Acer TravelMate 360 manual

T ravelMate 360 series User’ s guide TM360.book Page i Friday, September 21, 2001 5:39 PM[...]

C h a n g e s m a y b e m a d e p e rio d ic a lly t o t h e in fo r m a tio n in t h is p u b lic a t io n w it h o u t o b lig a tio n to no ti f y a n y p e r s o n o f s u c h r e v isio n o r c h a n g e s . S u c h c h a n g e s w il l b e inc o rp o ra te d i n n e w e d it io n s o f t h is m a n u a l o r s u p p le m e n ta ry d o c u m e[...]

iii First things first W e w o u ld li ke to th a n k y o u fo r m a kin g th e T ra v e lMa te s e ri e s o f no t e b o o k c o m p ut e r s y o ur c ho i c e f o r y o ur m o b i l e c o m p ut i ng ne e d s. W e ho p e y o u wi l l b e ha p p y wi t h y o ur T r a v e l Ma t e a s m uc h a s we e n j oye d m a k i n g i t f o r you. Y our guide[...]

iv F or mor e i n f or ma t i on a bou t our p r od u c t s , s e r vi c e s , a nd s u p p or t i nf o r m a t i o n, p l e a se v i si t o ur we b si t e ( ht t p :/ / g l o b a l .a c e r . c o m ). Basic care and tips for using your computer T ur ning your computer on and off T o t u r n o n t h e c o m pu t er , s i m pl y s l i de a n d t h e[...]

v Note: I f you c a n n ot p ower of f t h e c ompu t e r n or ma l l y, p r e s s a nd ho l d the p o we r swi tc h f o r m o r e tha n f o ur se c o nd s t o shut d o wn t h e c o mp u t er . If y o u tu rn o ff th e c o m p u te r a n d w a nt to tu rn i t o n ag ai n , w ai t at l eas t t w o s ec o n ds b e f o r e p o w er i n g u p . T aking[...]

vi T aking care of your battery pack H e r e a r e so m e wa y s t o t a k e c a r e o f y o ur b a t t e r y p a c k : • U s e on l y bat t er i es o f t h e s a m e k i n d a s r epl a c emen t s . T u r n t h e pow e r of f be f or e r emov i n g o r r e pl a c i n g ba t t e r i e s . • D o n o t t a m per w i t h ba t t er i es . K eep t h[...]

Contents F ir s t th in g s fi rs t ii i Yo u r g u id e s iii B a s i c ca r e a n d t i p s f o r u s i n g y o u r co m p u t e r i v 1 Getting to know your TravelMate 1 A T r a v e l M a t e t o ur 3 Fr o nt v i e w 3 Le f t v ie w 5 Ri g ht v i e w 6 Re a r v i e w 6 Bo tto m v ie w 8 Fe a tur e s 9 In d ic a to rs 1 1 Us in g th e ke y b o a [...]

vi i i 3 Troubleshooting your computer 57 F r equ en t l y - a s k ed qu es t i o n s 5 9 T r ou b l e s h oot i n g t i p s 6 3 Er r o r m e ssa g e s 64 Re q ue st i ng se r v i c e 66 In t e rn a t io n a l T ra v e le r ’ s Wa r r a nt y ( I T W) 66 Be f o re y o u c a l l 6 6 Appendix A Specifications 69 Appendix B Notices 75 Index 83 TM360.[...]

1 Getting to know your T ravelMate TM360.book Page 1 Friday, September 21, 2001 5:39 PM[...]

Y o ur T r a v e l M a t e c o m p ut e r c o m b i ne s hi g h- pe r f o r ma n c e , v e rs a t ilit y , po w e r m a na g e m e nt fe a t u re s a n d m u lt im e d ia c a p a b ilit ie s w it h a u n i q u e s t y l e a n d er g o n o m i c des i gn . W o r k w i th u n m a tc h e d p r o d u c ti v ity a n d r e l i a b il ity wi t h y o ur ne[...]

3 A T ravelMate tour A ft e r s e t t in g u p y o u r c o m p u te r a s illu s t ra te d in t h e Just for Starters... p o ste r , l e t us sho w y o u a r o und y o ur ne w T r a v e l Ma t e co m p u t e r . Front view # Item Description 1 D is p la y s c re e n A ls o c a lle d L C D ( liq u id - c ry s t a l d i s p la y ) , d i sp l a y s c [...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 4 5C l i c k b u t t o n s ( l e f t , ce n t e r a n d r i g h t ) T h e le ft a n d ri g h t b u tto n s fu n c ti o n li ke th e le ft a n d r ig h t m o u s e b u tto n s ; th e c e n te r b u t t o n s er v es as a s c r o l l u p/d o w n b u t t o n . 6S p e a k e r / H e a dp hon e -ou t ja c k [...]

