Acer Travelmate 350 Service Manual

TravelMate 350

Service Guide

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PART NO.: 49.45H02.001 DOC. NO.: SG348 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 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 possibl e 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 i nformation and the product it supports, please read the fol lowing general information.

This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer 's "gl obal" product of fering. To better fi t local market requirements and enhance product competitiv eness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extr a me mo ry capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such ca ses, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information available on you r reg ional web or channel. If, for whatev er re ason, a part number change 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 list pr ovided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for re pair and service of customer machines.

T a ble of Contents

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

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

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

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

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

Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Touchpad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Hardware S pe cifica tions an d Config u r a tions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 2 System Utilities 29

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

BIOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

System Utility Diskette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

System Diagnostic Diskette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 43

General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Removing the Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Removing the Hard disk drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Removing the DVD-ROM and Floppy disk drive Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Remo ving th e Vid eo Cap tu r e Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Removing the Extended Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Disassembling the LCD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Removing the LAN Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Removing the Upper Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Removing the Lower Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

System Upgrade Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 69

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Powe r - O n Self-T e s t (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 83

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

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

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 87 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 101 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 103

Microsoft Windows 98 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Microsoft Windows 2000 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Windows Millenium Environment Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Microsoft Windows NT Environment Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Appendix C Online Support Information 117 Index 119

Table of Contents

System Specifications

Features

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

Performance

Mobile Pentium® III 256 KB level 2 cache featuring Intel® SpeedStep™ technology

64-bit memory bus

External EasyLink™ Combo Drive (floppy and CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive)

High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk

Li-ion main battery pack

Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuratio n Power Interface)

Smart Card interface with pre-boot authentication systems as security feature.

Display

13.3" Thin-Film Transistor (TFT ) liquid-crystal display (LCD) displ aying 24-bit true-col o r at

1024x768 eXtended Graphics Array (XGA) resolution 4 MB to 8 MB Video DRAM, configurable t hrough BIOS

3D capabilities

Simultaneous LCD and CRT display support

Supports other output display devices such as LCD projection panels for large-audience

presentations "Automatic LCD dim" fea ture that automaticall y decides the best settings for your display and

conserves power Dual display capability

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Multimedia

16-bit high-fidelity AC’97 PCI stereo audi o wit h wavetable synthesiz er

Built-in speaker with microphone

Sound Blaster Pro and Windows Sound System-compatible

High-speed CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

USB video capture kit option

Connectivity

High-speed fax/data modem port

Fast infrared wir eless communicati on

USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports

Ethernet/Fast Et hernet port

IEEE 1394 port

Smart Card interface socket

Optional Bluetooth wireless communication feature

Optional 802.11b wireless LAN

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Human-centric design and ergonomics

Sleek, smooth and st yli sh design

Full-sized keyboard

Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device

Internet scroll key

Expansion

One type II/I CardBus PC card (for m erl y PCM CIA) slot with ZV (zoomed video) port sup port

