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PRESTIGIO CAVALIERE 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL...
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Outline of the Prestigio Cavaliere 142 1.1 Introduction This chapter provides the outline features and operation of the Cavaliere 142 including the BIOS Setup program and other system options. The Cavaliere 142 notebook offers the latest in advanced portable computing and multimedia technology that even outperforms most desktop computers.
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128/256/512MB/1G Type: DDR DRAM, 3.3V Data Path: 64Bit Frequency : 266/200MHz Refer to the Cavaliere 142 Key component list in detail. BIOS ROM Flash ROM Vendor : SST 49LF004A TSSOP Package 4Mbit LPC flash ROM Vendor : <TBD> 4Mbit, 32 pin TSSOP package...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Modem Askey / Actiontec MDC modem 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 On board LAN Intel ICH4-M + Intel 82562EZ...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL LCD Panel 14.1” XGA ; Refer to the Cavaliere 142 Key component list in detail. 2.5 inch HDD (Standard) 9.5mm Height ; Refer to the Cavaliere 142 Key component list in detail. CD-ROM CD-ROM (9.5mm Height) (Option) ;...
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AC100 – 240V, 50/60Hz Output: 19V, 60W Peak 80W Size: 110mm x 50mm x 29mm (Liteon) Vendor: Liteon Color : TBD ; Refer to the Cavaliere 142 Key component list in detail. Size 27.3 MM X MM X UPPORTS ENSINGTON Weight 2.54 K...
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 1.4 Quick Tour of the Notebook Please take a moment to become familiar with the location and purpose of every control, the LED status panel, connectors and ports, which are illustrated in this section. It is recommended to first go through the User Guide of the notebook, which is shipped together with the notebook for information on how to operate its features.
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL • Built-in Stereo Speakers Integrated left and right mini stereo speakers located at the bottom of LCD panel for sound and audio output for your multimedia presentations or listening pleasure. • Easy Buttons There are two easy buttons used for accessing Internet and e-mail functions instantly and easily.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Œ • Internet Button E-Mail Button Figure 1-3 Easy Button • Internet Button This technology is designed specifically for providing a very convenient way in connecting Internet only by pressing Internet button as shown in the graphics.
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Lights green when the system is powered on ⇓ Lights green blinking when the system is in Suspend to RAM. ⇓ • Battery Charging LED Lights to indicate battery in charging status. Lights green to indicate that the battery is in charging.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Œ • Ž Air-Outlet Vent AC Power Port Air-Outlet Vent • • ‘ CRT Port USB Port LAN Port ’ Modem Port Figure 1-9 The Rear side of the Notebook • Air-Outlet Vent Emits the heat out of your computer and keeps it within operating temperature.
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL • Microphone Jack Allows you to connect an external microphone for monophonic sound recording directly into your notebook computer. • Headphone Jack Lets you plug in a stereo headphone, powered speakers, or earphone set with 1/8 inch phono plug for personal listening.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Ž Œ • Battery Bay Hard Disk Compartment Battery Release Latch Figure 1-12 Under Side of the Notebook • Battery Release Latch Push the latch to the left end to remove the battery pack.
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 1.5.5 DVD-ROM Drive Other than the internal CD-ROM drive, the notebook also provides optional factory built-in DVD-ROM drive. DVD-ROM drives are also backward compatible with CD-ROM, so you can also use any audio CDs, video CDs, photo CDs, and CD-R. Using a software MPEG- 2/DVD program, the notebook can playback any commercial DVD movie titles.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 1.6.1 Using the Main Menu Setup P hoe n i xBI OS S e tup Ut ility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help System Time: :00 :00] <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, System Date: [05/20/2002] or <Enter>...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL • Internal HDD This field displays various parameters for the hard disk drive. If type [Auto] is selected, the system automatically sets these parameters. If type [User] is selected, Cylinders, Heads and Sectors can be edited.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 1.6.2 Internal HDD Sub-Menu P hoe n i xBI O S Se tup U tilit y Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Internal HDD: [20004MB] Item Specific Help Type: [Auto] User = you enter parameters of hard-...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL • PS/2 Mouse [Enable] allows the OS to enable or disable the PS/2 mouse when it is detected. [Disabled] prevents any installed PS/2 mouse from functioning. • LCD Panel View Expansion Expands or keeps the original LCD Screen View during the booting procedure.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 • Infrared port You can select the Enabled, Disabled, or Auto option for enabled or disabled the port, or automatically sensed by BIOS or OS. If you select Enable, you also need to set the IR mode, Base I/O and IRQ for the IR device.
