Fic a440 Service Manual

Chapter

Outline of the A440 Series

1.1

1.1 Introduction

1.11.1

This chapter provides the outline features and operation of the A440 Series including the BIOS Setup program and other system options.

The A440 series all-in-one notebook offers the latest in advanced portable computing and multimedia technology that even outperforms most desktop computers. It incorporates the latest Intel Pentium-III Mobile Processor or Intel Celeron Mobile processor running at 100MHz Front Side Bus. It comes with a built-in Windows 95/98 keyboard, glide pad pointing device, sound system, PCMCIA slots, and advanced power management. It also includes most of the I/O ports found in today’s desktop PC including USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, Infrared (FIR), and a docking port.

1.2

1.2 Feature Highlights

1.21.2

The A440 Series includes a variety of innovative features:

CPU

Cache Memory

Bus Architecture

Bus Speed

System Memory

Display

VGA

Introduction

IntroductionIntroduction

Feature Highlights

Feature HighlightsFeature Highlights

Table 1-1 Feature Highlights

Features Description

• Pentium-III Mobile Processors using Socket 370 FCPGA

packaging at 650 / 700 / 750 / 800 / 850 MHz

• Celeron Mobile processor using Socket 370 FCPGA packaging at

500 / 533 / 566 / 600 / 633 / 667 MHz

• On-die secondary level cache (256-Kbyte) for Pentium-III Mobile

• On-die secondary level cache (128-Kbyte) for Celeron Mobile

32-bit PCI/PCI-to-ISA Bus Architecture

100 MHz Front Side Bus

• Two memory slots for 144-pin SODIMM SDRAM (3.3V)

• Uses PC-100 SDRAM (32 / 64 / 128 MB)

• Upgradeable to 256MB

• 12.1” SVGA DSTN or TFT Color LCD at 800x600 pixel

resolution

• 13.3" XGA TFT Color LCD at 1024x768 pixels resolution

• 14.1” XGA TFT Color LCD at 1024x768 pixels resolution

• Maximum 32-bit True Color display at 1024x768 pixel resolution

• Brightness controls via hot-key function

• High Performance ProMedia CyberBladei1 2D / 3D Graphics

Accelerator With AGP support (integrated in North Bridge chip)

• 4 or 8 MB RAM using Shared Memory Architecture (SMA)

• Up to 1024x768 resolution for external CRT monitor at 16M

colors (24-bit True Color)

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Features Description

HDD

FDD

CD-ROM /

DVD-ROM

Keyboard

Pointing Device

PCMCIA Slot

I/O Port

Audio System

• Built-in (internal) 2.5-inch Enhanced IDE hard drive

• 4.8 / 6.4 / 10 / 12 GB or above disk drive options

• Supports Bus Mastering Ultra-DMA feature

Built-in 3.5-inch 1.44MB floppy disk drive (3-mode)

• Built-in ATAPI IDE 24X Speed CD-ROM drive; or

• Built-in ATAPI IDE 6X or 8X Speed DVD-ROM drive

• Built-in 87-key (90-keys for Japan) Windows 95/98 keyboard

with 12 programmable function keys and 9 hot-key functions

• Compatible with IBM enhanced 101/102-key keyboard

• Integrated Touchpad (Glidepad) with 2 select click buttons

• PS/2 mouse interface

• Double-deck PCMCIA 2.1 card slots that support two Type II or

one Type III PC cards

• 32-bit CardBus PCI local bus technology / Supports mixed

voltage PC cards (5V and 3.3V)

• Integrated ZV (Zoomed Video) Port function on top PC slot

•

Includes the following standard I/O ports:

 1 x 9-pin Serial Port (COM1)

 1 x 25-pin Printer Port (LPT1)

 1 x mini-DIN PS/2 Port (K/B or Mouse)

 1 x 15-pin VGA Port (CRT)

 1 x S-Video Port (TV-out)

 2 x standard USB Port

 1 x SIR Port (COM2)

 1 x Docking Port (Port Replicator)

• 16-bit full-duplex sound controller with software wavetable

function and FM stereo synthesizer (integrated in South Bridge chip)

• Compatible with Sound Blaster Pro

• Integrated 2-way stereo speakers and mono microphone

• Includes the following:

 Microphone-in jack (MIC-IN)

 Audio line-out jack

 Audio line-in jack

 Volume thumb-wheel knob control

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Features Description

Power System

Power Management

LED Indicator

Optional Module

• Universal Auto-switching 60W AC Adapter (100V – 240V) / Auto-

charging capability

• Rechargeable NiMH (3800mAh/9.6V) or Li-Ion (3200mAh/14.4V)

Battery Pack

• NiMH Battery Life: 1.5 hours (Power Management Off)

• Li-Ion Battery Life: 2 hours (Power Management Off)

• Charging Time: 2.5 ~ 3 hours quick charge (computer off)

• Windows APM 1.2 Compliant

• ACPI and DMI 2.0 BIOS Ready

• Suspend-to-RAM and Suspend-to-Disk feature / Auto Suspend

hot-key function / Battery Low Auto Suspend

• Cover Switch (Suspend/CRT-only) function

7 x LED Status Indicator for Power Source, Battery Charge, IDE, FDD, Caps Lock, Scroll Lock, Num Lock

