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EUROCOM 8500 DeskNote User Manual Download Page 13

Chapter 1: Getting Started

This chapter provides a short introduction and tutorial that will
familiarize you with the Notebook system and get you up and
running quickly.

Unpacking ................................................................................... 1-2
Operating Environment ............................................................ 1-3
Quick Starting-up....................................................................... 1-4

Powering the System ....................................................... 1-4

AC Power Adapter .................................................. 1-4
Battery Pack ............................................................. 1-5

Opening the LCD Cover .................................................. 1-7

Top-Front View .......................................................................... 1-8
System Status Indication.......................................................... 1-10

LED Indicators on the LCD Cover ................................. 1-10
LED Indicators on the Top Panel................................... 1-11
Button................................................................................. 1-11

Rear View ................................................................................... 1-13
Right-side View.......................................................................... 1-15
Left-side View ............................................................................ 1-17

Chapter 1: Getting Started

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Summary of Contents for 8500 DeskNote

Page 1: ...ance or afterwards 1997 Trademarks IBM PC OS 2 PS 2 EGA and VGA are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation MS DOS Micros...

Page 2: ...interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on...

Page 3: ...he property of the manufacturer No warranty is expressed or implied for products damaged by accident abuse misuse acts of god or un authorized modification No warranties apply after the one year warra...

Page 4: ...heat register or in a built in installation unless adequate ventilation is provided 6 Operate this product in accordance with its rated power specifications If you are unsure of your local power spec...

Page 5: ...ed This product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service 13 Do not use any battery pack other than the one specifically designed for this system Batteries may explode or...

Page 6: ...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 7: ...ps to reduce the strain Adjust the height of the chair and or desk so that the keyboard is at or slightly below the level of your elbow Keep your forearms wrists and hands in a relaxed position Your k...

Page 8: ...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 9: ...r 1 7 Top Front View 1 8 LCD Panel 1 8 Stereo Speakers 1 8 Trackpad and Buttons 1 8 Keyboard 1 8 System Status LED Indicators 1 8 Microphone 1 8 System Status Indication 1 10 LED Indicators on the LCD...

Page 10: ...Upgrading CPU 2 2 Replacing CPU 2 2 Jumper Settings 2 3 For P54C 2 3 For P55C 2 4 Setting DIP Switch 2 5 CPU Core Frequency 2 5 Flash ROM BIOS 2 6 Accessing DIP Switch 2 6 CPU Core Voltage 2 8 Accessi...

Page 11: ...d Power Interface ACPI 2 29 Global Standby 2 30 Suspend and Resume 2 30 Powered On Suspend POS 2 31 Resume from POS Mode 2 31 Suspend To RAM STR 2 31 Resume from STR Mode 2 31 Suspend To Disk STD 2 32...

Page 12: ...taching a Security Lock 4 2 Attaching a Parallel Printer 4 3 Attaching a TV Set 4 4 Attaching a Video Input Device 4 5 Attaching a USB compatible Device 4 6 Attaching a Serial Mouse 4 7 Attaching an E...

Page 13: ...npacking 1 2 Operating Environment 1 3 Quick Starting up 1 4 Powering the System 1 4 AC Power Adapter 1 4 Battery Pack 1 5 Opening the LCD Cover 1 7 Top Front View 1 8 System Status Indication 1 10 LE...

Page 14: ...crepancy or problem contact your dealer immediately Be sure to save the packing materials in case you need to repack and ship the Notebook back in the future Figure 1 1 1 2 User s Manual Notebook Comp...

Page 15: ...ebook will provide long and reliable service Be sure the computer system should not be Exposed to excessive heat or direct sunlight Subjected to shock or vibration Exposed to strong magnetic fields Le...

Page 16: ...er will cause damage to the Notebook and its components 1 Plug the power adapter to the AC in socket on the rear panel of the Notebook 2 Connect the power cord to the power adapter 3 Plug the AC power...

