AVERATEC 7100 manuel d'utilisation

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General Introductions Chapter 1 Getting Star ted Chapter 2 Customizing t his Notebook Chapter 3 BIOS S etup Chapter 4 Preface[...]

III Preface Regulations Info rmation FCC -B Radio Frequency Interfe rence St atement This equipment has been te sted and found to comply w ith the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursuant to p art 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasona ble protec tion against har mful interferen ce in a residentia l installation. Th[...]

IV Preface FCC Conditions This device complies w i th part 15 of the FCC Rule s. Operation is s ubject to the following tw o conditions: 1. This device may n ot cause har mful interference. 2. This de vice must a ccept any interference re ceived, including interference that may cause undesired opera tion. * For be tter environmental protection, was[...]

V Preface Safety Guideline fo r Using Lithium Batter y (Danish) ADV ARSEL ! Lithiu mbatteri - -- Eksplosionsfare v ed fejlagtig h å ndterin g. Udskif tning m å kun ske med batteri af same fabrikat og ty pe. Lev é det brugte batteri tilbage til leveran døren. (Deutsch) VORSICHT : Explosionsgefahr bei unsachgem äß em A ustau sch der Batterie. E[...]

VI Preface Caution on Using Modem 1. Never install telephone cables du ring a lightn ing storm. 2. Never install telephone jacks in we t locations unless the jack is spe cifically designed for wet locations. 3. Never touch unin sulated tele phone w ires or ter minals unless the telephone line has been di sconnected at the networ k interface. 4. Use[...]

VII Preface M acrovision No tice This product incorporates copyrig ht protection technology that is protec ted by U.S. p atents a nd other in tellectual prope rty rights . Use of thi s copyr ight protection technology must be authoriz ed by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited view ing uses only unless otherw ise authorized by Ma[...]

VIII Preface  The power cord or plug is damaged.  L iquid has penetrated in to the equip ment.  The equipment has b een e xpo sed to moisture.  The equip ment has not w orked well or you can not get it w ork according to User ’ s Manual.  The equipment w as dropped and damaged.  The equipment has obv ious signs of breakage. 11. [...]

IX Preface WEEE Statemen t (English) Under the Euro pean Union ("EU") Dire ctive on Wa ste E lectrical and Electronic Equip ment, Directive 2002/96/EC, wh ich takes effec t on August 13, 2005, product s of "electrical and e lectronic equip ment" cannot be di scarded as municipal wa ste anymore and ma nufacturers of cover ed elec[...]

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XII Preface Trademarks All trademarks are t he propertie s of their respe ctive owne rs.  Microsoft is a reg istered trademar k of Micro soft Corporatio n. Windows®98/ME , 2000/X P are registered t rade marks of Microsof t Corporation.  Sempron ™ and Turion ™ are registered tra demarks of AMD in th e United S tate s and other countries. [...]

XIII Preface Preface Regula tio ns Inf orma tion ................................................................................. II FCC - B Radio Frequ ency In ter feren ce S tate ment ...................................... II FCC Co nditio ns ........................................................................................ III Safe ty Gui[...]

XIV Preface Getting Star ted Spec if icatio n ................................................................................................2 - 2 Produc t Vie w ................................................................................................2 - 6 T op-open View ......................................................................[...]

XV Preface Customizing t his Notebook Conne cting t he Exte rnal De vice s ................................................................3 - 2 Conn ecting th e Perip her al Device s ........................................................ 3 - 3 Conn ecting th e Co mmuni catio n Dev ices ................................................ 3 - 6 PC Ca[...]

General Introductions Chapter 1 Getting Star ted Chapter 2 Customizing t his Notebook Chapter 3 BIOS S etup Chapter 4 Preface[...]

1 - 2 General Introduct ions C ongr atulations on y our purcha se of an A veratec no tebook. We are proud to tell our custo mers that this notebook has been thoroughly te sted and c ertified for unsurpa ssed dependability , quality and customer satisfaction. How to Use This Manual This User’s Ma nual provides in structions and i llustrations o n [...]

