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F I C M 2 9 5 / M 2 9 6 M O D E L I N T E L P E N T I U M 4 N O T E B O O K S ® ®...
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FIC M295 / M296 notebook. Intended Audience This manual is primarily intended for use by qualified service technicians assigned to FIC notebook PC repair operations. However, several sections contain overview technical information useful to a general (less-technical) audience.
Advanced Power Management, RTC Integrated PCI to LPC Bridge Integrated keyboard Controller(Not use) Integrated Audio Controller with AC97 Interface PCI Bus Interface (PCI 2.2 compliant) Cache Memory L1 Cache (Pentium Processor internal): 12KB code and 8KB data FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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High Performance and high quality 3D accelerator AGP 4X BUS High performance 2D accelerator Complete TV-OUT/Digital Flat Panel Solution M296 ATI M9CSP32 High Performance and high quality 3D accelerator AGP 4X BUS High performance 2D accelerator FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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USB Cable BTO with USB2.0 Integrated in South Bridge (SIS 962L) Bluetooth (SIS 962L) USB v.1.1 and Intel Universal HCI v.1.1 compatible Module Eighteen level (doublewords) data FIFO with full scatter and gather capability FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Outline of the M295 / M296 Root hub and four function ports Integrated physical layer transceivers with optional over-current detection status on USB inputs Legacy keyboard and PS/2 mouse support FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Outline of the M295 / M296 1.3 System Configuration Diagram Figure 1-1 M296 System Configuration Diagram FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Outline of the M295 / M296 Figure 1-2 M295 System Configuration Diagram FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
The LCD can be 14.1” TFT color LVDS with 1024x768 XGA (Extended Graphics Array) resolution panels or 15” TFT color LVDS with 1400x1050 resolution. The features of the Color LCD Display are summarized as follows: FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
(1) Function Keys — These function keys, out of through , are available on <F1> <F12> the notebook keyboard. These keys also work together with the <Fn> key to activate FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Since the notebook also supports full-duplex audio capabilities, you can talk to the microphone and at the same time listen to others talk when connected to a speakerphone modem, Internet live chat, or video conferencing. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Figure 1-6 Status LED Panel Icons Icon Represents Indicates IDE Drive This LED will turn on when the system is accessing the hard disk drive (HDD) or CD-ROM / DVD-ROM / CD-RW /Combo. Access 1-10 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Outlook environment. − User-Defined Button You can define these one of buttons to activate command file (like execution file or batch file) by yourself. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-11...
DOS or Windows PS/2 mouse driver. You can also disable the glide pad in the BIOS Setup program. You can execute a left button click function by simply tapping on the glide pad surface once. Refer to the User Guide of the notebook for more information. 1-12 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Suspend mode. It is better to save all files and shutdown the power instead or run Suspend-to-Disk mode. Audio-DJ Display The display shows the number of the music currently playing. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-13...
Wireless data transfer of files between your notebook computer and an IR-equipped device or notebook computer. You can also print to an IR-equipped printer without using cables. The SIR mode provides up to 115.2Kbps of data transfer rate. 1-14 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
RW/DVD combo drive options. USB Port The Universal Serial Bus (USB) port allows you to connect up to 127 USB-equipped peripheral devices (for example, printers, scanners and so on) to your notebook computer. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-15...
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For network PC cards, you need first to stop the device under the PC Card properties of Windows Control Panel. Otherwise, this may cause system hang or system fatal error. Please use the LAN port of this notebook instead of using other network PC card. 1-16 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
LCD and the external CRT monitor display simultaneously; or switch it to CRT only using the function hot key (Fn+F3). When switch to CRT only, you can set the display resolution up to 1024x768 at (16-bit true color). FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-17...
When you resume the system from suspend mode, the USB port may not initialize properly. If in case the USB device does not work, unplug and plug the USB device again. This is a known bug released by Intel and Microsoft Windows. 1-18 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
AC adapter. Normal operating time using Li-Ion battery pack is close to 2.5 hours with power management. Mini-PCI Socket Compartment This compartment houses the mini-PCI socket for inserting the internal LAN. Refer to Chapter 2 of User Manual for installing the LAN module. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-19...
BIOS. Always check for the latest BIOS update from the FIC Internet homepage. ftp://pcg.fic.com.tw/NBTECH 1.5.1 Using the Main Menu The BIOS Setup Main Menu contains the settings for system time and date, and disk drives as 1-20 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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System Time – To set the time, enter the current hour, minute, and second on hr/min/sec, 24-hour format. System Date – This field lets you set the calendar month, day, and year. The calendar clock remains in memory even after you turn off the system. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-21...
