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 4. If You Have a Radio Modem
77-0100-003 19 January 2001
1 To verify the radio is installed and functioning correctly, a hyperterminal session can be used to access RIM’s
built in diagnostic program.
2 To access this diagnostic program, create a hyterterminal session direct to COM4 with 8 data bits, no parity, 1stop
bit, and hardware handshaking.
3 Once a connection has been established, type “menu” (lower case, without the quotes) and press enter. The RIM
Diagnostic screen should appear.
This diagnostic program allows the user to send a short message either to yourself or another device on the network.
For more information on how use the built-in diagnostics, visit the RIM website at
www.rim.net.
RIM 902M (Mobitex) for Cingular
The RIM 902M radio is automatically installed through the Plug and Play feature of the Windows operating system.
Once installed the radio can be accessed as COM4.
1 To verify the radio is installed and functioning correctly, a hyperterminal session can be used to access RIM’s
built in diagnostic program.
2 To access this diagnostic program, create a hyterterminal session direct to COM4 with 8 data bits, no parity, 1
stop bit, and hardware handshaking.
3 Once a connection has been established, type “menu” (lower case, without the quotes) and press enter. The RIM
Diagnostic screen should appear.
This diagnostic program allows the user to send a short message either to yourself or another device on the network.
For more information on how use the built-in diagnostics, visit the RIM website at www.rim.net.
Lucent Wireless LAN
• Driver comes pre-installed
Cisco Wireless LAN
• Driver comes pre-installed