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Introducing the eBuddy

Congratulations on the purchase of your new wireless eBuddy notebook com-
puter. Your eBuddy provides you with enormous computing power in an ultra-
compact package.

The eBuddy 3.1 has been designed to function as part of EarthWalk’s NetWize 
system. You eBuddy includes a built-in integrated wireless card and antenna to 
allow it to communicate with the  NetWize SmartCart in a mobile classroom 
scenario.

The eBuddy 3.1 functions as a stand-alone system, too. You can use it by itself 
outside of the classroom environment, and with its built-in wireless technology, 
you can use it with other types of compatible wireless systems.

Enjoy your new eBuddy!

ebud.book  Page 1  Friday, February 4, 2000  11:11 AM

Summary of Contents for eBuddy Series 3

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Page 2: ... i 2 4 00 eBuddy User Manual eBuddy version 3 1 EarthWalk Communications Inc ...

Page 3: ...roducts and trade names described within are mentioned for identification purposes only No affiliation with or endorsement of the manufacturer is made or implied Product names and brands appearing in this manual are registered trademarks of their respective companies The information published herein has been checked for accuracy as of publish ing No representation or warranties regarding the fitne...

Page 4: ...his equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures reorient or relocate the receiving antenna of the radio or television increase the physical distance between the equipment and the receiver connect the equipment ...

Page 5: ...eBuddy User Manual iv 2 4 00 ...

Page 6: ...LCD panel 6 Turning on the power 9 Turning off the power 9 eBuddy accessories and peripherals 9 Using the eBuddy s keyboard 11 Key definitions 12 Key combinations 15 Pointing stick 17 LED indicators 19 Battery charge LED 19 Ports 20 2 Peripherals and accessories 21 Integrated wireless card 22 Configuring the Integrated wireless card 22 IrDA infrared port 25 BIOS setup 25 Enabling infrared communic...

Page 7: ...ive 36 Disconnecting the external CD ROM drive 37 Using the external floppy disk drive 39 Connecting the external floppy disk drive 39 Disconnecting the external floppy disk drive 39 Using the stylus 42 3 Hardware installation 43 Memory expansion 44 Installing memory 44 Removing memory 44 Battery pack 47 Removing the battery pack 47 Installing the battery pack 47 Charging the battery pack 47 Hard ...

Page 8: ...ility 58 CMOS setup utility function summary 60 Standard CMOS setup 62 BIOS features setup 63 Chipset features setup 67 Power management setup 71 PNP PCI configuration 74 Load setup defaults 76 Integrated peripherals 77 Password setting 80 IDE HDD auto detection 81 Save and exit setup 82 Exit without saving 83 Appendix A eBuddy specifications 85 Index 87 ...

Page 9: ...Contents eBuddy User Manual viii 2 4 00 ...

Page 10: ...ction as part of EarthWalk s NetWize system You eBuddy includes a built in integrated wireless card and antenna to allow it to communicate with the NetWize SmartCart in a mobile classroom scenario The eBuddy 3 1 functions as a stand alone system too You can use it by itself outside of the classroom environment and with its built in wireless technology you can use it with other types of compatible ...

Page 11: ... and options accessories for your eBuddy including the Integrated wireless card IrDA infrared port serial and parallel ports internal modem external monitor external CD ROM drive and external floppy disk drive Chapter 3 Hardware installation This chapter explains how to install new or additional memory replacement battery packs and replacement hard disk drives in your eBuddy Chapter 4 Software Thi...

Page 12: ...d drivers computer carrying case eBuddy user manual Optional accessories The following accessories are optional and available from EarthWalk contact your sales representative or email EarthWalk at sales earthwalk com external floppy disk drive cable for external floppy disk drive external CD ROM drive cable for external CD ROM drive LCD protective covering The LCD screen has a thin plastic protect...

Page 13: ...or technical support with your eBuddy contact EarthWalk at support earthwalk com or visit our web site at http www earthwalk com To purchase optional accessories and supplies or to obtain replacement battery packs contact your sales representative or contact EarthWalk at sales earthwalk com ...

Page 14: ...is fluid If the liq uid comes into contact with your body wash with soap and water and avoid further contact Use only the AC power adapter or the internal battery that came with your eBuddy to power the system Do not use any other power source The AC power adapter generates heat when plugged in Be sure to place it in a well ventilated area Do not connect the eBuddy to the AC power adapter or to a ...

