Acer Travelmate 660 Service Guide

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Processor
ItemSpecification
CPU type Intel Mobile Pentium M 1.3G ~1.7G and higher
CPU package 
/ -FCPGA package
CPU core voltage 1.468V (Full speed)
BIOS
ItemSpecification
BIOS vendor Phoenix
BIOS Version 3A01
BIOS ROM type Flash ROM
BIOS ROM size 512KB
BIOS package PLCC
Supported protocols ACPI 1.0b,PC Card 95, SM BIOS 2.3, EPP/IEEE 1284, ECP/IEEE 1284 
1.7 & 1.9, PCI 2.2, PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, USB 
2.0, VGA BIOS, CD-ROM bootable, IEEE 1394
BIOS password control Set by setup manual
Second Level Cache
ItemSpecification
Cache controller Built-in CPU
Cache size 1024KB 
1st level cache control Always enabled
2st level cache control Always enabled
Cache scheme control Fixed in write-back
System Memory
ItemSpecification
Memory controller Intel 855GM built-in
Memory size 0MB (no on-board memory)
DIMM socket number 2 sockets
Supports memory size per socket 256MB, 512MB and 1G
Supports maximum memory size 2G (by two 1024MB DDR RAM module)
Supports DIMM type DDR RAM
Supports DIMM Speed 266 MHz
Supports DIMM voltage 2.5V
Supports DIMM package 200-pin soDIMM
Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they 
match the above specifications.
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NOTE: Above table lists some system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with various 
capacities to form other combinations. On above  table, the configuration of slot 1 and slot 2 could be 
reversed. Memory Combinations
Slot 1Slot 2Total Memory
0MB 256MB 256MB
0MB 512MB 512MB
0MB 1024MB 1024MB
256MB 0MB 256MB
256MB 256MB 512MB
256MB 512MB 768MB
256MB 1024MB 1280MB
512MB 0MB 512MB
512MB 256MB 768MB
512MB 512MB 1024MB
512MB 1024MB 1536MB
1024MB 0MB 1024MB
1024MB 256MB 1280MB
1024MB 512MB 1536MB
1024MB 1024MB 2G
LAN Interface
ItemSpecification
Chipset BroadCom 4401
Supports LAN protocol 10/100 Mbps
LAN connector type RJ45
LAN connector location Rear panel
Modem Interface
ItemSpecification
Data modem data baud rate (bps) 56K
Supports modem protocol V.90/V92 MDC
Modem connector type RJ11
Modem connector location Rear panel
Bluetooth-MODEM Interface
ItemSpecification
Chipset CSR BC02 (Blue-tooth)/Agere Scorpio I (MODEM)
Data throughput 200k bps (Blue-tooth)/56K bps (MODEM)
Protocol Blue-tooth 1.1
Interface USB 1.1+MDC
Connector type RJ11 (MODEM)
Wireless Module 802.11b (optional device)
ItemSpecification
Chipset Intel CALEXICO
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Protocol 802.11b
Interface Mini-PCI type III
Wireless Module 802.11a/g (optional device)
ItemSpecification
Chipset Atheros
Data throughput 11M~54M bps
Protocol 802.11 a+g
Interface Mini_PCI type III
Four-in-One Card Reader
ItemSpecification
Chipset ICH4-M
Data throughput USB 1.1
Protocol SMC, MS, MMC, and SD
Hard Disk Drive Interface
ItemSpecification
Vendor & 
Model NameFUJITSU HORNET 
16L MHS2030AT
TOSHIBA NEPTUNE 
MK3021GASFUJITSU HORNET 
16L MHS2040AT
TOSHIBA NEPTUNE 
MK4021GASFUJITSU HORNET 
16L MHS2060AT
TOSHIBA NEPTUNE 
MK6021GASTOSHIBA TRITON 
MK6022GAX
Capacity (GB) 30 40 60 60
Bytes per 
sector512 512 512 512
Data heads 2 3 4 4
Drive Format
Disks 1 2 2 2
Spindle speed 
(RPM)4200 RPM 4200 RPM 4200 RPM 5400 RPM
Performance Specifications
Buffer size  2048KB 2048KB 2048KB 16,384KB
Interface ATA-6 for FUJITSU 
16L MHS series
ATA-5 for TOSHIBA 
MK seriesATA - 6  f o r  F U J I T S U  
16L MHS series
ATA-5 for TOSHIBA 
MK seriesATA-6 for FUJITSU 
16L MHS series
ATA-5 for TOSHIBA 
MK seriesATA - 5
Max. media 
transfer rate 
(disk-buffer, 
Mbytes/s)317 317 317
Data transfer 
rate 
(host~buffer, 
Mbytes/s)100 MB/Sec.
Ultra DMA mode-5100 MB/Sec.
