Gateway NV55 User manual

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NV55
SERVICEGUIDE

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Contents
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Chapter 1: System specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hardware specifications and configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Optical drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pointing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Wired LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Buttons/Indicators/Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Power savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Notebook product tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Left View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Keyboard area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
LCD panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the capacitive touch keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using the EZ Pad touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the webcam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 2: System utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
BIOS setup utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Navigating the BIOS setup utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
BIOS setup utility menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
BIOS recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Creating the Crisis Recovery disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Performing a BIOS recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Running the Flash utility: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Clearing a BIOS password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Unlocking the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter 3: Replacing notebook components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Preparing the work space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Required tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Preparing the notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Removing the bay cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Adding or replacing memory modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Replacing the wireless card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Replacing the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Replacing the optical drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Replacing the keyboard cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Replacing the multimedia board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Replacing the LCD panel assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Replacing the palm rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Replacing the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Replacing the touchpad board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Replacing the modem board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Replacing the USB board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Replacing the Bluetooth module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Replacing the system board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Replacing the cooling assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Replacing the processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Replacing the LCD front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Replacing the webcam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Replacing the LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Replacing the LCD panel hinge brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Replacing the power button board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Replacing the Kensington lock cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Replacing the microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Replacing the antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Replacing the LCD assembly lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Chapter 4: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Diagnosing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
System test procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Testing the optical drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Testing the keyboard or auxiliary input device . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Testing the memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Testing the power system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Testing the touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Power-On Self-Test (POST) error message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Index of error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
No-beep error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Phoenix BIOS beep codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Symptom-to-FRU error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Keyboard and touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Intermittent problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Undetermined problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Chapter 5: Connector locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
System board layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Bottom view – Discrete model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Bottom view – UMA model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Chapter 6: FRU (Field-Replaceable Unit) list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Exploded diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
FRU list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Appendix A: Test compatible components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Microsoft® Windows 7® Compatibility Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Appendix B: Online support information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

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CHAPTER 1
1
System specifications
•Preface
•Features
•System block diagram
•Hardware specifications and configurations
•Notebook product tour

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Preface
Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
General information
Before using this information and the product it supports, read the following general
information.
This service guide provides you with all technical information relating to the basic
configuration decided for Acer’s global product offering. To better fit local market
requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office may have
decided to extend the functionality of a machine (such as add-on cards, modems,
or extra memory capabilities). These localized features are not covered in this
generic service guide. In such cases, contact your regional offices or the
responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.
When ordering FRU parts: Check the most up-to-date information available on
your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is
made, it may not be noted in this printed service guide.
Acer-authorized Service Providers: Your Acer office may have a different part
number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed service guide. You must
use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair
and service of customer machines.
Warning
Indicates a potential for personal injury.
Caution
Indicates a potential loss of data or damage to equipment.
Important
Indicates information that is important to know for the proper completion of
a procedure, choice of an option, or completing a task.

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Features
Platform
•Processor
•Intel Core i3 Processors: 330M (2.13 GHz), M620 (2.5 GHz), 350M
(2.26 GHz)
•Intel Core i5 Processors: 430M (2.26 GHz), 520M (2.4 GHz), 540M
(2.53 GHz)
•Intel Core i7 Processors: 620M (2.66 GHz)
•Core logic: Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset
•Wireless: Intel WiFi Link 5300/5100, Atheros b/g/n
System memory
•DDR3 SO-DIMM
•Data rate supported: 800/1066/1333 MT/s
•Maximum memory: 4 GB (using two SO-DIMM modules)
Display and graphics
•15.6" WXGA TFT LCD display panel
•VGA controller:
•Discrete model: ATI Madison Pro / Park XT with DDR3-800 1 GB VRAM
•UMA model: Integrated in the Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset
•Dual independent display support
•16.7 million colors
•MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability (acceleration)
•MPEG-2/DVD decoding (for selected models)
•WMV9 (VC-1) support (acceleration)
•WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding (for selected models)
•HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth
Digital Content Protection) support
Storage subsystem
•Industry standard 2.5” 160–640 GB hard disk drive
•Optical drive options:
•Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
•DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
•5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital™ (SD), MultiMediaCard
(MMC), Memory Stick®(MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture
Card™ (xD)

