Winbook SI User manual

FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Conventions of this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Chapter 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1
Hardware — Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3
The WinBook notebook — The Front; The Right Side; The Rear;
The Left Side; The Bottom, Inside the Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4
Power On — Windows 98; Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.13
The Keyboard — Keyboard System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.17
Mouse Buttons & Pointing Devices — Pointing Stick;
Touchpad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.19
LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.21
Battery & Power Saving — Battery Icon; Control Panel . . . . . . . . . 1.22
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.23
Audio/Sound — Built-in Speakers; Built-in Microphone. . . . . . . . . . 1.24
CD-ROM Drive/DVD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
CD-R/CD-RW Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.27
Software — Preloaded Software; Adding Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.28
Chapter 2: Basic Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2
Hard Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3
The Device Manager — Windows 98; Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . 2.5
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7
Faxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7
Modem Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7
Internet World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9
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Chapter 3: Mobile Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Battery Operation — Charging; Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
Power Management — WinBook notebook Low Power
Measures; SpeedStep, Standby and Suspend Modes. . . . . . . . . . . 3.4
Infrared (IR) Port — Windows 98; Windows 2000; IR Connections
Between Computers; Infrared Transfers; IR Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.11
Using a TV Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.18
Safety & Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.18
Travel — Travel Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.20
Chapter 4: Desktop Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1
Audio — Audio Software; Controlling the Sound Levels; Playing
an Audio CD; Windows 98; Windows 2000; Playing Sound
Files; Sound Recording;External Speakers & Microphone. . . . . . . . 4.2
Connecting Peripherals — Printer; Installing Your Printer
for Windows; Installing a Printer for Windows 2000; Other
Parallel Devices; External Monitor; External Keyboard; External
Pointing Device; Serial Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8
USB Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.18
Optional Port Replicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19
Chapter 5: PC Cards (PCMCIA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1
PC Cards — To Use the PC Card; PC Card Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2
PCMCIA Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8
PCMCIA SCSI Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.13
PCMCIA Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.14
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Chapter 6: Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1
Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2
SVGA Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6
Multiple Monitor Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7
TV-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.10
DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11
Zoomed Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12
Chapter 7: Upgrading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1
Memory — To Install Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2
Swappable Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7
Firmware Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8
Other Upgrades (PCMCIA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8
Chapter 8: Configuring & Maintaining Your System . . . . 8.1
Setup Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2
Setup Utility Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2
Standard CMOS Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6
Advanced CMOS Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7
Power Management Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.10
Peripheral Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.14
Security — Viruses, Passwords/System Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.16
Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.18
Internet Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.19
Physical Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.20
System Maintenance — Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.20
Archiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.20
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.21
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Windows Maintenance Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.21
Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.22
Operating Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.23
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2
Booting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5
CD-ROM/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8
CD-R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.11
CD-RW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.12
Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.12
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.15
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.16
Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.18
PCMCIA Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.18
Pointing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.19
Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.22
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.26
TV Out/S-Video Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.27
USB — Universal Serial Bus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.28
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.28
Zoomed Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.29
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G.1
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.1
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
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. Their limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communica-
tions. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Notice 1:
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Notice 2:
Shielded interface cables and AC power, if any, must be used in order to comply with
emission limits.
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Conventions of This Manual
Using this manual will help you get the most from your WinBook®note-
book computer. Keep the manual and the “Read Me First” card with your
WinBook notebook to refer to when you want information and help. If you
are an experienced user of computers and/or Microsoft’s Windows®operat-
ing systems, you might find it useful to read Chapter One on the features
specific to your WinBook notebook and then take advantage of the HTML-
based “WinBook notebook Help” file located in the WinBook folder in
your Start menu. The hypertext links will enable you to move more quickly
to the information you require. If you are a less experienced user, you
should read through the manual carefully before using your system.
Whether or not you are an experienced user, you should consult Chapter
Nine (Troubleshooting) if you encounter any problems with your WinBook
notebook. You will find answers there to many common problems or
errors.
Before proceeding, you should be aware of some of the conventions
of usage in this manual:
• Specific keyboard keys to be typed are indicated in square
brackets: [Tab].