Ultra DMA mode-5100 MB/Sec.
Ultra DMA mode-5100 MB/Sec.
Ultra DMA mode-5
DC Power Requirements
Voltage 
tolerance5V(DC) +/- 5% 5V(DC) +/- 5% 5V(DC) +/- 5% 5V(DC) +/- 5%
Wireless Module 802.11b (optional device)
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Speakers
ItemSpecification
Number of speaker 2
Rating 1W, max; 4 ohm
Connector type Headphone out, microphone in and line-in
DVD-ROM Interface
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name CD-ROM MODULE 24X QSI SCR-242-S
DVD-ROM MODULE 8X QSI SDR-083
DVD/CDRW COMBO MODULE 24X QSI SBW-242
Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette
Transfer rate (KB/sec) Sustained:
Max 3.6Mbytes/secSustained:
Max 10.8Mbytes/sec
Data Buffer Capacity 128 KBytes
Interface IDE/ATAPI
Applicable disc format DVD: DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18),DVD-R, 
DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, (new added items) DVD-RAM 
(optional)
CD:  CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Karaoke CD, video CD, 
Multi-session photo CD, Enhanced CD, i-trax CD, CD extra, 
CD-Plus, CD-Text, CD-R and CD-RW Discs compliant
Loading mechanism Load: Manual
Release: (a) Electrical Release (Release Button)
               (b) Release by ATAPI command 
               (c) Emergency Release
Power Requirement
Input Voltage 5 V +/- 5 % (Operating) 
Video Interface
ItemSpecification
Chipset Montara-GM
Interface Integration
Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port No
Maximum resolution LCD 1600X1200 (UXGA)
Maximum resolution CRT 2048X1536@75HZ
Audio Interface
ItemSpecification
Audio Controller ICH4-M
Audio onboard or optional Built-in
Mono or Stereo Stereo
Resolution 20 bit stereo Digital to analog 
converter
18 bit stereo Analog to Ditial 
converter
Compatibility AC97
Mixed sound source Line-in, CD
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Sampling rate 44,1 KHz (48K byte for AC97 
interface)
Internal microphone Yes
Internal speaker / Quantity Yes/2
Supports PnP IRQ IRQ10
Video Resolutions Mode (for both LCD and CRT)
Resolution16 bits
(High color)32 bits
(True color)
480x600 Yes Yes
800x600 Yes Yes
1024x768 Yes Yes
1152x864 Yes Yes
1280x1024 Yes Yes
1400x1050 
(SXGA+panel only)Ye s Ye s
Video Memory
ItemSpecification
Chipset UMA-System memory
Memory size Default 16M(Adjust)
Interface DDR
Parallel Port
ItemSpecification
Parallel port controller SIO PC87391
Number of parallel port 1
Location Rear side
Connector type 25-pin D-SUB
Parallel port function control Enable/Disable/Auto (BIOS or operating system chooses 
configuration) by BIOS Setup
Note: Depending on your operating system, disabling an unused 
device may help free system resources for other devices.
Supports ECP/EPP/Bi-directional/Output only 
(PS/2 compatible) Yes (set by BIOS setup)
Note: When Mode is selected as EPP mode, “3BCh” will not be 
available.
Optional ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup) DMA channel 3 
Optional parallel port I/O address (in BIOS 
Setup)378h, 278h, 3BCH
Optional parallel port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) IRQ7, IRQ5
USB Port
ItemSpecification
Chipset ICH4-M
USB Compliancy Level 2.0
Audio Interface
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OHCI USB 2.0
Number of USB port 4
Location Rear side
Serial port function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup
IEEE 1394 Port
ItemSpecification
Chipset TI 43AB21
InterfaceUSB Compliancy Level IEEE 1394 1.0
Number of IEEE 1394 port 1
Location Left side
Connector type IEEE 1394
PCMCIA Port
ItemSpecification
PCMCIA controller O2 Micro OZ711EC1
Supports card type Type-II 
Number of slots One type-II
Access location Right panel
Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port No ZV support
Supports 32 bit CardBus  Yes (IRQ10)
Smart Card Reader
ItemSpecification
Chipset PCMCIA chip built-in
Number of slot 1
Location Front side
System Board Major Chips
Item Controller
Core logic Intel Petium M (Montara-GM) +ICH4-M
VGA Montara-GM
LAN BroadCom 4401
IEEE 1394 TI 43AB21
USB 2.0 ICH4-M
Super I/O controller NS 87391
MODEM Agere Scorpio I
Blue tooth CSR BC02
Wireless 802.11 b Intel-CALEXIO
Wireless 802.11 a/g Atheros
PCMCIA O2 Micro OZ7111EC1
Smart card reader O2 Micro OZ7111EC1
Audio RealTek ALC202
USB Port
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Four-in-one card reader ST7265
Touchpad PC87591
Keyboard
ItemSpecification
Keyboard controller PC87591
Keyboard vendor & model name DARFON
Total number of keypads 84/85 key
Windows logo key Yes
Internal & external keyboard work 
simultaneouslyNo
Note: Inter nal and exter nal keyboard can not work 
simultaneously by software specification.
