Acer Travelmate 340 Service Manual

TravelMate 340

Service Guide

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PART NO.: 49.40F02.001 DOC. NO.: SG322-9910A PRINTED IN TAIWAN

Copyright

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

Screen messages Denotes actual messages that appear

on screen.

NOTE

WARNING

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

Gives bits and pie ces of additional informati on rel ated to the current topic.

Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.

Gives precau ti onary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems.

Reminds you to do specif ic actions relevant to the accom plishment of procedures.

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Preface

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

This Service Guide prov ides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATI ON decided for Acer 's "global" product offering. To bet ter fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiv eness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionalit y 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 of fices or the responsi ble personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date in formation available on you r regional web or channel. If , for whatever reason, a part number cha nge is made, it will not be noted in the printed Serv ic e 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 li st provided by your regio nal Acer office to order FRU par ts f or repair and service of customer machines.

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

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

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

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

Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Left Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Right Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Hardware Configuration and Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Chapter 2 System Utilities 25

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Basic System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Startup Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Onboard Devices Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

System Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Executing Flash Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

System Utility Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Panel ID Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Thermal and Fan Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Main Board Data Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

System Diagnostic Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Running PQA Diagnostics Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 39

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Disassemb l in g the Ha r d Disk Dri v e M o dule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 4

Removing the External DIMM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Removing the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Removing the Middle Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Removing the Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Disassembling the LCD module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Disassembling the Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Removing the DIMM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Removing the Modem Combo Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Removing the RTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Removing the Lower Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Removing the Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Removing the Touchpad Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Table of Contents

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 53

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

External Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

External CD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Memory Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Index of AFlash BIOS Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Index of PQA Diagnostic Error Code, Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 65

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 67 Appendix A Model Number and Configurations 77 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 79

Windows 95 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Windows 98 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Windows 2000 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Windows NT 4.0 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Appendix C Online Support Information 85 Index 87

System Specifications

Features

This computer was desi gned with the user in mind. Here are jus t a few of it s man y feat ures:

Performance

Intel Pentium® III 450/500 processor with integrated L2 cache memory

64-bit ma in m em or y

Large and vibrant Thin-Film-Transistor (TFT) SVGA Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

64-bit graphics acceleration with 2.5MB graphics memory and Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE removable hard disk

External EasyLink™ Combo Drive (floppy drive + CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive “combo”)

Lithium-Ion batter y pack

Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Inter face) or APM (Advanced Power Mana gem ent) support

Multimedia

16-bit high-fidelity PCI stereo audio with 3D sound and wavetable synt hesizer

Built-in speaker

EasyLink™ Combo Drive (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM)

Dual view capability

DVD playback capability ( with DVD-equipped EasyLink™ DVD Combo Drive option)

USB video capture kit

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Connectivity

High-speed fax/ data PCI modem

Built-in network feature for Ethernet 10/ 1000 LAN -- - optional

Fast infrared (FIR) wireless communic ation

Universal Serial Bus (USB) port

Human-centric Design and Ergonomics

Ultra-slim, sleek, smooth and styl ish design

Full-sized keyboard

Wide and curved palm rest

Ergonomicall y-centered touchpad poi nting device with scroll function

Stylish cover accessory

Expansi on

CardBus PC Card (formerly PCMCIA) slot (one type II/I) with Zoomed V ideo (ZV) support

Upgradeable memory and hard disk

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Display

The large graphi cs display offers excellent viewing, display quality and desktop performance graphics. The computer supports a Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) displaying 32-bit true-color at 800x600 Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA) resolution.

Video Perfor mance

PCI local bus video with 64-bit graphics acceleration and 2.5MB high-speed Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory (SG RAM ) boost video performance. The video also inclu des 3D capabiliti es such as Goraud shading, and Z-buffering, as well as DVD playback support.

Simultaneous Display

The computer’s large display and multimedia capabilities are great for giving presentation s. If you prefer , you can also connect an ext ernal monitor when giving presentations. This computer supports simul taneous LCD and CRT display. Simultaneous display allows you to control the prese ntation from your computer and at the same time face your audience. You can also connect other output display devices such as LCD projection panels for large-audience presentations.

