Micron Transport LT manual

Copyright Not ice User’s Guide 1 TransPort  LT User’s Guide Copyright Notice The inform ation in this docu ment is su bject to ch ange without pr ior notice i n order to improve reliability , design, and function and does not r epresent a commitm ent on th e part of th e manu fact urer . In no eve nt wil l th e manu fact urer be liab le fo r[...]

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Table of Contents 3 Table of Contents User’s Guide .. ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... .................... ...... ....... .... 1 Copyright Notice............................ ................. ................. ...... 1 Welcome ........ ....... ...... ...... ....... ................... ....... ...... ....... .... 7 Purpose ...................[...]

Table of Contents 4 Using Options ......................... .................... ...................... 6 3 AC Adapter ..... ................. ................ ................. ................. ... 63 Auto Adapter .. ................. ................ ................. ........... ......... 63 Battery Pack ... ................. ................ .[...]

Table of Contents 5 Creating Boota ble Partitio ns ................ ................. ........ 121 To Create a Part ition ........................... ................. ........ 122 Scenarios ...................... ........... ................. ................. .. 125 Deleting Partitio ns .................... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ......[...]

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Purpos e Welcome 7 Chapter 1 - Welcome Thank you for buy ing a micronpc.c om computer. This User’s Guide is int ended for both first-ti me and exper ienced com puter users. Please revi ew the followi ng information to get the m ost out of thi s manual. Purpos e This manu al contains informatio n to instru ct and guid e you on eve ryting fro m set[...]

Areas Co vered Welcome 8 Using Options: This section prov ides an over view t o numero us opt ions with which you c an increa se the uses for your Tr ansPort LT. I f you have pu rchased accessor ies, refer to this chapte r for instr uction, if not, you ma y want to find out what kinds o f options you have with your Tran sPort LT. Drivers and System[...]

Manual Conve ntions Welcome 9 Manual Conventions The followi ng conventi ons are used t hroughout thi s manual: N OTE : Notes: Imp ortant infor mation and useful tips c oncerning the o peration of y our computer . C AUTION : Caution: Failure to follow directions could result in loss of data or damage to equipment. Failure to heed these warnings cou[...]

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Unpackin g the TransPo rt LT Getting Sta r ted 11 Chapter 2 - Getting Started Congratulati ons on t he purcha se of your Micr on Transpo rt LT n otebook co mputer. Whether yo u are new to using a no tebook compu ter or are an experienc ed user, this user man ual can hel p you get the m ost from yo ur computer . Unpacking the T ransPort LT The Trans[...]

Personal I nvento ry Getting Star ted 12 Personal Inv ent or y This Tran sPort LT com puter sys tem is desi gned for yea rs of prod uctive and pleasurab le comput ing. Use this section to keep note s about detail s of your purchase. Update this s ection when you add new opt ions. System Information Please re cord your computer’s o perating in for[...]

Heat, Cold , Humidity, and G lare Getting Sta r ted 13 CPU Type: ________ __________ _____________ ___ Hard Disk Capac ity: _________ _____________ _____ Memory Capacity: _______ _____________ _______ N OTE : If your syst em arrives i n cold weath er, do not appl y power to t he computer until it has reach ed room tempera ture. Heat, Cold, Hum idit[...]

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Operating Env ironment Getting Sta r ted 15 Operating Environment You can us e your comp uter under a wi de range of e nvironmenta l condition s. However, to e nsure long use and cont inued hig h performance , consider the followin g factors when s etting up your compu ter: • Set the comp uter on a flat , stable surfac e. T o prevent dam age to t[...]

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TransPor t LT Features Introducing Your TransPort LT 17 Chapter 3 - Introducing Yo ur TransPort LT Your comp uter is a ligh tweight portab le computer that includ es features to m eet your comp uting needs a t home or on the road. T ransPort L T Features Figure 1, F igure 2, and Fi gure 3 illustr ate the feature s of your com puter. Figure 1. Front[...]

TransPor t LT Features Introducing Your TransPort LT 18 Figure 2. Bottom View of Comput er Figure 3. Back View of Computer Hard drive compartment PC Card co m par tm ent Fan vent Infrared port Modem jack (Op tion al) LAN port (Optional) Parallel port PS/2™ mouse and keyboard port Video port Serial port Power Connector USB port Line-in Microphone [...]

Using Your Com puter for the First Time Introducing Your TransPort LT 19 Using Y our Computer for the First Time This secti on gives you d etailed inform ation on usin g your comput er for the first time. Your comp uter runs on po wer from the bat tery in the c omputer or fr om an electrical outlet. The f irst time th at you use you r compu ter, fu[...]

Using Yo ur Computer for the First Time Introducing Your TransPort LT 20 C AUTION : The best kind of AC power sour ce to conne ct your Tra nsPort LT to is a UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply). If you d o not have an UPS , use a power strip with a built-in surge protector. Do not use inferior extension cords a s this may result in damage to your Trans[...]

Understan ding POST Introducing Your TransPort LT 21 C AUTION : Never turn off or reset your TransPort LT while the hard dis k or floppy disk is in use and the FDD and/or HDD status icon is lit; doing so can result in loss or destruction of your data. Always wait at least five seconds after turning off your TransPort LT before turning it ba ck on. [...]

Adjusting th e LCD Disp lay Introducing Your TransPort LT 22 Support (1 .888.FIXMYP C or 1.888.34 9.6972). (S ee ”Trouble shooting ” on page 139.) Adjusting the LCD Display You may wish to adjus t the LCD (Li quid-Crystal Display) whe n you beg in using your comput er. A TFT (Thi n-Film Transi stor) LCD does not require ad justment for contrast[...]

Tips for Us ing Your Compu ter Introducing Your TransPort LT 23 prompts yo u to save y our files, t urns off the computer, an d then restarts the computer . A cold bo ot turns off th e computer w ithout savi ng your files . To perform a warm (or sof t) boot: 1. Click Start on the taskbar. 2. Click Shut Down . 3. Select the Re star t option. 4. Clic[...]

Travelin g with Your Compu ter Introducing Your TransPort LT 24 sure the fan vent on th e right side o f your comp uter is not blocked when you use the computer. (See Figure 1 o n page 17 and F igure 2 on page 18 for the loca tion of the v ent.) Occas ionally ch eck the vents and remove any accumulate d dust on the outsid e. • Av oid usin g or st[...]

Handlin g Spills Introducing Your TransPort LT 25 Handling S pills Do not spill anything on your comp uter. The be st way to avo id spills is to avoid eating and drinking around your c omputer. If y ou do spill s omething on y our computer, tu rn off yo ur computer, u nplug it imm ediately, an d do the follow ing: • If you sp ill liquid on the ke[...]

Using the K eyboard Introducing Your TransPort LT 26 Figure 6. K eyboard N OTE : Although the layout of the keys on yo ur computer’s keyboar d is different from that of a desk top compu ter’s keyboa rd, the key board feels like a fu ll-sized k eyboard when you u se it. The distance bet ween the ke ys (the pi tch) is the same as on a full-size k[...]

