Acer Travelmate 8210 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...

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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...

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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....

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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 ~...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...