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Gateway Solo™ 2200 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 docking station.

Retaining pin guide hole:

For optional docking station.

Battery bay

release latch

Expansion memory

access panel

Hard drive

access cover

Modular option bay

release latch

Cover latch

Modular option bay:

CD-ROM module installed.

Battery bay

Figure 1. Front View

Summary of Contents for Solo 2200

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

Page 2: ...g the battery pack 17 Batterystatus 17 LCD Display 19 Keyboard 20 Key combinations hot keys 20 EZ Pad Pointing Device 24 Customizing the EZ Pad 25 Windows 95 26 Startbutton 27 Taskbar 27 Ifyouneedadditionalhelp 27 Modularity Connectivity 29 BatteryPackBay 30 Modular Option Bay 31 Modular CD ROM floppy disk drive and battery pack 31 Swapping modules 32 External Floppy Drive Adapter 33 Hard Disk Dri...

Page 3: ...spend Resume mode 52 Rebooting 52 Setup Menus 53 Main menu 54 Advanced menu 56 Security menu 58 Power menu 61 Exit menu 63 Popup Status Display 64 Port IRQConfigurations 65 Accessories 67 Maintenance Troubleshooting 69 Care and Maintenance 70 Virus Checking 71 HardDriveUtilities 72 Disk defragmenter 72 ScanDisk 72 Reformatting the Hard Disk Drive 73 Troubleshooting 74 Startup 74 General 75 Frequen...

Page 4: ...ridentificationpurposesonly and may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of theirrespectivecompanies FCC statement Note This equipment has been tested and found to complywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules Theselimitsare designedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst harmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio...

Page 5: ...anerkannt durch internationale Sicherheitsbehörde landesspezifischerStecker Ersatzkabel nur im Fachhandel erwerben Nur ErsatzkabeldesgleichenTypsundfürdiegleiche Spannung Voltzahl wie das Originalkabel verwenden Warning Alwaysplugthecordintoaneasilyaccessible outlet near the equipment so that unplugging the cord isaneasywaytoshutoffpower Do not attempt to disassemble the AC adapter The AC adapterh...

Page 6: ...terface 32 bit PCI bus with 64 bit memory interface Video memory 2MB EDO RAM Zoomed video PC Card 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 Japanese available Mouse Pointer EZ Pad integrated pointer PS 2 type connector for external mouse Externalports FastIRport serialpo...

Page 7: ...keyboard PS 2 mouse MIDI game port PC Card slotsforoneTypeIIIortwoTypeII hot dockable Accessories ACadapter IR infrared module NickelMetalHydride NiMH battery lithium Ion Li Ion battery dockingstationsolutions automobileDC adapter hard drives memory modules external floppy disk drive adapter leather carrying case nyloncarrying case external speakers modem ethernetcards Dimensions W D H 11 3 8 97 1...

Page 8: ...her hard drive Optional Docking Solutions Use to save time by plugging in peripherals and leaving them plugged in The docking solutions easily connect to the rearofthesystem enablingallattachedperipherals Dual Battery Operation To operate with two batteries at the same time installonebatterypackinthebatterybayandanoptionalsecondbattery packinthemodularoptionbay Thisoptionisidealwhenyoutravel provi...

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

Page 10: ... b l e Figure 2 Bottom View Rubberfoot Rubberfoot Retainingpinguidehole Foroptionaldockingstation Retainingpinguidehole Foroptionaldockingstation Batterybay releaselatch Expansion memory accesspanel Harddrive accesscover Modular option bay releaselatch Coverlatch Modularoptionbay CD ROMmoduleinstalled Batterybay Figure 1 Front View ...

Page 11: ...re 3 Rear View Figure5 LeftSideView M i c Connectanexternal microphonehere disables internalmicrophone L i n ei n Connect externalaudio sourcehere Figure4 RightSideView PC Card eject buttons Harddriveaccess PCCardslots AcceptstwoTypeI orTypeIIcardsor o n eT y p eI I Ic a r d 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 FastIRport Placethetransmi...

Page 12: ...ED 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 Floppydiskdrive moduleinstalled accepts CD ROM or secondbattery Batterybay EZPad pointingdevice Controlsthecursorlikea mouse LCDcolordisplay 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 Built inmicrophone ...

