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EUROCOM 8500 DeskNote
User’s Manual

This manual covers EUROCOM 8500P, 8500P3 and 8500C DeskNote™
models.  All distinctions between models are covered throughout this
manual. Enjoy your EUROCOM 8500 DeskNote.

Notice

The company reserves the right to make any updates revisions or changes
to the information contained herein as and when deemed necessary. The
company is under no obligation to notify any purchaser or end-user of such
actions in advance or afterwards.

1999

Trademarks

DeskNote

 is a registered trademark of Eurocom Corporation

IBM PC, OS/2, PS/2, EGA, and VGA are registered trademarks of
International Business Machines Corporation.

Intel, Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT and Microsoft Mouse are
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SystemSoft is a registered trademark of SystemSoft Corp.

Other brand and product names are registered trademarks of their
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Summary of Contents for 8500-C DeskNote

Page 1: ...or end user of such actions in advance or afterwards 1999 Trademarks DeskNote is a registered trademark of Eurocom Corporation IBM PC OS 2 PS 2 EGA and VGA are registered trademarks of International...

Page 2: ...Microphone 1 8 System Status LED Indicators 1 9 Power Button 1 9 REAR VIEW 1 11 RIGHT SIDE VIEW 1 13 LEFT SIDE VIEW 1 15 5 25 CD ROM Drive 1 15 Infrared 1 15 Left side Stand 1 16 CHAPTER 2 OPERATION...

Page 3: ...ed On Suspend POS 2 43 Resume from POS Mode 2 43 Suspend To Disk STD 2 44 Resume from STD Mode 2 44 ATTACHING PERIPHERAL DEVICES 2 45 Attaching a Security Lock 2 45 Attaching a Parallel Printer 2 46 A...

Page 4: ...95 5 11 INSTALLING WINDOWS 98 5 13 INSTALLING DRIVERS IN WINDOWS 95 5 14 Step 1 Installing USB Driver 5 14 Step 2 Installing TXPATCH Driver 5 14 Step 3 Installing VGA Driver 5 14 Step 4 Installing Aud...

Page 5: ...Step 4 Installing Video in Driver 5 19 Step 5 Installing ATI DVD Play Driver Option 5 19 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS V...

Page 6: ...the instruction regarding safety handling The following mentions the incorrect handling that is seriously inhibited To keep the computer from being damaged please keep these precautions in mind Do no...

Page 7: ...uter yourself Do not place anything heavy on the computer Do not touch power cord with a wet hand Do not use a broken power cord Keep the computer away from any metal appliance Do not throw the comput...

Page 8: ...lease follow the instruction as much as possible If there is unusual odor heat or smoke unplug the power cord immediately Unplug the power cord when attaching peripheral device Follow the airline inst...

Page 9: ...e heavy things on the power cord Affix tape to the contact plate while putting the battery into keeping box Take a rest after a long time of work The data is easy to lose in low power status Please ke...

Page 10: ...capitals e g A 0VMAKFIL Pn Abbreviations For the purpose of clarity abbreviations are enclosed in parentheses following their definition for example Enhanced Parallel Port EPP mode Icons Icons identi...

Page 11: ...re some tips to reduce the strain Adjust the chair and desk to make your elbow height near the height of keyboard Keep your forearms wrists and hands in a relaxed position Your knees should be slightl...

Page 12: ...allow you to see the screen clearly Position the display directly in front of you at a comfortable viewing distance Adjust the display viewing angle to find the best position In addition continuous c...

Page 13: ...apter provides you with the introduction to the DeskNote Computer It will familiarize you to the DeskNote s features components operating environment and the power sources Unpacking your DeskNote Feat...

Page 14: ...problem contact your dealer immediately Be sure to save the packing materials in the event that the DeskNote needs to be shipped in the future The shipping carton should contain the following items De...

Page 15: ...uter An incorrect type of power adapter will cause damage to the computer and its components 1 Plug the power adapter cord into the AC in socket on the rear panel of the computer 2 Connect the power a...

Page 16: ...is related to the application and the configuration you re using Inserting 1 Turn the computer over 2 Fit the battery pack firmly at a slight angle into the computer 3 Install the four screws to faste...

Page 17: ...stem s battery pack You do not need to turn off the DeskNote s power Allow few up to 5 hours to fully recharge the battery pack Please refer to Chapter 1 System Status LED Indicators for more informat...

