what problems does a wrong wattage repalcement fan actually cause?

the variable speed mode (auto) doesn't seem to function properly (runs slow). i use the bios control app to turn the fan on full, when i boot up. A sunon engineer thought that you might cut the yellow control wire to cause to fan run all the time. I haven't tested that. Frustrating part is that once the auto/variable mode kicks in, i have trouble getting the fan to turn on at all.

Hi

Please can you tell me where i can find a supplier for the GC054006VH-8 fan. At preset i have only managed to find one supplier and they have quoted 27/12/04 for dlivery. Any help would be much appreciated.

regards

Stephen Eyre

Hi

Please can you tell me where i can find a supplier for the GC054006VH-8 fan. At preset i have only managed to find one supplier and they have quoted 27/12/04 for dlivery. Any help would be much appreciated.

regards

Stephen

We can supply replacement fans WORLDWIDE

They are the genuine Sunon part

Se them or order at
www.inkjet4u.co.uk/acatalog/Inkjet4U___CDR4U_Sunon_Replacement_cooling_Fans_68.html

i ordered from AlliedElec.com

their part number is 997-0540, for $25

just do a search for the part number online: GC054006VH-8(CB.M)

and of course there's the helpful folks at inkjet4u.co.uk

I have a TravelMate 351TEV and it also has similar problem with the fan (it is a replacement). It will turn on for a few seconds when I start the computer, but it will not kick on automatically to cool the system afterward. I have to apply the "Fan always on" option in the notebook manager right after computer starts up to keep it running, but the fan doesn't always turn on even I try to apply that option. It is getting VERY annoying. I am wondering what is the best solution to this problem. Thanks in advance!

Kevin

[1] i keep the bios control program open, when i hibernate the computer, so i can get to that quickly when restarting.

[2] with a cold boot, sometimes activating the fan twice does the trick.

[3] there are fairly cheap, slim laptop mounts/docking platforms with fans to keep things cool.

[4] in the desert, or really hot environments the fan turns off no matter what.

[5] an active hard disk, cpu, can make the laptop really hot.

[6] and you may not need the fan, for really low cpu intensive applications.

i have not found a better solution, so i keep putting up with it, knowing i will replace it soon. and i have started to keep a desk small fan nearby. crazy, just crazy.

i read an acer press release once smug about it's cooling design, and that's what really gets me.

Hi,

I just ordered my fan (for Acer 634LC) directly from Acer UK.
Well at least from their spares company listed on the Acer website.

I only paid £8. Same one on most places was £25 to £45!!!

Anyway, just wanted to thanks for putting this page up with all the useful info.

Thanks

Hi,

I d'like to replace the CPU (current: PIII 650) with an PIII 850. In ths regard I wanna know if this is possible.

At the beginning it is said that: "I wanted to see if the cpu would be replaceable (which it totally isn't being fused to the heat sink)". Waht excactely is meant with that???

Thanks in advance!

Markus

Thanks for all the great info. on replacing the fan. I have had to run my TM 350 on "battery optimized" performance to keep it from overheating. It still gets really hot. The fan clearly isn't running, and I don't know if it ever has.

FYI, you can download the TM 350 service guide if you go to this link:

https://www.synapsenow.com/synapse/data/7117/documents/tm350sg.pdf

The service guide has all sorts of great info. on replacing parts and taking the TM apart. Acer changes the server location occassionally. Normally if you look for the user's guide on their web site then substitute tm350sg.pdf for tm350ug.pdf in the file name, you will get the service guide.

Phillip

I have Acer Travelmate 350TE

Can someone plz help me out in diable Function Key (FN).

Thanks
Vivek.Shenoy

I need a lcd for an ACER Travelmate 351tev. where can Ibuy one and what is the part number

check the service manual for the part numner ? (download from this site)

you can also find parts on ebay now and then.

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Hi, my power switch has broken. The whole switch came out. I can't switch on my computer now. I have read some service guide manual, but none mention about power switch replacement.

I wish to know how does the power switch function, what is the mechanism involved and what do I need, before open up my tarvelmate.

Please help. What can I do about it.