1 - 3 General Introduct ions Chapter 3, Custom izing your Note book , in cludes instruction s on connecting accessories ex ternal to the noteboo k, including: m ice, keyb oard, w ebcam, printer , externa l monitor , IEEE 139 4 (Fire Wire) devices, and communication devices. Also included are instal lation and removal instructions for third - party [...]

1 - 4 General Introduct ions Unpacking Unpa ck the shipping carton and check all items carefully . If any it em is damaged or mi ssing, please contact the store or rese ller that you boug ht the notebook from immediately . Keep t he box and a ll packing materials in case yo u need to ship the unit in the future. The shipping carton shoul d contain [...]

Prefac e General Introductions Chapter 1 Getting Star ted Chapter 2 Customizing t his Notebook Chapter 3 BIOS S etup Chapter 4[...]

2 - 2 Getting St arted Specification s Physical Characteristic Dimension 15.5” (L) x 10.9” (D) x 1” ~ 1.37” (H) Weight approx. 7.2 lb s. CPU Processor T ype 754 - pin (uPGA) Support Pro cessor Mobile T urion 64 25/35 W series, Sempron 25W series model dependent L 1 Cache 1 28K (Turion); 6 4K (Sempron) L2 Cache T urion: 512KB/1MB Sempron: 12[...]

2 - 3 Getting St arted AC Adapter 90W , 19 V olt Battery Pack 6 cells standard - 4400mAH RTC Battery Y es, 3 years Storage HDD form factor 2.5mm(H), 80 / 100 GB UDMA 100 [4200 & 5400 rpm - m odel depen dent] Optical Device Dual Layer DVD Burner I/O Port Monitor DB 15 - PIN External V GA CR T/LC D USB x 3 (USB ver sion 2.0) Line- in x 1 Mic - in[...]

2 - 4 Getting St arted Memory Cards 5 - in- 1 Card Read er (xD/MS/MS PRO /MMC/SD) Display LCD T ype 17” W XGA +/ W SXGA+ with AveraBrite ™ Video Controller A TI RS482M VRAM 128MB shared video memory LCD Support 1800 x 1 440, 32 bit color 1600 x 1 200, 32 bit color 1440 x 9 00, 32 bit color – native re solution 1400 x 1 050, 32 bit color 1280 [...]

2 - 5 Getting St arted BIOS Fast Boot Support --- Y es (Win XP) Security Kensington L ock Hole x 1[...]

2 - 6 Getting St arted        Product Overv iew This section provides you with the description of al l the basic aspe cts of your Notebook. It will help you to know more abou t your Notebook befo re using it. T op-open Vie w Press the Cove r Latch to open the top cover (LCD Panel). The top- open view and descriptions follow bel[...]

2 - 7 Getting St arted 1. Cover Latch This latch will lock the LCD cover with the main system when closing your Notebook PC. 2. Rubber Pads Protects you r Notebook PC w hen closing the LCD cover . 3. Power Button Power Button: T o turn your Notebo ok power ON an d OFF . 4. Key board The built- in k eyboard prov ides all the functions of a full - si[...]

2 - 8 Getting St arted 7. St atus L ED ’s Num Lock : Glowing Blue w hen the Nu m Lock function i s activated. Cap s Lock : Glow ing Blue when t he Cap s Lock function i s activated. Scroll Lock : Glowing Blue w hen the Scro ll Lock function i s activated. Hard Disk In - use : Glowing Blue when the Notebook PC is accessing the har d disk drive.[...]

2 - 9 Getting St arted      Front Vie w 1. Cover Latch (Externa l Vie w) Press Cove r Latch to the right and lift the cover . 2. IEEE 1394 FIREWIRE The IEEE 1394 Fire Wire port is a high - speed bus that allows you to connect high - end digital devices such a s digital video ca meras, camcorder s, etc. for high speed file transfer . [...]

2 - 10 Getting St arted 4. St atus L ED Battery : Glow ing Green when recharg ing. Battery LED goe s out when rechar ging is complete or w hen the AC adapter is disconne cted. Glowing Or ange when the battery is in low battery status. Blinking Orange if the ba t tery is no lon ger operati ng correctly and needs to be re placed. Power On/ Off/ Suspe[...]

