Getting Started 2 INSTALLING THE VGA DEVICE DRIVER Following is the procedure for installing the Video Accelerator 3D Adapter VGA driver to your computer: Installing VGA device driver for Windows XP 1. Click the Start button, then point to Run. The Run dialog box appears. 2. Click the Browse button and specify the directory as. "E:\Drivers\WinXP\VGA\Graphics\Setup.exe". 3. Click "OK" to execute the setup program. The Setup box appears. 4.
N otebook User Guide and press “Finish” to restart your system. INSTALLING THE MODEM DEVICE DRIVER Please follow the procedures below for installing the Agere System AC'97 Modem driver: Installing Modem driver for Windows XP 1. Click the Start button, then point to Run. The Run dialog box appears. 2. Click Browse button and navigate to the directory as "E:\Drivers\WinXP\modem\setup.exe" 3. Click “OK” to implement the setup program to install this driver. 4. Click “OK” to install the modem driver.
Getting Started 2 INSTALLING THE WIRELESS LAN DEVICE DRIVER AND UTILITY INSTALLING THE WIRELESS LAN DRIVER Please follow the procedures below for installing the Intel Pro Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter driver: Installing Wireless LAN driver for Windows XP 1. Click the Start button and then click Run. The Run dialog box appears. 2. Click Browse button and specify the directory as “E:\Drivers\WinXP\Wireless\SetupWLD.exe” 3. Click “OK” to continue installing the WLAN driver.
N otebook User Guide 6. Tick the option “Typical”, and click “Next” again. 7. Press “Install” to setup the program. 8. Press “Finish” to finalize the installation INSTALLING THE LAN DEVICE DRIVER Please follow the procedures below for installing the LAN driver: Installing LAN driver for Windows XP 42 1. Click the Start button, then point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the System icon, point to Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager folder tab.
Getting Started 2 INSTALLING ALPS - TOUCH PAD DRIVER Installing ALPS - Touch Pad driver for Windows XP 1. Click the Start button, then point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 2. Double-click on the System icon, Hardware and then click on the Device Manager folder tab. 3. Click Mice and other pointing devices on this folder tab to show the Standard PS/2 Port Mouse, then double-click it. 4. Select Driver and then choose Update Driver. 5.
N otebook User Guide 2.6 3. Double-click Intel® Pentium® M processor … 4. Select Driver and then Update Driver. 5. Select Install from a list of specific location (Advanced) and then click Next. 6. Click the "Include this location in the search", then press Browse. 7. Navigate the GV3 driver location as "E:\Drivers\WinXP\GV3". and click “Next” to for further processing. 8. Click Finish to finalize the installation.
Using Your Notebook 3 3 Using Your Notebook This chapter describes how to operate the standard built-in features of the notebook that you normally would use in your day-to-day computer work. If you are new to computers and to your operating system, you also need to read the manual for the operating system on how to work with your computer. It is very important to familiarize yourself well with the operating system.
N otebook User Guide 3.1 Starting Your Operating System The operating system is a must ingredient in using your computer. Without an operating system, it is like playing chess without the chessboard. It is the platform for all your software application programs to run on. The most popular operating system today is Microsoft Windows. You should have installed one operating system by your dealer unless you are an expert computer user and would need a more powerful operating system.
Using Your Notebook 1. Function Keys 3. Windows Start Menu Key 5. Windows Shortcut Key 3 2. Control Keys 4. Control Keys 6. Cursor Control Keys Keyboard Key features and operations are described below: • Function Keys Function keys are application-driven, like F1 through F12 can be found on the keyboard. These keys work together with the Fn key to activate special functions. Some keys (printed in blue on keypad) are preprogrammed with dual functions.
N otebook User Guide • 48 Windows keys Use the following two keys to facilitate your work: ➟ Start Menu key Displays the Start menu. ➟ Shortcut/Application key Provides quick access to shortcut menus. This key acts like a right mouse button. • Cursor Control keys Cursor control keys let you position the cursor on the screen where you want. In the screen, the cursor is a blinking underline, block, or vertical bar depending on the application.
Using Your Notebook 3 BASIC KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS Keypad key. Execute a command. Within many text editing application programs, the key inserts a hard carriage return, just like what ordinary typewriter does. key. Press this key to cancel or escape from a command or function. Enter Esc key. Known as the Insert key. Press this key to toggle the keyboard data entry from insert to type over mode.
N otebook User Guide Keypad Function Description combination with other keys to execute a certain command. key. Press this key to move the cursor to the next tab stop on the right. This key works much the same as in ordinary typewriter. key. Known as the Control key. Used in most application program in combination with other keys to execute a certain command. Tab Ctrl key. Known as the Alternate key.