Page 15: ...able or other level surface 2 Connect the AC power cord to the adapter see Figure 1 2 Use only the AC adapter that came with your eBuddy Use of other equipment may damage the eBuddy and or its accessories and invalidate your warranty 3 Plug the adapter s DC outlet connector into the DC IN connector on the eBuddy Connect the adapter to 110 120 volt power only The battery pack will begin charging on...

Page 16: ...Figure 1 1 The eBuddy and its components Microphone Speaker LCD screen Speaker DC power in Stylus Pointing stick Pointing stick mouse buttons Power switch LED indicators Li Ion battery pack Modem phone jack Power LED Charge LED Integrated wireless card ...

Page 17: ... Introducing the eBuddy eBuddy User Manual 8 2 4 00 uid comes into contact with your body wash with soap and water and avoid further contact Figure 1 2 AC adapter and power cord Figure 1 3 Opening the LCD panel ...

Page 18: ...n power management settings are active see Power management setup on page 71 system shutdown will automatically turn off the power If for some reason the system can not be shut down in this manner you can turn off the power by pressing the power button You must hold the power button down for approximately five seconds until the power turns off Close the LCD panel when the system has powered down T...

Page 19: ...Chapter 1 Introducing the eBuddy eBuddy User Manual 10 2 4 00 Figure 1 4 Turning the power on and off Power on Power off ...

Page 20: ...urprising comfort and ease of use despite the small footprint This section describes the keyboard and pointing stick of your eBuddy and explains how to use them to control the system hardware and software Keep dirt liquids and heavy objects away from the keyboard and the pointing stick Figure 1 5 The eBuddy s keyboard ...

Page 21: ...ock LED is turned on when the numeric key board is enabled Press the key a second time to disable turn off the numeric keypad Caps Lock The Caps Lock key reverses the function of the Shift key with respect to letters and only letters In other words when Caps Lock is enabled pressing a letter key will pro duce an upper case letter Holding the Shift key down while pressing a letter key will produce ...

Page 22: ...fields in a dia log box Hold the Shift key down while pressing the Tab key to tab backward in a line of text or move backward through fields in a dialog box Shift Hold the Shift key down while pressing letter number or other keys to select the upper case version of the letter or the symbol shown at the top of the key on number keys and sym bol keys Start Press this key to trigger the Start button ...

Page 23: ...keys to activate special functions and features according to the software you are using Alt Hold down the Alt key while pressing other keys to activate special functions and features according to the software you are using Delete In most word processing programs you can press the Delete key to delete the character to the right of the mouse pointer The Delete key has other functions depending on th...

Page 24: ...ation to mute the eBuddy s internal speaker Press it again to re enable the speaker Select internal external monitor This key combination can be used if you have an external monitor to toggle between the fol lowing three modes eBuddy LCD screen only eBuddy LCD screen and external monitor external monitor only Increase speaker volume Press this key combination to increase speaker volume Decrease sp...

Page 25: ...ay Increase SCC display contrast Press this key combination to increase the con trast in your eBuddy Super Clear Color SCC display Page Up Press this key combination to change the up arrow function to Page Up Page Down Press this key combination to change the down arrow function to Page Down Implement suspend to RAM power down mode Use this key combination to implement suspend to RAM mode in order...

Page 26: ...ns function in the same manner as left and right mouse buttons respectively Implement suspend to disk mode This key combination implements suspend to disk The eBuddy will sleep to save power resuming normal functionality when you press any other key The system can also be placed in sleep mode by closing the LCD panel Suspend to disk mode will only function if it has been enabled on your eBuddy Con...

Page 27: ...ting device such as a mouse or trackball to your eBuddy using the COM port or USB port see Ports on page 20 You must use the BIOS setup program to configure your BIOS as discussed in BIOS features setup on page 63 Keep dirt liquids and heavy objects away from the keyboard and the pointing stick ...

Page 28: ...mately twice that long four hours if the eBuddy is in opera tion Icon Meaning Power Battery low This LED displays a green light when the system is using power from the AC adapter or when drawing power from a fully charged battery pack The LED displays an orange light when the battery charge is low Suspend When this LED is on it indicates that the system is in Sus pend to RAM mode see Power managem...

