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The External CRT Monitor Port

 

The external CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) monitor port is located behind the right-hand cover on the
rear of the 486SX/DX-WinBook as shown in the illustration below. To gain access to the external
monitor connector, simply pull the cover open. 

 

Fig. 6-2 Locating the External CRT Monitor Port

 

The External CRT monitor port supports the connection of any analog VGA compatible monitor.
You cannot connect a digital monitor such as a conventional monochrome, CGA or EGA monitor,
to this port. The IBM VGA standard is an analog signal, and only an analog monitor will work
with the WinBook. If you have a multi-frequency monitor this probably supports both digital and
analog modes. If you wish to connect such a monitor to the 486SX/DX-WinBook you must
configure the monitor in analog mode. 

To connect an external monitor, first turn your WinBook off. Connect the 15-pin D-connector
cable from the monitor to the external monitor port, and secure the connector in place by
tightening the two screws. Now turn your system on again and turn the power to the monitor on. 

With an external monitor connected, you may toggle the display between the external CRT, the
LCD and both at the same time by pressing the < Ctrl> < Alt> F10 key combination. 

The Serial Port

 

The serial port is located behind the left-hand cover on the rear. To gain access to the serial port,
open the hinged cover. 

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SLC Chapter 6 Connecting Peripherals

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Summary of Contents for 486 SLC

Page 1: ...r 3 Data Storage Devices______15 Chapter 4 Using The Keyboard_______25 Chapter 5 Basic MS DOS Usage_____32 Chapter 6 Connecting Peripherals_____41 Chapter 7 Power Options___________46 Chapter 8 BIOS Setup Program______50 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting__________60 Appendix A Connector Pinouts______63 ...

Page 2: ...is amazing reduction in size and weight was accomplished by taking full advantage of the latest advances in VLSI Very Large Scale Integration technology As a result the WinBook is extremely light and more reliable due to the reduction in the number of on board components The WinBook is IBM AT and MS DOS compatible and can run most software designed for use on IBM AT systems in an MS DOS environmen...

Page 3: ...e functions of the WinBook Some items in the WinBook may vary such as the hard disk drive type but all basic functions will be the same In this section a brief introduction to the various components in the system are given to give you an overall understanding of the key parts and the names that will be used in this manual to describe them The Main System Unit By the main system unit we refer to th...

Page 4: ... two button trackball Integrated cursor keys and numeric keypad LED indicators for Num Lock Caps Lock and Scroll Lock The LCD Display The WinBook comes with a built in LCD Liquid Crystal Display with a resolution of 640 pixels dots by 480 pixels This display takes the place of the monitor in conventional desktop computer systems The LCD display is fully compatible with the IBM VGA standard which m...

Page 5: ...s listed below are present 1 One WinBook Computer 2 One AC adapter and charger 3 One AC power cable 4 One battery pack 5 Three 3 5 VGA Driver and Utility program diskettes 6 One dual keyboard cable adapter 7 This user s manual If any of the above items are not present please contact the dealer from whom you purchased your system immediately ...

Page 6: ...ese operating systems before you do anything else Microsoft Windows is a graphical user interface GUI which takes over many of the functions of the operating system and is loaded on to of MS DOS Applications Software Applications software refers to software which performs some task such as a word processor or a spreadsheet What applications software you should buy depends entirely on what you wish...

Page 7: ...m for the first time Connecting the Power Adapter Turn the WinBook so you are looking at the rear of the system Locate the power socket according to the diagram below REAR VIEW Figure 2 1 Locating the Power Adapter Socket Plug the cable attached to the power adapter into this power socket Plug the power cable into the socket on the power adapter and the plug the other end of the power cable into a...

Page 8: ...Opening the LCD Screen Raise the LCD screen until it is in the vertical position You may then push the LCD screen slightly further back or forward according to your preference The special hinge of the LCD allows you to position the screen at any angel and it will stay fixed at that angel Usually to obtain the clearest image the LCD screen should be positioned so you can look directly into it at 90...