5 Left view # Item Description 1E a s y L i n k c o m b o d r i v e co n n e ct o r C o nne c t s t o a n Ea sy Li nk c o m b o d r i v e . 2 I EE E 1394 p o r t C o nne c ts t o IE EE 1394 d e v i c e s. 3 P o we r swi t c h T ur ns o n t he c o m p ut e r p o we r . 4 P C C a r d ej ec t bu t t on Ej e c t s P C C a r d f r o m the c a r d sl o t[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 6 Right view Rear view # Item Description 1V i d e o c a p t u r e k i t sl o t Ac c ep t s t h e v i d e o c a p t u r e k i t opt i on on t h e r ig h t s id e o f th e c o m p u te r . 2 Ba tte r y b a y Ho u s e s th e c o m p u te r' s b a tte r y p a c k. 3 S e c ur i t y k e yl oc k C on n [...]

7 3 E x p a n si on p or t C on n e c t s t o I / O r e pl i c a t or or E a s yPor t e xp a nsi o n d e v i c e s. 4 Mod e m j a c k C o nne c ts t o a p ho ne l i ne . 5 Ne t wo r k j a c k C o nne c t s t o a n Et he r ne t 10/ 100-b a se d ne twor k. 6E x t e r n a l d i s p l a y por t C o nne c t s t o a d i sp l a y d e v i c e (e .g ., e xt[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 8 Bottom view # Item Description 1 B a t t e r y ba y H ou s e s t h e c om pu t er ' s ba t t er y pa c k . 2 H a r d di s k ba y H ou s es t h e c ompu t e r ' s h a r d di s k ( s e c u r ed by a s c r e w ). 3H a r d d i s k a n t i - s h o c k pr ot e c t i on Di s k An t i - S h oc k Pr[...]

9 Featur es B e lo w is a b rie f s u m m a ry o f th e c o m p u t e r ’ s m a ny f e a t ur e s: Performance • Mo b i le I n te l ® Pe nt i um ® I I I P r o c e sso r -M wi t h 512 K B l e v e l 2 c a c he f e a t ur i ng the ne w Enha nc e d I nt e l ® S peedS t ep ™ te c h n o lo g y • Me m o r y e xp a nd a b l e up t o 1024 MB o r [...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 10 • H i g h- spe e d o p t i c a l (C D-RO M , DVD-R O M o r DV D-R W ) d r i v e • U SB vi d e o c a pt u r e k i t opt i on Connectivity • H i gh - s pe e d f a x / da t a mo de m po r t • Fa st i nf r a r e d wi r e l e ss c o m m uni c a t i o n • US B ( U n iv e rs a l S e ria l B u s )[...]

11 Indicators T he c o m p ute r ha s se v e n e a sy -to-r e a d st a t us i c o ns b e l o w t he d i sp l a y sc r e e n. T h e P o w er a n d S l eep s t a t u s i c on s a r e vi s i bl e even w h en y o u c l o s e t h e di s pl a y c o v er s o y o u c a n s ee t h e s t a t u s of t h e c o m p u t er w h i l e t h e c o ver is c lo s e d .[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 12 N u m Lo c k Li g h ts w h e n N u m Lo c k is a c ti v a te d . Icon Function Description TM360.book Page 12 Friday, September 21, 2001 5:39 PM[...]

13 Using the keyboar d T h e k ey bo a r d h a s f u l l - s i z ed k ey s a n d an em be dded k ey pad, s epa r a t e c ur so r k e y s, t wo Wi nd o ws k e y s a nd t we l v e f unc t i o n k e y s. Special keys Lock keys T h e k e y b o a r d h a s thr e e l o c k ke y s w h i c h y o u c a n to g g l e o n a n d o ff . Note: T o a c c e s s th [...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 14 Embedded numeric keypad T h e emb edd ed n u m er i c k ey pad f u n c t i o n s l i k e a des k t o p n u mer i c k e y p a d . I t is in d i c a t e d b y s m a ll c h a ra c t e rs lo c a t e d o n t h e u p p e r rig h t c or n e r of t h e k e yc a ps. T o si mpl i f y t h e k e yb oa r d l e g[...]

