Texas Instruments TravelMate 5000 Series User Reference Manual

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User’s Reference Guide

TravelMateTM 5000 Series

Notebook Computer

P/N 9805810-0001

August 1995

TravelMate 5000 Series Notebook User’s Reference Guide TI Part No. 9805810-0001 Original Issue: August 1995

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However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this device does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the device off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the device and receiver Connect the device into an outlet on a circuit different from

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Only peripherals (input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.) certified to comply with the Class B limits may be attached to this equipment. Operation with non-certified peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception.

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FCC

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Preface Chapter 1 Using the Setup Programs

Accessing the Setup Programs ................................. 1-2

Time and Date Parameters ....................................... 1-8

Disk Drive Parameters ............................................. 1-9

Input/Output (I/O) Parameters................................ 1-10

Keyboard Parameters ............................................... 1-11

Screen Parameters ................................................... 1-12

Cache Parameters .................................................... 1-13

Password Parameters ............................................... 1-14

System Configuration Parameters ............................ 1-15

Power Savings..........................................................1-16

Activity Monitor........................................................ 1-18

Chapter 2 Installing and Using Applications

Guidelines for Installing Applications ....................... 2-2

Restoring System Files ............................................. 2-5

Setting a Password................................................... 2-28

Contents

Chapter 3 Custom Windows Utilities

Overview of Windows Utilities................................... 3-2

Information Utilities ................................................. 3-3

Productivity Utilities................................................. 3-5

System Utilities........................................................ 3-7

Chapter 4 Power Saving Utilities

Optimizing Battery Operation................................... 4-2

SETPOWER Utility ................................................... 4-8

SMARTDRV.EXE Disk Caching Utility...................... 4-9

SPEED Utility........................................................... 4-10

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Contents

Chapter 5 Laptop File Manager

Getting Started with LFM ......................................... 5-3

Loading LFM ............................................................ 5-4

Using the Main Menu............................................... 5-5

Function Key Commands ......................................... 5-6

Character Key Commands........................................ 5-15

Multiple File Operations...........................................5-28

Restoring Laptop File Manager ................................. 5-30

Chapter 6 VGA External Monitor Utilities

Capabilities.............................................................. 6-2

VGA Utility............................................................... 6-5

Advanced Monitor Operations .................................. 6-13

External Monitor Troubleshooting ............................ 6-19

Chapter 7 Other Utilities

GETSTAT Utility....................................................... 7-2

RAMDRIVE.SYS Device Driver.................................. 7-7

SETCMOS Utility...................................................... 7-8

SETKEY Utility......................................................... 7-11

Chapter 8 Sound

Features................................................................... 8-2

DOS Utilities ............................................................ 8-3

Windows Utilities ..................................................... 8-8

Chapter 9 TravelMate Options

List of Options.......................................................... 9-3

Battery Options........................................................ 9-4

PCMCIA Options ...................................................... 9-11

RAM Expansion ....................................................... 9-16

SIR Port ...................................................................9-24

Using the AC Adapter............................................... 9-25

External Numeric Keypad......................................... 9-27

Carrying Cases......................................................... 9-28

Microphone/Headphone Kit ..................................... 9-29

Printers.................................................................... 9-31

External Monitor...................................................... 9-32

Appendices

Appendix A Specifications....................................... A-1

Appendix B Character Sets.....................................B-1

Appendix C Keyboard Layouts ................................ C-1

Appendix D Diagnostics.......................................... D-1

Appendix E Configuring Memory ............................ E-1

Appendix F Connector Pin Assignments.................. F-1

Appendix G Screen Standards ................................ G-1

Appendix H Creating Help Displays ........................ H-1

Glossary Index

Contents

Preface

Your TravelMate 5000 Series computer comes with a variety of standard features and options that maximize system performance and ease of operation. This guide acts as a reference for software utilities and hardware included with your notebook.

Chapter 1- Shows you the basics of system setup using the supplied Setup programs.

Chapter 2 - Provides information on system software configuration and utility installation.

Chapter 3 - Describes custom Windows utilities.

Chapter 4 - Describes Power Saving utilities.

Chapter 5 - Describes Laptop File Manager, a program that

helps you manipulate files and directories stored on the hard disk.

Chapter 6 - Describes utilities that allow you to connect an external VGA monitor to your system.

Preface

Chapter 7 - Describes miscellaneous utilities for configuration and system enhancement.

Chapter 8 - Describes the Sound utilities provided with your notebook.

Chapter 9 - Describes options you may purchase for your computer.

Appendix A - Provides system specifications for your computer.

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Appendix B - Displays character sets used by your computer.

Appendix C - Displays domestic and international keyboard layouts.

Appendix D - Describes diagnostics and error codes for your computer.

Appendix E - Describes memory configuration for your computer.

Appendix F - Describes connector pin assignments for the computer.

Appendix G - Describes screen stardards supported by your computer’s internal display adapter.

Appendix H - Describes how to custom design your own Help displays.

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A glossary and index are also provided for your reference.