Power Management

The power management sy stem incorporates an "autom atic LCD dim" feature that automatically decides the best settin gs for your display and at the same ti me conserves power . See “” on page 24 for more information on power management features.

Dualview

The computer’s video chip t akes advantage of Windows 98 multi-display capability, allowing you to extend your desktop t o an e xterna l disp lay devi ce, su ch as a n exter nal mo nitor or projec tor. With this feature enab led , you can move program windows to and from the computer LCD and exter nal display device.

Opening and Closing the Display

To open the display, slide the display cover latch to the left and l if t up the cover. Then tilt it to a comfortable viewing posi tion. The com puter employ s a micros witch t hat tur ns off the dis play (a nd enters Stand by mode) to conserve power when you close the display cover, and turns it back on when you open the display cover.

NOTE:

To close the display cover, fold it down gently until the display cover latch cl icks into place.

WARNING:

If an external mon it or is connected, the computer turns off the dis play (but does not enter standby

mode) when you close the display cover.

To avoid damaging the display, do not slam it when you close it. Also, do not place any object on

top of the computer when the display is closed.

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System Block Diagram

CRT

LCD

INVERTER

ZV AUDIO

SINGLE

CARD SLOT

POWER

SWITCH

DEBUG

PORT

POWER

COMMAND

ISA BUS

INT. K/BINT. K/B

EXT. K/B

DCBATOUT

VGA

KBC

FAN

CONTROL

FANFAN

DC-DC

OUTPUT 1.6V

AGP 2X

PCI BUS

CARD BUS

INTERNAL INTERNAL SPEAKERSSPEAKERS

EXTERNAL

HEADPHONE

TOUCH PADTOUCH PAD

PS2

CORE -1.6 V

Pentium III

CPU

LOW POWER GTL+

INTERFACE

CD-IN

LINE-IN

MIC

ZV-AUDIO

CPU

OPPERMINE

450/500 MHz

M1621

AUDIO

ESS-SOLO1E

POWER POWER

AMPLIFIERAMPLIFIER

BIOS

CPU_ VCCT +1.5V

AGP 2X LVTTL

RTC

PC COMPATIBILITY SIG NALS

MAX1617

THERMAL SENSOR

SDRAM

DUAL SOCKETS

LAN MODEM

SOCKET

RJ45/ RJ11

SUPER I/O

INT. K/BINT. K/B PRINTERPRINTER

SERIAL

MAX3243

SERIAL

PORT COM1

LEVEL SHIFTLEVEL SHIFT

3.3 V

M1533

GPI/ GPO/ GPIO

EXTERNAL SMI

USB PORT

PRIMARY IDE

CD-ROM

EXTERNAL FDD

BAY MODULE

HDD

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Board Layout

13 12

9876

515

4 3

2 1

19 20

1 Microphone-in Port 16 LCD Connector 2 Line-in port 17 DIMM Socket 1 3 Line-out port 18 External FDD, CD/DVD-ROM Module Connector 4 Power Switch 19 CPU 5 LCD Cover Switch Connector 20 North Bridge ALI M1621 6 AC Adapter Connector 21 HDD Board Connector 7 USB Port 22 Touchpad Connector 8 LAN/Modem Connector 23 Internal Keyboard Connector 9 FIR Port 24 PCMCIA Socket 10 PS/2 Port 25 Jumper Setting 11 Parallel Port 26 LED/Inverter Board Connector 12 Serial Port 27 VGA Controller Cyber 9525 DVD 13 Speaker 28 Mini PCI Card Connector 14 Video Port 29 RTC Battery 15 FAN Connector

22 23 24 25

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4 5

6 7

1 DIMM Socket 2 5 BIOS Flash ROM 2 Super I/O Cont roller NS PC97338 6 South Bridge ALI M1533 3 PCI Audio Controller ESS ES1946 7 Keyboard Controller M38867 4 PCI CardBus Controller OZ6812

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Panel

Ports allow you to connect peripheral devices to your computer as you would with a desktop PC.

