Acer Travelmate 5000 Maintenance Manual
Have a look at the manual Acer Travelmate 5000 Maintenance Manual online for free. It’s possible to download the document as PDF or print. UserManuals.tech offer 720 Acer manuals and user’s guides for free. Share the user manual or guide on Facebook, Twitter or Google+.
Call with:
AH = F9h
AL = 5Eh
Returns:
AH = Error Code
00h = No Error
86h = Invalid Parameter
AL = Reserved
BH = Model Type
76543210
System Type
000 = Reserved
001 = Laptop
010 = Notebook
011 - 111 = Reserved
Internal Floppy
0 = No
1 = Yes
VGA Manufacturer
0000 = Western Digital
0001 = Reserved
0010 = Cirrus
0011 - 1111 = Reserved
BL = Misc Information
76543210
CPU Type
0000 = SX
0001 = DX
0010 = SXL
0011 = Reserved
0100 = Reserved
0101 = DX2
0110 = SLC
0111 - 1111h = Reserved
CPU Model
0000 - 0010h = Reserved
0011 = 80386
0100 = 80486
0101 - 1111 = Reserved
CH = Tiger:ATU, Merlin:MERCNTL revision, FFh if not present or not
readable
CL = Tiger:MCU, Merlin:MERIO revision, FFh if not present or not
readable
DH = CPU Information76543210ReservedLCD Type0000 = Mono
F-6 Added Interrupt 15 Functions
76543210
Reserved
LCD Type
0000 = Mono
0001 = Passive Color
0010 = Active Color
0011 = EL
0100 - 1111 = Reserved
DL = Reserved
CY = Set on error (see AH)
F.8 Function F9h - Subfunction 60h
Get Standby Level
This function returns the current standby level, and the maximum level
currently supported. This maximum level should be checked before setting
the level to ensure that the desired level is supported. Also, see related
function F961h.
Call with:
AH = F9h
AL = 60h
Returns:
AH = 00h
BH = Maximum Level Available
BL = Current Level
F.9 Function F9h - Subfunction 61h
Set Standby Level
This function sets the new standby level. Also, see related function F960h.
Call with:
AH = F9h
AL = 61h
BL = New Standby Level
Added Interrupt 15 Functions F-7
Returns:
AH =Error Code
00h = No Error
86h = Invalid Parameter
F.10 Function F9h - Subfunction 63h
Get Extended Model ID
This function returns a variety of information about the system, including
the model ID and installed devices. Also, see related functions F95Eh and
FA00h.
Call with:
AH = F9h
AL = 63h
BX = 4954h - Modifies DS and ES for string pointers
6974h - Does not return string pointers
Returns:
AH = CPU ID ( 03h = 80386, 04h = 80486 )
AL = Model ID (all models returns 83h)
76543210
Model ID (returns 0011)
0000 = Reserved
0001 = Laptop
0010 = Notebook
0011 = Notebook with Floppy
0100 - 0111 = Reserved
Reserved
System Type
0 = TI
1 = OEM
BX = 5449h
CH = Extended Configuration Information
F-8 Added Interrupt 15 Functions
76543210 Expansion Station (0 = Not installed, 1 = Installed) SCSI Option (0 = Not installed, 1 = Installed) External Keyboard (0 = Not installed, 1 = Installed) Numeric Keypad (Always returns 1) Battery 1 (Always returns 1) Battery 2 (Always returns 0) Reserved CL = Amount of RAM installed (in MB) DH = Major version number (only if called with DX=6974h) DL = Minor version number (only if called with DX=6974h) DS:DI = Address of Machine Name (only if called with BX=4954h) ES:SI = Address of the Version String (only if called with BX=4954h) F.11 Function FAh - Subfunction 00h Get RAM Information Returns the amount of system and video RAM in the computer. Call with: AH = FAh AL = 00h Returns: AH = Error Code 00h = No Error 86h = Invalid Parameter AL = Amount of System RAM installed (in MB) BH = Reserved (returns 00h for now) BL = Amount of Video RAM installed (in 64K) CY = Set on error (see AH) F.12 Function FAh - Subfunction 03h Get Video Information Returns the state of various video features. Except for 07h - Text Resolu- tion, and 08h - Contrast Enhancement, the state is taken from the CMOS area, not from the hardware. Added Interrupt 15 Functions F-9
Call with: AH = FAh AL = 03h BH = Request Parameter 00h = Reverse 01h = Expanded Mode 02h = Block Cursor 03h = Display 04h = Monitor Type 05h = LCD Power 06h = Backlight 07h = Text Resolution 08h = Contrast Enhancement 09h = LCD Palette 0Ah = External VGA FFh = Return zero based max request number Returns: AH = Error Code 00h = No Error 86h = Invalid Parameter BL = Video Parameter F-10 Added Interrupt 15 Functions
