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Using the Notebook PC    

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USB Floppy Disk Drive (Optional)

The Notebook PC features an optional USB-interface disk drive that accepts a standard 1.44MB (or
720KB) 3.5-inch floppy diskette. The eject button is on the top edge of the floppy disk drive for easy
access, unlike desktop PCs with the eject button on the bottom of the floppy disk drive. Floppy access
activity can be monitored through the LED on the front of the floppy disk drive.

Connection

Connection is very easy because of USB technology. The USB floppy disk drive is compatible with
existing USB standards and will work on all computers with the proper drivers installed. Simply plug in
the floppy disk drive cable to one of the two USB ports on the Notebook PC. The USB connector is
designed such that there is only one correct orientation. The 

 symbol faces upwards.

WARNING!  The floppy disk drive’s eject button protrudes out of the Notebook PC
when a floppy disk is fully inserted and can be easily damaged. Eject the floppy disk
before transporting the Notebook PC. TO PREVENT DATA LOSS, FIRST USE “DIS-
CONNECT” FROM THE TASKBAR BEFORE REMOVING THE FLOPPY DRIVE FROM
THE NOTEBOOK PC.

Summary of Contents for M2

Page 1: ...1 Product Name Notebook PC Hardware Manual Revision 1 01 E1128 Release Date September 2002 Notebook PC Hardware User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations 47 part 15 193 1993 Washington DC Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration U S Government Printing Office Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does no...

Page 3: ...ngaben des Herstellers German ADVARSELI Lithiumbatteri Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren Danish VARNING Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte Använd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren Kassera använt batteri enligt fabrikantens instr...

Page 4: ...ical storm DO NOT expose to dirty or dusty environments DO NOT operate during a gas leak DO NOT expose to strong magnetic or electrical fields DONOTexposetoextremetempera tures above 50 C 122 F or to direct sunlight Do not block the fan vents DO NOT place on uneven or unstable work surfaces Seek servicing if the cas ing has been damaged DO NOT place or drop objects on top and do not shove any fore...

Page 5: ... and scratches Safety Statements Charge Your Batteries If you intend to use battery power be sure to fully charge your battery pack and any optional battery packs before going on long trips Remember that the power adapter charges the battery pack as long as it is plugged into the computer and an AC power source Be aware that it takes much longer to charge the battery pack when the Notebook PC is i...

Page 6: ...6 Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Italian Portuguese Spanish Swedish CTR 21 Approval for Notebook PC with built in Modem Safety Statements ...

Page 7: ...shock from lightning Do not use the Notebook PC in the vicinity of a gas leak Required for UL 1642 covering primary nonrechargeable and secondary rechargeable lithium bat teries for use as power sources in products These batteries contain metallic lithium or a lithium alloy or a lithium ion and may consist of a single electrochemical cell or two or more cells connected in series parallel or both t...

Page 8: ...tery Pack 25 Battery Care 25 Operating Systems 25 Support Software 25 Power Connection 26 Powering ON The Notebook PC 27 The Power On Self Test POST 27 Power Management Stand By and Hibernate 28 Restarting or Rebooting 28 Powering OFF the Notebook PC 28 Using the Keyboard 29 Colored Hot Keys 29 Instant Launch Keys and Status Indicators 30 Instant Launch Keys 30 Status Indicators 31 Microsoft Windo...

Page 9: ...ork Connections 49 Modem Connection 49 Network Connection 50 IR Wireless Communication 51 Guidelines for using IR communication 51 Enabling Infrared 51 AC Power System 52 Battery Power System 52 Charging the Battery Pack 52 Using Battery Power 53 Suspend Mode 54 Power Management Modes 54 Full Power Mode Maximum Performance 54 ACPI 54 Thermal Power Control 55 Power Savings 55 Power State Summary 55...

Page 10: ...10 Appendix 59 Internal Modem Compliancy 60 Glossary 62 Index 67 Owner Information 70 Software 70 Security 70 Network 70 Contents ...

