Acer 4000M - Manual

1 Using the Setup Programs This chapter explains: ❑ How to access the Setup Programs ❑ How to select and save parameters Contents Accessing the Setup Programs .........................................1-2 Initial Startup Procedure .............................................1-2Startup Menu ............

Accessing t he Setup Programs Your computer has three setup programs to assist you inselecting required hardware and software parameters: ❑ Disk-based Setup ❑ ROM-based Setup ❑ Windows-based Setup Initial Startup Procedure The first time you boot up your notebook, your systemautomatically runs Setup...

Delete - delete the video (the video takes up 12 MB of hard disk space) 5. Make your selection. The system reboots to the Startup Menu. Startup Menu Each time your system boots, the Startup Menu appears.You have ten seconds to make selections from this menu,otherwise the boot process continues with ...

Creating Backup System Diskettes You should create your back up system diskettes as soonas possible after purchasing your notebook. To createbackup system diskettes, complete the following steps: 1. Ensure that you have 17 (for U.S.A.) or 18 (all othercountries) high density, 1.4 MB, 3.5" disket...

You should keep your System Recovery diskette updatedwith your latest Windows configuration. To do this,complete the following steps: 1. The first time you complete a new addition or change toWindows (such as adding a new software icon),manually copy all *.GRP and *.INI files to the first copyof the...

Accessing ROM-Based Setup ROM-based Setup resides in internal ROM . It is identical to disk-based Setup except it does not have any online help. To access Page 1 of ROM -based Setup, save any work in progress, and press CTRL-ALT-ESC . You can then select parameters as you do for disk-based Setup. Th...

Da te a nd T i me P arameters Parameter Definitions and Values Page No. (Disk/ROM) Access Path (Windows) Time Pressing the space bar when secondsare highlighted resets seconds to 00. Page 1 Main ⇓ Control Panel ⇓ International ⇓ Time Format Date The day-of-week value is setautomatically when you set...

D i sk Drive P arameters Parameter Definitions and Values Page No. (Disk/ROM) Access Path (Windows) Diskettes DrivesDrive A, Drive B Do not change from defaults unlessexternal floppy drive configured asfloppy drive Values:3.5", 1.44 MB (default, Drive A)3.5" 720 KB, 5.25", 360 KB,5.25...

Keyb oard P arameters Parameter Definitions and Values Page No. (Disk/ROM) Access Path (Windows) Caps Lock Startup status of Caps Lock indicator Values:OnOff (default) Page 3 Main ⇓ Control Panel ⇓ WSETUP ⇓ Keyboard ⇓ Lock Key State Num Lock Startup status of Num Lock indicator Values:On (default)Of...

M emory P arameters Parameter Definitions and Values Page No. (Disk/ROM) Access Path (Windows) Standard Do not change Page 1 Cannot change. Use disk- or ROM -based Setup Shadow ROM Set to default for maximumperformance of BIOS and ExtendedRAM unless your application requiresthe 384 KB that Shadow RO...

Pow er M ana gement P arameters If you use your computer frequently on battery power, theamount of productive time you can get out of a singlebattery charge is important. Although the default values forthe Setup parameters do an adequate job of conservingpower, you can adjust the values of the param...

Pow er Sa ving s The power -savings parameters define a variety of ways thecomputer can modify its activity to affect the drain on thebattery. There is also a parameter called Power Savings thatdetermines when, if ever, the computer implements thedefined power savings. Parameter Definitions and Valu...

Act ivit y M onitoring The computer can monitor activity on up to three groups ofdevices depending on the model: ❑ Comm—includes the standard serial port ❑ Disks—includes the hard disk, floppy drive, andCD-ROM ❑ External PS/2 keyboard, numeric keypad, or mouseconnected to the PS/2 port If no activit...

Screen P arameters Parameter Definitions and Values Page No. (Disk/ROM) Access Path (Windows) Reverse Specifies star tup status of video Values:On= White on black for text andgraphicsOff (default)=Black on white for textand graphicsText Only= Text onlyGraphics Only= Graphics only Not supported on co...

System Config u ra tion P arameters Parameter Definitions and Values Page No. (Disk/ROM) Access Path (Windows) Battery Alarm Defines whether the alarm sounds forlow-battery condition Values:On (default)Off Can be delayed in Windows withPower utility Page 3 Main ⇓ Control Panel ⇓ WSETUP ⇓ System Conf...

2 Installing and Using Applications This chapter explains: ❑ Guidelines for loading IBM AT -compatible application programs ❑ How to set up a password ❑ How to restore MS-DOS system files Contents Guidelines for Installing Applications .............................. 2-2 Installation Considerations ....

Guid elines for Inst alling App licat ions Your TravelMate Computer is fully compatible with IBM AT computers. All applications written for AT computers willexecute on your computer. However, consider theseguidelines before installing applications. Installation Considerations The following configura...

Processing Speed Some applications cannot execute at the high speedavailable with your computer. Check the applicationdocumentation for the required processing speed and, ifnecessary, change the speed using one of the followingmethods: ❑ Setup Program (see instructions in this manual) ❑ CTRL-ALT- ↑ ...

application requires additions or changes to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, carefully consider the consequences. Please read and understand this file before you change it.(See the MS-DOS User’s Guide and Reference furnished with your computer for more details on constructing this file andits significance.) ...

22 reboots the system 23 loads system and PCMCIA drivers 24 comment block describing SCSI drivers/utilities 25 loads system, PCMCIA, and SCSI drivers 26 comment block describing SCSI and PCMCIA drivers/utilities 27 executes the MSCDEX so the CD-ROM is accessed 28 loads system and PCMCIA drivers 29 c...

Set ting Up a Pa ssword The computer provides the Password utility to limit accessto your computer to only those who know the password.The password is valid until you remove or change it. c Be sure to select a password that you can remember. Ifyou forget your password, you will not be able to access...

Installing a Password 1. Highlight Install Password on the Password Utility menu and press ENTER . You are prompted for a password. 2. Type a password of up to eight characters, and press ENTER . 3. Press ENTER again to install the new password, or press ESC to cancel the action and return to the Pa...

displays on the next line, and you are prompted topress any key to return to the Password Utility menu.You can try to change the password again, or you canexit the Password Utility menu by selecting EXIT . 3. Type a new password of up to eight characters, and press ENTER . 4. Press ENTER again to in...

Entering the Password Once you install the password, you will be prompted toenter a password each time you start the computer. See the User’s Guide . c Caution: Be sure to select a password that you can re-member. If you forget your password, you will not beable to access files. If this occurs, cont...

Set ting Up a Non MS- DOS Env i ronment To install an operating system other than MS-DOS, youmust complete the following steps: 1. At the MS-DOS prompt, press FN+ESC or type C:\UTILS\SET_UP.EXE The Setup Program appears. 2. Press FN+PGDN to go to the page that displays Advanced OS Power: ON. 3. Usin...

Restoring M S-DOS System Files You cannot restore system files without having first createdthe backup diskettes. If your system is down, you cannotcreate these diskettes. It is very important to createbackup system diskettes as soon as possible after thepurchase of your computer. Refer to Chapter 1,...

Non-System disk or disk errorReplace and press any key when ready This message is repeated when any key is pressed. Complete the following steps to restore the .SYS files to your hard disk: 1. Turn off the computer, and insert the 3.5-inch Microsoft MS-DOS, Disk 1 floppy into the floppy drive. 2. Tu...

