Toshiba equium a300, satego a300, satellite a300 pro, satellite a300 Service Manual

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Toshiba Personal Computer

Satellite A300

Satellite Pro A300

EQUIUM A300

SATEGO A300

(PSAG8x/PSAG9x/PSAGAx) (PSAGBx/ PSAGQx/PSAGRx) (PSAGCx/PSAGDx/PSAGEx) (PSAGFx/ PSAGUx/PSAGVx)

Maintenance Manual

TOSHIBA CORPORATION

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Satellite A300/Satellite Pro A300/EQUIUM A300/SATEGO A300 Maintenance Manual

Copyright

© 2008 by Toshiba Corporation. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of Toshiba. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein.

Toshiba Satellite A300/Satellite Pro A300/EQUIUM A300/SATEGO A300 Maintenance

Manual

First edition March 2008

Disclaimer

The information presented in this manual has been reviewed and validated for accuracy. The included set of instructions and descriptions are accurate for theSatellite A300/Satellite Pro A300/EQUIUM A300/SATEGO A300 at the time of this manual's production. However, succeeding computers and manuals are subject to change without notice. Therefore, Toshiba assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors, omissions, or discrepancies between any succeeding product and this manual.

Trademarks

Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

IBM, IBM PC/XT, PC/AT, PS/2 and OS/2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. Windows Vista home edition are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Sound Blaster and Pro are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. UNIX is a registered trademark of X/Open Company Ltd. NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc.

All other properties are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Preface

This maintenance manual describes how to perform hardware service maintenance for the Toshiba Personal Computer Satellite A300D/Satellite Pro A300D/EQUIUM A300D / SATEGO A300D, referred to as Satellite A300/Satellite Pro A300/EQUIUM A300/SATEGO A300 in this manual.

The procedures described in this manual are intended to help service technicians isolate faulty Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) and replace them in the field.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Four types of messages are used in this manual to bring important information to your attention. Each of these messages will be italicized and identified as shown below.

DANGER: “Danger” indicates the existence of a hazard that could result in death or serious bodily injury, if the safety instruction is not observed.

WARNING: “Warning” indicates the existence of a hazard that could result in bodily injury, if the safety instruction is not observed.

CAUTION: “Caution” indicates the existence of a hazard that could result in property damage, if the safety instruction is not observed.

NOTE: “Note” contains general information that relates to your safe maintenance service.

Improper repair of the computer may result in safety hazards. Toshiba requires service technicians and authorized dealers or service providers to ensure the following safety precautions are adhered to strictly.

Be sure to fasten screws securely with the right screwdriver. If a screw is not fully fastened, it could come loose, creating a danger of a short circuit, which could cause overheating, smoke or fire.

If you replace the battery pack, RTC battery or backup battery, be sure to use only the same model battery or an equivalent battery recommended by Toshiba. Installation of the wrong battery can cause the battery to explode.

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The manual is divided into the following parts:

Chapter 1 Hardware Overview describes the Satellite A300/Satellite Pro A300/EQUIUM A300/SATEGO A300 system unit and each FRU.

Chapter 2 Troubleshooting Procedures explains how to diagnose and resolve FRU problems.

Chapter 3 Test and Diagnostics describes how to perform test and diagnostic operations for maintenance service.

Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures describes the removal and replacement of the FRUs.

Appendices The appendices describe the following:

Handling the LCD module

Board layout

Pin Assignments

Keyboard scan/character codes

Key layout

BIOS Rewrite Procedures

EC/KBC Rewrite Procedures

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Conventions

This manual uses the following formats to describe, identify, and highlight terms and operating procedures.

Acronyms

On the first appearance and whenever necessary for clarification acronyms are enclosed in parentheses following their definition. For example:

Read Only Memory (ROM)

Keys

Keys are used in the text to describe many operations. The key top symbol as it appears on the keyboard is printed in boldface type.

Key operation

Some operations require you to simultaneously use two or more keys. We identify such operations by the key top symbols separated by a plus (+) sign. For example, Ctrl + Pause (Break) means you must hold down Ctrl and at the same time press Pause (Break). If three keys are used, hold down the first two and at the same time press the third.

User input

Text that you are instructed to type in is shown in the boldface type below:

DISKCOPY A: B:

The display

Text generated by the XXXXX that appears on its display is presented in the type face below:

Format complete

System transferred

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Hardware Overview

 

1.1

Features................................................................................................................................

