Acer 2450 User manual

Aspire 3650/TravelMate 2450 Series
Service Guide
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II
Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 3650/TravelMate 2450 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

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Copyright
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damages resulting from any defect in the software.
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IV
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 Acer's "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, that you should check the most up-to-date information
available on your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, 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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Chapter 1 1
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
Platform and memroy
TIntel®Celeron®M processor 410/420/430 (1MB L2 cache, 1.46/1.6/1.73 GHz, 533 MHz FSB)
TATI RC410MB/D/E+ATI SB460M
TIntegrated Intel®PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g)
Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology
T256/512 MB of DDR2 533 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two so DIMM modules (dual-
channel support )
Display and graphics
T15.4” WXGA high-brightness Acer CrystalBriteTM TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution,
supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVistaTM
T15” XGA color TFT LCD, 1024x 768 pixel resolution
TATI Radeon®Xpress 200M integrated 3D graphics with up to 256 MB of shared system memory,
supporting Microsoft®and PCI Express®
TDual independent display
T16.7 million colors
TMPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
TAcer CinemaVisionTM video technology (Acer Arcade) (for Aspire 3650)
TAcer ClearVisionTM video optimization (Acer Arcade) (for Aspire 3650)
Storage subsystem
For Aspire 3650:
T40/60/80/100/120 GB hard disk drive
TOptical drive options:
tDVD-Super Multi double-layer
tDVD/CD-RW combo
For TravelMate 2450:
T60/80/100/120 GB hard disk drive with Acer Disk Anti-Shock Protection (DASP)
TOptical drive options:
tDVD-Super Multi double-layer
tDVD/CD-RW combo
Input devices
T88/89-key keyboard
TTouchpad with 4-way scroll button
T12 function keys
TFour easy-launch buttons
TTwo front-access buttons: WLAN LED-button and Bluetooth®LED-button
System Specifications
Chapter 1

2Chapter 1
Audio
TAudio system with two built-in speakers (1.5W)
TIntel®High-Definition audio support
TSound Blaster ProTM and MS Sound compatible
TBuilt-in microphone
Communication
TModem: 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; wake-on ring ready
TLAN: 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet; wake-on-LAN ready
TWLAN: Acer InviLinkTM 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless
technology
TWPAN: integrated Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Power subsystem
TACPI 2.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving
modes
T29 W 2000 mAh Li-ion battery pack (4-cell)
T2-hour rapid charge; 2.5-hour charge-in-use
T3-pin 65W AC adapter
I/O Ports
TPC Card slot (one Type II)
TThree USB 2.0 ports
TExternal display (VGA) port
THeadphones/speaker/line-out port
TMicrophone in jack
TLine-in jack
TEthernet (RJ-45) port
TModem (RJ-11) port
TDC-in jack for AC adaptor
Environment
TTemperature:
toperating: 5 C to 35 C
tNon-operating: -20 C to 65 C
THumidity (non-condensing):
toperating: 20%~80%
tNon-operating: 20%~80%
°°
°°

Chapter 1 3
System Block Diagram
Power On/Off CKT. Touch Pad
page 31
CRT & TV-out
LPC BUS
page 33
uFCBGA-1466
page 20
H_A#(3..31)
CardBus
IDSEL:AD20 (PIRQE#/B#, GNT#2, REQ#2)
H_D#(0..63)
page 24
ENE CB714 page 19
MDC 1.5 Conn
page 34
page 26
Int.KBD
page 30
PCI-Express
BANK 0, 1, 2, 3
USB conn x4
533/667MHz
ALC883
Alink
page 21
DC/DC Interface CKT.
Yonah
page 30
3.3V 48MHz
PSB
SIDE-ODD
RJ45
Clock Generator
ICS951413
page 29
RTL8100/8110
EC I/O Buffer
Fan Control
Power Circuit DC/DC
PIDE-HDD Conn.
PCI BUS
uPGA-478 Package
3.3V 33 MHz
IDSEL:AD22 (PIRQG#, GNT#1, REQ#1)
page 32
200pin DDRII-SO-DIMM X2
page 36
ATI RC410MB/D/E
3.3V ATA-100
page 22
LAN (100/1000)
Slot 0
BIOS
page 4
1.8V DDRII 400/533/667
page 4,5
page 30
HDA Codec
page 12
Memory BUS(DDRII)
HD Audio
page 35
page 20
page 7,8,9
ATI SB460M
Thermal Sensor
page 10,11
page 13~~17
page 32
page 23
ENE KB910Q
Audio AMP
LCD Conn.
USB port 0, 2 on M/B
page 31
Bluetooth Conn
USB port1
3.3V 24.576MHz/48Mhz
Phone Jack x3
IDE
RTC CKT.
page 13
page 18
Single Channel
6 in 1 socket
page 22
page 34
page 37~~43
S-ATA
Mini PCI socket
IDSEL:AD18 (PIRQF/H#, GNT#3, REQ#3)
page 25
(WLAN) (TV-Tuner)
page 31
CD-PLAY/B Conn.
page 28
Super I/O
SMsC LPC47N207
FIR
page 28
F75383M
page 31
Switch/B Conn.
page 25
page 15
USB port4, 6
page 31
MEDIA/B Conn.
TFDU6102-TR3
S-ATA HDD Conn.
LVDS
Mini card
USB port 4, 6 on PWRBTN/B

