Acer TRAVELMATE 530 Service Manual

Acer TravelMate 530 Series

Service Guide

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PART NO.: VD.T24V5.001 PRINTED IN TAIWAN

Revision History

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Copyright

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III

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual m essages that appea r

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 print ed 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 35

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

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

System Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

BIOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

System Diagnostic Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Running Diagnostics Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Chpater 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 53

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Removing the HDD Module/Memory/FDD Module/Optical Module and the CPU58

Removing the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Removing the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Removing the Optical Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Removing the FDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Removing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Removing the Keyboard, the Memory, the Modem Card,

the LCD Module and the Switch Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Removing the Memory, the Modem Card (Bluetooth Card)

and the Wireless LAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Removing the Switch Board and the LCD module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Disassembling the Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

VII

Table of Contents

Separate the main unit into the logic upper

and the logic lower assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Disassembling the logic lower assemby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Disassembling the Logic Upper Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Disassembling the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Disassembling the External Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Disassembling the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Disassembling the Floppy Disk Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Disassembling the Optical Drive Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 69

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

External Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

External CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Memory Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Display Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Sound Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Index of AFlash BIOS Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 85

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

SW3 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

SW2 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 89 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 108

TravelMate 530 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Appendix B Test Compatible Components 111

Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Appendix C Online Support Information 121 Index 123

VIII

System Specifications

Features

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

Performance

T Mobile Intel T Built-in 0.13 micron technology; includes 512KB L2 cache; supports Enhanced Intel

SpeedStep

T Standard 256MB DDR-266 SDRAM, upgradeable up to 1GB on dual SoDIMM sockets T Integrated 24x CD-ROM/8x DVD-ROM or 24/10/8/24x DVD/CD-RW combo drive T 20/30/40GB or higher-capacity Ultra DMA-100HDD T High-capacity, Enhanced-ID E hard disk T Li-Ion main battery pack T Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface) 2.0 supporting

Standby and Hibernation power saving modes

Pentium®4 processor-M at 1.8GHz or higher

technology; 400MHz processor system bus

Chapter 1

Display

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

T 3D capabilities T Shared Memory Architechure (Intel DVMT-Dynamic Video Memory Technology) T Simultaneous display on LCD and CRT T Support S-video(NTSC/PAL) TV-out T “Automatic LCD dim” feature that automatically decides the best settings for your display and

T Dual view suupport

Multimedia

T 16-bit high-fidelity AC’97 stereo audio T Built-in dual speakers T Built-in microphone T High-speed optical drive

Connectivity

T High-speed fax/data modem port T Ethernet/Fast Ethernet port T USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports T IEEE 1394 port T Optional Invilink 802.11b wireless LAN T Optional Integrated Bluetooth module

1024X768 eXtended Graphics Array (XGA) resolution for 14.1”/15.0” (specification varies depending on models)

conserves pwer

Chapter 1 1

Keyboard and Pointing Device

T 5 Launch keys, including Internet Browser and email and 3 user-programmable keys T 4-way scroll button T Sleek, smooth and stylish design T Full-sized keyboard T Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device

Expansion

T Two type II or one type III cardBus PC Card slots T Upgradeable memo ry

I/O Ports

T Two Type II or One Type III PCMCIA Cardbus sockets T One RJ-11 jack for 56Kbps fax/modem T One RJ-45 jack for LAN T One DC-in jack for AC adapter T One ECP/EPP compliant 25-pin parallel port T One external 15-pin VGA port T One speaker/headphone/line-out jack T One microphone/line-in jack T Three USB 2.0 ports T One IEEE 1394 port T One S-video (NTSC/PAL) output port T One Kensignton lock socket T FIR (Fast Infred) port T One 100-pin docking connector

2 Chapter 1

System Block Diagram

IEEE 1394 VT6307L

page 20

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

Power On/Off Reset & RTC

DC/DC Interface Suspend

Power Circuit DC/DC

page 32,33,34,35,36,37

Fan Control

page 3

TV-OUT Conn

page 14

IDSEL:AD19 (PIRQD#,GNT#3,REQ#3)

Mini PCI socket

page 24

IDSEL:AD22/23 (PIRQG/H#,GNT#1/4,REQ#1/4)

page 30

page 31

CPU Bypass & CPUVID

CRT Conn

LCD Conn

TV ENCODER CH7011

page 15

3.3V 33 MHz

LAN

RTL 8100BL

page 19

RJ45/11 CONN

page 19

page 5

page 14

page 15

DVOC

PCI BUS

IDSEL:AD20 (PIRQE/F#,GNT#2,REQ#2)

CardBus Con t roller

ENE CB1420

page 21

Slot 0

Slot 1

page 22

Mobile P4

uFCBGA-479/uFCPGA-478 CPU

HA#(3..31)

System Bus

400MHz

MONTARA-GML

VGA Embeded

732 pin u-FCBGA

page6,7,8,9

HUB LINK 1.5

ICH4-M

BGA 421 pin

page 15,16,17

LPC BUS

EC NS87591L

page 27

Touch Pad

page 26

EC I/O Buffer

page 28

page 3,4,5

HD#(0..63)

