Acer Travelmate 8200 Service Guide

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2. Click on a video effect to use. The selected effect appears in the video effects section of the VisageON window.
Note: When using avatars, you may have to calibrate the face points to achieve better tracking. Follow screen 
instructions in the VisageON to continue.
Note: You may use video effects when using the camera for IM chat/video sessions or call conferences. 
						

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Acer GraviSense
Acer GraviSense is an innovative utility designed to further protect your data by automatically moving the read/
write heads of the Acer notebook’s hard disk away from the storage disk (this is known as “parking” the heads) in 
the event that sudden shock is detected. Acer GraviSense can also be set to activate an alarm in case the 
notebook is moved by an unauthorized person.
Using Acer GraviSense
You can launch Acer GraviSense in a number of ways:
•From the Start menu, go to Start > All programs > Acer GraviSense
•When Acer GraviSense is running, an icon   will display in the task tray. Move the cursor on the icon to 
identify Acer GraviSense. Left click or right click on the icon to open a context menu.
Protecting the HDD
Right click on the tray icon to activate this feature and select HDD protection.
This function will park the HDD heads in the event that any sudden vibration or movement which exceeds the level 
tolerated by the HDD is detected.
Anti-Theft
Right click on the tray icon to activate this feature and select Anti-Theft.
When enabled, this feature will sound an alarm if the notebook is moved. This feature is password-protected to 
prevent unauthorized access.
Your password needs to be between four and eight characters, and should consist of letters and numbers. Once 
you’ve set the password, the Anti-theft feature will be activated.
If you enter a password that is invalid for any reason, you will be prompted to try again.
Start > (All) Programs > Acer GraviSense.
Start > (All) Programs > Acer GraviSense. 
						

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When this function is activated, Acer GraviSense will show a full screen image and a password window.
When Anti-Theft is activated, it will disable the following keys functions:
•Alt + Tab
•Ctrl +Shift + Esc
•Ctrl + Alt + Del
•Windows keys
•Task bar
Besides, the settings below will be changed to “do nothing” (the personal settings will be recovered once the Anti-
Theft function is disable):
•Power button
•Sleep button
•Close the lid
If the system detects any movement when this function is activated, the system will emit a beep as a warning and 
prompt you to enter the password.
Note: Please remember the password for it can not be changed.
Note: You need to disable the Task Manager before setting the Anti-Theft function. 
						

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Using the System Utilities
Note: The system utilities work under Microsoft Windows XP only.
Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible)
Note: This feature is only available on certain models.
To enable the dual monitor feature of the notebook, first ensure that the second monitor is connected, then select 
Start, Control Panel, Display and click on Settings. Select the secondary monitor (2) icon in the display box and 
then click the check box Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor. Finally, click Apply to confirm the new 
settings and click OK to complete the process.
Acer GridVista is a handy utility that offers four pre-defined display settings so you can view multiple windows on 
the same screen. To access this function, please go to Start > All Programs and click on Acer GridVista. You may 
choose any one of the four display settings indicated below:
Acer Gridvista is dual-display compatible, allowing two displays to be partitioned independently. Acer GridVista is 
simple to set up:
1. Run Acer GridVista and select your preferred screen configuration for each display from the task bar.
2. Drag and drop each window into the appropriate grid.
3. Enjoy the convenience of a well-organized desktop.
Note:
Start  Control Panel  Display
Settings (2)
Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor
Apply OK
Start  All Programs Acer GridVista
Note:
Start  Control Panel  Display
Settings (2)
Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor
Apply OK
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Note: Please ensure that the resolution setting of the second monitor is set to the manufacturers 
recommended value.
Launch Manager
Launch Manager allows you to set the four easy-launch buttons located above the keyboard. You can access the 
Launch Manager by clicking on Start > All Programs > Launch Manager to start the application.
Note:
"Easy-launch buttons" on page 24
Start All Programs
Launch Manager
Note:
"Easy-launch buttons" on page 24
Start All Programs
Launch Manager 
						

