Acer Travelmate 7230 Service Guide

Chapter 121
Hard Disk Drive Interface
Combo Drive Module
Thermal Sensor Control
Item
Vendor & 
Model 
Name
Capacity 
(MB)
Bytes per 
sector
Data heads
Drive Format
Disks
Spind le 
speed 
(RPM)
Performance Specifications
Buffer size 
Interface
Max. media 
transfer 
rate (disk-
buffer, 
Mbytes/s)
Data 
transfer 
rate 
(host~buffe
r, Mbytes/s)
DC Power Requirements
Voltage 
tolerance
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name
Performance Specification
Transfer rate (KB/sec)
Buffer Memory
Interface
Applicable...

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BIOS
LCD 17.1” 
ItemSpecification
BIOS Type WND W25X80VSSIG or pin compatible device
One 8-pin SOP package 1Mbyte FLASH ROM W25X80VSSIG is 
used for BIOS, keyboard encoder and power controller codes. It 
occupies system memory area E0000-FFFFF. After posting 
system, the shadow RAM function will be enabled.
BIOS ROM Type WND 4MB CMOS Boot Block Flash Memory
Package 8 pin SOP
Block Size 64kbytes per block
Supply Current Active current = 5 mA (Typical)
Standby current= 1 µA (Typical)...

Chapter 123
VGA Subsystem
KBC
PCMCIA, and Memory Card Reader
Audio Interface
ItemSpecification
Internal Graphic Chipset RS780M
Features
•Integrated dual-link 24-bit LVDS interface
•Integrated HD audio codec supports linear PCM and 
AC3(5.1) audio formats for HDMI output
•An integrated TV encoder from AMD’s Xilleon products, 
with an on-chip DAC
•DirectX 10 support
Discrete Graphic (MXM card) MS-V122A3-M82ME-XT, GPU AMD M82ME-XT
Features
•16 Lane PCI Express support
•LVDS Interface support
•VGA support...

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LAN Interface
Bluetooth Interface 
Keyboard
MDC Card
Camera
ItemSpecification
LAN Chipset BroadCom Lan controller BCM5764MKMLG
Features
•PCI-E bus
•Support Wake on Lan from S4,S5 in AC mode
•Support ASF2.0
•File deployment support
•Meet ViiV dependent
ItemSpecification
Chipset FOXCONN T60H928.11 BlueTooth miniUSB module
Features
•Bluetooth 1.2 qualified Embedded USB Module
•Extremely small size
•Class 2 specification RF output power (max + 4 dBm)
•Full piconet and scatternet operation...

Chapter 125
Finger Print Board
WLAN
Battery Optical Size 1/4 CMOS F/2.0
Pixel Resolution 640 X 480 640X480
Pixel Size 6.0µm X6.0µm 6.0µm X6.0µm
ItemSpecification
Vendor and Model Authentec AES1610-C-DF-TR-GO00-AC
Features
•TruePrint® and TrueMatch® Technology.
•TrueNav® Cursor and Menu Navigation Technology
•High Definition 128 x 8 Pixel Array
•Multiple battery-friendly operating modes @ 3.3V
•Built-in low power Finger Detection w/ remote wakeup 
capability
•USB 2.0 Full Speed Interface...

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Chapter 227
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.
IDE1 Model Name This field shows the model name of HDD installed on primary IDE master.
IDE1 Serial Number This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on primary IDE master.
ATAPI Model Name This...

Chapter 229
Main
The Main screen allows the user to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable boot option 
and recovery.
NOTE: The screen above is for your reference only. Actual values may differ.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested 
parameter settings.
ParameterDescriptionFormat/Option
System Time Sets the system time. The hours are displayed with 24-hour 
format.Format: HH:MM:SS 
(hour:minute:second) 
System Date...

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Advanced
The Advanced screen allows the user to configure the various advanced BIOS options.
IMPORTANT:Making incorrect settings to items on these pages may cause the system to malfunction. Unless 
you have experience adjusting these items, we recommend that you leave these settings at the 
default values. If making settings to items on these pages causes your system to malfunction or 
prevents the system from booting, open BIOS and choose Load Optimal Defaults in the Exit menu to 
boot up...