VIA Technologies 8880 User manual

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Notebook Computer
8880
Service Manual

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Notice
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Version 1.0
July 2002
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About this Manual
This manual is intended for service personnel who have completed sufficient training to undertake the maintenance and
inspection of personal computers.
It is organized to allow you to look up basic information for servicing and/or upgrading components of the notebook PC.
The following information is included:
Chapter 1, Introduction, provides general information about the location of system elements and their specifications.
Chapter 2, Disassembly, provides step-by-step instructions for disassembling parts and subsystems and how to upgrade
elements of the system.
Appendix A, Part Lists
Appendix B, Schematic Diagrams

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Related Documents
You may also need to consult the following manual for additional information:
User’s Manual on CD
This describes the notebook PC’s features and the procedures for operating the computer and its ROM-based setup pro-
gram. It also describes the installation and operation of the utility programs provided with the notebook PC.

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Contents
Introduction ........................................................... 1-1
Overview ............................................................................................................. 1-1
System Specifications ......................................................................................... 1-2
Processor ............................................................................................................. 1-2
Core Logic ........................................................................................................... 1-2
Structure .............................................................................................................. 1-2
Security ................................................................................................................ 1-2
Memory ............................................................................................................... 1-2
BIOS .................................................................................................................... 1-2
LCD ..................................................................................................................... 1-2
Display ................................................................................................................. 1-3
Storage ................................................................................................................. 1-3
Audio ................................................................................................................... 1-4
PC Card ............................................................................................................... 1-4
Interface ............................................................................................................... 1-5
Communication ................................................................................................... 1-5
Power Management ............................................................................................. 1-5
Power ................................................................................................................... 1-6
Indicators ............................................................................................................. 1-6
Environmental Spec ............................................................................................ 1-6
Physical Dimensions ........................................................................................... 1-6
Weight ................................................................................................................. 1-6
Optional ............................................................................................................... 1-6
External Locator - Top Views ............................................................................. 1-7
External Locator - Front View & Left Side View ............................................... 1-8
External Locator - Right Side & Rear Views ...................................................... 1-9
External Locator - Bottom View ....................................................................... 1-10
Disassembly ............................................................ 2-1

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Overview ............................................................................................................. 2-1
Maintenance Tools .............................................................................................. 2-2
Connections ......................................................................................................... 2-2
Maintenance Precautions .................................................................................... 2-3
Cleaning ...............................................................................................................2-3
Disassembly Steps ............................................................................................... 2-4
To remove the Battery: .........................................................................................2-4
To remove the Bay One Device: ..........................................................................2-4
To remove the Bay Two Device: .........................................................................2-4
To remove the Primary HDD: ..............................................................................2-4
To remove the HDD in Bay Two: ........................................................................2-4
To remove the HDD in Bay Three: ......................................................................2-4
To remove the TV Tuner Module: .......................................................................2-4
To remove the Keyboard: .....................................................................................2-4
To remove the System Memory: ..........................................................................2-4
To remove the CPU: .............................................................................................2-4
Removing the Battery ......................................................................................... 2-5
Removing the Primary Drive Bay (Bay One) CD Device .................................. 2-6
Removing the Modular Drive Bay (Bay Two) Device ....................................... 2-7
Removing the Primary Hard Disk ....................................................................... 2-8
Removing the Hard Disk Drive in Bay Two ....................................................... 2-9
Removing the Hard Disk Drive in Bay Three ................................................... 2-10
Removing the TV Tuner Module ...................................................................... 2-11
Removing the Keyboard ................................................................................... 2-12
Removing the System Memory ......................................................................... 2-13
Removing the CPU ........................................................................................... 2-14
Part Lists ............................................................... A-1
Part List Illustration Location .............................................................................A-2
Top (8880) ..........................................................................................................A-3
Bottom (8880) .....................................................................................................A-4
LCD 15" (8880) ..................................................................................................A-5

