Compal NBLB2 User manual

NBLB2
Service Manual

CHAPTER 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATION....................................................1
SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................................3
CHAPTER 2 SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION ..........................................................................6
1. SYSTEM COMPONENTS SUMMARY ...........................................................................................7
2. SYSTEM CONTROLS .................................................................................................................9
2.2 System status indicators..................................................................................................................9
2.1 Buttons............................................................................................................................................9
3. CORE BIOS FEATURES ............................................................................................................9
3.1 Multi Boot.......................................................................................................................................9
3.2 Quiet Boot.......................................................................................................................................9
3.3 Boot Block....................................................................................................................................10
4. THERMAL MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................10
5. POWER MANAGEMENT FOR ACPI MODE................................................................................10
5.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................10
5.2 System Time-outs.........................................................................................................................10
5.3 System Power Management..........................................................................................................10
5.4 Device Power Management..........................................................................................................11
5.5 Hibernation...................................................................................................................................12
6. ACPI (ADVANCED CONFIGURATION AND POWER INTERFACE)..............................................13
6.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................13
6.2 ACPI Sleep Status.........................................................................................................................13
6.3 Fast Resume..................................................................................................................................13
6.4 Power State Transition Diagram...................................................................................................13
6.5 Storage Devices and Batteries......................................................................................................14
6.6 Bootable Device............................................................................................................................14
6.7 Embedded controller.....................................................................................................................14
7. PC2001..................................................................................................................................15
8. MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES ..................................................................................................15
8.1 Single BIOS ROM........................................................................................................................15
8.2 USB Support.................................................................................................................................15
8.3 Flash utility –one BIOS ROM only.............................................................................................15
8.4 Crisis Recovery.............................................................................................................................15
8.5 VGA Support................................................................................................................................15
9. CUSTOMER SPECIFIC FEATURES.............................................................................................16
9.1 Display of System Type and BIOS Version Number on Boot .....................................................16
9.2 CMOS RAM management ...........................................................................................................16
9.3 System Management BIOS(SM BIOS) version 2.4 (DMI 2.0)....................................................16
9.4 EEPROM......................................................................................................................................16
10. SYSTEM SETUP.......................................................................................................................18
10.1 Invoking setup ..............................................................................................................................18
10.2 Setup screens ................................................................................................................................18
10.2.1 Main Menu....................................................................................................................................18
10.2.2 Security Menu...............................................................................................................................19
10.2.3 Boot Menu.....................................................................................................................................21
10.2.4 Exit Menu......................................................................................................................................22
11. OS COMPATIBILITY ...............................................................................................................24
12. SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION FOR EC-FW................................................................................24
12.1 General purpose............................................................................................................................24
12.2 Features.........................................................................................................................................24
12.3 Types of EC-FW provided............................................................................................................24
12.3.1 Command set 40h-4Fh for OEM defined through Port60/64, Port62/66 and Port68/6C .............25

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12.3.2 Command set 50h-5Fh for OEM defined through Port60/64, Port62/66 and Port68/6C.............29
12.4 Hot keys for system control (TBD) ..............................................................................................35
12.5 Audio volume output control........................................................................................................36
12.6 External Buttons status report and control....................................................................................36
12.6.1 Power Switch (Push button) .........................................................................................................36
12.6.2 Wireless Device button.................................................................................................................36
12.6.3 Touch pad on/off Button...............................................................................................................36
12.6.4 Lid Switch.....................................................................................................................................36
12.6.5 General Button 1 (Not supported) ................................................................................................36
12.6.6 General Button 2 (Not supported) ................................................................................................37
12.6.7 USB Charge Button......................................................................................................................37
12.6.8 Play/Pause ( )(Not supported)................................................................................................37
12.6.9 Stop/Eject ( )(Not supported).................................................................................................37
12.6.10 Next/FF ( )(Not supported)...................................................................................................37
12.6.11 Prev/RR ( )(Not supported) ..................................................................................................37
12.6.12 Mute Button (Not supported)......................................................................................................37
12.6.13 Volume Up Button (Not supported)............................................................................................37
12.6.14 Volume Down Button (Not supported).......................................................................................37
12.6.15 WOW Video Button....................................................................................................................37
12.6.16 WOW Audio Button ...................................................................................................................37
12.6.17 Program DJ .................................................................................................................................37
12.7 External LEDs status report and control.......................................................................................38
12.7.1 Definitions of Lock LEDs ............................................................................................................38
12.7.2 Definitions of System state LED ..................................................................................................38
12.7.3 Definitions of AC LED ( )..................................................................................................38
12.7.4 Definitions of HDD accessing state Green LED ( ) ...........................................................38
12.7.5 Definitions of SWDJ state Green LED (Not supported) ..............................................................38
12.7.6 Definitions of Wireless State LED...............................................................................................38
12.7.7 Definition of touch pad on/off state LED.....................................................................................38
12.7.8 Definition of mute on/off state LED (Not supported) ..................................................................38
12.7.9 Definitions of Power button backlight LEDs ...............................................................................38
12.7.10 Definitions of Easy Access Button LEDs (Not supproted).........................................................38
12.7.11 Definitions of Battery state LED ( )...................................................................................39
12.7.12 Definitions of RJ-45 LEDs .........................................................................................................39
12.7.13 Definitions of Flash Media LEDs...............................................................................................39
12.8 Battery status report and control...................................................................................................39
12.8.1 Battery status (TBD).....................................................................................................................39
12.8.2 Battery type...................................................................................................................................41
12.8.3 Adaptor loading Protection (TBD)...............................................................................................41
12.9 EC-FW Power management support ............................................................................................41
12.9.1 Power states..................................................................................................................................41
12.9.2 SMI/SCI/SWI/SBS/SPB events....................................................................................................41
12.9.3 Deep Sleep....................................................................................................................................43
12.10 Thermal Status Report and Fan Control.......................................................................................43
12.10.1 Fan control by Voltage................................................................................................................44
12.10.2 Fan control by PWM. (Not supported) .......................................................................................45
12.11 Software DJ (Not supported)........................................................................................................45
12.11.1 Function Selected by Push switch...............................................................................................45
12.11.2 Software DJ.................................................................................................................................45
12.11.3 CD/DVD and Digital mode LED status......................................................................................46
12.12 Three host interface channels support ..........................................................................................46
12.12.1 Keyboard and mouse interface transfer port...............................................................................46

