Micron Technology Transport LT manual

Copyrigh t Notice User’s Guide 1 TransPort  LT User’s Guide Copyright Notice The inform ation in this docu ment is su bject t o change wit hout pr ior notice in order to impro ve reliabi lity, de sign, and functi on and doe s not r epresen t a comm itment on th e par t of t he ma nufac tur er. In no ev ent wi ll th e manu fact urer be li abl[...]

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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 Bo otable Part itions ................ ................. ........ 121 To Create a Partition ...................... ................ ............ .. 122 Scenario s ...................... ................. ................ .............. 125 Deleting Parti tio ns .................... ...... ..... ...... ..... ............[...]

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Purp ose Welcome 7 Chapter 1 - Welcome Thank yo u for buying a micro npc.com computer. Th is User’s Guide is intended f or both first- time and experie nced com puter us ers. Pl ease revi ew the foll owing informa tion to get the mos t out of this manu al. Purpos e This m anual co ntains in format ion to ins truct a nd guid e you on e veryti ng f[...]

Areas Co vere d Welcome 8 Using Options: This section pr ovides an overvi ew to nu merou s opti ons wi th which y ou can in crease the uses for your TransP ort LT. I f you hav e purcha sed access ories, refer to thi s chapte r for in structi on, if not, you ma y want to find out what kind s of op tions yo u have with your T ransP ort LT. Drivers an[...]

Manual Con ventions Welcome 9 Manual Conventions The foll owing co nventions are used t hroughou t this man ual: N OTE : Notes: Important informat ion and useful tips concer ning the o peration of your compu ter. C AUTION : Caution: Failure to follow directions could result in loss of data or damage to equipment. Failure to heed these warnings c ou[...]

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Unpack ing the T ransPort LT Gettin g Sta rted 11 Chapter 2 - Getting Started Congratul ations on the purcha se o f yo ur Micr on Trans port L T noteb ook co mputer . Whether you are new to u sing a no tebook co mputer or are an experie nced use r, this user manual c an help y ou get the m ost from your co mputer. Unpacking the T ransPort LT The Tr[...]

Persona l Inve ntory Getting Sta rted 12 Persona l Inve nt or y This Tran sPort LT comput er sys tem is de signe d for yea rs of pr oductiv e and pleasurab le com puting . Use this sectio n to ke ep notes a bout det ails of y our purchase. Update t his sectio n when y ou add ne w option s. System Infor mation Please record your c omputer’s o pera[...]

Heat, C old, Humid ity, and Gl are Gettin g Sta rted 13 CPU Type: _____ __________ ______ __________ ___ Hard Disk Capac ity: ______ ______ __________ _____ Memory Capacit y: ____ _______ _________ _______ N OTE : If your sy stem arri ves in c old weath er, do not apply pow er to t he compute r until it has rea ched room te mperatur e. Heat, Col d [...]

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Operating E nvironmen t Gettin g Sta rted 15 Operating Environment You can use your c ompute r under a wi de range of envir onmental c ondition s. However, to ensur e long us e and cont inued high perf ormance , consid er the followin g facto rs when sett ing up your co mputer: • Set the c omputer o n a flat, s table surfac e. T o prevent dam age[...]

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TransP ort LT Fea tures Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 17 Chapter 3 - Introducin g Your TransPort LT Your c omputer is a lightwei ght portab le compu ter that includes features to meet your c omputing n eeds a t home or on the roa d. T ransPort L T Features Figure 1, Figure 2, a nd Figu re 3 illustr ate the featu res of y our compute r. Figure 1. [...]

TransP ort LT Fea tures Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 18 Figure 2. Bottom View of Comp ut er Figure 3. Back View of Comp uter Hard drive compartment PC Card co mpar tment Fan vent Infrared port Modem jack (Op tio n al) LAN port (Optional) Parallel port PS/2™ mouse and keyboard port Video port Serial port Power Connector USB port Line-in Microph[...]

Using Yo ur Computer for the Firs t Time Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 19 Using Y our Computer for the First T ime This secti on gives you detaile d inform ation on us ing you r computer for the fi rst time. Your c omputer run s on power from the battery in t he comput er or fr om an electric al outlet. The first time th at you us e your computer[...]

Using Yo ur Compute r for the First Tim e Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 20 C AUTION : The best kind of AC po wer source to c onnect yo ur TransPor t LT to is a UPS (Uninterrupted P ower Supply). If y ou d o not have an UPS, use a power strip with a built-in surge protector. Do not use inferior extens ion cords as this may result in damage to your[...]

Unders tanding P OST Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 21 C AUTION : Never turn off or reset your TransPort LT while the hard disk or floppy disk is in use an d the FDD and/or HDD status icon is lit; doing so can res ult in loss or destruction of your data. Always wait at least five seconds after turning off your TransPort LT bef ore tur ning it back[...]

Adjustin g the LC D Display Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 22 Support (1.888.F IXMYPC o r 1.888.34 9.6972). ( See ”T rouble shooting ” on pa ge 139.) Adjusting the LCD Display You may wish t o adjust t he LCD (Li quid-Crys tal Disp lay) whe n you beg in using your com puter. A T FT (Thin- Film Tran sistor) LC D does not requ ire adjus tment fo[...]

Tips for Using Y our Computer Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 23 prompts you to s ave your files, t urns off the comput er, and th en restar ts the comput er. A cold boot tu rns off th e compute r without saving y our fil es. To perfor m a warm (o r soft) boot : 1. Cli ck Start on the taskbar . 2. Cli ck S hut Down . 3. Select the Re star t optio n[...]

Travel ing with Y our Compu ter Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 24 sure the fan ve nt on the r ight sid e of your computer is not blo cked when you use the co mputer . (S ee Figu re 1 on pa ge 17 an d Figure 2 on page 18 for the lo catio n of the vent .) Occas ionally check th e vents an d remove any accumul ated du st on the o utsid e. • Avoid u[...]

Handl ing Sp ills Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 25 Handling Spills Do not spi ll anyth ing on yo ur comp uter. Th e best way to avoid spills is to av oid eating and drin king aroun d your c omputer. If you do s pill some thing o n your comput er, turn off your c omputer, u nplug it i mmediatel y, and do the fol lowing: • If you sp ill liq uid o[...]

Using the Keybo ard Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 26 Figure 6. Keyboard N OTE : Although the layo ut of the k eys on yo ur comput er’s ke yboard is differen t from that of a de sktop co mputer’s keyboa rd, th e keyboa rd feels like a f ull-si zed key board when you u se it . The dis tance bet ween the keys (the pi tch) is the same as on a ful[...]

Using the Keybo ard Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 27 Using the Embedded Numeric Keypad Your k eyboard inc ludes a numeric keypad , which is a group of k eys tha t you can set to type numb ers and mathema tical sym bols, such as the plus sign (Fi gure 7) . A number or symbo l on the right c orner of each ke ypad key shows i ts numeric function . F[...]

Using the Touchpa d Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 28 N OTE : When you press a functio n key combina tion, th e system sound ma y be temporari ly muted o r repea t. Usi ng th e T ouchpa d Your c omputer is e quipped wi th a touch pad, whic h is an integ rated-p ointin g device that is used to pe rform standa rd mouse fu nction s (Figur e 8). The t[...]