Page 11: ...11 1 Introducing the Notebook PC About This User s Manual Notes For This Manual ...

Page 12: ...n Notes For This Manual This User s Manual was created using Macintosh versions of Adobe PageMaker 6 52 Adobe Photoshop 5 5 Adobe Illustrator 8 0 and Macromedia Freehand 8 0 1 The body text type used in this manual is Times MAC or Times New Roman Windows and headings are Helvetica MAC or Arial Windows A few notes and warnings in bold are used throughout this guide that you should be aware of in or...

Page 13: ...13 2 Knowing the Parts Top Side Bottom Side Left Side Right Side Rear Side Front Side ...

Page 14: ...Panel One spring loaded latch on the front of the Notebook PC locks the display panel in the closed position when the Notebook PC is not in use To open the display panel slide the button with your thumb and lift up the display panel with the same thumb Slowly tilt the display panel forward or backward to a comfortable viewing angle WARNING When opening do not force the display panel down to the ta...

Page 15: ...ng ON and OFF the Notebook PC and recovering from STD Push the switch once to turn ON and once to turn OFF the Notebook PC Instant Launch Keys Allows you to turn ON your Notebook PC if necessary and launch an application with one button This is similar to those on PDAs Details provided later in this manual Microphone The built in microphone provides a source for general note taking voice mail reco...

Page 16: ...ry Pack Drive Module Eject Battery Eject Hard Disk Drive Compartment CPU Memory Compartment WARNING The bottom of the Notebook PC can get very hot Be careful when han dling the Notebook PC while it is in operation or recently been in operation High temperatures are normal during charging or operation DO NOT PUT THE NOTEBOOK PC ON THE LAP OR OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY TO AVOID INJURY FROM THE HEAT ...

Page 17: ...tional memory installation Memory in stallation upgrades must be done by an authorized retailer or else warranty will be void Air Vent and Cooling Fan The cooling fan turns ON when the temperature rises past a set threshold The cooling fan is an extra feature needed for upgrading to faster processors in the future The air vents allow cool air to enter and warm air to exit the Notebook PC Do not bl...

Page 18: ... wireless printing to printers If your office supports IrDA net working you can have wireless connection to a network anywhere provided there is a direct line of sight to an IrDA node Small offices can use IrDA technology to share a printer between several closely placed Notebook PCs and even send files to each other without a network PC Card PCMCIA Socket One PCMCIA 2 1 compliant socket is availa...

Page 19: ...ght clicking the CD DVD drive in Windows My Computer The emergency eject is used to eject a CD DVD in case the electronic eject does not work Do not use this in place of the electronic eject Headphone Jack Head Out The stereo headphone jack is used to connect the Notebook PC s audio out signal to amplified speakers or headphones Using this jack automatically disables the built in speakers Micropho...

Page 20: ...odem supports up to 56K V 90 transfers The built in connector allows convenient use without a dongle K Modem Port RJ 11 LAN Port RJ 45 External Monitor Port Air Vent and Cooling Fan USB Ports External Expansion Port Parallel Port Kensington Lock Port K LAN Port The RJ 45 LAN port supports an RJ 45 Ethernet cable The internal LAN supports 10Base T or 100Base TX standard or duplex networks The built...

Page 21: ...connected or disconnected while the Notebook PC is ON External Monitor Port The 15 pin D sub monitor port supports a standard VGA compatible device such as a monitor or pro jector to allow viewing on a larger external display Parallel Port The 25 pin D sub parallel printer port supports parallel devices such as printers hard drives removable drives or scanners Air Vent and Cooling Fan The cooling ...

Page 22: ...otebook PC Multimedia Power LED and Control Buttons described in section 3 Display Panel Latch One display panel latch is used to lock the display panel in the closed position Status Indicators Status indicator details are described in section 3 Display Panel Latch CD Power LED Status Indicators CD Control Buttons ...

Page 23: ...e Battery Pack Operating Systems Power Connection Powering ON The Notebook PC Power Management Stand By and Hibernate Restarting or Rebooting Powering OFF The Notebook PC Using the Keyboard Instant Launch Keys and Status Indicators ...

