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AcerNote 970 Service Guide About this Manual Purpose This service guide contains reference information for the 370 notebook computer. It gives the system and peripheral specifications, shows how to identify and solve system problems and explains the procedure for removing and replacing system components. It also gives information for ordering spare parts. Manual Structure This service guide consists of four chapters and seven appendices as follows: Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter gives the technical specifications for the notebook and its peripherals. Chapter 2 Major Chip Descriptions This chapter lists the major chips used in the notebook and includes pin descriptions and related diagrams of these chips. Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Information This chapter includes the system BIOS information, focusing on the BIOS setup utility. Chapter 4 Disassembly and Unit Replacement This chapter tells how to disassemble the notebook and replace components. Appendix A Model Number Definition This appendix lists the model number definition of this notebook model series. Appendix B Exploded View Diagram This appendix shows the exploded view diagram of the notebook. Appendix C Spare Parts List This appendix contains spare parts information. Appendix D Schematics This appendix contains the schematic diagrams of the notebook. Appendix E BIOS POST Checkpoints This appendix lists all the BIOS POST checkpoints. Appendix F Forms This appendix contains standard forms that can help improve customer service. Related product information AcerNote 970 User's Manual contains system description and general operating instructions. Vesuvius-LS Chipset Data Sheets contain information on the system core chips (V1-LS, V2-LS, V3-LS). NMG2090 Data Sheet contains detailed information on the NeoMagic VGA controller. RCV288Aci/SVD Chipset Data Sheet contains detailed information on the Rockwell Modem controller. ESS1688W Data Sheet contains detailed information on the ESS audio controller. 87C552 Data Sheet contains detailed information on the Philips System Management Controller. NS87336VLJ Data Sheet contains detailed information on the NS super I/O controller. CL-PD6730 Data Sheet contains detailed information on the Cirrus Logic PCMCIA controller. PCI0643 Data Sheets contain detailed information on the CMD PCI IDE controller. T62.036.C , T62.039. and C T62.055.C Data Sheets contain detailed information on the Ambit components. M38802 Data Sheet contains detailed information on the Phoenix keyboard controller. Conventions The following are the conventions used in this manual: Text entered by user Represents text input by the user. Screen messages Denotes actual messages that appear onscreen. a, e, s, etc. Represen