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Contents
Battery Endurance .................................................................. 36
Low Battery Conditions ...................................................................... 37
Charging the Battery ............................................................... 39
Pre-charging a Dead Battery ............................................................... 39
Battery Temperature Sensor ............................................................... 39
Faulty Battery Indicator ....................................................................... 40
Don’t Unplug the AC Adapter with the Power On ................................. 40
Setting Power Management .................................................... 41
Normal Mode ...................................................................................... 41
Power Saving Mode ............................................................................ 41
Suspend Mode ................................................................................... 41
Battery Precautions ................................................................. 42
AC Adapter Precautions .......................................................... 43
4. How to Use Your Meridian 800 .............................................. 44
Opening the Lid ....................................................................... 44
Examining the Interior Features .......................................................... 44
TruePoint™ Pointing Device ................................................... 45
PS/2 Style Mouse.................................................................... 46
Serial Mouse ........................................................................... 46
External Video Monitor ............................................................ 47
External Keyboard .................................................................. 47
Floppy Disks ........................................................................... 48
Floppy Disks ....................................................................................... 49
Dual PCMCIA Card Slot .......................................................... 50
5. Using the SETUP Utility ......................................................... 52
Running SETUP ...................................................................... 53
Navigating in SETUP .............................................................. 54
Standard System Parameters ................................................. 55
Time ................................................................................................... 55
Date ................................................................................................... 55
Diskette Drive A .................................................................................. 55
Hard Disk 1 ......................................................................................... 55
Base Memory ..................................................................................... 55
Extended Memory .............................................................................. 55
Video Card ......................................................................................... 56
Maximum CPU Speed ........................................................................ 56
Num Lock on at Boot .......................................................................... 56
Quick Boot .......................................................................................... 56
