Eee PC

This is the Asus Eee PC 701 4G ultra-portable computer releases in the fall 2007. It features a 7-inch widescreen display and 4 GB 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" widescreen display

Dimensions:

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

Overclocking

• CPU frequency (FSB x multiplier): n/a
• Front-Side-Bus frequency (quad-pumped bus rate)): n/a
• Bus speed: n/a

Benchmarks

• HD Tune
• CPU-Z
• 3DMark

Accessories

• Logitech Nano Mouse
• Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook 5000 / 4000
• LG GSA-E50L Slim DVD Writer

Internal Upgrades

USB hub

To install devices internally, more USB-connections are needed. I hooked into one of the regular USB-ports and routed the D+/D- signals from the southbridge/controller to a 4 port USB-hub. To make the port I hooked into work again, one of the 4 ports is connected back to the USB-port (Hub-to-USB-port and USB-port-to-HUB).

I installed 2 hubs this way to get enough ports and load balancing the bandwidth. Having two storage devices on the same upstream connection is not a good idea speed-wise.

The reason I choose to hook into the USB-port and leave the spare Mini-PCIe USB connection alone is that I want to:

• Be able to use Mini-PCIe cards based on USB later
• Disable the USB-ports in BIOS and disable all the new devices
• Not have the devices disabled if I used the webcam or wifi connections

More information about USB hubs over at Wikipedia.

Power switch

• 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

Modem

The modem port on the Eee is stuffed with a piece of black foam and not used. The modem is not installed on any Eee machine but the internal connection points are still there. The modem card connected via a MDC v1.5 connection, and 12 pin header for the card and the 2 pin header to connect to the RJ-11 jack is still in place on all current 4G motherboards.

Asus is still providing the Windows driver for the Conexant 56K modem on their download site, look for Modem_XP.zip

The modem card can be found on various Dell, Acer, and Sony laptops. On Ebay the Conexant card can be found under these model numbers:

• RD02-D110
• M5804 (Dell part number)

Wifi

The wifi-card on the Eee is only 802.11b/g, not the latest draft-N. The card is can be easily changed by removing two screws and unmounting the card from the Mini-PCI Express socket.

After searching around I found a Intel 4965agn 802.11a/b/g/n Mini-PCIe card for a decent price.

Since 802.11n is MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) it requires 3 antennas for optimal performance and range. I had a dead Nintendo Wii which happens to use the same antenna connectors for it's Broadcom wireless-card. The connector type on the Intel card is Hirose U.FL-R-SMT and on the antenna U.FL-LP-066.

Other Possible Internal Upgrades

• USB relay power switch
• New keyboard (non-taiwanese) [2]
• FM transmitter
• CPU/GPU/Chipset voltage mod
• Silicon Motion NAND flash replacement
• Modemport - Wifi antenna, additional ethernet port
• Modemport as a switch - remove to turn off, plug in to power

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
• Eee + Hub + 2x 16 GB Corsair Voyager
• Eee 8G 994 MHz overclock
• Mini PCI Express Bus Description
• Eee PC 4G Surf without door memory upgrade