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.... Copyright Copyright © 1999 by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without notice. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or...in the software. V No part of this manual is sold or licensed "as is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any particular purpose. Should...
.... Copyright Copyright © 1999 by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without notice. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or...in the software. V No part of this manual is sold or licensed "as is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any particular purpose. Should...
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. VI NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Gives bits and pieces of procedures. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the current topic. Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of additional information related to any damage that appear on screen.
Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. VI NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Gives bits and pieces of procedures. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the current topic. Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of additional information related to any damage that appear on screen.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Specifications 3 Features 3 System Block Diagram 5 Board Layout 6 Top View 6 Bottom View 7 Outlook View 9 Front View 9 Left Panel 11 Right Panel 12 Rear Panel 13 Bottom Panel ... Lock Keys 17 Embedded Numeric Keypad 18 Windows Keys 19 Hot Keys 20 Keyboard Ergonomics 21 Touchpad 22 Touchpad Basics 22 Launch Keys 24 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 25 Chapter 2 System Utilities 37 BIOS Setup Utility 37 Navigating the BIOS Utility 37 Main 38 Advanced 40 Security 42 Others 45 Boot...
Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Specifications 3 Features 3 System Block Diagram 5 Board Layout 6 Top View 6 Bottom View 7 Outlook View 9 Front View 9 Left Panel 11 Right Panel 12 Rear Panel 13 Bottom Panel ... Lock Keys 17 Embedded Numeric Keypad 18 Windows Keys 19 Hot Keys 20 Keyboard Ergonomics 21 Touchpad 22 Touchpad Basics 22 Launch Keys 24 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 25 Chapter 2 System Utilities 37 BIOS Setup Utility 37 Navigating the BIOS Utility 37 Main 38 Advanced 40 Security 42 Others 45 Boot...
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...-intensive games and applications. Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) displaying 16.7 million colors at 1024X768 eXtended Graphics Array (XGA) resolution ! Chapter 1 System Specifications Features This computer was designed with 16 MB of its many features: Performance ! ! ! ! ! Intel® PentiumTM IV processor with simultaneous LCD and CRT display support...
...-intensive games and applications. Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) displaying 16.7 million colors at 1024X768 eXtended Graphics Array (XGA) resolution ! Chapter 1 System Specifications Features This computer was designed with 16 MB of its many features: Performance ! ! ! ! ! Intel® PentiumTM IV processor with simultaneous LCD and CRT display support...
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Chapter 1 19 Combinations with this key perform special functions. Windows Keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. Below are a few examples: + Tab (Activates next taskbar button) + E (Explores My Computer) + F (Finds Document) + M (Minimizes All) j + Windows logo key + M (Undoes Minimize All) + R (Displays Run dialog box) Opens the applications context menu (same as rightclick). Key Windows logo key Application key Icon Description Start button.
Chapter 1 19 Combinations with this key perform special functions. Windows Keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. Below are a few examples: + Tab (Activates next taskbar button) + E (Explores My Computer) + F (Finds Document) + M (Minimizes All) j + Windows logo key + M (Undoes Minimize All) + R (Displays Run dialog box) Opens the applications context menu (same as rightclick). Key Windows logo key Application key Icon Description Start button.
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... DRAM memories card 133 MHz 3.3V 144-pin soDIMM You can install memory modules in write-back Specification Specification Intel Brockdale (82845) 128/256MB 2 sockets (2 banks). Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item CPU type CPU package CPU core voltage BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version BIOS... ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS package Supported protocols BIOS password control Specification Intel Desktop P4 up to 1.7GHZ or Northwood upgradable MPGA478 package CPU 1.75V/1.5V Specification Phoenix 1.0 Flash ROM 512KB TSOP ACPI 1.0b,PC Card 95, SM BIOS 2.3, EPP...
... DRAM memories card 133 MHz 3.3V 144-pin soDIMM You can install memory modules in write-back Specification Specification Intel Brockdale (82845) 128/256MB 2 sockets (2 banks). Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item CPU type CPU package CPU core voltage BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version BIOS... ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS package Supported protocols BIOS password control Specification Intel Desktop P4 up to 1.7GHZ or Northwood upgradable MPGA478 package CPU 1.75V/1.5V Specification Phoenix 1.0 Flash ROM 512KB TSOP ACPI 1.0b,PC Card 95, SM BIOS 2.3, EPP...