Using the K eyboard Introducing Your TransPort LT 27 Using the Embedded Numeric Keypad Your key board includes a numeric keypad, whic h is a group of keys that y ou can set to ty pe numbers a nd mathema tical symbol s, such as the plus si gn (Figure 7). A number or symbol o n the right c orner of each keypad ke y shows its numeric function. Figure [...]

Using the Touchpa d Introducing Your TransPort LT 28 N OTE : When you press a fu nction key co mbinatio n, the system sound ma y be temporari ly muted or repea t. Usi n g the T ouchpad Your comp uter is equipp ed with a touch pad, which is a n integrated-p ointing device that is used to perform sta ndard mouse fu nctions (Fig ure 8). The touchp ad [...]

Reading the System S tatus Lights Introducing Your TransPort LT 29 T ABLE 2. Usi ng t he T ouchp ad You can use the buttons b elow the tou chpad in the same way you would use standard mo use button s. For more information on these featu res and othe r features s upported by your mouse dr iver such a s button assig nment, see the Mouse properties i [...]

Reading the System S tatus Lights Introducing Your TransPort LT 30 Table 3 des cribes the m eaning of the l ights. T ABL E 3. System Status Light s Icon Function of Light E-mail : Light i s on when e-mail arrive s. To enab le this fu nction, you need to reg ister you r E-mail Accou nt in the Register E-mail Accou nt window. Select Start > Progra[...]

Connecting P eripheral Dev ices Introducing Your TransPort LT 31 Connecting Peripheral Devices The connector s on your computer e nable you to attach perip heral device s to the computer (Figure 10 ). C AUTION : Turn off your computer before you connect a peripheral device. Connecting a peripheral device with your computer turned on may seriously d[...]

Connecting P eripheral Dev ices Introducing Your TransPort LT 32 Table 4 sh ows the icon s locate d near each connecto r and descri bes the devi ces that you can attach to the c onnectors. T ABL E 4. Connecting P eripheral Dev ices Icon Connector PS/2 (Persona l System/ 2) mouse and keyb oard port: Connect a PS/2 -compati ble mo use or ex ternal ke[...]

Using the F lex-Bay Introducing Your TransPort LT 33 If your com puter’s Oper ating Sys tem is Wind ows 98 or Wind ows 2000, you can use the USB port. The Wi ndows NT 4.0 Operati ng System does not sup port USB. Using the Flex-Bay Your comp uter includes the Flex-Bay, a peripheral bay that can hold one of the follow ing devi ces: • Floppy disk [...]

Using the F lex-Bay Introducing Your TransPort LT 34 C AUTION : If your Operating System is Windows 98, you can use the Smart Bay Utility to hot-swap t he devices. If you do not u se Windows 98, make sure that the computer’s p ower is off before you remove or install any devices. T o Remove a Device from the Flex- Bay 1. Turn the computer’s po [...]

Using the Floppy Driv e Introducing Your TransPort LT 35 To start the SmartBay utili ty : 1. Cli ck the Start but ton on the Win dows taskba r. 2. Select SmartB ay Hotswap Utili ty . To re move a dev ice : 1. Open the Smar tBay Hotswap Utility . 2. Select Remove De vice and click OK . 3. Click Yes on the c onfirmation sc reen 4. Remove the device b[...]

Using the Floppy Driv e Introducing Your TransPort LT 36 C AUTION : The external USB FDD Drive is recognized as the last drive. For example, the drive lett er will be E: in ca se the CD-ROM dr ive is installed into Flex Bay. To use the floppy drive and the CD-RO M at the same t ime, install the CD-ROM drive in t he Flex-Bay. T hen attach o ne end o[...]

Using the CD-ROM Drive Introducing Your TransPort LT 37 • Do not wri te directly o n a label on y our disk; instead, wr ite on a disk label first and th en attach the l abel to the di sk. • Make co pies of all your impor tant disks . Using the C D-ROM Dr ive Compact Dis c Drives are de signed so th at you ca n easily ins ert one into t he compu[...]

Using the CD-ROM Drive Introducing Your TransPort LT 38 Install and start a CD -based program in the sam e way you wou ld run a progr am on a floppy disk. Se e your Operating System documentati on for more informati on on running program s. The name of the CD-ROM dri ve is the le tter followi ng the letter as signed to yo ur last hard d rive. For i[...]

Using the Hard Drive Introducing Your TransPort LT 39 To remove the CD: 1. Click the CD Player butto n on the Wind ows task bar to op en the CD Pl ayer window (F igure 14). Figure 14. C D Player Window 2. Cli ck the Stop bu tton in the CD P layer window. 3. Cli ck the Eject button on the CD Playe r window or pre ss the button on your CD-ROM drive. [...]

Using the Hard Drive Introducing Your TransPort LT 40 Although Wi ndows 98 can work with FAT-16 or FAT-32 (a 32-bit file allocati on table), you r computer ha s been su pplied with F AT-32. Older software tha t you may have ( 16-bit software ) may requir e FAT-16 to ru n. Similarly, W indows NT 4.0 can use FAT-16 or NTF S (the Wind ows NT file sy s[...]

Using the B attery Introducing Your TransPort LT 41 5. Pull the h ard drive out of the compute r. C AUTION : Only install a ha rd drive that is thi nner than 9.5 mm in this computer. Inst alling a Ha rd Dri ve To instal l a hard dr ive: 1. Remove the old hard drive from the computer a s described in the previ ous section. 2. Slide the new drive int[...]

Using the B attery Introducing Your TransPort LT 42 When you use a new bat tery pack for the first ti me or use a bat tery after a long period of s torage, the i nitial batter y life is sh orter than n ormal. Normal battery lif e resumes after a few disc harge-re charge cycles . Follow these r ules for cha rging your b attery: • A battery n ormal[...]

Using the B attery Introducing Your TransPort LT 43 2. Close the L CD panel, and tu rn the computer over so that the bottom of the unit faces up. 3. Push down the battery latc h and hold it , then pull the battery pac k from the c omputer. (Figur e 16) Figure 16. Removing the Battery Pack Inst allin g the Batte r y To instal l the battery pack: 1. [...]

Using the B attery Introducing Your TransPort LT 44 You can mo nitor the charge of the battery pa ck insta lled in your co mputer throug h the battery gauge. Using the Battery Gauge Press [Fn+ F2] to disp lay the b attery gauge on the LCD. You can dis play the battery gau ge while you are in any program. The gauge h as four sec tions: • The top/l[...]

Using the B attery Introducing Your TransPort LT 45 To set battery monitoring op tions in Po werProfiler: 1. Double-c lick the PowerPr ofiler batt ery icon to open t he software. 2. Cli ck the Battery tab. 3. Set options under Battery Status and Alarm Settings . For more information on PowerPr ofiler, se e the Help opti on in the PowerProfile r sof[...]

Using the M odem Introducing Your TransPort LT 46 • The battery te mperature is bel ow 41° F (5° C) or over 95° F (35° C). If you think the bat tery temperatu re is too ho t or too cold, tu rn off the computer, remove the battery , a nd let the batte ry reach ro om temperatu re. Then try charging t he battery ag ain. • The battery is defect[...]