Using the Setup Programs

This chapter explains:

❑ How to access the Setup Programs ❑ How to select and save parameters

Contents

Accessing the Setup Programs .........................................1-2

Initial Startup Procedure .............................................1-2

Startup Menu ..............................................................1-4

Creating Backup System Diskettes ..............................1-5

System Files Recovery Diskette....................................1-6

Accessing Disk-Based Setup........................................1-6

Accessing ROM-Based Setup .......................................1-7

Accessing Windows-Based Setup .................................1-7

Defining Setup Parameters ..........................................1-7

Time and Date Parameters...............................................1-8

Time ............................................................................1-8

Date ............................................................................1-8

Disk Drive Parameters .....................................................1-9

Diskette Drive(s) ..........................................................1-9

Hard Disk....................................................................1-9

Input/Output (I/O) Parameters .....................................1-10

Keyboard Parameters.....................................................1-11

Screen Parameters.........................................................1-12

Cache Parameters..........................................................1-13

Password Parameters.....................................................1-14

System Configuration Parameters..................................1-15

Power Savings................................................................1-16

Activity Monitor .............................................................1-18

Using the Setup Programs 1-1

Accessing the Setup Programs

Your computer has three setup programs to assist you in selecting required hardware and software parameters:

❑ Disk-based Setup ❑ ROM-based Setup ❑ Windows-based Setup (TI Setup)

Initial Startup Procedure

The first time you boot up your notebook, your system automatically runs Setup. The following steps help you through the software configuration portion of Setup.

1. Boot your system.

You are asked to specify the date and time. A greeting screen appears during the boot process. It describes what system backup procedures will be required and prompts you to press any key to finish setting up MS-Windows for Workgroups.

Accessing the Setup Programs

2. Press any key.

The Windows for Workgroups Setup screen appears and setup begins automatically. After a few seconds, you are prompted for your name, company, and product number.

3. Enter information in each field and select Continue.

You are asked to verify the information you just entered.

4. Verify that the information is correct and select Continue.

Windows setup continues. You are prompted to select a printer driver from a list of printer drivers.

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Accessing the Setup Programs

5. Scroll through the list of printer drivers and click on the one that is used with your printer.

6. Select Install.

You are asked to enter the LPT port to which your printer

is connected.

7. Scroll through the list and click on the desired LPT port (usually LPT1:)

8. Select Install.

Setup configures your printers. Windows for Workgroups files are copied and inflated to their working capacity. You are prompted to insert the System Files Recovery Diskette. This diskette is used in case of a fatal system crash and allows you to restore your computer to working order.

9. Insert the System Files Recovery Diskette that came with your unit into the diskette drive and press any key to continue.

The required system files are copied to the diskette. This takes several seconds. The system prompts you when the copy has completed.

10. Remove the System Files Recovery Diskette and write-protect it.

11. Press any key to continue.

Your system is rebooted. Refer to the "Startup Menu"

section when your computer reaches the Startup Menu in the boot process.

Note: Please be sure to fill out and return your Warranty card.

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Accessing the Setup Programs

Startup Menu

Each time your system boots, the Startup Menu appears. You have ten seconds to make selections from this menu, otherwise the boot process continues with previously configured parameters. The following is a description of the Startup Menu:

Startup Menu Options

Option Description

Windows for Workgroups (default)

Windows for Workgroups with PC Card support

MS-DOS prompt Does not load any extra drivers and does

MS-DOS prompt with PC Card support

PC-Doctor Diagnostics Allows you to diagnose and correct

System Maintenance and Backup

Games Demonstration Allows you to view or play pre-loaded

Loads standard Windows for Workgroups files and excludes PCMCIA.

Loads standard Windows for Workgroups files and PCMCIA drivers.

not run Windows. Does not load Windows, but will load

PCMCIA drivers.

problems on TM5000 Series computers. Allows you to create backup system

diskettes, to delete image files, or to delete files that allow you to create the backup diskettes. If the files are deleted, you will be unable to create backup diskettes again and must order new backup diskettes from Texas Instruments.

games on the notebook or delete demo games.

Note: System backups can also be done using the

DiskMaker utility in Windows. This utility is located in the Utilities directory in the TravelMate Notebook Center group.

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Accessing the Setup Programs

To select an option, use the up and down arrow keys or press the number key of the option you desire. This highlights the option. Press Enter to select the desired configuration.

Creating Backup System Diskettes

It is a good idea to back up the operating system as soon as possible after purchasing your notebook so that you can reinstall the software in case of emergency. Ensure that your diskettes have been checked for viruses to prevent contamination of files on your hard disk.

To create backup system diskettes, use the DiskMaker utility from Windows or complete the following steps:

1. Ensure that you have the required number of high density, 1.4 MB, 3.5" diskettes to back up your system. To verify the number of diskettes, perform steps 2 and 3.

2. Boot your system.

System startup begins. A DOS Startup Menu appears.

3. Select the System Maintenance and Backup option.

The system backup menu is displayed. You can select

files from the left column to back up by using the up and down arrow keys to highlight the files. As filenames in the left column are highlighted, a description of them appears in the right column and the number of diskettes required for these files is displayed.

4. To begin creating the system backup diskettes, insert the diskette into the floppy drive and press Enter to back up highlighted files. Each diskette will automatically be formatted.

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Accessing the Setup Programs

If you are using the DiskMaker utility, run Windows and double-click on the DiskMaker icon in the TravelMate Notebook Center group. The number of diskettes required to back up each area is indicated by the number of selections on each tab page. Use these selections to complete the system backup.

Note: If you don’t want to use the backup process, you

may order operating system diskettes by referring to the Backup Diskette Flier that came in the documentation set.

