Acer Extensa 365 Service Guide

System Introduction1-11
Table 1-19 Windows 95 Key Descriptions
KeyDescription
Windows logo key Start button.  Combinations with this key performs special functions, e.g.:
·
Windows + Tab   Activate next Taskbar button
·
Windows + E   Explore My Computer
·
Windows + F   Find Document
·
Windows + M   Minimize All
·
Shift + Windows + M   Undo Minimize All
·
Windows + R   Display Run dialog box
Application key Opens the application’s context menu (same as right-click).
1.3.17 FDD
Table 1-20 FDD...

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Table 1-21 HDD Specifications
ItemSpecification
Spindle speed (RPM) 4464 4000 4000
Performance Specifications
Buffer size (KB) 128 96 96
Interface ATA-3(IDE) ATA-3 ATA-3
Data transfer rate
(disk-buffer, Mbytes/s)5.7 ~ 9.0 5 ~ 7.7 5 ~ 8.3
Data transfer rate
(host-buffer, Mbytes/s)16.6 /33.3
(max., PIO mode 4)16.6
(max., PIO mode 4)16.6
(max., PIO mode 4)
DC Power Requirements
Voltage tolerance (V)
5 ± 5%5 + 5%
5 ± 5%
1.3.19 CD-ROM
Table 1-22 CD-ROM Specifications
ItemSpecification
Vendor...

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Table 1-23 Battery Specifications
ItemSpecification
Package capacity (WAH) 3500
Second battery No
1.3.21 Charger
To charge the battery, place the battery pack inside the battery compartment and plug the AC
adapter into the notebook and an electrical outlet.  The adapter has three charging modes:
· Rapid mode
The notebook uses rapid charging when power is turned off and a powered AC adapter is
connected to it.  In rapid mode, a fully depleted battery gets fully charged in...

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1.3.22 DC-DC Converter
DC-DC converter generates multiple DC voltage level for whole system unit use.
Table 1-25 DC-DC Converter Specifications
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name Ambit T62.095.C.00
Input voltage (Vdc) 8~21
Output Rating5V3.3VVcpu
(2.47 /2.15
/1.8V/2.0V)
+12V+6V5VSB
Current (w/ load, A) 0~3.2 0~3.3 0~6 0~0.15 0~0.1 0.005
Voltage ripple (max., mV) 50 50 50 100 300 75
Voltage noise (max., mV) 100 100 100 200 500 250
OVP (Over Voltage Protection, V) 6.1~8.0 4.2~6.2 3-4 -...

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Table 1-27 LCD Specifications
ItemSpecification
Supported colors -- -- 262,144 colors
Optical Specification
Contrast ratio 40 (typ.) 40 (typ.) 80 (typ.)
Brightness (cd/m2)70 (typ.) 70 (typ.) 70 (typ.)
Brightness control keyboard hotkey keyboard hotkey keyboard hotkey
Contrast control using keyboard
hotkeyusing keyboard
hotkeynone
Electrical Specification
Supply voltage for LCD
display (V)3.3 or 5 (typ.) 3.3 or 5 (typ.) 3.0 ~ 3.6 (typ.)
Supply voltage for LCD
backlight (Vrms)630...

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Table 1-28 AC Adapter Specifications
ItemSpecification
Short circuit protection Output can be shorted without damage
Electrostatic discharge (ESD, kV)±15 (at air discharge)
Dielectric Withstand Voltage
Primary to secondary 3000 Vac (or 4242 Vdc), 10 mA for 1 second
Leakage current 0.25 mA maximum @ 254 Vac, 60Hz.
Regulatory Requirements
Internal filter meets:
1.  FCC class B requirements. (USA)
2.  VDE 243/1991 class B requirements. (German)
3.  CISPR 22 Class B requirements....

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1.4  Software Configuration and Specification
1.4.1 BIOS
The BIOS is compliant to PCI v2.1, APM v1.2, E-IDE and PnP specification.  It also defines the
hotkey functions and controls the system power-saving flow.
Keyboard Hotkey Definition
The notebook supports the following hotkeys.
Table 1-29 Hotkey Descriptions
HotkeyIconFunctionDescription
Fn-Esc Hotkey Escape Exits the hotkey control.
Fn-F1?Hotkey Help
Displays the hotkey list and help.  Press | to exit the screen....

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MultiBoot
The system can boot from the FDD, External FDD, HDD, or CD-ROM.  The user can select the
desired booting process to boot the system.  If the CD-ROM is bootable, the BIOS will override the
other process to boot the system directly.
Power Management
This computer has a built-in power management unit that monitors system activity.  System activity
refers to any activity involving one or more of the following devices: keyboard, mouse, floppy drive,
hard disk, peripherals connected...

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ON MODE
Normal full-on operation
STANDBY MODE
The computer consumes very low power in standby mode.  Data remain intact in the system
memory until battery is drained.
Warning: Unstored data is lost when you turn off the computer power in standby
mode or when the battery is drained.
Table 1-30 Standby Mode Conditions and Descriptions
ConditionDescription
The condition to
enter Standby
ModeThere are two necessary conditions for the computer to enter standby mode:
· Heuristic Power...

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LIGHT GREEN MODE
The notebook consumes very low power in light green mode.  Data and I/O connections remain
intact in the system memory until battery is drained.
Table 1-31 Light Green Mode Conditions and Descriptions
ConditionDescription
The condition to enter
Light Green Mode· PCMCIA I/O Card detected and occupy resources (Non Cardbus mode).
· HPM timer times out or cover close or APM standby / suspend function calls.
The condition of Light
Green Mode· Issue a beep.
· Only HDD, VGA...