Acer TravelMate 6492 User Manual

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Battery can’t be charged See “Check the Battery Pack” on page 99. 
Battery pack
System board
PCMCIA-Related Symptoms
Symptom / ErrorAction in Sequence
System cannot detect the PC Card 
(PCMCIA) PCMCIA slot assembly
System board
PCMCIA slot pin is damaged. PCMCIA slot assembly
Memory-Related Symptoms
Symptom / ErrorAction in Sequence
Memory count (size) appears different from 
actual size.Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute “Load Default Settings, 
then reboot system.
DIMM
System board...

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Note: If you cannot find a symptom or an error in this list and the problem remains, see “Undetermined  Battery fuel gauge in Windows doesn’t go 
higher than 90%. Remove battery pack and let it cool for 2 hours.
Refresh battery (continue use battery until power off, then 
charge battery).
Battery pack
System board
System hangs intermittently. Reconnect hard disk/CD-ROM drives. 
Hard disk connection board
System board
Peripheral-Related Symptoms
Symptom / ErrorAction in Sequence
System...

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Problems” on page 115. 

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Intermittent Problems
Intermittent system hang problems can be caused by a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with a hardware 
defect, such as: cosmic radiation, electrostatic discharge, or software errors. FRU replacement should be 
considered only when a recurring problem exists.
When analyzing an intermittent problem, do the following:
1. Run the advanced diagnostic test for the system board in loop mode at least 10 times.
2. If no error is detected, do not replace any FRU.
3. If...

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Undetermined Problems
The diagnostic problems does not identify which adapter or device failed, which installed devices are incorrect, 
whether a short circuit is suspected, or whether the system is inoperative. 
Follow these procedures to isolate the failing FRU (do not isolate non-defective FRU).
Note: Verify that all attached devices are supported by the computer.
Note: Verify that the power supply being used at the time of the failure is operating correctly. (See “Power 
System Check”...

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Chapter 511 7
Connector Locations
Top View
ItemNameDescriptionItemNameDescription
1 CN2 S-Video 12 CN34 Bluetooth Cable CNTR
2 CN4 LCM Cable CNTR 13 CN32 Speaker Cable CNTR
3 CN7 3G Card CNTR 14 Jack5 Headphone Jack
4 CN8 Hot Keyboard CNTR 15 Jack3 Line-In Jack
5 CN12 Keyboard FFC CNTR 16 Jack4 MIC Jack
6 CN13 Fine Track FFC CNTR 17 CN27 5 in 1 Card Reader Socket
7 CN18 MIC Cable CNTR 18 CN33 Speaker CAble CNTR
8 CN20 TouchPad FFC CNTR 19 CN24 PCMCIA Socket
9 CN19 SmartCard CAble CNTR 20 CN26 PCMCIA...

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Bottom View
11 CN29 IO Board CNTR 22 D47 IR Receiver
ItemNameDescriptionItemNameDescription
1 Jack500 DC In Jack 11 U512 South Bridge
2 CN500 Serial Port 12 CN515 W/LAN Card CNTR
3 CN501 Fan Cable CNTR 13 CN511 ODD CNTR
4 CN508 1394 14 CN510 HDD CNTR
5 Jack501 Ethernet jack and RJ11 Jack 15 CN507 Second Battery CNTR
6 U507 North Bridge 16 CN506 RTC Battery CNTR
7 U505 CPU Socket 17 CN505 MDC Cable CNTR
8 CN509 MDC Cable CNTR 18 CN504 MainBoard and IO Board CNTR
9 CN512 DIMM Socket 19 CN503...

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Connector Pin Definitions
CN4 LCD I/F Connector (40-PIN)
CN20 Touch PAD I/F Connector (12-PIN)
CN12 Keyboard I/F Connector (25-PIN)
PIN No.Signal nameI/OPIN No.Signal nameI/O
1 +V5S - 21 LVDS_TXDL2+ O
2 INV_PWM_3 O 22 GND -
3 +V5S - 23 LVDS_TXDL2- O
4 GND O 24 LVDS_TXDL1+ O
5 BKLTEN O 25 GND -
6 LVDS_TXCU+ O 26 LVDS_TXDL1- O
7 GND - 27 LVDS_TXDL0+ O
8 LVDS_TXCU- O 28 GND -
9 LVDS_TXDU2+ O 29 LVDS_TXDL0- O
10 GND - 30 LCM_DDCPDATA O
11 LVDS_TXDU2- O 31 GND -
12 LVDS_TXDU1+ O 32 NC -
13 GND -...

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CN27 Cardreader Connector-TD (43-PIN)11 SCAN_OUT(6) O 24 SCAN_OUT(15) O
12 SCAN_OUT(7) O -
13 SCAN_OUT(8) O
PIN No.Signal nameI/OPIN No.Signal nameI/O
1 SD_D2 I/O 23 SD_WP_SM_WPI# I/O
2 GND - 24 GND -
3 SD_D3 I/O 25 GND -
4 +V3S - 26 XD_CD# I/O
5 SD_MS_CLK I/O 27 XD_R_B# I/O
6 SD_CMD I/O 28 XD_RE# I/O
7 MS_D3_XD_D0 I/O 29 XD_CE# I/O
8 GND - 30 XD_CLE I/O
9 MS_CD# I/O 31 XD_ALE I/O
10 MS_D2_XD_D1 I/O 32 XD_WE# I/O
11 +V3S - 33 XD_WPO# I/O
12 MS_D0_XD_D2 I/O 34 GND -
13 MS_D1_XD_D7 I/O 35...