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VIPER Product Family

User’s Guide

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Page 5: ...h the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio and television reception However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particu lar installation If this equipment does...

Page 6: ...ebook and peripher als must be made using shielded cables in order to main tain compliance with FCC radio frequency emission lim its The connection of unshielded equipment interface cable to this equi...

Page 7: ...s does not exceed limits for radio noise emission for a digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Avis Le present appareil numeriq...

Page 8: ...ING To preventfire shockhazard ordamagetothe equipment do notexposetheVIPERnotebooktorainor moisture Do notimmersetheVIPERnotebookinwater If waterhasentered theVIPERnotebookcabinet donotuse thenoteboo...

Page 9: ...chadenszuvermeiden WARNUNG Versuchen SieaufkeinenFall Ihre VIPER Notebook mitTrockenbatterien Primarzellen zu betreiben odersolchemitdemNetz Ladegeratzuladen VersuchedieserArtkonnen Personen oderSachs...

Page 10: ...ntothenotebookcabinet openingsastheymaytouchdangerousvoltagepointsor shortoutpartsthatcouldresultinafireorelectricalshock Keepliquidsofanykindawayfromthenotebook 6 This notebook should only be connect...

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Page 14: ...documentation xxvi 1 Overview 1 VIPER product line 1 Display options 1 Storage options 1 Memory options 1 VIPER components 2 VIPER options 3 Languages 3 Hardware and software sources 3 VIPER features...

Page 15: ...Using Memory Stick cards 41 Using Secure Digital cards 45 Using the USB port 49 Using the Ethernet port 50 Using the Wireless LAN 51 Using the Serial port 54 Using the Parallel port 55 Integrated keyb...

Page 16: ...packing from storage 84 Low battery shutdown 85 Low battery shutdown events 86 Battery maintenance 87 Battery charging 87 Hardware upgrade options 89 Internal hard disk 89 Memory RAM 89 5 Power Manage...

Page 17: ...ocation Change Output dialog 107 Sublocations list 108 Using the File menu 109 New 109 Modify 110 Delete 110 Copy 110 Update 111 Exit 111 Using the Configuration dialog 112 Timezone 112 TCP IP 112 DNS...

Page 18: ...130 Warning messages 131 Setting the time zone 132 Setting the date and time 133 Adding a root password 134 Turning off power management 135 Proxy server configuration 136 Confirming host and network...

Page 19: ...158 External monitor connector 159 DC input connector 160 Appendix B External Monitor Matrix 161 Overview 162 VIPER ATI display controller 163 Changing resolutions 164 Configuring the display using bo...

Page 20: ...xx VIPER Product Family User s Guide Table of Contents...

Page 21: ...Preface...

Page 22: ...ion that requires special attention Example NOTE For your convenience you can attach an external keyboard and mouse Warnings and cautions Warnings highlight conditions of potential personal injury Cau...

Page 23: ...After the VIPER passes its self test the following initial message appears VIPER ROM Rev x xx xx Serial xxxxxxx xxMB memory installed Keyboard Present Ethernet address x x xx x x xx Host ID xxxxxxxx...

Page 24: ...PC card 39 Figure 3 9 Releasing the PC card eject button 40 Figure 3 10 Removing the PC card 40 Figure 3 11 Memory Stick slot not supported 41 Figure 3 12 Inserting a Memory Stick card 42 Figure 3 13...

Page 25: ...dialog 93 Figure 5 2 Battery Details dialog 98 Figure 5 3 System Management dialog 99 Figure A 1 Audio line out connector 153 Figure A 2 Microphone connector 154 Figure A 3 Ethernet twisted pair conne...

Page 26: ...Sun Solaris Operating Environment documen tation shipped with your system For more information on related VIPER features please visit the Customer Service area on the Tadpole web site at http www tad...

Page 27: ...Chapter 1 Overview...

Page 28: ...ation of the following options Display options The display options for the VIPER product family include a 15 0 inch color display supporting SXGA graphics 1400 x 1050 resolution Storage options VIPERc...

Page 29: ...ts If either the shipping carton is damaged or the VIPER components are missing or damaged please contact your shipper or dealer immediately Each carton contains 1 VIPER portablenotebook 2 Carryingcas...

Page 30: ...parts and options are available from your authorized VIPER dealer Contact your local dealer or Tadpole for a listing of the dealers in your area The following items are available from your VIPER rep r...

Page 31: ...chrome andgrayscalevideo monitors Videomonitorcablesandadapters USBSunType6keyboards Options from third party suppliers The following items are available from third party suppli ers Ethernettransceive...

Page 32: ...to an external microphone 3 USBports for connecting external devices such as an externalkeyboard mouse orfloppydrive 1 RJ45 port that supports Gigabit twisted pairEthernetcon nections Supportforwirel...

Page 33: ...Overview VIPER features Chapter 1 Overview VIPER Product Family User s Guide 7 For more information about the features listed see the section on Using VIPER features beginning on page 35...

Page 34: ...ollowing information 1 Theexactdescriptionoftheproblem 2 Thetaskyouwereperformingwhenyouencounteredtheproblem 3 Thecommandyoutypedwhentheerroroccurred Youmay wanttocheckthecommandlinetomakesureyoudidn...

