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...512 MB of DDR 333 SDRAM standard, upgradeable to 1 GB with dual so DIMM modules 512 KB flash ROM BIOS for models employing Intel® Celeron® M processor; 2 MB flash ROM BIOS for models employing Intel® Pentium® processor Data storage T 40/60/80 GB ATA/100 hard disk T... DVD-Dual or Combo drive Display and graphics T Color Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) LCD displaying at -- 15" XGA (1024 X 768) -- 15.4" WXGA (1280 X 800) -- 15.4" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite (1280 X...
...512 MB of DDR 333 SDRAM standard, upgradeable to 1 GB with dual so DIMM modules 512 KB flash ROM BIOS for models employing Intel® Celeron® M processor; 2 MB flash ROM BIOS for models employing Intel® Pentium® processor Data storage T 40/60/80 GB ATA/100 hard disk T... DVD-Dual or Combo drive Display and graphics T Color Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) LCD displaying at -- 15" XGA (1024 X 768) -- 15.4" WXGA (1280 X 800) -- 15.4" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite (1280 X...
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...menu. To activate hot keys, press and hold the key before pressing the other key in the eManager set by the Acer Empowering key.. 14 TravelMate 2310 Combinations with this key perform shortcut functions. Hot Keys The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of ...the hotkeys and their functions. Hot Key Fn-l Fn-m Icon Function Hotkey help Acer eSetting Description Displays a list of the computer's controls like screen contrast and brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility. Keys Windows logo key Application key Description Start button.
...menu. To activate hot keys, press and hold the key before pressing the other key in the eManager set by the Acer Empowering key.. 14 TravelMate 2310 Combinations with this key perform shortcut functions. Hot Keys The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of ...the hotkeys and their functions. Hot Key Fn-l Fn-m Icon Function Hotkey help Acer eSetting Description Displays a list of the computer's controls like screen contrast and brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility. Keys Windows logo key Application key Description Start button.
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... (1080x800) WXGA (1080x800) 0.25875(H)x0.25875(H)mm 0.25875(H)x0.25875(H)mm RGB vertical stripe RGB vertical stripe Normally white Normally white TravelMate 2310 one on the front side Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup TI PCI1410A Type II (No Tpye III) One type II Right side NO Yes (IRQ17) Specification Keyboard Item Keyboard controller...
... (1080x800) WXGA (1080x800) 0.25875(H)x0.25875(H)mm 0.25875(H)x0.25875(H)mm RGB vertical stripe RGB vertical stripe Normally white Normally white TravelMate 2310 one on the front side Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup TI PCI1410A Type II (No Tpye III) One type II Right side NO Yes (IRQ17) Specification Keyboard Item Keyboard controller...
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.... The default parameter of screen). Press m to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises. Info. Chapter 2 System Utilities BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup Utility is prompted on the bottom of F12 Boot Menu is already properly configured and optimized, and you may need... Number : ATAPI Device : System BIOS Ver: VGA BIOS Ver KBC Ver Serial Number Asset Tag Number Produce Name Manufacturer Name: UUID: TOSHIBA MK4025GAS 15UR5196 QSI CD-RW/DVD-ROM SBW242C 3A05 SiS 2.24.2a 1A19 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx N/A TravelMate 2310 Acer xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1.30GHz 22 Byte 32 Byte...
.... The default parameter of screen). Press m to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises. Info. Chapter 2 System Utilities BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup Utility is prompted on the bottom of F12 Boot Menu is already properly configured and optimized, and you may need... Number : ATAPI Device : System BIOS Ver: VGA BIOS Ver KBC Ver Serial Number Asset Tag Number Produce Name Manufacturer Name: UUID: TOSHIBA MK4025GAS 15UR5196 QSI CD-RW/DVD-ROM SBW242C 3A05 SiS 2.24.2a 1A19 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx N/A TravelMate 2310 Acer xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1.30GHz 22 Byte 32 Byte...
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... the menu options to go to save any menu, you are shown on the bottom of the screen. T In any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. NOTE: You can also press u to the Exit menu. T A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press e to parameter values. ...Follow these instructions: T To choose a menu, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy). Navigating the BIOS Utility There are found in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. Read this carefully when making changes to expand this item. Please note...
... the menu options to go to save any menu, you are shown on the bottom of the screen. T In any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. NOTE: You can also press u to the Exit menu. T A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press e to parameter values. ...Follow these instructions: T To choose a menu, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy). Navigating the BIOS Utility There are found in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. Read this carefully when making changes to expand this item. Please note...
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... 1.30GHz HDD Model Name : HDD Serial Number : ATAPI Device : System BIOS Ver: VGA BIOS Ver KBC Ver Serial Number Asset Tag Number Produce Name Manufacturer Name: UUID: TOSHIBA MK4025GAS 15UR5196 QSI CD-RW/DVD-ROM SBW242C 3A05 SiS 2.24.2a 1A19 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx N/A TravelMate 2310 Acer xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 22 Byte 32 Byte 16 Byte 16 Byte 32...
