Acer 720 manuel d'utilisation

T ravel Mate 720 Service Guide P ART NO.: 49.42 C01.001 DOC. NO .: S G295 -980 3A PRI NTE D IN T AIWAN Service gu ide fi les an d updates are av aila ble on the A IPG/CSD w eb; for more in formation , please ref er to http:// csd.a cer .com.tw 720.book Page I Saturday, March 6, 1999 10:00 AM[...]

II Copyright Copyri ght © 19 99 by Acer Incorp orated. All rig hts reserved . No part of this public ation may be rep roduce d, transm itted, tr anscribe d, store d in a retri eval system , or tra nslat ed into any l angua ge or c omput er lang uage, in any form o r by any me ans, electr onic, mechanic al, magnetic, optic al, chemica l, manual or [...]

III Conventions The f ollowin g conven tions are used i n this manu al: Screen messages Denote s actual mess ages t hat app ear on- screen. NOTE Gives bi ts and pieces o f addition al inf orma- tion rela ted to t he curr ent top ic. WA R N I N G Alerts yo u to an y damage that mig ht resu lt from doi ng or no t doin g specifi c act ions. CAUTION Gi[...]

IV Preface Before us ing thi s inform ation and the prod uct it supports , pleas e read the fol- lowi ng gen eral infor mati on! 1 This S ervi ce Gu id e prov ide s you w ith al l tech nical infor mati on re latin g to the BASIC CONFIGURA TION dec ided for Acer's "global" product of fering. T o better fi t loca l market re quiremen t[...]

V Chapter 1 Syste m Specificat ions Major Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Connectivi ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Video Pe rformance[...]

VI P o we r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 Chapte r 3 Re m oval and Replac ement Exter n al M od u le Repl ace m en t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 Re a sse m blin g th e Mo d em B o a rd . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 Installin g Me m or y [...]

VII Setting The rmal Sens or Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Running th e Diagnostic s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Bottom Vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replac eable [...]

VIII T able of Contents 720.book P age VIII S aturday, March 6, 1999 10:0 0 AM[...]

Chapte r 1 1 Major Features Syste m Intel Pen tium ® II proces sor 64-b it mai n memory and on- die 1 L2 cache memory Large an d vibrant Thin-Film- Transis tor (TF T) Extended G raphics Array (XGA) Liquid Crys tal Display (LCD) 256-bit PCI /AGP graphics ac celeration wi th 2.5MB graphics memory Internal, Ultra-slim, hi gh-speed and removab le CD-R[...]

2 Syst em Spe c ific a tions Display The large graphics di splay offe rs excellen t viewing, displ ay quality a nd deskto p performance graphics. Th e computer s upports a Th in-Film T ransist or (TF T) liqui d crystal di splay (LCD) displaying 16-b it hi-color a t 1024x76 8 Extended Graphics Array (XGA) resol ution. Vi deo Performance PCI local bu[...]

Chapte r 1 3 Opening and Closing the Display T o open the display , sl ide the di splay cov er latch to the left and l ift up the cover . Then tilt i t to a comfortabl e viewing posit ion. The compute r employs a micros witch that turns o ff the dis play (an d enters standby mode) to conserve power wh en you close th e d is pla y c ov er , and turn[...]

4 Syst em Spe c ific a tions Indicators The comp uter has six easy -to-read statu s indicators (LEDs) unde r the displ ay screen. The Pow er and Stand by indicators are visible eve n when you clos e the displ ay cove r so yo u can se e the s tatu s of the co mput er whil e the c ov er i s clos ed. Icon Functio n Description Power Lights when the co[...]

Chapte r 1 5 Keyboard The key bo ard has full-siz ed k eys a nd an embed ded k ey pad , s epa rate cursor keys, two Windows ke ys and twelve function ke ys. Spec ial Key s Lock Keys The key board has three l ock keys which y ou can toggle o n and off. Lock Key Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in upperc[...]

6 Syst em Spe c ific a tions Embedded Nu meri c Keypad The emb edded numeri c keypa d functions lik e a desktop numeric keypad . It is indicate d by small characters loc ated on the upper right corner o f the keycap s. T o simplify th e keyboard l egend, cursor-co ntrol key sy mbols are n ot prin ted on the keys . Note: If an extern al keyboard or [...]

Chapte r 1 7 Win dows Keys The key board has two key s tha t perform Windows-s pecific functi ons. Key Description Windo ws lo go key Sta rt button. Combin a tions with this key per form s special functions. B elow are a few example s: + T ab (Activ ates next T askbar b utton) + E (Explo res My Computer ) + F (Find s a Document) + M (Minimiz es All[...]

8 Syst em Spe c ific a tions Hot Keys The com puter employs hot keys or k ey combinati ons to access most of the comput er ’s co ntrol like scree n contrast and b rightness, v olume outpu t and the BIOS s etup utility . T o ac tivat e hot keys, press and ho ld the Fn key before pr essin g the o ther key in the h ot key comb ination Hot Key Icon F[...]

Chapte r 1 9 Fn+F7 T ouchpad on/ off T urns the internal touchpad on and off. Fn+F8 Speaker on/off T urns the speakers on and off; mutes the sound. Fn+ → Brightness u p Increases the screen brightness. Fn+ ← Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness. Hot Key Icon F unction Description 720.book P age 9 Sa turday, March 6, 1999 10:00 AM[...]

10 Syst em Spe cifi cat ions I/O Ports Rear Port s Icon Po rt Connects to... Speaker-out jack Speakers or headphones Line-in/Microphone-in jack Audio line-in device with a 3.5mm minijack (e.g., condenser microphone, audio CD player , stereo walkman ). Serial port Serial device (e.g., serial mouse) Modem jack Phone line Parallel port Parallel device[...]

Chapte r 1 1 1 Fax/Data M odem Some mo dels have a built-in V .90 56Kbps PCI fax/data mo dem. Note: This modem port is not compatible with di g ital phone lines. Plugging t his modem into a digital phone line will damage the modem. T o use the fax /data mode m port, conn ect a phone cable from the modem p ort to a t elephone jack. DC-in jack AC ada[...]

12 Syst em Spe cifi cat ions Right Ports Icon Port Connects to... PC Card slots 16-bit PC Cards and 32-bit CardBus PC Cards (ZV- support) PS/2 port PS/2-compatible device (e.g., PS/2 keyboard/mouse/keypad). 720.book P age 12 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

Chapte r 1 13 Bottom Port Icon Po rt Connects to... Mini docking connector DockMate V mini dock ing station 720.book P age 13 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

14 Syst em Spe cifi cat ions Hardware Configuration and Specificati ons Memory Address Map Address Range Definitio n Function 000000-09FFFF 640 KB memory Base memory 0A0000-0BFFFF 128 KB video RAM Reser ved 0C0000-0CBFFF V ideo BIOS Video BIOS 0F0000-0FFFFF 64 KB system B IOS System BIOS 100000-top limited Extended memory SIMM memor y FE0000-FFFFFF[...]

