Acer Aspire 3600 Service Guide

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PCMCIA Port
ItemSpecification
PCMCIA controller ENE CB712
Supports card type Type-II
Number of slots One type-II
Access location Left panel
Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port No ZV support
Supports 32 bit CardBus  Yes
System Board Major Chips
Item Controller
Core logic
Intel
® 915GM/PM (for Aspire 5500)/Intel® 910GML (for Aspire 
3600)+Intel® ICH6-M (Mobile Intel 82801FB)
VGA
ATI Mobility RADEON
®  X700 (for discrete models)
LAN BroadCom BCM4401(10/100M for Aspire 3600); BCM5788M(1G 
for...

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Battery
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name BATTERY LI-ION 6 CELLS-SANYO 
2000mAH UR18650F
BATTERY LI-ION 6 CELLS-SONY 
2000mAH US18650G4
BATTERY LI-ION 6 CELLS-SANYO 
2400mAH UR18650F
BATTERY LI-ION 6 CELLS-SONY 
2400mAH US18650G7
BATTERY LI-ION 9 CELLS-SANYO 
2400mAH UR18650F
Battery Type Li-ion
Pack capacity  4800mAh 6cell and 7200mAh 9cell 
for Aspire 5500
4000mAh 6cell for Aspire 3600
Number of battery cell 53.3W 6cell and 79.9W 9cell for 
Aspire 5500
44.6W 6cell for Aspire 3600...

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Support Color 262K colors (RGB 
6-bit data driver)262,144 262,144
Viewing Angle (degree)
Horizontal: Right/Left
Vertial: Upper/Lower45/45
20/3545/45
20/3545/45
20/45
Temperature Range( C)
Operating
Storage (shipping)0 to +40 (with high 
humidity more than 
90%RH)
-25 to +600 to +40 (with high 
humidity more than 
90%RH)
-25 to +600 to +40 (with high 
humidity more than 
90%RH)
-20 to +60
LCD Inverter
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name Delta DAC-07B037 B
YEC YNV-C01
SumidaTWS-442-125...

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BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/
Output System).
Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if 
you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup.  Please also refer to Chapter 4 
Troubleshooting when problem arises.
To activate the BIOS Utility, press 
m during POST (when “Press  to enter Setup” message is prompted 
on the...

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Navigating the BIOS Utility
There are six menu options: Info., Main, System Devices, Security, Boot, and Exit.
Follow these instructions:
TTo choose a menu, use the cursor left/right keys (zx).
TTo choose a parameter, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy).
TTo change the value of a parameter, press por q.
TA plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press e to expand this item.
TPress ^ while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu.
TIn any menu, you can load default...

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Main
NOTE: The system information is subject to different models.
ParameterDescription
Product Name This field displays the prodcut name of the system.
Manufacturer Name This field displays the manufacturer name of the system
BIOS Version This field displays the BIOS version of the system.
VGA Version This field shows the VGA firmware version of the system.
HDD Model Name This field shows the model name of HDD installed on primary IDE master.
HDD Serial Number This field displays the serial...

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The Main screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information, and also includes basic setup 
parameters. It allows the user to specify standard IBM PC AT system parameters.
L2 Cache This field displays CPU L2 cache size. It varies in CPU type.
System Memory This field reports the memory size of system base memory. The size is fixed to 640 KB.
Extended Memory This field reports the memory size of the extended memory in the system. Extended 
memory size = Total memory size - 2MB
VGA...

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NOTE: The screen above is for your reference only. Actual values may differ.
Insyde Software SCU                                     May 20, 2005  5:40:09  AM 
Main Advanced Security  Boot  Exit 
Date and Time      
Power On Display  
ˇ Quiet Boot  
ˇ LCD Auto DIM  
ˇ  Network Boot 
----------------Power On Display--------------- 
 
 
 
_    F12 Boot Menu OK Cancel 
ˇ D2D Recovery 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       
         
         
          
        
       
 
Press  key to select a control.  button or...

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The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested 
parameter settings.
NOTE: You can also enable Acer disc-to-disc system recovery via Alt+F10 during POST.
ParameterDescriptionFormat/Option
Date  and  Time The hours are displayed with 12 hour format. The 
values setin these two fields take effect 
immediately.
Quiet Boot Determines if the system will display customer 
logo and summary screen or not.
Enable: Customer logo is displayed,...