Acer Travelmate 8210 Service Guide

Acer
TravelMate 8210/8200
Service Guide
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates of notebook TravelMate 8210/8200 service guide.
Date ChapterUpdates
October 12, 2006 first release 

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Copyright
Copyright© 2006 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. 

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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,...

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.
NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the 
current topic.
WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not 
doing specific actions.
CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware 
or software problems.
IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the 
accomplishment of procedures. 

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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...

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 System Specifications 1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Operating System  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
Platform   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
System Memory   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
Display and Graphics  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
Storage Subsystem   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
I/O...

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Acer OrbiCam  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Launching the Acer OrbiCam  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
Changing the Acer OrbiCam settings  . . . . . . . . . .  27
Capturing photos or videos  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Using the Acer OrbiCam as webcam  . . . . . . . . . .  29
Enabling the Acer VisageON   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Acer GraviSense   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using Acer GraviSense   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Removing the Battery Pack   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
Removing the HDD Module   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
Removing the Memory and the MiniPCI Card   . . .  60
Disassembling the Main Unit   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
Disassembling the LCD Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
Disassembling the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69
Disassembling the CCD Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70
Disassembling the HDD Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70
Chapter...

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Parts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91