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Содержание TravelMate 4000M

Страница 1: ...User s Reference Guide TravelMate TM 4000M Notebook Computer P N 9793374 0001 Rev A August 1994 ...

Страница 2: ...ng 1 19 Screen Parameters 1 21 System Configuration Parameters 1 23 Chapter 2 Installing and Using Applications Guidelines for Installing Applications 2 2 Setting Up a Password 2 11 Setting Up a Non MS DOS Environment 2 15 Restoring MS DOS System Files 2 16 Chapter 3 Custom Windows Utilities Overview of Windows Utilities 3 3 Information Utilities 3 4 Productivity Utilities 3 6 Video Utilities 3 9 ...

Страница 3: ...ies Optimizing Battery Operation 5 2 SETPOWER Utility 5 10 SMARTDRV EXE Disk Caching Utility 5 11 SPEED Utility 5 12 Chapter 6 Palette Utilities Color Display Utilities 6 2 PAL Utility 6 3 PALSET Utility 6 11 Chapter 7 Laptop File Manager Getting Started with LFM 7 3 Using the Main Menu 7 5 Function Key Commands 7 6 Character Key Commands 7 15 Multiple File Operations 7 28 Restoring Laptop File Ma...

Страница 4: ... 9 6 SETCMOS Utility 9 7 SETKEY Utility 9 10 Chapter 10 Sound Features 10 2 Pocket Recorder 10 3 Pocket Mixer 10 7 Editing Playing and Recording 10 8 Pocket CD 10 9 Chapter 11 TravelMate Options List of Options 11 2 Battery Options 11 4 PCMCIA Options 11 5 RAM Expansion 11 6 Using the AC Adapter 11 9 External Numeric Keypad 11 10 Carrying Cases 11 11 Microphone Headphone Kit 11 12 Other Options 11...

Страница 5: ... ROM Docking System 12 10 Options 12 15 Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Character Sets Appendix C Keyboard Layouts Appendix D Diagnostics Appendix E Power Consumption Values Appendix F Configuring Memory Appendix G Connector Pin Assignments Appendix H Screen Standards Appendix I Creating Help Displays Glossary Index Contents vi ...

Страница 6: ... Startup groups are copyrighted by Texas Instruments Incorporated BitCom and BotFax are trademarks of BIT Software Inc Hayes is a registered trademark and SmartModem2400 is a trademark of Hayes Microcomputer Products Inc IBM OS 2 AT PS 2 and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel 386 and 387 are trademarks of Intel Corporation Lotus is a trademark of Lotus Developm...

Страница 7: ...ality of Laptop Manager in managing your application programs Chapter 5 Describes Power Saving utilities Chapter 6 Describes utilities designed to enhance and customize your display Chapter 7 Describes Laptop File Manager a program that helps you manipulate files and directories stored on the hard disk Chapter 8 Describes utilities that allow you to connect an external VGA to your system Chapter 9...

Страница 8: ... Appendix E Describes the power consumption values for your TM4000M Appendix F Describes memory configuration for your TM4000M Appendix G Describes connector pin assignments for the TM4000M and Portable CD ROM Docking System Appendix H Describes screen stardards supported by the TM4000M internal display adapter Appendix I Describes how to custom design your own Help displays A glossary and index a...

Страница 9: ...m Recovery Diskette 1 4 Accessing Disk Based Setup 1 5 Accessing ROM Based Setup 1 6 Accessing Windows Based Setup 1 6 Defining Setup Parameters 1 6 Date and Time Parameters 1 7 Disk Drive Parameters 1 8 Input Output I O Parameters 1 9 Keyboard Parameters 1 12 Memory Parameters 1 13 Power Management Parameters 1 14 Power Savings 1 15 Activity Monitoring 1 19 Screen Parameters 1 21 System Configura...

Страница 10: ...n is provided the Windows Setup program automatically runs 2 You are prompted for your name and program serial number 3 You are asked which printer you would like as a default printer You exit Windows System files are automatically unzipped and the system build begins When complete a video greeting appears After it runs the following options appear No Change keep the video and allow it to run each...

Страница 11: ...f the option you desire This highlights the option Press Enter to select the desired configuration Startup Menu Options Option Description Standard Windows for Workgroups default Loads PCMCIA drivers Docking System Windows for Workgroups Loads PCMCIA and CD ROM SCSI drivers Minimum Windows for Workgroups No drivers loaded leaving more memory Minimum Docking System Windows for Workgroups Loads SCSI...

Страница 12: ...appears in the right column and the number of diskettes required for these files is displayed 4 To begin creating the system backup diskettes insert the diskette into the floppy drive and press ENTER to back up highlighted files Backing up all files requires 17 to 18 diskettes Each diskette will automatically be formatted You may access the Setup program at a later time to reset previously configu...

Страница 13: ...em Recovery diskette 3 After each subsequent change you should alternate making the backup of GRP and INI files to the first and second copy of the System Recovery diskette Accessing Disk Based Setup This Setup program which resides on the hard disk under the UTILS directory defines all default and most user selectable parameters Disk based Setup contains four screens or pages with onscreen prompt...

Страница 14: ...lp and in this chapter Changes to many of the Setup parameters take effect only at system startup If you change one of these parameters when you save the new Setup parameters you are prompted that you need to exit Windows and restart the computer To put these changes into effect double click on the Super Shutdown icon to exit Windows then press CTRL ALT DEL to restart the computer Defining Setup P...

Страница 15: ...anel International Time Format Date The day of week value is set automatically when you set the date Page 1 Main Control Panel International Date Time Date Display Time Display Determines whether the time is displayed in 12 hour or 24 hour format Values US 12 hour default European 24 hour Page 1 Main Control Panel International Time Format Date and Time Parameters Using the Setup Programs 1 7 ...

Страница 16: ...m defaults unless external floppy drive configured as floppy drive Values 3 5 1 44 MB default Drive A 3 5 720 KB 5 25 360 KB 5 25 1 2 MB Not installed default Drive B Page 1 Cannot change Use disk or ROM based Setup Hard Disk 1 2 Do not change Page 1 Cannot change Use disk or ROM based Setup Disk Drive Parameters 1 8 Using the Setup Programs ...

Страница 17: ...fine the ports Parameter Definitions and Values Page No Disk ROM Access Path Windows Standard Comm Serial Port g11 Defines whether the port is enabled Values Enabled default Disabled Page 4 Main Control Panel WSETUP I O Ports Serial Ports Port Determines whether port is COM1 or COM2 Values COM1 default COM2 Page 4 Main Control Panel WSETUP I O Ports Serial Ports Input Output I O Parameters Using t...

Страница 18: ...ur Windows documentation Parity Values Odd Even None default Page 4 Refer to your Windows documentation Parallel Port Defines whether parallel port enabled Values LPT 1 default LPT 2 LPT 3 Disabled Page 4 Main Control Panel WSETUP I O Ports Parallel EPP Mode Values Disabled SPP default EPP and SPP ECP ECP and EPP Page 4 Main Control Panel WSETUP I O Ports Parallel Port Extended Mode Input Output I...

Страница 19: ...ain Control Panel WSETUP I O Ports PCMCIA Game Port Selects status for MIDI Joy Port Values OFF ON Main Control Panel WSETUP I O Ports Game Port PS 2 Port Selects device for PS 2 port Values Disabled Mouse Keyboard Auto default detects whether keyboard or mouse attached No access Use Windows based Setup or the SETKEY command in MS DOS Main Control Panel WSETUP I O Ports PS 2 Port Input Output I O ...

Страница 20: ... of Num Lock indicator Values On default Off Page 3 Main Control Panel WSETUP Keyboard Lock Key State Scroll Lock Startup status of Scroll Lock indicator Values On Off default Page 3 Main Control Panel WSETUP Keyboard Lock Key State Repeat Rate Speed at which a character repeats when key pressed and held Values Slow Normal default Fast Page 3 Main Control Panel WSETUP Keyboard Repeat Rate Keyboard...

Страница 21: ...e 1 Cannot change Use disk or ROM based Setup Shadow ROM Set to default for maximum performance of BIOS and Extended RAM unless your application requires the 384 KB that Shadow ROM uses Values Internal default All None Page 1 Cannot change Use disk or ROM based Setup Memory Parameters Using the Setup Programs 1 13 ...

Страница 22: ...ob of conserving power you can adjust the values of the parameters to achieve even greater savings and a resulting longer battery life Setup has two groups of power management parameters Power savings parameters that define what the computer does to save power Activity monitoring that determines when the computer goes into and comes out of some of the power conservation modes Power Management Para...

Страница 23: ...y only On or Enable Enabled both battery and ac Off or Disable Disabled Page 2 Main Control Panel WSETUP Power Savings Timeout Interval Number of minutes of inactivity on monitored devices before implementing defined timeout action Values 1 2 default 5 10 15 Always on Page 2 Main Control Panel WSETUP Power Savings System Timeout Interval Timeout Action What happens when defined timeout interval ex...

Страница 24: ...nd auto suspend enabled applies to battery operations only Values Backlight On and CPU normal default Backlight Remains Off and CPU normal Page 2 Main Control Panel WSETUP Power Savings Wakeup Action Cover Closed Action What happens when the cover is closed while the computer is on Values Suspend default backlight and hard disk off and CPU suspended Backlight Off only backlight off Page 2 Main Con...

Страница 25: ...d CPU speed at startup Values Low Medium High Auto default high speed for AC and medium speed for battery CPU speed can be changed by pressing CTRL ALT or CTRL ALT except on DX4 models You can also execute the SPEED utility on all systems Page 2 Main Control Panel WSETUP Power Savings Default CPU Speed LCD Power Defines brightness of backlighting the lower the setting the dimmer the backlighting a...

Страница 26: ...Windows Power Level Level of savings activated under BatteryPro utility Values Disabled 1 Low 2 Medium default 3 High 4 Maximum No access Use SETPOWER command in MS DOS Main Control Panel WSETUP Power Savings Power Level Power Savings 1 18 Using the Setup Programs ...

Страница 27: ... Interval the computer implements the defined Timeout Action The computer resumes full operation automatically as soon as activity occurs on any of the monitored devices Parameter Definitions and Values Page No Disk ROM Access Path Windows Pointing Device Yes default No Page 2 Main Control Panel WSETUP Power Savings Activity Monitor Pointing Device Disks Monitors hard disk and floppy drive Values ...

Страница 28: ...and Values Page No Disk ROM Access Path Windows Comm Monitors COM port Values Yes or On defaut No or Off Page 2 Main Control Panel WSETUP Power Savings Activity Monitor Comm Activity Monitoring 1 20 Using the Setup Programs ...

Страница 29: ...es Off restricts the viewing area at the top and bottom of the display area Page 3 Main Control Panel WSETUP Screen Expanded Mode Block Cursor Specifies whether the cursor is always a block cursor regardless of the application Values On default Off Page 3 Main Control Panel WSETUP Screen Block Cursor Display Selects the display device Values LCD All display output on the LCD CRT All display output...

Страница 30: ...equency Ext Super Multifrequency Must match external monitor Page 3 Main Control Panel WSETUP Screen Monitor Type LCD Palette Specifies the startup palette Values Default Palette 0 Standard Palette 0 default 1 Text Palette 2 Standard Palette 1 3 Standard Palette 2 4 User Palette 1 5 User Palette 2 default on some color models Page 3 Main Control Panel WSETUP Screen Palette User Palette 1 2 Can be ...

Страница 31: ... 3 Main Control Panel WSETUP System Configuration Alarms Battery Alarm Cover Alarm Defines whether the alarm sounds when the cover closed Values On default Off Page 3 Main Control Panel WSETUP System Configuration Alarms Cover Alarm Speaker Standard Defines whether the speaker is on or off Values Enabled default Disabled Page 3 Main Control Panel WSETUP System Configuration Speakers System Configu...

Страница 32: ...t Defines extent of self test performed at startup Values On default bypasses some tests including memory tests Off runs all self tests Page 3 Main Control Panel WSETUP System Configuration Quick Boot Internal Cache Defines cache memory Values On Enabled default Off Disabled Page 3 Main Control Panel WSETUP System Configuration Internal Cache System Configuration Parameters 1 24 Using the Setup Pr...

Страница 33: ...ons 2 2 AUTOEXEC BAT File 2 3 Default CONFIG SYS Files 2 7 Setting Up a Password 2 11 Loading the Password Utility 2 11 Installing a Password 2 12 Changing a Password 2 12 Removing a Password 2 13 Entering the Password 2 14 Setting Up a Non MS DOS Environment 2 15 Restoring MS DOS System Files 2 16 If COMMAND COM is Missing 2 16 If SYS Files are Missing 2 16 Restoring Windows 2 18 Restoring Batter...

Страница 34: ...ation select the highest resolution monitor configuration possible This depends on your usage of the internal LCD or external analog monitor since an external monitor can support higher resolutions Keyboard The computer keyboard emulates all functions of an IBM AT 101 enhanced keyboard When installing an application select the IBM 101 or AT enhanced keyboard configuration The Point The Point is co...