4Chapter 1
Board Layout
Top View
1 JP1 LCD Connector 10 SW7 Touchpad Down Button
2 SW1 Lid Switch 11 SW2 Touchpad Up Button
3 JP3 MDC Connector 12 SW5 Touchpad Left Button
4 JP2 Power Button Connector 13 SW3 Touchpad Left Button
5 JP6 Media Board Connector 14 JP13 Internal Microphone Connector
6 JP7 Touchpad Board Connector 15 JP12 Internal Speaker Connector
7 JP43 SIM Card Connector 16 JP9 PCMCIA Socket
8 SW4 Touchpad Right Button 17 IR1 FIR Module
9 SW6 Touchpad Left Button 18 JP8 Internal Keyboard Connector

Chapter 1 5
Bottom View
NOTE: This is engineering sample. The image above may not be exactly the same as the real main board you
get.
1 JP19 FAN Connector 17 JP40 Headphone/SPDIF Jack
2 U42 VGA Chipset 18 JP41 Line-In Jack
3 JP18 CPU Socket 19 JP42 Microphone-in Jack
4 JP16 DVI Connector 20 IR2 CIR Module
5 JP15 CRT Connector 21 SW8 Wireless LAN Switch
6 JP14 TV-Out Connector 22 SW9 Bluetooth and 3G Switch
7 PCN1 DC-IN Jack 23 U48 South Bridge Chipset
8 JP17 Mini Card Connector 24 JP30 Mini Card Connector
9 JP22 DDRII so-DIMM Socket 25 JP29 IEEE 1394 Connector
10 JP21 DDRII so-DIMM Socket 26 JP27 5 IN1 Socket
11 J3 Clear CMOS Jumper 27 JP23 RJ45 Connector
12 JP24 ODD Connector 28 JP5 USB Connector
13 PJP1 Battery Connector 29 JP4 USB Connector
14 JP32 HDD Connector (SATA) 30 JP28 MINIPCI Connector (TV-Tuner)
15 JP33 HDD Connector (PATA) 31 JP25 FAN Connector
16 JP36 Bluetooth Connector 32 U40 North Bridge Chipset

6Chapter 1
Jumper Board Layout
Switch Board Top View
Media Board Top View
Label Description
SW1 Arcade/TV tuner switch
SW2 Volume Up switch
SW3 Volume Down switch
SW4 Play/Pause switch
SW5 Stop switch
SW6 Forward/Next switch
SW7 Backward/Previous switch
Label Description
SW1 Power Button
SW2 E-mail Button
SW3 Internet Button
SW4 User Button
SW5 E-Power Button

Chapter 1 7
Media Board Bottom View
LS-2923P Power Board Top View
Label Description
JP3 USB Connector
JP2 USB Connector
JP6 RF INe Connector
JP5 RF Cable Connector
JP4 AV IN Connector
JP7 Board to Main Board
Connector
Label Description
JP1 SIM Card Connector

8Chapter 1
Jumper Setting
Label Description
JOPEN1 Clear CMOS Jumper
Note: JOPEN1 locates at
the bottom side of the main
board as the red circle
highlighted.

Chapter 1 9
Your Acer Notebook tour
After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new TravelMate computer.
Front view
Aspire 5610:
#Item Description
1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display), displays computer
output.
2 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.
3 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a
computer mouse.
4 Click buttons (left,
center and right)
The left and right buttons function like the left and right
mouse buttons; the center button serves as a 4-way scroll
button.
5 Palmrest Comfortable support area for our hands when you use the
computer.
6 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
7 TV/media/volume
buttons
For use with Acer Arcade and other media playing
programs.
8 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used programs.
9 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to show the status
of the computer’s functions and components.
10 Power button Turns the computer on and off.

