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FIC A360 Intel FC-PGA Pentium-III / Celeron Notebooks
A360 Model
Reference and
Service Manual
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FIC A360 MODEL INTEL FC-PGA PENTIUM-III / CELERON NOTEBOOKS Reference and Service Manual July 2001, Volume 1 First International Computer, Inc. Portable Computing Group 7F, #266, Wen-Hua 2 Rd., Linko, 244 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Preface This manual contains operation, specifications, technical references, maintenance and troubleshooting instructions for the FIC A360 notebook. Intended Audience This manual is primarily intended for use by qualified service technicians assigned to FIC notebook PC repair operations. However, several sections contain overview technical information useful to a general (less-technical) audience. Contents This manual contains the following: • Chapter 1: Outline of the A360
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Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Outline of the A360 1.1 Introduction / 1-1 1.2 Feature Highlights / 1-1 1.3 System Configuration / 1-4 1.4 Quick Tour of the Notebook / 1-5 1.4.1 Inside the Notebook / 1-5 1.4.2 Front Side of the Notebook / 1-11 1.4.3 The Right Side of the Notebook / 1-12 1.4.4 The Left Side of the Notebook / 1-13 1.4.5 The Rear Side of the Notebook / 1-15 1.4.6 The Under Side of the Notebook / 1-17 1.5 System BIOS SETUP Program / 1-18 1.5.1 Using the M
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Table of Contents 2.2.1 Running the PHDISK STD Utility / 2-1 2.2.2 Installing Windows 98 / Me / 2000 from CD / DVD ROM / 2-2 2.2.3 Installing the VGA Device Driver / 2-2 2.2.4 Installing the Audio Device Driver / 2-3 2.2.5 Installing EzSystem Driver / 2-3 2.2.6 Installing Touch Pad Driver / 2-4 2.2.7 Installing the Internal Modem / 2-4 2.2.8 Installing the Internal LAN / 2-6 2.2.9 Installing the Internal Como Modem / LAN / 2-7 2.3 System Upgrades / 2-8 2.3.1 Jumper Settin
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Table of Contents 3.3.16 Intel PIIX4M GPO Signal / 3-13 3.3.17 PMU07 GPIO Signal / 3-14 3.3.18 A550L Super I/O 37N869 GPIO Pin Definition /3-14 3.3.19 M38867 GPIO Signal / 3-15 3.4 Power Management / 3-15 3.4.1 General Requirements / 3-15 3.4.2 System Power Plane / 3-15 3.5 ACPI / 3-16 3.5.1 General Requirements / 3-16 3.5.2 System Power Plane / 3-16 3.5.3 Global System State Definitions / 3-16 3.5.4 Device Power State Definitions / 3-17 3.5.5 Sleeping State Definitions
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Table of Contents 3.7.2 PMU07 EC RAM List / 3-33 3.8 Miscellaneous / 3-41 3.8.1 Security / 3-41 3.9 CMOS Setup Utility / 3-41 Chapter 4 Hardware Functional Overview 4.1 Overview / 4-1 4.2 System Hardware Block Diagram / 4-2 4.4 System Processor (CPU) / 4-3 4.4.1 Intel Mobile Pentium-III Features / 4-3 4.4.2 Intel Mobile Celeron Features / 4-4 4.5 System Core Logic / 4-5 4.5.1 82443ZX Features / 4-5 4.5.2 82371MB (PIIX4M) Features / 4-6 4.6 Clock Frequency Generator /
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Table of Contents Chapter 5 Maintenance & Disassembly 5.1 Introduction / 5-1 5.2 Preventive Maintenance / 5-1 5.2.1 Cleaning the Computer / 5-1 5.2.2 Protecting the Disk Drives / 5-1 5.2.3 Maintaining the LCD Quality / 5-1 5.2.4 Maintaining the Hard Disk Drive / 5-2 5.2.5 Handling the Computer Battery Packs / 5-2 5.3 Required Tools and Equipment / 5-3 5.4 Notebook Field-Replaceable Parts and Assemblies / 5-3 5.4.1 Cover-Display LCD assembly / 5-4 5.4.2 System Unit Assembly / 5-4 5
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Table of Contents 6.2.3 Beep Codes / 6-4 6.2.4 Run-time Error Messages / 6-9 6.3 Quick Troubleshooting / 6-10 6.4 Component-Level Troubleshooting / 6-13 6.4.1 General Overview / 6-13 6.4.2 Starting Check / 6-14 6.4.3 Memory Interface Check / 6-14 6.4.4 CRT Interface Check / 6-15 6.4.5 FDD Interface Check / 6-15 6.4.6 HDD Interface Check / 6-16 6.4.7 Internal Keyboard Check / 6-16 6.4.8 Glide pad Interface Check / 6-17 6.4.9 CD-ROM Interface Check / 6-17 6.4.10 Charger Board Inter
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Table of Contents A.3 Floppy Disk Drive Specification /A-6 A.4 CD-ROM Drive Specification /A-7 A.5 DVD-ROM Drive Specification /A-7 A.6 CD-RW Drive Specification /A-8 A.7 Keyboard Specification /A-8 A.8 Touch Pad Specification /A-8 A.9 Internal Modem Specification /A-9 A.10 Internal LAN Specification /A-9 A.11 Power Supply /A-9 A.12 Inverter Specification /A-10 A.13 DC/DC Specification /A-10 A.14 Charger Specification /A-11 A.15 Mechanical Specification /A-11 A.16 Environmental R