Left Panel

# Port Connects to...

1 EasyLink™ Combo Drive connector EasyLink™ Combo Drive.

Rear Panel

# Icon Port Conn ec ts to.. .

1 Power jack AC adapter and power outlet

2 USB jack Universal Serial Bus device (e.g., USB mouse, USB

camera)

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# Icon Port Connec ts to...

3 Modem jack Phone line

4 Network jack Ethernet 10/100-based network

5 Infrared port Infrared device (e.g., infrared printer, IR-a ware

computers)

6 PS/2 port PS/2-compatible device (e.g., PS/2 keyboa rd/mouse/

7 Parallel port Parallel device (e.g., parallel printer)

8 Serial port Serial device (e.g., serial mouse)

9 Exter na l disp la y port Display device (e.g. , exter n al monito r, LCD projector)

keypad)

up to 1280x1024 resolution at 64K-col ors

Universal Serial Bus

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) port is a high-speed serial bus which allows you to connect and daisy-chain USB peripherals with out taking up precious sys tem resources.

Fax/data mode m

Some models have a built-in V.90 56Kbps PCI fax/data modem.

WARNING:

To use the fax/data modem port, connect a phone cable from the modem port to a telep hone jack.

This modem port is not compat ible with digital phon e li nes. Plugging this modem into a digi tal

phone line will dama ge th e modem.

Start your communications software program. See your communications manual for instructions.

Built-i n ne twork feature (opt i on a l)

Availabl e on selected models, the built- in network featur e allows you to connect your compu ter to an Ethernet based (10BaseT and 100BaseT) network.

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To use the network feature, connect an Ether net cable from the network jack on the rear of the computer to a network jack or hub on your network. Then configure network settings for your computer .

NOTE: Contact your network or system administrator for information on how to configure your computer to

work in your network environment.

Fast infrared

The computer’s fast infrared (FIR) port all ows you to do wireless data transfer with other IR-aware computers and peripherals such as inf rared printers . The infrared port can transfer data at spee ds of up to four megabits per second (Mbps) at a di stance of up to one meter.

To use FIR, position two IR-aware devi ces such t hat thei r IR por ts are no more th an one meter apart and offset no more than 15 degrees.

When the two computers are in position, simply begin the data transfer as you normally would. See your file transfer software for details.

Right Panel

# Icon Port Connects to...

1 PC Card slot One 16-bit PC Card or 32-bit CardBus PC Card

(Zoome d Vi de o su pported)

2 Micro ph on e- i n jac k Mono co nd en s er mi crophone

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# Icon Port Connects to...

3 Line-in jack Audio line-in device (e.g., audio CD player, stereo

walkman)

4 Line-out jack Audio line-out device (e.g., speakers, headphones)

PC Card slot

There is a type II/I CardBus PC Card slot found on the right panel of the computer. This slot accepts a creditcard-sized card that enhances the usability and expandabili ty of the computer.

PC Cards (formerly PCMCI A) are add- on cards f or port able com puters , giving you exp ansi on possi bili ties long afforded by desktop PCs. Popula r type I I cards include fl ash memo ry, SRAM, fax/data modem, LAN and SCSI cards. CardBus improves on the 16-bit PC card technology by expanding the bandwidth to 32 bits.

ZV (Zoomed Video) support allows your computer to support hardware MPEG in the form of a ZV PC card.

NOTE:

Refer to your card’s manual for details on how to install and use the card and its functions.

Inserting a PC Card

NOTE:

Insert the card into the desired slot and ma ke the proper connecti ons (e.g., network c able), if necessar y. See your card manual for details.

A slot protector card is installed in the PC Card slot. Remove it before you inser t your PC Card.

Ejecting a PC Card

Before ejecting a PC Card:

Exit the application using the car d.

Left-click on the PC Card icon on the taskbar and stop the card operation.

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3. Press the slot eject button (1) to pop out the eject button (2); then press it again to eject the card (3).

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Indicators

The computer has six easy-to-read status icons on the right of the disp lay screen.

The Power and Standby status icons are visible even when you close the display cover so you can see the status of the computer while the cover is closed.

# Icon Function Description

1 Power Lights when the computer is on.

2 Sleep Lights when the computer enters Sleep mode.

3 Media Activity Lights when the floppy drive, hard disk or

EasyLink™ Combo Drive is active.