Page 17: ...upon the application you use and the configuration you set Inserting 1 Turn the Notebook over 2 Position the battery pack at a slight angle and firmly fit it into the Notebook 3 Install the four scre...

Page 18: ...he system s battery pack You do not need to turn off the system s power Hours may be needed to recharge the battery pack Please refer to Chapter 1 System Status Indication for more information concern...

Page 19: ...to release the latch Figure 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...

Page 20: ...eatures 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 equivalent t...

Page 21: ...Figure 1 7 Microphone LCD Panel Stereo Speakers Keyboard Trackpad and Buttons Status LED Indicators Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 9...

Page 22: ...Icon Color Description Green Battery power is used with system turned on Red AC power is used with system turned on or off Green Battery is fully charged Red Battery is being charged Blinking Red Batt...

Page 23: ...Green The hard disk drive is being accessed Green The system has entered the configured suspend mode either POS or STR mode Button Icon Description Toggle this button to turn the system on or off Afte...

Page 24: ...Figure 1 9 1 12 User s Manual...

Page 25: ...ck 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 Menu for more information RCA Jack This...

Page 26: ...Simultaneous display with the LCD panel is available Dual PS 2 Type Ports External PS 2 mouse and keyboard are allowed to connect to the system via both ports AC in socket Security connector Parallel...

Page 27: ...mation 3 5 Floppy Diskette Drive The Notebook comes standard with a 1 44MB floppy drive installed You may press the button on its top right side for diskette ejection The floppy disk module can be rep...

Page 28: ...e this stand together with the left 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 operat...

Page 29: ...tible device It implements IrDA HPSIR Amplitude Shifted Keyed IR ASKIR and Fast IR FIR No object should be blocked in each other s line of sight between the Notebook and the infrared equipped device R...

Page 30: ...Figure 1 15 Infrared CD ROM Drive Left side Stand 1 18 User s Manual Figure 1 14...

Page 31: ...atic wrist strap to ground yourself before working with any internal components of the Notebook Static electricity may damage components beyond repair Upgrading CPU 2 2 Jumper Settings 2 3 Setting DIP...

Page 32: ...rent power voltages If you want to upgrade the CPU remember to adjust the correspondent settings Replacing CPU 1 Remove all power sources AC power and battery 2 Turn the Notebook over 3 Remove the CPU...

Page 33: ...adjust the jumper settings for different CPU types For P54C CPU Type Jumper Setting Remark P54C JP2 short See Figure 2 2 Set JP2 short by attaching the cap into it Refer to Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 JP1...

Page 34: ...For P55C CPU Type Jumper Setting Remark P55C JP1 short See Figure 2 3 Set JP1 short by attaching the cap into it Refer to Figure 2 3 Figure 2 3 JP1 JP2 2 4 User s Manual...

Page 35: ...On Off Off Off Off X X X 150 MHz On Off On On Off Off Off X X X 166 MHz Off Off On On Off Off Off X X X 200 MHz Off Off Off On Off Off Off X X X 233 MHz Off Off Off Off Off Off Off X X X X Not Applie...

Page 36: ...you should set them back Off after updating BIOS is complete FlashROMBIOS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Existing BIOS X X X X X X X X Off Off Updating BIOS X X X X X X X X On On X Not Applied Accessing DIP Sw...

Page 37: ...Figure 2 4 Figure 2 5 Chapter 2 Operation 2 7...

Page 38: ...Off Off 2 1 V On On On Off Off Off Off Off 2 35 V On On On On Off Off Off Off 2 45 V On On On On On Off Off Off 2 8 V On On On On On On Off Off 2 9 V On On On On On On On Off 3 3 V On On On On On On...

Page 39: ...uration for CPU I O voltage CPU I O Voltage 1 2 2 5 V Off On 3 3 V On On Accessing DIP Switch 1 Turn the system power off 2 Turn the Notebook over 3 Remove the CPU cover Locate the 2 pole DIP Switch t...

