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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Outline of the A360
1.1 Introduction / 1-1
1.2 Feature Highlights / 1-1
1.3 System Configuration / 1-4
1.4 Quick Tour of the Notebook / 1-5
1.4.1 Inside the Notebook / 1-5
1.4.2 Front Side of the Notebook / 1-11
1.4.3 The Right Side of the Notebook / 1-12
1.4.4 The Left Side of the Notebook / 1-13
1.4.5 The Rear Side of the Notebook / 1-15
1.4.6 The Under Side of the Notebook / 1-17
1.5 System BIOS SETUP Program / 1-18
1.5.1 Using the Main Menu / 1-19
1.5.2 Using the Advanced Menu / 1-21
1.5.3 Using the Security Menu / 1-25
1.5.4 Using the Boot Menu / 1-26
1.5.5 How to Exit the Setup Program / 1-27
1.6 Notebook Accessories and System Options / 1-28
1.6.1 AC Adapter and Power Cord / 1-28
1.6.2 Battery Pack / 1-28
1.6.3 Car Cigarette Power Cable / 1-28
1.6.4 Internal Modem Module / 1-28
1.6.5 Internal Ethernet LAN Module / 1-28
1.6.6 DVD-ROM Drive / 1-28
1.6.7 CD-RW Driver / 1-29
1.6.8 Audio-DJ / 1-29

Chapter 2 Installation and Upgrade
2.1 Overview / 2-1
2.2 Notebook Drivers and Utilities / 2-1

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2.2.1 Running the PHDISK STD Utility / 2-1
2.2.2 Installing Windows 98 / Me / 2000 from CD / DVD
ROM / 2-2
2.2.3 Installing the VGA Device Driver / 2-2
2.2.4 Installing the Audio Device Driver / 2-3
2.2.5 Installing EzSystem Driver / 2-3
2.2.6 Installing Touch Pad Driver / 2-4
2.2.7 Installing the Internal Modem / 2-4
2.2.8 Installing the Internal LAN / 2-6
2.2.9 Installing the Internal Como Modem / LAN / 2-7
2.3 System Upgrades / 2-8
2.3.1 Jumper Settings / 2-8
2.3.2 CPU Upgrade Procedure / 2-9
2.3.3 Memory Upgrade Procedure / 2-11
2.3.4 Hard Disk Upgrade Procedure / 2-12
2.3.5 System BIOS Upgrade Procedure / 2-14

Chapter 3 Software Functional Overview
3.1 Overview / 3-1
3.2 Summary of the BIOS Specification / 3-1
3.3 Subsystem Software Functions / 3-2
3.3.1 Key Chipset Summary / 3-2
3.3.2 System Memory / 3-3
3.3.3 Video / 3-3
3.3.4 Enhanced IDE / 3-5
3.3.5 Audio / 3-6
3.3.6 Super I/O / 3-6
3.3.7 PCMCIA / 3-6
3.3.8 LED Indicator / 3-6
3.3.9 Hot Keys Definition / 3-7
3.3.10 Plug & Play / 3-7
3.3.11 PCI Device / 3-8
3.3.12 SMBus Devices / 3-9
3.3.13 Resource Allocation / 3-9
3.3.14 GPIO Pin Assignment / 3-11
3.3.15 Intel PIIX4M GPI Signal / 3-13

