Acer TRAVELMATE 420 Service Manual

Acer TravelMate 420 Series

Service Guide

Service guide files and updates are available

on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,

please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw

PART NO.: VD.T19V5.001 PRINTED IN TAIWAN

Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on TravelMate 420 service guide.

Date Chapter Updates

09/25/2002 Chapter 2 p.52 Update method using diagnostic utilities and testing

01/02/2003 Chapter 3 p. 71 Update 27th step on “Disassembling the Main Unit”

items p.55 Update video (R.G. B) Test; Touchpad and USB mouse

test

and add a note after 27th step.

Copyright

Copyright © 2002 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.

Disclaimer

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.

WARNING 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Embedded Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Windows Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

The Euro Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Launch Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

E-Mail Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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

Chapter 2 System Utilities 39

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Navigating the BIOS Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

System Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

BIOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

System Diagnostic Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Running Diagnostics Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 61

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Removing the Optical Module/HDD Module and Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Removing the Optical Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Removing the HDD module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Removing the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Removing the Keyboard/ LCD Module and VGA Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Removing the LCD module and VGA Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Disassembling the Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Disassembling the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Disassembling the External Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Disassembling the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Disassembling the Optical Disk Drive Module/Combo Drive Module . . . . . . . 75

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Table of Contents

Chpater 4 Troubleshooting 77

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

External Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

External CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Memory Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Display Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Sound Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Intermittent Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

POST Task Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Index of Flash BIOS Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 97

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

SW1 Settings (Lid switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

SW2 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 101

Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 118

TravelMate 420 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Appendix C Test Compatible Components 121

Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Appendix B Online Support Information 129

Appendix C Index 131

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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

T Intel

T DDR 226 (O/c2100) SDRAM, memory expandable up to 1GB

T Internal optical drive

T High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk

T Li-Ion main battery pack

T Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface)

Display

T Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) displaying 32-bit high true colour up to 16.7

T 3D capabilities

T Simultaneous LCD and CRT display at 1024x768, 16.7M colours

T S-video for output to a television or display device that supports S-video input

T “Automatic LCD dim” feature that automatically decides the best settings for your display and

T Dual display capability

Pentium®4 Processor with 512KB level 2 cache

million colours at 1024X768 eXtended Graphics Array (XGA) resolution for 14.1”/15.0” or 1400x1050 Super eXtended Graphics Array+ (SXGA+) for resolution for some 15.0” models (specification varies depending on models)

conserves power

Chapter 1

Multimedia

T 18-bit high-fidelity AC’97 stereo audio

T Built-in dual speakers

T Built-in microphone

T High-speed optical drive

T S-video (NTSC/PAL) output

Connectivity

T High-speed fax/data modem port

T Ethernet/Fast Ethernet port

T 3 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports

T IEEE 1394 port

T SD/MMmC memory slot

T Acer EasyPort port replicator

T Bluetooth ready (optional)

Human-centric design and ergonomics

T 4-way scroll button

Chapter 1 1

T Sleek, smooth and stylish design

T Acer FinTouch full-sized curved keyboard

T Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device

Expansion

T One type II CardBus PC Card slots

T Upgradeable memory

Keyboard and Pointing Device

T 84/85/88-key windows keyboard

T Built-in touchpad pointing device with ergonomic buttons and 4-way integrated scroll key

T 5 launch keys, including Internet browser, email (with LED for received mail), and 3 user-

progammable keys

T Acer InviLink

T Embedded numeric keypad

T International language support

button for wireless models

I/O Ports

T One type II CardBus slots

T One RJ-11 modem jack

T One RJ-45 network jack

T One DC-in jack for AC adapter

T One ECP/EPP-compliant parallel port

T One external monitor port

T One headphone/speaker/line-out jack (3.5mm mini jack)

T One microphone/line-in jack (3.5mm mini jack)

T One S-video-out (NTSC/PAL) port

T Three Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

T One IEEE 1394 port

T 100-pin port replicator connector for Acer EasyPort

T One SD/MMC slots

T One memory stick slot

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System Block Diagram

File Name : LA-1511

SPR Conn.

LCD Connector

TV-OUT Connector

IDSEL:AD16 (PIRQA#,GNT#0,REQ#0)

Fan Control

CRT Connector

VGA Board

TI TSB43AB22

1394

DC/DC Interface Suspend

Power Circuit DC/DC

Mini PCI Conn.