2 - 1 1 Getting St arted       Right -side View 1. Express Card Slot Th e c omputer provides a n Express Card s lot . The new Ex press Card interface is s maller and faster than the PC Card (PCMCIA) interface. The Express Card technology takes advant age of th e scalable, high-bandwidth serial PCI Express and U SB 2.0 interfaces. [...]

2 - 12 Getting St arted 5. System V ent s Th e system vents are designed to cool the system. DO NOT block the ventilator as this blocks a ir circulat ion. 6. External CRT/VGA Port The 15- pin D sub VGA port allows y ou to connect an externa l CR T m onitor, or LCD other s tandar d VGA - comp atible device (su ch as a proje ctor).[...]

2 - 13 Getting St arted    Lef t -side View 1. USB Ports The USB 2.0 port allows you to connect USB- i nterface peripheral d evices, such as external mouse, keyboa rd, portable hard dis k drives , printer and more. 2. Optical Disc Dr ive This notebook supports a CD/DV D+/-RW with Dual Lay er burning. The optical device allow s you to use a[...]

2 - 14 Getting St arted       Rear Vie w 1. Kensington Lock This port is used to lock the computer to a specific location with a cable that supports the Kensington loc k . 2. Power Connector Connects the AC adapter and external pow er to the computer . 3. RJ - 1 1 Connector The computer provides a built- i n modem that allo ws you[...]

2 - 15 Getting St arted    Bottom V iew 1. Battery Release Lev er The battery release lever is used to remove the battery pac k from the system. Press the leve r with one hand and pu ll the battery pack out carefully with the other hand. 2. Battery Lock/Unlock Switch The battery cannot be removed w hen the switch is positioned in the locke[...]

2 - 16 Getting St arted Power Manageme nt A C Adapter Please note that it is stro ngly recommen ded to connect the A C adap ter and use the AC power w hile using your Not ebook for the first time. W hen the AC adapter is connected, the battery will be charging immediately . Note that the AC ada pter included in the package is approved for your Note[...]

2 - 17 Getting St arted Disconnecting t he AC Pow er When you dis connect the AC adapter , you should: 1. Unplug the pow er cord from the electrical outlet fir st. 2. Unplug the connector from the Notebook. 3. Disconnect the pow er cord and the connector of AC adapter . 4. When unplugging the pow er cord, alw ays hold the connector part o f the cor[...]

2 - 18 Getting St arted Batt ery Pac k This Notebook is equipped w ith a high - capacity L i - ion Batter y pack. The rechargeable L i- ion battery pack pro vides internal pow er source of t he Notebo ok. A fully charged ba t tery pac k can supply pow er t o the Notebook approx imately up to 2 hours. B attery life w ill vary dep ending on your u sa[...]

2 - 19 Getting St arted       [...]

2 - 20 Getting St arted Replacing the Bat tery Pa ck 1. Insert the right side of battery pac k into the compartment. 2. Slightly slide and pr ess the ba ttery p ack into pla ce. 3. After the right side of the battery p ack fits into the right t rack, then slightly press the lef t side of batter y pack into the battery chamber . 4. Make sure the Lo [...]

2 - 21 Getting St arted Using the Batter y Pack Battery Safet y Tips Replacing or handling the b atte ry incorrectly may present a ri sk of fire or explo sion, which c ould cause seriou s injury .  Only replace the main battery p ac k with the same or eq uivalent typ e of battery .  Do not disassemble, short - circuit or incinerate batteries [...]

2 - 22 Getting St arted Charging the B attery Pac k The battery pa c k can be rechar ged w hile it is instal led in the Notebo ok. Please pay attention to the following tips bef ore recharging the battery:  If a charged ba ttery pa ck is not av ailable, save your w ork and close all running pro grams and shut do wn the syste m or Save - to - Dis[...]

2 - 23 Getting St arted Memory M odule Installation 1. Memory Mod ule Compartment   [...]

