Acer TravelMate 6000 Series User manual

TravelMate®6000 Series
User’s Guide
Notebook Computers
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Black Process Plate

Notice
This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This device generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this device does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
device off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the device and receiver
• Connect the device into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for
help
Notice: Shielded Cables
All connections to other computing devices must be made using shielded
cables to maintain compliance with FCC regulations.
Notice: Peripheral Devices
Only peripherals (input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.) certified
to comply with the Class B limits may be attached to this equipment.
Operation with non-certified peripherals is likely to result in interference
to radio and TV reception.
Caution
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer
could void the user's authority, which is granted by the Federal
Communications Commission, to operate this computer.
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Notice
Use Conditions
This part complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Notice: Canadian Users
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
Remarque à l'intention des utilisateurs canadiens
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du
Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.
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Copyright © 1996 Texas Instruments
All Rights Reserved — Printed in U.S.A.
TravelMate 6000 Series Notebook Computers
User's Guide
TI Part No. 9804462-0001
Original Issue: June 1996
Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication.
Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written
permission of Texas Instruments.
Record the serial number, purchase date, and model number in the
spaces provided below. The serial number and model number are
recorded on the label affixed to the case. All correspondence concerning
your unit should include the serial number, model number, and date of
purchase.
TravelMate is a registered trademark and DockMate, BatteryPro, and ThunderLAN are trademarks of
Texas Instruments. The icons in the TravelMate Notebook Center and Startup groups are copyrighted by
Texas Instruments.
Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation.
Microsoft, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
PS/2 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Sound Blaster is a trademark of Creative Technology Ltd.
Kensington is a registered trademark of Kensignton Microware, Inc.
SCSI is a registered trademark of Security Control Systems, Inc.
Centronics is a trademark of the Centronics Corporation.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
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Contents v
Contents
Notice
Contents
Chapter 1: Using
Documentation Printed Manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Online Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Using the TravelMate Online Manual . . . . . 1-5
Deleting the TravelMate Online Manual . . . 1-6
Chapter 2: Getting
Started General Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 What You Need before Starting. . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Running the Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Running the Demo Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Chapter 3: Installing
Internal Accessories Preventing Damage from Static Electricity . 3-2 Installing Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Installing Modular Bay Accessories . . . . . . 3-7
Installing PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Chapter 4: Setting Up
Your Desktop Preparing To Install External Accessories . . 4-3 Installing a DockMate Docking Solution . . . 4-5
Connecting a Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Connecting a Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Connecting a Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Connecting a Numeric Keypad Accessory . 4-11
Connecting an External Floppy
Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Connecting a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Connecting Sound Equipment . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Securing the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Chapter 5: Installing
Software Selecting Software for the Computer. . . . . . 5-2 Loading Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Special Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Chapter 6: Battery
Operation General Information about Batteries . . . . . 6-2 Charging Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Prolonging Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Responding to a Low Battery Condition . . . 6-7
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Contents
vi Contents
Chapter 7: Mobility Overview of Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Disconnecting from the Desktop. . . . . . . . . 7-3
Moving Around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Taking the Computer Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Traveling with the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Traveling Internationally with
the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Chapter 8: Care and
Troubleshooting Cleaning the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Appendix A: Where To
Get Help Customer Support Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Texas Instruments Worldwide
Sales Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Index
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Using Documentation 1-1
1
Using Documentation
This chapter describes this manual and the other documentation that
ships with your computer. It tells you how to use the TravelMate®Online
Manual and how to delete those files from your hard disk drive if you are
running short of space.
Printed Manuals Contents of the User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Other printed documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Online Manuals Advantages of online documentation . . . . . 1-3
TravelMate Online Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Other online manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Using the
TravelMate Online
Manual
Starting from Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Starting from Windows for Workgroups . . . 1-5
Viewing a topic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Printing current page or range of pages . . . 1-5
Deleting the
TravelMate Online
Manual
Why not to delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
How to delete in Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
How to delete in Windows for Workgroups . 1-7
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Printed Manuals
1-2 Using Documentation
Contents of the
User’s Guide This manual provides the information you need
while the computer is turned off. The computer
could be turned off for a variety of reasons.
• Setting up
• Installing accessories
• Traveling
• Solving problems
With the computer turned on, you have access
to this and much more information in the
TravelMate Online Manual and other online
documents.
Other printed
documents Your computer ships with the following printed
manuals.
