Extensa 60x & 65x Series Notebook Computers: Maintenance Manual
Extensa 60x & 65x Series Notebook Computers: Maintenance Manual
Extensa 60x & 65x Series Notebook Computers: Maintenance Manual
Extensa
TM
60x & 65x Series
Notebook Computers
9813564-0001, Rev. A
October 1996
Copyright 1996 Texas Instruments
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Extensa
TM
60x and 65x Series Notebook Computers
Maintenance Manual
TI Part No. 9813564-0001, Rev. A
Original Issue: September 1996
Revision A Issue Date: October 1996
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Preface vii
Preface
Introduction
This manual provides installation, operation and servicing data for the Extensa
TM
60x
and 65x Series Notebook Computers.
Intended Audience
This manual is primarily intended for use by qualified service technicians but contains
information useful to non-technical users.
Contents
This manual contains six sections that are common to all Extensa 60x and 65x Series
Notebook Computers (differences described as they are covered):
Section 1: General Description - Introduces the main features of the Extensa 60x
and 65x Series Notebook Computers; identifies all options, provides physical
and electrical specifications.
Section 2: Installation - Describes how to unpack, install options and begin using
the notebook.
Section 3: Operating Instructions - Describes the notebook computer operating
controls and indicators and basic operating procedures required to support
maintenance operations.
Section 4: Theory of Operation - Provides a block diagram level theory of operation
for the Extensa Series Notebooks.
Section 5: Troubleshooting Procedures - Provides troubleshooting procedures for the
notebook computer series.
Section 6: Field Service - Provides preventive and corrective maintenance
procedures for the notebook computer series including FRU removal/
replacement procedures.
This manual also includes a set of appendices containing model-dependent
maintenance data including;
Appendix A: 60x Series Maintenance Data - Contains listing of FRUs and set of
schematics for the Extensa 60x Series Notebook Computers.
Appendix B: 65x Series Maintenance Data - Contains listing of FRUs and set of
schematics for the Extensa 65x Series Notebook Computers.
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Other Manuals About the System
The following documents provide additional information related to the Extensa
Notebook Computer Series:
Extensa Series Notebook Computers Users Guide - Contains user reference
information for the Extensa 60x and 65x Series Notebook Computers.
PC-Doctor Help and Technical Reference (online)
Ordering Parts and Supplies
To order a copy of any TI publication or to order option kits, spare parts or supplies for
your system, contact your TI reseller:
Telephone Toll-free: 1-800-TI TEXAS.
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Contents
Paragraph Page
Preface
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vii
Intended Audience - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vii
Contents- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vii
Other Manuals About the System- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - viii
Ordering Parts and Supplies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - viii
Section 1 General Description
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1
Product Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2
Notebook Model Summary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-3
Extensa 60x Series- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-3
Extensa 65x Series Notebooks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-4
Video Display Features - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-6
Internal LCD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-6
External CRTs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-7
Display Hot Key Sequences (All Extensa Models) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-7
Software Features - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-7
60x Series External Ports - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-9
65x Series External Ports - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1-10
Standard Peripheral Devices - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1-11
Expansion Capabilities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1-11
PCMCIA Card Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1-12
Standard Test Features - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1-13
Power On Self Test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-13
PC-Doctor Diagnostics Program - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-13
International Product Models- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-14
Extensa 60x and 65x Series Specifications- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-16
Regulatory Agency Approvals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1-22
Section 2 Installation
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1
Unpacking Instructions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1
Installing Internal Notebook Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-2
Installing Main Memory Expansion (Optional)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-2
Setting Up the Software - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-3
Installing External Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-4
Installing PCMCIA Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-4
Installing External Notebook Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-6
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Contents (continued)
Paragraph Page
Section 2 Installation (continued)
Installing Ext. Keyboard/Mouse/Numeric Keypad - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-6
Installing an External Parallel Printer or Floppy Drive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-7
Installing an External Serial Port Device - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-8
Installing an External VGA Monitor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-9
Installing the Security Lock Option - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-10
Battery Pack Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-10
Installing the AC Power Adapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-11
Initial System Checkout - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-11
Making Backups of System Software - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-12
Section 3 Operating Instructions
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-1
Controls/Indicators - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-1
Power On/Off Switch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-2
Notebook LEDs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-2
Section 4 Theory of Operation
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1
Notebook Functional Overview- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1
System Processor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-2
Memory Subsystem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-3
Main Memory - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-3
Flash ROM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-3
Video Subsystem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-3
Sound Subsystem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-4
Keyboard Subsystem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-4
Hard Disk Drive Subsystem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-4
Hard Disk Drive Power Management - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-4
Floppy Disk Drive Subsystem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5
Power Subsystem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5
AC Power Adapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5
Detailed Circuit Theory - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5
Major Components - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-6
System Architecture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-6
Section 5 Troubleshooting Procedures
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-1
Overview of Fault Isolation Process - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-1
Troubleshooting Procedures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-3
Troubleshooting a Power Supply Problem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-3
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Contents (continued)
Paragraph Page
Section 5 Troubleshooting Procedures (continued)
Troubleshooting a Display Problem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-3
Fault Isolation Using Self Test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-5
Self Test Error Messages- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-5
Self Test Beep Error Messages - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-8
PCMCIA Modem Problems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-10
Fault Isolation Using Diagnostics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-11
