Gateway 600YG2 User manual

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Specifications for the
Gateway 600YG2 Notebook
Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.
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Processor and Core Logic
Processor options One Intel®Pentium 4™-M CPU
To determine your notebook’s processor:
■In Windows XP, click Start, My Computer, then click
View System Information. The processor is listed.
-OR-
■In Windows 2000, click Start, Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, then click System
Information. The processor is listed.
Processor packaging Intel socketable micro-FCPGA2
Level 2 cache 512 KB
Core logic ■Intel 845MP chipset
■PCI Bus
■ICH-3
Processor side bus 400 MHz front side bus
BIOS ■Phoenix BIOS
■512 KB Flash ROM
■SMBIOS 2.3 support
■Advanced Configuration and Power Interface 1.0b
(ACPI 1.0b) support
■Advanced Power Management 1.2 (APM 1.2)
■Wired for Management 2.0 (WfM 2.0)

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System memory
Memory type 266 MHz DDR-SDRAM system memory
Memory expansion options ■Two 200-pin industrial standard DDR-SODIMM
sockets
■Accepts two PC-2100 SDRAM memory modules
■1024 MB maximum system memory
■No on-board memory
To determine your notebook’s memory:
■In Windows XP, click Start, My Computer, then click
View System Information. The memory is listed.
-OR-
■In Windows 2000, click Start, Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, then click System
Information. The memory is listed.
Video
Graphics controller ■ATI Mobility Radeon 9500
■256-bit 3D and 2D graphics accelerator
Video memory 64 MB DDR-SDRAM
LCD display panel 15.0-inch or 15.7-inch active matrix (TFT) LCD color
display
Maximum panel resolution:
15.0-inch: 1024 ×768
15.7-inch: 1280 ×1024
Maximum color depth: 32-bit (16.7 million colors)
LCD supported video modes 15.0-inch: XGA
15.7-inch: SXGA
LCD maximum refresh rate 60 Hz
Controls ■Brightness level selectable through FNkey (up, down)
■Icon to display 8 levels of brightness
■Auto dim on battery
■Auto bright on AC power
External video ■Supports dual display and dual view
■Integrated TV encoder
External CRT resolutions Supports standard IBM VGA compatible modes
Maximum resolution: 2048 ×1536 ×32-bit colors

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External CRT maximum refresh rate 75 Hz
TV out (composite video) jack Supports NTSC/PAL connection to standard TV monitors
with RCA jack
TV out (S-Video) jack Supports NTSC/PAL connection to standard TV monitors
with S-Video jack on port replicator
IEEE 1394 ■One 4-pin connector
■100/200/400mbps
■Supports video and audio capture
■Software included for motion and still-frame capture
Audio
Audio chipset ESS ES1988
Sound support ■PCI interface audio
■Multi-stream Direct Sound and Direct Sound 3D
acceleration
■SoundBlaster Pro, MIDI, Windows Sound System
compatible, MP3, WMA
■APM1.2, ACPI1.0, and PPMI1.1 compliant
■S/PDIF output for PCM or AC-3 content via Toslink jack
on notebook and port replicator
■PCI Power Management Interface (PPMI) 1.1
compliant
Digital DVD audio Provides full 5.1 channel Dolby Digital output (AC-3)
from DVD decoder through Toslink optical S/PDIF jack
on notebook and port replicator.
Volume controls ■Volume control buttons for Audio DJ on front of system
■Volume control keys on keyboard
■Software control provided through Windows
Internal microphone Omni-directional, low impedance
Internal speakers ■Stereo speakers built into palm rest.
■1.0 W maximum output
Audio jacks ■S/PDIF digital audio output
■Stereo headphone output
■Stereo line input
■Monophonic microphone input