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Input devices
•99-, 100-, or 103-key keyboard, 2.5 mm (minimum) key travel
•Twelve function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows®keys
•Touchpad pointing device
•Capacitive touch keys
Audio
•Two built-in stereo speakers
•Built-in microphone on webcam
•Realtek ALC272 codec
•Supports Dolby Advanced Audio technology
•MS-Sound compatible
Communication
•Integrated webcam
•WLAN: Intel®WiFi Link 5300/5100 a/b/g/n, Atheros b/g/n
•WPAN: Bluetooth®2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
•LAN: 10/100/1000 Ethernet
I/O ports
•USB (four)
•External display (VGA) port
•Ethernet (RJ45)
•Modem (RJ11)
•Headphone/SPDIF Audio Out
•Microphone in
•DC in jack for AC adapter
•5-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
•HDMI™ port with HDCP support
Security
•Kensington lock slot
•BIOS-based user, supervisor, and HDD passwords

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Physical specifications
•Dimensions: 372 × 259 × 26 / 37 mm (14.65 × 10.2 × 1.02 / 1.46 in)
•Weight: 3.1 kg (6.83 lb)
Environmental specifications
•Temperature
•Operating: 32 °F to 90 °F (0 °C to 35 °C)
•Non-operating: -4 °F to 140 °F (-20 °C to 60 °C)
•Humidity (non-condensing)
•Operating: 10% to 90%
•Non-operating: 5% to 95%

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System block diagram

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Hardware specifications and
configurations
CPU
Controllers
BIOS
Item Specification
CPU type nIntel Core i3 Processors: 330M (2.13 GHz), M620 (2.5 GHz), 350M (2.26 GHz)
nIntel Core i5 Processors: 430M (2.26 GHz), 520M (2.4 GHz), 540M (2.53 GHz)
nIntel Core i7 Processors: 620M (2.66 GHz)
Core logic Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset
Socket type LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Item Controller
Core logic Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset
VGA nDiscrete model: ATI Madison Pro / Park XT with DDR3-800 1 GB VRAM
nUMA model: Integrated in the Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset
LAN Broadcom BCM57780
USB 2.0 Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset
Bluetooth Broadcom BCM2046
Wireless 802.11 nIntel WiFi Link 5100
nIntel WiFi Link 5300
nAtheros AR5B91/HB93 b/g/n
nAtheros XB63 b/g
Memory card reader Alcor AU6433
Audio codec Realtek ALC272
Item Specification
BIOS vendor Phoenix
BIOS version v1.06

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Memory
Supported protocols nACPI 1.0b/2.0/3.0 compliance
nPCI 2.2
nSystem/HDD password
nSecurity Control
nINT 13H Extenstions
nPnP BIOS 1.0a SMBIOS 2.4
nBIOS Boot Specification
nSimple Boot Flag 1.0
nBoot block
nPCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification
nUSB Specification 1.1/2.0
nIEEE 1394 1.0
nUSB/1394 CD-ROM Boot Up support
nPC Card Standard 1995 (PCMCIA 3.0 Compliant Device)
nIrDA 1.0
nIntel AC97 CNR Specification
nWfM 2.0
nPXE 2.1
nBoot Integrity Service Application Program Interface (BIS) 1.0
nPC99a and Mobile PC2001 Compliant
BIOS password control Manually set
Item Specification
Memory controller Built-in
Memory size 0 MB (no on-board memory)
SO-DIMM socket number 2 sockets
Supports maximum
memory size
4GB
Supports SO-DIMM type DDR3
Supports data rate 800/1066/1333 MT/s
Supports SO-DIMM
package
204-pin SO-DIMM
Memory module
combinations
You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the above
specifications.
Item Specification

