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User’s Reference Guide TravelMate TM 4000M Notebook Computer P/N 9793374-0001, Rev. A August 1994.
Contents Preface Chapt er 1 Using the Set up Pr ograms Accessing the Setu p Program s ................................. 1-2 Date and Time Parameters ....................................... 1-7 Disk Drive Parameters ....................................
Chapt er 4 Lapt op Mana ger Laptop M anager Fe atures ......................................... 4-2 LM Main M enu ......................................................... 4-3 Adding Applicatio ns to the M enu .............................. 4-5 Adding Items to the Applicatio n Menu .
Chapt er 8 VGA External Monit or Utilities Capabilities .............................................................. 8-2 VGA Utility ............................................................... 8-5 Advanced M onitor Op erations ..................
Chapt er 12 Portab le CD-R OM Docking System Features ................................................................... 12-2 Docking Y our N otebook ............................................ 12-6 Undocking the N otebook ..........................
Copyrigh t (©) 1994 T exas Ins truments Incor porat ed All Rig hts Rese rved — Prin ted in U.S.A. T ravelMate 4000M Notebook User’s Refe rence G uide TI Part No. 9793374-0001, Rev. A Original Issue: A pril 1994 Changes may b e made p erio dically to the info r matio n in this publicatio n.
Preface Y our T ravelMate 4000M c omputer co mes with a varie ty of standard featu res and options tha t maximize system per for manc e and ea se of operatio n. This m anual ac ts as a reference for s oftware utilitie s and hard ware inclu ded with your noteb ook.
Appendix A - Pro vides s ystem sp ecificatio ns for the TM4000M. Appendix B - Disp lays chara cter se ts used b y the T M4000M. Appendix C - Disp lays do mestic a nd inter nationa l keyboard layouts. Appendix D - D escribes d iagno stics and error code s for your TM4000M.
1 Using the Setup Pr ograms This chapter explains: ❑ How to acc ess the Setu p Program s ❑ How to sele ct and sa ve p arameters Contents Accessing the Setu p Program s .........................................1-2 Initial Startup P rocedure .......
Accessing the Setup Programs Y our computer has three se tup p rograms to assist yo u in selecting required hardwa re and software p aram eters: ❑ Disk-ba sed Setup ❑ ROM-based Setup ❑ W indows-ba sed Setup Initial Startup Pr ocedure The first time yo u boot u p your no tebook, your s ystem autom atically ru ns Setup.
Dele te - d elete the vi deo (the vi deo takes u p 12 MB of hard di sk space) 5. Make yo ur selectio n. The system r eboots to the Star tup Menu. Startup Menu Each time yo ur system boots, the Startu p Menu appears .
Creating Backup System Diskettes Y ou should create yo ur back up system disk ettes as so on as po ssible a fter purcha sing your note book. To create backup system disk ettes, complete the following s teps: 1. Ensure that yo u have 1 7 (for U.S.A .) or 18 (all other countries) high dens ity, 1.
Y ou should keep your System Recovery d iskette u pdated with your latest W indows configu ration. To do this, complete the following s teps : 1. The first time yo u com plete a new ad dition o r change to W indows (su ch as adding a new software ic on), manua lly copy all *.
Accessing ROM-Based Setup ROM-base d Setup res ides in internal ROM . It is identica l to disk-b ased Se tup exc ept it doe s not have any online help. T o access Page 1 of ROM -bas ed Setu p, save any work in progress, and press CTRL-ALT-ESC . Y ou can then s elect parameters as yo u do for d isk- based Se tup.
Date and Time Parameters P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) Time Pressing the space bar whe n second s are high ligh te d resets seco nds to 00. Pa g e 1 M a i n ⇓ Contro l P ane l ⇓ Inte rn ation al ⇓ Time F ormat Date The d a y-of-week v alue is se t automat ically whe n y o u set th e date .
Disk Drive P arameters P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) Diskettes Drives Drive A, Drive B Do not chang e fro m def aults unle ss e xter nal flopp y drive conf igured as flopp y drive Va l u e s : 3.5" , 1.
Input/Output (I/O) P arameters The input/outp ut (I/O ) para meters d efine how the computer trea ts the follo wing I/O de vices: ❑ SerialPor t ❑ Parallel p ort ❑ SCSI ❑ PCMCIA ❑ Game Port ❑ PS/2 Po rt Y ou can use these p aramete rs to e nable and define the ports.
P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) Baud Rate P ag e 4 Refer to your Windo ws documen tation Data Bits Va l u e s : 7, 8 (def ault ) P ag e 4 Refer to yo.
P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) SCSI BIOS Va l u e s : Disab le (def ault) Enab le Pa g e 4 M a i n ⇓ Contro l P ane l ⇓ WSETUP ⇓ I/O P or ts .
Keyboard P arameters P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) Caps Lock Star tup sta tus of Cap s Loc k ind icator Va l u e s : On Off (de f ault) Pa g e 3 M .
Memory Parameters P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) Standard Do not chang e P age 1 Canno t chang e . Use disk- or ROM -b as ed Setu p Shadow ROM Set to d ef ault f or maximum perf ormance of BI O S an d Extende d RAM unless y our app licat ion requ ires the 38 4 KB tha t Sh adow R OM uses .
Power Mana gement P arameters If you us e your co mputer frequently on batte ry power , the amount of p roductive time you can get o ut of a single battery charge is importa nt.
Power Saving s The powe r -savings pa rameters d efine a variety of wa ys the computer c an modify its activ ity to affect the drain on the battery. There is also a p aramete r called P ower Sav ings that deter mines when, if ever , the computer im plements the defined po wer savings.
P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) W akeup Interval Number of min ut es in auto -susp en d mode bef ore w aking up Va l u e s : 5 , 10 (def ault), 1 5, .
P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) HDD Motor Timeout Number of min ut es withou t rea ds or writes bef ore hard disk o ff Va l u e s : 1, 2, 5 (def ault), 10, Alwa ys on Hard disk access ma y be dela yed while the hard d isk reach es oper ating speed.
P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) Power Level Le vel of sa vings a ctiv ated under BatteryPro utility . Va l u e s : Disab led 1–Lo w 2–Medium (de f ault) 3–High 4–Maximum No access. Use SETPO WER command in MS-DOS .
Activit y M onitoring The comp uter can mo nitor a ctivity on u p to three groups o f devices d epending o n the mo del: ❑ Comm—inclu des the sta ndard serial por t ❑ Disks— includes the hard .
P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) Comm Monitors CO M por t Va l u e s : Y es (or On) (def aut) No (or Off) Pa g e 2 M a i n ⇓ Contro l P ane l ⇓ WS.
Screen P arameters P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) Reverse Specifies sta r tup st at us of vid eo Va l u e s : On= White on b lac k f or te xt and gr.
P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) Monitor Type Selects t he monit or de vice driv er appropriate f or y our e xternal monitor and applica tio n. Va l u e s : V GA, 8514 Comp atib le, Su per V GA, Ext. Super V G A ( def ault) , Multifrequ ency , Exte nded Multifrequency , Super Mult ifrequency , Ext.
System Configura tion P arameters P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) Battery Alarm Define s whethe r the a larm sounds f or lo w-battery condition Va l .
P arameter Definitions and V a lues P ag e No. (Disk/R OM) Access P ath (Window s) Speakers (Multimedia) Va l u e s : Enab led (def ault ) Disab led Pa g e 4 M a i n ⇓ Contro l P ane l ⇓ WSETUP .
2 Installing and Using Applications This chapter explains: ❑ Guidelines for load ing IBM AT -compa tible applica tion programs ❑ How to set up a passw ord ❑ How to resto re MS-DOS system files Contents Guidelines fo r Installing A pplications ..
Guidelines for Installing App licat ions Y our T ravelMate Com puter is fully co mpatib le with IBM AT computers . All applic ations written fo r AT c ompute rs will execut e on yo ur computer . Howe ver , consider thes e guideline s befo re insta lling applicatio ns.
Pr ocessing Speed Some ap plicatio ns canno t execu te at the high sp eed available with yo ur comp uter . Check the a pplication documenta tion for the req uired proces sing spee d and, if necessa ry.
applicatio n requires additio ns or c hanges to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, carefully c onside r the conse quence s. Please read and u nderstand this file b efore you change it. (See the MS-DOS User’s Guide a nd Ref eren ce fur nished with your com puter for m ore deta ils on c onstructing this file and its significance .
1. @ECHO OFF 2. REM ================================ 3. PRO MPT $P$G 4. P A TH=C:WINDOWS;C: DOS; C:UTILS;C: JAZZ;C:PCM PLUS 5. SET TEMP=C:W INDOW STEM P 6. SET COMSPEC=C:DO SCOMMAND.CO M 7. SET MFILE=C: UTILS 8. SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 T4 9. SET MOUSE=C:MOUSE 10.
T ravelM ate 4000M Fac tory Default AUTOEXEC.BAT File Line Purpose 1 turns of f echoing (displaying) of commands on screen 2 comment block 3 tells MS-DOS to display the current drive and directory 4 d.
22 reboots the system 23 loads system and PCMCIA drivers 24 comment block describing SCSI drivers/utilities 25 loads system, PCMCIA, and SCSI drivers 26 comment block describing SCSI and PCMCIA driver.
1. [MENU] 2. MENUCOLOR= 1 1,0 3. MENUI TEM = P ,ST ANDARD WINDOWS FO R WORKG RO UPS 4. MENUI TEM=S P ,DOCKING SYSTEM WINDO W S FOR W O RKG RO UPS 5. MENUI TEM=N,M INIMUM W INDO WS FOR WO RKG ROUPS 6. MENUI TEM=S,M INIMUM DO CKING SYSTEM WINDO WS FOR WO RKG ROUPS 7.
