Acer Travelmate 6460 Service Guide

Acer
TravelMate 6460/6410
Service Guide
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               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 of notebook TravelMate 6460/6410 service guide.
Date ChapterUpdates
September 26, 2006 first release 

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Copyright
Copyright© 2006 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. 

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Disclaimer
The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.
Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the 
contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. 
Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed “as is”. Should the programs prove 
defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor,...

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.
NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the 
current topic.
WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not 
doing specific actions.
CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware 
or software problems.
IMPORTANT Reminds 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...

Chapter 11
Specification
Operating System
•Windows® VistaTM Capable
•Windows
® VistaTM Premium Ready (for selected models)
•Genuine Windows
® XP Professional x 64 Edition
•Genuine Windows
® XP Professional (Service Pack 2)
•Genuine Windows
® XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2)
Platform
•Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology, featuring:
•Intel
® CoreTM 2 Duo processor T7200/T7400/T7600 (4MB L2 cache, 2/2.16/2.33GHz, 667MHz FSB), 
or T5500/T5600 (2MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83GHz, 667MHz FSB), supporting Intel®...

2Chapter 1
•DVI-D (true digital video interface) support (for selected models)
Audio
•Intel® High-Definition audio support
•Two built-in Acer 3D Sonic (1.5W) stereo speakers
•Built-in microphone
•SoundBlaster Pro
TM and MS Sound compatible
Storage Subsystem
•60/80/100/120/160GB or higher Serial ATA hard disk driver with Acer DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection)
•Acer Media Bay hot-swappable 80/100/120/160GB Serial ATA second hard disk drive
•Acer Media Bay hot-swappable optical drive:
•8X DVD Super Multi...

Chapter 13
•ExpressCardTM/34 slot (for selected models)
•PC Card slot (Type II)
•TravelMate fingerprint reader (for selected models)
•5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD) (for selected models)
•Three USB 2.0 ports
•DVI-D port (for selected models)
•IEEE 1394 port (for selected models)
•Fast Infrared (FIR) port (for selected models)
•External display (VGA) port
•S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port (for selected models)
•Headphones/speaker/line-out jack
•Serial port
•Microphone-in jack
•Line-in jack...

4Chapter 1
•Non-operating: -20 oC to 65 oC
•Humidity (non-condensing):
•Operating: 20% to 80%
•Non-operating: 20% to 80%
Warning!
For safety reasons, do not use non-compliant parts when you add or change components.