Acer 2500 manual Troubleshooting, Jumper and Connector Locations

Table of Contents
Removing the RTC Battery	. . 63
Removing the Fan	. . 63
Removing the Thermal Module	. . 64
Removing the Processor	. . 64
Installing the Processor	. . 65
Removing the Upper Case Assemly	. . 65
Removing the Touchpad Board	. . 66
Removing the Touchpad Cable	. . 66
Removing the VGA Thermal Plate	. . 67
Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate	. . 67
Removing the Second Fan Bracket	. . 68
Removing the ODD Module(1)	. . 68
Removing the ODD Module(2)	. . 68
Removing the HDD Bracket	. . 69
Removing the Main Board	. . 69
Removing the DC Board	. . 70
Removing the I/O Port Bracket	. . 70
Removing the PCMCIA Slot	. . 71
Removing the Speaker Set	. . 72
System Upgrade Procedure	. . 73
Base Unit to Wireless Unit	. . 73
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting	74
System Check Procedures	. . 75
External Diskette Drive Check	. . 75
External CD-ROM Drive Check	. . 75
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check	. . 75
Memory check	. . 76
Power System Check	. . 76
Touchpad Check	. . 78
Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message	. . 79
Index of Error Messages	. . 80
Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message	. . 83
Intermittent Problems	. . 86
Undetermined Problems	. . 87
How to Build NAPP Master Hard Disc Drive	. . 88
CD to Disk Recovery	. . 88
Disk to Disk Recovery	. . 91
Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations	96
Top View	. . 96
Bottom View	. . 97
Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List	98
TravelMate 2000/2500 Exploded Diagram	. . 99
Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration	110
Model Name Definition	. 110
Appendix B Test Compatible Components	112
Microsoft Windows XP Environment Test	. 113
Appendix C Online Support Information	118

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