Factory De fault CONFIG.SYS Fi le (Modif y but do not de lete t hese com mand li nes) Line Purpose 1 calls the menu subroutine and displays 2 sets the color of the menu 3 - 8 displays the menu 9 if no.
29-30 defines the system driver subroutine 31 assigns memory manager to a double buffer space for mor e efficient per for mance 32 runs BatteryPro utility? 33 sets the IRQ and DMA for the sound driver.
Setting Up a Pas sword The comp uter provid es the Pa ssword u tility to lim it access to your co mputer to only those who know the passwo rd. The pass word is va lid u ntil you remo ve or c hange it. c Be s ure to s elect a password t hat you can rememb er .
Installing a Password 1. Highlight In stall Pa ssword on the Pa ssword Utility menu and pres s ENT ER . Y ou are prompt ed for a passwo rd. 2. Type a p asswo rd of u p to e ight characters , and pres s ENTER . 3. Press EN TER again to insta ll the new p assword , or press ESC to cance l the action a nd retu r n to the Password Utility menu .
displays on the next line, a nd you are p rompt ed to press any k ey to retu r n to the P asswo rd Utility menu. Y ou can try to change the pass word again, o r you c an exit the Pass word Utility menu by s electing EXIT . 3. Type a ne w passwo rd of up to eight c haracte rs, and press ENTER .
Entering the Password Once you insta ll the pass word, yo u will be p rompted to enter a pa ssword e ach time you start the c ompute r . See the User’s Guide . c Cauti on: Be s ure to s elect a password t hat you can re- member . If you for get your p assword, you will not be able to acce ss files .
Setting Up a Non MS-DOS Env ir onment To install an op erating system other than M S-DOS, yo u must co mplete the following s teps: 1. At the MS-D OS pro mpt, pres s FN+ESC or typ e C:UTILSSET_UP .EXE The S etup Pr ogram appea rs. 2. Press FN+PGDN to go to the page that d isplays Advanced O S Power: O N.
Restoring MS-DOS Sy stem Files Y ou cannot restore syste m files witho ut having first crea ted the back up disk ettes. If yo ur system is down, you c annot create these disk ettes. It is very importa nt to crea te backup system diskettes as so on as possib le afte r the purchase of yo ur comp uter .
Non-System di sk or disk er ror Replace an d press any key wh en ready This messa ge is repeated when any k ey is pres sed. Complete the following ste ps to res tore the .SYS files to yo ur hard d isk: 1. Tur n off the compute r , and insert the 3.5 -inch Micr osoft MS-DOS, D isk 1 floppy into the floppy driv e.
Restoring Windows After you resto re the MS-DOS files, you will be instru cted to restore the remaining softwa re (W indows, Ba tteryPro, mouse, SCSI , PCMCIA, a nd TM4000M d isplay d rivers).
See more info r matio n on the B atteryPro utilities els ewhere in this manual. Restoring MS-DOS System Files Installing and Using Applicatio ns 2-19.
3 Custom Windows Utilities This chapter tells you about ❑ Utilities de signed for yo ur com puter to enhanc e your per for manc e while using W indows Contents Overview o f W indows Utilities .......................................... 3-3 Inform atio n Utilities .
Contents Super Shutd own Utility ................................................. 3- 19 Shutdown Options .................................................... 3- 20 Icon .......................................................................... 3- 21 Passwords .
Overview of Wind ows Utilities The T ravelM ate 4000M Serie s custo m W indows utilitie s are access ible fro m Wind ows by d ouble-clic king individ ual icons. M ost of the se u tilities are found in the No tebook Group, but s ome are in the Startup Gro up, and still o thers are in the Co ntrol Panel of the Main W indows Group.
Informat ion Utilities The information utilities p rovide yo u information you nee d quickly. Y our computer ha s the follo wing infor matio n utilities: Battery Level (Wbattery) Double-click o n Wbatte ry in the Notebook G roup to dis play the battery le vel dialo g box fo r your T ra velMate co mputer .
Battery Saving Tips (Battips) Double-click o n this icon in the Note book Group for infor matio n about ac tions you c an take to m aximize the life of a battery c harge. Dosnotes Double-click the D osno tes icon in the Noteb ook Group to run the NBHELP p rogram that d esc ribes ma ny of the the DOS -leve l utilities.
Productivity Utilit ies The productiv ity utilities help you fu nction mo re efficiently while in the W indows e nvironment. T he comp uter has the following p roductivity utilitie s. Alarms Of f (W alarms) Double-click the W a lar ms icon in the Notebook Group to disab le the cover -closed alarm and the low-b attery alarm.
To retur n to W indows from the LFM main me nu, press Q . Y ou are asked if you are sure yo u want to Exit. Ente r Y . Power Icon Double-click the P ower ico n in the Co ntrol Panel of the Main Wind o.
❑ indicate preferred playb ack and recording file fo r mats ❑ spec ify whether to u se preferred devic es o nly For furthe r infor matio n, refer to o nline Help provided with this applicatio n. MIDI Mapper This icon is loc ated in the Co ntrol Pane l window.
Video Utilitie s The disp lay utilities a llow you to cus tomize yo ur notebook display fo r your o perating env ironment. The fo llowing utilities are ava ilable from the N otebook group menu : ❑ P.
Drop N’ Go Utility Drop N’ G o is an ap plication tha t allows yo u to d isplay frequently ru n applicatio ns as icons o n your des ktop o r as menu item s unde r the File M anager ap plication. T his bypasse s the usua l file-find ing process a nd kee ps your most u seful ap plicatio ns at your finge rtips.
4. Enter required info r matio n on the a pplication yo u wish to add. T his very s imilar to the Ru n... dialo g box used in the P rogram M anager . n Note: The quickest wa y to Ad d or Change applicatio ns is to selec t the down a rrow next to the T itle box.
Y ou should no w see the se lected applicatio ns as icons on your de sktop. Whe n you o pen File M anager , you should see the menu crea ted in step s 6 through 9. Deleting Applications Y ou can delete a pplications fro m Drop N’ Go b y comp leting the following s teps: 1.
Icon Placement Y ou can control Ic on placem ent on your d eskto p through Drop N’ G o as fo llows: Single click o n the D rop N’ Go icon and select Sav e All Positions to save all icon positio ns as they cur rently appear on your des ktop.
Change Cursor Utility The Change C ursor u tility in the Note book Group lets yo u design or ed it the sha pe and ap pearance of the follo wing seve n cursors u sed by W indows: ❑ The ar row is the .
you assign o ne o f four editing fu nctio ns to the left a nd right buttons on yo ur pointing d evice. C licking o n the circles within the boxes cau ses the fo llowing when yo u subsequently m ove the p encil-sha ped ed iting cursor to the detail window.
❑ Using the Configure menu to install (or remove) the new cursor(s) to load automatically when you load W indows Y ou can start creating a ne w cursor as soon as yo u load the Change Cu rsor menu . Mov e the curs or into the d etail window—it then as sum es the shap e of a p encil.
Change Cursor Menu Bar Select Cu rsor at the C hange C ursor menu ba r to disp lay the Curs or menu. T he follo wing items are a vailable at this menu . n Note: Changes ma de to the cu rsors a re temporary unle ss you save them to a file using the File com mand o n the menu bar .
Save As displays a menu where you can type a new filename for your cursor , or you can double-click an existing filename listed in the Files: window. If you select an existing filename, the program displays a menu asking you to verify that you want to replace (overwrite) an existing cursor file.
Super Shutdow n Utility Super Shutd own is an a utoma tic shutd own configura tion utility available fro m the N otebook group. W ith this utility, your system exits Wind ows faster than the stand ard W indows exit p rocedure.
❑ Maximum p ower sav ings for your c ompute r during battery op eration Shutdown Options Shutdown o ptions a llow yo u to: ❑ Ter minate W indows applicatio ns u nconditio nally ❑ Ter minate DO S applicatio ns unc onditionally c Cautio n: These tw o method s may r esult in file s not be- ing cl osed pr operl y and co uld ca use disk er ror s.
Icon The icon op tions allo w you to select whethe r or not yo u want the Shutd own icon to stay on to p of a ny overlap ping windows or to auto matica lly appear in the positio n in which it was loca ted a t the time of system s hutdown. Passwords Y ou may set, enter , or change a p asswo rd us ing the Super Shutdown Utility.
2. Type the ne w passwo rd at the N ew Pa ssword line . 3. Retype the new pass word in the Retype N ew Pass word line. 4. Press EN TER. Exit Modes To select an exit mode for Shutdown: ❑ Single-click.
Shutdown Method Shutdown Method Descr iptio n Exit to MS-DOS (default) Takes you to the MS-DOS prompt after shutdown Suspend Enters the power saving mode Exit to MS-DOS and Suspend Takes you to the MS.
Applic ation Se tup The Applicatio n Setu p butto n allows yo u to use the Dynamic Da ta Exchange (D DE) to co mmunic ate with W indows applica tions that su pport it. Such ap plications are called D DE Servers . When sele cted, the Applic ation DDE Information dialog b ox appea rs as sho wn in the following figu re.
Applica tion Set up Sele ctio n Desc ription Window Name The window title that appears in the title bar . Clicking on the button next to the text box in the Application Close Infor mation dialog box drops down a list of applications that are currently set up.
The DDE Se rver and c ommand string mus t be s pecified b y the applicatio n softwa re. If this is not d ocumented in the software ap plications user ma nual, c ontact the so ftware vendor fo r this information Scheduling The Scheduling fe ature o f Shutdown is used during b attery operation o f your co mputer .