Страница 35: ...cations may require the internal cache to be disabled This is done through the System Setup program You can configure Laptop Manager to load the programs with necessary speed settings Then you do not have to change the Setup Program settings each time you load an application that requires a different processing speed Memory A standard computer has 4 MB of memory 640 KB of system memory plus extend...

Страница 36: ...s on constructing this file and its significance n Note If you need to restore the default AUTOEXEC BAT file to your hard disk it is included on the System Recovery diskette Each line of the default AUTOEXEC BAT file and its purpose are defined in the following file listing and table Since this file changes the following example and your file may look slightly different Guidelines for Installing A...

Страница 37: ... C MOUSE MOUSE EXE Q 12 GOTO CONFIG 13 G 14 REM GAMES DEMONSTRATIONS 15 CD DEMOS 16 EXECUTE 17 REBOOT 18 SM 19 REM SYSTEM MAINTENANCE 20 CD IMAGES 21 EXECUTE 22 REBOOT 23 S 24 REM SCSI DRIVERS UTILS 25 SP 26 REM SCSI AND PCMCIA DRIVERS UTILS 27 C SCSI MSCDEX EXE D ASPICDO M12 28 P 29 REM PCMCIA DRIVERS UTILS 30 DOSKEY 31 N 32 REM NO SYSTEM DRIVERS UTILS 33 WIN Guidelines for Installing Application...

Страница 38: ...Manager data file 8 sets interrupt and DMA parameters for sound compatibility 9 tells MS DOS where to find the mouse driver 10 installs memory manager device driver 11 loads the mouse driver 12 selects the setting selected in CONFIG SYS 13 sends the user to the games demonstrations utility 14 comment block describing games demonstrations 15 goes to the demos directory 16 displays a games demonstra...

Страница 39: ...no system drivers or utilities to be loaded 33 runs Windows Default CONFIG SYS Files If your application requires additions or changes to the CONFIG SYS file carefully consider the consequences The factory installed default file is listed and described in this section Please read and understand this file before you change it See the MS DOS User s Guide and Reference for more details on constructin...

Страница 40: ...24 INCLUDE SCD 25 SP 26 INCLUDE SYD 27 INCLUDE PD 28 INCLUDE SCD 29 SYD 30 REM SYSTEM DRIVERS 31 DEVICE C WINDOWS SMARTDRV EXE DOUBLE_BUFFER 32 DEVICE C UTILS BATTERY PRO L2 33 DEVICE C JAZZ JAZZ SYS P220 I5 D1 E5 T330 Q2 34 DEVICE C WINDOWS IFSHLP SYS 35 PD 36 REM PCMCIA DRIVERS 37 DEVICE C PCMPLUS PCMSS EXE 38 DEVICE C PCMPLUS PCMCS EXE 39 DEVICE C PCMPLUS PCMRMAN EXE 40 DEVICE C PCMPLUS PCMSCD ...

Страница 41: ...e open at any one time You can adjust the value as required by your application 15 tells MS DOS how many buffers are used for file input output You can adjust the value as required by your application to maximize processing speed 16 reserves memory for MS DOS to process hardware interrupts 17 displays the last valid drive number 18 calls the command com file 19 21 the p subroutine calls the subrou...

Страница 42: ...loads Network software 35 36 defines the PCMCIA driver subroutine 37 40 runs PCMCIA drivers 41 42 defines the SCSI driver subroutine 43 44 runs SCSI drivers 45 46 defines the System Maintenance driver subroutine 47 installs RAM resident disk space 48 49 defines the No System Drivers subroutine 50 52 defines the Games Demonstrations subroutine Guidelines for Installing Applications 2 10 Installing ...

Страница 43: ...e Password Utility 1 The Password utility is located on the System Recovery diskette provided with your notebook To load this utility insert the diskette into the floppy drive and go to the MS DOS A prompt Type INST_PW The password is automatically installed in the following directory C UTILS PASSWORD 2 At the MS DOS C prompt type UTILS PASSWORD PW and press ENTER The Password Utility menu ap pear...

Страница 44: ...word the computer displays the following message Password already exists Press any key on the keyboard to return to the Password Utility menu Changing a Password 1 Highlight the Change Password command on the Password Utility menu and press ENTER The Change Password menu appears 2 Type the current password and press ENTER If you type the correct password the message Password check OK displays on t...

Страница 45: ...nd on the Password Utility menu and press ENTER The Remove Password menu appears 2 Type the current password and press ENTER If you type the correct password the message Password check OK displays on the next line Press ENTER to remove the current password or press ESC to abort the process and return to the Password Utility menu If you type the wrong password the message Incorrect Password display...

Страница 46: ...ure to select a password that you can re member If you forget your password you will not be able to access files If this occurs contact TI Technical Support at 1 800 TI TEXAS You will be required to send your computer to the TI manufacturing facility for service This service is not covered by warranty Setting Up a Password 2 14 Installing and Using Applications ...

Страница 47: ...ge that displays Advanced OS Power ON 3 Using the Up and Down arrow keys select the Advanced OS Power field 4 Using the Left and Right arrow keys select the word OFF 5 Press ESC 6 Press F4 to save the change The system reboots 7 Continue loading your operating system according to documentation that came with your software For any additional drivers call 1 800 TI TEXAS Setting Up a Non MS DOS Envir...

Страница 48: ...out affecting the applications and data files that may be on your hard drive If you need more information see the MS DOS User s Guide and Reference n Note IO SYS EXTMSDOS SYS and MSDOS SYS are hidden files You will not see these files if you view a directory of drive C using the DIR command If COMMAND COM is Missing If COMMAND COM is missing from your hard disk the screen displays this message dur...

Страница 49: ... be asked to verify date time country and keyboard layout and the directory to which you will be installing DOS 3 Press ENTER DOS begins installing and prompts you for all three diskettes A supplemental DOS diskette is provided This diskette includes optional utilities such as AccessDOS keyboard utilities and MS DOS 6 2 utilities 4 To install the supplemental DOS diskette insert it into do drive A...

Страница 50: ...pied 2 Enter C Windows as the default You are prompted to load each of the Windows diskettes 3 When installation is complete reboot your computer Restoring BatteryPro Utilities After you restore the MS DOS and Windows files install the BatteryPro utilities from the backup diskette you should have created after you purchased your computer 1 Insert the correct backup diskette into drive A and at the...

Страница 51: ...See more information on the BatteryPro utilities elsewhere in this manual Restoring MS DOS System Files Installing and Using Applications 2 19 ...

Страница 52: ...3 6 Drop N Go 3 6 Change Cursor Icon 3 6 Laptop Manager 3 6 LFM Laptop File Manager 3 6 Power Icon 3 7 Super Shutdown Icon 3 7 PCMCIA Information 3 7 Sound Mapper 3 7 MIDI Mapper 3 8 Video Utilities 3 9 Drop N Go Utility 3 10 Basic Operations 3 10 Adding Changing Applications 3 10 Deleting Applications 3 12 Copying Applications 3 12 Enable Disable Menu 3 12 Icon Placement 3 13 Change Cursor Utilit...

Страница 53: ...Contents Super Shutdown Utility 3 19 Shutdown Options 3 20 Icon 3 21 Passwords 3 21 Exit Modes 3 22 Contents 3 2 Custom Windows Utilities ...

Страница 54: ...ividual icons Most of these utilities are found in the Notebook Group but some are in the Startup Group and still others are in the Control Panel of the Main Windows Group The Windows utilities can be divided into the following categories Information Productivity Video Cursor Overview of Windows Utilities Custom Windows Utilities 3 3 ...

Страница 55: ...gs dialog box At this point you may modify the following parameters The position of your Battery Level dialog box or Battery Level icon The elapsed time in seconds before the Battery Level dialog box reappears automatically on your screen Use of color or monochrome Minimizing the application Selecting OPTIONS from the Battery Level Settings dialog box allows you to specify when the application sho...

Страница 56: ...p for information about actions you can take to maximize the life of a battery charge Dosnotes Double click the Dosnotes icon in the Notebook Group to run the NBHELP program that describes many of the the DOS level utilities Information Utilities Custom Windows Utilities 3 5 ...

Страница 57: ...he Change Cursor Utility refer to the Change Cursor Utility section of this chapter Laptop Manager Double click on the Laptop Manager icon in the Notebook Group to load the Laptop Manager LM utility LM is a DOS level program that manages access to DOS level applications LM is described elsewhere in this manual To return to Windows from the LM main menu press Esc LFM Laptop File Manager Double clic...

Страница 58: ... exiting the Windows session Refer to the Super Shutdown Utility section of this chapter n Note Shutdown is unable to close DOS applications If any DOS applications are active the application will be brought to the foreground and the user will be prompted to close it PCMCIA Information This icon is located in the Control Panel window and provides status on the PCMCIA slots in the notebook For furt...

Страница 59: ...per This icon is located in the Control Panel window Double click on the icon to display the MIDI Mapper screen From the MIDI Mapper screen you can select a MIDI setup for a sound device create a new setup edit existing key maps patch maps and channel mappings For further information refer to online Help provided with this application Productivity Utilities 3 8 Custom Windows Utilities ...

Страница 60: ...play for your operating environment The following utilities are available from the Notebook group menu Panel sends output to the panel on the notebook CRT sends output to an external VGA monitor SIMUL Sends output to both panel and CRT Video Utilities Custom Windows Utilities 3 9 ...

Страница 61: ...n specific functions relating to Drop N Go To start Drop N Go select the Exit button from the Drop N Go Setup menu and follow any instructions that appear on the screen Adding Changing Applications To Add or Change applications listed in Drop N Go complete the following steps 1 Double click on the Drop N Go icon in the Notebook group on your desktop The Drop N Go Setup menu appears 2 If you are ad...

Страница 62: ...ick and type the title of the menu you wish to use in File Manager for instance Drop N Go 8 If you are adding an application place the cursor under Menu Applications and single click If you are changing an application single click on the application you want to change 9 Select the Add or Change button 10 Enter required information on the application you wish to add This very similar to the Run dia...

Страница 63: ...Applications Normally you will want to have the same applications listed under Menu Applications that are listed under Icon Applications The simplest way to set this up is to add or change applications under either Menu Applications or Icon Applications and select the Copy button For instance if you add Calendar under Icon applications you can select the Copy button to automatically copy the appli...

Страница 64: ...ows Single click on the Drop N Go icon and select Save All Positions to save all icon positions as they currently appear on your desktop From the Drop N Go Setup menu select Stay on Top so that your icon always appears on top of open windows Drop N Go Utility Custom Windows Utilities 3 13 ...

Страница 65: ...t southeast are named for the directions to which they point Note Custom cursors designed specifically for the TravelMate 4000M Series automatically load when Windows loads Although these cursors were designed for visibility on the LCD you can use the default cursors furnished by Windows instead Change Cursor Menu On the Notebook Group menu double click the Change Cursor icon and Windows displays ...

Страница 66: ...rrent screen background color darker gray on the LCD or green on a color display or monitor n Note The current setting of the computer s standard reverse video switch may cause the images to appear reversed At the far right of the menu is a stack of eight boxes of various shades of gray in color if you are using an external color monitor or a color notebook called the preview window You can move t...

Страница 67: ...reen You can also select one of the seven default cursors from the Change Cursor menu bar described below and edit it to create a new cursor shape n Note Change Cursor must always run in background so the custom cursors are available for other Windows applications Always exit the Change Cursor menu by clicking on the Exit command in the File menu This keeps Change Cursor running in the background ...

Страница 68: ...he x then appears on that square Use this cursor as saves the cursor displayed in the detail window as the indicated cursor no matter what shape you have made it Get default displays in the detail window the factory default for the indicated cursor File Menu The File menu provides several options for manipulating the cursor files New erases any cursor currently in the detail window and displays a ...

Страница 69: ...bles you to save and install the cursor using the following options Save cursor settings displays a dialog box listing the filename and path for the seven cursors used with Windows If the listing is correct click on the OK button Load cursor settings restores cursor settings after you save them and automatically loads them for use in Windows This function is automatically done if you use the Insta...

Страница 70: ...down icon so that the Shutdown Configuration Menu appears n Note If the Super Shutdown icon did not automatically load when entering Windows you may need to re install it from the BatteryPro backup diskettes you should have created after you purchased your system This menu allows you to set the following as defaults for system shutdown Options that allow customized software configuration upon syst...

Страница 71: ...te DOS applications unconditionally c Caution These two methods may result in files not be ing closed properly and could cause disk errors Allow any applications that support DDE such as Microsoft EXCEL to save and close any open files Send keystrokes to DOS and Windows applications to close and save any open files Super Shutdown Utility 3 20 Custom Windows Utilities ...

Страница 72: ...or reset a password for Super Shutdown To set or reset a password complete the following steps 1 Select PASSWORD PROTECTED on the Shutdown Configuration menu 2 Select the SET PASSWORD button The Change Password dialog box appears Entering a Password To enter a new password 1 Type the new password at the New Password line 2 Retype the new password in the Retype New Password line 3 Press ENTER Chang...