System Files Recovery Diskette

You are provided a System Files Recovery Diskette with your computer. This is a bootable diskette with backup software and enables you to restore minimum system files. For further information, refer to Initial Startup Procedure earlier in this chapter.

Accessing Disk-Based Setup

This Setup program, which resides on the hard disk under the

UTILS directory, defines all default and most

user-selectable parameters. Disk-based Setup contains four screens, or pages, with onscreen prompts plus a context-sensitive online help.

To run this program, ensure that you have exited from the Windows environment. From the access Page 1 of disk-based Setup in two ways:

❑ Press Fn-Esc (Setup) ❑ Type SET_UP and press Enter

After Setup has loaded, you can define parameters based on the information in the online help or in this chapter

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C:\> prompt, you can

Accessing the Setup Programs

Accessing ROM-Based Setup

ROM-based Setup resides in internal ROM. It is identical to disk-based Setup except it does not have any online help.

To access Page 1 of progress, and press Ctrl-Alt-Esc. You can then select parameters as you do for disk-based Setup.

ROM-based Setup, save any work in

Accessing Windows-Based Setup

To access Windows-based Setup, complete the following steps:

1. Double click on the TravelMate Notebook Center group.

2. Double click on TI Setup.

Several folders appear. You can define parameters based

on the information in the online help and in this chapter.

Changes to many of the Setup parameters take effect only at system startup. If you change one of these parameters, when you save the new Setup parameters, you are prompted that you need to exit Windows and restart the computer. To put these changes into effect, double-click on the Super Shutdown icon to exit Windows, then press Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart the computer.

Defining Setup Parameters

The three Setup Programs adequately describe what you need to do to navigate through the menus, use cursor keys, save parameters, and exit.

Note: The Setup Programs are customized for each model computer and any given model may not support all of the selections described in the following pages.

Using the Setup Programs 1-7

Time and Date Parameters

Note: Time and Date parameters are only available in

DOS-based and ROM-based Setup.

Time

The Time area displays the current time as stored in the computer’s real-time clock. There are either three or four fields in this selection depending on the setting of the Date Display field (either U.S. or European). U.S. is distinguished by a 12-hour (am/pm) format, whereas European time is in a 24-hour format.

To reset seconds to 00, press the space bar when seconds are highlighted.

Date

The Date area displays the current date as stored in the computer’s real-time clock. There are three fields that can be changed in this section. The order of the fields depends on the setting of the Date Display field. The day of the week field displays the alpha day of the week and is updated automatically. You may display the date in either U.S. or European format.

Time and Date Parameter s

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Disk Drive Parameters

Note: Disk Drive parameters are only available in DOS-based and ROM-based Setup.

Diskette Drive(s)

The two Diskette fields allow the user to set the diskette types. If the drive is not present, select "Not Installed." Values can be set as follows:

❑ 3.5", 1.44 MB (default, Drive A) ❑ 3.5" 720 KB ❑ 5.25", 360 KB, ❑ 5.25", 1.2 MB ❑ Not installed (default, Drive B)

Hard Disk

The Hard Disk Drive (HDD) fields allow you to enter information about your hard disk(s). Your configuration is preset. Do not alter these fields unless you are a qualified technician.

The external IDE drive fields are provided for future options.

The TM5000 Series BIOS uses the total capacity of the hard drive. If a third-party hard drive is purchased, you may need to enable logical block addressing to be able to use all the space on that drive.

Using the Setup Programs 1-9

Input/Output (I/O) Parameters

The input/output (I/O) parameters define how the computer treats I/O devices. You can use these parameters to enable and define the ports.

Parameter Definition Values

9-Pin (Serial) COMM Port Selects the port number to

use for the standard serial port.

SIR COMM Port (Not available on SE models)

COM3/COM4 Port Address Selects the port address to

Parallel Port Selects the port for the

Enable EPP* Selects the standard or

EPP Mode* Selects the Extended port

Selects the port number to user for the SIR port.

use for the COM3/COM4 serial ports.

parallel printer .

extended parallel port.

mode.

COM1 (default) COM2 COM3 COM4 Off

COM2 Off (default)

338h/238h 3E8h/2E8h (default) 2E8h/2E0h 220h/228h

LPT1 LPT2 (default) LPT3 Disabled

No (default) Yes

❑ SPP (default) - Standard

AT Compatible

❑ EPP and SPP -

Enhanced and standard

❑ ECP - Extended

capabilities

❑ ECP and EPP -

Extended and enhanced Sound Port (Not available on SE models)

Internal Mic Enables or disables the

* Located in the I/O Ports folder in TI Setup. Selections are made from Extended Mode field.

Enables or disables the sound feature on your computer.

computer’s internal microphone.

On (default) Off Auto

On (default) Off

Input/Output (I/O) Parameters

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Keyboard Parameters

The Keyboard group displays parameters you can select so that upon system startup selected values are activated. Values can be set as follows:

Parameter Definition Values

Caps Lock Sets the initial state of the

Caps Lock Ke y. If on, all characters will be typed uppercase.

NumLock Sets the initial state of the

Num Lock key. If you want the numeric keypad to generate numbers, set this to on.

Scroll Lock Sets the initial state of the

Scroll Lock key. When on, the arrow keys scroll the screen regardless of the current cursor location.