4 Laptop Ma nager This chapter tells you about ❑ How to us e the Lapto p Ma nager utility to supervis e your applic ation p rograms ❑ How to co nfigure the La ptop M anager utility to load your applic ation p rograms a t the touch o f a ke y Contents Laptop M anager Fe atures .
Laptop Manager Features The Laptop Manager (LM ) utility is an applicatio n control program that p rovides quick ac cess to your ap plications . LM has two subm enus o n one scree n on which you c an list the names o f applica tions installe d on the ha rd disk .
LM Main Menu LM is installe d on the ha rd disk at the facto ry and is als o stored o n the the b ackup dis kettes yo u shou ld have m ade after you p urchas ed the no tebook. LM d isplays its main menu when yo u load it from the W indows Noteb ook group menu o r from the MS- DO S pr ompt.
❑ F1 — H elp sc reens ❑ F2 — (La ptop) File Manager ❑ F3 — Sa ve Config(u ration) d escrib ed und er the SETCMOS utility elsewhe re in this manu al ❑ F4 — Re set Config(u ration), whic.
Adding Applica tions to th e Menu Y ou can add your own IBM AT -compatible applic ations to the LM main m enu fo r easier a ccess; you c an also alter or move c urrent menu items. A fter you hav e installe d your own applicatio ns o n the hard dis k, you are rea dy to inser t listings into the La ptop M anager m enu.
3. In response to the Modify Function Key prompt, pr ess the functio n key ( F5 through F11 ) you want to assign to your ap plicatio n. LM then dis plays the Q uick C ommand Program Se tup menu . The Quick Comma nd Progra m Setup me nu help s you configure the Quick C ommand s box o n the LM main m enu.
and pres s ENT ER . T hereafter , the word Communicat ion will be disp layed in the main m enu Qu ick Co mmand s box, opposite the func tion k ey number yo u sele cted. Y ou also can type line graphics c haracters to appea r on the functio n key d ispla y.
Parameter St ring The Para meter stri ng prompt ena bles yo u to set u p your menu so it doe s more than c all applica tions. It ena bles yo u to define para meters p assed to the pro gram when it is load ed .
Y ou can use up to four o ptional p aramete r string buffers (%A, %B, %C , and %D ); howeve r , the %D bu f fer is as signed for use by the LM s ingle-cha racter co mmand D ( DOS ). Y ou can use all four , but the information in the %D b uffer will change eve ry time you ente r a string fo r either the applicatio n or the D ( DOS ) com mand.
Password If you cho ose to assign a p assword , type u p to 19 alphanu meric c haracters (inc luding spa ces) for the password you want to use. To protect the secrecy o f the password you typ e, the charac ters are not d isplaye d; asterisks a re disp layed.
Then, at the Filename prompt, typ e the pathna me o f the palette da ta file asso ciated with this a pplication, and pres s ENTER . n Note: Y our UTILS directory has several color palette files configured as examples for use with individual a pplications.
CPU S peed During Pr ogram E xecutio n? In response to the CPU speed durin g pr ogram execution ? prompt, selec t the syste m speed yo u want to u se during program ex ecution b y pressing the Sp ace B ar to toggle among High , Low , and Auto . Selec t Low fo r optimu m battery-charge cons ervation.
Exiting the Quick Command Pr ogram Setup Menu When you co mplete a ll your Quic k Comm and P rogram Setup menu sele ctions, p ress Esc . LM p rompts you a t the bottom of the screen: Keep change s? [Y] Press ENTER , ESC , or Y if yo u want to ke ep your c hanges or additions .
Adding It ems to the Applicat ion Menu The proce dure for ad ding items to the Applic ation menu is the same a s desc ribed p reviously fo r the Qu ick Comm and Program Setu p menu , except yo u can u se severa l functio n keys to inse rt, dele te, modify, or cu t and paste a n item.
Changing LM M enu Colors Pressing F11 at the LM Change Menu causes LM to d ispla y the Scr een Color Setup me nu where yo u can change the colors of the LM m enus d ispla yed by a n exte r nal monito r connecte d to yo ur computer . This me nu also affects the gray shades o r colo rs dis played by the LCD .
LM_Setup This applicatio n execu tes when yo u press F12 at the Laptop M anager ma in menu . It allows yo u to c hange the current applica tions list, T he Quick Key definitio ns, o r the Screen Co lors. Cha nges made a re written to a data file (default is M FILE.
5 Power Saving Utilities This chapter tells you about ❑ How to get the m ost work from a b attery cha rge ❑ BatteryPro controls fo r optim um powe r savings; and the SETPOWER utility that ena bles yo u to contro l BatteryPro p ower lev els ❑ SMAR TDRV .
Optimizing Bat tery Opera tion Y our computer has three ways to sa ve batte ry power: ❑ Manually turning of f the LCD and hard disk by pressing ST ANDBY or s etting up the co mputer to enter auto -s.
Mode Activate By Resume By Fore ground/ Backgro und Ta sk s Acti ve? Service Interrupts Backlight On HDD/FDD Accesses Drives Power Used (watts) Battery Capaci ty 28.8 watt-hour Suspend/Standby Modes The comp uter has three s uspend /stand by modes yo u can select as needed.
hard disk , and flo ppy drive . This mo de overrid es othe r standby/su spend modes . Y ou also can use this m ode to tra nsport the co mputer s hort distances witho ut turning it of f. The comp uter instantly resum es normal operation whe n you op en the cov er .
this mode. T he system remains in a uto-s uspend mo de until activity is d etecte d on a mo nitored d evice d efined in Setup or until the Auto W akeup In terva l (sele cted in Setu p) expires.
Power -Saving Levels The powe r -saving level yo u shou ld use to op timize battery-charge life depend s o n the operatio ns yo u are per for ming and how the ap plicatio n is written. Use Se tup to define po wer -savings lev els. BatteryPro d oes no t usually c onflict with applica tions.
should be unnoticeable. This level is the optimum compromise between program per for mance and battery charge life. Most applications work well at level 2, for example, Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft PaintBrush ® , W ord, and W orks. Many programs that work well at level 1 also work well at level 2 (for example, Microsoft Windows).
Hard Disk Moto r Timeout The hard dis k turns of f auto matically a fter no a ctivity for the time set fo r the H ard Disk Moto r T imeout interval in the Setup Pro gram.
not disp lay sa tisfactorily a t lower valu es, s o experime nt with your partic ular applica tion. This ha s no effect on co lor units. I/O (Input/Outp ut) Ports Y ou can individually d isable the parallel o r seria l ports, if not in use , to save batte ry power .
SETP OWER Utilit y Using the SETPOWER utility, yo u can also se t the BatteryP ro power -savings lev el at any MS-DOS prompt . For exampl e, at the C: > pro mpt you c an type SETPOWER /Ln where n is the p ower -saving level (0 through 4) yo u want to use.
SMARTDRV.EXE Disk Caching Utility SMAR TDR V .EXE is a d isk-c aching utility that red uces the time and p ower the c ompute r needs to rea d data from the hard d isk. SMAR TDR V .EXE work s bes t if you use many applic ations and files a t one tim e.
SPEED Utility The SPEED utility e nables yo u to s et the current CPU operating spe ed to lo w, medium , or high. H owever , because the faster sp eeds co nsume mo re powe r , yo u may want to select the lo w or m edium sp eed to c onserve power whe n you are op erating the com puter on its inter nal battery.
6 Palette Utilities This chapter tells you about ❑ PAL, which c ontrols built-in LCD gray shades and colors as well a s external monitor colo rs ❑ RPAL, which e nable s you to m ake real- time changes to gray shades o r colo rs on the LCD or color c ombina tions on an external color monito r Contents Color Disp lay Utilities.
Color Disp lay Utilities For the mo nochrome models , the LCD s imulta neous ly displays u p to 6 4 colo rs as 6 4 shad es of gray (ma pped into the 64 VGA standa rd colors).
PAL Utility The PAL utility defines the current p alette. T he powe r -on default is de fined in Setu p as the LCD Palette. Y ou can use the PAL utility to: ❑ Change to a predefine d pale tte ❑ Ch.
n Note: Palettes c reated or mo dified with the PAL command are not sa ved. PA L /S displays the cur rently selected LCD pallette. Other W ays to Select a Pr edefined Palette After you de fine a pale .
Color Palette set to Grayscale Palette n (n=0 – 5 ) RPAL Utility W ith the RPAL u tility, you ca n make real-tim e gray sha de changes to the LCD o r colo r changes to a co lor LCD o r an attached co lor m onitor .
Installing RP AL To see the switche s for the RPAL u tility, at the MS-DOS C :> prompt type RP AL /? and pres s ENTER . RPAL dis plays the fo llowing menu and then returns to the MS-DOS prompt: Resident Palette VN.
n Note: If other TSR p rogram s are currently ins talled, yo u must u ninstall them in reverse o rder from which they were installed. O r you c an update yo ur work a nd reboot to remo ve a ll TSR s fro m RAM .
Using RP AL To u se RPAL at a ny MS-DOS p rompt or d uring most applicatio ns, p ress AL T-P (o r AL T plu s the hot k ey you assigned d uring installatio n); RPAL displa ys the fo llowing menu o n the left sid e of your sc reen: Set Palette vn.
Y ou can use the follo wing keys a t the RPAL me nu. RP AL Menu Funct ion Keys Key Function ì ↓ selects the color to adjust ← → selects the color hue or gray shade Ctrl - ← moves the menu to .
n Note: Y ou can s ave an u nlimited numb er o f palettes by assigning them u nique file names. Adding RP AL to Y our AUTOEXEC.BA T File By including an RPAL comm and in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file , you can insta ll RPAL each time you tu r n on the co mputer .