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... speed (RPM) Read/write heads Encoding method Power Requirement Input Voltage (V) Mitsumi D353G 2DD (720KB) 9 80 300 2 MFM/FM +5V +/- 10% Specification 2HD (1.2MB, 3-mode) 15 80 360 2HD (1.44MB) 18 80 300 Hard Disk Drive Interface Item Vendor & Model Name Capacity (MB) Bytes per ...sector Data heads Drive Format Disks Specification TOSHIBA 15G (MK1517) IBM 15G (IC25N015AT D) 15000 15000 512 512 2 2 1 1 TOSHIBA 20G (MK2018) 20000 512 2 1 IBM 20G (IC25N020AT CS) 20000 512...
... speed (RPM) Read/write heads Encoding method Power Requirement Input Voltage (V) Mitsumi D353G 2DD (720KB) 9 80 300 2 MFM/FM +5V +/- 10% Specification 2HD (1.2MB, 3-mode) 15 80 360 2HD (1.44MB) 18 80 300 Hard Disk Drive Interface Item Vendor & Model Name Capacity (MB) Bytes per ...sector Data heads Drive Format Disks Specification TOSHIBA 15G (MK1517) IBM 15G (IC25N015AT D) 15000 15000 512 512 2 2 1 1 TOSHIBA 20G (MK2018) 20000 512 2 1 IBM 20G (IC25N020AT CS) 20000 512...
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...DC) +/- 5% DVD-ROM Interface Item Vendor & model name Performance Specification Transfer rate (KB/sec) Data Buffer Capacity Interface Applicable disc format Loading mechanism Power Requirement Input Voltage Specification Toshiba SD-C2502 With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Sustained: Max ... Chapter 1 27 Ultra DMA mode-5 100 MB/Sec. Hard Disk Drive Interface Item Specification Spindle speed 4200 RPM (RPM) 4200 RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM Performance Specifications Buffer size 2048KB 512KB 2048KB 2048KB 2048KB 2048KB Interface ATA-5 ATA-5 ATA-5 ATA-5 ATA...
...DC) +/- 5% DVD-ROM Interface Item Vendor & model name Performance Specification Transfer rate (KB/sec) Data Buffer Capacity Interface Applicable disc format Loading mechanism Power Requirement Input Voltage Specification Toshiba SD-C2502 With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Sustained: Max ... Chapter 1 27 Ultra DMA mode-5 100 MB/Sec. Hard Disk Drive Interface Item Specification Spindle speed 4200 RPM (RPM) 4200 RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM Performance Specifications Buffer size 2048KB 512KB 2048KB 2048KB 2048KB 2048KB Interface ATA-5 ATA-5 ATA-5 ATA-5 ATA...
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... Resolution Compatibility Mixed sound source Voice channel Sampling rate Internal microphone Internal speaker / Quantity Supports PnP DMA channel Supports PnP IRQ Specification CS 4299 Built-in Stereo 20 bit stereo Digital to analog converter 18 bit stereo Analog to Ditial converter Microsoft PC98/PC99,...Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Parallel Port Item Parallel port controller Number of parallel port Location Connector type Parallel port function control 28 Specification FDC47N227 1 Rear side 25-pin D-type connector, in female type Enable/Disable/Auto (BIOS or operating system chooses configuration) by...
... Resolution Compatibility Mixed sound source Voice channel Sampling rate Internal microphone Internal speaker / Quantity Supports PnP DMA channel Supports PnP IRQ Specification CS 4299 Built-in Stereo 20 bit stereo Digital to analog converter 18 bit stereo Analog to Ditial converter Microsoft PC98/PC99,...Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Parallel Port Item Parallel port controller Number of parallel port Location Connector type Parallel port function control 28 Specification FDC47N227 1 Rear side 25-pin D-type connector, in female type Enable/Disable/Auto (BIOS or operating system chooses configuration) by...
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..."3BCh" will not be available. Parallel Port Item Supports ECP/EPP/Bi-directional (PS/2 compatible) Optional ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup) Specification Yes (set by BIOS Setup PCMCIA Port Item PCMCIA controller Supports card type Number of slots Access location Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port Supports ...32 bit CardBus PCI142 ∅ Type-III/II One type-III or Two type-II Left panel No ZV support Yes (IRQ11) Specification System Board Major Chips Item System core logic Super I /O address (in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port...
..."3BCh" will not be available. Parallel Port Item Supports ECP/EPP/Bi-directional (PS/2 compatible) Optional ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup) Specification Yes (set by BIOS Setup PCMCIA Port Item PCMCIA controller Supports card type Number of slots Access location Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port Supports ...32 bit CardBus PCI142 ∅ Type-III/II One type-III or Two type-II Left panel No ZV support Yes (IRQ11) Specification System Board Major Chips Item System core logic Super I /O address (in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port...
