Acer Extensa 600 Maintenance Manual

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Figure 1-5  Installing PCMCIA Card Options
1.3 Standard Test Features 
The Extensa 60x and 65x Series Notebook Computers use modular design and built-
in test features to reduce the mean time to repair. A power on self test program 
automatically verifies the operational state of the primary circuits and a powerful suite 
of diagnostic tests (known as PC-Doctor) are...

1-14   General Description
Features of the diagnostic program are accessed through a series of pull-down menus 
and basic keyboard keys (cursor keys to move highlighted pointer, Enter key to select 
a highlighted feature, Esc key to cancel a function and move back one level. 
PC-Doctor is typically user friendly but if you dont understand a feature, context-
sensitive help information is available at any time by pressing the F1 function key; 
pressing the F1 function key twice accesses the online...

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Table 1-8  Extensa International Models
Configuration Dash 
No.
United States-0001
UK Configuration-0002
German Configuration-0003
French Configuration-0004
Spanish Configuration-0005
Swiss/German Configuration-0006
Italian Configuration-0007
Portuguese Configuration-0008
Western European Configuration-0009
Swedish Configuration-0010
Swiss/French Configuration-0011...

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1.5 Extensa 60x and 65x Series Specifications
General specifications for the Extensa 60x and 65x Series Notebooks are provided in 
Table 1-8.
Table 1-9 Extensa 60x and 65x Specifications
Characteristic
Model    
600Model 
600CDModel 
605CDModel 
650CDModel 
655CDModel 
650CDT
CPU
Pentium 
P54CSLM, 
120 MHz; 3.1 
Vo l t ,  Pentium 
P54CSLM, 
120 MHz; 3.1 
Vo l t ,  Pentium 
P54CSLM, 
120 MHz; 3.1 
Vo l t ,  Pentium 
P54CSLM, 
133 MHz; 3.1 
Vo l t ,  Pentium 
P54CSLM, 
133 MHz;...

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FDD
Disk Storage 
Capacity
:  
Disk Size
Drive Height
Mode
Internal
1.44 MB
 3.5-inch disk 
12.5 mm 
Choice of  720 
KB/1.2 MB or 
1.44 MBExt.(Parallel 
Interface)
1.44 MB
 3.5-inch disk  
12.5 mm 
Choice of  720 
KB/1.2 MB or 
1.44 MBExt.(Parallel 
Interface)
1.44 MB
 3.5-inch disk  
12.5 mm 
Choice of  720 
KB/1.2 MB or 
1.44 MB
 Media Bay
Modular
1.44 MB
 3.5-inch...

1-18   General Description
Video 
Subsystem
LCD Aspect 
Ratio
Emulations:
Video Memory 
Size
Video Bus
: 
LCD  
Resolution: 
LCD  
Characters/Line
LCD Lines/
Screen:
LCD Brightness 
Control: 
 1-1
SVGA
1 MByte
32 bits
640 x 480 
pixels bit-
mapped at 
256 colors; 
 80
 25
Function hot 
key brightness 
and contrast 
control and 
SimulSCAN 
control1-1
SVGA
1 MByte
32 bits
640 x 480 
pixels bit-
mapped at 
256 colors; 
600 x 800 at 
256 colors.
 80
 25
Function hot 
key brightness 
and contrast 
control and...

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External CRT 
Monitor         
Interface
Connector Type:
Monitors 
Supported
: 15-Pin, 
female, D-type 
connector
640 x 480 
with 16.7 
million colors 
on CR T 
 
800 x 600 
with 65 K 
colors on CR T 
1024 x 768 
with up to 256 
colors on CR T
 15-Pin, 
female, D-type 
connector
640 x 480 
with 16.7 
million colors 
on CR T 
 
800 x 600 
with 65 K 
colors on CR T 
1024...

1-20   General Description
RS-232-D Serial 
Port
:
Method: 
 
Ty p e:
Bits  per   
second:
 
 
Parity: 
Transmit
: 
Receive: 
 
Line control:
 Data word: 
16550 UART 
Support
Selectable 
Serial Port 
(BIOS Setup)
 9-Pin, male, 
sub-D-type 
connector
EIA RS-232-D
Asynchronous 
transmission
110, 200, 300, 
600, 1200, 
2400, 4800, 
9600, 19200
Odd, even, 
mark, space
Data check: 
odd, even
 
READY/
BUSY, DC1/
DC3
 7- or 8-bit
Ye s
COM1(IRQ4, 
3F8h)
 
COM2(IRQ3, 
2F8h)
COM3(IRQ4, 
3E8h)
COM4(IRQ4, 
2E8h)...

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Parallel  Port
Connector 
Type
FDD Support 
 
Selectable 
Parallel Port 
(BIOS Setup)
EPP/ECP 
Bidirectional 
25-Pin, DB-25 
Connector
Yes, Hot 
Pluggable & 
Auto-
Detection if 
BIOS Setup is 
set to 1.44 MB
LP T 1 (IRQ5, 
278h)
LP T 2 (IRQ7, 
378h)
DisableEPP/ECP 
Bidirectional
25-Pin, DB-25 
Connector
Yes, Hot 
Pluggable & 
Auto-
Detection if 
BIOS Setup is 
set to...

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1.6 Regulatory Agency Approvals
All Extensa 60x and 65x Series products meet the following regulatory agency 
standards:
¨Underwriter’s Lab (UL) Standard 1950 (safety)
¨Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standard 950 or CUL (safety)
¨FCC CFR 47, Part 15, Subpart B, FCC Level B (Emissions)
¨Canadian Department of Communications (DOC) ICES, Class B (Emissions)
¨VDE- EN60950 (Safety)
¨EN 50082-1 (Immunity: ESD, RFI, EFT, and Surge)
¨EN 50081-1 (Emissions: RFI, EMI, Harmonics,...