BenQ Aries Lite User manual

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Applicable Country & Regions:
All Regions
Product Service Manual – L1/L2
Service Manual for BenQ:
MID S6 (Aries Lite)
Version: 00a
Date:2008-08-15
Notice:
For RO to input specific “Legal Requirement” in specific NS regarding to responsibility and liability
statements.
Please check BenQ’s eSupport web site, http://esupport.benq.com, to ensure that you have the most
recent version of this manual.
First Edition (Aug, 2008)
© Copyright BenQ Corporation 2008. All Right Reserved.

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Content Index
Abbreviations & Acronyms........................................................................................................................3
About This Manual....................................................................... .............................................................3
Trademark...........................................................................................................................................3
Introduction................................................................................................................................................4
Important Service Information .........................................................................................................4
RoHS (2002/95/EC) Requirements – Applied to all countries require RoHS.................................4
Safety Notice........................................................................................................................................4
Compliance Statement........................................................................................................................4
General Descriptions...........................................................................................................................5
Service Web Site...................................................................................................................................5
Product Overview........................................................................................................................................6
Specifications...........................................................................................................................................6
HW Spec..............................................................................................................................................6
SW Spec...............................................................................................................................................8
Product Views............................................................................................................................................11
L1/L2 Repair Definition............................................................................................................................13
System Update and Restore...................................................................................................................14
Tools required....................................................................................................................................14
BIOS and EC Update.........................................................................................................................15
OS Restore..........................................................................................................................................23
Cap Sensor Driver Update ...............................................................................................................23
Disassembly and Assembly........................................................................................................................36
Exploded View...................................................................................................................................36
Layout.....................................................................................................................................................39
Disassembly Procedure ........................................................................................................................45
Rear Case and Main PCB Disassembly.............................................................................................45
Front Case Disassembly.....................................................................................................................52
Screw Torque Spec ................................................................................................................................56

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
A/D Analog to Digital
ADT Adapter
ANT Antenna
BAT Battery
BB Base band
BenQ BenQ Corporation
BT Bluetooth
CC Customer Care
CPU Central Process Unit
CSTN Color Super twisted Nematic
DSC Digital Still Camera
F/W Firmware
FPC Flex Printed Circuit
GSM Global System For Mobile Communication
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
HSDPA High Speed Download Packet Access
HSUPA High-Speed Uplink Packet Access
LCD/LCDM Liquid Crystal Display / Module
MB Main board or Mother board
MMI Machine Man Interface
MMS Multimedia Messaging Service
PCB Printed circuit board
RF Radio frequency
SD Secure digital
SMS Short Message Service
S/W Software
TFT Thin Film Transistors
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
USIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module
USB Universal Serial Bus
WAP Wireless Application Protocol
WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access

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About This Manual
This manual contains information about maintenance and service of BenQ products. Use this
manual to perform diagnostics tests, troubleshoot problems, and align the BenQ product.
Important
Only trained service personnel who are familiar with this BenQ Product shall perform
service or maintenance to it. Before performing any maintenance or service, the
engineer MUST read the “Important Safety Information”.
Trad emark
The following terms are trademarks of BenQ Corporation:
BenQ
Joybook
Joybee
Senseye
Q-Media
Mobile
Other companies, products, or service names may be the trademarks of their respective companies.
Introduction
This section contains general service information, please read through carefully. It should be stored
for easy access place.
Important Service Information
RoHS (2002/95/EC) Requirements – Applied to all countries require RoHS.
The RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substance in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive) is a
legal requirement by EU (European Union) for the global electronics industry which sold in EU and
some counties also require this requirement. Any electrical and electronics products launched in
the market after June 2006 should meet this RoHS requirements. Products launched in the market
before June 2006 are not required to compliant with RoHS parts. If the original parts are not RoHS
complaints, the replacement parts can be non ROHS complaints, but if the original parts are RoHS
compliant, the replacement parts MUST be RoHS complaints.

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If the product service or maintenance require replacing any parts, please confirming the RoHS
requirement before replace them.
Safety Notice
1Make sure your working environment is dry and clean, and meets all government safety
requirements.
2Ensure that other persons are safe while you are servicing the product.
3DO NOT perform any action that may cause a hazard to the customer or make the product
unsafe.
4Use proper safety devices to ensure your personal safety.
5Always use approved tools and test equipment for servicing.
6Never assume the product’s power is disconnected from the mains power supply. Check that it is
disconnected before opening the product’s cabinet.
7Modules containing electrical components are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Follow
ESD safety procedures while handling these parts.
8Some products contain more than one battery. Do not disassemble any battery, or expose it to
high temperatures such as throwing into fire, or it may explode.
9Refer to government requirements for battery recycling or disposal.
Compliance Statement
1. Caution: This Optical Storage Product contains a Laser device. Refer to the product
specifications and your local Laser Safety Compliance Requirements.
General Descriptions
This Service Manual contains general information. There are 3 levels of service:
Level 1:Cosmetic / Appearance / Alignment Service
Level 2:Standard Parts Replacement
Level 3:BB and RF Circuit Board
Related Service Information
Service Web Site
BenQ Global Service Website: http://support.benq.com/front/benqmain.asp
eSupport Website: http://esupport.benq.com/v2

