Gateway Solo 2100 User Manual Download

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Gateway Solo™ 2100 Multimedia Notebook

Outside the System

Take a quick tour of the system to familiarize yourself with the options

available.

Figure 2. Bottom View

Rubber foot

Retaining pin guide hole:

For optional mini-docking station.

Retaining pin guide hole:

For optional mini-docking station.

Battery bay

release latch

Expansion memory

access panel

Hard drive

access cover

Modular option bay

release latch

Cover latch

Modular option bay:

Floppy disk drive module installed.

Battery bay

Figure 1. Front View

Summary of Contents for Solo 2100

Page 1: ...User s Guide 1 ...

Page 2: ...8 EZ Pad Pointing Device 22 Customizing the EZ Pad 23 Windows 95 24 Startbutton 25 Taskbar 25 Windows 95 manual 25 On line documentation 25 Ordering manuals 25 Modularity Connectivity 27 B a t t e r i e s 28 Charging discharging the battery pack 28 Batterystatus 29 Removing the battery pack 30 Modular Option Bay 31 Modular CD ROM floppy disk drive and battery pack 31 Swapping modules 32 External F...

Page 3: ...nu 52 Advanced menu 54 Security menu 56 Power menu 59 Exit menu 61 Popup Status Display 62 Port IRQConfigurations 63 Zoomed Video 64 Accessories 65 Maintenance Troubleshooting 67 Care and Maintenance 68 Virus Checking 69 HardDriveUtilities 70 Disk defragmenter 70 ScanDisk 70 Reformatting the Hard Disk Drive 71 Troubleshooting 72 Startup 72 General 73 Frequently asked questions 74 Important Informa...

Page 4: ... or registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies FCC statement Note This equipment has been tested and found to complywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules Theselimitsare designedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst harmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequencyenergyand ifnotinstalledandusedin accordance w...

Page 5: ...rch internationale Sicherheitsbehörde landesspezifischerStecker Ersatzkabel nur im Fachhandel erwerben Nur ErsatzkabeldesgleichenTypsundfürdiegleiche Spannung Voltzahl wie das Originalkabel verwenden Warning Always plug the cord into an easily acces sible outlet near the equipment so that unplugging the cord is an easy way to shut off power Do not attempt to disassemble the AC adapter The AC adapt...

Page 6: ...terface 32 bit PCI bus with 64 bit memory interface Video memory 1MB EDO RAM Zoomed video PCMCIA connection to zoomed video port Keyboard 85keys U S fullsize19mmpitch 2 7mmtravel providessamefunctions as standard Windows 95 AT keyboard US UK English German French and Japan available Mouse Pointer EZ Pad integrated pointer PS 2 type connector for external mouse Externalports IRDA 1IRport serialport...

Page 7: ...put DC in lineout PS 2keyboard PS 2 mouse MIDI game port one PCMCIA Type III or two Type II hot dockable Accessories ACadapter IR infrared module lithiumbattery mini dockingstation hard drives memorymodules externalfloppydiskdriveadapter leathercarry ing case nylon carrying case external speakers modem ethernet cards Dimensions W D H 11 3 8 97 1 93 288mm 228mm 49mm Weight System weight 6 9 lbs wit...

Page 8: ...nnects to therearofthesystem enablingallattachedperipherals Dual Battery Operation To operate with two batteries at the same time installonebatterypackinthebatterybayandanoptionalsecondbattery packinthemodularoptionbay Thisoptionisidealwhenyoutravel provid ingadditionalhoursof uninterrupteduse Plug in theAC adapter and charge both battery packs at the same time Backup Password Protection Selecting...

Page 9: ...User s Guide 9 1 System Overview Outside the System 10 Inside the System 12 ...

Page 10: ...gure 2 Bottom View Rubberfoot Rubberfoot Retainingpinguidehole Foroptionalmini dockingstation Retainingpinguidehole Foroptionalmini dockingstation Batterybay releaselatch Expansion memory accesspanel Harddrive accesscover Modular option bay releaselatch Coverlatch Modularoptionbay Floppydiskdrivemoduleinstalled Batterybay Figure 1 Front View ...

Page 11: ... AC adapterhere Figure 3 Rear View Figure5 LeftSideView Kensingtonlockslot I Rp o r t Placethetransmitter receiverwithin twofeetsoitcan see theport PS 2port Connect an externalmouseor keyboardhere M i c Connectanexternal microphonehere disables internalmicrophone Headphones Connect headphones or externalspeakershere d i s a b l e sb u i l t i ns p e a k e r s L i n ei n Connect externalaudio sourc...

