Gateway EC58 Service Manual

Gateway EC54/EC58

SERVICEGUIDE

®

Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on the Gateway EC58 service guide.

Date Chapter Updates

Copyright

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CHAPTER 1

System Specifications

•

Preface

•

Features

•

System Block Diagram

•

Board Layout

•

Notebook Product Tour

•

Hardware Specifications and Configurations

1

Preface

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

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.

Note

Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current

topic.

General Information

CHAPTER 1: System Specifications

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 Gateway’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 this printed Service Guide. For GATEWAY-AUTHORIZED
SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Gateway 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 Gateway office to order
FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

2

Features

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

EC58 Specifications

Operating System

• Genuine Windows

Platform

• Intel

• Intel

• Mobile Intel

• Intel

network connection, featuring MIMOtechnology

1

®

Centrino® 2 processor technology, featuring:

®

Core™ 2 Duo processor SU7300/SU9400 (3MB L2 cache,

1.20/1.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 10 W),supporting Intel

®

®

Wireless WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wi-FiCERTIFIED™

System Memory

1

®

7 Home Premium 64-bit

GS45 Express Chipset

1, 4, 5

2

®

64 architecture

3

• Dual-Channel DDR3 SDRAM support

• Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using

two SO-DIMM modules

Display

• 15.6"HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit)

Gateway Ultrabright™ LED-backlit TFT LCD

• 16:9 aspect ratio

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Graphics

• ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4330

HyperMemory™ (512 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, up to 1792 MB of
shared system memory), supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD),
OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.1,
Microsoft

• Mobile Intel

featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (Intel® GMA 4500
MHD) with up to 1659 MB of Intel

5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1631 MB of shared system
memory), supporting Microsoft

1

®

DirectX® 10.1

®

GS45 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics8,

6

with up to 23047 MB of

®

Dynamic Video Memory Technology

®

DirectX® 10

• Dual independent display support 16.7 million colors

• External resolution/refresh rate:

• 2048 x 1536: 75/60 Hz

• 1920 x 1440: 85/75/60 Hz

• 1920 x 1200: 75/60 Hz

• 1920 x 1080: 100/85/75/60 Hz

• 1680 x 945: 100/85/75/60 Hz

• 1600 x 1200: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz

• 1600 x 900: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz

• 1400 x 1050: 85/75/60 Hz

• 1366 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz

• 1280 x 1024: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz

• 1280 x 1024: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz

• 1280 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz

• 1280 x 720: 100/85/75/60 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-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support

(High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP

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Audio

• Optimized 2

featuring Dolby
Space Expander

• Two built-in stereo speakers

• High-definition audio support

• S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)

• Built-in microphone

• MS-Sound compatible

nd

Generation Dolby Sound Room®9 audio enhancement,

®

Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass and Dolby® Sound

10

support for digital speakers

Storage

• 160/250/320/500 GB or larger hard disk drive

• Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital

MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick

™

PRO

(MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)

™

(MS), Memory Stick

1.11

™

(SD) Card,

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Communication

• Video Conference

• Integrated high-def video webcam, featuring 1280 x 800 resolution

image capture

• WLAN

• WPAN

• WWAN

1.3

: Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi

CERTIFIED

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)

™

network connection, featuring MIMO technology

1

: Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

1.3.12

: UMTS/HSPA at 850/900/1900/2100 MHz and quad-band

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

1

, featuring:

Privacy Control

• BIOS user, supervisor passwords

• Kensington lock slot

Dimensions and Weight

1

• 377.1 (W) x 254 (D) x 25.7 (H) mm (14.85 x 10 x 1.08/1.01 inches)

• 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack

Power

1

• ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and

Hibernation power-saving modes

• 63W 5600mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack:

• 8-hour battery life

13

• 3-pin 65W AC adapter

• ENERGY STAR

®

Special Keys and Controls

• 103/104/107-key keyboard

• 12 function keys, four cursor keys, Windows

language support, independent US dollar and Euro symbol keys

• Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch,

• rotate, flip

• Capacitive-touch launch keys: Gateway PowerSave and MyBackup,

Communication

®

, touchpad lock

®

key, international

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I/O Ports

1

• Multi-in-1 card reader

• Three USB 2.0 ports

• HDMI

™

port with HDCP support

• External display (VGA) port

• Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with one jack supporting S/PDIF

• Microphone-in jack

• Ethernet (RJ-45) port

• DC-in jack for AC adapter

Software

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• Gateway 3G Connection Manager

• Gateway Launch Manager

• Gateway MyBackup

• Gateway PowerSave Solution

• Gateway Recovery Management

• Adobe

• Adobe

®

Reader

®

Flash®Player

• CyberLink

• CyberLink

• Google Toolbar

• Google

™

• Microsoft

• Norton

™

Online Backup

• Norton Internet Security

®

®

PowerDVD

®

Power2Go

™

Setup

®

Works with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial

™

™

™

2009 Trial (60 days)

• Oberon GameZone

• Wild Tangent

6

Optional Items

1

• 1 GB / 2 GB DDR3 1066MHz soDIMM module

• 6-cell Li-ion battery pack

• Gateway PowerSave 3-pin 65W AC adapter

• External USB floppy disk drive

• External USB 56K modem

®

Windows Vista

Life without Walls™ Gateway recommends Windows 7.