Upgradeable memory

EasyPort port repl icator

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System Block Diagra m

CPU CORE

Regulator

CLOCK

Generator

SDRAM

SO-DIMM*2

100 MHz

CPU

COPPERMINE

700/750 MHz

HOST BUS

100 MHz

North Bridge

ALi M1632M-U

CRT

LCD

Power & DC-DC

Regulator

Battery

Charger

COMBO

CD-ROM

FDD

MODEM

Daughter

Card

AC 97 Codec

LAN/802.11

MiniPCI

HDD

IDE BUS

Ultra 66

USB

PORT

IDEP

IDES

AC-LINK

BLUE

TOOTH

FDD

PCI BUS

South Bridge

ALi M1535

FIR

CONNECTOR

33 MHz

TI TSB43LV22

XD BUS

KBC

M38867

TouchPad

INT

PORT REPLICATOR

COM Port PS2 Serial Port EXT KB Audio Jack CRT USB 0,1 TV MODEM LAN

IEEE

1394

BIOS ROM

PS/2

PORT

CARDBUS

TARZAN

DEBUG

PORT

ZV PORT

RTC

BQ3285LF

BAT

SMART CARD

SLOT * 1

CARDBUS

SLOT * 2

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Board Layout

Top View

1718 16

1. Expansion por t 10. PCMCIA socket connector

2. Modem port 11. Speaker/Headphone-out jack

3. LAN port 12. Line-in/e xternal M IC jack

4. Exter nal monitor port 13. Infr ared port

5. DC-in port 1 14. Keyboard controller (M38867)

6. Pentium III processor 15. BIOS Flash ROM

7. EasyLink Combo Drive port 16. ALI M1535 South Bridge

8. IEEE 1394 port 17. Mini PCI socket

9. ALI M1632 North Bridge 18. RTC battery

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12 11

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Bottom View

1. DIMM 1 socket 6. Clock generator

2. DIMM 2 socket (reverse) 7. TV controller

3. CardBus controller 8. COM port controller

4. IEEE 1394 controller (TI TSB43LV22) 9. Geyserville controller

5. Clock buffer

Chapter 1 5

Panel

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

Front view

# Item Description

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

computer output.

2 Status indicators LEDs (l ight-emitting diodes) that turn on and off to

show the status of the computer and its functions and components.

3 Lau nch keys Buttons for launching frequently u sed programs. See

4 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a

5 Click buttons (left, center and right) The left and right buttons function like the left and right

6 Speaker/Headphone-out jack Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g., speake rs,

7 Lin e-in jack Accepts audio li ne-in dev ices (e.g., audio CD player,

8 Infrared port Interfaces with Infrared devices (e.g., infrared printer,

9 Microphone Inputs sounds and voices into your computer.

“Launch Keys” on page 14 for more details.

computer mouse.

mouse buttons; the center button serves as a scroll up/down button.

headphones).

stereo walkman).

IR-aware computers).

10 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you

use the c omputer.

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# Item Description

11 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer. 12 Speaker Outputs sound.

Left view

# Item Description

1 EasyLink Combo Drive

connector 2 IEEE 1394 port Connects to any IEEE 1394 supported devices. 3 Power switch Turns on the computer power. 4 PC Card eject button Ejects PC Card from the card slot. 5 PC Card slot Connects to one Type II 16-bit PC Card or 32-bit CardBus PC

Connects to an EasyLink Combo Drive.

Card.

6 SmartCard eject button Ejects SmartCard from the card slot. 7 Smart card slot Sl ot for Smart Card interface with pr e-boot au thentication

systems.

8 Video capture kit slot Accepts the video capture kit option on the left sid e of the

computer.

Right view

# Item Description

1 Video capture kit slot Accepts the video capture kit option on the right side of the

computer. 2 Battery bay Houses the comput er's battery pack. 3 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible key-based computer

security lock.

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Rear view

# Item Description

1 PS/2 port Connects to any PS/2-compatible device (e.g., PS/2 keyboard/

mouse/keypad).

2 USB ports (two) Connect to any Universal Serial Bus devices (e.g., USB

mouse, USB camera).

3 Expansion port I/O replicator or EasyPor t expansion devices.

4 M o de m jac k Connec ts to a phon e lin e.

5 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100- based netw ork

6 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD

projector) and displays up to 64K colors at 1280x1024 resolution.

7 Power jack Connects to an AC adapter.

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Bottom view

# Item Description

1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack. 2 Hard disk bay H ouses the computer's hard di sk (secur ed by a screw ). 3 Hard disk anti-shock

protection 4 Battery release latch Unlatches the battery to re move the battery pack. 5 Personal identification slot Insert a business card or simila r-sized identif ication card to

6 Memory compartment Houses the computer's main me mory.

Protects your hard disk against shoc ks.

personalize your computer.

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Indicators

The computer has seven easy-to-read stat us icons below the display screen.

The Power and Sleep s tatus i con s are vi sibl e even when you cl ose the di splay cover so you can see t he stat us of the computer while the cover is closed.

Icon Function Description

Wireless Communication

Lights when the Blue Tooth/Wireless LAN capabilities are enabled.

Power Lights when the computer is on.

Sleep Lights when the computer enters Sleep mode.

Media Activity Lights when the floppy drive, hard disk or EasyLink Combo drive

is active.

Battery Charge Lights when the battery is being charged.

Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated.

Num Lock Lights when Num Lock is activated.

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Keyboard

The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cur sor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys.