Page 35: ...Chapter 2 Getting Started...

Page 36: ...t you started The next chapter Using VIPER features on page 35 describes more detailed information about these features A few minutes spent on these two chapters will ensure you get the most out of th...

Page 37: ...ftempera ture or 10 percentage points of humidity you will need to stabilize the notebook s temperature Let your VIPER adjustto roomtemperaturebeforeproceeding 2 InstalltheVIPER Lithium Ion batteryint...

Page 38: ...attery need not be installed for AC operation For more detailed instructions on the AC adapter see Using an AC adapter on page 24 4 OpentheVIPER Open the VIPER display screen by sliding the display co...

Page 39: ...3 Power Button 10 Touch Pad 4 Easy Buttons 11 Touch Pad Left Middle and Right Buttons 5 Left Speaker 12 DVD CD Drive 6 Right Speaker 13 System Status Lights 7 Keyboard Status LEDS 14 Wireless LED Figu...

Page 40: ...re 2 4 VIPER left side Right side panel front Identify the following ports on the right side front of the VIPER 1 USB 4 USB 2 Microphone Jack 5 USB 3 Headphone Jack 6 Serial Figure 2 5 VIPER right sid...

Page 41: ...ported 5 Ethernet 3 Memory Stick not supported Figure 2 6 VIPER right side back Back panel Identify the following ports on the back panel of the VIPER 1 PS2 3 VGA Monitor 2 PS2 4 Parallel Figure 2 7 V...

Page 42: ...1 Air vents 5 Hard drive bay 2 DVD CD Release latch 6 DVD CD removal grip 3 Memory cover 7 DVD CD bay 4 Battery Release latch 8 Battery bay Figure 2 8 Bottom of VIPER Getting Started Identifying comp...

Page 43: ...he top center part of the keyboard as shown in the Figure 2 9 Figure 2 9 VIPER power switch 2 Viewtheinitialsystemscreens After the self tests have successfully completed an initial message appears Th...

Page 44: ...se afterthelastsystemmessage the screen displaysthelogin promptandyoucanlogintothesys tem Atthispoint you may startyourapplication The next chapter Using VIPER provides more detailed information about...

Page 45: ...Chapter 3 Using VIPER...

Page 46: ...ovides more detailed information about the tasks described in Chapter 2 Getting Started A few minutes spent here will help you get the utmost benefit from your VIPER Using VIPER Overview 20 VIPER Prod...

Page 47: ...houldbefreeofobstructions allowingyouto openthedisplayscreencompletely withouthindrance AdequateventilationisrequiredfortheVIPER Donot cover or block the ventilationfans or slots on the case two round...

Page 48: ...pening the display cover 2 Gentlyraisethecovertoanuprightposition You can adjust the screen up to 30 degrees from vertical for a better viewing angle Use the backlight intensity keys on the integral k...

Page 49: ...into its closed position The system s response to closing the cover can be config ured to be one of the following options Noaction Suspendsystem Screenblank Shutdown For more information on how to con...

Page 50: ...etheVIPER nearanACoutlet 2 Makesuretheoutletisnotcontrolledbyawallswitch which cancausethenotebooktobeturnedoffaccidentally WARNING Use only the supplied AC adapterwith the VIPER Do notusean ACadapter...

Page 51: ...frequency Theonly requirement is that the AC adapter charger must correctly fit theACoutlet Unplugging the AC adapter Unplug the AC cable from the AC outlet Then slide the connector from the AC adapte...

Page 52: ...sh it in until you hear itclickintoplace Figure 3 3 Inserting the battery Front panel battery status LED LED color Condition Indicated Steady Green Fully charged Flashing Green Charging in progress le...

Page 53: ...he battery you can operate the VIPER for about 1 hour depending on your configuration and applica tions Removing the battery 1 ShutdowntheVIPER accordingtotheinstructionsin ShuttingVIPER down onpage33...

Page 54: ...ur VIPER notebook and beginning your day you will need to prepare the notebook This includes acclimating the notebook to its environment and starting its operating system Using VIPER Operating VIPER 2...

Page 55: ...yourproductwarranty To start the VIPER makesurethenotebookisatroomtemper aturebeforepoweringup Thisisparticularlyimportantwhenthe notebookisbroughtfromaverycoldenvironmentintoawarm room Insuchcases mo...

Page 56: ...ice NIS domain name AuseraccountandpasswordifusingNIS AnEthernetcable Aconnection to the desired Ethernetnetwork DNSDomain IPAddressofDNSNameserver IPAddressofGatewayRouter 2 Connect the Ethernetcable...

Page 57: ...stem messages will be displayed on the screen as Solaris continues to boot After the last system message the screen will display the hostname console login prompt hostname console login If the VIPER d...

Page 58: ...rmal for the screen to be blank for up to 20 seconds before displaying the following initial message VIPER UltraSPARC IIIi xxxMHz OpenBoot x xx Tadpole x xx xxxx MB memory installed Serial xxxxxxx Eth...