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...panels. Another one is adjusted by PWM duty mode. 30 Chapter 1 The effective brightness is designed to light up the CCFL of LCD for Aspire 1400 notebook. Supplier 1 LG 2 Hanstar 3 Unipac 4 IBM 5 Toshiba 6 Unipac 7 Hanstar 8 CPT 9 Hanstar 10 Sharp Model LP150x04 HSD150PX11... Pack capacity Cell voltage Number of battery cell Package configuration Package voltage Specification Sony Li-ion 57Wh 3.7V/cell 12 4 cells in series, 3 series in parallel 14.8v LCD Inverter Specification This inverter is a function of the duty cycle. Features 1. Birghtness...
...panels. Another one is adjusted by PWM duty mode. 30 Chapter 1 The effective brightness is designed to light up the CCFL of LCD for Aspire 1400 notebook. Supplier 1 LG 2 Hanstar 3 Unipac 4 IBM 5 Toshiba 6 Unipac 7 Hanstar 8 CPT 9 Hanstar 10 Sharp Model LP150x04 HSD150PX11... Pack capacity Cell voltage Number of battery cell Package configuration Package voltage Specification Sony Li-ion 57Wh 3.7V/cell 12 4 cells in series, 3 series in parallel 14.8v LCD Inverter Specification This inverter is a function of the duty cycle. Features 1. Birghtness...
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...1. It it a square wave of PWM duty cycle. Inverter should no smoking by any condition. (turn on inverter board should be within component specification including voltage rating, current rating, temperature etc. 2. Comment Enable= H, PWM Duty = 100% Enable = H, PWM Duty = 30% At... cycle is a function of 150Hz to 3.3V. *5. Unit V A mArms mArms Vrms kHz -- Transformer voltage stress should be within starting voltage specification. *6. Component temperature shold follow below : ! ∆T and min. brightness load. *3. *2. Audio noise should not be over 85% under...
...1. It it a square wave of PWM duty cycle. Inverter should no smoking by any condition. (turn on inverter board should be within component specification including voltage rating, current rating, temperature etc. 2. Comment Enable= H, PWM Duty = 100% Enable = H, PWM Duty = 30% At... cycle is a function of 150Hz to 3.3V. *5. Unit V A mArms mArms Vrms kHz -- Transformer voltage stress should be within starting voltage specification. *6. Component temperature shold follow below : ! ∆T and min. brightness load. *3. *2. Audio noise should not be over 85% under...
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...-up time Hold up time Over Voltage Protection (OVP) Short circuit protection Electrostatic discharge (ESD) Dielectric Withstand Voltage Primary to secondary Leakage current Regulatory Requirements Specification ADAPTER ADP-90FB RevF90W 3 PINS 1.8 A @ 90Vac 0.9 A @ 180Vac 47 - 63 47 - 63 90 - 264 The maximum inrush current will be shorted without damage, and auto recovery...
...-up time Hold up time Over Voltage Protection (OVP) Short circuit protection Electrostatic discharge (ESD) Dielectric Withstand Voltage Primary to secondary Leakage current Regulatory Requirements Specification ADAPTER ADP-90FB RevF90W 3 PINS 1.8 A @ 90Vac 0.9 A @ 180Vac 47 - 63 47 - 63 90 - 264 The maximum inrush current will be shorted without damage, and auto recovery...
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... completely. Environmental Requirements Item Temperature Operating Non-operating Non-operating Humidity Operating Non-operating Non-operating Vibration Operating (unpacked) Non-operating (unpacked) Specification +5~+35 °C -20~+65 °C -20~+65 °C (storage package) 20% to 80% RH, non-condensing 20% to... RH, non-condensing (unpacked) 20% to 90% RH, non-condensing (storage package) 5~500Hz: 1.0G 50~500Hz: 2.16G Mechanical Specification Item Dimensions Weight I /O Power Down System Saves all system states and data onto disk prior to -read lock indicators, Status indicators, Power...
... completely. Environmental Requirements Item Temperature Operating Non-operating Non-operating Humidity Operating Non-operating Non-operating Vibration Operating (unpacked) Non-operating (unpacked) Specification +5~+35 °C -20~+65 °C -20~+65 °C (storage package) 20% to 80% RH, non-condensing 20% to... RH, non-condensing (unpacked) 20% to 90% RH, non-condensing (storage package) 5~500Hz: 1.0G 50~500Hz: 2.16G Mechanical Specification Item Dimensions Weight I /O Power Down System Saves all system states and data onto disk prior to -read lock indicators, Status indicators, Power...
