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, 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 Incorporated.
Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 
						

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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 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, you should check the most up-to-date information available on 
your regional web or channel. For whatever reason, if 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. 
						

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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 Interface   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Communication  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Power Subsystem  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Weight and Dimensions   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Block Diagram   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Outlook View   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Open View   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
Closed Front View   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Left View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Rear View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Bottom View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Using the Keyboard   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Lock keys   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Embedded Numeric Keypad  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Windows keys  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
Hotkeys  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
Special keys  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
Indicators   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Easy-launch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Touchpad  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Touchpad Basics   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Acer Empowering Technology  . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Acer eDataSecurity Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
Acer eLock Management   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
Acer ePerformance Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
Acer eRecovery Management   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
Acer eNet Management   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
Acer ePower Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
Acer ePresentation Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25 
						

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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   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
Protecting the HDD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
Anti-Theft   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
Using the System Utilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible)  . . . . . . .  34
Launch Manager  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
Hardware Specifications and Configurations  . 36
Chapter 2 System Utilities 45
BIOS Setup Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Invoking BIOS Setup   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
Buttons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hotkeys  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
Launch Buttons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
Power Button   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
Lid Switch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
Auto-Dim  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
Information Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Main Menu   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Advanced Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Boot Menu   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Exit Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 56
General Information   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Before You Begin  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
Disassembly Procedure Flowchart  . . . . . . . . . 57
Disassembly Procedure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 
						

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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 4 Troubleshooting 71
System Check Procedures  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
External Diskette Drive Check   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
External CD-ROM Drive Check   . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check  . . . . . .  72
Memory Check  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
Power System Check  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  73
Check the Power Adaptor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  73
Check the Battery Pack   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  73
Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message   . 75
Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  75
POST Code   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message  . . . 79
Intermittent Problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Undetermined Problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 84
Top View of Main Board  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Part One of Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85
Part Two of Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85
Part Three of Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  86
Bottom View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Part One of Bottom View   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87
Part Two of Bottom View   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  88
Part Three of Bottom View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  88
Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 89
Exploded Diagram   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 
						

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