Acer Aspire 3600 Service Guide
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Chapter 125 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 Aspire 5500) IEEE 1394 TSB34AB21A USB 2.0 built-in Intel ® ICH6-M (Mobile Intel 82801FB) Super I/O controller SMsC LPC 47N217 MODEM Bluetooth built-in Intel ® ICH6-M (Mobile Intel 82801FB) Wireless 802.11 b+g built-in Intel ® ICH6-M (Mobile Intel 82801FB) PCMCIA ENE CB712 Audio 5-in-1 card reader ENE CB712 Keyboard ItemSpecification Keyboard controller KB 910Q Total number of keypads 84-/85-key Windows logo key Yes Internal & external keyboard work simultaneously1. Plug USB keyboard to the USB port directly: Yes 2. Use port replicator then plug a USB/PS 2 keyboard to the USB port/PS 2 port on the port replicator: Yes
26Chapter 1 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 Package configuration 3 cells in series, 2 series in parallel for 6-cell battery 2 cells in series, 3 series in parallel for 9-cell battery Normal voltage 11.1V Charge voltage 12.6+-0.1v LCD 14.1 inch ItemSpecification Vendor & model name QDI: QD14TL01 (Glare) Surface treatment: glare+hard coating 3HQDI QD14TL01CMO N141I1-L03 CMO N141I1-L02 (non- glare) Screen Diagonal (mm) 14.1 inches 14.1 inches 14.1 inches Active Area (mm) 303.7x189.8 303.7x189.8 303.3x189.6 Display resolution (pixels) 1280x800 WXGA 1280x800 WXGA 1280x800 WXGA Pixel Pitch 0.2373x0.2373 0.2373x0.2373 0.2373x0.2373 Pixel Arrangement R.G.B. Vertical StripeR.G.B. Vertical StripeR.G.B. Vertical Stripe Display Mode Normally White Normally White Normally White Typical White Luminance (cd/m 2) also called Brightness185 185 185 Luminance Uniformity 1.25 (5 points) 1.25 (5 points) N/A Contrast Ratio 300 300 400 Response Time (Optical Rise Time/Fall Time)msec10/15 10/15 5/11 Nominal Input Voltage VDD +3.3V Typ. +3.3V +3.3V Typical Power Consumption (watt) N/A N/A N/A Weight 440g 440g 425g Physical Size(mm) 320x206x5.5 320x206x5.5 320x206x5.5 Electrical Interface 1 channel LVDS 1 channel LVDS 1 channel LVDS
Chapter 127 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 Brightness conditions Vadj=3.3V Input voltage (V) 9~21 Input current (mA) 350 (max) Output voltage (V, rms) 1600 (starting voltage) Output current (mA, rms) 6.2~6.8 (DAC=0) Output voltage frequency (k Hz) 45~65K Hz AC Adaptor ItemSpecification Input rating 90V AC to 264V AC, 47Hz to 63Hz Maximum input AC current 1.7A Inrush current 240A@115VAC 240A@230VAC Efficiency 83% min. @115VAC input full load System Power Management ACPI modePower Management Mech. Off (G3) All devices in the system are turned off completely. Soft Off (G2/S5) OS initiated shutdown. All devices in the system are turned off completely. Working (G0/S0) Individual devices such as the CPU and hard disc may be power managed in this state. Suspend to RAM (S3) CPU set power down VGA Suspend PCMCIA Suspend Audio Power Down Hard Disk Power Down CD-ROM Power Down Super I/O Low Power mode Save to Disk (S4) Also called Hibernate state. System saves all system states and data onto the disc prior to power off the whole system. LCD 14.1 inch ItemSpecification °
Chapter 229 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 bottom of screen). Press m to enter setup. The default parameter of F12 Boot Menu is set to “disabled”. If you want to change boot device without entering BIOS Setup Utility, please set the parameter to “enabled”. Press during POST to enter multi-boot menu. In this menu, user can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP Utility. System Utilities Chapter 2
30Chapter 2 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 settings by pressing t. You can also press u to save any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. NOTE: You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in square brackets. Navigation keys for a particular menu are shown on the bottom of the screen. Help for parameters are found in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. Read this carefully when making changes to parameter values. Please note that system information vary in models. Insyde Software SCU May 20, 2003 5:40:09 AM Main Advanced Security Boot Exit ----Devices--------------------------------------------------- -----System------------------------- Product Name = TravelMate 3210 CPU = Intel® Pentium ® 4 Manufacture Name = Acer CPU speed = 2.0 GHz BIOS Version = V1.00 L2 Cache = 2048 KB VGA Version = 3104 HDD Model Name = HITACHI_DK23EA-40-(PM) HDD Serial Number = 123456789 ----Memory------------------------ ATAPI Model Name = UJDA740 DVD/CDROM-(SM) System Memory = 640 KB Extended Memory = 256MB Serial Number = ( 32 bytes) VGA Memory = 128 MB Asset Tag = (32 bytes) UUID = (16 bytes) Setup system date, time. Enable boot logo and get system information.
