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Getting Started
Getting Started
Your Notebook is designed and pre-configured for
easy setup and use. This chapter describes the
installation steps you should follow to get the
notebook up and running as quickly as possible.
Contact your dealer if they have pre-installed all the
needed drivers to fully operate your computer or if
there is an update on the driver installation of the
notebook.
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2.1
Using the Battery Pack
The notebook is designed to operate with one of the following power sources:
•
With AC power using the AC adapter connected to an electrical outlet.
•
With a Nichel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) or Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery
pack.
You should use the AC adapter whenever possible, relying on the battery pack
only when AC power is unavailable.
Before you use your notebook computer, install and recharge the battery pack
first. The rechargeable Ni-MH or Li-Ion battery pack allows you to operate
the notebook without an external power source. When you connect the AC
power adapter, the battery immediately starts to recharge. Normal battery
charging time is 2.5 ~ 3.5 hours for Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery pack when
your computer is turned off.
For maximum battery performance, fully discharge the battery first before
recharging it. To do so, unplug the AC adapter, turn off power management
features (through Setup and Windows), and turn on the system. Once the
battery is fully discharged, plug in the AC adapter and recharge the battery.
If you do not discharge the battery completely, it fails to accept a full
recharge.
+ For Li-Ion battery, it is not necessary to discharge the battery before
recharge it. Li-Ion battery is vulnerable than Ni-MH battery, do not
charge it with other power adapter, or it may cause fire or explosion.
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Installing the Battery Pack
This notebook provides the most convenient way to install the battery pack
into your computer. With the extended nose directed toward the
compartment, insert the battery pack.
Removing the Battery Pack
To remove the battery pack, slide the latch and push out the battery pack
simultaneously.
Replacing the Battery Pack
When your notebook estimates that the battery only has enough charge to
continue for a few minutes, it will alert you to a low battery condition by
blinking the battery icon on the LED status panel and a battery low warning
beep. If you are consuming a lot of power by using the audio system, the
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PCMCIA slots, the hard, floppy disk drives, and CD-ROM drive (or DVD
ROM drive), your notebook might run out of charge much sooner than you
expect. You should always respond to the battery low indication by connecting
to AC power or turning off your notebook, or suspending your notebook to
disk. If you do not do so, the notebook will automatically suspend to disk and
turn off. The contents of the memory will store in the Suspend-to-Disk
partition. You will be unable to restart the notebook until you have connected
to the AC adapter or installed a charged battery. To replace the battery pack,
refer to the previous sections on “Installing the Battery Pack” and “Removing
the Battery Pack.”
+ If you do not have a “Suspend-to-Disk” partition or file prepared
beforehand and the battery is running low, the system will not be able to
enter suspend to disk mode, but would rather enter suspend to RAM
mode. The contents will be saved to the memory instead and you need to
connect the AC adapter.
+ Be sure to save your data before replacing the battery pack or connecting
the AC adapter. Failure to do so can result in data loss.
EXTENDING BATTERY LIFE
It is important to be aware of the simple things for extending the life of the
system main battery while you are on the road. You should find a working
place where the external lighting is not too bright and turn down the screen
brightness and contrast. Also, please refer to Chapter 6 “Customizing Your
Computer” for details about power management features and the modes
available.
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2.2
Connecting the AC Power Source
The AC adapter provides external power source to your computer and charges
the internal battery pack at the same time. The AC adapter also has an autoswitching design that can connect to any 100VAC ~ 240VAC power outlets.
To connect the power adapter:
1.
Plug the AC power cord into the power socket of the AC power adapter.
2.
Plug the other end of the AC power cord to a live AC wall outlet.
3.
Plug the connector of the AC adapter to the DC-IN port found at the
back of the computer.
+ Whenever possible, it is advisable to always have the AC adapter
connected to the notebook and the battery pack installed. This ensures
continuous power supply and prevents any data loss incurring from
sudden power breakdown.
