Acer Extensa 500 Service Guide
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Extensa 500 Notebook Service Guide Service Guide files and updates are available on Acer Intranet and CSD database on Lotus Notes. For more detailed information, please refer to Service CD kit.
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Copyright Copyright * 1996 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect...
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PART No: 49.42B02.001....................................................PRINT IN TAIWAN DOC No: SG281-9807A
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4 Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Introduction Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Special Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Hardware Configuration and Specification . . . . . . . 17 Memory Address Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Interrupt Channel Assignment . . . . . . . ....
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Extensa 500 Service Guide 5 Startup Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Onboard Devices Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 36 System Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 AFlash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Executing AFlash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Quick Way to Execute...
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6 Table of Contents Removing the PCMCIA slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Removing the Modem Phone Jack . . . . . . . . . 71 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 CD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check . . . 75 Memory Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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Extensa 500 Service Guide 7 Appendix A Model Definitions Appendix B Compatibility Tested Components
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8 Table of Contents
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Chapter 19 This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features: Performance qIntel Pentium® processor with MMX™ technology q512-KB, 64-bit main memory and external (L2) cache memory qLarge LCD display and PCI local bus video with 128-bit graphics acceleration qInternal CD-ROM drive qInternal 3.5-inch floppy drive qHigh-capacity, Enhanced-IDE removable hard disk qNickel metal-hydride battery pack qHeuristic power management system with standby and hibernation...
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10 System Introduction from peripherals qUpgradeable memory and hard disk Display The large graphics display offers excellent viewing, excellent display quality and high performance desktop graphics. The computer supports two different display configurations — High Performance Addressing (HPA) or Thin-Film Transistor (TFT). Video Performance The PCI local bus video with 128-bit graphics acceleration and 2MB Extended Data Out (EDO) video RAM boosts video performance. Simultaneous Display The...