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our Notebook is designed and pre-configured for
easy setup and use. This chapter describes the
installation steps you should follow to get the
notebook up and running as quickly as possible.
Contact your dealer if they have pre-installed all the
needed drivers to fully operate your computer or if
there is an update on the driver installation of the
notebook.
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2.1 Using the Battery Pack
The notebook is designed to operate with one of the following power sources:
• With AC power using the AC adapter connected to an electrical outlet.
• With a Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) or a Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery
pack.
You should use the AC adapter whenever possible, relying on the battery pack
only when AC power is unavailable.
Before you use your notebook computer, install and recharge the battery pack
first. The rechargeable Li-Ion battery pack allows you to operate the notebook
without an external power source. When you connect the AC power adapter,
the battery immediately starts to recharge. Normal battery charging time is 2 ~
2.5 hours for Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery pack when your computer is turned
off.
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For maximum battery performance, fully discharge the battery first before
recharging it when you start to use it first time. To do so, unplug the AC
adapter, turn off power management features (through Setup and Windows),
and turn on the system. Once the battery is fully discharged, plug in the AC
adapter and recharge the battery.
If you do not discharge the battery completely, it fails to accept a full recharge.
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Li-Ion battery is vulnerable, do not charge it with other power adapter, or it
may cause fire or explosion.
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Installing the Battery Pack
This notebook provides the most convenient way to install the battery pack
into your computer. With the extended nose directed toward the compartment,
insert and push the battery pack.
Removing the Battery Pack
To remove the battery pack, slide the latch to left side and hold it, then take out
the battery pack with your finger.
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Replacing the Battery Pack
When your notebook estimates that the battery only has enough charge to
continue for a few minutes, it will alert you with a battery low warning beep. If
you are consuming a lot of power by using the audio system, the PCMCIA
slots, the hard, floppy disk drives, and CD-ROM drive (or DVD-ROM/CD-
RW drive), your notebook might run out of charge much sooner than you
expect. You should always respond to the battery low indication by connecting
to AC power or turning off your notebook, or suspending your notebook to
disk. If you do not do so, the notebook will automatically suspend to disk and
turn off. The contents of the memory will store in the Suspend-to-Disk
partition. You will be unable to restart the notebook until you have connected
to the AC adapter or installed a charged battery. To replace the battery pack,
refer to the previous sections on “Installing the Battery Pack” and “Removing
the Battery Pack.”
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If you do not have a “Suspend-to-Disk” partition or file prepared
beforehand and the battery is running low, the system will not be able to
enter suspend to disk mode, but would rather enter suspend to RAM mode.
The contents will be saved to the memory instead and you need to connect
the AC adapter.
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Be sure to save your data before replacing the battery pack or connecting
the AC adapter. Failure to do so can result in data loss.
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XTENDING BATTERY LIFE
It is important to be aware of the simple things for extending the life of the
system main battery while you are on the road. You should find a working
place where the external lighting is not too bright and turn down the screen
brightness. Also, you can choose the available mode on the Power Management
item of the Control Panel in Windows.
2.2 Connecting the AC Power Source
The AC adapter provides external power source to your computer and charges
the internal battery pack at the same time. The AC adapter also has an auto-
switching design that can connect to any 100VAC ~ 240VAC power outlets.
To connect the power adapter:
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1. Plug the AC power cord into the power socket of the AC power adapter.
2. Plug the other end of the AC power cord to a live AC wall outlet.
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3. Plug the connector of the AC adapter to the DC-IN port found at the
back of the computer.
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Whenever possible, it is advisable to always have the AC adapter connected
to the notebook and the battery pack installed. This ensures continuous
power supply and prevents any data loss incurring from sudden power
breakdown.
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For the power supply of this equipment, an approved power cord has to
be used.
Make sure the socket and any extension cord(s) you use can support
the total current load of all the connected devices.
Before cleaning the computer, make sure it is disconnected from any
external power supplies (i.e. AC adapter).
2.3 Starting Your Computer
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The Power/Resume button is found on the top of the base unit. Press the
Power/Resume button to start your computer and check that if the Power
LED turns on.
Getting Started
After a few seconds, the computer’s display will turn on and your computer will
begin to execute the Power On Self Test or POST to check if all system
components are running properly. Any error found during the test will be
displayed on the screen and may generate short beep sound as well.
After the test, the screen will also display a message “press <F2> to enter
SETUP”. You don’t need to run this program at the moment as your dealer
already made the necessary settings for your computer optimal operation. Refer
to Chapter 6 on running the SETUP program later.