Reading the Syst em Stat us Lights Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 29 T ABLE 2. Usin g the T ouch pad You can use the bu ttons b elow the tou chpad in the sa me way you would use stand ard mouse bu ttons. For more informat ion on thes e featu res and othe r features supported b y yo ur mouse dr iver suc h as butto n assig nment, see the Mouse prope[...]

Reading the Syst em Stat us Lights Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 30 Table 3 describe s the mean ing of the l ights. T A BLE 3. System Sta tus Light s Ico n Funct ion of Light E-mail : Light i s on when e-mail arrives. To enab le this fu nction, y ou need to register you r E-mail Acc ount in the Register E-mail Account window. Select Start > Pr[...]

Connectin g Peripher al Devices Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 31 Connecting Peripheral Devices The connec tors on your c omputer e nable you to attach peripher al devi ces to the compu ter (Fig ure 10). C AUTION : Turn off your computer before you connect a peripheral device. Connecting a peripheral device with your computer turned on may serious[...]

Connectin g Peripher al Devices Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 32 Table 4 shows the icon s locate d near ea ch co nnector and desc ribes th e devic es that you c an attach to the con nectors. T A BLE 4. Connecting Per ipheral Device s Icon Connector PS/2 (Perso nal Syste m/2) mouse and keyb oard port: Conne ct a PS/2 -comp ati b le mo use or exter[...]

Using t he Flex-B ay Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 33 If your com puter ’s Operat ing Sys tem is W indows 98 or Wind ows 2000, y ou can use the USB port. T he Windows NT 4.0 Op erating Sys tem does not sup port USB. Using the Flex-Bay Your c omputer inc ludes the Flex-Ba y, a periph eral bay that can hold one o f the follo wing de vice s: • F[...]

Using t he Flex-B ay Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 34 C AUTION : If your Operating System is Windows 98, you can use the SmartBay Utility to hot-sw ap the de vices. If y ou do not u se Win dows 98, make sure that the computer’s power i s off befor e you remove or insta ll any devi ces. T o Remove a Device from the Fle x- Bay 1. Turn the compu t[...]

Using the Floppy Dr iv e Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 35 To star t the Smart Bay utility : 1. Cl ick the St art but ton on th e Windows ta skba r. 2. Selec t SmartBay Hotsw ap Utility . To r emo ve a de vice : 1. Open th e SmartBay Hotswap Utility . 2. Selec t Remove Device and click OK . 3. Cli ck Yes on the c onfirmati on screen 4. Remo ve the[...]

Using the Floppy Dr iv e Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 36 C AUTION : The external USB FDD Drive is recognized as the last drive. For example, the drive let ter will be E: in case t he CD-ROM dr ive is install ed into Fle x Bay. To use the floppy drive and the CD-RO M at the same time , install the CD-ROM drive in t he Flex -Bay. The n attach o ne[...]

Using the CD-ROM Drive Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 37 • Do not wri te direc tly on a l abel on your dis k; inste ad, write on a di sk labe l first an d then attac h the lab el to th e disk. • Make co pies o f all you r im portant di sks. Using the CD-R OM Driv e Compact Di sc Drive s are desi gned so th at you can easi ly ins ert one in to [...]

Using the CD-ROM Drive Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 38 Install and start a CD-bas ed progr am in the s ame way y ou wou ld run a pr ogram on a floppy disk. Se e your Operati ng System documentati on for more inf ormation on running progr am s. The name of the CD- ROM drive is the le tter foll owing the l etter as signed to your last har d driv e[...]

Using the Hard Drive Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 39 To remove the CD: 1. Click the CD Playe r button o n the Wind ows task bar to open th e CD Play er window ( Figur e 14). Figure 14. CD Player Window 2. Cl ick the St op bu tton in the CD Playe r window. 3. Cl ick the Ej ect bu tton on the CD Player wi ndow or pre ss the bu tton on you r CD-R O[...]

Using the Hard Drive Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 40 Although Windows 98 can work with FAT-16 or FAT-32 (a 3 2-bit file a llocation table), you r co mputer ha s been su pplie d with FAT -32. Older softwar e that you may hav e (16-bit s oftware) may requir e FAT-16 to run. Sim ilarly, W indows NT 4. 0 can use FAT-16 or NTFS (t he Wind ows NT file[...]

Using th e Battery Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 41 5. Pull the h ard dri ve out of th e compute r. C AUTION : Only install a ha rd drive that is thinner th an 9.5 mm in this computer. Inst alli ng a Ha rd D rive To ins tall a har d drive: 1. Remo ve the old hard dr ive from the comp uter as d escribed in the pr evious section . 2. Slide the new [...]

Using th e Battery Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 42 When you use a new bat tery pack for the fi rst time or use a bat tery after a long period o f storag e, the init ial batter y life i s shorter than nor mal. Norm al batter y life resum es afte r a few disc harge-recha rge cycl es. Follow thes e rules fo r chargin g your b attery: • A battery [...]

Using th e Battery Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 43 2. Close t he LCD panel , and turn the compute r over s o that the bottom of the u nit faces up. 3. Push d own the batte ry latch a nd hold it, then pu ll the battery pack from th e computer. (Figure 1 6) Figure 16. Removing the Battery Pack Inst alli n g the Batt er y To inst all the ba ttery p[...]

Using th e Battery Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 44 You can mo nitor the charge of the batter y pack in stalled i n your co mputer thr ough the batter y gauge. Using the Battery Gauge Press [F n+F2] t o displa y the b attery ga uge on the LCD. You can di splay t he battery gauge whil e you ar e in any program . The gaug e has four secti ons: • [...]

Using th e Battery Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 45 To set batte ry monitor ing optio ns in Po werProf iler: 1. Double- click th e PowerPro filer batt ery icon t o open the s oftware. 2. Cl ick the Battery tab. 3. Set options under B attery Sta tus and Alarm Settings . For mo re informa tion on PowerPr ofiler , see th e Help opti on in the Power [...]

Using th e Modem Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 46 • The batte ry temperatur e is below 4 1° F (5° C) or over 95° F (35° C ). If you think the battery temp erature is too ho t or too c old, turn off the c omputer , remove the batt ery , and l et the battery rea ch room temp erature . Then tr y chargi ng the batte ry agai n. • The battery i[...]

Using th e Modem Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 47 Figure 18. Modem P roperties Dialog Box 5. Cli ck OK to close th e dialog box. 6. Cli ck OK to close Modem Properties dial og box. Descriptio n of 56K There are differ ent stan dards rega rding 56 K tech nology. • K56Fle x T e chnol ogy dev eloped by Rockwel l Semic onductor Systems and Luc ent [...]

Using th e Modem Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 48 N OTE : 1. Due t o FCC limita tions, sp eeds of 53kb ps are th e maximu m permiss ible transmit po wer le vels dur ing downl oad trans missio ns. Actu al data spe eds will vary depend ing on li ne con ditions. 2. In orde r to use the 56K fea ture, be s ure to chec k if the s tandard s supported by[...]