Int.KBD

BIOS

Memory BUS(DDR)

page 26

page 28

2.5V DDR- 200/266

USB

AC-LINK

Primary IDE

Secondary IDE

Thermal Sensor ADM1032AR

page 3

DDR-SO-DIMM X2

BANK 0, 1, 2, 3

USB conn

page 29

AC-LINK CONN

page 23

HDD Connector

page 18

CDROM Connector

page 18

SMsC LPC47N227

LPC to X-BUS Super I/O

PARALLEL

page 25

FIR

page 25

page 10,11

page 27

FDD

Clock Generator

CY28346

page 12

page 26

5 IN 1 CARDREADER

page 26

MDC/BT CONN

page 23

SPR CONN

page 29

*RJ45/11 CONN *PS2 x2 CONN *CRT CONN *LINE IN JACK *LINE OUT JACK *MIC JACK *DC JACK *TVOUT CONN *PRINTER PORT *COM PORT *USB CONN x1

Chapter 1 3

Board Layout

Top View

1 USB Connector Port 13 Modem Connector 2 USB Connector Port 14 IEEE 1394 Connector 3 USB Connector Port 15 RJ11 Connector 4 TV-Out Connector 16 Battery Connector 5 Panel Connector 17 MDC Connector 6 RJ45 Connector Port 18 DDR 200Pin Port 7 Panel Backlight On/Off Switch 19 Northbridge 8 LPTCN-27 Port 20 Internal Keyboard Connector 9 Switch Buttom Interface Connector 21 Southbridge 10 SPR Connector 22 Audio Board to Main Board Connector 11 CRT Connector Port 23 Mini PCI Connector 12 DC Jack Port 24 System On/Off Button

4 Chapter 1

Bottom View

1 HDD Connector 5 PCMCIA Connector 84Pin Port 2 Card Reader Connector 6 CPU FAN Connector 3 FDD Connector 7 CPU Socket 4 DDR 200Pin So-Dimm Connector 8 CD-ROM Port

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

2 Launch keys Special keys for launching Internet

3 Power Switch Turns on the computer power. 4 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which

5 Click buttons (left,

center and right)

6 Floppy disk drive (or

card reader if installed) 7 Floppy eject button Ejects floppy disk. 8 Speakers Outputs sound. 9 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands

10 Keyboard Inputs data into your computer.

displays computer output.

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.

functions like a computer mouse. The left and right buttons function like the

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

Reads/writes data from/to the media.

when you use the computer. Outputs sound.

6 Chapter 1

11 St atus indicators LEDs (light-emitting diode) that turn on and

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

12 Locking Latch Slide locking mechanism secures the lid

when the computer is not in use.

Chapter 1 7

Left Panel

# Icon Item Description

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

2 Optical drive indicator Lights up when the optical drive is active. 3 Eject button Ejects the drive tray. 4 Emergency eject slot

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

Ejects the drive tray when the computer is turned off. There is a mechanical eject button on the optical drive. Simply insert the tip of a pen or paperclip and push to eject the tray.

8 Chapter 1

Right Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Microphone/Line-in

jack

Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., microphone, audio CD player, stereo walkman).

2 Headphone/Speaker/

Line-out jack

3 PC card eject buttons Eject the PC Card from the slot. 4 PC card slots Ac cepts two Type II or one TypeIII PC

5 Modem jack Connects to a phone line.

6 IEEE 1394 port Connects to an IEEE device.

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

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

cards.

infrared printer, IR-aware computer.)

Chapter 1 9

Rear Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Security keylock Connects to a Kensington-compatible

2 Power jack Connects to an AC adapter.

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

4 Expansion port Connects to I/O port replicator or EasyPort

computer security lock.

monitor, LCD projector).

expansion devices.

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

printer).

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

network.

7 S-video Connects t a television or display device

with S-video input.

8 USB port Connects to Universal Serial Bus devices

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

10 Chapter 1

Bottom Panel

# Icon Item Description

1 Cooling fan Helps keep the computer cool.

Note: Don’t cover or obstruct the opening

of the fan. 2 Battery bay Houses the computer’s battery pack. 3 Battery release latches Unlatches the battery to remove the battery

4 Hard disk bay Houses the computer’s hard disk. 5 Memory compartment Houses the computer’s main memory.

pack.

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 and

lights orange when the computer is in Standby mode.

Media activity Lights when the hard disk is active.

Battery charge Lights green when the battery is being

Wireless communication

Caps lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated.

Num lock Lights when Num Lock is activated.

Scroll lock Lights when Scroll Lock is activated.

charged. Lights orange when the battery power is

low and is being charged. Lights when the Wireless LAN capabilities

are enabled.

12 Chapter 1

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.

14 Chapter 1

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 Disp lays the Syst em Proper ty.

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

Fn-F4 Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.

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.

computer (function available if supported by operating system).

See “Power management” on page 25.

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

Press any key to return.

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 S tates -Interna tional or United Kingdom or if yo u have a keyb oard 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 keybo ard layout use d for En Englis h (United States)” is set to United S tate s-Internati onal. 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 State s-In ter nat iona l and click on OK.

5. Click on OK.

To type the Euro symbol:

1. Locate the Euro symbol on your keyb oa rd.

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 keybo ard are f ive bu ttons. The se button s are c alled launc h key s. They a re des ignated 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 P3 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 inte rval for mail checking, etc . If yo u al read y 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 th e 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 Tap

Execute Click twice

quickly

Select Click once Tap once Drag Click and hold,

then use finger to drag the cursor on the touchpad

Access context menu

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 Tap

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 w ill not increase the touchpad’s r esponsiveness.

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