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Audio DJ ■O2 Oz263, Digital Audio & Audio Player
■Supports AC97 V2.2
■Supports playback function buttons (Play/Pause,
Forward/Scan Forward, Rewind/Scan Rewind, Stop)
■Independent power button
■Volume up/down
Communications
Modem features ■Integrated V.90/56K data/fax modem
■Uses the RJ-11 jack on the back of the notebook
■Supports Wake on Ring from S3 power mode
10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface
features
■Integrated IEEE 802.3 (10/100 BASE-TX) Ethernet
interface
■Uses the RJ-45 jack on the back of the notebook
■Supports Wake on LAN from S3 power mode
Wireless Ethernet interface features
(Factory installed option)
■Agere ORiNOCO IEEE 802.11b network card installed
in Mini PCI expansion slot
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■Broadcom BCM94306 IEEE802.11g network card
installed in Mini PCI expansion slot
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■Broadcom BCM94300 IEEE802.11a/g network card
installed in Mini PCI expansion slot
Antenna: Uses factory-installed internal antenna
assembly
Operating channels: 11 selectable channels
Security: 128 and 64 bit WEP encryption
Operating Frequency
■2.4 GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
(IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g)
■5.0 GHz (IEEE 802.11a)
Maximum Data Rate
■54 Mbps (IEEE802.11g and IEEE 802.11a)
■11 Mbps (IEEE802.11b)

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Input/Output (I/O)
Keyboard ■U.S. English keyboard
■Full-sized 86-keys
■19 mm × 19 mm key pitch
■3.0 mm keystroke
Pointing device ■Gateway EZ-Pad™touchpad
■4-button design
Multifunction buttons Four “hot keys” that launch e-mail, Web browser, help
application, and My Computer
Status indicators ■Bay swap status
■Hard drive access
■Left bay access
■Right bay access
■Caps lock
■Scroll lock
■PAD lock
■Audio DJ power
■Battery status
■Power/Suspend
Input/Output (I/O) ports ■Two USB (4-pin)
■High-speed serial
■Parallel (bi-directional, EPP, ECP)
■IEEE 1394 (4-pin)
■V.90, 56K Modem (RJ-11)
■10/100 Ethernet (RJ-45)
■External monitor (VGA)
■TV out (NTSC/PAL composite video)
■S/PDIF digital audio out
■Stereo headphone output
■Stereo line input
■Monophonic microphone input
■PS/2 keyboard or mouse
■PC Card sockets (two Type II or one Type III)
■Docking port
■DC input
PCMCIA ■Accepts two Type II or one Type III device
■TI PCI1520 controller
■Supports D3 cold wakeup
NOTE: This notebook does not support Zoom Video.

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Docking solution
Type Port replicator
Docking supported ■Hot dock
■Warm dock
■Cold dock
Input/Output (I/O ports) ■Two USB 2.0 (4-pin)
■High-speed serial
■Parallel
■Modem (RJ-11)
■Ethernet (RJ-45)
■External monitor (VGA)
■S-Video TV out
■S/PDIF digital audio out
■Stereo headphone output
■Analog audio line input (stereo)
■Two PS/2
■Docking port
■DC input
Storage
Hard drive controller ■Two independent bus-mastering Enhanced IDE
channels on PCI bus
■Supports up to Ultra DMA 100 and up to PIO mode 4
Hard drive ■User removable
■2.5-inch diameter
■9.5 mm height
To find the hard drive capacity:
■In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Computer.
Right-click the drive letter, then click Properties. The
drive’s capacity and available space appear. If the drive
has multiple partitions (for example, C: and D:), add the
capacities of each partition to determine the drive’s
total capacity.
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■In Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon
on your Windows desktop. Right-click the drive letter,
then click Properties. The drive’s capacity and
available space appear. If the drive has multiple
partitions (for example, C: and D:), add the capacities
of each partition to determine the drive’s total capacity.