Restoring Windows After you restore the MS-DOS files, you will be instructed to restore the remaining software (Windows, BatteryPro,mouse, SCSI, PCMCIA, and TM4000M display drivers). 1. Place the Windows backup diskette you should havecreated after you purchased your computer in Drive Aand from the ...

3 Custom Windows Utilities This chapter tells you about ❑ Utilities designed for your computer to enhance yourperformance while using Windows Contents Overview of Windows Utilities .......................................... 3-3Information Utilities ......................................................

Overview of Wind ows Utilit ies The TravelMate 4000M Series custom Windows utilities areaccessible from Windows by double-clicking individualicons. Most of these utilities are found in the NotebookGroup, but some are in the Startup Group, and still othersare in the Control Panel of the Main Windows ...

Informat ion Utilit ies The information utilities provide you information you needquickly. Your computer has the following informationutilities: Battery Level (Wbattery) Double-click on Wbattery in the Notebook Group to displaythe battery level dialog box for your TravelMate computer.This dialog box...

Battery Saving Tips (Battips) Double-click on this icon in the Notebook Group forinformation about actions you can take to maximize the lifeof a battery charge. Dosnotes Double-click the Dosnotes icon in the Notebook Group torun the NBHELP program that describes many of the the DOS -level utilities....

P rod uctiv ity Utilit ies The productivity utilities help you function more efficientlywhile in the Windows environment. The computer has thefollowing productivity utilities. Alarms Of f (Walarms) Double-click the Walarms icon in the Notebook Group todisable the cover-closed alarm and the low-batte...

To return to Windows from the LFM main menu, press Q . You are asked if you are sure you want to Exit. Enter Y . Power Icon Double-click the Power icon in the Control Panel of theMain Windows Group to access the interface to Microsoft’sAdvanced Power Management (APM) and TexasInstruments BatteryPro ...

❑ indicate preferred playback and recording file formats ❑ specify whether to use preferred devices only For further information, refer to online Help provided withthis application. MIDI Mapper This icon is located in the Control Panel window.Double-click on the icon to display the MIDI Mapperscreen...

Vid eo Utilit ies The display utilities allow you to customize your notebookdisplay for your operating environment. The followingutilities are available from the Notebook group menu: ❑ Panel - sends output to the panel on the notebook ❑ CR T - sends output to an external VGA monitor ❑ SIMUL - Sends ...

D rop N’ Go Utilit y Drop N’ Go is an application that allows you to displayfrequently run applications as icons on your desktop or asmenu items under the File Manager application. Thisbypasses the usual file-finding process and keeps yourmost useful applications at your fingertips. Applicationsload...

You should now see the selected applications as iconson your desktop. When you open File Manager, youshould see the menu created in steps 6 through 9. Deleting Applications You can delete applications from Drop N’ Go by completingthe following steps: 1. From the Drop N’ Go Setup menu, select the app...

Icon Placement You can control Icon placement on your desktop throughDrop N’ Go as follows: Single click on the Drop N’ Go icon and select Save AllPositions to save all icon positions as they currently appearon your desktop. From the Drop N’ Go Setup menu, select Stay on Top sothat your icon always ...

C hang e Cursor Utilit y The Change Cursor utility in the Notebook Group lets youdesign or edit the shape and appearance of the followingseven cursors used by Windows: ❑ The arrow is the primary pointer when using a pointing device ❑ The hourglass signals that Windows is saving work, loading a progr...

you assign one of four editing functions to the left and rightbuttons on your pointing device. Clicking on the circleswithin the boxes causes the following when yousubsequently move the pencil-shaped editing cursor to thedetail window. White causes the button to change the grid element to white Blac...

Change Cursor Menu Bar Select Cursor at the Change Cursor menu bar to displaythe Cursor menu. The following items are available at thismenu. n Note: Changes made to the cursors are temporary unless you save them to a file using the File command on themenu bar. Set hotspot sets the exact spot where t...

Save As displays a menu where you can type a new filenamefor your cursor, or you can double-click an existingfilename listed in the Files: window. If you select an existing filename, the program displays a menuasking you to verify that you want to replace(overwrite) an existing cursor file. Click on...

Sup er Shut dow n Utilit y Super Shutdown is an automatic shutdown configurationutility available from the Notebook group. With this utility,your system exits Windows faster than the standardWindows exit procedure. You can also select from a varietyof user -specified shutdown features that will cust...

❑ Maximum power savings for your computer duringbattery operation Shutdown Options Shutdown options allow you to: ❑ Terminate Windows applications unconditionally ❑ Terminate DOS applications unconditionally c Caution: These two methods may result in files not be-ing closed properly and could cause ...

Icon The icon options allow you to select whether or not youwant the Shutdown icon to stay on top of any overlappingwindows or to automatically appear in the position in whichit was located at the time of system shutdown. Passwords You may set, enter, or change a password using the SuperShutdown Uti...

2. Type the new password at the New Password line. 3. Retype the new password in the Retype New Passwordline. 4. Press ENTER. Exit Modes To select an exit mode for Shutdown: ❑ Single-click on the Super Shutdown icon and selectthe exit mode from the menu, or ❑ Select the Default Exit Mode from the Sh...

Application Setup The Application Setup button allows you to use theDynamic Data Exchange (DDE) to communicate withWindows applications that support it. Such applicationsare called DDE Servers. When selected, the ApplicationDDE Information dialog box appears as shown in thefollowing figure. From thi...

Lap top Ma nag er Fea tures The Laptop Manager (LM) utility is an application controlprogram that provides quick access to your applications.LM has two submenus on one screen on which you can listthe names of applications installed on the hard disk. Youcan then load applications from one of the subm...

LM Ma in Menu LM is installed on the hard disk at the factory and is alsostored on the the backup diskettes you should have madeafter you purchased the notebook. LM displays its mainmenu when you load it from the Windows Notebook groupmenu or from the MS-DO S prompt. Loading LM You can load LM from ...

❑ F1 — Help screens ❑ F2 — (Laptop) File Manager ❑ F3 — Save Config(uration) described under the SETCMOS utility elsewhere in this manual ❑ F4 — Reset Config(uration), which is part of the SETCMOS utility Single-Character Quick Commands At the bottom of the LM menu Quick Commands box are two command...

Add ing Ap plica tions to t he Menu You can add your own IBM AT -compatible applications to the LM main menu for easier access; you can also alter ormove current menu items. After you have installed yourown applications on the hard disk, you are ready to insertlistings into the Laptop Manager menu. ...

3. In response to the Modify Function Key prompt, press the function key ( F5 through F11 ) you want to assign to your application. LM then displays the Quick Command Program Setupmenu. The Quick Command Program Setup menu helps youconfigure the Quick Commands box on the LM main menu.Press ENTER aft...

and press ENTER . Thereafter, the word Communication will be displayed in the main menu Quick Commands box,opposite the function key number you selected. You also can type line graphics characters to appear on thefunction key display. (Press F1 for a list of graphic characters you can use.) Press an...

Parameter String The Parameter string prompt enables you to set up your menu so it does more than call applications. It enables youto define parameters passed to the program when it isloaded. For example, if your communications program requires atelephone number as a parameter when the program loads...