Keyboard Parameters

Off (default) On

Off On (default)

Off (default) On

Using the Setup Programs 1-11

Screen Parameters

Screen paramters can be selected so that upon system startup selected values are activated. Values can be set as follows:

Parameter Definition Values

Expanded Mode When using standard text

mode of an 80 x 25 character screen, the LCD display does not use all of the available pixels on the panel. Select On to position the screen in the middle of the LCD display. Select Off to position the screen in the center of the panel.

Display Selects the boot time display

type. CRT - displays on the external CRT only if connected. If not, the Display field defaults to LCD. Selecting both displays LCD and CRT simultaneously.

LCD Palette Enhances the visibility of the

video panel. For TFT (active matrix) panels, select one of the TFT palettes. For DSTN (dualscan passive matrix) panels, select one of the DSTN palettes.

Screen Parameters

Off On (default)

LCD CRT (def ault) Both

Disabled (default) TFT Palette 1 TFT Palette 2 TFT Palette 3 TFT Palette 4 DSTN Palette 1 DSTN Palette 2 DSTN Palette 3 DSTN Palette 4

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Cache Parameters

Data stored in cache memory runs faster than if stored on disk. For this parameter, there are two settings: internal and external. Internal cache means that data is stored in cache memory on the chip while external cache means that data is stored in RAM.

Parameter Definition Values

Internal (L1) Enables or disables internal

cache.

External (L2) When Auto is selected, the

external cache is enabled when the notebook is booted on AC power only.

Cache Parameters

Enabled (default) Disabled

Auto (default) Enabled Disabled

Using the Setup Programs 1-13

Password Parameters

The Password parameter allows you to enable or disable a system password. To enable this field, complete the following steps:

1. Enter the Setup menu by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Esc.

2. Press Tab until you reach the Password field.

3. Press the left or right arrow key.

A Modify Password box appears and prompts you to type

in a new password.

4. Enter a new password of up to seven characters and press Enter.

You are asked to verify the password by retyping it.

5. Type the new password and press Enter.

6. Press any key to clear the Modify Password Box.

The password is set to Enabled and you will be prompted

for the password every time you reboot the system. You have three tries to enter the correct password on powerup before the system halts and you have to shut down.

Password Parameters

7. To save your changes, press Esc-F4.

Caution: If you forget the system password, you will not be able to use your computer. To regain access,

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you must send your computer to the Texas Instruments manufacturing facility in Temple, Texas. This service is not covered by warranty.

Note: The password is not case sensitive. You can enter

the password in either upper or lower case characters.

System Configuration Parameters

This set of parameters allows you to customize settings for Quick Boot, alarms, and multimedia options. The following table provides more information on these settings:

Parameter Definition Values

Quick Boot When set to "On", allows the

system to bypass certain power-on tests during the boot process.

Battery Alarm Enables or disab les the low

battery alarm when the unit is on battery power.

Cover Alarm (Not available on SE models)

Enables or disables an alarm that alerts you when the system has not been turned off before the cover was closed. Only functions when the unit is on battery power.

System Configuration Parameters

On (default) Off

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Power Savings

The power-savings parameters define a variety of ways the computer can modify its activity to affect the drain on the battery. The following Power Savings parameters are available:

Parameter Definition Values

Power Savings Determines when (if ever)

the computer implements the defined power sa vings . Auto enables power savings only if the unit is using the internal battery.

Runtime Power Level Sets the Run Time Power

Savings level when operating on battery power. The higher the level, the more the system conserves power.

Auto System Timeout If the designated amount of

time elapses, the system performs Auto System Action.

Auto System Action If the Auto System Timeout

period elapses, the system performs this action.

Cover Closed Action (Not available on SE models)

Type of action taken when cover is closed.

Auto (default) On Off

Disabled Level 1 Level 2 (default) Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7

Always On 1 Minute 2 Minutes 3 Minutes (default) 5 Minutes 10 Minutes 15 Minutes

Auto Suspend (default) Auto Standby Off

Suspend (default) Standby Off

Power Savings

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Parameter Definition Values

Hard Drive Motor Off If this period of time elapses

with no activity, the hard disk motor turns off.

Suspend Key Action Selects the action taken

when the Suspend key is pressed.

Default CPU Speed Chooses CPU speed during

boot process. Choosing Auto automatically selects High speed when running on AC power or Low when running on a low battery.

PCI Expansion Bus Selects the boot time speed

for the PCI expansion bus.

PCMCIA I/O Addresses Selects the I/O addresses

for the PCMCIA slot.

Power Savings

Always On 1 Minute 2 Minutes 3 Minutes 5 Minutes (default) 10 Minutes 15 Minutes

Suspend (default) Standby Off

Low (33 MHz) High (77 MHz) Auto (default)

Auto (default) Fast Medium Slow

Minimum Maximum Docked PCMCIA/PCI Docked PCI

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Activity Monitor

The following table displays parameters that monitor activity on disk drives and communication ports:

Parameter Definition Values

Activity Monitor Detects activity of disks and

communications ports.

Disks When "Yes" is selected,

detects activity of disks when in a power savings mode.

Comm When "Yes" is selected,

detects activity of communications ports.

