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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GoBook Users Manual
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Using the BIOS Setup Utility
This chapter explains how to use the Setup Utility to modify the BIOS settings. The Setup Utility displays and allows
modification of the GoBook components and the configuration of devices that are connected to it. This information
is used to test and initialize components at start-up time and to make sure everything runs properly when the system
is operating.
The BIOS is installed with a set of default values. You may be able to increase system performance by changing
some of the timing values in the Setup Utility, but this can be limited by the kind of hardware you are using. In
certain circumstances, the system may generate an error message that asks you to make changes to the CMOS
settings using the Setup Utility. This happens when the system finds an error during the POST (Power On Self Test)
that it carries out at startup.
If you are not sure how to configure the BIOS settings, we suggest that you select Auto Configuration with Optimal
Settings on the Main Menu screen, then exit saving changes. This loads optimized default settings for normal use.
BIOS Setup Menu
The BIOS Setup Utility allows you to configure your computer’s basic settings. When you turn your computer on,
the system reads this information to initialize the hardware so that it can operate correctly. Use the BIOS Setup
Utility to change your computer’s start-up configuration. For example, you can change the way the parallel port
operates, or change the security and power management routines of your system.
Starting the BIOS Setup Utility
You can only start the Setup Utility shortly after the computer has been turned on. A prompt appears on the computer
display that says “Press DEL to run Setup.” When you see this prompt, press the Delete key and the system will start
the Setup Utility and display the main menu of the utility.