Acer Aspire 1350 Service Guide
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Chapter 113 With the embedded keypad turned on, the following actions are possible: Windows Keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. Desired AccessNum Lock OnNum Lock On Number keys on embedded keypadType numbers using embedded keypad in the normal way. Cursor-control keys on embedded keypadHold down the j key while using the cursor keys on the embedded keypad.Hold Fn key while using cursor-control keys. Main keyboard keys Hold down the Fn key while typing letters using the embedded keypad keys. Simultaneously press the j key for for capital letters.Type letters in the normal way. KeyDescription Windows logo keyPressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows Start button; it launches the Start menu. It can also be used with other keys to provide a variety of functions: + Tab (Activates the next Taskbar button) + E (Opens the My Computer window) + F1 (opens Help and Support) + F (opens the Find: All Files dialog box) + M (minimizes all windows) j + + M (undoes the minimize all windows action) + R (opens the Run dialog box)
14Chapter 1 Hotkeys Using the Fn key with another key creates a hot key, providing a quick and convenient method for controlling various functions. To use a hot key, first hold down the Fn key. Next, press the second key in combination. Finally, release both keys. NOTE: When activating hotkeys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Application keyThis key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; it opens the application’s context menu. Hot KeyFunctionFunction Fn + l Hot key help Displays help on hot keys. Fn + m Setup Access the computer’s configuration utility. Fn + n Power management scheme toggleSwitches the power management scheme used by the computer (function available if supported by operating system). Fn + o Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode. Fn + p Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both the display screen and external monitor. Fn + q Screen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power. Press ant key to return. Fn + r Touchpad toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off. Fn + s Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off. Fn + w Volume up Increases the speaker volume. Fn + y Volume down Decreases the speaker volume. Fn + x Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. Fn + z Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness KeyDescription
Chapter 115 Euro key Your computer supports the new Euro currency character. First, hold down the Alt Gr key, and then press the Euro key. Keyboard Ergonomics The wide palm rest area provides a comfortable platform for your hands when typing on the keyboard. The ergonomic design enables you to adopt a relaxed, yet very efficient, typing style.
16Chapter 1 To u c h p a d The built-in touchpad is a PS/2-compatible pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This cursor responds to your finger movements on the touchpad. In addition, the two click buttons provide the same functionality as a computer mouse, while the scroll key enables easy up and down scrolling in documents and web pages. The touchpad is located in the middle of the palm rest area, providing maximum comfort and efficiency. To u c h p a d B a s i c s Use the touchpad as follows: TSlide your finger over the surface of the touchpad to control the movement of the cursor. Tap the touchpad to perform selection and execution functions. TPress the left (1) and right (3) buttons to perform selection and execution functions, just as you would use the buttons on a computer mouse. TUse the scroll key (2) to scroll through long documents and web pages. Press the top of the key to scroll up, and the bottom to scroll down; left to scroll left, and right to scroll right. NOTE: Keep your fingers, as well as the surface of the touchpad dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to your finger movements: the lighter your touch, the better the response. Tapping hard will not increase the touchpad’s responsiveness. FunctionLeft ButtonRigh Button4-Way Scroll KeyTa p Execute Click twice quickly Tap twice quickly Select Click once Tap once Drag Click and hold. Then slide your finger across the touchpad to drag the cursor over the selection.Tap twice quickly. On the second tap, slide your finger across the touchpad to drag the cursor over the selection. Access context menuClick once Scroll Click and hold the up/ down/ left/ right button