N/A

Yes (default) No

Activity Monitor

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Installing and Using Applications

This chapter explains:

❑ Guidelines for loading IBM AT-compatible application

programs

❑ How to restore ❑ How to restore utilities and drivers.

system files

Contents

Guidelines for Installing Applications .............................. 2-2

Installation Considerations .........................................2-2

AUTOEXEC.BAT File ................................................... 2-3

Default CONFIG.SYS File ............................................ 2-4

Restoring System Files .................................................... 2-5

When Should You Rebuild?......................................... 2-7

Hard Disk Preparation ................................................2-7

DOS Installation .........................................................2-9

Windows for Workgroups Installation ........................ 2-10

Cirrus VGA Drivers/Utilities Installation ................... 2-12

PCMCIA Installation.................................................. 2-13

Sound Installation..................................................... 2-15

MS Video for Windows Installation ............................ 2-17

Installing MS IntelliPoint Mouse Drivers.................... 2-18

PC-Doctor Installation............................................... 2-19

Win 32S Installation.................................................. 2-20

TranXit Installation................................................... 2-21

TM5000 Series Manuals............................................ 2-23

Acrobat Installation................................................... 2-22

BatteryPro Utilities Installation ................................. 2-24

System Files Recovery Diskette ................................. 2-26

Setting a Password........................................................ 2-28

Installing and Using Applications 2-1

Guidelines for Installing Applications

Your TravelMate computer is fully compatible with IBM AT computers. All applications written for AT computers will execute on your computer. However, consider these guidelines before installing applications.

Installation Considerations

The following configuration items will influence how you install application programs.

Display

When installing an application, select the highestresolution monitor configuration possible. This depends on your usage of the internal LCD or external analog monitor, since an external monitor can support higher resolutions.

Keyboard

The computer keyboard emulates all functions of an IBM AT-101 enhanced keyboard. When installing an application, select the configuration.

IBM 101- or AT-enhanced keyboard

Guidelines for Installing Applications

The Point

The Point is compatible with the Microsoft PS/2 mouse. When installing an application, select the Microsoft PS/2 mouse configuration.

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Guidelines for Installing Applications

Processing Speed

Some applications cannot execute at the highest speed available with your computer. Check the application documentation for the required processing speed and, if necessary, change the speed using one of the following methods:

❑ Setup Program (see instructions in Chapter 1 of this

guide)

❑ Ctrl-Alt-↑ (to increase speed) or Ctrl-Alt-↓ (to decrease

speed)

❑ SPEED utility (see instructions in Chapter 4 of this

guide)

Note: Some applications may require the internal cache to

be disabled. This is done through the System Setup program.

Memory

Your computer comes with a standard 8 MB of memory that includes 640 KB of system memory, plus extended memory. You may purchase optional memory to upgrade your system with up to 24 MB of extra memory.

AUTOEXEC.BAT File

The AUTOEXEC.BAT file configures system software automatically when you boot the computer. If your application requires additions or changes to the

AUTOEXEC.BAT file, carefully consider the consequences.

Please read and understand this file before you change it. (See the MS-DOS User’s Guide and Reference in the online SmartShelf library furnished with your computer for more details on constructing this file and its significance.)

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Guidelines for Installing Applications

Note: If you need to restore the default AUTOEXEC.BAT file

to your hard disk, it is included on the System Files Recovery diskette.

Default CONFIG.SYS File

If your application requires additions or changes to the

CONFIG.SYS file, carefully consider the consequences. The

factory-installed (default) file is listed and described in this section. Please read and understand this file before you change it. (See the MS-DOS User’s Guide and Reference in the online SmartShelf library for more details on constructing this file and its significance.)

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Restoring System Files

These instructions allow you to reinstall your operating system, option, and utility software using backup diskettes. These backup diskettes should have been created after you first received your system. To create the diskettes, refer to instructions in your TM5000 User’s Guide. The following sections discuss:

❑ Hard Disk Preparation ❑ DOS ❑ Windows for Workgroups ❑ Cirrus VGA Drivers/Utilities ❑ PCMCIA Drivers ❑ Jazz 16 Sound Drivers (not required for TM5020SE

models)

❑ Microsoft Video for Windows drivers ❑ Microsoft IntelliPoint Mouse Drivers

Restoring System Files

❑ PC-Doctor ❑ Win32S ❑ TranXit (not required for TM5020SE models) ❑ Acrobat Reader ❑ BatteryPro Utilities ❑ TM5000 Series Manuals ❑ System Files Recovery Diskette

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Restoring System Files

Important: To rebuild your system, complete all steps in sequence as outlined in these instructions.

Ensure that you have the following diskettes before beginning:

Diskettes Required for System Rebuild

Name Number of Diskettes

TM5000 System Files Recovery Diskette 1 MS-DOS 6.2x Installation 4 Windows for Workgroups Installation 8 (9 for international) Cirrus VGA Drivers/Utilities 4 Phoenix PCMPLUS Installation 1 Media Vision Jazz16 Sound Driver/Utilities

(not applicable for TM5020SE models) Microsoft Video for Windows Runtime

v1.1 Installation Microsoft IntelliPoint Mouse Drivers 1 PC-Doctor Diagnostics 1 Microsoft WIN32S Diskettes 2 TranXit (not applicable for TM5020SE

models) Acrobat Reader 1 BatteryPro and Productivity Software 1 TM5000 Manuals 5

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When Should You Rebuild?

You should rebuild your system from the system backup diskettes when:

❑ you replace a hard drive and want to restore primary

system files to the new drive.

❑ a fatal system error occurs and you are unable to

access system files.