4 Battery Charge Lights when the battery is being charged.

5 Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is ac tiv ated.

6 Num Lock Lights when Num Lock is activated.

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Keyboard

The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve fun ction keys.

Hot Keys

The computer empl oys hot keys or key combinat ions to access most of the com puter’s controls like screen contrast and brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility.

To activate hot keys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in the hot key combination.

Hot Key Icon Function Description

Fn-F1 Hot Key Help Displays help on hot keys.

Fn-F2 Setup Accesses the computer’s configuration utility .

Fn-F3 Power Ma nagement

Schem e Toggle

Fn-F4 Sleep (ACPI) or

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

Fn-F6 Screen Blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power.

Fn-F7 Touchpad Toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off.

Fn-F8 Speaker Toggle Turns the speakers on and off.

Fn-

←

Standby (APM)

Brightness Down Decreases the screen brightness.

Switches the power management scheme used by the computer (function available if supported by operating system).

Puts the computer in Sleep mode or Standby mode.

exter nal monitor (if connecte d) and bot h the display screen and external monitor.

Press any key to return.

Fn-

→

↑

Brightness Up Increases the screen brightness.

Volume Up Increases the volume.

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Hot Key Icon Function Description

Fn-

↓

Alt Gr-Euro Euro Types the euro symbol.

Volume Down Decreases th e volume.

The euro symbol

If your keyboar d layout is set to United States -International or Uni ted Kingdom or if you have a keyboar d with a European layout, you can type the Euro symbol on your keyboard.

NOTE: For US keyboard users:

symbol to work, the keyboard layout has to be set to United States-International.

To verify the keyboard type:

Click on

Double-cl ick on

Click on the

Ver ify that the keyboard layout used for "English (United States)" is set to Uni ted States-International.

If not, selec t and cl ick on

Click on OK.

Start, Settings, Control Panel

Keyboard

Language

Properties

The keyboard layout is set when you first set up Windows. For the Euro

tab.

; then select

United States-International

and click on OK.

To type the Euro symbol:

Locate the Euro symbol on your keyboard.

Open a text editor or word processor.

3. NOTE:

Alt Gr

Hold

and press the Euro symbol.

Some fonts and softwar e do not support the Euro symbol. Please refer to http://www.microsoft.com/

typography/f aq/faq12.htm for more i nformation.

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Hardware Configuration and Specification

System Board Major Chips

Item Controller

System core logic ALI M1621/M1533 Super I /O con tr o lle r NS PC97 33 8V JG Audio co ntroller KB 9525 Hard disk dr iv e co ntroller M5229 Keyboard controller M38867 RTC BQ3285LD

Processor

Item Specification

CPU ty pe Intel Pentium III 450/500 MHz proces sor with 256KB L2 on-die Cache CPU package BGA package CPU core voltage 1.60V CPU I/O voltage 1.50V

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS ve nd or Acer BIOS Version V 3.0 BIOS ROM type Flash ROM BIOS R O M si ze 256KB BIOS package 32-pin PLCC Supported protocols ACPI 1.0a, APM 1.2, PC Card 95, SM BIOS 2.1, EPP/IEEE 1284, ECP/

BIOS password control Set by switch, see SW3 (switch 6) settings

IEEE 1284 1.7 & 1.9, IrDA, PCI 2.1, PnP 1.0a, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, USB, VESA VGA BIOS, DDC-2B, CD-ROM bootable, Windows keyboard Microso ft S imple Boot Flag

Second Level Cache

Item Specification

Cache c ontroll er Build i n ALI 1621 Cache size 256 KB 1st leve l ca che contro l Alw a ys enabled 2st leve l ca che contro l Alw a ys enabled Cache sc heme cont rol Fixe d in wr ite - ba c k

System Memory

Item Specification

Memory controller ALI M1621 Onboard memory size 0MB DIMM socket number 2 sockets (2 banks) Supports memory size per socket 32/64/128 MB Supports maximum memory size 256MB (128MB x 2) Supports DIMM type Synchronous DRAM

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System Memory

Item Specification

Supports DIMM Speed 100MHz Supports DIMM voltage 3.3V Supports DIMM package 144-pin DIMM Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they

match the above specifications.