Page 59: ...ally close your programs and shut down the operating system safely Shutting down with TADeuts To shut down the VIPER with TADeuts installed normal shutdown 1 Saveyourwork 2 Pressthepowerswitch 3 Power...

Page 60: ...wing procedures 1 Disconnect all cables and connectors including the AC adaptercable fromtheVIPER 2 Fold the display cover down and close and latchthe case 3 YoucannowmovetheVIPER toanewlocation recon...

Page 61: ...R feature set For more detailed information on a listed feature refer to VIPER Specifications on page 145 For a list of pin assignments for VIPER connectors see Connector pin assignments beginning on...

Page 62: ...s equipped with the DVD CD RW drive can also record or burn CDs providing a high capacity backup option Precautions to follow when handling DVD CD ROM discs Alwaysholdthediscbytheedges Avoidtouchingth...

Page 63: ...etraywiththedisc slabelfacingup Makesurethecenterholeinthediscisfirmlylatchedover thehubonthedrive 3 Pushthetraybackintothedrive NOTE Theejectbutton on thefrontpanelwillnotejectthe discifitismounted Y...

Page 64: ...are plug and play devices i e they can be inserted into the PCMCIA CardBus expansion sockets while the computer is powered on However this type of hot insertion does not apply to all PC cards Refer t...

Page 65: ...g the card 2 HoldthePCMCIA CardBus cardwiththearrowsideup andtheconnectorsidetowardthesocket 3 Align the card connectorswith the appropriate socket and carefullyslidethecardintothesocketuntilitlocksin...

Page 66: ...rd CAUTION Never try to remove a PC cardby pulling on its cable ifoneisattached 1 Remove any cable attached to the PC card 2 LocatethePCMCIA CardBus ejectbutton 3 ToremoveaPCcardsimplypushtheejectbutt...

Page 67: ...other peripherals such as digital cameras or PDAs It can also be found in many other electronic devices including electronic musical instruments voice recorders scanners and e book readers Figure 3 11...

Page 68: ...2 Insertthecardfullyuntilitlocksintoplace Youwillfeela slightclick Youmaythenreleasepressureonthecardandit willstayfullyinsertedinthesocket Figure 3 12 Inserting a Memory Stick card NOTE If Solarisdoe...

Page 69: ...easing a Memory Stick card 3 Removethecard beingcarefulnottobendit Figure 3 14 Removing a Memory Stick card NOTE Don tremovethecard whileitisbeingaccessedor you will loose data Wait until the MemorySt...

Page 70: ...EDison Only format the MemoryStickwith the device it came from Whenremovingthecardpleasepullitoutcompletely donot leaveitpartiallyinserted Please format the MemoryStickbefore use Using VIPER Using VIP...

Page 71: ...from other peripherals such as digital cameras or PDAs It can also be found in many other electronic devices including electronic musical instruments voice recorders scanners and e book readers Figur...

Page 72: ...ight handside 2 Insertthecardfullyuntilitlocksintoplace Youwillfeela slightclickandwhenyouremoveyoufingerthecardwill stayfullyinsertedinthesocket Figure 3 16 Inserting a Secure Digital card NOTE IfSol...

Page 73: ...17 Releasing a Secure Digital card 3 Removethecard beingcarefulnottobendit Figure 3 18 Removing a Secure Digital card NOTE Don tremovethecard whileitisbeingaccessedor you willloosedata WaituntiltheSe...

Page 74: ...ardwhiletheLEDison OnlyformattheSecureDigitalcardwiththedeviceitcame from Whenremovingthecardpleasepullitoutcompletely donot leaveitpartiallyinserted PleaseformattheSecureDigitalcardbeforeuse Using VI...

Page 75: ...the Universal Serial Bus Specification 2 0 and offer addi tional performance improvements over the 1 x spec while remaining compatible with 1 x devices Any Sun Solaris compatible device that uses this...

Page 76: ...1 Set it on a work surface near the Ethernettwisted paircable ortransceiver MAU 2 Attachatwisted paircabletotheVIPER s Gigabit EthernetLANport whichisbge0 Figure 3 20 RJ 45 Ethernet port Using VIPER...

Page 77: ...ort to plug it into with wireless networking the options are somewhat more com plex but logically the steps are equivalent StandardSolariscommandscanthenbeusedtoconfigurethe networklayerinterface ipw0...

Page 78: ...o connect to sometimes referred to as the Network Name channel channel The channel to use only used in adhoc mode a number between 1 14 inclusive wep_key_0 wep_key The hexadecimal key to use for WEP e...

Page 79: ...Configuration Once the link layer has been configured the following command can be used to configure the network layer for the wireless LAN ifconfig ipw0 plumb ifconfig ipw0 tcp ip_address up NOTE Yo...

Page 80: ...tdowntheVIPER accordingtotheinstructionsin ShuttingVIPER down onpage33 2 Make sure the serialdevice you will be connecting to it is alsooff 3 ConnectaserialdevicetotheRJ 12connectorandpower upVIPER an...

Page 81: ...rdingtotheinstructionsin ShuttingVIPER down onpage33 2 Make sure the paralleldevice you will be connecting to it is alsooff 3 Connectaparalleldevicetothe25 pinconnectorandpower upVIPER andtheparalleld...