Chapte r 1 15 IRQ15 CD -ROM driver DMA channe l default assignment Channel Default setting Mode DRQ/DACK0 Reserved 8-bit DRQ/DACK1 ECP 8-bit DRQ/DACK2 Floppy 8-bit DRQ/DACK3 Fast Infrared 8-bit DRQ/DACK5 Reserved 16-bit DRQ/DACK6 Reserved 16-bit DRQ/DACK7 Reserved 16-bit I/O addre ss map Address Device 000-00F DMA controller-1 020-021 Interrupt con[...]

16 Syst em Spe cifi cat ions 3C6-3C9 Video DAC 3C0-3CF Enhanced graphics adapter 3E0-3E1 PCMCIA controller 3E8-3EF COM3 3F0-3F7 Floppy disk controller 3F8-3FF COM1 CF8-Cff PCI configuration register Processor Item Sp ecification Processor type Intel Dixson (300/333Mhz) MMC-2 module 1. Intel Pentium II architecture 2. 16 KB instr uc tion cache and 1[...]

Chapte r 1 17 Supported memory size per DIMM 16/32/64/128 MB Supported maximu m memory size 256MB (128MB x 2) Supported DIMM type Synchronous DRAM Supported DIMM Speed SDRAM: With SPD without pa rity Supported DIMM voltage 3.3V Supported DIMM package 144-pin DIMM DIMM Memory Combinations Slot 1 Slot 2 T otal Memory 16MB 0 16MB 0 16MB 16M B 0 32MB 3[...]

18 Syst em Spe cifi cat ions SRAM volta ge 3.3V 1st level cache control always enabled 2st level cache control always enabled Cache scheme control Fi x ed in Write-back V ideo memory Item Specification Fixed or upgradeable Fixed, built-in NM2200 video controll er Memory size 2.5 MB V ideo item Specification Chip vendor NeoMagic Chip name NM2200 Chi[...]

Chapte r 1 19 Number of parallel ports 1 Location Rear side Connector type 25-pin D-type Parallel port function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup ECP support Y es (set by BIOS setup) Selectable ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup) DMA channel 1 DMA channel 3 Selectable parallel port I/ O address (via BI OS S etup ) 3E8h, 2E8h, 378h, 278h, Disabled Se[...]

20 Syst em Spe cifi cat ions FIR location Left side Selectable serial port (by BIOS Setup) 2F8h, IRQ3, Disabled Audio Item Specification Audio Controller NeoMagic NMG5 + NMA 2 Audio onboard or optional Built-in Mono or Stereo Stereo Resolution 16-bit Compatibility SB-16, Windows Sound System Mixed sound source Voi c e, Synthesizer , Line-in, Microp[...]

Chapte r 1 21 Support modem pr otocol V .34 data m odem, V .17 fax modem, voice/audio mode, and digital simultaneous voice and data (DSVD) operation over a dial-up telephone line PCI Modem connector type RJ1 1 & RJ45 com bo phone jack Modem connector location Back side Keyboard Item Specification Keyboard controller M38867 Keyboard vendor &[...]

22 Syst em Spe cifi cat ions Drive Format Capacity (MB) 10050 6480 Bytes per sector 512 512 Logical heads 15 15 Logical sectors 63 63 Logical cylinders 16383 13424 Physical read/write heads 6 6 Disks 3 3 Spindle speed (RPM) 4200 4200 Buffer size (KB) 512 512 Interface IDE IDE Data transfer rate (disk-buf fer , Mbytes/s) 1 1.5~14.7 7.7~12.8 Data tra[...]

Chapte r 1 23 Pack capacity ( mAH) 3200 Cell voltage (V) 3.7 Number of battery call 8 Package configuration 2P-4S Package voltage (V) 14.8V Charger Item Sp ecificatio n V endor & m odel name T62.085.C.00 Input voltage (from adapter , V) 7V-24V Output current (to DC/DC converte r , A ) 3.5 Battery Low V olt age Li-ion Battery Low 1 level (V) 1 1[...]

24 Syst em Spe cifi cat ions DC-AC invert er is used to generat e very hig h AC voltage, to su pport the LCD CCF T backlight us er , and it is also res ponsible for the control of LCD bright ness. A void touchin g the DC-AC inv e rter area while the sys tem unit is turned on . OCP (Over Current Protection, A) 4~6 4~6 0.3~0. 4 -- DC-AC Inverter Item[...]

Chapte r 1 25 Brightness control Key board hotkey Keyboard hotkey Contrast control None None Electrical Specification Supply voltage for LCD displ ay (V) 3.3 (typ) 3.3 (typ) Supply voltage for LCD backlight (V rms) 730 (typ) 650 (typ) AC Adapter Item Sp ecification V endor & m odel name Delt a ADP-60HB Lite-On P A-1600-19 Input Requirements nom[...]

26 Syst em Spe cifi cat ions Weig hts and Dimension Electrostatic discharge (ESD, kV) +-15 (at air discharge) Dielectric withstand voltage Primary to secondary 3000 V ac (or 4242 Vdc) , 10mA for 1 second Leakage current 0.25 mA maximum @ 254 V ac, 60Hz Regulatory Requirements Internal filter meets: FCC class B requirements. (USA) VDE 243/1991 class[...]

Chapte r 1 27 Power Management This co mputer has a built-in power management unit that monito rs system activi ty . System ac tivity refers to a ny activity invo lving one or more of th e follow ing devices: keyboard, mo use, drive, h ard disk, periph erals conne cted to the s erial and p aralle l ports, and v ideo memor y . If no ac tivit y is de[...]

28 Syst em Spe cifi cat ions Standby Mode The com p uter consumes v ery low power in Standby mode. Da ta remain intact i n the system mem ory until the ba ttery is drained. There are four ways to en ter Standby mode : Pressin g the Standby hot key Fn-F3 Allowi ng the w a iting time specified by the Standby T ime-out value or the operat ing sys tem [...]

Chapte r 1 29 Hibernation M ode In Hiberna tion mode, all p ower shuts of f (the comput er does not cons ume any pow er). The c omputer saves al l system inform ation onto the h ard disk befor e it ente rs Hibern ation m ode. O nce yo u turn on the pow er , the compu ter restor es this informa tion and resu mes where yo u left off upon leaving Hibe[...]