• 56Kbps Fax/Voice/Data Internal Modem with V.90 support

• 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Internal LAN module

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1.3

1.3 System Configuration

1.31.3

System Configuration

System ConfigurationSystem Configuration

Pentium-III /

Cel ero n

Mobi le CPU

BIOS

Flash ROM

0MB on-board

Upgradeable to

256MB RAM

Memory Sl ot 0

32/64/128 MB

SDRAM

Memory Sl ot 1

32/64/128 MB

SDRAM

PCI 3D / AGP

Graphics Eng ine

(VGA)

Colo r LCD

SVGA/XGA

DS TN/TFT

USB Interfac e

x 2 Ports

Touc hp ad

Pointing

De vi c e

Keyboard

Serial Interface

(RS-232C)

External VGA

Moni tor

USB Dev ice s

PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Mous e

RS-232C

Peripheral

Parallel

Interfa ce

Removable

Battery

Built-in HDD

3.5" FDD

CD-ROM or

DVD- R OM

PCMCIA Card

Slot x 2

16-Bit

Audio System

SIR Port

Mini -P CI

Mode m or LAN

Doc king P ort

Figure 1-1 System Configuration Diagram

Printer

PCMCIA Card

Ext. Mic

Audio Line-In

Audio Line-Out

IR Equippe d Device

Phone Line or Netwo rk L ine

Port Bar

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1.4

1.4 Quick Tour of the Notebook

1.41.4

Please take a moment to become familiar with the location and purpose of every control, the LED status panel, connectors and ports, which are illustrated in this section. It is recommended to first go through the User Guide of the notebook, which is shipped together with the notebook for information on how to operate its features.

1.4.1 Inside the Notebook

To open the LCD cover of the notebook, find the cover latch located at the front center of the LCD cover. Push the latch to the right to release and tilt the LCD cover up. Inside, you will see the LCD display panel, keyboard, touchpad, status LED, and power switch.

Quick Tour of the Notebook

Quick Tour of the NotebookQuick Tour of the Notebook

Color LCD Panel

  

Color LCD Display Panel

The notebook comes with several LCD option sizes at SVGA (800x600) or XGA (1024x768) active-matrix TFT color liquid crystal display (LCD). You can adjust and tilt (up to 180

LCD screen panel to your desired viewing position.

The notebook uses an integrated AGP VGA graphics controller and shares its video memory (4 or 8MB) from the system main memory using Shared Memory Architecture or SMA. All LCD models can support 16M colors or maximum 32-bit true color at 1024x768 resolution. The notebook also supports simultaneous display of the LCD with the external VGA monitor.

The LCD screen also uses CCFT (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Tube) backlighting which consumes much of the electrical power of the notebook. To save battery power, the system has an advanced power management feature that switches off the LCD when there is no system activity for a predetermined amount of time.

Glidepad

Keyboard

/

/

Figure 1-2 Inside the Notebook

Email / Browser Buttons



Power Button

Power/Charge LEDs

Status LED Panel



Air Cooling Vent



) the

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You adjust the brightness and contrast level of the LCD by pressing the display control hotkeys. You activate the hot-keys by pressing the

• <Fn

E-mail and Internet Browser Buttons

The notebook includes two special function buttons for activating the Internet e-mail and browser programs. These buttons are located on the left upper side, above the keyboard assembly. The default e-mail program always activated is Microsoft Outlook Express while the default browser program is Microsoft Internet Explorer. To enable these buttons, the EZButton Utility program should first be installed and activated during Windows startup.

Power and Charge Status LED

Located just in front of the palmrest assembly, you will find two LEDs for the power and battery charge status. These LEDs are positioned to be visible even if the LCD cover is closed.

Power / Suspend LED

is in Suspend-to-RAM mode. This LED is positioned so that you can see it on both sides whether the LCD panel is opened or closed.

Battery Charging LED

Power Button

Press the Power button either to power on or power off the system. The Power button is also a “Smart” switch, meaning that it recognizes when the system is in Suspend mode. If in Suspend mode, pressing the Power button will bring it out of Suspend mode and resume to the system’s last state. You can also set the power button function under the CMOS Setup program to either On/Off or Suspend/Resume function. Always check the Power LED after pressing the power button to know the power status of the notebook.

> + <F8> Key = Increases the brightness of the LCD display > + <F9> > + < > + <

Turns color green when the system is powered on.

−

Turns color amber when the battery is low (8%).

−

Blinks when system is in Suspend-to-RAM (STR) mode. Press power button to

−

resume operation. Lights color amber when the battery is critical (below 6%) and system will not

−

allow to power on during cold boot.

Turns color amber to indicate the battery is charging.

−

Turns off to indicate the battery is fully charged or not charging.