Manual Information
Installation poster Guides you through a first-time
installation
Quick Reference
Card Describesindicators,connectors, special keys, and how to contact
TI
Safety Instructions Contains important precautions
about personal safety
Warranty Card Describes the limitations of your
warranty protection
Software license
agreement Describes your rights and obligations concerning use of
included software
Windows®95
documentation kit Includes an overview of the
Windows 95 operating system
and the Microsoft®Certificate of
Authenticity
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Online Manuals
Using Documentation 1-3
Advantages of
online
documentation
Online documentation has the following
advantages.
TravelMate Online
Manual The TravelMate Online Manual provides you the
information you need while the computer is
turned on.
The online manual is in HTML format. HTML
stands for Hyper Text Markup Language and is
the standard “language” of the World Wide Web.
You can view the online manual using the
Microsoft Internet Explorer software included
on your computer. After loading the online
manual, you can retrieve information by
clicking on a topic in the index. Each topic has
a hyperlink pointing to a file. The file is loaded
transparently to you.
Feature Benefit to You
Weightless Gives you access to the equivalent
of several pounds of manuals
without increasing the weight you
have to carry
Electronic links Allows retrieval of information
more quickly
Paperless Conserves natural resources
Available online Lets you reload, update, or even
use directly from the World Wide
Web
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Online Manuals
1-4 Using Documentation
Other online
manuals The following manuals are also available online.
Manual Information
Microsoft online
manuals Full user information for the operating system
Demo program Multimedia presentation of the
features of your computer
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Using the TravelMate Online Manual
Using Documentation 1-5
Starting from
Windows 95 Follow these steps to start the TravelMate
Online Manual from Windows 95.
1. Click on Start.
2. Point to TravelMate Notebook Center.
3. Click on TravelMate Online Manual.
Windows 95 launches the Internet Explorer and
loads the index for the TravelMate Online
Manual.
Starting from
Windows for
Workgroups
Follow these steps to start the TravelMate
Online Manual from Windows for Workgroups.
1. From the Program Manager double-click on
the TravelMate Notebook Center icon.
2. Double-click on the TravelMate Online
Manual icon.
Windows for Workgroups launches the Internet
Explorer and loads the index for the TravelMate
Online Manual.
Viewing a topic Your main point of access to the TravelMate
Online Manual is an index of topics arranged
alphabetically. To view a topic, scroll through
the index until you find the topic you want.
When you click on the topic, the Internet
Explorer loads the file containing the topic you
have selected.
To return to the index from a topic, click on the
back-arrow button in Internet Explorer.
Printing current
page or range of
pages
To print a page, select Print from the File
menu. When the Print dialog box appears you
can choose a page or range of pages to print.
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Deleting the TravelMate Online Manual
1-6 Using Documentation
Why not to delete Although you can delete the online
documentation, it is not recommended that you
do so for the following reasons.
• Most documentation for your computer is
only available online. If you delete it, you
will no longer have access to the
information.
•TheTravelMate Online Manual serves as the
online help for all custom utility packages
for your computer. If you delete it, you will
no longer have help files for those utilities.
• The large storage capacity of the hard disk
drive makes the relatively small space
required to store the online documentation
less significant than in the past.
How to delete in
Windows 95 To delete the TravelMate Online Manual in
Windows 95, follow these steps.
1. Click on Start.
2. Point to Programs and click on Windows
Explorer.
3. From Windows Explorer click on the
tmonline folder.
4. Press the Del key.
5. Confirm File Delete by clicking on Yes.
6. Click on the Recycle Bin.
7. Click on File.
8. Click on Empty Recycle Bin.
9. Click on Yes.
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Deleting the TravelMate Online Manual
Using Documentation 1-7
How to delete in
Windows for
Workgroups
To delete the TravelMate Online Manual in
Windows for Workgroups, follow these steps.
1. From the Program Manager, double-click on
the Main program group.
2. Double-click on File Manager.
3. Click on c:\tmonline.
4. Press Del.
5. Confirm by clicking on OK.
6. Confirm you want to delete the directory by
clicking on Yes.
7. Confirm you want to delete the files by
clicking on Yes to All.
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Deleting the TravelMate Online Manual
1-8 Using Documentation
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Getting Started 2-1
2
Getting Started
This chapter supplements the Installation Poster to help you install the
computer for the first time. The chapter contains information to help you
make decisions during the setup process, details of the Windows 95 setup
program, and a description of the multimedia demo program.