Memory Combinations

Slot 1 Slot 2 Total Memory

32MB 0 32MB 0 32MB 32MB 64MB 0 64MB 0 64MB 64MB 32MB 32MB 64MB 64MB 32MB 96MB 32MB 64MB 96MB 128MB 0 128MB 0 128MB 128MB 64MB 64MB 128MB 128MB 32MB 160MB 32MB 128MB 160MB 128MB 64MB 192MB 64MB 128MB 192MB 128MB 128MB 256MB

Above table lists some system memory config urations. You may combine DIMMs with various capaci ti es to form other combinations.

NOTE: The shipping specification for DIMM combi nation is 64MB in slot 1.

LAN/Modem Combo Interface

Item Specification

Chipset Ambit T60.082.C.00 Fax modem data baud rate (bps) 14.4K Data modem data baud rate (bps) 56K Supports modem protocol V.90 data modem 56K, V.90 fax modem 14.4K and digital line

Supports LAN protocol 10/100 Mbps Modem/LAN connector type RJ11/RJ45 Modem/LAN connector location Re ar side

protection operation

Modem Interface

Item Specification

Chipset Ambit J07.M039 .00 Fax mode m data baud rate (bps) 14.4K Data modem data baud rate (bps) 56K

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Modem Interface

Item Specification

Supports modem protocol V.90 data modem 56K, V.90 fax modem 14.4K and digital line

Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Rear side

protection operation

Hard Disk Drive Inter face

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name IBM DARA-206000 IBM DARA-209000 Drive Forma t Capacity (MB) 6000 9000 Bytes per sector 512 512 Logica l he ad s 1 5 16 Logica l se ctors 63 6 3 Drive Forma t Logica l cy li nd er s 12416 16383 Physical read/write

heads Disks 1 2 Spindle speed (RPM) 4200 4200 Performance Specifications Buffer size 418 418 Interface IDE(ATA-4) IDE(AT A-4) Data transfer rate (disk-

buffer, Mbytes/s) Data transfer, rate

(host~buffe r, Mbytes/s ) DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance 5+-5% 5+-5%

10.69~20.2 10.69~20.2

16.6 (PIO mode 4)

66.6 (Ultra DMA mode 4)

CD-ROM/Floppy Diskette Combo Drive Interface

Item Specificati on

Vendor & model name TEAC CF240500

CD-ROM

Perform a nc e Spe c ifi ca ti on Transfer rate (KB/sec) 1,545KB/sec ~ 3,600KB/sec. (FULL - CAV) Access time (typ.) 130 ms Rotation speed 5136 rpm (typ.) Buffer memory 128 KB Interface AT API Applicable disc format CD-DA, CD-ROM (Mode-1, Mode-2), CD-ROM XA MODE-2 (FORM-1, FORM-2),

Multi-Session Photo CD, CD-I, Video CD, Enhanced CD & CD PLUS Compatible,

CD-R/W Loading mechanism Drawer with soft eject and emergency eject hole Power Requirement Input Voltage 5 V

Diskette Drive

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CD-ROM/Floppy Diskette Combo Drive Interface

Item Specificati on

Floppy Disk Specifications Media rec o gn iti on 2 D D (720 KB ) 2HD (1.2MB, 3-m od e ) 2HD (1. 44 MB ) Sectors / track 9 15 18 Tracks 80 80 80 Data transfer rate (Kbit/s) 250 500 500 Rotational speed (RPM) 300 360 300 Read/write heads 2 Encoding method MFM Power Requirement Input Voltage (V) +5V +-10%

DVD-ROM/Floppy Diskette Combo Drive Inte rface

Item Specification

Vendor & model name TEAC DF220500

DVD-ROM

Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer ra te (KB/sec) 1,290KB/sec ~ 3,0 00KB/sec.

