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... 20 Touchpad 21 Touchpad Basics 21 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 22 Chapter 2 System Utilities 33 BIOS Setup Utility 33 Navigating the BIOS Utility 34 Info 35 Main 36 System Devices 38 Security 39 Boot 42 Exit 43 BIOS Flash Utility 44 System Diagnostic Diskette 45 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 47 General Information...
... 20 Touchpad 21 Touchpad Basics 21 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 22 Chapter 2 System Utilities 33 BIOS Setup Utility 33 Navigating the BIOS Utility 34 Info 35 Main 36 System Devices 38 Security 39 Boot 42 Exit 43 BIOS Flash Utility 44 System Diagnostic Diskette 45 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 47 General Information...
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... Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message 72 Intermittent Problems 75 Undetermined Problems 76 Index of AFlash BIOS Error Message 77 Chapter 5 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 79 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 96 TravelMate 800 Series 96 Main Features 97 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 99 Microsoft® Windows® XP Environment Test...
... Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message 72 Intermittent Problems 75 Undetermined Problems 76 Index of AFlash BIOS Error Message 77 Chapter 5 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 79 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 96 TravelMate 800 Series 96 Main Features 97 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 99 Microsoft® Windows® XP Environment Test...
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... PM Hot Keys The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility. To activate hot keys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in Sleep mode. Fn-↓ Volume down Decreases the...
... PM Hot Keys The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility. To activate hot keys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in Sleep mode. Fn-↓ Volume down Decreases the...
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... package CPU core voltage Specification Intel Pentium M 1.3GHz ~ 1.6GHz Micro-FCPGA 1.484V/0.956V BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS package Supported protocols BIOS password control Second Level Cache Item Cache controller Cache size 1st level cache control 2st level cache...DIMM voltage Supports DIMM package Memory module combinations Specification Acer 1.0 Flash ROM 512KB PLCC ACPI 1.0b, APM 1.2, PC Card 95, SM BIOS 2.3, EPP/IEE 1284, ECP/IEEE 1284 1.7 & 1.9, PCI 2.2, PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, USB, VESA VGA BIOS, BBC2B, CD-ROM bootable, Windows keyboard Microsoft ...
... package CPU core voltage Specification Intel Pentium M 1.3GHz ~ 1.6GHz Micro-FCPGA 1.484V/0.956V BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS package Supported protocols BIOS password control Second Level Cache Item Cache controller Cache size 1st level cache control 2st level cache...DIMM voltage Supports DIMM package Memory module combinations Specification Acer 1.0 Flash ROM 512KB PLCC ACPI 1.0b, APM 1.2, PC Card 95, SM BIOS 2.3, EPP/IEE 1284, ECP/IEEE 1284 1.7 & 1.9, PCI 2.2, PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, USB, VESA VGA BIOS, BBC2B, CD-ROM bootable, Windows keyboard Microsoft ...
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... Total number of keypads Windows 95 keys Internal & external keyboard work simultaneously TI TSB43AB21 1 Left panel Specification Specification 2.0 USB 2.0 4 Left panel Enable/Disable/Auto by BIOS Setup OZ 711M1 Type-III/II One type-III Left side port YES (IRQ10) Specification Controller Intel 855PM NS PC87391 Realtek ALC202A ATI Mobility Radeon...
... Total number of keypads Windows 95 keys Internal & external keyboard work simultaneously TI TSB43AB21 1 Left panel Specification Specification 2.0 USB 2.0 4 Left panel Enable/Disable/Auto by BIOS Setup OZ 711M1 Type-III/II One type-III Left side port YES (IRQ10) Specification Controller Intel 855PM NS PC87391 Realtek ALC202A ATI Mobility Radeon...
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... Wireless LAN Activity Power Memory Address Map Memory Address 00100000h-000F0000h 000CD000h-000C0000h 000C0000h-000A0000h 000A0000h-00000000h Size 512 KB 128 KB 640KB Function System BIOS VGA BIOS Video memory (VRAM) Conventional memory Chapter 1 29 Hard Disk Standby Mode Hard disk is idle within a specified period of time All power shuts off...
... Wireless LAN Activity Power Memory Address Map Memory Address 00100000h-000F0000h 000CD000h-000C0000h 000C0000h-000A0000h 000A0000h-00000000h Size 512 KB 128 KB 640KB Function System BIOS VGA BIOS Video memory (VRAM) Conventional memory Chapter 1 29 Hard Disk Standby Mode Hard disk is idle within a specified period of time All power shuts off...