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Chapter 1 Outline of the A360 1.1 Introduction This chapter provides the outline features and operation of the A360 including the BIOS Setup program and other system options. The A360 all-in-one notebook offers the latest in advanced portable computing and multimedia technology that even outperforms most desktop computers. It incorporates the latest Intel Pentium-III FC-PGA 370 Processor or Intel Celeron FC-PGA 370 processor and fully compatibles with an entire library of P
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Outline of the A360 HDD • Built-in (internal) 2.5-inch Format; 9.5mm in Height Enhanced IDE hard drive Gelöscht: /100 • Supports Bus Mastering Ultra-DMA 33/66 feature for LBA Formatiert CD-ROM / • Built-in ATAPI IDE 24X+ Speed CD-ROM drive; or DVD-ROM / • Built-in ATAPI IDE 8X+ Speed DVD-ROM drive; or CD-RW • Built-in ATAPI IDE 4X+ Speed CD-RW drive; or • Built-in ATAPI IDE Combo CD/DVD/CD-R/CD-RW drive FDD Built-in 3.5-inch 1.44MB floppy disk drive Keyboard • 19mm Pitch and 3mm
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Outline of the A360 Features Description Power System • Universal Auto-switching 60W/65W AC Adapter (100V – 240V) / Auto-charging capability • Rechargeable Ni-MH (4500mAh/9.6V) / Li-Ion (3800mAh/14.4V) Battery Pack • Battery Life: 2 ~ 2.5 hours (Power Management Off) • Charging Time: 2.5 ~ 3 hours quick charge (computer off) Power • ACPI 1.0B Ready Management • SMM (Intel System Management Mode) fully supported Gelöscht: / Auto • Suspend-to-RAM and Suspend-to-Disk feature Su
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Outline of the A360 1.3 System Configuration Intel FC-PGA LCD Celeron / Pentium III LVDS GTL_BUS CRT VIA Twister SDRAM + S3 Savage4 1394 TV-OUT TV-Encodec PCI_BUS Mini CardBus CODEC IDE Audio DJ (OZ168) VT82C686B PCI O2Micro OZ6933 AD1886 CD-ROM Slot 0 Combo LAN Amp MIC USB 0 USB 1 BlueTooth MODEM Headphone S/PDIF Serial FDD Parallel ISA_BUS PMU07 KBC Flash ROM KB PS/2
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Outline of the A360 1.4 Quick Tour of the Notebook Please take a moment to become familiar with the location and purpose of every control, the LED status panel, connectors and ports, which are illustrated in this section. It is recommended to first go through the User Guide of the notebook, which is shipped together with the notebook for information on how to operate its features. 1.4.1 Inside the Notebook To open the LCD cover of the notebook, find the cover latch located at the
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Outline of the A360 o resolution panels. You can adjust and tilt (up to 180 ) the LCD screen panel to your desired viewing position. The notebook uses S3 4X AGP VGA graphics controller that owns maximum 32MB video memory with SMA technology. All LCD models can support 16M colors or maximum 32-bit true color at 1024x768 resolution. The notebook also supports simultaneous display of the LCD with the external VGA monitor. The LCD screen also uses CCFT (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Tube)
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Outline of the A360 − User-Defined Button You can define this button to activate command file (like execution file or batch file) by yourself. Power Button Press the Power button either to power on or power off the system. The Power button is also a “Smart” switch, meaning that it recognizes when the system is in Suspend mode. If in Suspend mode, pressing the Power button will bring it out of Suspend mode and resume to the system’s last state. You can set the function of power button
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Outline of the A360 Power Status LED Indicator Located just in front of the palmrest assembly, you will find three LEDs for the power and battery charge status. These LEDs are positioned to be visible even if the LCD cover is closed. Power Indicator Battery Charging LED Mail LED Figure 1-4 Power Status LED Indicator 1. Power Indicator – lets you know if power to the system is turned on and if system is in Suspend-to-RAM mode. This LED is positioned so that you can see it o
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Outline of the A360 Icon Represents Indicates IDE Drive This LED will turn on when the system is accessing the hard Access disk drive (HDD) or CD-ROM / DVD-ROM / CD-RW. Diskette Drive This LED will turn on when the system is accessing the floppy Access disk drive (FDD). Caps Lock This LED will turn on when the Caps Lock key is activated. When activated, all alphabet keys typed in will be in upper case or in capital letters. Scroll Lock This LED will turn on when the Scroll Loc