−

Key = Decreases the brightness of the LCD display

Key = Increases the contrast of the LCD display (for DSTN display only)

F10

Key = Decreases the contrast of the LCD display (for DSTN display only)

F11

– lets you know if power to the system is turned on and if system

– turns on to indicate the battery charging status.

key along with another function key:

<Fn>

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If you are unable to power off the system, use the power override function. Press the power button and hold it in place for four seconds. The system will then power off.

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Status LED Panel

The Status LED Panel keeps you informed of the notebook’s current operating status. Each LED is marked with an icon to designate a system status.

Icon Represents Indicates











IDE Drive

Access

Diskette Drive

Access

Caps Lock

Scroll Lock

Num Lock

Figure 1-3 Status LED Panel Icons

Table 1-2 Status LED Panel

This LED will turn on when the system is accessing the hard disk drive (HDD).

This LED will turn on when the system is accessing the floppy disk drive (FDD).

This LED will turn on when the Caps Lock key is activated. When activated, all alphabet keys type in will be in upper case or in capital letters.

This LED will turn on when the Scroll Lock key is activated.

This LED will turn on when the Num Lock key is activated. When activated, the embedded numeric keypad (blue print numeric keys) will be enabled.

Keyboard Panel

The notebook keyboard has 87-keys that provides complete emulation of a full-sized enhanced desktop keyboard.

❶

❸

❷

 

Function Keys

Windows Short-cut Key

Figure 1-4 Keyboard Layout

❷

 

❹

Control Keys

❺

Windows 95/98 Key



Cursor Control Keys

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The notebook keyboard is a little bit different from a standard desktop keyboard. Aside from the normal alphanumeric characters and the standard keyboard function keys, the notebook keyboard includes an embedded numeric keypad, and special function keys that activates by pressing the <Fn> key together with another key. These special function keys or “hot-keys” allows you to control and adjust some of the functions of the notebook like display controls, power saving features, and others.

(1)

Function Keys

— Six function keys, out of

<F1>

through notebook keyboard. These keys also work together with the special functions. The following function-key combinations are pre-programmed:

Table 1-3 <Fn> Function Key Combinations

Function Keys Function Description

(2)

Control keys

–

conjunction with other keys to change their functions. To use control keys, press and hold the control key while pressing another key. For example, “Press means to hold down the

(3)

Windows 95/98 keys –

(4)

Shortcut/Application key

like a right mouse button.)

(5)

Cursor Control keys

where you want. On the screen, the cursor is a blinking underline, block, or vertical bar depending on the application.

(6)

Typewriter keys

– Typewriter keys (also called text and characters. Keys with blue print on them behave differently when combined with control keys or the

(7)

Numeric Keypad

– Pressing numeric keypad numbers and functions printed in blue on top of the keys. When you press

again, the keys revert to their normal functions as typewriter keys.

Display toggles between three video modes, LCD, CRT, or simultaneous display on both.

Activates Suspend-to-RAM (STR) mode. Press the power button to resume.

Stretch the LCD display when running low-resolution modes on high-resolution LCD panel.

Turn the system speaker to on or off.

Increases the LCD’s brightness.

Reduces the LCD’s brightness.

, and

key and type the letter

<Ctrl>

<Shift>

keys are controls used in

<C>

Use this key to activate the Start Menu of Windows 95/98.

– provides quick access to shortcut menus. (This key acts

– Cursor control keys let you position the cursor on the screen

alphanumeric

key.

<Fn>

on the keyboard activates the embedded

, are available on the

<F12>

key to activate

<Fn>

keys) are used to enter

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Figure 1-5 Embedded Numeric Keypad

Glidepad

Built in just below the keyboard panel is the Glidepad pointing device. The left and right select buttons of the glidepad is found below the glidepad surface. The left select button is configured (by default) as the left button you normally click on the mouse while the select key to the right is configured as the right button.

To move cursor, place your finger lightly on the sensor pad and move in the desired direction. If you reach the end of the pad, lift your finger and place it back down on the other side.

The Glidepad is compatible with the standard PS/2 mouse and can be activated using the normal DOS or Windows IBM or PS/2 mouse driver. You can also disable the glidepad in the BIOS Setup program.

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Internal Hard Disk Drive

Found just underneath the left side of the palm-rest panel is the internal hard disk drive (HDD). The internal HDD is an approved industry standard 2.5-inch (12.7mm or 9.5mm) high-capacity IDE hard disk drive. The notebook likewise supports Ultra-DMA and LBA mode up to 12GB capacity or higher.

Cover Switch

The Cover Switch is found inside the notebook assembly just underneath the latch opening where you insert the LCD cover hook. Whenever the LCD cover is closed, it activates the Suspend mode or switches the display to CRT if there is an external monitor connected.

You can execute a left button click function by simply tapping on the Glidepad surface once. Refer to the User Guide of the notebook for more information.

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Air Cooling Vent

The air vent allows the CPU fan to draw air into the heat pipe unit found inside the notebook. The hot air, in turn, is emitted out of the notebook through another air vent found on the right side of the notebook.

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When Suspend-to-RAM mode is activated, make sure not to leave the system for a long period when running at battery mode. The battery will continue to drain some power even in Suspend mode. It is better to save all files and shutdown the power instead or run Suspend-to-Disk mode.

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