You can use up to four optional parameter string buffers(%A, %B, %C, and %D); however, the %D buffer is assignedfor use by the LM single-character command D ( DOS ). You can use all four, but the information in the %D buffer willchange every time you enter a string for either theapplication or the D...

Password If you choose to assign a password, type up to 19alphanumeric characters (including spaces) for thepassword you want to use. To protect the secrecy of thepassword you type, the characters are not displayed;asterisks are displayed. Carefully memorize your password,and record it in a secure p...

Then, at the Filename prompt, type the pathname of the palette data file associated with this application, and press ENTER . n Note: Your UTILS directory has several color palette files configured as examples for use with individual applications.These files end with the .PAL extension (for example, ...

CPU Speed During Program Execution? In response to the CPU speed during program execution? prompt, select the system speed you want to use duringprogram execution by pressing the Space Bar to toggleamong High , Low , and Auto . Select Low for optimum battery-charge conservation. Auto uses high speed...

Exiting the Quick Command Program Setup Menu When you complete all your Quick Command ProgramSetup menu selections, press Esc . LM prompts you at the bottom of the screen: Keep changes? [Y] Press ENTER , ESC , or Y if you want to keep your changes or additions. Press N if you want to exit the Quick ...

Add ing It ems to t he App licat ion Menu The procedure for adding items to the Application menu isthe same as described previously for the Quick CommandProgram Setup menu, except you can use several functionkeys to insert, delete, modify, or cut and paste an item. Onthe Applications list, you must ...

C hang ing LM M enu Colors Pressing F11 at the LM Change Menu causes LM to display the Screen Color Setup menu where you can change the colors of the LM menus displayed by an external monitorconnected to your computer. This menu also affects thegray shades or colors displayed by the LCD . The menu i...

5 Power Saving Utilities This chapter tells you about ❑ How to get the most work from a battery charge ❑ BatteryPro controls for optimum power savings; andthe SETPOWER utility that enables you to control BatteryPro power levels ❑ SMAR TDRV.EXE, a hard disk drive performanceenhancement utility ❑ SPEE...

Opt i mizing Bat tery Op era tion Your computer has three ways to save battery power: ❑ Manually turning off the LCD and hard disk by pressing STANDBY or setting up the computer to enter auto-suspend mode ❑ Saving power, in real time, while running yourapplications, through user -selected power -sav...

Mode Activate By Resume By Foreground/ Background Tasks Active? Service Interrupts Backlight On HDD/FDD Accesses Drives Power Used (watts) Battery Capacity 28.8 watt-hour Suspend/Standby Modes The computer has three suspend/standby modes you canselect as needed. The three modes, listed in order ofpo...

hard disk, and floppy drive. This mode overrides otherstandby/suspend modes. You also can use this mode to transport the computer shortdistances without turning it off. The computer instantly resumes normal operation whenyou open the cover. All operations continue where left offwhen suspended; howev...

this mode. The system remains in auto-suspend mode untilactivity is detected on a monitored device defined in Setupor until the Auto Wakeup Interval (selected in Setup) expires. When the Auto Wakeup Interval expires (5 to 20 minutes), the system returns to normal operation for the duration ofthe sel...

Power-Saving Levels The power -saving level you should use to optimizebattery-charge life depends on the operations you areperforming and how the application is written. Use Setup todefine power -savings levels. BatteryPro does not usually conflict with applications.However, some applications may fa...

should be unnoticeable. This level is the optimumcompromise between program performance andbattery charge life. Most applications work well at level 2, for example,Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft PaintBrush®, Word, andWorks. Many programs that work well at level 1 alsowork well at level 2 (for example, Mi...

Hard Disk Motor Timeout The hard disk turns off automatically after no activity forthe time set for the Hard Disk Motor Timeout interval in theSetup Program. You can change the default 5-minutessetting using the Setup Program. Note: When the hard disk is off, remember that a slight delay occurs for ...

not display satisfactorily at lower values, so experimentwith your particular application. This has no effect on colorunits. I/O (Input/Output) Ports You can individually disable the parallel or serial ports, ifnot in use, to save battery power. LCD Brightness Control The LCD is a major power user i...

SETP OWER Utilit y Using the SETPOWER utility, you can also set the BatteryPro power -savings level at any MS-DOS prompt. For example, at the C:\ > prompt you can type SETPOWER /Ln where n is the power -saving level (0 through 4) you want to use. You can also include this command line in any batc...

SM A RT DR V.EX E Di s k C aching Utilit y SMAR TDRV.EXE is a disk-caching utility that reduces thetime and power the computer needs to read data from thehard disk. SMAR TDRV.EXE works best if you use many applicationsand files at one time. It is particularly effective when thecomputer runs multiple...

SPEED Utilit y The SPEED utility enables you to set the current CPU operating speed to low, medium, or high. However, becausethe faster speeds consume more power, you may want toselect the low or medium speed to conserve power whenyou are operating the computer on its internal battery. You can chang...

6 Palette Utilities This chapter tells you about ❑ PAL, which controls built-in LCD gray shades and colors as well as external monitor colors ❑ RPAL, which enables you to make real-time changes togray shades or colors on the LCD or color combinations on an external color monitor Contents Color Displ...

C olor Disp lay Utilit ies For the monochrome models, the LCD simultaneously displays up to 64 colors as 64 shades of gray (mapped intothe 64 VGA standard colors). You can change the shade of gray selected to represent each of the 16 colors to maximizecontrast between adjacent gray scale shades when...

PAL Utilit y The PAL utility defines the current palette. The power -on default is defined in Setup as the LCD Palette. You can use the PAL utility to: ❑ Change to a predefined palette ❑ Change specific colors and gray shades Changing to a Predefined Palette To change to one of the system palettes o...

n Note: Palettes created or modified with the PAL command are not saved. PAL /S displays the currently selected LCD pallette. Other Ways to Select a Predefined Palette After you define a palette using the RPAL utility, you have two additional ways to select the defined palette: ❑ Select the palette ...

Color Palette set to Grayscale Palette n (n=0 – 5) RPAL Utility With the RPAL utility, you can make real-time gray shade changes to the LCD or color changes to a color LCD or an attached color monitor. RPAL displays a small gray-shades or color palette over part of your current screen when youpress ...

Installing RPAL To see the switches for the RPAL utility, at the MS-DOS C :\> prompt type RPAL /? and press ENTER . RPAL displays the following menu and then returns to the MS-DOS prompt: Resident Palette VN.NN(c) 1990-92 Texas Instruments IncorporatedUsage: RPAL [ /U /I /Ddatafile /Kc /1user1fil...

n Note: If other TSR programs are currently installed, you must uninstall them in reverse order from which they wereinstalled. Or you can update your work and reboot toremove all TSR s from RAM . /D datafile Switch — Loading an RPAL Data File — To load an RPAL data file, at the C:\> prompt type R...

Using RPAL To use RPAL at any MS-DOS prompt or during most applications, press ALT-P (or ALT plus the hot key you assigned during 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 Brow...