Страница 73: ...t Modes To select an exit mode for Shutdown Single click on the Super Shutdown icon and select the exit mode from the menu or Select the Default Exit Mode from the Shutdown Configuration menu The following table explains exit modes available from the Super Shutdown Utility Super Shutdown Utility 3 22 Custom Windows Utilities ...

Страница 74: ...MS DOS prompt and enters the power saving mode Exit to MS DOS and Eject Takes you to the MS DOS prompt and then ejects the notebook from the Docking Station Restart Windows Exits and then restarts Windows useful when configuration changes have been made or application errors must be cleared Reboot System Exits Windows and reboots the system Super Shutdown Utility Custom Windows Utilities 3 23 ...

Страница 75: ...ws applications that support it Such applications are called DDE Servers When selected the Application DDE Information dialog box appears as shown in the following figure From this dialog box the following information is required Application DDE Information Dialog Box Super Shutdown Utility 3 24 Custom Windows Utilities ...

Страница 76: ...to close any open files For instance to close an open Winword file the keystrokes are ALT F4 DDE Server Name The name that the application responds to for DDE communication such as Winword DDE Command The command sent to the DDE from the application The Application Close Information dialog box checks this line if Keystrokes String does not function To obtain DDE Command information refer to the Us...

Страница 77: ...tery operation of your computer If a power savings driver is active on your computer Shutdown works with it to reduce power consumption while running Windows The lower the value the greater the savings See the following figure for an example of the Scheduling dialog box Suggested Values Microsoft Word for Windows v 1 1 or lower or Microsoft PowerPoint value 100 Games value 130 to 200 Scheduling Di...

Страница 78: ... touch of a key Contents Laptop Manager Features 4 2 LM Main Menu 4 3 Loading LM 4 3 Exiting LM 4 3 Quick Commands Box 4 3 Single Character Quick Commands 4 4 Adding Applications to the Menu 4 5 Quick Commands Program Setup Menu 4 5 Exiting the Quick Command Program Setup Menu 4 13 Testing Your Menu 4 13 Adding Items to the Application Menu 4 14 Changing LM Menu Colors 4 15 LM_Setup 4 16 Laptop Ma...

Страница 79: ... and prompted parameters that are passed to the application as it loads Working directory Password protection to any or all applications Individual color palettes for each application Power savings level for each application Screen background during execution not available on color models CPU processing speed for each application Using these features you can select the parameters and operating env...

Страница 80: ...your application Procedures for adding items to the Applications list and Quick Commands box are described later in this chapter Pressing F12 at the LM main menu loads the Change Menu screen It enables you to add delete or modify items on the main menu Procedures for using the Change Menu screen are provided later in this chapter Exiting LM You can exit LM and return to Windows control by pressing...

Страница 81: ...of the screen where you can enter MS DOS commands of up to 67 characters Pressing ENTER starts the command When the command is executed pressing any key returns you to the LM main menu Pressing P for path causes LM to display a prompt at the bottom of the screen where you can change drives or directories For example you can change from the C root directory to the C UTILS directory by pressing P ty...

Страница 82: ...Commands box Put less frequently used programs and those requiring a longer name under the Applications list Quick Commands Program Setup Menu 1 At the LM main menu press F12 LM displays the Change Menu screen 2 Press F7 to access the Modify Function Key Laptop Manager Change Menu vn nn Tue Oct 15 12 15 pm Applications List F1 Help F2 Insert Appl F3 Delete Appl F4 Modify Appl F5 Cut Appl F6 Paste ...

Страница 83: ...ng spaces to identify the name you want displayed beside your selected function key on the main menu For example type Communication Laptop Manager Change Menu Vn nn Tue Oct 15 12 15 pm Display string Program pathname Parameter string Working directory Password required N Password Use color palette N Filename Power savings level to use Current Screen background during execution Current CPU speed du...

Страница 84: ...he command your application tells you to use to load the program at the MS DOS C prompt For example if your communication program named COMPROG is installed under the UTILS directory on the hard disk drive C to load the program you would type UTILS COMPROG at the C prompt Therefore you would type that same command at the Change Menu Program pathname prompt C UTILS COMPROG and press ENTER The more ...

Страница 85: ...l When you press the selected function key the prompt Enter phone number to call displays at the bottom of the LM menu You would then type a phone number between the square brackets When you press ENTER LM loads the program into memory and passes the telephone number to the program If you want the data you type in response to the prompt stored and used as a default value each time you load the pro...

Страница 86: ...ications that use data files for example Lotus 1 2 3 Microsoft Excel and most word processing programs so you can name the directory that stores the associated data files For example if you are installing a word processing program named LETTERS and it might store data files under a directory you call DOC under the LETTERS directory on the hard disk your working directory prompt could be C LETTERS ...

Страница 87: ...ssigned This caution is particularly pertinent if you assign a password to the Exit to DOS function the Exit Password F10 key choice on the setup menu If you forget the password for this func tion you cannot get to the MS DOS prompt or the Change Menu screen Case is important in your password to be accepted a password must be typed exactly the way you entered it during setup For example if your pa...

Страница 88: ...ficiently and still conserve battery power at different power savings levels If your applications are running satisfactorily at their current power savings level choose the Current selection at the Power savings level to use prompt After reviewing instructions about power savings elsewhere in this manual if you determine that a particular power savings level works best for an application press the...

Страница 89: ...ident while your application is running select Y in response to the Keep Laptop Manager resident prompt You may not want to keep LM resident when executing large programs it uses approximately 130 KB memory space You may want to select Y if you are running an application that does not use the entire memory and if you want to avoid wasting the time needed to reload LM from the disk after running yo...

Страница 90: ...pts you at the bottom of the screen Save changes Y Press ENTER ESC or Y if you want to keep your changes or additions Press N if you want to exit the Change Menu without saving the changes you just made In either case the LM main menu returns Testing Your Menu At the LM main menu test your new application setup by pressing the newly assigned function key Does it load the application program for yo...

Страница 91: ...ailable on one Display string prompt line you can leave the Application Type prompt set to Display only enter the line of type you want to have displayed and move down a line at time inserting lines by pressing F2 Insert Application for each line you want to insert When finished inserting lines toggle the Application Type prompt to Application by pressing the Space Bar when you get to the line on ...

Страница 92: ...r Setup menu where you can change the colors of the LM menus displayed by an external monitor connected to your computer This menu also affects the gray shades or colors displayed by the LCD The menu is self explanatory and also provides a Help display Changing LM Menu Colors Laptop Manager 4 15 ...

Страница 93: ...rsor location F3 Delete Appl Delete the current application F4 Modify Appl Change the currently selected application F5 Cut Appl Remove the current application from the list retaining the information F6 Paste Appl Place a previously cut application in a new location F7 Modify FKey Modify the data for a function key F8 Cut FKey Remove FKey data and place in buffer F9 Paste FKey Place FKey data in t...

Страница 94: ...formance enhancement utility SPEED which lets you change CPU operating speed for optimum performance and battery power savings Contents Optimizing Battery Operation 5 2 Suspend Standby Modes 5 3 Auto Suspend Mode 5 4 Real Time Power Savings 5 5 Power Saving Levels 5 5 Configuration Power Savings 5 7 SETPOWER Utility 5 10 SMARTDRV EXE Disk Caching Utility 5 11 SPEED Utility 5 12 Show Speed Switch 5...

Страница 95: ...following describe the modes in more detail Power Saving Modes Summary Mode Activate By Resume By Foreground Background Tasks Active Service Interrupts Backlight On HDD FDD Accesses Drives Power Used watts Cover Closed Suspend Closing cover Opening cover No No No No 2 0 4 2 Standby Standby Standby No Yes No No 2 0 5 0 Auto Suspend pointing device keyboard inactivity Activity Yes after wakeup timeo...

Страница 96: ...des differ in the manner they are enabled and disabled Task execution Task interrupt servicing LCD Hard disk and floppy drive accessing Caution Using the suspend standby modes for too long can discharge the battery to the point that it can no longer power both the LCD and the hard disk If this oc curs your computer will not come out of standby mode and you must either recharge your battery or plug...

Страница 97: ...DBY puts the computer into standby mode which turns off the LCD and both disk drives suspends all tasks and activates the orange light on the PWR indicator Use this mode when you want to leave the computer for some time and do not want to turn off or reboot the computer This mode saves about as much battery power as cover closed mode To resume normal operation press STANDBY again The computer disp...

Страница 98: ...n the CONFIG SYS file DEVICE C UTILS BATTERY PRO Ln Sn MAP where Ln specifies the power savings level 0 through 4 described elsewhere in this chapter If the Ln switch is omitted the default value of 2 is used Sn similar to Ln but tells the system what to use under Windows when the computer is powered by AC Mainly for sound software that doesn t use Application Program Manager APM MAP moves the ext...

Страница 99: ...ell at more optimal power savings levels require level 0 for installation Level 1 Level 1 conserves battery power when the processor is idle for example when waiting for keyboard activity and device input output Level 1 features are also active in levels 2 through 4 Microsoft Excel and Windows perform well using level 1 Operating system enhancement programs such as DESQview also work well at level...

Страница 100: ...s periods thus reducing peak power needs Using level 3 and level 4 permits more frequent disk access while using little more power than standby mode Note Generally use level 3 only if level 4 is not acceptable Try level 4 first Levels 3 and 4 function identically with increased power savings at level 4 Level 4 Combining all techniques used by the lower levels at a slightly higher value level 4 pro...

Страница 101: ... CPU Speed You can set the CPU Speed item in Setup to low medium high which also corresponds to power consumption or auto The auto option sets CPU speed to high when you operate the computer on AC power or to low on battery power Use medium if you are using battery power on DX4 models Set CPU Speed to the lowest value acceptable to your application to save battery power LCD Power You can set the L...

Страница 102: ...save battery power LCD Brightness Control The LCD is a major power user in the computer Reducing the LCD brightness control level even a small amount significantly reduces power usage Always set the brightness control to the lowest comfortable brightness level especially in low light conditions for example on an airliner where longer battery charge life is important Optimizing Battery Operation Po...

Страница 103: ...gure an application s loading process using the Laptop Manager Change Menu Note SETPOWER and all other BatteryPro utilities furnished with your computer are loaded on the hard disk at the factory under the UTILS directory with the MS DOS PATH command already in the AUTOEXEC BAT file If you want to know the current and maximum power levels at the C prompt type SETPOWER S and press Enter SETPOWER di...

Страница 104: ... time It is particularly effective when the computer runs multiple applications that require swapping that is copying applications to and from the hard disk to make room for all of the applications in memory Note Do not use SMARTDRV EXE with any other disk caching utilities See the MS DOS User s Guide and Reference for a more detailed description of this utility SMARTDRV EXE Disk Caching Utility P...

Страница 105: ...tch The SPEED command S how switch displays the current CPU speed setting if you type at the C prompt SPEED S and press ENTER The program displays Current CPU speed is set to High Medium or Low Note For this utility to work correctly on a DX4 model EMM386 or other memory managers must not be loaded Using the SPEED Utility You can set the CPU speed to low medium or high by typing at the C prompt SP...

Страница 106: ...binations on an external color monitor Contents Color Display Utilities 6 2 PAL Utility 6 3 Changing to a Predefined Palette 6 3 Changing Specific Shades 6 3 Other Ways to Select a Predefined Palette 6 4 Viewing the Current Palette 6 4 Installing RPAL 6 6 RPAL Switches 6 6 Using RPAL 6 8 Saving an RPAL Data File 6 9 Adding RPAL to Your AUTOEXEC BAT File 6 10 PALSET Utility 6 11 Modifying Gray Scal...

Страница 107: ...ble palettes P4 and P5 In addition palette P1 sets the foreground and background shades for text mode displays to give the best contrast The P2 palette uses gray scales that uniquely match the colors used in a program displaying in text mode Palette P1 uses a smaller number of gray scales to ensure that the displayed text is always readable on a background of any color combination The RPAL utility...

Страница 108: ...palette 1 text 3 Standard palette 2 graphics 4 User palette 1 5 User palette 2 n Note Palettes P0 through P3 are system palettes that cannot be changed Palettes P4 and P5 are user palettes that can be modified using the RPAL utility described later in this chapter Changing Specific Shades To change only a few specific shades at the C prompt type PAL Cp c and press Enter In this form of the command...

Страница 109: ...display changes to the next palette P0 through P5 Stop pressing FN ALT ESC when the palette you prefer is displayed Including the Palette in the AUTOEXEC BAT file If you want the computer to load a particular palette at start up include the PAL command in your AUTOEXEC BAT file For example to start up with user palette 1 loaded include the command PAL P4 in your AUTOEXEC BAT file n Note You also c...

Страница 110: ...an create custom palettes for each of your applications and store the specific settings in a data file If you assign the custom palette file to the application using the Laptop Manager Setup Menu the computer loads the custom palette when you select the application By adding RPAL to your AUTOEXEC BAT file you can also define the current palette when you turn on your computer n Note Some applicatio...

Страница 111: ...ser2file set user palette 2 to setting in user2file RPAL Switches I switch Installing RPAL as TSR Program You can install RPAL as a terminate and stay resident TSR program As a TSR program RPAL is accessible from MS DOS and most applications by pressing a hot key defined by the Kc switch described on the next page To install RPAL as a TSR program at the C prompt type RPAL I and press ENTER If you ...

