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Outline of the A440 Series

 

 

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 FIC A440 Series Service Manual

 

You adjust the brightness and contrast level of the LCD by pressing the display control hot-
keys. You activate the hot-keys by pressing the 

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Fn

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 key along with another function key: 

 

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Fn

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F8

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Key = Increases the brightness of the LCD display 

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Fn

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F9

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Key = Decreases the brightness of the LCD display 

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Fn

> + <

F10

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Key = Increases the contrast of the LCD display (for DSTN display only) 

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Fn

> + <

F11

>

 

Key = Decreases the contrast of the LCD display (for DSTN display only) 

 

E-mail and Internet Browser Buttons 

The notebook includes two special function buttons for activating the Internet e-mail and 
browser programs. These buttons are located on the left upper side, above the keyboard 
assembly. The default e-mail program always activated is Microsoft Outlook Express while 
the default browser program is Microsoft Internet Explorer. To enable these buttons, the EZ-
Button Utility program should first be installed and activated during Windows startup.  
 

Power and Charge Status LED 

Located just in front of the palmrest assembly, you will find two LEDs for the power and 
battery charge status. These LEDs are positioned to be visible even if the LCD cover is 
closed. 

 

1. 

Power / Suspend LED

 – lets you know if power to the system is turned on and if system 

is in Suspend-to-RAM mode. This LED is positioned so that you can see it on both sides 
whether the LCD panel is opened or closed. 

 

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Turns color green when the system is powered on. 

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Turns color amber when the battery is low (8%). 

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Blinks when system is in Suspend-to-RAM (STR) mode. Press power button to 
resume operation.  

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Lights color amber when the battery is critical (below 6%) and system will not 
allow to power on during cold boot.  

 

2. 

Battery Charging LED

 – turns on to indicate the battery charging status. 

 

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Turns color amber to indicate the battery is charging. 

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Turns off to indicate the battery is fully charged or not charging. 

 

Power Button 

Press the Power button either to power on or power off the system. The Power button is also a 
“Smart” switch, meaning that it recognizes when the system is in Suspend mode. If in 
Suspend mode, pressing the Power button will bring it out of Suspend mode and resume to 
the system’s last state. You can also set the power button function under the CMOS Setup 
program to either On/Off or Suspend/Resume function. Always check the Power LED after 
pressing the power button to know the power status of the notebook. 
 

 

If you are unable to power off the system, use the power override function. Press 
the power button and hold it in place for four seconds. The system will then 
power off.  

 

Summary of Contents for A440 series

Page 1: ...cludes a variety of innovative features Table 1 1 Feature Highlights Features Description CPU Pentium III Mobile Processors using Socket 370 FCPGA packaging at 650 700 750 800 850 MHz Celeron Mobile p...

Page 2: ...ace PCMCIA Slot Double deck PCMCIA 2 1 card slots that support two Type II or one Type III PC cards 32 bit CardBus PCI local bus technology Supports mixed voltage PC cards 5V and 3 3V Integrated ZV Zo...

Page 3: ...ours Power Management Off Charging Time 2 5 3 hours quick charge computer off Power Management Windows APM 1 2 Compliant ACPI and DMI 2 0 BIOS Ready Suspend to RAM and Suspend to Disk feature Auto Sus...

Page 4: ...Device Serial Interface RS 232C Parallel Interface Memory Slot 0 32 64 128 MB SDRAM Built in HDD PCMCIA Card Slot x 2 PS 2 Keyboard Keyboard PS 2 Mouse RS 232C Peripheral Printer 3 5 FDD 16 Bit Audio...

Page 5: ...rowser Buttons Status LED Panel Glidepad Power Button Air Cooling Vent Keyboard Power Charge LEDs Figure 1 2 Inside the Notebook Color LCD Display Panel The notebook comes with several LCD option size...

Page 6: ...sed 1 Power Suspend LED lets you know if power to the system is turned on and if system is in Suspend to RAM mode This LED is positioned so that you can see it on both sides whether the LCD panel is o...

