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    Understanding the icons
    When the cover of your computer is closed, 2 easy-to-read icons are shown, indicating which state or feature 
    is enabled or disabled.
    #IconFunctionDescription
    1 Power Lights up when the computer is on.
    2 Sleep Lights when the computer enters Standby 
    mode and blinks when it enters into or 
    resumes from hibernation mode. 
    						
    							Chapter 113
     Keyboard
    The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and 
    twelve function keys.
    Special keys
    Lock keys
    The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.
    Embedded numeric keypad
    The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small characters 
    located on the upper right corner of the keycaps. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols 
    are not printed on the keys.
    Lock keyDescription
    Caps Lock
    @
    When @is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase.
    Num Lock (Fn-F11)
    ]
    When ] is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The keys function 
    as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators ), -, *, and /). Use this mode 
    when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution would be to 
    connect an external keypad.
    Scroll Lock (Fn-F12)
    [
    When [ is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up 
    or down arrow keys respectively. 
    [ does not work with some applications. 
    						
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    NOTE: If an external keyboard or keypad is connected to the computer, the Num Lock feature automatically 
    shifts from the internal keyboard to the external keyboard or keypad.
    Windows keys
    The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions.
    Desired accessNum lock onNum lock off
    Number keys on embedded 
    keypadType numbers in a normal manner.
    Cursor-control keys on embedded 
    keypadHold Shift while using cursor-control keys. Hold Fn while using cursor-control 
    keys.
    Main keyboard keys Hold Fn while typing letters on embedded 
    keypad.Type the letters in a normal manner.
    KeysDescription
    Windows logo key
         
    Start button. Combinations with this key perform shortcut functions. Below 
    are a few examples:
     + Tab (Activates next taskbar button)
     + E (Explores My Computer)
     + F (Finds Document)
     + M (Minimizes All)
    j+  + M (Undoes Minimize All)
     + R (Displays the Run... dialog box)
    Application key Opens a context menu (same as a right-click). 
    						
    							Chapter 115
    Hot Keys
    The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the computer’s controls like screen 
    contrast and brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility.
    To activate hot keys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in the hot key combination.
    Hot KeyIconFunctionDescription
    Fn-
    lHotkey help Displays a list of the hotkeys and their functions.
    Fn-
    mSetup Accesses the notebook configuration utility. 
    Fn-
    nPower Management 
    Scheme ToggleSwitches between the power management scheme 
    used by the computer (function available if supported 
    by operating system). 
    Fn-
    oSleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.
    Fn-
    pDisplay toggle Switches display output between the display screen, 
    external monitor (if connected) and both the display 
    screen and external monitor.
    Fn-
    qScreen blank Turns the display screen backlight off to save power. 
    Press any key to return.
    Fn-
    rTouchpad Toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off.
    Fn-
    sSpeaker on/off Turns the speakers on and off; mutes the sound.
    Fn-
    wVolume up Increases the sound volume.
    Fn-
    yVolume down Decreases the sound volume.
    Fn-
    xBrightness up Increases the screen brightness. 
    						
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    The Euro symbol
    If your keyboard layout is set to United States-International or United Kingdom or if you have a keyboard with a 
    European layout, you can type the Euro symbol on your keyboard.
    NOTE: for US keyboard users: The keyboard layout is set when you first set up Windows.  For the Euro 
    symbol to work, the keyboard layout has to be set to United States-international.
    To verify the keyboard type:
    1.Click on Start, Control Panel.
    2.Double-click on Regional and Language Options.
    3.Click on the language tab and click on Details.
    4.Verify that the keyboard layout used for “EN English (United States) is set to United States-International.
    If not, select and click on ADD, then select United States-International and click on OK.
    5.Click on OK.
    To type the Euro symbol:
    1.Locate the Euro symbol on your keyboard.
    2.Open a text editor or word processor.
    3.Hold 
    aGr and press the Euro symbol. Fn-
    ¨
    zBrightness down Decreases the screen brightness.
    Fn-
    {Home
    Functions as the g key.
    Fn-
    }End
    Functions as the d key.
     
    aGr-EuroEuro Types the Euro symbol.
    Hot KeyIconFunctionDescription 
    						
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     Launch Keys
    Located at the top of the keyboard are five buttons. These buttons are called launch keys. They are 
    designated as wireless LAN/Bluetooth, Web Browser button, mail button, P1 andP2. By default, P1 and P2 are 
    users programmable. The Web Browser button, by default, is used to launch the internet browser The mail 
    button is used to launch the e-mail application. The LED of the mail button will flash when the user has 
    received an incoming email.
     