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 1.6.4 Security Menu Setup P hoe n i xBI O S Se tup U tilit y Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Set Supervisor Password [Enter] Supervisor Password Set User Password [Enter] controls access to the setup utility.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 1.6.5 Using the Boot Setup This item allows you to set the search drive sequence where the system will try to boot up first. Ph oe n i x B I O S Setu p Ut i lity...
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL • Exit Discarding Changes Allows you to discard all changes made while running the BIOS setup program and exit from the system setup program. • Load Setup Defaults Lets you load the default values for all setup items.
This chapter provides guidelines on installing the device drivers for the built-in features of the Cavaliere 142. Most of the driver installation procedures mentioned here are only for and Windows XP. This chapter also includes procedures on how to upgrade major internal system components like CPU, memory, hard disk, and feature card modules.
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 2. Double-click on the System icon, Hardware, and then click on the Device Manager folder tab. 3. Under the Other Devices line, you will find the Video Controller (VGA compatible), click Uninstall, OK, and then Scan for Hardware Changes buttons to appear the New Hardware Found Message Box.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Installing Internal Modem for Windows XP Boot Windows from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the Modem driver for Windows. Click the Start button and then click Run. In the Run dialog box, click Browse button and navigate to the directory as "\driver\WinXP\MODEM\setup.exe"...
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 2.3 System Upgrades This section provides an easy step in doing system upgrades for your notebook computer. 2.3.1 Jumper Settings This section provides a jumper setting lists of configuring the notebook. DSW1 Keyboard Type Select...
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 2.3.2 CPU Upgrade Procedure The Cavaliere 142 features Mobile Intel Pentium-M FCPGA Processors. It is located on the upper right side of the system motherboard. How to Access the CPU Socket To install or replace the CPU, follow the steps below: 1.
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Figure 2-4 Remove keyboard 6. Release two screws as shown in the picture below, and then remove Middle plate. Figure 2-5 Remove Middle plate 7. Release four screws and one cable as shown in the picture below, and then remove heat...
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Figure 2-6 Remove heat sink plate and Fan 8. Use a flat screwdriver to unlock CPU. Figure 2-7 Remove CPU 9. Remove CPU and insert the preferred CPU. 10. Use a flat screwdriver to lock CPU.
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Using the Memory Slot inside the Memory Compartment Follow the steps below on how to upgrade the memory modules: 1. Make sure the system is powered off and that no peripheral devices are attached.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 3. Remove the HDD module from the base unit. 4. Remove four screws of frame HDD bracket plate. Figure 2-9 Screws Locations of the frame HDD bracket plate 2.3.5 System BIOS Upgrade Procedure The notebook supports EPROM Flash BIOS that allows you to easily update the system BIOS using the Phoenix BIOS Flash utility program called “PHLASH.COM”.
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Software Functional Overview 3.1 Overview The is an IBM PC/AT compatible Notebook PC, which supports the Intel Micro- PGA Pentium M CPU processors family. The following are the major features that Cavaliere 142 supports.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 The power management is compliant with ACPI 1.0B Power Management specification and supports the following power state: Support (ACPI Mode) § S0 (Full-On) Mode § S3 (STR) Mode § S4 (STD) Mode § S5 (Soft-Off) Mode 3.3 Subsystem Software Functions...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Supported extended video modes: CRT device will support all listed VESA mode; and other devices such as PANEL & TV may be limited to the mode support due to their characteristics. VESA Pixel Memory Model...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 141h 400 x 300 8-bit Packed 143h 400 x 300 16-bit Packed 144h 400 x 300 32-bitUnpacked 151h 512 x 384 8-bit Packed 153h 512 x 384 16-bit Packed 154h 512 x 384 32-bitUnpacked...
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 3.3.4 Enhanced IDE The system BIOS must be ready to support 4 IDE devises on two controllers. The BIOS support Ultra DMA33/66/100 and also supports automatic configuration of drives using both the LBA and CHS large drive remapping method. In addition to supporting standard drives through an auto-configuration process that does NOT require user involvement or confirmation.