PALSET Utility The PA LSET utility allo ws yo u to change the gray scale palette de finitions for the User1 and User2 palette valu es. To use P ALSET , type PA LSET at the M S-DOS C :> prompt .
Key Function Description F1 Help Provides additional infor mation on User Palette functionality F2 Reset Restores the original color values for the selected user palette ↑↓ Select Palette Selects the next or previous palette ←→ Change Color Changes the color definition for the selected palette ESC Exit Retur ns to the previous menu 2.
7 Laptop File Manager This chapter tells you about ❑ Using the Lapto p File M anager ( LFM ) pro gram to manage and view yo ur files and directorie s ❑ LFM com mands tha t simplify d irectory and file copying, deletio n, printing, rena ming, and o ther common file manage ment functio ns Contents Getting Started with LF M .
Contents Up (ESC Key) C ommand............................................ 7-27 Update Command ..................................................... 7- 27 Multiple File O perations ................................................ 7-28 Tagging Files for Multifile Opera tion .
Getting Started w ith LFM The Laptop File Mana ger ( LFM ) utility supplied with yo ur computer he lps yo u manipula te files and directo ries sto red on the hard dis k. Many fu nctions o perate on two or more files, called m ultipl e file oper ations.
Loading LFM The Laptop Manager u tility enab les you to load LFM from the Laptop Manager m ain menu by pres sing F2 . Y ou also can load LFM a t the C :> p rompt by typing LFM and pres sing EN TER . Either way, LFM displa ys a listing o f the files and direc tories in the cur rent directory s imilar to the fo llowing figu re.
Using the Main Menu Use the follo wing keys a nd co mmands to move the highlight around the LFM main m enu to he lp yo u work with your di rectories a nd files.
Function Key Commands The functio n keys ( F1 through F10 ) lis ted alo ng the bottom of the LFM main m enu p rovide the functio ns desc ribed in this section. F1 Help Key Pressing F1 at the LFM main me nu—a nd at so me LFM submenu s—disp lays a He lp scre en with cond ensed us er instructio ns.
F3 ReRd (Reread) Key Pressing F3 ca uses LFM to redisplay the listing. This function is usefu l if you are e xamining se veral floppie s on the floppy driv e. Rather tha n having to p ress F2 (Change Directory) and type the p athname, p ress F3 each time you insert a new flo ppy.
F5 Split (Split Screen) Key The split sc reen func tion enables you to view two d irectory listings on the s ame s creen. At the LFM main menu, pres s F5 and LFM prompts you at the bottom of the scree n: Path: [ ] Type the p athname of the sec ond d irectory you wa nt to view and p ress Enter .
F6 Creat (Create) Key Pressing F6 enables you to create a new d irecto ry or filename at the LFM prompt at the b ottom of the screen [F]ile or [D]irectory: If you want to create a new file, press F . If you want to create a new d irecto ry, press D . LFM then prompts : Path: [ ] Type the filena me o r directory na me and path and press ENTER .
Press the ke y correspond ing to the b oxed character in the prompt to b egin the so rt functio n. LFM then so rts and displays the files in the c urrent di rectory listing (and all other directo ries LFM displays) a ccording to the attribute you selec t from one of the following.
❑ If you want to e xecute a n MS-DOS command, pressin g C causes LFM to pro mpt a t the bottom of the s creen DOS Command : [ ] where yo u can type a ny MS-DOS command and press Ent er to execute. F9 Go Key Pressing F9 at the LFM main menu ca uses LFM to lo ad and execut e progra ms bas ed on the file’s extens ion.
n Note: Do not use the G o functio n to ex ecute a ter minate- and-sta y-resident ( TSR ) pro gram. LFM cannot relo ad itself when you ex it the TSR program, and it displays an er ror mess age. The MS-DOS PRINT program is an exa mple. If yo u intend to u se PRINT , install it in your AUTOEXEC.
Pathnames/Opt ions Setup Menu Pressing P at the LFM Setup Comma nds menu causes LFM to disp lay the P athnames Setup and Optio ns Setup me nu. At this menu yo u can typ e the pathnam es of yo ur own editing (or wo rd p rocessing) and show-file p rogram s that you have ins talled in yo ur computer .
LFM Colors Menu Pressing C at the LFM Setup Comma nds menu caus es LFM to disp lay the Sc reen Color Se tup me nu at which yo u can change the co lors of the LFM menus d isplayed by a colo r LCD or an e xter nal mo nitor conne cted to yo ur com puter or change the gray s hades o f the mono chrome LCD.
Character Key Commands The upper right quadrant o f the LFM main menu lists the comma nds you c an use to manip ulate the d irectorie s and files disp layed on the ma in menu . If the Comm ands box is not d isplayed , pres s F4 and LFM replaces the d rive statistics d isplay with the Comm ands b ox.
arch (Archive) Attribute Setting a file’s A rchive a ttribute affects how MS-DOS and so me applic ations crea te a back-up file when you m ake changes to the file. rdonly (Read Only) Attribute Setting a file or d irecto ry to Read-O nly protects the file from any changes o r ed iting.
❑ If you d o not typ e a new driv e letter o r directo ry name, LFM copies the file or d irectory to the cur rent drive o r directory. ❑ If you do not type a new filename, LFM uses the existing filena me. Y ou also can copy a file/directo ry to anothe r name yo u type at the Path: p rompt .
Delete Command The Delete comma nd enables you to delete the highlighted file, tagged file s (see “Multiple File Op erations” later in this chapter), or an entire direc tory and a ll files sto red in the directory. To delete a file , highlight the file you want to delete and press D .
Edit Command The Edit co mmand lo ads the highlighted file and the MS-DOS Editor . Y ou can install and u se a lmost any othe r word pro cessing o r editing pro gram b y entering its pathname u sing the Setu p functio n.
Attribute To exclude (u ntag) all files with certain attributes, p ress the A key at the Exclu de prompt and LFM prompt s you at the bot tom of the screen Attributes: [Y]es, [N]o , [I]gnore: [I] arch [I] rdonly [I] sys [I] hide This promp t enable s you to exclu de all files with the same a ttributes .
Later Date Pressing L a t the Excl ude pro mpt d isplays the same File Date prom pt as th e Earlier Date prompt des cribed ab ove, a nd work s the same exc ept LFM excludes a ll files af ter the d ate yo u specify. Select All Press S (or the EN TER k ey) at the Exclude prompt to ex clude (a nd u ntag) all files in the directory.
If you sele ct the [N]ext option b y pres sing N , LFM looks fo r the first occ urrence of the file name pa tter n after the highlighted filenam e. After you pres s F or N , LFM pr ompts at the bott om of the scre en File pattern: [ *.* ] At this promp t enter the filena me p atter n for whic h you are searching.
Attributes: [Y]es, [N]o , [I]gnore: [I] arch [I] rdonly [I] sys [I] hide This promp t enable s you to include a ll files with the same a ttributes . For exam ple, if you want to inclu de all read-o nly files in a directory, move the cursor to the rdonly optio n and pres s Y to select read -only files T hen press ENTER twice.
Later Date Pressing L a t the In clude p rompt d isplays the same File Date prom pt as th e Earlier Date prompt des cribed p revious ly, and work s the same excep t LFM includes all files after the date you sp ecify. Select All Press S or ENTER at the In clude prompt to include all file s in the di rectory.
provide their o wn printing facility, yo u may find their print functions more c onvenient to u se. Quit Command The Quit co mmand at the main me nu erase s LFM from RAM and returns control to MS-DOS , Laptop M anager , or W indows de pending on ho w you lo aded LFM .
If you want to move the file, type the entire pathna me where you want the file moved , including the ne w or existing filena me, and p ress ENTER . For ex ample, to m ove MYFILE.TXT to the MEMOS direc tory on the root di rectory and change the nam e, type MEMOSFIL E1.
T ag Command The Tag comm and enab les you to tag (inclu de) directo ries and files, o ne at a time, for late r multiple file ope rations. To tag a di rectory or file , highlight the name o f the file, and press T .
Multiple File Operat ions Y ou can per form the same chara cter key c ommand on two or more direc tories or files b y using the Tag command , Include command, or Excl ude command to ch oose the names and then ac tivating the comm and.
T agging Files for Multifile Operation To select files fo r multifile c ommand s, you can u se either the Tag comm and to ta g each file in the m ain menu listing or the Include and Exc lude c ommands to se lect a large numbe r of relate d names o r exte nsions.
Restoring Laptop File Manag er If LFM has for s ome reason been d eleted from the hard disk , you can insta ll the LFM files from the bac kup diskettes you made of yo ur syste m software d uring SETUP . After installing the so ftware, yo u should b e able to lo ad LFM from the hard d isk, W indows, o r from the Lap top M anager main me nu.
8 VGA External Monitor Utilities This chapter tells you about ❑ Capabilitie s and o peratio n of the VGA software when using an exte r nal monito r ❑ Technical d ata fo r users wa nting to progra m the VGA enhanced mo des Contents Capabilities ...
Capabilit ies Y our Trave lMate 4000M computer supports several enhanced mo des beyo nd the VGA standard, inc luding the ability to d isplay 132 c olumns of tex t and 2 56-color graphics a t resolu tions o f 640 × 480 an d 640 × 400 on any supported mo nitor .
Extended 16 and 256-Color 800 × 600 Graphics Mode Y our computer disp lay software c an drive a multifrequenc y display in an e xtende d graphic s mode with 800 d ots horizontally b y 600 d ots vertica lly in 16 o r 256 simultaneous c olors.