2 - 24 Getting St arted Installing Memory module process 1. Align the memory module in the DIMM socket. There are 2 DIM M sockets on the s ystem motherbo ard. Wa rning The memory module can only fi t in one direction due to the keyed notch. Wrong ori entation will cau se improper insta llation and may damage the memory module or DIMM socket.[...]

2 - 25 Getting St arted 2. Gently push down on t he memory m odule until the m etal - locking levers on each side o f the DIMM socket is fas tened.[...]

2 - 26 Getting St arted 3. If you have more than one me mory module, align the 2 nd memory m odule to the empty DIMM socket.[...]

2 - 27 Getting St arted 4. Gently push down on t he memory m odule until the m etal - locking levers on each side o f the DIMM socket is fas tened.[...]

2 - 28 Getting St arted Basic Operat ions If you are a beginner to Notebook s , please read t he following tip s t o make yourself safe and comfortable d uring the ope rations. Safety and Comfort Tip s The Notebook is a p ortable co mputing platfor m that allow s you to work anyw here. However , choosing a good w orkspace is import ant if you have [...]

2 - 29 Getting St arted Please keep the following tips in mind whe n operating.  Change yo ur posture frequently .  S tretch and exercise you body r egularly .  Remember to t ake break s after w orking for a perio d of time. Knowing the Keyboard The Notebook ’ s keyboard provides all the func tions of a full- s ized 1 03 - key keyboard a[...]

2 - 30 Getting St arted T ypewriter Keys The function of t he T ypewriter keys is the major function of the keyb oard, which is similar to the keys on a type writer . It also provid es several keys for special purposes, such as the [ Ctrl ], [ A lt ] and [ Esc ] key . When the “ lock keys” are pressed, the correspon ding LED ’ s will light up[...]

2 - 31 Getting St arted Cursor Keys The keyboard pr ovides four cursor (arrow) keys and [ Home ], [ PgUp ] , [ PgDn ], [ End ] keys at the lower right corne r , which are used to control the cursor movement. Move the cursor left for one space. Move the cursor righ t for one space. Move the cursor up for one line. Move the cursor dow n f or one line[...]

2 - 32 Getting St arted The Backspace key , [ Ins ] and [ Del ] keys at upper right corner are typically used for editing purpose s. This key is used to switch the typing mode between “ insert ” and “ overtype ” m odes. Press this key to delete one character to the right of the cursor and move the following text left for one space. Press th[...]

2 - 33 Getting St arted Function Keys  W indows Key s Y ou can find the W indow s Logo key ( ) and Application Logo key ( ) on the keyboa rd, which are used to perfor m Windows - specific functions, such as launch ing the S tart and shortcut menu s. For more in formation on these two keys, please refer to your Windows manual or online help.  [...]

2 - 34 Getting St arted    Knowing the T ouchpad The integrated touchp ad in your Notebook is a pointing device that is comp atible with standar d mouse, a llowing y ou to control the No tebook by pointing the location of the cursor on t he scree n and m aking selections with its tw o buttons. 1. Cursor Movement A rea This pressure - sensi[...]

2 - 35 Getting St arted Using the T ouchpad Read the follow ing description to l earn how to use the touchp ad:  Positioning and Moving Place your finger on the touchpad (usually using the forefinger ), and the rectangular pad w ill ac t as a miniatur e duplicate of you r display . W hen you move your fingertip across the pad, the cursor on the [...]

2 - 36 Getting St arted desired location; finally , release the lef t button to finish the drag-and-drop operation.  Configuring the T ouchpad Y ou can customize the pointing d evice to meet your personal nee ds. For example, if you are a left - hand user , you may want to swap the functions of the two buttons. In addition, you can change the si[...]

2 - 37 Getting St arted A bout The Ha rd Disk Drive Y our Notebo ok is equipped w it h a high - speed 2.5- inch IDE (Integr ated Drive Electronics) hard disk drive. The hard disk drive is a s torage device w ith muc h higher speed and larger cap acity than other storage devi ces, such as a fl oppy disk drive and optical storage devices. It is used [...]