 

1

1.2

System Unit Components ....................................................................................................

9

1.3

2.5-inch HDD.....................................................................................................................

 

14

1.4

DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer)..............................................................................

15

1.5

Power Supply.....................................................................................................................

 

16

1.6

Batteries .............................................................................................................................

 

17

 

1.1.1

Main Battery...........................................................................................

17

 

1.1.2

Battery Charging Control .......................................................................

17

 

1.1.3

RTC Battery ...........................................................................................

18

Chapter 2

Troubleshooting

 

2.1

Outline

....................................................................................................................

 

2-1

2.2

Basic Flowchart......................................................................................................

2-2

2.3

Power Supply .........................................................................................................

 

2-6

 

Procedure 1 Power Icon Check...........................................................................

2-6

 

Procedure 2 Connection Check...........................................................................

2-8

 

Procedure 3 Replacement Check ........................................................................

2-8

2.4

System Board .........................................................................................................

 

2-9

 

Procedure ....................................................................3

Replacement Check

2-10

2.5

HDD .....................................................................................................................

 

 

2-11

 

Procedure .............................................................................1 Message Check

2-11

 

Procedure ......................................................................2

Partition Check

2-11

 

Procedure ..........................................................................3

Format Check

2-12

 

Procedure ...............................................................4

Test Program Check

2-13

 

Procedure .............................5

Connector Check and Replacement Check

2-14

2.6

Keyboard ..............................................................................................................

 

2-15

 

Procedure ......................................................................1 Test Program Check

2-15

 

 

 

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Procedure 2 Connector Check and Replacement Check....................................

2-15

2.7

Display .................................................................................................................

 

2-16

 

Procedure 1

External Monitor Check .........................................................

2-16

 

Procedure 2

Test Program Check ...............................................................

2-16

 

Procedure 3

Connector Check and Replacement Check.............................

2-16

2.8

ODD (Optical Disk Drive) ...................................................................................

2-18

 

Procedure 1

ODD Cleaning Check .............................................................

2-18

 

Procedure 2

Test Program Check ...............................................................

2-18

 

Procedure 3

Connector Check and Replacement Check.............................

2-18

2.9

LAN......................................................................................................................

 

2-20

 

Procedure 1

Test Program Check ...............................................................

2-20

 

Procedure 2

Connector Check and Replacement Check.............................

2-20

2.10

Finger Print(Optional) ..........................................................................................

2-21

 

Procedure 1

Test Program Check ...............................................................

2-21

 

Procedure 2

Connector Check ....................................................................

2-21

2.11

Audio Test ............................................................................................................

 

2-22

 

Procedure 1 Test Program Check ......................................................................

2-22

 

Procedure 2 Connector Check and Replacement Check....................................

2-22

2.12

IEEE 1394 Test ....................................................................................................

 

2-23

 

Procedure 1

Test Program Check ...............................................................

2-23

 

Procedure 2

Connector Check ....................................................................

2-23

2.13

Cooling Module....................................................................................................

 

2-24

 

Procedure 1

Test Program Check ...............................................................

2-24

 

Procedure 2

Connector Check and Replacement Check.............................

2-24

Chapter 3

Diagnostic Programs

 

3.1

General

......................................................................................................................

1

3.2

Quick Start.................................................................................................................

3

 

3.2.1 ...............................................................................................

Quick Test

3

 

3.2.2 ..................................................................................

Customization Test

3

 

3.2.3 ..............................................................................

Keyboard Layout test

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3.2.4

Hotkey Test ..............................................................................................

8

 

3.2.5

Audio Play Test ........................................................................................

8

 

3.2.6

Audio Record Test ...................................................................................

9

 

3.2.7

DMI Read .................................................................................................

9

 

3.2.8

DMI Write ................................................................................................

9

 

3.2.9

System Information ................................................................................

11

 

3.2.10

View Logs ..............................................................................................

12

 

3.2.11

Exit to Free DOS ...................................................................................

12

 

3.2.12

The Diagnostics Screen Explanation ......................................................

13

3.3

Options

.....................................................................................................................

16

 

3.3.1

Overview ................................................................................................

16

 

3.3.2 ............................................................

Batch Parameters Configuration

17

 

3.3.3 ...........................................................

Item’s Parameters Configuration

19

 

3.3.4 ...........................................................................

Load Batch Parameters

20

 

3.3.5 ...........................................................................