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
ItemT7600T7400T7200T5600T5500
CPU speed (GHz) 2.33 2.16 2 1.83 1.66
Bus speed (MHz) 667 667 667 667 667
Bus/Core Ratio 14131211 10
L2 cache size (MB) 44422
L2 cache speed (GHz) 2.33 2.16 2 1.83 1.66
Package type (pin) 479/478 479/478 479/478 479/478 479/478
Manufacturing technology (nm) 65 65 65 65 65
Thermal design power 34W 34W 34W 34W 34W
Thermal specification (
oC)100 100 100 100 100
Core voltage (V) 1.0375 ~ 
1.301.0375 ~ 
1.301.0375 ~ 
1.301.0375 ~ 
1.301.0375 ~ 
1.30
ItemT2700T2600T2500T2400T2300
CPU speed (GHz) 2.33 2.16 2 1.83 1.66
Bus speed (MHz) 667 667 667 667 667
Bus/Core Ratio 13131211 10
L2 cache size (MB) 22222
L2 cache speed (GHz) 2.33 2.16 2 1.83 1.66
Package type (pin) 478 478 479/478 478 478
Manufacturing technology (nm) 65 65 65 65 65
Thermal design power 31W 31W 31W 31W 31W
Thermal specification (
oC)100 100 100 100 100
Core voltage (V) 1.0375 ~ 
1.301.0375 ~ 
1.301.0375 ~ 
1.301.0375 ~ 
1.301.0375 ~ 
1.30
ItemSpecification
Package Micro-FCBGA 1466-pin
Power 1.05V (core), 1.5V, VCCSM (DDR2 = 1.8V), 2.5V, 3.3V
Feature •  Processor host bus support
•  Integrated SDRAM controller up to 4GB (2 SODIMM support) 
Integrated SDRAM clock buffer to support 2 SODIMM
•  External Graphics interface for PCI Express Architecture support
•  DMI x 2 and DMI x 4 for connection between GMCH and ICH7M
ItemSpecification
Package BGA 652-pin
Power 1.05V (core), 1.5V, 3.3V, 5V, CMOS I/O 
						

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Feature •  Upstream accelerated Hub architecture interface for access to GMCH
•  PCI interface (six PCI Request/Grant pairs)
•  Bus master IDE controller (support Ultra 33/66/100)
•  Serial ATA (SATA) controller
•  USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 host controller
•  AC’97 2.3 interface
•  Low Pin Count (LPC) interface
•  IRQ controller
•  Enhanced DMA controller, interrupt controller, timers, RTC
•  Power management
Seagate
Model ST9120821AS ST9120824AS ST98823AS
Drive Specification
Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector) 120 100 80
Physical read/write head 4 4 3
Discs 2 2 2
Spindle Speed (RPM) 5400
Internal transfer rate (Mbytes/sec. 
max.)57.6
I/O data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec. 
max.)150
ATA data transfer mode supported SATA 1.0, SATA II
PIO modes 0-4
Multiword DMA modes 0-2
Ultra DMA modes 0-6
Bytes per sector 1024
Average latency 5.56
Average seek, read (msec. typical) 12.5
Average seek, write (msec. typical) 14.5
Cache buffer 8 Mbytes
Startup current (typical, peak) +5V: 1.1A
Ambient temperature
5 to 55
oC (operating), -40 to 70oC (nonoperating)
Temperature gradient (
oC per hour 
max.)20oC (operating), 30oC (nonoperating)
Relative humidity 5% to 90% (operating), 5% to 95% (nonoperating)
Relative humidity gradient 30% per hour max.
Drive acoustics, sound power (bels) 
idle2.4 (typical), 2.6 (max)
Shock, operating (Gs max. at 0.5 
msec.)250
Shock, nonoperating (Gs max. at 2 
msec.)800
Vibration, operating 1.0 G (0 to peak, 5-500 Hz)
Vibration, nonoperating 5 Gs (0 to peak, 5-500 Hz)
Nonrecoverable read errors
1 per 10
14 bits read, max.
ItemSpecification 
						