Страница 112: ...AT Kc Switch Defining a Hot Key If you install RPAL as a TSR file without defining a hot key ALT P is the default To define another alpha key A through Z as the hot key at the C prompt type RPAL Kc and press ENTER where c is the alphabet character key A through Z you want to be the hot key 1 and 2 Switches Defining User Palettes To establish an RPAL data file as one of the two user palettes at the...

Страница 113: ...uring installation RPAL displays the following menu on the left side of your screen Set Palette vn n 0 Black 00 1 Blue 31 2 Green 32 3 Cyan 33 4 Red 34 5 Magenta 35 6 Brown 36 7 White 37 8 Gray 38 9 LtBlue 39 A LtGreen 3A B LtCyan 3B C LtRed 3C D LtMagen 3D E Yellow 3E F LtWhite 3F H Help PAL Utility 6 8 Palette Utilities ...

Страница 114: ...file 1 saves the current palette as user palette 1 p4 2 saves the current palette as user palette 2 p5 H displays help information Esc exits the menu RPAL changes gray shades or colors in real time so you can see the changes as you make them Saving an RPAL Data File To save an RPAL data file follow these steps 1 Press S from the RPAL Set Up Menu RPAL displays a filename prompt 2 Type the full path...

Страница 115: ...m RPAL data file if you do not want the factory default palette and c is the alphabet character A through Z you want to use with ALT as the hot key combination if you do not want to use the default ALT P combination n Note The UTILS directory has several sample color palette files for use with individual applications These files end with the PAL extension for example the sample palette for Lotus 1...

Страница 116: ... settings defined for the User1 palette F3 Modify User2 Changes the color settings defined for the User2 palette F4 Save Saves the currently displayed color settings for User1 and User2 to CMOS ESC Exit Exits the PALSET program Modifying Gray Scale Palettes To modify gray scale palettes complete the following steps 1 From the PALSET main menu select F2 or F3 depending on the user palette you wish ...

Страница 117: ...ext or previous palette Change Color Changes the color definition for the selected palette ESC Exit Returns to the previous menu 2 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select the color you wish to edit 3 Use the LEFT and RIGHT arow keys to changes values for the selected color 4 Select ESC to accept color changes or RESET to reset values to the previous settings PALSET Utility 6 12 Palette Utilities ...

Страница 118: ...ds 7 6 F1 Help Key 7 6 F2 CDir Change Directory Key 7 6 F3 ReRd Reread Key 7 7 F4 STAT Statistics or CMDS Commands Key 7 7 F5 Split Split Screen Key 7 8 F6 Creat Create Key 7 9 F7 Sort Key 7 9 F8 DOS Disk Operating System Key 7 10 F9 Go Key 7 11 F10 Setup Key 7 12 Character Key Commands 7 15 Attr Attribute Command 7 15 Copy Command 7 16 Delete Command 7 18 Edit Command 7 19 Excl Exclude Command 7 ...

Страница 119: ... Command 7 27 Update Command 7 27 Multiple File Operations 7 28 Tagging Files for Multifile Operation 7 29 Split Screen 7 29 Copying Multiple Files 7 29 Restoring Laptop File Manager 7 30 Contents 7 2 Laptop File Manager ...

Страница 120: ...hard disk or floppies Find files using wildcard characters Send one or multiple files to a printer or other device connected to your computer Rename one or multiple files and directories Show files for viewing Change a file s date and time Display hard disk and floppy statistics such as disk capacity and disk space in use Create files and directories Sort the directory and file listings by name ex...

Страница 121: ... 00 59 DOS DIR 00 00 90 00 59 59 A Attr P Print iMAGES DIR 00 00 90 00 59 59 C Copy Q Quit INTL DIR 00 00 90 00 59 59 D Delete R Rename JAZZ DIR 00 00 90 00 59 59 E Edit S Show MOUSE DIR 00 00 90 00 59 59 X Excl T Tag PCMPLUS DIR 00 00 90 00 59 59 F Find ESC Up SCSI DIR 00 00 90 00 59 59 I Incl U Update UTILS DIR 00 00 90 00 00 59 WINDOWS DIR 00 00 90 00 59 59 24x18 AVI 1108890 A 00 00 90 00 59 59...

Страница 122: ... page PgUp shows previous page or Help screen S Enter if directory name highlighted shows selected subdirectory if filename highlighted shows contents of file T tags or untags highlighted directory or file for multiple command action Esc if at subdirectory returns to higher directory if at root directory no action if command active cancels command Q exits LFM or current screen of split screen afte...

Страница 123: ...to view other directories on the current drive the floppy drive and any optional drives connected to your computer Press F2 at the main menu and LFM prompts you at the bottom of the screen Path At this prompt you can type the pathname of the directory or drive you want LFM to display If you want to change directories type C DIRNAME and press ENTER LFM then displays the subdirectory and filenames o...

Страница 124: ...ive statistics or a list of commands you can use at the main menu If the statistics are displayed the F4 prompt on the main menu shows F4 CMDS If the commands list is displayed the F4 prompt shows F4 STAT The statistics display lists the following information The current drive letter and volume name if any The number of bytes available on the hard disk or floppy The number of bytes in use and avai...

Страница 125: ... Files You can simplify use of the Copy command using the split screen mode For example you first select highlight the destination directory to which you want to copy the file and press F5 then ENTER Then highlight the source file or directory on the other screen and press C LFM then displays the destination directory name in the Path prompt described above The split screen quickly displays the re...

Страница 126: ...h one command You must first create the new directory before assigning new or existing files to it Example 1 If you want to create a new text file called MYFILE under the existing NEWDIR directory on the floppy drive type A NEWDIR MYFILE TXT and press ENTER Example 2 If you want to create a subdirectory called JULY under the existing MEMOS directory on the root directory of hard disk type C MEMOS ...

Страница 127: ...by filename extension in alphabetic order Filenames with no extension are listed first Date time Press D and LFM sorts all files by most recent time and date Size Press S and LFM sorts all files by number of bytes used displayingthe largest first F8 DOS Disk Operating System Key Pressing F8 at the LFM main menu causes LFM to prompt at the bottom of the screen Execute a DOS S hell or C ommand If yo...

Страница 128: ... you at the bottom of the screen Press ESC to cancel any other key to execute Press any key except ESC Depending on how you have set up your F10 LFM Setup Commands menu LFM then may prompt Parameters At this prompt you can type the pathname of the file you want to edit and press ENTER or if you are executing another type of file that requires no parameters press ENTER to start execution In the exa...

Страница 129: ... you start the computer F10 Setup Key Pressing F10 at the LFM main menu causes LFM to display a Setup Commands menu at which you can select one of three submenus described in this section to configure LFM operating features Pressing F1 causes LFM to display a Help screen describing the setup functions When you complete your changes to each menu press ESC to return to the Setup Commands menu Then p...

Страница 130: ...ow file program if you do not type a pathname to another show program The executable pathnames you type at the prompts enable you to use the E dit command and the S how command at the LFM main menu The Options Setup portion of the menu enables you to select several LFM operating and display features options Pathname Setup Editor Pathname C DOS EDIT COM Change Parameters N Parms F Showfile Pathname...

Страница 131: ...nnected to your computer or change the gray shades of the monochrome LCD Execute Commands Menu Pressing E at the LFM Setup Commands menu causes LFM to display the Execute Commands Setup menu at which you can type the filename extension program pathname and prompting parameters for executable programs you want to respond when you press F9 as described in F9 Go Key Function Key Commands 7 14 Laptop ...

Страница 132: ... See Multiple File Operations at the end of this chapter for information Attr Attribute Command To set or change file attributes highlight the filename on the LFM listing and press A at the LFM main menu LFM places an A to the left of the highlighted file and prompts you at the bottom of the screen Attributes Y es N o I gnore I arch I rdonly I sys I hide Press or to move the cursor to the attribut...

Страница 133: ... are hidden in MS DOS directory DIR command listings but LFM does display system files hide Hide File Attribute The Hide attribute hides the file from the MS DOS DIR and PRINT commands so that the file is not displayed read or printed However LFM does display read and print hidden files Copy Command The Copy command enables you to copy the highlighted file tagged files see Multiple File Operations...

Страница 134: ...e screen Directory doesn t exist CREATE Y Press Y if you want LFM to create the new directory If you try to copy a file using the same filename under a different directory LFM prompts at the bottom of the screen Copy file R eplace A ppend S kip To this prompt do one of the following Press R if you want LFM to delete the existing file and replace it with the highlighted file Press A if you want LFM...

Страница 135: ... aborts the Delete operation To delete an entire directory of files highlight the directory name you want to delete and press D LFM prompts you at the bottom of the screen Delete Directory and ALL Subfiles N If you are certain you want to delete the directory and all its files press Y LFM displays a second prompt to be sure you want to delete a directory and all its files Are you sure N If you sti...

Страница 136: ...ere you want to execute one command such as Copy or Delete on a number of files in one operation The Exclude command permits you to exclude selected filenames from tagged files using the Include or Tag commands If you have not tagged any files using the Tag or the Include commands the Exclude command takes no action If you have tagged files indicated by the symbol appearing in the left margin by t...

Страница 137: ...ier Date The Earlier Date prompt enables you to exclude all files dated earlier than the date and time you select Press E at the Exclude prompt and LFM prompts File Date 12 21 90 Time 12 34 56 At this prompt type the date or time which represents the latest date and or time you want LFM excludes all files dated earlier than that date Then press ENTER and LFM prompts at the bottom of the screen Fil...

Страница 138: ... any of its options to select files LFM then prompts at the bottom of the screen File pattern At this prompt you can type file patterns for LFM to use to exclude certain files For example the filename pattern TXT excludes all files with that extension from the tagged list Find Command The Find command helps you find files on the current displayed directory according to their filename extension pat...

Страница 139: ...next filename beginning with those two characters Incl Include Command The Include command enables you to tag select a number of files from the current displayed directory listing for later multiple execution of commands such as Delete and Copy You can tag all files in a directory or certain files according to date file attribute or file pattern You can use the Exclude command in conjunction with ...

Страница 140: ...es dated earlier than the date and time you select Press E at the Include prompt and LFM prompts you File Date 12 21 90 Time 12 34 56 Type the date or time which represents the latest date or time you want LFM includes all files dated earlier than that date Then press Enter and LFM prompts at the bottom of the screen File pattern At the File pattern prompt type the wildcard characters if you want ...

Страница 141: ...to include files For example type the filename pattern TXT to include all files with that extension in the tagged listing See the MS DOS User s Guide and Reference Print Command The LFM Print command enables you to send the highlighted file to your system printer or other device connected to your computer via the LPT or COM ports Using F10 SETUP the LFM Setup Commands and the Pathnames Options Set...

Страница 142: ... screen Rename Command The Rename command enables you to rename the highlighted file or directory You also can use the Rename command to move the highlighted file to another directory However you cannot move a directory in this manner you can only rename the current directory You can use the Rename command instead of the Copy command when you want to delete the files from their present area while ...

Страница 143: ...tory move the highlight to the directory name and press S LFM displays the selected directory listing To return to the next higher directory level press ESC If the root directory is currently displayed LFM takes no action Showing a File To view a file move the highlight to the desired filename and press S You cannot edit or modify the file using the Show command unless you specified a word process...

Страница 144: ...command or press F3 REREAD Up ESC Key Command The Up command displays the parent directory of the currently displayed directory Press ESC at any listing and LFM displays the next higher directory If the root directory is currently displayed LFM takes no action Update Command The Update command permits you to change the Last Update date and time listing for individual files or multiple tagged files...

Страница 145: ...ctory and to Replace or Append the file Delete command be cautious using the Delete command with multiple files examine the tagged names carefully before answering the final Are you sure prompt Print command places selected files in the print queue in the order displayed at the main menu from top to bottom Update command Rename command you can use the Rename command to move more than one selected ...

Страница 146: ...right arrow to toggle between Yes or No and make your selection 4 Press ESC to exit Refer to the individual descriptions of these commands earlier in this chapter for more details Split Screen You can simplify use of the Copy command using the LFM split screen mode Press F5 at the main menu to enter split screen mode For example using a split screen you can view and tag the source files and direct...

Страница 147: ...disk you can install the LFM files from the backup diskettes you made of your system software during SETUP After installing the software you should be able to load LFM from the hard disk Windows or from the Laptop Manager main menu Restoring Laptop File Manager 7 30 Laptop File Manager ...

Страница 148: ...Graphics Mode 8 2 Extended 16 and 256 Color 800 600 Graphics Mode 8 3 Extended 256 Color 640 400 640 480 and 600 800 Graphics Modes 8 3 132 Column Text Modes 8 4 VGA Utility 8 5 Configuring Your Application Program 8 5 Installation Hints 8 7 TravelMate 4000M VGA Software 8 8 Using VGA EXE 8 9 Advanced Monitor Operations 8 13 VGA and Extended VGA Programming 8 13 References 8 16 External Monitor Tr...

