FIC M295, M296 3-24 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual

Software Functional Overview

AUDIO Hardware Controlled by SIS961 Audio AMP Hardware Controlled by BIOS LCD Backlight Hardware Power off Serial Port Software Controlled by PMU08 GPIO[B3] pin IR Module Hardware Controlled by SUSB# pin LAN Hardware Controlled by Driver enter Dx status Internal Modem Hardware Controlled by Driver enter Dx ststus

3-24 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual

Contents

Main FIC M295 / M296 Intel Pentium 4 Notebooks M295 / M296 Reference and Service Manual Legal Notice How to Contact FIC Portable Computing Group Reference and Service Manual September 2002, Volume 1 Preface Intended Audience Contents Outline of the M295 / M296 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Feature Highlights Outline of the M295 / M296 1-2 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-3 Page Outline of the M295 / M296 1-6 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1.4 Quick Tour of the Notebook 1.4.1 Inside the Notebook Page Page Page Page Page 1.4.2 Front Side of the Notebook 1.4.3 The Right Side of the Notebook 1.4.4 The Left Side of the Notebook Page Page Page 1.4.6 The Under Side of the Notebook 1.5 System BIOS SETUP Program 1.5.1 Using the Main Menu Page Page 1.5.2 Using the Advanced Menu FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-23 The Advanced Menu allows you to configure the OS and I/O device settings. Figure 1-14 BIOS Setup Advanced Menu Page Outline of the M295 / M296 EmbedDed Audio Device [Enabled] or [Disabled] SiS Embeded Audio ( FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-25 SiS 7018 AC97 Audio ) Summary Screen Select the display of configuration on Boot. Page 1.5.3 Using the Security Menu Page 1.5.4 Using the Boot Menu 1.5.5 How to Exit the Setup Program 1.6 Notebook Accessories and System Options 1.6.1 AC Adapter and Power Cord 1.6.2 Battery Pack 1.6.3 Internal Modem Module 1.6.4 Internal Ethernet LAN Module Page Installation and Upgrade 2.1 Overview 2.2 Notebook Drivers and Utilities L Visit FIC Support website FTP://FTP.PCG.FIC.COM.TW/NBTECH latest driver 2.2.1 Installing Windows XP from Optical Devices 2.2.3 Installing the Audio Device Driver for Windows XP 2.2.4 Installing EzButton Driver for Windows XP 2.2.5 Installing Easy Mail Light Driver for Microsoft Outlook 98/2000... 2.2.6 Installing Touch Pad Driver for Windows XP 2.2.7 Installing the Internal Modem for Windows XP socket Cable 2.3 System Upgrades 2.3.1 Jumper Settings (For M295 / M296 Model) SW1 L Before doing password override, take off AC adapter and battery first. L Pos # 8 is N/A Pin for reserve SW7 / CPU VID SELECT SW7 SW6 2-8 FIC M295/M296 Servic e Manual 2.3.2 CPU Upgrade Procedure Bend Up 2.3.3 Removing the Thermal Plate and Cooling Fan 2.3.4 Removing the CPU 2.3.6 Memory Upgrade Procedure 45 ~ 60 de g rees 2.3.7 Removing the Internal Hard Disk Drive 2.3.8 System BIOS Upgrade Procedure L It is very important not to power off the system whenever the FLASH BIOS L Always plug in the AC adapter when updating the BIOS. Software Functional Overview 3.1 Overview 3.2 Summary of the BIOS Specification Page 3.3 Subsystem Software Functions 3.3.1 Key Chipset Summary 3.3.2 System Memory 3.3.3 Video 3.3.4 Supported Video Mode Page Page 3.3.5 Enhanced IDE 3.3.6 Audio 3.3.7 Super I/O 3.3.8 PCMCIA 3.3.9 LED Indicator L n - There LEDs will be turned off during Suspend mode. 3.3.10 Hot Keys Definition 3.3.11 Plug & Play PCI Device 3.3.12 SMBus Devices 3.3.13 Resource Allocation Page 3.4 GPIO Pin Assignment SiS645DX GPI pin assignment 3.4.1 PMU08 GPIO Signal Description 3.4.2 M38869 GPIO Signal Description Page 3.5 Power Management 3.5.1 General Requirements 3.5.2 System Power Plane 3.5.3 Power Management Mode Page Software Functional Overview 3.5.4 Power Management Mode Transition Flow STR FULL ON DOZE Standby L FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-21 3.5.7 Power button and suspend button L As pressed Sleep button over 4~6 sec, the system will force to power off. L 3.5.8 Device Power management Page 3-24 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual Page Page 3.6.2 Thermal Control Page 3.6.3 Hardware Thermal Events 3.6.4 Active Cooling Strength 3.6.5 Passive Cooling Equation 3.6.6 Critical Shutdown 3.6.7 Other Implementation of Thermal Controllable Devices 3.6.8 Thermal Control Methods Page 3.6.9 AC Adapters and Power Source Objects 3.7 Battery Management 3.7.1 Battery Sub-system L Note that the battery life depends on different configuration running. (e.g. the 3.7.2 Battery Low Warning 3.7.3 Battery Low 3.7.4 AC Adapter 3.8 PMU08 3.8.1 The System EC RAM With PMU08 Controller (QR_EC) #2 EC_DA TA R Query value to host Interrupt on OBF=1 3.8.2 PMU08 EC RAM List 3-36 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-37 3-38 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-39 3-40 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-41 3-42 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-43 3.9 Miscellaneous 3.9.1 Power Button 3.9.2 Security 3.10 CMOS Setup Utility 3.11 Definitions of Terms Page Hardware Functional Overview 4.1 Overview Page Page 4.2 System Hardwa re Blo ck Diagram Page 4.3 Chipset Summary 4.4 System Processor (CPU) 4.4.1 