Acer Aspire 1200 Service Manual

TravelMate α

α-550

αα

Service Guide

Service guide files and updates are available

on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,

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PART NO.: HLX.0550.001 PRINTED IN TAIWAN

Revision History

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Copyright

Copyright © 1999 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored 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.

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The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.

Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.

Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Pentium and Pentium II/III are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

Screen messages Denotes actual messages that appear

on screen.

NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional

information related to the current topic.

WAR NIN G Alerts you to any damage that might

result from doing or not doing specific actions.

CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to

avoid possible hardware or software problems.

IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions

relevant to the accomplishment of procedures.

Preface

Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information.

1. This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

2. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information available on your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

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

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

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

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Left Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Right Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Lock Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Embedded Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Windows Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Keyboard Ergonomics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Launch Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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

Chapter 2 System Utilities 37

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

System Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

BIOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

System Utility Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

System Diagnostic Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Running Diagnostics Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 51

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Removing the HDD Module/Thermal Module/CPU and DVD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Removing the LCD Module/the Keyboard and the System Window . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Removing the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Removing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Removing the system window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Disassembling the Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Separate the main unit into the logic upper and the logic lower assembly . . . 58

Disassembling the logic upper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Disassembling the logic lower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Disassembling the LCD Module-15 Inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Disassembling the External Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Disassembling the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Disassembling the Floppy Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Table of Contents

Disassembling the DVD-ROM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 65

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

External Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

External CD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Memory Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Undetermined Problems 77

Index of AFlash BIOS Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Index of PQA Diagnostic Error Code, Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 81

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

SW1 Settings (Lid switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

SW2 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 99

Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 116

Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Appendix B Test Compatible Components 119

Microsoft Windows XP Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Appendix C Online Support Information 121

Index 123

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System Specifications

Features

This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:

Performance

❑ Intel

❑ 128 MB memory onboard and one memory upgrade slot

❑ Large LCD display with adjustable video memory

❑ High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk

❑ Lithium-Ion main battery pack

❑ Power management system

❑ DualView capability

❑ Simultaneous LCD and CRT display

Display

❑ 14.1” Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) displaying 16.7 million colors at

❑ AGP 4X support

❑ Video memory allocaton from main memory (BIOS)

❑ Simultaneous LCD and CRT display

PentiumTM III or Intel® CeleronTM processor with one-die level 2 cache

1024X768 eXtended Graphics Array (XGA) resolution -or- 15.0” TFT LCD displaying 16.7 million colors at 1400X1050 Super eXtended Graphics Array Plus (SXGA+) resolution

Chapter 1

Multimedia

❑ 16-bit high-fidelity stereo audio with 3-D sound

❑ Built-in dual stereo speakers

❑ Internal optical drive (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or DVD/CD-RW combo)

❑ Audio DJ (CD playback) feature

❑ S-video (NTSC/PAL) output

Connectivity

❑ High-speed 56Kbps V.90 fax/data software modem

❑ Ethernet/Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbps)

❑ CarBus PC Card slots

❑ Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

❑ IEEE 1394 port

Chapter 1 1

Human-centric design and ergonomics

❑ All-in-one design (CD or DVD, floppy drive, and hard disk)

❑ Sleek, smooth and stylish design

❑ Full-sized keyboard

❑ Wide and curved palm rest

❑ Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device

❑ Launch keys (supports Audio DJ feature)

Expansion

❑ Upgradeable memory and hard disk

Keyboard and Pointing Device

❑ 85-/86-key Windows keyboard

❑ Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device

I/O Ports

❑ One type III or two typeII/I PC Card slots (PCMCIA, CardBus)

❑ One RJ-11 modem jack (V.90, 56K)

❑ One RJ-45 network jack (Ethernet 10/100)

❑ One DC-in jack

❑ One parallel port (ECP/EPP)

❑ One external monitor port

❑ One keyboard/mouse port (PS/2)

❑ One speaker/headphone-out jack (3.5mm minijack)

❑ One microphone-in jack (3.5mm minijack)

❑ One video-out jack (S-video)

❑ Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

❑ One IEEE 1394 port

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System Block Diagram

Mini PCI

Socket

PIRQB#/PIRQD#

GNT#0/REQ#0

GNT#1/REQ#1

AD27/AD28

Power On/Off

Reset Circuit

DC/DC Interface

RTC Battery

CRT

Connector

TV_OUT

Connector

TFT Panel

Interface

CardBus

OZ6933

PIRQA#/PIRQB#

GNT#3/REQ#3

AD15

Slot 0&1

INTEL FC-PGA370

Twister PN-133T

(VT8606)

AD(0..31)

IEEE 1394

PIRQC#

GNT#2/REQ#2

AD24

Slot 0

HD#(0..63)HA#(3..31)

PCIGNT#/PCIREQ#

PIRQA#

MA(0..13)

MD(0..63)

Memory Damping

Resistor

USB Port 0,1

FIR

AC97

Interface

KeyBoard

87570

APICCLK

HCLK_CPU

HCLK_NB PCLK_NB

DCLKWR

On Board

64/128MB

(Bank 0)