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+ Ÿ For the power supply of this equipment, an approved power cord has to
be used. For a rated current up to 6A and an equipment weight more
than 3kg, a power cord not lighter than H05VV-F, 2G, 0.75mm2, has to
be used.
Ÿ Make sure the socket and any extension cord(s) you use can support
the
total current load of all the connected devices.
Ÿ Before cleaning the computer, make sure it is disconnected from any
external power supplies (i.e. AC adapter or car adapter).
2.3
Starting Your Computer
The Power/Resume button is found on the top of the base unit. Press the
Power/Resume button to start your computer and check that if the Power
LED turns on.
After a few seconds, the computer’s display will turn on and your computer
will begin to execute the Power On Self Test or POST to check if all system
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components are running properly. Any errors found during the test will be
displayed on the screen and may generate short beep sound as well.
After the test, the screen will also display a message “press  to enter
SETUP”. You don’t need to run this program at the moment as your dealer
already made the necessary settings for your computer
optimal operation.
Refer to Chapter 6 on running the SETUP program later.
After the test has completed, your computer will start to search and boot up
the operating system from your hard drive. The notebook computer normally
comes with a Windows 98/2000 operating system pre-installed in your hard
drive. Consult the Windows 98/2000 manual on how to use the program. If
not, contact your dealer for assistance.
2.4
Adjusting the Display Controls
The LCD brightness adjustment is controlled by  + and  +
 keys respectively. You need to press these hot-key controls after
powering on your notebook to suit your viewing pleasure. Press the 
key using your left finger and while still holding the key, press the arrow
cursor keys using your right finger.
+ For TFT color screens, only the Brightness hot-key controls are
functional.
The Brightness hot-key control adjusts the brightness on the LCD. The
brightness hot-key control will not set the LCD completely dark or bright; it
provides sufficient lighting to the LCD to match the external lighting of the
surrounding. The brighter the room, the more you need to increase the
brightness of the LCD.
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2.5
Installing the Notebook Device
Drivers
If you already have an operating system like DOS or Windows installed into
your notebook computer, it is best to install the needed device drivers for
using the built-in devices of your computer. Before installing the drivers,
check with your dealer first if they have already installed all the drivers along
with the operating system. If not, follow the procedures below:
RUNNING THE PHDISK SUSPEND UTILITY
The PHDISK utility of the notebook allows you to create a suspend-to-disk
(STD) partition or file that is used to save the opened files when you activate
STD mode and power off the computer. If you want to make use of the STD
feature, you need first to run the PHDISK utility. There are two options for
executing this utility:
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1.
PHDISK/Create/Partition - you can choose to run Suspend-to-Disk
and save your work into an allocated fixed disk partition. This option
should be done before partitioning and formatting your hard disk. The
advantage of this option is that it is more secure since the files are saved
in a separate partition and has no risk of being deleted. The disadvantage
of this is that you need to allocate enough disk partition for future
memory upgrade. The STD partition should always be larger than the
system memory RAM.
2.
PHDISK/Create/File - you can also choose to run Suspend-to-Disk
and save your work into a STD file. You do not need to allocate an extra
disk partition when running this option. The advantage of this is that you
do not need to allocate or waste extra disk partition. The disadvantage of
this option is that it is less secure since there is risk of deleting the STD
file although the file is hidden.
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RUNNING THE PHDISK/CREATE/PARTITION
Before you run this option, you should carefully consider how much disk size
you need to allocate for the STD partition. The STD partition should be larger
than the installed system memory RAM. If you are planning to install more
memory in the future, it is recommended to allocate more disk space. Run
FDISK under DOS and leave around 5% of disk space for Non-DOS
partition. This will later be used by the PHDISK for creating the STD
partition.
If you already run FDISK before, you need to delete the original partition of
the hard disk.
Load the notebook driver CD and look for the PHDISK program file. Run
“PHDISK/Create/Partition” or “PHDISK/C/P”. The PHDISK utility
program will automatically assign a disk size in reference to the installed
system RAM to be allocated for the STD partition. After PHDISK has
completed the STD partition, you will be prompted to reboot the system.