Page 9: ...eal Seating Position for Maximum comfort Figure 2 5 WinBook Set Up and Ready for Use Turning the Power On Locate the Power ON OFF switch at the rear of the left side of the WinBook as shown in the illustration below ...

Page 10: ...ch Press the switch and the Power ON LED indicator on the top of your WinBook Will illuminate The backlight of the LCD screen will also come on and the system will then start to boot up And that is all it takes to get started with your WinBook ...

Page 11: ... to increase decrease the brightness of the display Slide the control up to increase brightness down to decrease brightness The setting of the brightness control will depend on the current lighting conditions and is important for obtaining the clearest possible image If nothing appears on the LCD screen when you turn on your computer it may be because the brightness control is set at minimum brigh...

Page 12: ...ay will become blank and to all intents and purposes your WinBook will appear to have been turned off In this state your system is using a minimum of power When in suspend mode the Suspend LED on the LCD screen will illuminate To resume simply press the Suspend switch again and the display will be returned exactly as it was before The Suspend switch allows you to save power without having to turn ...

Page 13: ...anel so that when the LCD is in the closed position you can still see whether the power to the computer is turned on or not Note that the Power LED also functions as a battery low indicator When the battery power is low the Power LED will flash 5 FDD LED The FDD Floppy Disk Drive LED will illuminate whenever data is being read from or written to the floppy disk drive installed in your system As lo...

Page 14: ...ted this indicates that the Scroll Lock key has been pressed The SCROLL LOCK LED will go out when the Scroll Lock key is pressed a second time Please refer to the chapter in this manual on the keyboard for details of the Scroll LOCK key 10 Caps Lock LED The Caps Lock LED refers to the Caps Lock key on the WinBook s keyboard On a conventional keyboard this LED is usually situated on the keyboard it...

Page 15: ...ly already be familiar with this information and may skip this chapter If you are a new user then we recommend that you read this chapter to get an overall understanding of the basic use of disk drives and diskettes Floppy Disk Drives and Diskettes Floppy disk drives are so called because they use flexible diskettes which can be inserted and taken out as required They can be broadly divided into t...

Page 16: ...ver which is automatically opened when inserted into the disk drive Rather than having a notch which must be covered by a sticker to make them read only they come with a tab which can be set as read only or read write Figure 3 2 3 5 Diskettes Formatting Diskettes When you purchase any type of diskette it is unformatted and it cannot be used until it has been formatted An unformatted diskette can b...

Page 17: ... actually a combination of hardware and software a fax modem IC card for example which includes the fax modem hardware and the software to drive it Figure 3 3 Locating the IC Card Slot IC cards are simple to use and should be inserted directly into the IC card slot which is situated next to the power switch on the left side of the WinBook As you insert the IC card a push button will protrude from ...

Page 18: ...ll inevitably be moving your system around The drive also features auto park capability which means that the sensitive magnetic heads are automatically locked in position when power is turned off greatly reducing the change of damage Despite this every care should be taken to avoid subjecting your WinBook to heavy shocks or blows which may result in the hard disk drive being damaged Hard disk driv...

Page 19: ...have to reformat the disk drive destroying any data existing on it ...

Page 20: ...u must prepare the hard disk drive and install the operating system on it To do this you will have to use the following commands in MS DOS a The FDISK command to partition the hard disk drive b The FORMAT command to high level format the hard disk drive and make it bootable Both these commands are external MS DOS commands and can be run from the MS DOS diskette s NOTE The hard disk drive installed...

Page 21: ...or Logical DOS drive 2 Set Active Partition 3 Delete DOS Partition 4 Display Partition Data Enter choice 1 Press ESC to return to DOS Most of the FDISK menus display a default value To choose the default value press the Enter key Using FDISK to Create Partitions To create a partition select the first item in the FDISK main menu and the following menu will appear if no extended partitions exist the...

