Acer Travelmate 720 Service Guide

Appendix B 123
TravelMate720 compatibility is tested and verified by Acers internal testing 
department. The PCMCIA functions are tested under Windows®95 
(4.00.950C), Windows®98 and Windows®NT 4.0 environments.  In addition 
to these tests, Long Run tests and Year 2000 Compliancy have been verified,  
too.
Refer to the following lists for components, cards, and peripherals which have 
passed these tests.  Regarding configuration, combination and test 
procedures, please refer to the 720 Compatibility...

124 Test Compatible Components List
PCMCIA
PCMCIA, PM Test
CardsWin95Win98WinNT4.0
Memory cards Pass Pass Pass
LAN cards Pass Pass Pass
Modem cards Pass Pass Pass
Combo cards Pass Pass Pass
ZV cards Pass Pass -
Capture cards Pass Pass -
SCSI cards Pass Pass Pass
Cardbus cards Pass Pass -
PCMCIA, Integration/Application Test
ItemWin95Win98WinNT4.0
Two R2 cards Pass Pass Pass
Two CardBus cards Pass Pass -
R2 & ZV cards Pass Pass -
CardBus & ZV cards Pass Pass -
R2 & CardBus cards Pass Pass -
4 cards Pass...

Appendix B 125
PCMCIA Cards Tested for Year2000 Compliance 
Ty p eNameModel No.
ATA Flash Viking ATA Flash Card 16MB
ATA Flash Viking ATA Flash Card 4MB
ATA Flash Epson 5MB Flash ATA 502SD00
ATA Flash Epson 1MB Flash
CardBus 3COM/Megaherts 10/100 LAN 
CardBus3CCFE575BT
CardBus Xircom CardBus Ethernet 10/100 CBE-10/100BTX
CD-ROM Panasonic 8x CD-ROM KLX-783A
Ethernet Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter 
IIpsPS-CE2-10
Ethernet 3COM Etherlink III LAN1 3C589D
Ethernet IBM Ethernet II
Ethernet 3COM Fast...

126 Test Compatible Components List
Long Run
ItemWin95Win98WinNT4.0
Long Run 4 hr Pass Pass Pass
Year2000 Compliance Test
ItemDescriptionResult
RTC test Pass Pass
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Appendix C 127
This appendix describes online technical support services available to help 
you repair your Acer systems. 
If you are a distributor, dealer, ASP or TPM, please refer your technical 
queries to your local Acer branch office. Acer Branch Offices, Regional 
Offices and Regional Groups may access our website. However, some 
information sources will require a user I.D. and password. These can be 
obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan.
Acers website offers you convenient and valuable support...

128 Online Support Information
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Index 129
16550 UART 19
A
AC Adapter 25
ACPI 30
ACPI. See Advanced Configura-
tion and Power Interface
Advanced 47
Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface 30
Advanced Power 
          Management 30
and 31
APM 31
APM. See Advanced Power
Management
Application key 7
ASP 127
Audio 20
Mixed sound source 20
Resolution 20
Sampling rate 20
Voice channel 
20
audio
setting input source in Note-
book Manager 40
Audio Controller 20
B
Battery 22
battery pack
charging indicator 4
Boot Device Priority Submenu 46...

130 Index
DC-DC Converter 23
DC-in jack 11
Desktop Management 
Interface 31
Diagnostics 98
Disk Drives
Read/write heads 21
Disk drives 21
Read/write heads 21
Rotational speed (RPM) 21
Tracks 21
Display 2
Opening and Closing the
Display 3
display 2
auto-dim feature 27
dual 2
hot keys 8
opening and closing 3
performance 2
power management 2, 27
setting boot device in Note-
book Manager 39
setting boot device in Setup
Utility 48
setting in Notebook 
Manager 39
simultaneous 2
switching device in Note-
book...

Index 131
Hard Disk 0 Submenu 44
Hard Disk Drive
Disassembly 59
Hard disk drives 21
Hibernation mode 29
conditions 29
entering 29
hot key 8
resuming from 29
utility 32
Hot Keys 8
I
I/O Ports 10
I/O ports
bottom ports 13
rear ports 10
right ports 12
indicator lights 4
Indicators 4
Information Viewer 34
infrared
turning on and off 47
Intermittent Problems 95
Internal microphone 20
Internal speaker 20
J
Jumpers 103
Bottom View 104
Top View 103
K
Keyboard 5, 21
Keyboard controller 21
Removing the keyboard...

132 Index
Boot Sequence 35
Display Device 39
Hot key 8
Information Viewer 34
Password 36
Power Management 38
starting 33
Num lock 5
on indicator 4
Numeric Error Codes 89
numeric keypad
embedded 6
O
On-die L2 cache 1
Online Support Information 127
Operational Chargin 87
P
Parallel Port 18
Parallel port 10
parallel port
setting in Setup Utility 47
Password 36
password
changing in Setup Utility 50
checking during boot 49
checking during resume 49
removing in Setup Utility 50
setting in Notebook 
Manager...