Chapter 1

System Description

Specification

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1. SCOPE

This document describes the functional specifications for the Compal Notebook personal computer
IFL90 series. The system is hardware and software compatible with the IBM PC/ATX personal
computer.

1.1 CPU

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Intel Mobile Merom & Merom ICPM, FCPGA, Socket P, 4M L2, FSB 800/667MHz

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Micro FC-PGA package CPU

1.2 Chip

Set

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Intel PM965 (667/800 MHz FSB supported)

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ICH8-M

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ENE KB925 for Keyboard Controller, Battery management Unit

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Ricoh R5C833 for 3 in 1 controller and IEEE1394 controller

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External VGA card for PM965

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Realtek ALC268 for High Definition Audio Codec

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Broadcom BCM5787KMLG for Giga LAN

1.3 Memory

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On board with two 200-pin +1.8V DDRII SO-DIMM connector, supporting, DDR II 533/667
SDRAM memory interface design , 0MB DDR RAM on board ,Two DDR SODIMM slots .

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4MB L2 Cache on CPU.

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Support 128MB/256MB VGA memory for MXM II

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VRAM:GDDR2,up to 256MB

1.4 BIOS

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Flash ROM 1MB

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Support multi-boot

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Suspend to RAM (S3)/Disk (S4)

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Various hot-keys for system control

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Support SMBIOS 2.4 ,PCI2.2.

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ACPI 2.0 compliance with Intel SpeedStep Support C1, C2, C3, C4 and S3, S4 for mobile
CPU

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DMI utility for BIOS serial number configurable/asset tag

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Support PXE

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Support Y2K solution

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Wake on LAN from S3 in AC mode and battery mode

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Wake on LAN from S4/S5 in AC mode only

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System information

1.5 One 2.5", 9.5mm Hard Disk, support with
60GB/100GB/120GB/160GB

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SATA Interface support 1.5Gb

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9.5mm, 2.5” HDD Support with 60GB/100GB/120GB/160GB

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Support Ultra DMA100, S.M.A.R.T

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5400 RPM

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7200 RPM

1.6 DVD-ROM

devices

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12.7mmh, Combo(DVD/CD-RW) Drive

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12.7mmh, DVD Super Multi Drive

1.7 FDD

devices

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External USB FDD

1.8 Options

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256MB/512MB/1024MB SO-DIMM modules

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MINI Card Wireless LAN module

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MINI Card TV-Tuner module

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MDC V1.5 Modem

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Bluetooth module

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Dual-Band builds in Antenna for Wireless LAN Communication.

1.9 Pointing

Device

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Touch pad

1.10 I/O Ports

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One 15 pins CRT port

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One S-video port 7-pin

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One RF-In connector

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One AV-In connector

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One MIC In

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Headphone-Out

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90W DC-in jack for AC Adapter

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One Single-Wide New Card slot, 54mm type

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Four External USB 2.0 jacks

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One RJ-11 jack for Modem

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One RJ-45 jack for LAN

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One IEEE 1394(4 pin)

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MIR

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3 in 1 Card Reader

1.11 Mini Card Organization

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One Mini card slot for WLAN

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One Mini card for TV-Tuner or 3G module

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One Mini card for Robson

1.12 NEWCARD

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One Single-Wide New Card socket

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Support both PCI-Express Card and USB2.0 Card

1.13 Excellent Power Management Function

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Suspend to RAM or Suspend to Disk mode, by time out or by hot key

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HDD Local Stand-By mode by time out

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LCD Local Stand-By mode by time out

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Low battery alarm by beep

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Auto-backlight off when LCD cover closed

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Full ACPI 1.0B supported

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LCD Auto-DIM mode by power source and power scheme

1.14 Switch

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Power Button

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Internet Button

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E-MAIL Button

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WOW Audio button

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WOW Video button

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Mute/Un-mute button

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Power USB button

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Smart battery button

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RF On/Off switch

1.15 Memory Card

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3-in-1 Card Reader (MS, SD, MMC)

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With dummy card

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Ricoh R5C833 Card Reader controller

2. Electrical

Specifications

2.1 Mother

Board

2.1.1 Microprocessor

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Intel Mobile Merom & Merom ICPM, FCPGA, Socket P, 4M L2, FSB 800/667MHz

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Micro FC-PGA package CPU

2.1.2 System

Logic

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Intel PM965 (667/800 MHz FSB supported)

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ICH8-M

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nVidia Graphic controller

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ENE KB925 for Keyboard Controller, Battery management Unit”

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Ricoh R5C833 for Card Reader controller and IEEE1394 controller

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External VGA card for PM965

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Realtek ALC268 for High Definition Audio Codec

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Broadcom BCM5787KMLG for Giga LAN

2.1.3 Memory

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On board with two 200-pin +1.8V DDRII SO-DIMM connector, supporting, DDR II
533/667 SDRAM memory interface design , 0MB DDR RAM on board ,Two DDR

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4MB L2 Cache on CPU.