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Is installed here. ATAPI Removable = Removable disk drive is installed here. −/+ Help Select Item Change Values Setup Defaults Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu Save and Exit Figure 1-13 Internal HDD/CD-ROM Sub-Menu 1-22 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
[256MB] EmbedDed Audio Device [Enabled] Summary Screen: [Disabled] I/O Device Configuration Help Select Item Change Values Setup Defaults Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu Save and Exit Figure 1-14 BIOS Setup Advanced Menu FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-23...
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Embedded Share Memory – [8MB] [16MB] [32MB] [64MB] – Embedded Share Memory AGP VGA Memory Size. Graphics Aperture - [4MB] [8MB] [16MB][32MB] [64MB] [128MB] [256MB] – Select the size of the Graphics Aperture for the AGP video device. 1-24 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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(OS Controlled) – Displayed when controlled by OS Mode: [IrDA] [FIR] Enabled the IrDA transmission Base I/O address/IRQ [3F8] / [2F8] / [3E8] / Set the base I/O address and IRQ for [2E8] serial port B. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-25...
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EPP, or ECP when the parallel port is configured. When you set the configured parallel port to Enabled rather than Auto, you should also set the parameter of Base I/O address and IRQ for this port. 1-26 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Set. If disabled. The item will show Clear. Clear / Set – While the User Password had been User Password Is: enabled, the item will show Set. If disabled. The item will show Clear. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-27...
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Fixed disk boot sector – [Write Protect] enables write protect boot sector on hard disk to prevent against viruses. [Normal] disables this write protect function. Password on boot – Enables password check when booting. 1-28 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Hard Drive – Move the option on top if you want to boot from a bootable hard disk drive (Drive C:\) Diskette Devices – Move the option on top if you want to boot from a bootable floppy diskette (Drive A:\). FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-29...
Load Setup Defaults – Loads the default settings for all items in Setup. Discard Changes – Reverts to previously selected settings. Save Changes – Saves Setup data to CMOS. Battery Refresh – Reactivate both Li-Ion and Ni-MH battery. 1-30 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
This device pack can write data to CD-R or CD-RW CD for you to backup the data. 1.6.7 CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive This device pack can write data to CD-R or CD-RW CD for you to backup the data and also can read DVD/CD title. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 1-31...
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This notebook is ready for Bluetooth technology. This is a wireless connection standard in a short-range radio technology. It aims at simplifying communication between each device with Bluetooth module. Bluetooth is in essence a “personal-area network” technology for connecting computers to peripherals and mobile phones. 1-32 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Realtek LAN Driver– Windows 2000/XP • EzButton Driver – Windows 2000/XP • Easy Mail Light Driver – Windows 2000/XP Visit FIC Support website FTP://FTP.PCG.FIC.COM.TW/NBTECH latest driver updates. 2.2.1 Installing Windows XP from Optical Devices This section provides Windows XP installation guide from the Optical Devices (Such as CD- ROM or DVD-ROM device.)
EzButton driver location as "E:\Drivers\WinXP\EzButton". Click Next to begin searching the driver. The Add New Hardware will found Keyboard en3886... Click Next to continue the driver installation. Click Finish button to finish installing EzButton driver. FIC M295/M296 Service Manual...
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Click Finish to restart your system. 2.2.7 Installing the Internal Modem for Windows XP Your notebook computer may come with an optional internal modem. The internal modem is a 56Kps V.90 Askey Data Fax modem. Installing Internal Modem for Windows XP FIC M295/M296 Service Manual...
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Press down on the edge of the modem module until the locking tabs on the sides snap into place, securing the module. Cable socket Figure 2-2 Mini-PCI Socket Compartment Boot Windows from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the Modem driver for Windows. FIC M295/M296 Service Manual...
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"E:\Drivers\WinXP\modem\setup.exe" where the modem driver is located. The system may prompt you the message to restart the computer to finish the installation. Cable Figure 2-3 Mini-PCI Socket Compartment Figure 2-4 Mini-PCI Socket Compartment FIC M295/M296 Service Manual...
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UK KEYBOARD Logo Select Logo Pos #3 RESERVE RESERVE Password Override ( CMOS / RTC Data ) Jumper Setting Password Override Pos#4 Password Normal Clear Password Before doing password override, take off AC adapter and battery first. FIC M295/M296 Service Manual...
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Pos # 8 is N/A Pin for reserve SW7 / CPU VID SELECT Processor Pins PIN5 PIN4 PIN3 PIN2 PIN1 Vcc_max VRM output off 1.100 1.125 1.150 1.175 1.200 1.225 1.250 1.275 1.300 1.325 1.350 1.375 1.400 1.425 FIC M295/M296 Service Manual...
