Acer Travelmate 6592g 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 —...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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...

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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.
#IconItemDescription
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...

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Left View
Right View
#IconItemDescription
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...

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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...