    #IconFunctionDescription
    1 Mail Email application
    2 Web browser Internet browser application
    3 P1 User-programmable
    4 P2 User-programmable
    5 Bluetooth Starts Bluetooth functionality and indicates that 
    Bluetooth is enabled.
    6 Wireless Opens (optional) wireless connectivity and 
    indicates status of (optional) wireless 
    communication. 
    						
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    Hardware Specifications and Configurations
    System Board Major Chip
    Item Controller
    System core logic ADM CPU+VIA Apollo K8T800
    Super I/O controller NS PC87392
    Audio controller VIA VT1612A
    Video controller
    AT I  M O B I L I T Y
    TM RADEONTM 9600
    Hard disk drive controller VIA VT8235
    Keyboard controller Mitsubish LPC keyboard controller M38857
    CardBus Controller RICOH R5C554
    Processor
    ItemSpecification
    CPU type
    AMD Athlon
    TM 64 processor at 3000+ or 3200+
    CPU package  754-pin micro PGA, lidded
    CPU core voltage Low speed: 0.8V
    High speed: 1.5V
    CPU I/O voltage 1.2V
    BIOS
    ItemSpecification
    BIOS vendor Phoenix BIOS
    BIOS Version AS1500 V1.00
    BIOS ROM type Flash ROM
    BIOS ROM size 1M
    BIOS package 32 Pin PLCC
    Supported protocols ACPI 2.0 (if available, at least 1.0b), SMBIOS 2.3, PCI 2.2, Boot Block, 
    PXE 2.0, Mobile PC2001, Hard Disk Password, INT 13h Extensions, PCI 
    Bus Power Management interface Specification, EI Torito-Bootable CD-
    ROM Format Specification V1.0, Simple Boot Flag 1.0
    BIOS password control Set by switch, see SW1 settings
    Second Level Cache
    ItemSpecification
    Cache controller Built-in CPU
    Cache size 1M
    1st level cache control Always Enabled
    2nd level cache control Always Enabled
    Cache scheme control Fixed-in write back
    System Memory
    ItemSpecification
    Memory controller
    AMD Athlon
    TM 64 processor
    Onboard memory size 0MB  
    						
    							Chapter 119
    Above table lists some system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to 
    form other combinations.
    DIMM socket number 2 Sockets
    Supports memory size per socket 128MB
    Supports maximum memory size 2048MB
    Supports DIMM type DDR-DRAM
    Supports DIMM Speed 333 MHz
    Supports DIMM voltage 2.5 V/1.25V
    Supports DIMM package 200-pin so-DIMM
    Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they 
    match the above specifications .
    Memory Combinations 
    Slot 1Slot 2To ta l  M e m o r y
    0MB 256MB 256MB
    0MB 512MB 512MB
    0MB 1024MB 1024MB
    256MB 0MB 256MB
    256MB 256MB 512MB
    256MB 512MB 768MB
    256MB 1024MB 1280MB
    512MB 0MB 512MB
    512MB 256MB 768MB
    512MB 512MB 1024MB
    512MB 1024MB 1536MB
    1024MB 0MB 1024MB
    1024MB 256MB 1280MB
    1024MB 512MB 1536MB
    1024MB 1024MB 2048MB
    LAN Interface
    ItemSpecification
    Chipset Broadcom BCM5788MKFB
    Supports LAN protocol 10/100/1000Mbps
    LAN connector type RJ45
    LAN connector location Rear side
    Modem Interface
    ItemSpecification
    Chipset CS1037 Internal Agere Scorpio chipset (Scorpio+CSP1037B)
    Fax modem data baud rate (bps) 14.4K
    Data modem data baud rate (bps) 56K
    Supports modem protocol V.90/V.92MDC
    Modem connector type RJ11
    System Memory
    ItemSpecification 
    						