30 Syst em Spe cifi cat ions Advanced Power Management This comp uter supports the APM s tandard designed to further re duce power consum ption. APM is a power-manag ement approach defined join tly by Micros oft and In tel. An in creasing nu mber of s oftware pac kages support APM to take advantage of its power-saving fea tures and to allo w greate[...]

Chapte r 2 31 The com p uter comes preloa ded with the fo llowing software s : Window s 98 or Windo ws NT op erating syst em Hard ware B IOS se tup u tilit y Support fo r LDCM (LANDesk Client Manager) System utilities, d rivers and ap plication s oftware Note: T o access W indows 98 or W indows NT softw are applic ations, clic k o n the Start butto[...]

32 Syst em Uti liti es PhDISK The PhD ISK utility allows your c omputer to enter Hi bernation mo de. Before enter i ng Hibernation mode, your com puter saves al l necessar y information into a fi le or partition c reated by PhDISK, t hen shuts of f power to all system compon en ts. On the ne xt sta r t-u p, the computer re loa ds the info rma tio n[...]

Chapte r 2 33 Notebook Manager The com puter has a built-in system setup pro gram call ed Notebook Manage r . The W indows -based N otebook Manage r allows you to set passwo rds, the start -up sequen ce of the driv es, and powe r management settings. It als o shows c urrent hardware con figurations. Note: Certain ho t key functi ons are di sabled w[...]

34 Syst em Uti liti es Information V iewer Informati on V iewer su mm ari ze s a nd li sts i nformation ab ou t the speci fic ati ons and set tings of the d ifferent c omponents of y our computer . Note: Items in th is table ma y differ s lightly from the ones on-screen. The curre nt version o f the comp uter ’s BI OS shows befo re the Devi ce- C[...]

Chapte r 2 35 Boot Sequence Boot Seque nce defines the boot sequen ce to follow w hen your comp uter boots u p. The Boot Se quence screen displays t he bootable dev ices in you r computer and t he order in which the boo ting sequenc e will occur . The dev ices inclu de the foll owing: Floppy D riv e IDE Hard Drive CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM Drive (f or bootab[...]

36 Syst em Uti liti es Password Password is used to s et, modify or delete the pa ssword(s) for y our computer . There are two passwords used in the system : Supervisor P assword. The Superv isor Password preven ts unauthorized access t o sensitive pa rameters in the No tebook Manager and BIOS Utilit y . It also p revents unau thorized acc ess to y[...]

Chapte r 2 37 your Supe rvisor Password. 4. Click in the Confirm Password tex tbox and rety pe the password. 5. Cli ck on OK to set the new password. Note: T o change a p assword, follow the same step s used to set a passw ord. T o remove a password, fo llow the same steps used to set a pa ssword but lea ve both text boxes blank. Setting the Us er [...]

38 Syst em Uti liti es Power Managem ent Power Mana gement is use d to set v arious settings related to power manage ment. This in cludes the f ollowing pow er-saving -related featu res: Item Description Enable modem ring resume on indicator Select to allow the computer to wake up from Standby mode when an incoming modem ring is detected. Enable wa[...]

Chapte r 2 39 Display De vice Displa y Devi ce is used t o cont rol variou s setti ngs r elated to d isplay devic e(s) , such as the di splay brigh tnes s level . The it ems in t his screen inc lude: Boot Di splay Device. S ets the defaul t display d evice on boot-u p. Switch ing Display D evi ce. Sets the curre nt display device. Note: Make sure a[...]

40 Syst em Uti liti es Line-in/Microphone Line-in/ Microphone i s used to set t he input sour ce from the c omputer ’s line- in/mic rophone-in ja ck. Click on the radio button of the desired it em, then click on Apply to accep t the sett ing. 720.book P age 40 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

Chapte r 2 41 Setup Utility The Setup Utility is a hardware config uration pro gram built into y our comput er ’s BIOS (Bas i c Input/Ouput System). Y our computer is already properl y configured an d optimized, an d you do not need to run this u tility . However , if you enc ounte r config ura tion pro blems , you may ne ed to run Setup. Plea se[...]

42 Syst em Uti liti es Main The Mai n screen cont ains pa rameters involv ing basic c omputer setting s and hard ware in form atio n. 720.book P age 42 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

Chapte r 2 43 The t able b elow des cribe s the parame ters in this scree n. Setti ngs in boldf ace are the d efault and su ggested p arameter setting s. Note: The BIOS versions are important in formation about y our comput er . If you experi ence compu ter problems and need to contac t technical sup p ort, this data h elps our servic e personnel k[...]

44 Syst em Uti liti es Hard Disk 0 Submenu The Ha rd Disk 0 s ubmenu allows you to set param eters related to y our hard disk . Pres s Enter to access this submenu. The t able b elow de scribe s the parame ters i n this scree n. Setti ngs in boldf ace are th e default and su ggested para meter setting s . Note: The values in this screen are automat[...]

Chapte r 2 45 CD-ROM Submenu The CD- ROM s ubmen u allows you to s et param eters rel ated to the CD-R OM driv e (or other d rive install ed in the Acer Media Bay). Pre ss Enter to access this su bmenu. The t able b elow des cribe s the parame ters in this scree n. Setti ngs in boldf ace are th e default and su ggested para meter setting s . Note: [...]

46 Syst em Uti liti es Boot Seq uence Subme nu The Boot Se quence subme nu allows you to set the boot seq uence of the boota ble de vice s in you r compute r . Press Enter to access this s ubmenu. The com puter boo ts-up u sing th e seque nce s pecifi ed in th is sub menu. T o s et the boot sequence, u se the plus/ minus ( +-) keys. Boot Devices De[...]

Chapte r 2 47 Advanced Caution: The parameters in this scree n are for advan ced users only . Y ou do not nee d to change the value s in this screen becaus e these values are already o ptimized. The Adva nced screen co ntains paramete rs that are related to computer hardware. The t able b elow des cribe s the parame ters in this scree n. Setti ngs [...]

48 Syst em Uti liti es Securi ty The Secu rity screen con tains parameters that help safeg uard and protect your c ompu ter fr om una utho rized use. Boot Display Sets the display on boot-up. When set to Auto, the computer automati cally determines the display device. If an ex ternal display device (e.g., monitor) is connected, it becomes the boot [...]