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3.3.16 Intel PIIX4M GPO Signal / 3-13
3.3.17 PMU07 GPIO Signal / 3-14
3.3.18 A550L Super I/O 37N869 GPIO Pin Definition /3-14
3.3.19 M38867 GPIO Signal / 3-15
3.4 Power Management / 3-15
3.4.1 General Requirements / 3-15
3.4.2 System Power Plane / 3-15
3.5 ACPI / 3-16
3.5.1 General Requirements / 3-16
3.5.2 System Power Plane / 3-16
3.5.3 Global System State Definitions / 3-16
3.5.4 Device Power State Definitions / 3-17
3.5.5 Sleeping State Definitions / 3-18
3.5.6 Power States / 3-19
3.5.7 Power States transition event / 3-19
3.5.8 Lid Switch / 3-20
3.5.9 Power Button and Internet / Mail Button / 3-20
3.5.10 Device Power Management / 3-20
3.5.11 Expanding Event Through the Embedded Controller
/ 3-22
3.5.12 Thermal Control / 3-24
3.5.13 Hardware Thermal Events / 3-26
3.5.14 Active Cooling Strength / 3-26
3.5.15 Passive Cooling Equation / 3-27
3.5.16 Critical Shutdown / 3-28
3.5.17 Other Implementation Of Thermal Controllable
Devices / 3-28
3.5.18 Thermal Control Methods / 3-29
3.5.19 AC Adapters and Power Source Objects / 3-31
3.6 Battery Management / 3-31
3.6.1 Battery Sub-system / 3-31
3.6.2 Battery Warning / 3-31
3.6.3 Battery Low / 3-31
3.6.4 AC Adapter / 3-32
3.7 PMU07 / 3-32
3.7.1 The System EC RAM with PMU07 / 3-32

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3.7.2 PMU07 EC RAM List / 3-33
3.8 Miscellaneous / 3-41
3.8.1 Security / 3-41
3.9 CMOS Setup Utility / 3-41

Chapter 4 Hardware Functional Overview
4.1 Overview / 4-1
4.2 System Hardware Block Diagram / 4-2
4.4 System Processor (CPU) / 4-3
4.4.1 Intel Mobile Pentium-III Features / 4-3
4.4.2 Intel Mobile Celeron Features / 4-4
4.5 System Core Logic / 4-5
4.5.1 82443ZX Features / 4-5
4.5.2 82371MB (PIIX4M) Features / 4-6
4.6 Clock Frequency Generator / 4-8
4.7 Cache Memory / 4-8
4.8 System Memory / 4-8
4.8.1 System Memory / 4-8
4.8.2 Video Memory / 4-8
4.9 System BIOS / 4-8
4.10 Video Subsystem / 4-9
4.10.1 Video Chip Controller / 4-9
4.10.2 Video Clock / 4-9
4.11 I/O Subsystem / 4-9
4.12 PCMCIA Controller / 4-10
4.13 Audio Subsystem / 4-11
4.14 Keyboard and Pointing Device / 4-13
4.15 Disk Drives Subsystem / 4-14
4.16 Power Subsystem / 4-14
4.16.1 AC Power Adapter / 4-14
4.16.2 Internal Battery Pack / 4-14
4.16.3 DC-DC Module of Motherboard / 4-14
4.16.4 LCD Inverter Board Assembly / 4-14
4.17 Micro-P Subsystem (PMU-07) / 4-15

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Chapter 5 Maintenance & Disassembly
5.1 Introduction / 5-1
5.2 Preventive Maintenance / 5-1
5.2.1 Cleaning the Computer / 5-1
5.2.2 Protecting the Disk Drives / 5-1
5.2.3 Maintaining the LCD Quality / 5-1
5.2.4 Maintaining the Hard Disk Drive / 5-2
5.2.5 Handling the Computer Battery Packs / 5-2
5.3 Required Tools and Equipment / 5-3
5.4 Notebook Field-Replaceable Parts and Assemblies / 5-3
5.4.1 Cover-Display LCD assembly / 5-4
5.4.2 System Unit Assembly / 5-4
5.5 Parts Removal and Replacement Procedures / 5-6
5.5.1 Removing the Battery Pack / 5-6
5.5.2 Removing the Keyboard / 5-6
5.5.3 Removing the LCD Panel / 5-7
5.5.4 Removing the Internal Hard Disk Drive / 5-9
5.5.5 Removing the Heat Sink Plate and Cooling Fan/5-10
5.5.6 Removing the CD-ROM Module / 5-10
5.5.7 Removing the System Top Cover / 5-11
5.5.8 Removing the Glide Pad / 5-12
5.5.9 Removing the Audio Board / 5-13
5.5.10 Removing the Battery Board / 5-14
5.5.11 Removing the Internal Speakers / 5-14
5.5.12 Removing the FDD Module / 5-15
5.5.13 Removing the CPU / 5-16
5.5.14 Removing / Replacing the Motherboard / 5-17

