects to...

Chapter 19
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 S-video port Connects to a television or display device with S-
video input.
4 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, 
LCD projector) and displays up to 16.7 million colors 
at 1400x1050 resolution.
5 Easy Link Port/ Replicator 
PortI/O replicator for EasyPort expansion devices.
6 Parallel port...

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Bottom Panel
NOTE: 
*: Do not cover or obstruct the opening of the fan.
#IconItemDescription
1 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool*. 
2 AcerMedia bay release latch Unlatches the AcerMedia drive for removal or swapping.
3 AcerMedia bay Houses an AcerMedia drive module.
4 Personal identification slot Insert a business card or similar-sized identification card to 
personalize your computer.
5 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery pack.
6 Battery bay Houses the...