Acer Aspire 9100 Service Guide
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14Aspire 9100 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- mAcer eSetting Launches the Acer eSetting in the Acer eManager set by the Acer Empowering key “ “ Fn- nAcer ePowerManagementLaunches the Acer ePower-Management in the Acer eManager set by the Acer Empowering key” “. 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. Fn- rTouchpad Toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off. Fn- sSpeaker on/off Turns the speakers on and off; mutes the sound. Fn- wVolume up Increases the sound volume. Fn- yVolume down Decreases the sound volume. Fn- xBrightness up Increases the screen brightness. Fn> Hot Key Icon Function Description Fn-F1 Fn-F2 "Acer eManager" on page 23 Fn-F3 "Acer eManager" on page 23 Fn-F4 Fn> Hot Key Icon Function Description Fn-F1 Fn-F2 "Acer eManager" on page 23 Fn-F3 "Acer eManager" on page 23 Fn-F4
Chapter 115 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. 1.Open a text editor or word processor. 2.Hold and then press the Euro symbol at the upper-center of the keyboard. NOTE: Sme fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. Please refer to www.microsoft.com/ typography/faq/faq12.htm for more information. Launch Keys Located above the keyboard next to the power button are two buttons. These buttons are called launch keys. They are designated as the Internet browser, and the Acer Empowering key “ “. Press the Empowering key “ “ to run the Acer eManager. Please see an Internet browser as default, but it can be reset by users. Fn- ¨zBrightness down Decreases the screen brightness. Hot KeyIconFunctionDescription Fn> Hot Key Icon Function Description Fn-F1 Fn-F2 "Acer eManager" on page 23 Fn-F3 "Acer eManager" on page 23 Fn-F4 Fn> Hot Key Icon Function Description Fn-F1 Fn-F2 "Acer eManager" on page 23 Fn-F3 "Acer eManager" on page 23 Fn-F4
16Aspire 9100 #IconFunctionDescription 1 Web broswer Internet browser apllication (User- programmable) 2 eManager eManager launch key (User-programmable) Fn> Hot Key Icon Function Description Fn-F1 Fn-F2 "Acer eManager" on page 23 Fn-F3 "Acer eManager" on page 23 Fn-F4
Chapter 117 To u c h p a d The built-in touchpad is a pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This means the cursor responds as you move your finger on the surface of the touchpad. The central location on the palmrest provides optimum comfort and suuport. Touchpad basics The following items teach you how to use the touchpad: * Move your finger across the touchpad (2) to move the cursor. * Press the left (1) and right (3) buttons located on the edge of the touchpad to do selection and execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchapd is the same as clicking the left button.
18Aspire 9100 NOTE: Keep your fingers dry and clean when using the touchpad. Also keep the touchpad dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to finger movement, hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Taping harder will not increase the touchpad’s responsiveness. FunctionLeft buttonRight buttonTouchpad Execute Click twice quickly. Tap twice (at the same speed as double-clicking a mouse button). Select Click once. Tap once. Drag Click and hold, then use finger to drag the cursor on the touchpad.Tap twice (at the same speed as double-clicking a mouse button); hold finger to the touchpad on the second tap and drag the cursor. Access context menuClick once.
Chapter 119 Hardware Specifications and Configurations System Board Major Chip Item Controller System core logic Intel® Alviso(north bridge)+Intel® ICH6-M (south bridge) Audio controller RealTek ALC250 AC 97 Codec Video controller ATI M24P (ATI MOBILITY TM RADEONTM) Keyboard controller KB910 CardBus Controller ENE CB712 IEEE Controller VIA VT6301S Processor ItemSpecification CPU type Intel® Pentium® M processor 730/740/750/760/770 at 1.6, 1.73, 1.86, 2.0, 2.13GHz, 533Mhz FSB CPU package 478-pin FCPGA CPU core voltage Low speed: 0.8V High speed: 1.5V CPU I/O voltage 1.2V BIOS ItemSpecification BIOS vendor Insyde BIOS BIOS Version AS9100 V1.00 BIOS ROM type Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 512K BIOS package 32 Pin PLCC Supported protocols ACPI 2.0 (if available, at least 1.0b), SMBIOS 2.3, PCI 2.2, Boot Block, PXE 2.0, Mobile PC2001, Hard Disk Password, INT 13h Extensions, PCI Bus Power Management interface Specification, EI Torito-Bootable CD- ROM Format 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 1M 1st level cache control Always Enabled 2nd level cache control Always Enabled Cache scheme control Fixed-in write back System Memory ItemSpecification Memory controller Intel® Alviso µ