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LCD 15.7" (8880) ...............................................................................................A-6
Battery (8880) .....................................................................................................A-7
Center Cover (8880) ...........................................................................................A-8
Center Cover Finger (8880) ................................................................................A-9
CD-ROM Drive (8880) .....................................................................................A-10
CD-RW Drive (8880) .......................................................................................A-11
Combo Drive (8880) .........................................................................................A-12
DVD-ROM Drive (8880) ..................................................................................A-13
Audio DJ (8880) ...............................................................................................A-14
Floppy Disk Drive (8880) .................................................................................A-15
First Hard Disk Drive (8880) ............................................................................A-16
Second Hard Disk Drive (8880) .......................................................................A-17
Third Hard Disk Drive (8880) ..........................................................................A-18
Third Hard Disk - Dummy (8880) ....................................................................A-19
IP Sharing Module (8880) ................................................................................A-20
MP3 Player (8880) ............................................................................................A-21
Schematic Diagrams ..............................................B-1
System Block Diagram .......................................................................................B-2
CPU (Northwood) 1 of 2 .....................................................................................B-3
CPU (Northwood) 2 of 2 .....................................................................................B-4
CPU Decoupling .................................................................................................B-5
MCH (Host, AGP, Hub) ......................................................................................B-6
MCH (Voltage, PLL, USS) .................................................................................B-7
MCH (DDR) ........................................................................................................B-8
DDR Termination ................................................................................................B-9
DDR SODIMM .................................................................................................B-10
CLK ...................................................................................................................B-11
Mobility M7 - P .................................................................................................B-12
Mobility M7 - P Mem A/B ................................................................................B-13
VGA DDR DRAM 1 of 2 .................................................................................B-14
VGA DDR DRAM 2 of 2 .................................................................................B-15

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VGA DDR DRAM Term 1 of 2 ........................................................................B-16
VGA DDR DRAM Term 2 of 2 ........................................................................B-17
Moblility M7-P Power ......................................................................................B-18
TV CRT & LVDS .............................................................................................B-19
Video In 7114 ....................................................................................................B-20
ICH3 1 of 2 ........................................................................................................B-21
ICH3 2 of 2 ........................................................................................................B-22
USB RTC ..........................................................................................................B-23
HDD & CD-R/W & MP3 CNN ........................................................................B-24
AMP TPA0132/ALC201A 1 of 2 .....................................................................B-25
AMP TPA0132/ALC201A 2 of 2 .....................................................................B-26
Audio DJ CD-ROM ..........................................................................................B-27
Fan Control ........................................................................................................B-28
Flash ROM LPT1 ..............................................................................................B-29
LPC Bridge & Super I/O ...................................................................................B-30
I/O Connector ....................................................................................................B-31
KBC H8 .............................................................................................................B-32
Mini PCI/MDC ..................................................................................................B-33
PCI 1520 ............................................................................................................B-34
PCMCIA Connector ..........................................................................................B-35
1394 TSB43AB21 .............................................................................................B-36
LAN RTL8100B ...............................................................................................B-37
LED Indicator ....................................................................................................B-38
Power Plane .......................................................................................................B-39
TV Tuner/Fingerchip ........................................................................................B-40
W83518D Media Reader ...................................................................................B-41
System Power 1 SCH (+3V, +5V, +12V) .........................................................B-42
System Power 2 SCH (+2.5V, +1.8V, +1.5V, +1.25V) ....................................B-43
VCORE .............................................................................................................B-44
Charger-PWM ...................................................................................................B-45
3VH8 VDD1.8 ..................................................................................................B-46

Introduction
Overview 1 - 1
1.Introduction
1: Introduction
Overview
This manual covers the information you need to service or upgrade the 8880 series notebook computer. Information
about operating the computer (e.g. getting started, and the Setup utility) is in the User’s Manual. Information about driv-
ers (e.g. VGA & audio) is also found in User’s Manual. That manual is shipped with the computer.
Operating systems (e.g. DOS, Windows 9x, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, OS/2 Warp, UNIX, etc.) have
their own manuals as do application software (e.g. word processing and database programs). If you have questions about
those programs, you should consult those manuals.
The 8880 series notebook is designed to be upgradeable. See “Disassembly” on page 2 - 1 for a detailed description of
the upgrade procedures for each specific component. Please note the warning and safety information indicated by the
“” symbol.
The balance of this chapter reviews the computer’s technical specifications and features.