Special keys

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 are in uppercase. Num Lock (Fn-

F11)

Scroll Lock (FnF12)

When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in nume ric mode. The keys funct ion as a calculator (compl ete with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Us e this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution would be to conn ect an exter na l keypad.

When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up or dow n arrow keys respectively. Scro ll Lock does not work with some applications.

NOTE:

To acces s the Num Lock and Scroll Lock functions, hold the Fn key down while pressing the F1 1 and

F12 keys 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. To simplify the keyboard legend, curso r-control key symbols are not printed on the keys.

Desir ed access Num lock on Num lock off

Number keys on embedded keypad

Cursor-control keys on embedded keypad

Main keyboard keys Hold Fn while typing letters on

Ty pe numbers in a normal manner.

Hold Shift while using cursor-control keys.

embedded keypad.

Hold Fn while using cursorcontrol keys.

Ty pe the lett ers in a normal manner.

NOTE:

If an external keyboard or keypad is connected to the computer, the Num Lock feature automatically

shifts from the int ernal keyboard to the external keyboard or keypad.

Windows keys

The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functi ons.

Key Description

Windows logo key

Application key

Start button. Combinations with this key perform shortcut functions. Below are a few examples:

+ Tab (A ctivates next taskbar bu tton)

+ E (Explores My Computer)

+ F (Finds Document)

+ M (Minimizes All)

Shift + ! + M (Undo Mi nimize Al l)

+ R (Displays the Run... dialog box)

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

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Hot keys

The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the computer’s controls like sc reen brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utilit y.

To activat e hot keys, press and hold the Fn key before pressi ng 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

Fn-F3 Power Ma na ge m ent

Fn-F4 Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.

Fn-F5 Displa y Toggle Switches display ou tp ut be tw ee n the

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

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

Fn-F8 Speak er Toggle Turns the speakers on and off.

Fn-

↑

Fn-

↓

Fn-

→

Scheme Toggle

Volume up Increases the speaker volume.

Volume down Decreases the speaker volume.

Bright ness up Increases the screen brightness.

utility.

Switches the power management scheme used by t he co mpu t er ( fun ct io n a va ilab le if supported by operating system).

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

save powe r. Press any key to return.

Fn-

←

Alt Gr-Euro Euro Types the Euro symbol (available on some

Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness.

models).

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The Euro symbol

If your keyboar d layout is set to United States-I nternational or United Kingdom or if you have a keyboard wit h 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 lay out used for "English (United States)" is set to United States-International.

If not, select and cl ick on

Click on OK.

To type the Euro symbol:

Locate the Euro symbol on your keyboard.

Open a text editor or word processor.

Hold

NOTE:

Start, Settings, Control Panel

Keyboard

Language

Alt Gr

and press the Euro symbol.

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

typography/f aq/faq12.htm for more infor m ation.

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

tab.

Properties

; then select

United States-International

and click on OK.

Launch Keys

Located at the top of the keyboard are five buttons. These buttons are called la unch keys. They are designated as P1, P2, P3, mail button and Web browser button. By default, buttons P1and P2 are users programmable. The mail button is used to launch the e-mail application. The LED of the mail button will flash when the user has received an incomi ng e-mail. The P3, by default is used to launch a m ultimedia appl ication that came bundled with your system. The Web browser button, by default, is used to l aunch your Internet browser.

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Touchpad

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

NOTE:

When using an extern al USB or seri al mouse , y ou can pre ss

using an external PS/2 mouse, the touchpad is automat ically disabled.

Touchpad basics

The following items teach you how to use the touchpad:

Fn-F7

to disable the tou chpad . If you ar e

Move your finger acr oss the touchpad to move the cursor.

Press the left (1) and rig ht (3) buttons located on the edge of the touchpad to do selecti on and

execution func ti ons. These two buttons are simi lar to the left and right butt ons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad produces simi lar results.

Use the center (2) button (top and bottom) to scrol l up or down a page. This button mimics your

cursor pressi ng on the right scroll bar of Windows applications.