Page 82: ...keyboard including an embedded keypad and a full array of special function keys This section cov ers the VIPER s keyboard and identifies several keys that are commonly used when working with either t...

Page 83: ...s Scroll Lock Print Screen etc whose functions may be unfamiliar to you This section identifies some of these keys and dis cusses their functions when used with either the Operating System Software or...

Page 84: ...essing this key will position the blinking cursor to the beginning of the next line on the display screen PrntScrn SysRq Pressing this key will cause whatever is on the screen at the time to be printe...

Page 85: ...icator comes on Shift Similar to the typewriter s Shift key this key allows you to type letters in UPPER CASE Modifier keys The following keys only function when used in conjunc tion with other keys P...

Page 86: ...are using for more details on how to use Alt key Alt Graph Refer to the user s guide of the software you are using for specific details on how to use the Alt Graph key Compose The Compose key may be u...

Page 87: ...heet applications and databases In addition while using your operating system software OS several of these keys play an important role in moving the cursor or editing Refer to your software manuals fo...

Page 88: ...thin a document so depending upon the software you are using you may or may not need to use this key In some applications Insert is a toggle alter nating between character insert and character overtyp...

Page 89: ...F12 from left to right The functions these keys perform vary with respect to the operating system and software in use Refer to the appropriate software user s guides for more detailed information on...

Page 90: ...ns Definitions Increases audio volume Decreases audio volume Mutes audio volume Increases display brightness Decreases display brightness Num lock Scroll lock When using an external keyboard the Fn ke...

Page 91: ...Easy buttons The Easy buttons are not currently supported Figure 3 24 Easy Buttons Using VIPER Using VIPER features Chapter 3 Using VIPER VIPER Product Family User s Guide 65...

Page 92: ...pointing device that provides all the features of a mouse Please refer to Figure 3 25 and the following explanation for the touch pad s operating instructions Figure 3 25 The Touch Pad Using VIPER Th...

Page 93: ...ttonsmakesselections drags objects orperformsavarietyofotherfunctionsdepending onthesoftware Toselectanobject firstmovethepointer overtheobjectyouwanttoselect andthenpressthelower buttononetimeandrele...

Page 94: ...can also be launched by using Single tapping Once the cursor has been moved to the object you want to select lightly single tap on the pressure sen sitive touch pad This single tapping will select th...

Page 95: ...ed on board FM sound generator that produces realistic music in 16 bit stereo The integrated stereo speakers are located on the interior top sides of the VIPER above the keyboard The left speaker is s...

Page 96: ...hown in Figure 3 28 below Figure 3 28 Microphone and Headphone ports WARNING The Audio jacks are three terminal stereo jacks They arenotcompatiblewithtwo terminalmono plugs Connecting a mono plug into...

Page 97: ...th an external microphone To use an external microphone to record 1 Make sure the microphoneis plugged into the microphone jackonyourVIPER seeFigure3 28 2 Makesuretherecordingsourceissufficientlyclose...

Page 98: ...al monitor port When you start your notebook with an external display device such as an external monitor or projector attached and turned on the image may appear on either the display or the external...

Page 99: ...rts on the back panel as shown in Figure3 30 Figure 3 30 PS2 keyboard mouse ports on back panel NOTE OpenBoot the ok prompt canonlyrecognizea singlekeyboard ItwillselectaUSBkeyboardbydefault if oneisp...

Page 100: ...ifferent LED indicators on the front panel of the computer display conditions for 1 System Mode Green for DC connected 2 Battery power Steady Green for fully charged Flashing Green for charging in pro...

Page 101: ...rcase letter function is enabled disabled Caps lock 2 Indicates the numeric keypad is enabled disabled Number lock 3 Indicates the scroll lock function is enabled disabled Scroll lock Figure 3 32 Syst...

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Page 103: ...Chapter 4 Maintaining VIPER...

Page 104: ...ormation for cleaning packing and storing the notebook and battery maintenance This chapter also provides information about hardware upgrade options and procedures for the internal hard disk drive and...

Page 105: ...emerlischtdadurchdieGarantie CAUTION ChangesormodificationstotheVIPERnot expressly approved byTadpolecouldvoidyourauthorityto operateVIPER If the product does not operate normally adjust only those co...

Page 106: ...ed and the battery removed fromthesystembeforethemainsystemunitcover isremoved Separelecordond alimentationetpulsenlevele couverde Onceremoved thecovermustbereplacedandscrewedin position beforethepowe...

Page 107: ...ult 4 AvoidgettinganyliquiddirectlyontheVIPER Moistena lint freeclothwithcleanerandusethedampclothtoclean thecase 5 Usecotton tippedswabs moistenedwithcleaner toclean keytops slots andrecesses Donotus...

Page 108: ...4 PacktheVIPER intheoriginalshippingcontainer CAUTION DamagecausedbyshippingtheVIPERnote book in containersotherthantheoriginalshippingcontainer isnotcovered by thewarranty Keepandusetheoriginal ship...