Page 29: ...dy s external CD ROM drive 2 COM port A DB9 serial port for connecting an external mouse or other serial devices 3 Parallel port FDD port A DB25 parallel port for connecting a printer or other parallel port device It is also used to connect the external floppy disk drive FDD 4 CRT port A DB15 port for connecting an external VGA SVGA or XGA monitor 5 USB Port A Universal Serial Bus USB port for con...

Page 30: ...eripherals and accessories Integrated wireless card IrDA infrared port USB port Modem Serial port Parallel port External monitor External CD ROM drive External floppy disk drive Stylus Optional accessories are available from EarthWalk Contact your sales repre sentative or email EarthWalk at sales earthwalk com ...

Page 31: ...nstalled Do not try to remove the card or you may damage your eBuddy Configuring the Integrated wireless card The integrated wireless card comes pre configured with your NetWize system The following instructions will help you to re configure the card if necessary Since the configuration of the Integrated wireless card depends on the corre sponding configuration of the NetWize system you should ask...

Page 32: ...et the corresponding value as follows a Click Default Channel and set the Value to correspond to the chan nel in use by the SmartCart s or other device s access point b Click ESSID and enter a Value corresponding to the SmartCart s access point c Click Network Type and choose a value corresponding to the Smart Cart s access point normally this value will be Infrastructure d Click RTS Threshold and...

Page 33: ...Chapter 2 Peripherals and accessories eBuddy User Manual 24 2 4 00 Figure 2 3 LANEscape WL2432 PCMCIA Adapter Properties ...

Page 34: ... eBuddy and the other device must be aligned within a range of 30 horizontally and 15 vertically The following instructions explain how to set up the infrared port for operation in Windows 98 BIOS setup The BIOS settings must be correct in order for the infrared port to function properly 1 Go into the BIOS setup utility and select Integrated Peripherals refer to Chapter 5 BIOS setup and Integrated...

Page 35: ...rt properties Setting IrDA port properties The following steps set the proper parameters for the eBuddy to communicate with other infrared devices 1 In Windows 98 click Start point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Double click Network and click IRDA v3 0 Fast Infrared Port to select it as shown in Figure 2 6 3 Click Properties and go to the Advanced tab 4 Click Infrared Transceiver A in the P...

Page 36: ...communications with specific devices The IrDA port functions like other ports on your eBuddy and can be used to communicate with any infrared device with compatible device drivers Figure 2 6 Network dialog box Figure 2 7 IrDA v 3 0 Fast Infrared Port Properties ...

Page 37: ...dows 98 Desktop double click My Computer 2 Double click Infrared Recipient and select the other computer 3 Click Send Files and choose the file you want to send to the other com puter 4 If set up to receive infrared data the files will be received by the other com puter and stored in a designated folder such as My received files Note these procedures provide a general outline only Specific procedu...

Page 38: ...to con nect any USB compatible device You should enable the USB keyboard in the Integrated Peripherals setup in BIOS setup if you want to use a USB keyboard See Integrated peripherals on page 77 for more information Never press keys on the internal keyboard and an external USB keyboard at the same time Figure 2 8 The Universal Serial Bus USB port USB port ...

Page 39: ... modem telephone cord To install the modem telephone cord refer to Figure 2 10 1 Turn the eBuddy s power off 2 Open the cover of the modem phone jack on the right side of the eBuddy as shown in 1 3 Insert the modular plug of the telephone cord at about 45 into the phone jack until it clicks firmly into place as shown in 2 Removing a modem telephone cord To remove the modem telephone cord refer to ...

Page 40: ...Internal modem 2 4 00 31 eBuddy User Manual Figure 2 10 Installing a modem telephone line ...

Page 41: ...Chapter 2 Peripherals and accessories eBuddy User Manual 32 2 4 00 Figure 2 11 Removing the modem phone cord from the eBuddy ...

Page 42: ...eripherals setup of the BIOS setup If you want to connect an external mouse to the serial port disable the internal PS 2 pointing stick in the BIOS features setup Parallel port The parallel port is normally used to connect a parallel printer Certain other devices such as scanners can also use this port You can configure the setup of the parallel port in the Integrated Peripherals setup in the BIOS...