Installi ng the Mod em Dri ver in Wi ndo ws 95/9 8 Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 49 Installi ng the Modem Driver in Windows 95/ 98 You can install the mod em drive as show n in the fol lowing i nstruct ions. Refer to the MResto re CD that com es with y our Transpo rt LT for Mod em installa tion instruc tions fo r your Operati ng Syst em. Modem Co[...]

Installi ng the Mod em Dri ver in Wi ndo ws 95/9 8 Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 50 Command Mode If you tur n on your compute r and st art comm unicatio n by a communic ation progra m, you ca n see a pr ompt on th e term inal scre en. Under such conditio ns, you can use A T comma nds like c alling, etc. DATA Mode In comman d mode , you can call b[...]

Installi ng the Mod em Dri ver in Wi ndo ws 95/9 8 Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 51 Display th e result v alue After en tering A T commands , the resul t value i s display ed on th e screen. The result v alue can be display ed during co mmunicat ion. Gen erally, the re sult will be OK. A ccording to the ATV c ommand, t he resul t can be d isplaye[...]

Installi ng the Mod em Dri ver in Wi ndo ws 95/9 8 Introducing Your Tr an sPort LT 52 M2 Enables always M3 Enables until ca rrier ha s been detect ed after c onnectio n ATS0=nS ets S0 regi ster v alue (n ra nge: 0~25 5). Sets the numbe r of incomi ng ring signals before a nswerin g. Th e Modem r esponds after as many inc oming rings a s specifi ed [...]

Resolution and Col or Depth Video Features and Configurat ion 53 Chapter 4 - Video Featu res and Configuration Your compute r in cludes a TFT LCD or activ e- matrix display . The capabilities of the scr een plus the video driver s inst alled on t he com puter dete rmine th e quality of the ima ge your L CD can displ ay. The foll owing se ction s de[...]

Resolution and Col or Depth Video Features and Configurat ion 54 T A BLE 6. V ideo D river Capa bilities All thes e video modes ca n be di splayed on an e xternal mo nitor . Howeve r, if yo u discon nect an ex ternal moni tor that was attached to your c omputer and then st art the compute r, the LCD may r evert to a differen t resolution than the o[...]

Resolution and Col or Depth Video Features and Configurat ion 55 4. Double- click th e Display icon. Th e Display Pr ope rties win dow appe ars. 5. Cl ick the Settings tab. The Settings screen appea rs. 6. Cl ick the Ad vanced button. T he Advance d Pro perties s creen appea rs. 7. Cl ick the Monitor tab. 8. Cl ick the Change butto n. The Updat e D[...]

Resolution and Col or Depth Video Features and Configurat ion 56 5. Cl ick the Settings tab. The Settings screen appea rs. Figure 19. Display properties in Windows NT 4.0 6. To ch ange the color d epth, cli ck the arr ow next to Color pale tte and selec t the color de pth yo u want. 7. To ch ange th e resolutio n, cl ick and drag the k nob under th[...]

Resolution and Col or Depth Video Features and Configurat ion 57 5. Cl i ck th e Change button. The Update De vice Driver W izard windo w appears . 6. Cl ick the Nex t button. 7. Selec t Display a list of al l the driver s in a speci fic loca tion , so yo u can select th e drive r you want. Cl ick the Next bu tton. 8. Cl ick the Hav e disk bu tton.[...]

Working with PC Cards Video Features and Configurat ion 58 A line simil ar to the fo llowing line appears un der the Disp lay option: ATI 3D RAG E Mobility . 8. Cli ck OK . The Third-P arty Drivers warning windo w appears. 9. Cli ck Yes . The driv er is cop ied. A wi ndow appea rs info rming y ou the dr iver has been succes sfully copied. 10.Click [...]

Working with PC Cards Video Features and Configurat ion 59 video an d audio s ystems without going throug h the mi croproc essor . Video confe rencing and real- time mu ltimedia devi ces, such as video camer as, are sup ported by z oomed vi deo. N OTE : To use the CardB us and zo omed v ideo tec hnology w ith Wi ndows NT , inst all the CardBus and [...]

Working with PC Cards Video Features and Configurat ion 60 Figure 21. Inserting a PC Card Windows 98 Windows 98 auto maticall y assi gns com puter re source s (suc h as com municati on ports a nd memory a ddress es) to a PC Card ins talled i n your com puter. F or further informa tion on c onfigur ing a PC Card in Win dows 98, s ee the in dex entr [...]

Working with PC Cards Video Features and Configurat ion 61 If CardWi zard cann ot autom aticall y config ure your P C Card , the comp uter beeps once and a messag e appea rs tellin g you t hat the car d has no t been con figured. Click t he Wizard button on the Car dWizar d window. CardWiz ard then analyze s why the card was not configu red and fix[...]

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AC Ada pt er Using Options 63 Chapter 5 - Using Options You can order th e followin g optio ns for you r Notebook computer from y our authoriz ed res eller: • An extra A C adapte r . • An auto ad apter that enable s you to char ge the com puter ’ s b attery an d operate t he compute r in an a utomobi le. • An extr a battery pa ck. • 32, 6[...]

Battery Pack Using Options 64 If the adapt er is pl ugged in and the adapter l ight does not turn o n: • Check the adapter connections . • If you are i n an au tomobile, turn on the automobi le’s ignition to supply power to t he adap ter . In some vehicl es, power to the ci garette l ighter socket is alway s on and you do not need to turn o n[...]

Memory Modules Using Options 65 Take th e followin g preca utions whe n inst alling a memory mod ule: • Before y ou remove the mem ory modu le co mpartmen t door , tu rn off the computer , unpl ug the power cor d, and remo ve the bat tery . Als o, disconnec t any per ipheral dev ices. • Before h andli ng a memor y module , disch arge a ny stati[...]

Memory Modules Using Options 66 a. Pull the tabs on the co nnector slot outwa rd sli ghtly, unt il the edge of the memory module po ps up (Fi gure 23). Figure 23. Removing a Memory Module b. Hold the memory module by the edges and pull it forward out of th e compa rtment. 5. Align the connec tor on th e memory module w ith the co nnecto r of the sl[...]

CD-ROM Drive Using Options 67 8. Align the memor y module compa rtment do or wit h the comp artment an d push the d oor down u ntil it snap s into place. 9. Rein stall the screw y ou remo ved in step 2. 10.Turn the comp uter on an d perform a compl ete POS T to check the memor y integri ty. CD-ROM Drive If your sy stem did not sh ip with a CD- ROM [...]

Port Re plicator Using Options 68 Figure 25. Secondary Battery Port R eplica tor Connectin g the com puter to pe ripher al devic es on a reg ular bas is has become quick a nd easy with the 100 -pin Po rt Replic ator. Features of the Port Replicator Figure 26. Front view of the por t replicator Flex-Bay (see “Using th e Flex-Bay” on page 33) Pre[...]

Port Re plicator Using Options 69 Figure 27. Back view of the port rep licator Inst alli n g a Port Replicator 1. Turn off your system and disc onnect al l the d evices. 2. Adjus t the conn ecting par t of the s ystem an d the port replicator . Figure 28 . Connect ing a Port Repl icator 3. Push t he syste m firmly to insta ll a port r eplicat or pr[...]