It is difficult to find part in my country. Anyone of you know what can I use as a substitute.

Thank you. Thank you.
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my power switch (cheap plastic) broke off years ago.

i used a toothpick, or nail (kept a few in my travel bag) to start it.

fortunately, the switch is a simple slider located just inside, about 1 cm inside from the opening, and 1 cm towards the front (latch end). so you angle the toothpick toward you (as you sit in front of the travelmate) - feel around for the switch with the toothpick, and slide (or use leverage), moving it *away* from you when you hit the switch to turn it on.

took some practice at first, but now i can do it without thinking. really easy. just be gentile. the switch will resist just a little. you'll get the hang of it in no time.

you can do the same to force shut off (and just use software for shutdown).

(which it totally isn't being fused to the heat sink)

yikes, apologies for the dislexia there... that should read :

(which actualy appears totally fused to the heat sink)

Thank you for the suggestion 7hz, I've opened up the uppercase today. What I did was to wheel around the slider with a pin. Because the slidder is so small, I've got to stick the pin to the slidder with 'superglue' to avoid detachment. I've reached to a local acer customer service centre hoping that they have a part available. Unfortunately, they refused to sell and insisted that I must leave my travelmate there for replacement. And that will cost me a 100 bucks (M'sia ringgit) for labour fee.

This is the first time took apart my travelmate. It seems complicated at first, but then, when tried, it was pretty simple and interesting (to be able to look what's inside.

Thank you.

HI!
I take apart my Travelmate 353TE.
I checked specification of CPU fan.

here is specification

ADDA corporation
AD0405MX-KC3
DC 5V
0.18A

regards

notumuzu okuyan arkadaşım

sony notebook için

SUNON GC054006VH-8 CB M DC5V=0.5W ZP fan

ihtiyacımız var Türkiye de bulamadık stoklarınızda mevcut ise 1 adet satın almak istiyorum. ücretini banka ile havale ederim. Türkiye den selmlar özür dilerim yabancı bil bilmiyorum

I bought a Travelmate without wireless.
I've shoved a PC-Card in the side. Works OK.
You wrote about replacing the 802.11b with g, but I see that maybe I would need a wireless switch.
Is it possible to add internal wireless capability?
I hate the PC-Card sticking out the side.

Cheers
Steven

i am just wondering if anyone could tell me what motherboard a Acer 350TE is running and what socket it is, thanx

acer travelmate laptop

The screen goes white and the only way to get it back is to shut it down and
reboot or put it in standby and then bring it back.

Thought it might be a glitch in the operating system so I put it back to factory
settings and re installed all the files and programs.

think the problem may lie in the cables from the monitor to the computer as the
problem is intermittant and would usually hapen when you push the screen back or
to.

any thoughts
regards pete

yeah, that definitely sounds like a loose wire - the one that connects to the lcd. mine is a little flaky too.

fortunately it's really easy to get to that portion (just remove the side wing clips, and the two keyboards latches that keep the upper center plastic covering in place). the lcd wire connection is right there. i think the wire is prone to fraying after years of usage.

Hi,
i have a notebook Acer travelmate 350 series and i can't booth from cdroom conected to usb port. My notebokk don't have cdroom and when enter to bios, there is not option to botth from USB.
Please i need help becose i'have to install windows 2000 again.
I'm from Chile, and sorry if my english it's not very well....
bye and Best Regards

bios doesn't support booting from USB.

find an acer external cdrom to borrow.

or you could format the drive in another machine, add the needed files. load recovery files there?

Hi,
Still fascinated by your little piece.

Now I'm trying to get a fan for my 352TEV.
They seem to cost the earth.
You mentioned that other Travelmates had the same fan. Any ideas which ones as I've researched it for ages and can't fathom it out.
Cheers
Steven

hi guys i hope that u can help me out. i bought my first acer travel mate 2700 about a year ago . now until recently evrything was working fine . just one problem that i noticed latly.... my fan is always on. it used be so quite but now i get embareced with all the noice it makes. can any1 please tell me how swich it off or what could be the problem..
thanks very much

Can anyone help me out with Part # and availability of Power Off-On Plastic switch on Acer TravelMate 350TE?
Thanks

Can anyone help me out with Part # and availability of Power Off-On Plastic switch on Acer TravelMate 350TE?
Thanks

I have a acer travelmate 4000. The plugin on the notebook for the adaptor needs to be resoldered. Can some one give me the disasembly procedure so that I may be able to do this.

