Acer Extensa 610 Service Guide

TI Extensa 61X Series
(AcerNote 370P) Notebook
Service Guide
PART NO.:  2238309-0809
DOC. NO.:PRINTED IN USA 

iiCopyright
Copyright © 1997 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 to...

iiiAbout this Manual
Purpose
This service guide contains reference information for the Extensa 610 notebook computer.  It gives the
system and peripheral specifications, shows how to identify and solve system problems and explains the
procedure for removing and replacing system components.  It also gives information for ordering spare
parts.
Manual Structure
This service guide consists of four chapters and seven appendices as follows:
Chapter  1System Introduction
This chapter gives the technical...

ivAppendix  EBIOS POST Checkpoints
This appendix lists all the BIOS POST checkpoints.
Appendix  FTechnical Bulletins and Updates
This appendix reserves a space for technical bulletins and future updates.
Appendix  GForms
This appendix contains standard forms that can help improve customer service.
Related product information
AcerNote 370P Users Manual contains system description and general operating instructions.
M1521, M1523 and M7101 Data Sheets contain information on the Acer chips.
C&T 65550 Data...

vConventions
The following are the conventions used in this manual:
Text entered by user
Represents text input by the user.
Screen messagesDenotes actual messages that appear onscreen.NOTE
Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the
current topic.WARNING
Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not
doing specific actions.CAUTION
Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or
software problems.IMPORTANT
Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the...

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viiTable of Contents
Chapter 1System Introduction
1.1 Overview..........................................................................................................................1-1
1.1.1 Features...........................................................................................................1-2
1.1.2 Rear Ports........................................................................................................1-3
1.1.3 Indicator...

viii1.4.17 Keyboard........................................................................................................1-23
1.4.17.1 Windows 95 Keys........................................................................1-23
1.4.18 FDD...............................................................................................................1-24
1.4.19 HDD...............................................................................................................1-24
1.4.20...

ix2.4 ALI M7101 (Power Management Unit)..........................................................................2-24
2.4.1 Features.........................................................................................................2-24
2.4.2 Pin Diagram...................................................................................................2-25
2.4.3 Pin Description..............................................................................................2-26
2.4.4 Different Pin...

x2.9.5 Pin Diagram...................................................................................................2-94
2.9.6  Pin Description...............................................................................................2-95
2.9.7 Functions Description.....................................................................................2-96
2.9.7.1 Charge Function..........................................................................2-96
2.9.7.2 Discharge...