(FULL - CAV) Access time (typ.) 130 ms 170 ms Rotation spee d 4280 rpm (typ.) 11 48~2776 rpm (typ.) Buffer memory 512 KB 512 KB Interface AT API Applicable disc format DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA, CD-ROM (Mode-1, Mode-2), CD-ROM XA MODE-

2 (FORM-1, FORM-2), Multi-Session Photo CD, CD-I, Video CD, Enhanced CD &

CD PLUS Compatible, CD-R/W Loading mechanism Drawer with soft eject and emergency eject hole Power Requirement Input Voltage 5 V

Diskette Drive

2,769 KB/sec. (FULL - CAV)

Audio Interface

Item Specification

Audio Controller ESS ES1946 Solo-1E Audio onboard or optional Built-in Mono or Stereo Stereo

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Audio Interface

Item Specification

Resolution 16-bit Compatibility SB-Pro, Windows Sound System (WSS), MPU-401, OPL3, OPL3-SA3

Microsoft PC97/ PC98/PC99, WHQL audio requirement Mixed so und source Voice, Synthesize r, Line-in, Microphone, CD Voice channel 8/16-bit, mono/stereo Sampling rate 44.1 KHz Internal microphone No Internal speaker / Quantity Yes / 1 piece Supports PnP DMA channel DMA channel 0

Supports PnP IRQ IRQ3, IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10, IRQ11

DMA ch an ne l 1

Video Interface

Item Specification

Chip vendor Trident Chip name Cyber 9525 DVD Chip voltage 3.3 Volts Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port Yes Graph interface AGP 1X or 2X (Accelerated Graphics Port) bus Maximum resolution (LCD) 1024x768 (16 bit color s) Maximum resolution (CRT) 1600x1280 (256 colors)

Video Memory

Item Specification

Fixed or upgradeable Fixed, built- in video controller Video memory size 2.5MB

Video Resoluti ons M ode

Resolution Refresh Rate

CRT Only LCD/CRT Simultaneous 640x480x256 85 60 640x480x64K 85 60 640x480x16M 85 60 800x600x256 85 60 800X600X64K 85 60 1024x768x256 60, 75 60

Parallel Port

Item Specification

Parallel port controller NS PC97338VJG Number of parallel por t 1 Location Rear side Connector type 25-pin D-type connector, in female type Parallel port function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

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Parallel Port

Item Specification

Supports ECP/EPP Yes (set by BIOS setup) Optional ECP DMA channel

(in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port I/O address

(in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port IRQ

(in BIOS Setup)

DMA channel 1 and 3

3BCh, 378h, 278h

IRQ5, IRQ7

Serial Port

Item Specification

Serial port controller NS PC97338VJG Number of serial port 1 Supports 16550 UART Yes Connector type 9-pin D-type connector, in male type Location Rear side Serial port function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Optional serial port (in BIOS Setup) 3F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h Optional serial port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) IRQ4, IRQ11

USB Port

Item Specification

OHCI USB 1.0 Number of USB port 1 Location Rear side Serial port function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

IrDA Port

Item Specification

IrDA FIR port controller NS PC97338VJG Number of IrDA FIR port 1 Location Rear side IrDA FIR port function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Optional IrDA FIR port (in BIOS Setup) 2F8h, 3F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h Optional IrDA FIR port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ10, IRQ11 Optional IrDA FIR port DRQ (in BIOS Setup) DRQ3, DRQ1, DRQ0

PCMCIA Port

Item Specification

PCMCIA controller O2 OZ6812 Supports card type Type-II/I Number of slots One type-II/I Access location Right side Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port Yes Supports 32 bit CardBus Yes (IRQ9)

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Keyboard

Item Specification

Keyboard controller Mitsubishi M38867 Keyboard vendor & model name JME K9811 Total number of keypads 85/89-key Windows 95 keys Yes Internal & external keyboard work simultaneously Yes

Battery

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Panasonic CGP-E/618AE Battery Type Li-ion Pack capacity 2800 mAH Cell voltage 3.6V/cell Number of battery cell 6 Package configuration 3 cells in series, 2 series in parallel Package voltage 10.8 V

DC-AC LCD Inverter

Item Specification

Vendor & model name

Input voltage (V) 7.3 (min.) - 21 (max.)