You can use the following keys at the RPAL menu. RPAL Menu Function Keys Key Function ì ↓ selects the color to adjust ← → selects the color hue or gray shade Ctrl - ← moves the menu to the left or right Ctrl - → so you can view the entire screen R resets all color hue or gray shades to their factory...

n Note: You can save an unlimited number of palettes by assigning them unique filenames. Adding RPAL to Your AUTOEXEC.BAT File By including an RPAL command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you can install RPAL each time you turn on the computer. Add the following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file: RPAL /I /D...

PALSET Utilit y The PALSET utility allows you to change the gray scalepalette definitions for the User1 and User2 palette values.To use PALSET, type PALSET at the MS-DOS C:> prompt.The following keys are available at the PALSET main menu: Key Function Description F1 Help Provides additional infor...

7 Laptop File Manager This chapter tells you about ❑ Using the Laptop File Manager ( LFM ) program to manage and view your files and directories ❑ LFM commands that simplify directory and filecopying, deletion, printing, renaming, and othercommon file management functions Contents Getting Started wi...

Get ting Sta rt ed w ith LFM The Laptop File Manager ( LFM ) utility supplied with your computer helps you manipulate files and directories storedon the hard disk. Many functions operate on two or morefiles, called multiple file operations. LFM can do the following: ❑ Assign or change file attribute...

Loading LFM The Laptop Manager utility enables you to load LFM from the Laptop Manager main menu by pressing F2 . You also can load LFM at the C :\> prompt by typing LFM and pressing ENTER . Either way, LFM displays a listing of the files and directories in the current directory similar to the fo...

Using t he Ma in Menu Use the following keys and commands to move thehighlight around the LFM main menu to help you work with your directories and files. LFM Menu Function Keys Key Function F1 shows Help screen ↑ moves highlight up ↓ moves highlight down End highlights last listing Home highlights f...

Funct ion Key C ommand s The function keys ( F1 through F10 ) listed along the bottom of the LFM main menu provide the functions described in this section. F1 Help Key Pressing F1 at the LFM main menu—and at some LFM submenus—displays a Help screen with condensed userinstructions. Some Help screens ...

F3 ReRd (Reread) Key Pressing F3 causes LFM to redisplay the listing. This function is useful if you are examining several floppies onthe floppy drive. Rather than having to press F2 (Change Directory) and type the pathname, press F3 each time you insert a new floppy. You can also “untag” all files ...

F5 Split (Split Screen) Key The split screen function enables you to view two directorylistings on the same screen. At the LFM main menu, press F5 and LFM prompts you at the bottom of the screen: Path: [ ] Type the pathname of the second directory you want toview and press Enter . The directory can ...

F6 Creat (Create) Key Pressing F6 enables you to create a new directory or filename at the LFM prompt at the bottom of the screen [F]ile or [D]irectory: If you want to create a new file, press F . If you want to create a new directory, press D . LFM then prompts: Path: [ ] Type the filename or direc...

❑ If you want to execute an MS-DOS command, pressing C causes LFM to prompt at the bottom of the screen DOS Command: [ ] where you can type any MS-DOS command and press Enter to execute. F9 Go Key Pressing F9 at the LFM main menu causes LFM to load and execute programs based on the file’s extension....

Pathnames/Options Setup Menu Pressing P at the LFM Setup Commands menu causes LFM to display the Pathnames Setup and Options Setup menu. At this menu you can type the pathnames of your ownediting (or word processing) and show-file programs thatyou have installed in your computer. The MS-DOS Editor w...

LFM Colors Menu Pressing C at the LFM Setup Commands menu causes LFM to display the Screen Color Setup menu at which you canchange the colors of the LFM menus displayed by a color LCD or an external monitor connected to your computer orchange the gray shades of the monochrome LCD. Execute Commands M...

Cha ra cter Key C ommand s The upper right quadrant of the LFM main menu lists the commands you can use to manipulate the directories andfiles displayed on the main menu. If the Commands box isnot displayed, press F4 and LFM replaces the drive statistics display with the Commands box. To execute a c...

arch(Archive)Attribute Setting a file’s Archive attribute affects how MS-DOS and some applications create a back-up file when you make changes to thefile. rdonly(Read Only)Attribute Setting a file or directory to Read-Onlyprotects the file from any changes or editing.The file cannot be written to or...

Delete Command The Delete command enables you to delete the highlightedfile, tagged files (see “Multiple File Operations” later in thischapter), or an entire directory and all files stored in thedirectory. To delete a file, highlight the file you want to delete andpress D . LFM prompts at the bottom...

Edit Command The Edit command loads the highlighted file and the MS-DOS Editor. You can install and use almost any other word processing or editing program by entering itspathname using the Setup function. You must first installyour word processor or editor on the hard disk according tothe instructi...

Later Date Pressing L at the Exclude prompt displays the same File Date prompt as the Earlier Date prompt described above, and works the sameexcept LFM excludes all files after the date you specify. Select All Press S (or the ENTER key) at the Exclude prompt to exclude (and untag) all files in thedi...

If you select the [N]ext option by pressing N , LFM looks for the first occurrence of the filename pattern after thehighlighted filename. After you press F or N , LFM prompts at the bottom of the screen File pattern: [ *.* ] At this prompt enter the filename pattern for which you aresearching. For e...

Later Date Pressing L at the Include prompt displays the same File Date prompt as the Earlier Date prompt described previously, and works thesame except LFM includes all files after the date you specify. Select All Press S or ENTER at the Include prompt to include all files in the directory. This op...

provide their own printing facility, you may find their printfunctions more convenient to use. Quit Command The Quit command at the main menu erases LFM from RAM and returns control to MS-DOS , Laptop Manager, or Windows depending on how you loaded LFM . If LFM is in split-screen mode, LFM quits the...

If you want to move the file, type the entire pathnamewhere you want the file moved, including the new orexisting filename, and press ENTER . For example, to move MYFILE.TXT to the MEMOS directory on the root directory and change the name, type MEMOS\FILE1.TXT . LFM deletes MYFILE.TXT entry from the...

Tag Command The Tag command enables you to tag (include) directoriesand files, one at a time, for later multiple file operations. Totag a directory or file, highlight the name of the file, andpress T . LFM displays the >> symbol in the left margin opposite the name to denote that the directory...

M ultip le File Operat ions You can perform the same character key command on twoor more directories or files by using the Tag command,Include command, or Exclude command to choose thenames and then activating the command. The following LFM commands operate on more than one file: ❑ Attribute command...

Tagging Files for Multifile Operation To select files for multifile commands, you can use eitherthe Tag command to tag each file in the main menu listingor the Include and Exclude commands to select a largenumber of related names or extensions. You also can usethe Include All command to tag all file...

Restoring Lap top File Ma nag er If LFM has for some reason been deleted from the hard 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 L...

8 VGA External Monitor Utilities This chapter tells you about ❑ Capabilities and operation of the VGA software when using an external monitor ❑ Technical data for users wanting to program the VGA enhanced modes Contents Capabilities ......................................................................

Ca pa bilit ies Your TravelMate 4000M computer supports severalenhanced modes beyond the VGA standard, including the ability to display 132 columns of text and 256-colorgraphics at resolutions of 640 × 480 and 640 × 400 on any supported monitor. In addition, the TravelMate 4000Msupports 800 × 600 re...

Extended 16 and 256-Color 800 × 600 Graphics Mode Your computer display software can drive a multifrequencydisplay in an extended graphics mode with 800 dotshorizontally by 600 dots vertically in 16 or 256simultaneous colors. This increased resolution effectivelyprovides 56 percent more information ...