Page 109: ...Fully discharge and remove the battery see Batterymain tenance onpage87 Donotstorethe VIPER for extended periods with the batteryinstalled 3 DisconnectallcablesandpacktheVIPER as describedin Packinga...

Page 110: ...a warmroom Insuchcases moisturecancondenseonand insidethenotebookandcancauseproblems Allowatleast twohoursforthenotebooktemperaturetostabilizeafter bringingitfromaverycoldorverywarmenvironment beforep...

Page 111: ...ower consumption by the LCD As battery power decreases the VIPER performs a sequence of events described on the next page During this sequence the VIPER provides constant messages and an audible alarm...

Page 112: ...intensity and save battery power use the PowerTool to turn off the alarm if desired Front Panel LED Amber Critical battery less than 5 charge remaining Duration 2 minutes System Actions Power manageme...

Page 113: ...connect the AC adapterto maintainsystemoperation TheVIPER willcontinueto remind you about the low batterystatusif you continue to usebatterypower Refer to Shutting VIPER down on page 33 for more infor...

Page 114: ...theVIPERtoswapbatteries fol low thepropershutdown procedures otherwise important systemfilesmay becorrupted Replacing batteries When lithium ion batteries reach the end of their service life they indi...

Page 115: ...ns Please contact your authorized Tadpole representative for more informa tion Memory RAM VIPER comes preconfigured from the factory according to the initial order from the user VIPER supports from 25...

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Page 117: ...Chapter 5 Power Management...

Page 118: ...em The main program dialog provides a status information and control panel for critical power management areas such as displays of available battery capacity estimated battery time remain ing current...

Page 119: ...n PowerTool dialog box Figure 5 1 PowerTool dialog The PowerTool is installed as usr bin pwrtool when you install the power management utility VIPER Product Family User s Guide 93 Chapter 5 Power Mana...

Page 120: ...ee ShuttingVIPERdown onpage33 PowerTool Indicators The main PowerTool dialog box shown in Figure 5 1 provides access to the PowerTool power management features Power Source Battery Status Time Remaini...

Page 121: ...y charge the battery The time estimates are obtained from a controller chip within the battery itself Battery Capacity The Battery Capacity slider resembles a fuel gauge on a car s dashboard It shows...

Page 122: ...prevents you from inadvertently interrupting a lengthy process by blocking unwanted keyboard input Press one of the buttons of your pointing device to turn the LCD display panel back on NOTE TheLCD d...

Page 123: ...ystem Help Battery Menu The Battery menu provides access to the Battery Details dialog box System Menu The System menu provides access to the System Management dialog box Help Menu The Help menu provi...

Page 124: ...ion about the battery such as tempera ture current charge discharge and capacity The Battery Details dialog box also allows the user to check the status of alarms and of the battery Figure 5 2 Battery...

Page 125: ...operation You can also set various options for system behavior when the lid display is closed as well as system behavior when the power switch is pressed The bottom section of the System Management d...

Page 126: ...yshutdowntheoperat ing systemand notebook canalsodamageattachedperipher aldevicesaswellasthenotebookitself To check if TADcar is installed 1 Atthe prompt type pkginfo grep TADcar 2 IfTADcarispresent t...

Page 127: ...Chapter 6 Changing Locations...

Page 128: ...and to switch from one to another whenever you require A location consists of a set of system services and config urations for those services Location information is stored in subdirectories of the e...

Page 129: ...e information The default directory for location scripts is etc locations init d but using the Locations dialog box does not require that you know where these files are stored When you change to anoth...

Page 130: ...Original based on the information from a number of UNIX system files Refer to New on page 109 for more information about defining a location When you see the Initialize now prompt confirm that you wis...

Page 131: ...ilemenu Optionsmenu Helpmenu These menus and their options are described below File menu options New Modify Delete Copy Update Edit Options menu options Toolbar1 checkbox BalloonHelp checkbox Help men...

Page 132: ...spendedand thenperformstheSuspendprocedure Iftherearenosuspend ablelocations thebuttonisnotactive See Suspendable Locations onpage115formoreinformation Status bar The left panel shows the name of the...

Page 133: ...ge takes place Location Change Output dialog The Location Change Output dialog box provides status information while the location change take place Certain scripts will be halted and later restarted C...

Page 134: ...ck the name of a sublocation to select it Double click the name of a sublocation to switch to it The Location change output dialog box will show you the results of changing to that sublocation and its...

Page 135: ...ation is active Click the From current system settings checkbox if you want the new location you are defining to be configured the way your notebook is currently configured If this checkbox is checked...

Page 136: ...that location You will see a Remove location dialog box that prompts you to confirm that you want to delete the location you chose Click OK if you wish to continue with the dele tion Copy Choose Copy...

Page 137: ...ed any of the configuration files manually using an editor outside of the locations GUI rather than by using the dialog box Exit Choose Exit to close the Locations dialog box Chapter 6 Changing Locati...

Page 138: ...P addresses and hostnames as well as the IP addresses of gateways To define a network interface or gateway type the information into the appropriate text areas or choose them from the drop down menus...