Using the M odem Introducing Your TransPort LT 47 Figure 18. Modem Properti es Dialog Box 5. Click OK to close the di alog box. 6. Click OK to close Modem Properties dialog b ox. Description of 56K There are differe nt standards r egarding 56 K technol ogy. • K56Fle x T e chnology d eveloped by Rockwell S emiconduct or Systems a nd Lucent T e chn[...]

Using the M odem Introducing Your TransPort LT 48 N OTE : 1. Due to F CC limitatio ns, speeds of 53kbps ar e the maximu m permissib le transmit po wer levels during downl oad transmiss ions. Actu al data spe eds will va ry depending on line con ditions. 2. In order to use the 56K feature, be s ure to check if the standard s supported by the on-line[...]

Installing the Mod em D rive r in Windo ws 95/9 8 Introducing Your TransPort LT 49 Installing the Modem Driver in Windows 95/98 You can install the modem drive as shown in the followin g instruct ions. Refer t o the MRestore CD that comes wit h your Transpor t LT for Modem ins tallation instructi ons for yo ur Operating System. Modem Commands The T[...]

Installing the Mod em D rive r in Windo ws 95/9 8 Introducing Your TransPort LT 50 Command Mode If you turn o n your com puter and st art communi cation by a communicat ion program, y ou can see a prompt on th e terminal s creen. Unde r such co nditions, you can use AT co mmands like c alling, etc. DATA Mode In comman d mode, you c an call by using[...]

Installing the Mod em D rive r in Windo ws 95/9 8 Introducing Your TransPort LT 51 Display the r esult value After enter ing AT comma nds, the resul t value is d isplayed on th e screen. The result va lue can be displ ayed during co mmunication . Generally, the result will be OK. Accor ding to the A TV command, t he result can be display ed as Word[...]

Installing the Mod em D rive r in Windo ws 95/9 8 Introducing Your TransPort LT 52 M2 Enables al ways M3 Enables un til carri er has been detected a fter connec tion ATS0=nSets S0 register value (n ra nge: 0~255). S ets the numbe r of incoming ring signals be fore answ ering. The Mo dem respond s after a s many inc oming rings a s specified in n va[...]

Resolution and Color Depth Video Features and Configuration 53 Chapter 4 - Video Features and Configuration Your computer incl udes a TFT LCD or active-mat rix display. The capabilities of the screen plus the vi deo drivers install ed on the com puter determ ine the quali ty of the image y our LCD can display. The followi ng section s describ e the[...]

Resolution and Color Depth Video Features and Configuration 54 T ABL E 6. Video Driver Capabilities All these v ideo modes can be di splayed on an external monitor. Howe ver, if you disconnec t an externa l monitor that was attached to y our comput er and then st art the computer, the LCD may revert to a di fferent resolution than the one you chos [...]

Resolution and Color Depth Video Features and Configuration 55 4. Double-c lick the Display icon. T he Display Prope rt ies win dow appears. 5. Cli ck the Settings tab. The Settings screen appea rs. 6. Cli ck the Advanced button. The Advanced Pr operties s creen appears. 7. Cli ck the Monitor tab. 8. Cli ck the Change button. The Updat e Device Dri[...]

Resolution and Color Depth Video Features and Configuration 56 5. Cli ck the Settings tab. The Settings screen appea rs. Figure 19. Display properties in Windows NT 4.0 6. To chang e the colo r depth, cli ck the arrow n ext to Color palette and sel ect the color de pth you want . 7. To chang e the resolu tion, clic k and drag t he knob un der the S[...]

Resolution and Color Depth Video Features and Configuration 57 5. Cli ck t he Ch ange button. The Updat e Device Driver W izard window app ears. 6. Cli ck the Next button. 7. Select Display a lis t of all the driv ers in a speci fic location , so you c an select th e driver you wan t. Click the Next bu tton. 8. Cli ck the Have disk button. If the d[...]

Working with PC Cards Video Features and Configuration 58 A line simil ar to the following l ine appears un der the Disp lay option: ATI 3D RAGE Mobility . 8. Click OK . The Third-Par ty Drivers warning window ap pears. 9. Click Yes . The driver i s copied. A wi ndow appea rs informin g you the driv er has been su ccessful ly copied. 10.Click OK . [...]

Working with PC Cards Video Features and Configuration 59 video an d audio system s without going through th e microproc essor . Video confere ncing and real -time mu ltimedia dev ices, such as video cameras, are supported by zoomed v ideo. N OTE : To use the CardBus and zoomed vid eo technolog y with Wi ndows NT, in stall the CardBus a nd zoom ed [...]

Working with PC Cards Video Features and Configuration 60 Figure 21. Inserting a PC Card Windows 98 Windows 98 automatic ally assi gns compute r resource s (such as communic ation ports and m emory addres ses) to a PC Card installe d in your com puter. For further informa tion on config uring a PC Car d in Windows 98, see the in dex entry PC card i[...]

Working with PC Cards Video Features and Configuration 61 If CardWiz ard cannot a utomaticall y configur e your PC Card , the computer beeps once and a me ssage ap pears tellin g you that t he card has no t been con figured. Click t he Wizar d button o n the CardWizar d window. CardWizard t hen analyze s why the card was not c onfigured and fixes t[...]

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AC Adapte r Using Options 63 Chapter 5 - Using Options You can or der the foll owing options for your N otebook comp uter from your authorized reseller: • An extra A C adapter . • An auto ad apter that ena bles you to charge t he computer ’s battery and operate the c omputer in an automobi le. • An extra ba ttery pack. • 32, 64 and 128 MB[...]

Battery Pa ck Using Options 64 If the adapt er is plugged in and the adapter light do es not turn o n: • Check the ad apter connec tions. • If you are i n an automobil e, turn on the automobile’s igni tion to suppl y power to t he adapter . In some v ehicles, power to the cigar ette lighter socket is always on a nd you do not need to tur n on[...]

Memory M odules Using Options 65 Take the fo llowing p recautions whe n installi ng a memory module: • Before you remove the memory modu le compa rtment door, turn off the computer, unplug the power cord, an d remove the bat tery . Also, di sconnect any periph eral devices . • Before h andling a mem ory module , dischar ge any stati c electrici[...]

Memory M odules Using Options 66 a. Pull the tabs on the connector slot outward slightly, unt il the edge of the memory mod ule pops up (Figure 23). Figure 23. R emoving a Memory Module b. Hold the me mory modul e by the edges and pull i t forward out of th e compar tment. 5. Align the connector o n the memory module with the connecto r of the slot[...]

CD-ROM Drive Using Options 67 8. Align the memory mod ule compa rtment door with the comp artment and p ush the door do wn until i t snaps into place. 9. Reinsta ll the scr ew you remo ved in s tep 2. 10.Turn the computer o n and perform a complete POST to che ck the memory integri ty. CD-ROM Drive If your syst em did not sh ip with a CD- ROM drive[...]