RUNNING THE PHDISK/CREATE/FILE
Creating a STD file is much simpler since you do not need to allocate an extra
disk partition. Load the notebook driver CD and look for the PHDISK
program file. Run “PHDISK/Create/File” or “PHDISK/C /F”. PHDISK
will create the SAVE2DSK.BIN file on Drive C. The size of this file will
depend on the installed RAM memory of your computer. This file also is
hidden and has read-only attributes. You must not delete this file.
+ During power on or restart, the system will detect if STD partition or file
is present. If not, it will show a red colored dialog box informing you that
“Save to Disk Partition Not Present” and “Save to Disk Feature
Disabled”.
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+ Whenever you upgrade the memory, you need to delete the existing STD
partition or file and create a new one according to the new memory size.
Run PHDISK/Delete/Partition or PHDISK/Delete/File to delete
existing STD partition or file.
INSTALLING THE CD-ROM/DVD-ROM DRIVER
This section provides installation guide for the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
device driver under MS-DOS and other operating systems.
+ For DOS installation, you must have a pre-installed MS-DOS v6.0 or
higher operating system on your hard disk with the “MSCDEX.EXE”
(Microsoft CD Extension) driver file.
+ Both CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drive are ATAPI IDE interface and uses
the same driver.
Installing the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM driver under DOS
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1.
Boot up the system of your computer and insert the Teac CD-ROM
driver diskette into the floppy drive.
2.
Change the directory of the DOS prompt to Drive A and run the CDROM installation program by typing the command A:\>INSTALL and
pressing .
3.
The “CD/DVD-ROM Setup Program” message appears for asking if you
want to continue the next step by pressing  or exit it by pressing
. Press  to continue with the installation.
4.
A connection diagram appears with a message shown “Confirm the
connection environment of the computer, are you sure ? ”
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5.
Press  to confirm.
6.
The installation program will ask you to specify the directory where you
want to place CD/DVD-ROM driver. Press  to install into the
default directory.
7.
Press  to continue with the next step.
8.
The Installation program will automatically copy the CD-ROM driver to
your hard disk and modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
files in activating the CD-ROM drive every time you boot the system up.
9.
Remove the diskette and restart the computer after installation is
complete. Your computer will then detect the CD-ROM drive and will
display the designated drive letter. The CD-ROM drive should be
assigned to Drive D. If you have two disk partition, the CD-ROM drive
will be assigned to Drive E.
Installing Windows NT from CD-ROM or DVD ROM
To install Windows NT directly from your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, insert
Windows NT installation CD into CD-ROM drive and enter BIOS Setup
menu. Go to Boot menu and select “ATAPI CD-ROM Drive” as your boot
device. Go to Exit menu and select “Exit Saving Changes”.
Installing Windows 98/95 from CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
The easiest way to install Windows 98/95 is to boot from Windows 98 startup disk. With Windows 98 start-up disk, you don't need to install CD-ROM
driver since the start-up disk can support virtually all CD-ROM device. Insert
Windows 98 Installation CD into CD-ROM drive and run “setup.exe”.
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If you don't have Windows 98 start-up disk, you need to install CD-ROM
/DVD-ROM driver under DOS. Then, insert Windows 98 Installation CD
into CD-ROM drive and run “setup.exe”
INSTALLING THE VGA DEVICE DRIVER
Following is the procedure for installing the ATI (XXXX) Video Accelerator
3D Adapter (English) VGA driver to your computer:
Installing VGA device driver for Windows 98
1.
Insert the CD containing the VGA driver for Windows 98 into CD-ROM
drive.
2.
Click the Start button, then click Run. In the Run dialog box, click
Browse button and specify the directory as “E:\driver\win98\
VGA\setup”
3.
The Welcome message box appears. Click Next to continue with the next
step.
4.
Select Yes to follow “License Agreements”.
5.
The Select Components box appears. Click Next to begin with
installation.
6.