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TravelMate 4260:
#Item Description
1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display), displays computer
output.
2 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.
3 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a
computer mouse.
4 Click buttons (left,
center and right)
The left and right buttons function like the left and right
mouse buttons; the center button serves as a 4-way scroll
button.
5 Palmrest Comfortable support area for our hands when you use the
computer.
6 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
7 Easy-launch Buttons Buttons for launching frequently used programs.
8 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to show the status
of the computer’s functions and components.
9 Power button Turns the computer on and off.

Chapter 1 11
Closed Front View
Aspire 5650:
#Icon Item Description
1 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio
output.
2Bluetooth®
communication button/
indicator
Enable/disable Bluetooth function.
Indicates the status of Bluetooth-
communications.
3 3G switch/indicator Enables/disables the 3G function. Indicates
the status of 3G communication (for
selected models).
4 Wireless
communication button/
indicator
Enable/disable Wireless function. Indicates
the status of wireless LAN
communications.
5 Power indicator Indicates the computer’s power status.
6 Battery indicator Indicates the computer’s battery status.
7 CIR receiver Receives signals from a remote control.
8 Microphone-in jack Accepts input from external microphones.
9 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio
CD player, stereo walkman).
10 Headphones/
speakers/line-out jack
with S/PDIF support
Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g.,
speakers, headphones).
11 Latch Locks and release the lid.
# Icon Item Description
# Icon Item Description
"Easy-launch buttons" on page 18
# Icon Item Description
# Item Description
"Easy-launch buttons" on page 18
# Icon Item Description
# Item Description

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TravelMate 4260:
Left View
Aspire 5650/TravelMate 4260:
#Icon Item Description
1 Speaker Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio
output.
2Bluetooth®
communication button/
indicator
Enable/disable Bluetooth function.
Indicates the status of Bluetooth-
communications.
3 3G switch/indicator Enables/disables the 3G function. Indicates
the status of 3G communication (for
selected models).
4 Wireless
communication button/
indicator
Enable/disable Wireless function. Indicates
the status of wireless LAN
communications.
5 Power indicator Indicates the computer’s power status.
6 Battery indicator Indicates the computer’s battery status.
7 Microphone-in jack Accepts input from external microphones.
8 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio
CD player, stereo walkman).
9 Headphones/
speakers/line-out jack
with S/PDIF support
Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g.,
speakers, headphones).
10 Latch Locks and release the lid.
"Easy-launch buttons" on page 18
# Icon Item Description
# Item Description
"Easy-launch buttons" on page 18
# Icon Item Description
# Item Description

Chapter 1 13
#Icon Item Description
1 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible
computer security lock.
2 Ventilation slots Enables the computer to stay cool, even
after prolonged use.
3 Two USB 2.0 ports Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB
mouse, USB camera).
4 Modem (RJ-11) port Connects to a phone line.
5 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g.,
infrared printer and IR-aware computer).
6 5-in-1 card reader Accepts Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick
PRO (MS PRO), MultiMediaCard (MMC),
Secure Digital (SD), xD-Picture Card (xD).
7 4-pin IEEE 1394 port Connects to IEEE 1394 devices.
Note: A 4-pin socket is used for laptop. The
6-pin socket is commonly found on
desktop. As to 9-pin connector, it is for the
faster FireWire 800.
8 PC Card slot Accepts one Type II PC Card.
9 ExpressCard/34 slot Accepts one ExpressCard/34 module.
Note: ExpressCards are third generation of
PC cards, hot-swapable and smaller than
previous PC Cards. Designed for both
desktop and mobile use, ExpressCards
use either USB 2.0 or a single lane PCI
Express technology that provides 500
Mbytes/sec total throughput. Formerly
code named "NEWCARD," ExpressCards
are 5 mm thick like Type II PC Cards, but
do not use the same 86x54 mm footprint.
ExpressCards come in 75x54 mm and
75x34 mm sizes. Express Card/34 slot
means this notebook accepts 75x34mm
ExpressCards.
# Icon Item Description
# Icon Item Description

14 Chapter 1
Right View
Aspire 5650:
TravelMate 4260:
Rear Panel
Aspire 5650:
10 PC Card slot eject
button
Ejects the PC Card from the slot.
#Item Description
1 Slot-load optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or
DVDs.
2 Optical disk access indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active.
3 Slot-loaded optical drive eject button Ejects the optical disk from the drive.
#Item Description
1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or
DVDs.
2 Optical disk access indicator Light up when the optical drive is active.
3 Optical drive eject button Ejects the optical disk from the drive.
4 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the
computer is turned off.