Chapte r 2 49 The t able b elow des cribe s the parame ters in this scree n. Setti ngs in boldf ace are th e default and su ggested para meter setting s . Note: T o set the User Password, the Pa ssword on boot or Password Check Duri ng Resume paramete rs, you need to s et the Supervisor Pa ssword first. Parameter Description Supervisor Password is [...]

50 Syst em Uti liti es Setting a Password Follow the se steps: 1. Set Pas sword parameter (Super visor or User) and pres s the Enter key . The set pas sword box ap pears: 2. T ype a passwo rd. The passw ord may cons ist of up to s even alphanu meric (A-Z, a-z, 0-9 ) characters. Important: Be very careful when typing your pa ssword becau se the char[...]

Chapte r 2 51 Powe r The Pow er Saving s creen contains parameters that are related to power- saving and power man agement. The t able b elow des cribe s the parame ters in this scree n. Setti ngs in boldf ace are th e default and su ggested para meter setting s . Note: If your sys tem has ACPI, a ll power manag ement functi ons are taken c are of [...]

52 Syst em Uti liti es Resume On Ti m e When enabled and the system resume date and time are valid, the computer resumes (wakes up) at the set time and date. Options: Disabl ed o r Enabled When enabled, the Resume T ime and Resume Date parameters appear . Set the time and dat e the computer resumes at. Format: HH:MM:SS (hour:minute:second); DD/MM/Y[...]

Chapte r 2 53 Exit When yo u select the Exit menu or pres s Esc from an y screen, the Ex it opti ons scr een di splay s. The tabl e describes the parameters in th is screen. Note: If you wish to keep any cha nges you mak e to parameters, sel ect Exit Savi ng Changes o r Save Ch anges. Parameter Description Exit Discarding Changes Discards any chang[...]

54 Syst em Uti liti es 720.book P age 54 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

Chapte r 3 55 This ch apter contain s procedures on how to disas semble the note book comput er for maintenanc e and trou bleshooting. T o disass emble the com puter , you ne ed the followi ng tools: Wr ist grounding s trap and conduc tive mat for prev enting electros tatic discha rge T w o flat-bladed s crewdrivers Phillips screwdriver Hexagon al [...]

56 Remov al a nd Repl acem ent SCREW LI ST A : M 2 x 4 L (B /Z N ) (N y lo k ) E : M 2 x 4 L (N I) F: M2.5 x 13 . 5L ( B / ZN ) ( Nylok ) G :M 2 .5 x 8 L ( B /Z N ) (N ylo k ) H : M 2 .5 x 6 L (B /Z N ) (N ylo k ) I: M 2 .5 x 1 8 L ( B / Z N ) J: M 2 x 4L ( R ound w asher head) L: M2 x 18 L (NI ) N : M 2 .5 x 1 5 L (B /Z N ) x 1 O: M 3 x 4L P: M 2 [...]

Chapte r 3 57 External Mo dule Replacement Reasse m bling the Modem Boar d 1. Con nect the modem cable to the system board. 2. In sert the m odem board b ack into its so cket. 3. Pu t on the mo dem board c over . 4. Secure the modem boa rd cover with i ts origina l screw . Installi ng Memory 1. In sert the DIM M module into its socket. 2. Put on th[...]

58 Remov al a nd Repl acem ent 3. Secu re the DI MM cove r with it s origi nal scre w . Disassembling the CD-ROM Drive 1. P ush t he CD- ROM dri ve lo cker f orwar d an d caref ully pull out t he CD -ROM module. 2. T o d isassem ble the CD-RO M module, re move the 2 screws from both sides of the CD-ROM module and the screw on the CD-RO M chassis. 3[...]

Chapte r 3 59 4. Dis connect the ca ble of the C D-ROM drive. Removing the Hard Disk Drive 1. Use a flat-bladed scre wdriver to remove the screw of the h ard disk drive. 2. Careful ly , pull o ut the hard disk drive to remove it. Disassembling the Hard Disk Drive 1. T o disass emble the ha rd disk dr ive, remove t he 2 screw s on both sides of the [...]

60 Remov al a nd Repl acem ent 3. Rem ove the hard di sk drive from it ’s shie ld plate. 4. Disc onnect the hard d isk cable from the hard disk d rive. 5. T o re connect the hard disk cable, be sure that the 1st p in is aligned u p as indica ted. Removing and Replacing the Battery Pack 1. T o remo ve the battery pa ck, press th e battery compar t[...]

Chapte r 3 61 2. Pull o ut the battery pack. 3. Re inser t the ba tter y pack b y sli ding i t back in. 4. Slide the battery com partment cover into its place. 720.book P age 61 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

62 Remov al a nd Repl acem ent Removing the Keyboard 1. Sl ide out the hinge cove rs on both si des of the notebook. 2. T o remov e the m idd le cove r , use a flat blad ed sc rewdr iver to rel e ase t he latches as shown. 3. Lif t the mi ddle co ver a way . 720.book P age 62 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

Chapte r 3 63 4. Lift t he keyboard up a nd outward to e xpose the keyb oard connector a t CN20. . 5. Rem ove the keybo ard by carefu lly releasing t he connector . 6. In reassem bling the keyb oard, be sure t hat the latch es are lined up a s indica ted blew . 720.book P age 63 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

64 Remov al a nd Repl acem ent 7. T o repla ce the middle c over , be sure th at the latches a re lined up wi th the upper ca se as indic ated below . 8. Press the middle cov er to lock it in place. 720.book P age 64 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

Chapte r 3 65 Removing the LCD 1. Disc onnect the in ternal mic rophone cable at CN4 from the s ystem board. 2. Rem ove the LED c able at CN8 fr om the system board. 3. Remov e the two screw s of the LCD FPC cable at CN2 fro m the L VDS board. 720.book P age 65 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

66 Remov al a nd Repl acem ent 4. Remov e the LCD FPC c able cov er from the system board. 5. Disc onnect the LCD F PC cable from th e L VDS boar d. 6. Us e two fla tbladed s crewdrivers to rem o ve the L VDS board a t CN13 from the sys tem board . 720.book P age 66 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

Chapte r 3 67 7. Remov e the two screw s at the base an d at the back of the lower case . . 8. Ca refull y , detac h the L CD mo du le f r om the main un it. 720.book P age 67 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

68 Remov al a nd Repl acem ent Removing the CPU 1. T o remo ve the CPU board, firs t remove the five screws of th e CPU heat sink. 2. Li ft the hea t sink awa y . 3. Use this specia l tool plac ing it unde r the CPU board and al igning it wi th the white lin e, then lift up the C PU boa rd t o b ring it out from th e s y ste m b oa rd. 4. T o reins[...]