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...to enter Setup² message is prompted on the bottom of screen during POST. Your computer is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS (Basic Input/ Output System). Chapter 2 33 However, if you encounter configuration problems, you do not need to run Setup. SG_TM800.book Page... 33 Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:21 PM Chapter 2 System Utilities BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup Utility is already properly configured and optimized, and you may need to run this utility. The setup function can only be...
...to enter Setup² message is prompted on the bottom of screen during POST. Your computer is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS (Basic Input/ Output System). Chapter 2 33 However, if you encounter configuration problems, you do not need to run Setup. SG_TM800.book Page... 33 Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:21 PM Chapter 2 System Utilities BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup Utility is already properly configured and optimized, and you may need to run this utility. The setup function can only be...
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... are six menu options: Info., Main, System Devices, Security, Boot, and Exit. SG_TM800.book Page 34 Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:21 PM Navigating the BIOS Utility There are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu. • In any changes made and exit the... BIOS Setup Utility. Follow these instructions: • To choose a menu, use the cursor left/right keys. • To choose a parameter, use the cursor up/down keys. ...
... are six menu options: Info., Main, System Devices, Security, Boot, and Exit. SG_TM800.book Page 34 Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:21 PM Navigating the BIOS Utility There are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu. • In any changes made and exit the... BIOS Setup Utility. Follow these instructions: • To choose a menu, use the cursor left/right keys. • To choose a parameter, use the cursor up/down keys. ...
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... 2 39 Shows the setting of the uer password. Press Enter to set the administrator password. When set, this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized use. SG_TM800.book Page 39 Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:21 PM Security The Security screen contains parameters that... help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized access. Settings in this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. Allows the user to specify whether or not a password is HDD Password Is HDD Master ID ...
... 2 39 Shows the setting of the uer password. Press Enter to set the administrator password. When set, this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized use. SG_TM800.book Page 39 Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:21 PM Security The Security screen contains parameters that... help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized access. Settings in this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. Allows the user to specify whether or not a password is HDD Password Is HDD Master ID ...
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..., 2003 10:21 PM 1. Move the cursor and highlight the Set Supervisor Password and press "Enter" , a window similar to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. If the current password entered does not match the actual current password: If the new password and confirm new password strings do not...
..., 2003 10:21 PM 1. Move the cursor and highlight the Set Supervisor Password and press "Enter" , a window similar to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. If the current password entered does not match the actual current password: If the new password and confirm new password strings do not...
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... Press "Enter" to the following is shown: 2. When you have changed the settings, press ress F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Primary Harddisk Security This feature is available to the following is shown: 2. Chapter 2 41 Move the cursor and highlight the Set ... a window similar to user when Supervisor password is written to enabled. When you arre done, press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Type a password in the Enter Current Password filed and press "Enter". 3. User password is set . Type the current password in ...
... Press "Enter" to the following is shown: 2. When you have changed the settings, press ress F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Primary Harddisk Security This feature is available to the following is shown: 2. Chapter 2 41 Move the cursor and highlight the Set ... a window similar to user when Supervisor password is written to enabled. When you arre done, press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Type a password in the Enter Current Password filed and press "Enter". 3. User password is set . Type the current password in ...
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... Flash. 1. The Flash utility has auto-execution function. 44 Chapter 2 SG_TM800.book Page 44 Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:21 PM BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is not completely loaded. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use the Flash ... bootable diskette. 2. Use the Flash utility to the bootable diskette. 3. NOTE: Please use the Flash. Copy the Phlash utilities to update the system BIOS flash ROM. Then boot the system from the bootable diskette. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create...
... Flash. 1. The Flash utility has auto-execution function. 44 Chapter 2 SG_TM800.book Page 44 Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:21 PM BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is not completely loaded. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use the Flash ... bootable diskette. 2. Use the Flash utility to the bootable diskette. 3. NOTE: Please use the Flash. Copy the Phlash utilities to update the system BIOS flash ROM. Then boot the system from the bootable diskette. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create...
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... 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. The following lists the error messages that the... BIOS displays on page 76. Others may indicate a problem with a device, such as the way it has been configured. This index can also help you make ...
... 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. The following lists the error messages that the... BIOS displays on page 76. Others may indicate a problem with a device, such as the way it has been configured. This index can also help you make ...
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... EISA CMOS Main board 02B0 Diskette drive A error Drive A: or B: is dead - On older boards, check the cache jummpers. Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and verify the parameters (try loading the default settings); Main board 02D0 System cache error - Check to be replaced. May require replacing... detected. 0211 Keyboard error see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 64. 02B2 Incorrect Drive A type - Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and verify the parameters (try loading the default settings); RTC battery Main board 0281 Memory size found by POST differed from Run...