Page 12: ... Power button Full sizedkeyboard Windows 95 keys and s p e c i a lf u n c t i o nk e y s Stereo speakers Stereo speakers Modularoptionbay CD ROM module i n s t a l l e d Batterybay EZPad pointingdevice Controlsthecursorlikea mouse Built inmicrophone Canrecordmeetings etc LCDcolordisplay 11 3 inchDSTN 1 1 3 i n c hT F T o r 1 2 1 i n c hT F T System LEDs Figure6 InteriorView Power LED ...

Page 13: ...User s Guide 13 2 Getting Started Connecting the AC Power 14 Powering Up the System 15 LCD Display 17 Keyboard 18 EZ Pad 22 Windows 95 Basics 24 ...

Page 14: ...type and voltage rating as the original cord To connect the AC power adapter to the system 1 Plug the AC adapter into the system s AC connector 2 Connect the power cord to the AC adapter 3 Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet AC adapter Powercord Figure 8 AC Power Connection Warning Do not attempt to disassemble the AC adapter The AC adapter hasnouser replaceableoruser serviceablepartsinside The...

Page 15: ... yO f f Remember turning the system completely off when the power button is set forOn Off mode causes every part of the computer to power down Any unsaved work will be lost Pressing the power button willreboot the system When the power button setting in thePower menu isSuspend Resume and u the system is off in Suspend mode press the power button toResume power to the computer u the system is on pr...

Page 16: ... Windows 95 loads to access the Setup menus The system beeps then theMain menu appears 3 Using theRight Arrow key move to thePower menu 4 ThefirstavailableoptionisPowerbuttonmode Ifthesettingdisplayedis the one you want go to Step 6 5 Press theSpacebarto change the setting 6 Press theESC key to access theExit menu 7 PressEnter toSavechanges exit then pressEnteragain orusethe Down Arrow key to sele...

Page 17: ...ith theUp Arrow andDown Arrow keys to control display brightness Pressing theFnkey together with theF1 DisplayOff keywilltoggleoffthe displayandsavepower Pressanykeytoreactivatethedisplay Afewsmalldotsofcolormayoccasionallyappearonthescreen Thisis normal and does not affect the overall screen image Connect an external monitor to the computer through the VGA port on the rearofthesystem ortheVGAport...

Page 18: ...xternal key board through the PS 2 port on the rear of the system or the PS 2 key board portontheoptionalmini dockingstation Hot Function Keys Windows 95 Start Button Key Windows 95 Start Button Key Numeric Keypad Fn Key Figure 11 Keyboard Key combinations hot keys For normal key functions u Pressthekeyalonetogetstandardlowercaseletters numeralsand punctuation marks u PressthekeytogetherwiththeShi...

Page 19: ...eter forthePopupStatusDisplayreflectingthechanges After fourseconds thedisplaydisappears Increasesthesystemvolumelevelanddisplaysthevolume meter forthePopupStatusDisplayreflectingthechanges After fourseconds thedisplaydisappears Enables the Pad Lock function so you can access the embed ded numeric keypad The Pad Lock LED stays lit while this functionisenabled Pressthekeycombinationagaintodisable I...

Page 20: ...ears Decreases LCD brightness and displays thebrightnessmeter for thePopupStatusDisplayreflectingthechanges Afterfour seconds theicondisappears Increases LCD contrast DSTN only and displays thecontrast meter forthePopupStatusDisplayreflectingthechanges After fourseconds theicondisappears Decreases LCD contrast DSTN only and displays thecontrast meter forthePopupStatusDisplayreflectingthechanges Af...

Page 21: ...e I key produces a5 when the Pad Lock function isenabled Pressing the O key produces a6 when the Pad Lock function isenabled Pressing the P key produces an when the Pad Lock function isenabled Pressing the J key produces a1 when the Pad Lock function isenabled Pressing the K key produces a2 when the Pad Lock function isenabled Pressing the L key produces a3 when the Pad Lock function isenabled Pre...

Page 22: ...d tap on the pad once There are two ways todouble click u Position the cursor on the item and press the left mouse button twice u Position the cursor on the item and tap on the pad twice There are two ways to drag and drop u Position the cursor on the item and hold down the left mouse button whileslidingyourfingertorepositionthecursor thenreleasethemouse button u Positionthecursorontheitem taponth...

