Acer Travelmate C110 Service Guide

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Removing the LCD Support Knobs
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 60
6.Remove the two screws as shown, and then use a plastic flat screwdriver to help remove the left and right 
LCD support knobs consecutively
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Removing the Main Board
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 60
6.Remove the four screws as shown below, and then remove the main board from the lower case with 
caution..
Removing the Thermal Plate
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 60
6.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 64
7.Remove the four screws and two hex screws as shown below, and then remove the thermal plate from the 
main board with caution. 
						

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Removing the PCMCIA Socket
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 60
6.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 64
7.See “Removing the Thermal Plate” on page 64
8.Remove the four screws, and then detach the PCMCIA socket from the main board.
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Removing the Modem Cable
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Removing the Modem Board” on page 57
6.See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 60
7.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 64
8.See “Removing the Thermal Plate” on page 64
9.Detach the tape, and then disconnect the modem cable from the main board.
10.Remove the modem cable
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Disassembling the LCD Module
Removing the LCD Bezel
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.Remove the stylus and the two video capture kit covers.
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6.Remove the three LCD screw cushions and then the three screws on the LCD bezel..
7.Snap off the LCD bezel carefully, and then detach the LCD bezel from the LCD module
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Removing the LCD Hinges with the Center Hinge
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Removing the LCD Bezel” on page 66
6.Pull the cables out from the center hinge, remove the two screws, push the cables out through the center 
hinge and then remove the LCD hinges together with the center hinge from the LCD panel.   
Removing the Button Board & Inverter Board
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Removing the LCD Bezel” on page 66
6.Remove the two screws on the button board,  and the other two screws on the inverter board 
        respectively.
7.Disconnect the LCD power cable from the inverter board and then detach the button board together with 
inverter board from the LCD panel carefully..  Disconnect inverter cable from the inverter board. 
						

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Removing the Main and Auxiliary Antenna
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Removing the LCD Bezel” on page 66
6.Remove the one silver screw and the other two silver screws as shown below.  Detach the main antenna 
at the top and auxiliary antenna at the bottom from the LCD module.
NOTE: When you reassemble the machine, please remember to put the two antennas back with the small 
latches installed well and the two RF cables arranged well.
Removing the LCD
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Removing the LCD Bezel” on page 66
6.Remove the four screws and then detach the LCD together with the protection cover from the LCD panel 
carefully.
NOTE: Please do not detach the protection cover from the LCD.  The intention to do so will cause the damage 
to the protection cover and the LCD.
Removing the Coaxial Cable
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Removing the LCD Bezel” on page 66
6.See “Removing the LCD” on page 68 
						

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7.Remove the tape, disconnect the coaxial cable, and then remove the coaxial cable from the LCD carefully.
 
Removing the Sensor Board
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Removing the LCD Bezel” on page 66
6.See “Removing the LCD” on page 68
7.Remove the two golden screws, remove the tapes and then detach the sensor board from the LCD 
carefully.
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							Chapter 471
Use the following procedure as a guide for computer problems.
NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only Acer products. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or 
modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses.
1.Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible.
2.Verify the symptoms by attempting to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating 
the same operation.
3.Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which page to go to.
Symptoms (Verified)Go To
Power failure. (The power indicator does not go on or 
stay on.)“Power System Check” on page 73.
POST does not complete. No beep or error codes are 
indicated.“Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message” on page 76
“Undetermined Problems” on page 84
POST detects an error and displayed messages on 
screen.“Error Message List” on page 77
The diagnostic test detected an error and displayed a 
FRU code.“System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 46
Other symptoms (i.e. LCD display problems or 
others).“Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message” on page 76
Symptoms cannot be re-created (intermittent 
problems).Use the customer-reported symptoms and go to “Power-On 
Self-Test (POST) Error Message” on page 76
“Intermittent Problems” on page 83
“Undetermined Problems” on page 84
Troubleshooting
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System Check Procedures
External Diskette Drive Check
Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, driver, or diskette. A write-enabled, diagnostic diskette is 
required.
NOTE: Make sure that the diskette does not have more than one label attached to it. Multiple labels can cause 
damage to the drive or cause the drive to fail. 
Do the following to select the test device. See “System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 46 for details.
1.Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the PQA program (see “System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 
46).
2.Go to the diagnostic Diskette Drive in the test items.
3.Press 
m in the test items.
4.Follow the instructions in the message window.
If an error occurs with the internal diskette drive, reconnect the diskette connector on the system board.
If the error still remains:
1.Reconnect the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.
2.Replace the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.
3.Replace the system board.
External CD-ROM Drive Check
Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, drive, or CD-ROM. Make sure that the CD-ROM does 
not have any label attached to it. The label can cause damage to the drive or can cause the drive to fail.
Do the following to select the test device:
1.Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the PQA program (refer to “System Diagnostic Diskette” on 
page 46.
2.Go to the diagnostic CD-ROM in the test items.
3.Press 
m in the test items.
4.Follow the instructions in the message window.
If an error occurs, reconnect the connector on the System board. If the error still remains:
1.Reconnect the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.
2.Replace the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.
3.Replace the system board.