Acer Travelmate 6592 Service Guide

							
Chapter 11
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
Operating system
qGenuine Windows® VistaTM Capable
qGenuine Windows® XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2)
qGenuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Rollup 2)
NOTE: Windows
® VistaTM Capable PCs come with Windows® XP installed, and can be upgraded to 
Windows® VistaTM. For more information on Windows® VistaTM and how to upgrade, go to: 
Microsoft.com/windowsvista.
Platform and memory
qMobile Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile Processor — Micro-FCPBA 478-pin
qIntel PM965 / Intel GM965 (North Bridge) — FCBGA 1299 balls
qIntel ICH8ME (South Bridge) — mBGA 676 balls
qIntegrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) 
Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology
qCore logic: Intel® 910GML+ICH6M
qUp to 2GB of DDR2 400 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4GB using two soDIMM moules (dual-
channel support)
Display and graphics
q20.1” WSXGA+ high-brightness Acer CrystalBriteTM TFT LCD, 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution, 6 
lamps
q19” WXGA+ high-brigh tness Acer CrystalBriteTM TFT LCD, 1440 x 900 pixel resolution, 4 lamps
q16 ms typical of/off and 8 ms average gray-to-gray response time
qSimultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer VistaTM supported
qNVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600 with up to 512MB TurboCacheTM (256 MB of dedicated GDDR2 
VRAM and up to 256 MB of shared system memory) or,
qNVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7300 with up to 256MB TurboCacheTM (128 MB of dedicated GDDR2 
VRAM and up to 128 MB of shared system memory)
qSupporting NVIDIA® PureVideoTM technology (WMV HD, High-Definition MPEG-2 Hardware 
Acceleration, integrated HDTV encoder) dual-link DVI, Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, Shader Model 3.0, 
OpenEXR Hight Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, NVIDIA® PowerMizerTM 6.0 and PCI 
Express®
qDual independent display
q16.7 million colors (20.1” LCD model)
q16.2 million colors (19” LCD model)
qMPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
qS-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support
qDVI-D (ture digital video interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
System Specifications
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qAcer ArcadeTM featuring Acer CinemaVisionTM  and Acer ClearVision technologies
TV-tuner
qAcer TV-tunver options:
•Analog TV-tuner supporting hardware MPEG-2 stream encding
Digital and analog hybrid TV-tuner supporting hardware MPEG-2 stream encoding
Digital and analog hybrid TV-tuner supporting software MPEG-2 stream encoding
qAnalog TV-tuner supporting international analog TV standards (NTSC/PAL/SECAM)
qDigital TV-tuner supporting DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial) standard (6 MHz to 
8MHz)
qTV-tuner I/O:
RF jack for digital/analog TV antenna cable input
AV-in port for composite/S-video/line-in audio/video input
qTV-tuner cables:
PAL cable for digital/analog TV input, PAL/SECAM to NTSC port converter
Mini DIN cable: RCA jack and S-video port for audio/video input
qAcer DVB-T antenna (UHF/VHF reception) supporting Acer SignaUpTM wireless technology
Audio
qAudio system with two built-in Acer 3DSonic (1.5W) stereo speakers and one Acer BasSonic 
Subwoofer
qDolby® Digital Live and DTS Neo: PC support
qIntel® High Definition audio support
qS/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital  Interface) support for digital speakers (1.5W)
qSound Blaster ProTM and MS Sound compatible
qTwo built-in stereo microphone
Storage subsystem
qOne or two 80/100/120 GB Serial ATA hard disk drive, supporting software RAID 0/1
qOptical drive options: DVD-Super Mulit double-layer drive (slot-load)
q5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), 
Memory Stick PROTM (MS PRO), xD-Picture CardTM (xD)
Input devices
q88/89-key Acer FineTouchTM keyboard with 5-degree curve
qTouchpad with 4-way scroll button
qFour easy-launch buttons
qTwo front-access switches: WLAN LED and Bluetooth® LED-switches (for selected models)
Communication
qAcer Video Conference, featuring Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) support via Acer  
OrbiCamTM and optional Acer Bluetooth® VoIP phone
qAcer OrbiCamTM 1.3 megapixel CMOS camera, featuring:
30 degree ergonomic rotation
Acer VisageOnTM technology
Acer PrimaLiteTM technology 
						

							
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qModem: 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; wake-on ring ready
qLAN: gigabit Ethernet; wake-on-LAN ready
qWPAN: Bluetooth® 1.1 @ 723 bps
qOptional WLAN:ICH6-M (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi® CERTIFIEDTM solution, 
supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology
I/O Ports
qCRT port --- Suport CRT monitor.
q3 * USB 2.0/1.1 ports
qHead Phone port
qMIC-In
qLine-In
qRJ11/RJ45
qDC Jack
qIR
qCardBus slot
qSmart Card slot
q5-in-1 media card port
q1394 port
qPS/2
qSerial port
qDVI (only for Discrete sku)
qDocking port
Environment
qTemperature:
operating: 5°C to 35°C
Non-operating: -20°C to 65°C
qHumidity (non-condensing):
operating: 20%~80%
Non-operating: 20%~80% 
						