PC-Doctor (In DOS Mode or DOS Windows) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-11
Supporting Online Documentation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-12
User Interface to PC-Doctor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-12
Quitting PC-Doctor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-13
Section 6 Field Service
Introduction- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-1
Preventive Maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-1
Cleaning the Computer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-1
Handling the Computer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-2
Handling the Computer Battery Pack - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-2
Password Caution- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-3
Required Tools and Equipment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-3
Notebook FRUs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-3
FRU Removal/Replacement Procedures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-3
Removing/Replacing the Notebook Battery Pack- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-4
Removing/Replacing PCMCIA Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-6
Removing/Replacing the Hard Disk Drive Assembly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-7
Removing/Replacing the Keyboard Assembly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-9
Removing/Replacing Expansion Memory - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-10
Removing/Replacing the Heat Sink Assembly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-12
Removing/Replacing the CPU Chip - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-13
FDD/CD-ROM Removal/Replacement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-14
Removing/Replacing the Display Assembly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-16
Removing/Replacing the Top Cover - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-17
Removing/Replacing the Fan Assembly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-18
Removing/Replacing the LED Board (65x Series) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-20
Removing/Replacing the Battery Board (65x Series) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-21
Removing/Replacing the Inside Frame Assembly (60x Series) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-21
Removing/Replacing the Inside Frame Assembly (65x Series) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-21
Removing/Replacing the Power Supply Board - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-22
Removing/Replacing the Motherboard Assembly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-23
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Contents (continued)
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Section 6 Field Service (continued)
Removing/Replacing the FIR/Audio Board (65x Series) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-26
Removing/Replacing the VGA Video Board (60x Only) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-29
Removing/Replacing the PCMCIA Connector Module - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-29
Removing/Replacing the Touchpad Assembly- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-30
Removing/Replacing the Display Bezel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-31
Removing/Replacing the Display Inverter Boards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-33
Removing/Replacing the LCD Panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-33
Appendix A Model 60x Maintenance Data
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A-1
Model 60x Features Summary- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A-1
Field-Replaceable Units (FRUs) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A-1
Cover-Display Assembly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A-2
System Base Assembly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A-4
Logic Diagrams - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A-8
Appendix B Model 65x Maintenance Data
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -B-1
Model 65x Features Summary- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -B-1
Field-Replaceable Units (FRUs) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -B-1
Cover-Display Assembly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -B-2
System Base Assembly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -B-5
65x Logic Diagrams - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -B-8
General Description 1-1
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General Description
1.1 Introduction
This manual contains field and factory level servicing information for the Extensa
TM
60x
and 65x Series Notebook Computers manufactured for Texas Instruments. The first six
sections contain information common to all members of the Extensa 60x/65x Family
of Notebook Computers (any differences are described); the appendices contain model
dependent maintenance information.
This section provides a general overview of the Extensa 60x/65x Series, describes the
standard and optional features, and identifies the major assemblies and subassemblies.
This section also contains detailed functional and environmental specifications for the
Extensa 60x/65x Series Notebook Computers.
Figure 1-1 Extensa 60x/65x Series Notebook Computers
1-2 General Description
1.2 Product Overview
The Extensa Series contains two major product lines including:
60x Series
65x Series
Both notebook series are similar in construction and appearance, have similar operating
controls and indicators and use the same software. Both notebook series use a similar
startup self test program and diagnostics program (described in detail in Section 5 of
this manual). There are differences at the board level which affect assembly/
disassembly as described in Section 6 of this manual. There are also differences in
Field-Replaceable Units (FRUs), particularly the Printed Circuit Boards, so separate
FRU lists and logic diagram sets are provided in the appendices.
Table 1-1 summarizes some of the major differences between the 60x Series and the
65x Series Notebook Computers.
Table 1-1 Feature Comparison for 60x/65x Series Notebooks
Feature 60x Series 65x Series
CPU 120 MHz Pentium 133 MHz Pentium
Standard Onboard
Memory
8 MB 16 MB
Maximum
Expandable Memory
64 MB 80 MB
HDD 810 MB 1.3 GB or 1.6 GB
LCD Display Type ASTN or DSTN DSTN or TFT
Video Memory 1 MB 2 MB
Infrared Port 115 Kb/s SIR 4 Mb/s FIR
Internal Microphone No Yes
Port Replicator
Option
No Yes
Advanced PCI
Options
No Yes
General Description 1-3
1.2.1 Notebook Model Summary
Table 1-2 contains a summary of the available models in the 60x and 65x Series.
* Standard Module Bay
1.2.2 Extensa 60x Series
The Extensa 60x Series Notebook Computers are large screen, high-performance,
multimedia notebooks powered by the Intel
P54CSLM Pentium
Processor Chip (120-
MHz). Other major features of the 60x Series include:
PCI Bus architecture
8 MB (Extended Data Out) memory
1 MB video memory
Table 1-2 Extensa 60x/65x Model Summary
Characteristic Model
600
Model
600CD
Model
605CD
Model
650CD
Model
655CD
Model
650CDT
Part Number
9811739 9811743 9811745 9811751 9811753 9811750
Product Code
050 051 052 053 054 055
CPU
Pentium
120 MHz
Pentium
120 MHz
Pentium
120 MHz
Pentium
133 MHz
Pentium
133 MHz
Pentium
133 MHz
HDD
810 MB 810 MB 810 MB 1.3 GB 1.3 GB 1.6 GB
Memory
8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB
FDD
Std External External Std* Std* Std*
CD-ROM Drive
No Std Std Std* Std* Std*
Display
11.3- inch
ASTN
12.1-inch
DSTN
12.1-inch
DSTN
12.1-inch
DSTN
12.1-inch
DSTN
11.3-inch
TFT
Software
Dual Load,
Localized
Dual Load,
Localized
Win 95 Dual Load,
Localized
Win 95 Dual Load,
Localized
Port
Replicator
Support
No No No Yes Yes Yes
Feature Board
No No No Yes Yes Yes
1-4 General Description
Fast video graphics accelerator
0-Volt Suspend, 5-Volt Suspend and Standby power saving modes
No-reboot setup function
ASTN or DSTN color display
16-bit stereo audio
Serial infrared communication
Duracell NiMH (Nickel-Metal-Hydride) or optional Li-Ion (Lithium-Ion)
battery pack
810 MB capacity hard disk drive with Local Bus
Internal touchpad pointing device
Small, lightweight AC adapter
PS/2 port for connecting an external keyboard, numeric keypad, or mouse
9-pin serial port for connecting external devices such as a modem or mouse
Simultaneous display with external CRT
One Type III or two Type II/I Cardbus PC Card slots; lower slot accepts
Zoomed Video port enabled PC cards
Parallel port with EPP and ECP for connecting to a printer or the floppy disk
drive module
8 MB, 16 MB and 32 MB EDO 64-bit type small outline dual inline memory
module (soDIMM) upgrades
1.2.3 Extensa 65x Series Notebooks
Both the Extensa 60x Series and the 65x Series share a great deal of commonality
(similar physical construction and operating system software). However, in contrast to
the 60x Series, the Extensa 65x Series Notebooks feature a faster Pentium Processor
(133 MHz), more onboard RAM (16 MB), and a greater maximum memory size (80 MB).