Страница 149: ...f your computer s enhanced capabilities To obtain the external monitor display drivers you must use the Maintenance and Backup procedures defined in Chapter 1 to make a VGA diskette You must then install the drivers from the diskette into your UTILS directory This is done by typing A INSTALL The TravelMate 4000M drivers described in this chapter assume you are using a color VGA configuration If yo...

Страница 150: ... is not supported on the IBM PS 2 8503 8512 8513 or 8514 or equivalent fixed frequency displays You may need to adjust your multifrequency monitor to display the 800 600 graphics mode properly Use the vertical and horizontal size and position controls on your monitor to display the entire 800 600 graphics mode image without distortion Extended 256 Color 640 400 640 480 and 600 800 Graphics Modes Y...

Страница 151: ...ode displays 25 rows of 132 column wide text The second mode displays 60 rows of 132 column wide text These modes display large amounts of information at one time These extended modes require specific software support to take advantage of their capabilities in software applications Capabilities 8 4 VGA External Monitor Utilities ...

Страница 152: ...run in the default VGA configuration of your computer However some programs are written specifically for certain non VGA or non EGA video hardware so you may have to configure your computer to behave identically to the video board needed by the particular software For this purpose your system includes a utility to configure your computer to behave like each of the IBM standard video devices This u...

Страница 153: ...ome Color Color Color Color Extended Graphics 4 1024h 768v 800h 600v 800h 600v 640h 400v 640h 480v 1024 x 768 5 1280 x 1024 5 16 16 256 256 256 256 16 16 Color Color Color Color Color Color Color Color Notes to the table 1 Simultaneous colors the number of colors or shades that can be displayed at one time 2 This column refers to the old style display the mode was originally designed for The 800h ...

Страница 154: ... installed and configure themselves to take best advantage of the available hardware Install your software for VGA or IBM PS 2 video if possible This permits your software to run on your computer in start up configuration If your software does not specify a VGA or IBM PS 2 option and you are using a color analog monitor try installing the application for color if available This usually works in th...

Страница 155: ...lumn text modes For driver installation instructions run the INSTALL BAT file by typing INSTALL at the MS DOS C UTILS prompt INSTALL and pressing ENTER You can copy the drivers for programs such as Lotus 1 2 3 Note To switch the display from the computer s built in LCD to a connected external monitor use the CRT command at the MS DOS C prompt If you want to display on the LCD execute the LCD comma...

Страница 156: ...uit the VGA program choose the Exit to Operating System option and press ENTER or simply press ESC You may also load VGA EXE from the DOS prompt line thus bypassing the menu This is useful if you want to incorporate VGA EXE commands into a batch file To view a list of available command line options at the MS DOS C prompt type VGA Note that some commands are for the LCD only and others are for use ...

Страница 157: ... on color models NOR Switches to the default text foreground or background not available on color models GREV Reverses graphics only not available on color models BOTH Reverses both text and graphics not available on color models EXP Switches the LCD alignment to expanded mode NOEXP Disables LCD expanded mode CON0 Disables contrast adjustment CON1 Enables the black and white contrast adjustment CO...

Страница 158: ...uency MON6 Sets monitor type to Super Multi Frequency MON7 Sets monitor type to Extended Super Multi Freq BLON Turns backlight on BLOFF Turns backlight off VGA 80 25 Switches the computer to 25 line 80 column text mode This is the default configuration A warm boot CTRL ALT DEL restores this mode Not available on color models VGA 80 50 Switches the computer to enhanced 80 column text mode This resu...

Страница 159: ...is mode s extended text capabilities Not available on color models Command Description VGA 132 43 Switches the computer to color 43 line 132 column text mode This mode is only for use with specific applications that have been designed to take advantage of this mode s extended text capabilities Not available on color models VGA Utility 8 12 VGA External Monitor Utilities ...

Страница 160: ...omputer The VGA standard supports a variety of video modes These video modes can be accessed through standard video BIOS calls from assembly language as well as high level language routines When you start up in MS DOS your computer is usually in standard 80 column text or alphanumeric mode On a color system this is mode 3 VGA 640 480 dot 16 color graphics is mode 12H The following table lists the ...

Страница 161: ...0 F graph 4 Mono 80 25 A0000 8 14 640 350 10 graph 16 256 KB 80 25 A0000 8 14 640 350 11 graph 2 256 KB 80 30 A0000 8 16 640 480 12 graph 16 256 KB 80 30 A0000 8 16 640 480 13 graph 256 256 KB 40 25 A0000 8 8 320 200 Notes to the table Default modes are 3 for color monitors and 7 for monochrome monitors 1 Colors Where two numbers are given the first is the number of colors available at one time th...

Страница 162: ...mory Address Notes 2D 640 400 256 8 16 Graphics A000 2E 640 400 256 8 16 Graphics A000 30 800 600 256 8 16 Graphics A000 CRT only 37 1024 768 16 8 16 Graphics A000 CRT only 1024 x 768 2 256 1280 x 1024 2 16 41 100 50 16 8 8 Text B800 CRT only 42 100 60 16 8 8 Text B800 CRT only 44 100 25 16 8 16 Text B800 CRT only 51 132 30 16 8 13 Text B800 CRT only 52 132 60 16 8 8 Text B800 CRT only 53 80 60 16...

Страница 163: ...ming VGA in general IBM Personal System 2 Display Adapter Technical Reference April 1987 IBM part number 68X2251 S68X 2251 0 IBM Personal System 2 and Personal Computer BIOS Interface Technical Reference April 1987 IBM part number 68X2260 S68X 2260 00 Programmer s Guide to PC and PS 2 Video Systems by Richard Wilton Microsoft Press 1987 ISBN 1 55615 103 9 Advanced Monitor Operations 8 16 VGA Exter...

Страница 164: ...r cable not properly plugged in 3 Monitor not turned on 4 Brightness and or contrast controls on monitor not adjusted properly 5 LCD still active use the CRT command to switch to external monitor CRT or setup error on startup Setup Program not run See Chap ter 1 of this Manual Screen displays distorted images or screen goes blank when software is executed Check that your monitor was turned on befo...

Страница 165: ...ng a multifrequency monitor try adjust ing the vertical hold and vertical po sition adjustments Unable to display 1024 768 extended graphics This high resolution mode is inter laced and requires the use of an IBM 8514 or equivalent interlaced monitor Large blank bands at top and bottom of some images on multifrequency monitor screen image does not fill up entire screen in some modes Some multifreq...

Страница 166: ...er memory as a hard disk SETCMOS utility that restores your Setup Program settings in case of a power loss SETKEY utility that sets the PS 2 port settings as well as the keyboard typematic speed and delay DATES utility provides important system information Contents ALARM Utility 9 2 GETSTAT Utility 9 3 GETSTAT Commands 9 3 Sample GETSTAT File 9 4 RAMDRIVE SYS Device Driver 9 6 SETCMOS Utility 9 7 ...

Страница 167: ...options and the current alarm status Usage Alarm switch Alarm Shows status of Cover and Low Battery Alarms Alarm On Turns the Cover and Low Battery Alarms On Alarm Off Turns the Cover and Low Battery Alarms Off The ALARM utility turns on or turns off the low battery and the cover closed alarm beepers You also can add either of the commands to your AUTOEXEC BAT file to control the alarms when you b...

Страница 168: ... test for the presence of an optional external expansion unit use the command GETSTAT M If the monitor is connected GETSTAT exits with an ERRORLEVEL 1 if the external monitor is not connected GETSTAT exits with an ERRORLEVEL 0 To determine the current power source in use use the command GETSTAT B If the computer is currently powered by the Battery Pack GETSTAT exits with an ERRORLEVEL 1 if the com...

Страница 169: ... displaying data on an external monitor GETSTAT exits with an ERRORLEVEL 1 if the computer is using its built in LCD GETSTAT exits with an ERRORLEVEL 0 Sample GETSTAT File The following sample shows a typical GETSTAT file you could create as a batch file named SAMPLE BAT This file is stored in the UTILS directory GETSTAT Utility 9 4 Other Utilities ...

Страница 170: ...at v if ERRORLEVEL 2 goto yes_sim if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto yes_mon echo the video is currently on the LCD goto chk crt yes_mon echo the video is currently on the external monitor goto chk crt yes_sim echo the video is currently on SimulSCAN chk_crt rem rem check the presence of monitor rem getstat m if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto yes_crt echo An external monitor is not conected to the system goto exit_all yes_c...

Страница 171: ... a hard disk drive Called a RAM disk and sometimes a virtual disk it is much faster than a hard disk because its data is always loaded into RAM RAMDRIVE SYS puts the RAM disks into the memory area above 1 MB Note Using the RAMDRIVE SYS device driver increases the size of MS DOS resident in memory Install and use this device driver as described in the Microsoft MS DOS User s Guide and Reference RAM...

Страница 172: ...h expanded memory you can use SETCMOS to change configurations without having to use the Setup Program each time you load the application The SETCMOS utility saves the current configuration data to a file you name The factory default file FACTORY CMS stored under the UTILS directory is the file used when you press F4 RESET CONFIG at the Laptop Manager main menu When you change configuration data f...

Страница 173: ...witch for the SETCMOS command Restoring Factory Default CMOS Data To restore the factory default CMOS configuration data file at the MS DOS C prompt type SETCMOS R C UTILS FACTORY CMS and press ENTER The factory default configuration values are restored in the CMOS RAM and the computer reboots itself The factory default file FACTORY CMS is stored on the hard disk under the UTILS directory Note You...

Страница 174: ...RAM to your own custom file To save the current CMOS RAM data at the MS DOS C prompt type SETCMOS S MYFILE CMS and press ENTER You can type any filename you want instead of the MYFILE CMS filename shown in the example If you ever need to restore the computer to your configuration settings type your filename to the SETCMOS R command described previously SETCMOS Utility Other Utilities 9 9 ...

Страница 175: ...default 4 25s Character Repeat Rate The character repeat rate set using the rx code enables you to adjust the number of characters per second cps the keyboard generates when you hold down an alphanumeric key You can set the rate from 2 cps to 30 cps as shown on the CURSOR command listing The default repeat rate is 10 cps Character Repeat Delay The character repeat delay set using the dx code lets ...

Страница 176: ...es the following System Information System BIOS Information VGA BIOS Information BatteryPro Power Management Information To view data provided by the Dates utility enter DATES at the MS DOS prompt SETKEY Utility Other Utilities 9 11 ...

Страница 177: ...e 10 5 Recording Playback Considerations 10 6 Compressing Sound Files 10 6 Using OLE with Pocket Recorder 10 6 Pocket Mixer 10 7 Starting Pocket Mixer 10 7 Audio Mixer Configuration 10 7 Setting an Audio Source to Play or Record 10 7 Recording Without a Microphone 10 7 Editing Playing and Recording 10 8 Using VU Meters 10 8 Pocket CD 10 9 Creating and Saving Playlists 10 9 Playing a CD 10 9 Assign...

Страница 178: ... synthesizer 44 1 kHz digitized audio playback Built in 2 1 3 1 and 4 1 compression decompression for 8 bit PCM files in both mono and stereo samples µ Law A Law and IMA ADPCM compression decompression in real time for 16 bit files MPU 401 UART mode compatible MIDI Supports the largest library of third party software Joystick MIDI port Built in power amplifier Features 10 2 Sound ...

Страница 179: ...ant The pitch alteration is achieved by removing every other wave sample to raise the pitch or by doubling each wave sample to lower the pitch In both cases this process changes the waveform s duration The technique used in the Faster and Slower commands is applied here to restore the waveform to its original duration with its new modified pitch By using the Higher and Lower command in conjunction...

Страница 180: ...oint if no position has been selected the selection begins at the beginning of the view area and the position where the mouse is clicked Zooming into a Larger View You can zoom into a portion of the waveform by double clicking inside the view area Once you have this zoom view it is possible to see a wider range of frequencies You can then select the portion of the waveform you want to edit by clic...

Страница 181: ...to Pocket Recorder Pocket Recorder plays all selections in order unless you maximize the Pocket Recorder application Playing a Single Waveform File To play a single waveform file select OPEN from the File menu Select the file you wish to play from the resulting dialog box and select PLAY Recording a Waveform File To record a waveform file ensure that your microphone or audio device is plugged into...

Страница 182: ...s select Save As from the File menu and choose the desired compression rate from the resulting dialog box Selecting OK saves the compressed file Using OLE with Pocket Recorder Object linking and embedding OLE is a Windows 3 1 system that allows applications to transfer and share data by establishing a common link between them The application requesting data is called a client while the application...

Страница 183: ...ration The driver found in your Control Panel window allows you to select the way DOS and Windows mixers interact with each other Setting an Audio Source to Play or Record The Pocket Mixer can be used to mix five audio sources for playback For recording you can select one of the three audio sources CD Player Line in Microphone Recording Without a Microphone When not using the microphone to record ...

Страница 184: ...ixer allows you to select the recording source You can adjust the recording level by using the slider in the Master volume knob Using VU Meters To monitor recording levels click on the VU meter button For optimum recording of a strong signal the VU meters should Bounce toward the top of the meter and periodically enter the red zone To turn the VU meter function off click on the VU meter button onc...

