Acer Travelmate 2300 Series User manual

Acer TravelMate 2300/4000/4500 Series
Service Guide
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please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw

II
Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 2300/4000/4500 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

III
Copyright
Copyright © 2004 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.
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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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Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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.

V
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.

VI

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Platform naming TM4500 TM4500 TM4000 TM4000
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Extensa3000 Extensa3000
M/B VERSION A1 VERSION A2
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Chipset 855GME 855GME 855GME 855GME 855GME 855GME 852GM 855GME 855GME 855GME
CPU
Banias 1.5
Dothan 1.5G
Dothan 1.6G
Dothan 1.7G
Banias 1.5
Dothan 1.5G
Dothan 1.6G
Dothan 1.7G
Banias 1.5
Dothan 1.5G
Dothan 1.6G
Banias 1.5
Dothan 1.5G
Dothan 1.6G
Banias 1.5
Dothan 1.5G
Dothan 1.6G
Banias 1.5
Dothan 1.5G
Dothan 1.6G
Celeron M 320
Celeron M 330
Celeron M 340
Celeron M 350
Celeron M 360
Celeron M 320
Celeron M 330
Celeron M 340
Dothan 1.5G Dothan 1.5G
LCD
15" XGA
15" SXGA+
15.4" WXGA
15" XGA
15" SXGA+
15.4" WXGA
14.1" XGA
15" XGA
15.4" WXGA
14.1" XGA
15" XGA
15.4" WXGA
14.1" XGA
15.4" WXGA
15" XGA
14.1" XGA
15.4" WXGA
15" XGA
14.1" XGA
15" XGA
15.4" WXGA
14.1" XGA
15" XGA
15.4" WXGA
15" XGA 15.4"
WXGA 15"
SXGA+(tender)
15" XGA 15.4"
WXGA 15"
SXGA+(tender)
VGA ATI 9700 with 64MB UMA ATI 9700 with 64MB UMA ATI 9700 with 64MB UMA UMA UMA ATI 9700 with 64MB UMA
Console display NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Arcade windows mode NO NO NO NO YES YES NO YES NO NO
Optical
Combo
DVD-SuperMulti
DVD-Dual
Combo
DVD-SuperMulti
DVD-Dual
Combo
DVD-Dual
DVD-SuperMulti
Combo
DVD-Dual
DVD-SuperMulti
Combo
DVD-SuperMulti
DVD-Dual
Combo
DVD-SuperMulti
DVD-Dual
Combo
DVD-Dual
DVD-SuperMulti
Combo DVD
-
SuperMulti DVD-
Dual
Combo
4X DVD-Dual
Combo
4X DVD-Dual
Hot swapple 2nd HDD, 2nd battery,
weight saver
2nd HDD, 2nd battery,
weight saver NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
HDD 40GB / 60GB / 80GB 40GB / 60GB / 80GB 30/40/60/80GB 30/40/60/80GB 30/40/60/80GB 30/40/60/80GB 30/40/60/80GB 30/40/60/80GB 30/40/60/80GB 30/40/60/80GB
wireless Intel 802.11b/g
Intel 802.11a/b/g
Intel 802.11b/g
Intel 802.11a/b/g
Intel 802.11b/g
3rd party 802.11a/b/g
Intel 802.11b/g
3rd party 802.11a/b/g
Intel 802.11b/g
3rd party 802.11a/b/g
Intel 802.11b/g
3rd party 802.11a/b/g
A
mbit 802.11b/g
Foxconn 802.11b/g(first priority)
Intel 802.11b/g
Intel 802.11b/g
3rd party 802.11a/b/g
Intel 802.11b/g
3rd party 802.11a/b/g
WNC Bluetooth YES YES NO NO YES YES NO YES NO NO
Battery Life 5hrs(8 cells) 5hrs(8 cells) 2.5hrs(4-cells)/5hrs(8 cells
)
2.5hrs(4-cells)/5hrs(8 cells
)
2.5hrs(4-cells)/5hrs(8 cells
)
2.5hrs(4-cells)/5hrs(8 cells
)
2hrs(4-cells) 2hrs(4-cells)/5hrs(8 cells
)
2.5hrs(4-cells)/5hrs(8 cells
)
2.5hrs(4-cells)/5hrs(8 cells
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Battery cell 8 cells 8 cells 8 cells 8 cells 8 cells 8 cells 4 cells 8cells 8 cells 8 cells
Port replicator EasyPort 3 EasyPort 3 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
LAN 10/100
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1000 10/100
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1000 10/100
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1000 10/100
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1000 10/100
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1000 10/100
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1000 10/100 10/100 10/100
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1000 10/100
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1000
Card reade
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MMC/MS/SD MMC/MS/SD NO NO MMC/MS/SD NO NO NO MMC/MS/SD NO
Smart card NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DASP NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Keyboard New Ergo New Ergo New Ergo New Ergo normal normal New Ergo normal normal normal
Subwoofer NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
SPDIF NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
OS XPPRO & XPHOME with SP2 XPPRO & XPHOME with SP2 XPPRO & XPHOME with SP2 XPPRO & XPHOME with SP2 XPPRO & XPHOME with SP2 XPPRO & XPHOME with SP2 XPPRO & XPHOME with SP2 XPPRO & XPHOME with SP2 XPPRO & XPHOME with SP2 XPPRO & XPHOME with SP2
Driver support W2K & NT limit support W2K & NT limit support W2K limit support W2K limit support NO NO W2K limit support NO NO NO
Disk to Disk YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
NB manager 2 YES YES YES YES NO NO YES NO NO NO
weight 2.86kgs 2.86kgs 2.86kgs 2.86kgs 2.86kgs 2.86kgs 2.86kgs 2.86kgs 2.86kgs 2.86kgs
IO Port
dimension 360 (W) x 273 (D) x 27/32 (H)
mm
360 (W) x 273 (D) x 27/32 (H)
mm
360 (W) x 273 (D) x 27/32 (H)
mm
360 (W) x 273 (D) x 27/32 (H)
mm
360 (W) x 273 (D) x 27/32 (H)
mm
360 (W) x 273 (D) x 27/32 (H)
mm
360 (W) x 273 (D) x 27/32 (H)
mm 360 (W) x 273 (D) x 27/32 (H) mm
360 (W) x 273 (D) x 27/32 (H)
mm 360 (W) x 273 (D) x 27/32 (H) mm
Kestrel / Extensa /ZL1 Series Model Comparision Table
ZL1 ZL1A ZL1C
Three USB 2.0 ports/ IEEE 1394 port/ Ethernet (RJ-45) port/
Modem (RJ-11) port/ External display (VGA) port/ S-
Video/TV-out port/ Microphone/line-in jack
/Headphones/speaker/line-out port /Infrared (FIR) port/ PC
Card slot (one Type II)/ 3-in-1 card reader (MS/MMC/SD)/
100-pin port replicator connector/ DC-in jack for AC
adaptor
Three USB 2.0 ports/ IEEE 1394 port/ Ethernet (RJ-45)
port/ Modem (RJ-11) port/ External display (VGA) port/ S-
video/TV-out port/ Microphone/line-in jack/
Headphones/speaker/line-out port/ Infrared (FIR) port/ PC
Card slot (one Type II)/ DC-in jack for AC adaptor
Three USB 2.0 ports/ IEEE 1394 port/ Ethernet (RJ-45) port/
Modem (RJ-11) port/ S-video/TV-out port (NTSC/PAL)/ External
display (VGA) port/ Microphone/line-in jack/
Headphones/speaker/line-out port/ Infrared (FIR) port/ PC Card
slot (one Type II)/ DC-in jack for AC adaptor
ZL1G