1 Specifications vary depending on model.
2 64-bit software is required to enjoy the advantages of 64-bit processing.
3 Actual throughput may vary depending on network conditions and

environmental factors such as network traffic or overhead, building
construction and access point settings.

4 All available system memory may be allocated for system resource

requirements.

5 Shared 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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6 For models with discrete graphics.
7 For systems with 4 GB of system memory. The total graphics memory

visible to the OS is less than the actual size allocated from the physical
memory installed and varies depending on the configuration under a
32-bit OS.

8 For models with integrated graphics.
9 Dolby

®

is a registered trademark of Dolby® Laboratories.

10 Supports 7.1-channel surround sound and 2-channel stereo output

(multiple streaming).

11 1 GB is 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less and may vary

depending on preloaded materials and operating environment.

12 Manufacturing option, with the Gobi2000 module.
13 Battery life varies depending on product specifications, computer

settings, and applications or features launched. All batteries' maximum
capacity diminishes with time and use.

14 Bundled software may vary depending on hardware configuration, OS,

and regional availability.

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
information.

for more

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EC54 Specifications

Operating system

• Genuine Windows

CPU/chipset

• Intel

MHz FSB, 10 W), supporting Intel

• Intel

MHz FSB, 10 W), supporting Intel

• Intel

800 MHz FSB,10 W), supporting Intel

1

®

Pentium® processor SU4100 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.30 GHz, 800

®

Celeron® processor SU2300 (1 MB L2 cache, 1.20 GHz, 800

®

Celeron® processor 743/723 (1 MB L2 cache, 1.30/1.20 GHz,

• Mobile Intel

System memory

1

®

7 Home Premium 64-bit

®

GS45 Express Chipset

1,3,4

2

®

64 architecture

®

64 architecture

®

64 architecture

• Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support

• Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two

soDIMM modules

Display

• 15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit),

Gateway Ultrabright

• 16:9 aspect ratio

™

LED-backlit TFT LCD

Graphics1

• ATI Mobility Radeon

(512 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, up to 1792 MB of shared system
memory), supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High
Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft
DirectX

• Mobile Intel

featuring Intel
GMA 4500MHD) up to 1695 MB of Intel
Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1631
MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft

®

10.1

®

™

HD 43305 with up to 23046 MB of HyperMemory™

GS45 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics,7

®

Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (Intel

®

Dynamic Video Memory

®

DirectX® 10

• Dual independent display support

• 16.7 million colors

• External resolution/refresh rate:

• 2048 x 1536: 75/60 Hz

• 1920 x 1440: 85/75/60 Hz

• 1920 x 1200: 75/60 Hz

• 1920 x 1080: 100/85/75/60 Hz

• 1680 x 945: 100/85/75/60 Hz

• 1600 x 1200: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz

• 1600 x 900: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz

• 1400 x 1050: 85/75/60 Hz

• 1366 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz

• 1280 x 1024: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz

®

®

8

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• 1280 x 960: 85/75/60 Hz

• 1280 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz

• 1280 x 720: 100/85/75/60 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 2

featuring Dolby
Space Expander

• Two built-in stereo speakers

• High-definition audio support

• S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)9 support for digital speakers

• Built-in microphone

• MS-Sound compatible

nd

Generation Dolby® Sound Room®8audio enhancement,

®

Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass and Dolby® Sound

Storage

• 160/250/320/500 GB or larger hard disk drive1, 10

• Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital

MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS),

• Memory Stick PRO

™

(MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)

™

(SD) Card,

Optical media drive

• 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:

• Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R,

8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-R DL
(double-layer), 6X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 6X
DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM

• Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL

(double-layer), 4X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 8X
DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM

Communication

• Video Conference1, featuring:

• Integrated webcam, featuring 640 x 480 resolution image capture

• WLAN1, 11: Integrated Gateway 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™

network connection

• WLAN1, 11: Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 1000 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi

CERTIFIED

• WPAN1: Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

™

network connection, supporting MIMO technology

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• WWAN1, 11, 12 : 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)

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

Privacy control

• BIOS user, supervisor passwords

• Kensington lock slot

Dimensions and weight1

• 377.1 (W) x 254 (D) x 25.7 (H) mm (14.85 x 10 x 1.08/1.01 inches)

• 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack

Power1

• ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and

Hibernation power-saving modes 63 W 5600 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery
pack:

• 8-hour battery life13

• 3-pin 65 W AC adapter

• ENERGY STAR

®

Special keys and controls1

• 103/104/107-key keyboard

• 12 function keys, four cursor keys, Windows

language support, independent US dollar and Euro symbol keys
Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip
Capacitive-touch launch keys: Gateway PowerSave and MyBackup,
Communication

I/O ports

1

®

, touchpad lock

• Multi-in-1 card reader

• Three USB 2.0 ports

• HDMI

™

port with HDCP support1

• External display (VGA) port

• Headphone/speaker/line-out jacks with one jack supporting S/PDIF

• Microphone-in jack

• Ethernet (RJ-45) port

• DC-in jack for AC adapter

Software14

• Gateway 3G Connection Manager

• Gateway Launch Manager

• Gateway MyBackup

• Gateway PowerSave Solution

• Gateway Recovery Management

®

key,international

10

www.gateway.com

• Adobe

• Adobe

• Cyberlink

• Cyberlink

• Google Toolbar

• Google

• Microsoft

• Norton

• Norton Internet Security

®

Flash® Player

®

Reader

®

®

™

Setup

™

Online Backup

®

PowerDVD
Power2Go

™

®

Works with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial14

™

™

™

2009 Trial (60 days)

• Oberon GameZone

• Wild Tangent

Optional items

®

1

• 1 GB / 2 GB DDR3 1066 MHz soDIMM module

• 6-cell Li-ion battery pack

• Gateway PowerSave 3-pin 65 W AC adapter

• External USB floppy disk drive

• External USB 56K modem

Windows

®

Life without Walls™ Gateway recommends Windows 7.

1 Specifications vary depending on model.
2 64-bit software is required to enjoy the advantages of 64-bit processing.
3 All available system memory may be allocated for system resource

requirements.

4 Shared 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.

5 For models with discrete graphics.
6 For systems with 4 GB of system memory. The total graphics memory

visible to the OS is less than the actual size allocated from the physical
memory installed and varies depending on the configuration under a
32-bit OS.

7 For models with integrated graphics.
8 Dolby® is a registered trademark of Dolby® Laboratories.
9 Supports 7.1-channel surround sound and 2-channel stereo output

(multiple streaming).

10 1 GB is 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less and may vary

depending on preloaded materials and operating environment.

11 Actual throughput may vary depending on network conditions and

environmental factors such as network traffic or overhead, building
construction and access point settings.

12 Manufacturing option, with the Gobi2000 module.
13 Battery life varies depending on product specifications, computer

settings, and applications or features launched. All batteries' maximum
capacity diminishes with time and use.

14 Bundled software may vary depending on hardware configuration, OS,

and regional availability.

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CHAPTER 1: System 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 warranty.

© 2009 All rights reserved.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks 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
information..

for more

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System Block Diagram

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Board Layout

Top View

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Gateway EC58 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

4CN4 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

Bottom View

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Gateway EC58 M/B layout and connector location Bottom 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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Notebook Product Tour

Front

Component Icon Description

Ventilation fan Helps cool internal components.

Battery charge
indicator

Multi-in-1 crd
reader

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.

■

LED blue - Battery is fully charged (when plugged into AC).

■

LED amber - Battery is charging.
Important: This LED only lights up when your notebook is
connected to AC power.

■

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

®, Memory Stick

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Left

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Component Icon Description

Ethernet jack

Ventilation fan Helps cool internal components.

Monitor port Plug an analog VGA monitor or projector into this port.

HDMI out jack HDMI

USB port

Microphone jack Plug a microphone into this 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.

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.

Plug an HDMI device, such as a high definition television,
into this optional jack.

Plug a USB device (such as a diskette drive, flash drive,
printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into this port.

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

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Component Icon Description

USB port

Opical drive

Power connector Plug the AC adapter cable into this connector.

Kensington™
lock slot

Plug a USB device (such as a diskette drive, flash drive,
printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse) into this port.

Secure your notebook to an object by connecting a Kensing­ton cable lock to this slot.

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Back

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Component Icon Description

Bottom

Battery

Component Icon Description

Provides power when the notebook is not plugged into AC
power.

Battery Provides power when the notebook is not plugged into AC

Battery lock Slide to unlock the battery.

power.

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Component Icon Description

Ventilation slots
and cooling fan

Memory bay

Hard drive bay

Battery latch Slide to release the battery.

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 modules are located in this bay.

The hard drive is located in this bay.

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Keyboard Area

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Component Icon Description

Power button Press to turn the power on or off. You can also configure the

power button for Sleep/Resume mode.

Speakers

Keyboard

Touchpad

Touchpad toggle

Capacitive touch
keys

Status indicators Inform you when a drive is in use or when a button has been

Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output.

Provides all the features of a full-sized, computer keyboard.