Page 23: ...lable Experiment with the different options and find the ones most comfortable for you Refer to your Windows 95 documentation for further information Note The mouse may become erratic and hard to control if your fingers haveexcessmoistureorperspiration You can attach an external mouse to the notebook through the PS 2 port on the back of the notebook or the PS 2 mouse port on the optional mini dock...

Page 24: ...e button Click theExit button and follow any screen prompts when you are finished Click onWhat sNew for informationmore experiencedusersmightfind useful Thisscreengivesanoverviewofchangesbetweenearlierversionsof Windows and Windows 95 Click on the box next to the topic you are interested in Click on theX intheupperrightcornerofthewindowtoclose thescreen ClickontheOnlineRegistration buttontoregiste...

Page 25: ... been minimized click on the program nameinthetaskbartorestoreit Figure 15 Windows 95 Task Bar Windows 95 manual If you have additional questions regarding Windows 95 check the Windows 95 manual you received with your notebook Please use this manual as a reference for all Windows 95 questions On line documentation Some of the software packages that came with your notebook contain on line documenta...

Page 26: ...26 Gateway Solo 2100 Multimedia Notebook ...

Page 27: ...User s Guide 27 3 Modularity Connectivity Batteries 28 Modular Option Bay 31 External Floppy Drive Adapter 33 Hard Disk Drive 34 Additional Memory 35 PCMCIA Cards 37 Connections 38 ...

Page 28: ...ok and connected to an AC powersourcetochargecompletely Thebatterywillchargeifthesystemis operating as long as the AC adapter is properly connected For twice the batterylife youcaninstallanoptionalsecondbatterypackinthemodular option bay The notebook can run on a fully charged battery for about two and a half hours of normal use before the battery needs recharging One Pack Two Packs System Status ...

Page 29: ...ckon theX intheupperrightcornerofthescreentocloseit u Press theFn key together with theF2 Popup key or theF5 PM key Thepowerstatusdisplay appearsintheupperleftcornerofthedisplay This display monitors battery status power management selection and mutefunctionstatus BAT1monitorsthestatusofthebatterypackinthe batterybay BAT2monitorsthestatusoftheoptionalsecondbattery pack whichcanbeinstalledinthemodu...

Page 30: ...e 3 Close the cover and turn the system over 4 Slidethebatteryreleaselatchtotheleft 5 Hold the latch in place and place your fingers over the raised bar on the batterypacknexttothelatch 6 Slide the battery pack straight out and away from the system 7 Slideachargedbatterypack bottomsideup straightintothebattery bayuntilit snaps intoplace 8 Turn the notebook right side up and open the cover 9 Press ...

Page 31: ...e or floppy disk drive module Figure 22 Battery Pack bottom view Figure 20 CD ROM bottom view Figure 21 Floppy Disk Drive bottom view Figure 19 Locating the Modular Option Bay Note Besuretosaveandexitanyapplicationsbeforeinitiatinganyofthe followingprocedures TouseCD ROMandfloppydiskdrivefunctionssimultaneously installthe modular CD ROM drive and connect an external floppy drive to the floppy para...

Page 32: ...between the CD ROM module and another module 1 Saveallwork 2 Press the power button or press and hold the power button for two seconds if you configured the power button for Suspend Resume mode toturnthesystemcompletelyoff 3 Close the cover and turn the system over 4 Locatethemodularbayaccesslatch andslidethelatchtotheright 5 Holdthelatchinplace thenplaceyourfingersovertheraisedbarnext tothelatch ...

Page 33: ...em orthefloppy parallelportontheoptional mini dockingstation 2 Connect the floppy drive cable s other connector to the connector on the externalfloppydrive Note Iftheinternalfloppydiskdrivemoduleisalreadyinstalledinthe modularoptionalbay theexternalfloppydiskdrivewillnotberecognized To connect the optional external floppy drive adapter and floppy disk drive module 1 Attachtheparallelconnectorofthe...

Page 34: ...r button for Suspend Resume modeto turn the system completely off 3 Closethelid 4 Disconnect the AC power and turn the system over 5 Remove the battery pack 6 Locatetheharddiskdrive HDD 7 Remove the three screws holding the drive in place and set them aside 8 Gently slide the hard drive away from the system 9 Slidethenewharddriveallthewayintothesystem Caution Donot force the hard drive 10 Replacet...