Battery
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name Main battery: 
SANYO(4UR1865
0F-2-QC-ZG1)Main battery: 
SIMPLO(ZG14S2
P) Aux battery: 
SANYO(3UF1034
50P-2-QC-20
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion Li-ion
Pack capacity  4400 Ah 4400 Ah 3600 Ah
Cell voltage  3.7V/cell 3.7V/cell 3.7V/cell
Number of battery cell 8 8 6
Package configuration 4 cells in series, 2 
series in parallel4 cells in series, 2 
series in parallel3 cells in series, 2 
series in parallel
Package voltage  14.8V 14.8V 11.1V
LCD
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model 
nameQDI QD141X1LH12
LG LP141X13-C1M1
AU B141XG05AU B150XG01 V2
CPT CLAA150XH01
LG LP150X05-A2C1AU B150PG01
LG LP150E02
Hitachi TX38D91VC1FAB
CPT CLAA150PA01
Mechanical Specifications
LCD display area 
(diagonal, inch)14.1 15.0 15.0
Display technology TFT TFT TFT
Resolution XGA (1024x768) XGA (1024x768) SXGA+ (1400x1050)
Supports colors 262K 262K 262K
Optical Specification
Brightness control keyboard hotkey keyboard hotkey keyboard hotkey
Contrast control No No No
Electrical Specification
Supply voltage for 
LCD display (V)3.3 3.3 3.3
System Board Major Chips
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LCD Inverter
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name Ambit
Brightness conditions Vadj=3.3V
Input voltage (V) 14.4
Input current (mA) 410 (max)
Output voltage (V, rms) 1400 (no load)
Output current (mA, rms) 5.6~5.4
Output voltage frequency (k Hz) 55~58K Hz
AC Adaptor
ItemSpecification
Model number Lite-On PA-1750-02CA (PFC), 3pins
Delta ADP-75FB BA (PFC), 3pins
Input rating 90VAC to 264VAC, 47Hz to 63Hz
Output rating 75W, 19V (18.8V, min to 20V, max), 4A (0A, min to 4A, max)
System Power Management
ACPI modePower Management
Mech. Off (G3) All devices in the system are turned off completely.
Soft Off (G2/S5) OS initiated shutdown. All devices in the system are turned off 
completely.
Working (G0/S0) Individual devices such as the CPU and hard disk may be power 
managed in this state.
Suspend to RAM (S3) CPU set power down
VGA Suspend
PCMCIA Suspend
Audio Power Down
Hard Disk Power Down
CD-ROM Power Down
Super I/O Low Power mode
Save to Disk (S4) Also called Hibernate state. System saves all system states and 
data onto the disk prior to power off the whole system.
Memory Address Map
Memory AddressSizeFunction
00100000h-000F0000h 512 KB System BIOS
000CFFFFh-000C0000h VGA BIOS
00009FFFFh-00000000h 640KB Conventional memory
I/O Address Map
I/O AddressFunction
000-00F DMA controller-1
020-021 Interrupt controller-1
040-043 Timer 1
060, 064 Keyboard controller 87591 chip select 
						

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000-00F DMA controller-1
020-021 Interrupt controller-1
040-043 Timer 1
060, 064 Keyboard controller PC87591 chip select
070-073 Real-time clock and CMOS
0A0-0A1 Interrupt controller-2
0C0-0DF DMA controller-2
066, 062 ACPI EC interface (NS87591)
170-177 Secondary IDE channel
1F0-1F7 Primary IDE channel
378, 37F Parallel port
3B0-3BB
3C0-3DFVGA I/O adress
CF8-CFF PCI configuration register
000-00F DMA controller-1
IRQ Assignment Map
Interrupt ChannelFunction(Hardware)
IRQ00 System timer
IRQ01 Keyboard
IRQ02 Programmable interrupt controller
IRQ03 IrDA Fast Infrared Port
IRQ04 Communication port (COM1)
IRQ05 OSMicro SmartCardBus Reader
IRQ06 Standard floppy disk controller
IRQ07 ECP printer port (LPT1)
IRQ08 CMOS/RTC
IRQ09 SCI IRQ used by ACPI bus
IRQ12 PS/2 mouse
IRQ13 Numeric data processor
IRQ14 Primary IDE channel
IRQ15 Secondary IDE channel
DMA Channel Assignment
ItemSpecification
Channel 1 IrDA Fast Infrared Port
Channel 3 ECP printer port
Channel 4 DMA controller
I/O Address Map
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