AVERATEC AV5110HS User manual

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Copyright©2003
All Rights Reserved -Printed in Taiwan
Notebook Computer User Guide
Original Issue: 2003/6
This manual guides you in setting up and using your new notebook computer.
Information in this manual has been carefully checked for accuracy and is
subject to change without notice.
No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy,
recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission.
Trademarks
Product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be
the trademarks of their respective companies.
Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows Sound System are trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation.
Intel ®, Centrino™, Pentium ® M, Banias, Calexico are registered trademark
of Intel Corporation.
Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro are trademarks of Creative Technology.
All other brands or product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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FCC Information to User
Safety and Care Instructions
No matter what your level of experience with computers, please make sure
you read the safety and care instructions. This information can help protect
you and your computer from possible harm.
Radio and television interference
Warning: Use the specified shielded power cord and shielded signal cables
with this computer, so as not to interfere with radio and television reception.
If you use other cables, it may cause interference with radio and television
reception.
This equipment 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 equipment 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 equipment does not cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encourage 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.

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•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for
help.
You may find helpful the following booklet, prepared by the Federal
Communications Commission: Interference Handbook (stock number 004-
000-00345-4). This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing
Office, Washington, DC 20402.
Warning: The user must not modify or change this computer without
approval. Modification could void authority to this equipment.
Cordless Phone FCC RF Exposure
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:
This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for
an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and
operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator
and your body.
15.247 (b)(4), the EUT meets the requirement that it be operated in a manner
that ensures the public is not exposed to radio frequency energy levels in
excess of the Commission’s guidelines (1.1307, 1.1310, 2.1091 and 2.1093)
Canadian Department of Communications Compliance
Statement
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

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Shielded Cables Notice
All connections to other computing devices must be made using shielded
cables to maintain compliance with FCC regulations.
Peripheral Devices Notice
Only peripherals (input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc) certified to
comply with 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.
Optical Disk Drive Notice
The optical disk drive is Class One Laser Product.
Caution
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer may
void the user’s authority, which is granted by the Federal Communications
Commission, to operate this computer.
Use Conditions
This part complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following 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.

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About Your Notebook Computer
Congratulations for having purchased your new Notebook
Computer. This notebook incorporates the strongest features,
which integrate the latest technologies available in the
notebook industry.
Your new notebook computer not only drives today’s?
multimedia applications but also is ready for tomorrow’s?
exciting new software.
This Notebook Computer is a freedom, flexibility, and
functionality notebook that users have been demanding for a
long time.

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About Your User Guide
Welcome to your Notebook Computer’s User Guide. This
manual covers everything you need to know in learning how
to use your computer. This manual also assumes that you
know the basic concepts of Windows and the PC. You will
start doing a lot of great and fun things with your computer.
This manual is divided into eight chapters.
Chapter 1 gives introduction on your computer features.
Chapter 2 provides step-by-step instructions to help you
begin using your notebook as quickly as
possible.
Chapter 3 describes how to operate the standard features
of your computer.
Chapter 4 illustrates how to integrate video and sound
chips into impressive presentations.
Chapter 5 illustrates how to connect external devices to
your computer.
Chapter 6 explains how to use the System BIOS Setup
program.
Chapter 7 explains how to use the internal module
options of your computer.
Chapter 8 offers instructions on how to care and
maintain your notebook.

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Table of Contents
ABOUT YOUR NOTEBOOK COMPUTER...........................5
ABOUT YOUR USER GUIDE...................................................6
1INTRODUCTION................................................................ 11
1.1 FEATURE HIGHLIGHT .........................................................................12
1.2 UNPACKING THE COMPUTER..............................................................14
1.3 THE INSIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK..........................................................16
Notebook Status Icons....................................................................18
The Function of Easy Buttons........................................................20
1.4 THE FRONT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK.................................................21
1.5 THE REAR SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK...................................................21
1.6 THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK....................................................22
1.7 THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK .................................................24
1.8 THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK..................................................25
1.9 NOTEBOOK ACCESSORIES..................................................................26
2GETTING STARTED.......................................................... 29
2.1 USING THE BATTERY PACK................................................................30
Extending Battery Life....................................................................32
2.2 CONNECTING THE AC POWER SOURCE.............................................33
2.3 STARTING YOUR COMPUTER..............................................................34
2.4 ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTROLS ................................................35
2.5 TURNING OFF YOUR COMPUTER.........................................................35
3USING YOUR NOTEBOOK............................................. 37
3.1 STARTING YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM...............................................38
3.2 UNDERSTANDING THE KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS .................................38