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1 - 2 System Specifications
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System Specifications
Processor
• Intel Pentium 4 Processor - (478-pin) FC-PGA2 package
1.5/ 1.6 / 1.7/ 1.8/ 1.9/ 2.0/ 2.1/ 2.2/ 2.3/ 2.4 GHz
Core Logic
• Intel® 845 + ICH3
Structure
• Fully PC99 Compliant
• ACPI 1.0B Compliant
• PC2001 Compliant
Security
• Kensington® Lock
Memory
• 64 bit data bus system memory
• Two 200-pin DDR SODIMM sockets, supporting DDR SDRAM SODIMM (2.5V) - DDR200 or DDR266 compliant
• Expandable memory up to 1GB (128/256/512MB SODIMM Modules)
BIOS
• One 256KB Flash ROM
• Insyde BIOS with smart battery
• Plug and Play (1.0a), ACPI 1.0B
LCD
•15.0"OR 15.7” 1280 x 1024 SXGA TFT
• 15.0" 1600 x1200 UXGA TFT

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Display
• 4 * UltraAGP™
• 64MB DDR graphic memory on board
• 128-bit 2D/3D graphics engine
• Motion compensation and IDCT for DVD content playback accelerator
• Fully DirectX 6 compliant graphics engine
• CRT resolution up to 1920*1200 * 16M
Storage
• One fixed FDD
• One changeable 2.5" 9.5mm primary HDD
• Changeable primary drive (Bay One) for one of the following:
DVD-ROM (12.7mmH)
24 * CD-ROM
24 * CD-RW
Combo Drive (DVD-ROM + CD-RW)
• Built-in modular drive (Bay Two) for one of the following:
DVD-ROM (12.7mmH)
24 * CD-ROM
24 * CD-RW
Combo Drive (DVD-ROM + CD-RW
3rd HDD
IP sharing module
• Changeable drive (Bay Three) for one of the following:
2nd HDD (optional)
TV-Tuner (optional)
• One portable MP3 player (optional)

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Audio
• AC'97 2.2 compliant interface
• Compatible with Sound-Blaster PRO™ 16
• S/PDIF Digital output (5.1 CH) for DVD content and Stereo Audio
• Built-in microphone
• Audio DJ
• Advanced Wavetable Synthesizer
• 2 built-in speakers
• Virtual AC3
•FullDuplex
• Direct Sound™ 3D Accelerator
Keyboard
• “Win Key” keyboard including a numeric keyboard
• Built-in 3 instant keys, www, email, and player
PC Card
• Two type II PCMCIA 3.3V/5V sockets, OR one type III PCMCIA 3.3V/5V socket (no Zoomed Video support)

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Interface
• Built-in TouchPad (PS/2)
• Four USB ports
• One IEEE 1394 port
• One S-Video-Out jack for TV output
• One S-Video-In jack
• One parallel port (LPT1), supporting ECP / EPP 1.7 and 1.9
•OneCOMport
• Fast Infrared (FIR) file transfer IrDA 1.1
• One external CRT monitor
• One external keyboard/mouse (through Y cable) PS/2 port
• One line-in jack
• One microphone jack
• One Sony Memory Stick™ socket
• One RJ-11 jack for 56k MDC modem
• One RJ-45 jack for 100M/10M LAN
• One S/PDIF out port
• DC-in jack
Communication
• Wireless Infrared transfer IrDA 1.1, 1cm~1M operating distance, 4Mbps FIR
• 10/100Mb Ethernet LAN built-in
• 802.11b Wireless LAN, Mini-PCI interface (optional)
• 56K MDC modem V.90 compliant (V.92 software driver upgradeable)
• IP sharing module for xDSL or Cable Modem (optional)
Power Management
• Supports ACPI v1.0B
• Supports APM v1.2
• Soft Off by system power button
• Supports suspend to disk
• Battery low suspend
• Resume from alarm
• Close-cover switch

