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T ra velMate 340 seri es User’ s guide.
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Contents Notices vii Pref ace xiii Conn ec ting t he com puter xiii Ge tt in g he lp an d sup p or t xv Care an d ma in tenanc e xv ii 1 Getti ng familiar wit h your computer 1 Feat ures 3 Display 5 I.
iv 3 Peripherals and options 45 Exter nal moni tor 47 Se tt ing up dua lview 4 7 Pr inte r 48 Exter nal poi nt ing devi ce 49 Exter nal PS/2 mouse 49 Exter nal seri al mou se 4 9 Exter nal USB m o use.
v Sleep Man ager funct ions 76 Notebo ok Manager 79 Info rmati on View er 80 POST 81 Bo ot S e que nc e 82 Passw ord 8 3 Powe r M anageme nt 85 Display Device 87 BIOS Ut i lity 88 Us in g th e BIOS U .
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vii Notic es FCC notice This device has been teste d a nd fou nd t o com ply wit h the lim its for a Cl ass B d igital device pur suant to P ar t 15 of th e FCC Rule s . Thes e li mi t s are de signed to pro vide re asonable prot ection ag ainst harmf ul in terfe rence in a resi dentia l insta llatio n.
vi ii Notice: Canadian user s This Class B digit al ap paratus m eets all require men ts of the Cana dian Inte rferen ce-Caus ing Equi pme nt Re gula t ion s. Remarque à l’intention des utilisateurs canadiens Cet appar eil num érique de la clas s e B respect ed toutes les e xigences du R èglement sur le maté riel brou illeu r du Can ada.
ix 2. Un plug th is pr odu ct fr om the wall ou tlet b efor e clea ni ng. Do not us e liq uid cl eane rs o r aero sol c le aners. Use a damp clot h for cleani ng . 3. Do no t use thi s pr oduct near w a ter . 4. Do not place t his pr oduct on an unst able car t, st and, or t able .
x 12. Replace the batt er y with t he s ame t ype as the prod uct's bat t ery we rec o mmen d. Use of anothe r ba ttery m ay pr esent a r isk of fi re or explosion . Re fer b attery repla cement to a qual i f ied servi ceman. 13. W arning! Ba t ter i es may exp lode if not hand le d proper l y .
xi ADV AR SEL! Lith iumba tteri - E ksplo sionsfa re ved fejla gtig hå ndterin g. Udsk iftni ng må ku n ske med bat teri af s amme fa brik at o g ty pe. Lé ver de t bru gte bat teri t ilba ge t il leverand øren. ADV AR SEL Eksp los jonsfa re ved feilakt ig s kifte av batte ri.
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xiii Prefac e This m a nual de scri bes feat ures of t he T ra v elMate 340 ser i e s no teboo k compute rs. This se ries of ul tra-sl im comp ut ers inc orpor at e such fea ture s as C a rdBus, 16-b .
xiv 2. Con nec t one end of the A C adapte r to the DC-in jac k on the re ar of the com puter a nd th e oth er e nd to a p ow er o utle t . 3. Sl id e the dis play co ve r la tch to t he left to op en the di splay . Slid e t he powe r sw itc h t oward s the re ar of th e com pu te r th e n re le as e it t o turn o n t he pow er .
xv T urning of f the computer Th er e ar e a n um b e r of way s you ca n tur n th e pow e r off. • Usi ng t he W ind ows Shut Down. . . co mma nd Clic k on Start , Shut Down. .. , and s elect Shut do wn; t hen clic k on OK . • Usi ng t he po wer swit ch Note: Y ou can also use th e po wer swi t c h to perf or m po wer man age ment fun ctions.
xvi Access i ng the user ’ s guide This p ri nted u ser ’ s guide is al so a v ail abl e in PDF f or mat wh ic h may c ome i n ha ndy if you ne ed to pri nt out a cop y . V ie wing the fi le r equir es Ado be Acr obat Reader ins ta lled . F ollo w t hese step s: 1.
xvii Care and m aintenance T aking care of your computer Y our comput er wil l se rve yo u well if you t ake car e of i t. • Do not e xpose t he compute r t o dir ect su nli ght. Do not pl ace near sou rces of heat , su ch as a radi ator . • Do not e xpose t he compute r t o temp eratu re s belo w 0º C (32º F) or abo v e 50ºC (122º F).
xvi i i • Use onl y bat teries of the same ki nd a s re place m ent s (Mod el# BT P-25D1) . T urn th e pow e r of f before re m o v ing or re placi ng ba tt erie s. • D o no t t am pe r wit h batt er ie s . Kee p the m aw ay fro m ch il d ren. • Di spo se of used bat te ries acco rding t o local re gula tions .