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Product overview
Specifications
Introduction
HW spec
Category Aries Lite Specification
Dimension 159 mm x 89mm x 22 mm
Display size/resolution 4.8” WVGA 800x480 TFT touch panel
Weight Under 330 g (with 2 cell Li-ion battery for 1880mAh)
CPU
Intel Silverthorne, including performance and value lines.
800MHz 512K L2 400/533 FSB 45nm
Core Logic
Menlow platform for Poulsbo chipset
400/533 MHz FSB
DDR II 400/533 MHz
Full Hardware decode acceleration for MPEG4, H.264, and
WMV9/VC1
USB One mini USB2.0 port (host/client)
Audio HD audio codec
Speaker One for audio output
Microphone Integrated microphone supported
Main Memory (1) On-board SDRAM design
(2) 512MB DDR2 533MHz SDRAM
HDD
(1) PATA interface
(2) SSD (solid state disk) capacity: 2GB
Endusermemory:256M
Memory Card Reader Micro SD (SDHC): Up to 8GB
Standard I/O Ports &
connectors
(1) Mini USB port with host /client auto-detect function.
(2) 2.5mm headphone-out Jack x1
(3) 1.65 phi DC-in Jack x 1
WLAN Yes
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR

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Category Aries Lite Specification
WWAN
HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM
Peak Downlink Rate: 7.2Mbps
Peak Uplink Rate: 384Kbps
Simultaneous Downlink and Uplink: DL 3.6 Mbps ,UL 384 Kbps
Modem chipset: Qualcomm 6280
Modem module: Qisda H10
WCDMA (UMTS2100)
Tri band GSM (EGSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900)
Antenna Internal type for all antennas
Wi-Fi antenna depends on the need
Webcam N/A
G-sensor 3-axiel G-sensor
Buttons
Solid system function control buttons
(1) Power button
(2) G-sensor button
(3) Cap sensor button
(4) Home button
(5) Software keypad launch button
LED indicator
(1) WWAN- blue color
(2) Charging- Amber
(3) System - blue color
Battery 7.4V 1880mAh (with 2 cell Li-ion battery)
AC Adapter BenQ Universal 3-pin MID AC Adapter at 1.65 phi (36W)
Camera No
GPS receiver No
Stand Yes
Logo Yes (print)

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SW Spec
Category Item Aries Lite Specification
Basic
Operating System &
Version Linux kernel 2.6.X+ Redflag1Midinux 2.0
Platform SDK Yes
Multitasking Yes
UI UI Style BenQ UI
PIM & Phonebook
Phonebook Capacity share SSD storages
Filter and sorting Yes
Calendar Yes
Messaging
Email (POP3 and IMAP4)
Yes
Email attachment Yes
E-mail capacity Share SSD storages
Audio
Integrated Handsfree
speaker (Speaker Phone) Yes
Music Player RealPlayer
Audio decode 8/16 bit pcm, Window Media Audio , RealAudio, MP3, Vorbis
Audio format .wav .au .aiff .aac .wma .rm .mp3 .ogg,
Music background play Yes
Video
Video Player RealPlayer
Video decode RealVideo, Windows Media Video 9, VC-1 , Theora, H.263,
H.263+, H.264, MPEG4
Video format .rm .wmv, .asf, .ogm .mp4,.3gp.avi
Video streaming(RTSP) Yes
Photo
Photo player BenQ Player
Slide show Yes
Image codec JPEG,PNG, GIF,BMP

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Category Item Aries Lite Specification
Browsing
Internet Brower CoolFox
Full HTML (i.e. HTML
3.02, HTML 4.01, xHTML
1.0, Javascript, DOM and
CSS support)
Yes
Bookmark Yes
Full screen mode Yes
HTTPS Yes
Flash Plug-ins Yes
Java Plug-ins Yes
PDF Plug-ins Yes
Multi-media Plug-ins Yes
Auto complete Yes
Auto show history Yes
Bluetooth
Advanced Audio
Distribution Profile
(A2DP)
Yes
Human Interface Device
(HID)
Yes
USB USB 2.0 (high speed) Yes
Languages & Input
OS Languages Italian/ English
Qwerty input method Yes, Software keypad
Touch screen Yes

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Category Item Aries Lite Specification
Application and Tool
Office-Documents Redoffice2, read and edit
Office-Spreadsheets Redoffice2, read and edit
Office-Presentations Redoffice2, read and edit
PIDGIN Yes, including msn, ICQ, Google Talk, Yahoo
Mah-Jong Yes
File Manager Yes
SIM Manager Yes, contact copy
E-book Yes
PDF Reader Yes
Calendar Yes
RSS Reader Yes
Install Yes
Backup Yes
USB Client Yes
BT Utility Yes
Connection Manager Yes3
Touch Screen Calibration Yes
System Updater Yes4
Notes:
1 Redflag is the company providing software platform of Linux
2 Redoffice is the company providing office software customized from open office
3 WiFi and WWAN setting
4 System updater for bug fixing