The 65x Series also contain a Fast Infrared port (4 Mb/s FIR) and greater expandability
through the Port Replicator and APCI Board (described in greater detail in the following
paragraphs).
Some of the other features of the 65x Series include:
General Description 1-5
PCI Bus architecture
16 MB (Extended Data Out) memory
2 MB video memory
Fast video graphics accelerator
0-Volt Suspend, 5-Volt Suspend and Standby power saving modes
No-reboot setup function
STN or TFT color display (Model Dependent)
16-bit stereo audio
Fast infrared communication
Duracell NiMH (Nickel-Metal-Hydride) or optional Li-Ion (Lithium-Ion)
battery pack
1.08 GB (or higher) capacity hard disk drive with Local Bus
Internal touchpad pointing device
Small, lightweight AC adapter
Modular bay for expansion
PS/2 port for connecting an external keyboard, numeric keypad, or mouse
9-pin serial port for connecting external devices such as a modem or mouse
Simultaneous display with external CRT
One Type III or two Type II/I Cardbus PC Card slots; lower slot accepts
Zoomed Video port enabled PC cards
Parallel port with EPP and ECP for connecting to a printer or the floppy disk
drive module
8 MB, 16 MB and 32 MB EDO 64-bit type small outline dual inline memory
module (soDIMM) upgrades
Advanced PCI Card slot for installing a feature upgrade option
1-6 General Description
Figure 1-2 60x/65x Notebook External Features
1.2.4 Video Display Features
The Extensa 60x/65x Series Notebooks contain large screen internal LCD displays and
can simultaneously drive an external CRT (SimulSCAN
TM
mode). On all Extensa models,
the LCD screen brightness, contrast, video mode of operation, etc. are adjustable from
the keyboard as described in Paragraph 1.2.4.3.
1.2.4.1 Internal LCD
The Extensa 60x/65x Series Notebooks contain one of the following LCDs (model
dependent):
11.3-Inch ASTN display
12.1-Inch DSTN display
CD-ROM Drive
(or FDD on 600 Series)
Right Speaker
Touchpad
Pointing Device
Touchpad Select Switches
Cover Release
Button
Status
LEDs
Left Speaker
PCMCIA Slots
Keyboard
HDD (Underneath)
Power Switch
LCD Display
Battery Pack
General Description 1-7
11.3-Inch TFT (650CDT only)
1.2.4.2 External CRTs
The Extensa 60x and 65x Series Notebooks are equipped with a 15-pin SVGA connector
that can drive an external CRT (either alone or simultaneously with the internal LCD).
When the notebook is set to the SimulSCAN mode, a minimum resolution of 800 x 600
x 256 colors is supported. When operating in the External CRT Mode, resolutions up
to 1280 x 1024 x 256 colors are supported.
1.2.4.3 Display Hot Key Sequences (All Extensa Models)
The display mode of operation (LCD only, Simultaneous LCD and external CRT and
external CRT only modes) is keyboard-selectable using the following hot key sequences.
Fn-Up Arrow and Fn-Down Arrow - control LCD screen brightness (higher
brightness setting uses more battery energy)
Fn-Right Arrow - lightens the LCD screen contrast
Fn-Left Arrow - darkens the LCD screen contrast
Fn-F12 - alternates between display modes (LCD, External CRT or both)
Fn-F11 - turns off the LCD backlight; pressing any key turns the LCD
backlight on.
Note: In addition to the hot keys that control the notebook display functions,
there are several other hot key functions that control other notebook functions
such as turning the Touchpad on/off, etc. For these sequences, refer to
Section 3.
1.2.5 Software Features
As a standard feature, the Extensa 60x and 65x notebooks are factory loaded with either
dual load (Windows
security lock.
1. Unpack the Kensington Lock Kit.
2. Secure the loop end of the lock to a permanent fixture located such that
the notebook can be installed in a desired location.
3. Insert the lock into the slot on the left side of the computer.
4. Rotate the key to its locked position and remove the key.
This completes the options installation subsection.
2.6 Battery Pack Installation
1. Turn off the computer and disconnect the AC adapter if attached to the
computer.
2. Unlatch the battery compartment door (right front corner of the unit) as
shown in Figure 2-3.
3. Slide the battery compartment door out slightly and then swing the door
outward as shown in Figure 2-3.
4. If changing batteries, grasp the loop attached to the battery and pull the
battery out of the compartment.
5. Look for label "THIS SIDE UP" and insert the battery with label up until it
snaps in place; then close the battery compartment door.
Figure 2-3 Battery Pack Installation
Installation 2-11
2.7 Installing the AC Power Adapter
Use the following procedures to connect the AC adapter to the system:
Caution: Use only the AC adapter supplied with the computer; other
adapters can damage the unit.
1. Remove the AC adapter from the packaging. Connect the round coaxial
connector supplied with the notebook to the DC IN power receptacle on the
left rear of the notebook as shown in Figure 2-8.
2. Connect the female side of the AC power cord to the AC adapter and connect
the male end to a grounded AC outlet.
.
Figure 2-12 - Installing the AC Adapter
2.8 Initial System Checkout
After you've installed all internal options and external cabling, you're ready for system
checkout and software configuration.
To check out the system, press the power button on the left side of the notebook which
initiates self test. During self test execution, the computer checks the operation of all
key hardware including memory and CPU (and displays copyright and version number
data during test execution).