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Installation and Upgrade 1.450 1.475 1.500 1.525 1.550 1.575 1.600 1.625 1.650 1.675 1.700 1.725 1.750 1.775 1.800 1.825 1.850 CD-ROM Pos #6 Desktops Mobile CPU 100MHZ(FSB 400) CPU 133MHZ(FSB 533) OFF OFF OFF FIC M295/M296 Service Manual...
2. Remove keyboard cover by gently bending it and sliding it towards in front of you. Keyboard Cover Bend Up Figure 2-6 Remove keyboard cover 3. Release keyboard cable by sliding the ZIF connector towards upward direction. Release Keyboard latch towards upward Figure 2-7 Release Keyboard Latch FIC M295/M296 Service Manual...
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Remove the Cooling Fan 3. Release four screws as shown in the picture above, and then remove cooling fan module by slightly lifting it up. Be careful about the cable connected to Glide Pad Board. 2-10 FIC M295/M296 Service Manual...
To lock CPU, turn lock clockwise direction. Unlock CPU Figure 2-10 CPU Assembly 3. Remove CPU and insert the preferred CPU. 4. Using a flat screwdriver, turn the socket lock clockwise direction to lock CPU onto the socket. FIC M295/M296 Service Manual 2-11...
1. Make sure the system is powered off and that no peripheral devices are attached. 2. Turn the system over and locate the screw on the memory compartment. 3. Remove the screw and open the memory compartment. Locate the alignment notch on the module. 2-12 FIC M295/M296 Service Manual...
1. Find out the built-in hard disk secured with one screw at the upper right corner of the hard disk. Remove this screw and carefully pull the hard disk module from the connector. Screw Figure 2-13 Remove One Screw Securing HDD FIC M295/M296 Service Manual 2-13...
Otherwise, the system may not be able to power on and you need to replace the BIOS EPROM chip from another working notebook. Always plug in the AC adapter when updating the BIOS. 2-14 FIC M295/M296 Service Manual...
Auto detecting the CPU type and speed for Intel Pentium 4 based system. DRAM Auto sizing and detection. Support PC-200/266 DDR SDRAM. Cache Level 2 SRAM auto sizing and detection. Always enable CPU L1 and L2 cache. Shadow Always enable VGA and System BIOS shadow FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Compliant with PCMCIA 2.1 specification. Power Management The power management is compliant with ACPI 1.0B Support specification and supports the following power state: S0 (Full-On) Mode S3 (Doze) Mode S4 (STD) Mode S5 (Soft-Off) Mode FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
128/256/512MB upward. The BIOS will automatically detect the amount of memory in the system and configure CMOS accordingly during the POST (Power-On Self Test) process. This must be done in a way that requires no user interaction. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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• The VGA BIOS supports the IBM VGA Standard 7-bit VGA modes numbers. Mode Pixel Resolution Colors Memory 00h/01h 40*25 Text 02h/03h 80*25 Text 04h/05h 320*200 2-bit Planar 640*200 1-bit Planar 80*25 Mono Text FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Note: “*” The modes may not be available. Their availability should be determined by VESA function calls. Panel Type Initialization The VGA BIOS will issue INT 15h function call during POST. This function call allows the FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Both software and hardware will control the volume level for the internal audio subsystem. In addition to the volume control, the user will be able to mute the sound to completely cut off the volume using both software and hardware. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Function Handler Fn + F3 Toggle Display BIOS Handler (LCD/CRT/TV/LCD&CRT) Fn + F6 System Speaker On/Off BIOS Handler Fn + F8 Brightness Increase Controlled by PMU08 Fn + F9 Brightness Decrease Controlled by PMU08 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Controlled by Driver 3.3.11 Plug & Play The BIOS supports the Plug and Play Specification 1.0A. (Include ESCD) This section describes the device management. The system board devices and its resources are as follows: FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
1394 controller REQ40/GNT40 None None 3.3.12 SMBus Devices The SMBus is a two-wire interface through which the system can communicate with power- related chips. The BIOS should initialize the SMBus devices during POST. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-11...
System Control Port 0A0 - 0A1 8259-2 Advanced Power Management Control Port Advanced Power Management Status Port 0C0 – 0DF 8237-2 0F0 – 0FF Math Coprocessor 170 - 177 IDE Secondary Command Block 3-12 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Video Memory 9FC00 ~ 9FFFFh 40 KB Video ROM A0000 ~ BFFFFh C0000 ~ CFFFFh 72 KB Unused D0000 ~ DFFFFh 16 KB DMI information E0000 ~ FFFFFh 128 KB System ROM BIOS FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-13...
