Acer TravelMate C200 Series User manual

Acer TravelMate C200 Series
Service Guide
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II
Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate C200 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

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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.

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.

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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®Pentium®M processor 725/730/740/750/760/770 (2MB L2 cache, 1.60/1.73/1.86/2/2.13
GHz, 533 MHz FSB)
TIntel®Celeron®M processor 350/360/370/380 (1MB L2 cache, 1.30/1.40/1.50/1.60 GHz, 400 Mhz
FSB)
TIntel®915PM/915GM/910GML+ICH6-M (north bridge+south bridge)
TWireless solution: integrated Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG network connection (dual-band tri-
mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology
TDVD/CD-RW combo or DVD-dual drive
THigh-capacity Enhanced-IDE hard disk
TAdvanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) power management system
Display
T12.1” XGA Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) supporting pen-based input, with
16.7 million color at 1024X768 resolution
TLCD slides to convert from notebook to tablet mode
TGraphic controller: NVIDIA®NV44M-V (NVIDIA®GeForceTM Go 6200) with 32MB of VRAM,
supporting NVIDIA®TurboCacheTM technology up to 128 MB, PCI ExpressTM and Microsoft®
DirectX®9.0
TDualViewTM support
Communication
TModem: 56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready
TLAN: gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
TWLAN: Intel®PRO/Wireless 2915ABG network connection (802.11b/g or 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi
CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology
TWPAN: integrated Bluetooth®
Input devices
T84-/85-key keyboard with inverted “T” cursor layout
TBuilt-in trackpoint with two buttons
T12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows®key, hotkey controls, embedded numeric
keypad, international language support
TFour easy-launch buttons: Internet, email, Empowering Key, user-programmable button
TFour tablet-mode buttons: Windows Security, Screen Rotate, Function, Escape
T3-way scroll wheel (up/down/enter)
TElectromagnetic Resonance (EMR) pen with eraser
System Specifications
Chapter 1

2Chapter 1
Audio
TAudio system with one built-in speaker and microphone
TSound Blaster ProTM and MS-Sound compatible
I/O interface
T124-pin Acer ezDock connector
TThree USB 2.0 ports
T4-in-1 card reader (MS/MS PRo/MMC/SD)
TPC Card slot (Type II)
TIEEE 1394 port
TFast infrared (FIR) port
TExternal display (VGA) port
TEthernet (RJ-45) port
TModem (RJ-11) port
TMicrophone/line-in jack
THeadphones/speaker/line-out jack
TDC-in jack for AC adapter

Chapter 1 3
System Block Diagram
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A A B B C C D D
Size Document Number Rev Date: Sheet of
Schematic Block Diagram
D2B
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Size Document Number Rev Date: Sheet of
Schematic Block Diagram
D2B
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Size Document Number Rev Date: Sheet of
Schematic Block Diagram
D2B
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(478 Micro-FCPGA)
Alviso
4X133MHZ
DMI interface
Azalia
CLOCKS Generator
CPU VR
DC/DCAC/BATT
CONNECTOR BATT CHARGER
Dothan/Celeron-M
DDR-SODIMM1 DDR-SODIMM2
Multi-Bay
Parallel-HDD
1257 PCBGA
533 MHZ DDR II 533 MHZ DDR II
AL C260 (Codec) &AMP
Mini-Bluetooth (USB bus)
+1.05V
+1.5V +1.8VSUS +2.5V
IDE
+1.8VSUS +0.9V
+1.2V/+2.5V +1.05V/+1.5V +1.8V/+0.9V +3V/+5V Page 37
n-VIDIA NV44MV
IDE
MDC1.5
Internal-MIC Head phone LINE-IN/MIC-IN
Page 36 Page 3
Page 41 Page 40
Page 10,11 Page 10,11
Page 32
Page 6,7,8,9
Page 4,5
Page 12,13,14,15
Page 30
Page 31
Page 30
Page 25
DVI Page 16 CH7307
INT_LVDS INT_VGA INT_TVOUT
SWITCH
Page 28
CIRCUIT
Page 17
VGA
CRT
EXT_LVDS EXT_TVOUT EXT_VGA
EZ4 DVI
Page 33 DOCKING
EXT. VGA
LCD Connector
Page 24 RJ11 Page 32
609 BGA
+1.5VSUS
ICH6-M
+3VSUS +3V
Page 18,19,20
+2.5V +1.5V +1.05V
USB
USB PORT X 3 Page 25
Page 31 Page 31
Page 23 Page 24
LAN (10M/100M/1G) BCM5788M
RJ45
Page 22 CARDBUS CON.
MMC,SD,MS Page 22 3 in 1 socket
PCI
Page 21 1394 PORT
CARDBUS/1394/3-IN-1 Page 21,22
TI 7411
BUFFER
Page 29 MINI-PCI Wireless LAN 33MHz PCI
Page 34
+5V FAN 1
+5V
FLASH
+5V +3VPCU
Page 28 Page 27 Page 27
Page 27
Page 25
Keyboard
3V_591
176 Pins LQFP
Page 28
JOGDIAL
Finger Printer
Digitizer Page 26
EC NSC97551
Page 26
Page 26 FIR
SUPER I/O PC87391
Page 17
COM A COM B
EZ4 DVI
VGA/s-video
Acer Inc.
TravelMate C200