Page 18: ...ure 1 5 2 Lift the top cover to reveal the LCD panel and keyboard Figure 1 6 3 Adjust the LCD panel to a comfortable viewing angle 4 Press the power button to turn the system on or off refer to Chapte...

Page 19: ...the LCD Cover Icon Color Description Green Battery power is used with system turning on Red AC power is used with system turning on Green Battery is fully charged Red Battery is being charged Blinking...

Page 20: ...e features a sensitive glide pad for precise movements It functions like a two button mouse does The right trackpad button is equivalent to the right mouse button the left trackpad button is equivalen...

Page 21: ...is being charged Blinking Red Battery power is critically low Green The system has entered the configured suspend mode either POS or STR mode Green The hard disk is being accessed Power Button Use th...

Page 22: ...Figure 1 8 Keyboard Trackpad and Buttons Power Button Microphone LCD Panel Stereo Speakers Status LED Indicators...

Page 23: ...nded Capabilities Port modes S Video Jack Use this jack to transmit video signal to a TV set You may need to select the video standard NTSC PAL for video display please refer to Chapter 3 Components M...

Page 24: ...keyboard can be connected to the system using these ports However you cannot connect the same type of PS 2 devices to both ports simultaneously 1394 Port 8500P model only A newly developed port which...

Page 25: ...r 2 Operation for more information 3 5 Floppy Disk Drive The computer comes standard with a 1 44MB floppy drive installed Press the button on its top right side to eject the diskette The floppy disk m...

Page 26: ...n use Right side Stand Move this stand together with the left one to adjust the typing angle If a high speed CPU is installed erecting the stands on both sides will be necessary for heat dissipation d...

Page 27: ...m adopts infrared technology as the interface for simple fast and convenient data exchange from the computer to an infrared compatible device It implements IrDA HPSIR Amplitude Shifted Keyed IR ASKIR...

Page 28: ...right one to adjust the typing angle If a high speed CPU is installed on the system erecting the stands on both sides will be necessary for heat dissipation during operation Figure 1 14 Figure 1 14 C...

Page 29: ...de DeskNote Opening EUROCOM DeskNote might result in voiding warranty Before you begin working with the internal components of the computer remove the battery and disconnect the AC power adapter Make...

Page 30: ...Mobile processor secondary cache and the Intel PCI set Northbridge system controller voltage regulator and thermal sensor on a single printed circuit board The Processor Module is connected to the ma...

Page 31: ...urces AC power and battery 2 Turn the computer over 3 Remove the CPU cover 4 Remove the screws that fasten the heat sink mounted on the Processor Module 5 Carefully detach the Processor Module from th...

Page 32: ...Remove all power sources AC power and battery 7 Turn the computer over 8 Remove the CPU cover 9 Remove the screws that fasten the heat sink mounted on the Processor Module 10 Carefully detach the Pro...

Page 33: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Utilities 2 21 CPU Cover Figure 2 1 3 Figure 2 1 2...

Page 34: ...Reinstalling Heat Sink Reinstall the CPU in the reverse order of removal Make sure that the heat sink cable is properly installed Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2...

Page 35: ...Switch needs to be set in the On position when updating the existing system BIOS The DIP Switches should be reset to the Off position after BIOS updating is complete DIP Switch SW1 Purpose SW1 1 SW1 2...

Page 36: ...Figure 2 3 Figure 2 4 SW1...

Page 37: ...tected by the POST routines To expend the memory you have the following choice with different DRAM combinations Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 Total Size P3 Total Size C P2 32 0 0 32 32 32 32 0 64 64 32 32 32 N...

Page 38: ...s a reverse type make sure you install the memory module with reverse side to fit its connector Please ensure that each edge of the memory module SDRAM has no component mounted on see Figure 2 5 1 It...

Page 39: ...e mainboard Locate the memory sockets Figure 2 5 4 Insert the memory module at a slight angle 45 and fit its connectors into the socket firmly 5 Press two edges of the memory module as the arrows indi...

Page 40: ...rom its normal position Figure 2 3 3 Carefully lift the keyboard assembly out to expose the mainboard Locate the memory sockets Figure 2 5 4 Gently pull the two latches outward on both ends of the mod...

Page 41: ...rts Programmed I O PIO mode 4 Bus Master IDE and provides a high performance data transfer rate at speeds up to 33 Mbytes second ATA 33 Removing 1 Turn the system power off 2 Turn the computer over 3...

Page 42: ...with another one you need to remove the two screws on each side of the case Figure 2 9 The location of the two screws may be varied depending on different types of hard disk model Gently disconnect th...