Note: These rebuild procedures overwrite what is currently

on your disk and create a new partition. Ensure that you always have a current backup of your data.

Hard Disk Preparation

To load initialization files, complete the following steps:

1. Insert the TravelMate 5000 System Files Recovery

Diskette into drive A: and boot the system.

A Recovery menu appears.

2. Select Delete Part and press Enter.

You are prompted to choose an FDISK option.

3. Select Option 3 to delete partition or Logical DOS Drive.

You are prompted to choose the DOS partition or logical

DOS drive to delete.

4. Select Option 1 to delete primary DOS partition.

5. Select Option 1 to confirm deletion of the primary DOS

partition.

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6. Enter the Volume Label from information on the screen.

You are asked if you are sure you want to delete the partition.

7. Select YES.

8. Press Esc to continue.

9. Select Option 3 to Delete Partition or Logical DOS Drive.

10. Select Option 4 to Delete Non-DOS Partition.

11. Select Option 1 to confirm deletion of the Non-DOS

Partition.

You are asked if you wish to continue.

12. Select Y to continue.

13. Press Esc to continue.

14. Do not insert the MS-DOS System1 diskette. Instead,

ensure that the System Files Recovery diskette is still in drive A and press Esc to reboot.

15. Select Create Part. to create a new partition.

16. Press any key.

Two partitions are created. One is reserved for future

use. You are asked to insert MS-DOS System 1 diskette.

17. Do not insert the MS-DOS System1 diskette. Instead,

ensure that the System Files Recovery Diskette is still installed and press Enter.

18. At the next prompt, press Enter.

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DOS Installation

These procedures are performed directly after the last step of the previous section. To load DOS, complete the following steps:

1. Insert DOS Installation Diskette #1 into the A: drive and

press Ctrl-Alt-Del.

The DOS Installation program loads and the Welcome

screen appears.

2. To continue Setup, press Enter.

You are prompted to format the drive.

3. Press Enter.

Your hard drive is formatted. A list of system settings appears.

4. Follow instructions for editing the system settings.

Press Enter when settings are correct.

You are prompted for the directory into which DOS files

will be copied.

5. Keep the default directory that appears on the screen or

change it if you want and press Enter.

DOS files are copied into the directory. Follow the

prompts as you are asked to insert each DOS diskette. When all files have been copied, you are prompted to remove all floppy disks from the drives.

6. Press Enter.

You are prompted to restart your computer.

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7. Press Enter.

Your computer reboots. Installation is complete.

Note: A supplemental DOS diskette is provided as a part of the system backup. This contains files from old DOS

versions that you may find useful. To install these files, insert the supplemental DOS diskette into the floppy drive. From the A:\ prompt, type: Setup C:\DOS. Follow instructions on the screen.

Windows for Workgroups Installation

To install Windows for Workgroups, complete the following steps:

1. Place Windows for Workgroups Installation diskette #1

into the A: drive.

2. From DOS, type one of the following:

SETUP - English, German and Italian versions INSTALL - French and Swedish versions INSTALAR - Spanish versions

at the A: prompt.

A Welcome menu appears.

3. Press Enter to begin setup procedures.

You are prompted to select Express or Custom Setup.

4. Select Express Setup by pressing Enter.

Your hardware and software are verified and Setup

copies files into the C:\WINDOWS directory. Follow instructions on the screen.

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5. When installation is complete, remove the last diskette

from the A: drive and select Return to MS-DOS in the Exit Windows Setup dialog box.

The C:\WINDOWS prompt appears.

6. Type Setup and press Enter.

The Windows for Workgroups Setup System Information screen appears.

7. Select Computer and press Enter.

A list of computer types appears.

8. Use the down arrow key until the option MS-DOS

System with APM is selected and press Enter.

9. The field to accept this list, press ENTER should be

highlighted. Press Enter.

Information about the current driver is given.

10. Press Esc to replace the current driver.

You are prompted for Windows for Workgroups diskette

#2.

11. Insert the windows for Workgroups diskette #2 into the

A; drive and press Enter.

The required APM files are copied and you are returned

to the DOS prompt.

12. Reboot the computer by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del.

The system restarts and you are returned to the DOS prompt. Installation is complete.

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Cirrus VGA Drivers/Utilities Installation

To install VGA Utilities from Windows, complete the following steps:

1. Insert VGA Utilities diskette labelled "Cirrus GD 754X

Windows 3.1x Drivers v1.1" into drive A.

2. From the Program Manager, select File, Run...

3. Type A:\Install and press Enter.

An information screen appears.

4. Select Continue.

The SETUP program begins. You are prompted for the destination directory for the VGA drivers.

5. Press Enter to select the default path.

6. Verify the destination path and select Install to begin

installation.

Files are copied to the C:\VGAUTILS directory. When installation is complete, you are given the Windows group in which the VGA utility icons are located.

7. Press Ok to Continue.

8. Press Ok to Continue.

The WinMode menu appears on the screen. Enter information relative to the external VGA monitor you are using. Ensure that 640 x 480 resolution and 256 colors are selected. If you made monitor changes, complete steps 9 through 10. If not, continue to step 10.

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9. If you are not using an external monitor or if your

changes have been made, select Ok.

You are told to restart Windows for changes to take

effect.

10. Select Yes to restart Windows.

Modifications are made to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file that

reflect monitor configuration changes. Windows is restarted and installation is complete.