Страница 185: ... not create a playlist for your CD Pocket CD displays a listing of the total number of tracks on that CD Once you create a playlist Pocket CD assigns a specific number to that CD You may add select and modify playlists from the Edit menu Playing a CD You can play a CD by inserting the disc into the CD ROM drive double clicking the Pocket CD icon and pressing the Play button You can play as follows...

Страница 186: ...M drive has audio output you can control volume with the drive s volume control or you can click the Pocket Mixer icon to call up Pocket Mixer Click and drag the mouse inside the meter for CD audio the meter with the CD disk icon above it to adjust the volume Cueing Pocket CD for Recording Use the Cue feature to pause Pocket CD You can use this feature with Pocket Recorder to record audio from a C...

Страница 187: ...ttery Options 11 4 Battery Charger 11 4 Extra Battery Pack 11 4 PCMCIA Options 11 5 RAM Expansion 11 6 Installing A RAM Expansion Board 11 6 Using the AC Adapter 11 9 External Numeric Keypad 11 10 Carrying Cases 11 11 Microphone Headphone Kit 11 12 Other Options 11 13 Printers 11 13 Cables 11 13 External Monitor 11 14 Supported Monitors 11 14 Installing an External Monitor 11 14 TravelMate Options...

Страница 188: ... without inserting it into the computer Spare Battery Pack Extends the time you may operate the computer before recharging PCMCIA Options Provides modem and Ethernet connections Memory Upgrade Memory may be upgraded to 8 MB using a 4 MB upgrade kit or to 20 MB using a 16 MB upgrade kit Spare AC Adapter You may purchase a spare AC adapter for your notebook The kit includes an extra power cord Exter...

Страница 189: ...of laser and impact printers you may use with your computer Printer interface cables sold separately MIDI Connection Allows you to connect external game and audio devices to your computer SCSI Cables High Density to High Density TI Part No 9794074 0001 High Density to 50 Pin Centronix TI Part No 9694074 0002 List of Options TravelMate Options 11 3 ...

Страница 190: ...is extra battery pack may also be charged using the battery charger To maximize battery life completely charge and discharge a new battery two to three times Refer to the guide that comes with the Battery Charger for usage instructions Extra Battery Pack Keeping an extra fully charged Battery Pack TI Part No 9793371 0001 on hand can extend the time you can operate your computer Install and remove ...

Страница 191: ... Ethernet 10BaseT Ethernet 10Base2 Ethernet 10Base5 Refer to the Phoenix PCMCIA User s Manual to configure your system with these options Refer to installation instructions that come with these options for proper seating and cabling if any of the adapters PCMCIA Options TravelMate Options 11 5 ...

Страница 192: ...pansion Board To install the RAM Expansion Board complete the following steps c Caution Prevent component damage caused by electro static discharge ESD Use a high impedance grounded conductive floor mat or wrist strap to prevent ESD Before touching the integrated circuit devices dis charge static electricity from your hands tools and containers by touching them to a grounded surface 1 Turn the not...

Страница 193: ...tach the expansion card so that connectors match 3 Replace the plastic cover and tighten the screw Removing the screw from RAM expansion compartment Connecting RAM expansion card RAM Expansion TravelMate Options 11 7 ...

Страница 194: ...talling memory check that all system memory is recognized by turning off QuickBoot in the System Setup Memory is automatically checked at powerup Replacing the plastic cover RAM Expansion 11 8 TravelMate Options ...

Страница 195: ...r press STANDBY to put the computer into standby mode 2 Connect the female connector of the AC cord to the inlet on the AC Adapter 3 Hold the round connector from the AC Adapter and press it into the matching jack on the rear panel of the computer 4 Plug the male end of the AC cord into a grounded wall receptacle of the correct voltage 5 If you plan to use other external devices with your unit con...

Страница 196: ...the need to also press the Fn key Installing the Numeric Keypad disables the embedded numeric keypad To attach the numeric keypad 1 Turn off the computer 2 Attach the keyboard connector to the PS 2 port on the back of your computer 3 Ensure that the keyboard numeric keypad mouse switch is in the UP position 4 Turn the computer on For usage instructions refer to the Numeric Keypad documentation Ext...

Страница 197: ...carrying case for your notebook computer holds the notebook only Carrying Case a high quality case for use with your notebook computer holds the notebook with power supply cables etc Brief Case Enough room to carry the notebook and portable CD ROM docking system Carrying Cases TravelMate Options 11 11 ...

Страница 198: ...ne and headphone kit TI Part No 9793399 0001 The kit also comes with installation instructions To plug in your microphone insert the plug into the Mic connector on the back of the notebook Microphone headphone connections Microphone Headphone Kit 11 12 TravelMate Options ...

Страница 199: ...he computer Then run Setup as described in this manual Refer to your printer documentation for more installation and usage instructions Cables The following cables are available with the TM4000M and Portable CD ROM Docking System Cables Type Used With Part Number High Density to High Density TM4000M 9794074 0001 High Density to 50 Pin Centronix TM4000M and Portable CD ROM Docking System 9794074 00...

Страница 200: ...ing an external monitor 1 Turn off power to both the external monitor and the computer 2 Connect the 15 pin external VGA monitor cable to the 15 pin connector on the back panel of the computer 3 Turn on power to the computer first then turn on the external monitor 4 Switch the display between the LCD and the external monitor by double clicking the Windows Notebook Group menu CRT or Panel icon Alte...

Страница 201: ...switch to simultaneous display by double clicking the SimulScan icon in the Windows Notebook Group menu or by typing SIM at the MS DOS C prompt and pressing ENTER For usage information refer to the external monitor documentation External Monitor TravelMate Options 11 15 ...

Страница 202: ...ions of your Portable CD ROM Docking System Contents Features 12 2 Docking Your Notebook 12 5 Undocking the Notebook 12 7 Using the Portable CD ROM Docking System 12 9 Microphones and Headphones 12 9 Audio Input 12 10 Audio Output 12 11 Controls 12 12 Battery LED 12 13 Battery Release 12 13 Options 12 15 SCSI Hard Drive Enabler Kit 12 15 AC Adapter 12 20 Battery Options 12 20 Portable CD ROM Docki...

Страница 203: ...ROM Docking System supports both information and music CDs AC Adapter provided with power cord Battery power NiMH battery provides clean and efficient battery power Battery charger is built in 50 Pin Centronix connector can connect to up to six external SCSI devices Microphone headphone kit comes complete with microphone headset and instructions Portable CD ROM Docking System Features 12 2 Portabl...

Страница 204: ...System on and off Mic headphone and speaker ports allows you to connect external microphones headphones and speakers Mix balance and volume controls adjusts bass treble volume level and sound distribution These levels can also be adjusted using the sound software For more information refer to Chapter 10 Sound Headphone mixed sound Power Portable CD ROM Docking System FRONT VIEW Headphone unmixed C...

Страница 205: ...SCSI Speaker Portable CD ROM Docking System REAR VIEW DC In Line In Features 12 4 Portable CD ROM Docking System ...

Страница 206: ...C adapter has been unplugged 2 Remove the back plate from the notebook n Note The Back plate may be stored in the backplate compartment on top of the Portable CD ROM Docking System 3 Gently insert the notebook into the three male connectors Audio In Out MIC on the Portable CD ROM Docking System Removing the back plate Docking Your Notebook Portable CD ROM Docking System 12 5 ...

Страница 207: ... Docking System in and then up to latch over the notebook 5 When secure plug in the DC connector 6 Switch on the Portable CD ROM Docking System Inserting the Portable CD ROM Docking System Clamping the notebook Docking Your Notebook 12 6 Portable CD ROM Docking System ...

Страница 208: ... Remove all batteries and remove the power cord 3 Unclamp the notebook To do this first push in on the tab with the thumb and lift the clamp up from the bottom so that the latch drops Do this on each side of the notebook 4 Release the notebook by pressing in on the tabs at the back of the Portable CD ROM System Unclamping the notebook Undocking the Notebook Portable CD ROM Docking System 12 7 ...

Страница 209: ...Releasing the notebook Undocking the Notebook 12 8 Portable CD ROM Docking System ...

Страница 210: ... may CD Eject Power Plug in microphones Plug in headphones Plug in external audio sources Adjust audio Microphones and Headphones The TravelMate 4000M Portable CD ROM Docking System features a microphone and headphone set The following diagrams display where the microphone and headset plug into the Portable CD ROM Docking System Portable CD ROM Docking System 12 9 ...

Страница 211: ...M Docking System The headphones may be plugged in either at the CD ROM player un mixed sound or at the portable docking system mixed sound s Audio Input You can plug in external audio sources through ports on the Portable CD ROM Docking System External sources may include Musical instruments Line in port Tape players Line in port Mixers Line in port Microphones Microphone port Microphone and headp...

Страница 212: ...e are two ports for the headphones The port at the Portable CD ROM Docking System allows you to listen to CDs as you would a normal CD player The port on the right front of the Portable CD ROM Docking System allows you to listen to music that has been mixed or edited through your notebook Speakers Speaker Out port Audio input ports Portable CD ROM Docking System 12 11 ...

Страница 213: ...g System CD Eject when pressed releases the CD from the Portable CD ROM Docking System Power Turns power to the Portable CD ROM Docking System on and off Volume Adjusts the level of volume Balance Distributes sound to left and right speakers Mix Adjusts bass and treble Speaker port 12 12 Portable CD ROM Docking System ...

Страница 214: ...he battery is at least 90 charged The Battery LED on the notebook lights red when the battery is low in the upper or lower compartments Battery Release The Battery Release removes the battery from the notebook while the notebook is docked to the portable CD ROM docking system To release the battery pull the battery release tab out Battery release Portable CD ROM Docking System 12 13 ...

Страница 215: ... CD ROM Docking System can power both the Portable CD ROM Docking System and the notebook If the battery in the CD ROM Docking System is too low to power the notebook the notebook enters into Standby mode You can place a charged battery in the notebook without first having to turn the system off After inserting a new battery press Standby to return to normal operations 12 14 Portable CD ROM Dockin...

Страница 216: ...bler Kit The Portable CD ROM Docking System includes an external SCSI II connector Using a special adapter with this connector allows you to connect up to six external SCSI devices The SCSI hard drive enabler kit TI Part No 9793373 0001 can be used to place a SCSI drive in place of the battery on the underside of the Portable CD ROM Docking System To install the SCSI drive complete the following s...

Страница 217: ...screws beside the recessed area in the battery compartment of the Portable CD ROM Docking System 5 Open the SCSI drive kit This should include a SCSI connector metal bracket plastic cover screws and installation instructions Battery release Remove screws Options 12 16 Portable CD ROM Docking System ...

Страница 218: ...ompatible 6 Attach one end of the SCSI connector to the SCSI drive and the other to the connector on the bottom of the Portable CD ROM Docking System n Note There will be left over pins on the right side of the connector 7 Place the drive in the Portable CD ROM Docking System SCSI Hard Drive Enabler Kit Options Portable CD ROM Docking System 12 17 ...

Страница 219: ...are aligned directly over the holes left by removing the screws 9 Screw the bracket down 10 Slide the plastic cover over the drive until the plastic release tab clicks into place Attaching SCSI connectors Screw the metal plate over the drive Options 12 18 Portable CD ROM Docking System ...

Страница 220: ...le 14 Reboot To partition and format the SCSI hard drive perform the following steps 1 Go to the SCSI directory and type AFDISK 2 Verify the correct hard disk make and type 3 Press ENTER 4 Verify logical drive information 5 Press INSERT to create the partition 6 Follow instructions on the screen Insert plastic cover Options Portable CD ROM Docking System 12 19 ...

Страница 221: ...s The following battery options may be purchased for your Portable CD ROM Docking System Battery Charger Extra Battery Pack For further information on these options refer to Chapter 11 TravelMate Options the TravelMate 4000M User s Guide and the instructions that accompany the options n Note You cannot operate the Portable CD ROM Docking System on battery power when a third party SCSI drive has be...

Страница 222: ...grade Kit TI Part No 9693358 0001 Display The following display types are available Video RAM 1 MB External Monitors The TM4000M Series notebooks may use the following external monitor types 640 x 480 x 256 800 x 600 x 256 1024 x 768 x 256 1280 x 1024 x 16 DX4 75 SX2 25 8 5 inches Active Matrix Color 9 5 inches Monochrome 8 5 inches Active Matrix Color Specifications A 1 ...

Страница 223: ...ns are as follows Single sided 250 ms access time 300 KB per second sustained transfer rate Supports SCSI synchronous transfer up to 4 2 MB per second Supports photo CD multi sessions disc compatibility and multi media PC specification compatibility Output level 9V rms Typ Output type unbalanced Load impedence 10 kΩ min DX4 75 SX2 25 340 MB Hard Drive 120 MB Hard Drive 200 MB Hard Drive Appendix A...

Страница 224: ...ome standard with the following 16550 UART Serial Port EPP ECP Parallel Port SCSI Connections The TM4000M Series notebooks can be connected to up to seven external SCSI devices six if docked to the Portable CD ROM Docking System PS 2 Port The PS 2 port accommodates either an external keyboard numeric keypad or mouse Since an internal pointing device already exists on the TM4000M Series notebooks y...