Page 13: ...User s Guide 13 2 Getting Started Connecting the Power 14 Powering Up the System 15 Batteries 17 LCD Display 19 Keyboard 20 EZ Pad 24 Windows 95 Basics 26 ...

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

Page 15: ...utton setting in thePower menu is On Off and u the system is off press the power button to turnOnthe computer u the system is on press the power button to turn the computercom p l e t e l 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 willrebootthe ...

Page 16: ...o completely power down the system To check change the power button setting 1 Turn the system on 2 Press the F2 key when you see the message Press F2 to access SETUP in the lower left corner of the display before 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 Ifthesett...

Page 17: ...onsareofferedforpoweringyourSolo theLithiumIon Li Ion and the Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH Both need the same Learning Cycle requireaboutthreehourstofullycharge andareinterchangeable Note Your battery performance may vary depending on power manage ment settings and usage To perform a learning cycle test on the battery pack 1 Charge the batteryuntil the charge light LED goes out You can check the char...

Page 18: ...C orbattery iconinthelower rightcornerofthetaskbar Abatterystatusscreenwillappear Moving the cursor anywhere on the display causes the screen to disappear u Clicktwiceonthepowercord orbattery iconinthelowerrightcornerof thetaskbar Amoredetailedbatterystatusscreenwillappear Clickon theX intheupperrightcornerofthescreentocloseit When the battery level gets low u The system emits three beeps u The ba...

Page 19: ...ontroldisplaybrightness PressingtheFnkeytogetherwiththeF1 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 ortheVGA port ontheoptional mini docking station Press th...

Page 20: ...onnect an external keyboard through the PS 2 port on the rear of the system or the PS 2 key board portontheoptionaldockingsolutions 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 Press the key together...

Page 21: ...ourseconds thedisplaydisappears Decreases the system volume level and displays thevolume meter 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 ...

Page 22: ...endingpointofyourtext IncreasesLCDbrightnessanddisplaysthebrightnessmeter for thePopupStatusDisplayreflectingthechanges Afterfour seconds theicondisappears Decreases LCD brightness and displays thebrightnessmeter for thePopupStatusDisplayreflectingthechanges Afterfour seconds theicondisappears Table 1 Function Keys Hot Keys ...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...on the cursor on the item and tap on the pad once To double 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 To drag and drop u Position the cursor on the item and hold down the left mouse button whileslidingyourfingertorepositionthecursor thenreleasethemouse button u Positionthecursorontheitem taponthepadtwice...

Page 25: ...vailable 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 be hard to control if your fingers have excess mois tureorperspiration 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 docking station sol...

Page 26: ...n 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 buttontoregisteryourso...

Page 27: ...orneranddisplaysallactive running programs If a program has been minimized click on the program nameinthetaskbartorestoreit Figure 15 Windows 95 Task Bar If you need additional help Ifyouhave additional questions check the on line documentation orahard copy manual For on line documentation check the Help option in each software package The Windows 95 manual you received with your note book is a re...

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Page 29: ...User s Guide 29 3 Modularity Connectivity Battery Pack Bay 30 Modular Option Bay 31 External Floppy Drive Adapter 33 Hard Disk Drive 34 Memory 35 PC Cards 37 Connections 38 ...

Page 30: ...chtotheleft 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 the power button to resume power to the system Battery releaselatch Figu...

Page 31: ...module or floppy disk drive module Figure 21 Battery Pack bottom view Figure 19 CD ROM bottom view Figure 20 Floppy Disk Drive bottom view Figure 18 Locating the Modular Option Bay Note Besuretosaveandexitanyapplicationsbeforeinitiatinganyofthe followingprocedures TouseCD ROMandfloppydiskdrivefunctionssimultaneously installthe modular CD ROM drive and connect an external floppy drive to the floppy...

Page 32: ... o r f i n d i t To switch between the CD ROM module and another module 1 Saveallwork 2 Click on Shutdown in the Windows 95 Start menu 3 Close the cover and turn the system over 4 Locatethemodularbayaccesslatch andslidethelatchtotheright 5 Holdthelatchinplace thenplaceyourfingersovertheraisedbarnext tothelatch 6 Pull the CD ROM module straight out and away from the system 7 Turn the floppy disk dr...

