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Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 2
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Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 5
CHAPTER 1 Hardware Specifications
Features 1-5 Operating System 1-5 CPU 1-5 Chipset 1-5 System Memory 1-5 Display 1-6 Graphics 1-6 Audio 1-7 Storage 1-7 Optical Media Drive 1-7 Webcam 1-8 Wireless and Networking 1-8 Privacy Control 1-8 Security 1-8 Power Adapter and Battery 1-9 Input and Control 1-9 Input and Output (I/O) Ports 1-9 Software 1-10 Optional Items 1-11 Dimension and...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 10
Model Definition and Configuration
TravelMate P243 Series 7-3
CHAPTER 8 Test Compatible Components
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test 8-4
CHAPTER 9 Online Support Information
Introduction 9-3
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Features 1-5 Operating System 1-5 CPU 1-5 Chipset 1-5 System Memory 1-5 Display 1-6 Graphics 1-6 Audio 1-7 Storage 1-7 Optical Media Drive 1-7 Webcam 1-8 Wireless and Networking 1-8 Privacy Control 1-8 Security 1-8 Power Adapter and Battery 1-9 Input and Control 1-9 Input and Output (I/O) Ports 1-9 Software 1-10 Optional Items 1-11 Dimension and Weight 1-11 Warranty 1-11 ...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 15
...;Intel® Celeron® processor B815 (2 MB L3 cache, 1.60 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache, Intel® Smart Cache
Chipset 0
TravelMate P243 Series Mobile Intel® HM77 Express Chipset
System Memory 0
Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support: Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 18
... Eye HD webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution 720p HD audio/video recording LED indicator Acer Video Conference Manager software with Video Quality Enhancement (VQE) technology, supporting online video calls
Wireless and Networking 0
WLAN: Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 19
... volume up, volume down
Control Keys Wireless LAN key
Input and Output (I/O) Ports 0
Multi-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD) One USB 3.0 port featuring power-off USB charging Two USB 2.0 ports HDMI® port with HDCP support External display (VGA) port Headphone/speaker...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 20
...;Microsoft® Silverlight™ Windows Live™ Essentials 2011 Skype™
Web links and utilities Acer Accessory Store (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and UK only) Acer Identity Card Acer Registration Acer Updater eBay® shortcut (Australia...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 23
... card. Only one card can operate at any given time.
Indicates the computer's power status.
Indicates the computer's battery status. 1. Charging: The light shows orange when the battery is charging. 2. Fully charged: The light shows blue when in AC mode.
Indicates the hard driver or card reader's activity of read/write operations
Indicates the computer's wireless (3G/Wi-Fi) connectivity device...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 56
... Acoustic Echo Cancellation) (optional software feature)
Stereo Class-D Speaker Amplifier with 2 watt per channel output power
Audio Interface
Item Audio Controller Audio onboard or optional Mono or Stereo Resolution Compatibility Sampling rate
Internal microphone
Internal speaker/quantity
Specification
Realtek ALC271X-VB6
On board
Stereo
Support 16/20/24bit PCM
HD audio Interface
48 kHz, up to...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 80
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Use the Flash utility to update the system BIOS Flash ROM.
NOTE: NOTE:
If a Crisis Recovery Disc is not available, create one before Flash utility is used.
NOTE: NOTE:
Do not install memory related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when Flash is used.
NOTE: NOTE:
Use AC adaptor power supply when running Flash utility. If battery pack does not contain power to finish loading BIOS Flash, do not...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 88
... Read-Only Memory). Used in the DMI pool for hardware management. When the BIOS shows Verifying DMI pool data, it is checking that the table correlates with the hardware before sending information to the operating system (Windows, etc.). To update the DMI Pool, perform the following: 1. Copy qdmi301.EXE and VEEPROM.EXE to a bootable USB Flash Drive. 2. Boot...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 92
... UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) Tool copies BIOS information to EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory). Used in the DMI pool data for hardware management. To use UUID to update the DMI Pool, perform the following: 1. Unzip UUID package tool, ZQW.zip, to a bootable USB Flash Disk. 2. Edit ZQW.bat file with Windows Notepad under the ZQW folder...
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6. Remove any recently installed software. 7. If the Issue is still not resolved, refer to Online Support Information.
Troubleshooting
4-5
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 183
... Personalize Display Settings.
Click and drag the Resolution slider to the desired resolution. Click Apply and check the display. Readjust if necessary. 4. Roll back the video driver to the previous version if updated. 5. Remove and reinstall the video driver. 6. Check the Device Manager to determine that:
The device is properly installed. There...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 187
...: The device is properly installed There are no red Xs or yellow exclamation marks There are no device conflicts No hardware is listed under Other Devices 3. If updated recently, roll back the audio driver to the previous version. 4. Remove and reinstall the audio driver. 5. Make sure that all volume controls are set mid range...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 188
... default audio device (green check mark).
NOTE: NOTE:
If Speakers does not show, right-click on the Playback tab and select Show Disabled Devices (clear by default). 7. Select Speakers and click Configure to start Speaker Setup. Follow the on-screen prompts to configure the speakers.
8. Remove any recently installed hardware or software.
9. Restore system and file settings...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 192
...the FRU. 3. Remove or disconnect all of the following devices: Non-Acer devices Printer, mouse, and other external devices Battery pack Hard disk drive DIMM BD/CD-ROM/Diskette drive Module PC Cards 4. Apply power to the computer. 5. Determine if the problem has changed. 6. If the problem...
Acer TravelMate P243-M Notebook Service Guide - Page 207
... with Windows 7 OS. To Create a Crisis USB key, perform the following: 1. Format the USB storage disk using the Fast Format option. 2. Save ROM file (file name: ZQW.fd) to the root directory of USB storage. Make sure that there is no other BIOS file saved in the same directory. 3. Plug USB storage into USB port. 4. Press button then plug in AC power. 5. The Power button flashes...
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.... These can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan. Acer's Website offers convenient and valuable support resources. In the Technical Information section users can download information on all of Acer's Notebook, Desktop and Server models including:
Service guides for all models Bios updates Software utilities Spare parts lists...