Page 43: ... 2 Connect the monitor cable to the CRT port on your eBuddy 3 Connect the monitor s power cord to AC power 4 Turn on the external monitor and then turn on the eBuddy 5 Select the display output from the Standard CMOS setup in BIOS setup see Standard CMOS setup on page 62 or press Fn F4 to select the display output option you want e Buddy LCD screen only e Buddy LCD screen and external monitor or e...

Page 44: ...uddy Connecting the external CD ROM drive To install your external CD ROM drive 1 Turn the eBuddy s power off 2 Place the CD ROM drive on a table or other flat surface 3 Open the cover of the CD ROM port 4 Locate the CD ROM cable and connect the cable to the CD ROM drive 5 Connect the cable to the CD ROM port on the eBuddy 6 Turn on the eBuddy The CD ROM drive should now function normally Figure 2...

Page 45: ...ter of the drive tray Be sure that the CD is well positioned in the tray 5 Gently push the CD tray back until it closes Do not force the tray to close or you may damage your CD or the CD ROM drive Manually removing a CD ROM from the drive To manually remove a CD ROM from the drive when the eBuddy s power is off 1 Straighten a paper clip or use a similar piece of wire 2 Insert the end of the paper ...

Page 46: ... pressing the clips on the side of the connector simultaneously as shown in 1 3 Holding the clips in pull the connector gently out of the port as shown in 2 4 Similarly remove the connector from the CD ROM drive by pressing the clips on the side of the connector simultaneously as shown in 3 and pull the connector gently out of the port as shown in 4 Figure 2 16 Opening the CD ROM tray Figure 2 17 ...

Page 47: ...Chapter 2 Peripherals and accessories eBuddy User Manual 38 2 4 00 Figure 2 18 Removing the external CD ROM drive ...

Page 48: ... I O port as shown in 1 4 Locate the floppy disk cable and connect the cable to the floppy disk drive as shown in 2 5 Connect the cable to the floppy disk parallel port on the eBuddy screw ing in the two screws on the side of the connector to secure it as shown in 3 6 Turn on the eBuddy The floppy disk drive should now function normally Disconnecting the external floppy disk drive To disconnect th...

Page 49: ...l 40 2 4 00 4 Remove the connector from the CD ROM drive by pressing the clips on the side of the connector simultaneously as shown in 3 and pull the connec tor gently out of the port as shown in 4 Figure 2 20 Connecting the floppy disk drive to the eBuddy ...

Page 50: ...Using the external floppy disk drive 2 4 00 41 eBuddy User Manual Figure 2 21 Removing the external floppy disk drive ...

Page 51: ...a touch screen it will have a removable stylus as shown in Figure 2 22 When replacing the stylus into the housing push it gently until it clicks firmly into place Do not use a pen or pencil or any sharp item as a substitute for the stylus or you may damage the LCD screen Figure 2 22 Removing and replacing the stylus ...

Page 52: ... 43 2 4 00 3 Hardware installation This chapter covers the installation and use of the following system hardware Memory expansion chips Battery pack Hard disk drive HDD ...

Page 53: ...the battery pack from the eBuddy see Removing the battery pack on page 47 3 Close the display panel and remove any cables connected to the eBuddy 4 Place the eBuddy upside down on a flat surface 5 Remove the two screws from the memory panel cover as shown in 1 6 Remove the memory cover as shown in 2 Do not allow any liquid or foreign objects to fall into the memory module housing 7 Insert the SO D...

Page 54: ...Memory expansion 2 4 00 45 eBuddy User Manual Figure 3 1 Installing memory ...

Page 55: ...e the two screws from the memory panel cover as shown in 1 in Figure 3 1 6 Remove the memory cover as shown in 2 in Figure 3 1 7 Release the latches on each side of the memory module as shown in 1 in Figure 3 2 8 Lift the memory module until it is approximately 45 from the eBuddy as shown in 2 in Figure 3 2 9 Remove the memory module as shown in 3 in Figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 Removing memory ...

Page 56: ... see Figure 3 3 3 Remove the battery pack Be careful not to short the battery pack connector pins Installing the battery pack To install the battery pack 1 Insert the battery pack at the front of the eBuddy as shown in Figure 3 4 The battery pack should seat comfortably in place 2 Slide the two latches in to lock the battery pack in place Charging the battery pack The battery pack will charge cont...