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Low = Power down GPIOB3 PDCOM# MAX3243 RS232 GPIOB4 N.C. GPIOB5 N.C. Low = POS, STR and GPIOB6 PM_SLP_S1# SIS961 STD suspend state Low = Wake Up Event GPIOB7 PM_RI# SIS961 (SMI or SCI) GPIOC0 N.C. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-15...
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CAPS Lock LED BLEN1 Wireless_RFON PULL DOWN 1K ohm PORT 4 PULL UP 10Kohm PULL UP 10Kohm IRQ12 IRQ1 KBCSMI0 PORT 5 GPRS_PWRENA GPRS_VDDPD ISA ADDRESS (SA2) PORT 6 KBSEL2 KBSEL1 GPRS_ON/OFF LOGSEL 3-16 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Software Functional Overview PASS0 BT_FETON1 BT_SENSE0 PORT 7 PS2 DATA PS2 CLOCK EXTERNAL KB DATA EXTERNAL KB CLOCK EXTERNAL MOUSE CLOCK EXTERNAL MOUSE DATA SMDAT_KBC SMCLK_KBC FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-17...
SIS961 (ISA I/F Power), Clock Generator & Buffer (W137) +RTCVCCS SIS961 (RTC) 3.5.3 Power Management Mode Full On Mode The system state where no devices are power managed and the system can respond to applications with maximum performance. Doze mode 3-18 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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The This is the same as suspend to disk except the context of memory is not saved. The system will resume from Soft Off as if a hard reset had occurred. Mechanical off mode All power except the RTC has been removed from the system. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-19...
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STD battery Suspend Moff button Ring in Suspend button Plug in AC RCT alarm adapter or battery Lan Remote and press power wakeup button Internet / Mail key Internet / Mail key 3-20 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Stand by No activity No activity No activity No activity No activity Resume Full on Both Both Stand by Both No activity No activity Resume If dual view enable lid close always suspend. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-21...
Power Off Power Off Serial Port Power Down Power Down Power Off IR Module Power Down Power Off Power Off Power Down Power Down Power Down Internal Modem Power Down Power Down Power Down 3-22 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Power off Software Controlled by M38869M8 power down command PMU08 Sofeware Controlled by PMU08 power down command VGA/VRAM Software Controlled by NVIDIA PCMCIA Software Controlled by SUSB# pin Super I/O Hardware Controlled by SIS961 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-23...
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Power off Serial Port Software Controlled by PMU08 GPIO[B3] pin IR Module Hardware Controlled by SUSB# pin Hardware Controlled by Driver enter Dx status Internal Modem Hardware Controlled by Driver enter Dx ststus 3-24 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Software Functional Overview ACPI 3.6.1 Expanding Event Through the Embedded Controller The following figure shows the relationships between the devices that are wired to the embedded controller, the embedded controller queries, and ACPI general FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-25...
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Latest Full charged capacity − Present Remaining capacity − Present drain rate − Present voltage − Present Battery Status ACPI BIOS should support an independent device object in the name space, and implement the following methods. 3-26 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
_ACx then the OS will turn on the associated active cooling device(s). If _TMP is greater than or equal to _PSV then the OS will perform CPU throttling. Finally if _TMP is greater than or equal to _CRT then the OS will shutdown the system. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-27...
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_PSV and/or _ACx and then notifies the OS of the thermal and device insertion events. 2. The OS reenumerates the devices and reevaluates _PSV and _ACx. Resetting Cooling Temperatures to Implement Hysteresis An OEM can build hysteresis into platform thermal design by dynamically 3-28 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
The _ACx method designates the temperature at which the Active cooling is enabled or disabled (depending upon the direction in which the temperature is changing). The _ALx method evaluates to a list of devices that actively cool the zone. For example: FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-29...
Whenever _TSP time has elapsed, the OS will run _TMP to sample the current temperature (shown as Tn in the above equation). Then the OS will use the sampled temperature and _PSV (which is the target temperature Tt) to evaluate the equation for ΔP. 3-30 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Figure as following illustrates the implementation. Because the example does not create noise, this will be an implementation of silence mode. _CRT Fan on/off _AC0 Throttle CPU _PSV Reduce charge _AC1 rate FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-31...
_ACx trip point is exceeded. For example, these devices could be fans. _CRT This control method returns the critical temperature at which the OS must shutdown the system. Arguments: None. Result Code: Temperature in tenths Kelvin 3-32 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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30.0 seconds, then _TSP needs to report 300; if the sampling period is 0.5 seconds, then it will report 5. The OS can normalize the sampling over a longer period if FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-33...