Page 35: ...es 2 Turnoffthesystempower 3 Removethebatterypack 4 Removeallthecables HandlingPrecautions o Neverslidememorymodulesorotherpartsoveranysurface Avoidstatic causing surfacessuchasplasticandstyrofoaminyourworkarea o Removethepartfromitsantistaticbagonlywhenyouarereadytouseit Donot laythepartontheoutsideoftheantistaticbag asonlytheinsideofthebagpro videsantistaticprotection o Alwaysholdcardsbytheiredg...

Page 36: ...iftitaway 10 Gently insert the memory module into one of the sockets Caution Donot force the memory module 11 Replace the memory access panel and the screw 12 Reinstall the battery and reconnect the AC power 13 Power up the system Figure 31 Locating the Memory Module Access Figure 32 Locating the Memory Module Socket Figure 33 Inserting a Memory Module If you choose you can verify the additional m...

Page 37: ... card slot in which you wish toinstallthecard Ifyouareinstallinga Type III PC card or Zoomed Video card it mustbeinsertedintothebottomslot 4 Slidethecardintothechosenslotand operate the device as recommended in thePCcard smanual Figure35 InstallingaPCCard To remove a PC card 1 ClickonthePCcardiconintherightcornerofthetaskbar Acontrol screenappears 2 Clickonthescreenandanotherscreenappearsstatingit...

Page 38: ...t is locatedontherightsideofthesystem Itcansendsignals aswellasreceive them Avarietyofdesktopcomputers printersandotherperipheralsareIR compatible Placing the Gateway Solo 2100 s IR port within three feet one meter ofanotherunit sIRportalongwithtransfersoftware willallowyouto send and receive information to that remote desktop computer printer or otherperipheral Theoptionalmodule thereceiver trans...

Page 39: ...ystemconnectsto or disconnectsfrom the mini dockingstationwitha fewshortsteps PCMCIA slots T w oa v a i l a b l e Ejectbuttons Figure 38 Mini Docking Station Right Side View PS 2 keyboard port MIDI Game port Connectamusical d e v i c eo rj o y s t i c kh e r e S e r i a lp o r t Connectanyserial d e v i c eh e r e F l o p p y P a r a l l e lp o r t Connectafloppydiskdrive o ra n yp a r a l l e ld ...

Page 40: ...insidesoftheraisedrubberfeet 6 Close the handle on the mini docking station to secure the connection 7 Connectperipheralstotheportsonthemini dockingstation 8 Open the lid Figure 40 Connecting the Mini Docking Station To disconnect the Gateway 2000 Solo mini docking station 1 Open the handle on the mini docking station 2 Liftthesystemupofftheretainingpins 3 Move the mini docking station away from t...

Page 41: ...User s Guide 41 4 Using the System Built in Microphone Speakers 42 Recording a Meeting 43 Loading a Screen Saver 44 Playing an Audio CD 45 Using a Modem 46 ...

Page 42: ...e displaywilldisappear u Clickonceonthespeaker iconinthelowerrightcornerofthetaskbar A volumecontrolscreenwillappear UsingtheEZPad slidethepointerup or down to change the volume setting Click once anywhere on the Windows 95 desktop to close the screen u Clicktwiceonthespeaker iconinthelowerrightcornerofthestartbar A more detailed volume control screen will appear containing volume and balance cont...

Page 43: ...pointer slowly over the control buttons along the bottom ofthescreentodisplaythefunctionofeachbutton 5 Click on thel Record buttontostartrecording 6 Click on then Stop button to end recording 7 Click onFile andSaveAs to name and store the recording YoucanplaybacktherecordingineitherSoundRecorder orMediaPlayer To play back the recording in Media Player 1 ClickonStart Programs Accessories Multimedia...

Page 44: ...saver 1 Click onStart Settings andControlPanel 2 Double click on theDisplay icon to access theDisplayProperties screen 3 ClickontheScreenSaver tabtoaccesstheavailableresidentscreensaver programs 4 Click on one of the screen saver options An example of the screen ap pearsonthesimulateddisplay 5 Click onSettings tocustomizeyourselection 6 Click on thes ort buttons to the right of theWait section of ...

Page 45: ...ck on theCDPlayer optionthatappearsinthetaskbaralongthe bottomofthedisplay orclickonStart Programs Accessories Multimedia andCDPlayer to access theCDPlayer screen You can change music tracks viewplayingtimes controlthevolume setpreferences definea play list and even set the system to continuous or random play through t h i ss c r e e n 7 Slide the mouse pointer slowly over the control buttons on t...