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Basic Keyboard Functions.............................................................41
Cursor Control Keys.......................................................................42
Screen Control Keys .......................................................................43
Windows Hot Keys ..........................................................................43
Special Function Keys....................................................................44
3.3 USING THE GLIDE PAD POINTING DEVICE .........................................45
3.4 CONFIGURING YOUR SCREEN DISPLAY..............................................47
Possible Display Configurations...................................................48
Changing the Display Properties under Windows..............................48
3.5 KNOWING THE POWER SAVING FEATURES ........................................49
3.6 WORKING WITH THE BUILT-IN HDD..................................................50
3.7 HOW TO ACCESS THE OPTICAL DISK DRIVE......................................51
3.8 USING PCMCIA CARDS....................................................................53
What is PCMCIA?...........................................................................53
What is CardBus?...........................................................................55
Inserting and Removing a PCMCIA Card...................................55
Making PC Cards Work..................................................................57
Hot Swapping PC Cards................................................................58
4FUNWITHMULTIMEDIA ....................................................59
4.1 NOTEBOOK MULTIMEDIA FEATURES .................................................60
4.2 AUDIO SOUND SYSTEM FEATURES ....................................................60
4.3 SETTING UP THE AUDIO DRIVER PROPERTIES ...................................61
4.4 WINDOWS MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMS .................................................61
4.5 RECORDING SOUNDS..........................................................................62
Using an External Microphone.....................................................65
Using the Built-in Optical Disk Drive..........................................65
4.6 PLAYING AUDIO AND SOUND.............................................................67
Using the Windows Media Player..................................................67
4.7 PLAYING VIDEO AND MPEG FILES ...................................................67

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5CONNECTING TO PERIPHERALS............................... 71
5.1 USING THE USB PORT .......................................................................72
5.2 USING AN EXTERNAL MONITOR PORT....................................................72
5.3 USING THE IEEE 1394 PORT .............................................................74
5.4 USING THE EXTERNAL AUDIO SYSTEM..............................................75
5.5 USING THE LAN PORT.......................................................................75
5.6 USING THE WIRELESS LAN...............................................................76
5.7 USING THE MODEM PORT ..................................................................77
6CUSTOMIZING YOUR NOTEBOOK ............................... 79
6.1 RUNNING THE BIOS SETUP PROGRAM..............................................80
6.2 USING THE MAIN MENU SETUP..........................................................82
6.2.1 Internal HDD Sub-Menu......................................................85
6.3 USING THE ADVANCED CMOS SETUP ..............................................86
6.4 SECURITY MENU SETUP .....................................................................88
6.5 USING THE BOOT SETUP.....................................................................92
6.6 HOW TO EXIT THE SETUP PROGRAM..................................................93
7USING OPTIONS................................................................ 95
7.1 SYSTEM UPGRADE .............................................................................96
Memory Upgrade............................................................................96
Installing Memory Module.............................................................97
7.2 HARD DISK UPGRADE........................................................................98
Upgrade Hard Disk ........................................................................98
7.3 WIRELESS MODULE INSTALLATION .................................................100
8CARING FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK.............................101
8.1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................102
8.2 CLEANING YOUR COMPUTER...........................................................104
8.3 MAINTAINING THE LCD QUALITY...................................................105

