Acer Travelmate C210 Service Guide

Acer TravelMate C210 Series
Service Guide
   
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate C210 service guide.
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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.
Disclaimer
The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.
Acer Incorporated makes no...

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGESDenotes actual messages that appear 
on screen.
NOTEGives bits and pieces of additional 
information related to the current 
topic.
WARNINGAlerts you to any damage that might 
result from doing or not doing specific 
actions.
CAUTIONGives precautionary measures to 
avoid possible hardware or software 
problems.
IMPORTANTReminds 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...

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 System Specifications  1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Board Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Wireless LAN Card/ LCD Module and the Keyboard   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Removing the Optical Disk Drive Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Removing the Memory   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Removing the Wireless LAN Card   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Chapter 11
Featur es
This computer was designed with the user in mind.  Here are just a few of its many features:
Performance
TIntel® Centrino®  Duo mobile technology, featuring
t      Intel® Core 2 Duo processor T5500/T5600 (2MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB) and T7200/
T7400 (4 MB L2 cache, 2/2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB)
t      Intel® Core Duo processor T2300/T2400/T2500/T2600 (2MB L2 cache, 1.66/1.83/2/2.16 GHz, 667 MHz 
FSB)
t      Mobile Intel® 945GM /945PM +ICH7M
TIntel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG...

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TLAN: gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
TWLAN: Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) or 
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945BG network connection (dual-mode 802.11b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM 
solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology
TWPAN: integrated Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Input devices
TBiometric fingerprint reader provides the notebook with advanced security protection
T84-/85-key keyboard with inverted “T” cursor layout
TBuilt-in...