FIC service manual Introduction, Feature Highlights, Outline of the A360

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Outline of the A360

1.1Introduction

This chapter provides the outline features and operation of the A360 including the BIOS Setup program and other system options.

The A360 all-in-one notebook offers the latest in advanced portable computing and multimedia technology that even outperforms most desktop computers. It incorporates the latest Intel Pentium-III FC-PGA 370 Processor or Intel Celeron FC-PGA 370 processor and fully compatibles with an entire library of PC software based on operating systems such as MS-DOS, Windows 98/Me, and Windows NT/2000. It also runs on future versions of Windows. It comes with a built-in Windows 98/Me keyboard, glide pad pointing device, sound system, PCMCIA slots, USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, IEEE 1394 port, advanced power management and more new multimedia features.

1.2Feature Highlights

The A360 includes a variety of innovative features:

Features	Description
CPU	Intel ® Pentium-III, Celeron Processors using FC-PGA 370
	packaging at 933 MHz/1GHz/1.13GHz+ for Pentium-III at
	766/800/850/900/950+ MHz for Celeron
Cache Memory	• On-die secondary level cache (256-KB) for Pentium-III, Tualatin
	• On-die secondary level cache (128-KB) for Celeron
Bus Architecture	32-bit PCI / PCI-to-ISA Bus Architecture
Bus Speed	100 / 133 MHz Front Side Bus
System Memory	• Two memory slots for 144-pin SODIMM SDRAM (3.3V)
	• Use PC-100/133 SDRAM (64 / 128 / 256 MB)
	• Upgradeable to 512 MB
Display	• 12.1” SVGA TFT Color LCD at 800x600 pixel resolution
	• 13.3"/14.1” XGA TFT Color LCD at 1024x768 pixels resolution
	• Maximum 32-bit True Color display at 1024x768 pixel resolution
	• Brightness controls via hot-key function
	• LVDS Interface
VGA	• High performance S3 Savage4 (Integrated in Twister) with AGP
	4X and SMA support.
	• 0/8/16/32 MB VRAM sharing from SDRAM (Using system
	memory; SMA Technology) (Twister spec is 2~32 MB).
	• Up to 1280x1024 resolution for external CRT monitor at 16M
	colors (32-bit True Color)
	• 128bit Graphics Engine
	• Support Dual View and Dual Video

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