Save Batch Parameters

21

 

3.3.6 .........................................................................

LOG Parameters Setting

22

 

3.3.7 ..............................................................................

Specify LOG Viewer

23

 

3.3.8 ...................................................................................

Display LOG File

23

 

3.3.9 ...........................................................................................

LOG Viewer

24

 

3.3.10 ...................................................................................

LOG File Sample

25

3.4

Subtests.....................................................................................................................

 

27

3.5

System Test ..............................................................................................................

30

3.6

Memory ............................................................................................................Test

35

3.7

Storage......................................................................................................................

 

41

3.8

Video ........................................................................................................................

 

45

3.9

Communication ........................................................................................(COMM)

54

3.10

Peripheral .................................................................................................................

55

3.11

Error Codes .....................................................................................and description

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3.12

Quick Test ...................................................................................................Item List

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Replacement Procedures

 

4.1

General ...................................................................................................................

 

4-1

 

 

 

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Safety Precautions................................................................................................

4-2

 

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

4-4

 

Disassembly Procedures ......................................................................................

4-5

 

Assembly Procedures...........................................................................................

4-5

 

Tools and Equipment ...........................................................................................

4-6

 

Screw Tightening Torque ....................................................................................

4-6

 

Colors of Screw Shanks .......................................................................................

4-7

 

Symbols of Screws on the Computer Body .........................................................

4-7

 

Symbol examples .................................................................................................

4-7

 

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

4-8

 

Installing the Battery Pack...................................................................................

4-9

 

Removing the Optional PC Card .......................................................................

4-10

 

Installing the Optional PC Card.........................................................................

4-11

 

Removing the Momery Card .............................................................................

4-12

 

Installing the Momery Card...............................................................................

4-12

 

Removing the Optional Memory .......................................................................

4-13

 

Installing the Optional Memory.........................................................................

4-14

4.2

HDD .....................................................................................................................

4-15

 

Removing the HDD ...........................................................................................

4-15

 

Installing the HDD.............................................................................................

4-17

4.3

ODD Bay Module ................................................................................................

4-18

 

Removing the ODD Bay Module ......................................................................

4-18

 

Installing the ODD Bay Module........................................................................

4-19

 

Disassembling the ODD Bay Module................................................................

4-20

 

Assembling the ODD Bay Module ....................................................................

4-20

4.4

Keyboard Cover and Keyboard............................................................................

4-21

 

Removing the Keyboard Cover and Keyboard..................................................

4-21

 

Installing the Keyboard Cover and Keyboard ...................................................

4-24

4.5

Wireless LAN Card..............................................................................................

4-26

 

Removing the Wireless LAN Card ....................................................................

4-26

 

Installing the Wireless LAN Card......................................................................

4-27

4.6

MDC Module .......................................................................................................

4-28

 

 

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Removing the MDC Module .............................................................................

4-28

 

Installing the MDC Module ..............................................................................

4-29

4.7

Top Cover.............................................................................................................

4-30

 

Removing the Top Cover...................................................................................

4-30

 

Installing the Top Cover ...................................................................................

4-31

4.8

Speakers ...............................................................................................................

4-32

 

Removing the Speakers......................................................................................

4-32

 

Installing the Speakers .......................................................................................

4-32

4.9

Audio Cable..........................................................................................................

4-33

 

Removing the Audio Cable................................................................................

4-33

 

Installing the Audio Cable .................................................................................

4-34

4.10

Display Assembly ................................................................................................

4-35

 

Removing the Display Assembly.......................................................................

4-35

 

Installing t the Display Assembly......................................................................

4-36

4.11

System Board, AC-IN cable, Fan and Robson card.............................................

4-37

 

Removing the System Board, AC-IN cable, Fan and Robson card...................

4-38

 

Installing the System Board, AC-IN cable, Fan and Robson card.. .................. 4-39

4.12

CPU Cooling Module ..........................................................................................

4-40

 

Removing the CPU Cooling and Fan (for VGA Card Model) ..........................

4-41

 

Installing the CPU Cooling and Fan (for VGA Card Model)............................

4-42

 

Removing the CPU Cooling and Fan.................................................................

4-43

 

Installing the CPU Cooling and Fan ..................................................................

4-44

4.13

CPU ......................................................................................................................

4-45

 

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

4-45

 

Installing the CPU..............................................................................................