... 1.30GHz HDD Model Name : HDD Serial Number : ATAPI Device : System BIOS Ver: VGA BIOS Ver KBC Ver Serial Number Asset Tag Number Produce Name Manufacturer Name: UUID: TOSHIBA MK4025GAS 15UR5196 QSI CD-RW/DVD-ROM SBW242C 3A05 SiS 2.24.2a 1A19 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx N/A TravelMate 2310 Acer xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 22 Byte 32 Byte 16 Byte 16 Byte 32...
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... unauthorized access. The user can enter Setup menu only and does not have right to user when Supervisor password is set , this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. This feature is available to change the value of the user password. If you forget your password, you set the...
... unauthorized access. The user can enter Setup menu only and does not have right to user when Supervisor password is set , this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. This feature is available to change the value of the user password. If you forget your password, you set the...
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... w and y keys to "Clear". 4. Press e. When you are done, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. 39 Chapter 2 If desired, you can opt to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Press e twice without typing anything in the Confirm New Password field. 4. After setting the password... a password in the Enter New Password field. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
... w and y keys to "Clear". 4. Press e. When you are done, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. 39 Chapter 2 If desired, you can opt to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Press e twice without typing anything in the Confirm New Password field. 4. After setting the password... a password in the Enter New Password field. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
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...battery pack does not contain enough power to run the Phlash utility. Prepare a bootable diskette. 2. Copy the Phlash utilities to update the system BIOS flash ROM. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery Diskette before you ...run the Phlash. 1. The Phlash utility has auto-execution function. 43 Chapter 2 BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is not completely loaded. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you may not boot...
...battery pack does not contain enough power to run the Phlash utility. Prepare a bootable diskette. 2. Copy the Phlash utilities to update the system BIOS flash ROM. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery Diskette before you ...run the Phlash. 1. The Phlash utility has auto-execution function. 43 Chapter 2 BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is not completely loaded. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you may not boot...
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...message index lists the error message and their possible causes. Do not replace a non-defective FRU. The following lists the error messages that the BIOS displays on page 83. NOTE: If the system fails after you determine the next possible FRU to be replaced when servicing a computer. This ...actions in the sequence shown in FRU/Action column, if the FRU replacement does not solve the problem, put the original part back in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the error. 71 Chapter 4 Some of them display information about...
...message index lists the error message and their possible causes. Do not replace a non-defective FRU. The following lists the error messages that the BIOS displays on page 83. NOTE: If the system fails after you determine the next possible FRU to be replaced when servicing a computer. This ...actions in the sequence shown in FRU/Action column, if the FRU replacement does not solve the problem, put the original part back in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the error. 71 Chapter 4 Some of them display information about...
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...show . Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch Unlock external keyboard Monitor type does not match CMOS - System timer error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Hard disk drive System board Stuck Key see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device... is specified. IDE Primary Channel Master Drive Error (THe causes will show message. Run Setup Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. Error Message List Error Messages FRU/Action in Sequence Failure Fixed Disk Reconnect hard disk drive connector. Keyboard Controller Failed...
...show . Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch Unlock external keyboard Monitor type does not match CMOS - System timer error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Hard disk drive System board Stuck Key see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device... is specified. IDE Primary Channel Master Drive Error (THe causes will show message. Run Setup Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. Error Message List Error Messages FRU/Action in Sequence Failure Fixed Disk Reconnect hard disk drive connector. Keyboard Controller Failed...
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... Run "Load Default Settings" in Sequence Real time clock error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Error Message List Error Messages FRU/Action in BIOS Setup Utility. RTC battery System board Operating system not found by POST differed from... CMOS Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. DIMM System board Diskette drive A error Check the drive is...
... Run "Load Default Settings" in Sequence Real time clock error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Error Message List Error Messages FRU/Action in BIOS Setup Utility. RTC battery System board Operating system not found by POST differed from... CMOS Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. DIMM System board Diskette drive A error Check the drive is...
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...registers with initial POST values Restore CPU control word during warm boot Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices Initialize keyboard controller BIOS ROM checksum Initialize cache before memory autosize 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Test DRAM...high byte of memory bus Test CPU bus-clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager Warm start shut down Shadow system BIOS ROM Autosize cache Advanced configuration of chipset registers Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize interrupt vectors POST device ...
...registers with initial POST values Restore CPU control word during warm boot Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices Initialize keyboard controller BIOS ROM checksum Initialize cache before memory autosize 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Test DRAM...high byte of memory bus Test CPU bus-clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager Warm start shut down Shadow system BIOS ROM Autosize cache Advanced configuration of chipset registers Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize interrupt vectors POST device ...
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... video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start (optional) Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Test for unexpected interrupts ... ports Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices Re-initialize onboard I/O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices (optional) Initialize BIOS Area Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS/2 mouse Initialize floppy controller 76
... video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start (optional) Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Test for unexpected interrupts ... ports Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices Re-initialize onboard I/O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices (optional) Initialize BIOS Area Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS/2 mouse Initialize floppy controller 76
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... F6h F7h Beeps 1 Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize the system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System...
... F6h F7h Beeps 1 Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize the system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System...
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... adapter Hard drive & battery connection board System board Power source (battery pack and power adapter). Battery pack System board 79 Chapter 4 Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Utility to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work ). Battery pack Power adapter Hard drive & battery connection board System board...
... adapter Hard drive & battery connection board System board Power source (battery pack and power adapter). Battery pack System board 79 Chapter 4 Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Utility to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work ). Battery pack Power adapter Hard drive & battery connection board System board...
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... switch System board The system doesn't resume from hibernation mode. See "Hibernation Mode" on page 34. four short beeps every minute. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings, then reboot system. Action in Sequence PCMCIA slot assembly System board PCMCIA slot assembly Memory-Related Symptoms Symptom...
... switch System board The system doesn't resume from hibernation mode. See "Hibernation Mode" on page 34. four short beeps every minute. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings, then reboot system. Action in Sequence PCMCIA slot assembly System board PCMCIA slot assembly Memory-Related Symptoms Symptom...
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...81 Chapter 4 USB does not work correctly. Printer driver Printer cable Printer System Board Ensure the "Serial Port" in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings", then reboot system. Touchpad board System board Modem-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action ...Port" in Sequence Reconnect the keyboard cable. Keyboard System board Reconnect touchpad cable. Action in the "Onboard Devices Configuration" of BIOS Setup Utility is set to Enabled. Hard disk connection board System board Peripheral-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error System configuration does not...
...81 Chapter 4 USB does not work correctly. Printer driver Printer cable Printer System Board Ensure the "Serial Port" in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings", then reboot system. Touchpad board System board Modem-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action ...Port" in Sequence Reconnect the keyboard cable. Keyboard System board Reconnect touchpad cable. Action in the "Onboard Devices Configuration" of BIOS Setup Utility is set to Enabled. Hard disk connection board System board Peripheral-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error System configuration does not...
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Jumper and Connector Locations Top View Chapter 5 [13] [14] [17] [18] [21] [22] [23] [28] [31] [42] [15] [16] [19] [20] [24] [25] [26] [27] [29] [30] [32] [33] [34][35][36][41][37] [38] [39][40] 13 (PJ1) 15 (CN14) 17 (U18) 19 (CN17) 21 (U21) 23 (CN19) Power Jack Battery Connector 302ELV LVDS Encoder MINI PCI CPU Socket USB Connector Chapter 5 14 (CN12) 16 (CN15) 18 (CN16) 20 (U20) 22 (CN18) 24 (U22) CRT Connector ODD Connector RJ45 & RJ11 Connector Northbridge M760GX USB Connector BIOS ROM 84
Jumper and Connector Locations Top View Chapter 5 [13] [14] [17] [18] [21] [22] [23] [28] [31] [42] [15] [16] [19] [20] [24] [25] [26] [27] [29] [30] [32] [33] [34][35][36][41][37] [38] [39][40] 13 (PJ1) 15 (CN14) 17 (U18) 19 (CN17) 21 (U21) 23 (CN19) Power Jack Battery Connector 302ELV LVDS Encoder MINI PCI CPU Socket USB Connector Chapter 5 14 (CN12) 16 (CN15) 18 (CN16) 20 (U20) 22 (CN18) 24 (U22) CRT Connector ODD Connector RJ45 & RJ11 Connector Northbridge M760GX USB Connector BIOS ROM 84
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... will require a user i.d. Also contained on this website are: T Detailed information on all of Acer's Notebook, Desktop and Server models including: T Service guides for all your local Acer branch office. We are always looking for ways to optimize and improve our services, so if you... have included an Acrobat File to facilitate the problem-free downloading of all models T User's manuals T Training materials T Bios updates T Software utilities T Spare parts lists T TABs (Technical Announcement Bulletin) For these to your technical queries. These can download information on...
... will require a user i.d. Also contained on this website are: T Detailed information on all of Acer's Notebook, Desktop and Server models including: T Service guides for all your local Acer branch office. We are always looking for ways to optimize and improve our services, so if you... have included an Acrobat File to facilitate the problem-free downloading of all models T User's manuals T Training materials T Bios updates T Software utilities T Spare parts lists T TABs (Technical Announcement Bulletin) For these to your technical queries. These can download information on...