Page 57: ...hapter 3 Hardware installation eBuddy User Manual 48 2 4 00 You should only attempt to charge the battery pack at ambient temperatures between 41 F 5 C and 104 F 40 C Figure 3 3 Removing the battery pack ...

Page 58: ...Battery pack 2 4 00 49 eBuddy User Manual Figure 3 4 Installing a battery pack ...

Page 59: ...iar with the installation of computer hardware Removing the HDD To remove the HDD from your eBuddy 1 Turn off the power to your eBuddy 2 Disconnect the AC power adapter and the battery pack 3 Remove the screws inside the battery compartment as shown in Figure 3 5 4 Close the LED screen and place the eBuddy upside down on a clean flat surface 5 Remove the four screws in the HDD cover plate as shown...

Page 60: ...D to the HDD interface as shown in 1 in Figure 3 7 2 Place the HDD cover plate over the HDD as shown in 2 and 3 3 Replace the screws securing the HDD cover plate as shown in 4 4 Fasten the two screws in the battery compartment as shown in Figure 3 8 5 Re install the battery pack see Installing the battery pack on page 47 Figure 3 6 Removing the hard disk drive ...

Page 61: ...Chapter 3 Hardware installation eBuddy User Manual 52 2 4 00 Figure 3 7 Installing a hard disk drive Figure 3 8 Replacing the screws in the battery compartment ...

Page 62: ...8 Device drivers You will probably never need to install these drivers They are included as a backup in case you need to restore a damaged driver program or other system software file Video drivers1 Sound card drivers1 Modem driver1 PIIX4 driver2 CD ROM Driver1 Flash BIOS upgrade utility Programs PC_Cillin 98 virus protection software1 Suspend To Disk utility 1 This software is pre installed on yo...

Page 63: ...iver itself see CD ROM driver on page 55 Video sound and modem drivers These drivers are pre installed on your eBuddy They are also provided on CD ROM in case you need to re install them for any reason You must have Win dows 98 installed prior to installing or re installing these drivers PIIX4 driver This driver is not needed for Windows 98 It is provided in case you prefer to use the Windows 95 o...

Page 64: ...35 4 Turn on the power to the eBuddy and boot up the system into command mode or DOS 5 Insert the CD ROM drivers diskette into the floppy disk drive 6 Run install exe from the diskette You can run this program from command mode DOS type install at the A prompt and press Enter 7 Accept the default or recommended settings presented by the program installation screen and click OK to run the program T...

Page 65: ... ensure that you continue to receive the latest versions of this software Suspend to disk The Suspend to disk utility is required to set up and use the Suspend To Disk functions described in Chapter 5 BIOS setup We do not recommend install ing this utility unless you are very familiar with computer hardware setup It requires you to have unpartitioned space on your hard drive Since the eBuddy is sh...

Page 66: ...n BIOS setup with care Write down the original settings before you make any changes in case you need to recover these settings You will see the message Press DEL to enter setup at the bottom of the screen when the system first starts to boot up You must press the Delete key while this message is still being displayed When you enter the setup program you will see the CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen ...

Page 67: ...s also a menu item on the Main Screen to exit without saving Exit without saving on page 83 F10 Press this key to save and exit the setup utility program There is also a menu item on the Main Screen to save and exit see Save and exit setup on page 82 You can use either method Arrow Keys Use the left right up and down arrow keys to navigate through the panels and highlight menu choices Change color...

Page 68: ...Using the BIOS CMOS setup utility 2 4 00 59 eBuddy User Manual Old Values Use F5 to load old values for the panel Load setup defaults Use the F7 key to load the default values for the panel Key Function ...

Page 69: ... special functions See BIOS features setup on page 63 for more information Chipset features setup The functions on this panel are primarily intended to change DRAM and BIOS parameters See Chipset features setup on page 67 for more information Power management setup Allows you to set power management functions for the eBuddy See Power management setup on page 71 for more information PNP PCI configu...

Page 70: ...are unsure of the proper settings for your hard drive See IDE HDD auto detection on page 81 for more information Save exit setup Allows you to save the changes you have made in BIOS setup and continue booting up the system When prompted to SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Press Y then Enter to save your changes The system will continue the startup boot up sequence Press N then Enter to return to the BIOS...