ISA BUS

CLK_SDRAM0

SO-DIMM 0

(Bank 2,3)

PCI BUS

VT686B

SA(0..15)

SD(0..15)

14.318MHZ

Clock Generator

ICS 9248-195

DCLKO

CLK_SDRAM2,3

48MHZ

IDE Damping

Resistor

IDE Connector

(FDD/HDD/CR-ROM)

14MCRT/14.3M_TV

PCLK_SB

14MOSC

IDE CHANNEL

Pull Up/Down

Resistor

14MOSC

PCLK_1394

PCLK_PCM

PCLK_MINI

PIO

DIRECT

CD-PLAY

FUNCTION

KBD

Touch Pad

Power Circuit

DC/DC

I/O Buffer

BIOS

Chapter 1 3

Board Layout

Top Vie w

1 Power On/Off LID switch 5 Software debug only, normally shipping on

this connector

2 LCD connector 6 FDD connector

3 LID switch 7 Internal keyboard connector

4 System board connector 8 Switch board connector

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Bottom View

1 Mini PCI connector 9 So-DIMM connector for SDRAM only

2 1394 Connector 10 CPU fan connector

3 CPU socket for FC-PGA370 11 PCMCIA socket connector

4 CD-ROM connector 12 Battery connector

5 Print port connector 13 AC adapter input connector

6 CRT connector 14 PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector

7 TV out connector for S-video only 15 USB connector

8 HDD connector 16 USB connector

Chapter 1 5

Outlook View

A general introduction of ports allow you to connect peripheral devices, as you would with a desktop PC.

Front View

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# Icon Item Description

1 1 Display screen Also called LCD (liquid-crystal display),

2 Power button Turns on the computer power.

3 Status LCD LCD that display icons to show the status

4 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer.

5 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which

6 Click buttons (left and

right)

7 Launch keys Buttons for launching frequently-used

8 Status indicators Shows the power and email status.

9 Speaker Outputs sound.

10 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands

11 Floppy drive Accepts a 3.65-inch diskette.

12 Floppy drive eject

button

displays computer output.

of the computer and its functions and components.

functions like a computer mouse.

The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons.

programs. Please seee User’s Guide “Launch keys” on page 22 for more details.

when you use the computer.

Press to eject the diskette from the floppy drive.

Chapter 1 7

Left Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Optical drive Depending on your model:

2 Optical drive eject

--CD-ROM drive reads CDs

--DVD-ROM drive reads CDs and DVDs

--DVD/CD-RW combo drive reads CDs and DVDs, and writes to CD-Rs and CD-RWs.

Ejects the disc from the optical drive.

button

3 Optical drive

emergency eject hole

Eject the disc from the optical drive when the computer is turned off. See User’s Guide “How do I eject the optical drive tray with the computer turned off?” on page 78 fo more details.

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Right Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Speaker/headphone-

2 Microphone-in jack Connects and external microphone.

3 PC Card eject buttons Eject the selected PC Card from its slot.

4 PC Card slots Accepts one Type III or two TypeII/I PC

out jack

Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., speakers, headphones).

Card(s).

5 DC-in jack Connects to the AC adapter.

6 PS/2 port Connects toa PS/2-compatible device

(e.g., PS/2 keyboard/mouse/keypad).

7 USB port (two) Connects to the USB devices (e.g., USB

mouse).

Chapter 1 9

Rear Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible

computer security lock.

2 IEEE 1394 port Connects to a IEEE 1394 compatible

3 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based

4 Modem jack Connects a phone line (only for models

5 Parallel port Connects to a parallel device (e.g., parallel

6 External display port Connects t a display monitor.

7 Video-out port Connects to a display device with S-video

device (e.g., digital camcorder).

network.

with an internal fax/data modem).

printer).

input.

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Bottom Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk.

2 Battery release button Press and hold to release the battery latch.

3 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to remove the battery

4 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.

5 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory.

pack.

Chapter 1 11

Indicators

The computer has an easy-to-read status LCD (1) located above the keyboard. Two status indicators, power (2), and email (3) are located near the front of the computer.

The status LCD displays icons that show the status of the ocmpouter and its components..

Icon Function Description

Caps lock Caps Lock is activated.

Num lock Numeric Lock (for embedded keypad) is

Pad lock Pad Lock (for embedded keypad) is

Scroll lock Scroll Lock is activated.

Optical drive/Hard disk activity

Floppy drive activity Floppy drive is being accessed.

activated.

CD or DVD drive or hard disk is being accessed.

PC Card activity PC Card is being accessed.

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Icon Function Description

AC power Computer is running on AC power.

Battery charge Battery is being charged.

Battery full Battery is fully charge.

Battery gauge Batter is 75 to 100 percent full.

Battery gauge Batter is 31 to 75 percent full, and battery is

running low.