Page 24: ... WARNING Only use battery packs and power adapters supplied with this Notebook PC or specifically approved by the manufacturer or retailer for use with this model WARNING Never attempt to remove the battery pack while the Notebook PC is turned ON as this may result in the loss of working data To install the battery pack Insert the battery pack until it clicks into place To remove the battery pack ...

Page 25: ...This Notebook PC may offer depending on territory its customers the choice of a pre installed oper ating system such as Microsoft Windows ME Millennium Edition Windows 2000 or Windows XP The choices and languages will depend on the territory The levels of hardware and software sup port may vary depending on the installed operating system Operating systems not pre installed on this Notebook PC may ...

Page 26: ...ys best to ask an experienced traveler about AC outlet voltages when bringing power adapters to another country With theAC power cord connected to theAC DC converter connect theAC power cord to anAC outlet preferably with surge protection and then connect the DC plug to the Notebook PC Connecting the AC DC adapter to the AC outlet first allows you to test the AC outlet s power and the AC DC conver...

Page 27: ...right click any hard disk drive icon in My Computer 2 choose Properties 3 click the Tools tab 4 click Check Now 5 select a hard disk drive 6 select Thorough to also check for physical damages and 7 click Start Third party disk utilities such as Symantec s Norton Disk Doctor can also perform the same functions but with greater ease and more features Powering ON The Notebook PC The Notebook PC s pow...

Page 28: ...reduced but not com pletely eliminated because certain wake up components like LAN and modem needs to remain powered Restarting or Rebooting After making changes to your operating system you may be prompted to restart the system Some installation processes will provide a dialog box to allow restart To restart the system manually Click the Start button and select Shut Down and choose Restart In cas...

Page 29: ...ur screen area on certain models to fill the entire display when using low resolution modes LCD Monitor Icons F8 Toggles between the Notebook PC s LCD display and an external monitor in this series Notebook PC LCD External Monitor Both This function does not work in 256 Colors select High Color in Display Property Settings IMPORTANT Connect an external monitor before booting up the Notebook PC Spe...

Page 30: ...your Notebook PC is OFF while pressing this button this function will first turn ON your Notebook PC Internet Launch Key Pressing this button will launch your Internet browser application If your Notebook PC is OFF while pressing this button this function will first turn ON your Notebook PC Programmable Launch Keys see Driver and Utility Manual Pressing this button will launch your programmed soft...

Page 31: ...hat the Notebook PC is turned ON and blink when the Notebook PC is in the Suspend to RAM Standby mode This LED is OFF when the Notebook PC is OFF or in the Suspend to Disk Hibernation mode Charge Indicator The charge indicator LED shows the status of the battery s power as follows ON Battery charging Blinking Battery power lower than 10 Off Battery is charged or completely drained Email Indicator ...

Page 32: ...The numeric keypad is embedded in the keyboard and consists of 15 keys that make number intensive input more convenient These dual purpose keys are labeled in orange on the key caps Numeric as signments are located at the upper right hand corner of each key as shown in the figure When the numeric keypad is engaged by pressing the number lock LED lights up If an external key board is connected pres...

Page 33: ...eys shown below For example Fn 8 for up Fn K for down Fn U for left and Fn O for right With Number Lock ON use Shift and one of the cursor keys shown below For example Shift 8 for up Shift K for down Shift U for left and Shift O for right NOTE The capital lock LED lights up when Number Lock is ON and turn OFF when Number Lock is OFF NOTE The large bold characters and symbols are printed here for y...

Page 34: ...aning of each CD control button and indicator on the front of the Notebook PC 1 CD Indicator When the Notebook PC is OFF an LED shows when the Audio DJ CD player is turned ON by using the CD Power switch 2 CD Power Switch Turns ON or OFF the Audio DJ CD player while the Notebook PC is OFF 3 CD Skip to Previous Track Rewind The first push will restart current track The second push will skip to the ...

Page 35: ...tBar II Accessory Optional PC Card PCMCIA Socket Modem and Network Connections IR Wireless Communication AC Power System Battery Power System Power Management Modes System Memory Expansion Hard Disk Drive Processor Hard Disk Drive Upgrades Vehicle Air Vehicle Only Power Adapters optional Securing Your Notebook PC optional ...

Page 36: ...perate the touchpad Because the touchpad is electrostatic sensitive objects cannot be used in place of your fingers The touchpad s primary function is to move the cursor around or select items displayed on the screen with the use of your fingertip The following illustrations demonstrate proper use of the touchpad Moving the cursor Place your finger in the center of the touchpad and do the followin...

Page 37: ... You can set the double click speed using the Windows Control Panel Mouse The following 2 examples produce the same results press the left button twice and release lightly but rapidly strike the touchpad twice press the left cursor button and release lightly but rapidly strike the touchpad Clicking Tapping With the cursor over an item press the left button or use your fingertip to touch the touchp...

Page 38: ...oving the cursor to the desired location then release the button Or you can simply double tap on the item and hold while dragging the item with your fingertip The following 2 examples produce the same results hold left button and slide finger on touchpad lightly strike the touchpad twice sliding finger on touchpad during second strike Dragging Clicking Dragging Tapping NOTE A software controlled s...

Page 39: ... may get jammed un der the drive s tray 3 Hold the disc by the edge and face the disc s printed side up Push down on both sides of the disc s center until the disc snaps onto the hub The hub should be higher than the disc when correctly mounted 4 Slowly push the drive s tray back in The drive will begin reading the table of contents TOC on the disc When the drive stops the disc is ready to be used...

Page 40: ...s the next generation of optical disc storage technology The DVD specification supports discs with capacities from 4 7GB to 17GB and access rates up to 22 16MBytes s The Notebook PC s DVD ROM drive is only single sided double sided DVD 8 5GB and higher requires manually reversing the disc in order to access the reverse side DVD is essentially a bigger faster CD that can hold video as well as audio...

Page 41: ...ed by the motion picture industry to satisfy a need to protect against unlawful content duplication Although the design rules imposed on CSS licensors are many one rule that is most relevant is play back restrictions on regionalized content In order to facilitate geographically staggered movie re leases DVD video titles are released for specific geographic regions as defined in Region Defini tions...

Page 42: ...can view the Notebook PC display panel while simulta neously allowing others to view the external moni tor For large audiences try connecting a computer video projector Printer Connection This Notebook PC provides a parallel port that al lows you to connect devices such as injet laser print ers hard drives removable drives or scanners Al ternatively one or more USB printers can be con nected direc...

Page 43: ...onnections Cont DCIN 1 A IEEE1394 Connection IEEE1394 is a high speed serial bus like SCSI but has simple connections and hot plugging capabili ties like USB Up to 63 devices such as hard disk drives scanners and removable drives with an IEEE1394 port can all be connected instead of using traditional Parallel IDE SCSI or EIDE ports IEEE1394 is also used in high end digital equipment and should be ...

Page 44: ...e Notebook PC s touchpad For ex tra USB connections you can purchase either a USB hub or a keyboard with an integrated USB hub External Keyboard Connection To allow easier data entry you may connect any PS 2 or USB shown here keyboard Optional External Connections Cont USB ports are provided on both the left and rear sides for connection to USB devices K K ...

Page 45: ...easy because of USB technology The USB floppy disk drive is compatible with existing USB standards and will work on all computers with the proper drivers installed Simply plug in the floppy disk drive cable to one of the two USB ports on the Notebook PC The USB connector is designed such that there is only one correct orientation The symbol faces upwards WARNING The floppy disk drive s eject butto...

Page 46: ... for the device connected to the serial port other devices should function normally while hot dockable If any device does not function or cannot be seen you can refresh devices by 1 right clicking the My Computer icon on the desktop 2 selecting Properties on the menu 3 selecting the Device Manager tab 4 clicking the Refresh button and 5 click ing OK button to finish USB Port 2 Monitor Port PS 2 Mo...