Page 46: ...ve askyourtelephoneservicesupplier To install the TelePath 28 8 data fax modem 1 Using the APM connector Plug the APM connector end of the modem cable into the APM connector end of the modem see Figure 42 If you havetroublepluggingitin turntheconnectorover Using the XJACK Gently push on the end of the jack and release The jack will pop out Plug an RJ 11 connectorfrom aboveinto the XJACK seeFigure4...

Page 47: ...waremanufac turer soablackdotappearsinthecenterof thatcircle TheInstallfrom Disk window appears 4 Insertthedriverdiskintothefloppydiskdrivemodule usuallydesignated d r i v eA 5 Type a on the command line provided then clickOk TheSelectDevice window appears 6 SelectGateway2000TelePath28 8XJACKPCMCIA andclickOk 7 The modem is now enabled Once your modem is connected you can talk to the world or send...

Page 48: ...48 Gateway Solo 2100 Multimedia Notebook ...

Page 49: ...User s Guide 49 5 Advanced Topics Power Saving Modes 50 Setup Menus 51 Popup Status Display 62 Port IRQ Configurations 63 Zoomed Video 64 ...

Page 50: ...r button when it is configuredforSuspend Resume During Suspend mode the hard disk drive spins down the screen goes blank and the AC power LED slowly flashes It looks like the system has been powered down Actually the computer is conserving power and resources as well as saving all current work The notebook can stay in Suspend mode for up to one week on a fully charged battery Youshouldstillsavewor...

Page 51: ...trationsdepictingtheSetupmenusareshown withoptionssettothefactorydefaults To access the Setup menus 1 Power up the system 2 Press the F2 key when you see the message Press F2 to access SETUP in the lower left corner of the displaybefore Windows 95 loads The system beeps then theMain menu appears 3 Follow the instructions along the bottom of the menus to navigate through the different options and m...

Page 52: ...e Sub Menu Thefollowing provides abrief overview oftheoptions controlled through theMainmenu System time Controlstheinternalclock Toresettheclock simplytypeinthecorrect v a l u e s System date Controls the system date Type in the correct values displayed as month day year mm dd yyyy PressTabtoaccesseachfield Figure 44 Main Menu Figure 45 IDE Adapter 0 Master Sub Menu ...

Page 53: ...an one hard drive It functions the same as IDE Adapter 0 master Display device selection Sets the video display device Use theSpacebar to choose betweenLCD CRT or bothLCD CRT Built in pointing device Enablesor disablesthe EZ Pad pointing device Press theSpacebartoselect Enabled orDisabled Memory cache Enables or disables external memory cache Press theSpacebarto select Enabled orDisabled Boot sequ...

Page 54: ...aution Setting the options on the menu to incorrect values may cause the systemtomalfunction Figure 48 Advanced Menu Figure 49 Integrated Peripherals Sub Menu Thefollowingprovidesabriefoverviewoftheoptionsavailablethroughthe Advanced menu Integrated Peripherals PressEnterto access the sub menu that assigns port allocations and IRQ addresses seeFigure49 SeeTable4fortheavailableoptions ...

Page 55: ...theSpacebartoaccess 330H 331H 300H 301H IRQ channel Stereo sound enabled select use theSpacebartoaccess IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 DMA channel low Stereo sound enabled select us theSpacebartoaccess DMA1 DMA3 DMA0 DMA channel high Stereo sound enabled select us theSpacebartoaccess DMA5 DMA6 DMA0 Table 4 Integrated Peripherals Menu Options PressEsc when you have finished using the sub menu or wish to retu...

Page 56: ...the BIOS setup without the password TheSupervisorpasswordis line near the top of the menu will reflect that the password has been enabled To set a Supervisor password 1 Use theArrow keys to selectSetsupervisorpassword from theSecurity menu and pressEnter to access theSetsupervisorpassword screen 2 Type in a password no more than seven characters long and pressEnter Try to think of a password that ...

Page 57: ...en 2 Type in a password no more than seven characters long and pressEnter Try to think of a password that will be easy for you to remember but difficultforsomeoneelsetoguess 3 Retype the password to verify and pressEnter ANotice screen appears PressEntertocontinue Backup password This function makes a backup copy of the supervisor password onto a floppy disk Ifyouforgetyourpassword insertthefloppy...

