Acer 8100 manual System Specifications

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Outlook View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Hardware Specifications and Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Chapter 2 System Utilities	32
BIOS Setup Utility	32
BIOS Flash Utility	44
Chapter 3 Machine DIsassembly and Replacement	45

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Removing the HDD Module and the miniPCI . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Disassembling the Main Unit into Upper Case and Lower Case 52

Disassembling the Lower Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Disassembling the LCD Module and Upper Case . . . . . . . . . 57

Disassembling the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Disassembling the External Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting	63
System Check Procedures	64
Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message	67
Index of Error Messages	68
Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes	70
Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message	74
Intermittent Problems	78
Undetermined Problems	79
Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations	80
Top View	80
Bottom 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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