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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