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 3.3.9 Hot Keys Definition All Hot keys must be active at all times under all operation systems. Function Function Handler Fn + F3 Toggle Display (LCD/CRT/TV/LCD&CRT) BIOS Handler Fn + F2 RF ON/OFF BIOS Handler...
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 3.3.11 PCI Device The table below summarizes the PCI IDSEL Pin Allocation: IDSEL Pin Device Device Number Function Device Name Number AD23 Device 07 Function 0 RICOH Card Bus Function 1 RICOH IEEE1394 AD17...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL PMU 08 SMBus Connection Devices SMBus Device Host/Slave Addres BIOS Need to Initialization A7 ~ PMU08 Master Enable PS01 decode interface MAX6690 (Thermal Slave Program the desired temperature sensor) range Battery (1 Battery) Slave...
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 GPIO C2 CHGLED Charge Battery indicator : 1 : charging Battery 0 : Stop charging Battery GPIO C3 N.C. No Use GPIO C0 N.C. No Use ACPI General Requirements The BIOS must meet the following general Power Management requirements: Refers to the portion of the firmware that is compatible with the ACPI 1.0b specifications.
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL running through the circuitry and it can be worked on without damaging the hardware or endangering the service personnel. The OS must be restarted to return to the Working state. No hardware context is retained. Except for the real time clock, power consumption is zero.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 3.4.1 System Power Plane The system components are grouped as the following parties to let the system to control the On/Off of power under different power management modes. The power plane is divided as following:...
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 3.4.3 Power States transition event The following table summarizes the entry events and wake-up events of each power: The following table summarize the entry events and wake-up events of each power state Power State...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Power Down Power Down Power Down Internal Modem Power Down Power Down Power Down Device Power control Methodology During S3 Mode This section illustrates the control methodology of each device/component and its details under Stand by mode.
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 3.4.4 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 Figure 3-2 The Relationships between ACPI, Controller, and Device...
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 EC should support all the battery information to ACPI-OS − Designed Battery capacity − Designed Voltage − Designed Low battery capacity − Designed Low – Low battery capacity − Latest Full charged capacity −...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 1) The Power Indicator will become blinking. 2) The system will issue a Warning beep. 3.5.3 Battery Low - Low When the battery voltage is approaching to the Low-Low level, the PMU08 will generate a battery low-low SMI. The system will do the following action.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 3.6.1 The System EC RAM with PMU08 Embedded Controller Command Set The EC I/F command set allows the OS to communicate with the PMU08. For detail information refer to ACPI 1.0B specification. mand EC I/F Command...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 3.6.2 PMU08 EC RAM List The micro controller PMU08 acts as a supplement for power management control. It supports the following functions via SMBus Command ( 0x80 , 0xC0 ) Register Bit Number Function...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Register Bit Number Function Address Logic Default Description Name 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Vender [7:0] This code depends on battery data format. And the following name should be described in the ASL with the same character code.
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Register Bit Number Function Address Logic Default Description Name 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Battery Battery Remainin PMU06A use this data with 1E/1Fh. R (/W) DATA [23:16] *1 *7 0xff *7 *8...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Register Bit Number Function Address Logic Default Description Name 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AMB_ ALARM_ R (/W) DATA DATA [0- TheSMBus address PRT =1: SMB_CN RES [7:1] 0x00 (A8-AE) protection is cancelled.
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Register Bit Number Addre Function Logic Default Description Name 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AC adapter is Status ADP_STS R(/W) RES [7:1] CON = 1: connected Battery trip BAT1_STS point is...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Register Bit Number Addre Function Logic Default Description Name 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 BTP2 event is detected RUN_ 0x00 SMBus event EVT_STS is detected. SMBAlert is detected. BTP2 =1: GPIO event is detected.