Input current ( m A) - - 900 (max.) Output voltage

(Vrms, no load) Output voltage

frequency (kHz) Output Current/

Lamp

Ambit T62.123.C.01 Sumida IV12149

- 565 (typ.) -

40 (min.) - 65 (max.)

Iout(Min) 0.7mA 1.0mA 1.3mA Vadj=0V Iout(Max) 5.4mA 6.0mA 6.6mA Vadj=3.2V

NOTE: DC-AC inverter is used to generate very high AC voltage, th en support to LCD CCF T backlight user,

and is also respon sible for the c ontrol of LCD br ight ness. Av oi d touchi ng the DC-AC in verter area whil e the system unit is turned on.

NOTE: There is an EEPROM i n the inverter, which stores its supported LCD type and ID code. If you replace

a new inverter or replace the LCD with a different brand, use Inverter ID utility to update the ID information.

LCD

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Torisan

TM121SV-02L04 Mechanical Specifications LCD disp la y ar e a (diagonal , inc h) 12.1 Display techno logy TFT Resolution SVGA (800x600)

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LCD

Item Specification

Supports colors 262,144 colors Optical Specification Brightness control keyboard hotkey Contr ast control keyboard hotkey Electrical Specification Supply volt ag e for LCD di sp lay (V) 3.3 (typ.) Supply voltage for LCD backlight (Vrms) 630(typ.)

AC Adapter

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Delta ADT-60XB D 3P Input Requirements Maximum input current (A,

@90Vac, full load) Nominal frequency (Hz) 47 - 63 Frequency vari ation range (Hz) 47 - 63 Nominal voltages (Vrms) 90 - 270 Inrush curren t The maximum inr us h cur ren t wi l l b e l ess than 50 A an d 10 0A w h en th e a da pter

Efficiency It should provide an efficiency of 83% minimum, when measured at maximum

Output Ratings (CV mode) DC output voltage +19.0V~20.0V Noise + Ripple 300mvp-pmax (20MHz bandwidth) Load 0 A (min.) 2.4 A (max.) Output Ratings (CC mode) DC output voltage +12V ~ +19V Constant outp ut 2.75 ± 0.2 A Dynamic Output Characteristics Turn-on delay time 2 sec. (@115Vac) Hold up time 4 ms min . (@115 Vac input, ful l load) Over Voltage Protection (OVP) 24 V Short circuit protection Output can be shorted without damage Electrostatic discharge (ESD) 15kV (at air discharge)

Dielectric Withstand Voltage Primary to secondary 1500 Vac (or 2121 Vdc), 10 mA for 1 second Leakage current 0.25 mA max. (@ 254 Vac, 60Hz) Regulatory Requirements Internal filter meets:

1.5 A @ 90Vac

0.9 A @ 180Vac

is connec te d to 115Vac(60Hz ) and 23 0Vac(5 0Hz ) res pe ct iv el y.

load un de r 115V(60Hz ) .

8kV (at contact dischar ge)

1. FCC cl ass B requirements. (USA)

2. VDE 243/1991 class B req uirements. (German)

3. CISPR 22 Clas s B requ ir e me nt s. (Scandina v ia )

4. VCCI class II requirements. (Japan)

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Power Management

Power Saving Mode Phenomenon

Standby Mode

Waiting time specif ied by the S y stem Standby value or the operating system elapses without any system activity.

Or When the computer is about to enter

Hibernation mode (e.g., during a battery-low condition), but the Hibernation file is invalid or not present.

Hibernation Mode

When customized functi ons for power manage ment ar e set to

Hibernation

corresponding action is taken.

Display Standby Mode

Keyboard, built-in touchpad, and an external PS/2 pointing device are idle for a specified period.

Hard Disk Standby Mode

Hard disk is idle within a specified period of time.

and the

The buzzer beeps

The Sleep indicator lights up

All pow er shuts off

The display shuts off

Hard dis k dri ve is in standby mo de .