15 W indows keys T he k e y b o a r d ha s t wo k e y s tha t p e rf o r m Wi nd o ws-sp e c i f i c f unc t i o ns. Hot keys T he c o m p ute r e m p l o y s ho t k e y s o r k e y c o m b i na t i o ns t o a c c e ss m o st of t h e c om pu t er ’ s c o ntr o l s l i k e sc r e e n b r i g ht ne ss, v o l um e o utp ut a nd th e B I O S U t ili[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 16 Hot key Icon Function Description F n - F 1 H o t Ke y H e lp D is p la y s h e lp o n h o t k e y s . F n - F 2 S et u p A c c es s es t h e c o mp u t er ’ s c o n fig u ra t io n u tilit y . Fn-F3 P o we r Ma na g e m e nt Sc he m e T o g g l e S w i t c h es t h e po w er ma n a ge me nt sc he[...]

17 The Euro symbol I f y o ur k e y b o a r d l a y o ut i s se t t o U ni t e d Sta t e s-I nte r na ti o na l o r U ni t e d K i ng d o m o r i f y o u ha v e a k e y b o a r d wi t h a Eur o p e a n l a y o ut, yo u c a n t yp e t h e E ur o s ymbol on you r k e yb oa r d . Note for US keyboard users: T he k e yb o a r d l a yout i s se t w he n[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 18 4 V e r i f y tha t t he k e y b o a r d l a y o ut use d f o r " En Eng l i sh ( U ni t e d S t a t es ) " i s s et t o U n i t ed S t a t es - I n t er n a t i o n a l . I f n o t , s e l e ct a n d cl i ck o n Properties ; t he n se l e c t United States- International an d c l i c k o [...]

19 Email checking function W he n y o u f i r st st a r t up y o ur sy st e m , a Ma i l C he c k i ng d i a l o g b o x wi l l b e d i sp l a y e d . I n t hi s d i a l o g b o x, y o u ha v e t he o p t i o n t o l a unc h t he p r o g r a m a t st a r t up o r no t , se t t he ti m e f o r m a i l c he c k i ng , e t c . I f y o u a l r ea dy h [...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 20 r i gh t bel o w t h e L C D . T h e L E D o f t h e mai l bu t t o n w i l l f l a s h w h en t h e use r ha s r e c e i v e d a n i nc o m i ng e m a i l . Y o u c a n a l so a c c e ss t he Ma i l C he c k i ng d i a l o g b o x b y c l i c k i ng o n Start , Programs , Launch Manager , the n c l[...]

21 T ouchpad T h e bu i l t - i n t ou c h pa d i s a P S / 2 - c o mpa t i bl e poi n t i n g devi c e t h a t s e n s e s m o v e m e nt on i t s surf a c e . T hi s m e a ns t he c ur so r r e sp o nd s a s yo u m o v e y o u r f i n g er o n t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e t o u c h pad. T h e c en t r a l l oc a t i on on t h e pal m r es t pr o[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 22 b a r o f W in d o w s a p p lic a t io n s . Note: K eep y ou r f i n ger s dr y a n d c l ea n w h en u s i n g t h e t o u c h pad. Al so k e e p the t o uc hp a d d r y a nd c l e a n. T he t o uc hp a d i s se nsi ti v e to fing e r m o v e m e nts . He n c e , th e l i g h te r th e to u c h ,[...]

23 Storage T h is c o m p u te r s u p p lie s y o u th e fo llo w in g m e d ia s t o ra g e : • H i g h-c a p a c i t y Enha nc e d -I D E ha r d d i sk • Ext e rna l Ea s y Li nk ™ co m b o d r i v e • St a nd a r d 3.5-i nc h f l o p p y d r i v e . • H ig h - s p e e d o p ti c a l d riv e Hard disk T h e h i gh - c a pac i t y h a r[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 24 3 F irm ly c o n n e c t th e Ea s y L ink c o m b o d ri v e ( c o n n e c to r to c o n n e c to r) (b ) t o t he c om p u t e r . T o d i sc o nne c t t he Ea sy L i nk c o m b o d r i v e : 1 C lic k o n t h e HotIDE i c o n ( ) o n t he Wi nd o ws t a sk b a r . 2 S e l e c t t h e st op op e r[...]

25 Ejecting a floppy disk P r es s t h e f l o pp y di s k ej ec t bu t t o n t o ej ec t a f l op p y di s k f r o m t h e f l o pp y dr i ve. Ejecting the optical drive tray T o ej ec t t h e o pt i c a l dr i ve t r a y w h en t h e c o m pu t er i s t u r n ed o n , p r es s t h e dr i ve ej ec t bu t t o n . W h en t h e po w er i s o f f , y [...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 26 Important! W h en y o u l a u n c h t h e D V D pl a y er f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e, th e p ro g r a m a s ks y o u to i n p u t th e re g io n c o d e . D V D d isc s a r e di vi de d i n t o 6 r egi on s . O n c e yo u r D V D dr i ve i s s e t t o a r egi on c o d e , i t wi l l p l a y D V D[...]