Upon successful conclusion of self test, the computer automatically loads its operating
system and windows environment. If self test fails to complete and an error message is
displayed, try powering down the computer for a couple of minutes and turning power
AC Adapter
AC Power
(120VAC to 230 VAC,
50 to 60 Hz)
DC-IN
2-12 Installation
back on to repeat self test. If the error message persists, refer to Section 5 for
troubleshooting information.
2.9 Making Backups of System Software
Immediately after completion of the installation procedures, make backups of all
software. In the event of a disk problem, restore the system using the System Files
Recovery disk and the set of backup disks.
Note: Refer to the Extensa Series Notebook Computer Users Guide for
additional information.
Operating Instructions 3-1
3
Operating Instructions
3.1 Introduction
This section contains a summary of notebook operating procedures useful for
maintenance operations. For additional detail, refer to the Extensa Series Notebook
Computer Users Guide supplied with the notebook.
3.2 Controls/Indicators
The operating controls and indicators for the 60x and 65x Series Notebooks are
identical (refer to Figure 3-1). A brief description of the controls and indicators is
provided in the following paragraphs.
Figure 3-1 60x/65x Operating Controls and Indicators
Num
Lock
LED
Caps
Lock
LED
Battery
Charging
LED
Disk Media
LED
Power Button
Standby Mode
Indicator
Power/Battery Low
Indicator
3-2 Operating Instructions
3.2.1 Power On/Off Switch
The notebook contains an alternate action power button located on the right side of
the notebook as shown in Figure 3-1. On the first button depression, power is turned
on to the notebook. On the second depression, power is turned off.
3.2.2 Notebook LEDs
The notebook contains four front indicator LEDs and two right side LEDs as shown
in Figure 3-1 and described in Table 3-1.
Table 3-1 60x/65x Series Indicators
3.2.2.1 Hot Key Sequences
Table 3-2 contains a summary of hot key sequences useful when performing
maintenance operations.
Icon Indicator Light Description
Power/ Battery-low Indicator Lights when the system is on and there is power to the system.
Flashes when the battery power is low. Connect a powered AC
adapter to the computer as soon as possible.
Standby Mode Indicator Lights when the computer is in Standby mode. Flashes when the
computer is in 5V Suspend mode.
The computer enters Standby mode if the Standby hot key
(Fn+F4 ) is pressed or the STANDBY TIMEOUT parameter in
Setup is enabled and expires.
The computer enters 5V Suspend mode when you press the 5V
Suspend hot key (Fn+F3 ), the 5 VOLT SUSPEND
TIMEOUT parameter in Setup is enabled and expires, or the
display is closed.
Disk Media Indicator Lights when the computer writes to or reads from the hard disk
drive, or reads from the CD-ROM drive.
Battery Charging Indicator Lights when a powered AC adapter connected to the computer is
charging the battery.
Flashes when there is a problem with the battery or the battery is
not recognized by the smart charger.
Turns off when there is no battery or the battery is fully charged.
Caps Lock Indicator Lights when the caps lock function is toggled ON using the Caps
Lock key.
Num Lock Indicator Lights when the embedded numeric keypad is toggled ON using
the Num Lock hot key ( Fn+F7).
3-3 Operating Instructions
Table 3-2 Summary of Notebook Hot Key Sequences
Function Key Sequence
Increase LCD screen brightness Fn-Up Arrow
Decrease LCD screen brightness Fn-Down Arrow
Lighten LCD screen contrast Fn-Right Arrow
Darken the LCD screen contrast Fn-Left Arrow
Alternate between display modes (LCD, Ext.l CRT or both) Fn-F12
Enter 0V Suspend Mode Fn-F2
Exit 0V Suspend Mode Press Power Button
Enter Standby Mode Fn-F4
Resume from Standby Mode Press any key
Toggle speaker output on/off Fn-End
Numeric Lock Fn-F7
Turn off the LCD backlight Fn-F11
Turn on the LCD backlight Press any key
Stop a command or application Ctrl-Pause
Resume a command or application Press any key
Send the contents of the screen to the printer Shift-PrtSc
Sets the notebook to echo keystrokes to the printer; prints a
line when you press Enter; continues until you press Ctrl-P
Ctrl-P
Enable/disable the internal keypad Fn-T
Toggle Scroll Lock function on/off Fn-F6
Bring up the setup screen anytime Fn-F1
Warm boot Ctrl-Alt-Del
Start Windows logo key
Activate next taskbar button Windows logo key-Tab
Explore the computer Windows logo key-E
Minimize all Windows logo key-M
Display run dialog box Windows logo key-R
Display the applications context menu Application key
Theory of Operation 4-1
4
Theory of Operation
4.1 Introduction
This section contains a general block diagram theory of operation description of the
Extensa 60x/65x Series Notebook Computers.
Note: Various internal components may change on future models and busses/
bus speeds are subject to change.
4.2 Notebook Functional Overview
The Extensa 60x/65x Series Notebooks consist of eight major functions or sections
including:
System Processor - implemented on the Motherboard Assembly
Memory Subsystem - implemented on the Motherboard Assembly
Processor/Memory/I/O Control - implemented on the Motherboard
Assembly
Keyboard Subsystem - implemented on the Motherboard and the Keyboard
Assemblies
Video Subsystem - implemented on the Top Board and on the LCD Display
Assembly
Sound Subsystem - implemented on the Motherboard Assembly.
Touchpad Mouse Subsystem- implemented on the Touchpad assembly and
on the Motherboard Assembly
Hard Disk Drive Subsystem - implemented on the Motherboard Assembly
and the Hard Disk Drive Assembly
Floppy Disk Drive Subsystem - implemented on the Motherboard and Floppy
Disk Drive Assembly
Power Subsystem - implemented on the Power Supply Board, Inverter Board,
battery packs, and AC adapter
4-2 Theory of Operation
Figure 4-1 Extensa Functional Block Diagram
4.2.1 System Processor
The System Processor function for the notebook is implemented on the Motherboard
in the form of an Intel Pentium P54-C Superscalar 586 Processor Chip. The processor
operates in conjunction with RAM and ROM Memory and other control logic to process
software instructions (BIOS, DOS, Windows, and applications). The processor
communicates with the hard disk drive and the memory components using high speed
busses.