• Combinations of keys are indicated with a plus sign between the keys:
[Shift]+[Tab]. For a combination of keys, you should depress the keys
simultaneously. You might also find it easier to hold down the control
keys ([Alt] or [Shift] or [Ctrl]) of the combination and then press the
final key of the combination.
• The names of files in the Windows long-filename format
are represented as text contained within quotation marks:
“Windows file”.
• Menus and Windows in Windows are presented in boldface:
Control Panel.
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Every attempt has
been made to keep this
manual current, but there
might be changes between the
writing of this manual and your
purchase of the WinBook note-
book. Consult the ”WinBook
notebook Help” file in the
WinBook folder of your Start
menu for the most current infor-
mation on the functions and set-
tings of your computer.
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• Paths to launch programs and documents from the Windows Start
button are represented as paths in boldface: Start/Settings/Control
Panel/System.
The pencil symbol indicates that you should take note of the
accompanying information.
The exclamation symbol identifies information which is
important for you to read to avoid damage to the computer,
loss of data, or personal injury.
This identifies information that you might find particularly
helpful in using your computer or this manual.
This warning cautions you against actions which
might be destructive to your data or might disrupt proper
system operation.
Your WinBook notebook comes equipped with a HTML-based
Help File that includes more detailed information about your
machine and its operating system (Windows 98 or Windows 2000).
This symbol reminds you to check that Help file for more detailed
instructions or for Windows 98 or Windows 2000 specific informa-
tion.
In order to get the optimal usage out of your WinBook notebook, you
should remember the following:
• Read through all the instructions for your WinBook notebook, including
this manual, the WinBook notebook Help file and the “Read Me First”
card that came with your computer.
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•Keep the area free of static electricity and magnetic fields. These can
damage the computer and/or diskettes.
• Be sure to discharge static electricity from your body before touching
the computer or keyboard.
• Use the same caution you would with any electronic equipment.
Keep food, drinks, smoke and ashes away from your computer. Store
the computer in an area that is not exposed to direct sunlight or heating
ducts. Keep the computer away from sources of excessive moisture.
Damage to the computer caused by immersion is not covered by
the warranty.
• When cleaning the computer or its components, apply the proper
cleaning solutions or sprays only to the cloth, not to the computer
or its components.
• If there is ever a need to disconnect internal components other than
those mentioned in the instructions that came with your system, please
have this done by a qualified service technician.
• You should never attempt to physically repair a CD-ROM/DVD drive,
diskette drive or LS-120 drive yourself.
• Do not attempt to repair or open a battery yourself. The battery should
not be exposed to extreme heat, as explosion can result. Proper battery
disposal is required. Do not dispose of battery in regular waste.
• Do not block the cooling fans on the sides or bottom of your unit. In
units with a DVD drive, you should take care not to overheat the DVD
drive by blocking the cooling fan on the bottom of the drive. Working
with a blanket or pillow under the unit is not recommended when you
are using the DVD drive since this will cause the unit to overheat. Do
not operate the unit in a close-fitting cover or case.
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The information in this document and the associated WinBook notebook Help file is subject to
change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by the manufacturer.
The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that might appear
in this document or the associated WinBook notebook Help file.
The software described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used and
copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. No responsibility is assumed for
the use or reliability of software or equipment that is not supplied by the manufacturer or
its affiliated companies.
Restricted Rights: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions
as set forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software
clause at DFARS 252.227-7013.
Acknowledgements:
WinBook® is a registered trademark of Micro Electronics, Inc. MS-DOS, Internet Explorer,
Windows® 98 and Windows 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Zip®
is registered trademark of Iomega Corporation. Active Desktop is a registered trademark of Intel
Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective
corporations.
Copyright Notice:
Duplication or reproduction of this manual in any form without prior permission from
Micro Electronics, Inc. represents an infringement of copyright.
©All rights reserved 2000
Manual Version 1.1
Release Date: February, 2000
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Chapter One:
Getting Started
Chapter 1: Getting Started
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