Acer Travelmate 7300 Service Guide
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TM7300 Series Notebook Computer Service GuidePART NO.: 49.42A01.001 DOC. NO.: SG238-9712APRINTED IN TAIWAN
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iiCopyright Copyright ã 1998 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to...
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iiiAbout this Manual Purpose This service guide aims to furnish technical information to the service engineers and advanced users when upgrading, configuring, or repairing the TM7300 series notebook computer. Manual Structure This service guide contains technical information about the TM7300 series notebook computer. It consists of three chapters and five appendices. Chapter 1System Introduction This chapter describes the system features and major components. It contains the TM7300 series notebook...
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ivAppendix DSchematics This appendix contains the schematic diagrams for the system board. Appendix EBIOS POST Checkpoints This appendix lists and describes the BIOS POST checkpoints. Conventions The following are the conventions used in this manual: Text entered by userRepresents text input by the user. Screen messagesDenotes actual messages that appear onscreen., , , etc.Represent the actual keys that you have to press on the keyboard.NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to...
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vTable of Contents Chapter 1System Introduction 1.1Features..............................................................................................................1-1 1.1.2FlashStart Automatic Power-On............................................................1-2 1.2Ports....................................................................................................................1-3 1.2.1Rear Panel Ports...................................................................................1-3...
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vi1.6.14PCMCIA...............................................................................................1-35 1.6.15Parallel Port.........................................................................................1-36 1.6.16Serial Port............................................................................................1-36 1.6.17Touchpad.............................................................................................1-36...
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vii2.4.3Pin Diagram.........................................................................................2-40 2.4.4Pin Descriptions...................................................................................2-41 2.5Philips 87C552 System Management Controller.................................................2-43 2.5.1Features...............................................................................................2-43 2.5.2Block...
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viii3.3Advanced System Configuration...........................................................................3-5 3.3.1Internal Cache........................................................................................3-5 3.3.2External Cache......................................................................................3-5 3.3.3Enhanced IDE Features.........................................................................3-5 3.3.4Onboard Communication...
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ix4.8.1Detaching the Lower Housing from the Inside Assembly......................4-14 4.8.2Detaching the Upper Housing from the Inside Assembly......................4-15 4.8.3Removing the Touchpad......................................................................4-16 4.8.4Removing the Main Board....................................................................4-16 4.9Disassembling the Display..................................................................................4-19 Appendices Appendix...
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xList of Figures 1-1Lid Switch.............................................................................................................1-2 1-2Rear Port Location................................................................................................1-3 1-3Left Port Location.................................................................................................1-4 1-4Indicator...