Acer 710TE - Extensa - PII 233 MHz User manual

EXTENSA 700/710 Notebook
Service Guide
CSD Web: csd.acer.com.tw
EX700/710 Service CD Kit
PART No. 6M.48469.001
Service Guide files and updates are available on Acer
Intranet and CSD database on Lotus Notes.
More detail information, please refer to Service CD kit.
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Copyright
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Chapter 1 1-1
Overview
This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its
many features:
Performance
• Intel Pentium® II processor or Intel Pentium® processor with MMX™
technology
• 64-bit main memory and external (L2) cache memory
• Large LCD display and PCI local bus video with 128-bit graphics
acceleration
• Internal removable CD-ROM drive (media bay)
• Internal 3.5-inch floppy drive
• High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE removable hard disk
• Lithium-Ion battery pack
• Heuristic power management system with standby and hibernation
power saving modes
Multimedia
• PCI-based 16-bit high-fidelity stereo audio with
3-D sound and wavetable synthesizer
• Built-in dual speakers
• S-video output
• Ultra-slim, high-speed CD-ROM drive
Connectivity
• High-speed fax/data modem port
• Fast infrared wireless communication
• USB (Universal Serial Bus) port
Human-centric Design and Ergonomics
• Lightweight and slim
System Specifications
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• Sleek, smooth and stylish design
• Full-sized keyboard
• Wide and curved palm rest
• Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device
Expansion
• CardBus PC card (formerly PCMCIA) slots (two type II/I or one type III)
with ZV (Zoomed Video) port support
• Mini docking station option for one-step connect/disconnect from
peripherals
• Upgradeable memory and hard disk
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Chapter 1 1-3
System Status Indicators
The Power and Standby indicators are visible even when you close the
display cover so you can see the status of the computer while the cover is
closed.
Hot Keys
The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the
computer’s controls like screen contrast and brightness, volume output and
the BIOS setup utility
.
Icon Function Description
Power Lights when the computer is on.
Standby Lights when the computer enters
Standby mode.
Media Activity Lights when the floppy drive, hard disk
or CD-ROM drive (or other media bay
module) is active.
Battery Charge Lights when the battery is being
charged.
Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated
Num Lock Lights when Numeric Lock is activated
Hot Key Icon Function Description
Fn-F1 Hot key help Displays a list of the hotkeys
and their functions.
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Fn-F2 Setup Accesses the notebook
configuration utility.
Fn-F3 Standby Puts the computer in
Standby mode. Press any
key to return.
Fn-F4 Hibernation Puts the computer in
Hibernation mode (if
PHDISK, the hibernation
utility, is installed, valid and
enabled). Press the power
switch to resume.
Otherwise, the computer
enters Standby mode.
Fn-F5 Display
toggle Switches display output between the display screen,
external monitor (if
connected) and both the
display screen and external
monitor.
Fn-F6 Screen blank Turns the display screen
backlight off to save power.
Press any key to return.
Fn-F7 Touchpad on/
off Turns the internal touchpad on and off.
Fn-F8 Speaker on/
off Turns the speakers on and off; mutes the sound.
Fn-↑Contrast up Increases the screen
contrast (available only for
models with SCC displays).
Fn-↓Contrast
down Decreases the screen contrast (available only for
models with SCC displays).
Fn-→Brightness
up Increases the screen brightness.
Fn-←Brightness
down Decreases the screen brightness.
Hot Key Icon Function Description
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Note: If you want to use an external PS/2 mouse, first enable the
touchpad, connect the external PS/2 mouse, then disable the
touchpad if necessary.
Activating Hot Keys
When activating hot keys, press and hold the first key Fn before pressing the
other key in the hot key combination.
Fn-H Turbo mode
on/off Toggles turbo mode on and off. With turbo mode off,
power management is
maximized.