1 Getting f amiliar with your computer.
This computer c ombines high-performance, v ers a tility , po wer ma nagem ent features and multime dia capabilities with a unique style and ergonom ic design. W ork with unmatched producti vity and reliability with your new po wer computing partner .
3 Feat ures Th is com put er wa s des ig ned wi th th e u se r in m ind . He re ar e ju s t a few of its many feat ures: Perfo rm anc e • Inte l Penti um® III pro cessor with in tegrat ed L2 cach e.
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 4 Human-cent r ic design a nd er gonomics • Ul tr a-slim , sle ek, smoot h an d styli sh desi gn • Full -siz ed k eyboa rd • W ide and cur ved pa lm re.
5 Display The l ar ge graph ics display of fers e xce llent vie win g, d i spla y qua lity and deskt op perf or mance gr aphic s. Th e com puter su ppor ts a Thi n-F ilm T ransist or (T FT) liqui d crys tal di splay (LCD ) di spla ying 32- bi t true -color at 800x6 00 Super V ideo Gra phics Arra y (SV GA) r esolu tion.
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 6 mic ro switc h tha t turn s of f th e displ ay (and en te rs Stan dby mode ) to cons erve po wer whe n you close th e displ ay cov e r , a nd tu rns it back on when you open the disp lay c ov er .
7 In dicator s The com puter has six easy -to-re ad stat us icons on th e right of t he disp lay scree n. The Po we r a nd S le ep sta tu s icon s a re vis ible e v en w hen you cl ose the d is pla y co ve r so yo u can se e th e st at u s of the co m pu t er wh il e th e cov er is clo s ed .
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 8 K eyboa r d The k eyb oard has ful l-size d ke ys and a n em bedded ke ypad, sep arate cur sor k eys , tw o W indo ws ke ys and twel ve fu nct ion ke ys. S pe cia l ke ys Lock keys The ke yboar d has thr ee lock ke ys whic h you can to ggle on and of f.
9 Embedded numeric k eypad The em bedded nu m eri c ke ypad fun ct ions li k e a deskt op numeri c ke ypad . It is indi cated by small cha racters loc ated on the upper ri ght c orner of the key caps. T o sim pl ify th e keyboa rd le gend, cu rs or- con trol ke y symbol s are not pri nted on the keys .
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 10 W indo ws ke ys The ke yboar d has two ke ys that per form W indo ws- specif ic fun ctions. Hot ke ys The com puter em pl oys hot k e ys or k ey combi nations to ac cess most of the com puter’ s contro ls l ike s creen bright ness, v olume output and the BIOS Ut ility .
11 T o ac tiv ate hot k eys , press and ho ld the Fn key befor e p ressi ng th e o ther key in t he hot key combi nati on. Hot key Icon Functio n Description Fn- F1 Ho t K ey Help Di s pl ays hel p on hot k e ys. Fn-F2 Set up Acc esses the comp ut er’ s configu ratio n u tili ty .
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 12 The eur o symbol If yo ur ke yboa rd layout is set to Uni ted Stat es-In te rnati onal or United Kingdo m or if you ha ve a ke y board wi th a Europe an layo ut, you can t ype the Euro sym b ol on your k eybo ard.
13 T o t ype the Eu ro s ymbol : 1. Locat e the Eur o symbo l on your k eyboa rd . 2. Ope n a text edi tor or w o r d pro cessor . 3. Hold Alt Gr and press the E uro s ymbol. Some fo nts and software do not suppor t the E uro symbol. Please refer to http :// www .
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 14 To u c h p a d The bu ilt - in tou chpad i s a PS/2-c om pat ibl e poi nting de vice tha t sense s move ment on its sur face . Thi s means th e cursor res ponds as you mov e your f i nger on th e su rfa ce of the t ouchpa d.
15 Note: Keep y our fin gers dry an d clean when us i ng the tou chp ad. Also k eep the t ouc hpad dry and clea n. The t ouc hpad is sens i ti ve to fi nger mov ements. Hen ce, the lig hter t he tou ch, the bett er the resp onse . T a pping harde r will not increase the to uchpad’ s responsiv ene ss.
