Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Hardware Specification. A. CPU The Intel® Pentium® M processor is a high performance, low power mobile processor with several micro-architectural enhancements over existing Intel mobile processors. The following list provides some of the key features on this processor: Supports Intel®...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W deferred reply protocol. The 400-MHz processor system bus uses Source-Synchronous Transfer (SST) of address and data to improve performance by transferring data four times per bus clock (4X data transfer rate, as in AGP 4X). Along with the 4X data bus, the address bus can deliver addresses two times per bus clock and is referred to as a “double-clocked”...
Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL and hub interface. The MCH arbitrates between the four interfaces when each initiates an operation. The Intel® 855PM memory controller hub (MCH) is designed for use with the Intel® Pentium® M processor. The MCH supports data coherency via snooping and must perform address translation for access to AGP Aperture memory.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W System Interrupts Supports 8259 and processor system bus interrupt delivery mechanism Supports interrupts signaled as upstream Memory Writes from AGP/PCI (PCI semantics only) and hub interface MSI sent to the CPU through the System Bus...
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Power Management SMRAM space remapping to A0000h (128 kB) Supports extended SMRAM space above 256 MB, additional 128k/256k/512k/1 MB TSEG from Top of Memory, cacheable (cacheability controlled by CPU) APM Rev 1.2 compliant power management Suspend to System Memory ACPI 1.0b, 2.0 Support...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W The ICH4 incorporates a variety of PCI functions that are divided into three logical devices (29, 30, and 31) on PCI Bus 0 and one device on Bus 1. Device 30 is the Hub Interface-To-PCI bridge.
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Ø Ultra ATA/100/66/33, BMIDE and PIO modes Ø Tri-state modes to enable swap bay Ø Includes 3 UHCI host controllers that support 6 external ports Ø New: Includes 1 EHCI high-speed USB 2.0 Host Controller that supports all six ports Ø...
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W Ø Integrated pull-up, pull-down and series termination resistors on IDE, processor interface Ø Integrated Pull-down and Series resistors on USB Enhanced Hub Interface buffers improve routing flexibility (Not available with all Memory Controller Hubs)
Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL The ICS950813 is a single chip clock solution for desktop designs using the Brookdale/Odem/Montara-GM for P4/Banias processor. The ICS950813 is part of a whole new line of ICS clock generators and buffers called TCH ( Timing Control Hub ).
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W Key Specifications CPU Output Jitter <150ps 3V66 Output Jitter <250ps CPU Output Skew <100ps E. Video Graphics – ATi M11P The MOBILITY M11 provides one of the fastest and most advanced 2D, 3D, and multimedia graphics performance for notebooks.
Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Ø Features Dual Channel DVI support. Ø 230MHz LVDS transmitter supports LCD panels up to QXGA (2048x1536) resolution. Ø Integrated 165MHz TMDS transmitter supports external flat panels up to UXGA (1600x1200) resolution. Ø High performance DAC speeds of 400MHz.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W Ø Advanced AA quality algorithms, generating visuals that are superior to other solutions with an equivalent number of samples. Ø 2x/4x/8x/16x anisotropic filtering modes. Adaptive algorithm with bi-linear (performance) and tri-linear (quality) options. Ø...
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Integrated general purpose xDCT engine (capable of performing both forward and inverse discrete cosine transform) Motion compensation (MC) support for the acceleration of MPEG encoding and decoding as well as DV (digital video) encoding and decoding.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W Ø Single video overlay using back-end scaler is switchable between displays. Ø Supports two new graphics formats: 16bpp aRGB 4444 and 16bpp alpha and index 88. Also supports 8/15/16/24/32 bpp graphics formats with gamma correction in all modes.
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Ø Component output (YPbPr) for 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i (NTSC only). Ø No support for scaling or flicker removal to component video outputs. Ø Includes NTSC Macrovision and CGMS. Digital Display Support General Ø...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W AGP3.0 mode: 4X and 8X operation. AGP2.0 mode (1.5V signaling only) Sideband Addressing. AGP Texturing (Execute mode). Both AGP reads and writes (with support for the ‘fast write’ capability defined in revision 2.0 of the AGP specification).