							
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System Block Diagram 
						

							
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Mainboard Layout
Top View
1 JACK1 AV-in Jack 20 CN29 PATA HDD Connector
2 CN1 TV Antenna Connector 21 CN30 SATA HDD Connector
3 CN2 S-Video Connector 22 U23 North Bridge
4 CN509 Card Bus Socket 23 U33 RAID Controller
5 CN3 S-Video Connector 24 U37 Timing Controller
6 CN4 HDMI Connector 25 CN13 CPU Socket
7 U6 Video Memory 26 CN28 SATA HDD Connector
8 CN5 I/O Board to Main Board 
Connector 27 CN24 BIOS Flash Memory
9 U7 Video Memory 28 U515 Audio Codec
10 CN8 DVI-D Port 29 CN20 Mini PCI Socket
11 U14 Graphic Controller 30 CN23 Mini Card Connector
12 U9 DDR2 SDRAM IC 31 CN26 Media Board Connector
13 U15 DDR2 SDRAM IC 32 CN22 Wireless LAN Card Connector
14 JACK2 Microphone Jack 33 CN21 USB Connector
15 U11 Ethernet Controller 34 CN19 USB Connector
16 CN15 DIMM Socket 35 CN16 USB Connector 
						

							
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Bottom View
17 CN14 DIMM Socket 36 CN11 IEEE port
18 CN18 Optical Disk Drive Connector 37 U25 PCI cardbus/Media Board/1394 IC
19 U39 South Bridge
1 U504 LAN Transformer GSN 5009 9 CN4000 Touchpad Connector (Touchpad to 
main board)
2 CN502 Launch Board Connector 10 CN4001 6-pin Touchpad Board Connector
3 U503 Video Memory 11 CN504 Audio Board Connector
4 U502 Video Memory 12 CN506 DDR2 SDRAM IC
5 CN4002 LCD Connector 13 CN5001 Hotkey Board Connector
6 CN3000 Hotkey Board Connector 14 CN5000 Main Board to Media Board  Connector
7 CN503 Express Card Slot 15 CN505 Touchpad Board Connector
8 CN507 DDR2 SDRAM IC 
						

							
Chapter 17
Your Acer Notebook Tour
After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new TravelMate 6592/6592G computer.
Front View
#IconItemDescription
1 Built-in camera 1.3 megapixel web camera for video  communication.
2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD),  displays computer output.
3 Media/volume buttons For use with Acer Arcade and other mdeia  playing programs.
4/8 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
5 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which  functions like a computer mouse.
6 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 4-way scroll button.
7 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands  when you use the computer.
9 Keyboard For entering data into your computer. 
						

							
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Closed Front View
10/11 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used 
programs.
12 Power button Turns the computer on and off.
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1 Speaker Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio  output.
2 Infrared port/CIR  receiverInterfaces with infrared devices (e.g, 
infrared printer and IR-aware computer)/
Receives signals from a remote control.
3 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio  CD player, stereo walkman).
4 Microphone-in jack Accepts input from external microphones.
5 Headphones/speaker/ line-out jack with S/
PDIF supportConnects to audio line-out devices (e.g., 
speakers, headphones).
6 Power indicator Indicates the computer’s power status.
7 Battery indicator Indicates the computer’s battery status.
8 Bluetooth
®
communication button/
indicatorEnables/disables the Bluetooth
®  function. 
Indicates the status of Bluetooth 
communication.
9 Wireless  communication button/
indicatorEnables/disables the wireless function. 
Indicates the status of wireless LAN 
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Left View
Right View
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1 USB 2.0 ports Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB  mouse, USB camera).
2 Modem (RJ-11) port Connects to a phone line.
3 Optical  drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs  (slot-load or tray-load depending on 
model).
4 Optical disk access  indicatorLights up when the optical drive is active.
5 Optical drive eject  buttonEjects the optical disk from the drive.
6 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the  computer is turned off.
7 Latch Locks and releases the lid.
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1 Latch Locks and releases the lid.
2 5-in-1 card reader Accepts Secure Digital (SD),  MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick 
(MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-
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Rear view
3 3 USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB 
mouse, USB camera).
4 4-pin IEEE 1394 port Connects to IEEE 1394 devices.
5 PC Card slot eject  buttonEjects the PC Card from the slot.
6 PC Card slot Accepts one Type II PC Card.
7 Express Card/54 slot Accepts and ExpressCard/34 module Note: ExpressCards are third generation of 
PC cards, hot-swapable and smaller than 
previous PC Cards. Designed for both 
desktop and mobile use, ExpressCards 
use either USB 2.0 or a single lane PCI 
Express technology that provides 500 
Mbytes/sec total throughput. Formerly 
code named NEWCARD, ExpressCards 
are 5 mm thick like Type II PC Cards, but 
do not use the same 86x54 mm footprint. 
ExpressCards come in 75x54 mm and 
75x34 mm sizes. Express Card/54 slot 
means this notebook accepts 75x54mm 
ExpressCards.
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1 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter.
2 TV-in port Accepts input signals from analog/digital  TV-tuner devices (for selected models).
3 AV-in port Accepts input signals from audio/video  (AV) devices (manufacturing option).
4 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible  computer security lock.