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After the test has completed, your computer will start to search and boot up
the operating system from your hard drive. The notebook computer normally
comes with a Windows 98/Me/2000 operating system pre-installed in your
hard drive. Consult the Windows 98/Me/2000 manual on how to use the
program. If not, contact your dealer for assistance.
2.4 Adjusting the Display Controls
The LCD brightness adjustment is controlled by <Fn> +<F8> and <Fn> +
<F9> keys respectively. You need to press these hot-key controls after
powering on your notebook to suit your viewing pleasure.
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The Brightness hot-key control adjusts the brightness on the LCD. The
brightness hot-key control will not set the LCD completely dark or bright; it
provides sufficient lighting to the LCD to match the external lighting of the
surrounding. The brighter the room, the more you need to increase the
brightness of the LCD.
2.5 Installing the Notebook Device
Drivers
If you already have an operating system installed into your notebook computer,
it is best to install the needed device drivers for using the built-in devices of
your computer. Before installing the drivers, check with your dealer first if they
have already installed all the drivers along with the operating system. If not,
follow the procedures below:
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UNNING THE PHDISK SUSPEND UTILITY
The PHDISK utility of the notebook allows you to create a suspend-to-disk
(STD) partition or file that is used to save the opened files when you activate
STD mode and power off the computer. If you want to make use of the STD
feature, you need first to run the PHDISK utility. You can use either of the
following two options for executing PHDISK utility:
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1. PHDISK /Create /Partition - you can choose to run Suspend-to-Disk
and save your work into an allocated fixed disk partition. This option
should be done before partitioning and formatting your hard disk. The
advantage of this option is that it is more secure since the files are saved in
a separate partition and has no risk of being deleted. The disadvantage of
this is that you need to allocate enough disk partition for future memory
upgrade. The STD partition should always be larger than the system
memory RAM.
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2. PHDISK /Create /File - you can also choose to run Suspend-to-Disk
and save your work into a STD file. You do not need to allocate an extra
disk partition when running this option. The advantage of this is that you
do not need to allocate or waste extra disk partition. The disadvantage of
this option is that it is less secure since there is risk of deleting the STD file
although the file is hidden.
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If you use Windows Me/2000 or above version, the Hibernate mode can
replace the STD mode that makes you needn't install the PHDISK utility.
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UNNING THE
Before you run this option, you should carefully consider how much disk size
you need to allocate for the STD partition. The STD partition should be larger
than the installed system memory RAM. If you are planning to install more
memory in the future, it is recommended to allocate more disk space. Run
FDISK under Safe mode command prompt only in windows system and
leave a disk space that is larger then the system memory RAM for Non-DOS
partition. This will later be used by the PHDISK for creating the STD partition.
PHDISK /C
REATE /PARTITION
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If you already run FDISK before, you need to delete the original partition of
the hard disk.
Load the notebook driver CD and look for the PHDISK program file. Run
“PHDISK /Create /Partition” or “PHDISK /C /P”. The PHDISK utility
program will automatically assign a disk size in reference to the installed system
RAM to be allocated for the STD partition. After PHDISK has completed the
STD partition, you will be prompted to reboot the system.
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UNNING THE
Creating a STD file is much simpler since you do not need to allocate an extra
disk partition. Load the notebook driver CD and look for the PHDISK
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program file. Run “PHDISK /Create /File” or “PHDISK /C /F”.
PHDISK will create the SAVE2DSK.BIN file on Drive C. The size of this file
will depend on the installed RAM memory of your computer. Make sure that
there is enough space in Driver C for you to create this file. This file also is
hidden and has read-only attributes. You must not delete this file.
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During power on or restart, the system will detect if STD partition or file is
present. If not, it will show a red colored dialog box informing you that
"Save to Disk Partition Not Present" and "Save to Disk Feature Disabled".
This warning message can be disable from "Advanced", "Save to Disk
Warning" in BIOS setting by pressing F2 during system boot.
Whenever you upgrade the memory, you need to delete the existing STD
partition or file and create a new one according to the new memory size.
Run PHDISK /Delete /Partition or PHDISK /Delete /File to delete
existing STD partition or file.
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Installing Windows 2000 from CD-ROM or DVD ROM
To install Windows 2000/NT directly from your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM,
please go to Boot menu of BIOS setup menu. Use arrow key to select "ATAPI
CD-ROM Drive", then use "+" or "-" to move it to the top. Go to Exit menu
and select “Exit Saving Changes”. Accordingly, insert the Windows 2000
installation CD into CD-ROM drive with following the instructions on the
screen to finish the installation.
Installing Windows 98/Me from CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
The easiest way to install Windows 98/Me is to boot from Windows 98 start-up
disk. With Windows 98/Me start-up disk, you don't need to install CD-ROM
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driver since the start-up disk can support virtually all CD-ROM device. Insert
Windows 98/Me Installation CD into CD-ROM drive and run "setup.exe".
If you don't have Windows 98/Me start-up disk, you can make a start-up disk
by pointing the "Start" button, " Control Panel ", and then clicking the
"Add/Remove Programs" icon.
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NABLE
This Notebook supports DMA function for fastest data bus transmission. The
Windows system does not enable this function after you had installed the
Windows system. You must enable this function manually to make this
notebook running smoothly, especially in music listening and DVD, VCD
playback.
Enable DMA for Windows 2000
1. Please click the following buttons with the procedure Start Setting
Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager.
DMA
CHANNEL FOR BEST PERFORMANCE
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2. Select and click IDE ATA/ATAPI Controller, you will find Primary
IDE Channel and Secondary IDE channel. Please click Primary IDE
Channel first.
3. Click Advanced setting Tab. Please change the selection of Transfer
Mode to DMA if available on both Device 0 and Device 1.
4. Return to previous level, please change the setting of Secondary IDE
Channel as above.
5. Restart your notebook to let the setting take effect.
Enable DMA for Windows Me/98
1. Please click the following buttons with the procedure Start Setting
Control Panel System Device Manager.
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2. Select and click CD-ROM, then point to the name of CD-ROM/DVD-
3. Click Setting tab and tick the DMA function
4. Return to previous level (Device Manager), select and click Disk Drives,
5. Please change the setting of Disk Drives as above.
6. Restart your notebook to let the setting take effect.
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If you use Windows 2000 system, we suggest you to install Service Pack 2 (SP2)
of Windows 2000. The SP2 is released by Microsoft Corporation. Please read
the instruction and download related driver from Microsoft’s Web site.
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ROM/CD-RW.
under the Disk Drives level, click the name of Hard Disk (For example
"Generic IED Disk Type 01").
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For better video performance, we suggest you to install DirectX 7.0 or later
version of the driver. The DirectX driver is released by Microsoft Corporation.
Please read the instruction and download related driver from Microsoft’s Web
site.
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For the best performance of VIA chip, please install the driver of the VIA chip.
Follow the procedures indicated below to install the chip driver.
Installing VIA chip driver for Windows 98/Me/2000
VIA INF C
HIP DRIVER
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1. Boot Windows from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the chip
driver for Windows.
2. Click the Start button and then click Run. In the Run dialog box, click
Browse button and navigate to the directory as
"E:\Drivers\Chipset\VIA INF driver\setup.exe" where the chip
driver is located.
3. The system may prompt you the message to restart the computer to finish
the installation.
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NSTALLING THE
For the best and fast performance of video AGP, please install the driver of the
AGP VxD. Follow the procedures indicated below to install the AGP VxD
driver.
Installing AGP VxD driver for Windows 98/Me/2000
1. Boot Windows from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
AGP VxD driver for Windows.
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RIVER
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2. Click the Start button and then click Run. In the Run dialog box, click
Browse button and navigate to the directory as
"E:\Drivers\Chipset\AGP VxD driver\setup.exe" where the AGP
VxD driver is located.
3. Select "Install AGP 4X/133 driver in turbo mode" and then click
"Next" button to finish the installation.
4. The system may prompt you the message to restart the computer to finish
the installation.
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Following is the procedure for installing the ATI VGA driver to your
computer:
Installing VGA driver for Windows 98/Me/2000
1. Boot Windows from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
2. Click the Start button and then click Run. In the Run dialog box, click
3. The system may prompt you the message to restart the computer to finish
VGA D
VGA driver for Windows.
Browse button and navigate to the directory as
"E:\Drivers\Win98\VGA\setup.exe" where the modem driver is
located.
For Windows Me/2000, please change the "Win98" in the directory
"E:\Drivers\Win98\VGA\setup.exe" to Win2K or WinMe for fitting
the operating system you are using.
the installation.
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If your computer only enables the Modem function, please follow the
procedures below for installing the Lucent Data Fax Modem driver:
Installing Modem driver for Windows 98/Me/2000
1. Boot Windows from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
Modem driver for Windows.