Page 43: ...llowing options a 2 5 secondary hard disk drive of 12 7mm or 17mm high a 3 0 secondary hard disk drive of 12 5mm high a 100MB Zip drive of 15mm high or a LS 120 device of 12 7mm high Contact your deal...

Page 44: ...computer over 3 Locate the Floppy Disk Drive latch 4 Press the latch in the direction indicated and take the floppy disk drive out of the computer Figure 2 11 5 Insert the replacement drive 2 5 3 0 se...

Page 45: ...on and place the CD into the Disc Tray with label side facing up Push the CD tray in and you are ready to start The Busy Indicator will light up while data is being accessed or while an audio CD is pl...

Page 46: ...CD ROM Module 1 Turn the system power off 2 Turn the computer over 3 Locate the CD ROM latch 4 Press the latch in the direction indicated and take the CD ROM module out of the computer Figure 2 13 Fig...

Page 47: ...2 Press the CD ROM eject button the disc tray will pop out partially 3 Pull the disc tray out 4 Carefully load the CD into the disc tray with label side facing up Press it gently to ensure it fits in...

Page 48: ...he surface of the disc Use clean soft and dry cloth to remove dust or fingerprints Do not use pen to write on the surface Do not attach any paper or other materials to the surface of the disk Do not s...

Page 49: ...Both sockets support 5V 3 3V 16 bit PC cards and 3 3V 32 bit PC cards referred to as CardBus The PC card sockets on the right side panel support one Type III card equivalent to two Type II cards The l...

Page 50: ...re 2 16 2 Align the PC card with the slot and push it in firmly until it locks into the place Figure 2 17 Removing PC Cards To remove a PC card press the appropriate eject button to eject the card fro...

Page 51: ...se the following functions press and hold the Fn key then press the appropriate function key Figure 2 18 Hot Keys System Features Fn F3 Expand LCD display Fn F6 Toggle CRT LCD LCD CRT TV CRT TV Fn F9...

Page 52: ...95 Special Keys The keyboard provides two keys that have special functions in Windows 95 This key has the same functions as the secondary mouse does This key activates the Windows 95 Start menu Figur...

Page 53: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Utilities 2 41 Using Numeric Keypad The computer features a 102 key keyboard with an integrated numeric keypad for easy numeric data input Figure 2 19 Figure 2 19...

Page 54: ...u are using Some operation systems do not support APM such as Windows NT and therefore cannot take advantage of the system s capabilities in this area Global Standby In Global Standby mode the CPU clo...

Page 55: ...isplay is restored as you left it This saves time and battery power Caution Do not enter suspend mode when you are 1 Accessing any of the disk drives such as HDD FDD or CD ROM drives 2 Using the audio...

Page 56: ...and run the 0VMAKFIL EXE Utility to create the Suspend to Disk partition on the hard disk The size of Suspend to Disk partition will be the installed DRAM n plus 8MB integrated video RAM 0VMAKFIL Pn F...

Page 57: ...vices to the computer through the ports or jacks on the rear panel of computer Attaching a Security Lock The security lock is equipped to protect your computer from being stolen To install the securit...

Page 58: ...lel port Figure 2 21 4 Insert the other end of the cable to the printer s connector Fasten the cable s connector 5 Turn on the printer and computer In addition you also need to install the manufacture...

Page 59: ...ct the video standard for video display Enter the System Configuration Utility SCU Components Menu to specify the appropriate TV mode Simultaneous display on external monitor CRT and TV is available Y...

Page 60: ...Attaching a Video Input Device The RCA jack on the rear panel of the computer allows analog composite signal input from external video devices Attach the device as shown below Figure 2 23 Figure 2 23...

Page 61: ...OS Utilities 2 49 Attaching a USB compatible Device The computer provides dual USB ports for connection of a USB compatible keyboard mouse or other devices Attach the device as shown below Figure 2 24...

Page 62: ...e system power off 2 Connect the cable to the serial port on the rear of the computer 3 Tighten the screws that fasten the cable to the serial port Figure 2 25 4 Turn on the computer In addition you m...

Page 63: ...nd the external monitor simultaneously Enter the System Configuration Utility SCU to select the appropriate parameters or use the Fn F6 keys refer to Chapter 2 Using Hot Keys 1 Turn the system power o...

Page 64: ...ith a PS 2 keyboard or mouse attached by means of the PS 2 transfer cable Attach the external keyboard or mouse as shown below Figure 2 27 Both PS 2 type ports on the rear panel of the computer can be...