Page 139: ...e for more information NFS Creates or modifies the NFS specific entries in etc vfstab NFS Server Creates or modifies the appropriate entry or entries nor mally found in etc dfstab This file contains a...

Page 140: ...changes you have made so far without closing the config dialog box Click OK when you wish to apply the configuration changes you have made so far and close the config dialog box Click Cancel to close...

Page 141: ...uspend able icon suspendable checkbox and drop down list of suspendable locations Normally when you choose the Suspend System option from the CDE Workspace Menu you see a Power Off Selection dialog bo...

Page 142: ...u wish to add it to the Start or Stop list or both When you click on a script in the Available list its purpose will be briefly described and it will be highlighted in the Start and Stop list if it is...

Page 143: ...onding Start or Stop list Click a CLR button to clear all the scripts from the corre sponding Start or Stop list Click Save to save the location you have defined or mod ified Click Config to define or...

Page 144: ...rowstospecifythesublo cation numberyouwantforthisSublocation Allthe sublocation of aparticularlocationarenumberedanddis playedintheSublocationslistoftheLocationEditordialog box See Sublocationslist on...

Page 145: ...Chapter 7 Installing Solaris...

Page 146: ...pplication software you use and the data you have previously created Before you can reinstall these files you will need to back them up from your existing Solaris environment To install a later versio...

Page 147: ...lytoneedatleastthefol lowing TheSPARCPlatformEditionmediafoldercontainingmul tiple installation CD ROMs including SolarisInstallation SolarisSoftware and Solarisdocumentation TheSPARCPlatformEditionSt...

Page 148: ...the newer and easier SolarisWeb Start installation procedure and is normally accomplished by booting from the Solaris Installation CD rather than either of SolarisSoftware CDs 1and2 Howeveryouwillbeus...

Page 149: ...tialInstall 2 Respondappropriatelytothepromptsthatfollowuntilyour VIPER automatically reboots and launches the SolarisWeb Startinstallationwizard sWelcomescreen Accepting defaultvalueswillusuallyprovi...

Page 150: ...mation PowerManagement 6 Whenprompted clickNext sothatyoucananswerthe questionsnecessaryforthissystemconfigurationprocedure Theyaredescribedintheremainderofthischapter butmay vary somewhat depending o...

Page 151: ...on for your system 1 ChooseNetworkedunlessyourVIPER willneverbecon nected to a network via an Ethernetor similar network adapter 2 ClickNexttoproceed NOTE Disregard any messages indicating that your s...

Page 152: ...system you will rely on your own local sys tem files for password and host information 1 Whenprompted enterahostnameforyoursystemandclick Next 2 EnteranIPaddressforyoursystem Thisexampleusesthe addres...

Page 153: ...s you will always be using your VIPER on the same network and already have a spe cific subnet mask address accept the default netmask otherwise type in the subnet mask you will be using 4 ClickNext In...

Page 154: ...thentication and priva cy autoconfiguration of address assignments and enables new quality of service capabilities During the Solaris installation sequence you will be asked whether you want to enable...

Page 155: ...heckedandclickNext toproceed NOTE Ifyou selected any optionotherthanNone your notebook willnotbootsuccessfullyunlessitisattachedtothe network with theserver orunlessyouhaveconfiguredthis machine as a...

Page 156: ...e or let the operating environment software try to find it Unless you will always be using your VIPER with the same physical network choose the Find one option 1 MakesuretheFindoneradiobuttonischecked...

Page 157: ...twork you may see warning mes sages such as this bge0 No carrier twisted pair cable problem or hub link test disabled You can safely ignore these messages during the installa tion procedure Installing...

Page 158: ...Zone dialog box prompts you for your default time zone 1 Selecttheappropriategeographiclocation 2 Whenyouhavespecifiedyourtimezone clickNexttopro ceed Installing Solaris Setting the time zone 132 VIP...

Page 159: ...alog box prompts you for your default time zone 1 Specifythecorrectdateandtimeifthedisplayedvaluesare notcorrect 2 ClickNexttoproceed Installing Solaris Setting the date and time Chapter 7 Installing...

Page 160: ...rompts you for the alphanumeric string you want to use for the root pass word as described in the Solaris Installation Guide 1 Typetherootpasswordyouwishtouseinbothtextareas Installing Solaris Adding...

Page 161: ...dpole recommends 1 MakesuretheTurnPowerManagementOffradiobuttonis checked 2 MakesuretheDon task radiobuttonischeckedunless youprefertoseethisdialogboxeachtimeyoureboot 3 ClickNexttoproceed Installing...

Page 162: ...ed proxy server host You should choose a direct connection unless you will always be using your VIPER on the same network and connecting to the Internet only through a specific proxy server on that ne...

Page 163: ...asyourVIPER is configuredthewayyouspecified You may see an error message indicating that no network route could be detected at this time This is normal since you specified that you wanted the Solaris...

Page 164: ...g box From this point on you can click on any link in the Kiosk menu NOTE In somecases theKioskmightobscureadialog box To display an obscured dialogbox clickSendKioskto Background fromtheKiosk menu 1...