Page 58: ...e ThisfunctiononlyworksifBootpassword isenabled IfthisfunctionissettoSupervisor youneedthesupervisorpasswordto accessthefloppydiskdrive IfitissettoUser youneedthesupervisoror userpasswordtoaccessthefloppydiskdrive PresstheSpacebartoselect Supervisor orUser Fixed disk boot sector IfsettoWriteprotect thebootsectoroftheharddiskdriveiswrite protected to help prevent viruses However you cannot add soft...

Page 59: ...d power management Setting this option toMinimumBatteryLife provides the notebook with bestsystem performance Setting this option toMaximumBatteryLife providesthesystem with bestbatteryperformance SettingthisoptiontoCustomize allowsyou to manually set the Standby Suspend Hard disk and Video timeouts Setting this option toMedium provides the system with a mixture ofsystem and battery performance Us...

Page 60: ...this field UsetheSpacebarto choose2 4 6 8 10 through14 orOff Resume on time TurningthisfeatureOn will wake thesystemupatthetimespecifiedinthe Resumetime field UsetheSpacebar toselectOn orOff Resume time Sets a specific time the system will wake from Suspend mode Use theTab keytoaccesseachfieldandtypeinthedesiredvalues Battery low suspend When this feature is enabled the system automatically enters...

Page 61: ...ce you have made changes to the Setup menus Options available in this menu u Save changes exit u Exit without saving changes u Loaddefaultvalues u Load previous values u Save changes Figure 52 Exit menu Use the Arrow keys to make your selection and follow all screen prompts ...

Page 62: ...t levels are temporary and do not affect the power settings in the BIOS Setup screens The changes areonlyin effect until the system is rebooted or powered off then the BIOS power settingsarerestored ACpowerstatusismonitoredonthefifthline The mute function is enabled or disabled when you press theFn key together with theF6 Mute key Thepowerstatusdisplay willbrieflyappear Thebot tom line will displa...

Page 63: ...nStart Settings andControlPanel then double click on theSys temi c o n 3 ClickontheDeviceManager tabandcheckthedevicelistingtoseeifany problemsarenoted Thisisillustratedbyablackexclamationpointwithin ayellowcircle orablackboxwitharedX 4 Double clickonthedevice adevicescreenwillappear 5 ClickontheResources tab thenclickontheSetConfigurationManually button Aconflictscreenappearswithspecificconflicts...

Page 64: ...nguptheprocessorforothertasks Zoomed video also provides ahardware solution for MPEG decoding You still need software but the hardware solution provides a bigger display screen and fasterrunningtime Make sure you install the PC card in thebottom slot ThebottomPC card slot is the one configured for zoomed video Since this is new technology the drivers for any zoomed video applications may need to b...

Page 65: ...User s Guide 65 6 Accessories ...

Page 66: ...i docking station Connect all your peripheral devicestotheoptionalmin dockingstation Themini dockingstationcon nectsanddisconnectseasilyfromtherearofthenotebook leavingallpe ripheralconnectionsintact Ethernet card Networks all your equipment together External floppy disk drive adapter This adapter accepts the floppy drive module that came with your notebook and easily connects and disconnects from...

Page 67: ...User s Guide 67 7 Maintenance Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance 68 Virus Checking 69 Hard Drive Utilities 70 Reformatting the Hard Drive 71 Troubleshooting 72 Important Information 76 ...

Page 68: ...fields u Set up a maintenance schedule for your system Routinely run virus checks scandiskanddiskdefragmenter u Never turn off the system when the Hard Disk Drive LED is on u Avoid extreme temperature changes u Don t get the system wet or expose to water u Avoidareaswithahighconcentration ofdustanddirt u Keep the port covers closed when you are not using the external device p o r t s u Cleantheext...

Page 69: ...e or prevent you from performing normal computing functions Setting up a maintenance schedule will make running your virus check a habit Once a month could be often enough to run a check or if you use your system more often once a week Note Itisalwaysagoodideatorunaviruscheckafterreceivingdatafrom anothersource You can program the system to remind you to perform a virus check using theViruscheckre...

Page 70: ...on to select the drive you wish to defragment and click Ok TheDiskDefragmenter screen appears 3 Click onStart to begin the disk defragment program The screen follows the program s progress When the program has finished running an otherDiskDefragmenter screen appears 4 ClickYes ifyouarereadytoquitDiskDefragmenter ScanDisk Windows 95 contains a disk scan program that will check your hard drive and c...