Function Left button Right butt on

Execute Click twice

quickly Select Click once Tap once Drag Click and

hold, then

use fi nger to

drag the

cursor on

the

touchpad Access co nte xt

Click once

Center

buttons

Tap twice (at the same speed as doubleclicking a mouse button)

Tap twice (at the same speed as doubleclicking a mouse button) then ho ld finger to the touchpad on the second tap and drag the cursor

Tap

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Function Left button Right butt on

Scroll Click an d

Center

buttons

hold th e up/ down button

Tap

NOTE: Keep your fi nger s dry an d clean when us ing th e t ouchpad. Also ke ep t he touch pad dr y and cl ean . The

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

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Main board Major Chips

Item Controller

System core logic ALI Al addin Pro II chipse t M1632/M1 535 Super I/O controller Built in M1535 Audio co ntroller Bui lt in M1 535 Video controller Built in M1632 (Trident CyberBlade AGP-2X) IDE controller Built in M1535 (2 -channel dedicated Ultra-66 IDE M aster Controller) Keyboard controller Mitsubishi M38867 RTC BenchMark BQ3285LF SSOP PCMCIA controller O2 Micro OZ711 CardBus controller (Tarzan) IEEE 1394 controller TI TSB43LV22

Processor

Item Specification

CPU type Intel Pentium III 650/700 MHz processor with 256KB L2 on-die cache

memory CPU package BGA package CPU core voltage 1.6V/1.35V CPU I/O voltage 1.5V

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS vendor Acer BIOS version V3.3 BIOS ROM ty pe Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 512KB BIOS package 32-pin TSOP Supported protocols ACPI 1.0b, HDD Password, Int 13h Extensions, S4BIOS for Win98, PnP

BIOS 1.0a, SMBIOS 2.3,Simple Boot Flag 1.0, PCI 2.1

USB specification 1.0., PCI Bus Power Management interface

Specification, Boot Block, SMI 1.2, EPP/IEEE 1284, ECP/IEEE 1284 1.7

& 1.9, IrDA, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, VESA VGA BIOS, DDC-2B, CD-

ROM bootable BIOS password control Set by switch, see SW3 settings

Second Level Cache

Item Specification

Cache controller Built-in CPU Cach e si ze 25 6KB 1st level cache co ntrol Always ena b l ed 2nd leve l cache control Always enabled Cache sc heme cont r ol Fixed in wr ite-back

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System Memory

Item Specification

Memory controller Built-in ALI M1632 Onboard memory size 0MB DIMM socke t number 2 sockets Supports memory size per soc k et 64/12 8 MB Supports maximum memory size 256MB (128MB x 2) Supports DIMM type SDRAM Supports DIMM spee d 100MHz Supports DIMM volt ag e 3.3 V Supports DIMM package 144-pin SO-DIMM Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as the y

match the above specifications.

Memory Combinations

Slot 1 Slot 2 Total Memory

0 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 0 MB 128 MB 128 MB 64 MB 128 MB 192 MB 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB

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

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

LAN Interface

Item Specification

LAN Interface/Chipset Mini PCI interface LAN card / Intel 82559 chipset Supports LAN protocol 10/100 Mbps LAN connector type RJ45 LAN connector location Rear si de

Wireless LAN Interface

Item Specification

LAN Interface Mini PCI interface IEEE 802.11a LAN card Channel support and default

channe l protoco l Enable/disable radio Support FAA requirement

Covering the FCC subset of the IEEE802.11b ISM Band

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Modem Interface

Item Specification

Modem Interface/Chipset Built in M1535 AC’97 2.1 compliant digital controller interface with software

Fax modem data baud rate (bps) 14.4K Data modem data ba ud rate (bps) 56K Supports modem protocol V.90 data modem 56K, V.90 fax modem 14.4K and digital line protection

Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Rear side

modem solution / Ambit U98M005.01

operation

Hard Disk Drive Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & Model Name IBM DJSA-205 IBM DJSA-210 IBM DJSA-220 Capacity (GB) 5 10 20 Bytes pe r sec to r 512 5 12 512 Logica l heads 15 16 16 Logical sectors 63 63 63 Drive Format Logica l cylinders 13424 16383 16383 Physical read/write

heads Disks 1 1 2 Spindle speed (RPM) 4200 4200 4200 Performance Specifications Buffer size (KB) 418 418 418 Interface IDE (ATA-4) IDE (ATA-4) IDE (ATA-4) Data transfe r rate (di sk

buffer, MB/s) Data transfer rate (host

buffer, MB/s) DC Power Requirements

Voltage tolerance 5+/-5% 5+/-5% 5+/-5%

12 4

85.5-161.6 85.5-161.6 85.5-161.6

16.6 (PIO Mode-4)

