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TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 2
Revision History
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TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 3
... 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...
TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 4
... this manual:
Screen messages NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT
Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.
Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the 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...
TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 7
... 63 System Upgrade Procedure 73
Machine Disassembly and Replacement 74
Assembling the Main Unit 74 Assembling the LCD Module 83 Installing the LCD Module 87 Installing the Hard Disk Drive Module 90 Removing the Modem Board 91 Installing the Memory Module 92 Installing the Battery 93
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
94
System Check Procedures 95 Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message 99...
TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 39
...82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller
PCI bus
Texas Instruments PCI-1520 CardBus Controller
Intel (R) 82801DB/DBM USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller-24CD Crystal WDM AC'97 Driver for ICH4 Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC Intel(R) 82801DBM Ultra ATA Storage Controller-24CA Motherboard resources Intel(r) 82802 Firmware Hub Device
I/O Address Map
I/O Address 00000000-0000000F 00000000-00000CF7...
TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 55
... conditions: T New versions of system programs T New features or options T 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...
TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 104
... instructions in the message window. If an error occurs with the internal diskette drive, reconnect the diskette connector on the system board. If the error still remains: 1. Reconnect the external diskette drive/DVD-ROM module. 2. Replace the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module. 3. Replace the main board.
External CD-ROM Drive Check
Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, drive...
TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 105
... 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.
Power System Check
To verify the symptom of the problem, power on the computer using each...
TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 107
... 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...
TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 113
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Symptom / Error In Windows, multimedia programs, no sound comes from the computer.
Internal speakers make noise or emit no sound.
Audio driver Speaker System board
Speaker System board
Action in Sequence
Power Management-Related Symptoms
Symptom / Error
Action in Sequence
The system will not enter hibernation
Keyboard (if control is from the keyboard) Hard disk drive System board
The...
TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 114
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Reconnect hard disk/CD-ROM drives. Hard disk connection board System 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.
Serial or parallel port device problems.
Action in Sequence
Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings", then reboot...
TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 138
...Windows XP Environment Test
Processor
Item
Memory
LCD Hard Disk Drive
Floppy Disk Drive DVD-ROM Drive 8X
CD-ROM Drive 24X
Specifications Mobile Pentium 4 3.06GHz 512K, Mobile Pentium 4 2.8GHz 512K, Mobile Pentium 4 2.66GHz 512K, Mobile... SO-DIMM DDR333 HYS64D64020GBDL-6-B 14.1" XGA TFT
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TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 142
...Windows 2000 Environment Test
Processor
Item
Memory
LCD Hard Disk Drive
Floppy Disk Drive DVD-ROM Drive 8X
CD-ROM Drive 24X
Specifications Mobile Pentium 4 3.06GHz 512K, Mobile Pentium 4 2.8GHz 512K, Mobile Pentium 4 2.66GHz 512K, Mobile... SO-DIMM DDR333 HYS64D64020GBDL-6-B 14.1" XGA TFT
AU B141XN04 V.2 Driver IC: 5Axxx CMO CMO N141X6-L01 Smasung LTN141X5 AU B141XN03 0Hxxx...TravelMate 240/250
TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 146
...Windows 98 Environment Test
Processor
Item
Memory
LCD Hard Disk Drive
Floppy Disk Drive DVD-ROM Drive 8X
CD-ROM Drive 24X
Specifications Mobile Pentium 4 3.06GHz 512K, Mobile Pentium 4 2.8GHz 512K, Mobile Pentium 4 2.66GHz 512K, Mobile... SO-DIMM DDR333 HYS64D64020GBDL-6-B 14.1" XGA TFT
AU B141XN04 V.2 Driver IC: 5Axxx CMO CMO N141X6-L01 Smasung LTN141X5 AU B141XN03 0Hxxx...TravelMate 240/250
TravelMate 240/250 Service Guide - Page 151
...These can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan. Acer's Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you need them. In the Technical Information section you can download information on all of Acer's Notebook, Desktop and Server models including:
T Service guides T User's manuals T Training materials T Main manuals T Bios updates T Software utilities T Spare parts lists...
TravelMate 250P User Guide - Page 17
... the Windows XP Tablet PC edition operating system, your TravelMate utilizes an EMR stylus for pen-based input. Software developed specifically for the computer allows for both handwriting recognition converted to application text, or handwriting captured as rich digital ink for manipulation, editing, and formatting. "Tablet Input Panel Support" (TIPS) located on the back of the display...
TravelMate 250P User Guide - Page 30
... layout is set when you first set up Windows. For the Euro symbol to work, the keyboard layout has to be set to United States-International.
To verify the keyboard type: 1 Click on Start, Control Panel. ... on your keyboard. 2 Open a text editor or word processor. 3 Hold Alt Gr and press the Euro symbol.
Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. Please refer to http://www.microsoft.com/...
TravelMate 250P User Guide - Page 52
... if you decide to perform a key component upgrade.
Memory upgrade
Memory is expandable to 2 GB, employing DDR 266/333 256MB/512MB/ 1GB SDRAM modules. Two DDR DIMM slots. The computer supports shadow RAM. There are two memory slots on your computer, one of which is occupied by standard memory. You can upgrade memory by installing a memory module into the available slot, or replacing the...
TravelMate 250P User Guide - Page 74
..., press F2 to access the BIOS Utility and verify that the parallel port is enabled if you use a parallel printer.
I want to set up my location to use the internal modem.
To properly use your communications software, you need to set up your location:
1 Click on Start, Control Panel. 2 Double-click on Phone and Modem Options. 3 Click on the Dialing...
TravelMate 250P User Guide - Page 94
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online services 69 optical drive 22 options
memory upgrade 41
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parallel port setting in BIOS Utility 53
PC Card 40 ejecting 40 inserting 40
ports 37 POST (power-on self-test) 46
printer troubleshooting 63
problems 61 CD 63 CD-ROM 62 diskette 63 display 61, 62 DVD 63 floppy drive 63 keyboard 63 printer 63 serial mouse 63 startup 61 troubleshooting 60
Q
questions
setting location for modem use...