The system issues a warning beep (3 beeps at once) 3.7.3 Battery Low When the battery capacity remains 3%, the system will generate a battery low SMI. The system will do the following action. 3-34 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Controller EC_DA Burst Interrupt on (BE_EC) acknowledge byte OBF=1 Burst Disable 0x83 EC_SC W Command byte Interrupt on Embedded Header IBF=0 Controller (BD_EC) Query 0x84 EC_SC W Command byte No Interrupt Embedded Header FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-35...
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This register is not cleared if the system is in S4-S5 state. R(/W): This is the read only register, but the written data will be able to read back till PMU updates the data periodically, or PMU detects the status change. 3-36 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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This register is not cleared if the system is in S4-S5 state. R(/W): This is the read only register, but the written data will be able to read back till PMU updates the data periodically, or PMU detects the status change. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-37...
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When this register is checked by polling, the interval time is necessary more than 500usec. R(/W): This is the read only register, but the written data will be able to read back till PMU updates the data periodically, or PMU detects the status change. 3-38 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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(STS_X) AND (Written THERMAL_ Reserved [7:3] 0x00 data) EVT_STS This register is not cleared if the system is in S4-S5 state. After writing to this register, Set the “00h” to the BURST_FLG_CLR register. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-39...
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1: Rising edge GPIO-B_ Disable WAKE_ENB_B [6:0] 0x00 WAKE_ENB Enable GPIO-C_ RES [7 :4] DATA_C DATA [3:0] RUN_ GPIO-C_ ENB_ Disable 0 0 0 0 0 0 0x00 RUN_ENB [1:0] Enable Should be 0. 3-40 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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D/A_CONT DATA [7:0] 0xff 0xff : Battery capacity(%) output 0x00 : WAKE# output enable WAKE_DIS DATA [7:0] 0x00 0x01 : WAKE# output disable Should be 0. This register’s response time is 150usec max. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-41...
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This register is not cleared if the system is in S4-S5 state. R(/W): This is the read only register, but the written data will be able to read back till PMU updates the data periodically, or PMU detects the status change. 3-42 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Reserved Don't care R(/W): This is the read only register, but the written data will be able to read back till PMU updates the data periodically, or PMU detects the status change. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-43...
100Mbps. ACPI - Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface, a power management specification developed by Intel, Microsoft, and Toshiba. CardBus - The 32-bit version of the PCMCIA PC Card standard. In addition to 3-44 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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USB - A new external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of 12 MBps. A single USB port can be used to connect up to 127 peripheral devices, such as mice, modems, and keyboards. USB also supports Plug-and-Play installation and hot plugging. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 3-45...
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Chapter Hardware Functional Overview 4.1 Overview The FIC M295 / M296 notebook consists of several important functions and subsystems including: • System Processor – implemented on the motherboard using the Intel uFCPGA Pentium 4 1.6/1.8/2.0/2.26/2.3/2.4/2.5 GHZ Support FSB 400/533 •...
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Modem ASKEY 1456VQL19R-4 Mini-PCI Solution (Type-3A) V.90, K56flex, ITU-T V.34, V.32, RJ11 Jack TIA/EIA 602, V.42 ITU-T V.17, V.29, V.27ter, V.21 Ch2 TIA/EIA 578 Class1 FAX Wake up on Ring FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Wake up On LAN 3Com Combo Mini-PCI Solution (Type-3A) • Power Subsystem – implemented on the motherboard, LCD Inverter Board, Battery Pack, and AC adapter. • Micro-P Subsystem – embedded controller on the motherboard using Mitsubishi PMU08 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Audio DJ O2Micro OZ168T 4.4 System Processor (CPU) The FIC M295 / M296 runs on Intel Pentium 4 based on FC-PGA2) Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array ( 478-pin packaging. It supports CPU with up to 2.5GHz clock speed rating. The processor operates in conjunction with the RAM and ROM memory and the system control logic (e.g.
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Advanced L1 instruction cache removes decoder pipeline latency, and caches "decoded" instructions, thus improving efficiency and hit rate to cached instructions. The 12 Kµop portion of the L1 cache supplies decoded instructions into the processor FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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• Second-Generation Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE2) - 144 new instructions providing software developers with new capabilities for accelerating video, multimedia, 3D, imaging, and encryption. These new instructions can FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Multi-threaded I/O Link Packet layer, the Multi-threaded I/O Link Packet Layer in SiS961 to transfer data w/ 533 MB/s bandwidth from/to Multi-threaded I/O Link Channels layer to/from SiS645DX, and the Multi threaded I/O Link Packet Layer in SiS645DX to transfer FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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. Supports PCI-to-PCI Bridge Function for Memory Write from 33Mhz PCI Bus to A.G.P. device . Supports AGP 4X/2X Interface w/ Fast Write Transaction HighThroughput SiS MuTIOL connect to SiS962L MuTIOL Media I/O 4-10 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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PS2 mouse interface, Real Time clock with 512B CMOS SRAM and two 8259A compatible Interrupt controllers. Besides, the I/O APIC managing up to 24 interrupts with both Serial and FSB interrupt delivery modes is supported. The FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 4-11...
