Eee PC

This is the Asus Eee PC 701 4G releases in the fall 2007. It is the first ultraportable 7" laptop with Solid State Drive (SSD) as the boot drive.

My Eee PC

• Pearl white ordered from Qbit Online in Taiwan
• Model: 701-W0002 - Chinese/US keyboard
• Serial: 7BOAAQXXXX (first 6)
• Motherboard rev: 701
• Battery: 5200 mAh
• No Mini-PCIe connector

Specifications

• Intel Celeron M 353 900 MHz processor [1]
• AU Optronics A070VW04 7" monitor

Dimensions:

• Width: 22.5 cm
• Depth: 16.5 cm
• Height: 2.1-3.5 cm
• Weight: 920 grams

Benchmarks

• HD Tune

Accessories

• Logitech Nano Mouse
• Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook 5000
• LG GSA-E50L Slim DVD Writer

Internal Upgrades

• USB hub
• Bluetooth
• Internal SDHC reader
• GPS with antenna
• Serial-to-USB port
• Modem hook-up
• Temperature display
• USB relay power switch
• New keyboard (non-taiwanese) [2]
• FM transmitter

Modifications

• CPU/GPU/Chipset voltage mod
• Silicon Motion NAND flash replacement
• Modemport - Wifi antenna, additional ethernet port
• Switch/relay/transistor to cut power for:
  • Integrated: Webcam, Wifi PCIe adapter, SD card reader, Sound card, Atheros eithernet, Atheros Mini-PCIe adapter
  • USB hub: Bluetooth, SD card reader, GPS adapter, FM transmitter

BIOS Revisions

Official Asus Eee PC ftp directory: USA Taiwan Asus Update Utility Eee PC directory: Asus.com

Newer releases last, sorted chronologically.

Tools:

• Bootdisk creator
• AFU flash utility

8804

• Download
• Bios date 2007-07-25, initial release
• Available via Asus Update
• Full 100 MHz FSB
• Chip report as an Intel I915GM rather than Intel I910GML
• Wireless and screen flickering problems reported

0302

• Bios date 2007-10-10
• FSB lowered to 70 MHz

0204

• Download
• Bios date 2007-10-05
• Fixes USB2 and webcam problems

0401

• Download
• Bios date 2007-10-17
• Fix sometimes password is requested when entering setup

Linux Hardware Output

Output [3]:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 04)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 04)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 04)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 04)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 04)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 04)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 04)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 04)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 04)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d4)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 04)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5007EG 802.11 b/g Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Technology Corp. L2 100 Mbit Ethernet Adapter (rev a0)

Datasheets

• Intel 910GML northbridge chipset with integrated GMA900
• Intel 82801FBM ICH6-M I/O controller hub southbridge
• Intel Celeron M 90 nm processor
• ICS 9LPR426A Low power programmable timing control hub of P4 processors
• AU Optronics A070VW04 7" monitor
• ENE KB3920 embedded controller

References

• Eee PC 701 detailed information
• USB hub, bluetooth and SD reader internal upgrade
• Notebookreview Eee PC Tweaks and Pictures
• Eee PC Hardware FAQ Wiki
• Internal USB gadgets on miniPCIe connector
• tnkgrl USB research
• Overclock EEE PC
• Power consumption USB devices
• Mac OS X on a flash drive
• RFID Windows log-on
• Eee PC i alles hender
• Asus Eee PC Exclusive Inside Look
• Will Solid State Drive be replaceable?
• Asus EEE News, Mods, and Hacks
• 802.11n Wifi Modification
• Official Asus EEE forum
• Bios 8804 not fully working
• Modding Eee 701 with internal bluetooth / Engadget
• Keyboard light mod
• Request: PPL picture / Solved: 900 Mhz under Linux - Module
• Russian Eee 700 review
• Eee PC USB Hub + Bluetooth + 4 GB flash - Chinese
• Eee PC USB Hub + Bluetooth - Chinese
• 8804 bios poll for XP
• Modify generic 12v car adapter to supply 9.5v
• Connecting to GPRS via bluetooth/phone