Page 47: ...s to allow expansion like PCI cards on desktop computers This allows you to customize your Notebook PC to meet a wide range of application needs The PCMCIA socket can interface with type I or type II PC cards PC cards are about the size of a few stacked credit cards and have a 68 pin connector at one end The PC Card standard accommodates a number of function communication and data storage expansio...

Page 48: ...g on one side of the connector representing the top side 1 Press in the toggle eject button and release The recessed spring loaded toggle button will ex tend when pushed in and released 2 Press the extended button again to eject the PC Card Carefully pull the ejected PC card out of the socket Removing a PC Card PCMCIA To remove the PC card first remove all cables or adapters attached to the PC car...

Page 49: ...in residential buildings Once the driver is setup the modem is ready to use CAUTION For electrical safety concerns only use telephone cables rated 26AWG or higher see Glossary for more informa tion This is an example of the Notebook PC connected to a telephone jack for use with the built in modem Telephone Wall Jack Telephone cable with RJ 11 connectors K Modem Protocols The Notebook PC with inter...

Page 50: ... PC but requires connection to a switch with duplex enabled The software default is to use the fastest setting so no user intervention is required Twisted Pair Cable The cable used to connect the Ethernet card to a host generally a Hub or Switch is called a straight through Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE The end connectors are called RJ 45 connectors which are not compatible with RJ 11 telephone connec...

Page 51: ...using IR communication Follow the guidelines listed below when using the Infrared IR Communication Make sure the IR Mode in the BIOS Setup is properly set to the mode you would like to use The angle between two Infrared communication ports should not exceed 15 The distance between the Notebook PC s IR and target device IR should not exceed 20 inches 50 cm Do not move either the Notebook PC or the ...

Page 52: ...tional and can be purchased separately through a Notebook PC retailer Before using the Notebook PC on battery power for the first time check the battery icon in the Windows task bar to make sure that the battery is fully charged Charging the battery takes a few hours when the Notebook PC is powered OFF Charging the Battery Pack You can charge the battery pack by using the power adapter When the po...

Page 53: ...when the battery power is depleted Save to Disk STD is not the same as power OFF STD requires a small amount of power and will fail if no power is available due to complete battery depletion or no power supply e g removing both the power adapter and battery pack NOTE If you ignore the low battery warning eventually the Notebook PC enters sus pend mode Windows default uses STR WARNING Never attempt...

Page 54: ...operating in Full Power Mode the Power LED remains ON If you are conscious of both system performance and power consumption select Maximum Performance instead of dis abling all power management features ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI was developed by Intel Microsoft and Toshiba especially for Windows and later to control power management and Plug and Play features ACPI is th...

Page 55: ...ure exceeds the maximum safe upper limit Power Savings In addition to reducing the CPU clock this mode puts devices including the LCD backlight in their lower active state The Notebook PC enters Standby mode low priority when the system remains idle for a specified amount of time The timeout can be set through BIOS setup lower priority and Win dows power management higher priority To resume system...

Page 56: ...ave higher capacities and operate at much faster speeds than floppy disk drives and CD ROM drives Enhanced IDE drives provide a reliable fast and cost effective mass storage solution in the PC storage industry The high speed transfer modes supported are UltraATA 100 up to 100MB sec and PIO mode 4 up to 16 6MB sec The Notebook PC comes with a removable 2 5 6 35cm wide and 374 95cm high UltraATA 100...

Page 57: ...e plug and an EmPower plug The cigarette plug fits into any vehicle s 12 volt DC cigarette or utility receptacle and produces an output of 19 Volts The EmPower plug is designed to work with EmPower in flight airplane power systems EmPower systems are currently available on most major airlines If you are unsure of its availability on your flight please consult your airline information services Vehi...

