Acer Extensa 900 Maintenance Manual
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General Description 1-11 Figure 1-8 Undocking from the Mobile Productivity Base 1.2.9.2 Mobile Productivity Base Ports The Mobile Productivity Base provides the same ports as available on the Notebook plus an additional PS/2 port to allow for both external mouse and keyboard. The port assignments are shown in Figure 1-9. Lever Release Latch Docking/ Undocking Lever Left Side Right Side
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1-12 General Description Figure 1-9 Mobile Productivity Base Ports 1.2.9.3 Advanced PCI Card Options The Extensa 900 Series Notebooks contain provisions for an advanced PCI Card as shown in Figure 1-7. 1.3 Notebook Battery The notebook computer uses a Lithium-Ion battery pack. A second identical battery can be installed in the optional Mobile Connectivity Base as shown in Figure 1-7. 1.4 Standard Test Features The Extensa 900 Series Notebook Computers use modular design and built-in test...
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General Description 1-13 the computer is powered up. In the event of a failure, the computer displays a descriptive error message and issues a series of coded beeps (in case the display subsystem is not functioning). If self test completes normally, the computer displays the amount of memory tested, loads the Operating System and Windows environment. 1.4.2 PC-Doctor Diagnostics Program The...
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1-14 General Description 1.5 Extensa 900 Series Specifications General specifications for the Extensa 900 Series Notebooks are provided in Table 1-5. Table 1-5 Extensa 900 Specifications Characteristic Model 900 Series Specifications CPUPentium P54CSLM, 133 MHz; 3.1 Volt, Internal Hard Disk Drive Disk Storage Capacity: Average access time: Throughput1.35 GB or greater 12 ms or less 11+ Million I/Os per second DRAM Memory Size Maximum Expansion Size16 MB DRAM, 60-ns, page-interleaved 80...
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General Description 1-15 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 256 colors 80 25 Function hot key brightness and contrast control and SimulSCAN control External CRT Monitor Interface Connector Type: Monitors...
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1-16 General Description RS-232-D Serial Port: Method: Type: 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) Disable Parallel Port Connector...
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General Description 1-17 1.6 Regulatory Agency Approvals All Extensa 900 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...
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Installation 2-1 2 Installation 2.1 Introduction This section contains unpacking and preparation for use instructions for the Extensa 900 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...
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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 900 Series Notebooks can be expanded using an EDO Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (EDO soDIMM). These modules are available in 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, and 64 MB sizes and install in the expansion memory slot on the System Board accessed through...