Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Processor

Item

Specification

 

 

CPU type

Intel® CoreTM Duo processor T2300/T2400/T2500/T2600 (2 MB L2 cache,

 

1.66/1.83/2/2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB) or higher

 

 

Core logic

Intel® 945GM/945PM Express chipset+ICH7

CPU package

Intel socketable 478pin Micro-BGA

 

 

CPU core voltage

0.944~1.3V

 

 

BIOS

Item

Specification

 

 

BIOS vendor

Phneoix

 

 

BIOS Version

V1.03

 

 

BIOS ROM type

Flash ROM

 

 

BIOS ROM size

512KB

 

 

BIOS package

32-pin PLCC

 

 

Supported protocols

ACPI 1.0b, PC Card 95, SM BIOS 2.3, IEEE1284-ECP/EPP, PCI 2.2, WFM

 

2.0, PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, USB 2.0, VGA BIOS,

 

CD-ROM bootable, IEEE 1394, PXE

 

 

BIOS password control

Set by setup manual

 

 

NOTE: If you need to check PXE version, press F2 to enter BIOS then enable boot from LAN function. After that, power off the system and remove the HDD. Last, reboot the laptop. Then you will see PXE version displaying on the screen.

Second Level Cache

Item

Specification

 

 

Cache controller

Built-in CPU

 

 

Cache size

2MB

 

 

1st level cache control

Always enabled

 

 

2st level cache control

Always enabled

 

 

Cache scheme control

Fixed in write-back

 

 

System Memory

Item

Specification

 

 

Memory controller

Built-in Intel® 945GM/PM

Memory size

0MB (no on-board memory)

 

 

DIMM socket number

2 sockets

 

 

Supports memory size per socket

1024MB

 

 

Supports maximum memory size

2G (by two 1024MB SO-DIMM module)

 

 

Supports DIMM type

DDR 2 Synchronous DRAM

 

 

Supports DIMM Speed

533 MHz

 

 

Supports DIMM voltage

1.8V and 0.9V

 

 

Supports DIMM package

200-pin soDIMM

 

 

Memory module combinations

You can install memory modules in any combinations as long as they

 

match the above specifications.

 

 

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Acer 5540, 5560 manual Hardware Specifications and Configurations, Processor, Second Level Cache, System Memory

5560, 5540 specifications

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