66.6 (Ultra DMA Mode-4)

16.6 (PIO Mode-4)

66.6 (Ultra DMA Mode-4)

CD-ROM/Floppy Diskette Combo Drive Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & model name TEAC CF240500

CD-ROM

Performance Specifica tion Transfer rat e (KB/sec) 1,545KB/sec ~ 3,600KB/sec. (FULL - CAV) Access time (typ.) 1 30 ms Rotati on speed 5136 rpm (typ .) Buffer memory 128 KB Interface ATAPI 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

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CD-ROM/Floppy Diskette Combo Drive Interface

Item Specification

Loadin g mechanism Draw er with soft eject and emergency eject hole Power Requirement Input Voltage 5 V

Floppy disk driv e

Floppy dis k Spec ification s Media recognition 2DD (720KB) 2HD (1.2MB, 3-mode) 2HD (1.44MB) Sectors / track 9 15 18 Tracks 80 80 80 Data transfe r rate (Kbit/ s) 250 500 500 Rotational spe ed (RPM) 300 360 300 Read/w rite heads 2 Encoding method MFM Power Requirement Input Voltage (V) +5V +-10%

DVD-ROM/Floppy Diskette Combo Drive Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Addonics MKE SR8175

DVD-ROM

Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer rate (KB/sec) 1,500KB/sec ~ 3,600KB/sec.

(FULL - CAV) Access time (typ.) 110 ms 150 ms Rotation speed 4800 rpm (typ.) 3700 rpm (typ.) Buffer memory 512 KB 512 KB Interface ATAPI 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 Loadin g me ch anism Drawer w ith sof t eje ct an d em er g en c y eject hole Power Requirement Input Voltage 5 V

Floppy disk drive

Floppy disk Specificat ions Media recognit ion 2DD (720KB) 2HD (1.2M B, 3-mode) 2HD (1.4 4MB) Sectors / track 9 15 1 8 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%

4.58MB/sec ~ 11.08MB/sec. (FULL - CAV)

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Audio Interface

Item Specification

Audio controller Built in M1535 audio controller combined wi th standard AC97/AC98 code c

(Cirrus CS-4299) Audio onboard or optional Onboard Mono or Stereo Stereo Resolution 16 bit Compatibility Wind ows Sound System (WSS) , Microso ft PC98/ PC99, WHQL audio

requirement Mixed sound source Voice, Synthesizer, Line-in, Mi crophon e, CD Voice channel 6/16-bit, mono/stereo Sampling rate 48 KHz Internal micr ophone Yes Internal speaker / Quantity Yes/ 1 pieces Supports PnP DMA channel DMA c hannel 0

DMA channel 1 Supports PnP IRQ IRQ3, IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10, IRQ11

Video Interface

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Built in M1632 (Trident CyberBlade AGP -2X) Chip voltage Core/2.5V

Memory/3.3V Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port Yes Graph interfac e 2X AGP ( Accelerated Graphics Port ) bus Maximum resolution (LCD) 1024x768 (24 bit colors) Maximum resoluti on (CRT) 1024x768 (24 bit colors)

Video Memory

Item Specification

Fixed or upgradeable Share wi th system memory Video memory siz e 4 or 8 MB

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 1024x7 68x256 60, 75 60

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USB Port

Item Specification

USB Compliancy Level 1.0 OHCI USB 1.0 Number of USB port 2 Location Rear side Serial port function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

IrDA Port

Item Specification

IrDA FIR port controller Built in M1535 Number of IrDA FIR port 1 Location Front side IrDA FIR port function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Optional IrDA FIR port

(in BIOS Setup) Optional IrDA FIR port IRQ

(in BIOS Setup) Optional IrDA FIR port DRQ

(in BIOS Setup)

2F8h , 3F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h

IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ10, IRQ1 1

DRQ3, DRQ1, DRQ0

PCMCIA Port

Item Specification

PCMCIA controller O2 Micro OZ711 CardBus controller (Tarzan) Supports card ty pe Type II/I Number o f slots One for smart card (upper)

One type II/I (lower) Access location Left side Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port Yes Supports 32 bit CardBus Yes