... EISA CMOS Main board 02B0 Diskette drive A error Drive A: or B: is dead - On older boards, check the cache jummpers. Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and verify the parameters (try loading the default settings); Main board 02D0 System cache error - Check to be replaced. May require replacing... detected. 0211 Keyboard error see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 64. 02B2 Incorrect Drive A type - Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and verify the parameters (try loading the default settings); RTC battery Main board 0281 Memory size found by POST differed from Run...
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... DMA Test Failed 02F6 Software NMI Failed 02F7 Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed Invalid System Configuration Data Operating system not found on I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. then save and restart the computer. Recover hard disk. Parity error found... the address and display it on the boot device. Reinstall the operating system. If it cannot locate the address, it displays . Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and verify the parameters (try loading the default settings); Parity error found Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity Check 2 nnnn FRU/Action in...
... DMA Test Failed 02F6 Software NMI Failed 02F7 Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed Invalid System Configuration Data Operating system not found on I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. then save and restart the computer. Recover hard disk. Parity error found... the address and display it on the boot device. Reinstall the operating system. If it cannot locate the address, it displays . Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and verify the parameters (try loading the default settings); Parity error found Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity Check 2 nnnn FRU/Action in...
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... contrast and brightness function key doesn't work LCD is too dark LCD brightness cannot be adjusted LCD contrast cannot be charged Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Utility to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work ). See "Power System Check" on page 66. The system doesn't power...
... contrast and brightness function key doesn't work LCD is too dark LCD brightness cannot be adjusted LCD contrast cannot be charged Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Utility to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work ). See "Power System Check" on page 66. The system doesn't power...
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...driver Printer cable Printer Main board Keyboard/Touchpad-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Keyboard (one USB port each time. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to the main board. Press Fn+F5 three times slowly LCD FPC LCD inverter LCD USB device cable is firmly connected into...to execute "Load Setup defaults", then reboot system. USB socket is an erro beep, then change main board. Then check if RAM CPU BIOS are well-connected. External display does not work correctly Print problems. Action in Sequence Reconnect the keyboard cable. SG_TM800.book Page 74 Thursday, ...
...driver Printer cable Printer Main board Keyboard/Touchpad-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Keyboard (one USB port each time. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to the main board. Press Fn+F5 three times slowly LCD FPC LCD inverter LCD USB device cable is firmly connected into...to execute "Load Setup defaults", then reboot system. USB socket is an erro beep, then change main board. Then check if RAM CPU BIOS are well-connected. External display does not work correctly Print problems. Action in Sequence Reconnect the keyboard cable. SG_TM800.book Page 74 Thursday, ...
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SG_TM800.book Page 77 Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:21 PM Index of AFlash BIOS Error Message Error Message Hardware Error VPD Checksum Error BIOS Update Program Error System Error Without AC adapter Battery Low Action in Sequence See "System Diagnostic Diskette" on page 45 Reboot the system and then restest with this model. Chapter 4 77 Turn off the power and restart the system. make sure to connect AC adapter make sure to install a highly charged battery, and reboot system. Make sure this AFlash BIOS diskette for this diskette.
SG_TM800.book Page 77 Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:21 PM Index of AFlash BIOS Error Message Error Message Hardware Error VPD Checksum Error BIOS Update Program Error System Error Without AC adapter Battery Low Action in Sequence See "System Diagnostic Diskette" on page 45 Reboot the system and then restest with this model. Chapter 4 77 Turn off the power and restart the system. make sure to connect AC adapter make sure to install a highly charged battery, and reboot system. Make sure this AFlash BIOS diskette for this diskette.
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...or comments, please do not hesitate to communicate these purposes, we offer, accompanied by a list of our technical material. Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Units may access our website. However some information sources will require a user i.d. These can download... including: • Service guides for Acer's latest models For these to us. Acer's Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you with downloadable information on all models • User's manuals • Training materials • Bios updates • Software utilities •...
...or comments, please do not hesitate to communicate these purposes, we offer, accompanied by a list of our technical material. Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Units may access our website. However some information sources will require a user i.d. These can download... including: • Service guides for Acer's latest models For these to us. Acer's Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you with downloadable information on all models • User's manuals • Training materials • Bios updates • Software utilities •...
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... 22 System Specifications 1 Features 97 System Utilities 33, 79 112 T Temperature 29 Test Compatible Components 99 Touchpad Check 67 Troubleshooting 63 U Undetermined Problems 76 utility BIOS 33-??
... 22 System Specifications 1 Features 97 System Utilities 33, 79 112 T Temperature 29 Test Compatible Components 99 Touchpad Check 67 Troubleshooting 63 U Undetermined Problems 76 utility BIOS 33-??