Страница 225: ...keyboard port on the TravelMate 4000M 3 Set the keyboard switch located between the serial and parallel port on the rear of the notebook to the down position This deactivates the internal pointing device 4 Reconnect the AC Adapter and turn on the computer MIDI Connection You can purchase a MIDI connector cable that will connect digital musical devices or game devices to the MIDI Joystick port on t...

Страница 226: ...95o F 10o C to 35o C Storage 4o to 140o F 20o C to 60o C Relative Humidity Noncondensing Operating 20 to 80 Storage 10 to 90 Shock Maximum 60g pulse in X and Y orientation and a 35g pulse in the Z axis Operating Maximum 6g pulse in X Y and Z orientations Storage Maximum 60g pulse in X Y and Z orientations Vibration Operating Sinusoidal 5 to 20 Hz limited to 0 0244 inch peak to peak maximum displac...

Страница 227: ...usoidal 5 to 20 Hz limited to 0 244 inch peak to peak maximum displacement 5 0g 20 to 400Hz Options Refer to the individual publications furnished with each option for specifications Appendix A A 6 Specifications ...

Страница 228: ...graphics characters above decimal code 128 extended ASCII characters n Note The extended ASCII characters that are not on the keyboard 128 to 255 decimal can be displayed at the MS DOS prompt and in many applications Press ALT and type the ASCII decimal code for the character using the keys with numbers on their front face and also using FN or NUM LK on Release the ALT key and the character is dis...

Страница 229: ...Character Sets Code Page 437 United States Character Sets B 2 Character Sets ...

Страница 230: ...Code Page 850 Multilingual Character Sets Character Sets B 3 ...

Страница 231: ...Code Page 863 Canadian French Character Sets B 4 Character Sets ...

Страница 232: ...Code Page 865 Nordic Character Sets Character Sets B 5 ...

Страница 233: ...nd PgUp PgDn 4 5 6 U I O P 1 2 3 J K L 0 0 M 7 9 0 7 9 8 8 F9 F8 F10 Config Esc Enter Shift Shift U S English Keyboard Q W E R T Y Enter Caps Lock A S D F G H X C V B N Z Fn Alt 1 2 3 4 5 6 F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 F7 Pause F4 Scr Lk F11 F12 Ins Del Prt Sc SysRq Ctrl Home End PgUp PgDn Alt 4 5 6 U I O P 1 2 3 J K L 0 0 M 7 9 0 7 9 8 8 F9 F8 F10 Set Up Esc Break Enter Enter NumLk Shift Shift Keyboard Layouts...

Страница 234: ...t Gr 0 M 7 9 8 F9 F8 F10 Set Up Esc J K L U I O P 0 Break 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 6 7 8 9 0 Å Shift Shift 4 5 6 1 2 3 French Keyboard M Suppr Ar Déf Config Echap 2 é à ù Entrée è Alt Gr Impr Fin E R T Y Q S D F G H X C V B N W Fn Alt 1 2 3 4 5 6 F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 F7 Pause F4 F11 F12 Ins Ctrl 4 5 6 U I O P 1 2 3 J K L 0 0 7 9 0 7 9 8 8 F9 F8 F10 Syst Z A Vr Num ç Attn Keyboard Layouts C 2 Keyboard Layouts ...

Страница 235: ... 6 U I O P 1 2 3 J K L 0 0 M 7 9 0 8 F9 F8 F10 2 3 β 7 9 8 Num Roll Untbr Alt Bild Italian Keyboard à Config é è ò Invio ì Alt Gr Stamp Fine Pag Q W E R T Y A S D F G H X C V B N Z Fn Alt 1 2 3 4 5 6 Esc F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 F7 F4 F11 F12 Ins Ctrl 4 5 6 U I O P 1 2 3 J K L 0 0 M 7 9 0 7 9 8 8 F9 F8 F10 Canc Pausa Interr R Sist ç B Num B Scor ù Pag Keyboard Layouts Keyboard Layouts C 3 ...

Страница 236: ...1 2 3 J K L 0 0 M 7 9 8 F9 F8 F10 Set Up Esc Break 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Å Æ Shift Shift Spanish Keyboard 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 a o N Bloq Mayús RePág AvPág Inicio Fin Q W E R T Y A S D F G H X C V B N Z Fn Alt F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 F7 Pausa F4 B Desp F11 F12 Ins Supr Imp Pt Pet Sis Ctrl Alt Gr 4 5 6 U I O P 1 2 3 J K L 0 0 M 7 9 8 F9 F8 F10 Config Esc Inter B Num c Keyboard Layouts C 4 Keyboard Layouts ...

Страница 237: ... O P 1 2 3 J K L 0 0 M F9 F8 F10 Set Up Esc Break Enter O A Shift Shift 7 9 8 Swiss Keyboard Q W E R T Z Enter Caps Lock A S D F G H X C V B N Fn Alt F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 F7 Pause F4 Scr Lk F11 F12 Nu m L k Ins Del Prt Sc SysRq Ctrl 4 5 6 U I O P 1 2 3 J K L 0 0 M F9 F8 F10 Set Up Esc Break Home End PgUp PgDn Alt Gr è ü 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ç 0 Y è ü à ä à ä é ö Shift Shift 7 9 8 é ö Keyboard Layouts Keybo...

Страница 238: ...Scr Lk F11 F12 Nu mL k Ins Del Bre a k Prt Sc SysRq F9 F8 F10 Alt à é è ç Home Portuguese Keyboard 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 c a o Q W E R T Y Enter Caps Lock A S D F G H X C V B N Z Fn Alt F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 F7 Pause F4 Scr Lk F11 F12 Nu m L k Ins Del Prt Sc SysRq Ctrl Home End PgUp PgDn Alt Gr 4 5 6 U I O P 1 2 3 J K L 0 0 M 7 9 8 F9 F8 F10 Set Up Esc Break Keyboard Layouts C 6 Keyboard Layouts ...

Страница 239: ... is not displayed After a few seconds MS DOS starts to load If MS DOS fails to load from the hard disk or a floppy an error message appears Turn off the computer wait 5 seconds and turn the computer on again If the error message displays repeatedly call your Texas Instruments dealer or call TI Service at 1 800 TI TEXAS Diagnostics Program Diagnostics loads and displays its main menu Use the cursor...

Страница 240: ...e items are listed only present P or not present N while others specify a hardware type For example KEYBOARD can be an 84 key keyboard a 101 key keyboard or not present N The floppy types are defined as they are in the Setup Program menu The Diagnostics menu reflects the hardware configuration that the Diagnostics Program detects in your computer The selection process overrides this automatic sele...

Страница 241: ...pressing ESC When you press ESC you can continue again by pressing the Space Bar or abort the suite of tests by again pressing ESC If you select a single test using F10 the single test is repeated if the continuous test field is set to YES If you select a suite of tests using F9 the entire suite is repeated Stop On Error If an error is detected during a suite of tests the Diagnostics Program stops...

Страница 242: ...Interactive tests require some user intervention to operate For example if you select the interactive keyboard test you must press keys on the keyboard to verify that it is operating properly In general if you are performing continuous tests you should not select any interactive tests permitting the suite of tests to run unattended The following component tests and their respective options can be ...

Страница 243: ... Memory test EGA Adapter Test Attribute test Character test Text test Page test Graphics test Background test Memory test VGA Adapter Test Attribute test Character test Text test Page test Graphics test Background test Memory test Parallel Port Test Internal loopback Printed pattern requires connected printer External loopback requires loopback connector Diagnostics Diagnostics D 5 ...

Страница 244: ...l Panel Select Test to see if sound is on Diagnostics Error Codes When an error is detected by the Diagnostics Program a two byte hexadecimal code is displayed The first byte is the class of the error and the second byte is the subclass The error code class generally corresponds to a specific hardware system or group of hardware systems For example class one 01 is used for the system planar board ...

Страница 245: ...0xx Memory tests 37xx Diskette FDisk tests The following table lists the error codes by class and subclass that could be displayed by the Diagnostics Program Diagnostics Program Error Codes Code Class Failure Description 0101 System board DMA registers 0102 System board DMA memory move 0103 System board Interrupt mask 0104 System board Hot interrupt line 0105 System board Stuck NMI 0106 System boa...

Страница 246: ...120 System Board BIOS checksum 0701 Keyboard Controller 0702 Keyboard Keyboard map 1001 Coprocessor Registers 1002 Coprocessor Calculations 1701 Video Text attributes 1702 Video Background colors 1703 Video Character set 1704 Video Text page registration 1705 Video Text pages 1706 Video Graphics display 1707 Video EGA VGA palette 1708 Video Memory 1709 Video VGA sequencer 170A Video VGA controller...

Страница 247: ...2 LPT Control loopback 2703 LPT Printed pattern 2704 LPT Printer not ready 2705 LPT Unknown error 2706 LPT No paper paper jam 2707 LPT Printer timeout 2708 LPT Printer busy 3001 Memory Address lines 3002 Memory Data patterns 3003 Memory Walking bits 3701 Disk Invalid parameter 3702 Disk Address mark not found 3703 Disk Write protect error 3704 Disk Sector not found 3705 Disk Reset failed 3706 Disk...

Страница 248: ... found 370D Disk Invalid format sectors count 370E Disk Control data mark detected 3710 Disk CRC or ECC error detected 3711 Disk EGC corrected error 3720 Disk General controller failure 3740 Disk Seek operation 3750 Disk Change line test 3780 Disk Drive not ready 37BB Disk Undefined error occurred 37CC Disk Write fault on selected drive 37E0 Disk Status error 37FF Disk Sense operation failed Diagn...

Страница 249: ...output ports of the computer The loopback connector pin assignments are listed in the following tables Loopback Connector Pin Assignments Serial Loopback Connections Parallel Loopback Connections DB9 Pin Signal 1 7 8 CD RTS CTS 2 3 TX RX 4 6 DTR DSR DB25 Pin Signal 15 2 D0 ERR 13 1 STRB SLCT 16 10 INIT ACK 17 11 SLCTIN BUSY 14 12 AUTOFEED PE Diagnostics Diagnostics D 11 ...

Страница 250: ...rrently recorded bad tracks This list is central to the processing of most of the format functions Bad tracks are areas of the hard disk that cannot store data properly A list of the bad tracks detected by the drive manufacturer is usually provided with the hard disk drive when it is purchased Some of these areas may work intermittently but are not dependable for storing data The program formats t...

Страница 251: ...inue Press Y to clear all entries from the bad track table or press N to abort To print the bad track table press F3 be sure your printer is connected You can search the disk for all existing bad tracks if the drive has already been formatted by selecting F5 scan for bad tracks This causes the program to quickly test each track on the hard disk to determine if it has already been formatted as bad ...

Страница 252: ...Formatting a New Hard Disk After installing a new hard disk you should enter the bad track information provided by the manufacturer into the bad track table see above Then press F7 This option specifically for formatting a hard disk that was previously unformatted performs the following operations Each track of the hard disk is reformatted using the current interleave value Each track in the bad t...

Страница 253: ... the surface analysis performed is not as thorough or as time consuming as that performed when you select F6 If the bad track table from the manufacturer is available when the reformat of the drive is done enter that map before this operation is performed This ensures that all tracks in that list are reformatted as bad regardless of whether or not they are found by the SCAN FOR BAD TRACKS operatio...

Страница 254: ...ound tasks 2 5 5 0 watts Auto Suspend without background tasks 2 0 3 5 watts Cover Closed Suspend mode 2 0 3 2 watts Operation with hard disk access 7 5 12 5 watts Operation with no hard disk access 7 0 9 0 watts Operation with LCD off 3 5 6 5 watts Setup Program LCD Power set to Low 0 5 watts LCD brightness minimum to maximum 1 5 3 5 watts Typical full charge battery capacity 32 4 watts Maximum p...

Страница 255: ...ring Memory This appendix describes the various areas of RAM and how you can make it more efficient by configuring it with the memory management device drivers supplied with your computer Configuring Memory F 1 ...

Страница 256: ...directly access memory beyond this 640 KB limit The amount of standard default RAM 640 KB in the computer is displayed on the Setup Program menu as Standard Memory and it can be changed in 64 KB increments if required by your application The following memory map shows the available memory and how MS DOS uses it Memory Areas F 2 Configuring Memory ...

Страница 257: ...oot the system HIMEM SYS also enables MS DOS programs to use an extra 64 KB region located just above the 1 MB mark for storage of code and data This area is known as high memory area HMA n Note MS DOS can also be loaded in HMA to free up conventional memory Refer to your MS DOS User s Manual for instructions n Note Some application programs that run in 386 enhanced mode such as Windows require sp...

Страница 258: ...ternal memory above 640 KB can be assigned to either Extended memory XMS or Expanded memory EMS depending on your requirements and which driver is installed n Note MS Windows can use both XMS and EMS in 386 Enhanced mode when properly configured Refer to your Windows User s Guide for details and instructions The Expanded Memory Manager included with MS DOS EMM386 EXE manages the interface between ...

