FIC M296 User Manual
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- COVER.pdf
- CHAP1.pdf
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Feature Highlights
- 1.3 System Configuration Diagram
- 1.4.1 Inside the Notebook
- Color LCD Display Panel
- Keyboard Panel
- Standard QWERTY-key layout and full-sized 87 / 90 keys keyboard with Windows hot-keys, embedded numeric keypad, hot keys, inverted “T” cursor arrow keys, and separate page screen control keys.
- Wide extra space below the keyboard panel for your wrist or palm to sit-on comfortably during typing. (The keypad F4, F5, F7 on the following keyboard should no words print on it.)
- Integrated Microphone
- Power Status LED Indicator
- Easy Buttons
- Power Button
- Touch Pad Pointing Device
- 1.4.2 Front Side of the Notebook
- 1.4.3 The Right Side of the Notebook
- 1.4.4 The Left Side of the Notebook
- Locking Device Keyhole
- CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW or Combo Drive
- USB Port The Universal Serial Bus (USB) port allows you to connect up to 127 USB-equipped peripheral devices (for example, printers, scanners and so on) to your notebook computer.
- PC Card Slot
- AC Power Port
- TV-Out Port
- Air Inhalant
- CRT Port
- Serial Port (COM 1)
- LAN Port
- Modem Port
- IEEE1394 Port
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports
- 1.4.6 The Under Side of the Notebook
- 1.4.1 Inside the Notebook
- 1.5 System BIOS SETUP Program
- 1.6 Notebook Accessories and System Options
- CHAP2.pdf
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 Notebook Drivers and Utilities
- 2.2.1 Installing Windows XP from Optical Devices
- 2.2.2 Installing the VGA Device Driver
- 2.2.3 Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows XP
- 2.2.4 Installing EzButton Driver for Windows XP
- 2.2.5 Installing Easy Mail Light Driver for Microsoft Outlook 98/2000...
- 2.2.6 Installing Touch Pad Driver for Windows XP
- 2.2.7 Installing the Internal Modem for Windows XP
- 2.3 System Upgrades
- 2.3.1 Jumper Settings (For M295 / M296 Model)
- SW7 / CPU VID SELECT
- SW7
- SW6
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- CPU 100MHZ(FSB 400)
- OFF
- OFF
- ON
- ON
- CPU 133MHZ(FSB 533)
- ON
- OFF
- OFF
- OFF
- 2.3.2 CPU Upgrade Procedure
- 2.3.3 Removing the Thermal Plate and Cooling Fan
- 2.3.4 Removing the CPU
- 2.3.6 Memory Upgrade Procedure
- 2.3.7 Removing the Internal Hard Disk Drive
- 2.3.8 System BIOS Upgrade Procedure
- CHAP3.pdf
- 3.1 Overview
- 3.2 Summary of the BIOS Specification
- 3.3 Subsystem Software Functions
- 3.3.1 Key Chipset Summary
- 3.3.2 System Memory
- 3.3.3 Video
- 3.3.5 Enhanced IDE
- 3.3.6 Audio
- 3.3.7 Super I/O
- 3.3.8 PCMCIA
- 3.3.9 LED Indicator
- 3.3.10 Hot Keys Definition
- 3.3.11 Plug & Play
- PCI Device
- 3.3.12 SMBus Devices
- PMU 08 SMBus Connection Devices
- 3.3.13 Resource Allocation
- 3.4 GPIO Pin Assignment
- 3.4.1 PMU08 GPIO Signal Description
- 3.4.2 M38869 GPIO Signal Description
- 3.5 Power Management
- 3.5.1 General Requirements
- 3.5.2 System Power Plane
- 3.5.3 Power Management Mode
- 3.5.4 Power Management Mode Transition Flow
- 3.5.5 Power Management Mode Transition Event
- 3.5.6 Lid Switch
- 3.5.7 Power button and suspend button
- 3.5.8 Device Power management