Port Repli cator Using Options 68 Figure 25. Secondary Battery Port R eplicator Connecting the compute r to peripher al devices on a regular basis has bec ome quick and e asy with the 100-pin Po rt Replicato r. Features of t he Port Repl icator Figure 26. Front view of the por t replicat or Flex-Bay (see “Using the Flex-Bay” on page 33) Press t[...]

Port Repli cator Using Options 69 Figure 27. Back view of the port replicator Inst allin g a Port Replicator 1. Turn off your syst em and disc onnect all t he devices. 2. Adjust the connecting part of the s ystem and th e port replic ator. Figure 28. Connecting a Port Replicator 3. Push the s ystem firmly to insta ll a port repl icator prope rly. 4[...]

Port Repli cator Using Options 70 C AUTION : The system power must be turned off before connection or disconnection of the port replicator from the system, or both devices could be damaged . C AUTION : While the TV is ON, do not press [Fn+LCD/CRT] key. Pr essing [Fn+LCD/ CRT] key may cause malfunction on TV-Out. Removing a Port Repl icator 1. Turn [...]

Drivers Drivers and System Resour ces 71 Chapter 6 - Drivers and System Re sour ces This secti on provides basic infor mation ab out drivers and system IRQs. Drivers A driver is a pr ogram that enab les the Operating S ystem to work wit h a hardware device. Yo ur computer i ncludes driv ers for the a udio, video, inf rared, touc hpad, keyboard, CD-[...]

Service P ack 6A for W indows NT 4.0 Drivers and System Resour ces 72 In Window s 98, you ca n configure a device so t hat the dev ice is disab led when you con nect your com puter to a dock ing station but enabled wh en the com puter is not conne cted to the docking stati on. With this configura tion, an IRQ i s available for a periph eral devic e[...]

Install ing the LAN Dri ver in Window s 98 Drivers and System Resour ces 73 Installing the LAN Dri ver in Windows 98 Refer to the M Restore CD tha t came with y our Transport LT for LAN installa tion instructi ons speci fic to your Operating Sy stem.[...]

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Starti n g Sys t em Set up Using System Setup 75 Chapter 7 - Using System Setup The Syst em Setup prog ram enables you to con figure your c omputer hardwa re and set sec urity and power -savings o ptions. The s ettings you cho ose are st ored in the batt ery-maintai ned CMOS mem ory that sa ves the i nformation e ven when the compu ter’s power i [...]

Starti n g Sys t em Set up Using System Setup 76 To open a me nu, use the l eft or right arrow keys to s elect the men u name and press [Enter ]. Table 9 li sts the key s you can use to nav igate throug h System S etup. T ABL E 9. System Setup Naviga tion Key s Navigation Key Alternate Key Function [F1] [Alt+H] Di sp lay s the Ge ner al Help wind o[...]

Main Menu Using System Setup 77 A pointer s ymbol appea ring to the l eft of a field indicates t hat you can o pen a submenu from this fiel d. A subme nu contains additional options for a field. To open a submen u, highli ght the field and press [Enter ]. Use the same k eys to enter values and move from fi eld to field within su bmenus as you use w[...]

Main Menu Using System Setup 78 N OTE : Set the Auto option of the Type fi eld in the Seco ndary Maste r submenu to en able the system to boot from Bootable CD- ROMS, yo u will also n eed to ch eck the boot device prio rity field and Bootable CD check fie ld. After you m ake your sel ections fr om this subm enu, press the [Esc] key to exit back to [...]

Main Menu Using System Setup 79 The Prim ary and S econdary M aster fiel ds calls up a submenu . The follo wing fields are found in the subme nu: T ABL E 1 1. Primary a nd Secondary Master Fiel ds Submenu Feature Opt ion Desc ription T ype: Auto User None Configures the hard dri ve type. N ormally , select Auto at this field to have you r compute r[...]

Main Menu Using System Setup 80 32 Bit I/O: Enabl ed Disabled Enables or disables 3 2-Bit I/O (in put/output ). When Enabled , your hard d rive can work with applicat ions with 32-bit input a nd output. If the field is Disabled (default), your compu ter works with 16-b it input and o utput and has lower perform ance. Tr an s f e r Mode: Standard Fa[...]

Advanced Men u Using System Setup 81 Advanced Menu Selecti ng Advance d from the m enu bar displ ays the Advanced menu. T ABLE 13. Advanced Menu Feature Optio n Descriptio n Installed O/S: Select the Operating System i nstalled on your s ystem which you will use m ost commo nly . An incorre ct settin g can cause u nexpe cted system behavi or . PS/2[...]

Advanced Men u Using System Setup 82 The I/O Dev ice Configura tion subm enu contains the se fields: T ABL E 14. I /O Device C onfiguration Submenu Feature Optio n Descriptio n Serial port: Enabled Disabled Configures serial po rt. The o ptions for thi s field a re Enabled (d efault), an d Disab led . If you set this fi eld to Enabled , you can set[...]

Security Men u Using System Setup 83 Security Menu Selecti ng Secu rity from th e menu bar di splays the Security menu. Your computer ’s advance d security sy stem allows y ou to set two different pa sswords to prevent una uthorized access to system re sources, data, and S ystem Setu p. From the Security menu, y ou can en able a boot pa ssword, d[...]

Power Menu Using System Setup 84 Power Menu The Power men u of System Setup all ows you to en able and adju st your computer ’s sophistic ated power-sav ing features . Enabling the se features extends the life o f the battery. W ARNING : If your computer shipped with Windows 98 or WIndows 2000 installed, the Power Management works with th e setti[...]

Power Menu Using System Setup 85 T ABL E 16. P ower Men u Feature Optio n Descriptio n Power Saving s Mode: Maximum Performance Maximu m Power Saving Enables an d disabl es Maxi mum Perfor mance m ode. The options ar e Maximum P erforma nce , Maximum P ower Saving (default) , Customized and Disabled . If y ou set this field to Maxim um Perfor mance[...]

Power Menu Using System Setup 86 Suspend Mode: Save T o RAM Save T o Disk Specifies the type of re st mo de your co mputer en ters: • Save to RAM : Saves power b y turning of f the micro process or and a ll device s except system memory a nd control ler , and video mem ory and controller . • Save T o Disk : Provides the greatest po wer-saving c[...]

Boot Menu Using System Setup 87 Boot Menu The Boo t menu enab les you to s elect a boot device and set boot o ptions. Resume Ti me : hh:mm: ss Specifies the time for your co mputer to automa tically resume from re st mode. Enter two-dig it numbers to indi cate th e hour, minutes , and s ec onds i n the fo rmat hh:mm:ss . Use a 24 -hour cloc k . Use[...]

Exit Menu Using System Setup 88 N OTE : If you want to start the sy stem using a bo otable CD, cha nge the ATA PI CD-ROM Drive to be the first prio rity and make sure the Auto i s set in the Type field of the Seconda ry Master Submenu at Main page, a nd also m ake sure that E nabled i s set in th e Bootable CD c heck field at Boot page. Exit Menu S[...]

