User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Section 1 Getting Started
- Introduction
- Unpacking Your System
- Precautions
- Checklists
- Features
- The First Time. . .
- Installing the Battery
- Connecting the AC Adapter
- Turning the Computer On and Off
- Adjusting the Volume
- Calibrating the Touch Screen
- Startup Problems?
- Section 2 Getting Familiar with Your Computer
- Introduction
- Individual Parts
- LED Activity Indicators
- LED Power / Wireless Modem Indicators
- Keyboard Basics
- Restarting the Computer
- Primary Keys
- Arrow Keys
- Function Keys
- Numeric Keypad
- Touchpad
- General Guidelines
- Scrolling Buttons
- Connecting an External Keyboard or Mouse
- Disk Drives
- The PC Card Slot
- Connecting to an External Monitor
- Section 3 Making Connections
- Introduction
- Rear Connectors
- Left Side Connectors
- Right Side Connectors
- Section 4 If You Have a Wireless Modem
- Introduction
- Before You Start: Register!
- Registering Your Wireless Modem
- Wireless Modem LED Status
- Installing Your Wireless Modem Software
- Using Your Wireless Modem
- Section 5 Power Management
- Power Management
- Battery Calibration
- Monitoring Battery Power
- Low Battery Alarms
- Battery Charging
- Power Saving Modes
- Suspend Mode
- Initiating Suspend Mode
- Power Button Settings
- When to Replace the Battery
- Heat Considerations
- Section 6 Customizing Your Bios Settings
- Using the BIOS Setup Utility
- BIOS Setup Menu
- Starting the BIOS Setup Utility
- The Main Menu
- Navigating and Entering Information in BIOS
- Standard CMOS Setup
- Standard Feature Description
- Advanced CMOS Setup
- Power Management
- Peripheral Setup
- Auto-Detect Hard Disk
- Change Supervisor Password
- Change User Password
- Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings
- Exiting and Saving
- Section 7 Optional Equipment and Accessories
- Vehicle Adapter
- Vehicle Cradle
- PRECAUTIONS
- Charging Batteries
- Communicating with Other Devices
- Surge Protection
- Selecting the Right Surge Protection
- Selecting the Right Equipment
- Section 8 Maintenance and Storage
- Introduction
- Touch Screen Care
- Hard Drive Care and Handling
- Internal Hard Drives
- External PC Card Hard Drives
- Battery Maintenance and Storage
- Maintaining Batteries
- Storing Batteries
- Computer Maintenance and Storage
- Maintaining Your Computer
- Storing Your Computer
- Appendix A Error Messages
- Introduction
- POST Messages
- MS-DOS Messages
- Application Messages
- Appendix B Troubleshooting
- What to Try First
- For More Help
- Common Solutions to Common Problems
- Applications
- Batteries
- Display
- Hard Disk
- I/O Ports
- Keyboard
- Landline Modems
- Miscellaneous
- Mouse
- PC Cards
- Pen/Touch Screen
- Wireless Modems
- Appendix C Glossary
- Index
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Section 2. Getting Familiar with Your Computer
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Individual Parts
The following diagrams and descriptions provide an overview of your GoBook computer.
Front View
1 Touch screen display
2 Touchpad buttons
3 Scrolling button
4 Speakers
5 Power / wireless modem indicators
6 Touchpad
7 Nitevue™ Keyboard
8 Internal Microphone
9 Activity indicators
10 On / Off power button
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4
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5
6
Activity indicators
Power / wireless modem
indicators