Port Re plicator Using Options 70 C AUTION : The system power must be turned off before connec t ion or disconnection of the port replicator from the system, or both devic es could be damaged. C AUTION : While the TV is ON, do not press [ Fn+LCD/CRT] key. Pressing [Fn+LCD/ CRT] key may cause malfunction on TV- Out. Removing a Port Replicator 1. Tur[...]

Drivers Drivers an d System Resources 71 Chapter 6 - Drivers and System Re sources This sec tion pro vides b asic infor mation about d rivers and sys tem IRQs. Drivers A driver is a program that e nables the Operati ng System to wo rk with a ha rdware device. Yo ur comp uter inc ludes driv ers for th e audio, v ideo, inf rared, to uchpad, keyb oard[...]

Servic e Pack 6A for Wind ows NT 4.0 Drivers an d System Resources 72 In Window s 98, yo u can c onfigure a devic e so that t he devic e is disab led whe n you con nect your compute r to a doc king stati on but enabled wh en the com puter is not co nnected to the dock ing stati on. With t his conf igura tion, an IRQ is av ailable for a periph eral [...]

Inst alling th e LAN Drive r in Window s 98 Drivers an d System Resources 73 Installi ng the LAN Driver in Windows 98 Refer to th e MRestore CD that ca me with y our Transpo rt LT for LAN i nstallatio n instruc tions s pecific to your Operating System.[...]

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Start ing Sys tem Se tup Using System Setup 75 Chapter 7 - Using System Setup The Sy stem Setu p progr am enables you to c onfigur e your comp uter har dware and set s ecurity a nd power-s avings o ptions. The settings you cho ose are stored in the batt ery-ma intained CMOS mem ory that save s the info rmation e ven wh en the compu ter’s p ower i[...]

Start ing Sys tem Se tup Using System Setup 76 To open a menu, us e the left o r right arrow keys t o select the men u name and press [En ter]. Table 9 lists th e keys you can use to navigate through S ystem S etup. T A BLE 9 . System Se tup Nav igation K eys Navigatio n Key Alternate Key Function [F1] [Alt+H] Di splays the Gener al Help w ind ow .[...]

Main Menu Using System Setup 77 A pointer symbo l appear ing to the l eft of a fie ld ind icates t hat you c an open a submenu from th is field. A subme nu contai ns additi onal options fo r a field . To open a sub menu, high light th e field and press [Ent er]. Use the same key s to enter values and move from fiel d to field within submenus as you[...]

Main Menu Using System Setup 78 N OTE : Set the Auto option o f the Type fiel d in the Seco ndary Ma ster sub menu to en able the system to boo t from B ootable CD- ROMS, you will also n eed to ch eck t he boot device priority field and Bootab le CD check field . After y ou make y our selec tions fr om this s ubmenu , press the [Esc] k ey to exi t [...]

Main Menu Using System Setup 79 The Prim ary and Seco ndary M aster fi elds c alls up a subm enu. The followin g fields are found in the submenu: T A BLE 1 1. P rimary a nd Sec ondary Master Fi elds Su bmenu Feature Op tion D escrip tion T ype : Aut o User None Configure s the hard dri v e type. Normally , sele ct Auto at this field to have your co[...]

Main Menu Using System Setup 80 32 Bit I/O: En abled Disabled Enables or disables 32-Bit I/O (in put/output). When Enabled , your ha rd drive c an work with applications w ith 32-bit inpu t and outp ut. If the fi eld is Disa bl ed (default), your com puter wo rks with 16-bit in put and o utput and has lower pe rformance. Tr a n s f e r Mode: Standa[...]

Advanced Men u Using System Setup 81 Advanced Menu Sele cting Advanced from the m enu bar d isplays t he Advanced menu. T ABLE 13 . Advanc ed Menu Feature Optio n Desc ription Installed O/S: Select the Operating Syste m instal led on yo ur system which you will us e most com monly . An inc orrect set ting can caus e unexpe cted sys tem beha vior . [...]

Advanced Men u Using System Setup 82 The I/O Device Confi guration subm enu contai ns these fields: T A BLE 14. I/O Device C onfigurat ion Su bmenu Feature Optio n Desc ription Serial port: Enabled Disabled Configur es serial port. The o ptions fo r this fiel d are Enabled (d efault), an d Disa bled . If you s et this fiel d to Enabled , you ca n s[...]

Securi ty Men u Using System Setup 83 Security Menu Sele cting Securit y from th e menu bar disp lays the Securi ty menu. Y our compu ter’s advan ced se curity system allow s you to set two different pa sswords to prevent unauth orized ac cess to system reso urces, data, a nd Syste m Setu p. From the Se curity menu, y ou ca n enable a boot pa ssw[...]

Power Menu Using System Setup 84 Power Menu The Power menu of System Setup all ows you to enable an d adju st your comput er’s soph isticate d power-sav ing featur es. Enab ling the se features extends the life o f the ba ttery. W ARNING : If your computer shipped with Windows 98 or WIndows 2 000 installed, the Power Management wor ks with the se[...]

Power Menu Using System Setup 85 T A BLE 16 . Powe r Menu Feature Optio n Desc ription Power Savi ngs Mode: Maximu m Performance Maximu m Power Saving Enables an d disabl es Maxi mum Perfor mance mode. Th e options a re Maximu m Perf orman ce , Maximu m Power Saving (default) , Customized and Disabled . If you set this field to Ma ximum Per formanc[...]

Power Menu Using System Setup 86 Suspend Mode: Sa ve T o RAM Save T o Disk Specifies the type of re st mode y our comp uter enters : • Save to RAM : Saves p ower by turning off th e micr opro cessor and a ll devi ces exc ept sy ste m memor y and con troller , and video m emory and control ler . • Save T o Disk : Provides the greatest po wer-sav[...]

Boot Menu Using System Setup 87 Boot Menu The Boot me nu enables you to s elect a boot devic e and set boot o ptions . Resume Ti m e : hh:mm:ss Specifies the tim e for you r comp uter to aut omatically resume fro m rest mo de. Enter two-d igit numbers to indi cat e the h our, minutes , an d s eco nds i n the f orm at hh:mm:ss . Use a 24-hour cl ock[...]

Exit Menu Using System Setup 88 N OTE : If you want to start the system u sing a bo otable CD, change the ATA PI CD-ROM Drive to be the fir st prior ity and ma ke sure the Auto is se t in the Type field of the Seco ndary Mast er Su bmenu a t Main pag e, and a lso mak e sure th at Enable d is set in th e Boota ble CD che ck field at Boot pa ge. Exit[...]

System P asswords Using Syst em Se curity 89 Chapter 8 - Using System Security This secti on describes the secu rity optio ns provide d with you r computer . System Pas swords The com puter pr ovides two level s of pass word se curity: ad minis trative -level (superv isor) and us er-level (us er). Either password pr events un authoriz ed access to [...]

System P asswords Using Syst em Se curity 90 Deleting a Password To delete th e passwo rd: 1. At startu p, press [F 2] to open Sy stem Set up . 2. When pr ompted ty pe your password a nd press [Enter] . 3. Use the [Right Ar row] key to s elect th e Security me nu. 4. Use the [Down Arr ow] key to select Set Super visor Password or Set User Passwor d[...]