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Integrated Multithreaded I/O Link Mastering with Read Pipelined Streaming • Dual Independent IDE Channels Each with 32 DW FIFO • Native and Compatibility Mode • PIO Mode 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and Multiword DMA Mode 0, 1, 2 4-12 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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ACPI S3 Wake-up Events: Power Button, PS/2 Keyboard Password/ Hot-Key/Any-key and Mouse, RTC Alarm, Modem, Ring-In, GPIO7, LAN, PME#, AC’97 Wake-Up, USB Wake-Up. • ACPI S4/S5 Wake-up Events: Power Button, PS/2 Keyboard Password/ Hot-Key/Any- FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 4-13...
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Supports ACPI Day-of-Month and Month-of-Year Alarm • 512 Bytes of CMOS SRAM NAND Tree for Ball Connectivity Testing 371-Balls BGA Package 1.8V Core with Mixed 1.5V, 1.8V, 2.65V and 3.3V I/O CMOS Technology 4-14 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
The BIOS is stored in a 32-pin PLCC package FLASH ROM SST 49LF040A with 4Mbit size and is mounted into the motherboard. While posting the system, the Shadow RAM will be enabled and the ROM will be disabled. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 4-15...
PowerMizer technology for maximum performance and long battery life • Up to 3.2 GB/second memory bandwidth • Supports 128-bit DDR, 64-bit DDR, and 32-bit DDR SDRAM • AGP 4x with Fast Writes • TSMC 0.15um process • 31x31mm, 604 PBGA package 4-16 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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• Bi-endian support for compliance on a variety of processor platforms. • Unique enhanced TCA (Triple-Cache Architecture) incorporates texture, pixel and vertex caches to maximize effective memory bandwidth. • CCE high-speed pull architecture software interface optimized for Pentium III/4 and Athlon FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 4-17...
PC Cards, such as Memory cards, Network interfaces, FAX/Modems and other wireless communication cards, etc. The high performance and capability of the CardBus interface will enable the new development of many new functions and applications. 4-18 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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• Supports PCMCIA_ATA Specification • Supports 5V/3.3V PC and 3.3V Cardbus cards • Supports two PC Card or CardBus slots with hot insertion and removal • Supports multiple FIFOs for PCI/CardBus data transfer FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 4-19...
PS/2 mouse. The M285 membrane keyboard is an 86-key IBM 101-key enhanced compatible keyboard with standard characters and 12 function keys including an embedded numeric keypad. See Chapter 1 for more information. 4-20 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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CD Multi-session disc compatibility and Multimedia PC-3 specification compatibility. The notebook also could use the 8X+ speed IDE DVD-ROM Drive that reads DVD digital data stored on DVD-ROM at 8 times faster rotational speed. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 4-21...
PMU08. 7. Wait for SMBus interrupt occurred by monitoring SmbHstSts register INTR bit. 8. Get the desired data by reading from SmbHstDat0 (High byte) and SmbHstDat1 4-22 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
FIC M295 / M296 Disassembly Instruction Parts Removal and Replacement Procedures This section contains the field service-level removal/ replacement procedures for the notebook. The notebook is designed for optimum modularity in order to make field replacement and maintenance easy and efficient.
FIC M295 / M296 Disassembly Instruction Removing the LCD Panel The procedure for removing the LCD Panel is as follows: 1. Follow the steps above in removing the keyboard cover and keyboard. 2. You will find the LCD panel connector with a cover attached to the system unit using two screws.
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FIC M295 / M296 Disassembly Instruction 5. To remove the LCD panel, you need to disassemble the LCD bezel and LCD cover back. Remove four screws on the front bezel as shown in the figure below. Then, carefully separate the front bezel cover from the LCD assembly.
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FIC M295 / M296 Disassembly Instruction 2. To remove the palm rest cover, you need to remove five screws on the under side as indicated on the figure below. Five Screws Bottom Case Palm Rest Cover Screws underneath the under side 3.
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FIC M295 / M296 Disassembly Instruction Removing the Internal Hard Disk Drive The notebook provides a built-in hard disk for the primary IDE controller. The HDD is an industry standard 2.5” IDE disk drive with a maximum height of 9.5mm, and can be upgraded with another standard 2.5”...
FIC M295 / M296 Disassembly Instruction Removing the Thermal Module 1. Release four screws and remove four screws as shown in the picture below. Remove Release 4 Screws 4 Screws Remove the Thermal Module including the thermal plate and cooling fan 2.