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2. Click the Start button and then click Run. In the Run dialog box, click
Browse button and navigate to the directory as
"E:\Drivers\Win98\modem\setup.exe" where the modem driver is
located.
For Windows Me/2000, please change the "Win98" in the directory
"E:\Drivers\Win98\modem\setup.exe" to Win2K or WinMe for
fitting the operating system you are using.
3. The system may prompt you the message to restart the computer to finish
the installation.
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If your computer only enables the LAN function, please follow the procedures
below for installing the LAN driver:
Installing LAN driver for Windows 2000
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EVICE DRIVER
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1. Click the Start button, then point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the System icon, Hardware and then click on the
Device Manager folder tab.
3. Under the Other Devices line, you will find the Ethernet Controller,
click Uninstall, OK, then Scan for hardware changes buttons to appear
the New Hardware Found Message Box.
4. In the Found New Hardware Wizard message box which shows searching
Ethernet Controller driver. Click Next to proceed to the next step.
5. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device", and click Next.
6. Tick on "Specify a location box". Then, click Next and Browse buttons
and navigate to the LAN driver location as "E:\Drivers\Win2K\LAN".
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7. The Add New Hardware will found Intel (R) PRO 100B PCI Adapter.
8. Click Finish button to finish installing LAN driver.
Installing LAN driver for WinMe
1. Boot WinMe from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the LAN
2. You will find the message stated searching PCI Ethernet Controller
3. Select "Specify the location of the driver", and click Next.
4. Tick on "Specify a location box". Then, click Browse button and
5. The Add New Hardware will found Intel PRO PCI Adapter... Click
Click OK and Next to begin searching the driver.
Click Yes to continue installing the driver.
driver for WinMe. The New Hardware Found Message box appears.
Device driver showed in the Add New Hardware Wizard message box.
navigate to the LAN driver location as "E:\Drivers\WinMe\LAN".
Click Next to begin searching the driver.
Next to continue the driver installation.
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6. Click Finish button to finish installing LAN driver.
7. Click Yes to restart the computer
Installing LAN driver for Windows 98
1. Boot Windows 98 from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
LAN driver for Windows 98.
2. Click the Start button, then click Settings, and Control Panel. Double
click System and click Device Manager tab. Under Other Devices,
you'll see PCI Ethernet Controller. Select it and click Remove button.
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3. Click Refresh button. The Add New Hardware Wizard will detect PCI
Ethernet Controller. Click Next to search for the driver.
4. Click Next to continue.
5. Tick Specify a location and click Browse button. Then, navigate to
"E:\Drivers\Win98\LAN" and click Next.
6. Click Next to accept the updated driver for Intel 82559 Fast Ethernet
LAN driver.
7. Click Next to continue with LAN driver installation.
8. Insert the disk labeled "Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM", and
then click OK.
9. Type "E:\Win98", then click "OK".
10. Click Finish to complete installation.
11. Restart Computer to finish setting up LAN.
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FOR TWO-IN-ONE COMBO CARD
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If your notebook has installed two-in-one combo card for enabling both LAN
and Modem function, please install the LAN and Modem drivers, respectively.
For LAN, please follow the procedures below for installing the Askey 10/100
Mini PCI Ethernet LAN of Combo card:
Installing LAN of Combo driver for Windows 2000
1. Click the Start button, then point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the System icon, Hardware and then click on the
Device Manager folder tab.
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3. Under the Other Devices line, you will find the Ethernet Controller,
4. In the Found New Hardware Wizard message box which shows searching
5. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device", and click Next.
6. Tick on "Specify a location box". Then, click Next and Browse buttons
7. The Add New Hardware will found Accton EN2242 Series Mini PCI
8. Click Finish button to finish installing LAN driver.
Installing LAN of Combo driver for WinMe
click Uninstall, OK, then Scan for hardware changes buttons to appear
the New Hardware Found Message Box.
Ethernet Controller driver. Click Next to proceed to the next step.
and navigate to the LAN driver location as
"E:\Drivers\Win2K\Combo\LAN". Click OK and Next to begin
searching the driver.
Fast Ethernet Adapter. Click Yes to continue installing the driver.
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1. Boot WinMe from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the LAN
driver for WinMe. The New Hardware Found Message box appears.
2. You will find the message stated searching PCI Ethernet Controller
Device driver showed in the Add New Hardware Wizard message box.
3. Select "Specify the location of the driver", and click Next.
4. Tick on "Specify a location box". Then, click Browse button and
navigate to the LAN driver location as
"E:\Drivers\WinMe\Combo\LAN". Click Next to begin searching
the driver.
5. The Add New Hardware will found Accton EN2242 Series Mini PCI
Fast Ethernet Adapter. Click Next to continue the driver installation.
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6. Click Finish button to finish installing LAN driver.
7. Click Yes to restart the computer
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Installing LAN of Combo driver for Windows 98
1. Boot Windows 98 from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
LAN driver for Windows 98.
2. Click the Start button, then click Settings, and Control Panel. Double
click System and click Device Manager tab. Under Other devices, you'll
see PCI Ethernet Controller. Select it and click Remove button.
3. Click Refresh button. The Add New Hardware Wizard will detect PCI
Ethernet Controller. Click Next to search for the driver.
4. Click Next to continue.
5. Tick Specify a location and click Browse button. Then, navigate to
"E:\Drivers\Win98\Combo\LAN" and click Next.
6. Click Next to accept the updated driver for Accton EN2242 Series Mini
PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter. Ethernet LAN driver.
7. Click Next to continue with LAN driver installation.
8. Insert the disk labeled " Accton EN2242 Series Mini PCI Fast
Ethernet Adapter", and then click OK.
9. Type " E:\Win98", then click "OK".
10. Click Finish to complete installation.
11. Restart Computer to finish setting up LAN.
For Modem driver, please follow the procedures below for installing the Lucent
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Data Fax Modem driver:
Installing Modem driver for Windows 98/Me/2000 in Combo Card
1. Boot Windows from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
2. Click the Start button and then click Run. In the Run dialog box, click
3. The system may prompt you the message to restart the computer to finish
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Modem driver for Windows.
Browse button and navigate to the directory as
"E:\Drivers\Combo\Win98\modem\setup.exe" where the modem
driver is located.
For Windows Me/2000, please change the "Win98" in the directory
"E:\Drivers\Combo\Win98\modem\setup.exe" to Win2K or
WinMe for fitting the operating system you are using.
the installation.
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Your notebook computer uses the ESS PCI Audio controller.
Installing Audio Driver for Windows 2000
1. Click the Start button, then point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the System icon, Hardware and then click on the
Device Manager folder tab.
3. Under the Other Devices line, you will find the Multimedia Audio
Controller, click Uninstall, OK, and then Scan for hardware changes
buttons to appear the New Hardware Found Message Box.
4. In the Found New Hardware Wizard message box which shows searching
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Multimedia Audio Controller driver. Click Next to proceed to the next
step.
5. Tick on "Specify a location box", then click Next and Browse buttons,
and navigate to the Audio driver location as "E:\Drivers\
Win2K\Audio".
6. Click OK and Next to begin searching the driver. The Add New
Hardware will found SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio.
7. Click Yes to continue installing the driver.
8. Click Finish button to finish installing Audio driver.
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Installing Audio Driver for Windows Me
1. Boot Windows Me from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
Audio driver for Windows Me.
2. Click Start, Settings, and Control Panel. Double click System and click
Device Manager tab. Under Other Devices, you'll see PCI Multimedia
Audio Device. Select it and click Remove button.
3. Click Refresh button. The Add New Hardware Wizard will detect PCI
Multimedia Audio Device. Click Next to search for the driver.
4. Select "Specify the location of the driver" and click Next to continue.
5. Tick on "Specify a location box", then click Next and Browse buttons
and navigate to the Audio driver location as "E:\Drivers\WinMe\
Audio".
6. Click OK and Next to begin searching the driver. The Update Device
Driver Wizard will found SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio. Click
Next to continue installing the driver.
7. Click Finish button to finish installing Audio driver and Yes to restart the
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Installing Audio Driver for Windows 98
1. Boot Windows 98 from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
2. Click Start, Settings, and Control Panel. Double click System and click
3. Click Refresh button. The Add New Hardware Wizard will detect PCI
4. Click Next to search for the driver. Click Next to continue.
5. Tick Specify a location and click Browse button. Then, navigate to
6. Click Next to accept the updated driver for SoundMAX Integrated
computer.
Audio driver for Windows 98.
Device Manager tab. Under Other Devices, you'll see PCI Multimedia
Audio Device. Select it and click Remove button.
Multimedia Audio Device.
"E:\Drivers\Win98\Audio" and click Next.
Digital Audio driver.
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7. Click Finish to complete installation. Restart Computer to finish setting
up Audio.
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Following is the procedure for installing the Internet e-mail button and Audio
DJ keys.