System P asswords Using Syst em Se curity 91 To enable the floppy loc k, select the option Supervisor in the Lock Fl oppy field in System Setup. F or more inf ormation about th e Lock Floppy field, s ee “Sec urity Menu” on page 83. Locking the Keyboard The keybo ard lock e nables y ou to pro tect your s ystem wh en you wal k away from it for a [...]

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Maximum Power Saving Mode Using Power Management Options 93 Chapter 9 - Using Po wer Management Options Your c omputer inc ludes pow er-mana gement opti ons that c an help t he battery charge last long er and exten d the l ife of the b attery, LCD pa nel, an d other componen ts. Po wer-manage ment opt ions sl ow down o r shut o ff system componen t[...]

Susp end Mod e Using Power Management Options 94 If you ena ble bo th standby an d rest mo des, you r comput er enters s tandby wh en the delay time you chose fo r standb y has elaps ed, and then enter s rest mo de when the de lay time you c hose for r est mode h as elaps ed. Suspend Mode The Auto Suspend Timeout field in S ystem S etup ena bles yo[...]

Using PowerProfiler Using Power Management Options 95 • Save all open files bef ore you press [ Fn+F4] to m anual ly plac e your compu ter into Sus pend m ode. • If you purc hased a ne w hard dr ive, mak e sure that yo u create a s ave to disk pa rtition equal to the amoun t of system m emor y plus the a mount of video me mory pl us 2 MB, befor[...]

Using PowerProfiler Using Power Management Options 96 • If y ou disa ble the Resume on Time field in System Se tup, the same field in PowerProf iler is also automa tically disabled. An eas y way to work with these two fie lds is to set the resume ti me to 0 in System Setup and set the actual res ume time that you de sire in P owerProfil er . N OT[...]

Using PowerProfiler Creating a Save-To-Disk Par tition 97 Chapter 10 - Creating a Save-To-Disk Partition The har d drive shi pped in y our com puter has a save -to-disk partit ion in whic h data from sy stem and video me mory is stored during sav e-to-dis k mode. T he parti tion is the ma ximum s ize need ed for yo ur comp uter and s upports system[...]

Using PowerProfiler Creating a Save-To-Disk Par tition 98 1. Turn off th e computer , remov e your old h ard drive, and ins ert the ne w one into your computer . (See ”Using the Hard D rive” on page 39 for inst ructions .) 2. Inse rt the PHD ISK disk into the floppy dr ive and start y our comp uter. 3. At the A : prompt, type ph disk /cr eate 2[...]

MRestore CD-ROM Software Ut ilities 99 Chapter 11 - Software Utilities MRestore CD-ROM Included with your n otebook c omputer i s a CD-ROM titled MRes tore. Thi s CD is only fun ctional o n Micron s ystems with an app roved M icron B IOS. Included on this CD -ROM are t he followi ng: • The MCRC (Micron Cu stomer Resource Cen ter) • Drivers (w i[...]

Drive Image 3.0 Software Utilities 100 compre ssible image of the en tire hard d rive or i ndividu al parti tion on a Jaz, Zip , seco ndary h ard drive , or oth er remo vable me dia de vice. T he ima ge can the n be restored f rom the s ource a nd used fo r complete Operati ng Syste m applicati on and data r ecovery. N OTE : Current ly, Drive Image[...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Ut ilities 101 Drive I mage Professional If you want the absol ute fastes t way to c lone works tations, a Drive Imag e Profes sional ve rsion is availabl e for use on multi ple PCs. For more infor matio n or for upgr ades co ntact Powe rQuest sales a t 801- 226-8977 or visit t heir web s ite at http:www.powe rque[...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Utilities 102 2. Before running Drive Im age, use a disk u tility pr ogram s uch as ScanDisk o r Norton’ s Disk Doctor to identify and repa ir any e rrors on your hard driv e. NT users s hould ru n CHKDSK / F. 3. You may also c hoose to r un a dis k defrag menting ut ility to further optimize your hard driv e. 4[...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Ut ilities 103 6. Cli ck Next . At any po int prio r to actu al ima ge file c reation, you can c lick Back to retu rn to the p revious s tep and ch ange y our setting s. 7. Selec t the sour ce drive partitio n you wish to incl ude in the image file, or click Select All to au tomati cally s elect al l partit ions. [...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Utilities 104 hard d rives, netw ork dri ves, and r emova ble media storage devices such a s Jaz, Zi p, MO, and SyQues t drives . Network d rives mus t be vis ible as a d rive letter. 10.(Opt ional) Ty pe brie f comments about your im age file i n the Im age File Comments field. Comm ents ca nnot exc eed 300 ch ar[...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Ut ilities 105 In general , compress ed image fi les created with new ver sions of Drive Image are not co mpatible with ear lier ver sions . 12.Click Next . Driv e Image di splays all the i nformati on yo u have ente red to thi s poi nt: • Source Driv e • Source Partiti ons (parti tions to be included in the i[...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Utilities 106 14.Click Advanced Options to set s uch optio ns as disa bling fil e system e rror- checki ng or pass word-p rote cting yo ur im age file . 15.Click Finish to begin creatin g the imag e file . If you e ntered a name of a curren t file, Dr ive Imag e displa ys a mes sage tha t < path and filen ame &[...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Ut ilities 107 Advanced Options The Create Image Ad vanced Op tions dialo g box appears when yo u clic k Advanced Options at the Read y To Crea te Image F ile scr een. Clea r the Check for F ile Syst em Errors c heck bo x if you want to d isable f ile system error checki ng. If you hav e alrea dy used a disk ut il[...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Utilities 108 ImageShield To password-p rotect your image fi le, click Passwor d Protect Image File a nd type a pas sword in t he Passw ord field . N OTE : Record ima ge fil e passwords and stor e them in a safe place. If you forg et an image file’s pas swor d, you ca nnot res tore the fi le. Spli t Imag e F ile[...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Ut ilities 109 3. In the Image File f ield, ente r the path and filen ame of th e image fi le you wa nt to restor e, or clic k Browse to selec t the path a nd image fi le. 4. Cli ck Next . A t any p oint prio r to actual image file res tore, you can clic k Back to retur n to the pr evious step and c hange your se [...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Utilities 110 7. Cli ck Next . If y ou have more than one hard drive, sel ect the dr ive where you want t o restore t he image fi le. 8. Cli ck Next . 9. Selec t an exis ting par tition or free sp ace (non -partiti oned dis k spac e). 10.If th e destina tion pa rtition or free space is no t large en ough to ac com[...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Ut ilities 111 11 . C l i c k R esiz e Source Part it ions. The Resize Par t itions wi ndow di splays . The Selected Sour ce Partitions group box displ ays the parti tions you se lected to restore. Th e Totals field dis plays t he disk sp ace for the sourc e partiti ons. A for mula b ox b elow t he Totals field di[...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Utilities 112 14.Click OK. Since par titions mu st end on a cylind er bound ary, Driv e Image rounds the New Si ze up to t he next c ylinder bo undary. 15.Click Accept . La ter, when you res tore the imag e file , Drive Imag e resizes the part iti on. 16.Click Next. If you sele cted an exi sting par tition as the [...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Ut ilities 113 • Safe checks for bad sectors and ena bles DOS di sk write veri fication . Y o u can als o enable t he safe options indepe ndently u sing the A dvance d Options bu tton in Step 19 pa ge 1 13. F or exampl e, if you want to e nable DOS dis k write verifica tion bu t not ch eck for bad sec tors, yo u[...]