Chapter 117 Launch Keys Located at the top of the keyboard are six buttons, in addition to the power button. These buttons are called launch keys. They are designated as key 1, key 2, key 3, key 4, key 5 and key 6 from right to left. By default, key 1 is used to launch the email application and key 2 is used to launch the Internet browser. Keys 3 and 4 start the Launch Manager application. Key 5 and 6 are used to enable the Wireless LAN and Bluetooth features. The first four launch keys can be set by the user. To see the launch keys, run the Acer Launch Manger. Launch keyIconDescription Email Launches your email application. Web browser Launches your Internet browser P1 User-programmable P2 User-programmable InviLink Enables your 802.11b / 802.11a+g Wireless LAN (optional) Bluetooth Enables your Bluetooth (optional)
18Chapter 1 Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor ItemSpecification CPU type AMD Athlon XP-M DTR(2000+ ~ 3000+) FSB 266MHz CPU package OPGA CPU core voltage 1.3V ~ 1.65V BIOS ItemSpecification BIOS vendor Phoenix BIOS Version 3A10 BIOS ROM type Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 512KB BIOS package PLCC Bupported protocols ACPI 1.0b, APM 1.2, PC Card 95, AC97 2.1, EPP/IEEE 1284, ECP/IEEE 1284 1.7 & 1.9, PCI 2.2, PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, USB, DDC-2B, ODD bootable, Windows keyboard Microsoft Simple Boot Flag BIOS password control Set by setup manual Second Level Cache ItemSpecification Cache controller Built-in CPU Cache size 512KB 1st level cache control Always enabled 2st level cache control Always enabled Cache scheme control Fixed in write-back System Memory ItemSpecification Memory controller VIA KN400 series Onboard memory size 0MB DIMM socket number 2 sockets (4 banks) Supports memory size per socket 1024MB (1GB) Supports maximum memory size 2048MB (2GB) Supports DIMM type DDR SDRM (Double Data Rate-Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) Supports DIMM Speed 266/333MHz Supports DIMM voltage 2.5V Supports DIMM package 200-pin SODIMM Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they match the above specifications.
Chapter 119 Above table lists some system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to form other combinations. . Memory Combinations Slot 1Slot 2To ta l M e m o r y 256 / 512 / 1024MB 0 MB 256 / 512 / 1024MB 256 / 512 / 1024MB 256MB 512 / 768 / 1280MB 256 / 512 / 1024MB 512MB 768 / 1024 / 1536MB 256 / 512 / 1024MB 1024MB 1280 / 1536 / 2048MB LAN Interface ItemSpecification Chipset VIA LAN controller Supports LAN protocol 10/100 Mbps LAN connector type RJ45 LAN connector location Rear side Modem Interface ItemSpecification Chipset Agere Scorpio +CSP1037B Fax modem data baud rate (bps) 14.4K Data modem data baud rate (bps) 56K Supports modem protocol V.90 / V.92 MDC Modem connector type RJ11 Modem connector location Rear side Floppy Disk D rive Interface ItemSpecification Vendor & model name Panasonic JU-226A 243FC Floppy Disk Specifications Media recognition 2DD (720KB) 2HD (1.44MB) Sectors/track 9 18 Tracks 80 80 Rotational speed (RPM) 300 300 Read/write heads 2 Encoding method MFM / FM Power Requirement Input Voltage (V) +5V +/- 10% Hard Disk D rive Interface ItemSpecification Vendor & Model NameTOSHIBA 20G(MK20 23GAS), TITANIBM 20G(IC25N 020ATMR0 4), CASCADEIBM 30G(IC25N 030ATMR0 4), CASCADETOSHIBA 30GB(MK3 021GAS) NEPTUNEHGST 40GB (IC25N040 ATMR04) CASCADE TOSHIBA 40GB(MK4 021GAS) NEPTUNE TOSHIBA 60GB(MK6 021GAS) NEPTUNE Capacity (MB)20000 20000 30000 30000 40000 40000 60000