20Aspire 9100 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 256MB Supports maximum memory size 2048MB Supports DIMM type DDR-DRAM Supports DIMM Speed 333 MHz Supports DIMM voltage 2.5 V/1.25V 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 256MB 256MB 0MB 512MB 512MB 0MB 1024MB 1024MB 256MB 0MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 256MB 512MB 768MB 256MB 1024MB 1280MB 512MB 0MB 512MB 512MB 256MB 768MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 1536MB 1024MB 0MB 1024MB 1024MB 256MB 1280MB 1024MB 512MB 1536MB 1024MB 1024MB 2048MB LAN Interface ItemSpecification Chipset Realtek RTL8110SBL Supports LAN protocol 10/100/1000Mbps LAN connector type RJ45 LAN connector location Rear side Modem Interface ItemSpecification Chipset CS1037 Internal Agere Scorpio chipset (Scorpio+CSP1037B) Fax modem data baud rate (bps) 14.4K Data modem data baud rate (bps) 56K Supports modem protocol V.92MDC System Memory ItemSpecification
Chapter 121 . Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Rear side Wireless Module 802.11b/g (optional device) ItemSpecification Chipset Intel Data throughput 11M~54M bps Protocol 802.11 b+g Interface Mini-PCI type II Floppy Disk Drive Interface ItemSpecification Vendor & model nameThere is no FDD module for this product Floppy Disk Specifications Media recognition 2DD (720KB) 2HD (1.2 MB, 3 mode) 2HD (1.44MB) Sectors/track 9 15 18 Tracks 80 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 Item Vendor & Model NameHGST MORAGA IC25N060ATMR04-0 08K0634 Seagate N2 ST960821A TOSHIBA PLUTO MK6025GASHGST MORAGA IC25N080ATMR04-0 08K635 Seagate N2 ST9808210A TOSHIBA PLUTO MK6025GASTOSHIBA PLUTO MK1031GAS SEAGATE N2 ST9100822A Capacity (MB) 60000 80000 100000 Bytes per sector 512 512 512 Logical heads 16 16 16 Logical sectors 63 63 63 Drive Format Logical cylinders 16383 16383 16383 Physical read/write heads3/3/4 4/3/2 4 Disks 2/2/4 2/2/4 2 Spindle speed (RPM) 4200RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM Performance Specifications Buffer size 8MBytes (8192kbytes) 8MBytes (8192kbytes) 8MBytes I n t e r f a c e ATA - 6 ATA / ATA P I - 6 ATA / ATA P I - 6 Modem Interface ItemSpecification
22Aspire 9100 Data transfer, rate (host~buffer, Mbytes/ s)100 MB/Sec 100 MB/Sec 100 MB/Sec DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance 5 +/- 5% 5 +/- 5% 5 +/- 5% Combo Drive Interface ItemSpecificationRemark Vendor & model name DVD/CDRW TOSHIBA TS-L462A General Specification Interface Enhanced IDE (ATAPI) Disc Diameter 8cm/12cm Loading Type Drawer Type Drive Mounting Horizontal/Vertical Read/Write Read Speed: Max. 24X(3,600 KB/sec) for CD-ROM Max. 24X(3,600 KB/sec) for CD-RW Write Speed: Max. 24X(3,600 KB/sec) for CD-R Max. 10X(1,500 KB/sec) for CD-RW Max. 24X(3,600 KB/sec) for US-RWCAV 24X CAV 24X P-CAV 24X/20X/16X ; CLV 10X/8X/4X CLV 10X/4X P-CAV 24X/16X Mounting Orientation Horizontal/Vertical All angles Buffer Under Run 2MB Power consumption DC +5v/1.2A Interface Enhanced IDE(ATAPI) compatible Media compatibilityCD: 120mm CD-ROM (Read Only) 80mm CD 800/700/650/550MB CD-Recordable (Read & Write) 700/650MB CD-Rewritable (Read & Write) 700/650MB High Speed CD-Rewritable (Read & Write) DVD: 5/9/10/18 DVD-Single/Dual (PTP, OTP) 3.9/4.7G DVD-R (Read Only) 4.7GDVD+R (Read Only) DVD±RW (Read only) 80mm DVD Hard Disk Drive Interface Item
Chapter 123
Format compatibilityCD
CD-DA (Red Book) - Standard Audio CD & CD-TEXT
CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode1 & 2) - Standard Data
CD-ROM XA (Mode2 Form1 & 2) - Photo CD, Multi-Session
CD-I /FMV (Green Book, Mode2 Form1 & 2, Ready, Bridge)
CD-Extra/ CD-Plus (Blue Book) - Audio & Text/Video
Video-CD (White Book) - MPEG1 Video
DVD
DVD-ROM (Book 1.02),
DVD-Video (Book 1.1)
DVD-R (Book 1.0, 3.9G)
DVD-R (Book 2.0, 4.7G) - General & Authoring
DVD+R (Version 1.0)
DVD±RW
Play DVD-AUDIO except the case that required CPPM
(Content protection for prerecorded Media)
Write Method
Loading mechanism Load: Manual
Release: (a) Electrical Release
(Release Button)
(b) Release by ATAPI
command
(c) Emergency Release
Power Requirement
Input Voltage DC +5V+/- 5% (operation)
DC +5V+/- 8% (start up)
DVD-RW Interface
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name TOSHIBA TS-L532A
Performance Specification
Transfer rate (KB/sec)
(1) Read DVD-ROM
DVD-R
CD-ROM
(2) Write CD-R
CD-RW
HS-RW
US-RW
(3) ATAPI Interface
PIO mode
DMA mode
Ultra DMA modeMAX 8X CAV (MAX 10800kB/s)
MAX 4X CAV (MAX 5400kB/s)
MAX 24X CAV (MAX 3600kB/s)
4X, 8X (CLV), MAX. 24X(ZCLV)
4X (CLV)
4X, 8X, 10X (CLV)
8X, 10X(CLV), MAX. 16X (ZCLV)
16.6MB/s: PIO mode4
16.6MB/s: Multi word mode2
33.3MB/s: Ultra DMA mode2
Buffer Memory 2MB
Interface Enhanced IDE(ATAPI) compatible
Applicable disc format Read:
copy-protected DVD discs, CD-ROM, CD audio, DVD-ROM and
DVD-RAM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW and CD-R/-RW, DVD-ROM,
DVD-R/+R, DVD-R/+R, DVD-RW/+RW, 4.38GB DVD-RAM, CD-DA
discs, CD-ROM discs, CD-R discs, CD-RW discs
Write:
CD-R, CD-RW, high-speed CD-RW, Ultra-speed CD-RW, DVD-R,
DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
Combo Drive Interface
ItemSpecificationRemark