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FIC M295 / M296 Disassembly Instruction Screws of Heat Sink Plate Remove cooling fan module by slightly lifting it up Remove the Cooling Fan 4. Release four screws as shown in the picture above and then remove cooling fan module by slightly lifting it up.
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FIC M295 / M296 Disassembly Instruction Removing the System Top Cover The procedure for removing the system top cover is as follows: 1. Before removing the system top case, you need first to disassemble keyboard, LCD panel, palm rest cover, hard disk drive, and thermal module.
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FIC M295 / M296 Disassembly Instruction 2. Remove the two screws and two hexagonal bolts. Two Hex-bolts Two Screws CD-ROM Cover Disassembly 3. After removing the screw, lift up the CD-ROM cover carefully. Removing the PCMCIA Slot Cover The procedures for removing PCMCIA slot cover are as follows: 1.
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FIC M295 / M296 Disassembly Instruction Removing the Build-In Speaker Panel The internal speaker panel is connected on the front side of the base unit assembly. It’s connected to the main board using wire cable. Follow the procedures below and illustration on how to remove the speaker panel.
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FIC M295 / M296 Disassembly Instruction DC-DC Board Disassembly Removing the CPU The M295 / M296 models feature Intel Pentium 4 SFF uFC-PGA Processors. It is located on the upper-right side of the system motherboard. To replace the CPU, follows the below steps.
FIC M295 / M296 Disassembly Instruction Removing the Motherboard The motherboard contains the major chipset and components needed to run the notebook. Follow the steps below on how to remove the motherboard:. 1. Before removing the motherboard, you need first to disassemble the all basis unit modules mentioned in the previous sections.
FIC M295 / M296 Disassembly Instruction Removing the USB Board The procedures for removing USB Board are as follows. 4. Before removing the USB Module Board, you need first to remove all basis unit modules mentioned in the previous sections including main board.
The following is a summary of the Phoenix BIOS startup error messages that is displayed on the notebook’s screen. These messages help you in understanding some of the notebook’s problems that may be corrected by entering the BIOS SETUP program and checking the original values. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
If reset logic has failed. the problem persists, contact qualified service personnel. Time of day not set - run Real Time Clock not set. Run SETUP utility. SETUP program FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Real time clock failure The RTC or battery failed. Run SETUP and turn the power off and on. If the problem persists, replace the RTC battery. If the problem remains, contact qualified service personnel. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
4. Checksum test - All of the values in a given range of locations are added together. The range includes a location which when added to sum of the ranges, will produce a known result, such as zero. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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At the completion of the rolling ones and pattern tests of the first 64K, the BIOS checks the parity error bits (bits 7 and 6) of port 60h. Failure results in a system halt. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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No specific test is performed - just validation for video in indicates that the configuration specified progress. in CMOS for video is being matched against the actual installation. A failure does not result in a system halt. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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If a timer tick occurs during this time period, an error message is displayed on the screen. Other failures are hard to detect. If possible, the BIOS will continue with POST, skipping the memory tests. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Math coprocessor test in An integer load and store is performed progress or failure. with the math coprocessor. If the values do not match, an error message will be displayed and POST will continue. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Unexpected type 02 interrupt at A parity error occurred, but the Turn the power off and then xxxxh. Type (S)hut off NMI, source can not be determined. on again. (R)eboot, other keys to continue FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Recharge the battery pack for at 3 least hours before using again. Discharge and recharge the battery twice (Battery Low- Low Suspend Off) to allow more accurate reading of battery meter under Windows 98 or Windows Me. Replace the battery pack. 6-10 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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(SIR) inside the BIOS Setup menu to free up unused IRQ. If PC card is not detected, insert it to the other PCMCIA slot. Otherwise, replace PC card. Contact the PC card manufacturer for support. Replace the main board. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 6-11...
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Check audio source (CD, tape, etc.) if faulty. Check if audio driver is installed. Check internal connections for speaker and microphone if not working. Check audio board, cables and connections. Replace main board 6-12 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Troubleshooting and Repair 6.4.8 CD-ROM Interface Check Figure 6-7 CD-ROM Interface Check 6.4.9 Serial Port Interface Check Figure 6-8 Serial Port Interface Check FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual 6-17...