General Cautions Read Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . .2-2
Install with AC power connected . . . 2-2
What You Need
before Starting Sufficient time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Access to AC power . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Certificate of Authenticity . . . . . . . .2-3
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Printer type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Which operating system to load . . . . 2-4
When to back up your system files . . 2-4
Running the Setup
Program Starting the computer for the first
time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Loading DOS+WFW . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6
Loading Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Running the Demo
Program Contents of the demo program . . . .2-8
Stopping the demo program . . . . . . . 2-8
Running the demo program again . .2-8
Deleting the demo program . . . . . . . 2-9
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General Cautions
2-2 Getting Started
Read Safety
Instructions The Safety Instructions for your computer are
in printed form so you can read them carefully
before turning on your computer for the first
time. The Safety Instructions include the
following information.
• Protection from physical hazards
• Avoidance of repetitive motion problems
• Comfort
Install with AC
power connected Always use the AC adapter during initial setup.
When you receive your computer, the battery is
largely discharged. If the computer loses power
during initial setup, you can experience
irreversible file damage.
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What You Need before Starting
Getting Started 2-3
Sufficient time The Windows 95 setup takes up to 30 minutes.
Because of the way Windows 95 structures its
files, stopping in the middle of the setup
process can cause irreversible file damage.
Access to AC power Although the battery pack may have some
charge, it is probably insufficient for the entire
set up. Loss of power during setup can cause
irreversible file damage.
Certificate of
Authenticity You will need to type the number on your
Windows 95 Certificate of Authenticity during
Windows 95 Setup. This certificate is part of the
Windows 95 documentation kit. You need this
number even if you are installing Windows for
Workgroups.
Language During initial setup you choose the following:
• Language for Windows displays
• Language for keyboard installed
Your language selection is final. You will not be
able to change the language after installation is
complete.
Printer type As part of the Windows setup, you are
prompted to choose a printer. Microsoft
includes the files for many different printers. If
you cannot find your printer in the list, you will
need the floppy disk with the printer driver
provided by the printer manufacturer. If you do
not want to install a printer at this time, you
can skip this part of the setup.
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What You Need before Starting
2-4 Getting Started
Which operating
system to load During initial setup you must choose which
operating system to load, either Windows 95 or
MS-DOS®and Windows for Workgroups
(DOS+WFW). This choice is final. You will not be
able to change the operating system after
installation is complete.
For most users Windows 95 is the better choice.
You might want to load DOS+WFW under the
following circumstances.
• Your corporation or workgroup may have
guidelines that require use of DOS+WFW.
Check with your manager to determine the
policy at your company.
• The software that controls your local area
network may not be compatible with
Windows 95. Check with your network
administrator to determine whether
Windows 95 is compatible.
• Although most software that is compatible
with DOS+WFW is also compatible with
Windows 95, it is possible that existing
software you are using will not run in
Windows 95. If you have a critical software
application that you intend to copy to your
new computer, check with the manufacturer
of the software to determine whether your
application is compatible with Windows 95.
When to back up
your system files After setting up the operating system, the
computer gives you the opportunity to back up
the operating system on floppy disks. You can
make your backups immediately following
setup or later. When you choose to back up
your operating system on floppy disks, you will
need approximately 40 floppy disks for
Windows 95 or 20 floppy disks for DOS+WFW.
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Running the Setup Program
Getting Started 2-5
Starting the
computer for the
first time
After gathering information, you are ready to
run the setup program. The first time you turn
on your computer, your system automatically
runs the Windows 95 Setup. The following steps
help you through the Windows 95 Setup.
cCaution: Make selections carefully. This is
your only chance to set up the operating
system.
1. Turn on your computer.
The program displays the Welcome to
Windows Setup screen.
2. Click on Next.
The program displays the Regional
Settings screen.
3. Select the language and keyboard then click
on Next.
The program displays the User Information
screen.
4. Type in your name and company then click
on Next.
The next three screens include license
agreement information.
5. Click your agreement to the license
conditions.
The program prompts you for the number
on your Certificate of Authenticity.
6. Enter the number from your Certificate of
Authenticity then click on Next.
The program displays the Windows Version
screen. How you proceed from here depends on
which operating system you want to load.
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