Gateway ec34 ec38, EC38 Service Manual

Gateway EC38

SERVICEGUIDE

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Copyright

Copyright © 2009 by Gateway Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retral 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 Gateway Incorporated.

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Contents

Chapter 1: System Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Your Gateway Notebook Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Keyboard Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Second Level Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Lan Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Bluetooth Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Hard Disk Drive Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Audio Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Card Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

WebCAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

LED Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

FAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Chapter 2: System Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Invoking BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

BIOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Chapter 3: Machine Disassembly and Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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

Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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

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

Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Removing the HDD and RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Removing FFC of Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Removing Wireless Card and Thermal Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Removing the Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Removing I/O Board and Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Disassembling the LCM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Disassembling the External Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Disassembling the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Chapter 4: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 External Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 External CD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Memory Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Error Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Error Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 No-beep Error Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

InsydeH2O BIOS Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 LCD-Related Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Indicator-Related Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Power-Related Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 PCMCIA-Related Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Memory-Related Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Speaker-Related Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Power Management-Related Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Peripheral-Related Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Keyboard/Touchpad-Related Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Modem-Related Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Chapter 5: Jumper and Connector Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Chapter 6: FRU(Field Replaceable Unit) List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Gateway EC38 FRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Appendix A: Model definition and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Appendix B: Test compatible components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Microsoft® Windows® Vista Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Appendix C: Online support information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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CHAPTER1

System Specifications

•Preface

•Preface

•System Block Diagram

•Board Layout

•Your Gateway Notebook Tour

•Hardware Specifications and Configurations

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Preface

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

Sreen 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.

General Information

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

1This 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.

2Please 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 this 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.

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Features

Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many factures:

Operating System1

•Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (Service Pack 1) Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic (Service Pack 1)

Platform1

•Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology, featuring:

•Intel® Core™2 Duo processor SU9400 (3 MB L2 cache, 1.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 10 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture

•Intel® Centrino® processor technology, featuring:

•Intel® Core™2 Solo processor SU3500 (3 MB L2 cache, 1.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 5.50 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture

•Mobile Intel® GS45 Express Chipset

•Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, featuring MIMO technology2

System Memory1, 3, 4

•Dual-Channel DDR3 SDRAM support

•Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two SO-DIMM modules (for 64-bit OS)

•Up to 2 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two SO-DIMM modules (for 32-bit OS)

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Display

•13.3" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Gateway Ultrabright™ LED-backlit TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing

•16:9 aspect ratio

•Super slim design

•13.3" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Gateway Ultrabright™ LED-backlit TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing

•16:9 aspect ratio

•Super slim design

Graphics

•Mobile Intel® GS45 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (Intel® GMA 4500MHD) with up to 1759 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory

Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695 MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10

•Dual independent display support 16.7 million colors

•External resolution/refresh rate:

•2048 x 1536: 60 Hz

•1920 x 1440: 75/60 Hz

•1920 x 1080: 100/85/75/60 Hz

•1856 x 1392: 75/60 Hz

•1792 x 1344: 75/60 Hz

•1600 x 1200: 100/85/75/60 Hz

•1600 x 900: 60 Hz

•1400 x 1050: 60 Hz

•1366 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz

•1280 x 1024: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz

•1280 x 960: 85/60 Hz

•1280 x 768: 60 Hz

•1152 x 864: 100/85/75 Hz

•1024 x 768: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz

•800 x 600: 120/100/85/72/60 Hz

•640 x 480: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz

•MPEG-2/DVD decoding

•WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding

•HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support

Audio

•Optimized 2nd Generation Dolby Sound Room®5 audio enhancement, featuring Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass and Dolby® Sound Space Expander

•Two built-in stereo speakers

•High-definition audio support

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•S/PDIF(Sony/Philips Digital Interface)6 support for digital speakers

•Built-in microphone

•MS-Sound compatible

Storage

•160/250/320/500 GB or larger hard disk drive or 80 GB solid state drive supported1, 7

•Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital™ (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)

Communication1

•Gateway Video Conference, featuring:

•Integrated high-def webcam

•Built-in microphone

•WLAN1, 2, 3: Intel® WiFi Link 5100/5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, featuring MIMO technology

•WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

•Gobi2000 module: UMTS/HSPA at 850/900/2100 MHz and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) upgradeable to 7.2 Mb/s HSDPA and 5.7 Mb/s HSUPA supporting receiver diversity and equalizing at 2100 MHz (for 3G models)

