Acer Aspire 1670 Service Guide

							TravelMate2200/2700&Aspire1670
Service Guide
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate2200/2700 & Aspire1670 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates 
						

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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.
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.
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Pentium 4 and Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 
						

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
Screen messagesDenotes actual messages that appear 
on screen.
NOTEGives bits and pieces of additional 
information related to the current 
topic.
WARNINGAlerts you to any damage that might 
result from doing or not doing specific 
actions.
CAUTIONGives precautionary measures to 
avoid possible hardware or software 
problems.
IMPORTANTReminds you to do specific actions 
relevant to the accomplishment of 
procedures. 
						

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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 Acers 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 System Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
Board Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Outlook View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Indicators   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Using the Keyboard   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Hardware Specifications and Configurations   . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
Power Management Function (ACPI support function) . . . . .  36
Chapter 2 System Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
BIOS Setup Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
Information   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
Main   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
Advanced   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
Security  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
Boot   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
Exit   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
BIOS Flash Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
General Information   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
Disassembly Flow Chart  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
Standard Disassembly Procedure   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
System Check Procedures  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  65
Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message   . . . . . . . . . . . .  69
Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70
Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71
Index of Sympton-to-FRU Error Message   . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  75
Intermittent Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79
Undetermined Problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  80
How to Build NAPP Master Hard Disc Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . .  81
Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . 88
MainBoard   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  88
Touchpad Board  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
Chapter 6 FRU(Field Replacement Unit) List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . 93
Exploded Diagram  94
Aspire 1670 Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  96
TravelMate 2200 Parts List  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  104
TravelMate 2700 Parts List  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  114
Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Appendix B Test Compatible Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
MicroSoft Windows XP Environment Test   . . . . . . . . . . . . .  124
Appendix C Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 
						

							Chapter 11
Features 
CPU
TIntel DT/mobile Prescott(2.8G/3.0G/3.2G/3.4G/3.6G)
TIntel Celeron Prescott
TIntel DT/Celeron NW
TSupport 533/800MHz FSB
TSupport up to 2.8GHz
Chipset
TNorth Bridge : ATI RC300M
TSouth Bridge :SB200(IXP150)
Memory
TSocket Type: 184-pin socket. 
TSocket Quantity: 2
TMemory Type:DDR-I 333 SDRAM
TSupport 128MB, 256MB and 512MB DDR memory technologies
TUpgradeable to 2GB by Dual channels of SODIMM
Graphics
TATI M11P and M11CL(64/128M) VRAM or UMA(manufacture option)
TSimultaneous display on LCD and CRT
T3D Windows accelerator
TSupports 15/16/24bbp True Color on LCD&dual view
THardware expansion for high resolution LCD
TSupport S-Video
TOne DDC-2B compliant VGA port(15 pins)
PCMCIA/PCI-E 
TPC Card & Cardbus card supported with one type II
TReserve one Express card space for next generation
ODD
TSupport 12.7mm DVD/RW, DVD-ROM, DVD Dual, and DVD super multi
TWith LED on the ODD bezel
HDD
T9.5mm, 2.5”
TSupport Ultra DMA 66/100
System Specifications
Chapter 1 
						

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TSupport up to 80GB
Audio
TChip : AC’ 97 
TBulit-in two speakers
TMicrophone-in/line-in jack(mono)
THeadphone-out/line-out/speaker-out jack
Display
T14.1” TFT XGA(SPWG-B)
T15”TFT XGA, SXGA+(SPWG-B)
T15.4” Wide WXGA TFT LCD(SPWG-B)
I/O ports
TDDC-2B compliant VGA port
TMicrophone-in/line-in jack(mono)
THeadphone-out/line-out/speaker-out jack
TS-Video Out (Manufacturing option with IEEE 1394)
T4 external USB 2.0 connectors.
TDC-jack
TRJ11 and RJ45
TIEEE 1394 port (Manufacturing option with S-video)
TFIR(IrDA 1.1)
T5 in 1 card reader slot
TKensington Lock
BIOS
TPhoenix BIOS
T512KB Flash BIOS ROM
TACPI 1.0b compliant 
						

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Board Layout
Top View
LabelComponent
JP12 MINI PCI CONN
JP13 KBD CONN
JP17 MDC CONN
JP18 USB Connector
JP19 USB Connector
JP20 USB Connector
JP23 DIMM CONN
JP27 UMA LCD Connector
JP28 M11P LCD Connector
JP31 Card reader Connector
JP34 Speaker CONN
JP43 BT Connector
JP53 TP/B Connector
SW1 PWR BTN
SW2 Internet BTN
SW8 E-MAIL BTN
SW9 LID SW BTN
SW10 USER BTN1
SW11 USER BTN2
U12 FIR CONN
U19 ROM CONN
U27 NB Chipset
U29 VRAM Chipset
  
						

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Buttom View
U42 1394 Chipset
U47 Audio Chipset
U50 Super I/O Chipset
LabelComponent
PCN1 PWR JACK
PCN2 BATTERY CONN
JP1 HDD CONN
JP2 ODD CONN
JP6 VGA CONN
JP7 TV-OUT CONN
JP8 CPU SOCKET
JP10 FAN CONN
JP11 FAN CONN
JP16 RJ11 I/O CONN
JP24 DIMM CONN
JP29 Cardbus CONN
JP33 1394 CONN
JP50 MICPHONE JACK
JP54 RJ45 CONN
U3 SB Chipset
U5 CLK GEN Chipset
LabelComponent