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AcerPower F1/Aspire T310

Service Guide

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Summary of Contents for Aspire T310

Page 1: ...AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG CSD web for more information please refer to http csd acer com tw...

Page 2: ...AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG CSD web for more information please refer to http csd acer com tw...

Page 3: ...updates made on AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 service guide Date Chapter Updates 2003 10 29 Chapter 1 Amend the FSB speed up to 800MHz on page 2 Memory portion Memory combination portion 2003 12 18 Chapte...

Page 4: ...spect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licen...

Page 5: ...bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures...

Page 6: ...NOT be covered in this generic service guide In such cases please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel channel to provide you with further technical details 2 Please note WHEN OR...

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Page 8: ...spect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licen...

Page 9: ...bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures...

Page 10: ...NOT be covered in this generic service guide In such cases please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel channel to provide you with further technical details 2 Please note WHEN OR...

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Page 12: ...t Setup 41 Exit Without Saving 42 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 43 General Information 44 Before You Begin 44 Standard Disassembly Procedure 45 Opening the System 45 Removing the Front...

Page 13: ...mation 71 Checking Jumper Settings 71 Setting Jumpers 71 Checking Jumper Settings 72 Connecting Case Components 73 Front Panel Connector 75 Connecting Optional Devices 76 Chapter 6 FRU Field Replaceab...

Page 14: ...Chapter 1 1 Overview The Aspire T310 AcerPower F1 supports Intel Pentium 4 Northwood based micro ATX IBM PC AT compatible system with PCI AGP bus System Specifications Chapter 1...

Page 15: ...r to the AVL list for compatibility Graphics T On die VGA T 1 VGA port AGP PCI T One AGP 8X 4X 1 5V slot T Three PCI 2 2 5V slots FDD T One FDD slot supports 1 44MB 3 mode 3 5 devices IDE T Slot Type...

Page 16: ...ity T On board 4 rear T Connector Pin 4 T Transfer Rate T USB 2 0 1 1 BIOS T 4MB Award BIOS with Plug and Play BIOS T ACPI SMBIOS 2 3 Green and Boot Block T Provides DMI 2 0 WFM 2 0 WOL WOR chassis in...

Page 17: ...er Power F1 Front Panel The computer s front panel consists of the following Label Description 1 Optical Drive 2 FDD Drive 3 Power Button 4 Universal Serial Bus USB Ports 5 Microphone Jack 6 Speaker H...

Page 18: ...3 Fan Aperture 4 PS 2 Keyboard Port 5 PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 Serial Connector 7 Printer Connector 8 Monitor Connector 9 USB Connector 10 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector 11 Microphone Jack 12 Line Out Jack 13...

Page 19: ...pin ATX power connector ATX2 ATX12V power connector AUDIO1 Front audio connector AUXIN1 Auxiliary Audio input header CASFAN1 Case fan connector CDIN1 Primary CD in Connector COM2 Onboard serial port h...

Page 20: ...JP3 BIOS flash protect jumper NBFAN1 Cooling fan for NB PANEL1 Connector for case front panel switches and LED indicators PCI1 PCI3 Three 32 bit add on card slots SATA1 SATA2 Two serial ATA headers SJ...

Page 21: ...abled BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programmer Award BIOS version v6 0 BIOS ROM type Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 4MB BIOS ROM package 32 pin DIP package Support protocol PCI 2 2 APM1 2 DMI 2 00 1 E ID...

Page 22: ...s You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the above specifications Memory Combinations Slot Memory Module Total Memory Slot 1 64 128 256 512MB 1G 64MB 1G Slot 2 64 128...

Page 23: ...480 75 37 5 31 5 640x480 85 43 3 36 0 640x480 120 63 7 55 0 800x600 56 35 2 36 0 800x600 60 37 8 39 9 800x600 72 48 0 50 0 800x600 75 46 9 49 5 800x600 85 53 7 56 2 800x600 100 62 5 67 5 800x600 120 7...

Page 24: ...nd WHQL specifications Music synthesizer Yes internal FM synthesizer Sampling rate 48 KHz max MPU 401 UART support Yes Microphone jack Supported Headphone jack Supported IDE Interface Item Specificati...