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Seek power (typical) 2.20 watts
Read/write power (typical) Read: 1.90 watts; Write: 2.30 watts
Idle mode, lower power (typical) 0.80 watts
Standby mode 0.28 watts
Sleep mode 0.28 watts
Voltage tolerance +5.0V +/- 5%
ItemDescription
Chip ICS954310BGLF or pin compatible device
Package 64-pin TSSOP
Power 3.3V
Feature •  Spread spectrum function support, for reducing EMI
•  SM bus interface support
Clock synthesizer •  133/166 MHz for CPU and GMCH
•  100 MHz clock buffer for GMCH, ICH7M, PCI-E device, SATA and 
Docking station
•  96MHz GMCH
•  48MHz for USB clock inside ICH7M
•  33MHz PCI clock for PC device, SIO, LPC
•  14.31818MHz for ICH7M and audio
ItemDescription
Feature •  14.31818MHz crystal for clock chip
•  32.768KHz for RTC inside ICH7M and HS97551
•  24.576MHz/48MHz O2MICRO OZ711MP1
•  27MHz crystal for ATI VGA M56P
•  25MHz crystal for GigaLAN 82573E (Tekoa)
ItemDescription
Chipset
Intel
® 945PM (Calistoga)
Feature •  DDR2 533/667 MHz SDRAM memory interface design
•  No DDR RAM on board
•  Two DDR SODIMM slots
•  Maximum memory up to 2GB for 32bit OS, 4GB for 64bit OS (with two 
1GB/2GB SODIMM)
ItemDescription
Chip Andigilog aSC7511
Package Eight-pin SSOP
Interface
I
2C bus, address: 98h
Seagate 
						

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ItemDescription
Vendor Phoenix
Version v2.002e
ROM type SST 39VF080, one MB CMOS Boot block Flash Memory
Package 40-pin TSOP
Block size 64KB per block
Supply current •  Active current: 15 mA (typical)
•  Standby current: 4 uA (typical)
ItemDescription
Chip ATI M56P with VRAM 128MB/256MB
Package BGA 708-pin
Feature •  PCI-E interface support
•  3D graphics texturing enhancements
•  Integrated transform and lighting
•  Integrated two channels of 24bit LVDS transmitter to support up to 
SXGA LCD
•  Integrated TV decoder to support S-video with both PAL and NTSC 
through EZ-4
•  128MB/256MB DDR3 memory
•  DVD-ready motion compensation for MPEG-2
•  Full ACPI compliant
•  ZV port support
ItemDescription
Chip O2 Micro OZ711MP1
PCMCIA
Feature •  PCI single chip solution, PCI 2.2 compliant
•  OHCI v1.1
•  IEEE 1394.A four-pin
IEEE 1394
Feature •  PC card 95 support with one Type II PCI Card bus
•  Reserved PCI-Express one wide type ME
Memory card reader
Feature •  Five-in-one Card Reader
ItemDescription
Controller NS PC87383
Package TQFP 64-pin 
						

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Feature Parallel interface support:
•  An Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) compatible with EPP 1.9, version 
EPP1.7 of the Xircom specification support
•  An extended capabilities port that is IEEE 1284 compliant including 
level two
UART serial port interface:
•  MIDI baud rate support
•  Infrared support on UART2 (IrDA 1.1 support)
PnP support:
•  Flexible IRQs, DMAs and base addresses
•  IRQs that can be multiplexed to the ten supported IRQs
Power consumption 5V / 25 ~ 55 mA
ItemDescription
Chip Realtek ALC833D Azadia Codec and Amplifier Maxim MAX9755
Feature •  HD Audio
•  SNR > 85, high-performance DACs with 95dB SNR (A-Weighting), 
ADCs with 85dB SNR (A-Weighting)
•  Internal Microphone
•  Two speakers, at least 1.5W / 30cc for each
•  2* digital microphone array
•  VoIP function support
•  Universal jack function support
ItemDescription
Chip
Intel
® Tekoa GigaLAN (82573E)
Feature •  PCI-E GbE LAN
•  WOL support from S5
•  LDCM support
•  Intel
® AMT and Wake-on-LAN support
Connector type RJ-45
ItemSpecification
Model name HLDS GSA-4082N 8X SUPER 
MULTIPANASONIC UJ-840B SUPER 
MULTI
Support disc format DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, 
DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW; 
CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, 
Video CD, CD-Extra, CD-Text, 
Photo CD, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-
RWDVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, 
DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, 
DVD+RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, 
CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROMXA, 
Photo CD (multisession), Video 
CD, CD-Extra (CD+), CD-Text, 
Hybrid SACD
ItemDescription