27 Audio T h e c o m pu t er c o me s w i t h 1 6 - bi t h i g h - f i del i t y P C I s t er eo a u di o, a n d i n c l u des a bu i l t - i n s en s i t i v e m i c r o ph on e a n d s t er eo s pea k er . T h er e a r e a u di o po r t s o n t h e f r o n t pan el o f t h e c o m pu t er . S ee “ Fr o nt vi e w ” o n p ag e 3 f o r m o r e i[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 28 Basic power management T hi s c o m p ute r ha s a b ui l t -i n p o we r m a na g e m e nt uni t t ha t mo ni t o r s s y s te m a c tiv ity . S y s te m a c tiv i ty r e fe rs to a n y a c ti v i ty i n v o lv in g o n e o r m o r e o f t he f o l l o wi ng d e v i c e s: k e y b o a r d , m o use[...]

29 Moving ar ound with your T r avelMate T hi s se c t i o n g i v e s y o u t i p s a nd hi nt s o n t hi ng s to c o nsi d e r whe n m o v i ng ar o u n d o r t r av e l i n g w i t h y o u r c o m p u t e r . Disconnecting from the desktop F o l l o w t h es e s t eps t o di s c o n n ec t y o u r c o m pu t er f r o m ex t er n al a cce s s o r[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 30 2 S el e c t S h u t dow n a n d c l i c k o n OK . - o r - y o u c a n pu t t h e c o m pu t er i n S l eep m o de b y pr es s i n g Fn-F4 . T h en c l o s e a n d la tc h th e d is p la y . W he n y o u a r e r e a d y to use th e c o m p ute r a g a i n, unl a t c h a nd o p e n t he di s pl a y [...]

31 • P a c k t h e c o m pu t er i n a pr o t ec t i ve c a s e t h a t c a n pr even t t h e c o m p u t e r fro m s lid in g a ro u n d a n d c u s h io n it if it s h o u ld fa ll. Caution: A v o i d pac k i n g i t em s n ex t t o t h e t o p c o ver o f t h e c o mp u t er . P r es s u r e a ga i n s t t h e t o p c o ver c a n da m a ge t h[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 32 T raveling with the computer “ w h en y o u a r e m o v i n g w i t h i n a l a r g er di s t a n c e, f o r i n s t a n c e, f r o m y o u r o f fic e b u ild in g t o a c lie n t ’ s of f i c e b u i l d i n g or t r a ve l i n g l oc a l l y ” Preparing the computer P r e p a r e t he c o m[...]

33 What to bring with you B rin g t h e fo llo w in g it e m s w it h y o u : • A C ad ap t e r • P o we r c o r d s t ha t a r e a p p r o p r i a t e t o the c o untr y t o whi c h y o u a r e tr a v e l in g • S p a r e , f u l l y- c h a r g e d b a t t e r y p a c k s • Ea s y Li nk m o d u l e • A d d itio n a l p rin t e r d riv e [...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 34 Securing your computer Y o u r c o m p u t e r is a v a lu a b le in v e s t m e n t th a t y o u n e e d t o ta k e c a re o f. L e a r n ho w t o p r o te c t a nd t a k e c a r e o f y o ur c o m p ut e r . S e cu r i t y f e a t u r e s i n cl u d e h a r d w a r e a n d s o f t w a r e l o ck s[...]

35 M i l l en i u m E di t i o n ( M e) o r 2 0 0 0 a t t h e W i n do w s o per at i n g s y s t em l ev el . I t pr o v i des u s er a u t h en t i c a t i o n t h r o u gh i t s en c r y pt i o n / d e c r y p tio n fun c ti o n u s i n g th e S m a rtC a rd . If y o u r S m a rtC a r d is u n av ai l ab l e, y o u c an u s e t h e E m er g e n [...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 36 T o r em ov e t h e S m a r t C a r d pr es s t h e S mar t C a r d ej ec t bu t t o n ( a ) a n d r e m o v e th e S m a rtC a r d ( b ) a s s h o w n i n th e i ll u s tr a ti o n b e l o w . Fo r m o r e d e ta i l s c o nsul t y o ur sm a r t c a r d d o c um e nt a t i o n. Registering your sma[...]