Page 40: ...t Bank 1 64 bit Power Speed Total Size 1Mx16 x4 None 8MB 1Mx16 x4 1Mx16 x4 16MB 1Mx16 x8 None 16MB 2Mx8 x8 None 16MB 1Mx16 x8 1Mx16 x4 24MB 4Mx16 x4 None 32MB 2Mx8 x8 2Mx8 x8 32MB 1Mx16 x8 1Mx16 x8 32...

Page 41: ...Figure 2 8 Chapter 2 Operation 2 11 Bank 0 Bank 1...

Page 42: ...ted from its normalposition Figure 2 4 3 Carefully lift the keyboard assembly out so that the mainboard is exposed Locate the memory sockets Figure 2 8 4 Position the memory module at a slight angle a...

Page 43: ...normal position Figure 2 4 3 Carefully lift the keyboard assembly out to expose the mainboard Locate the memory sockets Figure 2 8 4 Gently pull outward the two latches on both ends of the module The...

Page 44: ...O PIO mode 4 and provides high performance data transfer rate at speed up to 33 MBytes second ATA 33 Removing 1 Turn the system power off 2 Turn the Notebook over 3 Locate the Hard Disk Drive latch 4...

Page 45: ...condary hard disk drive of 12 7mm high or less 3 0 secondary hard disk drive of 12 5mm high or less or 100MB Zip drive of 15mm high Contact your dealer for more details of these options Inserting Remo...

Page 46: ...e the Floppy Diskette Drive latch 4 Press the latch in the illustrated direction and slide the floppy diskette drive out of the Notebook Figure 2 13 5 Slide the optional device 2 5 3 0 secondary HDD o...

Page 47: ...ress the Eject Button and place the CD on the Disc Tray label side facing up Push the CD tray in and you are ready to get started The Busy Indicator will light up while data is accessed or audio is pl...

Page 48: ...le 1 Turn the system power off 2 Turn the Notebook over 3 Locate the CD ROM latch 4 Press the latch in the illustrated direction and slide the CD ROM module out of the Notebook Figure 2 15 Figure 2 15...

Page 49: ...on the disc tray will pop out partially 3 Pull out the disc tray 4 Carefully load the CD on the disc tray with label side facing up Press it gently to ensure it fit into place Figure 2 16 5 Push the t...

Page 50: ...dges do not touch the surface of the disc Use clean soft dry cloth to remove dust or fingerprint Do not write on the surface using pen and paste paper Do not store or place the CD in a high temperatur...

Page 51: ...kets support 5V 3 3V 16 bit PC cards and 3 3V 32 bit PC cards referred to as CardBus PC cards have three types Type I measures 3 3mm thick Type II 5 0mm and Type III 10 5mm The PC card sockets on the...

Page 52: ...C card with the slot and push it in firmly until it locks into place Figure 2 19 Removing PC Cards To remove a PC card press the appropriate eject button and the card will be ejected from its slot ple...

Page 53: ...ressing other key as below Hot Keys System Features Remark Expand LCD display Control display top center position Toggle LCD LCD CRT CRT TV if a TV is connected Decrease LCD contrast Dual scan LCD onl...

Page 54: ...Figure 2 20 2 24 User s Manual...

Page 55: ...Using Numeric Keypad The Notebook features a 102 key keyboard with the Numeric Keypad integrated for easy numeric data input Figure 2 21 Figure 2 21 Chapter 2 Operation 2 25...

Page 56: ...For compatibility with 101 key keyboards the functionality of the Application key should map to existing keys for example the key combination SHIFT F10 could map to the Application key functionality W...

Page 57: ...Many countries in Europe and Asia use the PAL standard You should refer to your TV user guide to make sure which TV standard you are using and enter the System Configuration Utility SCU to specify th...

Page 58: ...splay Ability to output the video to other video display device VGA monitor CRT TV set VPM Video Port Manager provider the driver level software to gain direct control of the display hardware for vide...