Using Your Notebook Keypad 3 Function Description Down arrow key. Moves the cursor down one line at a time. Left arrow key. Moves the cursor to the left one space at a time. Right arrow key. Moves the cursor to the right one space at a time. SCREEN CONTROL KEYS Keypad Function Description Home key. Moves the cursor to the beginning of a screen or line. PgUp key. Moves the cursor up one screen at a time PgDn key. Moves the cursor down one screen at a time End key.
N otebook User Guide WINDOWS HOT KEYS Keypad Function Description key. Pulls up the Windows Start menu. key. Performs a mouse right-click function for Windows system. SPECIAL FUNCTION KEYS The notebook has special system function keys that activate key serving dual functions. When pressed in conjunction with the key, these keys set specific system parameters and are sometimes referred to as "hot keys".
Using Your Notebook Keypad Fn + F8 Fn F9 3 Function Description Decreases the brightness of LCD display incrementally. Increases the brightness of LCD display incrementally. + 3.3 Using the Glide Pad Pointing Device Your computer comes with a built-in Glide Pad pointing device that is found on the center of the palm-rest surface. The Glide Pad offers a number of options that let you customize how it functions. To access these options, locate the Control Panel and double click on the Mouse icon.
N otebook User Guide 1. Left Selection Button 3. Right Selection Button 2. Scroll Button 4. Glide Pad Glide Pad Features Here how to use the Glide Pad pointing device: 54 1. The rectangular surface acts like a miniature duplicate of your display screen. To move the mouse cursor, place the finger lightly on the sensor pad and move in the desired direction. If you reach the end of the pad, lift your finger and place it back down on the other side of the pad. 2.
Using Your Notebook 3 3. To simulate holding the mouse button down (dragging an icon or selection), use the tap-and-drag gesture. This feels much like a doubleclick, except that the finger remains on the pad after the second tap: Tap, lift, tap, hold and move. The simulated button remains held as long as the finger remains on the pad. 4. To scroll up or down the screen, just slide up or down the scroll button to move the screen up or down.
N otebook User Guide POSSIBLE DISPLAY CONFIGURATIONS The table below shows you the possible display resolution you can set when using either the LCD display or the external monitor (CRT): Display Possible Resolution Maximum Colors 1024x768 XGA LCD 640x480 800x600 1024x768 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152 x 768 1280x1024 1400x1050 1800x1440 16 million colors 16 million colors 16 million colors 16 million colors 16 million colors 16 million colors 16 million colors 16 mi
Using Your Notebook 3 and click on the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box will appear on your screen. Click on the Settings tab to set your desired configuration. Make sure to follow the configuration table above. ☞ If you cannot configure the display properties, change the display driver first as mentioned on Section 5 "Installing the Notebook Device Drivers" of Chapter 2 in this manual. Consult your dealer for the latest Windows VGA driver. 3.
N otebook User Guide Suspend to RAM mode All devices are powered off except the other supporting components and system memory where your working files are stored. You can activate this either pressing the power button or setting the Suspend timer on the Power Management function of the Control Panel in Windows. To resume full-on state, press the power button.
Using Your Notebook 3 before formatting the disk drive. Your computer supports Auto-detect hard disk type, so you do not need to set it manually. Your dealer should already have done all of this for you. You can refer to Chapter 6 on how to run the BIOS SETUP program. You can increase the system’s storage capacity by replacing the standard hard disk drive with a drive of greater storage capacity.
N otebook User Guide 3. To remove the disc, press on the center spindle and pull up the disc from the side until the disc snaps out of the spindle lock. ☞ If the eject function is disabled by software or a power failure occurs, the Emergency Eject Hole allows you to manually remove a CD from the reader. 4. To close the optical disk drive, simply push the CD tray inside. The optical disk drive LED will activate when the disc is detected.
Using Your Notebook 3 ☞ The optical disk drive is a Class 1 Laser Product. 3.8 Using PCMCIA Cards WHAT IS PCMCIA? PCMCIA or Personal Computer Memory Card International Association is a non-profit trade association that defines the industry standard for the PC Card technology. The goal of PCMCIA is to ensure that any PC Card can work in any mobile computer built with a PCMCIA slot.
N otebook User Guide • Type II Extended Cards Many PC cards are Type II extended cards. The extended card has an additional physical component that protrudes beyond the traditional card size. The extension can be as large as 40 mm deep by 9.65 mm high. This extension provides room for additional electronics as well as a location for external connectors. The GPRS card is an example. The extended part is for additional electronics and antenna.
Using Your Notebook 3 WHAT IS CARDBUS? CardBus is the high-performance 32-bit PCI bus master interface from PCMCIA. It runs up to 33MHz clock speed and operates at only 3.3V. Your notebook computer incorporates the CardBus inside the PC card slot. Aside from 3.3V CardBus PC cards, you can also insert 5V 16-bit PC cards that can also be detected and used by your computer.
N otebook User Guide Removing PC Cards To remove a PC card from the PCMCIA slot, you should first disable the PCMCIA card setting in the system as described followings: 64 1. Double click the PC card icon on the right bottom side of the task bar. 2. Select the socket from the list that you want to remove, and click Stop button. The system then disables the function of PCMCIA card. 3.