37 Running PlatinumSecure P l a t i num Se c ur e e nha nc e s the se c ur e l o g o n p r o c e d ur e f o r W i nd o ws M e o r 2 0 0 0 a t t h e o per a t i n g s y s t em l ev el . I t pr o v i des u s er a u t h en t i c a t i on w ith a n e n c r y p tio n / d e c r y p tio n fu n c ti o n u s in g th e S m a rtC a r d . If y o u r Sm a r t C[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 38 PlatinumSecure Options C lic k o n t h e PlatinumSecure Options b u tto n to o p e n th e S m a r tC a r d Opt i o n s w i n do w . I t pr o v i des gr eat f l ex i bi l i t y t o m eet t h e var i o u s pr i v a c y pr o t ec t i o n n eeds o f man y di f f er en t u s er s . • D is a b l e S m a[...]

39 SmartCard Manager T h e M u lt ip le u s e r s u p p o rt is im p le m e n t e d a n d m a n a g e d in S m a rt C a rd M a n a ger . P l ea s e n ot e t h a t f i ve u s er s c a n be r egi s t er ed o n on e P C . I f y o u r egi s t er ed as t h e P r i mar y U s er , ONL Y y o u c a n a d d / r e m o v e o t he r use r s. If y o u r e g i st[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 40 o f file s . Running PlatinumKey P la t in u m Ke y p ro v id e s o n e - c lic k lo g o n t o a ll p a s s w o rd - re q u ire d w e b s it e s . W i t h it s u n iq u e S m a rtC a rd c a c h in g t e c h n o lo g y , y o u c a n g r e a t l y e xt e nd t he l i m i te d c a r d m e m o r y si z e[...]

41 a n s w e r is Y e s , a n d it w ill e n a b le y o u t o s t o re y o u r in fo r m a tio n ( ex c l u di n g t h e C r edi t C a r ds ) o n t h e 3 6 0 D egr ee W eb s ec u r e w e b s it e s e rv e r fo r b a c k u p p u rp o s e s in c a s e t h e c a rd is lo s t / s t o le n . I f y o u c h o o s e N o , y o u w il l o n ly b e a b le t o[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 42 Important! D o n o t fo rg e t y o u r S e t u p a n d H a rd D i s k P a s s w o rd ! I f y o u f o r g e t y o ur p a sswo r d , p l e a se g e t i n touc h wi t h y o ur d e a l e r o r an au t h o r i z ed s er v i c e c e n t er . Entering passwords W he n a p a sswo r d i s se t , a p a sswo r[...]

43 f ol l ow i n g me s s a g e or sy mb ol a p p e a r s. Sl i d e a nd ho l d t he p o we r swi t c h f o r f o ur se c o nd s t o shut d o wn t he c o m p ut e r . T he n t ur n o n t he c o m p ute r a g a i n, a nd tr y a g a i n. If y o u f a i l t o en t er t h e H a r d D i s k P a s s w o r d, pl ea s e c o n t a c t yo u r deal er or an a[...]

1 G e ttin g to kn o w y o u r T ra v e lMa te 44 TM360.book Page 44 Friday, September 21, 2001 5:39 PM[...]

2 Customizing your computer TM360.book Page 45 Friday, September 21, 2001 5:39 PM[...]

Af t e r l e a r ni ng t he b a si c s o f y o ur T r a v e l Ma t e co m p u t e r , l e t ’ s g e t ac q u ai n t ed w i t h t h e a dv a n c ed f ea t u r es o f y o u r c o m pu t er . I n t h is c h a p t e r , y o u w ill le a r n h o w t o a d d op t i on s , u p gr a d e c omp on e n t s f or b e t t e r p e r f or ma n c e , a n d c u s [...]

47 Expanding thr ough options Y o ur T r a v e l Ma t e o f f e r s y o u a c o m p l e t e m o b i l e c o m p ut i ng e xp e r i e nc e . Connectivity options P o r ts a l l o w y o u t o c o nne c t p e r i p he r a l d e v i c e s t o y o ur c o m p ute r a s yo u w o u ld w ith a d e s kto p P C . F o r in s tr u c ti o n s o n h o w to c o n [...]

2 C u s t o m izin g y o u r c o m p u t e r 48 Built-in network feature T he b ui l t-i n ne t wo r k f e a t ur e a l l o ws y o u t o c o nne c t y o ur c o m p ut e r t o a n E t h er n et - bas ed ( 1 0 / 1 0 0 M bps ) n et w o r k . T o u s e t h e n et w o r k f ea t u r e, c o n n ec t a n E t h er n et c a bl e f r o m t h e n e t w o rk j[...]