Chapter 1 1
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
Performance
TIntel®Pentium M®processor 705, 715, 725, 735, 745, 755 or Intel®Celeron M®processor
TIntel®855GME or 852 GM chipset (manufacturing option)
T256/512 MB of DDR333 SDRAM standard, upgradeable to 2048 MB with dual soDimm modules
T30 GB and above high-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk
TAdvanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) power management system.
TInternal removable optical drive (AcerMedia bay)
TLi-ion main battery pack
Display
TThe TFT LCD panel providing a lare viewing area for maximum efficiency and ease-of-use:
t14.1” XGA (1024x768) resolution
t15.0” XGA (1024x768) or SXGA+ (1400x1050) resolution
t15.4” WXGA (1200x800) or WSXGA+ (1680x1050) resolution
TATI MOBILITYTM RADEONTM 9700 with 64MB of video memory (manufacturing option)
T3D graphics support
TSimultaneous display on LCD and CRT monitor, and other display devices like projector support
T“Automatic LCD dim” feature that automatically decides the best settings for your display and
conserves pwer
TDual indenpendent display
Multimedia
THigh-speed drive: DVD/CD-RW Combo, DVD-Dual or DVD-Super Multi
T16-bit high-fidelity AC’97 stereo audio
TBuilt-in microphone and dual speakers
TBuilt-in microphone
THigh-speed DVD/CD-RW Combo, DVD-Dual or DVD-Super Multi drive
Connectivity
TBuilt-in 56Kbps fax/data modem
TIntegrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet connection (manufacturing option)
TFast infrared wireless communication (manufacturing option)
TThree Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports
TIEEE 1394 port
TInvilinkTM 802.11b/g or LnviLinkTM 802.11a/b/g dual-band tri-mode Wireless LAN (manufacturing
option)
TBluetooth®(manufacturing option)
System Specifications
Chapter 1