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Support 128MB/256MB VGA memory for MXM II.

2.1.4 Video Subsystem (GM965 Integrated Graphic)

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Intel Gen 4 integrated graphics engine

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Estimated 400-MHz core render clock at 1.05V core voltage

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Supports TV-Out,LVDS,CRT

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Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT4.0)

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Intel® Smart 2D Display Technology (Intel® S2DDT )

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Video Capture via x1 concurrent PCIe port

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High performance MPEG-2 decoding

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DirectX* 9and DirectX 10 support

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Hardware motion compensation

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Intermediate Z in classic rendering

2.1.5 Keyboard

Controller

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KB925 is use as keyboard controller and battery management unit

2.1.6 Audio

subsystem

2.1.6.1 Realtek ALC268 for High Definition Audio Codec

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95dB SNR DACs can meet Windows Vista Premium requirement

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90db SNR ADCs can meet Windows Vista Premium requirement

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Two stereo DACs support 16/20/24-bit PCM format for stereo audio playback

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Two stereo ADCs support 16/20-bit PCM format for two stereo independent sound inputs

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All DACs supports 44.1k/48K/96k/192kHz sample rate

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All ADCs support 44.1k/48k/96kHz sample rate

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High-quality analog differential CD input

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Supports external PCBEEP input and built-in digital BEEP generator

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1dB resolution of analog output volume control

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Programmable 20dB and 40dB boost for analog microphone input

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Built-in headphone amplifiers for port-A and port-D

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EAPD (External Amplifier Power Down) is supported

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Power support: 3.3V digital core power; 3.3V digital IO power for HDA link; 3.3V~5.0V
analog power

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Power management features

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48-pin LQFP ‘Green’ packages

2.1.7 Broadcom 5787KMLG for GIGA LAN

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Integrated 10/100/10000BASE-T transceiver

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Automatic MDI crossover function

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PCIe V1.1 compliant

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10/100/10000BASE-T full –duplex/half –duplex MAC

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Wake on LAN (WOL) support meeting the ACPI requirements

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Statistics for SNMP MIB II, Ethernet-like MIB, and Ethernet MIB (IEEE 802.3z, Clause 30)

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Self-boot feature, utilizing smaller EEPROM size

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Serial flash memory support

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Hot Plug support

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68-pin QFN package

2.1.8 R5C833 for IEEE1394 and 3IN1 Card Reader

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PCI Version 2.3 Compliant Front-End Interface

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Integrated 3-in-1 Flash Media

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1-Port IEEE1394a-2000 High Speed Serial Bus

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Compliant with IEEE Std 1394a-2000 and 1394-1995

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1394 Open HCI Specification Release 1.1 Compliant

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Supports 1394a SUSPEND/RESUME Protocols

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Fully Interoperable with FireWire and i.LINK Systems

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Supports all 1394a Data Rates Including S400

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Handles Excessive PCI Latencies with Deep FIFOs

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Supports MMC Ver.2.2 and SD Memory

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Supports SD Memory Card CPRM Security Mode

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Supports Memory Stick and MS PRO Media Cards

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ACPI-PCI Bus Power Management Rev 1.1 Compliant

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Provides PCI Clock Control Protocol via CLKRUN#

2.1.9 Hard

Disk

Drive

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2.5"W ,9.5mm height

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SATA interface

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Support Ultra DMA100,S.M.A.R.T

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5400RPM and 7200RPM

2.1.10 Pointing Device

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Touch pad

2.1.11 Optical devices module

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Fixed type

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Optical: Super-multi, Combo

2.2 Audio

Port

2.2.1 MIC

IN

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AC-coupled input,100mVP-P maximum

2.2.2 Headphone

out

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44.1/48/96/192kHz

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Build-in Speaker

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4Ω 2W Main Speaker