Page 59: ...The functionality of APM varies depending on the operating system you are using Some operating systems do not support APM such as Windows NT and therefore cannot take advantage of the system s capabi...

Page 60: ...stem offers the ability to halt operations at extremely low power yet retain all its programming called Suspend The Suspend Mode features three levels Powered On Suspend POS mode Suspend To RAM STR mo...

Page 61: ...configured as Suspend Resume function under SCU Opening the display lid only if the suspend event is initialized by closing the display lid Suspend To RAM STR Suspend To RAM mode is the medium level...

Page 62: ...e hard disk whose size will accommodate the installed DRAM n plus 4MB integrated video RAM A 0VMAKFIL Pn For example if the system DRAM is 32MB 0VMAKFIL will create a partiton of size about 36MB A 0VM...

Page 63: ...t POST 3 2 POST Message Normal Operation 3 2 POST Message Error Detected 3 3 System Configuration Utility SCU 3 4 Information in the SCU 3 4 Invoking the SCU 3 5 Working with the Menu Bar of the SCU 3...

Page 64: ...boots the operating system POST Message Normal Operation If no error occurs the system will be operated after the POST process is completed You may press Spacebar key to skip the memory test SystemSo...

Page 65: ...lity SystemSoft BIOS for Intel 430TX Version 1 01 2482 00 Copyright 1983 1996 SystemSoft Corp All Rights Reserved 166 MHz Pentium CPU External Cache 256KB Enabled 4 MB Video RAM Base Memory 000640 Kb...

Page 66: ...that may be changed within 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 Enabl...

Page 67: ...S keys CTRL ALT S to enter System Configuration Utility The above message only lasts seconds If you miss it the computer will access its boot process You must reboot the system and try again within th...

Page 68: ...ctivate the 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 Select menu bar item The highlighted letter key Move to the cor...

Page 69: ...Move to the correspondent pull down menu item Select a control Tab Move between the options Change values Down Up arrows Modify the settings Spacebar Enable disable the specified function When a chec...

Page 70: ...e the system s LCD panel Display LCD CRT Activate both the LCD and CRT Enable The system emits a series of warning beep sound when battery power becomes low Enable Battery Low Beep Disable Disable the...

Page 71: ...rd Enter new Setup Password Verify new Setup Password SCU Password Enable Setup Password Set password for modifying SCU Users are authorized to change the SCU setting after entering correct password F...

Page 72: ...able the processor s internal cache L1 Cache Write Back Enable the processor s internal write back cache Disabled Disable the L2 cache controller Cache Systems L2 Cache Write Back Enable the L2 write...

Page 73: ...ives Drive B 2 88 MB Specify the drive types for the diskette drive A and B Drive Enabled Primary HDD PIO Mode Drive Enabled CD ROM PIO Mode Drive Enabled IDE Settings Secondary IDE PIO Mode Enable en...

Page 74: ...Figure 3 4 Disks Menu 3 12 User s Manual...

Page 75: ...or 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 configuration None LPT1 Addr 378h IRQ7 LPT2 Addr 278h IRQ5 Port Address LPT3 Addr...

Page 76: ...oard repeats while a key is depressed sec sec sec Keyboard Repeat Key Delay 1 sec Specify the amount of time second that will pass after a key is depressed before the key starts to repeat Disable Audi...

Page 77: ...coder PAL 800x600 Underscan PAL 640x480 Underscan NTSC 640x480 Overscan NTSC 640x480 Underscan PAL 640x480 Overscan PAL 800x600 Overscan TV Mode TV Modes Selection NTSC 800x600 Underscan Specify the T...

Page 78: ...able High Power Saving Disable Enable Disable the power saving to its highest which results in min performance but longest battery life Always on 30 sec 1 min 1 5 min Disk Standby 2 min The hard disk...

Page 79: ...e 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 Suspend To RAM Suspend Type Powered On...

Page 80: ...Item Setting Option Function Full Speed Advance CPU Controls Clock Control Mechanism Doze Mode Specify the type of Processor Clock Control Figure 3 6 Power Menu 3 18 User s Manual...