132-Column Text Modes Your computer supports two 132-column text modes oneither fixed-frequency or multifrequency monitors. Onemode displays 25 rows of 132-column-wide text. Thesecond mode displays 60 rows of 132-column-wide text.These modes display large amounts of information at onetime. These ext...

VGA Utilit y Most software that is compatible with IBM ’s Personal System/2, VGA , or EGA will run automatically on your computer. Just turn on your computer and install yourapplication for IBM PS/2 models 50, 60, 70 or 80 video, VGA , or EGA as instructed by the program’s documentation. Configuring...

TravelMate 4000M Video Standards Supported Standard Mode Resolution SimultaneousColors (1) Mapping (2) VGA, PS/2 Display Adapter including MCGA and EGA modes (default) Monochrome Text 80 columns × 25 rows – Monochrome Color Text 80 columns × 25 rows 40 columns × 25 rows 80 columns × 60 rows 1616 Col...

Installation Hints The following software installation tips may help youachieve the best monitor image. ❑ The best display images usually are achieved byinstalling your applications for the highest resolutionmode available. ❑ Some applications automatically detect what type ofvideo card and monitor ...

TravelMate 4000M VGA Software The / UTILS directory contains several programs designed to help you operate your external monitor most efficiently. Various drivers in the /UTILS directory let popularapplications take advantage of your computer’s extendedgraphics and 132-column text modes. For driveri...

Using VGA.EXE The VGA.EXE utility enables you to customize several features of your LCD or external monitor. Note: The VGA utility may not operate correctly under Windows. At the MS-DOS C :\> prompt, type VGA and press ENTER . VGA displays a simple menu listing some of the options available. Use ...

The following commands enable you to use VGA.EXE at the MS-DOS C :\> prompt. VGA Utility Commands Command Description VGA Displays the VGA.EXE menu ALT Switches to or from the external monitor CRT Switches to the external monitor LCD Switches to the LCD SIM Switches to SimulScan mode REV Reverses...

Command Description CON4 Enables the foreground and backgroundcontrast adjustments MON0 Sets the monitor type to VGA MON1 Sets monitor type to 8514-Compatible MON2 Sets monitor type to Super VGA MON3 Sets monitor type to Extended Super VGA MON4 Sets monitor type to Multi-Frequency MON5 Sets monitor ...

Advan ced M onitor Operat ions VGA and Extended VGA Programming This section describes how to access the enhanced modesof your computer. The information in this section isintended for users familiar with assembly languageprogramming. An understanding of this information is notnecessary for normal op...

TravelMate 4000M Standard VGA Video Modes Mode(hex) Type Colors(1) Columns Rows Buffer Char.Size (2) Res. (3) 1 text 16/256 KB 40 25 B8000 9 × 16 360 × 400 2 text 16/256 KB 80 25 B8000 9 × 16 720 × 400 3 text 16/256 KB 80 25 B8000 9 × 16 720 × 400 4 graph. 4/256 KB 40 25 B8000 8 × 8 320 × 200 5 grap...

Your computer display software adds 13 additional modesto the standard VGA modes. These modes are the 1024 × 768 and 800 × 600 extended VGA graphics modes, the 640 × 400, 256-color graphics and the 132-column by 25-row and43-row text modes. These modes each have been assignedmode identification numb...

References Programming the extended VGA modes is similar to programming the standard VGA video modes of the IBM PS/2 VGA and PS/2 Display Adapter. You may want to refer to the following publications for details on programming VGA in general. IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter Technical Reference ...

Ext erna l Monit or T roub leshoot ing The following are typical symptoms of installation problemsand their solutions. Symptom Solution No display (1) Computer not configured ap- propriately for VGA ; configure the application as instructed in theapplication’s documentation. (2) Monitor signal and/o...

Symptom Solution Screen displaysdistorted image onIBM PS/2 monitor Your computer is configured foran invalid monitor via the SetupProgram; the CR T Type item mustbe set to match the PS/2 displayor equivalent fixed frequencymonitor. Unable to display 800 × 600 You must have a multifrequency ex-tended...

9 Other Utilities Other utilities available from Texas Instruments areautomatically installed in the /UTILS directory on the harddisk. Available utilities are as follows: ❑ ALARM utility that controls the low-battery andcover -closed alarm beepers ❑ GETSTAT utility that tests for the presence of ext...

ALARM Utilit y The ALARM utility enables you to turn on or turn off the low-battery beeper and the cover -closed beeper at the MS-DOS C :\> prompt. To view the command and its options, at the MS-DOS C :\> prompt type ALARM and press ENTER . The current status of the ALARM utility is displayed....

GET STAT Utilit y The GETSTAT program can be used in a batch file to test for the following: ❑ Connection of an external monitor (/M) ❑ Presence of an optional external expansion unit (/E) ❑ Power source in use, external AC Adapter or internalbattery pack (/B) ❑ Type of monitor in use, external or b...

GETSTAT /V If the computer is displaying data on both the externalmonitor and the built-in LCD, GETSTAT exits with anERRORLEVEL=2. If the computer is 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 ERRORL...

RAM DRIVE.SYS Device Driv er Note: When you turn off or warm start your computer, all data stored in RAM disks is lost (for DOS versions earlier than 6.0). The RAMDRIVE.SYS device driver enables your computer to use some of its memory as if it were a hard disk drive.Called a RAM disk (and sometimes ...

SET CM OS Utilit y The SETCMOS utility enables you to save and restore the computer configuration data saved in a battery-powered CMOS RAM by the computer’s Setup Program. This utility is useful for: ❑ Restoring configuration data if the CMOS battery is ever removed, disconnected, or fails. Note: Th...

The utility displays the following screen and returns to the MS-DOS prompt. Usage: setcmos [ [/r] file /s file /n /d /v /h /? ]/r file Restore from file and reboot /s file Save to file /n No reboot on restore /d Don’t detect hard disk type /v Display version /h or /? This help message Saves/restores...

Saving Your CMOS Data Once you have used the computer’s Setup Program toconfigure your new computer for your operatingenvironment and options, you should save the data storedin the CMOS RAM to your own custom file. To save the current CMOS RAM data, at the MS-DOS C :\> prompt type SETCMOS /S MYFI...

SET KEY Utilit y The SETKEY utility enables you to set the keyboard typematic rate and the key repeat delay rate. This utilityalso sets or displays the current settings for the PS/2 port(Windows-based units only). The utility displays the following screen and returns to the MS-DOS prompt. Usage: SET...

Dates The Dates utility provides 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

10 Sound Sound has been pre-installed on your TravelMate 4000Msystem. This section is an overview of the Sound utilitiesfor Windows. Contents Features........................................................................ 10-2Pocket Recorder ............................................................

Fea tures The sound card included in your TravelMate 4000Mincludes the following features: ❑ High quality sound ❑ Full Sound Blaster and Sound Blaster Procompatibility ❑ 20-voice FM music synthesizer ❑ 44.1 kHz digitized audio playback ❑ Built-in 2:1, 3:1, and 4:1 compression/decompressionfor 8-bit ...