49 T o use FI R, p o si t i o n t wo I R-a wa r e d e v i c e s suc h tha t t he i r I R p o r t s a r e no m o r e t ha n o ne m e t e r a p a r t a nd o f f se t no m o r e t ha n 15 d e g r e e s. W h en t h e t w o c om pu t er s a r e i n po s i t i o n , s i m pl y beg i n t h e da t a t r an s f e r as y o u n o r m al l y w o u l d . S ee y[...]

2 C u s t o m izin g y o u r c o m p u t e r 50 Note: Re f e r to y o ur c a r d ’ s m a n u a l fo r d e t a ils o n h o w t o in s t a ll an d u s e t h e c ar d an d i t s f u n c t i o n s . Inserting a PC Card I nse r t t he c a r d i nt o th e sl o t a nd m a k e th e p r o p e r c o nne c t i o ns ( e .g ., ne t wo r k c a b l e ) , i f ne[...]

51 Port expansion devices T w o t ypes of ex pa n s i on devi c e s a r e a va i l a bl e f or y ou r c om pu t e r : • I / O r e pl i c a t o r - a dds s er i a l por t a n d pa r a l l e l por t c o n n e c t i on s t o y o ur c o m p ute r . • Ea sy P o r t - a d d s a ho st o f p o r t s f o r y o ur c o m p ut e r , a nd a l l o ws y o u t[...]

2 C u s t o m izin g y o u r c o m p u t e r 52 2 R e move t h e s c r e w (a ) f r om t h e me mor y c ove r ; t h e n l i f t u p a n d r e mov e t h e me mor y c ove r (b ). 3 I n s e rt t h e m e m o ry m o d u le d ia g o n a lly in t o th e s lo t ( a ) , t h e n g e n t ly p re s s it d o w n ( b ) u n t il it c lic k s in t o p la c e . 4 R[...]

53 T o s ta rt th e N o te b o o k Ma n a g e r , p re s s Fn-F2 or f o l l o w t h es e s t eps : 1 Cl i ck o n Start , Programs , t he n Notebook Manager . 2 Se l e c t t he Notebook Manager a p p l i c a t i o n t o r un t he p r o g r a m . S ee y o u r on l i n e gu i de f o r mo r e i n f o r mat i o n . Launch Manager La u n c h Ma n a g e r[...]

2 C u s t o m izin g y o u r c o m p u t e r 54 Launch Manager and 802.11b W ireless LAN B y d e f a ul t , the 802.11b wi r e l e ss L A N i s se t t o “ Al wa y s O n ” . Y o u c a n m a nua l l y swi tc h o f f t he 802.11b wi r e l e ss LAN b y p r e ssi ng t he b ut t o n. Ma nua l l y t ur ni ng o f f 802.11b wi r e l e ss L A N d o e s n[...]

55 Re a d t he i nst r uc t i o ns o n ho w t o t ur n o f f 802.11b wi r e l e ss L A N a nd cl i ck o n OK . BIOS Utility T h e B I O S U t ilit y is a h a rd w a re c o n fig u ra t io n p ro g ra m b u ilt in t o y o u r co m p u t e r ’ s BI O S ( b a si c i np ut / o up ut sy st e m ) . Y o u r c om pu t er i s a l r ea dy pr o per l y c o [...]

2 C u s t o m izin g y o u r c o m p u t e r 56 TM360.book Page 56 Friday, September 21, 2001 5:39 PM[...]

3 T r oubleshooting your computer TM360.book Page 57 Friday, September 21, 2001 5:39 PM[...]

T h is c h a p t e r in s t ru c t s y o u o n h o w t o d e a l w i t h c ommon s ys t e m p r ob l e ms . R e a d i t b e f o r e c al l i n g a t ec h n i c i an i f a p r o b l e m oc c u r s . S ol u t i on s t o m or e s e r i ou s p r o bl em s r equ i r e o pen i n g u p t h e c o m p u te r . D o n o t a tte m p t to o p e n th e c o m p u[...]

59 Fr equently-asked questions T h e fo llo w in g is a lis t o f p o s s ib le s it u a t io n s t h a t m a y a ris e d u rin g t h e use o f y o ur c o m p ut e r . Ea sy a nswe r s a nd so l ut i o ns a r e p r o v i d e d f o r ea c h o n e. I pressed the power switch and opened the display , but the computer does not start or boot-up. L o o k[...]

