User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Section 1 Getting Started
- Introduction
- Unpacking Your System
- Precautions
- Checklists
- Features
- The First Time. . .
- Connecting the AC Adapter
- Installing the Battery
- 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 / Radio 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
- Making Connections
- 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
- Windows Messages
- Application Messages
- Appendix B Troubleshooting
- What to Try First
- For More Help
- Common Solutions to Common Problems
- Applications
- Batteries
- Cellular Modem
- 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 6. Customizing Your Bios Settings
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Advanced CMOS Setup Description
Field Setting Function
Bootup Sequence C; A; CDROM Use this field to set the devices from which the system should
boot in order of priority. The default value is A; C; CDROM,
which means that the computer will attempt to boot from the
floppy drive first, then the hard disk, then, the CD-ROM. The
BIOS will auto detect a floppy disk or LS-120 in boot device A:.
A; C; CDROM The computer will boot from the FDD, then the HDD,
then the CD-ROM.
CDROM; A; C The computer will boot from the CD-ROM, then the FDD,
then the HDD.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disabled The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and
Enabled Disks Reporting Technology) system is a diagnostics
technology that monitors and predicts device performance.
The disk drive software monitors the internal performance of
the motors, media, heads, and electronics of the drive. Only
S.M.A.R.T. Hard Disks are supported. The default is Enabled.
Bootup Num-Lock Off Use this field to initially disable the NumLock feature of the
On internal keyboard when the GoBook starts. The default is Off.
Display Expansion Enabled If you are using DOS or a 640 x 480 resolution to run
Mode Disabled windows, the display will not fill the entire screen. Enable this
mode to expand the display to the entire screen.
Password Check Setup The default value is Setup, which specifies that a password is
only required to enter the Setup Utility.
Always If Always is selected, the password is required when the
system is booted up or resuming from a suspend-to-disk.