System Pas swords Using Syste m Security 89 Chapter 8 - Using System Security This section d escribes the se curity optio ns provided wi th your compu ter. System Passwords The comput er provid es two levels of password security : administr ative-level (supervis or) and user-level (user). Either pas sword prevent s unauthor ized access to the c omp[...]

System Pas swords Using Syste m Security 90 Deleting a Password To delete th e password: 1. At startu p, press [F2] to o pen System Setu p . 2. When prom pted type yo ur password a nd press [Ente r]. 3. Use the [Right Arrow] key to select the S ecurity menu. 4. Use the [Down Arrow] key to select Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password . 5. Pre[...]

System Pas swords Using Syste m Security 91 To enable the flo ppy lock, sel ect the option Supervisor in the Lock Flop py field in System Se tup. For more information about the Lock Floppy fi eld, see “Sec urity Menu” on pag e 83. Locking the Keyboard The keybo ard lock enab les you to p rotect your s ystem when you walk away from it for a time[...]

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Maximum Power Savi ng Mode Using Power Management Options 93 Chapter 9 - Using Power Management Options Your comp uter includes power-managem ent option s that can help t he battery charge las t longer an d extend the l ife of the batte ry, LCD panel, an d other componen ts. Power-man agement opt ions slow d own or shut o ff system componen ts when[...]

Suspend Mod e Using Power Management Options 94 If you enable both stan dby and rest mo des, your com puter enter s standby when the delay ti me you chose fo r standby h as elapsed , and then e nters rest mode when the de lay time yo u chose for r est mode has elapsed. Suspend Mode The Auto Suspend Timeout field in S ystem Setup enables yo u to spe[...]

Using PowerProfiler Using Power Management Options 95 • Save al l open files before you press [Fn +F4] to manual ly place y our computer i nto Suspe nd mode. • If you purc hased a new ha rd drive, mak e sure that you create a save to disk part ition equal t o the amoun t of system mem ory plus the a mount of video me mory plus 2 M B, before you[...]

Using PowerProfiler Using Power Management Options 96 • If you disable the Resume on Time field in System Se tup, the same field in PowerProf iler is also au tomatically disabled. An easy way to work with these two fie lds is to set the resum e time to 0 in System Setup and set the actual resum e time that yo u desire in P owerProfiler . N OTE : [...]

Using PowerProfiler Creating a Save-To-Disk Partition 97 Chapter 10 - Creating a Save-To-Disk Partition The hard dr ive shippe d in your com puter has a sa ve-to-dis k partition in which data from sys tem and video memory is stored durin g save-to-di sk mode. The partition is the ma ximum size n eeded for yo ur computer and supports system mem ory [...]

Using PowerProfiler Creating a Save-To-Disk Partition 98 1. Turn off th e computer, rem ove your old h ard drive, and insert the ne w one into your com puter. (Se e ”Using the Hard D rive” on page 39 for in structions.) 2. Insert the PHDISK di sk into the floppy dri ve and start y our computer. 3. At the A: pr ompt, type ph disk /create 206784 [...]

MRestore CD-ROM Software Utilit ies 99 Chapter 11 - Software Utilities MRestore CD-ROM Included wit h your noteb ook computer is a CD-ROM titled MRestore. Thi s CD is only functi onal on Mic ron systems with an appro ved Micron B IOS. Included on this CD-ROM ar e the followi ng: • The MCRC (Micron Customer Re source Center) • Drivers (w ith ins[...]

Drive Imag e 3.0 Software Utilities 100 compress ible ima ge of the entir e hard dri ve or indivi dual parti tion on a Jaz , Zip, seconda ry hard dri ve, or othe r removable media de vice. The image ca n then be restored f rom the source a nd used fo r complete Op erating Syste m applicati on and data rec overy. N OTE : Currently , Drive Image does[...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilit ies 101 Drive Image Professional If you want the absolute fas test way to c lone workstation s, a Drive I mage Professi onal versio n is availabl e for use on multipl e PCs. For more infor mation or for upgrade s contact P owerQuest sales at 801 -226-8977 or visit t heir web site a t http:www.powerq uest.com[...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilities 102 2. Before r unning Driv e Image, use a disk util ity program s uch as Sc anDisk or Norton’ s Disk Doctor to identify and repair any errors on your ha rd drive. NT users shou ld run CHKDS K /F. 3. You may a lso choose to run a dis k defragmentin g utility to further opti mize your hard drive. 4. At t[...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilit ies 103 6. Click Next . At any point prior to ac tual ima ge file creati on, you can c lick Back to return to the previous step and ch ange your s ettings. 7. Select the source dri ve partition y ou wish to in clude in the image fil e, or click Select All to au tomatically select al l partition s. A check ap[...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilities 104 hard dri ves, network d rives, and r emovable me dia stor age devices s uch as Jaz, Zip, M O, and SyQ uest drives . Network driv es must be v isible as a d rive letter. 10.(Option al) Type br ief comments about yo ur image file i n the Image File Comments field. Commen ts cannot ex ceed 300 ch aracter[...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilit ies 105 In general, c ompressed ima ge files created with new version s of Drive Image are not compa tible with earlier ver sions. 12.Click Ne xt . Drive Imag e displays all the info rmation yo u have ente red to this point : • Source Drive • Source Pa rtitions (par titions to be included in the image f [...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilities 106 14.Click Advanced Options to set s uch options as disabling file system e rror- checki ng or pa sswor d-pro tectin g your image file. 15.Click Finish to beg in creatin g the image fi le. If yo u entered a name of a cur rent file, Driv e Image dis plays a mes sage that < path and filename > alr e[...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilit ies 107 Advanced Options The Create Image Advanc ed Options di alog box appears when you clic k Advanced Options at the Ready To Create Image File screen . Clea r the Check for File System E rrors che ck box if you want to disabl e file system error chec king. If you have a lready us ed a disk ut ility prog [...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilities 108 ImageShield To password-pro tect your imag e file, click Password Pr otect Image F ile and type a pass word in the Pass word field . N OTE : Record ima ge file pass words and stor e them in a s afe place. If you forget a n image fil e’s passw ord, you ca nnot restore th e file. Split Image File In t[...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilit ies 109 3. In the Image File fiel d, enter the p ath and filen ame of the imag e file yo u want to restore, or click Browse to selec t the path and i mage file. 4. Click Next . At an y point pr ior to actual im age file r estore, you can click Back to return to the previou s step and c hange yo ur settings .[...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilities 110 7. Click Nex t . If you have more t han one hard drive, selec t the drive wher e you want to r estore the ima ge file. 8. Click Next . 9. Select an existing p artition or free space (non-partiti oned disk space). 10.If the de stination pa rtition or free space is not large en ough to acco mmodate the [...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilit ies 111 11 . C l i c k Resiz e Source Partit ions. The Resize Par tit ions wi ndow display s. The S elected Source Pa rtitions group box displ ays the partition s you selecte d to restore. Th e Totals field display s the disk sp ace for the s ource par titions. A form ula b ox bel ow th e Totals field displa[...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilities 112 14.Click OK. Since par titions mu st end on a c ylinder bound ary, Drive Im age rounds th e New Size up to the next c ylinder bound ary. 15.Click Ac cept . Later, wh en you restor e the image fi le, Drive I mage resizes the parti tio n. 16.Click Next. If y ou select ed an existing par tition as the de[...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilit ies 113 • Safe checks for bad sector s and enables DO S disk write veri fication. Y ou can also en able the safe options independe ntly using the A dvanced Options bu tton in Step 19 page 1 13. For exa mple, if you want to enable DOS disk write verifi cation bu t not check f or bad s ectors, yo u can use A[...]