Page 25: ...rial port controller resident bus ISA bus Number of serial port 2 16550 UART support Yes Connector type 9 pin D type female connector Optional serial port I O address via BIOS Setup COM1 2F8h 3E8h 2E8...

Page 26: ...Map Hex Range Devices 000 01F 020 021 040 043 060 060 061 061 070 071 080 08F 0A0 0A1 0C0 0DF 0F0 0FF 170 177 1F0 1F7 278 27F 2F8 2FF 378 37F 3F0 3F5 3F6 3F6 3F7 3F7 3F8 3FF 0CF8 0CFC 778 77A DMA Con...

Page 27: ...IRQ10 N Reserved IRQ11 N Reserved IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Reserved IRQ13 Math Coprocessor Exception N IRQ14 Primary IDE Reserved IRQ15 Secondary IDE Reserved DRQ Assignment Map DRQx System Devices Add On Car...

Page 28: ...Mechanical Specifications Item Specification Weight One 3 FDD and one 3 5 HDD without packing Varied by local configuration Dimensions main footprint 190mm 320mm 360mm Switching Power Supply 200W Inpu...

Page 29: ...witch button modem ring in keyboard and mouse for APM mode T Resume recovery time 7 10 sec Suspend Mode T Independent power management timer 2 120 minutes time step 10 minutes or pushing external swit...

Page 30: ...tion values into the battery backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM This memory area is not part of the system RAM NOTE If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages the battery may be bad flat In t...

Page 31: ...how to move within a screen and from one screen to another T To select an option move the highlight bar by pressing or then press T To change a parameter setting press or until the desired setting is...

Page 32: ...duct Name Displays the model name of your system System S N Displays your system s serial number Main Board ID Displays the main board s identification number Main Board S N Displays your main board s...

Page 33: ...t Month Jan Feb Dec Day 1 to 30 Year 1980 to 2079 Time Lets you set the time following the hour minute second format Hour 0 to 23 Minute 0 to 59 Second 0 to 59 IDE Channel 0 Master Allows you to confi...

Page 34: ...Disabled Enabled Video This item specifies the type of video card in use The default setting is VGA EGA Since current PCs use VGA only this function is almost useless and may be disregarded in the fut...

Page 35: ...hannel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave Display the type of device installed Auto None Manual Access Mode Selects the HDD access mode Auto Large LBA CHS Capacity S...

Page 36: ...evel 2 L2 cache memory to improve performance Enabled Disbaled Hyper Threading Technology This item is only available when CPU and the chipset support Hyper Threading Enabled Disbaled Quick Power On S...

Page 37: ...s 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 and 30 Typematic Delay This item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first pressed and when the acceleration begins Settings 250 500 750 and 1000 Security Opti...

Page 38: ...s used to change the values of the chipset registers These registers control most of the system options in the computer NOTE Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset DRAM Clock...

Page 39: ...P This is the duration of the time interval during which the Row Address Strobe signal to a DRAM is held low during normal Read and Write Cycles This is the minimum interval between completing one rea...

Page 40: ...arameter Description Options VGA Share Memory Size Selects the VGA share memory size 16 32MB 64MB 128MB Parameter Description Options System BIOS Cacheable Enables or disables the system BIOS cacheabl...

Page 41: ...cifies the data transfer rate of the HDD For example mode 0 data transfer rate is 3 3MB s mode 1 is 5 2 MB s mode 2 is 8 3MB s mode 3 is 11 1 MB s and mode 4 is 16 6MB s If your hard disk performance...

Page 42: ...l the onboard AC97 audio Disable this item if you are going to install a PCI audio add on card Enabled Disabled SIS Serial ATA Controller This item allows you to control the SiS Serial ATA controller...

Page 43: ...this item to enable and disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add in card with a remote boot ROM installed Enabled Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enable this field if your IDE hard drive...

Page 44: ...wer state In this state no system context CPU or chipset is lost and hardware maintains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is s power down state in which power is supplied only to essential c...

Page 45: ...tting names the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to the modem if any on your system Activity of selected IRQ always awakens the system 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 AUTO Hot Key Function As This option allows yo...

Page 46: ...by PCI Card This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected Enabled Disabled...

Page 47: ...els 0 or 1 Enabled Disabled FDD COM LPT Port When this item is enabled the system will restart the power saving timeout counters when any activity is detected on the floppy disk drive serial ports or...

Page 48: ...By This BIOS can automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices You can also set it as Manual and go into each of the sub menu to choose specific resources Auto ESCD Man...

Page 49: ...This option is for setting the shutdown temperature level for the processor When the processor reaches the temperature you set the ACPI aware system will be shut down System Component Characteristics...

Page 50: ...Spread Spectrum When the motherboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by...

Page 51: ...he defaults Press N and then Enter to not install the defaults The fail safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable If your system is not functioning correctly try inst...

Page 52: ...and then Enter to not install the defaults The defaults place demands on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memory You can cause fatal...

Page 53: ...assword being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely If you have selected System in Security Option of BIOS Features Setup menu you will be pro...

Page 54: ...Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press...

Page 55: ...in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press Y to discard changes and exit or press N to return to the main menu NOTE If you have made settings...

Page 56: ...reventing electrostatic discharge T Wire cutter T Phillips screwdriver may require different size NOTE The screws for the different components vary in size During the disassembly process group the scr...

Page 57: ...n Before You Begin Before proceeding with the disassenbly procedure make sure that you do the following 1 Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals 2 Unplug the AC adapter and all power and...

Page 58: ...ke sure you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it Opening the System 1 Place the system unit on a flat steady surface 2 Turn the housing back and remove the screws as shown he...

Page 59: ...oppy cable 4 Disconnect the IDE1 and IDE2 cable Removing the Modem card CD ROM Floppy and HDD 1 Detach the modem card 2 Disconnect the CD ROM power IDE and CD In cables 3 Disconnect the floppy cable a...

Page 60: ...e the floppy drive 7 Press the latch again to release the hard disk module 8 Detach the HDD from the bracket Removing the Power Supply 1 Remove the main ATX power connector as shown here 2 Remove the...

Page 61: ...e Heatsink and the CPU 1 Disconnect the Pentium 4 CPU power cable 2 Release the two heatsink latches 3 Remove the heatsink module 4 Remove the CPU by following the instructions here Removing the Memor...

Page 62: ...board as shown here Removing the Power Button 1 Remove the power button as shown here Removing the LED Module 1 Remove the LED module by following the instructions here Removing the Daughter Board 1 R...

Page 63: ...nstalling the Daughter Board 1 Connect the audio cable and USB cables to the daughter board 2 Fasten the daughter board with one screw as shown here Installing the LED Module 1 Install the LED module...

Page 64: ...e Heatsink and the CPU 1 Place the CPU to the CPU socket by following the instructions here 2 Place the heatsink module 3 Secure the heatsink with the two heatsink latches 4 Connect the Pentium 4 CPU...

Page 65: ...nect the Pentium 4 ATX 12V power connector to the motherboard as shown here 4 Connect the main ATX power connector to the motherboard as shown here Installing the Modem card CD ROM Floppy and HDD 1 In...

Page 66: ...cable 6 Connect the floppy cable and power cable 7 Connect the CD ROM power IDE and CD In cables 8 Place the modem card back to one PCI slot Then secure the modem card with the screw Installing the C...

Page 67: ...d 4 Connect the Aux In cable to the motherboard Installing the Front Panel 1 Place the front bezel back to the original position Closing the System 1 Place the side door back to the original position...

Page 68: ...ides troubleshooting information for the AcerT310 AcerPower F1 T Power On Self Test POST T Index of Error Messages T Index of Error Codes and Error Beeps T Index of Error Symptoms T Undetermined Probl...

Page 69: ...ystem if the error is fatal The main components on the main board that must be diagnosed and or initialized by POST to ensure system functionality are as follows T Microprocessor with built in numeric...

Page 70: ...ipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 F000 shadow RAM 0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1 Blank out scr...

Page 71: ...ed 21h HPM Initialization notebook platform 22h Reserved 23h 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If Smos checksum f...

Page 72: ...35h Test DMA Channel 0 36h Reserved 37h Test DMA Channel 1 38h Reserved 39h Test DMA page registers 3Ah Reserved 3Bh Reserved 3Ch Test 8254 3Dh Reserved 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel...