Using Your Notebook 3 MAKING PC CARDS WORK Since PC cards come in different types and brands, making every card work on your computer may not that be easy. PC cards like network, SCSI or multifunction cards (MFC) need additional driver installation and configuration in making the card work. This additional driver may already be built-in under Windows that Windows will try to detect and prompts you if you want to install the driver.
N otebook User Guide HOT SWAPPING PC CARDS Just like floppy disk drive, your PCMCIA slots allow you to replace one PC card with another even while your computer is on. However, you need to remember the rule that if the PC card is in use, you must not remove it. ☞ PC cards draw power even when not in use. To save energy, press the button to disconnect the card when it is not in use.
Using Your Notebook 4 3 Fun with Multimedia This chapter lets you make full use of all the multimedia features of your computer in having fun and excitement during work or leisure. You will learn how to mix and match the built-in sound system, use optical disk drive in creating an exciting full multimedia presentation.
N otebook User Guide 4.1 Notebook Multimedia Features Your notebook computer is rich in multimedia features that make your computing fun, comfortable, exciting and easy. Your computer is well able to perform all multimedia tasks through the following: 4.2 • Intel® Pentium® M microprocessor powered by Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology • Up to 1GB DDR SDRAM • Optical disk drive for DVD/CD watching/playing and CD making • Integrated Intel graphics engine.
Using Your Notebook 4.3 3 Setting Up the Audio Driver Properties Before you can start using the audio capabilities of your computer, you need first to setup properly the audio driver after installing Windows. If you bought your computer with Windows pre-installed, it is most likely that your dealer have configured the sound driver for you. If not, you must refer to Chapter 2 on how to setup the sound drivers for Windows. 4.
N otebook User Guide Figure 4-1 Entertainment Programs Group The standard multimedia components are as follows: • Windows Media Player - for playing sound, video and animation files • Sound Recorder - for recording sounds and playback • Volume Control - for adjusting the volume of mixer ☞ For more information on how to operate these multimedia components, run the program and click on the Help menu. 4.
Using Your Notebook 3 be played back through the internal speaker or earphone jack using an external speaker, headphone, or earphone set. You can also use the files as voice annotations on many applications for more real presentation. This section will describe briefly how you can record sounds under Windows operating system. To record sounds, you need to run the Sound Recorder program from the Multimedia program groups.
N otebook User Guide 2. Click Properties in the Options main menu. 3. Click the round button for Recording and tick off each component that list in the "Shows the following Volume Controls" box. Figure 4-3 Audio Properties 4. 72 Click OK and the Recording Control dialog box will appear. Here, you will select the input device for the recording source. If you want to record from the optical disk drive with audio music, you must click on CD Player.
Using Your Notebook 3 Figure 4-4 Recording Volume Control USING AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE Your computer allows you to connect an external microphone for high quality recording. The external microphone jack is found on the right side of your computer. Use only microphone with 1/8-inch mini-jack connector. Follow the same procedure for recording voice. USING THE BUILT-IN OPTICAL DISK DRIVE You would normally use the optical disk drive for recording audio music from the Audio CD. Follow these steps: 1.
N otebook User Guide Figure 4-5 Play Audio CD by Windows Media Player 4.6 4. Select the starting point where you want to start recording. 5. Switch to the Sound Recorder and press the Record button. 6. Switch immediately to the Windows Media Player and press the Play button. You can adjust the volume control so you can also hear the music while in recording. Playing Audio and Sound Your computer has built-in twin speakers to playback audio and sound.
Using Your Notebook 3 For more quality sound output, you can choose to connect an external amplified speaker or earphone from headphone jack. Always minimize the volume first before placing the phone set to your ear. USING THE WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER The easiest way to playback multimedia media files is to run the Windows Media Player. Follow these steps: 4.7 1. Click on Start, point to Programs, Accessories, and then Entertainment. 2. Click on Windows Media Player to start program. 3.
N otebook User Guide Figure 4-6 Windows Media Player 4.8 Using DVD DVD is the breakthrough in superb full-motion picture playback. One disc can contain at least 4.7GB of information, capable of holding one full-length movie with soundtracks, subtitles, and different languages. Much more, the DVD-ROM drive of your computer is backward compatible with CD-ROM drive so it allows you to use any CD as well. It also works the same as the CDROM.
Using Your Notebook 3 ☞ For best DVD playback, please enable the DMA function of this notebook, for how to enable the DMA channel on both optical disk drive and Hard Disk, please refer to driver installation on section 5 of chapter 2. Moreover, you can enable Hardware Accelerator if the software MPEG-2 player you are using has supported this function. 4.9 Using Rewritable Optical Disk Drive Function CD-RW drive is a device that can write digital data to CD-RW and CD-R compact disk (CD).