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 16 Stora g e This co mputer suppl ies you w it h all- in -one medi a stor age : • Hi gh- capaci t y Enha nced-I DE hard di sk • Exter nal EasyLink™ Combo Dr i ve • S ta n da rd 3. 5- in c h fl op py dr ive.
17 3. Firm l y connec t the Eas yLi nk Combo Dr i ve (con nec tor to conne ctor) to the comp uter . T o discon nect th e Eas yLink Combo Dri ve : 1. Clic k on th e Ho tI DE icon ( ) on the Wind ow s ta sk b ar. 2. Selec t the st op oper ation . A mess age appe ar s to conf irm t he st op oper at ion.
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 18 Ejecting the C D-R OM or D V D-R OM tr a y T o ej ec t the C D-ROM or DVD- R OM tray w he n the c omp ute r is tur ne d o n , pr es s the C D- ROM ej ec t but to n . Wh en t h e powe r i s off, yo u ca n e je ct t he C D- ROM dri ve tra y usi ng the eme rge nc y ejec t hole.
19 Note: T o chang e t he re g ion code, ins er t a DVD mo vie of a dif ferent re gion into the DVD-ROM drive. Please refer t o the online he lp fo r more info rmatio n.
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 20 Ports Port s allo w you t o c onnect peripher al de vices t o your compu ter as you w ould wi th a deskt op PC. For instruc tions on ho w to conne ct dif fere nt ext er nal de vices to th e com puter , see “3 Per ipher al s and opti ons” on page 45.
21 Rear ports # Ic o n Port Connects to... 1 Po wer j ack A C a dapter and power ou tlet 2 USB jack Univ ersal Seri al Bus device (e.g., USB mo use, USB c amera ) 3 Mo dem j ack Pho ne l i ne 4 Networ k ja ck Ethe rnet 10/1 0 0-ba se d netwo rk 5 Infrare d port Infrared d evice (e.
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 22 Univ er sal Se rial Bus Th e U niver sa l S eria l Bus (U SB ) po rt is a h i gh -sp ee d seri al bus wh ic h allow s y ou t o conne ct and dai sy-chai n USB perip heral s w it hout t aki ng up prec ious sy st em res ou r ces.
23 T o use t h e ne twork fea ture, con nect a Eth ernet cable from t he netwo rk jac k on the rear of th e compute r to a net w or k jack or hub on yo ur netw ork.
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 24 Right por ts PC Ca rd slot There is a t ype II/ I CardBus PC Car d sl ot fou nd o n th e r ight pa nel of the co mput er . This sl ot acc ept s a cred it-car d-siz ed ca rd that enhanc es t he usabi li ty and ex p andabi lity of th e compu te r .
25 ZV (Zo o m ed V ideo) suppo rt all o ws your comput er to s upport har dware M P EG in the fo rm of a ZV PC car d. Note: R efer to y our c ard ’ s m anua l f or de tail s on how t o in stall a nd use the ca rd an d it s fu nc ti on s. Insert ing a PC Card Note: A slot p rotecto r car d is insta lled in the PC Ca rd slot.
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 26 3. Pres s the slo t ejec t but ton (1) to po p out the eje ct bu tton (2 ); the n press it ag ain to e ject t he ca rd ( 3).
27 Audio The com put er comes with 16-bi t high-f idel it y PCI stere o audio. There are audio ports on the r ight pane l of the com puter . See “ Aud io de vice s” on page 52 f or more in format ion on con necting e xter nal audio de vices .
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 28 4. Clic k 3D E ff ec t to ena ble th e 3D ef fec t feat ur e. 5. Clic k on OK ..
29 Secu ri ng you r c omp ut er Secur ity fe atures i nclude hard ware an d softw are lo cks — a sec urity not ch and pass words. Security ke yl ock notch A sec urit y ke y lock not ch locate d on th e le ft p anel of the co mput er let s you conne ct a K e n singt on-comp atib le k ey- based co m put er secu ri ty lock .
1 Ge tti ng fam iliar with y our comp uter 30 Pass w or d . Important! Do not fo rge t your S etup and Hard Disk Password! If y ou forget y o ur passwo rd, please get i n touch with y o ur dealer or an authorized se r v i c e ce n t e r.