Pocket Record er Pocket Recorder is a Windows application for recordingwaveform data in 8 or 16-bit format. Pocket Recorder cansplice and blend files together for interesting audio effects. With Pocket Recorder’s compression and decompressionfeature, you can record and play back 16-bit sound files a...

n Note: You can’t scroll the view area while you select a portion of the waveform. You can’t click and drag outsideof the waveform view area to scroll. You can only select onezoom mode at a time. Playing Several Waveform Files You can select a number of waveform files and drop theselection into Pock...

n Note: Pocket Recorder does not allow you to produce a recording larger in size than the temporary recording file.Pocket Recorder uses an Auto-Stop feature when yourtemporary recording file becomes to large to be saved. Recording/Playback Considerations When recording, it is recommended that all au...

P ocket Mix er Pocket Mixer is a Windows 3.1 based application thatallows you to: ❑ control master volume ❑ control volume levels and balance of individual inputsources ❑ select a record source Starting Pocket Mixer To start Pocket Mixer, double click on the Pocket Mixer iconin the JAZZ group. Audio...

Edit ing, P laying, a nd Record ing With Pocket Mixer, you can also: ❑ Edit waveform files ❑ Playback from other sources ❑ Record new tracks A common use of the Pocket Mixer is in recording voiceannotation and placing them within other documents. Youcannot use the Pocket Mixer to record a voice anno...

Pocket C D Pocket CD lets you play audio compact discs in yourTravelMate 4000M CD-ROM drive. Pocket CD has controlssimilar to those used by the CD audio player you may havein your home entertainment center. Pocket CD can playback music CDs as either an icon or as a maximizedwindow. If you minimize o...

11 TravelMate Options This chapter explains: ❑ Options available for your computer ❑ How to install and use some of these options ❑ How to use external monitors with the computer Contents List of Options............................................................... 11-2Battery Options ................

L i st of Opt ions The following options are available with your TM4000Mcomputer: Portable CD-ROMDocking System Provides portable CD-ROM capabilities to theTM4000M notebook user. This is a 350 msdouble speed CD-ROM drive with built instereo speakers, Microsoft headphone,microphone, and CD-ROM sample...

Printers You may connect almost any parallel printerto the parallel port or a serial printer to theserial port. Texas Instruments makes a varietyof laser and impact printers you may use withyour computer. (Printer interface cables soldseparately.) MIDI Connection Allows you to connect external game ...

Ba tt ery Opt ions Your computer has the following options to enhancebattery-powered operations: ❑ Battery Charger ❑ Extra Battery Pack Battery Charger The Battery Charger (TI Part No. 9793360-0001) enhancesthe battery power. The Battery Charger allows you tocharge the battery that came with your Po...

PC MC IA Opt ions Your PCMCIA options include the following: ❑ 14.4 KB data/send/receive fax modem ❑ Ethernet 10BaseT ❑ Ethernet 10Base2 ❑ Ethernet 10Base5 Refer to the Phoenix PCMCIA User’s Manual to configure your system with these options. Refer to installationinstructions that come with these op...

RAM Ex pa n sion Your computer is equipped with 4 MB of random accessmemory ( RAM ). You can increase memory by installing one of the RAM options: ❑ 4-MB RAM Expansion Board (TI Part No.9793357-0001). This expands RAM from 4 MB to 8MB. ❑ 16-MB RAM Expansion Board (TI Part No. 9793358-0001). This exp...

Using the AC Ada pt er The AC Adapter - Charges the internal Battery Pack andoperates the computer on AC power whether or not aBattery Pack is installed c Caution: Use only the AC Adapter supplied with yourcomputer. Another adapter can damage your computer. To connect the AC Adapter, complete the fo...

Ex ternal Numeric Keypa d The optional Numeric Keypad (TI Part No. 2581381-0002)enables you to type numeric data while still permitting dataentry on the keyboard. You also have the convenience ofdirect access to some functions (such as the PGUP , PGDN , and HOME keys) without the need to also press ...

C arrying C ases There are three types of carrying cases for the TM4000Mnotebook: ❑ Portfolio - a low-cost carrying case for your notebookcomputer (holds the notebook only) ❑ Carrying Case - a high-quality case for use with yournotebook computer (holds the notebook with powersupply, cables, etc.) ❑ ...

Microphone/Hea dp hone Kit The TravelMate 4000M has an optional microphone andheadphone kit (TI Part No. 9793399-0001). The kit alsocomes with installation instructions. To plug in yourmicrophone, insert the plug into the Mic connector on theback of the notebook. Microphone/headphone connections Mic...

Other Opt ions Printers Texas Instruments makes a variety of laser, ink jet, andimpact printers. Your computer has ports for both paralleland serial printers. To use a printer, connect the printer to the appropriate porton the left panel of the computer. Then run Setup asdescribed in this manual. Re...

Ext erna l Monit or Supported Monitors The computer supports the following multifrequencyexternal and VGA monitors. ❑ 31kHz/70 Hz (400/200 line mode) ❑ 60 Hz (480 line mode) ❑ IBM PS/2 monitors ❑ Multiscanning monitors covering 15.75 to 31.5 kHz,50 to 70 Hz Installing an External Monitor c Caution: ...

5. In modes that support simultaneous display on the LCD and the CR T , switch to simultaneous display by double-clicking the SimulScan icon in the WindowsNotebook Group menu or by typing SIM at the MS-DOS C:\ prompt and pressing ENTER . For usage information, refer to the external monitordocumentat...

12 Portable CD-ROM Docking System This chapter explains: ❑ Features of the Portable CD-ROM Docking System ❑ Options available for the Portable CD-ROM DockingSystem ❑ How to dock your notebook ❑ How to use features and options of your PortableCD-ROM Docking System Contents Features......................

Fea tures The Portable CD-ROM Docking System may be attached tothe TM4000M to provide multi-media capabilities for yournotebook. Features The Portable CD-ROM Docking System has the followingstandard features: ❑ Portable CD-ROM Docking System - supports bothinformation and music CDs ❑ AC Adapter - pr...

SCSI Speaker Portable CD-ROM Docking System - REAR VIEW DC In Line In Features 12-4 Portable CD-ROM Docking System

Docking Your Noteb ook To dock your notebook to the Portable CD-ROM DockingSystem, complete the following steps: 1. Ensure that power is turned off at the notebook and that the AC adapter has been unplugged. 2. Remove the back plate from the notebook. n Note: The Back plate may be stored in the back...

4. When in place, push the clamps on the side of thePortable CD-ROM Docking System in and then up tolatch 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 Note...

Undocking t he Noteb ook To undock the notebook from the Portable CD-ROMDocking System, complete the following steps: 1. Turn off power to both the Portable CD-ROM DockingSystem and the notebook. 2. Remove all batteries and remove the power cord. 3. Unclamp the notebook. To do this, first push in on...

Using the Portable CD-ROM Docking System This section describes the functionality of your PortableCD-ROM Docking System. With the Portable CD-ROMDocking System, you may: ❑ CD Eject ❑ Power ❑ Plug in microphones ❑ Plug in headphones ❑ Plug in external audio sources ❑ Adjust audio Microphones and Head...

Using the Portable CD-ROM Docking System Software has been pre-loaded on your hard drive thatconfigures your notebook for the microphone andheadphone. To plug in your microphone, insert the pluginto the Mic connector on the front of the Portable CD-ROMDocking System. The headphones may be plugged in...