Click Finish to complete VGA driver Installation.
Installing VGA device driver for Windows NT
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1.
Insert the CD containing the VGA driver for Windows NT into CDROM drive.
2.
Click the Start button, then point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
3.
Double-click on the Display icon and click on the Setting tab.
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4.
Click Have Disk to change display driver from CD-ROM
5.
Click Browse button and navigate to the VGA driver location as
“E:\driver\NT4.0\VGA”.
6.
Click the OK button and select Yes to continue the setup procedure.
7.
Select Yes to restart your computer in order to finish the setup
procedure.
INSTALLING THE MODEM DEVICE DRIVER
Following is the procedure for installing the ESS ES56T-PI Data Fax Modem
driver to your computer:
Installing modem driver for Windows NT
1.
Boot Windows NT from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
Modem driver for Windows NT.
2.
Click the Start button, then click Run. In the Run dialog box, click
Browse button and navigate to the directory as
“E:\driver\NT4.0\modem\setup.exe” where the modem driver is
located.
3.
Click OK to run the program. The EDSP Configuration box appears for
you to set up the COM port.
4.
Click OK. Then, point to Start, Settings, and Control Panel.
5.
In the Control Panel box, double click the Modem icon. The Install New
Modem message box appears. Click Next to detect modem.
6.
When your modem are detected, a message box will appear to advise you
the detected modem with its COM port. Click Next to continue with the
installation.
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7.
Click Finish to show the Modem Properties message box. You will see
the modem type and the attached port here.
8.
Click Close to end this driver setting.
Installing modem driver for Win98
1.
Click the Start button, then point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2.
Double-click on the System icon and click on the Device Manager
folder tab.
3.
Under the Other Devices line, you will find the PCI Communication
Device, click Remove, OK, then Refresh buttons to appear the New
Hardware Found Message Box.
4.
In the Add New Hardware Wizard message box which shows searching
PCI Communication Device driver. Click Next to proceed to the next
step.
5.
Select “Search for the best driver for your device”, and click Next.
6.
Tick on “Specify a location box”. Then, click Browse button and
navigate to the modem driver location as “E:\driver\win98\ modem”.
Click Next to begin searching the driver.
7.
The Add New Hardware will found LT Win Modem. Click Next to
continue installing the driver.
8.
Click Finish button to finish installing modem driver.
INSTALLING THE LAN DRIVER
Following is the procedure for installing the Intel 82559 Fast Ethernet LAN
driver:
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Installing LAN driver for Windows NT
1.
Boot Windows NT from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
Modem driver for Windows NT.
2.
Click the Start button, then click Settings, and Control Panel. Double
click Network and click Yes to install network.
3.
With Wired to Network box ticked on, click Next.
4.
Click Select from list button and click Have disk button.
5.
Type "E:\Driver\NT4.0\LAN" and click OK.
6.
Click OK and click Next to proceed with next step.
7.
Select Network Protocols you need and click Next to proceed to next
step.
8.
Select Network Services and click Next to proceed to next step.
9.
Click Next to continue installation.
10. When Windows prompts you that Setup needs to copy some Windows
files, insert Windows NT disc and type "E:\i386". Then, click
Continue.
11. Select "Intel PRO PCI Adapter" and click Continue.
12. Windows will ask you if you have DHCP server on your network. Ask
your system administrator and click either Yes or No.
13. After enabling or disabling network bindings, click Next to continue with
the next procedure.
14. Click Next to start network.
15. Windows might ask you for your computer name, workgroup or domain.
Input your data and click Next.
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16. Finally, click Finish and click Yes to restart computer.
Installing LAN driver for Windows 98
1.
Boot Windows 98 from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
LAN driver for Windows 98.
2.
Click the Start button, then click Settings, and Control Panel. Double
click System and click Device Manager tab. Under Other devices,
you'll see PCI Ethernet Controller. Select it and click Remove button.
3.
Click Refresh button. The Add New Hardware Wizard will detect PCI
Ethernet Controller. Click Next to search for the driver.
