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with some rugged features such as vibration, shock, drop and drip-proof. It

is designed for using in vehicle or in the harsh environment.

The A760T Series notebook computer implements the new technologies in

the industrial market. Large display panel, high capacity hard disk drive,

PCI bus and CD-ROM, etc. An Intel Pentium III CPU is the heart of this

notebook computer. This chapter introduces and explains the A760T

Series notebook and its computer parts.

1-2 System Description

The A760T Series computer is a compact fully portable notebook

computer. It operates as a stand alone system for most applications.

It offers superior performance under harsh environmental and operating

conditions. It is fully compatible with the IBM PC/AT standard.

1-3 System Configuration

This section presents and explains possible notebook hardware

configurations. Refer to the nameplate on the notebook bottom for that

system's configuration.

1-3.1 Standard Configuration

Table 1-1 lists the major common features of the standard A760T systems.

The specifications in this table may be different from yours due to the

optional items. Please refer to the detailed specifications including the

standard and optional configurations on page d.

Summary of content (16 pages)

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with some rugged features such as vibration, shock, drop and drip-proof. It is designed for using in vehicle or in the harsh environment. The A760T Series notebook computer implements the new technologies in the industrial market. Large display panel, high capacity hard disk drive, PCI bus and CD-ROM, etc. An Intel Pentium III CPU is the heart of this notebook computer. This chapter introduces and explains the A760T Series notebook and its computer parts.
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Expansion I/O Devices track pad Two PCMCIA sockets (type II or one type III compatible) One RS-232 serial port One Centronics parallel port, support EPP/ECP One external monitor port One external PS/2 keyboard/Mouse port One Port Replicator port One external power supply port One infrared port, IrDA compliance One USB port One 1394 Port 1-3.2 Options and Accessories (A) ! CD-ROM ! External FDD ! LED-Backlight Keyboard The LED-Backlight keyboard function keys is Fn+F8.
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has compartments for up to four diskettes, this manual, the power supply, and all notebook cables. 1-3.3 System Identification The nameplate listing system information is at the bottom of the notebook. It contains: • Factory configuration • Model number • Serial number 1-4 Unpacking Use this checklist to make sure all items included with the notebook are present in good condition.
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Figure 1-1 A760T Notebook, Front View 1-5.1 Cover The notebook cover (Item 1, Figure 1-1) houses the display unit and its control devices. 1-5.2 Display The display have three types, one is 12.1” TFT 16 bit color LCD display (Item 2, Figure 1-1) is selected in A760T-Series notebook computer. The resolution of this LCD display is 800 X 600 pixels (SVGA standard). But the connection mechanism from LCD display to motherboard is designed flexibly for different venders of LCD displays and different types.
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Figure 1-2 Rubber Keyboard 1-5.4.1 Function Keys The function keys give special commands defined by software. The notebook BIOS also uses function keys to set some configuration parameters. The rubber keyboard has twelve function keys numbered from F1 through F12 (Item 1, Figure 1-2) and Fn (Item 9, Figure 1-2). 1-5.4.2 Embedded Numeric Keypad (Item 2, Figure 1-2) These keys act like calculator keys when the NUM LOCK light is on.
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1-5.4.6 Pause/Break The Pause/Break key (Item 6, Figure 1-2) temporarily or permanently stops a program . 1-5.4.7 Ctrl and Alt Keys (Item 7, Item 8, Figure 1-2) Some software programs use these keys in conjunction with other typewriter keys to perform special functions. See the associated software manual for details. 1-5.4.8 Cursor Control Keys ( Figure 1-3) Ten keys around the keyboard right edge work with many programs to enhance editing and cursor placement.
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of track pad are easily to clean and control the direction. The pointing device (Item 4, Figure 1-1) moves the cursor about the screen to help work with data. The track pad consists of three major components: ! Track pad ( Item 1, Figure 1-4 ) ! Right input button ( Item 2, Figure 1-4 ) ! Left input button ( Item 3, Figure 1-4 ) Figure 1-4 Track Pad Pointing Device 1-5.6 Volume Control The volume control is adjusted from the combination of function keys Fn+F3 (#) and Fn +F4 ($ ).
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If the user presses Fn+F5 or Fn+F6 to adjust the LCD brightness, and continues adjusting it when it is already set to the the minimum or maximum, it will still keep on beeping every time F5 or F6 is pressed down. 1-5.8 Keyboard Backlight (Option for Sound Card) The Backlight of the Keyboard is toggle from combination of function keys Fn+F8. 1-5.9 CRT/LCD/Simulscan Toggle The CRT/LCD/Simulscan toggle is changed from the combination of fucntion keys Fn+F9. 1-5.
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Figure 1-5 A760T Status Row 1. Α.When the power is on, then Power LED (Green) is on. 2. Α.When the AC power adaptor is connected, then the AC IN LED (Green) is on in power stage. Β.When charging is in progress, then the CHARGE LED (Orange) is on in power on and off stage. When the battery is fully charged, the CHARGED LED (Orange) goes out. 3. Α.When any battery pack is present, then the BATTERY LED (Green) is on in power stage. Β.
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1-5.14 Battery Pack Battery Pack is an assembly of the batteries, a battery pack connector board in an enclosed plastic case. The battery is Li-ion Battery type. The capacity of each is 3800mAH or more. 1.2V, 14 cells are used in one pack. The output voltage of battery pack is 16.8VDC, so the battery pack provides 63.16 watts or more to notebook computer. Battery pack connector board provides interface between battery cells and DC/DC board.
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3. The charge time is set to six hours for power on and power off charge. 4. Battery charge time period is as follow: 4.1 Primary batteries in power on, 30W consumption full charge time are about 4.5 hours. The primary batteries full charge voltages are about 21V (MIN). 4.2 The primary batteries in D/D power off, the charge time period are about 2 hours. 4.3 The Bay 1 batteries full charge time period in power on, 30W consumption are about 3 hours. The Bay 1 batteries full charge voltage is about 13.
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5. There have no any sound indicator when battery pack is installed or uninstalled. 1-5.18 Diskette Drive and CD-ROM (Item 2, Figure 1-6) The notebook has space for a 1.44 MB, 3.5-inch diskette drive and CD-ROM drive. The space can put removable FDD drive or CD-ROM drives. The diskette drive allows permanent data storage in a compact, transferable media. Data stored on diskettes can be easily passed from one machine to another. The A760T Series diskette drive accepts 3.
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a Type-II PCMCIA card. Together, they support one Type-III PCMCIA card. VGA Port This 15-pin (Item 1, Figure 1-7) analog port is for connecting in external monitor. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 87 6 5 4 3 VGA Port Serial Port Printer Port Port Replicator IrDA Port USB Port Keyboard/Mouse Port External Power Source Port 2 1 Figure 1-7 Rear Side View Rev.
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address. 1-5.23 Printer Port The printer port (Item 3, Figure 1-7) is a 25 pin D-type interface, Usually this interface supports a parallel printing device. 1-5.24 Port Replicator Port The Port Replicator Port (Item 4, Figure 1-7) is an 80 pin interface, Expend two SIO, two USB, two PS/2, PIO, VGA port. 1-5.25 IrDA Port This infrared port (Item 5, Figure 1-7) complies IrDA, and ASK Standards, which allow you to connect your notebook to an IR device wirelessly. 1-5.
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