The Processor also interacts with other hardware logic to provide the power savings
features for the notebook. These features include controlling CPU clock speeds,
reducing clock speeds whenever possible (e.g. when performing floppy disk drive
accesses), powering down unused devices, etc.
586
M1521
BGA
DRAM
HDD
M1523
IDE Master
USB connector
controller
Graphic
UMA
SRAM
CPU Bus
ISA Bus
CD
PCI Bus
CPU
Theory of Operation 4-3
4.2.2 Memory Subsystem
The memory subsystem comprises the following components:
Main memory
L2 Secondary Memory (cache)
Flash ROM
The Extensa Series uses fast Extended Data Out (EDO) DRAM for main and video
memory and high-speed synchronous, pipelined burst SRAM for L2 cache memory.
Main BIOS and Video BIOS are stored in Flash ROM.
4.2.2.1 Main Memory
The standard 60x Series notebook comes with 8 MB of Main memory installed on the
attached soDIMM. Memory expansion accommodations are provided via a standard
soDIMM connector on the bottom of the Motherboard Assembly.
The 65x Series Notebooks come standard with 16 MB main memory, expandable to
80 MB.
4.2.2.2 Flash ROM
All versions of the Extensa notebook family use a "Flash" ROM that contains both the
main system BIOS and the VGA BIOS. The Flash ROM contains "Boot Block" logic that
allows downloading new versions of BIOS without destroying the Boot Load area.
The Flash ROM execution is 8 bits wide. However, better performance can be attained
by enabling the Shadow ROM in the CMOS setup routine or by selecting the Windows
Control Panel Applet. When the Shadow ROM is enabled, BIOS is copied into 32-bit
high speed system.
4.2.3 Video Subsystem
The video subsystem is implemented on the VGA Video Board and on the Motherboard
Assemblies.
The notebook contains a built-in 10.4 inch (or larger) LCD and features simultaneous
LCD and external VGA display.
The video subsystem includes a 1 MB (60x Series) or 2 MB (65x Series) DRAM memory,
32-bit DRAM bus, and separate display and memory clocks. An additional frame buffer/
accelerator DRAM increases the available memory band width for CPU accesses. The
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video section also uses additional levels of write FIFOs, a read cache, page mode DRAM.
4.2.4 Sound Subsystem
The Extensa Series Notebook is equipped with a sound chip set that is Sound Blaster
TM
and Sound Blaster Pro
compatible. Internal stereo speakers provide the Notebook with
sound generation capabilities. A set of 3.5 mm connectors allow for external microphone
and line inputs and headphone/speaker outputs.
The sound subsystem also includes a variety of sound utilities that combine to provide
additional multi-media functions:
4.2.5 Keyboard Subsystem
The keyboard subsystem, implemented on the Keyboard Assembly and the Motherboard
Assemblies Board, consists of the following major sections:
Keyboard Assembly
Keyboard Scanner
Status LED Interface
4.2.6 Hard Disk Drive Subsystem
The Hard Disk Drive Subsystem, implemented on the Motherboard Board and on the
associated hard disk drive module(s), provides disk storage for all system software and
user files.
The notebook is equipped with an 810 MB or larger hard disk drive. The hard disk
drive also features built-in power conservation features configured from the standard
CMOS Setup Routine. An Automatic Power Down mode can be selected which powers
down the drive motor during periods of inactivity. An additional level of power
conservation may also be selected which powers down the motor plus all control circuits.
The hard disk drives are factory formatted as a single drive (Drive C:) and are preloaded
with installation versions of Windows 95 or Windows for Workgroups (in dual load
versions, the user selects operating system during software installation).
4.2.6.1 Hard Disk Drive Power Management
Both the internal hard disk drive and the hard disk drive installed in the media bay
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implement power savings features. From the CMOS setup routine, an automatic power
down mode can be selected which enables the drive to turn off its motor after a specified
period of inactivity. Additional Sleep modes can direct additional power savings during
inactive periods by powering down the control circuitry.
4.2.7 Floppy Disk Drive Subsystem
The Extensa 60x and 65x Series notebooks contain provisions for supporting a Floppy
Disk Drive installed internally or externally connected to the parallel port. The Floppy
Disk Drive Subsystem consists of a Floppy Controller and the Floppy Disk Drive located
either in the media bay or external to the notebook (not both).
The 3.5-inch floppy disk drive can read/write standard 3.5-inch disks (either1.44 MB
or 2 MB capacity). The drive can also read a 720 KB disk (for interchange of data with
other computers).
The data transfer rate for the floppy disk drive is 500 Kbits per second for high-density
disks and 250 Kbits per second for double-density disks.
4.2.8 Power Subsystem
The notebook is equipped with a software/hardware monitored/controlled Power
Subsystem that minimizes battery usage for prolonged battery operation and
automatically recharges the batteries when the notebook is used with an AC adapter.
4.2.8.1 AC Power Adapter
The computer is equipped with a universal AC power adapter that converts AC voltage
into DC voltage (approx. 46 Watts of power) used to operate the notebook and charge
the batteries. The specifications for the AC adapter include:
Input Voltage: 100 to 250 VAC
Input Current: Approximately 1.5 Amps
Input Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz
4.3 Detailed Circuit Theory
The remainder of this section provides chip-level circuit description for the Extensa
Series Notebooks.
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4.3.1 Major Components
Table 4-1 shows a listing the of the major components used in the Extensa Series
Notebooks.
4.3.2 System Architecture
Figure 4-2 shows the Extensa system architecture. The remainder of this section
provides a detailed description of the major chips used in the Extensa Notebooks.