Hot Key Icon Function Description
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Hardware Configuration and Specification
Memory Address Map
Address Range Definition Function
000000-09FFFF 640 KB memory Base memory
0A0000-0BFFFF 128 KB video RAM Reserved
0C0000-0CBFFF Video BIOS Video BIOS
0F0000-0FFFFF 64 KB system BIOS System BIOS
100000-top limited Extended memory SIMM memory
FE0000-FFFFFF 256 KB system ROM Duplicate of code
assignment at 0E0000-
0FFFFF
Interrupt channel default assignment
Channel Default setting mode Remarks
NMI System errors
IRQ0 System timer Edge
IRQ1 Keyboard Edge
IRQ2 (cascade) Edge
IRQ3 Modem/COM1
(can be disable) Edge Dynamically programmable
IRQ4 Infrared Edge Dynamically
programmable
IRQ5 SoundBlaster
Audio (PCI
device)
level PCI interrupt
sharing
IRQ6 Floppy Edge
IRQ7 Printer Edge Dynamically
programmable
IRQ8 Real time clock Edge
IRQ9 (SCI for ACPI
OS) PCI device level PCI interrupt sharing
IRQ10 Modem Edge Dynamically
programmable
IRQ11 PCI device level PCI interrupt
sharing
IRQ12 pointing device Edge
IRQ13 Math
coprocessor Edge
IRQ14 Hard disk driver
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IRQ15 CD-ROM driver
DMA channel default assignment
Channel Default setting mode
DRQ/DACK0 8-bit
DRQ/DACK1 ECP 8-bit
DRQ/DACK2 Floppy 8-bit
DRQ/DACK3 Fast Infrared 8-bit
DRQ/DACK5 not use 16-bit
DRQ/DACK6 not use 16-bit
DRQ/DACk7 not use 16-bit
I/O address map
Address Drvice
000-00F DMA controller-1
020-021 Interrupt controller-1
040-043 Timer 1
048-04B Timer2
060-06E Keyboard controller 8742 chip select
070-071 Real-time clock and NMI mask
080-08F DMA page register
0A0-0A1 Interrupt controller-2
0C0-0DF DMA controller-2
1F0-1F7 Hard disk select
220-22F Audio (option)
230-23F Audio (option)
240-24F Audio (option)
250-25F Audio (option)
278-27F Parallel port 3
2E8-2EF COM4
2F8-2FF COM2
378, 37A Parallel port 2
3BC-3BE paraller port 1
3B4, 3B5, 3BA Video subsystem
3C0-3C5 Video subsystem
Interrupt channel default assignment
Channel Default setting mode Remarks
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3C6-3C9 Video DAC
3C0-3CF Enhanced graphics adapter
3E0-3E1 PCMCIA controller
3E8-3EF COM3
3F0-3F7 Floppy disk controller
3F8-3FF COM1
CF8-Cff PCI configuration register
Processor
item Specification
CPU type Intel Tillamook 166/200/233/266 Mhz or Deschutes
233/266
Tillamook--Intel Pentium architecture, 64 bit data bus,
16K-Byte code cache, 16 K-Bytes write back data,
cache, MMX
Deschutes--Intel Pentium II architecture, 16KB
instruction cache and 16 KB data cache, MMX, Quick
Start for low power.
CPU package IMM module, 512KB L2 cache
CPU core voltage 1.8V
CPU I/O voltage 2.5V
BIOS
Item Specification
BIOS vendor Phoenix
BIOS Version V1.0 R00M2F
BIOS ROM type ROM
BIOS ROM size 256KB
BIOS package 32 PIn PLCC
Support protocol PCI 2.1, APM 1.2, DMI 2.00.1, E-IDE, ACPI 1.0, ESCD
1.03, ANSI ATA 3.0, PnP 1.1a, Bootable CD-ROM 1.0,
ATAPI
BIOS password control RTC battery
System Memory
Item Specification
Memory controller MTXC
I/O address map
Address Drvice
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