Chapte r 3 69 5. Reins ert the C PU board a t CN1 7 of the s ystem bo ard by al igning the CPU board w ith the two pil lars of the MMO shield as sh own below . 6. Us e this special tool to press do wn and compl etely connect the CPU board to its sock et. 720.book P age 69 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

70 Remov al a nd Repl acem ent Disassembling the Upper Case 1. T o detach the up per case, first rem ove the two screw s from the upper heat sink th en lift the upper h eat sink up and out. 2. Remov e the floppy ca ble at CN18 from the system bo ard. 3. Rem ove the mouse cable at CN 19 from the sys tem board. 720.book P age 70 Sa turday, March 6, 1[...]

Chapte r 3 71 4. Remov e the 1 1 screws fro m the upper case and t he base of the un it. 5. Dis connect the su spend cabl e at CN9, the l eft channel sp eaker at CN10 and t he right c hannel spea ker at CN1 1. 6. Remov e the upper cas e from the lowe r case. 7. T o reinsert th e upp er c ase int o the lower c as e, be sure that the la tc hes on the[...]

72 Remov al a nd Repl acem ent Removing the Spea kers 1. Remov e the two screw s of th e right channel speaker , then lift it aw ay . 2. T o remo ve the right cha nnel speaker from the upper case , release its cable f rom the latch es. 3. Remov e the two screws f rom the left chan nel speaker , then lift it away . 720.book P age 72 Sa turday, March[...]

Chapte r 3 73 Removing the T ouchpad Bracket 1. Remov e the four screw s of the touchp ad bracket. 2. Detach the bracket from the side latch es. 3. Det ach the touchpa d cable from the touchpad board. 4. Remov e the touchpad board from the upp er case. 720.book P age 73 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

74 Remov al a nd Repl acem ent Disassembling the Lower Case Removing the Floppy Disk Drive 1. Remov e the three scre w s of the floppy disk d rive. 2. Lift t he floppy di sk drive from the lower case. . 3. Remove t he two screws from the floppy frame. 4. Se parate t he floppy disk drive from its f rame. . 5. Care fully , disconne ct the floppy c ab[...]

Chapte r 3 75 Disassembling the Fan 1. Dis connect the fan cable from the system boa rd. 2. Rem ove the four sc rews of the MM O shield. 3. Lift t he MMO shiel d away from the lo wer case. 4. Remove t he two screws of th e fan. 5. Separa te the fan from the MMO shield. 720.book P age 75 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

76 Remov al a nd Repl acem ent Removing the Sys tem Board 1. Remov e the FIR lens from the lower case. 2. Disc onnect the DC-D C charger betwee n the two pins at C N22 and CN23 from the system boa rd. 3. Re mo ve the syst em board away from th e lowe r case. 720.book P age 76 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

Chapte r 3 77 Removing t he IDE Board 1. Remov e the IDE board at CN30 from the s ystem board. Removing the PCMCI A Card 1. Remov e the four screw s of the PCMCIA c ard. 2. Remov e the PCMCIA card at CN16 from the system board. 3. Thi s com plete s the d isass embl y proc edur e of th e low er cas e. 720.book P age 77 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0[...]

78 Remov al a nd Repl acem ent Disassembling the LCD 1. Remov e the two cus hions an d three mylar sti ckers from the LC D bezel. 2. Remove t he five screws on th e LCD bezel. 3. Ca refull y , pull ou t the displ ay be zel. . 720.book P age 78 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

Chapte r 3 79 4. Remov e the two screw s of the LED boa rd. 5. Pull o ut the LED board from the LCD. 6. Disc onnect the LED b oard cable from the LED board. 7. Remov e the interna l microph one from the LCD . 8. Remov e the six scre ws from the invert er board. 9. Lift t he LCD and in verter boa rd from the LCD pa nel. 720.book P age 79 Sa turday, [...]

80 Remov al a nd Repl acem ent 10. Re move the inve rter board by di sconnecting t he LCD FPC cabl e. 1 1. Remov e the LC D power cable. . 12. P eel the tap e off. 13. Di sconnec t the LCD FPC cabl e from the LCD. 720.book P age 80 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

Chapte r 4 81 T ravelMate 720 has system checkouts, a list of error c odes and mess ages with corre sponding actio ns, and proc edures for undeter m ined problems to help w ith t roub lesho otin g. Note: The diag nostic test s are intende d to test only Acer produ cts. Non- Acer pr oducts, proto type c ards, o r mo dified option s can give fa lse e[...]

82 T roubl eshoo ti ng Use the following table wi th the ver ified symptom to determine which page in this ch apter to go to. Search the sy mptoms colum n and find the d escription that bes t matches you r symptom ; then go to t he page s hown in the “Go T o” colum n. Symptoms (V erified) Go T o Power failure. (The power indicator does not go o[...]

Chapte r 4 83 Disket te Drive Che ckout Do the following to i solate the probl em to a contro ller , driver , or disk ette. A write-e nabled, diagn ostic diskett e is required. Note: Make sure that the disk ette does not have mo re than one la bel attache d to it. Multi ple labels can cause dam age to the drive o r cause the drive to fa il. Do the [...]

84 T roubl eshoo ti ng Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Devi ce Checkout Remove t he external key board if the inte rnal keyboard is to be tested . If the int ernal keyboard d oes not work or an unexpected ch aracter appears, make sure that the flex ible cabl e extending from the key board is correct ly seated in the conne ctor on the sub card. If the k[...]

Chapte r 4 85 Memo ry C hec kou t DIMM cards are available fo r increasing m emory capacity . Memory erro rs might stop s y stem operatio ns, show error mes sages on the screen, or hang the syst em. 1. Boot fro m the diagnost ics diskette a nd start the PQ A program (please refer to “Run ning PQA Diagnostic s Program”). 2. Go t o the diagnostic[...]

86 T roubl eshoo ti ng Flash Me mory Update: The flas h memory updat e is requi red for the follow ing condition s : New versi ons of syste m prog ram s New fea tures or option s Power Syst em Checkout T o verify t he symptom of the problem, power on the computer using each of the foll owing power s ources: 1. Remov e the battery pac k and diskett [...]

Chapte r 4 87 Checking O perational Charging : T o check operation al charging, use a discharged b attery pack or a battery pack th at has less than 50% of the total po wer remaining when installe d in the com p uter . Perform o perational cha rging. If the battery status indicator doe s not turn on, remove the battery pack and let it ret urn to ro[...]