Page 7: ...ystem is accessing the floppy disk drive FDD Caps Lock This LED will turn on when the Caps Lock key is activated When activated all alphabet keys type in will be in upper case or in capital letters Sc...

Page 8: ...ow resolution modes on high resolution LCD panel Fn F6 Turn the system speaker to on or off Fn F8 Increases the LCD s brightness Fn F9 Reduces the LCD s brightness 2 Control keys Ctrl Alt Fn and Shift...

Page 9: ...the notebook for more information Internal Hard Disk Drive Found just underneath the left side of the palm rest panel is the internal hard disk drive HDD The internal HDD is an approved industry stan...

Page 10: ...egrated mono microphone is installed This allows you to instantly record voice annotations normally saved as WAV files and later attached them to documents and presentation using the notebook integrat...

Page 11: ...in speakers or the external earphone headphone set The volume knob does not work for the Line Out jack You need to adjust the volume from the external speakers itself or from Windows program IR Port...

Page 12: ...same time or one Type III card The notebook uses a CardBus PCMCIA controller that supports 5V and 3V 32 bit CardBus and 16 bit PC cards including cards with Zoomed Video ZV function like MPEG PC card...

Page 13: ...rear side of the notebook 1 4 4 The Left Side of the Notebook USB Ports CD ROM or DVD ROM Drive FDD Drive Figure 1 8 Left Side of the Notebook USB Universal Serial Bus Ports The USB Universal Serial...

Page 14: ...ep the system connected to AC power whenever possible to keep the battery pack and internal CMOS battery charged The Battery Charge LED will activate whenever the battery is being recharged PS 2 Port...

Page 15: ...ram to change the configuration of the parallel port to Bi directional or ECP Extended Capabilities Port mode Some older parallel devices may not function with the ECP default setting You need to run...

Page 16: ...ing the Modem LAN module Battery Bay Also found on the underside of the notebook is the battery bay where the battery pack is attached Battery Bay Latch Also found on the underside of the notebook is...

Page 17: ...to another you use the up and down arrow keys On the BIOS Setup program you will find the following parts on the screen Menu Bar found on the top line of the screen Each of the six items has a separat...

Page 18: ...t 4 4 4 4Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Figure 1 11 BIOS Setup Main Menu Table 1 5 BIOS Setup Parameters Default and Alternate Settings System Time 12 00 00 Tab Shift Tab or Enter selects field System Dat...

Page 19: ...l DVD CD ROM This field displays various parameters for the internal CD ROM or a DVD ROM Drive Boot Display Device This field allows you to set the output boot display to the LCD CRT or Both System Me...

Page 20: ...71MB BIOS auto detect for information only Multi Sector Transfers Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors Determine the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfers LBA Mode Con...

Page 21: ...ff Selects Power on state for NumLock PS 2 Mouse Disabled Both Auto Disabled prevents any installed PS 2 mouse from functioning but frees up IRQ12 Both allows both internal and external PS 2 mouse to...

Page 22: ...of the LCD Silent Boot Select boot screen during POST Aperture Size Allows you to set the aperture size of the VGA Frame Buffer Size You can set to either 4MB or 8MB Uses Shared Memory Architecture SM...

Page 23: ...Enabled User configuration Auto BIOS or OS configuration Mode Uni directional ECP Bi directional Set the mode for the parallel port using options Base I O address 378 278 3BC Select the base I O addre...

Page 24: ...Set User Password Press Enter User Password controls access to the system Password on boot Disabled Enabled Enabled password entry on boot Fixed disk boot sector Normal Write protect Write protects b...

Page 25: ...the power switch Resume On Modem Ring Off On Enabled wakes the system up when an incoming call is detected on your modem Resume On Time Off On Enabled wakes the system up at a specific time Resume Ti...

Page 26: ...the device up or down Enter expands or collapses device Ctrl Enter expands all F1 Help K K K K Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit s s s st t t t Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10...

Page 27: ...ery Refresh F1 Help K K K K Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit s s s st t t t Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Figure 1 18 BIOS Setup Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes...

Page 28: ...he AC adapter is cut off It is also very important to have the battery pack always charged to prevent battery cell degradation If the AC adapter is not connected or not available and the notebook is n...

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