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    Modem connector location Rear side
    Floppy Disk Drive Interface
    ItemSpecification
    Vendor & model name Panasonic JU-226A033
    Floppy Disk Specifications
    Media recognition 2DD (720KB) 2HD (1.2 MB, 3 mode) 2HD (1.44MB)
    Sectors/track 9 15 18
    Tracks 80 80 80
    Data transfer rate 
    (Kbit/s)1 MB 1.6 MB 2 MB
    Rotational speed (RPM) 300 360 300
    Read/write heads 2
    Encoding method MFM
    Power Requirement
    Input Voltage (V) +5V
    Hard Disk Drive Interface
    ItemSpecification
    Vendor & Model 
    NameTOSHIBA PLUTO 
    MK4025GASHGST MORAGA 
    IC25N060ATMR04-0 
    08K0634TOSHIBA NEPTUNE 
    MK6021GASHGST MORAGA 
    HTS548060M9AT00 
    08K0638
    Capacity (MB) 40000 60000 60000 60000
    Bytes per sector 512 512 512 512
    Logical heads 16 16 16 16
    Logical sectors 63 63 63 63
    Drive Format
    Logical cylinders 16383 16383 16383 16383
    Physical read/write 
    heads2344
    Disks 1 2 2 2
    Spindle speed (RPM) 4200RPM 4200RPM 4200RPM 5400RPM
    Performance Specifications
    Buffer size  8MB 8MB 2MB (2048KB) 8MB
    Interface ATA-6 ATA-6 ATA-5 ATA-6
    Data transfer, rate 
    (host~buffer, Mbytes/
    s)100 MB/Sec 100 MB/Sec 100 MB/Sec 100 MB/Sec
    DC Power Requirements
    Voltage tolerance 5 +/- 5% 5 +/- 5% 5 +/- 5% 5 +/- 5%
    DVD-RW Interface
    ItemSpecification
    Vendor & model name DVD-RW MODULE PIONEER DVR-K12D
    Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette
    Modem Interface
    ItemSpecification 
    						
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    Transfer rate (KB/sec) Sustained:
    Max 3.6Mbytes/secSustained:
    Max 10.8Mbytes/sec
    Data Buffer Capacity 128 KBytes
    ATAPI Interface SFF-8020i, SFF8090 Ver5
    Applicable disc format Supports KODAK Photo CD single and Multi-session
    Supports CD Extra (CD PLUS)
    Supports Mixed CD
    Supports Video CD
    Supports to read/write CD-R discs
    Supports to read/write CD-RW discs
    Supports CD text data read/write
    Supports to read DVD-ROM
    Supports to read/write DVD-R Ver. 2.00 for General
    Supports to read/write DVD-RW Ver.1.0 & 1.1
    Loading mechanism Load: Manual
    Release: (a) Electrical Release (Release Button)
                   (b) Release by ATAPI command 
                   (c) Emergency Release
    Power Requirement
    Input Voltage 5 V +/- 5 % (Operating) 
    Audio Interface
    ItemSpecification
    Audio Controller VIA VT1612A
    Audio onboard or optional Built-in
    Mono or Stereo Stereo
    Resolution 18 bit stereo full duplex
    Compatibility AC97 2.2 S/PDIF extension compliant codec
    Sampling rate 1Hz resolution VSR (Variable Sampling Rate)
    Internal microphone Yes
    Internal speaker / Quantity Yes
    Supports PnP DMA channel DMA channel 0
    DMA channel 1
    Supports PnP IRQ IRQ10, IRQ11
    Video Interface
    ItemSpecification
    Vendor & Model Name ATI RADEON 9600
    Video memory size 128MB
    Chip voltage Core / 2.5V, 1.5V, 
    Supports ZV (Zoomed Video) port NO
    Graph interface  8X AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) Bus
    Maximum resolution LCD 1600X1200 (UXGA)
    Maximum resolution CRT 2048X1536@60HZ
    DVD-RW Interface
    ItemSpecification 
    						
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