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Hard Disk Drive
Optical drive
Item
Models Seagate
ST9160314AS
To s h i b a
MK1655GSX
HGST
HTS545016B9A
300
WD
WD1600BEVT-
22ZCTO
Seagate
ST9250315AS
Tos hi ba
MK2555GSX
HGST
HTS545025B9A
300
WD
WD2500BEVT-22Z
CT0
Seagate
ST9320325AS
Toshiba
MK3263GSX
HGST
HTS545032B9A
300
WD
WD3200BEVT-22Z
CT0
Seagate
ST9500325AS
To s h i b a
MK5055GSX
HGST
HTS545050B9A
300
WD
WD5000BEVT-22Z
AT0
WD
WD6400BEVT-22A
0RT0
Capacity (MB) 160000 250000 320000 500000 640000
Bytes per sector 512 512 512 512
Data heads 3/4 444
Drive Format
Disks 2 2 2 2
Spindle speed
(RPM)
5400 RPM 5400 RPM 5400 RPM 5400 RPM 5400 RPM
Performance Specifications
Buffer size 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB
Interface SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA
Max. media
transfer rate
(disk-buffer,
Mbytes/s)
540 540 850 3.0 GB/s (Max.)
Buffer to Host
3.0 GB/s
DC Power Requirements
Voltage
tolerance
5V (DC) +/- 5% 5V (DC) +/- 5% 5V (DC) +/- 5% 5V (DC) +/- 5% 5V (DC) +/- 5%
Item Specification
Vendor & model
name
HLDS Super-Multi Drive GT30N
PLDS Super-Multi Drive DS-8A4SH
Sony Super-Multi Drive AD-7585H
Toshiba Super-Multi Drive TS-L633C
HLDS BD Combo 1CT21N
PLDS BD Combo DS-4E1S
Pioneer BD Combo BDC-TD01RS
Sony BD Combo 4X BC-5500H
Performance Specification
Transfer rate
(KB/sec)
Sustained:
nwith CD: Max 3.6Mbytes/sec
nwith DVD: Max 10.08Mbytes/sec
Sustained:
nwith CD: Max 3.6Mbytes/sec
nwith DVD: Max 10.8Mbytes/sec
nwith BD: Max 11Mbytes/sec
Buffer Memory 2MB nfor CD/DVD: 2MB
nfor BD: 4.5MB
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LCD
Applicable disc
format
CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD (multi-session), Video CD, Cd-Extra (CD+), CD-text
DVD: DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM, DVD-R (3.9GB, 4.7GB) DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R,
DVD+R DL, DVD+RW
CD:
CD-DA (Red Book) - Standard Audio CD & CD-TEXT
CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode1 & 2) - Standard Data
CD-ROM XA (Mode2 Form1 & 2) - Photo CD, Multi-Session
CD-I (Green Book, Mode2 Form1 & 2, Ready, Bridge)
CD-Extra/ CD-Plus (Blue Book) - Audio & Text/Video
Video-CD (White Book) - MPEG1 Video
CD-R (Orange Book Part)
CD-RW & HSRW (Orange Book Part Volume1 & Volume 2
Super Audio CD (SACD) Hybrid type
US & US+ RW
DVD:
DVD-ROM (Book 1.02), DVD-Dual
DVD-Video (Book 1.1)
DVD-R (Book 1.0, 3.9G)
DVD-R (Book 2.0, 4.7G) - General & Authoring
DVD+R (Version 1.0)
DVD+RW
DVD-RW (Non CPRM & CPRM)
DVD°”R Dual
Blu-Ray:
BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL
Loading
mechanism
Load: Manual
Release: (a) Electrical (Release Button), (b) ATAPI command, (c) Emergency
Power Requirement
Input Voltage 5 V +/- 5% (Operating) 5 V +/- 5% (Operating)
Item Specification
Vendor nAUO
nCMO
nInnolux
nLG
nSamsung
Screen diagonal (mm) 15.6 inches
Resolution support (pixels) n800×600
n1024×768
n1280×720
n1280*768
n1360×768
n1366×768
Pixel pitch 0.204 x 0.204
Pixel arrangement R.G.B. Vertical Stripe
Display mode Normally white
Typical white luminance
(brightness)
200 or 220 nits
Luminance uniformity 1.25 max.
Contrast ratio 400:1, 500:1 or 650:1
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Keyboard
Pointing device
Memory card reader
Response tme (msec) 8
Nominal input voltage VDD +3.3V
Viewing angle (degree)
Horizontal: Right/Left
Vertical: Upper/Lower
45/45
15/35
Temperature range( C)
Operating
Storage (shipping)
0 to +50
-40 to +60
Item Specification
Keyboard controller Winbond WPC773
Total number of keypads 99/100/103-key
Windows logo key Yes
Internal & external
keyboard work
simultaneously
Plug USB keyboard to the USB port directly
Item Specification
Type nSynaptics TM00540-001 Touchpad
nALPS KGDFF0031A Touchpad
Buttons Left/Right
Item Specification
Controller Alcor AU6433
Cards supported Support 5-in-1 card reader (MMC, MS, MS-pro, SD, and xD)
Compliancy nComplies to SDIO Host Interface Specification Rev 1.0
nSupports MMC, MMCplus, SD Memory, and SDIO cards
nSDIO Version 1.10 compliant with High-Speed Mode
nSD Host Interface Specification v1.0
nSD Host Interface Specification v2.0
nSD HC (High Capacity SD memory card)
nSupports SD memory card, with CPRM security
nComplies to MultiMediaCard™ Version 4.0
nSupports Memory Stick™ and MS PRO media cards
nSupports xD-Picture™ card and SmartMedia™ cards
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Audio
Wired LAN
Bluetooth
Item Specification
Audio codec Realtek ALC272
Audio onboard or optional Built-in
Mono or stereo Stereo
Resolution 24-bit DAC and ADC
Compatibility HD Audio
Sampling rate 192 kHz maximum sample rate
Internal microphone With webcam
Internal speaker/quantity 2 speakers
Item Specification
LAN chipset Broadcom BCM57780
Supports LAN protocol 10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN connector type RJ45
LAN connector location Left side
Features nIntegrated 10/10/1000 BASE-T transceiver
nPCI v2.2 compliant
nWake on LAN support meeting ACPI requirements
Item Specification
Chipset Broadcom BCM2046
Data throughput 2.1 Mbit/s
Protocol Bluetooth 2.1
Interface USB (board level)
Connector type Wireless via Bluetooth protocols