Page 165: ...stalling Solaris from a network 1 MakesuretheCDradiobuttonischeckedandclickNext 2 When prompted insert the SolarisSoftware 1 of 2 CD in yourVIPER DVDdriveandclickOK Installing Solaris Specifying the i...

Page 166: ...Solaris software options presented to you 1 If you want a default Solarissoftware installation make sure theDefaultInstallradiobuttonischeckedandclickNext 2 If instead you choose a custom Solarissoft...

Page 167: ...ationmedia on page 139 using the SolarisSoftware 2 of 2 CD this time insteadofthe1of2CD After installation from the second CD is complete an Installation Summary dialog box shows you the status of the...

Page 168: ...n You may see another Specify Media dialog box referring to European documentation 1 IfyoudonotneedEuropeandocumentation clickSkipto proceed Installing Solaris Optional documentation 142 VIPER Product...

Page 169: ...a user name and password 1 IfyouhavechosenanInitialInstall specifyrootastheuser name 2 Specifytherootpasswordyouassignedin Addingaroot password onpage134 Completing the installation To complete the in...

Page 170: ...inues and allows you to set sizes and mount points for each file system NOTE Whileyou can selectanylayoutoptionapplicableto thisinstallation Tadpolerecommendsthatyoualsospecify additionalpartitionsfor...

Page 171: ...Chapter 8 VIPER Specifications...

Page 172: ...chip Hard drive 20 80GB capacity 13ms average seek time l9 5mm 2 5 height HDD PCI Bus Master Enhanced IDE Ultra DMA66 100 DVD CD Integrated CD ROM 24x or CD RW DVD combo drive 24x Read 8x Write CD RW...

Page 173: ...in 358 mm Keyboard 87 full travel keys Sun Type 5 compatible Touchpad Three button integrated I O ports Gigabit Ethernet via RJ 45 connector RJ 12 serial port 300 115 2K baud Centronics compatible par...

Page 174: ...olume 0 14 cu ft 0 04 cu m Approx Weight 7 0 pounds 3 2 kg fully configured with bat tery CD ROM and one hard disk drive Environmental 0 to 10 000 ft 0 to 3048 m non pressurized Altitude Operating tem...

Page 175: ...auto sensing power adapter 90 264 VAC 47 63Hz Voltage 100 240 VAC Frequency 50 60 Hz Power supply 50 W continuous DC output 19V DC 4 74A Length 5 24 in 133 10 mm Width 2 28 in 57 10 mm Height 1 15 in...

Page 176: ...ernal Floppy Drive External CD ROM External CD RW External Keyboard Mouse Country kits Power cords Solaris versions Spare battery Spare AC Adapter Safety Compliance UL 1950 CSA C22 2 No 950 CE Regulat...

Page 177: ...Appendix A Connector Pin Assignments...

Page 178: ...Overview This chapter describes the pin assignments for relevant VIPER connectors 152 VIPER Product Family User s Guide Connector Pin Assignments Overview...

Page 179: ...assignments for this connector For illustration purposes Figure A 1 shows the 1 8 male connector Pin Signal Tip LEFT CHANNEL Ring RIGHT CHANNEL Shield GND Figure A 1 Audio line out connector Appendix...

Page 180: ...able lists the pin assignments for this connector For illustration purposes Figure A 2 shows the 1 8 male connector Pin Signal Tip LEFT CHANNEL Ring RIGHT CHANNEL Shield GND Figure A 2 Microphone conn...

Page 181: ...lists the pin assignments for this connector Figure A 3 shows this connector Pin Signal 1 TXD 2 TXD 3 TXD RXD 4 TXD_COM 5 TXD_COM 6 RXD 7 RXD_COM 8 RXD_COM Figure A 3 Ethernet twisted pair connector...

Page 182: ...connector The following table lists the pin assignments for this connec tor Pin Signal 1 VCC 5V 2 DATA NEGATIVE 3 DATA POSITIVE 4 GND Figure A 4 USB port connectors 156 VIPER Product Family User s Gu...

Page 183: ...the pin assignments for this con nector as well as if using a DB9 adapter RJ 12 DB9 Signal 1 7 RTS 2 3 TXD 3 N C GND 4 5 GND 5 2 RXD 6 8 CTS Figure A 5 Serial port connector Appendix A Connector Pin...

Page 184: ...Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 P_DA T A STROBE L 10 P_ACKNOWLEDGE_L 2 P_DATA_ 0 11 P_BUSY 3 P_DATA 1 12 P_PE 4 P_DATA 2 13 P_SLCT 5 P_DATA 3 14 P_AUTO_FEED_L 6 P_DATA 4 15 P_ERROR_L 7 P_DATA 5 16 P_INIT_L 8...

Page 185: ...nments for this connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 RED 9 N A 2 GREEN 10 GND 3 BLUE 11 N A 4 N A 12 ID1 5 GND 13 HSYNC 6 GND 14 VSYNC 7 GND 15 ID2 8 GND Figure A 7 External monitor connector Appendix A...

Page 186: ...ector The DC input connector provides DC power to the unit Figure A 9 shows this connector Figure A 8 DC input connector 160 VIPER Product Family User s Guide Connector Pin Assignments DC input connec...