Table 4-1 Major Chips List
Component Vendor Description
M1521 Acer System data buffer
M1523 Acer System controller chip
M6377 Acer Power management unit
65550 C&T (Chips & Technology) Video controller
TI1130 Texas Instruments PCMCIA controller
NS87336VJG NS (National Semiconductor) Super I/O controller
ESS1688 ESS Technology Sound controller
T62.045.C.00 Ambit Battery Charger
T62.041.C.00 Ambit DC-DC Converter
DAC-07B008 Delta DC-AC Inverter
M38802 Phoenix Keyboard encoder & controller
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Figure 4-2 Extensa Series System Architecture Diagram
M1521
M1523
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
tag 8/ 11-bit
TTL
SRAM
208-PQFP/RTC/KBC
328-BGA
586 CPU
addr
dat a
PCI
ISA
DRAM
MD
GC
MA
CTLR
I DE bus
HDD
128K/ 256K
Fl ash
XD - TTL
USB conn
4-8 Theory of Operation
The signal descriptions for the M1521 are provided in Table 4-2. The chip pinouts are
provided in Figure 4-3.
ALI M1521 (PCI, Cache, and Memory Controller)
The ALADDIN-III consists of two chips, ALI M1521 and M1523 to give a 586 class
system the complete solution with the most up-to-date feature and architecture for the
new multimedia/multithreading operating system. It utilizes the BGA package to improve
the AC characterization, resolves system bottleneck and make the system manufacturing
easier. The ALADDIN-III gives a highly-integrated system solution and a most up-to-
date system architecture including the UMA, ECC, PBSRAM, SDRAM/BEDO, and
multi-bus with highly efficient, deep FIFO between the buses, such as the HOST/PCI/ISA
dedicated IDE bus.
The M1521 provides a complete integrated solution for the system controller and data
path components in a Pentium-based system. It provides 64-bit CPU bus interface, 32-bit
PCI bus interface, 64/72 DRAM data bus with ECC or parity, secondary cache interface
including pipeline burst SRAM or asynchronous SRAM, PCI master to DRAM interface,
four PCI master arbiters, and a UMA arbiter. The M1521 bus interfaces are designed to
interface with 3V and 5V buses. It directly
Theory of Operation 4-9
Figure 4-3 M1521 Pin Assignments
4-10 Theory of Operation
A simplified block diagram of the M1523 chip is shown in Figure 4-4 and the associated
pinouts are provided in Figure 4-5.
4.3.2.1 ALI M1523 (PCI-ISA Bridge)
The M1523 is a bridge between PCI and ISA bus, providing full PCI and ISA compatible functions. The
M1523 has Integrated System Peripherals (ISP) on-chip and provides advanced features in the DMA
controller. This chip contains the keyboard controller, real-time clock and IDE master controller. This
chip also supports the Advanced Programmable Interrupt controller (APIC) interface.
One eight-byte bidirectional line buffer is provided for ISA/DMA master memory read/writes. One 32-bit
wide posted-write buffer is provided for PCI memory write cycles to the ISA bus. It also supports a PCI to
ISA IRQ routing table and level-to-edge trigger transfer.
The chip has two extra IRQ lines and one programmable chip select for motherboard Plug-and-Play
functions. The interrupt lines can be routed to any of the available ISA interrupts.
The on-chip IDE controller supports two IDE connectors for up to four IDE devices providing an interface
for IDE hard disks and CD-ROMs. The ATA bus pins are dedicated to improve the performance of IDE
master.
The M1523 supports the Super Green feature for Intel and Intel compatible CPUs. It implements
programmable hardware events, software event and external switches (for suspend/turbo/ring-in). The
M1523 provides CPU clock control (STPCLKJ). The STPCLKJ can be active (low) or inactive (high) in
turn by throttling control.
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Figure 4-4 M1523 Chip Simplified Block Diagram
M1523 Block Diagram
DATA
Buffer
Control
Address
Buffer
Decoder
Clock & Reset
PCI BUS
Interface
UNIT
PCI
Arbiter
Interface
ISA
Interrupt
UNIT
PCI
Interrupt
UNIT
CPU
Interface
USB
Interface
(reserved)
PCI
IDE
Master
Interface
ISA BUS
Interface
UNIT
DMA
Refresh
UNIT
PMU or APIC
Interface
PS2/AT
Keyboard
Controller
Timer
UNIT
MISC.
Logic
REAL
Time
Clock
PWG
CPURST
RSTDRV
OSC14M
PCICLK
CBEJ[3:0]
AD[31:0]
FRAMEJ
TRDYJ
IRDYJ
STOPJ
DEVSELJ
SERRJ
PAR
PHOLDJ
PHLDAJ
FERRJ
IRQ[15:14]
IRQ[11:3]
INTAJ/M1II
NTBJ/S0
INTCJ/S1
INTDJ/S2
IGNNEJ
INTR
NMI
A20MJ
USBCLK
USBP[11:10]
IDRQ[0:1]
IDAKJ[0:1]
IDERDY
IDEIORJ
IDEIOWJ
IDESCS3J
IDESCS1J
IDEPCS3J
IDEPCS1J
IDE_A[2:0]
IDE_D[15:0]
SD[15:8]
XD[7:0]
SA[19:0]
SBHEJ
LA[23:17]
IO16J
M16J
MEMRJ
MEMWJ
AEN
IOCHRDYJ
NOWSJ
IOCHKJ
SYSCLK
BALE
IORJ
IOWJ
SMEMRJ/LMEGJ
SMEMWJ/RTCAS
EXTSW
STPCLKJ
SPKR
SIRQI
XDIR
SPLED
ROMCSJ
SIRQII
RTC32KI
RTC32KII
KBINH/IRQ1
KBCLK/KBCSJ
KBDATA
MSCLK
IRQ12/MDATA
DREQ[7:5]
DREQ[3:0]
DACKJ[7:5]
DACK2J/3J
TC
REFSHJ
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Figure 4-5 M1523 Pinouts
VDD
IRQ12
MSCLK
KBDATA
KBCLK/KBCSJ
KBINH/IRQ1
IDESCS3J
IDESCS1J
IDEPCS3J
IDEPCS1J
IDE_A0
IDE_A2
IDE_A1
IDAKJ1
IDAKJ0
IDERDY
IDEIORJ
IDEIOWJ
IDRQ1
IDRQ0
IDE_D0
IDE_D15
Vss
IDE_D1
IDE_D14
IDE_D2
IDE_D13
IDE_D3
IDE_D12
IDE_D4
IDE_D11
IDE_D5
IDE_D10
IDE_D6
IDE_D9
IDE_D7
VDD
IDE_D8
AD0
AD1
AD2
AD3
AD4
AD5
AD6
AD7
CBEJ0
AD8
AD9
AD10
AD11
VDD
Vss
BALE
SA2
SA1
SA0
SBHEJ
M16J
LA23
IO16J
LA22
IRQ10
LA21
IRQ11
VDD/BAT
RTC32KII
RTC32KI
PWG
LA20
LA19
IRQ15
LA18
IRQ14
LA17
MEMRJ
DREQ0
Vss
MEMWJ
DACK5J
SD8
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USBCLK
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CPURST
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Theory of Operation 4-13
A simplified block diagram of the M6377 Power Management Unit is provided in Figure
4-6. The chip pinouts are provided in Figure 4-7.