31 messa ge or symbol appea r s. Sli de and ho ld the po wer s w i t c h f or four seconds to shu t do wn t he comp ut er . Then turn on th e compu t er agai n, and try ag ain. If you fa il to enter t he H ar d Disk Password, please contact y our dealer or an a uthorized service center .
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2 Operating on battery po wer.
The computer oper ates on A C or ba ttery po wer . This chapter contains the information you need to kno w to operate the computer on battery power . It also includes inf or mation on ho w your computer manages and sa ves po wer .
35 Battery p ack The com puter use s a batt ery pack tha t gi v es you lon g use bet we en char ges . Battery pack characteristics Th e ba tter y p ack h as t he f o llowi ng c har ac t er is tics : .
2 Op er ating on b attery power 36 Wa r n i n g ! Do not ex pos e ba t t e ry pack s to t empe ratur es below 0º C (3 2ºF) or abo ve 60 ºC ( 1 40 ºF ).
37 3. Inse rt a repl ac ement batte ry pa ck into the bat ter y bay by f ol lo wing t he f i gure s be lo w . Char ging the batt ery T o c harge the batt ery , place the ba tter y pac k insi de th e batte ry b ay and plug t he A C ad apt er int o th e compu te r and an el ectr ica l outl et.
2 Op er ating on b attery power 38 Check ing the ba tter y le vel The com puter fea ture s bat tery -low w ar ning s i gn al s that are bo th au dible and visi ble. W hen the batt ery pack is lo w , the comput er e mit s wa rning beeps and the batt ery ind icator fla shes at re gular int erv als.
39 on page xv ii of t he prefac e. Batte ry -lo w warni ng Y ou nev er ha v e to wor ry abou t batter y po wer as l ong as you are us ing the A C adapt er . Ho w e ver , when you oper ate th e com p u ter on ba tt ery po wer , pay e xtra att entio n to t he warni ng beep s and the po wer indi cato r on the displ ay panel .
2 Op er ating on b attery power 40 An e xt ra f ul l y- charged ba tt er y pack a v ailabl e 1 . S ave all nece ssar y files. 2. Exi t the ap plic atio n. 3. Powe r off t he computer . 4. Repl ace t he battery pack. 5. P ower o n the com puter and resume w ork.
41 Po wer ma na gem ent Th is com p uter ha s a buil t- in powe r m ana g eme n t uni t th a t mo ni tors sy st em act i vi ty . Syste m acti vit y refer s t o any ac ti vi ty in v ol ving one or more.
2 Op er ating on b attery power 42 Power managemen t modes Sleep mode Pow er m a nagem ent f unc ti ons ar e h andled b y t he A CPI -a w are op er ating sys te m. In this set-u p, y ou do not need to s et t ime out v alues for de vice s bef ore th ey enter a po wer sa ving mode .
43 Wa r n i n g ! Unstored da ta is los t when you turn of f the comput er po wer in Stan dby mod e or when the ba tt er y is dr ained. T o l ea ve S tandb y m ode a nd re turn to nor mal mod e: • P.
2 Op er ating on b attery power 44 Display standby m ode Scr e en a c tivit y is d ete rmi ne d by t he keyb oa rd , t he bui lt-in t o uch pad , a n d an ext ernal PS/2 point ing de vice. If thes e devic es are idl e for a speci fied pe riod, the disp lay shut s of f un til yo u press a ke y or mov e the to uch pad or e xtern al mouse.
3 Peripherals and options.
Y our computer of f e rs excellent expansion capabilities with its b uilt-in ports and connec tors. This chapter describes ho w to connect peripherals and hardware options that help you use your computer with ease. W hen connecting peripherals, read the manual included wit h the peripheral for operating instructions.
47 Exte rnal mon itor T o s how gr aphic al ef fec t s on a l ar ger d i spl ay , c onnect an e xtern al mon itor t o th e exte rn a l dis p la y p or t.
3 P eripher als and options 48 Printe r This co mputer suppo rts bo th se rial and pa rall el print ers. F or a ser ial print er , plug the pr in ter c a bl e int o a seri al po rt . For a pa rall el pr in ter, plu g the p ri nt er cab le in to the p ar alle l por t.
49 Exte rnal poin ting de vice This co mput er acce pts a PS/ 2-c ompat ibl e, serial or USB m ouse or s imi la r point in g de vice. Note: W hen usi ng an ext ernal mouse , you may ch oose to disab l e th e inte rnal touc hpad by p ressing Fn -F7 .