Page 81: ...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 to the original custom ones Ver...

Page 82: ...3 20 User s Manual...

Page 83: ...of the Notebook Computer Attaching a Security Lock 4 2 Attaching a Parallel Printer 4 3 Attaching a TV Set 4 4 Attaching a Video Input Device 4 5 Attaching a USB compatible Device 4 6 Attaching a Ser...

Page 84: ...m being stolen the computer is implemented with a security connector To install the security lock wrap the cable around the desk or other immovable object Then insert the locking device into this secu...

Page 85: ...4 2 4 Insert the other end of the cable to the printer s connector Fasten the cable s connector 5 Turn on the printer and Notebook Computer In addition you will need to install the manufacturer suppli...

Page 86: ...or 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 You may enter the SCU to...

Page 87: ...Input Device The RCA jack on the rear panel of the Notebook allows analog composite signals to input from external video devices Attach the device as shown below Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 Chapter 4 Perip...

Page 88: ...hing a USB compatible Device The Notebook implements dual USB ports for connection of USB compatible keyboard mouse or other devices Attach the device as shown below Figure 4 5 Figure 4 5 4 6 User s M...

Page 89: ...Connect the cable to the serial port on the rear of the Notebook Computer 3 Tighten the screws that fasten the cable to the serial port Figure 4 6 4 Turn on the Notebook Computer In addition you may n...

Page 90: ...onitor simultaneously Enter the System Configuration Utility SCU to select the appropriate parameters or toggle Fn F6 keys refer to Chapter 2 Using Hot Keys 1 Turn the system power off 2 Connect the c...

Page 91: ...ouse that is externally attached by means of the PS 2 transfer cable Attach the external keyboard or mouse as shown below Figure 4 8 Both PS 2 type ports on the rear panel of the Notebook can be used...

Page 92: ...4 10 User s Manual...

Page 93: ...RAM chips are not supported System BIOS 256KB flash ROM PCI 2 1 Plug and Play 1 0a Display 15 1 TFT XGA 1024x768 pixels LCD panel available 13 8 DSTN XGA 1024x768 pixels LCD panel available 4MB displa...

Page 94: ...ideo port support Two 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 mo...

Page 95: ...nd resume AC Power Supply AC input 100 240VAC 47 63Hz DC output 12V Total output 50W Rechargeable Battery Pack Lithium ion battery available Battery low warning Size Weight 357mm w x275mm d x50mm h 14...

Page 96: ...A 4 User s Manual...

Page 97: ...5 20 GND 8 Data 6 21 GND 9 Data 7 22 GND 10 ACK 23 GND 11 Busy 24 GND 12 Paper Empty 25 GND 13 Select Serial Port Pin Signal 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RXD Received Data 3 TXD Transmitted Data 4 DTR...

Page 98: ...GND 15 DDCLK Dual PS 2 Type Ports Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 EKDA 1 EMDA 2 N C 2 N C 3 GND 3 GND 4 VCC 4 VCC 5 EKCLK 5 EMCLK 6 N C 6 N C Dual USB Ports Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 USB VCCA 1 USB VCCB 2 USBP...

Page 99: ...1 A48 A CD2 A82 GND A15 A CA9 A49 A WP A83 A CA25 A16 GND A50 GND A84 A VS2 A17 A CA8 A51 GND A85 GND A18 A CA13 A52 A CD1 A86 A RESET A19 GND A53 A CD11 A87 A WAIT A20 A CA14 A54 GND A88 GND A21 A WE...

Page 100: ...CA11 A48 B CD2 A82 GND A15 B CA9 A49 B WP A83 B CA25 A16 GND A50 GND A84 B VS2 A17 B CA8 A51 GND A85 GND A18 B CA13 A52 B CD1 A86 B RESET A19 GND A53 B CD11 A87 B WAIT A20 B CA14 A54 GND A88 GND A21 B...

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