2Chapter 1
TSD/MMC/MS memory card reader (manufacturing option)
T100-pin port replicator connector (manufacturing option)
Human-centric design and ergonomics
TRugged, yet extremely portable design
TStylish appearance
TFull-size keyboard with four programmable launch keys
TErgonomically-centered touchpad pointing device
TAcer FineTouch keyboard with a 5-degree curve
TInternet 4-way scroll button
Keyboard and Pointing Device
T88/89-key Windows keyboard
TErgonomically-centered touchpad pointing device with scroll function
TAcer FineTouchTM keyboard with a 5-degree curve
Expansion
TOne Type II CardBus PC Card slot
TUpgradeable memory modules
TAcer EasyPort (only in TravelMate 4500)
I/O Ports
TOne Type II PC Card slot
TOne RJ-11 phone jack (V.92, 56Kbps modem)
TOne RJ-45 network jack
TOne DC-in jac (AC adapter)
TOne 100-pin port replicator connector (manufacturing option) for TravelMate 4500 only
TOne external monitor port
TOne speaker/headphone-out jack (3.5mm mini jack)
TOne audio line-in jack (3.5mm mini jack)
TOne microphone-in jack (3.5mm mini jack)
TOne Infrared (FIR) port (manufacturing option)
TOne IEEE 1394 port (manufacturing option)
TOne S-video TV-out port (manufacturing option)
TThree USB 2.0 ports
T3-in-1 (MS/MMC/SD) memory card reader (manufacturing option)

Chapter 1 3
System Block Diagram
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
A A B B C C D D
INTEL Mobile_479 CPU
333MHZ DDR
ATA 66/100 AC97
CLOCK GEN
AUDIO CODEC
Centrino
DDR-SODIMM1 DDR-SODIMM2
IDE-ODD
IDE - HDD
ATA 66/100
MODEM
RJ11
Page:13
Page:14
Page:12
Page:16 Page:16
Page:8~9 Page:8~9
CY28346-2
CLK_SDRAM0~5, CLK_SDRAM0~5#
Page : 2 , 3
Page : 4 ~ 5 Page : 6 ~ 7
Page : 10
Page:13
LINE OUT
732 Micro-FCBGA
82855GME
Montara-GME
ICH4-M
421 BGA
HUB I/F 66(266)MHz
Page : 18
Page:16Page:15
Touchpad
KBC(97551)
Keyboard
DOCKING
Page:16
82801DBM
BANIAS DORTHAN CELEROM-M
M11-P
Page : 4 ~ 5 ATI 64M / 128M Page : 4 ~ 5
CHRONTEL CH7011A
AGP BUS
DVO
EXT_LVDS EXT_CRT EXT_TV-OUT INT_LVDS INT_CRT INT_TV-OUT
SWITCH CIRCUIT
MEDIA BAY Page:16
PCI7411
PCI BUS
MINI-USB
RJ45
TI
1G LAN
USB2,3,5
Page:12
PCMCIA
USB 2.0
Page : 15
Page: 11
Page : 15
Wireless LAN Modem/LAN
Page: 11
SYSTEM 3 USB PORT
USB4
Page: 15
Page:12
MINI-PCI
BROADCOM
CONEXANT
20493-21
MAX9750
Page:14
AMP
20468-31
SPEKER
Page:13Page:13
LINE IN
Page:13 MIC IN
CONEXANT
PS2
HOST BUS 400MHz
LPC
NS
SIO (87383)
NS
Page : 18
Page:16
IrDA
Page:16
DOCKING Print Port
Page:16
DOCKING COM Port
LVDS RGB
Page : 15 DOCKING 2 USB PORT
USB0,1
PCMCIA+1394
+3 IN 1
1394 Page: 11 3 IN 1 Page: 11
5788M TRANSFORMER
BOTHHAND
CYPRESS
CLOCK S/S
*IC91718
Page : 10 ICS
5V / 3.3V / 12V Page : 10
5VPCU 3V_ALWAYS +12V 5V_S5 3V_S5 +5V 3VSUS 5VSUS
2.5V / 1.25V / 1.8V Page : 10 Page:17
TV-OUT LVDS CRT Page:17 Page:17
Page : 10
1.5V / 1.2V
SMDDR_VTERM +2.5V 2.5VSUS +1.8V MVREF_DM AGP_VCC (+1.5V) +1.5V 1.2VCCT 1.5V_S5 VTT VCC_CORE
Page : 10 CPU CORE VGA CORE/VRAM Page : 10
VGA_CORE 2.5V_VGA
Page : 10 BATTERY CHARGER Page : 10 BATTERY SELECT
PCI ROUTING TABLE REQ0# / GNT0# REQ1# / GNT1# REQ2# / GNT2# REQ3# / GNT3#
IDSEL AD18 AD20 AD23 AD22
INTERUPT INTD# INTB# , INTC# INTE#,INTF#,INTG#
DEVICE BROADCOM LAN MINI-PCI TI 7411
INTA# M11
BLOCK DIAGRAM
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4Chapter 1
Board Layout
Top View
1 Keyboard Connector 7 3 in 1 Connector
2 Bluetooth Board Connector 8 Speaker Connector
3 LCD Cable Connector 9 Internal Microphone Connector
4 LED Board Connector 10 Modem Board Connector
5 Lid Switch 11 Touchpad Board Connector
6 Modem Cable Connector