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting and Repair
6.1 Introduction / 6-1
6.1.1 Helpful Starters / 6-1
6.2 System BIOS Related Problems / 6-1
6.2.1 POST Messages / 6-1
6.2.2 Informational Messages / 6-4

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6.2.3 Beep Codes / 6-4
6.2.4 Run-time Error Messages / 6-9
6.3 Quick Troubleshooting / 6-10
6.4 Component-Level Troubleshooting / 6-13
6.4.1 General Overview / 6-13
6.4.2 Starting Check / 6-14
6.4.3 Memory Interface Check / 6-14
6.4.4 CRT Interface Check / 6-15
6.4.5 FDD Interface Check / 6-15
6.4.6 HDD Interface Check / 6-16
6.4.7 Internal Keyboard Check / 6-16
6.4.8 Glide pad Interface Check / 6-17
6.4.9 CD-ROM Interface Check / 6-17
6.4.10 Charger Board Interface Check / 6-18
6.4.11 Serial Port Interface Check / 6-18
6.4.12 External Keyboard Check / 6-19
6.4.13 PS/2 Mouse Interface Check / 6-19
6.4.14 Printer Port Interface Check / 6-20
6.4.15 Audio Port Interface Check / 6-20
6.4.16 PCMCIA Interface Check / 6-21
6.4.17 USB Port Interface Check / 6-21
6.4.18 DC-DC Power Check / 6-22
6.4.19 LCD Panel Interface Check / 6-22
6.4.20 Suspend Function Check / 6-23
6.4.21 LED Indicator Function Check / 6-24
6.4.22 Cover Switch Function Check / 6-25
6.4.23 Internal Modem or LAN Port Check / 6-25
6.4.24 Internal Combo Modem / LAN Port Check / 6-26
6.4.25 FIR Interface Check / 6-26
6.4.26 IEEE1394 Interface Check / 6-27
6.4.27 TV-Out Interface Check / 6-27

Appendix A Notebook Specification
A.1 System Specification / A-1
A.2 Display Specification /A-4

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A.3 Floppy Disk Drive Specification /A-6
A.4 CD-ROM Drive Specification /A-7
A.5 DVD-ROM Drive Specification /A-7
A.6 CD-RW Drive Specification /A-8
A.7 Keyboard Specification /A-8
A.8 Touch Pad Specification /A-8
A.9 Internal Modem Specification /A-9
A.10 Internal LAN Specification /A-9
A.11 Power Supply /A-9
A.12 Inverter Specification /A-10
A.13 DC/DC Specification /A-10
A.14 Charger Specification /A-11
A.15 Mechanical Specification /A-11
A.16 Environmental Requirements /A-11

Appendix B Pin Assignments
B.1 CRT (VGA) Connector / B-1
B.2 Serial Port Connector / B-2
B.3 Parallel Port Connector / B-2
B.4 PS/2 Mouse / Ext. Keyboard Mini-DIN Connector / B-4
B.5 USB Connector / B-4
B.6 CD-ROM IDE Connector / B-4
B.7 DC-IN Jack Pin Assignment / B-5
B.8 LCD Connector Pin Assignment / B-5
B.9 FDD Connector / B-6
B.10 HDD Pin Assignment / B-6
B.11 Internal Keyboard FPC Connector / B-7
B.12 Battery Connector / B-7
B.13 Audio Jack / B-8
B.14 Internal Microphone Connector / B-8

Appendix C FRU Parts Listing

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