Drive Image Professi onal Software Utilities 114 • Information about curr ent partit ion (volum e, type, s ize MB, used MB, fre e MB) • Sub-pr oces s pro gr es s bar • T ransfer ra te for curr ent partit ion • T otal me gabyte s copied for current partitio n • T ime elaps ed • Estimate d time remai ning Upon comp letion , the mess age ?[...]

Partit ionMag ic Software Ut ilities 115 Check for File System Errors Cl ear t h e Ch eck for F ile Syst em Errors c heck bo x to dis able file system error checki ng. If you have a lready us ed a di sk util ity prog ram such a s ScanDi sk to check y our hard drive for er rors, it is no t necessa ry to have Drive Imag e chec k for file syst em erro[...]

Part itionMa gic Software Utilities 116 In the Partit ionMagic ma in window, th e menu b ar and a too lbar appear at the top of the window. The me nu bar gives you acces s to all of Partitio nMagic’ s features, while the toolbar g ives you q uick acc ess to comm only-us ed option s. Part it io n In fo r mat io n The partit ion area d isplays i nf[...]

Partit ionMag ic Software Ut ilities 117 You can navig ate Parti tionMagi c using the mou se or the keyb oard. The part ition size, used spac e, and free s pace values are dis played in megabytes . To navi gate usi ng a mous e, positi on the mous e poin ter on the item you want to sele ct and cl ick the primar y (usua lly the l eft) mous e button. [...]

Part itionMa gic Software Utilities 118 To select a disk : • On th e toolbar , click t he arrow button t o the right of the cu rrently s elected disk to open a drop-down list of all t he disk s on you r sys tem, an d then cl ick the disk you want to selec t. OR • On the me nu bar , clic k Driv es and t hen se lect a disk. N OTE : Drives do not [...]

Partit ionMag ic Software Ut ilities 119 You can tell when c hanges h ave be en made bu t not ye t applied to you r system whe n: (1 ) the App ly option app ears in the main window, and (2) the status box in the lower right cor ner of the main wind ow indicates that o perations a re pendin g. To apply changes to your sys tem, clic k Apply or click [...]

Part itionMa gic Software Utilities 120 W ARNING : If OS/2 is on yo ur computer, do not enable this preference . Data loss co uld occur because problems might go undete c ted. To enabl e or disab le this p referen ce: 1. In the main win dow, cl ick Gen eral > Pr eferen ces. 2. Cli ck Ignore OS/2 EA Er rors on FAT. 3. Cli ck OK. Skip Bad Sector C[...]

Partit ionMag ic Software Ut ilities 121 1. In the main win dow, cl ick Gen eral > Pr eferen ces. 2. In the Set as Read- Only for P artitionM agic box, click the box ne xt to the disk(s ) you wa nt enabled or disa bled. 3. Cli ck OK. Creating Par titions The Crea te opera tion lets you cr eate prim ary par titions, extended partitio ns, and logi[...]

Part itionMa gic Software Utilities 122 T ABLE 20 . Bo otable Parti tions * Windows NT m ust boot from a primary p artition on the first drive. However, only a few NT files must reside on that part ition; the remaining files c an reside on a logical partition, which can be located on the first or a subsequent drive. The NT boot partition can be sha[...]

Partit ionMag ic Software Ut ilities 123 2. On the partitio n map or i n the par tition li st, sele ct a block o f free sp ace.If no free s pace exis ts, you mu st resize or delete a n existi ng parti tion to crea te free spac e. 3. On the toolbar , clic k C: . The Crea te Part ition screen appears. N OTE : You can also c lick Operations > Creat[...]

Part itionMa gic Software Utilities 124 the n ew partiti on is smal ler than the av ailable f ree space, you can p osition the partit ion at t he beginni ng or end of the fre e space. Generally , it is b est to position the part ition at the beginni ng of t he free spac e. In th e Po sition box, click Beginning of f ree space or End of fre e space.[...]

Partit ionMag ic Software Ut ilities 125 Scenarios Sample Sy stem Confi guration Disk 1 — One 4 GB d isk co ntaining: • One activ e primary F A T32 part ition (C: ) running W indows 9 5. • One exte nded par tition enc losing one log ical F A T par tition ( E:). Disk 2 — One 2 GB h ard disk c ontainin g: • One 1 GB F A T32 pri mary pa rti [...]

Part itionMa gic Software Utilities 126 Assigns Dr ive Letters” and “Pro blems Cause d by Drive L etter Chan ges” in Basic Concepts in Help. To delete a partitio n: 1. From the Disk drop-d own list (loc ated on the toolbar) , select the disk wi th the partit ion yo u wish to delete. 2. On the partitio n map or i n the p artition list, se lect[...]

Partit ionMag ic Software Ut ilities 127 3. On the toolbar, cl ic k the La bel icon . The Label Partition dialo g appea rs: 4. In the New Label box, type the new l abel. La bels c annot co ntain these s pecial chara cters: [*?: <>|+=;/”,]. 5. Cli ck OK. In the lower righ t corner o f the Pa rtitionMagic main w indow, cl ick App ly. 6. Cli [...]

Part itionMa gic Software Utilities 128 Converting F A T to F A T32 The Convert FAT to FAT32 opera tion c onverts a FAT pa rtition to FAT3 2. FAT32 partitio ns have less was ted disk space than FAT p artition s. However , you sh ould be aware of these i ssues: • Y ou m ust ha ve Wind ows 95 OE M Servic e Rele ase 2, Wi ndows 98, or Windows NT 200[...]

Partit ionMag ic Software Ut ilities 129 If NTFS is the fu ll size of your drive and no DOS pa rtition i s avail able, yo u must copy the pqmagic files to a bootab le floppy and at the comma nd li ne type Pqmagic/PQB=a:Pqba tch.pqb . Becaus e NTFS is not ac cessible fr om DOS i t is unable to copy the batchf ile process to the h ard drive . By typi[...]

Part itionMa gic Software Utilities 130 N OTE : NTFS does NOT conver t to anyth ing. You must stay with this partiti on format or reinsta ll the O perating System. W ARNING : Because of the abo ve example , we recomme nd that you create an i mage of your hard drive before modifying or installing anything. (Create a n image of hard drive while u sin[...]

Partit ionMag ic Software Ut ilities 131 5. If yo u wish to alter any setting s, cl ick Previou s to backtrack and make change s. 6. If you wish t o set opti ons suc h as di sabling file system error-chec king or hiding parti tions af t er co py, cli ck Advanced Options. Copying multiple logical partitions can cau se the dr ive lette rs of subs equ[...]