Drive Image Professional Software Utilities 114 • Information abou t current par tition (volum e, type, size M B, used MB, free MB) • Sub-proc es s progr es s bar • T ran sf er rate fo r cu rrent part ition • T o tal megabyte s copied for current parti tion • Ti me elapsed • Estimated ti me remaining Upon comp letion, the me ssage “Im[...]

Partiti onMagi c Software Utilit ies 115 Check for File System Errors Clea r th e Check for File System Err ors check bo x to disabl e file sys tem error checking . If you have a lready us ed a disk ut ility prog ram such a s ScanDisk to check your hard drive for errors, it is no t necessar y to have Drive Image check for file system e rrors. Clear[...]

Parti tionMagic Software Utilities 116 In the PartitionMa gic main wind ow, the menu b ar and a toolbar appear at the to p of the window. The menu bar g ives you access to all of Parti tionMagic’ s features, while the tool bar gives y ou quick acc ess to commonl y-used opt ions. Partit io n Infor m a t io n The partit ion area displ ays informati[...]

Partiti onMagi c Software Utilit ies 117 You can navigate Par titionMagi c using the mouse or the keyboar d. The partiti on size, used s pace, and free sp ace values are di splaye d in megabytes . To naviga te using a mo use, positi on the mouse p ointer on the item you want to select and click the primar y (usually t he left) mous e button. Th is [...]

Parti tionMagic Software Utilities 118 To select a disk: • On the too lbar , click the a rrow button t o the right of the currently selected disk to op en a dro p-down list of all the disks on your system , and then click the disk y ou want to sel ect. OR • On the me nu bar , click Drives and t hen selec t a disk. N OTE : Drives do not appear o[...]

Partiti onMagi c Software Utilit ies 119 You can tel l when change s have be en made but no t yet appl ied to your sy stem when : (1) th e Appl y option appears in the main window, and (2) the status box in the lower r ight corner o f the main wind ow indicates th at operations a re pending. To apply c hanges to your s ystem, clic k Apply or click [...]

Parti tionMagic Software Utilities 120 W ARNING : If OS/2 is on your computer , do not enable this prefer ence. Data loss coul d occur because problems might go undetected . To enable o r disable this preferen ce: 1. In the ma in window, click Gene ral > Prefere nces. 2. Click Ignore O S/2 EA Errors on FAT. 3. Click OK. Skip Bad Sector Checks Wh[...]

Partiti onMagi c Software Utilit ies 121 1. In the ma in window, click Gene ral > Prefere nces. 2. In the Set as R ead-Only f or PartitionM agic box, cl ick the box ne xt to the disk(s) you want enabl ed or disa bled. 3. Click OK. Creating Parti tions The Create operation le ts you cr eate primar y partitio ns, extended partitions , and logical [...]

Parti tionMagic Software Utilities 122 T ABLE 20. Boo table Parti tions * Windows NT must boot from a primar y partition on the first drive. However, only a few NT files must reside on that partition; the re maining files can reside on a logical partition, which can be located on the first or a subsequent drive. The NT boot partition can be shared [...]

Partiti onMagi c Software Utilit ies 123 2. On the par tition map or in the part ition list, se lect a bloc k of free spac e.If no free spac e exists, you mu st resize or delete an ex isting parti tion to crea te free space. 3. On the toolbar, cl ic k C: . T he Create Pa rtition screen appears. N OTE : You can also clic k Operations > Create on [...]

Parti tionMagic Software Utilities 124 the new p artition is smaller than the availabl e free spac e, you can p osition the partition at the begi nning or end of the free spac e. General ly, it is bes t to position the partition at the beginni ng of the fre e space. In th e Posi tion box, click Beginning of free spa ce or End of free spa ce. 8. In [...]

Partiti onMagi c Software Utilit ies 125 Scenarios Sample Syste m Configurati on Disk 1 — O ne 4 GB disk containing: • One active pr imary F A T32 p artition (C:) running Windo ws 95. • One extende d partition enclosing one logical F A T partition ( E:). Disk 2 — O ne 2 GB hard di sk containin g: • One 1 G B F A T32 pri mary part iti o n [...]

Parti tionMagic Software Utilities 126 Assigns Drive L etters” and “ Problems Cause d by Drive Letter Changes” in Basic Concepts in Hel p. To delete a partition: 1. From the Disk drop-down list ( located on the toolbar), sel ect the disk with the partit ion you wish to delete. 2. On the par tition map or in the par tition list, select t he pa[...]

Partiti onMagi c Software Utilit ies 127 3. On the toolbar, cl ick the La bel icon. The Label Partition dialog appears: 4. In the New Label box, type the ne w label. La bels cann ot contain these spec ial characte rs: [*?:<>|+= ;/”,]. 5. Click OK. In the lower right c orner of the Pa rtitionMagic ma in window, c lick Appl y. 6. Click Yes t[...]

Parti tionMagic Software Utilities 128 Converting F A T to F A T32 The Convert FAT to FAT32 operation c onverts a FA T partition to FAT3 2. FAT32 partitions have less wasted disk space than FAT partition s. However, y ou should be aware of th ese issues: • Y ou must have Windows 95 OEM Servic e Release 2, Windows 98, or Windows NT 2000 to acc ess[...]

Partiti onMagi c Software Utilit ies 129 If NTFS is th e full siz e of your dr ive and no DO S partiti on is availabl e, you mu st copy the pqmagic files to a bootab le floppy an d at the co mmand line ty pe Pqmagic/PQB=a:Pqbatch.pqb . Because NTFS is not acc essible from DOS i t is unable to copy the batchf ile process to the hard dr ive. By typi [...]

Parti tionMagic Software Utilities 130 N OTE : NTFS does NO T convert to an ything. You must stay wi th this partiti on format or reinsta ll the Operati ng System. W ARNING : Because of th e above example , we recomme nd that you cre ate an image of your hard drive before modifying or installing anything. (Create an image of hard drive while using [...]

Partiti onMagi c Software Utilit ies 131 5. If you wi sh to alte r any setting s, click Pr evious to backtrack and make change s. 6. If you wish to set options suc h as disa bling file system er ror-checkin g or hiding parti tions afte r copy , click Advanced Options. Copying mul tiple logic al partitions can cause the drive lette rs of subs equent[...]