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Wireless LAN
USB
Buttons/Indicators/Ports
Item Specification
Chipset nIntel WiFi Link 5100
nIntel WiFi Link 5300
nAtheros AR5B91/HB93 b/g/n
nAtheros XB63 b/g
nWNC WiMAX
Data throughput 11~54 Mbps, up to 270 Mbps for Draft-N
Protocol nIEEE 802.11a
nIEEE 802.11b
nIEEE 802.11g
nIEEE 802.11 Draft-N
nIEEE 802.16e
Interface PCI bus (mini PCI socket for wireless module)
Item Specification
Chipset Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset
USB compliancy level 2.0
OHCI USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 host controller
Number of USB ports 4
Location nTwo on the left side
nTwo on the right side
Item Specification
Buttons nPower button
nCapacitive touch keys
Indicators nBluetooth
nHard drive
nNum lock
nCaps lock
nBattery charge
nPower
Ports nUSB (four)
nExternal display (VGA) port
nEthernet (RJ45)
nModem (RJ11)
nHeadphone/SPDIF Audio Out
nMicrophone in
nDC in jack for AC adapter
n5-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
nHDMI™ port with HDCP support

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Camera
Fans
Throttling 50%: % is controlled by operating system. Temperature point is 95 °C. OS shut down at 100 °C; H/W
shut down at 105 °C
Battery
Item Specification
Model Chicony 0.3M DV Calla / Camellia
Interface USB 2.0
Resolution 0.3 M pixels (640x480)
Signal to noise ratio 42 dB
Sensor CMOS 1/4
Power 5 V
Built-in microphone Yes
LED No
CPU temperature (° C) Fan speed (rpm) Acoustic level (dBA)
45-50 0-3000 29
55-66 0-3300 33
68-74 3300-3800 38
78-83 3800-4100 40
86-91 4100-4800 40
Item Specification
Vendor nPanasonic
nSanyo
nSony
nSimplo
type Li-ion
Pack capacity 4400mAH–5800mAH
Number of battery cell 6
Package configuration 3 cells in series, 2 series in parallel
Normal voltage 11.1V
Charge voltage 12.6V (max)