Page 58: ...be used to secure your Notebook PC physically to an unmovable object The cable wraps around an object and the T shaped end inserts into the Kensington lock port as shown in this illustration and a key or combination dial is used to secure the lock in place For more information you can read advertisements in Notebook sometimes referred to as Mobile or Portable PC magazines DCIN K ...

Page 59: ...59 Appendix A Appendix Internal Modem Compliancy Glossary Index Owner Information ...

Page 60: ...g if provided is by means of dual tone multifrequency signalling Network Compatibility Declaration Statement to be made by the manufacturer to the Notified Body and the vendor This declaration will indicate the networks with which the equipment is designed to work and any notified networks with which the equipment may have inter working difficulties Network Compatibility Declaration Statement to b...

Page 61: ...o Poland No Not Applicable Portugal No Not Applicable Spain No Not Applicable Sweden Yes No Switzerland Yes No United Kingdom Yes No This information was copied from CETECOM and is supplied without liability For updates to this table you may visit http www cetecom de technologies ctr_21 html 1 National requirements will apply only if the equipment may use pulse dialling manufacturers may state in ...

Page 62: ...0 11 0 0095 1810 28 0 12 0 011 1520 33 36 0 13 0 013 1300 40 35 0 14 0 015 1120 45 0 15 0 018 970 54 34 0 16 0 020 844 60 0 17 0 023 757 68 33 0 18 0 026 676 75 0 19 0 028 605 85 32 0 20 0 031 547 93 30 0 25 0 049 351 147 29 0 30 0 071 243 212 27 0 35 0 096 178 288 26 0 40 0 13 137 378 25 0 45 0 16 108 477 Gauge Diam Area R I 3A mm2 AWG mm mm2 ohm km mA 24 0 50 0 20 87 5 588 0 55 0 24 72 3 715 0 6...

Page 63: ...pting the CPU Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode Byte Binary Term One byte is a group of eight contiguous bits Abyte is used to represent a single alphanumeric character punctuation mark or other symbol Clock Throttling Chipset function which allows the processor s clock to be stopped and started at a known duty cycle Clock throttl...

Page 64: ...several closely placed Notebook PCs and even send files to each other without a network Kensington Locks Kensington locks or compatible allow the Notebook PC to be secured usually using a metal cable and lock that prevent the Notebook PC to be removed from a fixed object Some security products may also include a motion detector to sound an alarm when moved LPT Port Line Printer Port Logical device...

Page 65: ...nction keys The timeout setting of both Hard Disk and Video can be set by the BIOS Setup The Power LED blinks when the Notebook PC is in STR mode In STD mode the Notebook PC will appear to be powered OFF System Disk A system disk contains the core file of an operating system and is used to boot up the operating system Twisted Pair Cable The cable used to connect the Ethernet card to a host general...

Page 66: ...66 A Appendix ...

Page 67: ... Jack 19 I Instant Launch Keys 30 Internal Modem Compliancy 60 Internet Launch Key 30 IR Wireless Communication 51 K Keyboard 15 M Macrovision Notice 3 Microsoft Windows Keys 32 Modem and Network Connections 49 Modem Port 20 Monitor Out Connection 42 Mouse or Keyboard Connection 44 N Network Connection 50 Nordic Cautions 3 Numeric Keypad alternate 32 O Owner Information 70 P PC Card PCMCIA Sockets...

Page 68: ...otebook PC 58 Status Indicators 30 Suspend Mode 54 65 System Memory Expansion 57 T Thermal Power Control 55 Touchpad and Buttons 15 Touchpad Caring 38 Touchpad Using 36 Transportation Precautions 5 Twisted Pair Cable 50 65 U UL Safety Notices 7 USB Floppy Disk Drive 35 45 User s Manual About 12 ...

Page 69: ...69 Appendix A ...

Page 70: ...y ________________ 2nd Hard Disk Drive Manufacturer ___________________Capacity ________________ BIOS Version _______________________________________ Date ________________ Accessories _______________________________ Serial Number ________________ Accessories _______________________________ Serial Number ________________ Software Operating System ________________________________ Version ___________...

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