PHDIS K Utility Software Utilities 132 PHDISK Utility PH DISK.EXE is th e utility program you use to prepa re your hard disk for t he Suspend to Disk functio n. It can b e used to pre pare a dedic ated partit ion prior to storing s ystem c onfiguration data, a nd system and vide o memory. Do not remove this partitio n, labeled “non-DOS” fr om y[...]

PHDISK Utility Software Utilit ies 133 Autom atic Me mory Si ze Calcu lation PH DISK automat ically meas ures all sys tem and video memory and calc ulates the exact amoun t of hard dis k space requ ired to store the maxim um amount of da ta present in memory . Micron has already placed a par tition on yo ur hard driv e that will h andle all the way[...]

PHDIS K Utility Software Utilities 134 T ABL E 23. INFO Option PHDISK Sign-on Message A PHDISK sign-on me ssage will appear. Unrecognized Option The following text i s displayed wh en an invalid option or param eter is ent ered on the comman d line. “Error: (U ser option) i s an unrecogniz ed command li ne option. For a comman d line summ ary, in[...]

PHDISK Utility Software Utilit ies 135 Execute PH DISK /P ARTITION /DELETE , and PHD ISK /PART ITION / REFORMAT. The followi ng text is dis played when a hard disk er ror is detecte d during any Save-To -Disk operat ion. (The wor d fatal simply means that the program wa s terminated, not that yo ur hard disk is damaged. ) Error-A fat al hard dis k [...]

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To (re)i nstall your Operatin g System: Restoring your Computer 137 Chapter 12 - Restoring your Computer Notebook comp uters that shi p from the factory i nclude one Micros oft Windows 98, Windows 200 0, or Windo ws NT 4.0 CD-RO M and System ut ility CD-ROM, which contains a c opy of the appl ications an d drivers nee ded for a comp uter’s Opera [...]

To (re)i nstall your o riginal ap plications and drivers : Restoring your Computer 138 7. Type FDISK at the promp t and part ition your hard drive. 8. Restar t your compute r to allow it to recogniz e the new p artitions. 9. Type FORMAT C:/S at the prompt to format the C: drive, re peat this for an y other d rives that yo u may hav e. 10.Restart y [...]

Operatin g Problems Troubleshooting 139 Chapter 13 - Troubleshooting If you ever h ave difficulty running your c omputer, co nsult the foll owing sections for advice on h ow to handle s ystem proble ms. If this sec tion does not help you re solve the p roblem, con tact micro npc.com Technica l Support a t 1-888-FIX- MYPC (1-8 88-349-697 2). Operati[...]

Infrared Pr oblems Troubleshooting 140 You can als o enable other power-s aving optio ns through S ystem Setu p. Set the timeout times in the Standby Timeout and Rest Timeout fields to the shortest times to ens ure maximum p ower savings . Certain softw are programs “h ang” during o perations when t here is no interactio n with the key board or[...]

Modem P roblems Troubleshooting 141 If you are u nable to tran sfer files wit h the infr ared port, che ck the followin g: • Make sure the setting o f Serial port B is set to the WindowsSystemPropert iesNetworkIrDA driver. • The sending an d receiving devices need to be on the same level ve rtically . Place the in frared por ts on the sendi[...]

Modem P roblems Troubleshooting 142 After your modem has c onnected to the on-line s ervice, your screen may displ ay garbage ch aracters or after-imag es in screen transition s. This pro blem is cau sed by a misma tch of the t erminal mod es between c ommunica tions servi ce and communi cations pr ograms. Yo u need to ma tch the term inal mode s t[...]

System S pecificati ons Specifications 143 Chapter 14 - Specifications System Specificati ons T ABL E 24. Hardware S pecifications Dimension LCD vi ewing a rea LCD viewing area (12.1 TFT) 9.7 x 7.2 in (246 x 184.5 m m) LCD viewing area (13.3 TFT) 10.6 x 8.0 in (27 0.3 x 202 .8 mm) Width 11.89 in (30.2 cm) Height 1.18 i n (2.99 cm ) Depth 9.53 in (2[...]

System S pecificati ons Specifications 144 Capacity, ty pical 3200 mAhr Charging ti me, appro ximate, w ith compute r turned off, typical 2.5 hr. Charging ti me, appro ximate, w ith compute r turned on, typical 4.0 hr. Average ba ttery life, with no power managem ent enabl ed 2.5 hr. Exte rn al AC Ad apt e r Operatin g voltage 100-240 VAC Line freq[...]

System S pecificati ons Recording the Computer Hardware Configuration 145 Chapter 15 - Recording the Computer Hardware Configur ation In the spa ces provided, wr ite the System Setup pr ogram settings . If your computer ever loses co nfiguration information , you can e nter the info rmation from this section into System Setup to res tore it. MAIN M[...]

System S pecificati ons Recording the Computer Hardware Configuration 146 Mode 2 Disabled ADVANCED MENU Installe d O /S: Other/WinNT4.0 Win95 APM Win98/W in2000 PS/2 Mouse Con figura tion: Disabled Sing le Mo use Dual Mouse Screen Expansion: E nabled Disabled TV Stan da rd: NTSC PAL Dual Display: LCD CRT Both I/O DEVICE CONFIGURATION SUBM ENU Seria[...]

System S pecificati ons Recording the Computer Hardware Configuration 147 Local Bus IDE adapter: Both Disabled Primary Seco ndar y Large Disk Access Mode: DOS Other SECURITY MENU Set password Password on boot: Enabled Disabled Fixed disk boot sect o r: Normal Write Protect Diskette access: Supervisor User Virus check reminder: Daily W e ekly Monthl[...]

System S pecificati ons Recording the Computer Hardware Configuration 148 BOOT MENU QuietBoot Mode: En abled Disabled QuickBoo t Mode: Enabled Disabled Floppy check: Enabled Disabled Bootable CD Check: Enabled Disabled Summary screen: E nabled Disabled Wake On Lan: Enabled Disabled Boot Device Pri ority: Boot opti on 1:___ ________ _________ ____ B[...]

FCC Notice Appendix A - Regulatory 149 Appendix A - Re gulator y FCC Notice This devic e complies wi th Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the followin g two conditio ns:(1) this device may no t cause har mful interfe rence, and (2) this device mus t accept any in terferen ce received , includ ing interfer ence tha t may cau se unde[...]

Federal Commu ni cat ion s Commis s ion (FCC) Part 68 State men t Appendix A - Regulatory 150 A FCC comp liant tele phone cord and modula r plug is pr ovided with th is equipmen t. This equipm ent is de signed to be connect ed to the telep hone networ k or promis es wiring using a compatibl e modular j ack which i s Part 68 com pliant. The REN i s [...]

CTR21 State ment Appendix A - Regulatory 151 any numb er for which c harges ex ceed local or long-dist ance trans mission charges.) In order to program this information in to your fax machine, refer to your communi cations so ftware user manual. CTR21 Statement The equipm ent has been a pproved in accordanc e with Counci l Decisio n 98/482/ EC for [...]