2 - 38 Getting St arted Using the Optical Disc Driv e Y our Notebo ok is equipped w ith an optical storage device, w hich is know n as the DVD Dual Layer drive .  DVD Dual Drive: A dual format record er , allows you to record both the +R DL, – R/R W and +R/R W formats. It also support s: CD - R W, CD - R, CD, DVD formats. 1. The optical storag[...]

2 - 39 Getting St arted Eject Button Inserting a CD /DVD The follow ing describes the gen eral pro cedure wh en operating the optical disc drive. 1. Confirm that the N otebook is turned on. 2. Press the Ejec t Button on the driv e’ s panel and the CD tray will slide ou t partially . Then, gently pull the tray out until fully exten ded. 3. Place y[...]

2 - 40 Getting St arted Removing th e CD 1. Press the Eject Button o n the drive ’ s panel and the CD tra y will slide out partially . Then, gently pull the tray out until fully extended. 2. Hold the CD by its edge w ith your fingers and lift it up fro m the tray . 3. Push the tray back i nto the drive. 1. Confirm that the C D is placed corr ectl[...]

General Introductions Chapter 1 Getting Star ted Chapter 2 Customizing t his Notebook Chapter 3 BIOS S etup Chapter 4 Preface[...]

3 - 2 Customizing this Notebook Connecting Exter nal Devices The I/O (input/outpu t) ports o n the Notebook allow you to connect peripher al devices. Mouse/ Ke yboard Printer IEEE 1394 D evice Monitor T elevision Microphone Speakers/ Earphones Modem LAN WebCam[...]

3 - 3 Customizing this Notebook Connecting Peripheral Devices Connecting an Extern al Mouse Y ou can conne ct a n external mouse to your Notebook throug h the USB port. Since there is no PS/2 port availab le on your Notebook, and you only have a mouse with a PS/2 connector , please purcha se a PS/2- USB connector first. T o connect the m ouse: 8. T[...]

3 - 4 Customizing this Notebook Connecting a WebCam Y ou can connect a WebCa m to your Notebook thr ough the USB p ort: 1. Tu rn on the Noteb ook and in stall t he WebCam driver . 2. Connect your WebCam t o the Not ebook. 3. The Notebook may auto detect y our WebCam dr iver and enable the WebCa m function. If there i s no detection of you WebCam yo[...]

3 - 5 Customizing this Notebook Connecting an E xternal Mo nitor or T V Y ou can conne c t an ex ternal monitor to your Notebook throu gh the ex ternal VGA port for a larger v iew w ith higher resolution . T o connect the monitor: 1. Make sure that the Notebook is tur ned off . 2. Plug the monitor ’ s D- type c onnect or into the Noteboo k ’ s [...]

3 - 6 Customizing this Notebook Connecting Communication Devices Using a L AN The RJ - 45 connector of the Notebook allows you to co nnect LAN (local area network) dev ices, such a s a hub, switch and gatew ay , to build a netw ork connection. The built - in 10/100/1000 Gigabi t LAN module suppo rts data transfer rate up to 1000Mbp s . For more ins[...]

3 - 7 Customizing this Notebook PC (PCMCIA) C ard I nst allation The PC card slot o f your Noteboo k allows you to ins tall co mprehensive T ype - II PC cards that support various functio ns including : LAN/ W LAN /WWAN , memory cards, etc. The following ins truction provides you w ith a basic installation for the PC card, including how to inst all[...]

3 - 8 Customizing this Notebook Removing the PC MCIA Card 1. Press t he Eject But ton to make it stretch out. 2. Push the Eject Button and the PC card will slide out. Pull i t out of the slot. Eject Button 1. Before removing the PC car d, you should stop the de vice in the Windows operating system.[...]

3 - 9 Customizing this Notebook PC Express Card Inst allation Th is computer provides a PC Ex press Card s lot . The new PC Express Card interfac e is smaller and fas ter than the PC (PCMCIA) Card interface. The PC Express Card technolog y takes ad vanta ge of the scalable, high- bandwid th serial PCI Express and USB 2.0 interfaces. The following i[...]