20Chapter 1 Bytes per sector512 512 512 512 512 512 512 Data heads 2 1 22244 Drive Format Disks1111122 Spindle speed (RPM)4200 RPM 4200 RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM Performance Specifications Buffer size 2048KB 2048KB 2048KB 2048KB 2048KB 2048KB 2048KB Interface ATA-5 ATA-5 ATA-5 ATA-5 ATA-5 ATA-5 ATA-5 Max. media transfer rate (disk-buffer, Mbytes/s)350 350 350 350 350 350 350 Data transfer rate (host~buffer, Mbytes/s)100 MB/ Sec. Ultra DMA mode-2100 MB/ Sec. Ultra DMA mode-2100 MB/ Sec. Ultra DMA mode-2100 MB/ Sec. Ultra DMA mode-2100 MB/ Sec. Ultra DMA mode-2100 MB/ Sec. Ultra DMA mode-2100 MB/ Sec. Ultra DMA mode-2 DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance5V(DC) +/- 5%5V(DC) +/- 5%5V(DC) +/- 5%5V(DC) +/- 5%5V(DC) +/- 5%5V(DC) +/- 5%5V(DC) +/- 5% DVD -ROM Interface ItemSpecification Vendor & model name DVD-ROM 8X QSI SDR-083 Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer rate (KB/sec) Sustained: Max 3.6Mbytes/secSustained: Max 10.8Mbytes/sec Data Buffer Capacity 128 KBytes Interface IDE/ATAPI Applicable disc formatDVD: DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-R (3.95G) CD: CD-Audio, CD-ROM (mode1 and mode 2), CD-ROM XA(mode 2 form 1 and form 2), CD-I (mode 2 form 1 and form 2), CD-I Ready, CD-I Bridge CD- WO, CD-RW, Photo CD, Video CD, Enhanced Music CD, CD-TEXT Loading mechanism Soft eject (with emergency eject hole) Power Requirement Input Voltage +5 V +/- 5 % Audio Interface ItemSpecification Audio Controller AC’97 Codec Audio onboard or optional Built-in Mono or Stereo Stereo Resolution 20 bit stereo Digital to Analog converter 18 bit stereo Analog to Ditial converter Compatibility Microsoft PC98/PC99, AC97 2.1 Mixed sound source Microphone, CD, AUX Voice channel 8/16-bit, mono/stereo Sampling rate 44.1 kHz Internal microphone No Hard Disk D rive Interface ItemSpecification
Chapter 121 Internal speaker / Quantity Yes Supports PnP DMA channel DMA channel 0 DMA channel 1 Supports PnP IRQ IRQ9 Video Interface ItemSpecification Chip vendor VIA Chip name KN400 (Integrated with Northbridge) Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port No Graph interface Inside KN400 (Accelerated Graphics Port) Bus Maximum resolution (LCD) 1024*768 Maximum resolution (CRT) 1600*1200 Video Memory ItemResolutionSpecification Fixed or upgradeable Fixed Video memory size 64MB (Share system memory) Parallel Port ItemSpecification Parallel port controller NS87393 Number of parallel port 1 Location Rear side Connector type 25-pin D-type connector, in female type Parallel port function control Always Enabled Supports ECP/EPP/Bi-directional (PS/2 compatible) Yes (set by BIOS setup) Optional ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup) DMA channel 1 and 3 Optional parallel port I/O address (in BIOS Setup)378h Optional parallel port IRQ (in BIOS Setup) IRQ7 USB Port ItemSpecification USB Compliancy Level 1.1/2.0 EHCI USB 2.0 Number of USB port 4 Location Rear panel Serial port function control Always Enabled PCMCIA Port ItemSpecification PCMCIA controller Ti PCI 1410A Audio Interface ItemSpecification
22Chapter 1 Supports card type Type II/III Number of slots One Access location Right side Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port No ZV support Supports 32 bit CardBus Yes (IRQ5) System Board Major Chips Item Controller System core logic VIA KN400 + VT8235 Super I/O controller NS PC87393 Audio controller RealTek ALC202 Video controller VIA KN400 Hard disk drive controller VIA VT8235 Keyboard controller NS PC87570 RTC VIA VT8235 IEEE 1394 Ti TSB43AB21 Ke y b o a r d ItemSpecification Keyboard controller NS PC87570 Keyboard vendor & model name Sunrex Total number of keypads 86/87-key Windows keys Yes Internal & external keyboard work simultaneously Yes Battery ItemSpecification Vendor & model name Simplo Battery Type Li-ion Pack capacity 4400mAH Cell voltage 1.85 V/cell Number of battery cell 8 Package configuration 4 cells in series, 2 series in parallel Package voltage Li-ion 14.8V PCMCIA Port ItemSpecification