132-Column T ext Modes Y our computer supports two 132-column tex t modes o n either fixed -frequency or m ultifrequency mo nitors. One mode d isplays 2 5 rows o f 132- colum n-wide tex t. The second mode d isplays 60 rows of 132-c olumn- wide text . These mo des disp lay large am ounts of info r matio n at one time.
VGA Utility Most software tha t is compatib le with IBM ’s Perso nal System/2, VGA , or EGA will run au tomatica lly on yo ur computer . Just tu r n on your c ompute r and install yo ur applicatio n for IBM PS/2 models 50, 60, 70 or 80 video, VGA , or EGA as instructed by the program’ s documenta tion.
T rave lMate 4000M Video Stan dar ds Suppo rted Standar d Mode Resolutio n Simultan eous Colors (1 ) Mapping (2 ) VGA, PS/2 D isplay Ad apter includin g MCGA and EGA modes (default) Monochrome T ext 80 col umns × 25 ro ws – Monoc hrome Color Tex t 80 col umns × 25 rows 40 col umns × 25 ro ws 80 col umns × 60 rows 16 16 Col or Col or 100-C ol.
Installation Hints The following s oftware installa tion tips m ay help you achieve the best mo nitor im age. ❑ The bes t displa y images usually are a chieve d by installing your ap plicatio ns for the highe st resolutio n mode av ailable.
T ravelMate 4000M VGA Software The / UTI LS directory c ontains se veral pro grams d esigned to help yo u operate your ex ter nal mo nitor most e f ficiently. V arious drive rs in the /UTILS d irecto ry let popula r applicatio ns tak e adv antage of yo ur comp uter’s ex tend ed graphics a nd 132-c olumn te xt modes.
Using VGA.EXE The VGA.EXE utility enab les yo u to cu stomize s everal feature s of yo ur LCD o r external monitor . Note: Th e VGA u tility may no t operate c orrectly u nder W indows. At the MS-DOS C :> prompt, typ e VGA and pres s ENT ER . VGA disp lays a sim ple menu listing som e of the optio ns availa ble.
The following c ommand s enable you to us e VGA.EXE at the MS-DOS C :> prompt. VGA Utility Comm ands Command Description VGA Displays the VGA.EXE me nu AL T Switches to or fro m the exte r nal moni.
Command Description CON4 Enable s the fo reground and b ackground contrast a djustm ents MON0 Sets the m onitor typ e to VG A MON1 Sets mo nitor typ e to 8514-Co mpatible MON2 Sets mo nitor typ e to S.
VGA 132 × 25 Switches the co mputer to c olor , 25-line, 132-colu mn text mode. T his mode is only for use with spe cific applic ations that have b een designed to take a dvantage of this mode’ s extend ed te xt capabilitie s. Not a vailable on colo r models .
Advanced Monitor Operat ions VGA and Extended VGA Pr ogramming This sectio n describ es how to acces s the enhance d modes of your com puter . The infor matio n in this sectio n is intended for use rs familiar with as sembly la nguage programming.
T ravelM ate 4000M Sta ndard VGA V ideo Mode s Mode (hex) Type Colors (1) Columns Rows Buffer Char . Size (2) Res. (3) 1 text 16/25 6 KB 40 25 B800 0 9 × 16 360 × 400 2 text 16/25 6 KB 80 25 B800 0 9 × 16 720 × 400 3 text 16/25 6 KB 80 25 B800 0 9 × 16 720 × 400 4 graph.
Y our computer disp lay software a dds 13 additio nal modes to the stand ard VGA mode s. These modes are the 1024 × 768 and 800 × 600 extended VGA graphics modes, the 640 × 400, 256-color graphics and the 132-c olumn by 25-row and 43-row text modes.
References Programming the e xtende d VGA modes is sim ilar to programming the s tandard VGA video mode s of the IBM PS/2 VGA and PS/2 D isplay A dapter . Y ou m ay want to refer to the following p ublicatio ns for de tails on p rogramming VGA in general.
External Monito r Troubleshooting The following a re typica l symptoms of insta llation pro blems and their so lutio ns. Symp tom So lution No displa y (1) Compute r not co nfigured a p- propriately for VGA ; configure the applicatio n as ins tructed in the applicatio n’s d ocume ntation.
Symp tom So lution Screen disp lays distorted ima ge on IBM PS/2 monito r Y our computer is configu red fo r an invalid m onitor via the Setup Program; the C R T Type ite m must be set to m atch the P S/2 dis play or equivalent fix ed freque ncy monito r .
9 Other Utilities Other utilities a vailable from Texas Instru ments are autom atically installe d in the /UTILS d irectory o n the hard disk. Ava ilable u tilities are a s follows : ❑ ALARM u tilit.
ALARM Utility The ALARM utility e nables yo u to tu r n on o r tur n off the low-battery b eeper and the cover -closed be eper at the MS-DOS C :> pro mpt. To view the c ommand and its o ptions , at the MS-DOS C :> prompt type ALARM and pres s ENT ER .
GETSTAT Utility The GETSTAT pro gram can b e used in a batc h file to test fo r the following: ❑ Connection o f an ex ter nal mo nitor (/M) ❑ Presence o f an o ptional e xter nal expans ion unit (.
GETST A T /V If the com puter is d isplaying d ata on b oth the external monitor a nd the bu ilt-in LCD, G ETSTAT ex its with an ERRORLEVEL=2. If the com puter is d isplaying d ata on an e xter nal mo nitor , GETSTAT exits with an ERRORLEVEL = 1; if the computer is using its built-in LCD , GETSTAT exits with an ERRORLEVEL = 0 .
@echo off rem version 1. 0 25re m ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== rem che ck the ba ttery sta tus rem == ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== == getstat /b if ERRORL EVEL 1 goto yes_batt echo The unit is cu rrently.
RAMDRIVE.SYS Device Driver Note: When you turn of f or warm start your com puter , all data stored in RAM disk s is lost (fo r DOS v ersions e arlier than 6.0) . The RAMDRIVE.SYS devic e driver e nables yo ur comp uter to use som e of its memory a s if it were a ha rd dis k drive.
SETCMOS Utilit y The SETCMOS utility enab les you to save a nd resto re the computer c onfiguration d ata sav ed in a b attery-powe red CMOS RAM by the co mputer’s Setup P rogram. T his utility is useful for: ❑ Restoring c onfiguratio n data if the CMOS batte ry is ever remove d, disc onnected , or fails.
The utility dis plays the fo llowing scree n and retu r ns to the MS-DOS prompt. Usage: setcmos [ [/r] file /s file /n /d /v /h /? ] /r file Restore from file and reboot /s file Save t o file /n No reboot on restore /d Don’t de tect hard disk typ e /v Display v ersion /h or /? This help messa ge Saves/re store s CMOS RA M to/fro m a file .
Saving Y our CMOS Data Once you hav e used the co mputer’s Se tup Progra m to configure yo ur new com puter for your o perating environment and optio ns, you sho uld sa ve the da ta store d in the CMOS RAM to your own c ustom file. To save the cu rrent CMOS RAM data, at the MS-DOS C :> prompt type SETCMOS / S MYFIL E.
SETKEY Utility The SETKEY utility enables you to set the ke yboard typematic rate and the key rep eat de lay rate. This utility also sets o r dis plays the c urrent settings fo r the PS/2 por t (Wind ows-bas ed units o nly). The utility dis plays the fo llowing scree n and retu r ns to the MS-DOS prompt.
Dates The Dates utility provid es the follo wing: ❑ System Info r matio n ❑ System B IOS Info r mation ❑ VGA BIO S Information ❑ BatteryPro Power M anageme nt Information To view data p rovide d by the D ates u tility, enter DA TES at th e MS-DOS prom pt.
10 Sound Sound has been p re-installed o n your TravelMate 4000M system. T his sectio n is an o verview o f the Sound u tilities for W indows. Contents Features ........................................................................ 10-2 Pocket Recorder .
Features The sound card include d in your T ravelMate 4000M includes the following fea ture s: ❑ High quality s ound ❑ Full So und Blas ter and So und B laster Pro compatib ility ❑ 20-voice F M mus ic synthesizer ❑ 44.
Pocket Recorder Pocket Rec order is a W indows applicatio n for record ing waveform data in 8 o r 16-bit fo r mat. Po cket Recorder c an splice a nd blend files toge ther for inte resting audio ef fects.
Editing a W aveform To edit a wave for m, se lect the portio n of the waveform file you want to c ut, copy, o r paste . Y ou can either: ❑ Click on the m ouse b utton while the insertion p oint is in the wavefo r m view area and d rag the mo use until a portion of the wa vefo r m is highlighted.
n Note: Y ou can’t scroll the view area while you sele ct a portion of the wa vefo r m. Y ou can’t click a nd drag o utsid e of the wavefo r m view area to sc roll.
n Note: Pocket Rec order do es not allo w you to produce a recording large r in size than the temporary recording file . Pocket Rec order use s an Au to-Stop fe ature whe n your temporary recording file beco mes to la rge to be save d.
Pocket Mix er Pocket Mixer is a W indows 3 .1 bas ed applica tion that allows yo u to: ❑ control master volu me ❑ control volu me levels and ba lance o f individ ual input source s ❑ select a reco rd source Starting Pocket Mixer To start Pock et Mixe r , do uble click o n the Poc ket Mixe r icon in the JAZZ gro up.
Editing, P laying, and Recording W ith Pocket M ixer , you can also: ❑ Edit wave for m files ❑ Playback from o ther sources ❑ Record new tracks A commo n use o f the Po cket M ixer is in reco rding voic e annotatio n and p lacing them within o ther do cuments .