Provides all the functionality of a mouse.

Turn the internal touchpad on and off.

Press to access capacitive touch key function.

pressed that affects how the keyboard is used.

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LCD Panel

Component Icon Description

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Webcam

Microphone

Use to let others see who they are communicating with
when making VoIP calls.

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 @
Launch

On-die L2 Cache Up to 6 MB

FSB 1067 MHz

TDP (Thermal) 10W

Socket type BGA

ULV Centrino,PDC, ICPM, 10W CPU

Second Level Cache

Item Specification

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) / 1024/2048/4096 MB DDR3 SDRAM

Expansion memory DDR3 SO-DIMM x 1 slot (512) / 1024/2048/4096 MB DDR3 SDRAM

Maximum memory
size

8 GB (Thermal evaluation based on 8 GB)

Lan Interface

Item Specification

Controller (AVAP) Atheros AR8131

SPEED 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s

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Wireless LAN

Item Specification

Module Intel SP, 3rd 1 x 2 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

Vendor & model name

Capacity (MB) 160 GB

Bytes per sector 512

Data heads 2

Seagate ST9160310AS
Seagate ST9250315AS
Seagate ST9320320AS
Seagate ST9500325AS

250 GB
320 GB
500 GB

2
4
4

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Item Specification

Disks 1

1
1 or 2
2

Spindle speed (RPM) 5400

Performance
Specification

Buffer size 8

Interface SATA 1.0, Serial ATA Revision 2.6

Max. media transfer
rate (disk-buffer,
Mbytes/s)

Data Transfer Rate
(host-buffer,
Mbytes/s)

Ultra DMA mode-5 Ultra DMA modes 0 - 6

DC Power
Requirement

Voltage tolerance +5V ± 5%

3.0 G/S

Item Specification

Vendor & model name

Capacity (MB) 160 GB

Toshiba MK1655GSX
Toshiba MK2555GSX
Toshiba MK3255GSX
Toshiba MK5055GSX

250 GB
320 GB
500 GB

Bytes per sector 512

Data heads 4 or 2

4 or 2
4
4

Disks 2 or 1

2 or 1
2
2 or 1

Spindle speed (RPM) 5400

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Item Specification

Performance
Specification

Buffer size 8

Interface SATA 1.0, Serial ATA Revision 2.6

Max. media transfer
rate (disk-buffer,
Mbytes/s)

Data Transfer Rate
(host-buffer,
Mbytes/s)

Ultra DMA mode-5 Ultra DMA modes 0 - 6

DC Power
Requirement

Voltage tolerance +5V ± 5%

3.0 G/S

Item Specification

Vendor & model name

Capacity (MB) 160 GB

HGST HTS545016B9A300
HGST HTS545025B9A300
HGST HTS545032B9A300
HGST HTS545050B9A300

250 GB
320 GB
500 GB

Bytes per sector 512

Data heads 2

2
2
4

Disks 1

1
2
2

Spindle speed (RPM) 5400

Performance
Specification

Buffer size 8

Interface SATA 1.0, Serial ATA Revision 2.6

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Item Specification

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Max. media transfer
rate (disk-buffer,
Mbytes/s)

Data Transfer Rate
(host-buffer,
Mbytes/s)

Ultra DMA mode-5 Ultra DMA modes 0 - 6

DC Power
Requirement

Voltage tolerance +5V ± 5%

3.0 G/S

Item Specification

Vendor & model name

Capacity (MB) 160 GB

WD WD1600BEVT-22ZCTO
WD WD2500BEVT-22ZCT0
WD WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0
WD WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0

250 GB
320 GB
501 GB

Bytes per sector 513

Data heads 2

2
3
4

Disks 1

1
2
2

Spindle speed (RPM) 5400

Performance
Specification

Buffer size 8

Interface SATA 1.0, Serial ATA Revision 2.6

Max. media transfer
rate (disk-buffer,
Mbytes/s)

3.0 G/S

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CHAPTER 1: System Specifications

Item Specification

Data Transfer Rate
(host-buffer,
Mbytes/s)

Ultra DMA mode-5 Ultra DMA modes 0 - 6

DC Power
Requirement

Voltage tolerance +5V ± 5%

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

Vendor & model
name

Screen diagonal (mm) 336.6 (13.25W”)

Active area (mm) 293.42 x 164.97

Display resolution
(pixels)

Pixel pitch 0.2148 x 0.2148

Pixel arrangement R.G.B. Vertical Stripe

Display mode Normally White

Typical white
luminance (cd/m2)
also called Brightness

Luminance uniformity 1.25 max. (5 points)

Contrast ratio 500 typ

Response time
(optical rise time/fall
time) msec

13.3" WXGA Glare B133XW01

1366 x 3 (RGB) x 768

220 typ. (5 points average)
187 min. (5 points average)

8 typ / 12 Max

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