4-46

4.14

USB board, Bluetooth Card, FM card and Felica card ........................................

4-48

 

Removing the USB board, Bluetooth Card, FM card and Felica card ..............

4-48

 

Installing the USB board, Bluetooth Card, FM card and Felica card................

4-49

4.15

Display Mask........................................................................................................

4-50

 

Removing the Display Mask..............................................................................

4-50

 

Installing the Display Mask ...............................................................................

4-52

4.16

FL Inverter Board.................................................................................................

4-53

 

 

 

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Removing the FL Inverter Board.......................................................................

4-53

 

Installing the FL Inverter Board ........................................................................

4-54

4.17

LCD Modules.......................................................................................................

4-55

 

Removing LCD Modules...................................................................................

4-55

 

Installing the LCD Modules ..............................................................................

4-57

4.18

CCD Board and MIC............................................................................................

4-58

 

Removing the CCD Board and MIC .................................................................

4-58

 

Installing the CCD Board and MIC ...................................................................

4-59

4.19

Power board, Switch board, Touch Pad board and Finger print board....................

4-58

 

Removing

Power board, Switch board, Touch Pad board, Finger print board. 4-58

 

Installing

Power board, Switch board, Touch Pad board, Finger print board ..

4-59

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Appendices

 

 

Appendix A

Handling the LCD Module ...........................................................................

A-1

Appendix B

Board Layout .................................................................................................

B-1

Appendix C

Pin Assignments.............................................................................................

C-1

Appendix D

Keyboard Scan/Character Codes ..................................................................

D-1

Appendix E

Key Layout.....................................................................................................

E-1

Appendix F

BIOS Rewrite Procedures..............................................................................

F-1

Appendix G

EC/KBC Rewrite Procedures........................................................................

G-1

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Chapter 1

Contents

 

1.1

Features ...............................................................................................................................

 

1

1.2

System Unit Components ...................................................................................................

9

1.3

2.5-inch HDD....................................................................................................................

 

14

1.4

DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer).............................................................................

15

1.5

Power Supply ....................................................................................................................

 

16

1.6

Batteries ............................................................................................................................

 

17

 

1.1.1

Main Battery..........................................................................................

17

 

1.1.2

Battery Charging Control ......................................................................

17

 

1.1.3

RTC Battery ..........................................................................................

18

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Figures

 

 

Figure 1-1 ID Parts Description Placement

...............................................................................6

Figure 1-2 Computer Block Diagram........................................................................................

7

Figure 1-3

System Board Configurations..................................................................................

8

Figure 1-4

System Unit Block Diagram....................................................................................

9

Figure 1-5 SATA HDD ...........................................................................................................

14

Figure 1-6

DVD Super Multi drive .........................................................................................

15

Tables

 

 

Table 1-1 HDD Specifications ................................................................................................

14

Table 1-2

DVD Super Multi Drive Specifications ..................................................................

15

Table 1-3

Battery specifications..............................................................................................

17

Table 1-4

Quick/Normal charging time ..................................................................................

18

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1.1 Features

1.1 Features

The Toshiba Satellite A300/Satellite Pro A300/EQUIUM A300/SATEGO A300 is a full size notebook PC based on the Penryn / Pentium and Merom processor, providing high-speed processing capabilities and advanced features. The computer employs a Lithium Ion battery that allows it to be battery-operated for a longer period of time. The display uses 15.4-inch WXGA LCD panel, at a resolution of 1280 by 800 pixels. The Micro-FCPGA socket supports BTO/CTO for the CPU so that the system can be designed to suit your needs.

The computer has the following features.

Processor

The CPU is the Penryn Processor .

Penryn Core2 Duo Processor (1066MHz)

P8400(2.26G)/P8600(2.40G) Hz

P9500(2.53G)/T9400(2.53G) Hz

T9600(2.80G) Hz

Host Bridge System Controller

System Controller: Intel Cantiga PM45/GM45/GL40 + ICH9M

Graphics

Intel GM45/GL40 integrated graphic or PM45 with ATI M82XT/M86M.

Memory

The computer has two SO-DIMMs slot comes standard with DDRII-667/800MHz module. It supports PC2-5300/6400 and uses SO-DIMMs (DDRII SDRAM) driven at 1.8 V, accepting BTO/CTO for your memory requirements. It can incorporate up to 8 GB for PM/GM45 and 4GB of main memory for GL40.