Page 71: ...d CMOS setup The Standard CMOS setup panel is shown in Figure 5 2 The Standard CMOS setup allows you to set the time and date for your system hard disk parameters floppy disk drive parameters and selected other parameters Figure 5 2 Standard CMOS setup panel ...

Page 72: ...k drive will halt the system and the following error message will appear WARNING Disk boot sector is to be modified Type Y to accept write or N to abort write Award Software Inc This is intended to alert you and provide you with an opportunity run third party anti virus software The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled CPU Internal Cache When enabled the CPU internal cache can speed u...

Page 73: ...Boot Up System Speed The options for this setting are High and Low Gate A20 Option This item allows you to choose how the A20 gate is handled The A20 gate is used to address memory above 1 MB Initially the A20 gate was handled from the keyboard Today although keyboards still provide this support it is more common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for the A20 gate The option...

Page 74: ...750 or 1000 Msec Security Option This option allows you to limit access to your eBuddy system as a whole or only to the BIOS setup utility Your choice in this option will not assign a pass word but determines whether the password you set elsewhere see page 80 will apply to the system or to setup The options for this setting are System and Setup See Password setting on page 80 for more information ...

Page 75: ...S setup eBuddy User Manual 66 2 4 00 Video BIOS Shadow This option determines whether video BIOS is copied to RAM Enabling this option will increase video speed The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 76: ... Enabled and Disabled When this item is enabled the pre defined items can not be modified DRAM Timing DRAM timing is controlled by DRAM timing registers The timings pro grammed into this register depend on the system design Slower rates may be necessary for certain system designs to support loose layouts or slower mem ory The options are 60ns and 70ns DRAM Leadoff Timing This item sets the number ...

Page 77: ...g for burst mode writes from DRAM Burst read and write requests are generated by the CPU in four separate parts The first part provides the location within the DRAM where the read or write is to take place The remaining three parts provide the actual data The lower the timing numbers the faster the system will address memory x222 Write DRAM timings are 2 2 2 2 x333 Write DRAM timings are 3 3 3 3 F...

Page 78: ...echnical sup port for more information SDRAM Speculative Read If you set Enable the CPU will save the data in DRAM in speculative mode If an error occurs the CPU will cancel the function as some operating systems do not support this function The options are Enable or Disable and the default is Disable System Video BIOS Cacheable This setting determines whether the area of RAM used by the system Vi...

Page 79: ...ser Manual 70 2 4 00 Memory Hole at 15M 16M This function keeps the 15M 16M address for the ISA interface PCI 2 1 Compliance The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled You should always enable this function on the eBuddy ...

Page 80: ...panel to recommended pre set settings You can also disable power management or set it to User Define When you select User Define the power management setting will reflect the settings you choose elsewhere in the panel PM Control by APM Choose Yes to enable APM APM will then control the function of power man agement Choose No to have the BIOS ignore APM when initiating the power management mode Vid...

Page 81: ...e 8 12 16 20 24 or 28 seconds The setting can also be Disabled Standby Mode When enabled the hard disk drive and video will be turned off to conserve power following a delay of one minute to 1 hour per your selection when no input activity has occurred All other devices will run at normal speed The set ting can also be Disabled Suspend Mode When enabled the entire system will be turned off to cons...

Page 82: ...Power management setup 2 4 00 73 eBuddy User Manual Resume by Ring When a message comes in by fax or E mail the system will be awakened immediately The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 83: ...tems will appear in this panel IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 This item allows you to determine the IRQ DMA assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot Reset Configuration Data This item allows you to reset configuration data The options for this setting are Enabled or Disabled The default is Disabled PCI IDE IRQ Map to This item allows you to configure your system t...

Page 84: ...rd drives Remember that this setting refers to the hard disk drive itself rather than indi vidual partitions Since each IDE controller supports two separate hard drives you can select the INT for each You will note that the primary has a lower interrupt than the secondary as described in lot x using INT above Selecting PCI Auto allows the system to automatically determine how your IDE disk system ...

Page 85: ...Buddy User Manual 76 2 4 00 Load setup defaults This function loads BIOS default settings When you choose this item on the Main Screen you are prompted to Load SETUP defaults Y N Choose Y for yes or N for no and press Enter ...

Page 86: ...ndary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE hard disk drive controllers can support up to two separate hard disk drives These drives have a master slave relationship determined by the cabling con figuration attaching them to the controller Your system supports two IDE con trollers a primary and a secondary controller so you can install up to four separate hard disk drives PIO means Programmed Inp...