Keyboard

Item Specification

Keyboard controller Mitsubishi M38867 Keyboard vendor & model name Darfon NSK-A3001 T otal number of keypads 84/85/88-key Windows 95 keys Yes Internal & external keyboard work

simultaneously

Yes

Battery

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Sanyo 3UF103450P-2 Battery Type Li-ion Pack capacity 1650 mA

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Battery

Item Specification

Cell volt ag e 3.6V Number of battery cell 6 Packag e configuration 3S-2P Packag e voltage 11V

DC-AC LCD Inverter

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Ambit T62I174.00 & Sumida IV003 (IV15090/T) Input voltage (V) +5V Input current (mA) 200mA max Output voltage

(Vrms, no load) Output voltage

frequency (kHz) Output Current/Lamp 6.0 mA max

1300Vrms

60K-65K Hz

NOTE: DC-AC inverter is used t o generate very high AC voltage, then support to LCD CCFT backlight user,

and is also respon sible for the contr ol of LCD bri ght ness. Av oid touc hing th e DC-AC inver ter are a while the system unit is turned on.

NOTE: There is an EEPROM in 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 LG LP133X8 Mechanical Specifications LCD disp lay area (diagonal, inch) 13.3 Displ a y tec hnology TFT Resolution XGA, 1024x768 Supports colors 262K Optical Specification Brightness control keyboard hotkey Contrast control No Electrical Specific ation Supply voltage for LCD display

(V) Supply voltage f or LCD backlight

(Vrms)

3.3

630

AC Adapter

Item Specification

Vendor & model name Lite-On PA-1600-02 Delta ADP -60DB Input Requirements Maximum input current

(A, @90Vac, full load) Nominal frequency (Hz) 47 - 63 47 - 63

1.5 A @ 90Vac

0.9 A @ 180Vac

1.5 A @ 90Vac

0.9 A @ 180Vac

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AC Adapter

Item Specification

Frequency variation range (Hz) 47 - 63 47 - 63 Nominal voltages (V) 90 - 264 90 - 264 Inrush current The maximum inrush current will

be less than 50 A and 100A when

the adapter is connected to

115Vac(60Hz) and 230Vac(50Hz)

respectively. Efficiency It should provide an efficiency of

83% minimum, when measured at

maximum load under 115V(60 Hz). Output Ratings (CV mode) DC output voltage 19 +0.6/-0 V 19 +0.6/-0 V Noise + Ripple 300m Vp-p max (20MHz

bandwidth) Load 0 A (min.) 3.16 A (max.) 0 A (min.) 3.16 A (max.) Output Ratings (CC mode) DC outp ut voltage +12V ~ +19V +12V ~ +19V Consta nt ou tp ut 2.75 ± 0.2 A 2.75 ± 0.2 A Dynamic Output Characteristics Turn-on delay time 2 sec. (@115Vac) 2 sec. (@115Vac) Hold up time 4 ms min. (@115 Vac input, full

load) Over Voltage Protection (OV P) 24 V 24 V Short circuit protection Output can be shorted without

damage Electrostatic discharge (ESD) 15kV (at air discharge)

8kV (at contact dischar ge) 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) 0.25 mA max. (@ 254 Vac, 60Hz) Regulatory Requirements Internal filter meets:

1. FCC class B requirements.

(USA)

2. VDE 243/1991 class B

requirements. (German

3. CISPR 22 Class B

requirements. (Scandinavia)

4. VCCI class II requir em ents .

(Japan)

The maximum inrush current will be less than 50A and 100A when th e adapter is connected to 115Vac (60Hz) and 230Vac(50Hz) respectively.

It should provid e an efficiency o f 83% minimum, w hen measu red at ma ximum load un de r 115V(60 H z).

300m Vp-p max (20MHz bandwidt h)

4 ms min. (@115 Vac input, full load)

Output can be shorted without damage

15kV (at air discharge) 8kV (at co ntact discharge)

1500 Vac (or 2121 Vdc), 10 mA for 1 second

Internal filter meets:

1. FCC class B requir ements. (USA)

2. VDE 2 43 / 1991 cl as s B r eq uir em en ts. (German

3. CISPR 22 Class B requirements. (Scandinavia)

4. VCCI cl ass II requirements. (Japan )

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