88 T roubl eshoo ti ng T o uchPad Checkout If the T ou chP ad doe s not work , ch eck t he configuratio n i n the BIOS p r ogr am . If the configura tion of the T ouc hPad is disa bled, se lect Enable to enable it. If this d oes not correct t he T ouchPad proble m, continue wi th the following. After you use the T ouchPad, t he pointer dri fts on t[...]

Chapte r 4 89 Symptom-to-FRU Index The sympt om-to-FRU index lists the sym p toms and errors and their possible causes . The most likely cause is lis ted first. Note: Perform the FRU replacement o r actions in the sequence sho wn in the “FR U/Action” co lumns. If a FRU r eplacement did not solv e the probl em, put the or iginal part back in the[...]

90 T roubl eshoo ti ng 0220 Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run Setup Run “Load Setup Defaults” in BIOS Setup Utility . 0230 Shadow RAM Failed at offset: nnnn 1. BIOS ROM 2. System board 0231 System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn 1. DIMM 2. System board 0232 Extended RAM Failed at offset: nnnn 1. DIMM 2. System board 0250 System ba ttery is dead[...]

Chapte r 4 91 02D0 System cache err or - Cache disabled 1. IMM (CPU board) 2. System board 02F0 CPU ID: 1. IMM (CPU board) 2. System board 02F5 DMA T est Failed 1. DIMM 2. IMM (CPU board) 3. System board 02F6 Software NMI Fai led 1. DIMM 2. IMM (CPU board) 3. System board 02F7 Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed 1. DIMM 2. IMM (CPU board) 3. System board De[...]

92 T roubl eshoo ti ng Power-on indicator on, and a blank LCD not POS T 1. E nsure every connection is correct. 2. DIMM 3. Reseat IMM (CPU board) 4. IMM (CPU board) 5. System board Power-on indicator not on, and a blank LCD during POST 1. Reseat LCD connectors. 2. LCD inverter ID 3. LCD FPC cable 4. LCD inverter 5. LCD 6. LED board 7. System board [...]

Chapte r 4 93 Keyboard (one or more keys) does not work. 1. Reseat the keyboard cable. 2. Keyboard 3. System boa rd Power shuts down during operation. 1. Battery 2. AC Adapter 3. DC/DC & Char ge board 4. System boa rd The system will not power- on. 1. Battery 2. AC adapter 3. DC/DC & Char ge boar 4. System boa rd The system will not power- [...]

94 T roubl eshoo ti ng In DOS or Windows multimedia programs, no sound comes from the computer . 1. Speaker 2. System boar d External display does not work correctly . System board USB does not w ork correctly . System board Print problems 1. Run printer self-test. 2. Printer driver 3. Printer cable 4. System boar d Serial or parallel port device p[...]

Chapte r 4 95 Intermittent Problems Intermitt ent system hang problem s can be caus ed by a variety of reasons that hav e nothing to do wi th a hardware defec t, such as: cosm ic radiation, electrosta tic discharge, o r software e rrors. FRU replacement sho uld be consid ered only when a recurring problem exists. When ana lyzing an i ntermittent pr[...]

96 T roubl eshoo ti ng Undeterm ined P roblem s Y ou are here b ecause th e diagnosti c test s did not ide ntify which a dapter or devic e fail ed, in stal led de vices a re inc orrect , a sho rt cir cuit i s suspe cted, o r the sys tem is i noperativ e. Follow thes e procedures to i s olate the fail ing FRU (do not i solate a nondefe c tive FRU). [...]

Chapte r 4 97 Utility Pro gram Diskette Setting LCD Panel ID There is an EEPROM in the inverter which stores its supported LCD t ype ID code. If you replace an LCD with on e of a dif ferent brand or use a new inverter , the ID i nformatio n in the inverter EEPRO M shou ld be updated . Follow the steps below to see the LCD Panel ID: 1. Follow the in[...]

98 T roubl eshoo ti ng Running the Diagnostics Running PQA Diagn ostics Program Note: Before running the PQA Diag nostics Program, ma ke sure th at the write e nable tab of the D iagnostic Prog ram Diskette is set to enabled . Press -> o r <- to move aroun d the main men u. Press enter to e nable the select ed option. The main option s are Di[...]

Chapte r 4 99 Auto T est pe rforms multi ple tests of the selected it ems and automa tically checks the se lecte d test i tems in seque nce. Note: PCMCIA D iag nos ti c Su pp orts th e M an ual te st onl y . Do not sel ec t PCMCIA Diagn ostic in Auto T est. 720.book P age 99 Sa turday, March 6, 1 999 10:0 0 AM[...]

100 Trouble shoot ing The scre en below appears if you select AUTO T est. Specif y the de sired number of tests and press Enter . After you s pecify the number of tests to perform , the screen sh ows a list of tes t items (see bel ow): . Move th e highlight bar from one item to another . Press spac e to enable o r disabl e the item. Press Enter to [...]

Chap ter 4 101 PQA Diagnostics Program Error Codes and Messag es Error C ode Message FRU/Action in Seque nce System 16XX Backup battery error Backup battery 1XXX CPU or System board error 1. Reload BIOS default s etting. 2. CPU 3. System board 2XXX Memory error 1. Reseat CPU (IMM m odule). 2. DIMM 3. System board 3XXX Keyboard error 1. Res eat Key [...]

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Chap ter 5 103 To p V i e w PCB No. 97143 CN13 LCD Connector CN8 LED Connector CN9 Cover Switch Connec tor CN10 Left Speaker Connector CN4 MIC Connector CN1 1 Right Speaker Connector CN21 HDD Connector CN18 FDD Coneector CN17 IMM Connector (MMC 2) CN19 T ouchpad Connector CN22& CN23 DC/DC & Charger bo ard Connector CN 20 Keyboard Connector [...]

104 Jumpe r and Connector Info rmation Bottom Vi ew CN27 & CN29 DIMM Module Connector CN 28 Modem Module Connec tor CN30 IDE Board Co nnector 720.book Page 104 Saturday, March 6, 1999 10:00 AM[...]

Chap ter 6 105 This ch apter gives yo u the FRU (Fiel d Replaceabl e Unit) listin g in global configu rations of T ravelMate 720 . Refer to this cha pter w henever ordering for parts to repair or for RMA (Re turn Merchan dise Authorizati on). Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU P ARTS, that should check the most up- to-d ate in form ation avail abl e on [...]

