FIC A360 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Software Functional Overview 
 
 
FIC A360 Service Manual 
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Chapter 
3
3.1 Overview 
The A360 is an IBM PC/AT compatible Notebook PC which support the Intel’s FC-PGA 
processors family. The following are the major features that A360 supports: 
 
•  Microsoft PC99 logo and WinME Logo approval. 
•  Offer 800x600 SVGA display with 12.1” LCD panel 
•  Offer 1024x768 XGA display with 13.3” LCD panel 
•  Offer 1024x768 XGA display with 14.1” LCD panel 
•  Support ACPI 1.0B (or above) 
•  Support PCI 2.1 (or above) 
•  Support AGP 2.0. 
•  Support SMBIOS 2.3 
•  Support PC-100/133 SDRAM 
•  Support 100/133 MHz CPU front side bus. 
•  Support a proprietary Port Replicator 
  
3.2  Summary of the BIOS Specification 
 
Below is the summary of the BIOS software specification: 
 
Controller Chip 
Description 
BIOS Feature 
 
Microsoft PC99 logo and WinME Logo approval.
 
  Support Boot Block / Crisis Rescue 
 
Support ACPI 1.0B (or above)
 
  Support PCI 2.1 (or above) Spec 
 
Support SMBIOS 2.3
 
 
Support AGP 2.0.
 
  Support Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000 and Windows ME. 
  Support flash function including both DOS and Windows 
interface for new BIOS update. 
  Support 3 Mode FDD. 
  Support 4 different keyboards on same BIOS 
  Support boot from FDD, HDD,CDROM and LAN Drive 
  Support Quick Boot ( 10 Seconds ) 
CPU 
Auto detect the CPU type and speed for Intel Pentium III based 
system 
DRAM 
Auto sizing and detection. Support PC-100/133 SDRAM. 
Cache 
  Level 2 SRAM auto sizing and detection 
  Always enable CPU L1 and L2 cache 
Shadow 
Always enable VGA and System BIOS shadow 
Display 
  System auto detects LCD or CRT presence on boot and lid 
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