Using the following sizes of memory modules:

y512 MB (64M×64)/667/800 MHZ

y1024 MB (128M×64)/667/800 MHZ

y2048 MB (256Mx64)/667/800 MHZ

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y 4096 MB (512Mx64)/667/800 MHZ

Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

The computer accommodates 9.5 mm and 12.5mm height HDD with following storage capacities:

y120 GB (9.5 mm thick) SATA (5,400rpm)

y160 GB (9.5 mm thick) SATA (5,400rpm)

y200 GB (9.5 mm thick) SATA (4,200rpm/5,400rpm)

y250 GB (9.5 mm thick) SATA (5,400rpm)

y250 GB (12.5 mm thick) SATA (4,200rpm)

y300 GB (12.5 mm thick) SATA (4,200rpm)

y320 GB (9.5 mm thick) SATA (5,400rpm)

y400 GB (12.5 mm thick) SATA (4,200rpm)

y500 GB (12.5 mm thick) SATA (4,200rpm/5,400rpm)

ODD

The computer accommodates a fixed 12.7 mm SATA ODD with one of following types:

yDVD Super Multi +-R Double Layer drive

yDVD Super Multi +-R Double Layer with Label Flash

Display

The LCD displays available come with one of following types:

y15.4” WXGA CSV 1-Lamp 200nits color display, resolution 1280×800

y15.4” WXGA+ CSV 1-Lamp 200nits color display, resolution 1280×800

y15.4” WXGA 500 CSV WV 72% 2-Lamps display, resolution 1280×800

Keyboard

The keyboard has 31 kinds’ countries key.

Battery

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The computer has a removable 3/6/9 Cell Lithium Ion battery pack .

Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports

The computer has four USB 2.0 ports. It is supported to daisy-chain a maximum of 127 USB devices. The serial data transfer rate is 480 Mbps or 12 Mbps and 1.5 Mbps. These ports support PnP installation and hot plugging.

External Monitor Port

A 15-pin external monitor port is provided, through which the computer automatically recognizes an external VESA DDC 2B compatible monitor.

Multiple Digital Media Card Slot

This computer is equipped with Multiple Digital Media Card Slot that can accommodate SD/ Mini-SD/ Micro-SD/ SD-IO/ SDHC/ MS/ MS Pro/ MMC/ XD memory cards. This slot is for your memory card requirements to provide memory card read on your computer

Toshiba Pointing Device

Toshiba Pointing Device has one kind of Normal touchpad and one kind of Wide Lux touchpad with LED light bar for mainstream ID only.

Sound System

The ALC268 integrated audio controller supports multimedia. The sound system contains the following:

yStereo speakers

yHeadphone / SPDIF combo jack

yInternal microphone

yExternal microphone jack

LAN (BTO)

The internal LAN board supports 10/100Mbit or 1Gbit, enabling connection to a LAN at up to 1Gbps. It also supports Wake-up on LAN from S3/S4/S5 and PXE boot support. The LAN board has RJ45 jack to directly accommodate a LAN cable.

Wireless LAN

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The internal Mini Card slot supports IEEE802.11bg (ROW) / IEEE802.11ag (MOW)/ IEEE802.11ag (ROW)/ IEEE802.11ag (JPN)/ IEEE802.11agn (MOW)/ IEEE802.11agn (ROW) card. The Antenna has two or three wires dual band antenna support for BTO.

Internal Modem (BTO)

The computer contains a MDC, enabling data and fax communication. It supports ITU- T V.90 (for rest countries)/V.92 (America, Canada, UK, Germany & France). The transfer rates are 56 Kbps for data reception, 33.6 Kbps for data transmission and 14,400 bps for fax transmission. Note, however, that the actual speed depends on the line quality. The RJ11 modem jack is used to accommodate a telephone line.

IEEE 1394

The IEEE 1394 serial data transfer rate is 400 Mbps, this port supports hot plugging.

Finger Print (BTO)

This product has a fingerprint utility installed for the purpose of enrolling and recognizing fingerprints. By enrolling the ID and password to the fingerprint authentication device, it is no longer necessary to input the password from the keyboard. Just by swiping the finger against the fingerprint sensor.

PCI Express Slot

The ICH9-M provides PCI Express root ports which are compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.0a. The root port supports 2.5 Gb/s bandwidth in each direction (5 Gb/s concurrent) and two virtual channels for full isochronous data support.

CD Key (BTO)

The CD Key supports to play Audio CD directly.