Page 65: ...a A digital camera can be connected to the computer through the 1394 port However not every type or brand of digital camera can be connected to the computer Choose the camera that comes with a special...

Page 66: ...System Configuration Utility SCU Power on Self Test POST POST Message Normal Operation POST Message Error Detected System Configuration Utility SCU Information in the SCU Initiating the SCU Working wi...

Page 67: ...n boots the operating system POST Message Normal Operation You will see the following message if no error exists after the POST is performed SystemSoft MobilePRO BIOS Version 1 01 2482 00 Copyright 19...

Page 68: ...ft MobilePRO BIOS Version 1 01 2482 00 Copyright 1983 1996 SystemSoft Corp All Rights Reserved 233 MHz Pentium with MMX CPU External Cache 512KB installed 8 MB Video RAM SystemSoft Plug n Play BIOS Ve...

Page 69: ...n the System Configuration Utility Menu Bar Items Pull down Menu Items Startup Date and Time Fast Boot Boot Device Display Enable Battery Low Beep Enable LCD Expand Mode Enable Power On Beep Boot Pass...

Page 70: ...S keys simultaneously CTRL ALT S to enter System Configuration Utility The above message only lasts seconds If you miss it the computer will initiate the boot process You must reboot the system and tr...

Page 71: ...System Configuration Utility Left arrow Right arrow Move to a menu bar item on the left Move to a menu bar item on the right The highlighted letter key Select menu bar item Move to the corresponding m...

Page 72: ...lect pull down menu item Move to the corresponding pull down menu item Tab Select a control Move between the options Down Up arrows Change values Modify the settings Spacebar Enable disable the specif...

Page 73: ...Drive Specify where the system boots from LCD Activate the system s LCD panel CRT Activate an external monitor LCD CRT Activate both the LCD and the CRT TV Activate an external TV LCD TV Activate both...

Page 74: ...assword Enable Password to Power On Set password for booting computer Users are authorized to start the system after entering correct password Enter old Setup Password Enter new Setup Password Verify...

Page 75: ...e L2 cache controller L2 Cache Write Back Enable the LS write back cache Cached The process of shadowing copies instructions from system BIOS into RAM to improve system performance BIOS Shadow Not Cac...

Page 76: ...iskette drive A 2 88 Mb Drive Enabled Primary HDD PIO Mode Drive Enabled CD ROM DVD ROM 3rd HDD PIO Mode Drive Enabled IDE Settings LS120 ZIP 2 nd HDD PIO Mode Enable enhanced IDE settings Enable Enab...

Page 77: ...y for DOS mode and Non PnP OS Normal 16550 IrDA HPSIR ASK IR Mode Setting for COM B FAST IR Define the COM B hardware DMA 0 DMA 1 COM Ports DMA Setting for Fast IR DMA 3 Specify the Fast IR DMA config...

Page 78: ...able Specify whether Num Lock is on or off at system boot time 2 cps 6 cps 10 cps 15 cps 20 cps Key Repeat Rate 30 cps Define the rate characters per second at which the keyboard repeats while a key i...

Page 79: ...Item Setting Option Function None Port 3E8 IRQ 11 Port 2E8 IRQ 11 Port 3F8 IRQ 11 Port 3E8 IRQ 9 Port 2E8 IRQ 9 Port 3F8 IRQ 9 Port 2F8 IRQ 9 Modem Port Port 2F8 IRQ 11 Specify the Modem Port setting...

Page 80: ...ife Enable High Power Saving Disable Enable Disable the power saving to its highest which results in min performance but longest battery life 5 sec 10 sec 15 sec 20 sec 30 sec Disk Standby Always on T...

Page 81: ...sume Enter suspend mode or resume by closing or opening the display lid Lid Switch Function LCD Panel Off On Turn the panel power on or off by opening or closing the display lid Suspend to Disk Suspen...

Page 82: ...ed to the serial port Enable MODEM Ring Resume Disable Disable the above Enable Automatically suspend the system to disk upon a low battery condition Enable Battery Low Suspend Disable Disable the abo...

Page 83: ...eboot the system Exit No Save Exit without saving any current changes Default Settings Restore the default settings the original ones found in ROM Restore Settings Restore the current setup settings t...

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Page 85: ...you consult the computer vendor you can try to solve problems yourself This chapter provides you with a list of some commonly experienced problems and their possible solutions Battery Power Hard Disk...