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Super I/O controller ■NS PC87391 LPC super I/O controller
■Diskette drive controller
■IEEE 1284 compliant parallel port
■Serial port
Modular bays Two modular bays are available on the notebook.
Supports hot swapping of both bay devices:
■From taskbar
■Through an electrical switch
Optical Drive
To determine the type of optical drive in a bay, examine
the drive tray’s plastic cover. A CD Compact Disc logo
indicates a CD drive, a DVD logo indicates a DVD drive,
a CD-R/RW logo indicates a recordable/rewritable CD
drive, a DVD logo in combination with a CD-R/RW logo
indicates a DVD drive that also is a recordable/rewritable
CD drive, and a DVD-ROM/R/RW logo in combination
with a CD-R/RW logo indicates a recordable/rewritable
DVD drive that also is a recordable/rewritable CD drive.
Available drives include:
■CD
■DVD
■CD-RW
■Combination DVD/CD-RW
■DVD-RW/CD-RW
Second Hard Drive
■2.5-inch diameter
■12.7 mm or 9.5 mm high
Diskette Drive (right modular bay only)
■12.7 mm high
■3.5-inch diskettes
■720k/1.2MB/1.44MB support
Second Battery (right modular bay only)
■Removable six-cell prismatic Lithium Ion battery pack
■3.4 Ah
■11.1 V nominal
■37.74 Wh

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Power
Intelligent charger Supports dynamic charge current to achieve the best
charge performance
AC adapter ■19 VDC, 4.72A, 90 W output
■Automatically adjusts for 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz
power source
■Three-wire design
■Includes power LED
Battery type Main
■Removable nine-cell Lithium Ion battery pack
■Embedded controller inside to support smart battery
Secondary
■Removable six-cell prismatic Lithium Ion battery pack
Battery capacity Main
■5.7 Ah
■11.1 V nominal
■63.3 Wh
Secondary
■3.4 Ah
■11.1 V nominal
■37.7 Wh
Battery life varies depending on configuration, programs,
power management settings, and features used.
Recharge time varies, depending on usage.
Power management ■Advanced Configuration and Power Interface 1.0b
(ACPI 1.0b) support
■SMBIOS 2.3
■PC 2001 compliant
■Pentium 4-M CPU supports Intel®Speedstep™
technology
Controls ■Keyboard-activated pop-up display gives battery
charge as a percentage remaining
■Icon on taskbar shows battery charge as a percentage
remaining
■Battery meter on battery
Power switch Supports Power On/Off, Standby/Resume, Hibernate,
Shutdown
Reset hole Resets whole system if notebook cannot be recovered
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Lid switch LCD On/Off, Standby, Hibernate
Security
Passwords ■Power-on password (2-level password support)
■Hard drive password
Physical ■Main system memory compartment screw
■Hard drive bay screw
■Mini PCI bay security screw
■Kensington®security slot on notebook right side
■Kensington®security ring on port replicator
System software
Operating system ■Microsoft®Windows®XP Professional
■Microsoft®Windows®XP Home Edition
■Microsoft®Windows®2000
System management ■SMBIOS 2.3 BIOS support
■Wired for Management 2.0 (WfM 2.0) enabled
■Advanced Configuration and Power Interface 1.0b
(ACPI 1.0b) support
■Support for Wake on LAN from S3 power mode
■Support for Intel®LANDesk®Client manager 6.0
System compatibility ■PC99 specification
■PC2001 specification
■Advanced Power Management 1.2 (APM 1.2)
■Advanced Configuration and Power Interface 1.0b
(ACPI 1.0b) support
■SMBIOS 2.3
■Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certified
Quick/Quiet boot Supported

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Physical specifications
Dimensions 15.7-inch display
~13.86 ×11.44 ×1.77 in. (W ×D×H)
~352 ×290 ×45.5 mm (W ×D×H)
15.0-inch display
~13.86 ×11.44 ×1.69 in. (W ×D×H)
~352 ×290 ×43.5 mm (W ×D×H)
System weight 15.7-inch display
includes DVD drive, diskette drive, and battery
~8.65 lbs.
~3.9 kg
15.0-inch display
includes DVD drive, diskette drive, and battery
~8.0 lbs.
~3.6 kg
AC adapter weight 13 ounces (370 g)
Environment
Operating temperature 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)
Storage temperature -4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C)
Operating humidity 20% to 80% relative humidity; no condensation
Storage humidity 10% to 90% relative humidity; no condensation
Operating altitude, maximum 8,000 feet at 59°F (2,438 meters at 15°C)
Storage altitude, maximum 12,000 feet (3,658 m)
MAN SYS 600 YG2 SPEC R3 8/03