Pocket CD Pocket C D lets yo u play audio com pact d iscs in your T ravelMate 4 000M CD-RO M drive . Pocket C D has co ntrols similar to tho se us ed by the CD au dio p layer you m ay have in your home entertainm ent center . Pocke t CD ca n play back mu sic CDs as eithe r an icon or as a maxim ized window.
Entering CD T rack Titles Y ou can title a track fo r a specific C D by s electing M odify from the Edit m enu, sele cting the so ng you want to name, and Saving fro m the File menu. A Playlist d ialog b ox appears into which you typ e a Pla ylist filename.
11 T ravelMate Options This chapter explains: ❑ Options av ailable fo r your comp uter ❑ How to install a nd use some o f these optio ns ❑ How to us e external monitors with the co mputer Contents List of Optio ns ...............................
List of Options The following o ptions are availab le with yo ur TM4000M computer: Portable CD-ROM Dock ing System Provides portab le CD -ROM capa bilities to the TM4000M notebook user . This is a 350 ms double spee d CD-RO M drive with b uilt in stereo speake rs, Microsoft headpho ne, microphone , and C D-ROM sample r .
Printers Y ou may connect a lmost any pa rallel printer to the pa rallel po rt or a seria l printer to the serial po rt. Texas I nstruments makes a v ariety of laser and impact printe rs you m ay use with your com puter . (Printer inter face c ables so ld separately.
Battery O ptions Y our computer has the fo llowing o ptions to enhance battery-powe red op erations: ❑ Battery Charger ❑ Extra B attery P ack Battery Charger The Battery C harger (TI P art No.
PCMCIA Options Y our PCMCIA options include the fo llowing: ❑ 14.4 KB d ata/send /receiv e fax mode m ❑ Ether net 1 0BaseT ❑ Ether net 1 0Base2 ❑ Ether net 1 0Base5 Refer to the Phoenix PCMCIA User ’s Manual to co nfigure your system with these o ptions .
RAM Expan sion Y our computer is equip ped with 4 MB o f random a ccess memory ( RAM ). Y ou can increase m emory b y installing one of the RAM optio ns: ❑ 4-MB RAM Ex pansion B oard (T I Part N o. 9793357-0001). This expands RAM from 4 MB to 8 MB. ❑ 16-MB RAM Expansion Board (TI Part No.
2. Carefu lly attach the ex pansion c ard so that conne ctors match. 3. Replace the plas tic cover and tighten the s crew. Removing the screw fr om RAM expansion compartment Connecting RAM expansion c.
After installing mem ory, check tha t all syste m memory is recognized b y turning of f QuickBoot in the System Se tup. Memory is a utoma tically check ed at p owerup.
Using the AC Adapte r The AC A dapter - C harges the internal Battery Pack and operates the c ompute r on A C power whe ther or not a Battery Pac k is installe d c Caution: Use only the AC A dapter su pplied wi th your compu ter . A nother a dapter c an damage your c omputer .
External Numeric Keypad The optiona l Nume ric Keypad (T I Part No. 2 581381-0002) enables yo u to typ e numeric data while s till permitting data entry on the keyboa rd. Y ou also have the c onvenienc e of direct access to some functions (such as the PGUP , PGDN , and HOME ke ys) without the nee d to als o press the Fn key.
Carrying C ases There are three types of carrying c ases for the T M4000M notebook: ❑ Portfolio - a low- cost carrying case for yo ur notebook computer (hold s the notebook o nly) ❑ Carrying Cas e - a high-qua lity case for use with your notebook c ompute r (hold s the noteb ook with powe r supply, cable s, etc.
Microphone/Headphone Kit The T ravelMate 4000M has an optional microph one and headphone k it (TI Part N o. 9793399-0001). The k it also comes with insta llation ins tructions . To plug in your microphone , insert the p lug into the Mic co nnector o n the back of the no tebook.
Other Opt ions Printers Texas Instru ments make s a variety o f lase r , ink jet, and impact p rinters. Y our compute r has p orts for bo th paralle l and seria l printers . To use a p rinter , connect the printer to the ap propriate port on the left pane l of the c ompute r .
External Monito r Supported Monitors The compute r supports the following m ultifrequency exte r nal and VGA monito rs. ❑ 31kHz/70 Hz (4 00/200 line mo de) ❑ 60 Hz (480 line mode) ❑ IBM PS/2 monitors ❑ Multiscanning mo nitors covering 1 5.75 to 31.
5. In mo des that su pport simu ltaneous displa y on the LCD and the CR T , switch to simultane ous disp lay by double-clicking the Sim ulScan ico n in the W indows Notebook Gro up menu or by typ ing SIM at the MS-DOS C : prompt and pressing ENT ER . For usage infor matio n, refer to the external monitor documenta tion.
12 Portable CD-ROM Docking System This chapter explains: ❑ Featu res of the Portable CD-RO M Doc king System ❑ Options av ailable fo r the Portab le C D-ROM D ocking System ❑ How to dock yo ur notebook ❑ How to us e features and o ptions of your P ortable CD-ROM Docking Syste m Contents Features .
Features The Porta ble CD-RO M Docking Sys tem ma y be attac hed to the TM4000M to p rovid e multi-me dia capa bilities for yo ur notebook. Features The Porta ble CD-RO M Docking Sys tem has the follo.
❑ CD Hom e Sample r - come s comple te with sam ples o f Microsoft ga mes fo r use in the Portab le CD-RO M Docking System . ❑ Built in spea kers - so und wings can b e op ened to provide e nhance.
SCSI Speaker Portable CD-ROM Docking System - REAR VIEW DC In Line In Features 12-4 Portable CD -ROM D ocking System.
Docking Your Notebook To dock yo ur notebook to the P ortable C D-ROM D ocking System, co mplete the following ste ps: 1. Ens ure that powe r is turned of f at the no tebook and that the AC adapter has b een unp lugged. 2. Remov e the b ack plate from the notebook.
4. When in plac e, push the c lamps o n the side o f the Portable C D-ROM D ocking Syste m in and then u p to latch ove r the notebook. 5. When secu re, plug in the DC co nnector .
Undocking the Noteb ook To undock the notebook from the P ortable CD-RO M Docking System , complete the follo wing steps : 1. Tur n off power to b oth the Po rtable C D-ROM D ocking System and the notebook. 2. Remov e all batte ries and remove the p ower co rd.
Releasing the notebook Undocking the Notebook 12-8 Portable CD -ROM D ocking System.
Using the Portable CD-ROM Docking System This sectio n describ es the fu nctiona lity of your P ortable CD-ROM Do cking System. W ith the Portable CD-RO M Docking System, yo u may: ❑ CD Eject ❑ Po.
Using the Portable CD-ROM Docking System Software has b een pre- loaded o n your hard drive that configures your no tebook for the microphone and headphone. To plug in yo ur micropho ne, insert the p lug into the Mic conne ctor on the front of the P ortable C D-ROM Docking System .
Using the Portable CD-ROM Docking System Audio Output Y ou may output au dio through the fo llowing p orts o n the Portable C D-ROM D ocking Syste m: ❑ Headphone s - Pho nes po rt. There are two p orts for the headpho nes. The port at the Portab le CD-RO M Docking System allows yo u to listen to CDs a s you would a no r mal C D playe r .
Using the Portable CD-ROM Docking System Contr ols The following c ontrols are pro vided with the Portable CD-ROM Docking Syste m: ❑ CD Eject - when p resse d, releases the CD from the Portable C D-.
Using the Portable CD-ROM Docking System Battery LED The battery LED lights amber whe n the inter nal b attery o f the Porta ble CD-RO M Dock ing System is c harging. The LED turns green when the battery is at least 9 0% charged . The Battery LED on the notebook lights red when the battery is low in the upper o r lower co mpartm ents.
Using the Portable CD-ROM Docking System n Note: The Porta ble CD-ROM Docking Sys tem canno t run on battery p ower if a third-party SCSI hard drive is installed. Y ou must u se AC powe r . The battery fo r the Po rtable C D-ROM D ocking Syste m can power both the Portable CD-RO M Doc king System a nd the notebook.
Options The following o ptiona l featu res can b e purc hased fo r the CD-ROM po rtable doc king system : ❑ SCSI 2 .5" H ard Drive Enable r kit - TI Part No. 9793373-0001 ❑ Spare AC A dapter - TI Part No. 9 793362-0001 ❑ Battery Kit - TI P art No.
3. Remove the batte ry by press ing the release b utton a nd sliding the b attery o ut. 4. Remov e the fo ur screws b eside the recesse d area in the battery com partment o f the P ortable C D-ROM D ocking System.
n Note: Y ou mu st purchase a third p arty 2.5" SC SI hard drive from your computer s upply store o r reseller . Seagate and Toshib a mode ls are k nown to b e comp atible. 6. Attach one end o f the SCSI c onnecto r to the SCSI drive and the o ther to the connecto r on the bottom o f the Portable C D-ROM D ocking Syste m.
8. Place the m etal brac ket over the drive so that the ho les in the feet on the plate are aligned d irectly o ver the hole s left by removing the scre ws. 9. Screw the b racket d own. 10. Slide the p lastic co ver o ver the d rive until the p lastic release tab c licks into plac e.
11. Tur n the unit o ver , attach notebook, and plug in A C power . 12. Change the las tdrive in the C ONFIG.SY S file from D to E . 13. Add ASPIDISK .SYS/D to the C ONFIG.SYS file. 14. Reboot To partition and format the SCSI hard drive, p er for m the following ste ps: 1.
7. When com plete, reboot and type FORMA T D: . n Note: The SCSI hard disk should be s et at ID0. AC Adapter An AC A dapter is p rovide d with your P ortable CD-RO M Docking System . If you want to order a s pare AC A dapter , refer to TI Part No. 9 793362-0001.