4.3.2.2 ALI M6377 (Power Management Unit)
Three operation states
ON state
DOZE state
SLEEP state
Programmable DOZE and SLEEP timers
Programmable EL timer for backlight control
Three output pins depending on operation state, each pin is programmable and power configurable.
Provide system activity monitoring, including:
video
hard disk
floppy disk
serial port
keyboard
parallel port
two programmable I/O groups activity monitor, each group contains 16/8 I/O addresses.
one predefined I/O group activity monitor
Multiple external wake up events from DOZE and SLEEP states
External push button
RTC alarm
Two levels battery warning monitor
AC power monitoring to disable PMU function
4-14 Theory of Operation
Figure 4-6 M6377 Simplified Block Diagram
ACTIVITY
MONITOR
EL TIMER
PROGRAMABLE
APM TIMER
x 2
BATTERY
MONITOR
GPIO
SMI
HANDLER
STATE
CONTROLLER
WAKEUP
EVENT
HANDLER
BUS
INTERF
ACE
Timebase
OTHER
Theory of Operation 4-15
Figure 4-7 M6377 Chip Pinouts
4-16 Theory of Operation
4.3.2.4 C&T 65550 High Performance Flat Panel / CRT VGA
Controller
The C&T65550 of high performance multimedia flat panel / CRT GUI accelerators extend CHIPS
offering of high performance flat panel controllers for full-featured note books and sub-notebooks. The
C&T65550 offers 64-bit high performance and new hardware multimedia support features.
HIGH PERFORMANCE
Based on a totally new internal architecture, the C&T65550, integrates a powerful 64-bit graphics
accelerator engine for Bit Block Transfer (BitBLT), hardware cursor, and other functions intensively used
in graphical User Interfaces (GUls) such as Microsoft Windows. Superior performance is also achieved
through a direct 32-bit interface to the PCI Local Bus. The C&T65550 offers exceptional performance
when combined with CHIPS advanced linear acceleration driver technology .
HARDWARE MULTIMEDIA SUPPORT
The C&T65550 implements independent multimedia capture (and display systems on-chip. The capture
system places data in display memory (usually off screen) and the display system places it in a window on
the screen.
The capture system can receive data from either the system bus or from the ZV enabled video port in
either RGB or YUV format. The input data can also scaled down before storage in display memory (c.g.,
from any size larger than 320x240 down to 352x248). Capture of input data may also be double buffered
for smoothing and to prevent image tearing.
The display system can independently place either RGB or YUV data from any where in display memory
into an on-screen window which can be any size and located at any pixel boundary (YUV data is
converted to RGB "on-the-fly" on out put). Non-rectangular windows .are supported via color keying. The
data can be functionally zoomed on output up to 8x to fit the onscreen window and can be horizontally
and vertically inter polated to scale or zoom artifacts. Interlaced and non-interlaced data are supported in
both capture and display systems.
VERSATILE PANEL SUPPORT
The C&T65550 supports a wide variety of monochrome and color Single-Panel, Single-Drive (SS) and
Dual-Panel, Dual Drive (DD) standard and high-resolution passive STN and active matrix TFT/MIM
LCD, and EL panels. For monochrome panels, up to 64 gray scales are supported. Up to 4096 different
colors can be displayed on passive STN LCDs and up to 16M colors on 24-bit active matrix LCDs.
Theory of Operation 4-17
A simplified block diagram of the C&T65550 is shown in Figure 4-8.
Figure 4-8 C&T65550 Simplified Block Diagram
LOW POWER CONSUMPTION
The C&T65550 employs a variety of advanced power management features to reduce power consumption
of the display sub-system and extend battery life. Although optimized for 3.3V operation, The C&T65550
controller's internal logic. memory interface, bus interface, and panel interfaces can he independently
configured to operate at either 3.3V or 5V.
SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY/FLEXIBILITY
The C&T65550 are fully compatible with VGA at the register, and BIOS levels. CHIPS and third-party
vendors supply fully VGA-compatible BIOS, end-user utilities and drivers for common application
programs
Pin names in parentheses (...) indicate alternate functions.
Memory Controller
Scaling
Capture
64-bit
Graphics
Engine
YUV to RGB
Color Key Zoom
Bus Interface
Video
Capture
Port
PCI Bus
Analog
RGB
Digital
RGB
Video Memory
4-18 Theory of Operation
A simplified block diagram of the PCMCIA Controller is shown in Figure 4-9.
4.3.2.5 TI1130 PCMCIA Controller
The Tl PCI1130 is a high-performance PCI-to-PC Card controller that supports two independent PC Card
sockets compliant with the 1995 PC card standard. The PCI1130 provides a set of features that make it
ideal for bridging between PCI and PC Cards in both notebook and desktop computers. The 1995 PC Card
standard retains the 16-bit PC Card specification defined in PCMCIA release 2.1 and defines the new 32-
bit PC Card, called CardBus, capable of full 32-bit data transfers at 33 MHz. The PCI1130 supports any
combination of 16-bit and CardBus PC Cards in its two sockets, powered at 3.3 V or 5 V as required.