3 T r ou bl e s h oot i n g your c omp u t e r 60 Image is not full-screen. Ma k e sur e t ha t t he r e so l ut i o n i s se t t o 1024x768 whi c h t he sy st e m s u p p o rt s n a ti v e ly . R ig h t - c lic k o n y o u r W in d o w s d e s kt o p a n d s e le c t P r o per t i es t o br i n g u p t h e Display Properties di a l og box . T h en[...]

61 The keyboard does not r espond. T ry a tta c h in g a n e x te rn a l k e y b o a r d to th e P S / 2 c o n n e c to r o n th e co m p u t e r ’ s r e a r . I f i t wo r k s, c o nt a c t y o ur d e a l e r o r a n a ut ho r i z e d s er v i c e c en t er a s t h e i n t er n a l k ey bo a r d c a bl e m a y be l o o s e. I prefer using an ext[...]

3 T r ou bl e s h oot i n g your c omp u t e r 62 • T he si z e o f the f r e e d i sk sp a c e o n y o ur ha r d d i sk i s l e ss t ha n t he re q u ire d s iz e . F o r e x a m p le , if t h e o n b o a rd m e m o ry ( in c lu d in g v id e o m e m o ry ) is 64MB , t he t o t a l f r e e d i sk sp a c e r e q ui r e d wi l l b e a r o und 64MB[...]

63 T roubleshooting tips T h i s n o t eb o o k c o m p u t er i n c o r p o r at es an ad v an c ed d e s i g n t h at d e l i v e r s o n s c r een er r o r mes s a ge r epo r t s t o h el p y o u s o l ve p r o bl ems . • I f t he sy st e m r e p o r t s a n e r r o r m e ssa g e o r a n e r r o r sy m p t o m o c c ur s, se e “ Er r o r m e[...]

3 T r ou bl e s h oot i n g your c omp u t e r 64 Err or messages I f y o u r ec ei ve an er r o r m es s a ge, n o t e t h e m es s age an d t a k e t h e c o r r ec t i ve ac t i o n . T h e f o l l o w i n g t a bl e l i s t s t h e er r o r mes s a ges i n a lp h a b e tic a l o r d e r to g e th e r w ith th e r e c o m m e n d e d c o u r s e[...]

65 I f y o u sti l l e nc o unt e r p r o b l e m s a f t e r g o i ng th r o ug h t he c o r r e c t i v e m ea s u r es , pl ea s e c o n t a c t y o u r deal er o r a n a u t h o r i z ed s er vi c e c en t er f o r a ssi st a nc e . So m e p r o b l e m s m a y b e so l v e d usi ng t he B I O S U t i l i t y . Ke y b o a rd E rro r o r N o K e[...]

3 T r ou bl e s h oot i n g your c omp u t e r 66 Requesting service International T raveler ’ s W arranty (ITW) Y o u r c om pu t er i s bac k ed b y a n I n t er n a t i o n a l T r a v el er ’ s W a r r a nt y ( I T W) t h at g i v es y o u s ec u r i t y an d p eac e o f m i n d w h en t r av e l i n g . O u r w o r l dw i de n et w o r k o[...]

67 I f t h er e a r e er r or m es s a ges o r beeps r epo r t ed b y y o u r c o m pu t er , w r i t e t h em do w n a s t h ey a pp ea r o n t h e s c r een ( o r t h e n u mb er a n d s equ en c e i n t h e c a s e of beep s ) . If y o u h a v e n ’ t r e g i st e r e d y o ur no t e b o o k c o m p ute r , y o u wi l l b e r e q ui r e d t o [...]

3 T r ou bl e s h oot i n g your c omp u t e r 68 TM360.book Page 68 Friday, September 21, 2001 5:39 PM[...]

Appendix A Specifications TM360.book Page 69 Friday, September 21, 2001 5:39 PM[...]

T h is a p p e n d ix lis t s t h e g e n e ra l s p e c ific a t io n s o f y o u r c o m p u t e r . TM360.book Page 70 Friday, September 21, 2001 5:39 PM[...]

71 Micropr ocessor • Mo b i le I n te l ® Pe nt i um ® I I I P r o c e sso r -M wi t h 512 K B l e v e l 2 c a c he f e a t ur i ng the ne w Enha nc e d I nt e l ® S peedS t ep ™ te c h n o lo g y Memory • Ma i n m e m o r y e xp a nd a b l e t o 1024 MB o r 1 G B • Dua l 14 4-p i n s o DI M M soc k e t SDR AM (Sync hr onous Dyn a m i c [...]

