1.4 Design Overview
This section presents a design overview of key parts and features of the computer. Refer to Chapter 3 for the illustrated parts catalog and Chapter 5 for removal and replacement procedures.
The system board provides the following device connections:
■Memory expansion board
■Hard drive
■Display
■Keyboard/TouchPad or pointing stick
■Audio
■Intel Pentium III, II, or Celeron processors
■Fan
■PC Cards
■Modem or modem/NIC
The Armada E500, E500S, and Armada V300 computers use an electrical fan for ventilation. The fan is controlled by a temperature sensor and is designed to turn on automatically when high temperature conditions exist. These conditions are affected by high external temperatures, system power consumption, power management/battery conservation configurations, battery fast charging, and software applications. Exhaust air is displaced through the ventilation grill located on the right side of the computer.
CAUTION: To properly ventilate the computer, allow at least a