Page 33: ...temorthefloppy 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: ...the power 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 Donotforcetheharddrive 10 Repl...

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

Page 36: ...cesspanelandliftitaway 10 Firmly 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 30 Locating the Memory Module Access Figure 31 Locating the Memory Module Socket Figure 32 Inserting a Memory Module If you choose you can verify the...

Page 37: ... Locate the PC Card slot in which you wishtoinstallthecard Ifyouareinstall ing a Type III PC Card or Zoomed Video card itmustbeinsertedintothe bottomslot 4 Slidethecardintothechosenslotand operate the device as recommended in the PC Card s manual Figure34 InstallingaPCCard To remove a PC Card 1 ClickonthePCCardiconintherightcornerofthetaskbar Acontrol screenappears 2 Clickonthescreenandanotherscre...

Page 38: ...e system The IR port is locatedontherightsideofthesystem Itcansendsignals aswellasreceive them Avarietyofdesktopcomputers printersandotherperipheralsareIR compatible PlacingtheGatewaySolo2200 sIRportwithinthreefeet one meter ofanotherunit sIRport andusingtransfersoftware willallowyouto send and receive information to that remote desktop computer printer or otherperipheral Theoptionalmodule therece...

Page 39: ...r a l l e ld e v i c eh e r e VGA port Connect any standard monitorhere PS 2 mouse port AC power connector IRport Mini dockingstation retainingpins 2 Mic Headphones L i n ei n Mini dockingstation retainingpins 2 Gateway Solo mini docking station Theoptionalmini dockingstation orportreplicator duplicatesmanyofthe connectors and ports found on the system It also provides other options such as a MIDI...

Page 40: ...from the Gate way Solo multimedia notebooks It also includes one Type II and one Type III ortwoTypeII PCCardslots built instereospeakersandaremovable monitor stand Other features are the MIDI game port and the two PS 2 ports that allow you to attach peripheral devices such as an external keyboard mouse or joystick to the docking station Once you connect the peripherals you can leave them attached ...

Page 41: ... Guide 41 4 Using the System Built in Microphone Speakers 42 Making an Audio Recording 43 Playing a MIDI file 44 Using the Composite Video Out port 48 Using Fast IR 48 Playing an Audio CD 49 Using a Modem 50 ...

Page 42: ...mecontrolscreenwillappear 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 controls for master volume control wave CD audio synthesizer andIIS zoomedvideo settings Usingt...

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: ...instruments The wavetablesynthesizerincludes u 32 note polyphony u 128 melodic and 47 rhythmic instruments u Chorus and reverb effects u General MIDI compatibility to ensure proper playback of most MIDIfiles GeneralMIDIisanextensionofthebasicMIDI specificationthatassignsspecificpatchnumberstospecific instruments You can choose to use either FM or wavetable synthesis when playing back MIDI files or...

Page 45: ...mercially available MIDI sequencer softwareapplicationsavailablefromsoftwareretailersormusicstores 4 ClickonOKwhenyouarefinishedselectingamusicsynthesizer ToplaybackaMIDIfile 1 Load the Media Player application from the Accessories program group The Media Player appears on the display Figure 41 The Media Player Panel 2 From theDevice menu select MIDI Sequencer 3 From theFile menu selectOpen Alisto...

Page 46: ...cceptedthatpercussioninstruments should go on MIDI channel 10 and this is the default setting for Windows 95 However you may encounter a MIDI file that plays percussion instru ments on channel 16 instead Playing back such a file with the wavetable synthesizerdefaultchannel10percussionsettingcreatesbizarreeffects such as a snare drum or cymbal part played back on an electric piano and a bass drum o...

Page 47: ...n back to General MIDI Instrument or you ll encounter the same problem when trying to play back a normal MIDI file with percussion instruments on MIDI channel 10 Playing external MIDI modules or keyboards You can use a MIDI sequencer on your Solo 2200 to play through external MIDI modules or keyboards To do this you need one of the optional Solo Docking Stations that has a MIDI Game port You also ...

Page 48: ...play to 640 by 480 pixels Because aTVscreen sdisplayisofalowerquality largefontsshouldbeselectedto maximizeon screenviewingeffectiveness To change the display resolution using Windows 95 1 Withthecursorpointingtoanopenareaonthedesktop rightclicktoget the popup menu 2 ClickonPropertiestogettheDisplayPropertieswindow 3 ClickontheSettingstabandthenselect640by480pixelsusingthe Desktopareaslider Using ...