PCMCIA Installation

To install PCMCIA drivers from the DOS prompt, complete the following steps:

Note: These drivers must be installed outside of the

Windows environment.

1. Turn power off then on to your computer.

2. Insert the diskette labeled "Phoenix v3.xx".

3. At the DOS prompt, type A:\Install and press Enter.

An information screen appears.

4. Press any key to continue.

A screen appears describing your current system

controller board.

5. Press any key to continue.

You are asked to designate C:\PCM320 as the

destination directory.

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6. Press Enter.

PCMCIA drivers are copied into the C:\PCM320 directory. The system prompts you that all files were copied successfully. You are told that system files will now be updated.

Note: If any Warning screens appear, take down the

information and press any key to continue.

7. Press any key to continue.

An Installation Mode screen appears.

8. For basic installation, select Quick Mode and press

Enter.

A Socket Information screen appears.

9. Enter the number of total PCMCIA sockets available

with your notebook. If your computer is attached to an expansion station, include the number of sockets attached to the expansion station as well. Press Enter.

A Microsoft Windows screen appears.

10. If you plan to use PCMCIA cards under Windows, select

Yes and press Enter.

You are prompted for the pathname where the

configuration files will be copied.

11. Press Enter to select the default of C:\WINDOWS.

You are prompted to select optional Flash File Support.

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12. Select No and press Enter.

You are asked if you want to use PCMCIA Modem/Fax

cards in your system.

13. Select Yes.

You are prompted to select the COM port for your

modem/fax card.

14. Select COM4 for Communication Port and press Enter.

You are asked if ATA type cards are going to be used.

15. Select No.

The system automatically configures to the network card installed.

16. Press Enter.

Note: If you receive a warning that DOSEMM386 was not

detected, press any key to continue. If you receive a warning about battery operations or suspend operations, press any key to continue.

You are prompted that Setup is complete. You can exit

without saving changes by selecting No.

17. To save PCMCIA configurations you just entered, select

Yes and press Enter.

Your are returned to the DOS prompt.

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Sound Installation

Note: Not available on TM5020SE models.

To install Media Vision Jazz16 sound drivers from MS-DOS, complete the following steps:

1. Insert the Media Vision Jazz16 Installation diskette into

drive A:.

2. Type

at the DOS prompt and press Enter.

The system prompt is now A:\.

3. Type INSTALL and press Enter to begin installation.

4. Select Install Software and Setup Hardware and press

Enter.

You are prompted for the path into which JAZZ drivers

will be copied.

5. Press Enter to keep the default path of C:\JAZZ.

You are asked if Windows 3.1 is loaded on your system.

6. Type Y.

You are prompted for the pathname of the Windows

directory.

7. To select the default path of C:\WINDOWS, press Enter.

The files are copied to the C:\JAZZ and Windows

directories.

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8. After the files are copied, select the following values:

❑ Jazz I/O Port = 220 ❑ Jazz IRQ = 5 ❑ 8-bit DMA = 1 ❑ 16-bit DMA = 7 ❑ MPU-401 Enabled = Yes ❑ MPU-401 I/O Port = 330 ❑ MPU-401 IRQ = 2 ❑ Modify C:\DOS System Files = Yes ❑ Modify Win System Files = Yes

9. Press Enter to accept the configuration.

10. When installation is complete, press F3 to end the

installation process.

You are returned to the DOS prompt.

11. Remove the Media Vision Jazz 16 diskette and press

Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot the system.

MS Video for Windows Installation

To install Video drivers from Windows, complete the following steps:

1. Insert the Video for Windows into drive A:.

2. From the Program Manager, select File, Run...

3. Type A:\Setup and press Enter.

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A Welcome screen appears.

4. Select Continue.

Video driver files are copied into the

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. You are notified that Setup was successful and are asked to restart Windows so that new settings can take effect.

5. Select Restart NoW.

Windows is restarted.

Installing the MS IntelliPoint Mouse Drivers

To install the MS IntelliPoint Mouse Drivers from Windows, complete the following steps:

1. Insert the MS IntelliPoint Mouse Driver diskette into

drive A:.

2. From the Program Manager, select File, Run...

3. Type one of the following and press Enter.

SETUP - English, German and Italian versions INSTALL - French and Swedish versions INSTALAR - Spanish versions

An information screen appears.

4. Select Continue.

You are asked to enter your name or organization to

identify your data files.

5. Enter your name and your organization’s name and

select Continue.

You are asked to verify the name.

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6. Verify the information and select Ok.

You are prompted to select Express or Custom Select

Express installation. You are also prompted to select the default directory to which mouse driver files will be copied.

7. Select CONTINUE to keep the default path of

C:\MSINPUT.

The Microsoft IntelliPoint Mouse Setup menu appears.

Files are copied to the designated directory. You are prompted that Setup is complete.

8. Select Exit to return to Windows.

9. Restart Windows by selecting Exit from the Program

Manager and typing Win at the DOS prompt.

Your mouse configuration is saved and a Mouse Orientation screen appears.

10. Select Close to continue.

The Mouse Manager menu appears.

11. Select Ok to accept default settings.

Installation of mouse drivers is complete.

PC-Doctor Installation

To install PC-Doctor from MS-DOS, complete the following steps:

1. Insert the PC-Doctor diskette into drive A:.

2. Type

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at the DOS prompt and press Enter.