3 P eripher als and options 50 Externa l US B mo use Plug t he USB m o use int o the USB por t. See “USB de vic es” on page 54 fo r m or e info rmati on.
51 Exte r nal k e yboa r d an d k e ypa d This comput er h as a k eyboa rd wi th f ull- sized key s and an e mbed ded k eypa d. If you fee l more com f ortab le usi ng a deskt op k eyboa rd, you can i nstal l a PS/ 2- co mpat ible ext erna l k eyboa rd.
3 P eripher als and options 52 Audi o d e vice s Aud io de vi ces are easy to co nnect wi th t he audio port s acce ssible fr om the ri ght side of th e compute r .
53 PC Cards The c omputer has one CardBus PC c ard s lot t hat a ccom modates one type I/I I PC card . P le ase cons ult you r dea ler f or PC card op ti ons a vai la ble th at you can purch ase for your compu ter . Note: For more info rmation o n how t o use a PC Card w i th the co mputer , see “PC Car d slot” on pa ge 24.
3 P eripher als and options 54 USB de v ices The c omputer has a USB (Uni vers al S erial Bus) port th at a llow s yo u to conne ct peri phe ra ls w ithou t o cc upy ing t oo ma n y re so urces . Common US B de v ic es inc lu de the m ous e and ke yboard.
55 Mobi le jack et The M obile jack et c ov er a ccess ory a dds a col or ac cent to y our c omputer , gi ving it a fres h new l ook. F ol lo w thes e step s to instal l the co ve r ac cessor y: 1. Flip ou t an d remov e the r ubber co ve rs on b oth sid es of the dis play co v er .
3 P eripher als and options 56 Mi scellane ous o ption s Battery pack It i s good pract ice t o ha ve a spa re bat tery arou nd, espec iall y w he n you tra vel. The Lith ium-Io n batte ry , coup led wit h powe r manageme nt feat ur es, su ppl ies you with mor e po wer on- the- go.
57 File trans fe r cable Besid es usin g the infra red por t, you can al so tran sf er f il es betwe en comput ers usin g a f il e t ransf er c able. Con nect the fi le t rans fer cable be tween the para llel po rt s of the t w o co mputers and use you r fi le tra nsfer utilit y to perf orm the tra n sf er .
3 P eripher als and options 58 K e y co m po nent up gra des Y our c omputer del iv ers s uperi or po wer a nd per forma nce. H o wev er , so me use rs and the appl icat io ns the y use may dema nd more. Thi s compute r allo ws you to upgra de k ey componen ts whe n you need i ncrea sed p erfor mance.
59 3. Inse rt t he mem ory module dia gonall y in to t he s lot, t hen g entl y pre ss i t do wn un ti l it cl ic ks into pla ce. 4. Rep lace the m emory doo r and secu re it wi th t he scre w . The c om put er aut o m at ical ly de t ects an d rec onf igure s the to ta l memor y size.
3 P eripher als and options 60 3. Pull out t he hard di sk . 4. Inse rt a ne w ha rd di sk modul e into the h ard disk bay a nd ti ght en t he hard d isk bay scr ew .
4 Mo ving with your comput er.
This chapter gi ves you tips and hints on things to consider when moving around or tra veling with your c omputer ..
63 Discon necting from the d es ktop F ol lo w thes e steps to di sconn ect your com p u ter fr om e xtern al acce ss ories : 1. Sav e y our w ork i n pr ogres s. 2. Remo ve an y me dia , disk et te and c ompact di sc, from th e EasyLin k Combo Dri ve.
4 Movi ng with you r compu te r 64 Mo ving arou nd “wh en you are jus t movin g withi n sho rt dis ta nces, for ex ample, fro m your of f i ce desk to a meet ing ro om” Preparing th e computer Befor e movin g the comput er , clos e and lat ch t he displ ay co ver t o place it i n Sleep mode .
65 cov er whene ver you are not acti vel y usi ng the c omputer . Then tap any ke y or ope n the d isp la y to r es um e..
4 Movi ng with you r compu te r 66 T ak ing the co mpu t er ho me “wh en you are movi ng from you r off ice t o your home or vic e v ersa” Preparing th e computer After disc onnecti ng the compute.