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Register Bit Number Addre Function Logic Default Description Name 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GPIO-A_ 0: Disable WAKE_ENB_A [7:0] 0x00 WAKE_EN 1: Enable GPIO-B_ 0: Input CONF_B [6:0] 0x80 IO_CONF 1: Output...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Register Bit Number Addre Function Logic Default Description Name 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 =0: Wake# output is “Level”. =1: Wake# output is “Pulse”. =0: SCI is always output by event...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Register Bit Number Addre Function Logic Default Description Name 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 EC_RUN_ 0: Disable 0x00 ENB_2 1: Enable Reserved [7:1] TH: Thermal event H 0: Disable EC_WAKE_ 0x00...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Register Bit Number Addre Function Logic Default Description Name 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Relative capacity battery BAT_LOW_ Low detection point DATA [7:0] 0x06 00-C8h (0-100% step 0.5%) Full charge cancel point...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Register Bit Number Addre Function Logic Default Description Name 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 If the received data GE this HIGH_ DATA [7:0] Signed value 0x00 value, the event will be ALARM detected.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 CMOS Setup Utility The Setup utility is used to configure the system. The Setup contains the information regarding the hardware for boot purpose. The changed settings will take effect after the system rebooted. Refer to Chapter 1 on running BIOS Setup Program for more detailed information.
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL TBD -To Be Discussed. The mentioned specification is not final that should be discussed with related engineers. Ultra DMA-33 - A protocol developed by Quantum Corporation and Intel that supports burst mode data transfer rates of 33.3 MBps.
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Hardware Functional Overview 4.1 Overview The Cavaliere 142 consists of several important functions and subsystems including: Notebook size, 2 spindle, IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer with PCI- bus and Multimedia functions , provide full basic function with lowest price and easy of use.
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Sound Controller Integrated in Intel ICH4-M (PCI audio) CODEC Realtek ALC202 AC97 CODEC 2.2 S/PDIF Function Sound Blaster Compatible S/W Wave Table Buzzer Support (None) Volume SW control. Support one port IEEE 1394(Option) Controller...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 RJ-45 jack Serial port Not support Parallel port Not support D-sub 15pin x1 4pin x3 port IEEE 1394 one port Min Jack x1 Mic In Min Jack x1 PDC/PIAFS Special 24pin cancel (support by USB)
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Battery Charge Yes (Need see while LCD is closed) IDE Device Access Yes (HDD & CD-ROM ) FDD Access Caps Lock Scr Lock Num Lock Mail arrival RF Access Security Kensington Lock Hole x1...
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 4.2 System Hardware Block Diagram Figure 1-1 Cavaliere 142 Block Diagram...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 4.3 Chipset Summary The Cavaliere 142 notebook consists of following major chipsets: Controller Chip Vendor Description Intel Mobile Banias Processor Intel MontaraGM North Bridge Intel ICH4 South Bridge Intel Embedded in MontaraGM Video Controller...
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 power. The on-die 32-kB Level 1 instruction and data caches and the 1-MB Level 2 cache with Advanced Transfer Cache Architecture enable significant performance improvement over existing mobile processors. The processor also features a very advanced branch prediction architecture that significantly reduces the number of mispredicted branches.
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL . 12-deep In-Order-Queue . AGTL+ bus driver technology with integrated AGTL termination resistors (1.3-V operation) . Supports Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® technology Memory System . Directly supports one DDR SDRAM channel, 64-bits wide . Supports 200/266-MHz DDR SDRAM devices with max of 2 Double-Sided SO-DIMMs (4 rows populated) with unbuffered PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM (without ECC).
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 •Enhanced DMA Controller, Interrupt Controller, and Timer Functions •Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA100/66/33 •USB host interface with support for 6 USB ports; 3 UHCI host controllers; 1 EHCI high-speed USB 2.0 Host Controller •Integrated LAN Controller...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Low Pin Count (LPC) Bridge function of the ICH4 resides in PCI Device 31:Function 0. In addition to the LPC bridge interface function, D31:F0 contains other functional units including DMA, Interrupt Controllers, Timers, Power Management, System Management, GPIO, and RTC.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 low-speed signaling. The ICH4 supports 6 USB 2.0 ports. All six ports are high-speed, full-speed, and low- speed capable. ICH4’s port-routing logic determines whether a USB port is controlled by one of the UHCI controllers or by the EHCI controller. See Section 5.16, “USB UHCI Controllers (D29:F0, F1 and F2) and Section 5.17, “USB EHCI Controller (D29:F7) for...