Battery gauge Battery is 6 to 30 percent full, and battery is

running low.

Note: Charge the battery as soon as

possible.

Battery gauge Battery is critically-low.

Note: Battery gauge icon is blinking.

Battery gauge Battery temperature is too high.

Note: Save your work and shut down your computer to let the battery cool down.

Battery gauge Battery is not installed.

In addition to the status LCD, the computer includes power and email status indicators.

Icon Function Description

Power Lights when the computer is on.

Email Lights when incoming email is received. To

launch your email program and rea dthe incoming email, press the email button beside this indicator.

Chapter 1 13

Lock Keys

The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.

Lock Key Description

Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed

Pad Lock

(Fn-F10)

Num lock

(Fn-F11)

Scroll lock

(Fn-F12)

are in uppercase.

When Pad Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in cursor mode, The keys function as a directional keypad including Insert and Delete keys.

When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution would be to connect an external keypad. See User’s Manual “External keyboard” on page 40.

When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press Scroll Lock does not work with some applications.

w and y respectively.

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Embedded Numeric Keypad

The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small characters located on the upper right corner of the keycaps. The embedded keypad can function in numberic mode or cursor-control mode.

Desired Access Num Lock On Pad Lock On

Number keys on embedded

keypad

Cursor-control keys on

embedded keypad

Main keyboard keys Hold Fn while typing letters

Type numbers in a normal manner.

Hold

j while using

cursor-control keys.

on embedded keypad. Also hold down letters.

j for capital

Hold

j while typing

numbers.

Use cursor-control keys in a normal manner.

Hold Fn while tping letters on embedded keypad. Also hold down j for capital letters.

Chapter 1 15

Windows Keys

The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions.

Key Icon Description

Windows logo

key

Application

key

Start button. Combinations with this key perform special functions. Below are a few examples: + Tab (Activates next taskbar button)

+ E (Explores My Computer)

+ F (Finds Document)

+ M (Minimizes All)

j + Windows logo key + M (Undoes Minimize All)

+ R (Displays Run dialog box)

Opens a context menu (same as a right-click).

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Hot Keys

The computer uses hotkey or key combinations to perform functions such as controlling the screen brightness and specifying where to display output.

Hot Key Icon Function Description

Fn-F5 Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen,

Fn-

w Brightness Up Increases the screen brightness.

external monitor (if connected) and both the display screen and external monitor.

y Brightness Down Decreases the screen birghtness.

Fn-

NOTE: When activating hotkeys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in the hotkey

combination.

Chapter 1 17

Keyboard Ergonomics

Located below the keyboard, the wide and curved palm rest is ergonomically desinged to provide you with a very comfortable place to rest your hands while you type.

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Touchpad

The built-in touchpad is a PS/2-compatible pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This means the cursor responds as you move your finger on the surface of the touchpad. The central location on the palm rest provides you optimum comfort and support.

NOTE: If you are using an external PS/2 mouse, the touchpad is automatically disabled. You can enable or

disable this function in BIOS.

Touchpad Basics

The following teaches you how to use the touchpad:

❑ Move your finger across the touchpad to move the cursor.

❑ Press the left (1) and right (2) buttons located on the edge of the touchpad to do selection and

execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad produces similar results.

Function Left Button Righ Button Tap

Execute Click twice

quickly

Select Click once Tap once

Drag Click and hold,

then use finger to drag the cursor on the touchpad

Access context menu

Scroll

Click once

Tap twice (at the same speed as double-clicking the mouse button)

Tap twice (at the same speed as double-clicking a mouse button) then hold finger to the touchpad on the second tap to drag the cursor

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NOTE: Keep your fingers dry and clean when using the touchpad. Also keep the touchpad dry and clean. The

touchpad is sensitive to finger movements. Hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Tapping too hard will not increase the touchpad’s responsiveness.

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Launch Keys

Located near the front end of the computer (between the speakers) are launch keys that perform various functions.

Depending on the set mode, these launch keys may be used to launch applications for play back music CDs.

NOTE: The Audio DJ feature is also available even when the computer is off.

# Icon Item Description

1 Mode Switch This sets the launch key mode. Slide the

switch to the desired mode.

(

AP mode)

2 Stop/Eject

(

Audio DJ mode)

AP (Application) mode.

Lock mode

Audio DJ mode

Launches a user-configurable application.

Stop playback of the music CD; when playback is stopped, ejects the drive tray.

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# Icon Item Description

(

AP mode)

Launches a user-configurable application.

3 Play/Pause

(

Audio DJ mode)

4Email

AP mode)

(

4 Previous Track

Audio DJ mode)

(

5 Internet Browser

AP mode)

(

5 Next Track

(

Audio DJ mode)

6 Volume Buttons Decreases (-) or increase (+) the volume.

Plays and pauses playback of the music CD.

Launches your email program.

Jumps to the previous track on the music CD. (AP mode)

Launches your internet browser.

Jumps to the next track on the music CD.

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