Power Cord Re quirement Appendix A - Regulatory 152 ADV ARSEL USYNLIG LASERSTR Å LING N Å R DEKSEL Å PNES O G SIKKERH EDSL Å S BRYTES. STIRR IKKE INN I STR Å LEN ELLER SE DIREKTE MED OPTISKE INSTRUMENTER. LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE VA R O I T U S ! LAITTEEN KÄYTTÄMINEN MUULLA KUIN TÄSSÄ KÄYTTöOHJEESSA MAINITULLA TAVALLA SAATTAA ALTISTAA KÄYTT?[...]

Power Cord Re quirement Appendix A - Regulatory 153 Power cor d sets for use in other co untries must meet the re quirements of the country wh ere you use the computer. F or more info rmation on po wer cord set requireme nts, contac t your author ized deale r, resell er, or servic e provider. General Requirements The requi rements liste d below ar [...]

Power Cord Re quirement Appendix A - Regulatory 154 Notes: * Flexib le cord must be <HAR > Type HO5VV -F, 3-cond uctor, 1.0 mm ² conducto r size. Powe r cord se t fittings (a ppliance c oupler and w all plug) m ust bear the certifi cation mar k of the ag ency resp onsible for evaluation in the co untry where it will be used. * * Flexib le co[...]

Power Cord Re quirement Appendix B - Important Safety Instruction 155 Appendix B - Import ant Safety Instruction Read all of these inst ructions, and save these instru ctions for l ater use. • Follow all warnings a nd instructio ns marked on the produc t. • Unplug this product from th e wall out let before clea ning. Do no t use liquid cleaners[...]

Power Cord Re quirement Appendix B - Important Safety Instruction 156 • Except as explained e lsewhere in thi s manual, do not attempt to s ervice this produ ct you r sel f. • Handle batterie s, CD-ROM, hard dr ives and any drives with car e. If dropped, the y may be dam aged. • Do not allow th e battery to be e xposed to di rect sunlight for[...]

Battery Dis po sal Appendix B - Important Safety Instruction 157 Batte ry Di sp osal W ARNING : Do not put rechargeable batter ies or products powered by non-removable recharge able batteries in the garb age. Contact yo ur customer serv ice represen tative for info rmation on how to di spose of batteries t hat you canno t use or re charge any longe[...]

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Appendix C - Abbreviations 159 Append ix C - Abbrevia tions Your compu ter’s doc umentation us es the follow ing abbreviati ons: A Amperes AC Alternatin g Current ACPI Advanc ed Configurat ion and Po wer manageme nt Interface APM Advanced P ower Managem ent ATA AT attachm ent (refer s to the ha rd-drive in terface in an AT-compa tib le co mpu ter[...]

Appendix C - Abbreviations 160 MPU Microp roce ssor Unit ms Millisec ond PDF Portabl e Document F ormat PC Personal Comp ute r PCI Periphe ral Compone nt Interconne ct PCMCIA P ersonal Compu ter Memory Car d International Associa tion POST Power-On Self-Test PNP Plug and Play PS/2 Person al Sy st em/2 RAM Random-Acc ess Memory ROM Read- Only M emor[...]

Appendix D - Glossary 161 Appendix D - G lossary AC Adapter The AC (or a lternating c urrent) adap ter regulat es curren t coming into your computer from the wall outlet. Th e current at the wall outle t is alterna ting current a nd needs to be changed by the adapte r to DC (direc t current) before y our comput er can use it for power . ACPI (Advan[...]

Appendix D - Glossary 162 Conventional memory The first 640 KB of sy stem memory. Operating systems and applica tion program s can directl y access this me mory without using me mory-managem ent software. Disk The device u sed by the comp uter to stor e and retrieve informat ion. Disk can refer to a floppy d isk, hard disk , or CD- ROM disk. Disk c[...]

Appendix D - Glossary 163 MB (m egaby te) 1,024 kilob ytes. Megabit 1,048,576 b its or about 12 8 kilobytes. Operating s ystem A program that superv ises the comp uter's operatio n, including handling I/O. Applicati on program s and use rs can request operating-sy stem servic es. A user m ight reques t operation- system serv ices to copy files[...]

Appendix D - Glossary 164 executed mu ch faster i n RAM than in ROM. The BI OS remains in s hadow RAM unti l you turn off th e computer. TFT (Thin Film Transistor) LCD A TFT LCD uses a separate transistor circuit to control each pixel. Thi s technolog y provides th e best resoluti on for an LCD screen. A TFT LCD is als o sometimes c alled an acti v[...]

Index 165 Index Numerics 32 Bit I/O fi eld 80 56K 47 A Abbrevia tions used i n docum entation 1 59 AC adapter 11, 15, 20, 161 opti onal 63 Active Mat rix Displa y 161 Adjustin g brightne ss 22, 28 displ ay 22 Advance d menu, Sys tem Setup 81 Applicatio n and Dri ver Restore CD-ROM 13 7 Apply Cha nges 118 asterisk (*) in partitio n list, ex plained [...]

Index 166 CPU 13 Central Proc essing Unit 13 Create 121 partit ion, f ree spac e req uired 1 21 Creat ing save to di sk partiti on 97 Cursor co ntrol key s 26 Cylinde rs field 79 D data loss, ca uses of 120 protecti on 115 Delete 125 Deleting save to di sk partiti on 98 Disassembly wa rni n g 23 Disc 161 Disk 162 disk 13 Disk ca che 1 62 Disk se ct[...]

Index 167 configu ring 78 instal ling 4 1 locking th e boot sector 90 removi ng 40 using 39 Hardware specifications 143 HDD 21 hard disk drive 132 Heads fi eld 79 Hot swa pping 34 I I/O (input/o utput) 162 I/O Devi ce Conf igurati on field 8 1 Icons port 32 Ignore OS /2 EA Errors on FAT 119 image f iles compres sing 104 spanni ng media 106 Infrared[...]

Index 168 Form at 127 Label 1 26 selec ting 118 Options 63 OS/2 1 Ignore OS /2 EA Errors on FAT 119 P Parallel port field 82 partit ion applyi ng change s to 118 creating 121 delet ing 125 exten ded, de leti on of 125 formatti ng 127 list 116 map 116 naming 12 6 selec ting 118 status 116 using 64KB F AT cluster s on 119 partit ion l ist drive le tt[...]

Index 169 PS/2 Mouse C onfigura tion Menu 81 Q QuietBoot Mod e field 87 R RAM (ra ndom ac ce ss memo r y) 163 Rebooting the com puter 23 Refresh ra te 163 remova ble drives 115 Removing hard drive 40 resizin g partitio ns 110 Resoluti on 53, 55, 163 Rest mo de 94 preca utions 94 requirin g a passwo rd for resum e 90 Rest Mod e field 86 Rest Tim eou[...]

Index 170 System Tim e field 7 7 T TFT (thin film trans istor) LCD (li quid cry stal disp lay) 53, 1 64 Tips for using the compute r 23 Touchpad 2 9, 32 Transfer Mo de fiel d 80 Traveli ng with t he comput er 24 Troubles hooting external m onitor 139 getting hel p 139 LCD (liq uid-crys tal displ ay) 139 numeric k eypad 139 parallel device 140 seria[...]