Acer Extensa 3100 User manual

Acer TravelMate 3300/Extensa 3100 Series
Service Guide
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
Service guide files and updates are available
on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw

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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 3300/Extensa 3100 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates
2005/11/25 All Revise TravelMate 3300/Extensa 3100 battery spec. on
page 25 and page 26.
2005/12/15 Chapter 1 Add “WFM” to BIOS support protocols on page 23.

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Copyright
Copyright © 2005 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 representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the
contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular
purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the
programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its
dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential
damages resulting from any defect in the software.
Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation.
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Pentium and Pentium II/III are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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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
This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:
Performance
TIntel®915GM PCI Express chipset
TIntel®Pentium®M processor 740/750/760/770/780 (2MB L2 cache, 1.60/1.73/1.86/2/2.13/2.26
GHz, 533 MHz FSB)
TIntel®Celeron®M processor 360/370/380 (1MB L2 cache, 1.40/1.50/1.60 GHz, 400 MHz FSB)
TCPU Package is uFPGA 478 Package
TIntegrated Intel®PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection (dual-mode 802.11b/g) Wi-Fi
CERTIFIEDTM solution
Memory
T256MB or 512MB of DDRII 400/533
TUpgradeable to 2GB Memory by Dual channels of SODIMM
T512KB flash ROM BIOS
Display and graphics
T14.1” WXGA Acer Crystallbrite clolor TFT LCD: 1280x 800 resolution
T14.1” WXGA clolor TFT LCD: 1280x 800 resolution
T16.7 million colors
TIntel®915GM integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel®Graphics Media Accelerator 900 and up to
128 MB of VRAM, supporting Microsoft®DirectX®9.0 and dual independent display
TMPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
Audio
TAudio system with two built-in speakers
TIntel®AC’97 audio support
TSound Blaster Pro and MS Sound compatible
TBuilt-in microphone
TS/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital interface)
Storage
T40/60/80/100/12060 GB ATA/100 hard disc drive
TOptical drive options: DVD-Dual double-layer or DVD/CD-RW combo
T5-in-1 card reader (MS/MS PRO/MMC/SD/XD)
Communication
T56Kbps ITU V92 with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready
TLAN: gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-Ring ready
System Specifications
Chapter 1

2Chapter 1
TWLAN (optional):
TIntegrated Intel®PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection (dual-band 802.11b/g) Wi-Fi
CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology, or
TIntegrated Acer InviLinkTM 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer
SignalUpTM wirelss technology
TWPAN (optional): Integrated Bluetooth®
I/O Ports
TThree USB 2.0 port
T5-in-1 card reader (MS/MS PRO/MMC/SD/XD)
TOne Type II PC Card slot
TIEEE 1394 port (6-pin)
TFast infrared (FIR) port
TExternal display (VGA) port
THeadphones/speaker/line-out port with S/PDIF support
TMicrophone-in jack
TLine-in jack
TEthernet (RJ-45) port
TModem (RJ-11) port
TDC-in jack (AC adapter)
TOne external monitor port
T124-pin Acer ezDock connector
Dimensions and weight
T330(W) x 240(D) x 23/31.3(H) mm (12.9 x 9.45 x 10.91/1.23 inches)
T1.9Kg (4.23 lbs)
Environment
TTemperature
TOperating: 5oC ~ 35oC
TNon-operating: -20oC ~ 65oC
THumidity ( non-condensing)
TOperating: 20% ~ 80% RH
TNon-operating: 20% ~ 80% RH

Chapter 1 3
Mainboard Layout
Top View
1 Fan Connector (FAN1) 6 5-in-1 Card Reader Slot (CARD1)
2 LCD Cable Connector (LCD1) 7 RTC Battery Connector (RTC1)
3 IEEE 1394 Connector (SKT1) 8 Bluetooth Module Connector (BT1)
4 USB Port (SKT2) 9 Touchpad FFC Connector (TPAD1)
5 PC Card Slot (PCH1 or U22) 10 Keyboard Connector (KB1)

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Bottom View
1 Giga LAN Port (JK1) 10 Main Board to IO Board Connector
(IOB1)
2 Power Jack (DCIN1) 11 HDD Connector (HDD1)
3 VGA Port (CRT1) 12 DIMM Slot (DM2)
4 ezDock Port (DOCK1) 13 DIMM Slot (DM1)
5 IO Controller-PC 87392 (U27) 14 South Bridge-Intel ICH6-M (U44)
6 Wireless LAN Card Slot (WIN1) 15 Switch (SW8)
7 Keyboard Controller (U32) 16 Cardbus/1394/Card Reader
Controller-UltraMedia PCI 7411
(U52)
8 LAN Controller-BROADCOM
BCM5788M (U31)
17 North Bridge (U34)
9 Battery Connector (BAT1) 18 CPU (U33)
19 Power Generator-IDT CV125PA
(U41)