Installing EzSystem driver for Windows Me/2000/98
1. Boot Windows from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the
EzSystem driver for Windows.
2. Click the Start button and then click Run. In the Run dialog box, click
Getting Started
Browse button and navigate to the directory as
"E:\Drivers\Win98\EzSystem\Ez Button V1.01.exe" where the
EzSystem driver is located.
For Windows Me/2000, please change the "Win98" in the directory
"E:\Drivers\Win98\EzSystem\Ez Button V1.01.exe " to Win2K or
WinMe for fitting the operating system you are using.
3. The system may prompt you the message to restart the computer to finish
the installation.
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Installing Easy Mail Light driver for Windows 2000
1. Boot Windows from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the EZ
Mail Light driver.
2. Click the Start button, then point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
3. Click Add/Remove Hardware and follows the steps below, Next ->
Add/Troubleshoot a device -> Next -> Add a new device -> Next ->
No, I want to Select the hardware from a list -> Next ->Other
devices -> Next ->Have Disk
4. Then, Browse the path to "E:\Drivers\Win2k\EzMail\Genport.inf"
and follows the description of the system to finish and restart the
computer.
5. After it is restarted, click the Start button, then click Run. In the Run
dialog box, click Browse button and navigate to the directory as
"E:\Drivers\Win2k\EzMail\Ez Mail V 1.03.exe".
6. Run the command and finish the installation.
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Installing Easy Mail Light driver for Windows 98/WinMe
1. Boot Windows from your hard disk and insert the disc containing the Ez
2. Click the Start button, then click Run. In the Run dialog box, click
3. Run the execution file for installing the EZ Mail Light driver, and then
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1. Click the Start button, then point to Run to appear the Run dialog box.
2. Click the Browse button to specify the directory as
Mail Light driver.
Browse button and navigate to the directory as
"E:\Drivers\Win98\EzMail\Ez Mail V 1.03.exe",
"E:\Drivers\WinMe\EzMail\Ez Mail V 1.03.exe"
click Finish after complete the installing procedure.
98/ME/2000
"E:\Drivers\Win98\Touch Pad\Setup.exe"
"E:\Drivers\WinMe\Touch Pad\Setup.exe"
"E:\Drivers\Win2K\Touch Pad\Setup.exe"
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3. Execute the setup program and then the Welcome dialog box appears.
4. Select the language version that you want to install and then click "OK" to
continue.
5. Click Next button several times.
6. Click Finish to restart your system.
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2.6 Turning off Your Computer
If you are not going to use the computer for a while, it is best to turn off the
power of the computer for longer use. Before turning off the power, you need
to close first all application programs and shutdown the operating system.
Then, press the power button to switch off the power of your computer. If you
are using Windows 98 or its newer version, the system will power off by itself
whenever you shut down the operating system.
After turning off the computer, make it a habit to leave the LVDS panel open
for a while whenever used for an extended period of time. This allows the
inside parts of the computer to cool off. Closing the panel will force the heat
up against the LCD screen, which may degrade the LCD when done regularly.
More importantly, never close the LVDS panel for a long period of time when
computer is on and power saving features are disabled.
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2.1 U
2.2 C
2.3 S
2.4 A
2.5 I
2.6 T
SING THE BATTERY PACK
Extending Battery Life ................................................................................................. 5
ONNECTING THE AC POWER SOURCE
TARTING YOUR COMPUTER
DJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTROLS
NSTALLING THE NOTEBOOK DEVICE DRIVERS
Running the Phdisk Suspend Utility ............................................................................ 8
Running the PHDISK /Create /Partition ..................................................................... 9
Running the PHDISK /Create /File ......................................................................... 910
Enable DMA channel for best performance .............................................................. 11
Installing the Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 ............................................................. 12
Installing the DirectX Driver ..................................................................................... 12
Installing the VIA INF Chip Driver ....................................................................... 1213
Installing the AGP VxD Driver .................................................................................. 13
Installing the VGA Device Driver .............................................................................. 14
Installing the Modem Device Driver ......................................................................... 14
Installing the LAN Device Driver .............................................................................. 15
Installing the LAN and Modem Device Drivers for two-in-one Combo Card ........... 17
Installing the Audio Device Driver ........................................................................ 2021
Installing EzSystem Driver .................................................................................... 2223
Installing Easy Mail Light Driver for Outlook ...................................................... 2324
Installing Snaptics - Touch Pad driver for Windows 98/Me/2000 ......................... 2425
URNING OFF YOUR COMPUTER
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