Page 86: ...y combination to enter suspend mode Problem The beep sound isn t heard whereas the low battery indicator turns on or the gauge indicates power is less than 10 Solution The computer is in low battery s...

Page 87: ...o high Let it cool before you use it Solution 2 The system has entered suspend mode after a specified period of time Please press any key or touch the trackpad to wake up the computer Hard Disk Drive...

Page 88: ...Solution 2 The disk is damaged Solution 3 An incorrect disk type is used Hardware Installation Problem The computer can not recognize the device as part of the system Solution 1 The power switch of ne...

Page 89: ...e Please press any key or touch the trackpad Solution 3 The brightness or contrast needs to be adjusted Please press Fn F7 or Fn F8 key combination only limited to DSTN panel to adjust the contrast co...

Page 90: ...n is not correctly set or the memory is not enough to run the application Problem The message insufficient memory is displayed Solution The application can not be operated as the memory is used up PC...

Page 91: ...speaker can not be heard Solution The volume might be set too low Please check your volume control Problem The volume is too high or too low Solution The volume is not correctly set Please check your...

Page 92: ...D ROM cleaner kit Problem The musical compact disk can be read while the data disk can not Solution The compact disk hardware for reading data needs to be checked Problem All compact disks can not be...

Page 93: ...heck the system Solution 5 The printer for network is not connected with the network Problem The printer prints incorrect data Solution 1 The printer driver is not installed or correctly chosen Soluti...

Page 94: ...utilities Information has been designed to suit for the users who has the basic computer knowledge However the inexperienced users also can get good help from the instruction Installing Windows 95 Ins...

Page 95: ...p then press Enter 4 After the Windows 95 setup program performs a routine check on your system press enter to continue 5 When the Welcome to Windows 95 Setup screen appears click Continue 6 Click Yes...

Page 96: ...5 files to your computer 16 Click Finish to restart Windows 95 17 On the screen of Set Up a Printer click Cancel Note Do not install a printer at this time You will not be able to access the Windows 9...

Page 97: ...uct ID number 9 Click Next The program will automatically check the system 10 Choose the directory for your computer Select the path of C Windows or type another path 11 For reinstallation choose Yes...

Page 98: ...the driver TXPATCH Intel 82371xb inf TX from the CD ROM Run setup exe Follow the instruction to finish the installation Restart the system Step 3 Installing VGA Driver Double click Start Select Run O...

Page 99: ...the audio driver from the CD ROM The path is Audio WIN95 Click Ok Click Finish to set up the first audio driver Step 5 Installing PCMCIA driver Double click Start Select Setting Click Control Panel s...

Page 100: ...trol to set Full Speed If the clock speed of the Intel Pentium II is above 366MHz 400MHz or if your DVD runs smoothly you can skip this step From the Windows 95 98 taskbar click Start button select Se...

Page 101: ...e click Start Select setting Click Control Panel Select Display Click Setting Select Display Type and then select Change Click Have Disk Select Browse to specify the location Open the path D VGA NT4 0...

Page 102: ...installation Step 2 Installing Audio Driver 1978S M2E Double click Start Select Setting Click Control Panel Select system Click Device Manager Select Other devices Remove PCI Multimedia Audio Device...

Page 103: ...ed the VGA Driver Audio Driver and DirectX5 or DirectX6 beforehand Boot the system press Ctrl Alt S keys to enter SCU Select Power menu Enable Low Power Saving or select Advance CPU control to set Ful...

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Page 105: ...Connector II Structure MMC2 100 MHz CPU Bus Clock Processor EUROCOM 8500C DeskNote 366 400 433 466 MHz Intel Celeron Intel Socket 370 Connector Structure 66 MHz CPU Bus Clock Memory EUROCOM 8500P Des...

Page 106: ...y memory SGRAM type 100MHz Support VPM 1 10 Zoomed Video Port DVD S Video TV out Tri view for a triple TV CRT LCD Storage 3 5 FDD 12 7mm h LS 120MB floppy drive 15mm h IO Mega 100MB ZIP drive 2 5 hard...

Page 107: ...wo Type II PC cards or one Type III PC card Input Output Built in trackpad PS 2 Dual USB ports S video jack for TV output 120 pin expansion port RCA jack for video input External monitor CRT port Seri...

Page 108: ...ttery Lithium Ion Smart Battery Size Weight 358mm w x280mm d x50mm h 4 2kg with Lithium Ion battery Keyboard 102 keys Win95 keyboard include numeric keypad BIOS One 256KB Flash ROM Systemsoft BIOS wit...

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