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL achieved by software control bits. Ø Clocks to every major functional block are controlled by a unique dynamic clock switching technique which is completely transparent to the software. By turning off the clock to the block that is idle or not used at that point, the power consumption is significantly reduced during normal operation.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W diagnostics, and XOR tree. Ø IEEE 1149.1 Scan path interface. Ø An XORTREE test mode on all the digital I/O's to allow for proper soldering verification at the board level. Ø Improved access to the analog modules and PLLs in the MOBILITY M11 in order to allow full evaluation and characterization of these modules.
Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Ø Compliant with PCI Local Bus Specification Version 2.3 Ø Provides Pipelined PCI/CardBus burst data transfers Ø Supports Parallel and Serial Interfaces to O2Micro’s OZ2211, OZ2216, and NewSwitch™ Power Switches Smart Card Features Ø...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W drive circuitry are powered by the 3V supply input. The OZ2216 also features a standby mode that changes all the output-current limits to 50mA (typical). The OZ2216 is protected by over temperature shutdown, and it protects itself and the system with current limiting and cross-conduction lockout.
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL As required by the 1394 Open Host Controller Interface Specification (OHCI) and IEEE Std 1394a-2000, internal control registers are memory-mapped and nonprefetchable. The PCI configuration header is accessed through configuration cycles specified by PCI, and it provides plug-and-play (PnP) compatibility.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W During packet reception, the TPA and TPB transmitters of the receiving cable port are disabled, and the receivers for that port are enabled. The encoded data information is received on the TPA cable pair, and the encoded strobe information is received on the TPB cable pair. The received data-strobe information is decoded to recover the receive clock signal and the serial data bits.
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL suspended). In this low-power mode, the TSB43AB22A device disables its internal clock generators and also disables various voltage and current reference circuits, depending on the state of the ports (some reference circuitry must remain active in order to detect new cable connections, disconnections, or incoming TPBIAS, for example).
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W power down during suspend, PCI power management for link-layer, and inactive ports powered down Ultralow-power sleep mode Two IEEE Std 1394a-2000 fully compliant cable ports at 100M bits/s, 200M bits/s, and 400M bits/s Cable ports monitor line conditions for active connection to remote node...
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL The Realtek RTL8100C(L) is a highly integrated, cost-effective single-chip Fast Ethernet controller that provides 32-bit performance, PCI bus master capability, and full compliance with IEEE 802.3u 100Base-T specifications and IEEE 802.3x Full Duplex Flow Control. It also supports the Advanced Configuration Power...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 1.1.2.Feature Ø 128 pin QFP/LQFP Ø Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC, Physical chip and transceiver in one chip Ø 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s operation Ø Supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s N-way Auto-negotiation operation Ø...
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Ø 0.25u CMOS process I. Audio AC97 Controller – VIA: VT1612A VIA Technologies’ VT1612A 18-bit audio codec conforms to the AC’97 2.2 and the S/PDIF ∑∆ specification. The VT1612A integrates Sample Rate Converters and can be adjusted in 1Hz increments.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W The TPA6011A4 is a stereo audio power amplifier that drives 2 W/channel of continuous RMS power into a 3-Ω load. Advanced dc volume control minimizes external components and allows BTL (speaker) volume control and SE (headphone) volume control. Notebook and pocket PCs benefit from the integrated feature set that minimizes external components without sacrificing functionality.
Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL gain set. Note 1: An LM4871LD that has been properly mounted to a circuit board will deliver 3W into 3W (at 10% THD). The other package options for the LM4871 will deliver 1.5W into 8W (at 10% THD).
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W Features (For Typical, 5 V Supply Values; Unless Otherwise Noted) Ultra Tiny, SC70-5 Package 2.0 x 2.0 x 1.0 mm Guaranteed 2.5 V, 2.7 V and 5 V Performance Maximum VOS 3.5 mV (Guaranteed) VOS Temp.
Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Note: The flash bus doesn’t have the highest performance until writing 00h to MZCFG register and 08h to SMZCFG register. Memory Mapping The host memory addresses are mapped into the following regions shown in the following table.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W B. Audio The audio controller is integrated in south bridge ICH4 and through the AC97 data line to external CODEC to reduce the noise caused by PCB’s layout. However the H/W architecture is, the BIOS will recognize it as a PCI device and initialize it in PCI bus initialization.
Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Suspend Mode (w/o charging) Green Blinking Green Suspend Mode (w/ charging) Green Blinking Orange Blinking System State (Battery Status) Suspend LED Adapter LED F. Keyboard Controller The system uses the NS 87591 as the keyboard controller and ACPI embedded controller. Following will summarize all the features of keyboard firmware.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W Full-On The CPU run in full speed and all the devices are power on. The system can respond to all applications with maximum performance. The system in the state S0. The CPU in the state C0.
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL PU 2 Z 3603 Z 3612 BST3 12OU T Z 3613 VD D Z 3604 D H 3 Z 3614 BST5 Z 3605 Z 3615 PH ASE3 D H 5 Z 3616 SC 1404...
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 3.6 LCD Module Assembly.
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL ITEM PART. NO. DESCRIPTION 83-UG8052-00 BACK CAB ASSY #8100/8151 259IA1 29-UG8080-00 CABLE FOR MICPHONE FG259IA1 40-UD7800-00 MAGNETIC FOR SUSPEND SENSOR 258SA0 40-UG8030-00 SHIELDING FOR LCD 259IA1 29-UG8060-00 CABLE FOR LCD INVERTER CMI 259IA1 73-03D169-1A...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 4.1. System Disassembly Procedures…………………………………………… 4.2. LCD Display Panel Disassembly Procedure………………….…………...
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 4.1. System Disassembly Procedures 1. Please refer to the disassembly procedures of the Nobile 159W 2. Unlock the battery knob and pull out the battery pack. 3. Unfasten 6 screws and remove the CPU and...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 4. Unfasten 1 screw and remove the ODD. 5. Unfasten 5 screws. (a) Unlock CPU lock and remove CPU . (b) Gently remove the DDR...
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 7. Unfasten 1 screw of the HDD cover. 8. Disconnect the HDD casing to the HDD Connector to remove it. 9. Unfasten 20 screws.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 10. Unfasten 3 screws. 11. Unlock 3 Latches of the Keyboard. 12. Disconnect KB cable from the connector.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 25. System Disassembly. 4-10...
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 4.2 LCD Display disassembly procedure. 1. Remove the 6 rubber stoppers. 2. Unfasten 6 screws. 3. Gently remove the LCD Front cabinet. 4-11...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 4. Unfsaten 12 screws. 5. Disconnect LCD cable from the inverter board and remove the LCD from LCD back cabinet 6. Unfasten 8 screws and remove left and right hinge. 4-12...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 5.1. CPU, RAM, HDD Installation…………………………………………… 5.2. Upgrade System & Keyboard BIOS…………..…………….…………...
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 5.1. CPU, RAM, HDD Installation Warning Notice For precautionary measures, please disconnect the AC adapter remove the battery from the battery compartment while doing the installation procedure of the CPU, Memory & HDD. Procedure to remove the battery Unlock the battery knob and pull out the battery pack.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 2.Unfasten 5 screws from CPU Fan cover and disconnect Fan cable from the connector. 3. Align the pin 1 of CPU with pin 1 of CPU socket and gently put the CPU into the CPU socket.
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 5. Fasten 5 screws from CPU Fan cover and connect Fan cable from the connector. 6. Put CPU and DDR cover then fasten 6 screws.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W B. HDD Installation Guide 1. Fasten 4 screws of HDD module. 2. Unfasten 1 screw of the HDD cover. 3. Push the HDD casing into the HDD connector.
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 4. Fasten 1 screw of the HDD cover.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W C. DDR Module Installation Guide. 1. Unfasten 6 srews of the CPU and DDR cover. 2. Put the DDR Module to the DDR socket. 3. Fasten 6 srews of the CPU and DDR cover.
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 5.2. Upgrade the BIOS Important Notice The utility only support at real mode (DOS mode), can not run at the protected mode (Window Mode). Do make sure that the system boot from real mode and plug AC power when to update the BIOS or install the utility.
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W Trouble Shooting List 6.1 No display 6.2 VGA controller failure 6.3 LCD no display / Invalid picture 6.4 External monitor has no display or color incorrect 6.5 Memory test error 6.6 Keyboard test error 6.7 Touch pad test error...