67 a tem per atur e bet ween out side an d roo m tempe ra ture. Setting up a home of fice If you fre quentl y w o rk on your comput er at home , i t may be w ort hwhil e purch asing a s econd A C adap ter for use a t ho m e. W it h a s econd A C a dapte r , you can av oid trans port ing t he e xtra weight to and f rom h ome.
4 Movi ng with you r compu te r 68 T ra ve lin g with the comp ute r “wh en you are mo vi ng with in a lar g er dist an ce, for instanc e, from yo ur of f ice b ui ldin g to a client ’ s of fi ce bui l ding or t rav eling l ocall y” Preparing th e computer Prepa re the c omputer as if you were ta king it hom e.
69 T ra velin g inte rn at ion ally with the comp ut er “wh en you are mo vi ng from co untry to cou ntry” Preparing th e computer Prepa re t he c omputer as you woul d nor mally prep are it for t ra veling .
4 Movi ng with you r compu te r 70.
5 Softw ar e.
This chapter discusses the impor tant system utilities bundled with your computer ..
73 The com puter com es prelo aded with the fol lo w in g sof twar e: • W indo ws 98 or W indo ws NT op era ting syst em • B IO S Uti lit y • Sys te m utili tie s, dri v ers and appl icat ion so f tware Note: T o access W indo ws so f tw are appli cations , cl i ck on the St art but ton and s elect the ap pli cati on fold er .
5 Software 74 Slee p Ma na g er Mo s t n ote b oo k c om pute r s f e at ur e bui lt -i n powe r-sav in g f unc ti on s . Th i s co mp ut e r has tw o pow e r managem ent mode s, Sta ndby an d H ibe rnatio n .
75 The S le ep Manager ico n m ay or m ay not ap pear on t he task bar . A checkb ox in t he Sl ee p Man ag er ma in sc ree n dete r min es wh e th er to e nab le o r di sa bl e th e icon on t he t askba r. •S t a r t m e n u a. Cl ick o n Start , Prog rams , Sleep Mana ger .
5 Software 76 Sleep Manager fun ctions Create Slee p Manag er a uto mat ic ally f ind s a cont igu ous a rea on yo ur har d disk an d cr eat es the H ib ernat ion f i le in th is spac e. Y o u can als o per form th is func tion b y cl icki ng on the Create bu tt on.
77 Advanc ed>> to manua lly set the sp ace s ettings and size. The adv ance d scr een s hows b el ow . Slee p Man age r autom a tica lly checks the syst em conf igurat ion and disp la ys the reco m me nded size.
5 Software 78 Exi t Exit Slee p M anag er by se lect in g the Exit button . Sleep Mana ger wil l quit and disa ble the c apabi lity of auto- adjus ting the r eserv ed s pace size . Exi ting Sleep Mana ger is NO T rec ommend ed. Caution: Do not de a ct ivate (re m ove or exi t) o r u ni ns ta ll Sl ee p M an a ger.
79 No tebo ok M an ag er The com pute r h as a b uilt- in sys te m setup progra m called N o tebook M a nag er . The W indo ws-bas ed Noteb ook Manager allo w s you t o set pas swords , the star tup seque nce of th e dri v es and po wer manage ment set tings.
5 Software 80 In forma tion V iewer Info rmati on V ie wer summ a rizes and l i s ts inf ormati on about the spec if icat io ns and sett ings of the dif fere nt c omponent s of y our c omputer .
81 The c urren t v ersi on of the comput er’ s BIOS sho ws befo re t he De vice- Co nfig u ra ti o n ta bl e. PO ST POST ( Po wer O n Sel f-T est) def i nes ho w your comp uter be hav es wh en st arti ng up.
5 Software 82 Th er e are it ems i n this s cr een i nc lud e : Boot Sequen ce Boot Seq uence de fi nes the bo ot sequ enc e to foll ow whe n your compu ter boot s up. The Boot Sequenc e scre en di spla ys the bo ot able de vices in yo ur comput er and the order in whi ch the bootin g sequ enc e wil l occur .
83 P asswo r d P as sword i s used to set , modify or del et e the pa sswor d(s ) for yo ur comput er . There are two pa sswor ds you can set usi ng the Note book Manag er: • Se tup Pa sswor d pre v ent s unaut hor ized ac cess t o the No te book Manage r and BIO S U ti lit y .
5 Software 84 Setting the Po wer-On Passwor d T o se t th e P ower-O n Pas sw ord , f o llow t h ese st ep s: 1. Clic k on th e Change Po wer -On Passw ord butto n .