A Specifications Memory Memory fo r the TM4000M Series includes 4 M B of standard RAM with the follo wing upgra des av ailable: ❑ 4-MB Upgrade Kit TI Part N o.
Append ix A Floppy Disk Drive All TM4000M Series no tebooks us e 1.44-MB, 3 .5" floppy disks . Hard Disk Drives The following is a listing o f hard drive s types fo r the TM4000M Series note book.
❑ Freque ncy response - 2 0 Hz to 20 k Hz +/- 3 dB ❑ Distortio n - 0.0 2% Max. (at 1 kHz w/2 0 kHz LP F) ❑ Signal to N oise Ratio - 84 dB T yp (IEC 1 79 A-weighte d) PCMCIA Slots The TM4000M Series notebooks co me standard with a PCMCIA slot that ac commodates 1 Type III or 2 Type II PCMCIA option cards.
n Note: If you connect the PS/2 mouse to the computer while power is on, pres s CTRL-ALT-DEL (war m start), or cycle power so the computer can detec t the presence of the mous e. 2. Attach the six-pin M ini-Din co nnector to the mo use and insert the o ther end o f the connec tor into the external keyboard p ort on the TravelMate 4000M.
Sound TM4000M Series note books come with 1 6-bit sound and MIDI co nnections as sta ndard fea tures. Envir onment This sectio n provid es information on the o ptimum operating environment fo r your T.
Storage: Sinusoid al 5 to 2 0 Hz limited to 0.2 44 inch peak-to- peak ma ximum displac ement 5.0g, 20 to 400Hz Options Refer to the ind ivid ual publicatio ns furnished with each option for sp ecificatio ns.
B Character Sets The T ravelM ate Co mputer cha racter s ets are ide ntical to the IBM Co de Pages for MS-DOS . This append ix sho ws the character s ets fo r Code Pa ge 437 (Unite d States), 850 (Multilingual), 8 63 (Canad ian-F rench), and 865 (Nordic ), with the decim al and hex adecima l codes for e ach charac ter .
Character Sets Code Pa ge 437, U nited Stat es Character Sets B-2 Charac ter Sets.
Code Pa ge 850, M ultilin gual Character Sets Character Sets B-3.
Code Pa ge 863, C anad ian-Fr ench Character Sets B-4 Charac ter Sets.
Code Page 865, Nor dic Character Sets Character Sets B-5.
C Keyboar d Layouts U.K. English Keyboard Alt Gr Q W E R T Y Caps Lock A SD F G H X C V B N Z Fn Alt 1 2 34 5 6 F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 F7 Paus e F4 Sc r L k F11 F 12 Num Lk Ins Del B r ea k Prt Sc SysR q Ctrl Ho me En d PgU p PgDn 4 56 U I O P 1 2 3 J K L 0 0 M 7 9 0 7 9 8 8 F9 F8 F1 0 Config Esc Enter Shi ft Shift % & ( ) U.
Keyboard Layouts Danish Keyboard Æ > < Q W E R T Y Ent er Caps Loc k A SD F G H X C V B N Z Fn Alt F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 F7 Pause F4 Scr Lk F11 F 12 N u m L k Ins Del Prt Sc SysR q Ctrl Ho me End Pg U.
German Keyboard Y Ende Bild Pos 1 Strg Ein fg A U Konfig Alt G r O Q W ER T Z Ent er A SD FG H X C V B N Fn 1 2 34 5 6 Esc F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 F7 Pause F4 F11 F12 Entf Druck S-Ab f 4 56 U I O P 1 23 J K L .
Norwegian Keyboard Q W E R T Y Ente r Caps Lock A SD F G H X C V B N Z Fn Alt F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 F7 Pause F4 Scr Lk F11 F 12 Nu m L k Ins Del Pr t S c SysRq Ctrl Hom e En d Pg Up PgDn Alt Gr 4 56 U I O P .
Swedish/Finnish Keyboard 1 2 3 45 Å 1/2 67 8 90 Q W ER T Y Caps Loc k A SD FG H X C V B N Z Fn Alt F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 F7 Pause F4 Scr Lk F1 1 F12 N u m Lk Ins Del Prt Sc SysRq Ctrl Home End PgUp PgDn Alt.
Belgium Keyboard 1 2345 6 7 89 0 7 89 1 2 3 A SD FG HJ K L 4 56 Q W ER T Y U I O P 00 X C V B N Z M 2 ( ù Enter Fn Ct rl En d P gU p PgD n Alt Gr Set Up Esc F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 F7 Pause F4 Scr L k F11 F 1.
D Diagnostics Y our computer provid es two diagno stics routines to ens ure that it and its p eriphera ls are fu nctioning pro perly. One routine is ex ecuted e very time yo u tur n on the com puter . The other is a ccesse d from a separate Diagno stics P rogram.
Diagnostics Park Fixed Disks The Park Fixed Disk fu nction p repares the fixed d isks fo r reloca tion. T he fixed disk heads are pla ced o ver the diagnostics cylinder so that vib rations d o not c ause er rors on the usable media.
Pressing F9 tests a ll currently sele cted d evices. I f you do not want to p er form specific te sts, set thes e test s elections to not p resent ( N ); this tells the Diagno stics P rogram not to test these ite ms. When a single tes t or su ite of tes ts is initiate d, the Test Control Options and Test Res ults menu d isplays .
Choosing Spe cific Suit es of T ests Many of the tests have submenu s that pe r mit you to select which parts o f the tes t you want. When yo u select any o f these tests , either ind ividually (u sing F10 ) or as part of suite o f tests (using F9 ), the submenu s ask fo r additional infor matio n.
Mon och rom e Ada pter T est Attribute test Character test Text test Memory test Color Gr aphics Adap ter T est Attribute test Character test Text test Page test Graphics test Background test Memory t.
Additional Diagnostics The Diagno stics P rogram hard disk te sts are a ll nondes tructiv e except o n the dia gnostics c ylinder . The tes ts per for m se ek tests , head tests, a nd contro ller tests , but do not pe r for m read/write tests o n the entire med ia.
The following ta ble lists the classes of erro r codes. The numbe rs are in hex adecima l. Diagnostics Error Code Classes Code DESCription 01xx System planar board tests 07xx Keyboard tests 10xx Math .
Diagnostics Pr ogram Er ror C odes (continue d) Code Class Failure DESCription 0108 System Board 8253 counters 0109 System Board System timer interrupts (1) 010A System Board System timer interrupts (.
Diagnostics Pr ogram Er ror C odes (continue d) Code Class Failure DESCription 1730 Video Cannot initialize video 2001 Serial Baud rate clock 2002 Serial Inter nal loopback data 2003 Serial Inter nal .
Diagnos tics Prog ram Err or Codes (co ncluded ) Code Class Failure DESCription 3708 Disk DMA overrun 3709 Disk Attempt to DMA acr oss 64 KB 370A Disk Bad sector flag found 370B Disk Bad cylinder dete.
Loopback Connections The serial and paralle l com municatio ns tests in the Diagnostics P rogram offer optio nal loopback te sts that require pla cing loopba ck connec tors on the outp ut ports o f the comp uter . The loopback connecto r pin as signments are listed in the follo wing tables .
Hard Disk Format When you sele ct the H ard Disk For mat, the program displa ys the Format Fixed Disk m enu. Use the cu rsor ke ys to highlight the hard disk you want for matte d or analyzed , and p ress ENTER .
To manually ad d a bad track to the table , press INS . Use the curso r keys o r ENT ER to se lect b etween cylind er and head fields. A fter the cylind er and head a re entered, press F10 or ENT ER , and the new e ntry will be added to the table.
Analyzing the Ha rd Disk Sur face If you do not need to reformat the entire hard disk but wa nt to pe r for m a thoro ugh test of the m edia to detect a ny bad or marginal areas , select F6 to analyze the su r face. Cautio n: This performs a destruc tive anal ysis of th e hard dis k media (al l data on the ha rd disk will be eras ed).
❑ The progra m scans the drive fo r tracks tha t have already bee n marked as b ad and a dds them to the bad track table . ❑ Each track is refo r matted using the current inte rleave valu e. ❑ Each track in the bad tra ck table is reformatted as bad so that it c annot be used .
E Power Consumption V alues The following ta ble summ arizes a pproximate p ower con- sumptio n using vario us co mputer powe r - sav ing feature s, manu al and au tom atic. Power Cons umptio n by Op erat ing Mo de Operating Mode Typical Power Consumption Manual Standby* with DOS background tasks 4.
F Configuring Memory This appendix desc ribes the various areas of RAM an d how you can ma ke it more efficient by configu ring it with the memory m anagem ent devic e drivers supplie d with your computer .
Memory Are as MS-DOS directly accesses u p to 640 KB of RAM for the execution o f pro grams and comma nds and for storing temporary da ta. MS-DOS cannot direc tly access memo ry beyond this 640-KB limit.
Extended Memory Extended memory is inte r nal system RAM above 1024 KB. MS-DOS or your ap plicatio ns (that support ex tend ed memory) c an acces s Extend ed mem ory if your sys tem is configured with an exte nded m emory drive r ( XMS ).
Expanded Memory Expanded memo ry confo r ms to the Ex pande d Memo ry Specifica tion ( EMS ) d eveloped b y Lotu s/Intel/Mic rosoft ( LIM ) known as LIM-EMS .
Memory D evice Drivers The following d evice d rivers included in the C: directory are provid ed to manage me mory: ❑ HIMEM.SYS — An exte nded m emory ma nager that supervises the compute r’s Ex tended memo ry so that no two ap plicatio ns use the same m emory at the sa me time ❑ EMM386.