Intel Pentium 4 Fea tures Page 4.4.2 Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor M Features 4.5 System Core Logic 4.5.1 SiS 962L MuTIOL Media I/O Features Page Page Page 4.6 Clock Frequency Generator 4.7 Cache Memory 4.8 System Memory 4.8.1 System Memor y 4.8.2 Video Memor y 4.10 Video Subsystem 4.10.1 Video Chip Controller M295 M296 4.11 PCMCIA Controller CARDBUS CONTROLLERS OZ6912 FEATURES only Single Slot Solution 4.12 Audio Subsystem 4.13 Keyboard and Pointing Device 4.14 Disk Drives Subsystem 4.15 Power Subsystem 4.15.1 AC Power Adapter 4.15.2 Internal Battery Pack 4.15.3 DC-DC Module of Motherboard 4.15.4 LCD Inverter Board Assembly Page Parts Removal and Replacement Procedures 1. Removing the Battery Pack 2. Removing the Keyboard Keyboard Cover Bend Up Release keyboard latch towards 3. Removing the LCD Panel 4. Removing the Palm Rest Cover and Glide Pad Page 5. Removing the Internal Hard Disk Drive One Screws Screws Screws 6. Removing the Thermal Module 7. Removing the CD-ROM Drive 8. Removing the System Top Cover Five Screws Five 9. Removing the CD-ROM Cover Two Hex-bolts Two Screws 10. Removing the PCMCIA Slot Cover Four Screws 11. Removing the Build-In Speaker Panel Connector Build-In Speaker 12. Removing the DC-DC Board Lift it up from two sockets gently 13. Removing the CPU Lock 14. Removing the CMOS (RTC) Battery Page 15. Removing the Motherboard 16. Removing the USB Board Three Screws Troubleshooting & Repair 6.1 Introduction 6.1.1 Helpful Starters 6.2 System BIOS Related Problems 6.2.1 POST Messages 6-2 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual Table 6-1(b) POST Error Messages FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 6-3 6.2.2 Informational Messages 6.2.3 Beep Codes L No beep code is generated if a test is aborted while in progress. However, Beep codes for system board errors FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 6-5 Table 6-3 (b) BIOS Beep Codes 6-6 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual Table 6-3 (c) BIOS Beep Codes FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 6-7 Table 6-3 (d) BIOS Beep Codes 6-8 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 6.2.4 Run-time Error Messages FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 6-9 6.3 Quick Troubleshooting 6-10 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual Table 6-5 (b) Quick Troubleshooting FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 6-11 Table 6-5 (c) Quick Troubleshooting 6-12 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 6.4 Component-Level Troubleshooting 6.4.1 General Overview Page 6.4.4 CRT Interface Check 6.4.5 HDD Interface Check FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 6-15 Page Page Page 6.4.12 Printer Port Interface Check 6.4.13 Audio Port Interface Check 6.4.14 PCMCIA Interface Check 6.4.15 USB Port Interface Check Page Page 6.4.19 Cover Switch Function Check 6.4.20 Mini-PCI Modem , LAN, or Combo Device Check 6.4.21 FIR Interface Check 6.4.22 IEEE1394 Interface Check Notebook Specification FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual A-1 A This appendix provides the technical specification of the M295 / M296 notebook: A.1 System Specification MICRO PROCESSOR SYSTEM LOGIC CHIPSET BIOS ROM VIDEO SUBSYSTEM I/O SUBSYSTEM KEYBOARD SUBSYSTEM FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual A-3 POINTING DEVICE SUBSYSTEM PCMCIA SUBSYSTEM POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT (PMU) STATUS LED INDICATORS Page HOT-KEY DEFINITION FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual A-5 A.2 Display Specification 14.1 XGA TFT LCD (AU) 15.0 SXGA TFT LCD (HANNSTAR) A.3 DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive Specification A.4 Keyboard Specification A.5 Touch Pad Specification A-6 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual A.6 Internal Modem Specification A.7 Internal LAN Specification FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual A-7 A.8 Power Supply AC POWER ADAPTER (LITEON) A.9 Inverter Specification A.10 DC/DC Specification A.11 Charger Specification LITHIUM ION (LI-ION) BATTERY PACK A.12 Mechanical Specification A.13 Environmental Requirements FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual A-9 Pin Assignments B B.1 CRT (VGA) Connector B.2 Serial Port Connector B.3 Parallel Port Connector The pin assignment of the parallel/printer (LPT1) port connector is as follows: B-2 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual B.4 PS/2 Mouse / Ext. Keyboard Mini-DIN Connector Following is the pin assignment of the PS/2 connector: FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual B-3 B.5 USB Connector The pin assignment of the USB port connector is as follows: B.6 CD-ROM IDE Connector The following is the pin assignment for the CD-ROM IDE connector: B.7 DC-IN Jack Pin Assignment B.8 LCD Connector Pin Assignment B.9 HDD Pin Assignment B.10 Inter nal Keyboard FPC Connector The pin assignment of the internal keyboard connector is as follows: B-6 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual B.11 Battery Connector B.12 Audio Jack SPDIF & Headphone Jack Microphone Jack B.13 Internal Microphone Connector C FRU Parts Listing C-2 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual