Featu res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Extern al Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Extern al Poin tin g Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Miscellan eou s Option s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Key Com pon en t Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cha p te r 4 Moving with your Com p ute r . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Discon n ectin g from th e Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Movin g Arou n d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Takin g th e Com pu ter Hom e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Travelin g with th e Com pu ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Sleep Man ager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Notebook Man ager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
BIOS Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cha p te r 6 Troub le shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Frequ en tly-Asked Qu estion s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Ap p e nd ix A Sp e c ific a tions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Ind e x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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FCC Notic e
Th is device h as been tested an d fou n d to com ply with th e
lim its for a Class B digital device pu rsu an t to Part 15 of th e
FCC Ru les. Th ese lim its are design ed to provide reason able
protection again st h arm fu l in terferen ce in a residen tial
in stallation . Th is device gen erates, u ses, an d can radiate
radio frequ en cy en ergy an d, if n ot in stalled an d u sed in
accordan ce with th e in stru ction s, m ay cau se h arm fu l
in terferen ce to radio com m u n ication s.
However, th ere is n o gu aran tee th at in terferen ce will n ot
occu r in a particu lar in stallation . If th is device does cau se
h arm fu l in terferen ce to radio or television reception , wh ich
can be determ in ed by tu rn in g th e device off an d on , th e
u ser is en cou raged to try to correct th e in terferen ce by on e
or m ore of th e followin g m easu res:
1 . Reorien t or relocate th e receivin g an ten n a
2 . In crease th e separation between th e device an d receiver
3 . Con n ect th e device in to an ou tlet on a circu it differen t
from th at to wh ich th e receiver is con n ected
4 . Con su lt th e dealer or an experien ced radio/ television
tech n ician for h elp
Notic e : Shie ld Ca b le s
All con n ection s to oth er com pu tin g devices m u st be m ade
u sin g sh ielded cables to m ain tain com plian ce with FCC
regu lation s.
Notic e : Pe rip he ra l De vic e s
On ly periph erals (in pu t/ ou tpu t devices, term in als, prin ters,
etc.) certified to com ply with th e Class B lim its m ay be
attach ed to th is equ ipm en t. Operation with n on -certified
periph erals is likely to resu lt in in terferen ce to radio an d TV
reception .
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Ca ution
Ch an ges or m odification s n ot expressly approved by th e
m an u factu rer cou ld void th e u ser’s au th ority, wh ich is
gran ted by th e Federal Com m u n ication s Com m ission , to
operate th is com pu ter.
Use Cond itions
Th is part com plies with Part 15 of th e FCC Ru les.
Operation is su bject to th e followin g two con dition s: (1) th is
device m ay n ot cau se h arm fu l in terferen ce, an d (2) th is
device m u st accept an y in terferen ce received, in clu din g
in terferen ce th at m ay cau se u n desired operation .
Notic e : Ca na d ia n Use rs
Th is Class B digital apparatu s m eets all requ irem en ts of th e
Can adian In terferen ce-Cau sin g Equ ipm en t Regu lation s.
Re m a rq ue à l’inte ntion d e s utilisa te urs c a na d ie ns
Cet appareil n u m ériqu e de la classe B respected tou tes les
exigen ces du Règlem en t su r le m atériel brou illeu r du
Can ada.
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Notic e s
Im p orta nt Sa fe ty Instruc tions
1 . Read th ese in stru ction s carefu lly. Save th ese
in stru ction s for fu tu re referen ce.
2 . Follow all warn in gs an d in stru ction s m arked on th e
produ ct.
3 . Un plu g th is produ ct from th e wall ou tlet before clean in g.
Do n ot u se liqu id clean ers or aerosol clean ers. Use a
dam p cloth for clean in g.
4 . Do n ot u se th is produ ct n ear water.
5 . Do n ot place th is produ ct on an u n stable cart, stan d, or
table. Th e produ ct m ay fall, cau sin g seriou s dam age to
th e produ ct.
6 . Slots an d open in gs in th e cabin et an d th e back or
bottom are provided for ven tilation ; to en su re reliable
operation of th e produ ct an d to protect it from
overh eatin g, th ese open in gs m u st n ot be blocked or
covered. Th e open in gs sh ou ld n ever be blocked by
placin g th e produ ct on a bed, sofa, ru g, or oth er sim ilar
su rface. Th is produ ct sh ou ld n ever be placed n ear or
over a radiator or h eat register, or in a bu ilt-in
in stallation u n less proper ven tilation is provided.
7 . Th is produ ct sh ou ld be operated from th e type of power
in dicated on th e m arkin g label. If you are n ot su re of
th e type of power available, con su lt you r dealer or local
power com pan y.
8 . Do n ot allow an yth in g to rest on th e power cord. Do n ot
locate th is produ ct wh ere person s will walk on th e cord.
9 . If an exten sion cord is u sed with th is produ ct, m ake
su re th at th e total am pere ratin g of th e equ ipm en t
plu gged in to th e exten sion cord does n ot exceed th e
exten sion cord am pere ratin g. Also, m ake su re th at th e
total ratin g of all produ cts plu gged in to th e wall ou tlet
does n ot exceed th e fu se ratin g.
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1 0 .Never pu sh objects of an y kin d in to th is produ ct
th rou gh cabin et slots as th ey m ay tou ch dan gerou s
voltage poin ts or sh ort ou t parts th at cou ld resu lt in a
fire or electric sh ock. Never spill liqu id of an y kin d on
th e produ ct.
1 1 .Do n ot attem pt to service th is produ ct you rself, as
open in g or rem ovin g covers m ay expose you to
dan gerou s voltage poin ts or oth er risks. Refer all
servicin g to qu alified service person n el.
1 2 .Un plu g th is produ ct from th e wall ou tlet an d refer
servicin g to qu alified service person n el u n der th e
followin g con dition s:
a. Wh en th e power cord or plu g is dam aged or frayed
b. If liqu id h as been spilled in to th e produ ct
c. If th e produ ct h as been exposed to rain or water
d. If th e produ ct does n ot operate n orm ally wh en th e
operatin g in stru ction s are followed. Adju st on ly
th ose con trols th at are covered by th e operatin g
in stru ction s sin ce im proper adju stm en t of oth er
con trols m ay resu lt in dam age an d will often requ ire
exten sive work by a qu alified tech n ician to restore
th e produ ct to n orm al con dition .
e. If th e produ ct h as been dropped or th e cabin et h as
been dam aged
f. If th e produ ct exh ibits a distin ct ch an ge in
perform an ce, in dicatin g a n eed for service.
1 3 .Replace th e battery with th e sam e type as th e produ ct's
battery we recom m en d. Use of an oth er battery m ay
presen t a risk of fire or explosion . Refer battery
replacem en t to a qu alified servicem an .
1 4 .Warn in g! Batteries m ay explode if n ot h an dled properly.
Do n ot disassem ble or dispose of th em in fire. Keep
th em away from ch ildren an d dispose of u sed batteries
prom ptly.
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1 5 .Use on ly th e proper type of power su pply cord set
(provided in you r accessories box) for th is u n it. It
sh ou ld be a detach able type: UL listed/ CSA certified,
type SPT-2, rated 7A 125V m in im u m , VDE approved or
its equ ivalen t. Maxim u m len gth is 15 feet (4.6 m eters).
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La se r Com p lia nc e Sta te m e nt
Th e CD-ROM drive in th is com pu ter is a laser produ ct. Th e
CD-ROM drive’s classification label (sh own below) is located
on th e drive.
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
CAUTION: INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN.
AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.
APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASSE 1 PRODUIT
LASERATTENTION: RADIATION DU FAISCEAU LASER
INVISIBLE EN CAS D’OUVERTURE. EVITTER TOUTE
EXPOSITION AUX RAYONS.
LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE LASER KLASSE 1
VORSICHT: UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG, WENN
ABDECKUNG GEÖFFNET NICHT DEM STRAHLL
AUSSETZEN
PRODUCTO LÁSER DE LA CLASE I
ADVERTENCIA: RADIACIÓN LÁSER INVISIBLE AL SER
ABIERTO. EVITE EXPONERSE A LOS RAYOS.
ADVARSEL: LASERSTRÅLING VEDÅBNING SE IKKE IND I
STRÅLEN.
VARO! LAVATTAESSA OLET ALTTINA LASERSÅTEILYLLE.
VARNING: LASERSTRÅLNING NÅR DENNA DEL ÅR
ÖPPNAD ÅLÅ TUIJ OTA SÅTEESEENSTIRRA EJ IN I
STRÅLEN
VARNING: LASERSTRÅLNING NAR DENNA DEL ÅR
ÖPPNADSTIRRA EJ IN I STRÅLEN
ADVARSEL: LASERSTRÅLING NAR DEKSEL ÅPNESSTIRR
IKKE INN I STRÅLEN
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Notic e s
Lithium Ba tte ry Sta te m e nt
Th e followin g statem en t refers to th e in tern al lith iu m
battery th at powers th e com pu ter’s clock.
CAUTION
Dan ger of explosion if battery is in correctly replaced.
Replace on ly with th e sam e or equ ivalen t type
recom m en ded by th e m an u factu rer. Discard u sed batteries
accordin g to th e m an u factu rer’s in stru ction s.
ADVARSEL!
Lith iu m batteri - Eksplosion sfare ved fejlagtig h ån dterin g.
Udskiftn in g m å ku n ske m ed batteri af sam m e fabrikat og
type. Léver det bru gte batteri tilbage til leveran døren .
ADVARSEL
Eksplosjon sfare ved feilaktig skifte av batteri. Ben ytt
sam m e batteritype eller en tilsvaren de type an befalt av
apparatfabrikan ten . Bru kte batterier kasseres i h en h old til
fabrikan ten s in stru ksjon er.
VARNING
Explosion sfara vid felaktigt batteribyte. An vãn d sam m a
batterityp eller en ekvivalen t typ som rekom m en deras av
apparattillverkaren . Kassera an vãn t batteri en ligt
fabrikan ten s in stru ktion .
VAROITUS
Päristo voi räjäh tää, jos se on virh eellisesti asen n ettu .
Vaih da paristo ain oastaan laitevalm istajan su osittelem aan
tyyppiin . Hävitä käytetty paristo valm istajan oh jeiden
m u kaisesti.
VORSICHT!
Explosion sgefah r bei u n sach gem äß en Au stau sch der
Batterie Ersatz n u r du rch den selben oder ein em vom
Hersteller em pfoh len em äh n lich en Typ. En tsorgu n g
gebrau ch ter Batterien n ach An gaben des Herstellers.
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Notic e s
Ye a r 2000 Com p lia nc e Sta te m e nt
Th e Exten sa 500 series n otebook com pu ter is Year 2000-
com plian t an d carries th e “NSTL Hardware Tested Year
2000 Com plian t” logo. Th is m odel h as been tested both by
Acer’s in tern al test labs an d NSTL u sin g NSTL’s
YMARK2000 certification test. Th ese tests certify th at th is
m odel will su ccessfu lly m ake th e year 2000 tran sition .
For m ore details, ch eck th e Acer Year 2000 Resou rce Cen ter
at h ttp:/ / www.acer.com / year2000
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Th is m an u al describes featu res of th e Exten sa 500 Series
n otebook com pu ters. Th e Exten sa series com pu ters
in corporate su ch featu res as CardBu s, 16-bit stereo au dio,
in tern al poin tin g device, Un iversal Serial Bu s, an d all-in -
on e m edia storage. Th e Exten sa 500 Series also h as u n iqu e
com pact disc (CD) player con trol featu res.
Th is m an u al sh ou ld an swer m ost of th e qu estion s you h ave
abou t th e day-to-day operation of you r Exten sa n otebook
com pu ter.
Use th e J u st for Starters… in stru ction s th at cam e with you r
com pu ter to get you r com pu ter ru n n in g for th e first tim e.
You sh ou ld also take advan tage of th e on lin e h elp files th at
are available with alm ost all of th e program s sh ipped with
you r com pu ter.
We h ope you en joy you r Exten sa com pu ter. With proper
care, you r com pu ter will provide you with years of
produ ctive service.
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Conne c ting the Com p ute r
Con n ectin g th e com pu ter is as easy as 1-2-3.
1 . In sert th e battery pack in to th e battery com partm en t,
th en slide th e battery com partm en t cover in place.
Not e: When us ing a ba ttery pa ck for the firs t time, fully
recha rge the ba ttery, then dis connect the a da pter to us e
up the ba ttery before recha rging a ga in. Perform this
a ction tw ice to condition the ba ttery pa ck.
2 . Con n ect on e en d of th e AC adapter to th e DC-in port on
th e com pu ter’s rear pan el an d th e oth er en d to a
properly grou n ded power ou tlet.
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3 . Slide th e display cover latch to th e left to open th e
display. Slide th e power switch towards th e rear of th e
com pu ter th en release it to tu rn on th e power. Th e
POST (Power On Self-Test) rou tin e execu tes an d
Win dows begin s loadin g.
Not e: To turn off the pow er, s lide a nd hold the pow er
s w itch for more tha n four s econds . If you a re us ing
Window s 98, w e recommend tha t you us e the Shutdow n
comma nd to turn off the computer. If you turn off the
computer a nd w a nt to turn it on a ga in, w a it a t lea s t tw o
s econds before pow ering up.
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Ge tting He lp Online
Th is u ser’s gu ide provides clear an d con cise in form ation
abou t th e com pu ter, so read it th orou gh ly. To provide you
with h elp wh en travelin g, th e com pu ter also h as a
com preh en sive on lin e h elp.
Ac c e ssing Online He lp
Follow th ese steps to access th e on lin e docu m en tation :
1 . Press th e Win dows logo bu tton or click on th e St art
bu tton .
2 . Select Program s.
3 . Click on Ext en sa On lin e.
Th e on lin e h elp is easy to n avigate with h ypertext an d
h ypergraph ics. Clear illu stration s h elp describe n otebook
operation as well.
Ge tting Online
If you are con n ected to th e In tern et an d h ave World Wide
Web access, visit ou r h om e page (h ttp:/ / www.acer.com / )
an d get th e latest in form ation abou t ou r produ cts.
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Sup p ort Inform a tion
You r com pu ter is backed by an In tern ation al Traveler’s
Warran ty (ITW) th at gives you secu rity an d peace of m in d
wh en travelin g. Ou r worldwide n etwork of service cen ters
are th ere to give you a h elpin g h an d.
An ITW passport com es with you r com pu ter. Th is passport
con tain s all you n eed to kn ow abou t th e ITW program . A
list of available, au th orized service cen ters are in th is h an dy
booklet. Read th is passport th orou gh ly.
Not e: Alw a ys ha ve your ITW pa s s port on ha nd, es pecia lly
w hen you tra vel to receive the benefits from our s upport
centers . Pla ce your proof-of-purcha s e in the fla p loca ted
ins ide the front cover of the ITW pa s s port.
If th e cou n try you are travelin g in does n ot h ave an Acer -
au th orized ITW service site, you can still get in con tact with
ou r offices worldwide.
For tech n ical assistan ce an d su pport in th e Un ited States
an d Can ada, you can call 1-800-816-2237. You can also
con tact a local dealer or distribu tor in th e cou n try you are
travelin g in for assistan ce.
To view su pport in form ation , follow th ese steps:
1 . Click on St art , Set t in gs…, Con t rol Pan el.
2 . Dou ble-click on Syst em .
3 . Click on Su pport In form at ion .
Not e: If you a re connected to the Internet a nd ha ve World
Wide Web a cces s , vis it our home pa ge (http:/ /
w w w .a cer.com/ ) a nd get a n upda ted lis t of our w orldw ide
offices , a s w ell a s informa tion a bout our products .
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Ca re a nd Ma inte na nc e
Ta king Ca re of Your Com p ute r
You r com pu ter will serve you well if you take care of it.
❑ Do n ot expose th e com pu ter to direct su n ligh t. Do n ot
place n ear sou rces of h eat, su ch as a radiator.
❑ Do n ot expose th e com pu ter to tem peratu res below 0ºC
(32ºF) or above 50ºC (122ºF).
❑ Do n ot su bject th e com pu ter to m agn etic fields.
❑ Do n ot expose th e com pu ter to rain or m oistu re.
❑ Do n ot spill water or an y liqu id on th e com pu ter.
❑ Do n ot su bject th e com pu ter to h eavy sh ock an d
vibration .
❑ Do n ot expose th e com pu ter to du st an d dirt.
❑ Never place objects on top of th e com pu ter to avoid
dam agin g th e com pu ter.
❑ Never place th e com pu ter on u n even su rfaces.
Ta king Ca re of your AC Ad a p te r
Here are som e ways to take care of you r AC adapter:
❑ Do n ot con n ect th e adapter to an y oth er device.
❑ Do n ot step on th e power cord or place h eavy objects on
top of it. Carefu lly rou te th e power cord an d an y cables
away from person al traffic.
❑ Wh en u n plu ggin g th e power cord, do n ot pu ll on th e
cord itself bu t pu ll on th e plu g.
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❑ Th e total am pere ratin gs of th e equ ipm en t plu gged in
sh ou ld n ot exceed th e am pere ratin g of th e cord if you
are u sin g an exten sion cord. Also, th e total cu rren t
ratin g of all equ ipm en t plu gged in to a sin gle wall ou tlet
sh ou ld n ot exceed th e fu se ratin g.
Ta king Ca re of your Ba tte ry Pa c k
Here are som e ways to take care of you r battery pack:
❑ Use on ly batteries of th e sam e kin d as replacem en ts.
Tu rn th e power off before rem ovin g or replacin g
batteries.
❑ Do n ot tam per with batteries. Keep th em away from
ch ildren .
❑ Dispose of u sed batteries accordin g to local
regu lation s. Recycle if at all possible.
Cle a ning a nd Se rvic ing
Wh en clean in g th e com pu ter, follow th ese steps:
1 . Power off th e com pu ter an d rem ove th e battery pack.
2 . Discon n ect th e AC adapter.
3 . Use a soft cloth m oisten ed with water. Do n ot u se liqu id
or aerosol clean ers.
Con tact you r dealer or see you r service tech n ician if an y of
th e followin g occu rs:
❑ Th e com pu ter h as been dropped or th e body h as been
dam aged.
❑ Liqu id h as been spilled in to th e produ ct.
❑ Th e com pu ter does n ot operate n orm ally.
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Ge tting Fa m ilia r with your Com p ute r
Th is com pu ter com bin es h igh -perform an ce, versatility,
power m an agem en t featu res an d m u ltim edia capabilities
com pu tin g partn er.
m an y featu res.
Conte nts
Rear Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Un iversal Serial Bu s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Righ t Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Fax/ Data Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
PC Card Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Au dio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Secu rin g you r Com pu ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Secu rity Notch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Fe a ture s
Fe a ture s
Th is com pu ter was design ed with th e u ser in m in d. Here
are ju st a few of its m an y featu res:
Pe rform a nc e
❑ In tel Pen tiu m ® processor with MMX™ tech n ology
❑ 64-bit m ain m em ory an d extern al (L2) cach e m em ory
❑ Large LCD display an d PCI local bu s video with 128-bit
graph ics acceleration
❑ In tern al CD-ROM drive
❑ In tern al 3.5-in ch floppy drive
❑ High -capacity, En h an ced-IDE h ard disk
❑ Nickel m etal-h ydride battery pack
❑ Power m an agem en t system with stan dby an d
h ibern ation power savin g m odes
Multim e d ia
❑ 16-bit h igh -fidelity stereo au dio with 3-D sou n d an d
wavetable syn th esizer
❑ Bu ilt-in du al speakers
❑ Com pact disc player con trol featu re
❑ Ultra-slim , h igh -speed CD-ROM drive
Conne c tivity
❑ High -speed fax/ data m odem port (available in select
cou n tries)
❑ USB (Un iversal Serial Bu s) port
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Use r’s Guid e
Fe a ture s
Hum a n-c e ntric De sig n a nd Erg onom ic s
❑ Ligh tweigh t an d slim
❑ Sleek, sm ooth an d stylish design
❑ Fu ll-sized keyboard
❑ Wide an d cu rved palm rest
❑ Ergon om ically-cen tered tou ch pad poin tin g device
❑ Com pact disc player con trol
Exp a nsion
❑ CardBu s PC card (form erly PCMCIA) slots (two type II/ I
or on e type III) with ZV (Zoom ed Video) port su pport
❑ Min i dockin g station option for on e-step con n ect/
discon n ect from periph erals
❑ Upgradeable m em ory an d h ard disk
Cha p te r 1 Ge tting Fa m ilia r with your Com p ute r
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Disp la y
Disp la y
Th e large graph ics display offers excellen t viewin g, display
qu ality an d desktop perform an ce graph ics. Th e com pu ter
su pports two differen t display con figu ration s — High
Perform an ce Addressin g (HPA) or Th in -Film Tran sistor
(TFT).
Vid e o Pe rform a nc e
PCI local bu s video with 128-bit graph ics acceleration an d
2MB Exten ded Data Ou t (EDO) video RAM boost video
perform an ce.
Simulta ne ous Disp la y
Th e com pu ter’s large display an d m u ltim edia capabilities
are great for givin g presen tation s. If you prefer, you can
also con n ect an extern al m on itor wh en givin g
presen tation s. Th is com pu ter su pports sim u ltan eou s LCD
an d CRT display. Sim u ltan eou s display allows you to
con trol th e presen tation from you r com pu ter an d at th e
ou tpu t display devices su ch as LCD projection pan els for
large-au dien ce presen tation s.
Powe r Ma na g e m e nt
Th e power m an agem en t system in corporates an "au tom atic
LCD dim " featu re th at au tom atically dim s th e LCD wh en
th e com pu ter is powered by a battery pack to con serve
battery power. See “Power Man agem en t” on page 36 for
m ore in form ation on power m an agem en t featu res.
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Disp la y
Op e ning a nd Closing the Disp la y
To open th e display, slide th e display cover latch to th e left
an d lift u p th e cover. Th en tilt it to a com fortable viewin g
position . Th e com pu ter em ploys a m icroswitch th at tu rn s
off th e display (an d en ters stan dby m ode) to con serve power
wh en you close th e display cover, an d tu rn s it back on
wh en you open th e display cover.
Not e: If a n externa l monitor is connected, the computer
turns off the dis pla y (but does not enter s ta ndby mode)
w hen you clos e the dis pla y cover.
To close th e display cover, fold it down gen tly u n til th e
display cover latch clicks in to place.
Ca u t ion : To a void d a m a gin g t h e d is p la y, d o n ot
s la m it wh en you clos e it . Als o, d o n ot p la ce a n y
object on t op of t h e com p u t er wh en t h e d is p la y is
clos ed .
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Ind ic a tors
Ind ic a tors
Th e com pu ter h as six easy-to-read statu s in dicators (LEDs)
u n der th e display screen .
Th e Power an d Stan dby in dicators are visible even wh en
you close th e display cover so you can see th e statu s of th e
com pu ter wh ile th e cover is closed.
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Func tion
De sc rip tion
1
Powe r
Lig hts whe n the c o m p ute r is o n.
Blinks whe n a b a tte ry-low
c o nd itio n o c c urs.
2
3
4
Sta nd b y
Lig hts whe n the c o m p ute r e nte rs
Sta nd b y m o d e .
Me d ia
Ac tivity
Lig hts whe n the flo p p y d rive , ha rd
d isk o r CD-ROM d rive ) is a c tive .
Ba tte ry
Cha rg e
Lig hts whe n the b a tte ry is b e ing
c ha rg e d .
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Ke yb oa rd
Ke yb oa rd
Th e keyboard h as fu ll-sized keys an d an em bedded keypad,
separate cu rsor keys, two Win dows 98 keys an d twelve
fu n ction keys.
Sp e c ia l Ke ys
Loc k Ke ys
Th e keyboard h as th ree lock keys wh ich you can toggle on
an d off.
Loc k Ke y
Ca p s Lo c k
De sc rip tion
Whe n Ca p s Lo c k is o n, a ll a lp ha b e tic c ha ra c te rs
typ e d a re in up p e rc a se .
Num Lo c k
(Fn-F11)
Whe n Num Lo c k is o n, the e m b e d d e d ke yp a d is in
num e ric m o d e . The ke ys func tio n a s a c a lc ula to r
(c o m p le te with the a rithm e tic o p e ra to rs +, -, *,
a nd / ). Use this m o d e whe n yo u ne e d to d o a lo t
o f num e ric d a ta e ntry. A b e tte r so lutio n wo uld b e
to c o nne c t a n e xte rna l ke yp a d .
Sc ro ll Lo c k
(Fn-F12)
Whe n Sc ro ll Lo c k is o n, the sc re e n m ove s o ne line
up o r d own whe n yo u p re ss ↑ o r ↓ re sp e c tive ly.
Sc ro ll Lo c k d o e s no t wo rk with so m e a p p lic a tio ns.
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Ke yb oa rd
Em b e d d e d Num e ric Ke yp a d
Th e em bedded n u m eric keypad fu n ction s like a desktop
n u m eric keypad. It is in dicated by sm all ch aracters located
on th e u pper righ t corn er of th e keycaps. To sim plify th e
keyboard legen d, cu rsor -con trol key sym bols are n ot
prin ted on th e keys.
De sire d Ac c e ss
Num Loc k On
Num Loc k Off
Num b e r ke ys o n
e m b e d d e d ke yp a d
Typ e num b e rs in a
no rma l ma nne r.
Curso r-c o ntro l ke ys
o n e m b e d d e d
ke yp a d
Ho ld Shift while using
c urso r-c o ntro l ke ys.
Ho ld Fn while
using c urso r-
c o ntro l ke ys.
Ma in ke yb o a rd ke ys
Ho ld Fn while typ ing
le tte rs o n e m b e d d e d
ke yp a d .
Typ e the le tte rs
in a no rma l
ma nne r.
Not e: If a n externa l keyboa rd or keypa d is connected to
the computer, the numlock fea ture a utoma tica lly s hifts
from the interna l keyboa rd to the externa l keyboa rd or
keypa d.
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Ke yb oa rd
Wind ows 98 Ke ys
Th e keyboard h as two keys th at perform Win dows 98-
specific fu n ction s.
Ke y
De sc rip tion
Wind ows lo g o ke y
Sta rt b utto n. Co m b ina tio ns with this ke y
p e rfo rm s sp e c ia l func tio ns. Be low a re a
fe w e xa m p le s:
+ Ta b (Ac tiva te ne xt Ta skb a r b utto n)
ꢀ
+ E (Exp lo re My Co m p ute r)
ꢀ
+ F (Find Do c um e nt)
ꢀ
+ M (Minim ize All)
ꢀ
Shift +
+ M (Und o Minim ize All)
ꢀ
+ R (Disp la y Run d ia lo g b ox)
ꢀ
Ap p lic a tio n ke y
Op e ns the a p p lic a tio n’s c o nte xt m e nu
(sa m e a s rig ht-c lic k).
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Ke yb oa rd
Hot Ke ys
Th e com pu ter em ploys h ot keys or key com bin ation s to
access m ost of th e com pu ter’s con trols like screen con trast
Hot Ke y
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Func tion
De sc rip tion
Fn-F1
Ho t ke y he lp
Disp la ys a list o f the ho tke ys
a nd the ir func tio ns.
Fn-F2
Fn-F3
Se tup
Ac c e sse s the no te b o o k
c o nfig ura tio n utility. Se e
“No te b o o k Ma na g e r” o n
p a g e 74.
Sta nd b y
Puts the c o m p ute r in
Sta nd b y m o d e . Pre ss a ny
ke y to re turn.
Se e “Sta nd b y Mo d e ” o n
p a g e 37 to le a rn m o re
a b o ut Sta nd b y m o d e .
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Ke yb oa rd
Hot Ke y
Ic on
Func tion
De sc rip tion
Fn-F4
Hib e rna tio n
Puts the c o m p ute r in
Hib e rna tio n m o d e (if Sle e p
Ma na g e r, the hib e rna tio n
utility, is insta lle d , va lid a nd
e na b le d ). Pre ss the p owe r
switc h to re sum e .
Othe rwise , the c o m p ute r
issue s a wa rning b e e p
a nd c o ntinue s o p e ra tio n.
Se e “Hib e rna tio n Mo d e ”
o n p a g e 38 fo r m o re a b o ut
Hib e rna tio n m o d e .
Fn-F5
Disp la y
to g g le
Switc he s d isp la y o utp ut
b e twe e n the d isp la y
sc re e n, e xte rna l m o nito r (if
c o nne c te d ) a nd b o th the
d isp la y sc re e n a nd
e xte rna l m o nito r.
Fn-F6
Fn-F7
Sc re e n b la nk
Turns the d isp la y sc re e n
b a c klig ht o ff to sa ve
p owe r. Pre ss a ny ke y to
re turn.
To uc hp a d
o n/ o ff
Turns the inte rna l
to uc hp a d o n a nd o ff.
Whe n yo u c o nne c t a n
e xte rna l PS/ 2 m o use , the
c o m p ute r a uto ma tic a lly
d isa b le s the to uc hp a d .
Fn-F8
Sp e a ke r o n/
o ff
Turns the sp e a ke rs o n a nd
o ff; mute s the so und .
Fn-↑
Co ntra st up
Inc re a se s the sc re e n
c o ntra st (a va ila b le o nly fo r
m o d e ls with HPA d isp la ys).
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Ke yb oa rd
Hot Ke y
Ic on
Func tion
De sc rip tion
Fn-↓
Co ntra st
d own
De c re a se s the sc re e n
c o ntra st (a va ila b le o nly fo r
m o d e ls with HPA d isp la ys).
Fn-→
Brig htne ss up
Inc re a se s the sc re e n
b rig htne ss.
Fn-
Brig htne ss
d own
De c re a se s the sc re e n
b rig htne ss.
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Ac tiva ting Hot Ke ys
Wh en activatin g h ot keys, press an d h old th e first key Fn
before pressin g th e oth er key in th e h ot key com bin ation .
Ke yb oa rd Erg onom ic s
Located below th e keyboard, th e wide an d cu rved palm rest
is ergon om ically design ed to provide you with a very
com fortable place to rest you r h an ds wh ile you type.
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Touc hp a d
Touc hp a d
Th e bu ilt-in tou ch pad is a PS/ 2-com patible poin tin g device
th at sen ses m ovem en t on its su rface. Th is m ean s th e
cu rsor respon ds as you m ove you r fin ger on th e su rface of
th e tou ch pad. Th e cen tral location on th e palm rest
provides optim u m com fort an d su pport.
Not e: When you connect a n externa l PS/ 2 mous e, the
computer a utoma tica lly dis a bles the interna l touchpa d.
Touc hp a d Ba sic s
Th e followin g item s teach you h ow to u se th e tou ch pad:
❑ Move you r fin ger across th e tou ch pad to m ove th e
cu rsor.
❑ Press th e left an d righ t bu tton s located on th e edge of
th e tou ch pad to do selection an d execu tion fu n ction s.
Th ese two bu tton s are sim ilar to th e left an d righ t
bu tton s on a m ou se. Tappin g on th e tou ch pad produ ces
sim ilar resu lts.
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Touc hp a d
Rig ht
Button
Func tion
Le ft Button
Ta p
Exe c ute s
Clic k
twic e
q uic kly
Ta p twic e (a t the sa m e
sp e e d a s d o ub le -
c lic king the m o use
b utto n)
Se le c ts
Dra g s
Clic k o nc e
Ta p o nc e
Clic k a nd
ho ld , the n
use fing e r
to d ra g
the c urso r
o n the
Ta p twic e (a t the sa m e
sp e e d a s d o ub le -
c lic king the m o use
b utto n) a nd ho ld fing e r
to the to uc hp a d o n the
se c o nd ta p to d ra g the
c urso r
to uc hp a d
Ac c e sse s
c o nte xt
m e nu
Clic k
o nc e
Not e: Keep your fingers dry a nd clea n w hen us ing the
touchpa d. Als o keep the touchpa d dry a nd clea n. The
touchpa d is s ens itive to finger movements . Hence, the
lighter the touch, the better the res pons e. Ta pping too
ha rd w ill not increa s e the touchpa d’s res pons ivenes s .
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Stora g e
Stora g e
Th is com pu ter su pplies you with all-in -on e m edia storage:
❑ High -capacity En h an ced-IDE h ard disk
❑ Stan dard u ltra-slim in tern al 3.5-in ch floppy drive
❑ High -speed u ltra-slim CD-ROM drive
Ha rd Disk
Th e h ard disk can be u pgraded wh en you n eed m ore
storage space. Con su lt you r dealer for details.
Flop py Drive
Th e u ltra-slim in tern al floppy drive reads an d writes on
stan dard 3.5-in ch diskettes.
Eje c ting a Flop py Disk
Press th e floppy disk eject bu tton to eject a floppy disk from
th e floppy drive.
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Stora g e
CD-ROM Drive
A h igh -speed CD-ROM drive gives you portable m u ltim edia
access.
Eje c ting the CD-ROM Tra y
To eject th e CD-ROM drive tray wh en th e com pu ter is
tu rn ed on , press th e CD-ROM eject bu tton .
Not e: When pow er is off, you ca n eject the CD-ROM drive
tra y us ing the emergency eject hole (s ee pa ge 98). You ca n
a ls o eject the CD-ROM drive tra y w hen us ing the compa ct
dis c pla yer control fea ture (s ee pa ge 24).
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Ports
Ports
Ports allow you to con n ect periph eral devices to you r
com pu ter as you wou ld with a desktop PC.
Not e: See Cha pter 3 on how to connect externa l devices to
the computer.
Front Ports
Th e fron t pan el con tain s ports for extern al au dio
con n ection s.
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Port
Conne c ts to...
1
Sp e a ke r-o ut
ja c k
Sp e a ke rs o r he a d p ho ne s
2
3
Aud io line -
in ja c k
Aud io line -in d e vic e with a
3.5m m m inija c k (e .g ., a ud io
CD p la ye r, ste re o wa lkma n)
Mic ro p ho ne
-in ja c k
3.5m m m inija c k c o nd e nse r
m ic ro p ho ne
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Ports
Re a r Ports
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Port
Conne c ts to...
1
DC-in ja c k
AC a d a p te r a nd p owe r
o utle t
2
PS/ 2 p o rt
PS/ 2-c o m p a tib le d e vic e
(e .g ., PS/ 2 ke yb o a rd / m o use /
ke yp a d )
3
4
Se ria l p o rt
Se ria l d e vic e (e .g ., se ria l
m o use )
Pa ra lle l p o rt
Pa ra lle l d e vic e (e .g ., p a ra lle l
p rinte r)
5
6
Po rt re p lic a to r
c o nne c to r
Po rt re p lic a to r
Exte rna l
m o nito r p o rt
Disp la y m o nito r (up to
1024x768 re so lutio n, 64K-
c o lo rs)
7
USB p o rt
USB d e vic e (e .g ., USB m o use )
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Ports
Unive rsa l Se ria l Bus
Th e Un iversal Serial Bu s (USB) port is a h igh -speed serial
bu s wh ich allows you to con n ect an d daisy-ch ain USB
periph erals with ou t takin g u p preciou s system resou rces.
Rig ht Ports
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Port
Conne c ts to...
1
PC Ca rd slo ts 16-b it PC Ca rd s a nd 32-b it
Ca rd Bus PC Ca rd s (ZV- sup p o rt)
2
Mo d e m ja c k
Pho ne line (o nly fo r m o d e ls with
a n inte rna l fa x m o d e m )
PC Ca rd Slots
Th ere are two type II/ I or on e type III CardBu s PC Card
slots fou n d on th e righ t pan el of th e com pu ter. Th ese slots
accept credit-card-sized cards th at en h an ce th e u sability
an d expan dability of th e com pu ter.
PC Cards (form erly PCMCIA) are add-on cards for portable
com pu ters, givin g you expan sion possibilities lon g afforded
by desktop PCs. Popu lar type II cards in clu de flash
m em ory, SRAM, fax/ data m odem , LAN an d SCSI cards.
Com m on type III cards are 1.8-in ch ATA drives an d cellu lar
m odem s. CardBu s im proves on th e 16-bit PC card
tech n ology by expan din g th e data path to 32 bits.
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Ports
ZV (Zoom ed Video) port su pport allows you r com pu ter to
su pport h ardware MPEG in th e form of a ZV PC card.
Not e: Refer to your ca rd’s ma nua l for deta ils on how to
ins ta ll a nd us e the ca rd a nd its functions .
Inse rting a Ca rd
In sert th e card in to th e desired slot an d m ake th e proper
con n ection s (e.g., n etwork cable), if n ecessary. See you r
card m an u al for details.
For type III cards, in sert th e card in to th e lower slot. For ZV
cards, in sert th e card in to th e u pper slot.
Eje c ting a Ca rd
Before ejectin g a PC card:
❑ Exit th e application u sin g th e card.
❑ Left-click on th e PC card icon on th e taskbar an d stop
th e card operation .
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Ports
Press th e slot eject bu tton on ce to pop it ou t; th en press
again to eject th e PC Card.
Fa x/ Da ta Mod e m
Th e com pu ter h as a bu ilt-in fax/ data m odem (available in
select cou n tries).
Ca u t ion : Th is m od em p or t is n ot com p a t ible wit h
d igit a l p h on e lin es . Plu ggin g t h is m od em in t o a
d igit a l p h on e lin e will d a m a ge t h e m od em .
To u se th e fax/ data m odem port, con n ect a ph on e cable
from th e m odem port to a teleph on e jack.
Start you r com m u n ication s software program . See you r
com m u n ication s m an u al for in stru ction s.
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Aud io
Aud io
Th e stan dard com pu ter con figu ration in clu des 16-bit h igh -
fidelity stereo au dio with fu rth er en h an cem en ts th at
in clu de 3D sou n d for tru e au dio im m ersion . Fron t du al
speakers direct sou n d towards you to fu rth er en h an ce
sou n d ou tpu t. A sen sitive m icroph on e is located above th e
display screen .
Besides th e bu ilt-in speakers, th ere are au dio ports on th e
fron t pan el of th e com pu ter. See “Au dio Devices” on page
48 for m ore in form ation on con n ectin g extern al au dio
devices.
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Aud io
Pla ying Aud io CDs
Th is com pu ter allows you to play au dio (m u sic) com pact
discs with ou t tu rn in g on th e com pu ter. Fron t pan el
con trols provide sm ooth an d easy operation .
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Func tion
De sc rip tion
1
Pre vio us Tra c k
Jum p s to the p re vio us tra c k in the a ud io
CD
2
3
4
Vo lum e Co ntro l Ad justs the vo lum e le ve l
Ne xt Tra c k
Sta tus LCD
Jum p s to the ne xt tra c k in the a ud io CD
Disp la ys the c urre nt tra c k num b e r;
d isp la ys “--” if no a ud io CD is in the CD-
ROM d rive
5
6
Pla y/ Pa use
Sto p / Eje c t
Pla ys/ p a use s the a ud io CD
Sto p s p la ying the a ud io CD. Whe n CD
p la yb a c k is sto p p e d , p re ss a g a in to e je c t
the CD-ROM d rive tra y.
7
Powe r
Turns the a ud io CD p la ye r o n a nd o ff
(wo rks o nly whe n the c o m p ute r is o ff).
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Aud io
To play au dio CDs with ou t tu rn in g on th e com pu ter, follow
th ese steps:
1 . Slide th e power switch an d release it to tu rn on th e
au dio CD player. Th e statu s LCD tu rn s on .
2 . Press th e CD eject bu tton to eject th e CD-ROM drive
tray.
3 . Firm ly place an au dio com pact disc on th e CD-ROM
drive tray spin dle u n til you h ear it click in place.
4 . Close th e CD-ROM drive tray.
5 . Use th e fron t pan el bu tton s to play th e CD.
6 . Use th e volu m e con trol kn ob to adju st th e volu m e level.
Tu rn th e kn ob to th e righ t to in crease th e volu m e; tu rn
it to th e left to decrease th e volu m e.
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Se c uring your Com p ute r
Se c uring your Com p ute r
Secu rity featu res in clu de h ardware an d software locks — a
secu rity n otch an d a two-level password sch em e.
Se c urity Notc h
A secu rity n otch located on th e rear pan el of th e com pu ter
lets you con n ect a Ken sin gton -com patible key-based
com pu ter secu rity lock.
Wrap a com pu ter secu rity lock cable arou n d an im m ovable
object su ch as a table or locked drawer h an dle. In sert th e
lock in to th e n otch an d tu rn th e key to secu re th e lock.
Pa ssword s
A two-level password sch em e protects you r com pu ter from
u n au th orized access. Wh en set, n o on e can access th e
com pu ter with ou t en terin g th e correct password.
Th ere are two types of passwords you can set:
❑ Setu p Password secu res you r com pu ter again st
u n au th orized en try to an d u se of th e BIOS Utility.
❑ Power -On Password secu res you r com pu ter again st
u n au th orized u se.
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Se c uring your Com p ute r
See “BIOS Utility” on page 84 for details.
Im p or t a n t : Do n ot forget you r p a s s wor d ! If you
forget you r p a s s wor d , you n eed t o con t a ct you r
d ea ler.
Se tting a Pa ssword
You can set th e password u sin g:
❑ Notebook Man ager -- go to page 78.
❑ BIOS Utility -- go to page 91.
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2
Op e ra ting on Ba tte ry Powe r
power.
Conte nts
Battery-low Warn in g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power Man agem en t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Man agem en t Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Display Stan dby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Hard Disk Stan dby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Periph eral Stan dby Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Stan dby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Hibern ation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Advan ced Power Man agem en t . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Ba tte ry Pa c k
Ba tte ry Pa c k
Th e com pu ter u ses a battery pack th at gives you lon g u se
between ch arges.
Ba tte ry Pa c k Cha ra c te ristic s
Th e battery pack h as th e followin g ch aracteristics:
❑ Em ploys Cu rren t Battery Tech n ology Stan dards
Th e com pu ter u ses a Nickel-Metal Hydride battery pack
wh ich does n ot h ave th e m em ory effect problem of Nickel
Cadm iu m (NiCd) batteries.
❑ Battery-low Warn in g
Wh en th e battery ch arge level becom es low, th e
com pu ter gives off warn in g beeps an d th e statu s
in dicator flash es at regu lar in tervals. Th is tells you th at
th e battery power is critically low (an d you sh ou ld save
you r work). You can correct th is situ ation by rech argin g
th e battery pack.
Wh en ever possible, u se th e AC adapter. Th e battery will
com e in h an dy wh en you travel or du rin g a power failu re. It
is advisable to h ave an extra fu lly-ch arged battery pack
available as backu p.
Using a Ba tte ry Pa c k for the First Tim e
Wh en u sin g a battery pack for th e first tim e, follow th ese
steps:
1 . Disable th e Battery Low Su spen d param eter in Setu p or
u n ch eck th e En able sleep u pon battery low in th e Power
Man agem en t screen of Notebook Man ager. See page 93
an d page 78 respectively.
2 . Con n ect th e AC adapter to a power sou rce an d to th e
com pu ter an d fu lly rech arge th e battery
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3 . Discon n ect th e adapter to u se u p th e battery before
rech argin g again .
You on ly n eed to do th is on ce or twice with a n ew battery or
with a battery th at's been stored with ou t bein g u sed for a
lon g tim e. If th e com pu ter is to be stored for m ore th an two
weeks, we su ggest you rem ove th e battery pack. Battery
power from a fu lly ch arged battery pack depletes in rou gh ly
a day with th e com pu ter in Stan dby m ode, a m on th in
Hibern ation m ode or wh en power is off.
Wa r n in g! Do n ot exp os e ba t t er y p a ck s t o
t em p er a t u r es below 0 ºC (3 2 ºF) or a bove 6 0 ºC (1 4 0 ºF).
Th is m a y a d ver s ely a ffect t h e ba t t er y p a ck .
Insta lling a nd Re m oving the Ba tte ry Pa c k
Im p or t a n t ! Before removing the ba ttery pa ck, ma ke s ure
tha t you ha ve a n AC a da pter connected to the computer;
otherw is e turn off the computer.
To in stall a battery pack, slide it in to th e battery
com partm en t, th en latch th e battery com partm en t cover.
Reverse th e steps to rem ove th e battery pack.
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Ba tte ry Pa c k
Cha rg ing the Ba tte ry
To ch arge th e battery, place th e battery pack in side th e
battery bay an d plu g th e AC adapter in to th e com pu ter an d
an electrical ou tlet.
Cha rg ing Mod e s
Th e adapter h as th ree ch argin g m odes:
❑ Rapid m ode
Th e com pu ter u ses rapid ch argin g wh en power is tu rn ed
off an d a powered AC adapter is con n ected to it. In rapid
m ode, a fu lly depleted battery gets fu lly ch arged in
approxim ately two h ou rs.
❑ Ch arge-in -u se m ode
Wh en th e com pu ter is in u se with th e AC adapter
plu gged in , th e com pu ter also ch arges th e battery pack if
in stalled. Th is m ode will take lon ger to fu lly ch arge a
battery th an rapid m ode. In ch arge-in -u se m ode, a fu lly
depleted battery gets fu lly ch arged in approxim ately
th ree to fou r h ou rs.
❑ Trickle m ode
Wh en th e battery is fu lly ch arged, th e adapter ch an ges
to trickle m ode to m ain tain th e battery ch arge level.
Th is preven ts th e battery from drain in g wh ile th e
com pu ter is in u se.
Not e: We s ugges t tha t you cha rge the ba ttery pa ck before
retiring for the da y, letting it cha rge overnight before
tra veling. This ens ures a fully cha rged ba ttery for us e the
next da y.
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Ba tte ry Pa c k
Che c king the Ba tte ry Le ve l
Th e com pu ter featu res battery-low warn in g sign als th at are
both au dible an d visible. Wh en th e battery pack is low, th e
com pu ter em its warn in g beeps an d th e battery in dicator
flash es at regu lar in tervals. Also, you can ch eck th e battery
ch arge level u sin g th e Win dows battery gau ge.
Using the Wind ows Ba tte ry Me te r
Th e Win dows battery m eter in dicates th e presen t battery
level. Sim ply rest you r cu rsor on th e battery gau ge (or AC
plu g) icon on th e taskbar to see th e presen t ch arge level of
you r battery.
Op tim izing Ba tte ry Life
Th is section h elps you get th e m ost ou t of battery operation .
Optim izin g battery life prolon gs th e ch arge/ rech arge cycle
an d im proves rech arge efficien cy. Follow th ese su ggestion s
to optim ize an d m axim ize battery power:
❑ Pu rch ase an extra battery pack.
❑ Use Sleep Man ager to reserve h ard disk space for th e
Hibern ation fu n ction . See “Sleep Man ager” on page 67.
❑ Use th e AC adapter wh en ever possible so th at th e
❑ Keep th e battery pack in th e com pu ter powered by th e
AC adapter. Th e con stan t trickle ch arge m ain tain s th e
battery level to elim in ate th e battery self-disch arge
effect. Th e ch arge-in -u se fu n ction also ch arges th e
battery pack.
❑ Disable th e parallel an d serial ports if n o devices are
con n ected to th ese ports. You can do th is th rou gh th e
Setu p Utility. See “Startu p Con figu ration ” on page 87.
❑ Eject th e PC card from th e card slot wh en n ot in u se,
sin ce th e PC card draws extra power.
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recom m en ded storage tem peratu re for battery packs
ran ges from 10 to 30 degrees C. Th e h igh er th e storage
tem peratu re, th e faster th e battery pack self-disch arges.
❑ Th e batteries can be rech arged abou t 300 tim es wh en
u sed as directed. Excessive rech argin g decreases
battery life.
❑ Take care of you r battery pack an d AC adapter. See
“Care an d Main ten an ce” on page xviii of th e preface.
Ba tte ry-low Wa rning
You n ever h ave to worry abou t battery power as lon g as you
are u sin g th e AC adapter. However, wh en you operate th e
com pu ter on battery power, pay extra atten tion to th e
warn in g beeps an d th e power in dicator on th e display
pan el.
Th e followin g sign als in dicate a battery-low con dition :
❑ Th e bu zzer gen erates fou r sh ort beeps every m in u te, if
you en abled th e Battery-low Warn in g Beep param eter in
Setu p.
❑ Th e power in dicator flash es at regu lar in tervals u n til
battery power is depleted.
Wh en you receive a battery-low warn in g, you h ave arou n d
two m in u tes to save you r work. If you do n ot con n ect th e
AC adapter with in th is period, th e com pu ter au tom atically
en ters Hibern ation m ode if th e Battery Low Su spen d
param eter in Setu p is en abled an d th e followin g con dition s
exist:
❑ Th e Hibern ation file created by Sleep Man ager is presen t
an d valid. See “Sleep Man ager” on page 67.
❑ Th ere is en ou gh battery power left to save system
in form ation on to th e h ard disk.
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Ba tte ry Pa c k
Oth erwise, th e com pu ter en ters Stan dby m ode.
Wa r n in g: Con n ect t h e AC a d a p t er t o t h e com p u t er a s
s oon a s p os s ible. Da t a is los t wh en com p u t er p ower
is cu t off d u r in g St a n d by m od e.
Th e followin g table sh ows th e recom m en ded cou rse of
action to take wh en you en cou n ter a battery-low con dition .
Situa tion
Re c om m e nd e d Ac tion
AC a d a p te r
a nd p owe r
o utle t a va ila b le
1. Co nne c t the AC a d a p te r to the c o m p ute r.
2. Sa ve a ll ne c e ssa ry file s.
3. Re sum e wo rk.
Powe r o ff the c o m p ute r if yo u wish to
re c ha rg e the b a tte ry ra p id ly.
An e xtra fully-
c ha rg e d
1. Sa ve a ll ne c e ssa ry file s.
2. Exit the a p p lic a tio n.
b a tte ry p a c k
a va ila b le
3. Powe r o ff the c o m p ute r.
4. Re p la c e the b a tte ry p a c k.
5. Powe r o n the c o m p ute r a nd re sum e wo rk.
o r
1. Sa ve a ll ne c e ssa ry file s.
2. Ente r Hib e rna tio n m o d e (p re ss Fn-F4).
3. Insta ll the e xtra b a tte ry p a c k.
4. Re sum e fro m Hib e rna tio n m o d e .
AC a d a p te r o r
p owe r o utle t
no t a va ila b le
1. Sa ve a ll ne c e ssa ry file s.
2. Exit the a p p lic a tio n.
3. Powe r o ff the c o m p ute r.
o r
1. Sa ve a ll ne c e ssa ry file s.
2. Ente r Hib e rna tio n m o d e (p re ss Fn-F4).
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Powe r Ma na g e m e nt
Powe r Ma na g e m e nt
Th is com pu ter h as a bu ilt-in power m an agem en t u n it th at
m on itors system activity. System activity refers to an y
activity in volvin g on e or m ore of th e followin g devices:
keyboard, m ou se, floppy drive, h ard disk, periph erals
con n ected to th e serial an d parallel ports, an d video
m em ory. If n o activity is detected for a period of tim e (called
an in activity tim e-ou t), th e com pu ter stops som e or all of
th ese devices in order to con serve en ergy.
Power m an agem en t m eth ods u sed by m ost com pu ters are
tim er -based. You set in activity tim e-ou t valu es for th e
display, h ard disk, an d oth er devices. Th e com pu ter th en
"sleeps" wh en th ese tim e-ou ts elapse. Th e problem with
th is is th at n o two u sers are alike. Each of u s h as h is or h er
own h abits wh en u sin g th e com pu ter, wh ich m akes tim er -
based power m an agem en t in effective.
Th is com pu ter m an ages its power accordin g to th e way you
u se you r com pu ter. Th is m ean s th e com pu ter delivers
m axim u m power wh en you n eed it, an d saves power wh en
you don ’t n eed th e m axim u m — all with ou t you r
in terven tion . Th ere are n o tim ers to set, becau se th e power
m an agem en t system figu res ou t everyth in g for you .
Not e: We recommend you ena ble pow er ma na gement to
prolong your ba ttery life.
Powe r Ma na g e m e nt Mod e s
Disp la y Sta nd by Mod e
Screen activity is determ in ed by th e keyboard, th e bu ilt-in
tou ch pad, an d an extern al PS/ 2 poin tin g device. If th ese
devices are idle for th e period determ in ed by th e com pu ter’s
power m an agem en t system , th e display sh u ts off u n til you
press a key or m ove th e tou ch pad or extern al m ou se.
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"Autom a tic Dim " Fe a ture
Th e com pu ter h as a u n iqu e "au tom atic dim " power -savin g
featu re. Wh en th e com pu ter is u sin g AC power an d you
discon n ect th e AC adapter from th e com pu ter, it
au tom atically dim s th e LCD backligh t to save power. If you
recon n ect AC power to th e com pu ter, it au tom atically
adju sts th e LCD backligh t to a brigh ter level.
Ha rd Disk Sta nd by Mod e
Th e h ard disk en ters stan dby m ode wh en th ere are n o disk
read/ write operation s with in th e period of tim e determ in ed
by th e power m an agem en t system . In th is state, th e power
su pplied to th e h ard disk is redu ced to a m in im u m . Th e
h ard disk retu rn s to n orm al on ce th e com pu ter accesses it.
Pe rip he ra l Sta nd by Mod e s
Th e periph eral con n ection s in you r com pu ter also power
down to save power if th ere is n o activity with in th e period
of tim e specified by th e com pu ter’s power m an agem en t
system for th ese devices. Th ese in clu de au dio, serial ports,
floppy drive an d parallel port.
Sta nd by Mod e
Th e com pu ter con su m es very low power in Stan dby m ode.
Data rem ain in tact in th e system m em ory u n til th e battery
is drain ed.
Th ere is on e n ecessary con dition for th e com pu ter to en ter
Stan dby m ode:
❑ Heu ristic Power Man agem en t Mode m u st be set to
[ENABLED].
Th ere are fou r ways to en ter Stan dby m ode:
❑ Pressin g th e Stan dby h ot key Fn -F3
❑ If th e waitin g tim e determ in ed by th e com pu ter’s power
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m an agem en t system elapses with ou t an y system activity
❑ Closin g th e display cover
❑ Wh en th e com pu ter is abou t to en ter Hibern ation m ode
(e.g., du rin g a battery low con dition ), bu t th e
Hibern ation file is in valid or n ot presen t
Not e: If the computer does not enter Sta ndby mode a fter
pres s ing the Sta ndby hot key, it mea ns the opera ting
s ys tem w ill not a llow the computer to enter the pow er-
s a ving mode.
Th e followin g sign als in dicate th at th e com pu ter is in
Stan dby m ode:
❑ Th e Stan dby in dicator ligh ts
Wa r n in g: Un s t or ed d a t a is los t wh en you t u r n off t h e
com p u t er p ower in St a n d by m od e or wh en t h e
ba t t er y is d r a in ed .
To leave Stan dby m ode an d retu rn to n orm al m ode:
❑ Press an y key
❑ Move th e active poin tin g device (in tern al or extern al, PS/
2 or serial)
❑ Have th e Resu m e Tim er set an d let it be m atch ed
❑ Open th e display cover
❑ Experien ce an in com in g PC card m odem even t
Hib e rna tion Mod e
In Hibern ation m ode, all power sh u ts off (th e com pu ter does
n ot con su m e an y power). Th e com pu ter saves all system
in form ation on to th e h ard disk before it en ters Hibern ation
m ode. On ce you tu rn on th e power, th e com pu ter restores
th is in form ation an d resu m es wh ere you left off u pon
leavin g Hibern ation m ode.
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Th ere are two n ecessary con dition s for th e com pu ter to
en ter Hibern ation m ode:
❑ Th e Hibern ation file created by Sleep Man ager m u st be
presen t an d valid. See “Sleep Man ager” on page 67.
❑ Heu ristic Power Man agem en t Mode m u st be set to
[ENABLED].
In th is situ ation , th ere are fou r ways to en ter Hibern ation
m ode:
❑ Pressin g th e Hibern ation h ot key Fn -F4
❑ If th e waitin g tim e determ in ed by th e com pu ter’s power
m an agem en t system elapses with ou t an y system activity
❑ If a battery low con dition occu rs an d th e Battery Low
Su spen d param eter in Setu p is set to [ENABLED].
❑ In voked by th e operatin g system power savin g m odes
Not e: If the computer beeps but does not enter
Hiberna tion mode a fter pres s ing the Hiberna tion hot key,
it mea ns the opera ting s ys tem w ill not a llow the computer
to enter the pow er-s a ving mode.
To exit Hibern ation m ode, press th e power switch . Th e
com pu ter also resu m es from Hibern ation m ode if th e
resu m e tim er is set an d m atch ed.
Wa r n in g: Do n ot ch a n ge a n y d evices (s u ch a s a d d
m em or y) wh en t h e com p u t er is in Hiber n a t ion m od e.
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Ad va nc e d Powe r Ma na g e m e nt
Th is com pu ter su pports th e Win dows APM stan dard
design ed to fu rth er redu ce power con su m ption . APM is a
power -m an agem en t approach defin ed join tly by Microsoft
an d In tel. An in creasin g n u m ber of software packages
su pport APM to take advan tage of its power -savin g featu res
an d allows greater system availability with ou t degradin g
perform an ce.
For m ore in form ation abou t APM u n der Win dows, refer to
you r Win dows u ser’s m an u al.
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Pe rip he ra ls a nd Op tions
You r com pu ter offers excellen t expan sion capabilities with
its bu ilt-in ports an d con n ectors. Th is ch apter describes
h ow to con n ect periph erals an d h ardware option s th at h elp
you u se you r com pu ter with ease. Wh en con n ectin g
periph erals, read th e m an u al in clu ded with th e periph eral
Conte nts
AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
PS/ 2 Y-Bridge Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
File Tran sfer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Key Com pon en t Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mem ory Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mem ory Con figu ration s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
In stallin g Mem ory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Hard Disk Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Exte rna l Monitor
Exte rna l Monitor
To sh ow graph ical effects on a larger display, con n ect an
extern al m on itor to th e CRT port. Read th e m on itor
m an u al for addition al in stru ction s.
Not e: If a n externa l monitor is not connected, clos ing the
dis pla y cover puts the computer into s ta ndby mode.
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Exte rna l Ke yb oa rd
Exte rna l Ke yb oa rd
Th is com pu ter h as a keyboard with fu ll-sized keys an d an
em bedded keypad. If you feel m ore com fortable u sin g a
desktop keyboard, you can in stall a PS/ 2-com patible
extern al keyboard.
To con n ect an extern al keyboard, plu g th e extern al
keyboard in to th e PS/ 2 con n ector.
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Exte rna l Pointing De vic e
Exte rna l Pointing De vic e
Th is com pu ter accepts eith er a PS/ 2-com patible or serial
m ou se or sim ilar poin tin g device.
Not e: When us ing a n externa l mous e, you ma y choos e to
dis a ble the interna l touchpa d by pres s ing Fn-F7.
Exte rna l PS/ 2 Mouse
Th e bu ilt-in tou ch pad works altern ately with an extern al
PS/ 2 m ou se wh ich is h ot-plu ggable. To u se a PS/ 2-
com patible m ou se, sim ply plu g it in to th e PS/ 2 port.
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Printe r
Printe r
Th is com pu ter su pports both serial an d parallel prin ters.
For a serial prin ter, plu g th e prin ter cable in to th e serial
port. For a parallel prin ter, plu g th e prin ter cable in to th e
parallel port. See you r prin ter m an u al for operatin g
in stru ction s.
Not e: If the printer does not function, enter Setup a nd
verify tha t the pa ra llel port is ena bled. See “Sta rtup
Configura tion” on pa ge 87 for a s s is ta nce.
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Aud io De vic e s
Aud io De vic e s
Au dio devices are easy to con n ect with th e au dio ports
accessible from th e fron t of th e com pu ter. You can plu g in
an extern al m icroph on e to th e m icroph on e-in jack, or au dio
lin e-in device to th e au dio lin e-in jack. Am plified speakers
or h eadph on es con n ect to th e speaker/ h eadph on e-ou t jack.
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Port Re p lic a tor
Port Re p lic a tor
For on e-step con n ection an d discon n ection from you r
periph erals, u se th e option al fu ll-featu red port replicator.
Th is port replicator in clu des all th e ports on you r com pu ter
an d adds a few m ore.
With th e port replicator, you can easily u se extern al devices
su ch as an extern al m on itor, a prin ter, a keyboard, a m ou se
with you r com pu ter with ou t con n ectin g an d discon n ectin g
th ese devices to you r com pu ter. You on ly n eed to con n ect
th ese devices to th e port replicator, th en “dock” you r
com pu ter to th e port replicator to m ake u se of th ese
devices.
Refer to th e easy-to-u se qu ick referen ce an d in stallation
gu ide th at com es with th e port replicator option .
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USB De vic e s
USB De vic e s
Th e com pu ter h as a USB (Un iversal Serial Bu s) port th at
allows you to con n ect periph erals with ou t occu pyin g too
m an y resou rces. Com m on USB devices in clu de th e m ou se
an d keyboard.
Most USB devices also in clu de a bu ilt-in USB port
con n ector wh ich allows you to daisy-ch ain oth er USB
devices.
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Misc e lla ne ous Op tions
Misc e lla ne ous Op tions
Ad d itiona l Powe r Pa c ks
You can order spare batteries an d an AC adapter.
Ba tte ry Pa c k
It is good practice to h ave a spare battery arou n d, especially
wh en you travel. Th e NiMH battery, cou pled with h eu ristic
power m an agem en t featu res, su pplies you with m ore power
on -th e-go.
AC Ad a p te r
Th e com pact AC adapter ch arges you r battery pack an d
su pplies power to you r com pu ter. You can order a spare AC
adapter so you do n ot n eed to carry it from th e office to you r
h om e or destin ation .
Ca b le s
PS/ 2 Y-Brid g e Ca b le
Th e PS/ 2 Y-bridge cable allows you to con n ect two PS/ 2
devices, m ou se an d keyboard, to you r com pu ter
sim u ltan eou sly.
Not e: The keyboa rd mus t be connected to the connector
ma rked keyboa rd a nd the mous e mus t be connected to the
connector ma rked mous e.
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Misc e lla ne ous Op tions
Con n ect th e sin gle con n ector en d of th e Y-bridge cable to
th e com pu ter’s PS/ 2 port an d th e dou ble con n ector en ds to
th e two PS/ 2 devices.
File Tra nsfe r Ca b le
Besides u sin g th e in frared port, you can also tran sfer files
between com pu ters u sin g a file tran sfer cable. Con n ect th e
file tran sfer cable between th e parallel ports of th e two
com pu ters an d u se you r file tran sfer u tility to perform th e
tran sfer.
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Ke y Com p one nt Up g ra d e s
Ke y Com p one nt Up g ra d e s
You r com pu ter delivers su perior power an d perform an ce.
However, som e u sers an d th e application s th ey u se m ay
dem an d m ore. Th is com pu ter allows you to u pgrade key
com pon en ts wh en you n eed in creased perform an ce.
Not e: Conta ct your a uthorized dea ler if you decide to
perform a key component upgra de.
Me m ory Up g ra d e
Mem ory is u pgradeable from 16 to 128 MB, em ployin g 16-/
32-/ 64-MB 64-bit soDIMMs (Sm all Ou tlin e Du al In lin e
Mem ory Modu les).
Me m ory Config ura tions
Th e followin g table lists th e possible m em ory
con figu ration s:
Im p or t a n t ! DIMMs in both s lots s hould be of the s a me
type. Do not mix different DIMM types , EDO a nd SDRAM,
together.
Slot 1
0 MB
Slot 2
Tota l Me m ory
16 MB
16 MB
32 MB
64 MB
0 MB
0 MB
32 MB
0 MB
64 MB
16 MB
16 MB
16 MB
16 MB
16 MB
32 MB
32 MB
48 MB
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Slot 1
Slot 2
Tota l Me m ory
80 MB
16 MB
32 MB
32 MB
32 MB
32 MB
64 MB
64 MB
64 MB
64 MB
64 MB
0 MB
32 MB
16 MB
32 MB
64 MB
0 MB
48 MB
64 MB
96 MB
64 MB
16 MB
32 MB
64 MB
80 MB
96 MB
128 MB
Insta lling Me m ory
Follow th ese steps to in stall m em ory:
1 . Tu rn off th e com pu ter, u n plu g th e AC adapter (if
con n ected) an d rem ove th e battery pack. Th en tu rn th e
com pu ter over to access its base.
2 . Rem ove th e screws from th e m em ory door; th en lift u p
an d rem ove th e m em ory door.
3 . In sert th e m em ory m odu le diagon ally in to th e slot, th en
gen tly press down u n til it clicks in to place.
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4 . Replace th e m em ory door an d secu re it with th e screw.
Th e com pu ter au tom atically detects an d recon figu res th e
total m em ory size.
Ha rd Disk Up g ra d e
You can u pgrade you r h ard disk with a h igh er capacity
drive wh en you n eed m ore storage space. Th e com pu ter
u ses a 12.7m m or 9.5m m 2.5-in ch En h an ced-IDE h ard
disk. Please con su lt you r dealer if you n eed to u pgrade
you r h ard disk.
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Conte nts
Settin g Up a Hom e Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Travelin g with th e Com pu ter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Preparin g th e Com pu ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Wh at To Brin g with You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Special Con sideration s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Travelin g In tern ation ally with th e Com pu ter . . . . . . 63
Preparin g th e Com pu ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Wh at To Brin g with You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Special Con sideration s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Disc onne c ting from the De sktop
Disc onne c ting from the De sktop
Follow th ese steps to discon n ect you r com pu ter from
extern al accessories:
1 . Save you r work in progress.
2 . Sh u t down th e operatin g system .
3 . Tu rn off th e com pu ter.
4 . Discon n ect th e cord from th e AC adapter.
5 . Discon n ect th e keyboard, poin tin g device, prin ter,
extern al m on itor, an d oth er extern al devices.
If you r extern al devices are con n ected to th e option al
port replicator, discon n ect th e n otebook from th e port
replicator. You do n ot n eed to discon n ect th e extern al
devices from th e port replicator.
6 . Discon n ect th e Ken sin gton lock if you are u sin g on e to
secu re th e com pu ter.
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Moving Around
Moving Around
w hen you a re jus t moving w ithin s hort dis ta nces , for
exa mple, from your office des k to a meeting room
Pre p a ring the Com p ute r
Before m ovin g th e com pu ter, close an d latch th e display
cover to place it in stan dby m ode. You can n ow safely take
th e com pu ter an ywh ere you go with in th e bu ildin g.
To brin g th e com pu ter ou t of stan dby m ode, open th e
display.
Wha t To Bring to Short Me e ting s
A fu lly ch arged battery ru n s th e com pu ter for 2-3 h ou rs
u n der m ost circu m stan ces. If you r m eetin g is sh orter th an
th at, you probably do n ot n eed to brin g an yth in g with you
oth er th an th e com pu ter.
Wha t To Bring to Long Me e ting s
If you r m eetin g will last lon ger th an 3 h ou rs or if you r
battery is n ot fu lly ch arged, you m ay wan t to brin g th e AC
adapter with you to plu g in you r com pu ter in th e m eetin g
room .
If th e m eetin g room does n ot h ave an electrical ou tlet,
redu ce th e drain on th e battery by pu ttin g th e com pu ter in
stan dby m ode. Press Fn -F3 or close th e display cover
wh en ever you are n ot actively u sin g th e com pu ter. Th en
tap an y key or open th e display to resu m e.
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Ta king the Com p ute r Hom e
Ta king the Com p ute r Hom e
w hen you a re moving from your office to your home or vice
vers a
Pre p a ring the Com p ute r
After discon n ectin g th e com pu ter from you r desktop, follow
th ese steps to prepare th e com pu ter for th e trip h om e:
1 . Rem ove all m edia from th e drives. Failu re to rem ove th e
m edia can dam age th e drive h ead.
2 . Pack th e com pu ter in a protective case th at can preven t
th e com pu ter from slidin g arou n d an d cu sh ion it if it
sh ou ld fall.
Ca u t ion : Avoid p a ck in g it em s n ext t o t h e t op cover of
t h e com p u t er. Pr es s u r e a ga in s t t h e t op cover ca n
d a m a ge t h e s cr een
Wha t To Bring with You
Un less you already h ave som e item s at h om e, brin g th e
followin g item s with you :
❑ AC adapter an d power cord
❑ Th e prin ted u ser’s m an u al
Sp e c ia l Consid e ra tions
Follow th ese gu idelin es to protect you r com pu ter wh ile
travelin g to an d from work:
❑ Min im ize th e effect of tem peratu re ch an ges by keepin g
th e com pu ter with you .
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Ta king the Com p ute r Hom e
❑ If you n eed to stop for an exten ded period of tim e an d
can n ot brin g th e com pu ter with you , leave th e com pu ter
in th e tru n k of th e car to avoid exposin g th e com pu ter to
excessive h eat.
❑ Ch an ges in tem peratu re an d h u m idity can cau se
con den sation . Allow th e com pu ter to retu rn to room
tem peratu re, an d in spect th e screen for con den sation
before tu rn in g on th e com pu ter. If th e tem peratu re
ch an ge is greater th an 18°F (10°C), allow th e com pu ter
to com e to room tem peratu re slowly. If possible, leave
th e com pu ter for 30 m in u tes in an en viron m en t with a
tem peratu re between ou tside an d room tem peratu re.
Se tting Up a Hom e Offic e
If you frequ en tly work on you r com pu ter at h om e, it m ay be
worth wh ile pu rch asin g a secon d AC adapter for u se at
h om e. With a secon d AC adapter, you can avoid
tran sportin g th e extra weigh t to an d from h om e.
If you u se you r com pu ter at h om e for sign ifican t periods of
tim e, you m igh t also wan t to add an extern al keyboard,
m on itor, or m ou se.
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Tra ve ling with the Com p ute r
Tra ve ling with the Com p ute r
w hen you a re moving w ithin a la rger dis ta nce, for ins ta nce,
from your office building to a client’s office building or
tra veling loca lly
Pre p a ring the Com p ute r
Prepare th e com pu ter as if you were takin g it h om e. Be
su re th e battery in th e com pu ter is ch arged. Airport
secu rity m ay requ ire you to tu rn on you r com pu ter wh en
brin gin g it in to th e gate area.
Wha t To Bring with You
Brin g th e followin g item s with you :
❑ AC adapter
❑ Spare, fu lly-ch arged battery packs
❑ Addition al prin ter driver files if you plan to u se an oth er
prin ter
Sp e c ia l Consid e ra tions
In addition to th e gu idelin es for takin g th e com pu ter h om e,
follow th ese gu idelin es to protect you r com pu ter wh ile
travelin g:
❑ Always take th e com pu ter as carry-on lu ggage.
❑ If possible, h ave th e com pu ter in spected by h an d. Th e
com pu ter can safely pass th rou gh secu rity X-ray
m ach in es, bu t n ever expose th e com pu ter to a m etal
detector.
❑ Avoid exposin g floppy disks to h an d-h eld m etal
detectors.
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Tra ve ling Inte rna tiona lly with the Com p ute r
Tra ve ling Inte rna tiona lly with the Com p ute r
w hen you a re moving from country to country
Pre p a ring the Com p ute r
Prepare th e com pu ter as you wou ld n orm ally prepare it for
travelin g.
Wha t To Bring with You
Brin g th e followin g item s with you .
❑ AC adapter
❑ Power cords th at are appropriate to th e cou n try to wh ich
you are travelin g
❑ Spare, fu lly-ch arged battery packs
❑ Addition al prin ter driver files if you plan to u se an oth er
prin ter
❑ Proof of pu rch ase, in case you n eed to sh ow it to
cu stom s officials
❑ In tern ation al Traveler’s Warran ty passport
Sp e c ia l Consid e ra tions
Follow th e sam e special con sideration s as wh en travelin g
with th e com pu ter. In addition , th ese tips are u sefu l wh en
travelin g in tern ation ally.
❑ Wh en travelin g in an oth er cou n try, ch eck th at th e local
AC voltage an d th e AC adapter power cord specification s
are com patible. If n ot, pu rch ase a power cord th at is
com patible with th e local AC voltage (e.g., power ratin g).
Do n ot u se con verter kits sold for applian ces to power
th e com pu ter.
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Tra ve ling Inte rna tiona lly with the Com p ute r
❑ If you are u sin g th e m odem , ch eck if th e m odem an d
con n ector is com patible with th e telecom system of th e
cou n try you are travelin g in .
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bu n dled with you r com pu ter.
Conte nts
Basic System Settin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Startu p Con figu ration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
On board Devices Con figu ration . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
System Secu rity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Settin g a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Ch an gin g a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Rem ovin g a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Power Man agem en t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Load Defau lt Settin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
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Syste m Softwa re
Th e com pu ter com es preloaded with th e followin g software:
❑ Win dows 98 operatin g system
❑ DMI (Desktop Man agem en t In terface)-com plian t
h ardware BIOS u tility
❑ LDCM (LANDesk Clien t Man ager) su pport
❑ System u tilities, drivers an d application software
Not e: To a cces s Window s 98 s oftw a re a pplica tions , click
on the Sta rt button a nd s elect the a pplica tion folder. Then
click on the a pplica tion icon to run the s elected a pplica tion.
To lea rn a bout the s oftw a re a nd utility, ma ke us e of the
online help provided by the s oftw a re.
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Sle e p Ma na g e r
Sle e p Ma na g e r
Most n otebook com pu ters featu re bu ilt-in power -savin g
fu n ction s. Th is com pu ter h as two power m an agem en t
Wh ile stan dby pu ts you r com pu ter in to a ligh t sleep state,
h ibern ation sh u ts off all power after savin g th e cu rren t
state of you r com pu ter. Th e n ext tim e you slide th e power
switch , th e com pu ter resu m es from wh ere you left off.
Sleep Man ager allows you r com pu ter to perform th is
fu n ction .
Not e: See “Pow er Ma na gement” on pa ge 36 to unders ta nd
how your computer s a ves a nd ma na ges pow er.
Sleep Man ager is a u tility th at works with you r com pu ter’s
BIOS an d Win dows APM (Advan ced Power Man agem en t) to
m an age th e h ibern ation operation . Th is in clu des:
❑ creatin g th e h ibern ation file wh ich con tain s th e cu rren t
state of th e com pu ter
❑ ch eckin g if th e h ibern ation file is valid
❑ savin g an d loadin g th e con ten ts of th e h ibern ation file
wh en en terin g to an d resu m in g from h ibern ation
Th e h ibern ation file resides in a con tigu ou s area on you r
h ard disk.
Sleep Man ager can au tom atically create, recover, an d
reallocate space for th e h ibern ation file. If th e system
m em ory size was ch an ged or th e h ibern ation file on th e
h ard disk was corru pted, Sleep Man ager reallocates th e
h ard disk space for you au tom atically.
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Sle e p Ma na g e r
Ac c e ssing the Sle e p Ma na g e r
Th ere are two ways to brin g u p th e Sleep Man ager.
❑ On th e Taskbar
Th e com pu ter au tom atically loads Sleep Man ager every
tim e you start Win dows 98. Sleep Man ager resides in
th e backgrou n d an d th e Sleep Man ager statu s icon
appears on th e taskbar.
Dou ble-click on th e Sleep Man ager statu s icon (
) if
en abled to brin g u p th e m ain Sleep Man ager program .
Th e Sleep Man ager icon m ay or m ay n ot appear on th e
taskbar. A ch eckbox in th e Sleep Man ager m ain screen
determ in es wh eth er to en able or disable th e icon on th e
taskbar.
Th is icon sh ows th e cu rren t statu s of th e h ibern ation
featu re. Th e icon ch an ges to tell you if th e featu re is
valid or n ot. Restin g you r cu rsor on th e icon also sh ows
th e statu s.
❑ Start m en u
1 . Click on th e St art bu tton .
2 . Select Program s.
3 . Select Sleep Man ager.
4 . Select th e Sleep Man ager program .
Th e Sleep Man ager displays below:
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Ite m
De sc rip tion
Butto ns
Clic k to a c c e ss the Sle e p Ma na g e r func tio ns
Curre nt Se tting
Disp la ys the d rive a nd size o f the c urre nt
re se rve d sp a c e c re a te d b y Sle e p Ma na g e r.
On Bo a rd
Info rma tio n
Disp la ys the d iffe re nt a re a s o f syste m m e m o ry
a nd the ir re sp e c tive size s. The se syste m
re so urc e s ne e d to b e sto re d b e fo re the
c o m p ute r c a n e nte r hib e rna tio n m o d e , so
tha t the c o m p ute r c a n re sum e suc c e ssfully.
The se re so urc e s a re the c o nte nts o f:·
Onb o a rd m e m o ry (DRAM o r d yna m ic
m e m o ry), Vid e o RAM (VRAM o r vid e o
m e m o ry), SMRAM (sta tic m e m o ry), a nd
Othe rs.
The to ta l size o f the se re so urc e s shows a s the
re c o m m e nd e d size in the d ia lo g b ox.
Re c o m m e nd e d
Size
Disp la ys the m inimum size o f the c o ntig uo us
sp a c e yo u ne e d fo r the hib e rna tio n fe a ture .
The a c tua l size ma y b e a little b it m o re d ue to
file syste m a lig nm e nt.
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Ite m
De sc rip tion
Ena b le
Ind ic a to r o n the
Ta skb a r
Whe n this c he c kb ox is c he c ke d , the Sle e p
Ma na g e r sta tus a p p e a rs o n the
ta skb a r.Do ub le -c lic k o n the Sle e p Ma na g e r
sta tus ic o n o n the ta skb a r to b ring up the
ma in p ro g ra m , o r sim p ly re st yo ur c urso r o n
the ic o n to d isp la y the c urre nt sta tus.
Sle e p Ma na g e r Func tions
Cre a te
Sleep Man ager au tom atically fin ds a con tigu ou s area on
you r h ard disk an d creates th e h ibern ation file in th is
space. You can also perform th is fu n ction by clickin g on
th e Creat e bu tton . Wh en you click on th e Creat e bu tton , a
dialog box pops u p:
Select OK to au tom atically create th e h ibern ation file.
Sleep Man ager displays th e recom m en d size based on
on board system in form ation . You can also ch oose
Advan ce>>> to m an u ally set th e space settin gs an d size.
Th e advan ced screen sh ows below.
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Sleep Man ager au tom atically ch ecks th e system
con figu ration an d displays th e recom m en ded size. Th e
drive wh ere th e space will be created is defin ed by th e
system an d will be th e first available logical drive wh ich h as
th e requ ested con tigu ou s free disk space on it. Th e
recom m en ded size is th e m in im u m size n eeded to save th e
cu rren t system statu s.
If th e program can n ot fin d th e requ ired space on th e h ard
disk du rin g th e space creation process, it sh ows a m essage
box to in form th e u ser.
Not Enoug h Sp a c e for Alloc a tion
Th is is an error m essage th at m ay appear wh en Sleep
Man ager is creatin g th e h ibern ation file. Th ere are several
differen t reason s th at m ay cau se th is error.
On e reason is th at th e size of th e free disk space on you r
h ard disk is less th an th e requ ired size. For exam ple, if th e
on board m em ory is 32MB an d th e video m em ory is 2MB,
th e total free disk space requ ired will be arou n d 34MB. If
th e total free disk space is less th an th is, th e u ser h as to
free u p space on h is h ard disk.
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An oth er possible reason is th at th e h ard disk h as en ou gh
free space, bu t th is free space exists as sm all fragm en ts.
Th e free disk space th at Sleep Man ager requ ires n eeds to be
con tigu ou s. To solve th is problem , u se tools su ch as Disk
Defragm en ter (Win dows) to com pact th ese free disk
spaces. Th en ru n Sleep Man ager again to create th e file.
On e oth er factor th at cau ses th e error is wh en disk
com pression u tilities are u sed. Sleep Man ager can work
with m ost com pression software. However, Sleep Man ager
can on ly create th e space on a h ost drive. A h ost drive
stores origin al file in form ation an d can n ot be com pressed.
Th e free space on th e h ost drive is u su ally very sm all, so th e
com pression software n eeds to be ru n again to en large th e
size of th e h ost (u n com pressed) drive for Sleep Man ager.
Re m ove
Minim ize
If you wan t to u se or take back th e reserved space, click on
th e Rem ove bu tton . Th is will disable th e h ibern ation
featu re. In stead, th e com pu ter will on ly be able to en ter
stan dby m ode.
Min im ize Sleep Man ager by selectin g th e Min im ize
bu tton . If th e En able in dicator on taskbar box is ch ecked,
Sleep Man ager will switch to th e backgrou n d by locatin g
itself on th e taskbar. You can pop-u p Sleep Man ager again
by dou ble-clickin g on th is icon .
Exit
Exit Sleep Man ager by selectin g th e Exit bu tton . Sleep
Man ager will qu it an d disable th e capability of au to-
adju stin g th e reserved space size. Exitin g Sleep Man ager is
NOT recom m en ded.
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Not e: Do not dea ctiva te (remove or exit) or unins ta ll Sleep
Ma na ger. Do not remove or delete the hiberna tion file.
Hiberna tion w ill not w ork w ithout Sleep Ma na ger a nd the
hiberna tion file.
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Note b ook Ma na g e r
Note b ook Ma na g e r
Th e com pu ter h as a bu ilt-in system setu p program called
Notebook Man ager. Th e Win dows 98-based Notebook
Man ager allows you to set passwords, th e startu p sequ en ce
of th e drives an d power m an agem en t settin gs. It also sh ows
cu rren t h ardware con figu ration s.
Not e: Certa in hot key functions a re dis a bled w hen you
a cces s the notebook ma na ger, beca us e thes e functions a re
a ls o found in the notebook ma na ger.
To start th e Notebook Man ager, press Fn -F2 or follow th ese
steps:
1 . Click on Start, Program s, th en Notebook Man ager.
2 . Select th e Notebook Man ager application to ru n th e
program .
Not e: Cha nges ma de to mos t s ettings in the Notebook
Ma na ger ta ke effect the next time the computer res ta rts . If
you ma ke cha nges in the Pow er Ma na gement a nd Dis pla y
Device s creens , thes e cha nges ta ke effect immedia tely.
Notebook Man ager con sists of six section s:
❑ In form ation Viewer
❑ POST
❑ Boot Sequ en ce
❑ Password
❑ Power Man agem en t
❑ Display Device
To select a section , click on th e tab of th e section you wan t
to view.
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Inform a tion Vie we r
In form ation Viewer su m m arizes an d lists in form ation abou t
th e specification s an d settin gs of th e differen t com pon en ts
of you r com pu ter.
Not e: Items in this ta ble ma y differ s lightly from the ones
ons creen.
Ite m
De sc rip tion
CPU
Bra nd , typ e a nd c lo c k sp e e d o f the CPU
(Ce ntra l Pro c e ssing Unit)
To ta l Me m o ry
Vid e o RAM
Ha rd Disk
To ta l a m o unt o f ma in m e m o ry (in m e g a b yte s)
To ta l a m o unt o f vid e o m e m o ry (in m e g a b yte s)
Size o f ha rd d isk (in m e g a b yte s)
CD-ROM
De te c ts p re se nc e o f the CD-ROM d rive
Re so urc e se tting s o f se ria l p o rt 1
Se ria l Po rt 1
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Ite m
De sc rip tion
Pa ra lle l Po rt
Re so urc e se tting s o f the p a ra lle l p o rt
Inte rna l
Ca c he
De te c ts p re se nc e a nd to ta l a m o unt o f inte rna l
c a c he m e m o ry (in kilo b yte s)
Exte rna l
Ca c he
De te c ts p re se nc e a nd to ta l a m o unt o f e xte rna l
c a c he m e m o ry (in kilo b yte s)
To uc hPa d
De te c ts the p re se nc e a nd se tting o f the
inte rna l p o inting d e vic e
Po inting
De vic e
Typ e (s) o f the p o inting d e vic e (s) d e te c te d ,
inte rna l a nd e xte rna l
POST
POST defin es h ow th e com pu ter beh aves du rin g th e Power
On Self-Test rou tin es.
Th is screen in clu des th e followin g settin gs:
❑ En able m em ory test du rin g POST. Select to en able
m em ory test at system startu p.
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❑ En abled Silen t Boot. Select to h ide POST startu p
m essages, in stead displayin g th e Exten sa com pu ter
logo.
Boot Se q ue nc e
Boot Sequ en ce defin es th e boot sequ en ce to follow wh en
you r com pu ter boots u p.
Th is screen in clu des th e followin g settin gs:
❑ Set CD-ROM as a bootable device. En able to tell th e
com pu ter to search for a bootable CD-ROM in th e CD-
ROM drive an d boot from th ere before followin g th e boot
sequ en ce settin g.
❑ Sequ en ce. Specifies th e boot sequ en ce or order to
follow. Option s in clu de:
❑ Drive A th en C. Th e com pu ter search es for a
bootable diskette in th e floppy drive. If n o bootable
diskette is fou n d, th e com pu ter boots from th e h ard
disk.
❑ Drive A. Th e com pu ter search es for a bootable
diskette in th e floppy drive an d boots from th ere.
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❑ Drive C. Th e com pu ter boots from th e h ard disk even
if a bootable diskette is in th e floppy drive.
❑ Drive C th en A. Th e com pu ter boots from th e h ard
disk. If it can n ot boot from th e h ard disk, it search es
for a bootable diskette in th e floppy drive an d boot
from th ere.
Make you r selection an d click on Apply to accept.
Pa ssword
Password is u sed to set, m odify or delete th e password(s) for
you r com pu ter.
Th ere are two passwords u sed in th e system :
❑ Power -On Password. Th e power -on password preven ts
u n au th orized access to th e com pu ter du rin g system
startu p an d at resu m e from stan dby/ h ibern ation m odes
or an elapsed system resu m e tim er.
❑ Setu p Password. Th e setu p password preven ts
u n au th orized access to th e com pu ter’s BIOS Utility.
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Se tting the Powe r-On Pa ssword
To set th e Power Password, follow th ese steps:
1 . Click on th e Ch an ge Power -On Password bu tton . Th e
followin g dialog box displays:
2 . Click on th e En able Power -On Password ch eckbox.
3 . Click in th e New Password textbox an d type in u p to
seven alph an u m eric ch aracters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) wh ich you
wan t to be you r Power -On Password.
4 . Click in th e Con firm Password textbox an d retype th e
password.
5 . Click on OK to accept.
Not e: To cha nge a pa s s w ord, follow the s a me s teps us ed
to s et a pa s s w ord. To remove a pa s s w ord, follow the
s a me s teps us ed to s et a pa s s w ord but lea ve both fields
bla nk.
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Se tting the Se tup Pa ssword
To set th e Setu p Password, follow th ese steps:
1 . Click on th e Ch an ge Setu p Password bu tton .
2 . Click on th e En able Setu p Password ch eckbox.
3 . Click in th e New Password textbox an d type in u p to
seven alph an u m eric ch aracters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) wh ich you
wan t to be you r Setu p Password.
4 . Click in th e Con firm Password textbox an d retype th e
password.
5 . Click on OK to accept.
Not e: To cha nge a pa s s w ord, follow the s a me s teps us ed
to s et a pa s s w ord. To remove a pa s s w ord, follow the
s a me s teps us ed to s et a pa s s w ord but lea ve both fields
bla nk.
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Powe r Ma na g e m e nt
Power Man agem en t is u sed to set variou s settin gs related to
power m an agem en t.
Th is in clu des th e followin g power -savin g-related featu res:
❑ En able Heu ristic Power Man agem en t. Select to en able
h eu ristic power m an agem en t. See “Power Man agem en t
Modes” on page 36 for m ore in form ation on h eu ristic
power m an agem en t. (Th is option is available on ly for
Win dows 95.)
❑ En abled display always on . Select to leave you r display
always tu rn ed on , u sefu l wh en you n eed to m ake
presen tation s on you r com pu ter. We recom m en d you
disable th is featu re to save battery power. (Th is option is
available on ly for Win dows 95.)
❑ En able h otkey beep. Select to en able th e com pu ter to
give off beeps wh en a h ot key (or key com bin ation ) is
pressed.
❑ En able battery low warn in g beep. Select to allow th e
com pu ter to give off warn in g beeps wh en th e com pu ter
ru n s low on battery.
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❑ En able sleep u pon battery low. Select to allow th e
com pu ter to en ter stan dby or h ibern ation m ode wh en
th e com pu ter ru n s low on battery.
❑ En able system resu m e tim er. Select to allow th e
com pu ter to wake-u p from stan dby m ode if th e resu m e
tim er is set an d m atch ed.
❑ System Resu m e Tim er. (Wh en En able system resu m e
tim er is selected) click on th e bu tton to set th e System
Resu m e Tim er.
Disp la y De vic e
Display Device is u sed to con trol variou s settin gs related to
display device(s), su ch as th e display brigh tn ess/ con trast
levels.
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Th e item s in th is screen in clu de:
❑ Boot Display Device. Sets th e defau lt display device on
boot-u p.
❑ Switch in g Display Device. Sets th e cu rren t display
device.
Not e: Ma ke s ure a n externa l monitor is connected before
Externa l monitor is s elected.
❑ Brigh tn ess for LCD Pan el/ Con trast for LCD Pan el. Click
an d drag to set th e LCD screen brigh tn ess an d con trast
levels.
Not e: TFT a ctive-ma trix LCDs ha ve fixed a nd optimized
contra s t levels .
Click on th e radio bu tton of th e desired item , th en click on
Apply to accept. To m odify th e brigh tn ess an d/ or con trast
levels, click an d h old th e slider con trol an d m ove to th e
righ t to in crease, m ove to th e left to decrease th e settin g.
You can also click on th e item , an d u se th e cu rsor keys to
set th e desired level.
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BIOS Utility
BIOS Utility
Th e BIOS Utility is a h ardware con figu ration program bu ilt
in to you r com pu ter’s BIOS (Basic In pu t/ Ou pu t System ).
You r com pu ter is already properly con figu red an d
optim ized, an d you do n ot n eed to ru n th is u tility. However,
if you en cou n ter con figu ration problem s, you m ay n eed to
ru n Setu p. Please also refer to Ch apter 6, Trou blesh ootin g
wh en a problem arises.
To activate th e BIOS Utility, press F2 du rin g POST (wh ile
th e Exten sa logo is bein g displayed.
Na vig a ting the BIOS Utility
Th ere are six m en u option s: Basic System Settin gs, Startu p
Con figu ration , On board Devices Con figu ration , System
Secu rity, Power Man agem en t an d Load Defau lt Settin gs.
To en ter a m en u , h igh ligh t th e item u sin g th e ↓ keys; th en
↑
press En t er.
With in a m en u , n avigate th rou gh th e BIOS Utility by
followin g th ese in stru ction s:
❑ Press th e cu rsor u p/ down keys ↓ to m ove between
↑
param eters.
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❑ Press th e cu rsor left/ righ t keys → to ch an ge th e valu e
←
of a param eter.
❑ Press Esc wh ile you are in an y of th e m en u option s to
retu rn to th e m ain m en u .
Not e: You ca n cha nge the va lue of a pa ra meter if it is
enclos ed in s qua re bra ckets .
Not e: Na viga tion keys for a pa rticula r menu a re s how n on
the bottom of the s creen.
Ba sic Syste m Se tting s
Th e Basic System Settin gs screen con tain s param eters
in volvin g basic com pu ter settin gs an d h ardware
in form ation .
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BIOS Utility
Th e followin g table describes th e param eters in th is screen .
Settin gs in boldface are th e defau lt an d su ggested
param eter settin gs.
Pa ra m e te r
De sc rip tion
Da te
Se ts the syste m d a te .
Fo rma t: DDD MMM DD YYYY (d a y-o f-the -we e k
m o nth d a y ye a r)
Tim e
Se ts the syste m tim e .
Fo rma t: HH:MM:SS (ho ur:m inute :se c o nd )
Flo p p y
Drive A
Shows the flo p p y d isk d rive typ e (1.44MB 3.5-inc h).
Ha rd Disk
Se ts the ha rd d isk typ e .
Op tio ns: Auto, Use r o r No ne .
Whe n se t to Auto , the c o m p ute r a uto ma tic a lly
d e te c ts the ha rd d isk info rma tio n (c ylind e rs,
he a d s, se c to rs/ tra c ks a nd ma ximum c a p a c ity).
Whe n se t to Use r, yo u ne e d to inp ut the se
info rma tio n ma nua lly.
Not e: We s ugges t you s et Ha rd Dis k to [Auto] for ha s s le-
free a nd correct detection of the ha rd dis k.
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Sta rtup Config ura tion
Th e Startu p Con figu ration screen con tain s param eters th at
are related to com pu ter startu p.
Th e followin g table describes th e param eters in th is screen .
Settin gs in boldface are th e defau lt an d su ggested
param eter settin gs.
Pa ra m e te r
De sc rip tion
Bo o t Disp la y
Se ts the d isp la y o n b o o t-up .
Whe n se t to Auto , the c o m p ute r a uto ma tic a lly
d e te rm ine s the d isp la y d e vic e . If a n e xte rna l
d isp la y d e vic e (e .g ., m o nito r) is c o nne c te d , it
b e c o m e s the b o o t d isp la y; o the rwise , the
c o m p ute r LCD is the b o o t d isp la y. Whe n se t to
Bo th, the c o m p ute r o utp uts to b o th the
c o m p ute r LCD a nd a n e xte rna l d isp la y d e vic e if
o ne is c o nne c te d .
Op tio ns: Auto o r Bo th
Me m o ry Te st
Ena b le s o r d isa b le d m e m o ry te st o n b o o t-up .
Op tio ns: Disa b le d o r Ena b le d
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BIOS Utility
Pa ra m e te r
De sc rip tion
Sile nt Bo o t
Whe n e na b le d , hid e s the c o m p ute r sta rtup
m e ssa g e s o n b o o t-up (the Exte nsa lo g o
d isp la ys)
Op tio ns: Ena b le d o r Disa b le d
Syste m Bo o t
Drive
Sp e c ifie s the b o o t se q ue nc e (the o rd e r o f d rive s
tha t the c o m p ute r will a tte m p t to b o o t fro m ).
Fo r e xa m p le , whe n se t to Drive A The n C, the
c o m p ute r a tte m p ts to b o o t fro m the flo p p y
d rive . If no b o o ta b le flo p p y d isk is in d rive A, the
c o m p ute r b o o ts fro m the ha rd d isk.
Op tio ns: Drive A The n C, Drive A, Drive C, Drive
C The n A
Bo o t fro m
CD-ROM
Ena b le s b o o t-up fro m the CD-ROM d rive . Whe n
e na b le d , the c o m p ute r a tte m p ts to b o o t fro m
the CD-ROM d rive (lo o ks fo r a b o o ta b le CD-
ROM) b e fo re fo llowing the b o o t se q ue nc e
sp e c ifie d inthe Syste m Bo o t Drive p a ra m e te r.
Op tio ns: Ena b le d o r Disa b le d
Op e ra ting
Syste m
Sp e c ifie s the o p e ra ting syste m insta lle d in the
c o m p ute r. This p a ra m e te r he lp s d e te rm ine
c e rta in ha rd wa re se tting s fo r o p tima l c o m p ute r
o p e ra tio n.
Op tio ns: Wind ows 95/ 98 o r Wind ows NT
USB Func tio n
Sup p o rt
Ena b le s o r d isa b le s the USB (Unive rsa l Se ria l Bus)
func tio n.
Op tio ns: Disa b le d o r Ena b le d
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Onb oa rd De vic e s Config ura tion
Th e On board Devices Con figu ration screen con tain s
param eters settin gs for you r h ardware con n ection devices.
Ca u t ion : Th e p a r a m et er s in t h is s cr een a r e for
a d va n ced u s er s on ly. You d o n ot n eed t o ch a n ge t h e
va lu es in t h is s cr een beca u s e t h es e va lu es a r e
a lr ea d y op t im ized .
Th e followin g table describes th e param eters in th is screen .
Settin gs in boldface are th e defau lt an d su ggested
param eter settin gs.
Pa ra m e te r
De sc rip tion
Se ria l Po rt
Ena b le s o r d isa b le d the se ria l p o rt.
Op tio ns: Ena b le d o r Disa b le d
Ba se Ad d re ss
IRQ
Se ts the I/ O a d d re ss o f the se ria l p o rt.
Op tio ns: 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h o r 2E8h
Se ts the inte rrup t re q ue st o f the se ria l p o rt.
Op tio ns: 4 o r 11
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Pa ra m e te r
De sc rip tion
Pa ra lle l Po rt
Ba se Ad d re ss
IRQ
Ena b le s o r d isa b le s the p a ra lle l p o rt.
Op tio ns: Ena b le d o r Disa b le d
Se ts the I/ O a d d re ss o f the p a ra lle l p o rt.
Op tio ns: 378h, 278h o r 3BCh
Se ts the inte rrup t re q ue st o f the p a ra lle l p o rt.
Op tio ns: 7 o r 5
Op e ra tio n
Mo d e
Se ts the o p e ra tio n m o d e o f the p a ra lle l p o rt.
Op tio ns: Bi-d ire c tiona l , ECP o r Sta nd a rd
ECP DMA
Cha nne l
Se ts a DMA c ha nne l fo r the p rinte r to o p e ra te
in ECP m o d e . This p a ra m e te r is e na b le d o nly
if Op e ra tio n Mo d e is se t to ECP.
Op tio ns: 1 o r 3
Syste m Se c urity
Th e System Secu rity screen con tain s param eters th at h elp
safegu ard an d protect you r com pu ter from u n au th orized
u se.
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Th e followin g table describes th e param eters in th is screen .
Settin gs in boldface are th e defau lt an d su ggested
param eter settin gs.
Pa ra m e te r
De sc rip tion
Disk Drive Co ntro l
(Diske tte Drive )
De te rm ine s the le ve l o f o p e ra tio n o f the
flo p p y d rive .
Op tio ns: Norm a l o r Disa b le d
Disk Drive Co ntro l
(Ha rd Disk Drive )
De te rm ine s the le ve l o f o p e ra tio n o f the
ha rd d isk.
Op tio ns: Norm a l o r Disa b le d
Se tup Pa sswo rd
Whe n se t, this p a sswo rd p ro te c ts the this
BIOS Utility fro m una utho rize d e ntry.
Op tio ns: None o r Pre se nt
Powe r-o n
Pa sswo rd
Whe n se t, this p a sswo rd p ro te c ts the
c o m p ute r fro m una utho rize d e ntry d uring
b o o t-up o r re sum e fro m hib e rna tio n m o d e .
Op tio ns: None o r Pre se nt
Se tting a Pa ssword
Follow th ese steps:
1 . Use th e ↑ an d ↓ keys to h igh ligh t a password param eter
(Setu p or Power -on ) an d press th e En t er key. Th e
password box appears:
2 . Type a password. Th e password m ay con sist of u p to
seven ch aracters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9).
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BIOS Utility
Im p or t a n t : Be ver y ca r efu l wh en t yp in g you r
p a s s wor d beca u s e t h e ch a r a ct er s d o n ot a p p ea r on
t h e s cr een .
3 . Press En t er. Th e retype password box appears.
4 . Retype th e password to verify you r first en try an d press
En t er.
After settin g th e password, th e com pu ter au tom atically
sets th e ch osen password param eter to Presen t.
5 . Press Esc to retu rn to th e m ain m en u .
6 . Press Esc. Th e followin g dialog box appears.
7 . Select Yes an d press En t er to save th e password an d
exit th e BIOS Utility.
Cha ng ing a Pa ssword
To ch an ge a password, follow th e sam e steps u sed to set a
password.
Re m oving a Pa ssword
To rem ove a password, u se th e ↑ an d ↓ keys to h igh ligh t a
password param eter an d press th e or → key.
←
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Powe r Ma na g e m e nt
Th e Power Man agem en t screen con tain s param eters th at
are related to power -savin g an d power m an agem en t.
Th e followin g table describes th e param eters in th is screen .
Settin gs in boldface are th e defau lt an d su ggested
param eter settin gs.
Pa ra m e te r
De sc rip tion
He uristic
Powe r
Ma na g e -
m e nt
Ena b le s o r d isa b le s he uristic p owe r ma na g e m e nt
(Wind ows 95 o nly). Se e “Powe r Ma na g e m e nt” o n
p a g e 36 fo r m o re info rma tio n o n p owe r
ma na g e m e nt m o d e s.
Mo d e
Op tio ns: Ena b le d o r Disa b le d
Disp la y
Alwa ys On
Whe n e na b le d , the c o m p ute r d isp la y is a lwa ys o n
(Wind ows 95 o nly). Yo u ma y wa nt to se t this if yo u
a re ma king a p re se nta tio n o n yo ur c o m p ute r.
Op tio ns: Disa b le d o r Ena b le d
Ho tke y
Be e p
Whe n e na b le d , the c o m p ute r g ive s o ff a b e e p
whe n a ho t ke y (ke y c o m b ina tio n is p re sse d ). Se e
“Ho t Ke ys” o n p a g e 11 fo r d e ta ils o n ho t ke ys.
Op tio ns: Ena b le d o r Disa b le d
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Pa ra m e te r
De sc rip tion
Syste m
Re sum e
Tim e r
Whe n e na b le d a nd the syste m re sum e d a te a nd
tim e a re va lid , the c o m p ute r re sum e s (wa ke s up )
a t the se t tim e a nd d a te .
Mo d e
Op tio ns: Disa b le d o r Ena b le d
Syste m
Re sum e
Da te
Se ts the d a te the c o m p ute r re sum e s a t if Syste m
Re sum e Tim e r Mo d e is e na b le d .
Fo rma t: MM DD, YYYY (m o nth d a y, ye a r)
Syste m
Re sum e
Tim e
Se ts the tim e the c o m p ute r re sum e s a t if Syste m
Re sum e Tim e Mo d e is e na b le d .
Fo rma t: HH:MM:SS (ho ur:m inute :se c o nd )
Ba tte ry-
Low
b a tte ry-low c o nd itio n.
Wa rning
Be e p
Op tio ns: Ena b le d o r Disa b le d
Sle e p o n
Ba tte ry-low
Ena b le s o r d isa b le s the hib e rna tio n func tio n d uring
a b a tte ry-low c o nd itio n.
Whe n the c o m p ute r is running ve ry low o n b a tte ry
p owe r, the c o m p ute r will e nte r hib e rna tio n m o d e
if Sle e p Ma na g e r is insta lle d a nd the hib e rna tio n
file is va lid . Se e “Sle e p Ma na g e r” o n p a g e 67.
Op tio ns: Ena b le d o r Disa b le d
Loa d De fa ult Se tting s
Wh en you select th is m en u item , th e followin g dialog box
displays:
To load factory-defau lt settin gs for all th e param eters, select
Yes an d press En t er. Oth erwise, select No an d press
En t er.
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problem occu rs. Solu tion s to m ore seriou s problem s
requ ire open in g u p th e com pu ter. Do n ot attem pt to open
th e com pu ter by you rself. Con tact you r dealer or an
au th orized service cen ter for assistan ce.
Conte nts
Frequ en tly-Asked Qu estion s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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Fre q ue ntly-Aske d Que stions
Th is is a list of possible situ ation s th at m ay arise du rin g th e
u se of you r com pu ter, an d gives easy an swers an d solu tion s
to th ese qu estion s.
I slid the p owe r switc h a nd op e ne d the d isp la y, b ut the
c om p ute r d oe s not sta rt or b oot-up .
Look at th e Power in dicator:
❑ If it is n ot lit, n o power is bein g applied to th e com pu ter.
Ch eck th e followin g:
❑ If you are ru n n in g on battery power, it m ay be low
an d u n able to power th e com pu ter. Con n ect th e AC
adapter to rech arge th e battery pack.
❑ Make su re th e AC adapter is plu gged in properly to
th e com pu ter an d to th e power ou tlet.
❑ If it is lit, ch eck th e followin g:
❑ If th e Stan dby in dicator is lit, th e com pu ter is in
stan dby m ode. Press an y key or tap on th e tou ch pad
to resu m e.
❑ Is a n on -bootable (n on -system ) diskette in th e floppy
drive? Rem ove or replace it with a system diskette
an d press Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart th e system .
Th e operatin g system files m ay be dam aged or m issin g.
In sert th e startu p disk you created du rin g Win dows 98
setu p in to th e floppy drive an d press Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart
th e system . Th is will diagn ose you r system an d m ake
n ecessary fixes.
Nothing a p p e a rs on the sc re e n.
Th e com pu ter’s power m an agem en t system au tom atically
blan ks th e screen to save power. Press an y key to tu rn th e
display back on .
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If pressin g a key does n ot tu rn th e display back on , two
th in gs m igh t be th e cau se:
❑ Th e con trast an d/ or brigh tn ess level m igh t be too low.
Press Fn -↑ an d Fn -↓ to adju st th e con trast level (on ly for
m odels with HPA LCDs). Press Fn - an d Fn -→ to
←
adju st th e brigh tn ess level.
❑ Th e display device m igh t be set to an extern al m on itor.
Press th e display toggle h ot key Fn -F6 to toggle th e
display back to th e com pu ter.
Im a g e is not full-sc re e n.
Make su re th e resolu tion is set to 800x600. Righ t-click on
you r Win dows 98 desktop an d select Properties to brin g u p
th e Display Properties dialog box. Th en click on th e
Settin gs tab to m ake su re th e resolu tion is set to th e
appropriate resolu tion . Resolu tion s lower th an th e
specified resolu tion is n ot fu ll-screen on th e com pu ter or on
an extern al m on itor.
No a ud io from the c om p ute r.
Ch eck th e followin g:
❑ Th e volu m e m ay be m u ted. In Win dows 98, look at th e
volu m e con trol icon on th e taskbar. If it is crossed-ou t,
click on th e icon an d deselect th e Mu te option .
❑ Th e speakers m ay be tu rn ed off. Press Fn -F8 to tu rn
th e speakers on (th is h ot key also tu rn s th e speakers
off).
❑ Th e volu m e level m ay be too low. In Win dows 98, look at
th e volu m e con trol icon on th e taskbar. Click on th e
icon an d adju st th e level. You can also u se th e volu m e
con trol kn ob on th e fron t pan el of th e com pu ter to
adju st th e volu m e.
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If h eadph on es, earph on es or extern al speakers are
con n ected to th e lin e-ou t port on th e com pu ter’s fron t
pan el, th e in tern al speakers au tom atically tu rn off.
Exte rna l m ic rop hone or a ud io line -in d e vic e d oe s not work.
Ch eck th e followin g:
❑ Make su re th e extern al m icroph on e is con n ected to th e
m icroph on e-in jack an d/ or th e au dio lin e-in device is
con n ected to th e au dio lin e-in jack on th e com pu ter’s
fron t pan el.
❑ If you can n ot h ear playback, th e speakers m ay be
m u ted.
I wa nt to e je c t the CD-ROM tra y without turning on the
p owe r. I c a nnot e je c t the CD-ROM d rive tra y.
Th ere is a m ech an ical eject bu tton on th e CD-ROM drive.
Sim ply in sert th e tip of a pen or paperclip an d pu sh to eject
th e CD-ROM tray.
You can also tu rn on you r CD-ROM drive with ou t tu rn in g
on th e power. See “Playin g Au dio CDs” on page 24 for
details.
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The ke yb oa rd d oe s not re sp ond .
Try attach in g an extern al keyboard to th e PS/ 2 con n ector
on th e com pu ter’s rear. If it works, con tact you r dealer or
an au th orized service cen ter as th e in tern al keyboard cable
m ay be loose.
The se ria l m ouse d oe s not work.
Ch eck th e followin g:
❑ Make su re th at th e serial cable is plu gged secu rely in to
th e serial port.
❑ Du rin g POST, press F2 to access th e Setu p Utility. Go
to th e Advan ced screen an d verify th at th e serial port is
details.
I p re fe r using a n e xte rna l ke yb oa rd a nd m ouse , b ut b oth
ha ve PS/ 2 c onne c tors a nd the re is only one PS/ 2 p ort on the
c om p ute r.
To con n ect two PS/ 2-type devices to th e com pu ter, you
n eed to u se a PS/ 2 Y-bridge con n ector. See “PS/ 2 Y-Bridge
Cable” on page 52 for details.
The p rinte r d oe s not work.
Ch eck th e followin g:
❑ Make su re th at th e prin ter is con n ected to a power
ou tlet an d it is tu rn ed on .
❑ Make su re th e prin ter cable is con n ected secu rely to th e
com pu ter’s parallel port an d th e correspon din g port on
th e prin ter.
❑ Du rin g POST, press F2 to access th e Setu p Utility. Go
to th e Advan ced screen an d verify th at th e parallel port
is en abled. See “Startu p Con figu ration ” on page 87 for
details.
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Fre q ue ntly-Aske d Que stions
I wa nt to se t up my loc a tion to use the inte rna l m od e m .
To properly u se you r com m u n ication s software (e.g.,
HyperTerm in al), you n eed to set u p you r location :
1 . Open th e Win dows 98 Con trol Pan el an d dou ble-click on
th e Modem s icon .
2 . Click on Dialin g Properties an d begin settin g u p you r
location .
Refer to th e Win dows 98 m an u al.
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Error Me ssa g e s
Error Me ssa g e s
If you receive an error m essage, n ote th e m essage an d take
th e corrective action . Th e followin g table lists th e error
m essages in alph abetical order togeth er with th e
recom m en ded cou rse of action .
Error Me ssa g e s
Corre c tive Ac tion
CMOS Ba tte ry Ba d
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
CMOS Che c ksum Erro r
Disk Bo o t Fa ilure
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
Inse rt a syste m (b o o ta b le ) d iske tte in
the flo p p y d rive (A:), the n p re ss Ente r
to re b o o t.
Diske tte Drive
Co ntro lle r Erro r o r No
Co ntro lle r Pre se nt
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
Diske tte Drive Erro r
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
Diske tte Drive Typ e
Misma tc h
Pre ss F2 (d uring POST) to e nte r the
Se tup Utility; the n p re ss Esc to e xit a nd
re c o nfig ure the c o m p ute r.
Eq uip m e nt
Co nfig ura tio n Erro r
Pre ss F2 (d uring POST) to e nte r the
Se tup Utility; the n p re ss Esc to e xit a nd
re c o nfig ure the c o m p ute r.
Ha rd Disk 0 Erro r
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
Ha rd Disk 0 Exte nd e d
Typ e Erro r
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
I/ O Pa rity Erro r
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
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Error Me ssa g e s
Error Me ssa g e s
Corre c tive Ac tion
Inse rt syste m d iske tte
a nd p re ss <Ente r> ke y
to re b o o t
Inse rt a syste m (b o o ta b le ) d iske tte in
the flo p p y d rive (A:), the n p re ss Ente r
to re b o o t.
Ke yb o a rd Erro r o r No
Ke yb o a rd Co nne c te d
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
Ke yb o a rd Inte rfa c e
Erro r
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
Me m o ry Size Misma tc h
Pre ss F2 (d uring POST) to e nte r the
Se tup Utility; the n p re ss Esc to e xit a nd
re c o nfig ure the c o m p ute r.
Missing o p e ra ting
syste m
Fo llow the se ste p s:
1. Pre ss F2 (d uring POST) to e nte r the
Se tup Utility.
2. Ente r the Ha rd Disk 0 sub m e nu a nd
c o rre c t the Ha rd Disk 0 typ e . Se e
the sp e c ific a tio n la b e l a tta c he d to
ha rd d isk d rive . We sug g e st yo u se t
the Ha rd Disk 0 typ e to [Auto ] fo r
ha rd d isk d rive a uto -d e te c tio n.
3. Exit the Se tup Utility (sa ving the
c ha ng e s).
No n-syste m d isk o r d isk
e rro r. Re p la c e a nd
strike a ny ke y whe n
re a d y
Inse rt a syste m (b o o ta b le ) d iske tte in
the flo p p y d rive (A:), the n p re ss Ente r
to re b o o t.
Po inting De vic e Erro r
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
Po inting De vic e
Inte rfa c e Erro r
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
Pro te c te d Mo d e Te st
Fa il
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
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Error Me ssa g e s
Error Me ssa g e s
Corre c tive Ac tion
RAM BIOS Ba d
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
RAM Pa rity Erro r
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
Re a l-Tim e Clo c k Erro r
Vid e o RAM BIOS Ba d
Pre ss F2 (d uring POST) to re c o nfig ure
Co nta c t yo ur d e a le r o r a n a utho rize d
se rvic e c e nte r.
If you still en cou n ter problem s after goin g th rou gh th e
corrective m easu res, please con tact you r dealer or an
au th orized service cen ter for assistan ce. Som e problem s
m ay be solved u sin g th e BIOS Setu p Utility. See “BIOS
Utility” on page 84.
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104
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A
Sp e c ific a tions
Th is appen dix lists th e gen eral specification s of you r
com pu ter.
Mic rop roc e ssor
TCP (Tape Carrier Package) dau gh terboard m odu le with :
❑ In tel Pen tiu m ® processor with MMX™ tech n ology
❑ In tegrated 512KB Level 2 cach e m em ory
Me m ory
❑ 16MB m ain m em ory expan dable to 128 MB
❑ Two 144-pin soDIMM sockets (SDRAM - Syn ch ron ou s
Dyn am ic Ran dom Access Mem ory)
❑ 64-bit du al m em ory ban ks
❑ 256KB Flash ROM BIOS
Da ta Stora g e
❑ On e 2.5-in ch , 12.7m m rem ovable h ard disk
❑ On e 3.5-in ch in tern al floppy drive
❑ On e 5.25-in ch in tern al CD-ROM drive
Disp la y a nd Vid e o
❑ 12.1-in ch fast-respon se, h igh -con trast tru e-color High
Perform an ce Addressin g (HPA) LCD, or 12.1-in ch h igh -
color Th in Film Tran sistor (TFT) LCD
❑ 800x600 SVGA resolu tion
❑ In tegrated 128-bit graph ics accelerator (PCI) an d 2MB
EDO video m em ory
❑ Sim u ltan eou s LCD an d CRT display
105
Sp e c ific a tions
Aud io
❑ 16-bit stereo au dio
❑ 3-dim en sion al sou n d with bu ilt-in wavetable syn th esizer
❑ Du al speakers
❑ Sou n d Blaster Pro- an d Win dows Sou n d System -
com patible
❑ Separate au dio ports for lin e-ou t, lin e-in an d
m icroph on e-in devices
Ke yb oa rd a nd Pointing De vic e
❑ 85-/ 86-/ 89-key Win dows 95/ Win dows 98 keyboard
❑ Ergon om ically-cen tered tou ch pad poin tin g device
I/ O Ports
❑ Two type II/ I or on e type III CardBu s socket(s)
❑ On e RJ -11 ph on e jack
❑ On e DC-in jack (AC adapter)
❑ On e RS-232 serial port (UART16550-com patible)
❑ On e parallel port (ECP-com plian t)
❑ On e extern al m on itor port (DDC 2.0-com plian t)
❑ On e keyboard/ m ou se port (PS/ 2-com patible)
❑ On e port replicator con n ector
❑ On e speaker -/ h eadph on e-ou t jack
❑ On e au dio lin e-in jack
❑ On e m icroph on e-in jack
❑ On e USB port
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Sp e c ific a tions
We ig ht a nd Dim e nsions
❑ 3.1 kg (6.9 lb)
❑ 308 x 257 x 44.5 m m (12.12 x 10.11 x 1.75 in )
Te m p e ra ture
❑ Operatin g: 10°C ~ 35°C
❑ Non -operatin g: -20°C ~ 60°C
Hum id ity (non-c ond e nsing )
❑ Operatin g: 20% ~ 80% RH
❑ Non -operatin g: 20% ~ 80% RH
Syste m
❑ Win dows 98 operatin g system
❑ DMI-com plian t
❑ LDCM su pport
Ba tte ry Pa c k
❑ 34-WattHou r Nickel Metal-Hydride battery pack
❑ Sm art battery m an agem en t tech n ology
❑ 2-h ou r rapid ch arge/ 3~4-h ou r ch arge-in -u se
AC Ad a p te r
❑ 45-Watt
❑ Au to sen sin g 100~240Vac, 50~60Hz
Ap p e nd ix A Sp e c ific a tions
107
Sp e c ific a tions
Op tions
❑ 16-/ 32-/ 64-MB SDRAM m em ory u pgrade m odu le
❑ High er -capacity h ard disk drive
❑ PS/ 2 Y-cable
❑ Fu ll-fu n ction port replicator
❑ Addition al AC adapter an d battery pack
108
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Ind e x
A
Power Man agem en t
Startu p Con figu ration
m en u , 87
AC adapter
carin g for, xviii
con n ectin g, xiv
Advan ced Power
Man agem en t, 40
APM. See Advan ced Power
Man agem en t
System Secu rity m en u , 90
boot order
au dio, 23
con n ectin g extern ally, 48
con trollin g volu m e, 25
trou blesh ootin g, 97-98
au dio CD
Man ager, 77
playin g, 25
B
battery
in stallin g, xiv
battery pack
battery-low warn in g, 34
carin g for, xix
ch aracteristics, 30
ch argin g, 32
ch argin g in dicator, 6
ch argin g m odes, 32
ch eckin g ch arge level, 33
in stallin g, 31
low con dition s, 35
optim izin g, 33
CD-ROM
trou blesh ootin g, 98
m odes, 32
clean in g
com pu ter, xix
com pu ter
rem ovin g, 31
u sin g th e first tim e, 30
BIOS Utility, 84-94
Basic System Settin gs
m en u , 85
brin gin g to m eetin gs, 59
carin g for, xviii
clean in g, xix
con n ectin g, xiv
discon n ectin g, 58
en terin g, 84
Load Defau lt Settin gs
m en u , 94
n avigatin g, 84
Ind e x
109
Ind e x
featu res, 2
in form ation , 75
display, 4
m ovin g arou n d, 59
on in dicator, 6
power m an agem en t, 36
secu rity, 26
settin g u p a h om e office, 61
takin g h om e, 60
travelin g
in tern ation ally, 63
travelin g on local trips, 62
trou blesh ootin g, 95
tu rn in g on , xv
perform an ce, 4
con n ection s
AC adapter, xiv
au dio, 48
com pu ter, xiv
file tran sfer cable, 53
keyboard, extern al, 43
keypad, extern al, 44
m on itor, 42
m ou se, 45
FAQ. See frequ en tly-asked
qu estion s
m ou se, PS/ 2, 45
m ou se, serial, 46
prin ter, 47
file tran sfer cable
PS/ 2 y-bridge cable, 52
USB, 51
floppy disk
con trast
frequ en tly-asked qu estion s, 96
h ot keys, 12
settin g in Notebook
Man ager, 83
H
h ard disk, 16
D
date
power m an agem en t, 37
u pgradin g, 56
settin g in BIOS Utility, 86
diskette
h elp
ejectin g, 16
diskette drive, 16
In tern et h om e page, xvi
on lin e m an u al, xvi
110
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Ind e x
tech n ical su pport, xvii
Heu ristic Power
Man agem en t, 36
Hibern ation m ode, 38-39
con dition s, 39
size con figu ration s, 54
m essages
error, 101
m icroph on e
trou blesh ootin g, 98
m on itor
con n ectin g, 42
en terin g, 39
h ot key, 12
u tility, 67
h ot keys, 11
HPM. See Heu ristic Power
Man agem en t
trou blesh ootin g, 99
I
in dicator ligh ts, 6
ITW. See warran ty
Notebook Man ager, 74-83
Boot Sequ en ce, 77
Display Device, 82
h ot key, 11
K
keyboard, 8
In form ation Viewer, 75
Password, 78
Power Man agem en t, 81
con n ectin g extern ally, 43
em bedded n u m eric
keypad, 9
h ot keys, 11
lock keys, 8
n u m lock, 8
on in dicator, 7
n u m eric keypad
trou blesh ootin g, 99
Win dows 98 keys, 10
keypad
em bedded, 9
con n ectin g extern ally, 44
O
option s
L
cables, 52
LEDs, 6
h ard disk u pgrade, 56
m em ory u pgrade, 54
PC Cards, 50
port replicator, 49
spare AC adapter, 52
spare battery, 52
M
m edia access
on in dicator, 6
m edia bay, 17
m em ory
Ind e x
111
Ind e x
Stan dby m ode, 37-38
P
palm rest, 13
parallel port
settin g in BIOS Utility, 90
password, 26
trou blesh ootin g, 99
ch an gin g in BIOS
prin ter, 99
Utility, 92
ch eckin g du rin g boot, 91
ch eckin g du rin g
resu m e, 91
rem ovin g in BIOS
Utility, 92
settin g in Notebook
Man ager, 79-80
types, 26
con n ectin g, 45
PS/ 2 y-bridge cable
PC Card, 20
ejectin g, 21
in sertin g, 21
periph erals
power m an agem en t, 37
ports, 18
rear, 19
righ t, 20
power
m u ltiple PS/ 2 devices, 99
m an agin g in BIOS
Utility, 93
m an agin g in Notebook
S
CD-ROM drive, x
FCC n otice, v
gen eral in stru ction s, vii
lith iu m battery, xi
secu rity
keylock, 26
passwords, 26
serial m ou se
Man ager, 81
tu rn in g on , xv
power m an agem en t
advan ced, 40
h eu ristic, 36
power m an agem en t m odes
display stan dby m ode, 36
h ard disk stan dby
m ode, 37
con n ectin g, 46
serial port
Hibern ation m ode, 38-39
periph eral stan dby
settin g in BIOS Utility, 89
112
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Ind e x
service
wh en to call, xix
Sleep Man ager, 67
software
bu n dled, 66
speakers
h ot key, 12
trou blesh ootin g, 97
specification s, 105
Stan dby m ode, 37-38
con dition , 37
en terin g, 37
h ot key, 11
W
resu m in g from , 38
sign als, 38
In tern ation al Traveler’s
Warran ty, xvii
statu s in dicator, 6
statu s in dicators, 6
storage, 16
Win dows 98 keys, 10
floppy drive, 16
h ard disk, 16
su pport
in form ation , xvii
T
tim e
settin g in BIOS Utility, 86
tou ch pad, 14
h ot key, 12
u sin g, 14-15
travel
in tern ation al fligh ts, 63
local trips, 62
trou blesh ootin g, 95
U
Un iversal Serial Bu s, 20
USB
con n ectin g, 51
Ind e x
113
114
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