Page 87: ...p Primary PCI IDE When you choose Enabled the following two additional items will appear IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO There are six choices for each item Auto mode 0 1 2 3 4 There are two built in IDE controllers in your system and both of them operate on the PCI bus You can choose Enabled to enable the primary controller On Chip Secondary PCI IDE When you choose Enabled the follow...

Page 88: ...ion enables serial port 1 2 on the motherboard and specifies the base I O port address for serial port 1 2 UART1 UART2 Mode UART1 mode can be set to COM1 or Touch panel UART2 mode can be set to Modem Sharp IR IrDA SIR and IrDA FIR Onboard Parallel Port This item enables the parallel port on the motherboard and specifies the paral lel port base I O port address Parallel Port Mode The options for th...

Page 89: ...IOS setup utility When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter BIOS setup This prevents unauthorized people from changing any part of your system configuration System password If you set a System password it will require the user to enter the password before the system will boot up Setting the password The procedure is the same whether you are setti...

Page 90: ...ill automatically detect settings for your HDD You will be prompted to accept the settings or not Type Y to accept the settings or N to cancel auto detection without saving the settings Once you accept or reject the auto detection settings auto detection will pro ceed to the next hard drive in the system if present ...

Page 91: ...select this item to save the new settings and continue the bootup process You can also do this by pressing the F10 key see Using the BIOS CMOS setup utility on page 58 When prompted press Y to save the settings and exit the setup utility Press N to cancel the operation and continue editing the BIOS settings ...

Page 92: ...it the setup utility without saving any changes you made and continue the bootup process You can also do this by pressing the Escape key see Using the BIOS CMOS setup utility on page 58 When prompted press Y to discard the settings and exit the setup utility Press N to cancel the operation and continue editing the BIOS settings ...

Page 93: ...Chapter 5 BIOS setup eBuddy User Manual 84 2 4 00 ...

Page 94: ...B including onboard 32 MB Video RAM 1 2 MB HDD 9mm height 2 5 IDE 3 2 GB HDD FDD One external 3 5 1 44 MB FDD Module CD ROM One optional External 24x CD ROM Module Modem Optional built in V 90 56 6K software modem Audio 16 bit stereo FM synthesizer Full duplex operation Sound Blaster Game compatible Built in 3D enhanced controller Supports two speakers and one microphone USB port One host USB port...

Page 95: ...SVGA or XGA monitor Battery 10 8V 1500mAH Li Ion removable Battery Pack Battery pack built in batery smart bus gauge Charger System built in Li Ion battery fast charger with charge LED indicator AC power adapter AC input 100V AC 24 V AC 50 60 Hz DC output 18V DC 2 5 amps Dimensions 259mm l x 170mm W x 31mm H Weight 1 3 Kg ...

Page 96: ... case 3 CD ROM drive external 3 5 21 cable for 3 connecting 35 disconnecting 37 driver installation 55 using 35 38 CD ROM port 20 CD ROMs inserting and removing 36 removing manually 36 change color 58 Chipset features setup 60 67 CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen 57 COM port 18 20 21 33 Control Panel 23 CRT port 20 34 Ctrl key 14 D Default Channel 23 Delete key 14 57 device drivers 54 E EarthWalk 4 h...

Page 97: ...pening and closing 6 8 LCD screen 3 5 15 backlighting 15 16 protective covering 3 6 LED indicators 19 Load setup defaults 60 76 M memory installing 44 obtaining memory modules 44 removing 44 memory expansion 43 44 46 Menu key 13 Modem 21 modem 30 modem driver 54 modem telephone cord installing 30 removing 30 monitor external 15 N NetWize 22 NetWize System Administrator 22 Network Type 23 Num Lock ...

Page 98: ...er 54 speaker volume 15 speaker internal 15 Standard CMOS setup 34 60 62 Start key 13 stick pointer buttons 17 stylus 21 42 using 42 Super Clear Color SCC display 16 suspend LED 19 suspend to disk 56 suspend to disk mode 17 suspend to RAM mode 16 System Administrator 22 system software and drivers 3 T Tab key 13 Task Bar 13 technical support 4 thunderstorm precautions during 5 touch screen 42 tric...

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