CPU Bypass & CPUVID

AGP Conn

IDSEL:AD18 (PIRQC#,GNT#1,REQ#1)

IDSEL:AD20 (PIRQA#,GNT#2,REQ#2)

CardBus Controller

O2 6912

EC Ext. I/O

Int.KBD

Slot 0

14M_5V

Touch Pad

BIOS

AGP4X(1.5V)

PCI BUS

3.3V 33MHz

EC NS87591S

Mobile Northwood

uFCBGA/uFCPGA CPU

HA#(3..31)

System Bus

400MHz

Brookdale-M MCH-M

845MP 625 BGA

HUB Link

1.8V 266MHz

ICH3-M

421 BGA

LPC BUS

3.3V 33MHz

Card Reader W83L518D

MS CARD

SD/MMC CARD

HD#(0..63)

SMsC LPC47N227

Memory BUS(DDR)

2.5V 266MHz

LAN interface

USB interface

3.3V 48MHz

3.3V 24.576MHz

3.3V ATA100

LPT Port.

FDD

FIR

MAX6654MEE

SO-DIMM X2

BANK 0, 1, 2, 3

LAN Kinnereth

Bluetooth

USB conn X3

HDD Connector

Audio DJ O2 163

CD-ROM Connector

Clock GeneratorThermal Sensor

W320-04

AMP& Phone Jack

RJ45

AC-LINK

AC97 Codec

ALC202

MDC

Chapter 1 3

Board Layout

Top View

23-JP1 Speaker L connector 39-JP33 Inverter connector

20-JP3 VGA board to B connector 19-JP2 VGA board to B connector

24-JP4 Speaker R connector 22-JP6 SD card connector

21-JP5 Keyboard connector 28-JP12, JP32, JP39 USB port connector

25-JP10 Audio out jack 26-JP9 Audio in jack

30-SW2 BT switch 36-JP11 MDC connector

34-JP7 Touchpad switch PCB

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Bottom View

15-JP37 Docking connector 13-JP14 VGA port connector

9-JP21 PCMCIA connector 14-JP15 Printer port connector

1-U41 CPU socket 12-JP13 S video port

16-JP22 Main fan connector 17-PCN1 DC jack

4-PCN4 Battery connector 2-JP25 DDR connector

3-JP28 DDR connector 37-JP23 2nd fan connector

35-JP26 Battery connector 5-JP29 Module

6-JP24 Mini PCI connector 7-JP31 HDD connector

31 FIR 41 Wireless LED

33 Battery LED 27-JP34 RJ11

8-JP30 1394 connector 18-SW3 ME Off

32-JP40 Memory stick connector 10-JP18 RJ45

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

# Icon Item Description

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

displays computer output.

2 Power Button Turns on the computer power.

3 Speakers Outputs sound.

4 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer

5 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which

functions like a computer mouse.

6 Click buttons (left,

center and right)

7 Audio DJ controls Button and indicators for the Audio DJ

8 Optical drive Houses an optical drive module (CD-ROM,

9 Optical drive indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active.

10 Emergency eject slot Ejects the drive tray when the computer is

11 Eject button Eject the drive tray.

12 Infrared port Interfaces with infrared devices (e.g.,

13 Wireless networking

button

The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons; the center button serves as a 4-way scroll button.

function.

DVD-ROM or DVD/CD-RW combo drive).

turned off.

infrared PDA, IR-aware computer).

Enables or disables the wireless networking feature.

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14 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands

when you use the computer.

Outputs sound.

15 Status indicators LEDs (light-emitting diode) that turn on and

off to show the status of the computer, its functions and components.

16 Microphone Inputs sounds and voice into your

17 Launch keys Special keys for launching Internet

computer.

browser, E-mail program and frequently used programs. Located at the top of the keyboard are five buttons. They are designated as P1, P2, P3, E-mail button and Web browser button. P1, P2 and P3 launch user-programmable applications; Email and Web browser launch E-mail and Internet browser applications.

Chapter 1 7

Left Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Power jack Connects to an AC adapter.

2 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible

computer security lock.

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Right Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 USB port Connects to Universal Serial Bus devices

(e.g., USB mouse, USB camera).

2 Line-in/Mic-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio

3 Speaker/Headphone-

out jack

4 Modem jack Connects to a phone line

5 IEEE 1394 port Connects to an IEEE 1394 device.

6 PC card eject buttons Eject the PC Card from the slot.

7 PC card slots Accepts all Type II PC cards.

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

9 Memory stick slot Accepts memory sticks.

CD player, stereo walkman). Selection is through the OS Windows mixer.

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

network.