4Chapter 1
Board Layout
Top View
CN1 LCD connector SW2 Touchpad Switch
U4 DVI Transfer IC SW1 Touchpad Switch
U48 Clock Generator IC PU1 System PWR IC
U28 Video RAM PU4
U27 Video RAM CN2 Speaker Connector
CN29 Lid-Switch U11 CardBus PWR IC
PU11 CPU PWR IC PU1 System PWR IC
CN8 Quick Board Connector BT1 RTC Battery Connector
CN7 Jogdial Connector U2 CardBus IC
CN9 Microphone Connector U17 Track Point IC
CN6 Pen-Sensor CN3 Track Point Connector
U26 BIOS U59 ODD Switch IC
CN5 Bluetooth Connector U60 ODD Switch IC
U23 Keyboard Control IC U45 Super I/O IC
CN4 Keyboard Connector U3 GigaLAN IC
SW5 Power-On Switch

Chapter 1 5
Bottom View
CN15 Battery Connector LED4 HDD LED (Green)
CN16 ODD Connector U19 FIR
JDIM1 9.2H DDR2 LED3 Power LED (Green/Amber)
JDIM2 5.2H DDR2 CN18 Mini PCI Connector
U44 Graphic Chip CN14 PCMCIA Slot (Main Board Side)
CN21 DC-in Jack J1 MDC Connector
CN25 CRT SW4 Wireless Switch
CN22 USB Port LED2 Wireless LED (Amber)
CN23 USB Port LED1 Bluetooth LED (Blue)
U51 CPU Socket SW3 Bluetooth Switch
U46 North Bridge CN13 3-in-1 Card Reader Slot
CN20 FAN Connector U40 South Bridge
CN24 USB Port CN17 2nd-Battery Connector
CN28 1394 Connector CN11 Modem
CN26 Audio Jack (Blue) U34 LAN Transfermer
CN27 Audio Jack (Green) CN10 RJ45-RJ11
U52 Audio Codec CN12 Docking Port
CN19 HDD Connector U39 LAN Switch IC

6Chapter 1
A TravelMate Tour
Now let us show you around the new TravelMate computer.
Top View
#Item Description
1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display), displays computer output.
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 Tablet-mode button Escape button for use in tablet PC mode.
3 Tablet-mode button Function button for use in tablet PC mode.
4 Tablet-mode button Screen rotate button for use in tablet PC mode.
5 Biometric fingerprint reader Provides fingerprint-verified access to operating system applications.
6 Windows Security lock
button
A tablet-mode button, it functions like CLT-ALT-DEL to lock the
access to the operating system.
7 Power switch Turns the computer on and off.
Just for Starters...
# Item Description

Chapter 1 7
Open front view
#Item Description
1 Keyboard For entering data in notebook PC mode.
2 Built-in trackpoint Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions likea computer
mouse when used together with the click buttons.
3 Click buttons (left and right) Function like the left and right mouse buttons when used together
with the center-keyboard trackpoint.
4 Built-in microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
5 Scroll wheel For up, down and one-touch accelerated scrolling.
6 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for launching frequently used programs.
7 Indicator lights Light up when Caps Lock or Num Lock are activated.
"Acer Protector Suite
QL fingerprint utility" on page 29
# Item Description
# Item Description

