Acer Extensa 660 Maintenance Manual

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Table 1-6  shows how to interpret the battery indicators.
1.4.2 External Battery Charger Option
An optional external battery charger is available that charges a battery outside of the 
computer (all three types of batteries used by the Extensa 660 Series). To order an 
optional battery charger (or any of the Extensa options), contact your computer dealer 
or call Texas...

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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 Technical Reference Manual for 
PC-Doctor. 
A powerful set of utilities within PC-Doctor (that can be run locally or remotely) simplify 
the task of determining system configuration data, allocating and using system memory, 
IRQ and DMA use, what device...

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1.6 Extensa 660 Series Specifications
General specifications for the Extensa 660 Series Notebooks are provided in Table 1-6.
Table 1-6   Extensa 660 Specifications
Characteristic Model    660CD Model 660CDT
CPUPentium P55CLM, 166 MHz; 3.1 
Vo l tPentium P55CLM, 166 MHz; 3.1 
Vo l t
Internal Hard Disk Drive
Disk Storage Capacity:
Average access time:
Throughput
Standard...

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Built-in Mouse DeviceGlidepad built-in to the base of the 
keyboard (select buttons just below 
Glidepad)Glidepad built-in to the base of the 
keyboard (select buttons just below 
Glidepadpad)
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
1.5 MB
32-bits
640 x 480 pixels bit-mapped at 
64K colors
 80
 25
Function hot key brightness and 
contrast control and...

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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...

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1.7 Regulatory Agency Approvals
All Extensa 660 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, and...

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Installation
2.1 Introduction
This section contains unpacking and preparation for use instructions for the Extensa 
660 Series Notebook Computers. This includes:
¨Removing the computer and all manuals, options and accessories from the 
shipping container(s)
¨Installing Internal Notebook Options
¨Installing External Notebook Options
¨Installing Battery Packs...

2-2   Installation
2.3  Installing Internal Notebook Options
If you have no internal options to install at this time, skip to Paragraph 2.4. Otherwise, 
continue with Paragraph 2.3.1.
2.3.1 Installing Main Memory Expansion (Optional)
Main memory on the 660 Series Notebooks can be expanded using  an EDO Small 
Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (EDO soDIMM). These modules are available in 
16 MB,  32 MB, and 64 MB sizes and install in the expansion memory slot on the System 
Board accessed through the...

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Figure 2-1  Memory Expansion Removal/Replacement
Note: After installing expansion memory in your notebook, you must run the 
PHDISK utility in order for the Save-To-Disk or 0V Suspend functions to operate 
correctly.
2.3.2 Setting up the Software
Note:  If you are using an operating system other than Windows 95, Windows for 
Workgroups, or DOS, you may need to...

2-4   Installation
In Windows 95
Follow these steps if your computer is running Windows 95.
1.From the Taskbar, select Start then Shut Down.
2.Select the Restart the Computer in MS-DOS mode.
3.Click on Ye s.
4.Type PHDISK /C /F at the DOS prompt and press Enter.
5.The DOS screen appears and shows the save file name and size. Press any 
key to reset the system. The computer will reboot.
In Windows for Workgroups
Follow these steps if your computer is running MS-DOS and Windows for Workgroups.
1.Close all...