10 SD/MMC slot Accepts SD or MMC cards.

Chapter 1 9

Rear Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Expansion port I/O replicator or EasyPort expansion

2 External display port Connects to a display device (e.g., external

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

devices.

monitor, LCD projector).

printer).

4 S-video Connects t a television or display device

with S-video input.

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Bottom Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack.

2 Battery release latches Unlatches the battery to remove the battery

3 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory.

4 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool.

5 AcerMedia drive bay

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

release latch

pack.

Note: Don’t cover or obstruct the opening of the fan.

latches the AcerMedia bay to remove the optical diskette drive.

Chapter 1 11

Indicators

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

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

Icon Function Description

Power Lights green when the computer is on.

Flashes when the computer is in low power.

Sleep Flashes when the computer enters Sleep

mode. Lights when the computer is in Sleep mode.

Battery charge Lights green when the battery is being

charged.

Wireless communication

Caps lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated.

Num lock Lights when Num Lock is activated.

Media activity Lights when the hard disk or AcerMedia

Lights when the Wireless LAN or Bluetooth capabilities are enabled.

drive is active.

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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

Num lock

(Fn-F11)

Scroll lock

(Fn-F12)

are in uppercase.

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.

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

Chapter 1 13

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, cursor-control key symbols are not printed on the keys.

Desired 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

Type numbers in a normal manner.

Hold j while using cursor-control keys.

on embedded keypad.

Hold Fn while using cursorcontrol keys.

Type the letters in a normal manner.

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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 the Run... dialog box)

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

Chapter 1 15

Hot Keys

The computer uses hotkey or key combinations to access most of the computer’s controls like sreen brightness, volume output.

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 System Property Displays the System Property.

Fn-F3 Power Options Display the Power Options Properties used by the

computer (function available if supported by operating system).

Fn-F4 Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.

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

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

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

Press any key to return.

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

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

Fn-w Volume up Increases the speaker volume.

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Hot Key Icon Function Description

Fn-y Volume down Decreases the speaker volume.

Fn-x Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.

Fn-z Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness

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The Euro Symbol

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

NOTE: For US keyboard users: The keyboard layout is set when you first set up Windows. For the Euro

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

To verify the keyboard type in Windows 2000, follow the steps below:

1. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel.

2. Double-click on Keyboard.

3. Click on the Language tab.

4. Verify that keyboard layout used for En English (United States)” is set to United States-International. If not, select and click on Properties; then select United States-International and click on OK.

5. Click on OK.

To verify the keyboard type in Windows XP, follow the steps below:

1. Click on Start, Control Panel.

2. Double-click on Regional and Language Options.

3. Click on the Language tab and click on Details.

4. Verify that the keyboard layout used for "En English (United States)" is set to United States-International. If not, select and click on ADD; then select United States-International and click on OK.

5. Click on OK.

To type the Euro symbol:

1. Locate the Euro symbol on your keyboard.

2. Open a text editor or word processor.

3. Hold Alt Gr and press the Euro symbol.

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

typography/faq/faq12.htm for more information.

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Launch Keys

Located at the top of keyboard are five buttons. These buttons are called launch keys. They are designated as P1, P2, P3 Email button and Web browser button.

NOTE: To the left of these five launch keys is the wireless communication button. This wireless

communication button works for model with 802.11b wireless LAN only.

Launch Key Default application

P1 User-programmable

P2 User-programmable

Email Email application

Web browser Internet browser application

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E-Mail Detection

Click right button at the Launch Manager icon on the taskbar and click on E-Mail Detection. In this dialog box, you have the option to enable/disable mail checking, set the time interval for mail checking, etc. If you already have an email account, you can fill in User Name, Password and POP3 Server in the dialog box. The POP3 Server is the mail server where you get your email.

Aside from the email checking function, there is a mail button that is used to launch the email application. It is located above the keyboard right below the LCD.

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Touchpad

The built-in touchpad is a 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 palmrest provides optimal comfort and support.

NOTE: If you are using an external USB mouse, you can press Fn-F7 to disable the touchpad.

Touchpad Basics

The following teaches you how to use the touchpad:

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

T Press the left (1) and right (3) 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.

T Use the 4-way scroll (2) button (top/bottom/left/and right) to scroll.

Function Left Button Right Button Scroll Button Ta p

Execute Click twice

Select Click once Tap once

Drag Click and hold,

Access context menu

quickly

then use finger to drag the cursor on the touchpad

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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Function Left Button Right Button Scroll Button Ta p

Scroll Click and hold

the button in the desired direction (up/ down/left/right)

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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