Page 22: ...S Partition active Y N ldots ldots ldots ldots Y Press ESC to return to FDISK Options To use your entire hard disk for MS DOS you will use the FDISK program only once to create the primary MS DOS partition Press the Enter key to accept the default selection Y FDISK then displays the following message System will now restart Insert DOS diskette in drive A Press any key when ready Put your MS DOS di...

Page 23: ...ce however that if your hard disk has never been formatted before or if it has a bad boot sector FORMAT will not prompt you for a volume label If the volume label that you enter does not match the label on the hard disk FORMAT displays the following message Invalid Volume ID Format failure Otherwise it continues WARNING ALL DATA ON NON REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE X WILL BE LOST Proceed with Format Y N _ ...

Page 24: ...r computer from the hard disk and will no longer need to insert an MS DOS diskette in the A drive to boot Note The above procedure is valid for MS DOS version 4 0 and above MS DOS 3 3 limits the maximum size of a singe partition to 32MB so a 60MB drive will have to be split into a least two partitions when using MS DOS version 3 3 ...

Page 25: ...ons The illustration below shows the layout of the WinBook keyboard Fig 4 1 Keyboard Layout The Typewriter Keys The typewriter keys make up the main block of keys on your keyboard and it is these keys that you will use the most As is obvious from the name these keys are basically the same as found on a standard typewriter with a few extras especially for computer use The layout of the alphanumeric...

Page 26: ...right and left of the alphanumeric keys are detailed individually below The Shift Keys The two shift keys one on the left and one on the right function exactly as typewriter shift keys When you press either one of the shift keys and hold it down any letters you type will be in upper case As soon as you release the shift key the letters will again be in lower case Note that in MS DOS and many other...

Page 27: ...t key is always used in combination with one or more other keys to perform some special function Its use will vary from program to program Please also see the section on Special Key Combinations in this chapter The Escape Esc Key The use of the Esc key will vary depending on the program you are using In MS DOS and in many other software packages the Esc key is used to cancel a command or exit from...

Page 28: ...and End keys are usually used to go to the beginning and end of a line screen or document depending on the software Please refer to your software applications manuals for the precise functions of these keys In MS DOS the Cursor Left key acts the same as the Backspace key deleting the characters to the left of the cursor The Cursor Right key functions the same as the F1 key retyping the previous co...

Page 29: ...indicator to the right of the LCD display will be illuminated This key has no function in MS DOS and its function if any will depend on the individual software package The Pause Break Key This key can be pressed to pause execution of some programs and may have other uses in some software The Numeric Keypad The final group of keys on your keyboard is the Numeric Keypad On a conventional keyboard th...

Page 30: ...d on the relevant keys enclosed in a box and duplicate the functions of the cursor keys described earlier Hot Keys Ctrl Alt F8 Toggles the display of screen images between normal contrast mode and automap contrast mode In automap contrast mode your computer adjusts the contrast automatically for certain applications software such as Microsoft Windows Ctrl Alt F9 Toggles the display of screen text ...

Page 31: ... of reasons such as a bug or defect in the software package you are using If this happens you can turn off your computer for a few seconds using the power switch Then when you turn your computer on again everything should be back to normal This is rather inconvenient however and a far quicker way is by using the warm boot All you have to do is press and hold the Ctrl Alt and Del keys and your comp...

Page 32: ...icrosoft DOS is also known as the system software or the operating system What you call it is not important but what is important is this You can do nothing with your computer before you have loaded DOS No matter what software you want to use be it WordStar Lotus 1 2 3 Dbase III a computer game or even something that you have written yourself you will not be able to load that software before you h...

Page 33: ...ers to the first floppy disk drive The letter B refers to the second floppy disk drive If you only have one floppy disk drive installed both A B refers to this disk drive Letters C and above refer to the hard disk drives installed To change from one disk drive to the other you must type the letter of the drive followed by a colon and press Enter For example to change from A drive to the B drive yo...

Page 34: ... second disk drive is currently being addressed and you type the name of a DOS command while the DOS diskette is in the A drive you will see an error message since your PC will not be able to find DOS in the B drive In this case you would first have to type A to change back to the A drive Later in this chapter the CHKDSK and FORMAT commands both external commands are introduced Full details of all...

Page 35: ...ory Common DOS Commands To give you more confidence before you start the daunting task of pursuing your DOS user s manual we outline here some of the more common and most basic DOS commands The operative word here is outline For full details of all the possible functions with these commands you will have to refer to your DOS user s manual The commands are divided into internal and external command...

Page 36: ... scrolling press either of these key combinations again The DIR command has various parameters to display the list of files in different formats and you should refer to the DOS manual for details CLS Clear Screen To clear the screen so that it is blank except for the DOS prompt type A CLS ENTER The screen will be cleared with only the DOS prompt remaining in the top left hand corner DEL Delete a F...

Page 37: ...you wish to copy the file ADDRESS TXT to the B drive and you want to change the name to OLDADDR TXT In this case you would type A COPY A ADDRESS TXT B OLDADDR TXT Enter 1File s copied The COPY command is one of DOS s most useful tools and you should consult your DOS user s manual for full details VER DOS Version Number As we have mentioned DOS has gone through various changes since its first relea...

Page 38: ...may appear very differently from how you saved it This is because the TYPE command ignores all formatting commands entered in the program that was used to create the file and simply displays the text You cannot edit files with TYPE command that can only be used to view the file contents External Commands FORMAT The Disk ette Formatting Command As we noted in Chapter 3 Diskettes and Disk Drives all...

Page 39: ...he command will give information on the diskette or disk being checked and will also give you information on the memory of your computer Again the CHKDSK command is an external command so the DOS diskette must be in the current drive To check a diskette in drive A with the DOS diskette in drive A type the following command C CHKDSK A 1457664 bytes total disk space 0 bytes in 1 hidden files 1337344...

Page 40: ...e them every day Many of the DOS commands not covered here offer other important functions that you will come to need as you become more acquainted with your PC and as your requirements increase DOS is not a very user friendly operating system and the average user will never use many of the commands provided Indeed many of these commands will be fairly unintelligible to people unfamiliar with prog...

Page 41: ...t The External Keyboard Port PS 2 Mouse The external keyboard port is situated on the left side of the rear panel of the 486SX DX WinBook Fig 6 1 Locating the External Keyboard Port Please note that the external keyboard socket is smaller than the connector found on standard desktop computer keyboards In order to be able to connect an external keyboard you will need to use the adapter provided wit...

Page 42: ...bly supports both digital and analog modes If you wish to connect such a monitor to the 486SX DX WinBook you must configure the monitor in analog mode To connect an external monitor first turn your WinBook off Connect the 15 pin D connector cable from the monitor to the external monitor port and secure the connector in place by tightening the two screws Now turn your system on again and turn the p...

Page 43: ...monly used mice are serial devices and as such can be directly connected to your WinBook Another kind of mouse is the bus mouse that usually requires a special interface card You cannot connect this type of mouse to the serial ports so make sure the mouse you wish to use is a serial mouse NOTE The external serial port is COM1 the optional Fax Modem is COM3 When using a serial mouse on COM1 there w...

Page 44: ... an industry standard so any device that requires a parallel interface can be connected to the parallel port In addition to printers common parallel devices include plotters and digitizers Connecting a Printer If you wish to connect a printer to your WinBook first make sure the printer is a parallel printer and not a serial printer The vast majorities of PC printers are parallel devices and can th...

Page 45: ...er to the instructions included with the docking station Other Available Options Note that the following options are also available for the WinBook but these options are NOT ones the user can install an authorized dealer must install them For further information please call your dealer Memory Options The standard WinBook comes with 2MB of memory which can be upgraded to 4MB or 8MB Optional Fax Mod...

Page 46: ...ource from 90 volts to 240 volts since it is auto adjustable When you turn on your system as long as the AC power adapter is connected power will be derived from this power supply and the battery will remain unused If the main power is accidentally cut off or the cable is unplugged either from the WinBook or from the AC power outlet the system will automatically switch to battery use with no break...

Page 47: ...wer adapter the system will automatically use the power adapter Charging the Battery The AC power adapter provided with your system is actually a combined power supply battery charger The battery used is a Nickel Metal Hydride type and you should only use the supplied charger to recharge this battery The procedure for charging the battery is detailed below 1 Turn off the power to the computer and ...

Page 48: ...se your computer for a period of time you should fully discharge the battery and remove the battery from the computer DO NOT RECHARGE THE BATTERY BEFORE REMOVING IT FROM THE COMPUTER 2 Note that to get maximum battery usage you should recharge the battery before you use it SAFETY NOTES Recharge in a place 50ºF 10ºC to 95ºF 35ºC Do not short circuit battery Do not put into fire Saving Battery Power...

Page 49: ...omputer The POWER EXE will automatically be loaded each time your computer is turned on and will ensure that power overhead is kept to a minimum by monitoring the system during usage 4 of 4 3 2 99 10 07 AM SLC Chapter 7 Power Options file C test HtmlHelp SLC Chapter 7 Power Options htm ...

Page 50: ...g through the memory on your screen The following display will also appear on your screen Hit Del If you want to run SETUP As long as this message is present on the screen you may press the Del key to access the setup program If this message disappears before you have pressed the Del key reboot your machine to call the message back to the screen When you press Del the main menu of the SETUP progra...

Page 51: ...ng Message Read this message and then press any key to call up the STANDARD CMOS SETUP display which will appear on your screen as shown below Figure 8 3 The Standard SETUP screen In the top right corner the base memory size and the extended memory size are displayed This is automatically read from your system and you don not need to set these parameters 2 of 11 3 2 99 10 08 AM SLC Chapter 8 file ...

Page 52: ...set When you have set the correct date use the cursor right key to move down to the time and in a similar way set the correct time You may use the Daylight Saving item to enable or disable Daylight Saving Time depending on whether daylight saving time is used in your area Hard Disk Type For the hard disks you must enter a type number according to the type of hard disk drive you have installed You ...

Page 53: ...res supported by the chipset and AMI BIOS It also includes support for shadow RAM under which the contents of the ROM BIOS can be copied into memory at boot up enhancing performance When you first access the Advanced CMOS Setup program the default settings will be loaded If you change any of the settings you may recall the default settings at any time from the main menu This is detailed later To g...

Page 54: ...during the memory check or not Hit Del Message Display Enable or disable this item according to whether you wish the message Hit Del If you want to use SETUP to appear on your screen or not Hard Disk Type 47 RAM Area If the hard disk type you wish to install in your system is not listed in the Standard CMOS Setup program you can use the type 47 to configure a special setting according to the chara...

Page 55: ...e this item you can define a password which needs to be entered every time you boot up the system in order to gain access Select Setup if you only want password protection for accessing the Setup program select Always to have password protection every time you boot up your system Adapter Shadow Shadow RAM is a feature whereby the contents of the ROM BIOS are copied into the top 384K of the first m...

Page 56: ... SETUP in the main menu make various settings to maximize power usage If you wish to take advantage of these features you must select Enabled for the first item Power Management When this item is enabled you may then proceed to make the settings according to your requirements Figure 8 5 the Power Management Screen Serial Port 1 2 Timeout Enter the amount of time of non usage after which you wish p...

Page 57: ...r the amount of time of keyboard non usage after which you wish power to the keyboard to be shut off Auto Suspend Timeout Enter the amount of time of system non usage after which you wish the computer to be automatically entered into suspend mode The result of this will be the same as if you had pressed the suspend switch on the WinBook Note that the Auto Suspend Timeout starts counting from when ...

Page 58: ...ng if you wish to restore the settings from the ROM table Type Y to proceed or N to cancel If you type Y the settings will be immediately restored Please note that this will not affect the settings you have made in the Standard CMOS Setup which will be retained until you change them directly from the Standard CMOS Setup program If you wish cancel changes you have made and restore the settings used...

Page 59: ... the drive is backed up Select Hard Disk Utility from the main menu and press Enter A screen will appear with the specifications of the hard disk drives installed in your system listed at the top of the screen according to the type number you entered for your hard disk drive s in the Standard CMOS Setup program You may then select FORMAT AUTO INTERLEAVE or MEDIA ANALYSIS to perform the relevant op...

Page 60: ...k resistant but within reason Do not place heavy objects on top of the WinBook Do not place the WinBook near to any heat source or subject it to extreme temperature changes Avoid using the computer in an excessively hot or cold environment Cleaning the WinBook You may use a slightly damp cloth to clean the plastic shell of the system Take great care that no liquid enters between any of the seams o...

Page 61: ...bly arise It is important that you understand how to differentiate between problems caused by hardware malfunction and those that arise out of an incorrect setting or software configuration The ability to accurately pinpoint the source of problems will only come with experience but always adopt a methodical approach to trying to solve problems If nothing appears on your LCD display when you use a ...

Page 62: ...oting up from a floppy diskette inserted in the A drive this diskette must be a bootable system diskette If this works edit the CONFIG SYS file on the hard disk drive and then try booting from the hard disk drive again Display Problems I can see nothing on the LCD display even though my system appears to have booted up correctly Adjust the LCD Brightness and Control Adjust the position of the scre...

Page 63: ...als as all connectors conform to the industry standards EXTERNAL VGA MONITOR CONNECTOR Pin No Signal 1 Red Signal 2 Green Signal 3 Blue Signal 4 Monitor ID2 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground Ground 5 1 1 NC 2 Ground 3 Monitor ID0 4 Monitor ID1 5 Horizontal Sync 15 11 6 Vertical Sync 7 NC EXTERNAL SERIAL PORT CONNECTOR Pin No Signal 1 of 4 3 2 99 10 13 AM SLC Appendix A Connector Pinouts file C test HtmlH...

Page 64: ... Send 9 Ring Indicator EXTERNAL PARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR Pin No Signal 1 Strobe 2 9 Data 0 7 10 Ack 1 Busy 2 PE 3 SLCT 4 Auto Feed 5 Error 6 Init 7 SLCTIN 8 25 Ground EXTERNAL KEYBOARD CONNECTOR Pin No Signal 1 PS 2 Data 2 of 4 3 2 99 10 13 AM SLC Appendix A Connector Pinouts file C test HtmlHelp SLC Appendix A Connector Pinouts htm ...

Page 65: ...SA6 MEMCS16 SA5 IOCS16 SA4 IRQ10 SA3 IRQ11 SA2 IRQ12 SA1 IRQ15 SA0 IRQ14 BHE DACK0 LA23 DRQ0 LA22 DACK5 LA21 DRQ5 LA20 DACK6 LA19 DRQ6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 MEMW SD12 SD8 SD13 SD9 SD14 SD10 SD15 SD11 GND MDATA MCLK KDATA KCLK RX0 RX4 RX1 TX0 RX2 TX1 RX3 TX2 ACK PD0 BUSY PD1 PE PD2 SLCT PD3 AFD PD4 ERR PD5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1...

Page 66: ...6 37 38 39 LA18 DACK7 LA17 DRQ7 MEMR MASTER 35 36 37 38 39 120 INIT PD6 SLIN PD7 STB R 35 36 37 38 39 HD7 PDIAG IDECS1 IDECS0 ACTIVE GND 4 of 4 3 2 99 10 13 AM SLC Appendix A Connector Pinouts file C test HtmlHelp SLC Appendix A Connector Pinouts htm ...

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