Laptop SIO Power-Up
Laptop SIO Power-Up
Laptop SIO Power-Up
Press power button ( short to ground ) then 3.3VSB will turn into 0V and back to 3.3V and if standby VSB 17V press power button VSB become 0V
and back to 3.3V. If this happens, power button is okay.
After pressing power button, signal is being sent to the EC ( Embedded controller NPCE 885LAODX ) signal names is NBSWON # most other
brands of EC signal name may SW_ON, EC_ON or whatever name of the signal as long as signal coming from SW1 sent to EC , this voltage must
respond in the same manner of testing power button , BIOS IC and firmware connected to SPI interface to the EC.
In other to ensure EC BIOS is working properly, RSMRST # signal of 3.3V must be present. RSMRST# signal sometimes appear after switch on and
other motherboard without switch on 3.3 V already present .Modern Motherboard has 2 or 3 IC BIOS.
Other important signal from EC is DNBSWON # ,this is PWR_BTN signal to switch on South bridge sent by the EC after receiving NBSWON # signal
from power button . DNBSWON # 3.3V must be present otherwise it would not switch on.
After this signal appears then the SB will sent SUSCLK # signal back to the EC and turn on VS as trigger for all switching gate driver as VR_ON ,
Suson , MAINON , S5_ON or SLP_S3 , SLP_S4 and SLP_S5 . and for all the Vs voltage to the Device.