Page 71: ...onbay 2 Place theSolo 2100 System Boot Diskinto the floppy disk drive 3 Press the power button or press and hold the power button for two seconds if the power button is configured for Suspend Resume to reboot the system The disk menu appears 4 Choose option number4 Exit and pressEnter You will see theA prompt and a message asking you to remove the boot disk Do not remove the boot disk 5 Type forma...

Page 72: ...properly u Ifthesystemhasrecentlybeensubjectedtoanexcessiveamountofstatic electricityorphysicalshock youmayneedtoreinstallthesystemfiles from the Windows 95 CD u The system may be attempting to boot from the floppy drive first Go to the Setup menus and check theBootsequence setting under theMain menu The system isn t working from the battery if using battery power u Makesurethebatteryisinstalledpr...

Page 73: ...driveA thefloppydiskdrive Removeit andpressanykey The screen says Bad command or file name You may have mistyped a command Retype the command or check your operating systems manual There may be a bad command or file name in the AUTOEXEC BAT or the CONFIG SYS file The boot sector may have been alteredbyavirus For information on other error messages refer to the manuals that document your operating ...

Page 74: ...ng between applications the screen appears to have only 16 colors instead of 65 000 or 256 colors 1 RightclickontheMSOfficeToolbar controlbox Thisappearsacrossthe topofthetoolbarifvertical orontheleftofthetoolbarifhorizontal 2 SelectCustomize thentheView tab 3 Deselect theUseGradientFill box Why doesn t the Suspend option appear on my Windows 95 Start Menu 1 ClickStart Settings thenControlPanel 2 ...

Page 75: ...ay have to remove the Real Mode Drivers from theAUTOEXEC BAT or CONFIG SYSf i l e s Note Ifthereisamessagestatingthatthebootsectorhasbeenaltered you may have a virus I accidentally deleted a file can I get it back Maybe 1 Double clickontheRecycleBin icon 2 Highlightthefileyoudeletedbyclickingonit 3 ClickEdit andUndoDelete andthefilewillberetrieved IfthefilewasdeletedfromFileManager orataDOSprompt ...

Page 76: ...er and order number to the customer support technicians Make a note of these numbers here Ifyourcomputeriseverstolen besuretocontactyourlocalpoliceanda Gateway 2000 representative at once We can put a note on the account so that if anyone calls in using the serial number for your notebook we can contact you immediately Customer ID __________________________ Serial Number __________________________...

Page 77: ...axBack is an automated fax response system You can retrieve information and order docu ments delivered to your fax machine 605 232 2191 International Sales Support From outside the U S Canada or Puerto Rico 605 232 2561 International FaxBack Fax machine fax modem required You can retrieve information and order documents delivered to your fax machine from outside the U S Canada or Puerto Rico 605 2...

Page 78: ...ESD precautions 35 Ethernet card 66 Exit menu 61 Expanded video key combination 19 Externalfloppydriveadapter 31 33 66 External microphone 42 43 Externalmonitor 17 Externalspeakers 42 EZ Pad 22 53 clicking 22 customizing 23 drag and drop 22 erraticbehavior 23 75 Index A AC adapter 66 auto 66 s p e c i f i c a t i o n s 7 AC power status 62 troubleshooting 72 Accessories 66 Advanced menu 54 Allocat...

Page 79: ...ey combination 19 Hot keys 19 I IDE adapter 52 53 Interiorview 12 IR module 38 IRQ configuration 63 K Key combinations 19 20 21 Keyboard 18 s p e c i f i c a t i o n s 6 L LCD s p e c i f i c a t i o n s 6 LCD display 17 troubleshooting 72 LCD CRT 53 key combination 17 19 LEDs 12 73 Leftsideview 11 M Main menu 52 72 Maintenance schedule 68 69 Memory 53 cache 53 Memory modules 35 66 i n s t a l l i...

Page 80: ... c k key combination 19 Security menu 56 69 73 Setup menus 51 accessing 16 51 Shiftkey 18 Speakers 42 Specifications 6 Standby timeout 59 Standby mode 50 key combination 19 Startbutton 25 Supervisor password 56 disabling 57 setting 56 Suspend timeout 60 troubleshooting 74 Suspend mode key combination 19 50 Suspend resume 15 Suspend resume mode 50 SysRq key combination 19 System overview 10 System ...

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