- 3.6.1 Expanding Event Through the Embedded Controller
- 3.6.2 Thermal Control
- 3.6.3 Hardware Thermal Events
- 3.6.4 Active Cooling Strength
- 3.6.5 Passive Cooling Equation
- 3.6.6 Critical Shutdown
- 3.6.7 Other Implementation of Thermal Controllable Devices
- 3.6.8 Thermal Control Methods
- 3.6.9 AC Adapters and Power Source Objects
- 3.7 Battery Management
- 3.8 PMU08
- 3.9 Miscellaneous
- 3.10 CMOS Setup Utility
- 3.11 Definitions of Terms
- CHAP4.pdf
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 System Hardware Block Diagram
- 4.4 System Processor (CPU)
- 4.5 System Core Logic
- 4.6 Clock Frequency Generator
- 4.7 Cache Memory
- 4.8 System Memory
- 4.9 System BIOS
- 4.10 Video Subsystem
- 4.11 PCMCIA Controller
- 4.12 Audio Subsystem
- 4.13 Keyboard and Pointing Device
- 4.14 Disk Drives Subsystem
- 4.15 Power Subsystem
- 4.16 Micro-P Subsystem (PMU-08)
- CHAP5.pdf
- Parts Removal and Replacement Procedures
- 1. Removing the Battery Pack
- 2. Removing the Keyboard
- 3. Removing the LCD Panel
- 4. Removing the Palm Rest Cover and Glide Pad
- 5. Removing the Internal Hard Disk Drive
- 6. Removing the Thermal Module
- 7. Removing the CD-ROM Drive
- 8. Removing the System Top Cover
- 9. Removing the CD-ROM Cover
- 10. Removing the PCMCIA Slot Cover
- 11. Removing the Build-In Speaker Panel
- 12. Removing the DC-DC Board
- 13. Removing the CPU
- 14. Removing the CMOS (RTC) Battery
- 15. Removing the Motherboard
- 16. Removing the USB Board
- Parts Removal and Replacement Procedures
- CHAP6.pdf
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 System BIOS Related Problems
- 6.3 Quick Troubleshooting
- 6.4 Component-Level Troubleshooting
- 6.4.1 General Overview
- 6.4.2 Starting Check
- 6.4.3 Memory Interface Check
- 6.4.4 CRT Interface Check
- 6.4.5 HDD Interface Check
- 6.4.6 Internal Keyboard Check
- 6.4.7 Glidepad Interface Check
- 6.4.8 CD-ROM Interface Check
- 6.4.9 Serial Port Interface Check
- 6.4.10 External Keyboard Check
- 6.4.11 PS/2 Mouse Interface Check
- 6.4.12 Printer Port Interface Check
- 6.4.13 Audio Port Interface Check
- 6.4.14 PCMCIA Interface Check
- 6.4.15 USB Port Interface Check
- 6.4.16 LCD Panel Interface Check
- 6.4.17 TV-Out Interface Check
- 6.4.18 LED Indicator Function Check
- 6.4.19 Cover Switch Function Check
- 6.4.20 Mini-PCI Modem , LAN, or Combo Device Check
- 6.4.21 FIR Interface Check
- 6.4.22 IEEE1394 Interface Check
- AppenA.pdf
- A.1 System Specification
- A.2 Display Specification
- A.3 DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive Specification
- A.4 Keyboard Specification
- A.5 Touch Pad Specification
- A.6 Internal Modem Specification
- A.7 Internal LAN Specification
- A.8 Power Supply
- A.9 Inverter Specification
- A.10 DC/DC Specification
- A.11 Charger Specification
- A.12 Mechanical Specification
- A.13 Environmental Requirements
- APPENB.pdf
- B.1 CRT (VGA) Connector
- B.2 Serial Port Connector
- B.3 Parallel Port Connector
- B.4 PS/2 Mouse / Ext. Keyboard Mini-DIN Connector
- B.5 USB Connector
- B.6 CD-ROM IDE Connector
- B.7 DC-IN Jack Pin Assignment
- B.8 LCD Connector Pin Assignment
- B.9 HDD Pin Assignment
- B.10 Internal Keyboard FPC Connector
- B.11 Battery Connector
- B.12 Audio Jack
- B.13 Internal Microphone Connector
- APPENC.pdf