Acer Travelmate C300 Service Guide

Chapter 13
System Block Diagram
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CARDBUS
HUB I/F
Mobile
Banias
CPU
HOST BUS
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ONE SLOT
ICH4-M
LPC BUS
PCI BUS
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Montara-GM+
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TOUCH
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 MDC Card
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CODEC
OP AMP
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AC-Link
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CRT
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LCD
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4Chapter 1
Board Layout
Top View
1 DC-In Jack 12 IEEE 1394 Port
2 USB Port 13 Line-Out Jack
3 USB Port 14 Mic-In Jack
4 S-Vedio Port 15 Smart Card Reader Slot
5 External Display Port 16 RTC Battery Connector
6 LCD Coaxial Cable Connector 17 Smart Card Connector
7 South Bridge 18 SW2
8 Inverter Cable Connector 19 Touchpad Connector
9 Modem Jack/LAN Jack 20 MDC Board Connector
10 Expansion Port 21 Keyboard Connector
11 PCMCIA Slot 22 DIMM Socket 2 

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Bottom View
1 CPU Socket 4 Mini PCI Connector
2 DIMM Socket 1 5 HDD Connector
3 FAN Connector 

6Chapter 1
Outlook View
A general introduction of ports allow you to connect peripheral devices, as you would with a desktop PC.
Front View
#IconItemDescription
1 EMR stylus Electromagnetic resonate (EMR) stylus is  used to input data in tablet mode. Use only 
an EMR-compatible stylus to input data on 
the screeen.
2 Display screen Also called  LCD (liquid-crystal display), 
displays computer output.
3 Tablet  Keys Add enhanced functionality when operating  in Tablet mode.
4 Launch Keys Buttons for...

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9 Status indicator LEDs (light-emitting diodes) that turn on 
and off to show the status of the computer, 
its functions and component. 

8Chapter 1
Left view
#IconItemDescription
1 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible  computer security lock.
2 Power switch Turns on the computer power.
3 Ventilation  slot Allows air to circulate through the computer  chassis.
4 AcerMedia Bay For hot-swappable modules including DVD-
ROM, DVD/CD-RW combo or DVD dual 
drive.
5 LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active.
6 Eject button Ejects the optical drive tray from the drive.
7 Emergency eject slot Ejects the optical drive...

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Right view
 
#IconItemDescription
1 Smart Card slot Slot for Smart Card interface with pre-boot  authentication system.
2 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g.,  infrared printer, IR-aware computer).
3 PC Card eject button Ejects the PC Card from the slot.
4 PC Card slot Accepts one Type II 16-bit PC Card or 32- bit CardBus PC Card. 

10Chapter 1
Rear Panel
#IconItemDescription
1 Line-in/Mic-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio 
CD player, stereo walkman).
2 Speaker/Line-out  Headphone jackConnects to audio line-out devices (e.g., 
speakers, headphones).
3 IEEE 1394 port Connects to IEEE 1394 devices.
4 Expansion port Connects to an I/O  port replicator or Acer 
EasyPort port expansion device.
5 Network jack Connects to a 10/100/1000 t-based Gigabit  Ethernet network.
6 Modem jack Connects to phone line.
7 Convertible...

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Bottom Panel
#IconItemDescription
1 AcerMedia Bay  release latchUnlatches the AcerMedia drive for 
removing or swapping.
2 AcerMedia Bay Houses an AcerMedia drive module.
3 Cooling fans Help keep the computer cool.
Note: Don’t cover or obstruct the opening 
of the fans.
4 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory.
5 Hard disk protector Protects  the hard disk from accidental 
dumps and vibration.
6 Hard disk bay Houses the computers Hard disk drive.
7 Battery Lock & release...

12Chapter 1
Indicators
The computer has seven easy-to-read status icons below the display screen.
The status LCD displays icons that show the  status of the computer and its components.
IconFunctionDescription
Wireless 
communication Lights orange when the Wireless LAN 
capabilities are enabled.
Bluetooth Lights when the Bluetooth is enabled or a  Bluetooth enabled device is within range.
Power Lights when the computer is on.
Sleep Lights when the computer enters Standby  mode and blinks when it enters...