Chapter 1 5
Bottom View
1 Power Jack 16 Audio Cable Connector
2 CRT 17 Line-in Connector
3 Docking 18 Headphone Out Connector
4 Audio Cable Connector 19 Microphone-in Connector
5 Main Battery Connector 20 USB Connector
6 ODD Connector 21 IEEE 1394 Connector
7 Media Bay Connector 22 PCMCIA
8 Mini PCI Slot 23 USB Connector
9 Second Battery Connector 24 CPU Socket
10 RTC Battery Connector 25 USB Connector
11 DDR DIMM Connector 26 S-Video
12 HDD Connector 27 RJ45 and RJ11 Connector

6Chapter 1
13 IR 28 LAN Cable Connector
14 Bluetooth Switch 29 FAN Connector
15 Wireless Switch 30 LAN Cable Connector

Chapter 1 7
A TravelMate tour
After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new TravelMate computer.
Front Open View
#Icon Item Description
1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display),
displays computer output.
2 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
3 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer.
4 Palmrest Comfortable support area for our hands
when you use the computer.
5 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.
6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which
functions like a computer mouse.
Turns on the computer power.
7 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that turn on
and off to show the status of the
computer’s function and components.
8 Launch keys Buttons for launching frequently used
programs.

8Chapter 1
9 Power button Turns the computer on and off.

Chapter 1 9
Front Closed View
#Icon Item Description
1 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio
output.
2 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g., infra-
red printer, IR-aware computer).
3 Power indicator Lights when the computer is on.
4 Battery indicator Lights when the battery is being charged
5Bluetooth®
communications
Indicates that (optional) Bluetooth is
enabled.
6 Wireless
communication
Indicates status of wireless LAN communi-
cation.
7 Line-in/Mic-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio
CD player, stereo walkman).
8 Line-in/MIc-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio
CD player, stereo walkman).
9 Speaker/Line-Out/
Headphone jack
Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g.,
speakers, headphones).
10 USB 2.0 port Connects to Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).
11 Latch Locks and releases the lid.

10 Chapter 1
Left View
#Icon Item Description
1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs
depending on the optical drive type.
2 LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active.
3 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the
computer is turned off.
4 Optical drive eject
button
Ejects the optical drive tray from the drive.
5 AcerMedia bay
(Manufacturing option)
Houses an AcerMedia drive module.

Chapter 1 11
Right Panel
#Icon Item Description
1 IEEE 1394 port
(Manufacturing option)
Connects to IEEE 1394 devices.
2 PC Card slot eject
button
Ejects the PC Card from the slot.
3 PC Card slot Connects to one Type II CardBus PC Card.
4 3-in-1 card reader Accepts MS, MMC and SD card.
Note: The 3-in-1 card reader is a
manufacturing option, subject to
configuration. Only one card can operate at
any given time.
5 Two USB 2.0 ports Connects to Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).
6 S-video port Connects to a television or display device
with S-video input.
7 Network jack Connect to an Ethernet 10/100-based
network.
8 Modem jack Connects to a phone line.
9 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even
after prolonged use.

12 Chapter 1
Rear Panel
#Icon Item Description
1 Power jace Connects to an AC adapter.
2 External display port Connects a display device (e.g., external
monitor, LCD projector).
3 100-pin port replicator
connector
(Manufacturing option)
Connects to an I/O port replicator, or Acer
EasyPort expansion devices.(for
TravelMate 4500 only)
4 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible
computer security lock.

Chapter 1 13
Bottom Panel
#Item Description
1 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool.
Note: Do not cover or obstruct the opening
of the fan.
2 Battery lock Locks the battery in place.
3 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory.
4 Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk (secured
by a screw).
5 AcerMedia bay release
latch
Unlatches the AcerMedia drive for
removing the optical drive. (Only in
TravelMate 4500)
6 AcerMedia bay Houses an AcerMedia drive module.
7 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery
pack.
8 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.