Chapter 1

System Specifications

Features

This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:

Performance

Intel® Celeron® M processor at 1.2 ~ 1.5 GHz or higher, or Intel® Petium® M Processor at 1.3 ~ 1.7 GHz or higher

Intel 852GM Chipset

Memory upgradeable up to 2GB with 2 slots Internal removable optical drive (AcerMedia bay) High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk

Li-Ion main battery pack

Power management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface)

Display

14.1” or 15.0” Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) displaying at 1024x768 XGA resolution or 15.0” Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) displaying at 1400x1050 SXGA+ resolution

3D graphics engine

Simultaneous LCD and CRT display support

S-video for output to a television or display device that supports S-video input Dual display capability

Multimedia

16-bit high-fidelity AC’97 Codec stereo audio Built-in dual speakers

High-speed optical drive (AcerMedia bay)

Connectivity

High-speed fax/data modem port

Ethernet/Fast Ethernet port

Fast infrared wireless communication

Three USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports (Two in rear and one on left)

InviLink 802.11b/g wireless LAN (manufacturing optional)

Bluetooth ready (manufacturing optional)

Expansion

One type II CardBus PC Card slot

Upgradeable memory

I/O Ports

One type II CardBus PC Card slot

One RJ-45 jack (Ethernet 10/100)

One RJ-11 phone jack (V.92)

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