Acer TravelMate 360, User Manual

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The keyboard does not respond.
Try a tta c hing a n externa l keyboa rd to the PS/ 2 c onnec tor on the
c omputer’s rea r. If it works, c onta c t your dea ler or a n a uthorized
servic e c enter a s the interna l keyboa rd c a ble ma y be loose.
I prefer using an external keyboard and mouse, but both have PS/2
connectors and there is only one PS/2 port on the computer.
To c onnec t two PS/ 2-type devic es to the c omputer, you need to use a n
optiona l PS/ 2 Y-bridge c onnec tor.
The infrared port does not work.
C hec k the following:
• Ma ke sure tha t the infra red ports of the two devic es a re fa c ing
ea c h other (+/ - 15 degrees) a ma ximum of 1 meter a pa rt.
• Ma ke sure tha t there is a c lea r pa th between the two infra red
ports. Nothing should be bloc king the ports.
• Ma ke sure tha t you ha ve the a ppropria te softwa re running on
both devic es (for file tra nsfers) or tha t you ha ve the a ppropria te
drivers (for printing to a n infra red printer).
• During the POST, press F2 to a c c ess the BIOS Utility a nd verify tha t
the infra red port is ena bled.
• Ma ke sure tha t both devic es a re IrDA-c omplia nt.
I want to set up my location to use the internal modem.
To properly use your c ommunic a tions softwa re (e.g., HyperTermina l),
you need to set up your loc a tion:
1 C lic k on Start , Settings , Control Panel .
2 Double-c lic k on Modems .
3 C lic k on Dialing Properties a nd begin setting up your loc a tion.
Refer to the Windows ma nua l.
I get a “Not Enough Space for Allocation” error message from the
Sleep Manager program.
This is a n error messa ge tha t ma y a ppea r when Sleep Ma na ger is
c rea ting the Hiberna tion file. There a re severa l different rea sons tha t
ma y c a use this error:
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