85 Note: T o change a passw o rd, follo w the same steps u se d to se t a p assword. T o re mov e a pa ssword, follow the same steps used to set a pa ssw ord but leav e both fi elds bl ank. Power Management Po w e r Mana gem e nt is use d to set adv ance d set ting s re late d to po wer manage ment.
5 Software 86 Setting adv anced features in po wer management T o se t ad vanc ed f eatu r es , do t h e fo ll owing : 1. Clic k on th e Ad va nc e d bu t t o n .
87 Display De vi ce Di spl ay De vic e is us ed t o cont ro l v ari ous s et tings r elat ed to d ispla y de vice (s ), such as th e di sp l ay bri g ht ne s s level . Th e item s i n this s cr een inc lu de: Cli ck on t he r a di o butto n o f the de s ir ed it em , th en c li ck on Apply .
5 Software 88 BIOS Utility The BIO S U ti lity is a hard ware co nfi gur atio n program bu i lt int o your compu ter’ s BIO S (B asic Inpu t/Oupu t Sys tem). Y our comput er is alr eady pr ope rly con figur ed and opt imize d, a nd you do not need to run thi s utilit y .
89 At th e ma in me n u, pre s s Es c to exi t t h e BIO S U t ili ty . If yo u ma ke any c han ge s, the fo llo wing di al og box dis p l ays: If you w ould like to keep the chang es yo u m ade, use the cur sor le ft /rig h t key s to se lect Ye s ; the n pr e ss Ent er .
5 Software 90 Note: “x” may ref er to a series of numbers and / or char act ers or a combi nation of bo th. The it ems in thi s sub-me nu are impo rtant and vit al infor m a ti on about your com puter .
91 Basi c S ystem S etting s The Basi c Syste m Sett ings s ub- m e nu al lo w s yo u to se t the sy stem dat e and time . Th e fo ll owi ng ta bl e de s cr ib e s th e pa ra m e te rs in th is sub - m en u . Par ameter Description Fo r ma t Date Sets the system d ate.
5 Software 92 Startup Configurati o n The S ta rtup Conf igura tion sub- menu cont ains pa ram e ter v alue s that def ine ho w your co mputer beha ve s on syst em sta rtup . Th e foll owi ng ta bl e des cr ib es t h e para me te rs i n th is sub - men u .
93 Setting the Boot Dr iv e Seque nce The Bo ot Dr ive Seque nce s ecti on lis ts bo ot p riorit ies (1s t, 2nd a nd 3r d) for boota ble dri v es in yo ur comput er .
5 Software 94 The On boa rd Dev ices Con figur ation sub- m enu assign s resou rces to bas ic com puter c ommunicat ion har dwar e. Th e foll owi ng ta bl e des cr ib es t h e para me te rs i n th is sub - men u . Set ti ngs in boldf ace a re the def ault a nd su ggested par ameter set tin gs.
95 Sy stem S e curity The S yst em Securi ty sub -m en u allo ws you to saf eguard yo ur com put er and dat a wi th pa sswor ds and ot her secu rity me asure s. Th e foll owi ng ta bl e des cr ib es t h e para me te rs i n th is scr ee n . S et ti ngs in boldfa ce are th e defa ult and sugg ested par am et er set ti ngs.
5 Software 96 Setting a pass w ord F ollo w t hese step s: 1. Use the curs or up/d o wn k e ys to hig hligh t a P assw o rd para m ete r (Set up, Powe r-on or Ha rd Di sk) and press t h e Ent er ke y . The pass word box appe ars: 2. T ype a pa ss word.
97 Power Management The P o wer Man age ment scr een cont ai ns par ameter s th at are r el ated to po wer - sa ving and p ower manage ment. Th e foll owi ng ta bl e des cr ib es t h e para me te rs i n th is scr ee n . S et ti ngs in boldfa ce are th e defa ult and sugg ested par am et er set ti ngs.
5 Software 98 Load Default Set tings If you w ant to re st ore al l parame ter se ttin gs t o the ir def ault va lues, se lect t his men u item and pres s Ent er .
6 T roubleshooting.
This chapter instructs you on how to deal with common system problems. Read it before c alli ng a technician if a problem occurs. Solutions to more serious problems require opening up the computer . Do not attempt t o open the computer by yourself. Contact your dea ler or an authorized service ce nter for ass i s tance.