106 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 18 CD-ROM BRACKE T ASSY CD ROM CHASSIS 700 60.47A02.001 Processor 44 CPU P II- 300 MHZ IC CP U MOBI PII-300 W/AGP IMM 01.I0MP2.U0B CPU P II- 333MHZ IC CPU MPII- 333 DIXON MMC2 256 01.I0MP2.X3A CPU P II- 333MHZ IC CPU MPII- 333 DIXON MMC1 256 01.I0MP2.X30 CPU P II- 366MHZ IC CPU MPII- 366 DIXON MMC2 256 01.I0MP2[...]

Chap ter 6 107 14 FDD FPC CABLE C.A FPC FDD 720 C.A FPC FDD 720 HDD NS HDD MODULE 6GB HDD MODULE 6GB IBM 6M.42C01.001 HDD MODULE 4GB HDD MODULE 4GB IBM 6M.47A0 3.021 20 HDD 6GB HDD 2.5 6480MB IBM/ DADA26480 56.02A04.002 HDD 4GB HDD 4090MB IBM/DTCA 20490 IDE 56.02834.071 21 HDD FPC CABLE CABL E ASSEMB L Y FPC HDD 2.5"700 50.47A01.001 22 HDD shi[...]

108 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List Keyboard 37 KEY BOARD US NSK-84A41 91.78S07.041 13.3“ LCD NS LCD MOUDLE 13.3" TF T ASSY LCD MODULE 13.3" 6M.47A05.021 10 LCD INVERTER 13.3" TF T INVERTER T62.087.C 700 19.21030.191 NS LED CABLE 13.3" TF T C.A 15P 2 C 100MM LED AN700 50.47A09.002 NS LED CABLE 13.3" TF T C.A 15P 2 C 100[...]

Chap ter 6 109 5 LCD 13.3"TF T LCD TX34D62VC1C AC 13.3 TF T XGA 56.0747A.001 6 LCD FPC CABLE 13.3"TF T ASSY LCD FPC 13.3TF T 700 60.47A07.093 9 LCD P ANEL 13.3" TF T ASSY LCD PNL(HIT13.3"T F T) 700 60.42C10.021 1 LCD BAZEL 13.3" TF T ASSY LCD BEZEL(13.3") 700 60.47A09.003 NS LCD HINGE SUPPOR T PA C K ASSY LCD HINGE SUP[...]

1 10 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List NS LCD LED CABLE 14.1" C.A 15P 2 C 100MM LED AN700 50.47A09.002 O LED BOARD 14.1" TF T 14.1 LDE BOARD PLA TINUM 55.49A05.001 64 L VDS BOARD FOR14.1" TF T EXTENSA 700 L VDS BOARD 55.47A05.001 G LCD 14.1"TF T LCD 14.1" TF T LG/LP141X3- ABT 56.0743B.041 F LCD F P C CABLE 14.1"TF T AS[...]

Chapte r 6 1 1 1 NS LCD HINGE P ACK 14.1" ASSY HI NGE P ACK 14.1 EXT 720 6M.42C03.001 SYSTEM BOARD 23 MAIN BOARD 720 MAIN BOARD 55.4 2C01.001 NS NS PCM CIA SOCKET SK T CARDBUS IC10S-136PL- PEJL 22.10172.051 MECHANICAL P ARTS 15 FDD BRACKE T BRACKET FDD SECC T-0.8 33.47A03.002 38 HEA T SINK UP ASSY U HS INK 720 60.42C08.001 43 MMO HEA T SINK AS[...]

1 12 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 34 HINGE COVER (R ) CAP HINGE (R) PC 42.47A14.001 35 HINGE COVER (L ) CAP HINGE CAP (L ) PC 42.47A15.001 36 MIDDLE COVER WITHOUT NAME PLA TE ASSY M IDDLE CVR 700 60.47A22.001 29 BA TT E RY DOOR COVER BA TTE RY PC 42.47A17.002 27 SIR COVER AS SY SIR- LENS 700 60.47A10.002 26 LOWER CASE ASSY L CASE 720 60.42C09.[...]

Chap ter 6 1 13 39 UPPER CASE ASSY U CASE 720 60.42C06.001 39 UPPER CASE ASSY U CASE 720 60.42C06.002 NS NS COVE R SWITCH W . A CVR SW / 2P 45MM AN700 50.47A10.001 NS SPEAKER MODULE SPK 1W 3520- 7CC W/CABLE 700DX 6M.47A09.001 NS NS POWER SWITCH CABLE W .A CVR SW/ 2P 45MM AN700 50.47A10.001 30 DIMM COVER AS SY DIMM DOOR 720 60.47A05.002 31 MODEM COV[...]

1 14 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 25 DC-DC CHARGER BOARD DC-DC CHARGER T62.085.C V .6 19.21030.331 NS MODEM BOARD (AMBIT ) MODEM 56K AMBIT/ J07.017.C.00 54.0901 1.21 1 NS MODEM BOARD MODE M PCI CIS/ BM- 5614BMDG BT2 54.09232.01 1 POWER NS ADAPTER ADT 90-264V 60W ADP- 60HB V .A2 25.10064.021 NS ADAPTER ADT 90-270V ADP- 60JB V .A 720 25.10064.03[...]

Chap ter 6 1 15 42 TOUCH PA D BRACKE T ASSY TOUCHP AD BRKT 720 60.42C07.001 41 T OUCH P AD FPC CABLE ASSY TOUCHP AD FPC 720 60.42C1 1.001 OTHERS 45 F AN F AN 30*30*10 U12QFB3E65 23.10033.001 F AN F AN 30*30*10 UDPFFMH01H BT2 23.10033.031 7 MICROPH ONE MODULE MICROPHONE ACER 700DX 6M.47A08.001 NS SPEAKER MODULE SPK 1WV3520- 7CC W/CABLE 700DX 6M.47A0[...]

1 16 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List NS 55 SCREW S CREW M2.5*L15 BL W ZN 86.1A323.150 NS 56 SCREW S CREW M2.5*18L (B/ ZN) 700 86.1A323.180 NS 49 SCREW S CREW M ACH P AN M 2*8L 86.1A522.8R0 NS 57 SCREW S CREW NUT MMO HE X STEEL 87.00010.320 NS NS SCRE W NUT MMO HEX STEEL 87.00010.321 NS 58 SCREW S CREW M ACH M2*4 NI SHIGA XB6-7200-407 NS NS SCRE W[...]

Chap ter 6 1 17 NS 51 SCREW S CREW M2.5*4L (NI) 700 86.9A553.4R0 MISCELLANE OUS P A R TS NS NS LCD LA TCH SPRING SPRING EJ - KNOB S WP 300 34.47604.001 NS NS LCD LA TCH LA TCH LCD 700 42.47A01.002 NS 2, C LCD SCREW CAP (LOWER) MYLAR FOR HI NG E PC 390 40.4 3A01.081 NS 3 LCD SCREW CAP (UPPER ) CSN SCRW SILICON 050 6*3H 800 47.49A02.001 NS NS PLATE N[...]