Page 49: ...ly 6 Click 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 butt...

Page 50: ...ou have askyourtelephoneservicesupplier To install the TelePath data fax modem 1 Using the 15 pin connector Plug the 15 pin connector end of the modem cable into the end of the modem see Figure 45 If you have troublepluggingitin 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 seeFigure46 2 Ins...

Page 51: ...User s Guide 51 5 Advanced Topics Power Saving Modes 52 Setup Menus 53 Popup Status Display 64 Port IRQ Configurations 65 ...

Page 52: ...y or press the power 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 Yo...

Page 53: ...rationsdepictingtheSetupmenusareshown 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 me...

Page 54: ...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 47 Main Menu Figure 48 IDE Adapter 0 Master Sub Menu ...

Page 55: ...r bothLCD CRT Video Mode Sets the TV output mode Press theSpacebar to selectNTSC usedinNorth America orPAL Built in pointing device EnablesordisablestheEZPadpointingdevice PresstheSpacebar toselect Enabled orDisabled Memory cache Enables or disables external memory cache Press theSpacebarto select Enabled orDisabled Boot sequence Setstheorderinwhichthesystemsearchesforthebootdrive Pressthe Spaceba...

Page 56: ...vanced menu Plug Play OS Set toYes forWindows95 SettoNo ifyouareusingadifferentoperating system or a PC Card that needs real mode drivers does not already have Windows 95 drivers Reset configuration data Becarefulwiththissetting sincethisoptionclearssystemconfigurationat thenextbootifsettoYes Large disk access mode Set toOn if your operating system is DOS or Windows Set toOff if you are using any ...

Page 57: ... use theSpacebartoaccess Enabled Disabled On board IDE adapter Select usetheSpacebartoaccess Primary Secondary Disabled Sound Configuration Select usetheSpacebartoaccess Enabled Disabled On board Audio Select use theSpacebartoaccess Enabled Disabled I O Base Address Stereo soundenabled select usetheSpacebartoaccess 220H 22FH 230H 23FH 240H 24FH 250H 25FH MPU 401 Base Addresss Stereosoundenabled se...

Page 58: ...s to 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 ...

Page 59: ...creen 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 Retypethepasswordtoverify andpressEnter ANotice screenappears PressEntertocontinue Backup password This function makes a backup copy of the supervisor password onto a floppy disk Ifyouforgetyourpassword insertthefloppydis...

Page 60: ...drive access Note ThisfunctiononlyworksifBootpassword isenabled IfthisfunctionissettoSupervisor youneedthesupervisorpasswordto accessthefloppydiskdrive IfitissettoUser youneedthesupervisoror userpasswordtoaccessthefloppydiskdrive PresstheSpacebartoselect Supervisor orUser Fixed disk boot sector IfsettoWriteprotect thebootsectoroftheharddiskdriveiswrite protected to help prevent viruses However you...

Page 61: ...et or customized 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 thesystem with amixture ofsystemand battery pe...

Page 62: ...ucanchangethis field UsetheSpacebartochoose2 4 6 8 10 through14 orOff Resume on time TurningthisfeatureOn will wake thesystemupatthetimespecifiedinthe Resumetime field UsetheSpacebartoselectOn 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 automaticall...

Page 63: ...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 55 Exit menu Use the Arrow keys to make your selection and follow all screen prompts ...

Page 64: ...thebatterylevelislow a warningiconwillappear The power management levels are displayed in the third and fourth lines You can toggle between levels by pressing theFn key together with theF5 PM k e y Note These changes in power management levels are temporary and do not affect the power settings in the BIOS Setup screens The changes areonly in effect until the system is rebooted or powered off then ...

Page 65: ...ick onStart 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 Aconflictscreenappearswithspecificconf...

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Page 68: ...ieswithyou batteries adapters etc Gateway Solo docking solutions Connect all your peripheral devices to the optional docking stations The docking stations connect and disconnect easilyfromtherearofthenotebook leavingallperipheralconnections i n t a c t Externalfloppydiskdriveadapter Thisadapteracceptsthefloppydrive module that came with your notebook and easily connects and disconnects from the sy...

Page 69: ...7 Maintenance Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance 70 Virus Checking 71 Hard Drive Utilities 72 Reformatting the Hard Drive 73 Troubleshooting 74 Important Information 78 ...

Page 70: ...etic fields u Set up a maintenance schedule for your system Routinely run virus checks ScanDisk and disk defragmenter 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 Cle...

Page 71: ...message 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 theVirusc...

Page 72: ...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 can fix many error...

Page 73: ...r optionbay 2 Place theSolo 2200 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...

Page 74: ...g components and their connectors The CD ROM module won t work u Make sure that the CD ROM module is correctly seated and then restart your notebook The hard disk drive won t access u Makesurethattheharddiskdriveisinstalledproperly u Ifthesystemhasrecentlybeensubjectedtoanexcessiveamountofstatic electricityorphysicalshock youmayneedtoreinstallthesystemfiles from the Windows 95 CD u The system may ...

Page 75: ...leave the battery pack out of the system or fullydischargedforadayormore Tocorrecttheproblem resetthedatein theMainmenu Then plug the AC adapter into the notebook and leave it attached for an hour or so The screen says General Failure reading drive C Try rebooting a couple of times by pressingCtrl Alt Del Makesurethe system isn t too cold If nothing works call Gateway 2000 Customer Support The scr...

Page 76: ...yComputer iconintheupperleftcornerofthe d i s p l a y 2 Click onProperties TheSystemProperties screen appears 3 ClickontheDeviceManager t a b 4 Double click onCirrusLogicPCICCompatiblePCMCIAController 5 Make sure that Device Usage is correctly enabled Why is the video display on SVGA systems loaded with MS Office appear to be washed out when switching between applications the screen appears to hav...

Page 77: ... an exclamation point over my Hard Disk CD ROM Controller in the Device Manager tab 1 ClickonthePerformance tab 2 Make sureFileSystem VirtualMemory andPCMCIA all display32 Bit 3 Seeifamessageisexplainingaconflict Ifthisoccurs youmayhaveto remove the Real Mode Drivers from theAUTOEXEC BAT orCONFIG SYS f i l e s Note If you get a message stating that the boot sector has been altered you may have a v...

Page 78: ...ber 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 contactyou immediately Customer ID __________________________ Serial Number __________________________...

Page 79: ... is an automated fax response system You can retrieve information and order docu ments delivered to your fax machine 605 232 2191 InternationalSales Support From outside the U S Canada or Puerto Rico 605 232 2561 InternationalFaxBack 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 605 232 2224 ...

Page 80: ... 43 Externalmonitor 19 External mouse 25 Externalspeakers 42 EZ Pad 24 55 clicking 24 customizing 25 drag and drop 24 erraticbehavior 25 F FastIRport 38 FCC 4 Floppy disk drive module 31 Floppydriveaccess 60 FM synthesizer 44 Fn key 21 Fn Del 21 Fn Down Arrow 22 64 Fn End 21 Fn F1 19 21 Fn F10 21 Fn F11 21 Fn F2 18 21 64 Fn F3 19 21 Fn F4 21 52 Fn F5 18 21 64 Index A AC adapter 68 auto 68 s p e c ...

Page 81: ...phone 42 43 recording 43 Mini dockingstation 8 39 68 Modem 68 installing using 50 Modular option bay 8 31 32 s p e c i f i c a t i o n s 7 switching modules 32 Mute key combination 21 64 N Num Lock 76 Numeric keypad key combination 23 O Optional equipment 68 P Pad Lock 23 76 key combination 21 Password backing up 59 backup protection 8 76 boot 60 disabling 59 floppydriveaccess 60 restoring 60 sett...

Page 82: ...up reminder 60 System date 75 setting 54 System LEDs 12 System time 75 setting 54 T Taskbar 27 Trademarks 4 Troubleshooting 74 75 76 77 AC power 74 battery 74 deletedafile 77 display 75 docking bar 77 harddrive 74 password 76 PCMCIA 76 printer 77 Suspend 76 videodisplay 76 U User password 59 setting 59 UsingFastIRPort 48 Using NTSC PAL 48 V Video s p e c i f i c a t i o n s 6 timeout 62 troublesho...

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