THX

Hi, i've an Acer TravelMate 352TEV. I upgraded from Win Me to XP Pro and my wireless switch is not working as well as the other keyboard shortcuts. I need help.

Can anyone else show me how to boot from my external LG DVD-RAM Drive?

Thanks

Thanks for the helpful hints,

I have an Acer travelmate 360 and i have it for more than 2 years and i emotionally attached to this laptop. It has memories for me so i bought a new battery for it and DVD rom and I installed a built in wireless card,docking station.


Also I have 2 other laptops Travelmater 350tev and 351 i bough them for parts to keep my original laptop perfect,

The laptop works perfect but now it something worng with the charging process,

It doesn't give the battery power to charge. it shows ON AC POWER all the time and if the battery is charged in full on one of the other laptops it works fine on my original one but it doesn't charge.

I replaced the battery and the AC charger and the RAM and checked the fan ,cooling and the charginf connector.

but it doesn't give charge to the battery and it keeps the laptop on but no charging.

Any help will be appreciated.

Regards

Hi,
I suppose this question is for you and other TravelMate enthusiasts.
I certainly hope you can answer this.
I located and bought a new fan for my 352TEV. I took it apart and removed my old fan, but the new fan has a different configuration. No probs.......I cut off the tabs and glued it in.
The problem is that my old fan had:
Black
Red
White wires

My new fan has:
Black
Red
Yellow wires.

I connected R-R, B-B, and W-Y
Initially the fan worked for a couple of starts, but now it has stopped. I'm thinking that maybe my wiring was wrong or that I need to cut/ignore the yellow wire.

Any help/advice out there?

Many Thanks and glad to see the site up again.

Steven

hi i have a acer travalmate 350 when you turn it on the fan works for 30 seconds but all green lights then the fan turns off and no life in the laptop can you help i
regards
b horsey

Hello all. I own a beautiful and LIGHT Travelmate 350TE without the built-in wireless. I use a Zyxel card just fine!
A few days ago I started having the famous "fan noise" problem and think I will open it, see what fan I have and then see if I can find my replacement. I really hope I will not incur in the 0.5 and 1 Watt issue described by 7hertz!!!
Greeting to all and thanks 7hertz for this great page.
HAPPY NEW YEAR from Italy!

Hi guys... i've got the TravelMate 353tev...

My problem is, when i first turn the computer on the FAN turns on for 2seconds, and that's the last i hear of it. I tried the notebook manager "enable fan" option but it doesn't work. What should i do?

Cut a wire?
Get a new fan?
Is there other software?
( in using win XP, NoteBookManager is running in win2000 compatibility mode )

Does anyone else have this problem or know how to fix it.
Cheers!!

***********************
FIXED IT!!!
**********************

using the System utility disk heat & fan option

u can find it at

support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/tm_350.html

* Utility Disk for DOS V1.02 for TM350
* U can also format ur floppy and make it bootable or make a bootable CD

then restart the pc and run the Utility disk
***********************

I have a Travelmatge 650 and the a/c adapter jack is loose on the inside. I'm figuring maybe broken solder connection(s)??
I'm comtemplating disassembling the unit myself as opposed to paying more than what the unit its worthe just to have it serviced. Anyone know if the adapter receptacle is soldered onot a board ot if it is part of an entire array that must be replaced as a unit?
Alos, aside from the obvious, does anyone knoe os any peculiarities I will encounter when taking this unit apart?
Thanks,
Frank

I have a Travelmate 650 and the a/c adapter jack is loose on the inside. I'm figuring maybe broken solder connection(s)??
I'm comtemplating disassembling the unit myself as opposed to paying more than what the unit its worthe just to have it serviced. Anyone know if the adapter receptacle is soldered onot a board ot if it is part of an entire array that must be replaced as a unit?
Alos, aside from the obvious, does anyone knoe os any peculiarities I will encounter when taking this unit apart?
Thanks,
Frank

interesting post jake, i've never tried the 'dos utils'.

run that once, or each time you boot??