4.
Click Next to continue.
5.
Tick Specify a location and click Browse button. Then, navigate to
“E:\Driver\Win98\LAN (XXXX)” and click Next.
6.
Click Next to accept the updated driver for Intel 82559 Fast Ethernet
LAN driver.
7.
Click Next to continue with LAN driver installation.
8.
Insert the disk labeled “Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM”, and
then click OK.
9.
Type “D:\Win98SE\Setup\Win98”, then click “OK”.
10. Click Finish to complete installation.
Restart Computer to finish setting up LAN.
INSTALLING THE AUDIO DEVICE DRIVER
Your notebook computer uses the VIA PCI Audio controller embedded in
VIA chipset core.
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Installing Audio Driver for Windows NT4.0/98
1.
Boot Windows from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
Audio driver for respective Windows version.
2.
Click the Start button, then click Run. In the Run dialog box, click the
Browse button and navigate to the directory as “E:\driver\
Win98\Audio” or “E:\driver\NT4.0\Audio” and run “setup.exe”.
3.
Click Next to proceed with the next step.
4.
Select Upgrade Drivers and click Next to begin installing the audio
driver.
5.
Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click Finish to
complete the audio installation.
INSTALLING EZBUTTON DRIVER
Following is the procedure for installing the Internet and e-mail button keys.
Installing EZbutton driver for Windows NT/98
1.
Boot Windows from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
Internet/e-mail button driver.
2.
Click the Start button, then click Run. In the Run dialog box, click
Browse button and navigate to the directory as "E:\driver\Easy
button\setup.exe".
3.
The Welcome dialog will appear. Click Next to continue with the
installation.
4.
If you wish to install the driver in a different directory, click Browse.
Otherwise, click Next to continue with the next step.
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5.
The Select Program Folder dialog box will appear. To setup icon on a
different folder, you may type a new folder name or select one from the
existing Folder list. Click Next to continue.
6.
Click Finish to complete installation.
INSTALLING THE LS-120 DRIVER (OPTIONAL)
The LS-120 works almost the same as the FDD and is backward compatible
with any standard 3.5 Double-sided high-density (2HD) FDD. Windows
support LS-120 and you don't need to install additional driver to use LS-120.
However, if you wish to include optional utility which Windows already have,
you can run SETUP on the CD driver.
2.6
Turning off Your Computer
If you are not going to use the computer for awhile, it is best to turn off the
power of the computer for longer use. Before turning off the power, you need
to close first all application programs and shutdown the operating system.
Then, press the power button to switch off the power of your computer. If
you are using Windows 95/98 or its newer version, the system will power off
by itself whenever you shut down the operating system.
After turning off the computer, make it a habit to leave the LVDS panel open
for a while whenever used for an extended period of time. This allows the
inside parts of the computer to cool off. Closing the panel will force the heat
up against the LCD screen, which may degrade the LCD when done regularly.
More importantly, never close the LVDS panel for a long period of time when
computer is on and power saving features are disabled.
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GETTING STARTED ..........................................................................................1
2.1
USING THE BATTERY PACK........................................................................2
Extending Battery Life ............................................................................................4
2.2
CONNECTING THE AC POWER SOURCE ......................................................5
2.3
STARTING YOUR COMPUTER .....................................................................6
2.4
ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTROLS .........................................................7
2.5
INSTALLING THE NOTEBOOK DEVICE DRIVERS ...........................................8
Running the Phdisk Suspend Utility ........................................................................8
Running the PHDISK/Create/Partition ...................................................................9
Running the PHDISK/Create/File ...........................................................................9
Installing the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Driver ...........................................................10
Installing the VGA Device Driver .........................................................................12
Installing the Modem Device Driver .....................................................................13
Installing the Audio Device Driver........................................................................14
Installing EZbutton Driver....................................................................................17
Installing the LS-120 Driver (Optional) ................................................................18
2.6
TURNING OFF YOUR COMPUTER ..............................................................18
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