Acer TravelMate 8100 User Manual
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Acer TravelMate 8100 Series
Service Guide
PRINTED IN TAIWAN Service guide files and updates are available
on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 3200 service guide. DateChapterUpdates 2005/1/7 First Released Version
III Copyright Copyright © 2004 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 The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is. Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software. Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Pentium and Pentium II/III are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
IV Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGESDenotes actual messages that appear on screen. NOTEGives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. WARNINGAlerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. CAUTIONGives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. IMPORTANTReminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures.
V Preface Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information. 1.This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acers global product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details. 2.Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information available on your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.
Chapter 11
Chapter 1 System Specifications...............................................................1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Outlook View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 2 System Utilities........................................................................32
BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
BIOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 3 Machine DIsassembly and Replacement.................................45
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Removing the HDD Module and the miniPCI . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Disassembling the Main Unit into Upper Case and Lower Case 52
Disassembling the Lower Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Disassembling the LCD Module and Upper Case . . . . . . . . . 57
Disassembling the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Disassembling the External Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting.......................................................................63
System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Intermittent Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations............................................80
Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Main Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Chapter 6 FRU(Field Replaceable Unit)List.............................................84
Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
FRU List 87
Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration............................................95
TravelMate 8100 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Appendix B Test Compatible Components..............................................96
Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro Environment Test . . . . . . . . . 97
Appendix C Online Support Information..................................................99
Chapter 11 Features Below is a brief summary of Kingfisher’s features: Performance !Intel Dothan processor 730,740,750,760,770 !Intel® 915PM Express chipset ! 256/512 MB of DDRII 533 standard, upgradeable to 2GB* with dual soDimm modules !60/80 GB and above high-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk Display !The 15.4” Wide SWXGA(1680 x 1050 pixel resolution) + TFT LCD panel providing a large viewing area for maximum efficiency and ease-of-use !DualViewTM support !Employs ATI MOBILITYTM RADEONTM x700 with 128MB DDR video memory !MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability !S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL), DVI-D (digital) interface supported. Multimedia !Built-in dual speakers !Internal Microphone x1 which combines !Sound Blaster® Pro and MS-Sound compatible !Azalia stereo, SPDIF supported Communication !56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval, Wake-in-Ring ready !Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Et hernet connection, Wake-on-LAN ready !Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG network connection 802.11a/b/g tri-mode Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution,2200BGRW 802.11 b/g, supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technology !Integrated Bluetooth® !Built-in 2 Antenna !Mini-PCI(Manufacturing option) Keyboard and Pointing Device !84/85/88 keys Windows keyboard !Built-in touchpad pointing device !12 function keys, four cursosr keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad !6 easy-launch buttons ( internet, email, wireless LAN, Bluetooth® , Empowering key and one user- programmable button) System Specifications Chapter 1
2Chapter 1 Expansion !One Type II CardBus PC Card slot !Upgradeable memory modules !Acer EasyPort I/O Ports !One Type II PC Card slot !Modem (RJ-11) port !One RJ-45 jack for LAN (Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T) ! One external display (VGA) port, one DVI port !One Microphone/line-in port !One Headphone/speaker/line-out port !One Infrared (FIR) port !One IEEE 1394 port !Four USB 2.0 ports ! One 5-in-1 card reader (Only support MS/MS Pro/MMC/SD/xD) !124-pin Easy Dock connector !DC-in jack for AC adaptor Security !Smart Card support !Kensington lock slot !BIOS user and supervisor password support Software !Acer Launch Manager !Acer eManager !Acer System Recovery CD !Acer disc-to-disc recovery3 !Norton AntiVirusTM !Adobe® Reader® !CyberLinlk® PowerDVD® !MTI CD-MakerTM !GridVista
Chapter 13 System Block Diagram (478 Micro-FCPGA) PG 4,5 Alviso 915PM PG 6,7,8,9 ICH6-M609 BGA PG 17,18,19 4X133MHZ DMI interface Azalia CLOCKS PG 3 CPU VRDC/DCAC/BATT CONNECTOR BATT CHARGER Dothan/Yonah PG 31 DDR-SODIMM1 DDR-SODIMM2 Multi-Bay DVI CRT PG 32Parallel-HDD LCD Connector LVDS S-Video 708 PCBGA 400/533 MHZ DDR II 400/533 MHZ DDR IITVOUT VGA PG 10,11 PG 10,11 ALC880 (Codec) &Mini-Bluetooth (USB bus) PG 26 PG 26 PG 27 +1.05V +1.5V +1.8VSUS DVI +2.5V +1.05V +1.5V +2.5V +3V +3VSUS +1.5VSUS PG 42 PG 43 IDE +1.8VSUS +0.9V +2.5V+3V +1.2V/+2.5V +1.05V/+1.5V +1.8V/+0.9V +3V/+5V PG 37~41 DOCKINGPG 33 PG 42 M26P DDRam(64/128)PCI EXPRESS PG 32 PG 27 +5VFAN 1 +5VFLASH+5V 3.3V LPC, 33MHz 3V_591 PC87383 Keyboard 3V_591 PG 26 176 Pins LQFP +3/5VPG 30Touchpad FIR +3V M5285IDE MDC1.5 Euphonik DSP Internal-MIC Headphone/SPDIFSIO NSC87383 RJ45/Magnetics BCM5788MPG 22 LAN (10M/100M/1G)OZ711M3PG 20,21 CARDBUS/1394 33MHz PCI PG 23 LINEIN/MICIN PG 12,13,14,15,16 4 in 1 socket PG 20XD,MMC,SD,MS 1394(TSB43AB21) CARDBUS CON. PG 20 1394 PORT PG 20 Smart Card PG 20 PG 25 PG 29,30 PG 32 MINI-PCI PG 28Wireless LAN PCI BUFFER PG 34 PG 35 PG 36 PG 30 PG 30 PG 35 PG 24 PG 29NEW CARD PG 24 USB PCI-EOZ2710 PG 24 PG 16