Страница 259: ...EXE For use with a hard disk and Extended or Expanded memory that supports disk caching to speed up reading from the hard disk Installing Device Drivers To install a driver add a DEVICE command line to your CONFIG SYS file similar to the following using the MS DOS EDIT utility or a word processor that saves text files in ASCII format DEVICE C DOS XXXXXXXX XXX options Where XXXXXXXX XXX is the name...

Страница 260: ...s Parameters also called switches or options for the EMM386 EXE driver are described in the Microsoft Windows User s Guide furnished with your new computer After it loads the memory manager determines the amount of Expanded memory in the system and performs any required initialization n Note The 386 enhanced mode of Microsoft Windows allows you to simulate part of extended memory as expanded memor...

Страница 261: ...base memory 640 KB and shadow memory 384 KB and cannot be increased beyond 1024 KB You can optionally add 4 MB or 16 MB of memory to use as Extended and or Expanded memory This added memory when combined with the remaining standard 3 MB 4 MB 1024 KB of system memory not used for base or shadow memory provides either 7 MB or 19 MB respectively of Extended or Expanded memory See the Microsoft MS DOS...

Страница 262: ...opy the contents of the RAM disk to a floppy or to the hard drive before turning off power You can copy files using the included Laptop File Manager utility or the MS DOS COPY command or you can set up a batch file to do it automatically Unlike a normal disk a RAM disk does not require formatting before use To set up a RAM disk include the following line in your CONFIG SYS file DEVICE C DOS RAMDRI...

Страница 263: ... When needed the data can be accessed by the processor directly from the cache memory The data on the hard disk is updated automatically to reflect the changes in the data stored in the cache Installing SMARTDRV SYS To install SMARTDRV SYS in its simplest form include the following command line in your AUTOEXEC BAT file C WINDOWS SMARTDRV EXE In this form a 256 KB cache will be set up in Extended ...

Страница 264: ... Parallel Connector 25 Pin Parallel Printer Connector Pin No Signal Name Abbreviation Direction 1 Strobe STROBE Output 2 Data 0 DATA0 Output 3 Data 1 DATA1 Output 4 Data 2 DATA2 Output 5 Data 3 DATA3 Output 6 Data 4 DATA4 Output 7 Data 5 DATA5 Output 8 Data 6 DATA6 Output 9 Data 7 DATA7 Output 10 Acknowledge ACK Input 11 Busy BUSY Input 12 Paper Out PE Input 13 Select SLCT Input 14 Auto Linefeed A...

Страница 265: ...turn Input 9 Not used 10 Ground 11 Not used 12 Not used 13 Horizontal sync Output 14 Vertical sync Output 15 Not used Note Monochrome monitors use green video for all video input and ignore red and blue video Six Pin Mini Din PS 2 Mouse or PS 2 Keyboard Connector Pin No Signal Name Abbreviation 1 Data DATA 2 Not used 3 Ground GND 4 5 volts VCC 5 clock CLK 6 Not used Connector Pin Assignments G 2 C...

Страница 266: ... TMRB 13 TMRA 14 D7 9 Pin Serial Port Connector Pin Signal Name Abbreviation 1 Carrier Detect DCD 2 Receive Data RXD 3 Transmit Data TXD 4 Data Terminal Ready DTR 5 Ground GND 6 Data Set Ready DSR 7 Request to Send RTS 8 Clear to Send CTS 9 Ring Indicator RI Connector Pin Assignments Connector Pin Assignments G 3 ...

Страница 267: ...pports VGA by displaying text in an 80 column by 25 line text display with 16 shades of gray selectable from 64 shades in an 8 by 16 pixel character box in a 640 by 400 pixel area centered on the display Your computer also supports color graphics by displaying colors as 64 shades of gray in two modes Resolution 320 by 200 pixels with 256 shades of gray mapped into 64 shades One pixel is converted ...

Страница 268: ...modes are also supported n Note Operating the LCD in high resolution modes 800 x 600 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024 or operating the computer in SimulScan mode requires the computer to use more power than the Battery Pack can supply use the AC Adapter to supply the additional power required c Caution Do not operate the LCD in SimulScan mode with a low battery Damage to the LCD may occur Screen Standard...

Страница 269: ...is supported on the LCD showing 64 gray shades Simultaneous LCD and CRT display is supported with the LCD showing 16 gray shades 5 The extended modes require special software drivers to function correctly Your computer comes with an extensive selection of software drivers ExecuteINSTALL on the extended VGA drivers diskette to see information on loading these drivers Some applications come with ext...

Страница 270: ...he HELP DAT files or an editor that creates or exports files in ASCII format Rules for Creating Help Files Use the following rules to create your own help files HELP must always be the first line in the file with the first colon in column 0 T precedes the main title for the help display C X BF precedes the colors used for the help menus where X selects one of the following menus to assign a color ...

Страница 271: ...e main menu 1 background to light blue 9h and the foreground to light gray 7h You must start each menu color selec tion on a new line P precedes the subject name that appears in the left subject name box You can use up to 12 charac ters Data you enter on the lines below the P line make up the description that appears in the right subject description box You can enter any number of data lines for t...

Страница 272: ...haracter anywhere on a menu color line after the C X Y characters when preceded by a space character for example C 1 0f this is a sample color comment line Column length of the subject name box is 13 characters maximum the description box is 52 characters maximum Sample Help File The following figure shows a sample help subject entry with comment lines explaining the command lines Creating Help Di...

Страница 273: ...nd the description box entry the subject name is limited to 13 characters and the description box is 52 characters maximum PSubject Name The words Subject Name will appear in the left hand subject name box on the displayed Help menu and this explanation whose first line is indented three characters will appear in the right hand subject description box If more than one page is required to complete ...

Страница 274: ...onment variable defined in your AUTOEXEC BAT file The program uses the same search tech nique if you type only a filename If you type a filename pre ceded by a backslash which creates a pathname the program searches only for the file specified by the path name Adding Subjects to Existing Help Displays You can add subjects and descriptions to the existing HELP DAT file stored under the UTILS direct...

Страница 275: ...t allow you to design your own programs archiving The process of storing back up copies of data files in a specific location ASCII An acronym for the American Standard Code for Information Interchange an agreed upon standard for the assignment of numeric values to letters digits punctuation marks and control codes The computer processes only numbers even though characters letters and graphic symbo...

Страница 276: ... pack An electrical power storage device that can be installed in or affixed to your computer to provide electrical power baud A signal element change per second If a signal element change has only one bit baud equals bits per second binary A system of numbering that uses patterns of only zero s and one s Each item of information whether a letter graphic symbol or an instruction is converted to a ...

Страница 277: ... a document you are working on while using a word processor bug An error in the hardware or software of your computer that causes an operation to perform incorrectly byte A grouping of eight binary digits bits that your computer treats as one unit usually represents one character cache A software device that accumulates copies of recently used disk sectors in RAM The application program can then r...

Страница 278: ...ach character clock A timing device that coordinates all internal events in your computer CMOS An acronym for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor a large scale integration technology that requires low power consumption and is therefore used for battery assisted memory systems command The portion of a computer instruction that specifies what operation is to be performed communications The elect...

Страница 279: ...allows you to adjust how data shows up against the background of the display screen control code A code that initiates some kind of physical control action that is not printed such as line feed and tab turns off an external device or in combination with other characters defines unique commands for example pressing the Ctrl and C keys might tell the computer to abort a program a numeric value that ...

Страница 280: ...t ultimately it can be output in a sensible form It usually consists of numerals letters or symbols that describe an object idea condition relationship or other information data base A collection of related information usually a large number of data files stored in one or more storage media data file A grouping of information with common descriptive attributes For example a customer data file migh...

Страница 281: ...ference disk controller A device that controls how information is transferred between the system unit and the hard disk or floppies disk drive A device that rotates magnetic media and accesses data by means of a read write head diskette See floppy DOS The disk operating system programs that act as translator between you and your computer also see operating system expanded memory The memory that ut...

Страница 282: ...ters or a combination of both firmware The software that is built into the hardware of a computer and controls the functions of the hardware fixed drive See hard drive floppy A flexible flat circular medium that magnetically records and provides access to stored data It is divided into concentric circular tracks and wedge shaped sectors The diskette is sealed in a protective square envelope that i...

Страница 283: ...s that can make your computer more efficient and powerful head A small electromagnetic device that reads records and erases data on a magnetic storage medium such as a drive or tape Also called a read write head hexadecimal A numbering system that consists of 16 symbols 0 to 9 and A to F used by programmers as a convenient method of expressing binary values input Information that enters the comput...

Страница 284: ...iquid crystal display liquid crystal display LCD A display made of material that reflects or transmits changes when an electric field is applied load To copy information from a storage device such as a floppy or a hard drive into internal memory of the computer Also called download loop A series of instructions or one instruction in a program that is repeated a prescribed number of times followed ...

Страница 285: ...combination of sound graphics animation and or text multitasking The concurrent execution of two or more programs multiuser system A system in which the computer and other external devices are shared in any one of several arrangements by several people operating system A set of programs that control the operation of the computer Typically the operating system regulates space allocation keeps track...

Страница 286: ...k program file A program stored on a storage medium such as a floppy or hard disk programming language A set of words abbreviations or symbols that are converted into the binary numbers and that represent instructions to the computer Programming languages enable programmers to write instructions using words or symbols and avoid the time consuming task of entering the long string of 0s and 1s that ...

Страница 287: ...is reason essential instructions are permanently stored in ROM These instructions such as those that execute the self test are not lost when the computer is turned off resolution The contrast between the display and the background on a screen ROM See read only memory self test An automatic check the computer performs every time it is turned on set up See configure software Computer programs usuall...

Страница 288: ...tory used by an application when it first is loaded onto the hard drive write To record information on a storage device write protect tab A switch on a floppy drive that prevents recording of data over existing data Glossary 14 Glossary ...

Страница 289: ...2 18 baud rate 1 10 C CD assigning a title 10 9 ejecting 12 13 entering track titles 10 10 playing 10 9 CD ROM drive specifications A 2 cache disk 5 11 internal 1 24 caps lock 1 12 carrying case 11 2 11 11 Change Cursor configure menu 3 18 menu 3 14 menu bar 3 17 file menu 3 17 selection 3 14 utility 3 14 character repeat rate 9 10 repeat delay 9 10 sets B 1 color changing 4 15 palette 6 2 COMM 1 ...

Страница 290: ...ynamic Data Exchange 3 24 E EPP mode 1 10 environment A 5 expanded mode 1 21 G games 1 3 game port 1 11 GETSTAT utility 9 3 graphic modes extended 8 2 grayscale modifying palette 6 11 H hard disk 1 8 1 19 formatting D 15 motor timeout 1 17 5 7 parking D 2 specifications A 2 headphone microphone 11 2 11 12 12 10 help displays creating I 1 I input output ports 5 8 K keyboard 2 2 C 1 L Laptop Manager...

Страница 291: ...ction 11 3 A 4 Mapper 3 8 mix 12 13 monitor advanced operations 8 12 external A 1 installing 11 14 supported 11 14 troubleshooting 8 16 type 1 22 mouse drivers 2 18 MS DOS closing applications 3 7 DOSnotes 3 5 restoring files 2 16 multiple files copying 7 29 operations 7 29 N notebook docking 12 6 undocking 12 8 num lock 1 12 numeric keypad 11 2 11 10 O options A 5 notebook 11 1 portable CD ROM do...

Страница 292: ... drivers 2 18 information 3 7 options 11 2 11 5 slots A 3 playing CDs 10 9 play lists creating and saving 10 9 Pocket CD 10 9 cueing 10 10 quitting 10 10 Pocket Mixer 10 7 configuration 10 7 starting 10 7 Pocket Recorder 10 3 zoom 10 4 pointing device 1 19 2 2 Port 1 9 input output 5 8 MIDI A 4 printer A 3 PS 2 A 3 Portable CD ROM Docking System 11 2 12 1 controls 12 13 features 12 2 options 12 5 ...

Страница 293: ...t 12 15 screen background 4 11 SETCMOS 9 7 command 9 7 restoring factory default 9 8 saving 9 9 SETKEY utility 9 10 Setpower Utility 5 10 setting up a non MS DOS environment 2 15 Setup 2 15 defining parameters 1 6 disk based 1 4 ROM based 1 5 Windows based 1 6 shadow ROM 1 13 shock A 5 SIMUL 3 9 smartdrv exe file 5 11 F 9 sound 10 1 A 5 compressing files 10 6 record playback 10 6 10 7 Sound Mapper...

Страница 294: ...al 1 15 V VGA external monitor utilities 8 1 VGA exe 8 9 VU meters 10 8 Vibration A 5 Video 3 9 installation 8 7 modes 8 14 programming 8 12 RAM A 1 software 8 8 standards 8 5 8 6 8 13 H 1 Volume adjusting 10 10 control 12 13 W Wbattery 3 4 Wakeup action 1 16 interval 1 16 Waveform changing effects 10 3 editing 10 4 playing 10 5 recording 10 5 using OLE with 10 6 Windows restoring 2 18 utilities 3...

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