A p p e n d ix A S p e c ific a t io n s 72 I/O ports • Bu i l t- i n : • O ne t y p e I I / I C a r d Bus soc k e t • O n e S m a rt C a rd inte rfa c e s o c ke t • O n e P S /2 k e y b o ar d /m o u s e p o r t • On e R J- 1 1 ph on e j a c k • On e R J - 4 5 L A N j a c k • O n e D C - i n j ac k ( A C ad ap t er ) • On e ex t e[...]

73 Battery pack • 3 4 W H L i - I on ma i n ba t t e r y pa c k • S m a rt b a tte ry m a n a g e m e n t te c h n o l o g y • 1.5-ho ur r a p i d c ha r g e / 2.5-ho ur c ha r g e -i n-use AC adapter • 60-W a t t • Aut o se nsi ng 100~ 240V a c , 50~60Hz Options • 128-/ 256-MB m e m o r y up g r a d e m o d ul e • H ig h e r- c a p a[...]

A p p e n d ix A S p e c ific a t io n s 74 TM360.book Page 74 Friday, September 21, 2001 5:39 PM[...]

Appendix B Notices TM360.book Page 75 Friday, September 21, 2001 5:39 PM[...]

T h is a p p e n d ix lis t s t h e g e n e ra l n o t i ce s o f y o u r co m p u t e r . TM360.book Page 76 Friday, September 21, 2001 5:39 PM[...]

77 FCC notice T h is d e v ic e h a s b e e n te s te d a n d fo u n d to c o m p ly w ith th e li m its fo r a C la s s B d ig ita l d e v i c e p u rsu a n t to P a rt 1 5 o f the F C C R u le s . T h e s e li m its a r e d e s ig n e d t o p r ovi d e r e a s on a b l e pr ot e c t i on a g a i ns t h a r mf u l i n t e r f e r e nc e i n a re s[...]

Ap p e nd i x B Not i c e s 78 Notice: Canadian users T h is C la s s B d ig ita l a p p a r a tu s m e e t s a ll r e q u ir e m e n ts o f the C a n a d ia n I n t er f er en c e- C a u s i n g E qu i pm en t R egu l a t i on s . Remarque à l ’ intention des utilisateurs canadiens Ce t a p p a r e i l n u m é r i qu e de l a c l a s s e B r e[...]

79 Important safety instructions R ea d t h es e i n s t r u c t i o n s c a r ef u l l y . S a v e t h es e i n s t r u c t i on s f o r f u t u r e r ef er en c e. 1 F o llo w a ll w a rn in g s a n d in s t ru c tio n s m a rke d o n t h e p ro d u c t. 2 U np l ug thi s p r o d uc t f r o m the wa l l o utl e t b e f o r e c l e a ni ng . Do no[...]

Ap p e nd i x B Not i c e s 80 c o n tro ls m a y re s u lt in d a m a g e a n d w ill o ft e n re q u ire e x t e n s iv e w o rk b y a q ua l i f i e d t e c hni c i a n t o r e st o r e the p r o d uc t t o no rma l c o nd i ti o n. e I f t he p r o d uc t ha s b e e n d r o p p e d o r t he c a b i ne t ha s b e e n d a m a g e d f I f t h e pr[...]

81 Lithium battery statement      ?[...]

Ap p e nd i x B Not i c e s 82 F o r m o re d e ta il s , c h e c k th e A c e r Y e a r 2 0 0 0 R e s o u rc e C e n te r W e b s ite ( h ttp : / / g l o b a l . a ce r . co m / s e r v i ce /p cy 2 0 0 0 . h t m l ) Macr ovision copyright protection notice T h is p r o d u c t i n c o r p o r a te s c o p y r ig h t p r o te c tio n te c h n o l [...]

83 Index A AC a d a p t e r ca r i n g f o r " au di o $% a d ju s t in g th e v o lu m e $% t r oubl e s hoot i n g &' B ba t t e r y pa c k ca r i n g f o r " ch a r g i n g i n d i ca t o r (( B I O S u t ility )) b r i g ht ne ss ho t k e y s (% C ca p[...]

84 t r oubl e s ho ot i n g &( Wi n d o w s ke y s () L LED s (( M m ed i a ac c e s s on i n d i c a t or (( me mor y in s t a llin g )( – )$ up g r a d i ng )( me s s a ge s e rro r &, mode m ,% N ne tw o r k ,- Not e b oo k Ma na g e r )$[...]

85 lo c a l t rip s *$ t r oubl e s hoot i n g )- tip s &* U u n iv e rs a l s e ria l b u s ( U S B ) ,+ V vi e w fro n t ) le ft ) re a r & rig h t & vol u me ad j u s t i n g $% W w a rra n t y In te rn a t io n a l T ra v e le r ’ s W a rra n - ty [...]