12.12.2 Power management interface transfer port..................................................................................46
12.12.3 Extra transfer port .......................................................................................................................46
12.13 Support three independent devices through PS/2 channel simultaneously...................................46
12.14 Devices PnP configuration ...........................................................................................................46
12.14.1 Hot Plug-and-Play.......................................................................................................................46
12.14.2 Hot swapping control..................................................................................................................47
12.15 ACPI EC interface Specification support.....................................................................................47
12.15.1 ACPI interface support................................................................................................................47
12.15.2 EC command support..................................................................................................................47
12.16 Internal keyboard change Configuration ......................................................................................47
12.16.1 US/UK/PA/JP country option.....................................................................................................47
12.16.2 Sticky key support.......................................................................................................................47
12.16.3 Internal Keyboard can support wake-up system to resume S3. ..................................................47
12.16.4 Internal Key-Pad mode control...................................................................................................47
12.16.5 Special combine key for customer..............................................................................................48
12.17 EC name space Configuration......................................................................................................48
12.17.1 Customer EC name space definition...........................................................................................48
12.17.2 Project EC name space definition...............................................................................................48
12.17.3 SMBus EC interface ACPI RAM definition...............................................................................48
12.17.4 External name space definition...................................................................................................49
12.17.5 Word registers to Emulate smart selector RAM definition.........................................................49
12.17.6 EC interface OEM common RAM definition.............................................................................50
12.17.7 Control method for 1st battery pack RAM definition.................................................................54
12.17.8 Control method for 2nd battery pack RAM definition................................................................56
12.17.9 Battery information reading........................................................................................................58
12.18 SMBus device address..................................................................................................................58
12.19 Embedded Controller chipset........................................................................................................59
12.19.1 ENE KB926 ................................................................................................................................59
12.19.2 Force to let EC to enter crisis mode............................................................................................59
CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE........................................................................................................60
1. TOP VIEW ..............................................................................................................................61
2. BOTTOM VIEW........................................................................................................................62
CHAPTER 4 DC-DC CONVERTER.........................................................................................63
1. POWER .....................................................................................................................................64
2. DC-DC CONVERTER............................................................................................................64
2.1 NBLB2 ADAPTER DESCRIPTION............................................................................................64
2.2 FEATURE................................................................................................................................64
2.3 ADAPTER ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION..................................................................................65
3. DC-DC CONVERTER............................................................................................................66
3.1 DESCRIPTION..........................................................................................................................66
3.2 FEATURES ..............................................................................................................................66
3.3 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION...................................................................................................66
3.4 TEMPERATURE RANGE:..........................................................................................................66
3.5 CHARGER...............................................................................................................................71
3.6 CHARGER...............................................................................................................................71
3.7 OVER VOLTAGE PROTECTION:..............................................................................................71
3.8 UNDER VOLTAGE PROTECTION:..............................................................................................72
3.9 SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION:.................................................................................................72
3.10 I/O .......................................................................................................................................72
3.10.1 DC-Jack.........................................................................................................................................72
3.10.2 Battery Connector .........................................................................................................................72