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8.4 MAINTAINING YOUR HARD DISK.....................................................105
8.5 BATTERY CARE GUIDELINES ...........................................................106
8.6 WHEN YOU TRAVEL.........................................................................107
APPENDIX A SYSTEM SPECIFICATION .......................109
Processor Unit...............................................................................110
System Memory..............................................................................110
LCD Display..................................................................................110
VGA System....................................................................................110
Storage...........................................................................................111
Audio System.................................................................................111
PCMCIA.........................................................................................111
Glide Pad .......................................................................................111
Keyboard........................................................................................112
Flash BIOS.....................................................................................112
I/O Ports........................................................................................112
Wireless devices.............................................................................112
AC/DC Power Supply Adapter.....................................................112
Battery............................................................................................112
Weight and Dimension.................................................................113

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1 Introduction
Your Notebook PC is a fully Windows compatible
portable personal computer. With the latest features
in mobile computing and multimedia technology,
this notebook makes a natural traveling companion.
With leaps of technology, your Notebook PC runs
on a whole wide range of general business, personal
productivity, entertainment, and professional
applications. It is ideal for use in the office, at home,
and on the road.
Your Notebook PC makes an ideal choice for use in
the office, the schoolroom, at home, on the road
and all other occasions.

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1.1 Feature Highlight
Before we go to identify each part of your Notebook PC, we will first
introduce you to other notable features of your computer.
This notebook uses the platform with certified Intel® Centrino™ Mobile
Technology. It supports the new Intel® Pentium® M processor, the core-
logic architecture that absolutely fits the processor and the built-in excellent
Intel® PRO/Wireless solution.
The Centrino™ Mobile Technology is a new concept of N/B that is capable
of power-saving long operation time and easy accessing wireless connection.
The CPU is specially designed for power saving features with adequate speed.
You can get the same powerful performance as a high speed Intel Pentium®
4, yet without consuming as much energy.
Processing Unit
•Your notebook runs on an Intel Pentium® M microprocessor which is
integrated with 1024 KB L2 Cache. Check with your dealer on the CPU
type and speed.
•Fully compatible with an entire library of PC software based on
operating systems such as Windows 2000/XP.
Wireless LAN
Intel® Pro/Wireless network solution
Memory
This notebook provides two memory slots for installing DDR SDRAM 200-
pin SO-DIMM modules up to 1024MB using 128MB, 256MB or 512MB DDR
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PCMCIA
Provides two PCMCIA slots that allow you to insert a Type II card
IEEE 1394
Provides one IEEE 1394 port for fast data transmission by external hard disk
or digital video (DV)
USB 2.0
Provides three USB 2.0 ports for fastest I/O data transmission
Graphic System
Provides a blazing graphics controller embedded in the Intel 855GM chipset
PCI Local Bus Architecture
•32-bit PCI Enhanced IDE optimizes the data transfer between the CPU
and hard disk drives. Support ultra DMA 100, PIO Mode 4, bus
mastering for LBA Scheme.
•32-bit PCMCIA CardBus PCI technology that is also backward
compatible with 16-bit PC cards.
Audio System
Full-duplex 16-bit stereo audio system output. Sound Blaster and Sound
Blaster Pro compatible.
Flash BIOS
Flash BIOS allows you to easily upgrade the System BIOS using the Phoenix
Flash utility program.

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Power and System Management
•Integrated SMM (System Management Mode) on system chipset that
shuts down components not in use to reduce power consumption. To
execute power management, you can set up the parameter in Power
Options properties by pointing your mouse to Control Panel of
Windows.
•Suspend hot-key allows you to suspend the system operation instantly
and resume at the press of the power button.
•System Password for User and Supervisor included on the BIOS SETUP
Program to protect unauthorized use of your computer.
1.2 Unpacking the Computer
Your computer comes securely packaged in a sturdy cardboard shipping
carton. Upon receiving your computer, open the carton and carefully remove
the contents. In addition to this User Guide, the shipping carton should also
contain the following items:
þNotebook Computer
þAC Adapter and AC Power Cord
þLi-Ion Battery Pack
þRecovery CD
þQuick Setup Guide

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Carefully inspect each component to make sure that nothing is missing
and/or damaged. If any of these items is missing or damaged, notify your
dealer immediately. Be sure to save the shipping materials and the carton in
case you need to ship the computer or if you plan to store the computer away
sometime in the future.