Troubleshooting and Repair 6.4.14 PCMCIA Interface Check Figure 6-13 PCMCIA Interface Check 6.4.15 USB Port Interface Check Figure 6-14 USB Port Interface Check 6-20 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Troubleshooting and Repair 6.4.18 LED Indicator Function Check Figure 6-17 LED Indicator Function Check 6-22 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Troubleshooting and Repair 6.4.21 FIR Interface Check Figure 6-20 FIR Interface Check 6.4.22 IEEE1394 Interface Check Figure 6-21 IEEE1394 Interface Check 6-24 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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200 / 266 MHz (Northwood) Data Path 64 Bit Refresh CBR Refresh Supply Voltage 2.5V Extension Upgradable to max. 1024MB using 512 MB SODIMM x 2 Parity Support No parity bit for all memory FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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• Drivers / Receiver: Maxim MAX3243 (SSOP, 28-pin) KEYBOARD SUBSYSTEM Keyboard Controller ENE KB3886 Firmware Version Version: 1.47 Package 64-pin TQFP Host Interface 8042-style host interface Keyboard Scan Local 16 x 8 keyboard switch matrix External PS/2 Keyboard Mini-DIN PS/2 connector FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Green color when accessing the HDD FDD LED Green color when accessing the FDD Num Lock LED Green color for Num Lock activate on keyboard Caps Lock LED Green color for Caps Lock activate on keyboard FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Notebook Specification Scroll Lock LED Green color for Scroll Lock activate on keyboard FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Weight Approx. 650g Contrast Ratio 250:1 (typ.) Brightness (cd/m²) Viewing Angle (U/D/L/R) 10/30/45/45 Power Supply 3.3V Response Time 40ms (max) Operating Temperature 0 to 50 degrees Celsius Storage Temperature -20 to 60 degrees Celsius FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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PS/2 (compatible with Microsoft Mouse Driver) Supply Voltage Supply Current 4.0mA (Max) Operating Dimension W65 x H49 x D2.82 (D1.07 PCB ) mm Weight Operating Temperature 0 to 60 degrees Celsius Storage Temperature -40 to 65 degrees Celsius FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Dimension L133 x W58 x H29 [mm] LITHIUM ION (LI-ION) BATTERY PACK Model Sanyo Li-Ion Rechargeable Smart Battery Cell Number Rating (Nominal) Voltage 14.4V Typical Capacity 4000 mAH Watts 51.84 W Charging Voltage 16.8V FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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308 x 268 x 39.9 mm (Front), 42.9 mm (Rear) (W x D x H) in millimeters Unit Weight Approximately 3Kg (6.6 lbs) with 14.1” LCD System with HDD, FDD, CD-Rom & One Li-Ion Battery Pack FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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No. of Times: 3 Times Direction: 6 face Drop Package Drop Height: 91cm (under 10Kg) 76cm (over 10Kg) Drop Phase: 1 corner, 3 line, 6 face Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) Contact: +/- 6KV Air: +/- 10KV FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
Active low Data Set Ready inputs for the serial port. RTSA#_6:O Active low Request to Send Outputs for the serial port. CTSA#_T:I Active low Clear to Send inputs for the serial port. RI#_T:I Active low Ring Indicator inputs for the serial port. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Refer to parallel port description for use of this pin in ECP and EPP mode. This active low high current driver allows current to flow through the write head. It become active just prior to writing to the diskette. FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Type MOUSE_CLK External clock for mouse or keyboard EKB_CLK External clock for mouse or keyboard +5vs 5v power supply Ground EKB_DATA External data for mouse or keyboard MOUSE_DATA External data for mouse or keyboard FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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IRQ15 Secondary disk interrupt CDROMLED# CDROM access indicator CD_R CDROM sound right signal Ground CD_L CDROM sound left signal CD_RGND Left Ground 39,41,38,40,42 +5Vs +5V power supply 23,43,44,45,46,48 Ground CSEL SELECT MASTER OR SLAVE FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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Primary disk data 0 RPDD1 Primary disk data 1 RPDD2 Primary disk data 2 RPDD3 Primary disk data 3 RPDD4 Primary disk data 4 RPDD5 Primary disk data 5 RPDD6 Primary disk data 6 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
MICIN External Microphone input signal Ground EXTMICDET EXTERNAL MIC detect Ground B.13 Internal Microphone Connector The pin assignment of the internal microphone is as follows: Signal Description Type MICIN External Microphone input signal Ground FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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This appendix provides you with the field replaceable unit (FRU) parts listing of the M295 / M296 Series. Refer to this appendix whenever ordering for spare parts or requesting for RMA (Returned Merchandise Authorization) number. Please contact FIC account manager for latest unit price.
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LCD BEZEL x 80-40473-11 30 LCD COVER BACK x 80-40474-60 30 FRAME HINGE-R x 24-51467-00 30 FRAME HINGE-L x 24-51466-00 30 AC ADAPTOR 12-01468-02 35 Keyboard(GER) 71-30411-24 35 24 Mth Keyboard(UK) 71-30411-25 35 24 Mth FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual...
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