This has been great, with your help/pics I was able to reset my 351TE bios and replace battery and end up with a functional laptop! Many Thanks!

mike

I am looking for a hard drive caddy for a travelmate 351 TE. would like to know where i could get one . Thanks for the help

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Hi
My Laptop's (Acer Travelmate 242LC model) battery is not working.. I cannot use it without plugging it to the mains. And one of the keys on the keyboard is wobbly. Someone suggested I disassemble it and clean out any dust and see if it works on battery power. Now I'm in the middle of disassembly, and i cant figure out how to remove the keyboard. Can someone help me?
thank you.

I have an acer aspire 1410 which i just broke the dc power connector. Any DIY reapirs advice and a link to the service manual. I would be very appreciative. Please respond to sapphirellc@comcast.net

Hey there!

I'm from austria.
I've got the Acer travelmate 350 TE without battery and floppy/CDRom drive. I use the 19V power supply from another acer notebook.
All is working well but i can't find out the password of the old user......for Win 2000 so i need to install a new OS.
Does anyone know, where i can a Floppy/CDRom unit for this notebook (I tried the web and ebay but there are only batteries and memory cards for the acer travelmate 350 te)

Hi,

I have found this people to have lots of spare parts for travelmate 350, however not all them in stock. You can find the HD caddie there.

cheers

People is PChub.com

Thank You very much!

Hello 7hertz

Your post is of very great help.

I have a question:

How do youtake part 350's LCD panels? I am asking this because my LCD started to flicker this moring, and I was told I need to change a LCD converter.

Best wishes

Luke

Hi guys,
I hope that u can help me out with my Acer TravelMate 353TVE. I have problem to start up OS, after unplugging my CMOS battery can't access system. Message appears on screen: "PlatinumPAS – preboot authentication services verify please insert a valid smartcard"
Can someone help me? I can't found the valid smartcard and recovery floppy disk as well.
Many thanks.

John form Sydney

Hi there,
Nice instructions. I linked to this disassembly guide on my site.
Thanks.

My battery exhaust in 15 minutes can you suggest any thing or should i replace the battery, can i change my cd-rom as it doesn't performe the write function, can i upgrade my memory from 256mb to 512mb or 1gb

hiya all

i have just bought a second-hand acer tm 351TE, not a bad machine.

i need to reinstall o/s but i do not have the combo drive

does anyone know where i can buy one, new or second hand. if not which other drives can i use (remembering that i will need to access this disk on bootup.

another alternative would be to install from either a network or usb key, can anyone supply a walk-through of this

all help would be VERY MUCH apprecieted

thanks to all for any help you can give.

feel free to email me (unclefez@tiscali.co.uk)

im from philippines.
a friend game me his old laptop,i dont know the exact specs of it,have a hard time searching for it in the internet..

can you please help me get a recovery disk.some device doesnt work properly.

heres the model. acer travelmate 353te.
regards to all..

hi i have a travelmate 4050.there is a line down the middle of my screen and also 1 of my speakers dont work..any technical help would be appreiciated please.

I have the exact same problem as John from Sydney, except that my notebook is an acer 350 TE travelmate. The same crazy message that completely blocks the whole machine. "PlatinumPAS AV1.0 – preboot authentication services verify please insert a valid smartcard."

Does anybody have any ideas of how should I proceed?

I don't have the SmartCard, since I got the notebook as a second-hand.

Thanks

Rogerio
Lorena (SP) - Brazil

HI

I have just re-groved a TM351TM with XP SP3 and must say I am impressed how well it runs with 128MB. I have no apps yet other than WIN XP and a Wireless card, but surfing on IE6 is as fast as my IBM T43 and the card is only a B.

My question is has anyone tried to upgrade the memory past the 256/256 "maximum". I believe this was a WIN ME limitation, and not sure if it is a HW limitation.

I have 2 - 512 from my IBM and just do not want to "toast" anything. Also these are probably faster than 100 (I think 400)

Thanks

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