PHDIS K Util ity Software Utilities 132 PHDISK Utility PH DISK.E XE is th e utility program y ou use to prepa re your ha rd disk fo r the Suspend to Disk f unctio n. It can b e used to p repare a dedicat ed par tition pr ior to storing syst em confi guration data, and sy stem a nd vi deo mem ory. Do not remove this parti tion, labe led “non -DOS?[...]

PHDISK Util ity Software Ut ilities 133 Autom atic Memor y Si ze Calc ulat ion PH DISK automat icall y measures all sys tem and video memory an d calcula tes the exact am ount of har d disk sp ace requ ired to s tore the maximum amount of data present in memor y . Micron has alread y pla ced a par tition on your ha rd driv e that wil l handle a ll [...]

PHDIS K Util ity Software Utilities 134 T A BLE 23. INFO Opt ion PHDISK Sign-on Message A PHDI SK sign -on mess age will appear. Unrecognized Opt ion The f ollowing text is dis played when an inval id option or paramete r is ent ered on the comman d line. “Error: (Us er option) i s an unrecogn ized com mand line op tion. For a com mand line summa[...]

PHDISK Util ity Software Ut ilities 135 Execute PHDISK /PAR TITI ON /DE LETE, a nd PHDIS K /PA RTITIO N / REFORMAT. The foll owing text is displ ayed when a hard disk error i s detecte d during any Save-To -Disk o peration . (The wor d fatal simpl y means that the pr ogram wa s termina ted, not that your hard disk is damag ed.) Er ror-A fat al hard[...]

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To (re) install your O peratin g Syst em: Restoring your Computer 137 Chapter 12 - Restor ing your Computer Notebook c omputers that ship from the factory i nclude one Microsoft Wind ows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0 CD-RO M and Syste m utility CD-ROM, which contains a copy of the applic ations an d drivers needed for a computer ’s Ope rati[...]

To (re) instal l your ori ginal ap plicatio ns and dr ivers: Restoring your Computer 138 7. Type FDISK at the prompt an d partiti on your hard driv e. 8. Rest art your c omputer t o allow it to recog nize the new par tition s. 9. Type FORMAT C:/S at the pro mpt to form at the C: drive, re peat this for any other d rives that yo u may hav e. 10.Rest[...]

Opera ting Pr oblems Troubleshooting 139 Chapter 13 - Troubleshooting If you eve r have diffic ulty ru nning you r computer , consult the followi ng secti ons for advice on h ow to ha ndle syste m proble ms. If this s ection do es not help you resolve th e pro blem, con tact mic ronpc.com Technica l Sup port at 1- 888-FI X-MYPC (1-888-34 9-6972) . [...]

Infrared P roblems Troubleshooting 140 You can also enab le othe r power-s aving op tions thr ough Sy stem Setu p. Set th e timeout ti mes in th e Standby Timeout and Rest Timeout fields to the shortes t times to ensure m aximum p ower savin gs. Certain softw are programs “hang” during operations when there is no interact ion with the keyboa rd[...]

Modem P roblems Troubleshooting 141 If you ar e unable t o transfe r files wit h the in frared p ort, check the follo wing: • Make su re the settin g of Serial port B is set to the WindowsSystemPrope rtiesNetworkIrDA drive r . • The sending and rec eiving devices need to be on the same level vertic ally . Place th e infrar ed ports o n the [...]

Modem P roblems Troubleshooting 142 After y our modem has con nected to the on- line serv ice, you r scr een may d isplay garbage charac ters or afte r-imag es in sc reen trans ition s. This pr oble m is cause d by a mis match of t he ter minal mod es bet ween comm unicatio ns se rvice and comm unicatio ns program s. Yo u need t o match the term in[...]

Syste m Specif ications Specifications 143 Chapter 14 - Specifications System Specifi cations T A BLE 24. Hard ware Spec ifications Dimension LCD vi ewin g ar ea LCD viewing area (12.1 TFT) 9.7 x 7.2 in (246 x 184.5 mm) LCD viewing area (13.3 TFT) 10.6 x 8. 0 in (270.3 x 202.8 m m) Width 11.89 in (30.2 cm) Height 1.1 8 in (2.99 cm) Depth 9.53 in (2[...]

Syste m Specif ications Specifications 144 Capacity , typical 3200 mA hr Chargin g time, ap proximat e, with compute r turned off, typical 2.5 hr. Chargin g time, ap proximat e, with compute r turned on, typic al 4.0 hr. Average ba ttery life , with no po wer managem ent enabl ed 2.5 hr. Ext e rnal AC Ad apte r Operatin g voltage 100-24 0 VAC Line [...]

Syste m Specif ications Recording the Computer Hardware Configuration 145 Chapter 15 - Recording the Computer Hardwa re Configuration In the spa ces provi ded, writ e the Sys tem Setup program settings. If your comput er ever l oses co nfiguration informati on, yo u can ente r the info rmation fr om this secti on int o System Se tup to res tore it.[...]

Syste m Specif ications Recording the Computer Hardware Configuration 146 Mode 2 Disabled ADVANCED MENU Install ed O/S: Other/WinNT 4.0 W in95 APM Win98/W in200 0 PS/2 Mous e Con figuration: Disabled S ingle Mous e Dual Mouse Screen Expansion: Enabled Disabled TV St an da r d: NT SC PAL Dual Display: LCD CRT Both I/O DEVICE CONFIGURATION SUB M ENU [...]

Syste m Specif ications Recording the Computer Hardware Configuration 147 Local Bus IDE adapter: Both Disabled Prim ary Sec onda ry Large Disk Access Mode: DOS Other SECURITY MENU Set passw ord Password on boot : Enabled Disabled Fixed disk bo ot sect or: Norma l Write Protect Diskette access: Supervisor User Virus check reminder: Daily W eekly Mon[...]

Syste m Specif ications Recording the Computer Hardware Configuration 148 BOOT MENU QuietB oot Mode: Enable d Disabl ed Quick Boot Mode: Enable d Disabl ed Floppy check: Enabled Disabled Bootab le CD Check: Enabled Disabled Summary screen: Enabled Disabled Wake On Lan: Enabled Disabled Boot Devi ce Priority: Boot op tion 1:___ ______________ ______[...]

FCC Notice Appendix A - Regulatory 149 Append ix A - Regu lator y FCC Notice This dev ice compli es with P art 15 of t he FCC Rul es. Operat ion is s ubject to the followin g two co nditions :(1) this device m ay not c ause har mful interfe rence, an d (2) this device m ust ac cept any interfere nce r eceived , incl uding in terferen ce tha t may c[...]

Federal Commu nicat ion s Commis s ion (FCC) Part 68 State men t Appendix A - Regulatory 150 A FCC c ompliant t elepho ne cord and mod ular plu g is provi ded with th is equipmen t. This equipm ent is de signed to be c onnected t o the te lephon e network or promis es wiring using a compati ble modu lar jack w hich is Part 68 c omplian t. The RE N [...]