Chapter 231 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 number of HDD installed on primary IDE master. ATAPI Mode Name This field displays the mofel name of devices installed on secondary IDE master. The hard disk drive or optical drive model name is automatically detected by the system. Serial Number This field displays the serial number of this unit. Asset Tag This field displays the asset tag of this unit. UUID This will be visible only when an internal LAN device is presenting. UUID=32bytes CPU This field shows the brand name of the system CPU. CPU speed Insyde Software SCU May 20, 2005 5:40:09 AM Main Advanced Security Boot Exit ----Devices--------------------------------------------------- -----System------------------------- Product Name = TravelMate 3210 CPU = Intel® Pentium ® 4 Manufacturer Name = Acer CPU speed = 2.0 GHz BIOS Version = V1.00 L2 Cache = 2048 KB VGA Version = 3104 HDD Model Name = HITACHI_DK23EA-40-(PM) HDD Serial Number = 123456789 ----Memory------------------------ ATAPI Model Name = UJDA740 DVD/CDROM-(SM) System Memory = 640 KB Extended Memory = 256MB Serial Number = ( 32 bytes) VGA Memory = 128 MB Asset Tag = (32 bytes) UUID = (16 bytes) Setup system date, time. Enable boot logo and get system information.
32Chapter 2 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 Memory VGA Memory size: Discrete = 64 or 128MB (depends on actual VRAM size) TurboCache = 32MB (actual TurboCache VRAM size) Intel(R) 915 DVMT: you can select the following options: 1. 64MB (8MB pre-allocated + 56MB DVMT) 2. 128MB (8MB pre-allocated + 128MB DVMT)-Default value 3. Max DVMT (160MB on 256MB system memory, 224MB on 512 and above system memory). ParameterDescription
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NOTE: The screen above is for your reference only. Actual values may differ.
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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 key accept
entries. button or key reject entries. Use cursor, spacebar,
and numeric keys to change values. key activates accelerators.
(
˙ ) Auto
( ) Both
34Chapter 2 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, and summary screen is disabled. Disabled: Custoemr logo is not displayed, and summary screen is enabled.Option: Enabled or Disabled Power on display Auto: During power process, the system will detect if any display device is connected on external video port. If any external display device is connected, the power on display will be in CRT (or projector) only mode. Otherwise it will be in LCD only mode. Both: Simultaneously enable both the integrated LCD screen and the system’s external video port (for an external CRT or projector).Option: Auto or Both LCD Auto Dim Determines if the system will automatically dim the LCD brightness in order to save power when AC is not present. The system will support an automatic dimming of the LCD backlight when the AC power is NOT available (running on battery power).Option: Enabled or Disabled Network Boot Enables, disables the system boot from LAN (remote server).Option: Enabled or Disabled F12 Boot Menu Enables, disables Boot Menu during POST. Option: Disabled or Enabled D2D Recovery Enables, disables D2D Recovery function. The function allows the user to create a hidden partition on hard disc drive to store operation system and restore the system to factory defaults.Option: Enabled or Disabled