Parameter BL Value Reverse BH = 00h00h = On 01h = Graphics 02h = Text 03h = Off FFh = Not Supported Expanded Mode BH = 01h00h = Off 01h = On FFh = Not Supported Block Cursor BH = 02h00h = Off 01h = On FFh = Not Supported Display BH = 03h00h = LCD 01h = CR T 02h = Both FFh = Not Supported Monitor Type BH = 04h00h = VGA 01h = 8514-compatible 02h = Super VGA 03h = Extended Super VGA 04h = Multi Freq 05h = Ext Multi Freq 06h = Super Multi Freq 07h = Ext Super Multi Freq FFh = Not Supported LCD Power BH = 05h00h = Low 01h = Medium 02h = High 03h = Auto FFh = Not Supported Backlight BH = 06h00h = Off 01h = On FFh = Not Supported Text Resolution BH = 07h00h = 80 x 25 01h = 80 x 50 02h = 132 x 25 03h = 132 x 60 FFh = Not Supported LCD Contrast Enhancement BH = 08h00h = Enable text mode attribute emulation 01h = Disable contrast enhancement 02h = Enable background enhancement 03h = Enable foreground enhancement 04h = Enable foreground and background enhancement FFh = Not Supported LCD Palette BH = 09h00h = 0 - Standard 01h = 1 - Text 02h = 2 - Fixed 1 03h = 3 - Fixed 2 04h = 4 - User 1 05h = 5 - User 2 FFh = Not Supported External VGA BH = 0Ah00h = Internal VGA in use 01h = External VGA in use FFh = Not Supported Max Request Number BH = FFh0Ah CY = Set on error (see AH) Added Interrupt 15 Functions F-11
F.13 Function FAh - Subfunction 05h Get Setup Information Returns the state of various setup features. Also, see related function FA03h. Call with: AH = FAh AL = 05h BH = Request Parameter 00h = Expansion Bus 01h = System Timeout Interval 02h = System Timeout Action 03h = Auto Wakeup Interval 04h = Auto Wakeup Action 05h = Cover Closed Action 06h = HDD Motor Timeout 07h = Default CPU Speed 08h = Quick Boot 09h = Battery Alarm 0Ah = Cover Alarm 0Bh = Standard Comm 0Ch = Option Comm 0Dh = Parallel Port 0Eh = PS/2 Port 0Fh = Speaker 10h = Activity Monitor 11h = Processor Cache 12h = Standard Comm Parms 13h = Standard Comm Control Lines 14h = Option Comm Parms 15h = Keyboard Parms 16h = Shadow BIOS information 17h = Power Savings enable 18h = Advanced OS Power (Merlin based units only) FFh = Return zero based max request number Returns: AH = Error Code 00h = No Error 86h = Invalid Parameter F-12 Added Interrupt 15 Functions
BL = Setup Parameter Parameter BL Value Expansion Bus BH = 00h00h = Standard 01h = Enhanced 02h = Auto System Timeout Interval BH = 01h00h = Always On 01h = 1 Minute 02h = 2 Minutes 03h = 5 Minutes 04h = 10 Minutes 05h = 15 Minutes System Timeout Action BH = 02h00h = Backlight Off 01h = Suspend Auto Wakeup Interval BH = 03h00h = 5 Minutes 01h = 10 Minutes 02h = 15 Minutes 03h = 20 Minutes Auto Wakeup Action BH = 04h00h = Backlight Off 01h = Backlight On Cover Closed Action BH = 05h00h = Reserved 01h = Suspend 02h = Backlight Off HDD Motor Timeout BH = 06h00h = Always On 01h = 1 Minute 02h = 2 Minutes 03h = 5 Minutes 04h = 10 Minutes Default CPU Speed BH = 07h00h = Low 01h = Medium 02h = High 03h = Auto Quick Boot BH = 08h00h = Off 01h = On Battery Alarm BH = 09h00h = Off 01h = On Cover Alarm BH = 0Ah00h = Off 01h = On Standard Comm BH = 0Bh00h = Disabled 01h = Enabled Option Comm BH = 0Ch00h = Disabled 01h = Enabled Parallel Port BH = 0Dh00h = Disabled 01h = Enabled PS/2 Port BH = 0Eh00h = Disabled 01h = Mouse 02h = Keyboard 03h = Auto Speaker BH = 0Fh00h = Off 01h = On Added Interrupt 15 Functions F-13
BL = Setup Parameter (cont.) Parameter BL Value Speaker BH = 0Fh00h = Off 01h = On Activity Monitor BH = 10h 76543210Monitored if set Keyboard TravelPoint Disk Access Comm Ports Reserved Processor Cache BH = 11h00h = Off 01h = On Standard Comm Parms BH = 12h 76543210 Word Length 10 = 7 bits 11 = 8 bits Stop Bits 0 = 1 bit 1 = 2 bits Parity 00 = None 01 = Odd 11 = Even Baud Rate 000 = 110 001 = 150 010 = 300 011 = 600 100 = 1200 101 = 2400 110 = 4800 111 = 9600 F-14 Added Interrupt 15 Functions
BL = Setup Parameter (cont.) Parameter BL Value Standard Comm Control Lines BH = 13h 76543210 DCD 0 = Normal 1 = Force On DSR 0 = Normal 1 = Force On CTS 0 = Normal 1 = Force On Reserved Option Comm Parms BH = 14hSee description for Standard Comm Parms (BH = 12h) Keyboard Parms BH = 15h 76543210 Scroll Lock at boot 0 = Off 1 = On Caps Lock at boot 0 = Off 1 = On Num Lock at boot 0 = On 1 = Off Keyboard Rate 00 = Slow 01 = Normal 10 = Fast 11 = Reserved Reserved Added Interrupt 15 Functions F-15