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL • 32.768 KHz XTAL for RTC real time clock • 8.0 MHz XTAL for K/B controller use • 14.318 MHz OSC for sound blaster use 4.7 Cache Memory The primary (L1) and secondary (L2) level cache are integrated on the CPU. By incorporating the cache on-die (meaning it is combined with the CPU into one component), Intel eliminates the need for separate components.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 . Improved HW Motion Compensation for MPEG2 . All format decoder (18 ATSC formats) supported . Dynamic Bob and Weave support for Video Streams . Software DVD at 60 fields/second and 30 frames/second full screen .
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL ‧ Render Core frequency of 133-MHz 2D Graphics Engine ‧ Optimized 128-bit BLT engine ‧ Ten programmable and predefined monochrome patterns ‧ Alpha Stretch Blt (via 3D pipeline) ‧ Anti-aliased lines ‧ Hardware-based BLT Clipping and Scissoring ‧...
DCLK. Also provides 32.768 KHz O/P for video RAM refresh. 4.11 PCMCIA Controller The PCMCIA controller of the notebook is implemented on the motherboard using the RICOH R5C551 CardBus Controller. The Cavaliere 142 notebook only supports single PCMCIA slot for PCI-Cardbus Bridge. CARDBUS CONTROLLERS The R5C551 is an ACPI and PC98/99 logo certified high performance, single slot PC Card controller with a synchronous 32-bit bus master/target PCI interface.
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 32-bit CardBus R3 cards. The R2 card support is compatible with the Intel 82365SL PCIC controller, and the R3 card support is fully compliant with the 2000 PC Card Standard CardBus specification. The R5C551 is an additional buffer chip for the PC Card socket interface.
The keyboard controller allows simultaneous use of both the internal and external keyboard and PS/2 mouse. The Cavaliere 142 membrane keyboard is an 86-key IBM 101-key enhanced compatible keyboard with standard characters and 12 function keys including an embedded numeric keypad.
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL The Synaptic touch pad, a pointing device for personal computers, detects the position of a finger over a touch-sensitive area. To move the cursor, the user lightly slides a finger over the smooth sensor area. To ‘click’, the user gently taps on the surface.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 4.15.2 Internal Battery Pack The computer utilizes Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) that provides DC power for the notebook and real time clock battery on the motherboard when the AC Adapter is not connected to the computer.
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL • Synchronous Serial port (SSP) with SPI and I • Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (USART/SCI) • Brown-out detection circuitry for Brown-out Reset (BOR) • 2K bytes program memory • 128 bytes data memory •...
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Maintenance & Disassembly 5.1 Introduction This section contains preventive and corrective maintenance procedures for the Cavaliere 142. The first part of the section describes the computer cleaning procedures and preferred handling procedures for sensitive components (e.g. disk drives, LCD, CPU, batteries).
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 5.2.3 Maintaining the Hard Disk Drive The hard disk drive is one of the most common parts that always gets problem. Here is some preventive maintenance that you can do when handling the hard disk.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 5.3 Required Tools and Equipment To troubleshoot and repair PC systems properly, you need a few basic tools: • Tweezers • Small flat-blade screwdriver • Small Cross screwdriver • Regular size Cross screwdriver •...
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 5.4.1 Cover-Display LCD assembly The Cover-Display LCD Assembly includes the following major Field Replaceable Units/parts (FRUs): • LCD Face and Back Panel Cover These parts are used to cover the whole LCD Panel assembly, which includes the LCD Display Module, the LCD FPC cables, and inverter board.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 • Heat Plate and Fan Exhaust Unit The Fan Exhaust unit is assembled on the upper-right side of the system unit. It comprises of a heat plate and one fan. There are seven screws securing the heat plate to the CPU module inserted on the motherboard.
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL • System Base Unit Case The System Base Unit Case is where the Motherboard is placed. It includes openings for the battery, FDD, CD-ROM and PCMCIA equipment. 5.5 Parts Removal and Replacement Procedures This section contains the field service-level removal/ replacement procedures for the notebook.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 2. Remove keyboard cover by gently bending it and sliding it towards in front of you. Figure 5-4 Remove Keyboard Cover 3. Lift the keyboard and tilt it towards the LCD panel. 4. Release keyboard cable by sliding the ZIF connector towards up direction.
Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Figure 5-6 The disassembly of Hard Disk Drive 2. Remove four screws of frame HDD bracket plate. Figure 5-7 Screws Locations of the frame HDD bracket plate 5.5.4 Removing the LCD Panel The procedure for removing the LCD Panel is as follows:...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Figure 5-8 Removing the three screws on the bottom case 2. To remove the two screws and two hex-bolds of rear side for the system unit. Figure 5-9 Two Screws and two hex-bolds 3. Removing the two screws of LCD connector and one LCD cable.
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Figure 5-11 Removing Heat Sink and Sub-board 5.5.6. Removing the Intel CPU The Cavaliere 142 features Intel Pentium M uFC-PGA Processors. It is located on the upper left side of the system motherboard. To install or replace the CPU, follow the steps below: 1.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 5.5.7 Removing the Top Cover The procedure for removing the top cover is as follow: Please see the location of top cover as the below picture shown. 1. To remove the top cover, you also need to remove the three screws and four cables ---- one is called MDC cable, the other one is Microphone cable and another one is MDC FPC and also G/P FPC from the Top case .
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Figure 5-14 Removing the eleven screws of bottom case 5.5.8 Removing / Replacing the Motherboard The motherboard contains the major chipset and components needed to run the Cavaliere 142 notebook. Follow the steps below on how to remove and replace the motherboard: 1.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 Notebook Specification This appendix provides the technical specification of the Prestigio Cavaliere 142 notebook: A.1 System Specification Intel Pentium – M Processor : Banias 1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6/1.7 GHZ Core Logic Intel Montara-GM (North Bridge) : CPU(Banias) I/F...
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128/256/512MB/1G Type: DDR DRAM, 3.3V Data Path: 64Bit Frequency : 266/200MHz Refer to the Cavaliere 142 Key component list in detail. BIOS ROM Flash ROM Vendor : SST 49LF004A TSSOP Package 4Mbit LPC flash ROM Vendor : <TBD> 4Mbit, 32 pin TSSOP package...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 On board LAN Intel ICH4-M + Intel 82562EZ Support LAN boot Support for auto-negotiation (10BASE-T and 100BASE- Wake up On LAN 3com Combo 802.11b Support by Intel Calexico Mini-PCI Wireless LAN Card <Design Ready Only>...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL A.2 Display Specification 14.1” TFT LCD (AU) AU 14.1 LCD Model 14.1” TFT LCD Type H1024 x V768 pixels Display Pixels RGB vertical stripe Pixel Arrangement 262K Colors Display colors 298.5(W) x 227.5(H) x 5.8(D) [mm] Module Size Approx.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 ≥ 500g Keycap Pull Off Force Supply Voltage -10 to 60 degrees Celsius Operating Temperature A.7 Touch Pad Specification PS/2 (compatible with Microsoft Mouse Driver) Interface Supply Voltage 4.0mA (Max) Operating Supply Current W65 x H49 x D2.82 (D1.07 PCB ) mm...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL L110 x W50 x H29 [mm] Dimension 250g Weight BATTERY PACK Sanyo Li-Ion Rechargeable Smart Battery Model Cell Number 14.4V Rating (Nominal) Voltage 3600 mAH Typical Capacity 52 W Watts 16.8V Charging Voltage 100% Charging Efficiency 14.0V...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 A.15 Environmental Requirements Temperature Operating Temperature 5 o C to 35 o C Storage Temperature -20 o C to 60 o C Humidity Operating 10% to 80% RH without condensation Storage 5% to 90% RH without condensation...
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Prestigio Cavaliere 142 TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL FRU Parts Listing This appendix provides you with the field replaceable unit (FRU) parts listing of the Cavaliere 142 Series. Refer to this appendix whenever ordering for spare parts or requesting for RMA (Returned Merchandise Authorization) number.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Cavaliere 142 METAL-M TOP CASE PLATE ASS 80-50217-00 33 BOTTOM CASE MODULE 80-50208-00 RUBBER FOOT STAND x 24-84163-00 RUBBER DCIN JACK HOLE x 24-84216-00 K/B Cover x 80-40756-00 37 Module LCD TFT 14.1' AU 56-10641-00 N/A LCD 14.1"...
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