•Optional support for receiver diversity and equalizing on 2100 MHz

•LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

Privacy Control

•BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords

•Kensington lock slot

Dimensions and Weight1

•325 (W) x 234 (D) x 30.2/34.3 (H) mm

•1.8 kg (3.96 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack

Power1

•ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes

•62.16 W 5600 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack:

•8-hour battery life8

•Gateway PowerSave 3-pin 65 W AC adapter

•ENERGY STAR® 5.0

Special Keys and Controls1

•86-/87-/91-key keyboard

•Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device, supporting:

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•Circular-motion scrolling

•Pinch-action zoom

•Page flip

•9 function keys, four cursor keys, Windows® key, international language support

•Capacitive-touch launch keys: Gateway PowerSave and MyBackup, Communication®, touchpad lock

I/O Ports1

•Multi-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)

•Three USB 2.0 ports

•HDMI™ port with HDCP support

•External display (VGA) port

•Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support

•Microphone-in jack

•Ethernet (RJ-45) port

•DC-in jack for AC adapter

Software

•Gateway MyBackup Solution

•Gateway PowerSave Solution

•Gateway Recovery Management

•Microsoft® Works with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial

•Norton Internet Security 2009 (60-day trial)9

•Adobe® Reader®

•CyberLink® PowerDVD™

resource requirements.

4Shared system memory may be allocated to support integrated graphics, depending on system memory size and other factors. Actual system memory available to the operating system will be reduced by the amount of dedicated and shared system memory utilized by the graphics solution and resources required by the operating environment.

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5Dolby® is a registered trademark of Dolby® Laboratories.

6Supports 7.1-channel surround sound and 2-channel stereo output (multiple streaming).

71 GB is 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less and may vary depending on preloaded materials and operating environment. Gateway backup management utilizes up to 10 GB of the stated hard disk capacity as dedicated backup space.

8Your computer's battery life may vary depending on product specifications, computer settings, and applications or features launched. The listed battery life is for individual battery packs tested with MobileMark 2007 in productivity test mode and with wireless connection on. All batteries' maximum capacity will diminish with time and use.

9Trial periods vary depending on the geographic region and specifications.

In a continuing effort to improve the quality of our products, information in this document is subject to change without notice. Images shown are only representations of some of the configurations available for this model. Availability may vary depending on region.

As a phenomenon known to thin-film transistors (TFTs), liquid crystal displays (LCDs) commonly exhibit a small number of discoloration dots, as so-called "non-conforming pixels." This phenomenon is a limitation of TFT LCD technology, not a product defect, and as such is not covered by Gateway's warranty.

© 2009 All rights reserved.

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

About Gateway

Since its founding in 1985, Irvine, Calif.-based Gateway has been a technology pioneer, offering award-winning products and world-class service to customers worldwide. Gateway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Acer Inc., the world's third-largest PC company. See www.gateway.com for more information.

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System Block Diagram

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Board Layout

Top View

Gateway EC38 M/B layout and connector location TOP view

No.	Name	Description
1	CN1	CCD cable CNTR
2	CN2	MMB cable CNTR
3	CN3	LVDS cable CNTR
4	CN4	Keyboard CNTR
5	CN5	Touch Pad FFC CNTR
6	CN6	SSD cable CNTR
7	CN7	Card reader CNTR
8	CN8	BT cable CNTR
9	CN15	Fan cable CNTR
10	CN21	Audio board CNTR

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Bottom View

Gateway EC38 M/B layout and connector location TOP view

No.	Name	Description
11	CN9	Battery CNTR
12	CN10	PCI-E socket
13	CN11	SIM card socket
14	CN12	PCI-E socket
15	CN13	Power cable CNTR
16	CN14	LVDS cable CNTR
17	CN16	DIMM socket
18	CN17	DIMM socket
19	CN19	HDD socket
20	CN20	USB board CNTR
21	U18	South Bridge
22	U14	North Bridge

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Your Gateway Notebook Tour

Front

Component	Icon	Description
Ventilation fan		Helps cool internal components.
		Warning: Do not work with the notebook resting on
		you lap. If the air vents are blocked, the notebook may
		become hot enough to harm your skin.
		Caution: Do not block or insert objects into these slots.
		If these slots are blocked, your notebook may overheat
		resulting in unexpected shutdown or permanent
		damage to the notebook.
		Caution: Provide adequate space around your
		notebook so air vents are not obstructed. Do not use
		the notebook on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar
		surface.
Battery charge		■	LED blue - Battery is fully charged (when plugged
indicator			into AC).
		■	LED amber - Battery is charging.
		Important: This LED only lights up when your notebook
		is connected to AC power.

