Acer TravelMate 8172 driver and firmware
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Pre-Install Intel® AHCI Driver for Windows XP® Operating System - Page 1
... Intel® AHCI Driver for Windows XP® Operating System
Pre-Installation Using the F6 Method
Notes: Before you start to install Microsoft® Windows XP® operating system, you will need an optical drive, a USB floppy drive, a blank 1.44MB floppy diskette, and Microsoft® Windows XP® Professional/Home Edition Setup Disc (bootable). 1. Extract AHCI F6 driver files to a blank...
Pre-Install Intel® AHCI Driver for Windows XP® Operating System - Page 2
3. At the beginning of the operating system installation, press [F6] to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.
4. When prompted, select 'S' to Specify Additional Device.
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Service Guide - Page 1
Acer TravelMate 8100 Series
Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
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Service Guide - Page 2
Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 3200 service guide.
Date 2005/1/7 2005/1/28
2005/10/21
Chapter
Updates First Released Version Update S/PDIF out on Page7 Modify the speaker part number on Page 94
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Service Guide - Page 3
... from any defect in the software.
Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. 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.
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Service Guide - Page 4
... current topic.
Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems.
Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures.
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Service Guide - Page 6
... View 81 Main Board Layout 82
Chapter 6 FRU(Field Replaceable Unit)List 84
Exploded Diagram 85 FRU List 87
Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 95
TravelMate 8100 Series 95
Appendix B Test Compatible Components 96
Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro Environment Test 97
Appendix C Online Support Information 99
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Service Guide - Page 7
... supporting Acer SignalUp wireless technology ! Integrated Bluetooth® ! Built-in 2 Antenna ! Mini-PCI(Manufacturing option)
Keyboard and Pointing Device ! 84/85/88 keys Windows keyboard
! Built-in touchpad pointing device
! 12 function keys, four cursosr keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad
! 6 easy-launch buttons ( internet, email, wireless LAN, Bluetooth...
Service Guide - Page 8
...Type II CardBus PC Card slot Upgradeable memory modules Acer EasyPort
I/O Ports
One Type II PC Card slot Modem (RJ-11) port One RJ-45 jack for LAN (Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T) One external display (VGA) port, one DVI port One Microphone/line-in port One Headphone/speaker/line-out port One Infrared (FIR) port One IEEE 1394 port Four USB 2.0 ports One 5-in-1 card reader (Only support MS/MS Pro...
Service Guide - Page 21
Using the Keyboard
The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys.
Lock Keys
The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on ... up or down when you press w and y respectively. Scroll Lock does not work with some applications.
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Service Guide - Page 23
...key
Application key
Description
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DescriptioDnescription
Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clickinTgabon the Windows Start button; it launches the Start menu. It can also be used with other keys to providEe... as clicking the right mouse button; it opRens the application's context menu.
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Service Guide - Page 26
... the Euro symbol on your keyboard. 2. Open a text editor or word processor. 3. Hold Alt Gr and press the Euro symbol. NOTE: Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. Please refer to www.microsoft.com/
typography/faq/faq12.htm for more information.
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BIOS password control
Specification Intel Pentium M processor at 1.6~2.13GHz (Dothan) Intel 915PM LGA775 0.8~1.5V
Specification Phneoix S3C11 Flash ROM 512KB 32-pin PLCC ACPI 1.0b/2.0, PCI 2.2, PnP BIOS 1.0a SMBIOS 2.3.1 WFM2.0, Intel AC97 CNR Specification, IrDA1.0, USB Specification 1.1/2.0PCMCIA 3.0 compliant, PC 99a and Mobile PC2001 compliant, Simple Boot Flag 1.0 Set by setup manual...
Service Guide - Page 50
... conditions: ! New versions of system programs ! New features or options ! Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted.
Use the Phlash utility 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 use the Phlash utility. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI...
Service Guide - Page 70
... doagmpstotics program (please refer to main board. 2. Go to the diagnostic memory in the test items. 3. Press F2 in the test items. 4. Follow the instructions in the message window. NOTE: Make sure that the DIMM is fully installed into the connector. A loose connection can cause an error.
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Service Guide - Page 72
... Software: 1. Check out the Power Management in control Panel 2. In Power Meter, confirm that if the parameters shown in the screen for Current Power Source and Total Battery Power Remaining are correct. 3. Repeat the steps 1 and 2, for both battery and adapter. 4. This helps you identify first the problem is on recharging or discharging. From Hardware: 1. Power off the computer...
Service Guide - Page 80
... off or on, but system Main board runs correctly
HDD/CD-ROM active indicators cannot work
HDD/CD-ROM drive Device driver Main board
Action in Sequence
Power-Related Symptoms
Symptom / Error Power shuts down during operation
The system cannot power-on.
The system cannot power-off.
Action in Sequence
Power source (battery pack and power adapter). See "Power System Check" on page 65. Battery...
Service Guide - Page 81
... 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 the portable computer.
Action in Sequence
Power option in Windows XP Hard disk drive Main board Driver of Power Option Properties Lid close switch in upper case Main board
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Service Guide - Page 82
... hard disk/CD-ROM drives. Main board
Peripheral-Related Symptoms
Symptom / Error System configuration does not match the installed devices.
External display does not work correctly.
USB does not work correctly Print problems.
Parallel port device problems
Action in Sequence
Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Setup defaults", then reboot system. Reconnect hard disk/CD-ROM drives/FDD...
Service Guide - Page 106
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