Using the Portable CD-ROM Docking System Audio Output You may output audio through the following ports on thePortable CD-ROM Docking System: ❑ Headphones - Phones port. There are two ports forthe headphones. The port at the Portable CD-ROMDocking System allows you to listen to CDs as youwould a norm...

Using the Portable CD-ROM Docking System Controls The following controls are provided with the PortableCD-ROM Docking System: ❑ CD Eject - when pressed, releases the CD from thePortable CD-ROM Docking System ❑ Power - Turns power to the Portable CD-ROM DockingSystem on and off ❑ Volume - Adjusts the...

Using the Portable CD-ROM Docking System Battery LED The battery LED lights amber when the internal battery ofthe Portable CD-ROM Docking System is charging. TheLED turns green when the battery is at least 90% charged.The Battery LED on the notebook lights red when thebattery is low in the upper or ...

Opt ions The following optional features can be purchased for theCD-ROM portable docking system: ❑ SCSI 2.5" Hard Drive Enabler kit - TI Part No.9793373-0001 ❑ Spare AC Adapter - TI Part No. 9793362-0001 ❑ Battery Kit - TI Part No. 9793371-0001 ❑ Brief Case - will hold the portable docking syste...

8. Place the metal bracket over the drive so that the holes inthe feet on the plate are aligned directly over the holesleft by removing the screws. 9. Screw the bracket down. 10. Slide the plastic cover over the drive until the plasticrelease tab clicks into place. Attaching SCSI connectors Screw th...

7. When complete, reboot and type FORMAT D: . n Note: The SCSI hard disk should be set at ID0. AC Adapter An AC Adapter is provided with your Portable CD-ROMDocking System. If you want to order a spare AC Adapter,refer to TI Part No. 9793362-0001. For further informationrefer to Chapter 11, T ravelM...

A Specifications Memory Memory for the TM4000M Series includes 4 MB of standardRAM with the following upgrades available: ❑ 4-MB Upgrade Kit TI Part No. 9793357-0001 ❑ 16-MB Upgrade Kit TI Part No. 9693358-0001 Display The following display types are available: Video RAM 1-MB External Monitors The T...

Ap pend ix A Floppy Disk Drive All TM4000M Series notebooks use 1.44-MB, 3.5" floppydisks. Hard Disk Drives The following is a listing of hard drives types for theTM4000M Series notebooks: CD-ROM Drive CD-ROM specifications are as follows: ❑ Single-sided ❑ 250 ms access time ❑ 300 KB per second ...

❑ Frequency response - 20 Hz to 20 kHz +/- 3dB ❑ Distortion - 0.02% Max. (at 1 kHz w/20 kHz LPF) ❑ Signal to Noise Ratio - 84 dB Typ (IEC 179 A-weighted) PCMCIA Slots The TM4000M Series notebooks come standard with aPCMCIA slot that accommodates 1 Type III or 2 Type IIPCMCIA option cards. Printer Po...

n Note: If you connect the PS/2 mouse to the computer while power is on, press CTRL-ALT-DEL (warm start), or cycle power so the computer can detect the presence of the mouse. 2. Attach the six-pin Mini-Din connector to the mouse andinsert the other end of the connector into the externalkeyboard port...

Sound TM4000M Series notebooks come with 16-bit sound andMIDI connections as standard features. Environment This section provides information on the optimumoperating environment for your TravelMate 4000Mnotebook computer: TemperatureOperating: 50 o to 95 o F (10 o C to 35 o C) Storage: -4 o to 140 o...

B Character Sets The TravelMate Computer character sets are identical tothe IBM Code Pages for MS-DOS . This appendix shows the character sets for Code Page 437 (United States), 850(Multilingual), 863 (Canadian-French), and 865 (Nordic),with the decimal and hexadecimal codes for each character. The ...

Ch aracter Sets Code Page 437, United States Character Sets B-2 Character Sets

Code Page 850, Multilingual Character Sets Character Sets B-3

Code Page 865, Nordic Character Sets Character Sets B-5

C Keyboard Layouts U.K. English Keyboard Alt Gr Q W E R T Y CapsLock 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 Sc r L k F 11 F12 N u m L k Ins Del B r e a k Prt Sc SysRq Ctrl H om e End 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 Shi...

D Diagnostics Your computer provides two diagnostics routines to ensurethat it and its peripherals are functioning properly. Oneroutine is executed every time you turn on the computer.The other is accessed from a separate Diagnostics Program. Power-On Diagnostics When you turn on the computer, a sel...

Diag nost ics Park Fixed Disks The Park Fixed Disk function prepares the fixed disks forrelocation. The fixed disk heads are placed over thediagnostics cylinder so that vibrations do not cause errorson the usable media. The heads are also automaticallyparked for safe travel when you turn off the com...

Pressing F9 tests all currently selected devices. If you do not want to perform specific tests, set these test selectionsto not present ( N ); this tells the Diagnostics Program not to test these items. When a single test or suite of tests is initiated, the TestControl Options and Test Results menu ...

Choosing Specific Suites of Tests Many of the tests have submenus that permit you to selectwhich parts of the test you want. When you select any ofthese tests, either individually (using F10 ) or as part of suite of tests (using F9 ), the submenus ask for additional information. If the tests are run...

Monochrome Adapter Test Attribute test Character test Text test Memory test Color Graphics Adapter Test Attribute test Character test Text test Page test Graphics test Background test Memory test EGA Adapter Test Attribute test Character test Text test Page test Graphics test Background test Memory ...

The following table lists the classes of error codes. Thenumbers are in hexadecimal. Diagnostics Error Code Classes Code DESCription 01xx System planar board tests 07xx Keyboard tests 10xx Math coprocessor tests 17xx Video tests 20xx Asynchronous ports tests 27xx LPT ports tests 30xx Memory tests 37...

Diagnostics Program Error Codes (continued) Code Class Failure DESCription 0108 System Board 8253 counters 0109 System Board System timer interrupts (1) 010A System Board System timer interrupts (2) 010B System Board Processor flags 0110 System Board CMOS memory 0111 System Board Real time clock 012...

Diagnostics Program Error Codes (concluded) Code Class Failure DESCription 3708 Disk DMA overrun 3709 Disk Attempt to DMA across 64 KB 370A Disk Bad sector flag found 370B Disk Bad cylinder detected 370C Disk Media type not found 370D Disk Invalid format sectors count 370E Disk Control data mark det...

Loopback Connections The serial and parallel communications tests in theDiagnostics Program offer optional loopback tests thatrequire placing loopback connectors on the output ports ofthe computer. The loopback connector pin assignments arelisted in the following tables. Loopback Connector Pin Assig...

Hard Disk Format When you select the Hard Disk Format, the programdisplays the Format Fixed Disk menu. Use the cursor keys to highlight the hard disk you wantformatted or analyzed, and press ENTER . After you have selected a hard disk, the program displays a warning thatthe formatting operation will...

To manually add a bad track to the table, press INS . Use the cursor keys or ENTER to select between cylinder and head fields. After the cylinder and head are entered, press F10 or ENTER , and the new entry will be added to the table. If an invalid head or cylinder value is entered, theprogram displ...

Analyzing the Hard Disk Sur face If you do not need to reformat the entire hard disk but wantto perform a thorough test of the media to detect any bador marginal areas, select F6 to analyze the surface. Caution: This performs a destructive analysis of thehard disk media (all data on the hard disk wi...