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Left

Component	Icon	Description
Power connector		Plug the AC adapter cable into this connector.
Monitor port		Plug an analog VGA monitor or projector into this
		port.
Ventilation fan		Helps cool internal components.
		Warning: Do not work with the notebook resting on
		you lap. If the air vents are blocked, the notebook
		may become hot enough to harm your skin.
		Caution: Do not block or insert objects into these
		slots. If these slots are blocked, your notebook may
		overheat resulting in unexpected shutdown or
		permanent damage to the notebook.
		Caution: Provide adequate space around your
		notebook so air vents are not obstructed. Do not use
		the notebook on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar
		surface.
USB port		Plug USB devices (such as a diskette drive, flash drive,
		printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into
		these ports.
Microphone jack		Plug a microphone into this jack.
Headphone jack		Plug amplified speakers or headphones into this jack.
		The built-in speakers are turned off when speakers
		or headphones are plugged into this jack.
		■ Headphone with SPDIF support

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Right

Component Icon Description

Memory card reader

Insert a memory card from a digital camera, MP3 player, PDA, or cellular telephone into the memory card reader.

The memory card reader supports Memory

Stick®, Memory Stick Pro®,MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital™, and xD-Picture Card™cards.

USB port				Plug a USB device (such as a diskette drive,
				flash drive, printer, scanner, camera,
				keyboard, or mouse) into this port.
HDMI out jack	HDMI			Plug an HDMI device, such as a high
				definition television, into this optional
				jack.
Ethernet jack				Plug an Ethernet network cable into this
				jack. Plug the other end of the cable into
				a cable modem, DSL modem, or an
				Ethernet network jack.
Kensington™				Secure your notebook to an object by
lock slot				connecting a Kensington cable lock to this
				slot.

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Back

Component	Icon	Description
Battery		Provides power when the notebook is not
		plugged into AC power.

Bottom

Component	Icon	Description
Battery		Provides power when the notebook is not plugged into
		AC power.
Battery		Slide to unlock the battery.
lock

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Component Icon Description

Ventilation

slots and cooling fan

Helps cool internal components. Warning: Do not work with the notebook

resting on your lap. If the air vents are blocked, the notebook may become hot enough to harm your skin.

Caution: Do not block or insert objects into these slots. If these slots are blocked, your notebook may overheat resulting in unexpected shutdown or permanent damage to the notebook.

Caution: Provide adequate space around your notebook so air vents are not obstructed. Do

not use the notebook on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface.

Memory		Memory modules are located in this bay.
bay
Hard drive		The hard drive is located in this bay.
bay
Battery		Slide to release the battery.
latch

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Keyboard Area

Component	Icon		Description
Power			Press to turn the power on or off. You can also
button			configure the power button for Sleep/Resume
			mode.

Power indicator

■LED on - Notebook is on.

■LED blinking - Notebook is in Sleep or Hybrid Sleep mode.

■LED off - Notebook is off.

Speakers	Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio
	output.
Keyboard	Provides all the features of a full-sized,
	computer keyboard.
Touchpad	Provides all the functionality of a mouse.
Touchpad	turn the internal touchpad on and off.
toggle
Capacitive	Press to access capacitive touch key function.
touch keys
Status	Inform you when a drive is in use or when a
indicators	button has been pressed that affects how the
	keyboard is used.

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LCD Panel

Component	Icon	Description
Webcam		Use to let others see who they are
		communicating with when making VoIP calls.
Microphone		Use to talk through when making Voice over
		Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls.

