Acer Extensa 610 Service Guide

System Introduction1-33A necessary condition for the notebook to enter hibernation mode is that the reserved space for saving
system information on the hard disk must be larger than the combined system and video memory size.
Under such conditions, the standby/hibernation hotkey acts as the hibernation hotkey.  See the user’s
manual  for information on the Sleep Manager utility.
In this situation, there are four ways to enter hibernation mode:
· Press the standby/hibernation hotkey 
Fn-F7 (  )
· Set a...

1-34Service GuideTable 1-37Hibernation Mode Conditions and DescriptionsConditionDescriptionThe condition to enter
Hibernation Mode· “Hard Disk Drive” is not [Disabled] in System Security of BIOS SETUP.
· “Hard Disk 0” is not [None] in Basic System Configuration of BIOS SETUP.
· HDD has already located enough free contiguous disk space generated by the
Sleep Manager and this free space is not corrupted.
· Standby/Hibernation Timer times-out or Standby/Hibernation Hotkey pressed and
there is no activity...

System Introduction1-35Table 1-39Hard Disk Standby Mode Conditions and DescriptionsConditionDescriptionThe condition to enter HDD Standby
Mode· Display Standby Timer times-out or LCD cover is closed.The condition of HDD Standby Mode
· All the system components are on except HDD spindle motorThe condition back to On Mode
· Any access to HDDBATTERY LOWWhen the battery capacity is low and has no adapter plugged, the system will generate the following battery
low warning:
· Flash power LED with 4 Hz.
· Issue...

1-36Service Guide1.5.2Drivers, Applications and Utilities
The notebook comes preloaded with the following software:
· Windows 952
· System utilities and application software3
· Sleeper manager utility
· Touchpad driver
· Display drivers
· Audio drivers
· PC Card slot drivers and applications
· Other third-party application software
Table 1-40Location of Drivers in the System Utility CDDevice CategoryFunctionLocationSound, video and game...

System Introduction1-371.6System Block DiagramFigure 1-15System Block Diagram 

1-38Service Guide1.7Environmental Requirements
Table 1-42Environmental RequirementsItemSpecificationTemperatureOperating (ºC)
+5°C ~ +35°CNon-operating(ºC)
-20°C ~ +60°CHumidityOperating (non-condensing)20% ~ 80%Non-operating (non-condensing)20% ~ 80%Operating Vibration (unpacked)Operating5 - 25.6Hz, 0.38mm;  25.6 - 250Hz, 0.5GSweep rate> 1 minute / octaveNumber of test cycles2 / axis (X,Y,Z)Non-operating Vibration (unpacked)Non-operating5 - 27.1Hz, 0.6G;  27.1 - 50Hz, 0.41mm; 50~500Hz, 2GSweep rate> 2...

System Introduction1-391.8Mechanical Specifications
Table 1-43Mechanical SpecificationsItemSpecificationWeight
  FDD model
  CD-ROM model(includes battery)
2.6 kg. (5.7 lb.)
2.8 kg. (6.2 lb.)Dimensions
(main footprint)W x D x H
306mm x 228mm x 46mm (12.05” x 8.98” x 1.81”) 

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Major Chips DescriptionMajor Chips Description2-1This chapter discusses the major chips used in the notebook.
2.1Major Component List
Table 2-1Major Chips ListComponentVendorDescriptionM1521AcerSystem data bufferM1523AcerSystem controller chipM7101AcerPower management unit65550C&T (Chips & Technology)Video controllerTI PCI1131Texas InstrumentPCMCIA controllerNS87336VJGNS (National Semiconductor)Super I/O controllerYMF715YamahaAudio...

2-2Service Guide2.2ALI M1521
The ALADDIN-III consists of two chips, ALI M1521 and M1523 to give a 586 class system the
complete solution with the most up-to-date feature and architecture for the new
multimedia/multithreading operating system.  It utilizes the BGA package to improve the AC
characterization, resolves system bottleneck and make the system manufacturing easier.  The
ALADDIN-III gives a highly-integrated system solution and a most up-to-date system architecture
including the UMA, ECC, PBSRAM,...

Major Chips Description2-3· UMA (unified memory architecture)
· Dedicated UMA arbiter pins
· Supports several protocols from major graphics vendors
· SFB size : 512KB/1MB/2MB/3MB/4MB
· CPU could access frame buffer memory through system memory controller
· Alias address for frame buffer memory
· Fully synchronous 25/30/33 MHz 5V PCI interface
· PCI bus arbiter: five PCI masters and M1523 supported
· Dwords for CPU-to-PCI Memory write posted buffers
· Convert back-to-back CPU to PCI memory write to PCI...