(spind le tur ne d- o ff)

Environmental Requi rem ents

Item Specification

T emperature Operating +5 ~ +35 Degree C Non-Operating -20 ~ + 60 Degree C Humidity Operating 20% ~ 80% RH, Non-condensing Non-Operating 20% ~ 90% RH, Non-condensi ng Vibration Operating (Unpacked) 5 ~ 25.6 Hz, 0.38 mm (peak to peak)

25.6 ~ 250Hz, 0.5G Non-Operating Unpacked 5 ~ 27.1 Hz, 0.6G

27.1 ~ 50 Hz, 0.4 mm (peak to peak)

50 ~ 500 Hz, 2.0G

Packed 5 ~ 62.6 Hz, 0.51 mm (peak to peak)

62.6 ~ 500 Hz, 4 G

Mechanical Specification

Item Specification

Dimensions 289 mm (W) x 219 mm (D) x 23.5 mm (H) Weight 41 lb (including battery) I/O Ports 1 P/S2 Port, 1 Parallel Port, 1 Serial Port, 1 USB, 1 Modem Port, 1 LAN Port, 1

PCMCIA Slot, 1 VGA Port, 1 Microphone Port, 1 Line-in Port, 1 Line-out Port, 1 EasyLink

Drive Bays None

Port, 1 DC-IN Port for AC adapter

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Mechanical Specification

Item Specification

Material Housing: MG-AL

Pane l : Plastic Indications Power LED, Sleep LED, Media Activity, Battery Charge, Caps Lock Switch Power

Memory Address Map

Memory Address Size Function

000000 00-0009FFFF 640 KB Base memory 000A0000-000BFFFF 128 KB Video memory 000C0000-000 C9FFF 40 KB Video BIOS 000CA000-000CBFFF 8 KB I/O RO M 000E0000-000FFFFF 128 KB System BIOS 00100000-top limited

04301000-04301FFF 04302000-04302FFF

0430000-0 43 00 FFFF FFFF0000-FFFFFFFF 64 KB System board extension for PnP

- 4 KB

4 KB 64 KB

Extended (DIMM) memory PCMCIA controller (slot 1)

PCMCIA controller (slot 2) USB controller

BIOS

I/O Address Map

I/O Address Function

000-00F DMA co nt roller-1 020-021 I nte rr u pt co nt r ol le r -1 040-043 Timer 1 060, 064 Keyboard controller 8742 chip select 061 System speaker out 040B DMA controller-1 061 System sp ea k er 070-071 Real-time clock and NMI mask 080-08F DMA page register 0A0-0A 1 I nte r ru pt co ntroller -2 0C0-0D F DMA co nt roller-2 0F0-0FF Num eri c da ta pr o ce s so r 120-13F

180-18F 170-177 2nd EID E device (CD-ROM) select 1F0-1F7 1st EIDE device (hard drive) select 220-22F Audio 240-24F Audio (optional) 278-27F Parallel port 3 2E8-2EF COM4 2F8-2FF COM2 or FIR (optional) 378, 37A Parallel port 2 3BC-3BE Paraller port 1 3B0-3BB

3C0-3DF

Power management controller

Video Controller

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I/O Address Map

I/O Address Function

3F0h-3F 7 Stan da rd Flo p py Dis k Contr o ll er 3E8-3EF COM3 or LT Win modem (optional) 3F0-3F7 Floppy dis k con troller 3F8-3FF COM1 480-48F, 4D6 D M A controller-1 4D0-4D 1

CF8-CFF

PCI configuration register

IRQ Assignment Map

Interrupt Channel Function

NMI System errors IRQ0 System timer IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Cascade IRQ3 R2 Card IRQ4 COM1 IRQ5 Audio or LPT1 (optional) IRQ6 Floppy IRQ7 LPT1 or Audio (optional) IRQ8 Real time clock IRQ9 Card bus / ACPI / Modem IRQ10 USB IRQ11 FIR IRQ12 PS2 pointing device IRQ13 Numeric data processor IRQ14 1st EIDE device (hard disk) IRQ15 2nd EIDE device (CD-ROM drive)

DMA Channel Assignment

DMA Channel Function

DRQ0 Audio or FIR (optio na l) DRQ1 ECP or Audio or FIR (optional) DRQ2 Floppy DRQ3 ECP or FIR (optional) DRQ4 Not Used DRQ5 Not used DRQ6 Not used DRQ7 Not used

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