The PCI 1130 is compliant with the PCI local bus specification revision 2.1, and its PCI interface can act
as either a PCI master device or a PCI slave device. The PCI bus mastering is initiated during 16-bit PC
Card DMA transfers or CardBus PC Card bus mastering cycles.
All card signals are internally buffered to allow hot insertion and removal without external buffering. The
PCI1130 internal data path logic allows the host to access 8-, 16-, and 32-bit cards using full 32-bit PCI
cycles for maximum performance. Independent 32-bit write buffers allow fast-posted writes to improve
system-bus utilization.
An advanced CMOS process is used to achieve low system-power consumption while operating at PCI
clock rates up to 33 MHz. Several low-power modes allow the host power-management system to further
reduce power consumption.
Theory of Operation 4-19
Figure 4-9 PCMCIA Controller, Simplified Block Diagram
4-20 Theory of Operation
4.3.2.6 NS87336VJG Super I/O Controller
The PC87336VJG is a single chip solution for most commonly used I/O peripherals in ISA, and EISA
based computers. It incorporates a Floppy Disk Controller(FDC), two full featured UARTs, and an IEEE
1284 compatible parallel port Standard PC-AT address decoding for all the peripherals and a set of
configuration registers are also implemented in this highly integrated member of the Super l/O family.
Advanced power management features, mixed voltage operation and integrated Serial-lnfrared(both IrDA
and Sharp) support makes the PC87336 an ideal choice for low-power and/or portable personal computer
applications.
The PC87336 FDC uses a high performance digital data separator eliminating the need for any external
filter components. It is fully compatible with the PC8477 and incorporates a superset of DP8473, NEC
PD765 and N82077 floppy disk controller functions. All popular 5.25' and 3.5' floppy drives, including
the 2.88 MB 3.5' floppy drive, are supported. In addition, automatic media sense and 2 Mbps tape drive
support are provided by the FDC.
The two UARTs are fully NS16450 and NS16550 compatible. Both ports support MIDI baud rates and
one port also supports IrDAs the HP SIR and Sharp SIR compliant signaling protocol.
The parallel port is fully IEEE 1284 level 2 compatible. The SPP(Standard Parallel Port) is fully
compatible wit ISA and EISA parallel ports. In addition to the SPP, EPP(Enhanced Parallel Port) and
ECP(Extended Capabilities Port) modes are supported by the parallel port.
A set of configuration registers are provided to control the Plug and Play and other various functions of
the PC87336. These registers are accessed using two 8-bit wide index and data registers. The ISA I/O
address of the register pair can be relocated using a power-up strapping option and the software
configuration after power-up.
When idle, advanced power management features allows the PC87336 to enter extremely low power
modes under software control. The PC87336 car operate from a 5V or a 3.3V power supply. An unique
I/O cell structure allows the PC87336 to interface directly with 5V external components while operating
from a 3.3V power supply.
Some of the major features include:
100% compatible with ISA, and EISA architectures
The Floppy Disk Controller:
Software compatible with the DP8473, the 765A and the N82077
16-byte FlFO(disabled by default)
Burst and Non-Burst modes
Perpendicular Recording drive support
New high-performance internal digital data separator(no external filter components required)
Low-power CMOS with enhanced power-down mode
Automatic media-sense support, with full IBM TDR(Tape Drive Register) implementation
Supports fast 2 Mbps and standard 1 Mbps/500 kbps/250 kbps tape drives
Theory of Operation 4-21
Parallel Port
Enhanced Parallel Port(EPP) compatible
Extended Capabilities Port(ECP) compatible, including level 2 support
Bidirectional under either software or hardware control
Compatible with ISA, and EISA, architectures
Ability to multiplex FDC signals on parallel port pins allows use of an external Floppy Disk
Drive(FDD)
Includes protection circuit to prevent damage to the parallel port when a connected printer is
powered up or is operated at a higher voltage
The UARTs:
Software compatible with the PC16550A and PC16450
MIDI baud rate support
Infrared support on UART2(IrDA and Sharp-compliant)
The Address Decoder
6 bit or 10 bit decoding
External Chip Select capability when 10 bit decoding
Full relocation capability(No limitation)
Enhanced Power Management
Special configuration registers for power-down
Enhanced programmable power-down FDC command
Auto power-down and wake-up modes
2 special pins for power management
Typical current consumption during power-down is less than 10 uA
Reduced pin leakage current
Mixed Voltage support
Supports standard 5V operation
Supports 3.3V operation
Supports mixed internal 3.3V operation with 3.3V/5V external configuration
The General Purpose Pins:
2 pins The Bidirectional Parallel Port:, for 2 separate programmable chip select decoders, can
be programmed for game port control
4-22 Theory of Operation
A simplified block diagram of the Super I/O controller is provided in Figure 4-10.
Figure 4-10 Super I/O Controller Block Diagram
Plug and Play Compatible:
16 bit addressing(full programmable)
10 selectable IRQs
3 selectable DMA Channels
3 SIRQ Inputs allows external devices to mapping IRQs
100-Pin TQFP package - PC87336VJG
Configuration
Registers
UART
(16550 or 16450)
UART
+ IrDA/HP & Sharp IR
(16550 or 16450)
General
Purpose
Registers
Power
Down Logic
IEEEE1284
Parallel Port
Hifh Current Driver
Floppy Disk
Controller with
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Separator
(Enhabced 8477)
I/O Ports Control
Interrupt Data Handshake
Floppy
Drive
Interface
OSC
Interrupt
and
DMA
Floppy
Drive
Interface
Interrupt
IR
Interface
Serial
Interface
Interrupt
Serial
Interface
Config.
Inputs
Theory of Operation 4-23
4.3.2.6 ESS1688 Audio Controller
ESS Technology has developed the ES1688 AudioDrive