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Hardware Specifications and

Configurations

Processor

	Item	Specification
	Processor packing	uFCPGA
	Support Processor @	ULV Centrino,PDC, ICPM, 10W CPU
	Launch
	On-die L2 Cache	Up to 6 MB
	FSB	1067 MHz
	TDP (Thermal)	10W
	Socket type	BGA

Second Level Cache

	Item	Controller
	North Bridge	GS45
	South Bridge	ICH9M SFF

System Memory

Item	Specification
Technology	DDR3 800/1067 MHz
Base momory	DDR3 SO-DIMM x 1 slot (512)/1024/2048/4096MB DDR3 SDRAM
Expansion memory	DDR3 SO-DIMM x 1 slot (512)/1024/2048/4096MB DDR3 SDRAM
Maximum memory size	8 GB ( Thermal evaluation based on 8 GB)

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Lan Interface

	Item	Specification
	Controller (AVAP)	Atheros AR8131
	SPEED	10/100/1000Mb/s

Wireless LAN

	Item	Specification
	Module	Intel SP, 3rd 1x2 BGN/ Y
	Interface	Mini card (1)
	Antenna	2

Pointing Device

	Item	Specification
	Glide	Multi-touch touch PAD

Bluetooth Interface

	Item	Specification
	Module	FOX_BRM_2.0 F/W T60H928.11
	Antenna	on board
	controller	CSR
	Bluetooth module	Internal USB 2.0 Dongle

Hard Disk Drive Interface

	Item	Specification
	HDD form factor	9.5 mm high/ solid state disks
	Media I/F	SATA
	IDE Controller	SATA 150 MB/s
	SSD Media size	80 GB (Option)
		SATA I/F
	SSD form factor	2.5" factor

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	Audio Interface
	Item	Specification
	Sound Codec (AVAP)	Realtek ALC269
	Internal Speaker	2 (1.5 Watt/)
	Internal Microphone	Array MIC x 1
	Sound Volume	By Hot Key
	LCD Panel
	Item	Specification
	Panel size	13.3/13.4 WXGA (HD 720p, 1366x768)
	LVDS	Embedded in Cantigata GM
	Brightness	Brightness controlled by Hot Keys
	Card Slot
	Item	ACE AGE100Specification
	5 in 1 card reader	Multi-touch touch PAD
	(SD/MMC/MS/MSPro/
	XD)
	WebCAM
	Item	Specification
	Module	HD 1.0 M
	Interface	USB
	Keyboard
	Item	Specification
	Controller	Darfon AC4T
	Type (AVAP)	Silm 13.3" 301.12 x 113.44 x 4.7 (Max/Texture)

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I/O

	Item	Specification
	Monitor (VGA)	Yes
	HDMI	Yes
	USB	3
	Stereo Mic-in	1
	SPDIF	1
	RJ45 (Shielding)	1
	SIM Slot	1
	mini card socket (Full	Full mini card (3G) x 1 & Half mini card(SP WLAN) x 1
	size)

Button

	Item	Specification
	Power on/off (with	1	(mechanical, White)
	Visiable LED)
	WLAN	1	(Orange, capacitive)
	3G/BT	BT (Blue, capacitive, 3G use SW to launch without button)
	Launch Key module	None
	Back up Key	1	(capacitive, Blue flash)
	Power	1	(mechanical, Green)
	consumption key
	Volume Control	Volume up/down/mute (capacitive, blue)

Software

	Item	Specification
	Operation system	Vista
	BIOS	InsydeH2O

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	Power Management
	Item	Specification
	Controller	ITE ITE8512F
	Interface	LPC
	AC adapter (AVAP)	65W
	1st Battery (AVAP)	6 cell 2.2/2.6/2.8/2.9
	LED Status Indicator
	Item	Specification
	Power Status	1	(Blue/Orange flash)
	1st Battery Status	1	(Blue/Orange)
	HDD	1	(Blue)
	Caps Lock	1	(Blue)
	Num Lock	1	(Blue)
	Wireless LAN	1	(Orange)
	Bluetooth	1	(Blue)
	Touch pad on/off	1	(capacitive, Orange, top side)
	3G	1	(Green)
	Security Features
	Item	Specification
	Kensington Lock Hole	1
	(7.5 mm diameter)
	FAN
	Item	Specification
	Not Nosie	as low noise as possible
	Number	1

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Physical Characteristics

Item	Specification
Dimensions	322mmx226mmx
Thickness (maximum)	23.3~28.9mm
Weight (incl 1st Battery	Target < 1.6Kg
& super multi ODD)

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