Internal Camera (BTO with Microphone)

The computer has an internal camera. The camera has VGA (fixed focus) for low end ID or 1.3Mpix resolution (Auto macro or w/o Auto macro) for mainstream ID support.

FELICA card reader (for JAPAN BTO)

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The felica card reader writes and reads data to and from contactless Felica IC cards. Having no need for physical contact with the card, the reader/writer is immune to performance deterioration caused by wear and contamination, providing easy maintenance and long term reliability.

The computer has Felica card reader and support BTO for Japan model only.

HDMI Out Port (BTO)

A HDMI monitor can be connected to the HDMI out port on the computer. The computer has HDMI out port and support BTO.

S Video Out Port

The S Video out port lets you transfer video data to external devices.

FM Tuner Port (Exclusive with Modem/Felica)

The FM Tuner Port lets you connect an external FM Antenna.

ROBSON Mini Card (BTO)

Robson is Intel’s platform non-volatile memory (NVM) disk-cache accelerator which delivers a fast cold boot as well resume from hibernate while saving power. It also accelerates application loading and run time thru intelligent file caching.

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Figures 1-1/1-2/1-3 and 1-4 show the computer and its system unit configuration, respectively.

Figure 1-1 ID Parts Description Placement

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Figure 1-2 Computer Block Diagram

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RGB Speaker

S-Video

Kensington

Battery

Speaker

DC-IN

 

 

HDMI

Rj45

USB* 1

USB*1

1394

ODD

Rj11

Express*1

HDD

 

HDD

USB*2

 

(2nd)

Bridge

Volume (Primary)

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

 

Slot

 

 

WLan- CIR

swi tch

Microphone

Headphone

 

Figure 1-3 System Board Configurations

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Figure 1-4 is Block Diagram of the System Unit.

Figure 1-4 System Unit Block Diagram

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The system unit of the computer consists of the following components:

Processor: Core2 Duo / Dual Core Processor and Merom Celeron Processor.

yCore2 Duo Processor (1066MHz)

Core speed: 2.26/2.40/2.53/2.80GHz

System bus: 1066 MHz

On-die level 2 cache: 3 MB (P8400/P8600)

On-die level 2 cache: 6 MB (P9500/T9400/T9600)

Memory

Two expansion memory slots are provided. They can hold 512/1024/2048/4096MB expansion memory modules available as options to grow up to 4GB for GL40 and 8 GB for PM/GM 45.

yPC2-5300(667MHz)/ PC2-6400(800MHZ)DDRII SDRAM supported

y512/1024/2048/4096MB modules supported

512 MB ( 64M x 64)

1024 MB (128M x 64)

2048 MB (256M x 64)

4096 MB (512M x 64)

y1.8 volt operation

yNo parity bit

y64-bit data transfer

BIOS ROM (Flash EEPROM)

y8Mb x 1 chip (1024KB flash parts)

NvStorage size : 128K

NvStorage free space : 93K

FV00 size : 680K

FV00 free space : 21K

FV01 size : 64K

FV01 free space : 45K

FV02 size : 128K

FV02 free space : 11K

System Controllers

yNorth Bridge: Intel PM45/GM45/GL40

CPU Interface and Control

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System Memory Support

PCI Express* Graphics (PEG) Interface

Integrated Display Interface Support

Internal Graphics Features

Direct Media Interface (DMI)

Power Management

Security and Manageability

Serial ATA Interface

ICH9 Audio Control

ySouth Bridge: Intel ICH9-M

Direct Media Interface (DMI)

PCI Express* Interface

Serial ATA (SATA) Controller

Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

Intel Matrix Storage Technology

PCI Bus Interface

Interrupt controller

Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface

Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)

Compatibility Modules

Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC)

Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller

LAN Controller

RTC

GPIO

Enhanced Power Management

Intel I/O Virtualization (VT-d) Support

System Management Bus (SMBus 2.0)

Intel High Definition Audio Controller

Enhanced DMA Controller

Card Bus Controller

yR5C833

PCI-1394 bridge interface

SD/Mini SD/SD-IO/MS/MS Pro/MMC/XD Card Controller

PCI Bus interface

Audio Controller

Realtek ALC268 integrated audio controller supports multimedia. The sound system feature contains the following:

y 2 Stereo DACs support 16/20/24-bit PCM format for stereo audio playback.