8Chapter 1
Closed front view
#Icon Item Description
1 Wireless
communication button/
indicator
Press to enable/disable the wireless function.
Lights to indicated the status of wireless LAN
communication.
2 Bluetooth
communication button/
indicator
Press to enable/disable Bluetooth functions.
Lights to indicated the status of Bluetooth
communications.
3 Speaker Provides sound.
4 Battery indicator Lights up when battery is being charged.
5 Fast infrared (FIR) port Interfaces with infrared printers, computers and
other FIR-aware devices.
6 HDD indicator Indicates when the hard disk drive is active.
7 Electromagnetic
resonance (EMR) pen
with eraser
For entering data in tablet PC mode.

Chapter 1 9
Left view
#Icon Item Description
1 Ethernet (RJ-45) port Connects to a gigabit Ethernet network.
2 Modem (RJ-11) port Connects to a phone line.
3 Opticla drive Accepts recordable DVDs and CDs, depending
on teh drive type.
4 LED indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active.
5 Optical drive eject
button
Ejects the optical drive tray.
6 Emergency eject hole Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is
turned off.Lights up when computer is off.
7 PC Card slot Accepts one Type II PC Card.
8 PC Card slot eject
button
Eject the PC Card from the slot.
9 4-in-1 card reader Accepts Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro,
MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD).
Note: Only one card can operate at any given
time.

10 Chapter 1
Right view
#Icon Item Description
1 Headphone/speakers
line-out jack
Connects to audio line-out devices.
2 Microphone/line-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g. microphone
or audio CD player).
3 IEEE 1394 port Connects to IEEE 1394 devices.
4 USB 2.0 port Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g. USB mouse
or camera).
5 Ventilation slots Keep computer cool during use.
6 USB 2.0 port Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g. USB mouse
or camera).
7 External display (VGA)
port
Connects to a display device (e.g. monitor or
projector).
# Icon Item Description

Chapter 1 11
Rear view
#Icon Item Description
1 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer
security lock.
2 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter.
3 Latch Locks and release the LCD unit to convert from
tablet to notebook mode.
4 Acer ezDock port Connects to an Acer ezDock (optional).
# Icon Item Description

12 Chapter 1
Base view
#Item Description
1 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.
2 Battery lock latch Locks the battery in place.
3 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory (secured with two screws).
4 Cooling fan Cools computer during use.
Note: Do not cover or obstruct the opening of the fan.
5 Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk (secured with two screws).
6 Optical drive Internal optical drive (hot -swappable Acer MediaBay drive moudel is
optional).
7 Optical drive release latch Release the optical drive module fo removal.
8 Battery lock latch Locks the battery in place.
# Item Description
Note

Chapter 1 13
Indicators
The computer has two easy-to-read status indicators to the right of the keyboard, and four on the front panel.
The power, media, Bluetooth and wireless communication status indicators are visible even when the LCD
display is closed.
Icon Function Description
Caps Lock Lights up when Caps Lock is activated.
Num Lock Lights up when Num Lock is activated.
Media activity Indicates when the hard disk or optical drive is active.
Bluetooth Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication.
Wireless LAN Indicates the status of wireless LAN communication.
Power Lights up when the computer is on.
1. Charging: The lights shows amber when the battery is
charging.
2. Fully charged: The light shows green when in AC mode.
Icon Function Description

14 Chapter 1
Easy-launch buttons
Located to the righ tof hte keyboard are four buttons. These buttons are called easy-launch buttons. They are:
mail, Web browser, Acer Empowering Key < >and one user-programmable button.
Press < >to run the Acer Empowering Technology. The mail and Web browser buttons are pre-set to email
and Internet programs, but can be reset by users. To set the Web browser, mail and programmable buttons,
run the Acer Launch Manager.
.
Easy-launch button Default application
P User-programmable
Acer Empowering Technology (user-programmable)
Internet browser (user-programmable)
Mail Email application (user-programmable)
Icon Function Description