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Power
• Full Range 120 watts AC adapter - AC in 100~240V, 47~63Hz
• Supports Smart Lithium-Ion battery 12 cells
Indicators
• LED indicator (HDD, power status, Num Lock, Caps Lock, Scroll Lock, AC-In, battery charging, e-mail)
• Audio DJ control display (power, MP3, Audio, Play/Pause, FWD, RWD, Stop, Volume+, Volume-, EQ)
Environmental Spec
• Temperature Relative Humidity
• Operating: 5°C~ 35°C Operating: 20% ~ 80%
• Non-Operating: -20°C ~ 60°C Non-Operating: 10% ~ 90%
Physical Dimensions
• 329 (w) x 299 (d) x 54.5 (h) mm
Weight
• 4.9 kg with 12-cell Lithium-Ion battery
Optional
• DVD-ROM Drive (12.7mmH)
•CD-RWDrive(12.7mmH)
• Combo Drive (DVD-ROM and CD-RW, 12.7mmH)
• Portable MP3 player
• Mini PCI Wireless LAN module
• Software DVD player
• IP sharing module
• TV-Tuner module
• Fingerprint ID

Introduction
External Locator - Top Views 1 - 7
1.Introduction
External Locator - Top Views
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Top Views
1. LCD
2. LED Power,
Battery & E-Mail
Status Indicators
3. Built-In Micro-
phone
4. Hot-Key buttons
5. LED Status
Indicators
6. Power Button
7. Close Cover
Switch
8. Fingerprint ID
(optional)
9. Keyboard
10.TouchPad and
Buttons
11.LCD Latch

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1 - 8 External Locator - Front View & Left Side View
1.Introduction
External Locator - Front View & Left Side View
Figure 2
Front View
1. LCD Latch
2. Audio “DJ” CD
Player Control
Panel On/Off
Switch
3. Previous Track
4. Next Track
5. LCD
6. Play/Pause
7. Stop
8. Volume Down
9. Volume Up
10.Speakers
Figure 3
Left Side View
1. S/PDIF Out Port/
Microphone-In Jack
2. Line-In Jack
3. Headphone-Out
Jack
4. Infrared
Transceiver
5. Sony Memory
Stick™ Port
6. PC Card Slot Eject
Buttons
7. PC Card Slot
8. Floppy Disk Drive
9. Primary Drive
Bay (1)
10.Modular Drive
Bay (2)
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External Locator - Right Side & Rear Views 1 - 9
1.Introduction
External Locator - Right Side & Rear Views Figure 4
Right Side View
1. MP3 Player
(Optional)
2. MP3 Player SD/
MMC Slot
3. MP3 Player
Release Switch
4. Vent
5. Kensington Lock
6. MP3 Player Slot
(no MP3 Player
installed)
Figure 5
Rear View
1. DC-In Jack
2. 4 * USB Ports
3. S-Video-In Port
(Optional)
4. S-Video-Out Port
5. External Monitor
(CRT) Port
6. Coaxial TV
Antenna Input
(Optional)
7. Serial Port
8. IEEE 1394 Port
9. Parallel Port
10.PS/2 Type Port
11.RJ-45 LAN Jack
12.RJ-11 Phone
Jack
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1.Introduction
External Locator - Bottom View
Figure 6
Bottom View
1. Vent/Fan Outlets
2. CPU Cover
3. Battery (the pri-
mary HDD is
located under the
battery)
4. Primary Hard
Disk
5. Changeable
Drive Bay 3 (for
TV Tuner or
HDD)
6. Modular Drive -
Bay 2
7. Primary Drive -
Bay 1
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Disassembly
Overview 2 - 1
2.Disassembly
2: Disassembly
Overview
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for disassembling parts and subsystems. When it comes to reassembly,
reverse the procedures (unless otherwise indicated).
We suggest you completely review any procedure before you take the computer apart.
Procedures such as upgrading/replacing the RAM, CD device and hard disk are included in the User’s Manual but are
repeated here for your convenience.
To make the disassembly process easier each section may have a box in the page margin. Information contained under
the figure # will give a synopsis of the sequence of procedures involved in the disassembly procedure. A box with a 
lists the relevant parts you will have after the disassembly process is complete. Note: The parts listed will be for the dis-
assembly procedure listed ONLY, and not any previous disassembly step(s) required. Refer to the part list for the previ-
ous disassembly procedure. The amount of screws you should be left with will be listed here also.
A box with a 5will provide any possible helpful information. A box with a contains warnings.
An example of these types of boxes are shown in the sidebar.
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Component Parts
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Information
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Warning