3 - 10 Customizing this Notebook S afel y Remove Har d war e If you connect any peripheral d evice to your system, the Safely Remove Hardwar e icon ( ) w ill appear on the tas kbar . Double - cl ick the ico n to bring up the Safely Remove Hardware dialog box. Y ou can see all c onnected periphera l devic es here. If you wa nt to remove any of the d[...]

General Introductions Chapter 1 Getting Star ted Chapter 2 Customizing t his Notebook Chapter 3 BIOS S etup Chapter 4 Preface 7100U Series[...]

4 - 2 BIOS Setup About B IOS Setup When to Use BIOS Setup? Y ou may need to run the BIOS Setup when:  An error message app ears on the screen during the system boot up a nd requests y ou to run SETUP .  Y ou w ant to cha nge the de fault settings for customized feature s.  Y ou w ant to reload the de fault BIO S settings . How to Run BIOS [...]

4 - 3 BIOS Setup Control Key s Y ou can use only the keyboard to control the cursor in t he BIOS Setup Utili ty . Press left arrow to select one menu title. Press right arrow to select one menu title. Press up arrow to select one item under the menu title. Press down a rrow to select one item unde r the menu title. + Increase the setting value or m[...]

4 - 4 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup Utility , the Main menu will appear on the screen. The Main menu displays the system information, including the basi c configuration. Main menu Shows Syste m Overview information about the BIOS version, CPU features, Memory size and setting of Syste m T ime and Date. A dvanced menu Conf[...]

4 - 5 BIOS Setup Main menu System Overview System Overview w ill s how you the BIOS version and other information about it s build date and update no t es. Follo wing this is CPU information ab out i ts T ype and S peed. System T im e This item allows you to set t he system time. The s ystem clock will go on no matter if yo u shut down the PC or go[...]

4 - 6 BIOS Setup System D ate This item allow s you to set the syste m date. The date for mat is [day:month:date:year ]. Day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, w hich is determined by BIOS (read-only). Month The month fro m 01 (January ) to 12 (Dece mber). Date The date from 01 to 31. Y ear The year can be adjusted by u sers.[...]

4 - 7 BIOS Setup A dvanc ed menu Advanced Settings Primary /Secondary IDE Master These ite ms display the types of the primary/secondary mas ter IDE devices installed in the Notebook. Press [Enter] to bring up a window showing the detailed in formation of the dev ice, including the device name, vendor , LBA m ode, PIO mode and more. A MD PowerNow T[...]

4 - 8 BIOS Setup Legacy USB Support If you want to use an ex ternal USB device, like a mouse, keyboard o r portable d isk, in a Non - Windows environ ment, or boot yo ur system w it h an extern al USB device, you shou ld enable thi s function by selecting En abled .[...]

4 - 9 BIOS Setup Boot menu Quiet Boot This item enables you to show the Averate c logo on the boot- up screen. Setting s options: Disable d and Enabled . The defaul t setting is Enabled . 1st, 2nd and 3 rd Bo ot Device The three items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices w here BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system.[...]

4 - 10 BIOS Setup Security me nu Security Setting s Change Supervisor/User Pass word When you select this function, a message box will appear on the screen as below: T ype the pa ssword you want, up to six characters in length an d press [Enter]. The passwo rd typed now w ill replace any prev iously set p asswor d from CMOS memo ry . Y ou may also [...]

4 - 1 1 BIOS Setup When the Supervisor Passwor d is set, the new items User A ccess Lev el and Password Check will be ad ded in the menu. Y ou can define further access settings right s in the User Access Lev el item. Setting options: No A ccess , View Only , Limited an d Full A ccess . The Passwo rd Check item is u sed to specify the type of BIOS [...]

4 - 12 BIOS Setup Exit menu Save Changes and Exit Save the changes you have made and exit the utili ty . Discard Changes and Exit Exit the utility w ithout saving the changes you hav e made. Discard Changes A bandon your change s and reload the pr evious configuration be f ore running the utility . Load Opti mal Default s Select this item to load t[...]