101 Frequ en tly-Asked Qu esti on s The fol lo wing is a l ist of poss ible sit uations tha t may aris e duri ng the use of you r com puter . Eas y answer s and solu tions are pro vi ded for each one . I pre ssed th e po we r swit ch and ope ned th e displ ay , b ut the c omputer does not star t or boot-up.
6 T ro ublesh ooti ng 102 Imag e i s not ful l- scree n . Mak e sure th e resol ution i s set t o 80 0x600. Right-cl ick on your W indo ws de skt op an d sele ct P rop ert ies t o br in g up the Display P roperties di al og box. The n cl ick on the S et ting s tab to make s ure the res oluti on is se t to the a ppr opria te res oluti on.
103 I prefe r using an e xte rnal k e yboard and mouse, b ut both ha v e PS/2 connect or s and ther e is only one PS/2 port on the computer . T o con nect t wo P S/2 -t ype dev ic es t o the compu te r , y ou ne ed to use a PS/ 2 Y -bri dge conne ctor .
6 T ro ublesh ooti ng 104 I get a “Not Enough Space for Alloc a tion” e rror message from the Sleep Manager pr ogram. This i s an erro r messag e that may appe ar when Sle ep Mana ger is crea ting the Hi ber nati on file .
105 T rou bles ho oti ng ti ps This no tebook comput er inc or porat es an adv ance d desig n tha t deli ver s onscr een err or me ss age r epo rt s to h e lp y o u so lve pr ob lem s .
6 T ro ublesh ooti ng 106 Online serv ices There are thr ee ways t o acc ess Acer for tec hnical su pport and in format io n: • In t er ne t se r vi ce wo rld w i de , vi si t ht tp :/ /w w w.
107 Error messages If you rece iv e an er ror mess age, note t he messag e and tak e the corr ecti v e act ion. Th e f ol lowin g tab le li sts t he e rror m ess ag es i n a lp hab e ti cal o r de r to ge the r w i th th e reco m mende d cour se o f ac tion.
6 T ro ublesh ooti ng 108 If yo u sti ll encou nter p ro blems a fter goi ng thr oug h the c orrecti v e meas ures, pl ease cont act your dealer or an auth orized se rvice cente r fo r assi stance. Some probl ems may be sol ved us ing the BIOS U ti lity .
Appendix A Specif icati ons.
This appendix list s the general specifications of your c omputer ..
111 Microproc e ssor • Inte l Penti um ® III proces sor with 256 KB L2 cach e m e m or y Memo ry • Mai n m emory e xpan dab le to 256MB Sync hronou s Dynamic Random A c cess Memory (SDRAM) • T .
Appen di x A Spe ci f icati ons 112 Ke yboard and pointing de vice • 8 5- /8 9 - k ey Wind ow s key b oa rd • Erg onomica lly- cen tere d tou chpad poi nt ing de vice w it h scrol l f unction I/O ports • One type II/I CardBu s sock et • One RJ-11 modem jack (V .
113 System • W indo ws 98 or W indo ws NT op era ting syst em • DMI 2. 0- compli ant • LDCM s upport Battery pa c k • 3 0W a ttH o ur L i thiu m-I o n • Smar t batt ery mana gement t echnolo.
Appen di x A Spe ci f icati ons 114.
115 Inde x Num e ri cs 3D enh a nce d functi on enabl i ng 27 A AC adapt er cari ng f or xvii co nn e c t in g xi v ACPI. See Adva nced Config uration an d Power Interfa ce Adva nced Con figurat ion and Power I n ter- face 41 Adva nced Power Man agement 41 APM.
116 tur n ing on xiv conne ctions AC adapter xiv audi o 52 compu ter xiii fil e tran sfer cabl e 57 ke ybo ard, ext e r nal 51 ke ypa d, ext er nal 51 mo nito r 4 7 mous e 49 mo use, PS /2 4 9 mou se,.
117 L LEDs 7 M media acc ess on i ndicato r 7 memory in stal ling 5 8– 5 9 upgr ading 5 8 messages error 1 07 mo bile jac ket 55 modem 2 2 monit or co nn e c t in g 47 mous e co nnec ting extern all.
118 conne cting 56 Q ques tions mul tip le PS/2 dev ic es 103 sett ing l ocation fo r modem use 1 0 3 S safety CD-ROM x F CC noti ce v ii gene ral in struc tion s ix lithiu m b attery xi modem notice .
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