Acer Aspire 1606 Service Guide
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12Aspire 1606 7 Num Lock (Fn-F11)Lights when Numeric Lock is activated. #IconFunctionDescription
Chapter 113 Keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys. Special keys Lock keys The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off. Embedded numeric keypad The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small characters located on the upper right corner of the keycaps. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols are not printed on the keys. Lock keyDescription Caps Lock @ When @is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase. Num Lock (Fn-F11) ] When ] is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators ), -, *, and /). Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution would be to connect an external keypad. Scroll Lock (Fn-F12) [ When [ is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up or down arrow keys respectively. [ does not work with some applications.
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NOTE: If an external keyboard or keypad is connected to the computer, the Num Lock feature automatically
shifts from the internal keyboard to the external keyboard or keypad.
Windows keys
The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions.
Desired accessNum lock onNum lock off
Number keys on embedded
keypadType numbers in a normal manner.
Cursor-control keys on embedded
keypadHold Shift while using cursor-control keys. Hold Fn while using cursor-control
keys.
Main keyboard keys Hold Fn while typing letters on embedded
keypad.Type the letters in a normal manner.
KeysDescription
Windows logo key
Chapter 115 Hot Keys The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the computer’s controls like screen contrast and brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility. To activate hot keys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in the hot key combination. Hot KeyIconFunctionDescription Fn- lHotkey help Displays a list of the hotkeys and their functions. Fn- mSetup Accesses the notebook configuration utility. Fn- nPower Scheme Toggle Switches between the power management scheme used by the computer (function available if supported by operating system). Fn- oSleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode. Fn- pDisplay toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both the display screen and external monitor. Fn- qScreen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power. Press any key to return.
16Aspire 1606 The Euro symbol If your keyboard layout is set to United States-International or United Kingdom or if you have a keyboard with a European layout, you can type the Euro symbol on your keyboard. NOTE: for US keyboard users: The keyboard layout is set when you first set up Windows. For the Euro symbol to work, the keyboard layout has to be set to United States-international. To verify the keyboard type: Fn-rTouchpad Toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off. Fn- sSpeaker on/off Turns the speakers on and off; mutes the sound. Fn- wContrast up Increases the screen contrast (available only for models with HPA displays). Fn- yContrast down Decreases the screen contrast (available only for models with HPA displays). Fn- xBrightness up Increases the screen brightness. Fn- ¨ zBrightness down Decreases the screen brightness. aGr-EuroEuro Types the Euro symbol. Hot KeyIconFunctionDescription
Chapter 117 1.Click on Start, Control Panel. 2.Double-click on Regional and Language Options. 3.Click on the language tab and click on Details. 4.Verify that the keyboard layout used for “EN English (United States) is set to United States-International. If not, select and click on ADD, then select United States-International and click on OK. 5.Click on OK. To type the Euro symbol: 1.Locate the Euro symbol on your keyboard. 2.Open a text editor or word processor. 3.Hold aGr and press the Euro symbol. Launch Keys Located at the top of the keyboard are six buttons. These buttons are called launch keys. They are designated as wireless LAN, Web Browser button, mail button, P1. P2 and P3. By default, P1, P2 and P3 are users programmable. The Web Browser button, by default, is used to launch the internet browser The mail button is used to launch the e-mail application. The LED of the mail button will flash when the user has received an incoming email. #IconFunctionDescription 1 Mail Email application 2 Web browser Internet browser application
18Aspire 1606 3 P1 User-programmable 4 P2 User-programmable 5 P3 User-programmable #IconFunctionDescription
Chapter 119 Hardware Specifications and Configurations System Board Major Chips Item Controller System core logic SiS648FX Super I/O controller NS87392 Audio controller Codec Sigmatel STAC9766 Video controller ATI M9CSP Hard disk drive controller ATA100 Keyboard controller Mitsubishi M38857 CardBus Controller TI 1520 RTC SiS645DX Processor ItemSpecification CPU type Desktop CPU 3.2GHz/FSB800 CPU package 3.2GHz uFCBGA CPU core voltage 1.7V CPU I/O voltage 1.25V BIOS ItemSpecification BIOS vendor Phoenix BIOS BIOS Version R01-A0X BIOS ROM type Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 512KB BIOS package 32 Pin PLCC Supported protocols ACPI 2.0 (if available, at least 1.0b), PCI 2.2, INT 13h Extensions, PnP BIOS 1.0a, SMBIOS 2.3, Boot Block, USB Specification 1.1/2.0, DTMF Desktop Management Interface Specification V2.0, IEEE 1394 V1.0, WfM2.0 (for build-in Ethernet model), PCMCIA V3.0 Compliant device, Mobile PC2001 Compliant, EI Torito-Bootable CD-ROM Specification V1.0, Simple Boot Flag 1.0 BIOS password control Set by switch, see SW1 settings Second Level Cache ItemSpecification Cache controller Built-in CPU Cache size 512KB 1st level cache control Always Enabled 2nd level cache control Always Enabled Cache scheme control Fixed-in write back System Memory ItemSpecification Memory controller SiS648FX
20Aspire 1606 Above table lists some system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to form other combinations. Onboard memory size 0MB DIMM socket number 2 Sockets Supports memory size per socket 512MB Supports maximum memory size 1024MB Supports DIMM type DDR-DRAM SODIMM Supports DIMM Speed 266 MHz Supports DIMM voltage 3.3 V Supports DIMM package 200-pin so-DIMM Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they match the above specifications . Memory Combinations Slot 1Slot 2To ta l M e m o r y 0MB 128MB 128 MB 128MB 0MB 128 MB 128MB 128MB 256 MB 256MB 0MB 256MB 0MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 128MB 384MB 128MB 256MB 384MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 0MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 128MB 640MB 256MB 512MB 768MB 128MB 512MB 640MB 512MB 256MB 768MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 0MB 512MB 1024MB 0MB 1024MB 1024MB 128MB 1152MB 1024MB 256MB 1280MB 1024MB 512MB 1536MB 1024MB 1024MB 2048MB System Memory ItemSpecification
Chapter 121 Modem Interface ItemSpecification Chipset Ambit MDC module with Lucent modem controller Fax modem data baud rate (bps) 14.4K Data modem data baud rate (bps) 56K Supports modem protocol V.92 MDC Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Rear side Floppy Disk Drive Interface ItemSpecification Vendor & model name MCI JU-226A033 Floppy Disk Specifications Media recognition 2DD (720KB) 2HD (1.2 MB, 3 mode) 2HD (1.44MB) Sectors/track 9 15 18 Tracks 160 154(160) 160 Cylinders 80 76(80) 80 Data transfer rate (Kbit/s)1 MB 1.6 MB 2 MB Rotational speed (RPM) 300 360 300 Read/write heads 2 Encoding method MFM Power Requirement Input Voltage (V) +5V Hard Disk Drive Interface ItemSpecification Vendor & Model Name Fujitsu HN-16L Hitachi DK23EA-60/40 Capacity (MB) 40000 60000/30000 40000 Bytes per sector 512 512 Logical heads 16 16 Logical sectors 63 63 Drive Format Logical cylinders 16383 16383 Physical read/write heads 3 4/2 3(DK23EA-40) 2(DK23EA-30/20) 4(DK23EA-60) Disks 2 2/1 2(DK23EA-60/40) 1(DK23EA-30/20) Spindle speed (RPM) 4200RPM 4200RPM Performance Specifications Buffer size 2MB 2MB Interface ATA-6 ATA-5 (IDE) Data transfer rate (disk- buffer, Mbytes/s)18.1-33.8 19.4-38.1 121-216