❑ The program scans the drive for tracks that havealready been marked as bad and adds them to the badtrack table. ❑ Each track is reformatted using the current interleavevalue. ❑ Each track in the bad track table is reformatted asbad so that it cannot be used. ❑ The program performs a surface analys...

E Power Consumption Values The following table summarizes approximate power con-sumption using various computer power -saving features,manual and automatic. Power Consumption by Operating Mode Operating Mode Typical Power Consumption Manual Standby* with DOS background tasks 4.0 – 6.0 watts Manual S...

F Configuring Memory This appendix describes the various areas of RAM and how you can make it more efficient by configuring it with thememory management device drivers supplied with yourcomputer. Configuring Memory F-1

Memory Area s MS-DOS directly accesses up to 640 KB of RAM for the execution of programs and commands and for storingtemporary data. MS-DOS cannot 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 St...

Extended Memory Extended memory is internal system RAM above 1024 KB. MS-DOS or your applications (that support extended memory) can access Extended memory if your system isconfigured with an extended memory driver ( XMS ). Extended memory drivers manage the extended memoryensuring that two programs...

Expanded Memory Expanded memory conforms to the Expanded Memory Specification ( EMS ) developed by Lotus/Intel/Microsoft ( LIM ) known as LIM-EMS . Your computer supports EMS version 4.0. Expanded memory is accessed by allocating an area(usually 64 KB) of system memory between 640 KB and1 MB (and be...

Mem ory D evice D rivers The following device drivers included in the C:\ directory are provided to manage memory: ❑ HIMEM.SYS — An extended memory manager that supervises the computer’s Extended memory so thatno two applications use the same memory at the sametime ❑ EMM386.EXE — Supports LIM-EMS Ex...

❑ If your hard drive is configured as drive C, the RAM disk is drive D. ❑ If your hard drive is drive C and your hard drive isdrive D, the RAM disk is drive E. SMARTDRV SMAR TDRV is a disk-caching program that reduces the time it takes your computer to read data from the hard disk. When SMAR TDRV is...

G Connector Pin Assignments RS-232C Connector Nine-Pin RS-232C Serial Connector (Female IBM-AT) Pin No. Signal Name Abbreviation Direction 1 Carrier detect CD Input 2 Receive data RD Input 3 Transmit data TD Output 4 Data terminal ready DTR Output 5 Signal ground SG 6 Data set ready DSR Input 7 Requ...

C onnector Pin Assig n ment s 15-Pin VGA ExternalMonitor Connector Pin No. Signal Name Direction 1 Red video Output 2 Green video Output 3 Blue video Output 4 Not used 5 Ground 6 Red return Input 7 Green return Input 8 Blue return Input 9 Not used 10 Ground 11 Not used 12 Not used 13 Horizontal sync...

H Screen Standards This appendix summarizes the screen standards supportedby your computer’s internal display adapter. VGA (Video Graphics Array) The VGA standard supports 640-by-480 pixel monochrome or 16 of 64 color graphics and 320-by-200 pixel 256-colorgraphics. The VGA standard uses an 8-by-16 ...

Screen Sta nda rd s External Monitor Support Your computer supports all IBM standard VGA video in addition to 640 x 480, 800-by-600, 1024 x 768, and 1280 x1024 extended graphics modes on an external monitor.Many extended text modes are also supported. n Note: Operating the LCD in high-resolution mod...

Extended Modes Supported The following table lists the supported extended modes. Extended Modes Mode (hex) Colors Graphics Resolution Text Resolution (Char x Row) DotClk MHz Horizontal Frequency Vertical Frequency Notes 2e 30375254 64,6a 6Ci 256/256K256/256K 16/256K16/256K16/256K16/256K16/256K 640x4...

I Creating Help Displays You can custom design your own Help displays to showinformation for your own programs or off-the-shelfapplications. You also can add subjects and relateddescriptions to the HELP.DAT file created at the factory. Use an ASCII word processor or editor (such as the MS-DOS Edit u...

Cr eating Help Displays and BF selects the menu color, using B for background color and F for foreground color in hexadecimal. Colors are defined as follows: 0 = black1 = blue2 = green3 = cyan4 = red5 = magenta6 = brown7 = light gray (white)8 = dark gray9 = light bluea = light greenb = light cyanc =...

❏ ; — (semicolon) in column 0 precedes a comment line, which is ignored by the program. You can insert anynumber of comment lines for your own information;comment lines are not displayed in the Help screens.You also can use the ; (semicolon) character anywhere on a menu color line after the :C X Y c...

Naming Your Help File You can give your help display data file any name and ex-tension you want— except HELP.DAT which is already in use in the UTILS directory. For example, you could name your Help display data file MYFILE.HLP . Then when you want to load your Help display, at the MS-DOS C :\> p...

Glossary This glossary explains many of the terms found in thismanual as well as other computer -related terms. access — The ability to obtain data from or place data into internal memory, a floppy, or the hard drive. access shutter — A metal cover on a floppy that slides open to allow the computer ...

bits per second — The speed at which your computer receives or sends data to a device such as a modem orserial printer. boot — To start your computer; also called start-up and power-up . bps — See bits per second . brightness control — A control that allows you to adjust the brightness of the displa...

computer — A combination of a central processing unit ( CPU ) and memory designed to process information. Although a combination of the central processing unit andmemory is defined as a computer, an input device (such asa keyboard) and an output device (such as a display unit)are required to make th...

CPU — See central processing unit . CRT — Abbreviation for cathode ray tube, a common term for a television-like computer monitor. CRT adapter — A hardware option that allows you to use a CR T with your computer. cursor — A special graphic character on the screen (usually a block or underline shape,...

external commands — The utility programs of an operating system (for example, MS-DOS) that enable you to perform occasional operations such as copying an entire floppy orpartitioning a hard drive. external devices — The devices, usually for input and output, connected to your computer to increase it...

function keys — The keys that perform editing functions in MS-DOS and have application-defined functions at other times. graphics — Visual patterns displayed on the screen or produced on a printer; usually formed by patterns of dots. hard drive — A combination of a drive mechanism and permanently se...

internal commands — The core program of the operating system (for example, MS-DOS ) that consists of commands necessary for day-to-day operations, such as copying files. internal memory — A temporary storage area for information (programs and data) in binary form. KB — An abbreviation for 1,024 byte...

path , pathname — A sequence of directory names, usually ending in a filename, all separated by backslashes (\), totell your computer where to find particular subdirectoriesand files. port — An input/output connection between external devices and the computer. The port has both male andfemale connec...

random-access memory ( RAM ) — A type of internal memory used for the temporary storage of information. The contentsof RAM can be altered, allowing information stored there to be processed. Unlike read-only memory, information in RAM is usually lost when power is turned off. For this reason,informat...

Index A AC adapter, 11-9, 12-18 Alarms Walarms, 3-6 utility, 9-2 applications, installing, 2-2 audio input, 12-11 output, 12-12 autoexec.bat file, 2-4 B backup diskettes, 1-4 balance, 12-13 battery alarm, 1-23 external charger, 11-2, 11-4, 12-19 LED, 12-14 level, 3-4 pack, 11-2, 11-4, 12-19 release,...