Summary of the content on the page No. 1
700SG.fm Page 1 Monday, June 8, 1998 1:24 PM
EXTENSA 700/710 Notebook
Service Guide
CSD Web: csd.acer.com.tw
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.
EX700/710 Service CD Kit
PART No. 6M.48469.001
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
700SG.fm Page 2 Monday, June 8, 1998 1:24 PM Copyright Copyright * 1996 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer Acer Incorporated makes no representations o
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
700SG-1.fm Page 1 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM C h a p t e r 1 System Specifications 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 •
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
700SG-1.fm Page 2 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM • 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 1-2 EXTENSA 700/710 Service Guide
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
700SG-1.fm Page 3 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM 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. 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 i
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
700SG-1.fm Page 4 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM Hot Key Icon Function Description 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 Switches display output toggle between the display scr
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
700SG-1.fm Page 5 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM Hot Key Icon Function Description Fn-H Turbo mode Toggles turbo mode on and on/off off. With turbo mode off, power management is maximized. 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. Chapter 1 1-5
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
700SG-1.fm Page 6 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM 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 Rem
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
700SG-1.fm Page 7 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM Interrupt channel default assignment Channel Default setting mode Remarks 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 Keyboa
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
700SG-1.fm Page 8 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM I/O address map Address Drvice 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 archite
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
700SG-1.fm Page 9 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM System Memory Item Specification Onboard memory size 0MB DIMM socket number 2 sockets (2 banks) Supported memory size per DIMM 16/32/64 Supported maximum memory size 128MB (64MB x 2) Supported DIMM type Synchronous DRAM Supported DIMM Speed SDRAM: With SPD, no parity Supported DIMM voltage 3.3V Supported DIMM package 144-pin DIMM DIMM Memory Combinations Slot 1 Slot 2 Total Memory 000 0 16MB 16MB 0 32MB 32MB 0 64MB 64MB 16MB 16MB 32MB 16MB 32MB 4
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
700SG-1.fm Page 10 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM Second-Level Cache Item Specification SRAM voltage 3.3V 1st level cache control always enable 2st level cache control always enable Cache scheme control Fixed in Write-back Video memory Item Specification Fixed or upgradeable Fixed, built-in NM2160B video controller Memory size =/configuration 2MB Video item Specification Chip vendor NeoMagic Chip name NM2160B Chip voltage 3.3 Volts ZV port support (Y/N) Yes Graph interface (ISA/VESA/PCI) PCI b
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
700SG-1.fm Page 11 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM Parallel Port Item Specification Parallel port controller NS PC97338 Number of parallel ports 1 Location Rear side Connector type 25-pin D-type Parallel port function control Enable/Diable by BIOS Setup ECP support Yes (set by BIOS setup) Selectable ECP DMA channel (in BIOS DMA channel 1 Setup) DMA Channel 3 Selectable parallel port I/O address 3E8h, 2E8, 378h, 278h, Disabled (via BIOS Setup) Selectable parallel port IRQ (via BIOS IRQ5, IRQ7 Set
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
700SG-1.fm Page 12 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM FIR Item Specification 16550 UART support Yes FIR location Left side Selectable serial port (by BIOS Setup) 2F8h, IRQ3, Disabled Audio Item Specification Audio Controller ESS PCI Maestro II Audio onboard or optional Built-in Mono or Stereo Stereo Resolution 16-bit Compatibility SB-16, Windows Sound System Mixed sound source Voice, Synthesizer, Line-in, Microphone, CD Voice channel 8-/16-bit, mono/stereo Voice control location Right side Samplin
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
700SG-1.fm Page 13 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM Fax/Modem Item Specification Support modem protocol V.34 data modem, V.17 fax modem, voice/audio mode, and digital simultaneous voice and data (DSVD) operation over a dial-up telephone line Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Back side Keyboard Item Specification Keyboard controller M38867 Keyboard vendor & model name API Total number of keypads 84-/85-/88-key Windows 95 keys Yes Internal & external keyboard work Yes simultaneo
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
700SG-1.fm Page 14 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM HDD Item Specification Drive Format Capacity (MB) 2160 3240 4090 Bytes per sector 512 512 512 Logical heads 16 16 16 Logical sectors 63 63 63 Drive Format Logical cylinders 6225 3154 7944 Physical read/write heads 4 5 6 Disks 2 3 3 Spindle speed (RPM) 4000 4000 4000 Performance Specifications Buffer size (KB) 128 512 512 Interface IDE IDE IDE Data transfer rete (disk- 6.0~9.1 6.4~10.4 6.46~10.4 buffer, Mbytes/s) Data transfer, rate 16.6/33.3 16.
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
700SG-1.fm Page 15 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM Battery Item Specification Vendor & model name Sony BTP-1431 Battery Type Li-ion Pack capacity (mAH) 3000 Cell voltage (V) 3.6 Number of battery call 8 Package configuration 2P-4S Package voltage (V) 14.4V Charger Item Specification Vendor & model name T62.085.C.00 Input voltage (from adapter, V) 7V-24V OUtput current (to DC/DC converter, A) 3.5 Battery Low Voltage Li-ion Battery Low 1 level (V) 11.41V Battery Lower 2 level (V) 10.94V Battery Lo
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
700SG-1.fm Page 16 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM DC-DC Converter Item Specification OVP (Over Voltage 5.52~5 3.642~ 15~17 7~9 - Protection, V) .55 3.693 OCP (Over Current 4~6 4~6 0.3~0.-- Protection, A) 4 DC-AC inverter is used to generate very high AC voltage, then support to LCD CCFT backlight user, and is also responsible for the control of LCD brightness. Avoid touching the DC-AC inverter area while the system unit is turned on. DC-AC Inverter Item Specification Vendor & model Ambit T62
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
700SG-1.fm Page 17 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM LCD Item Specification Optical Specification Contrast ration 50 (typ) 100 (typ) 100 (typ) Brightness (cd/m2) 70 (typ) 70 (typ) 100 (typ) Brightness control keyboard keyboard keyboard hotkey hotkey hotkey Contrast control keyboard None None hotkey Electrical Specification Supply voltage for 3.3 (typ) 3.0~3.6 (typ) 3.3 (typ) LCD display (V) Supply voltage for 600 (typ) 650 (typ), 660 650 (typ) LCD backlight (Vrms) (max) AC Adapter Item Specificat
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
700SG-1.fm Page 18 Monday, June 8, 1998 6:38 PM AC Adapter Item Specification Hold up time (ms; 8 (min) @115 Vac input, full load) Over voltage 26 protection (OVP, V) Short circuit protection Output can be shorted without damage Electrostatic discharge +-15 (at air discharge) (ESD, kV) Dielectric withstand voltage Primary to secondary 3000 Vac (or 4242 Vdc), 10mA for 1 second Leakage current 0.25 mA maximum @ 254 Vac, 60Hz Regulatory Requirements Internal filter meets: FCC class B requiremen