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 6.1 No display (system failure) Symptom: There is no display on both LCD and Monitor after power on although the LCD and Monitor are known-good. No Display Replace monitor or LCD Monitor or LCD module ok?
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 6.2 VGA controller failure Symptom: There is no display or distortion on both LCD and Monitor although Power-On-Self-Test is passed VGA Controller Failure Try reinstall VGA driver in Windows XP Correct it Retest ok??
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 6.3 LCD no display or Invalid Picture Symptom: The LCD shows nothing or abnormal picture, but it is ok for external monitor. LCD No Display Try another known good LCD module Replace each parts of LCD...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 6.4 External monitor has no display or color abnormal Symptom: The CRT monitor shows nothing or abnormal color, but it is ok for LCD Monitor No Display Try another known good monitor Display Ok?
Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 6.5 Memory test error Memory test error Try another known good DRAM module Replace the faulty Test OK? DRAM module Replace motherboard...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 6.6 Keyboard test error (including external K/B & PS/2 mouse) Symptom: error message of keyboard failure is shown or any key doesn’t work Keyboard test error Is K/B cable connected to Connect or Replace...
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 6.7 Touch Pad test error Symptom: An error message is shown when the Touch Pad point is enabled Touch pad error 1. Check Touch pad device in Windows XP if it is properly Installed (including driver) 2.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 6.8 Memory Card Bus failure Symptom: When insert Memory Stick can’t detect Device with removable storage. Memory Card Bus failure 1.Check Memory Card Bus Device in Windows XP if it is properly installed(including driver) 2.Try Reinsert Memory Stick...
Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 6.9 Hard disk drive test error Symptom: Either an error message is shown, or the drive motor spins non-stop, while reading data from or writing data to Hard disk Hard disk test error Check BIOS...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 6.10 CMOS test error CMOS data lost, or inaccurate system time & data CMOS test error 1. Plug in AC adapter, power on the system and set correct data in BIOS setup 2. Replace CMOS Battery 3.
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 6.11 IEEE 1394 Failure Symptom: When backup HDD using IEEE 1394 can’t detect the device.. IEEE 1394 Failure 1. Check IEEE 1394 device in Windows XP if it is properly installed (including driver) 2. Try another backup HDD using IEEE 1394 device...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 6.12 Card read port test error Symptom: Can’t get this card read Card read fail 1. check whether driver are installed properly 2. try another working Card read Re-test OK? Correct it Setup OK?
Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 6.13 Audio failure Symptom: No sound from speaker after audio drive is installed. Audio test error 1. check whether cables, speakers & audio drivers are installed properly 2. try another working speaker & cable...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 6.14 No power symptom: Symptom: When the power button is pressed, nothing happens, power indicator is not light up. No Power Check Adapter is good Replace Bios Correct it Replace motherboard 6-16...
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 6.15 CD-ROM drive test error An error message is shown when reading data from CD-ROM drive CD-ROM driver test error Check BIOS Correct it Setup OK? Try another known good CD-ROM Replace the faulty parts...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 6.16 Stopping in LCD screen while booting Stop in LCD Screen while booting 1.Try another known good CD-ROM 2. Try another known good HDD 3. Try another known good CPU 4.. Thermal modle deformation...
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Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 6.17 PCMCIA Card Bus failure Symptom : when insert PCMCIA card to PCMCIA slot, but system can’t detect. PCMCIA card failure Insert PCMCIA card completely again, make sure good connection. Check drive & Correct it...
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 6.18 Modem failure Modem Failure Check Driver install & Correct it Telephone Line is OK? Replace another Correct it known good Modem board Replace Motherboard 6-20...
Prestigio Nobile 159W TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL 6.19 LAN failure Symptom: When cannot detect Network Adapter device and can’t enter internet. LAN failure 1. Check Network Adapter Device in Windows XP if it is properly Installed (including driver) 2. Setup Network Connections in Windows XP 3.
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TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL Prestigio Nobile 159W 6.20 TV Out failure TV Out failure 2. Check Display adapter Device in Windows XP if it is properly installed(including driver) 3. Check S-Vedio cable if is properly insert TV 4. Setup display properties to select TV in Windows XP...
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