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3.10.3 Interface between Power with M/B...............................................................................................72
3.11 BATTERY ..........................................................................................................................73
3.11.1 Li-Ion smart...................................................................................................................................73
3.11.2 On board RTC battery...................................................................................................................74
4. POWER INTERFACE...................................................................................................................75
4.1 POWER REQUIREMENT ...........................................................................................................75
4.2 POWER/EE INTERFACE DEFINITION:.......................................................................................75
5. RESET MAP ..............................................................................................................................76
CHAPTER 5 DISASSEMBLY GUIDE.....................................................................................77
DISASSEMBLING THE BASE UNIT .................................................................................................78
1. REMOVING THE BATTERY PACK ............................................................................................79
2. REMOVING THE HDD MODULE .............................................................................................80
3. REMOVING THE DDR RAM...................................................................................................82
4. DISASSEMBLING THE ODD (CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW…) ..........................................84
5. REMOVING THE KEYBOARD...................................................................................................85
6. REMOVING THE SYSTEM FAN.................................................................................................87
7. REMOVING THE THERMAL MODULE ......................................................................................88
8. REMOVING THE CPU .............................................................................................................89
9. REMOVING THE LCD MODULE ..............................................................................................90
10. DISASSEMBLING THE DISPLAY...............................................................................................92
11. REMOVING THE CAMERA MODULE........................................................................................95
12. REMOVING THE LOGIC UPPER................................................................................................96
13. REMOVING THE MOTHERBOARD............................................................................................98
14. REMOVING THE USB BOARD.................................................................................................99
15. REMOVING THE POWER BOARD ...........................................................................................100
16. REMOVING THE FUNCTION BOARD ......................................................................................101
17. REMOVING THE BLUETOOTH MODULE.................................................................................102
18. REMOVING THE TOUCH PAD ................................................................................................103
CHAPTER 6 TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................104
TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................................105
1. PERFORM VISUAL INSPECTION ..................................................................................106
2. TROUBLESHOOTING FLOWCHART ........................................................................................106
3. POWER SUPPLY TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................................110
4. DISPLAY TROUBLESHOOTING ..............................................................................................115
5. KEYBOARD TROUBLESHOOTING ..........................................................................................118
6. EXTERNAL USB DEVICES TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................120
7. CRT TROUBLESHOOTING .....................................................................................................122
8. HDMI TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................................................124
9. TOUCH PAD TROUBLESHOOTING .........................................................................................126
10. SPEAKER TROUBLESHOOTING..............................................................................................128
11. CD-ROM/DVD TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................................................130
12. WIRELESS LAN TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................................................132
13. CAMERA FUNCTION TROUBLESHOOTING..............................................................................135
14. BLUE TOOTH FUNCTION TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................137

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Chapter 1
System Description
Specification

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be
followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the
following:
Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, and
kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.
Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm.
There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.
Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.
Use only the power cord indicated in this manual.

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Specifications
CPU
Intel Clarksfiled (1.73G/1.6G 45nm 45W)
Chipset
Intel Ibex-Peak (PM55)
Memory
Clarksfiled Support DDR-3 1066/1333MHz
1GB/2GB/4GB modules
Easy upgrade from bottom side for two SODIMM, Max.8GB
Display
15.6” 16:9 W W/LED HD Glare 1366x768
15.6"W W/LED Full HD 1920*1080
LED Backlight
Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
9.5mm, 2.5" SATA HDD (5400rpm/7200rpm )
Optical Disc Drive (ODD)
Fixed 12.7mm height (SATA)
DVD Super-Multi (DVD-RAM/-R/-RW/+R/+RW), 8X write
CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-RAM/-R/-RW/+R/+RW writable
Support Double Layer Recording is required
High Definition Disc
Blue-ray Combo DVD
Graphics Chip
ATI Madison 128 bits, DDR3 64Mx16*8 (1G)
Audio
HD Audio
2 x Speakers, Microphone-in and headphone-out
2 x Internal Microphone support
Communication
LAN: 10/100, 1000 LAN
Wireless LAN: 802.11 a/b/g/n via Mini-Card (option)
Bluetooth: with USB2.0 interface (option)
Keyboard
86/87 keys support with 101/102 key emulation without stick-point
Windows key, Application key
Standard pitch, 2.5+/-0.2 mm travel length
Multi-Language support

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Pointing Device
Touchpad with up/down scroll zone and two buttons
Flash card reader
3-in-1 Card Reader (SD, MMC, MS), don‟t support XD card
I/O Ports
USB 2.0 x 4, Power USB x 4, HDMIx1
RGB: VGA port x 1
Microphone-in x 1, Headphone-out × 1, CIR, DC-in jack
Kensington lock x 1
3-in-1 Flash Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS) x 1
Internal microphone x 2
TV Tuner RF Antenna (Option)
Camera
2.0M Pixel CMOS Camera w/ USB2.0 interface
TV tuner
Analog/Digital TV in Mini Card (option)
Remote controller
System Status Indicators
2 K/B indicators: Caps Lock, and Num Lock
1 Power Button LED
1 LED for IDE HDD activity
1 LED for System status (Power On / Suspend) (Blue)
1 LED for Battery status (Charging / Full / L1 / L2)
1 LED for Blue tooth/Wireless Card
1 LED for TP Button Disable (Blue/Enabled)
1 LED for Power USB (Blue)
1 LED for WoW Audio (Blue)
1 LED for WoW Video (Blue)
1 LED for Smart Key (Blue)
Control buttons
Power button (support software off, 4 sec) x 1
Magnetic lid switch control for system standby/wakeup
One Switch to On/Off Wireless Device for wireless control
Control buttons for Power USB (Workable in system off mode)
Touchpad Disable Button / Touch Pad Button
User keys
1x button for Program DJ to Launch AP