Page 73: ...ion Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5Ah Reserved 5Bh Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 5Ch Res...

Page 74: ...o processor 7Bh Reserved 7Ch Init HDD write protect 7Dh Reserved 7Eh Reserved 7Fh Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors wait for keys If no errors occ...

Page 75: ...end Anti Virus code 94h 1 Enable L2 cache 2 Program Daylight Saving 3 Program boot up speed 4 Chipset final initialization 5 Power management final initialization 6 Clear screen dispaly summary table...

Page 76: ...t correctly Real Time Clock Error CMOS Battery Bad CMOS Checksum Error 1 Enter BIOS Setup and load the default settings 2 RTC Battery 3 System Board Equipment Configuration Error 1 Ensure the system c...

Page 77: ...NOT factory installed then reboot the system PCI Device Error 1 Load default settings in Setup 2 Enter BIOS Setup and set the Reset Resource Assignments of the PnP PCI Options to Yes then reboot the...

Page 78: ...ze shown or repeated during POST 1 Insert the memory modules in the DIMM sockets properly then reboot the system 2 Memory module 3 System board System works but fails to enter power saving mode when t...

Page 79: ...drive cable 4 System board Hard Disk Drive NOTE Ensure hard disk drive is configured correctly in BIOS Setup cable jumper are set correctly before diagnosing any hard disk drive problems Hard disk dr...

Page 80: ...e the information in the Date and Time of BIOS Setup is set correctly 2 RTC battery 3 System board Audio Audio software program invokes but no sound comes from speakers 1 Speaker power connection cabl...

Page 81: ...able monitor Other monitor problems 1 Monitor signal connection cable 2 Monitor 3 Video adapter card 4 System board Display changing colors 1 Monitor signal connection cable 2 Monitor 3 System board D...

Page 82: ...power switch does not turn off system Only unplugging the power cord from electrical outlet can turn off the system 1 Ensure the Power Switch 4 sec in BIOS Setup of Power Management is not set to Sus...

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Page 84: ...are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins Jumper Description The illustrations below show a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pi...

Page 85: ...emory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect that prevents your mainboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from...

Page 86: ...BFAN1 4 Connect the case LED cable to SJ1 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 5 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX1 6 Connect the Pentium 4 processor auxiliary c...

Page 87: ...me Function 1 GND System Ground 2 12V Power 12V 3 Sense Sensor SJ1 Single Color LED Header Pin Signal Name Function 1 ACPI LED MSG LED Green 2 ACPI LED MSG LED Green 3 SB5V Power LED ACPI LED Function...

Page 88: ...nction properly an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI hard drive activity LED connector Power Sleep Message Wa...

Page 89: ...on 1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone Power 4 AUD_VCC Filtered 5V used by Analog Audio Circuits 5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right...

Page 90: ...s are use to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date transfer rates 150 MB s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA int...

Page 91: ...Connector Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a second serial port to your system Pin Signal Name Function 1 VREG_FP_USBPWR0 Front Panel USB Power 2 VREG_FP_USBPWR0 Front Pa...

Page 92: ...he FRU Field Replaceable Unit listing in global configurations of AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 Refer to this chapter whenever ordering for parts to repair or for RMA Return Merchandise Authorization FRU F...

Page 93: ...80 Chapter 6 AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 Exploded Diagram...

Page 94: ...o return it AcerPower F1 Picture Partname Part No Memory DDR266 256MB 0 14U 32MX8 8 NANYA NT256D64S88B0G 75B DDR266 512MB 0 14U 32MX8 16 NANYA NT512D64S8HB0G 75B DDR333 256MB INFENION DDR333 128MB 0 1...

Page 95: ...01 KH 12001 001 KH 04008 002 KH 08008 003 KH 12008 001 KH 04007 007 KH 08007 005 KH 12007 003 CD ROM DVD ROM CD RW CD ROM DRIVE 52X BTC F564E WHITE CD ROM DRIVE 52X MSI MS 8152 WHITE CD RW DRIVE 52X24...

