Acer Travelmate 6493 Service Guide

Chapter 121
LAN Interface
ItemSpecification
LAN Chipset INTEL 82567LM GIGA LAN
Features
•IEEE 802.3ab conformance
•Line length > 140 m 
•Operates with worst-case cable
•Supports carrier extension (half duplex)
•Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support
•Auto-negotiation with support for next page
•Smart speed operation, for automatic speed reduction on 
faulty cable plants
•Automatic MDI crossover capable
•PMA loopback capable (No echo cancel)
•Advanced power management:
•Low power link up - differentiate...

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Card BUS/Reader
ItemSpecification
Controller OZ711MZ
Features
•Single-Slot PC Card (Card Bus) Controller
•PC Card Standard Release 8.1 Compliant
•Compliant with PCL Local Bus Specification Version 3.0
•Integrate Flash Media and SDIO Readers
•SD Host Interface Specification V2.0 with DMA
•Complies to MutilMediaCard Version 4.1
•Support SD/SDHC up to 50MHz Clock Rate
•Support SD-CPRM and Panasonic SD-Jukebox
•Supports MMCPlus Connectivity at 50MHz
•Support Xd-Picture Card Type-M and Type-H...

Chapter 123
Serial BUS Type TI-TSB43AB22A 1394 Function
Features
•Fully compliant with provisions of IEEE Std 1394-1995 for a high-
performance serial bus1 and IEEE Std 1394a-2000
•Fully interoperable with FireWire and i.LINK implementations of IEEE Std 
1394
•Compliant with Intel Mobile Power Guideline 2000
•Full IEEE Std 1394a-2000 support includes: connection debounce, 
arbitrated short reset, multispeed concatenation, arbitration acceleration, 
fly-by concatenation, and port disable/suspend/resume...

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Super I/O
Hard Disk Drive Interface
ItemSpecification
Type ITE- 8305E Super IO chip
LPC Bus Interface
•Supports I/O cycle
•Support DMA cycle
•Serial IRQ
Infrared Communications Controller
•Support Fast IR
•Support Consumer IR
UART 16C550A Compatible
Parallel Port
•Supports Standard Mode -SPP
•Support Enhanced Mode -EPP
•Support High-Speed Mode -ECP
GPIO
•Each pin can be programmed independently
•Maximum 30 pins
Package 48 pin LQFP package
ItemSpecifications
Vendor & 
Model 
NameHitachi...

Chapter 125
Super-Multi Combo Module
ItemSpecification
Manufacturer and Model Sony DL 8X AD-7560S
Toshiba DL 8X TS-L633A
Type Drawer type
Interface SATA
Data Transfer Modes
•PIO Mode4
•DMA Multiword Mode2 
•ULTRA DMA Mode2
Buffer Memory Size 2 MB
Maximum Write Speed
•CD-R Max. 24X (3,600 KB/sec)
•DVD+RW Max 8X (10,800 KB/sec)
Maximum Read Speed
•CD 3,600 KB/sec
•DVD 10,800 KB/sec
Format Compatibility CD
•CD-DA (Red Book) - Standard Audio CD & CD-TEXT
•CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode1 & 2) - Standard Data...

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Combo Drive Module
Keyboard
ItemSpecification
Manufacturer and Model Sony DL 24X CRX890S
Toshiba DL 24X TS-L463A
Type Drawer type
Interface SATA
Data Transfer Mode PIO Mode4
Buffer Memory Size 2 MB
Maximum Write Speed
•CD 3,600 KB/sec
Maximum Read Speed
•CD 3,600 KB/sec
•DVD 10,800 KB/sec
Formats Supported CD
•CD-DA (Red Book) - Standard Audio CD & CD-TEXT
•CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode1 & 2) - Standard Data
•CD-ROM XA (Mode2 Form1 & 2) - Photo CD, Multi-
Session
•CD-I (Green Book, Mode2 Form1 &...

Chapter 127
Battery 
LCD 14.1” 
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name Sanyo/Sony/Panasonic/Simplo Sony/Simplo
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Pack capacity  4400 mAh 7200 mAh
Number of battery cell 6 9
Package configuration 3S2P 3S3P
ItemSpecification
Vendor/model name AUO B141EW05 V0
AUO B141EW05 V1
Screen Diagonal (mm) 357.7 (14.1”)
Active Area (mm)303.36 x 189.6
Display resolution (pixels) 1280x3 (RGB) x 800
Pixel Pitch 0.237
Pixel Arrangement R.G.B. Vertical Stripe
Display Mode Normally White
Typical...

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Chapter 229
System Utilities
BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/
Output System).
Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if 
you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup. Please also refer to Chapter 4 
Troubleshooting when problem arises.
To activate the BIOS Utility, press F2 during POST (when “Press  to enter Setup” message is...

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Information
The Information screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information.
NOTE: The system information is subject to different models.
ParameterDescription
CPU Type This field shows the CPU type and speed of the system.
CPU Speed This field shows the speed of the CPU.
HDD Model Name This field shows the model name of HDD installed on primary IDE master.
HDD Serial Number This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on primary IDE master.
ATAPI Model Name This...