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NOTE: You can change the value of the screen. Read this item. ! Please also refer to enter Setup" message is enclosed in the Item Specific Help part of a parameter, press p or q. ! To activate the BIOS Utility, press m during POST (when "Press to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises. Help for a particular ...
NOTE: You can change the value of the screen. Read this item. ! Please also refer to enter Setup" message is enclosed in the Item Specific Help part of a parameter, press p or q. ! To activate the BIOS Utility, press m during POST (when "Press to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises. Help for a particular ...
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... floppy drive A: not correctly identified in BIOS Setup Utility Check if the diskette drive is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests. Main board Specific device has an address conflict. then save and restart the computer. Error Message List Error Messages 02B0 Diskette drive A/B error 02B2 Incorrect Drive A type - On...
... floppy drive A: not correctly identified in BIOS Setup Utility Check if the diskette drive is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests. Main board Specific device has an address conflict. then save and restart the computer. Error Message List Error Messages 02B0 Diskette drive A/B error 02B2 Incorrect Drive A type - On...
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...accelerator with 16MB of DDR video memory. Main memory is suitable LCD and CRT display plus DualView support. Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration Aspire 1400 1. Description The Aspire 1400 employs Intel Pentium 4 processor with 1.44 MB floppy disk drive, one 20G or larger Ultra DMA-100 hard disk drive2 and one ... and microphone/line-in jack devices provide the user the best compatibility as he plugs in other peripherals. 1 512MB soDIMM memory module 2 Specifications vary depending on configuration. As to 1024MB SDRAM1. Appendix A 104 Project Name: Compal project 2.
...accelerator with 16MB of DDR video memory. Main memory is suitable LCD and CRT display plus DualView support. Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration Aspire 1400 1. Description The Aspire 1400 employs Intel Pentium 4 processor with 1.44 MB floppy disk drive, one 20G or larger Ultra DMA-100 hard disk drive2 and one ... and microphone/line-in jack devices provide the user the best compatibility as he plugs in other peripherals. 1 512MB soDIMM memory module 2 Specifications vary depending on configuration. As to 1024MB SDRAM1. Appendix A 104 Project Name: Compal project 2.
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...technical material. Main manuals ! Troubleshooting guides ! Service guides for all your local Acer branch office. User's manuals ! Training materials ! Software utilities ! Tooling box information ! Basic repair guidelines ! Also ...Acer CSD Taiwan. Schematics ! TABs (Technical Announcement Bulletin) The service repair section provides you need them. and password. Bios updates ! Chips ! Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Units may access our website. Repair instructions for all models ! Detailed information on all of telephone, fax and email contacts for specific...
...technical material. Main manuals ! Troubleshooting guides ! Service guides for all your local Acer branch office. User's manuals ! Training materials ! Software utilities ! Tooling box information ! Basic repair guidelines ! Also ...Acer CSD Taiwan. Schematics ! TABs (Technical Announcement Bulletin) The service repair section provides you need them. and password. Bios updates ! Chips ! Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Units may access our website. Repair instructions for all models ! Detailed information on all of telephone, fax and email contacts for specific...
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... 105 Flash Utility 48 Floppy Disk removing the 66 Floppy Disk Drive Interface 26 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 87 H Hard disk 26, 29 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 24 HDD 26, 29 Hot Keys 17 I Indicators 15 Intermittent Problems 80 J Jumper and Connector Locations 83 Top View 83 K Keyboard 29 Keyboard...
... 105 Flash Utility 48 Floppy Disk removing the 66 Floppy Disk Drive Interface 26 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 87 H Hard disk 26, 29 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 24 HDD 26, 29 Hot Keys 17 I Indicators 15 Intermittent Problems 80 J Jumper and Connector Locations 83 Top View 83 K Keyboard 29 Keyboard...
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.... Acer Aspire 1400 series Notebook computer Model Number Serial Number Purchase Date Place of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Record the model number, serial number, purchase date, and place of purchase information in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without obligation to the contents hereof and specifically...
.... Acer Aspire 1400 series Notebook computer Model Number Serial Number Purchase Date Place of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Record the model number, serial number, purchase date, and place of purchase information in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without obligation to the contents hereof and specifically...