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1.3 The Inside of the Notebook
The notebook computer is compact with features on every side. First, look
at the inside of the system. The following sections describe inside features.
1.Color LCD Display 2. Status LED Indicators
3. Keyboard 4. Easy Buttons
5. Power On/Resume Button 6. Touchpad Pointing Device
•Color LCD Display
The notebook computer comes with a color LCD that you can adjust for
a comfortable viewing position. The LCD is 15" TFT color LCD with
1024x768 XGA (Extended Graphics Array). The features of the Color
LCD Display are summarized as follows:
⇓TFT color LCD with 15" 1024x768 XGA resolution panel.

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⇓LCD display control hot-keys allows you to adjust the brightness of
the LCD.
⇓Simultaneous display capability for LCD and external desktop
computer monitor.
•Status LED Indicator
Keeps you informed of your notebook computer’s current operating
status and power status. Description of the status icons appears in the
latter part of this section.
•Keyboard
⇓Standard QWERTY-key layout and full-sized 88 keys keyboard
with Windows system hot-keys, embedded numeric keypad, 7hot
keys, inverted "T" cursor arrow keys, and separate page screen
control keys.
⇓Wide extra space below the keyboard panel for your wrist or palm
to sit-on comfortably during typing.
•Easy Buttons
There are three easy buttons usedfor activating wireless function and
accessing user-defined functions instantly and easily. Description of the
easy buttons appears in the latter part of this section.
•Power On/Resume Button
Switches the computer power on and off, or resumes whenever it is in
Suspend mode.

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•Touchpad Pointing Device
Microsoft and IBM PS/2 mouse compatible with three select buttons as
one Scroll button and two Touchpad click buttons. These three buttons
array below the Glide pad. The middle one is located with the Scroll
button that lets you execute the scroll page function. The two click
buttons located at each side support tapping selection and dragging
functions. These buttons work like a standard computer mouse. Simply
move your fingertip over the Glide Pad to control the position of the
cursor. Use the selection buttons below the Glide Pad to select menu
items.
NOTEBOOK STATUS ICONS
The Status LED Panel keeps you informed of the notebook’s current
operating and power status. Each LED is marked with an icon to designate
the system status.
1. Wireless LAN Status 2. Power Indicator
3. Battery Charging LED 4. HDD/CD Access
5. Caps Lock 6. Num Lock
•Wireless LAN Status
When LED in green light indicates that the system is accessing data from
or is retrieving data by wireless LAN.

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•Power Indicator
Lets you know that power to the system is turned on. This LED is
positioned so that you can see the power state whether the LCD panel is
opened or closed.
⇓Lights green when the system is powered on.
⇓Lights green blinking when the system is in Suspend to RAM.
•Battery Charging LED
Lights to indicate battery in charging status.
⇓Lights green to indicate that the battery is in charging.
⇓Lights off to indicate the battery is fully charged or no battery
installed.
•HDD/CD Access
When LED in green light indicates that the system is accessing either the
Hard Disk or optical disk drive.
•Caps Lock
When LED in yellow light indicates that the Caps Lock key on the
keyboard is activated. When activated, all alphabet keys typed in will be
in uppercase or capital letters.
•Num Lock
When LED in yellow light indicates that the Num Lock key on the
keyboard is activated. When activated, the embedded numeric keypad
will be enabled.

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THE FUNCTION OF EASY BUTTONS
1. Wireless LAN Button 2. Easy Button 1 3. Easy Button 2
•Wireless LAN Button
Push this button to activate or deactivate the Wireless LAN. When you
activate the wireless LAN function, it will search the wireless LAN signal
automatically if you had installed the driver.
•Easy Button 1
You can define the specific function by yourself to active the program.
For example, you can define it to access the outlook 98/2000/2002...
utility just by pressing this button. You can simplify several procedures in
entering into Outlook 98/2000/2002... environment. For more details,
you can refer to Section 2.5 to recognize the driver installation
procedures in activating Easy Button 1.
•Easy Button 2
You can define the specific function by yourself to active the program.
For example, you can define it for providing a very convenient way in
connecting to the Internet only by pressing this button. For more detail,
you can refer to Section 2.5 to recognize the driver installation
procedures in activating Easy Button 2.