The system prompt is now A:\.

3. Type Install and press Enter to begin installation.

You are asked for the source and destination path of the PC-Doctor files.

4. To accept the defaults, select Install PC-Doctor and

press Enter.

Files are copied to the C:\PCDR directory. You are

prompted that installation is complete.

5. Press the Space Bar to continue.

You are returned to the DOS prompt.

Win 32S Installation

To install the Win 32S Drivers from Windows, complete the following steps:

1. Insert the Win 32S diskette #1 into drive A:.

2. From the Program Manager, select File, Run...

3. Type one of the following and press Enter.

SETUP - English, German and Italian versions INSTALL - French and Swedish versions INSTALAR - Spanish versions

A Welcome screen appears.

4. Select Continue to continue the installation.

The path for your Microsoft Windows System is

determined.

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5. Select Continue to continue the installation.

Files are copied to the Microsoft Windows System

directory. Insert the Win32S diskette #2 when prompted. You are prompted when installation is complete.

6. Select Ok.

You are asked if you want to install a Win32 game.

7. Select Continue if you want to install the game and

follow directions on your screen or select Exit to exit the installation program.

When finished, you are told that all Win32 components

have been installed successfully.

8. Select Continue to exit to Windows.

TranXit Installation

To install TranXit from Windows, complete the following steps:

Note: Not available on TM5020SE models.

1. Insert the TranXit diskette into drive A:.

2. From the Program Manager, select File, Run...

3. Type A:\Install and press Enter.

A Welcome screen appears.

4. Select Continue.

The default path for copying the TranXit programs is

displayed.

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5. Select Ok to install all program files.

Files are copied into the default directory. When

finished, you are asked to enter a computer name for identification.

6. Enter a name up to 16 characters in length and select

Continue.

You are asked to set up the connection.

7. Select Infrared and Setup Connection.

8. Select the Com2 port.

9. Select Travelmate 5000 as the model.

10. Select Variable for the mode.

11. Select Ok at this screen and again at the next screen.

Installation is complete. You are asked to restart

Windows to have changes made to the SYSTEM.INI file take effect.

12. Select Restart Windows.

Acrobat Installation

To install Acrobat from Windows, complete the following steps:

1. Insert the AcroRead diskette into drive A:.

2. From the Program Manager, select File, Run...

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3. Type A:\ACROREAD and press Enter.

You are prompted that the Acrobat Installer is preparing

to install the Acrobat Reader. When complete, a license agreement appears.

4. Select Accept.

You are asked to identify the target directory for Acrobat Reader files.

5. Select Enter to keep the default directory of

C:\ACROREAD.

You are prompted to complete the product registration

card.

6. Select Ok.

You are prompted for your name and organization.

7. Enter your name and organization. Select Ok.

Acrobat files are copied into the designated directory.

When finished, you are prompted that the Acrobat Installer will restart your Windows session to complete the installation.

8. Select Ok.

Windows is restarted.

TM5000 Series Manuals

To install the TravelMate 5000 Series manuals from MS-DOS, complete the following steps:

1. Insert TravelMate 5000 manuals diskette #1 into drive

A:.

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2. Type

at the DOS prompt and press Enter.

The system prompt is now A:\.

3. Type Install and press Enter to begin installation.

You are prompted to insert the last disk of the backup

set.

4. Insert the last diskette of the TravelMate 5000 manuals

diskettes and press Enter.

You are prompted to insert disk #1 of the backup

diskettes.

5. Insert the TravelMate 5000 Manuals diskette #1 of the

backup diskettes.

TravelMate 5000 manuals are copied to the

C:\ACROREAD directory. Insert each of the following backup diskettes when prompted to do so. When installation is complete, you are prompted to remove the last diskette from drive A:.

6. Remove the last diskette.

Installation is complete.

Battery Pro Utilities Installation

To install Battery Pro Utilities from MS-DOS, complete the following steps:

1. Insert Battery Pro Utilities diskette into drive A:.

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2. Type

at the DOS prompt and press Enter.

The system prompt is now A:\.

3. Type Install and press Enter to begin installation.

A menu appears that requires you to select the type of utilities you want to install.

4. Select Install All Utilities and press Enter.

You are prompted for the pathname of the directory to

which utility files are copied.

5. To select the default directory of C:\UTILS, press Enter.

You are asked for the pathname of your Windows

directory.

6. Update the directory path or select the default if your

Windows directory is in C:\WINDOWS. Press Enter.

Files are inflated and copied into the C:\UTILS directory. You are notified that installation is complete.

7. Press any key to continue.

You are returned to the DOS prompt.

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System Files Recovery Diskette

To ensure that your system files are completely restored, complete the following steps:

1. Insert the System Files Recovery diskette into drive A

and reboot the system.

A Recovery menu appears.

2. Select Restore Init and press any key.

The C:\INIT directory and files are restored.

3. Press any key.

4. Select Restore Cmos and press any key.

CMOS factory settings are restored.

5. Press Esc to exit and remove the System Files Recovery

diskette.

6. Reboot the system.

7. Press F5 to bypass loading the system files.

8. At the C:\ prompt, type:

XCOPY C:\INIT C:\ /S /V /Y

The original Windows *.ini, *.grp files, AUTOEXEC.BAT

file, and CONFIG.SYS files are restored.

9. