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Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Features 1 Block Diagram 3 TM 3010 Outlook View 4 Indicators 9 Easy-Launch Buttons 10 Touchpad 12 Using the System Utilities 16 Acer Empowering Technology 19 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 29 Chapter 2 System Utilities 38 BIOS Setup Utility 38 Main 40 Advanced 42 Security 44 Boot 47 Exit 48 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 49 General Information 50 Disassembly Procedure Flowchart 51 Removing the Battery Pack 52 Removing the miniPCI/Memory/HDD Module/Keyboard . . . 53 Seperate the LCD module and...
Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Features 1 Block Diagram 3 TM 3010 Outlook View 4 Indicators 9 Easy-Launch Buttons 10 Touchpad 12 Using the System Utilities 16 Acer Empowering Technology 19 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 29 Chapter 2 System Utilities 38 BIOS Setup Utility 38 Main 40 Advanced 42 Security 44 Boot 47 Exit 48 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 49 General Information 50 Disassembly Procedure Flowchart 51 Removing the Battery Pack 52 Removing the miniPCI/Memory/HDD Module/Keyboard . . . 53 Seperate the LCD module and...
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... 2 5-in-1 card reader Accepts Secure Digital(SD), MultiMediaCard(MMC), Memory Stick(MS), Memory Stick Pro(MS PRO), and xD-Picture Card. Note: # Icon Item Description 1 External display (VGA) Connects to display device(e.g., external monitor, port LCD projector) 2 # Icon ItemEthernet(RJ-45) poDretscriptioCn onnects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000 based network. # Icon Item Description 3 Modem(RJ-11) port Connects to a phone line. # Icon Item Description 4 Two USB2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera) Right...
... 2 5-in-1 card reader Accepts Secure Digital(SD), MultiMediaCard(MMC), Memory Stick(MS), Memory Stick Pro(MS PRO), and xD-Picture Card. Note: # Icon Item Description 1 External display (VGA) Connects to display device(e.g., external monitor, port LCD projector) 2 # Icon ItemEthernet(RJ-45) poDretscriptioCn onnects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000 based network. # Icon Item Description 3 Modem(RJ-11) port Connects to a phone line. # Icon Item Description 4 Two USB2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera) Right...
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... launches the Start menu. Fn Hot Icon Function Description keCyhapter 1 13 Windows Keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functoins. Windows logo key Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other keys to access most of functions: + Tab (Activates the next Taskbar button) + E (Opens the My Computer window) Application key + F1 (opens Help and Support) + Tab +F (opens the...
... launches the Start menu. Fn Hot Icon Function Description keCyhapter 1 13 Windows Keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functoins. Windows logo key Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other keys to access most of functions: + Tab (Activates the next Taskbar button) + E (Opens the My Computer window) Application key + F1 (opens Help and Support) + Tab +F (opens the...
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...-n-E--E-DDnEEnndnnddd Item Hot key help Acer eSettings Acer ePower Management Sleep Description This key will cause a help message to appear on and off Turns the speakers on the display device that describes the definition and functionality of the unit hot keys. Turns the display screen backlight off to return Turns the internal touchpad on and off Volume up Increases the sound volume Volume down Decreases the sound volume Brightness up Increases the screen brightness Brightness down Decrease the screen brightness Chapter...
...-n-E--E-DDnEEnndnnddd Item Hot key help Acer eSettings Acer ePower Management Sleep Description This key will cause a help message to appear on and off Turns the speakers on the display device that describes the definition and functionality of the unit hot keys. Turns the display screen backlight off to return Turns the internal touchpad on and off Volume up Increases the sound volume Volume down Decreases the sound volume Brightness up Increases the screen brightness Brightness down Decrease the screen brightness Chapter...
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Furthermore, Acer eSettings Management enables you to optimize your Windows operating system, so your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery Management's "System backup to optical disk" feature to burn a backup image to CD or DVD. T Logs when a hardware component has been removed or replaced. T Keeps a history log of all peripherals (except the external Acer ODD, if your computer has one), including...
Furthermore, Acer eSettings Management enables you to optimize your Windows operating system, so your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery Management's "System backup to optical disk" feature to burn a backup image to CD or DVD. T Logs when a hardware component has been removed or replaced. T Keeps a history log of all peripherals (except the external Acer ODD, if your computer has one), including...
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... power options best fit your usage, there are four pre-defined profiles - Acer Mode The default setting is "Maximum Performance." You can define up to turn the following functions on/off: Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, CardBus, Memory Card, Audio, and Wired LAN. Select whether used for the new scheme. 2. Security and safety concerns mean that Acer eNet Management does not store username and password information. Entertainment, Presentation, Word Processing, and Maximum Battery. Create new power...
... power options best fit your usage, there are four pre-defined profiles - Acer Mode The default setting is "Maximum Performance." You can define up to turn the following functions on/off: Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, CardBus, Memory Card, Audio, and Wired LAN. Select whether used for the new scheme. 2. Security and safety concerns mean that Acer eNet Management does not store username and password information. Entertainment, Presentation, Word Processing, and Maximum Battery. Create new power...
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System Memory Item Memory controller Memory size DIMM socket number Supports memory size per slot Supports maximum memory size Supports DIMM type Supports DIMM Speed Supports DIMM voltage Memory module combinations . LAN Interface Item Supports LAN protocol LAN chip LAN connector type Feature . Wireless LAN Card Type Mode Item Antenna Support . Specification 945GM 256MB/512MB/1G 2 1024 MB 2GB (with dual soDIMM modules) DDRII SDRAM Standard 533/667 MHz 1.8V You can install memory modules in 2 antenna(Has to be placed on the top...
System Memory Item Memory controller Memory size DIMM socket number Supports memory size per slot Supports maximum memory size Supports DIMM type Supports DIMM Speed Supports DIMM voltage Memory module combinations . LAN Interface Item Supports LAN protocol LAN chip LAN connector type Feature . Wireless LAN Card Type Mode Item Antenna Support . Specification 945GM 256MB/512MB/1G 2 1024 MB 2GB (with dual soDIMM modules) DDRII SDRAM Standard 533/667 MHz 1.8V You can install memory modules in 2 antenna(Has to be placed on the top...
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... Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit CPU Type: : CPU Speed: Genuine Intel(R) CPU [email protected] 2130 MHz IDE1 Model Name: ST9100824AS IDE1 Serial Number: 3PL022FK System BIOS Version: v0.2404b VGA BIOS Version: Napa 1256 KBC Version: V0.020 Serial Number: LXT123ZH2000470082EF00 Asset Tag Number: Product Name: TravelMate 3010 Manufacturer Name: Acer UUID: 00980420B0640010BA0A00C09FF974C3 F1 Help Esc Exit ↑ ↓ Select Item ← → Select Menu F5/F6 Change...
... Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit CPU Type: : CPU Speed: Genuine Intel(R) CPU [email protected] 2130 MHz IDE1 Model Name: ST9100824AS IDE1 Serial Number: 3PL022FK System BIOS Version: v0.2404b VGA BIOS Version: Napa 1256 KBC Version: V0.020 Serial Number: LXT123ZH2000470082EF00 Asset Tag Number: Product Name: TravelMate 3010 Manufacturer Name: Acer UUID: 00980420B0640010BA0A00C09FF974C3 F1 Help Esc Exit ↑ ↓ Select Item ← → Select Menu F5/F6 Change...
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...; → Select Menu F5/F6 Change Values Enter Select 4 Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Parameter System Time / System Date System Memory Extended Memory Video Memory Quiet Boot Power on Display: Network boot F12 Boot Menu: D2D Recovery: [11:59:38] [01/16/2006] 640 KB 1014 KB 128 MB [Enabled] [Auto ] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Exit Item Specific Help , , or selects field. Otherwise it is connected, the power on external video port. This field reports...
...; → Select Menu F5/F6 Change Values Enter Select 4 Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Parameter System Time / System Date System Memory Extended Memory Video Memory Quiet Boot Power on Display: Network boot F12 Boot Menu: D2D Recovery: [11:59:38] [01/16/2006] 640 KB 1014 KB 128 MB [Enabled] [Auto ] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Exit Item Specific Help , , or selects field. Otherwise it is connected, the power on external video port. This field reports...
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Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Supervisor Password Is: User Password Is: Clear Clear Set Supervisor Password Set User Passord Set HDD Password HDD Password Is: Password on Boot: [Enter] [Enter] Clear [Disabled] Item Specific Help Supervisor Password controls accesses of the setup utility. No more than 8 characters Characters -- 0-9, A-Z (not case sensitive) Chapter 2 44 F1 Help Esc Exit ↑ ↓ Select Item ← → Select Menu F5/F6 Change Values Enter Select 4 Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit The table below describes...
Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Supervisor Password Is: User Password Is: Clear Clear Set Supervisor Password Set User Passord Set HDD Password HDD Password Is: Password on Boot: [Enter] [Enter] Clear [Disabled] Item Specific Help Supervisor Password controls accesses of the setup utility. No more than 8 characters Characters -- 0-9, A-Z (not case sensitive) Chapter 2 44 F1 Help Esc Exit ↑ ↓ Select Item ← → Select Menu F5/F6 Change Values Enter Select 4 Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit The table below describes...
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... formats of the password are as [Locked], the hard drive password currently can not be changed or disabled. The following suboptions are highlighted and press "Enter", a window similar to the following window instead and a current password will prompt with the following is shown: Set SupervisorPassword Enter New Password [ ] Confirm New Password [ ] If there is required to input change or disable it, turn off the system and enter Setup immediately after turning it cannot be enabled...
... formats of the password are as [Locked], the hard drive password currently can not be changed or disabled. The following suboptions are highlighted and press "Enter", a window similar to the following window instead and a current password will prompt with the following is shown: Set SupervisorPassword Enter New Password [ ] Confirm New Password [ ] If there is required to input change or disable it, turn off the system and enter Setup immediately after turning it cannot be enabled...
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... Setup Default Discard Changes Save Changes Description Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS Chapter 2 48 Exit The Exit screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your changes to CMOS Exit utility without saving Setup data to CMOS Load default values for all SETUP items Load previous values from unauthorized use. Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Exit Saving Changes Exit Dicarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Item Specific...
... Setup Default Discard Changes Save Changes Description Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS Chapter 2 48 Exit The Exit screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your changes to CMOS Exit utility without saving Setup data to CMOS Load default values for all SETUP items Load previous values from unauthorized use. Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Exit Saving Changes Exit Dicarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Item Specific...
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... Power Management Load alternate 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 refresh Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Autosize DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 215 KB base RAM RAM failure on address line xxxx RAM...
... Power Management Load alternate 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 refresh Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Autosize DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 215 KB base RAM RAM failure on address line xxxx RAM...
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... 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 Enable USB devices Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt "Press F2 to enter SETUP" Disable CPU cache Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to User Patch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode...
... 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 Enable USB devices Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt "Press F2 to enter SETUP" Disable CPU cache Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to User Patch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode...
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... drive (optional) Shadow option ROMs Set up Power Management Initialize security engine (optional) Enable hardware interrupts Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Set time of day Check key lock Initialize Typematic rate Erase F2 prompt Scan for F2 key stroke Enter SETUP Clear Boot flag Check for errors Inform RomPilot about the end of ATA drives (optional) Initialize hard-disk controllers Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers Jump to boot with INT 19 Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM) Initialize error logging Initialize error display function...
... drive (optional) Shadow option ROMs Set up Power Management Initialize security engine (optional) Enable hardware interrupts Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Set time of day Check key lock Initialize Typematic rate Erase F2 prompt Scan for F2 key stroke Enter SETUP Clear Boot flag Check for errors Inform RomPilot about the end of ATA drives (optional) Initialize hard-disk controllers Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers Jump to boot with INT 19 Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM) Initialize error logging Initialize error display function...
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... serial video Re-map 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 memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Mode 1 Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM, RAM, PCMCIA, and serial disk...
... serial video Re-map 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 memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Mode 1 Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM, RAM, PCMCIA, and serial disk...
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... Power adapter CPU Main board In Windows XP operating system, hold and press the power switch for more than 4 seconds. Main board 73 Chapter 4 Next, enter BIOS utility to execute "Load Setup Default Settings", then reboot system. Index of Symptom-to CRT port. Keyboard (if the brightness function key doesn't work ). Action in Sequence First, plug a monitor to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work HDD/CD-ROM drive Device driver Main board Action in characters Abnormal screen Wrong color displayed LCD...
... Power adapter CPU Main board In Windows XP operating system, hold and press the power switch for more than 4 seconds. Main board 73 Chapter 4 Next, enter BIOS utility to execute "Load Setup Default Settings", then reboot system. Index of Symptom-to CRT port. Keyboard (if the brightness function key doesn't work ). Action in Sequence First, plug a monitor to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work HDD/CD-ROM drive Device driver Main board Action in characters Abnormal screen Wrong color displayed LCD...
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... case Main board Chapter 4 74 Microphone cannot work Action in Sequence OS volume control Audio driver Speaker Main board Speaker Main board Audio driver Volume control in Windows XP Main board Power Management-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error The system will not enter hibernation mode The system doesn't enter standby mode after closing the lid of Power Option Properties Lid close switch in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings" then reboot system. Battery pack Main board ODD/HDD/FDD/RAM module Main board PCMCIA-Related...
... case Main board Chapter 4 74 Microphone cannot work Action in Sequence OS volume control Audio driver Speaker Main board Speaker Main board Audio driver Volume control in Windows XP Main board Power Management-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error The system will not enter hibernation mode The system doesn't enter standby mode after closing the lid of Power Option Properties Lid close switch in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings" then reboot system. Battery pack Main board ODD/HDD/FDD/RAM module Main board PCMCIA-Related...
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...battery until power off, then charge battery). Reconnect hard disk/CD-ROM drives. USB does not work correctly. Printer driver Printer cable Printer Main board Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Setup defaults", then reboot system. Touchpad does not work . Power Management-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action in Windows doesn't go higher than 90%. Main board Press Fn+F5, LCD/CRT/Both display switching Keyboard Main board Main board Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings" then reboot the system. Device driver Device cable Device Main board Keyboard...
...battery until power off, then charge battery). Reconnect hard disk/CD-ROM drives. USB does not work correctly. Printer driver Printer cable Printer Main board Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Setup defaults", then reboot system. Touchpad does not work . Power Management-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action in Windows doesn't go higher than 90%. Main board Press Fn+F5, LCD/CRT/Both display switching Keyboard Main board Main board Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings" then reboot the system. Device driver Device cable Device Main board Keyboard...
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... system board in loop mode at least 10 times. 2. FRU replacement should be caused by a variety of reasons that there are no error is detected, replace the FRU. If no more errors. 77 Chapter 4 If any error is detected, do not replace any FRU. 3. When analyzing an intermittent problem, do with a hardware defect, such as: cosmic radiation, electrostatic discharge, or software errors...
... system board in loop mode at least 10 times. 2. FRU replacement should be caused by a variety of reasons that there are no error is detected, replace the FRU. If no more errors. 77 Chapter 4 If any error is detected, do not replace any FRU. 3. When analyzing an intermittent problem, do with a hardware defect, such as: cosmic radiation, electrostatic discharge, or software errors...