1 18 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List NS NS PCM CIA DOOR LOWER DOOR(L) PCMC IA ABS 050 AN370 42.46919.001 RECOVERY CD NS NS W98 English-ST Recovery CD W98 (ENG) TM720 90.42C39.103 NS NS W98 German Recovery CD W98 (G ER) TM720 90.42C39.G04 NS NS W98 Italian Recovery CD W98 (IT A) TM720 90.42C39.I03 NS NS W98 S p/ Por Recovery CD W98 (SP/Por ) TM720[...]

Chap ter 6 1 19 NS NS W98 T raditional Chinese- H.K Recovery CD W98 (TC-HK) TM720 90.42C39.HK1 NS NS W98 Russian Recovery CD W98 (RUS) TM720 90.42C39.R01 NS NS W98 T u rkish Recovery CD W98 (TUR) TM720 90.42C39.T01 NS NS W98 Thai Recovery CD W98 (THAI) TM720 90.42C39.L01 NS NS NT4 English- STD Recovery CD NT4 (ENG) TM720 90.42C39.101 NS NS NT4 Germ[...]

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Appendix A 121 T rav elM ate 72 0 Mode l Nu mber Defin e Model Number LCD Ty p e CPU Mem ory HDD CD- ROM/ DVD Spee d Battery 720TX 14.1” TF T PII-300/ AGP 64MB 6GB 24x Li-Ion 721 TX 14.1” TF T PII-333/ AGP 64MB 6GB 24x Li-Ion 721 TXV 14.1” TF T PII-333/ AGP 64MB 6GB 2XDVD Li-Ion 722TX 14.1” TF T PII-366/ AGP 64MB 10GB 24x Li-Ion 722TXV 14.1[...]

122 Model D efinitio n and Configur ation 720.book Page 122 Saturday, March 6, 1999 10:00 AM[...]

Appendix B 123 T ravelMate7 20 compatibili ty is tested an d verified by Ac er's internal testi ng departme nt. The PCMCI A functions are tested unde r Windows ® 95 (4.00.950 C), Windows ® 9 8 and Windows ® N T 4.0 envir onments. In add ition to these tests, Long R un tests and Y ear 2000 Complianc y have been veri fied, too. Refer to the f[...]

124 T es t Comp atible Comp onent s List PCMCIA PCMCIA, PM T est Cards Win95 Win98 WinNT4.0 Memory cards Pass Pass Pass LAN cards Pass Pass Pass Modem cards Pass Pass Pass Combo cards Pass Pass Pass ZV cards Pass Pass - Capture cards Pass Pass - SCSI cards Pass Pass Pass Cardbus cards Pass Pass - PCMCIA, Integrat ion/Application T est Item Win95 W [...]

Appendix B 125 PCM CIA Cards T est ed for Y ear2000 Compliance Ty p e Name Model No. A T A Flash Viking A T A Flash Car d 16MB A T A Flash Viking A T A Flash Car d 4MB A T A Flash Epson 5MB Flash A T A 502SD00 A T A Flash Epson 1MB Flash CardBus 3COM/Megaherts 10/100 LA N CardBus 3CCFE575BT CardBus Xircom CardBu s Ethernet 10/100 CB E-10/100BTX CD-[...]

126 T es t Comp atible Comp onent s List Long Ru n Item Win95 W in98 WinNT4.0 Long Run 4 hr Pass Pass Pass Y ear2000 Compli ance T est Item Description Resul t RTC test Pass Pass 720.book Page 126 Saturday, March 6, 1999 10:00 AM[...]

Appendix C 127 This ap pendix desc ribes onl ine technic al support serv ices availabl e to help you repa ir your Acer sys tems. If you ar e a distributo r , dealer , ASP or TPM, ple a se refer your te c hnical queries to your loca l Acer bran ch offic e. Acer Branc h Offices , Regional Off ices and Reg ional Groups may access our web s ite. Howeve[...]

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Index 129 16550 UART 19 A AC Adapter 25 ACPI 30 ACPI . See Adva nced Co nfigura - tion and P ower Interface Adva nced 47 Adva nced Config uration an d Power Interface 30 Adva nced Powe r Mana gement 30 and 31 APM 31 APM. See Ad vanced Po wer Managemen t Applic ation key 7 ASP 127 Audio 20 Mixed s ound sour ce 20 Resolution 20 Samplin g rate 20 Voic[...]

130 I ndex DC-DC Converter 23 DC-in jack 11 Desktop M anagement Interfac e 31 Diagnosti cs 98 Disk Drives Read/write he ads 21 Disk driv es 21 Read/write he ads 21 Rotational speed ( RPM) 21 Tracks 21 Display 2 Opening and Closing the Display 3 display 2 auto-dim feature 27 dual 2 hot ke ys 8 opening a nd closing 3 performanc e 2 power man agement [...]

Index 131 Hard Dis k 0 Submenu 44 Ha rd Disk Driv e Disassem b ly 59 Hard disk drives 21 Hibernat ion mode 29 conditio ns 29 entering 29 hot ke y 8 resumi ng from 29 util ity 32 Hot Keys 8 I I/O Ports 10 I/O ports bottom ports 13 rear port s 10 right po rts 12 indicato r lights 4 Indicators 4 Informati on Viewer 34 infra red turning on and off 47 I[...]

132 I ndex Boot Sequ ence 35 Display De vice 39 Hot key 8 Informati on Viewer 34 Passwor d 36 Power Ma nagement 38 startin g 33 Num lock 5 on indicato r 4 Numeric Error Code s 89 numeric keypad embedded 6 O On-die L2 ca che 1 Online Support I nformatio n 127 Operationa l Chargi n 87 P Para ll el Por t 18 Parall el por t 10 paralle l port setting i [...]

Index 133 CD-ROM submenu 45 entering 41 Exit men u 53 Hard Dis k 0 submenu 44 Main menu 42 navigati ng 41 Power me nu 51 Secu rity menu 48 SGRAM 2 Simultan eou s Displa y 2 sleep mo de 29 software bundled 31 Speaker -out jac k 10 Speaker s Removal 72 speaker s hot ke y 9 Standb y mod e 28 entering 28 hot ke y 8 resumi ng from 28 signals 28 status i[...]

134 I ndex 720.book Page 134 Saturday, March 6, 1999 10:00 AM[...]