EMM386.EXE The EMS mem ory manager p rovided with yo ur comp uter , EMM386.EXE , conforms to versio n 4.0 0 of the Lotus/I ntel/Mic rosoft Expand ed M emory Spec ificatio n ( EMS ). EMM386.EXE enables area s of s ystem mem ory to b e used as Expande d memo ry.
Some ap plicatio ns may require “ backfill” m emory, which is the unus ed area of s tandard m emory that can b e use d by EMM386.EXE as Expand ed memory. F or example , an applicatio n may req uire only 256 KB or 512 KB of sta ndard memory, le aving 3 84 KB and 1 28 KB of backfill m emory space , respectiv ely, for us e as Ex panded memory.
To install HIMEM.SYS in its simplest fo r m, include the following co mmand line in your CONFIG.SYS file befo re any other devic e comm ands that us e Extend ed mem ory: DEVICE=C:WI NDOWS HIMEM. SYS In this form, HIMEM.SYS uses default values. Access to HMA is on a “firs t-come -first-serv ed” b asis.
❑ If your hard d rive is c onfigured as d rive C , the RAM disk is d rive D . ❑ If your hard drive is drive C and yo ur hard drive is drive D, the RAM disk is d rive E. SMAR TDR V SMAR TDR V is a d isk-cac hing program tha t reduces the time it takes yo ur comp uter to read da ta from the hard disk .
G Connector Pin Assignments RS-232C Connector Nine-Pin RS-232C Se rial Connec tor (Fema le IBM-A T) Pin No. Signal Name Abbreviation Direction 1 Carrier detect CD Input 2 Receive data RD Input 3 Trans.
Connector Pin Assignments 15-Pin VGA External Monitor Connector Pin No. Signal Name Direction 1 Red video Output 2 Green video Output 3 Blue video Output 4 Not used 5 Ground 6 Red retur n Input 7 Gree.
15-Pin Micr o MIDI/Joy Connector Pin Number Signal Name 1, 8, 9, 15 VCC 2 DC4 3 TMRD 4, 5, 12 GND 6 TMRC 7D 5 10 D6 11 TMRB 13 TMRA 14 D7 9-Pin Serial Port Connector Pin Signal Name Abbr eviation 1 Ca.
H Screen Standar ds This appendix summ arizes the screen s tandards su pported by your com puter’s inte r nal disp lay ada pter . VGA (Video Graphics Array) The VGA standard supports 6 40-by-480 pix el monochrome or 16 o f 64 co lor graphics and 3 20-by-200 p ixel 256-c olor graphics.
Screen Standard s External Monitor Support Y our computer supports all IBM standard VGA vid eo in addition to 6 40 x 480, 8 00-by-600, 1024 x 768, and 1280 x 1024 extend ed graphics modes on an exte r nal monito r . Many extend ed text modes are also supported.
Extended Mod es Suppo rted The following ta ble lists the supported ex tended modes . Extende d Modes Mode (hex) Colors G raphics Resolution T ext Resolution (Char x Row) DotClk MHz Horizontal Frequen.
I Creating Help Displays Y ou can custom d esign your o wn He lp disp lays to s how infor matio n for your o wn pro grams or o f f-the- shelf applicatio ns. Y ou also can ad d subjects a nd relate d descriptio ns to the HELP .DAT file created a t the facto ry.
Creating H elp Displays and BF s elects the m enu c olor , using B for backgro und col or and F for foreground c olor in hex adecimal. C olors a re defined as fo llows: 0 = black 1 = blue 2 = green 3 .
❏ ; — (sem icolo n) in column 0 prec edes a com ment line, which is ignore d by the p rogram. Y ou can insert any numbe r of co mment lines for your o wn infor matio n; comment lines are not d isplayed in the H elp screens .
::HE LP ;————— ———— ———— —————— ———— —— ; the line above must be the fir st line in t he file ;————— ———— ———— ————.
Naming Y our Help File Y ou can give your help display d ata file any na me and ex- tension yo u want— except HELP .DAT which is a lready in use in the UTILS direc tory. For e xample, yo u could name your Help dis play da ta file MYFILE.HLP . Then when you want to load yo ur Help disp lay, at the MS-DOS C :> prom pt type HELP MYFILE.
Glossary This glossa ry explains m any of the ter ms found in this manual a s well as other comp uter -related terms. access — The ability to obtain d ata from o r pla ce data into inter nal memo ry, a floppy, or the hard d rive. access shutter — A metal cove r on a flo ppy that slide s open to allow the com puter to read o r write data.
Glos sary backlight — A featu re that allows you to co ntrol background b rightness fo r better readability. backing up — Duplica ting a program or file o nto a se parate storage m edium so that a c opy will be p reserved against possible lo ss or d amage to the original.
bits per seco nd — T he sp eed at which yo ur compute r receive s or s ends d ata to a d evice s uch as a modem o r serial printe r . boot — To sta rt your co mputer; also called start-u p and power-up . bps — See bits per secon d . brightness contr ol — A control that allows you to adjus t the brightness of the disp lay.
character — One o f a se t of symbols, s uch as le tters, numerals , or p unctuatio n mark s, that can ex press infor matio n when colle ctively a rranged. Altho ugh these symbols are intelligible to humans, the y are not u ndersto od by your com puter .
compute r — A c ombina tion o f a central p rocessing u nit ( CPU ) and mem ory des igned to p rocess infor mation. Although a co mbinatio n of the c entral proces sing unit a nd memory is define d as a comp uter , an input dev ice (suc h as a keyb oard) and a n outp ut device (such as a display u nit) are required to ma ke the co mputer us eful.
CPU — See cen tral pr ocessing unit . CRT — Abbreviation fo r catho de ray tube, a commo n ter m for a telev ision- like comp uter mo nitor . CRT adapter — A hard ware optio n that allows you to u se a CR T with your computer .
devic e driver — The s mall programs used to contro l external devices o r to ru n other p rograms. A device driver directs productio n, manip ulation, and presentatio n of appropriate signals b y the com puter so that the external device will perfor m as requ ired.
external comm ands — T he utility p rograms o f an operating system (fo r examp le, MS-DOS) that enable you to perfor m occasio nal operatio ns su ch as co pying an entire floppy o r partitioning a hard drive .
function keys — The k eys that p er form editing functio ns in MS-DOS and have applic ation-define d functions at othe r times. graphics — V isual patterns displayed o n the screen o r produced on a printer; u sually formed by p atter ns o f dots.
internal commands — The core p rogram of the opera ting system (fo r examp le, MS-DOS ) that consists of c ommand s necessa ry for d ay-to-da y opera tions, su ch as co pying files. internal memory — A tempora ry storage a rea for infor matio n (program s and d ata) in b inary form.
micro processor — A ce ntral pro cessing unit as semb led on a single silicon integra ted-circu it chip . modem — A de vice, sepa rate from or insta lled in yo ur computer , that allows it to use te lephone lines to communic ate with other d evic es such as computers .
path , pathname — A sequenc e of d irectory nam es, u sually ending in a filena me, all s eparated b y back slashes (), to tell your co mputer where to find p articula r subdirecto ries and files. port — An inp ut/outp ut conne ction be tween exte r nal devices a nd the co mputer .
random-access me mory ( RAM ) — A type of internal memory used fo r the tempora ry storage o f information. The c ontents of RAM can be a ltered, a llowing information stored there to be proce ssed. Unlike read-o nly memory, info r matio n in RAM is usually lo st when po wer is turned off.
working dire ctory — Th e default dir ector y used by an applicatio n when it first is lo aded o nto the hard d rive. write — To rec ord information on a sto rage d evice. write-pr otect tab — A switch on a floppy drive that prev ents recording o f data over ex isting data .
Index A AC adapter , 11-9, 12-18 Alar ms W alar ms, 3 -6 utility, 9-2 applicatio ns, installing, 2 -2 aud io input, 12 -11 output, 12-12 autoexec .bat file, 2 -4 B backup diskettes , 1-4 balance, 1 2-.
default spe ed, 1-17 speed, 5-8 spee d during exe cution, 4 -12 CR T , 3-9 cur so r block, 1- 21 change, 3 -6 creating, 3-15 D data bits, 1 -10 date, 1- 7, 9-11 date disp lay, 1 -7 deleting songs, 10 .
functio n keys , 7-6 getting started , 7-3 loading, 7-4 multip le file op erations, 7 -28 pathname/optio ns se tup menu , 7-13 restoring, 7 -30 LCD brightness co ntrol, 5-9 palette, 1 -22 power , 1-17, 5-8 LM_SETU P , 4-16 M memory, 2 -3, A-1 configuring, F- 1 drivers, F- 5 installing, 11 -6 ramdriv e.
panel, 3-9 parallel po rt, 1-10 parity, 1-10 parameter activity mo nitoring, 1- 19 date and time , 1-7 disk d rive, 1-8 input/output, 1-9 keyboard, 1- 12 memory, 1 -13 power manage ment, 1 -14 power s.
printers, 11-3, 1 1-13, A-3 processing s peed, 2 -3 PS/2 po rt, 1-11, A -3 Q Quick Boot, 1- 24 Quick Comma nds, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5 exiting, 4-13 R RAMDRIVE.
icon, 3- 21 options, 3 -20 passwor ds, 3-21 scheduling, 3 -26 susp end/stand by modes , 5-3 auto , 5-4 cove r closed , 5-3 manua l, 5-4 .sys files, 2 -16, 2- 17 system backup diskette s, 1-4 maintenanc e, 1-3, 1 -4 T text mode, 8 -4 time, 1-7 timeout action, 1 -15 interval, 1 -15 V VGA ex ter nal monito r utilities, 8 -1 VGA.
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