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y2 stereo ADCs support 16/20-bit PCM format for two stereo independent sound inputs.

y16/20/24-bit S/PDIF-OUT supports 44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/192KHz sample rate.

yAll ADCs support 44.1K/48K/96KHZ sample rate.

y4 GPIOs(GPIO0/GPIO3 are digital GPIO shared with digital MIC interface, GPIO1/GPIO2 are analog) for customized applications.

yHigh quality analog differential CD input.

y2 jack detection pins each designed to detect up to 4 jacks.

ySupports hardware digital volume control for digital microphone input.

ySupports external PCBEEP input and built-in digital BEEP generator.

KBC/EC (Keyboard Controller/Embedded Controller)

A single KBC WPCE775x chip is used to serve as KBC/ EC and Super IO.

y KBC

Scan controller function

Interface controller function

y EC

Power supply sequence control

Overheat shutdown support

LED control

Beep control

Device ON/OFF

Cooling fan speed control

Universal I/O port

Battery capacity check

Flash memory reprogramming function

EC access interface

I2C communication control

Battery EEPROM

y24C02 equivalent (128 words x 16 bits, I2C interface) integrated in battery pack.

Storing records of battery use

Clock Generator

yICS9LPRS365

Generating the clock signal required for the syste

Modem Controller

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Built-in MDC card with Askey / Foxconn. Functions of modem controller:

yDigital signal conductor protection

yRing wake-up support

yAzalia interface

yCommunication codes supported:

For data communication:

V.90 (China)/V.92, data rates: 28kbps/56kbps

V.34 extended rates: 33.6K/2400/V.32 turbo, V.32 bits and fallbacks For fax:

V.17, V.27, V.29, V.34 and V.21 Channel 2 V.253 Class 1 fax

LAN Controller

yRealtek 8102E 10/100Mbit or 8111C 10/100Mbit/1Gbit

IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX compliant physical layer interface

IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation support

Digital Adaptive Equalization control

10BASE-T auto-polarity correction

LAN Connect interface

Automatic detection of “unplugged mode”

Remote boot (PXE 2.1)

Smart power down when link is not detected

Wireless LAN Controller

ySupport following 3 kinds of mini PCI wireless LAN cards

IEEE 802.11bg

IEEE 802.11ag

IEEE 802.11agn

yData Rate

IEEE 802.11bg: Standard 54M bps

IEEE 802.11ag: Standard 54M bps

IEEE 802.11agn: Standard 130M bps

yFrequency Channel

IEEE802.11bg: 2.4GHz

IEEE802.11ag: 2.4GHz / 5.4GHz

IEEE802.11agn: 2.4GHz / 5.4GHz

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1.3 2.5-inch HDD

The computer contains an extremely low-profile and lightweight, high-performance HDD. The HDD incorporates 9.5 mm and 12.5 mm height magnetic disk and mini-Winchester type magnetic heads. The HDD interface conforms to Serial ATA. Storage capacities supported are 120, 160, 200, 250, 300, 320, 400,500 GB.

The HDD is shown in Figure 1-5 and some of its specifications are listed in Table 1-1.

Figure 1-5 SATA HDD

Table 1-1 HDD Specifications

Item

 

Specifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capacity (GB)

120 GB

160 GB

200 GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rotational Speed (RPM)

5400 rpm

5400 rpm

4200 rpm

 

5400 rpm

 

 

 

 

 

Height

9.5 mm

9.5 mm

9.5 mm

 

 

 

 

User Data Sectors

234,442,648

312,581,808

390,721,968

 

 

 

 

 

Bytes / Sector

512

512

 

512

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

 

 

 

Specifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capacity (GB)

250 GB

300 GB

320 GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rotational Speed (RPM)

4200 rpm

 

5400 rpm

4200 rpm

5400 rpm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height

12.5 mm

 

9.5 mm

12.5 mm

9.5 mm

 

 

 

 

 

User Data Sectors

488,397,168

586,072,368

625,142,488

 

 

 

 

 

Bytes / Sector

 

512

512

512

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

 

Specifications

 

Capacity (GB)

400 GB

500 GB

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rotational Speed (RPM)

4200 rpm

4200 rpm

 

5400 rpm

-

 

 

 

 

 

Height

12.5 mm

12.5 mm

-

 

 

 

 

User Data Sectors

781,422,768

976,773,168

-

 

 

 

 

 

Bytes / Sector

512

 

512

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

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