Page 96: ...07 001 VG A9207 002 VG A9607 001 VG A9607 002 VG 20005 001 MODEM CARD 56K F 1156I R12 ATX GVC AAP MODEM CARD 56K F 1156I R12 PACIFIC ATX GVC USA MODEM CARD 56K F 1156I R12 GVC AUSTRALIA FX 56I02 003 F...

Page 97: ...S 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 BELGIUM VER 105KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 DUTCH VER 105KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 HOLLAND VER 105KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 SPANISH VER 105KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 PORTUGESE VER...

Page 98: ...105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Polish Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Slovenian Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Slovakian Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Turkey Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 RussiamVe...

Page 99: ...HZ 512K 533FSB NORTHWOOD 2 4GHZ 512K 800FSB NORTHWOOD 2 6GHZ 512K 800FSB NORTHWOOD 2 8GHZ 512K 800FSB NORTHWOOD 3 0GHZ 512K 800FSB KC DCD01 24A KC DCD01 26A KC DPD01 26A KC DPD01 24B KC DPD01 28B KC D...

Page 100: ...UAL DRIVE 4X NEC ND 1300A BLACK DVD DUAL DRIVE 4X PIONEER DVR 106RD BLACK SUPERMULTI PLUS 4X DVD HLDS GSA 4040B BLACK KD 0520A 001 KD 0520B 003 KR 05201 001 TBD KV 01605 003 TBD KV 0160D 001 KO 0480A...

Page 101: ...DEM CARD 56K F 1156I R12 GVC AUSTRALIA FX 56I02 003 FX 56I02 001 FX 56102 005 USB AUDIO DAUGHTER BOARD FOXCONN 55 PSPVF 001 Power Supply POWER SUPPLY 230W W O PFC FSP FSP200 ATV A POWER SUPPLY 230W W...

Page 102: ...d KBP2971 Dutch Ver 105keys PS 2 Keyboard KBP2971 Holland Ver 105keys PS 2 Keyboard KBP2971 Spanish Ver 105keys PS 2 Keyboard KBP2971 Portugese Ver 105keys PS 2 Keyboard KBP2971 Iceland Ver 105keys PS...

Page 103: ...5 Hebrew Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Polish Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Slovenian Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Slovakian Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Turkey Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU03...

Page 104: ...91 The AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 Model No Define 1 Trade Mark 2 Brand Name Acer 3 Description Intel Pentium4 Celeron Processor 4 Product Name AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 Model Definition and Configuration...

Page 105: ...92 Appendix A...

Page 106: ...erPower F1 Aspire T310 compatibility is tested and verified by Acer s internal testing department All of its system functions are tested under the environments of Windows XP Home Test Compatible Compo...

Page 107: ...B Northwood 3 2G Socket 478 Northwood 3 2Ghz 512k 800FSB DIMM DDR 266 333 400 Infineon DDR 266 256MB 0 14u 32MX8 8 HYS64D32000GU 7 B DDR 400 128MB HYS64D16301GU 5 B DDR 400 256MB HYS64D32300GU 5 B Nan...

Page 108: ...r 4X DVD DUAL DVR 106RD SuperMultiPlus HLDS 4X DVD SuperMulti Plus GSA 4040B Modem Card GVC F 1156I R12 AAP F 1156I R12 USA F 1156I R12 Australia Housing Foxconn Microtower 3 3 5 2 5 25 TF165 SPS FSP...

Page 109: ...POWER CORD AAC 17 CRT MONITOR AC711 MPRII N M W O POWER CORD 17 CRT MONITOR AC711 MPRII E M W O POWER CORD 17 CRT MONITOR AC711 MPRII S M W O POWER CORD 17 CRT MONITOR AC711 MPRII S M W AUSTRALIA POWE...

Page 110: ...KER TCO99 W US POWER CORD AAC 15 LCD MONITOR AL511 W O SPEAKER TCO99 W US POWER CORD STK 15 LCD MONITOR AL511 002 W O SPEAKER TCO99 W US POWER CORD STK Jean 15 LCD MONITOR AL513 W O SPEAKER TCO99 W US...

Page 111: ...98 Appendix B...

Page 112: ...of Acer s Notebook Desktop and Server models including T Service guides for all models T User s manuals T Training materials T Bios updates T Software utilities T Spare parts lists T TABs Technical A...

Page 113: ...100 Appendix C...

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