CTR21 S tatemen t Appendix A - Regulatory 151 any numb er for wh ich charge s ex ceed loc al or lo ng-dist ance tra nsmiss ion charges .) In order to program this inf ormation into your fa x machi ne, refer to your comm unicatio ns softwar e user manual. CTR21 Statement The equipment has been a pproved in acco rdance w ith Coun cil Dec ision 98 /48[...]

Power Cord Re quirement Appendix A - Regulatory 152 ADV ARSEL USYNLIG LASERSTR Å LING N Å R DEKSEL Å PNES OG SIK KERH 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 c ord sets fo r use in other co untries must mee t the requi rements of the country where you u se the computer . For mor e informati on on po wer cord set requir ements, c ontact yo ur author ized de aler, r eseller , or serv ice pro vider. General Requirements The requi rements liste d bel[...]

Power Cord Re quirement Appendix A - Regulatory 154 Notes: * Flexib le cord must b e <HAR > Type HO 5VV-F, 3-conduct or, 1.0 mm² co nductor size. P ower cord set fit tings (a pplianc e coupler and w all plug) m ust be ar the certifi catio n mark o f the ag ency re sponsib le for evaluat ion in the countr y where it will be us ed. * * Flexi b[...]

Power Cord Re quirement Appendix B - Important Safety Instruction 155 Appendix B - Import ant Safety Instruction Read all of thes e instru ctions, and sa ve these instruc tions for later u se. • Follow all warning s and instructio ns ma rked on t he product. • Unplug thi s product f rom th e wall out let before cleanin g. Do no t use liquid cle[...]

Power Cord Re quirement Appendix B - Important Safety Instruction 156 • Except as expla ined elsewh ere in thi s manual , do not atte mpt to ser vice this produ ct you rsel f. • Handle batter ies, CD-ROM, ha rd dri ves and any drives wi th care. If dropped, they may be damage d. • Do not all ow the battery to be e xposed to di rect sunli ght [...]

Battery Dis po sal Appendix B - Important Safety Instruction 157 Bat te r y Di spo s al W ARNING : Do not put rechargeable batte ries or products powered by non-r e movable recharge able ba tteries in the gar bage. Contact yo ur custom er servic e represen tative for informati on on how to disp ose of batterie s that you cannot us e or re charge an[...]

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Appendix C - Abbreviations 159 Append ix C - Ab brev iatio ns Your co mputer’s d ocume ntation us es the fol lowing abbrevi ations: A Amperes AC Alterna ting Cu rrent ACPI Adva nced Confi guration and Po wer manag ement Interfac e APM Advanc ed Power Management ATA AT attac hment (r efers t o the ha rd-drive interfac e in an AT-compa tib le compu[...]

Appendix C - Abbreviations 160 MPU Micr opro cess or Unit ms Millis econd PDF Port able Docu ment For mat PC Person al Comp ute r PCI Periphe ral C omponent In terconne ct PCMCIA P ersona l Computer Memory Car d Intern ational Associ ation POST Power-On Self-Test PNP Plug and Play PS/2 Pers on al Sy st em/2 RAM Random-A ccess Me mory ROM Read -Onl [...]

Appendix D - Glossary 161 Append ix D - Glo ssary AC Adapter The AC (o r altern ating cur rent) adap ter regu lates cu rrent coming into y our co mputer fr om the w all o utlet. Th e current at the wall ou tlet is al ternatin g current a nd needs to be cha nged by the ada pter to DC (di rect cur rent) befor e your com puter can use it for pow er. A[...]

Appendix D - Glossary 162 Conventional memory The first 640 KB of system memor y. Operati ng sys tems and applica tion pr ograms ca n directl y acces s this memory without using me mory-mana gement software. Disk The devic e used by th e computer to stor e and ret rieve informat ion. Disk can re fer to a flopp y disk, hard dis k, or CD- ROM disk. D[...]

Appendix D - Glossary 163 MB ( megab yte) 1,024 kil obytes. Megabit 1,048,576 b its or a bout 128 k ilobytes. Operating system A program that su pervises the comp uter's ope ration, includi ng han dling I/O . Applic ation pr ograms a nd user s can request operatin g-sys tem servic es. A us er migh t reques t operatio n-system servi ces to copy[...]

Appendix D - Glossary 164 executed much fas ter in RA M than in ROM. The BIOS remains i n shadow RA M until you turn off th e compute r. TFT (Thin Film Transistor) LCD A TFT LCD uses a separate transistor circuit to control each pixel. T his techno logy pro vides th e best resol ution f or an LCD screen . A TFT LCD i s also som etimes c alled an a [...]

Index 165 Index Numerics 32 Bit I/O field 80 56K 47 A Abbrevia tions us ed in doc umentatio n 159 AC adap ter 11, 15, 20, 161 opti onal 63 Active M atrix Dis play 161 Adjus ting brigh tness 22 , 28 displ ay 22 Advance d menu, Sys tem Setup 8 1 Applica tion and D river Res tore CD-R OM 137 Apply C hanges 118 asteris k (*) in parti tion list, ex plai[...]

Index 166 CPU 13 Central Processing Unit 13 Create 121 part itio n, fr ee sp ac e re quir ed 121 Crea ting save to disk pa rtition 97 Cursor control k eys 26 Cylin ders fiel d 79 D data loss , caus es of 1 20 prote ction 115 Delete 125 Deleting save to disk pa rtition 98 Disassembl y warning 23 Disc 161 Disk 162 disk 13 Disk cache 1 62 Disk sector [...]

Index 167 configu ring 78 insta lli ng 41 lockin g the boot sector 90 removi ng 40 usin g 39 Hardware specifications 143 HDD 21 hard disk driv e 132 Heads field 79 Hot swa pping 34 I I/O (inp ut/output) 1 62 I/O De vice C onfigur ation fiel d 81 Icons port 32 Ignore O S/2 EA Errors on FAT 119 image f iles compr essin g 104 spanni ng media 106 Infra[...]

Index 168 Form at 12 7 Label 1 26 selec tin g 1 18 Optio ns 63 OS/2 1 Ignore O S/2 EA Errors on FAT 119 P Parallel port field 82 part itio n applyi ng changes to 1 18 creating 121 delet ing 125 exten ded , dele ti on of 1 25 formatti ng 127 list 1 16 map 116 naming 126 selec tin g 1 18 status 116 using 6 4KB FAT cluster s on 119 part itio n lis t d[...]

Index 169 PS/2 Mous e Configura tion Men u 81 Q QuietBo ot Mode field 87 R RAM (r a ndom access memo ry) 16 3 Reboo ting the c omputer 23 Refresh ra te 163 remova ble drives 115 Removing hard drive 40 resizin g partitio ns 110 Resol ution 53, 55, 163 Rest mode 94 preca ut ions 94 requirin g a passwo rd for resume 90 Rest M ode field 86 Rest T imeou[...]

Index 170 System Time fiel d 77 T TFT (thin film transistor) LCD (liqui d crystal d isplay) 5 3, 164 Tips for using the comp uter 23 Touchpa d 29, 32 Transfer Mo de field 80 Trave ling with t he compu ter 24 Troub leshooting external monitor 139 getting hel p 139 LCD (liq uid-crystal dis play) 139 numeric keypad 139 parallel device 140 seria l devi[...]