Page 187: ...Appendix B External Monitor Matrix...

Page 188: ...omputer 3 Connect the external monitor s video cable to the matching videoconnectoratthebackofthecomputer Ifthecableis notpermanentlyattachedtothemonitor connectittothe monitoralso 4 Tightenallthescre...

Page 189: ...D 1280x1024 67Hz 1280 vesa NOT SUPPORTED 1280x1024 67Hz 1280 fastmon NOT SUPPORTED 1280x1024 76Hz 1280 fastvesa NOT SUPPORTED 1280x1024 76Hz lcd only 1024x768 60Hz OFF lcd monitor 1024x768 60Hz 1024x7...

Page 190: ...sequence right after the memorytest and beforetheharddiskbeginsaccessing The notebook will then be in Open Boot PROM OBP mode 2 ExecutetheOBPcommandscorrespondingtothe LCD monitorsettingsaslistedinth...

Page 191: ...l devicefrom theVIPER 2 Poweronthesystemaccordingtotheinstructionsin StartingVIPER on page28 3 Stopthebootsequencebyenteringstop A aftertheLCD displayilluminates 4 Disabletheautomaticbootfeaturebytypi...

Page 192: ...166 VIPER Product Family User s Guide...

Page 193: ...Appendix C Troubleshooting...

Page 194: ...quickly refer to the following Quick Fix Table If You Have a Problem with See Page Starting and Booting 169 Blank LCD Display Panel 173 Battery Operation 174 Ethernet Port 175 Serial Port 176 Externa...

Page 195: ...hewalloutlet usealamptotestit Symptom The VIPER will not power up from the bat tery Make sure that TheACLEDonthelowerleftofthedisplayhousingison after pushing the power button The battery is correctly...

Page 196: ...he hard disk drive If the hard drive LED Doesnotdisplay indicatingaharddiskproblemexists contact TadpoleCustomerServiceandSupport Displays buttheVIPER fails to boot boot from the Solaris CD ROMandrest...

Page 197: ...st carrier transceiver cable problem ARP RARP send failed Check Ethernet cable and transceiver Lost carrier transceiver cable problem ARP RARP send failed Check Ethernet cable and transceiver 1 TheVIP...

Page 198: ...onding to domain still trying TheVIPER is configuredtouseanNISserverthatisnotcon nectedorisunavailable HolddowntheStop keyandpressA AttheOKprompt type boot s Severalsystemmes sagesappear followedbythe...

Page 199: ...en activated in the PowerTool powermanagementsystem pressoneofthebuttonsofyour pointing device to reactivate the LCDdisplay panel Refer to Exiton page 110for more information about LCDOff TheLCDdispla...

Page 200: ...IPER andtryingto operatefromtheadapteronly 3 Trytocalibratethebattery Formoreinformationaboutbat terycalibration seeBatterycalibrationdialogboxonpage 98 4 IftheACadapterisworkingandthebatterystillfail...

Page 201: ...y the Ethernetconnection Your display shouldshowalistofactiveflags oneofwhichmustbe up YoushouldalsoseeyourInternetaddress If bge0 does not appear try typing the following com mands at the prompt ifco...

Page 202: ...fy the portassignmentbyconnectingthedevicecabletotheother serialport and retrying the serialport Portparametersmaybeconfiguredincorrectlyfortheapplica tionorattacheddevice Refertothemanualthatcamewith...

Page 203: ...nector AVGA to J13W3adapterisrequiredtocon nectsomeSun typeexternalmonitorstotheVIPER Seetheexternalmonitormatrixonpage163forthecorrect combination of external monitorand OBPcommands VIPER willsupport...

Page 204: ...ternal keyboard or mouse fails to work Make sure that the external keyboardor mouseis securely pluggedintotheappropriateVIPER connectorbeforepower ingontheVIPER Troubleshooting External keyboard mouse...

Page 205: ...vice and support staff North America Corporate Office 20450 Stevens Creek Boulevard Cupertino CA 95014 Tel 408 973 9944 Fax 760 973 9593 North American Customer Service 7 00 AM to 6 00 PM PST Tel 1 80...

Page 206: ...Youcanusewhoamitoobtain thisinformation Versionoftheoperatingsystemyouareusing Youcanuse oneorbothofthetwofollowingcommandstoobtaindiffer enttypesofversioninformation Use uname a to obtain release inf...

Page 207: ...Index...

Page 208: ...113 146 163 cleaning x xvi 78 80 81 components ii xivxxiv 3 13 14 15 16 connectors xxiv xxv 21 30 32 34 35 39 49 81 82 152 156 conventions xiv xxii xxiii cover latch 12 22 cursor control xv 58 61 cus...

Page 209: ...5 55 147 158 PC card xxiv 38 39 40 PCMCIA CardBus xvxxiv 6 15 38 39 40 146 ports left side panel xiv ports right side panel xiv 14 power button 13 99 169 power cord x 3 79 169 power management xvi xvi...

Page 210: ...xiv 13 66 67 68 troubleshooting xix 31 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 troubleshooting battery operation xix 168 174 troubleshooting blank LCD xix 168 173 troubleshooting seria...

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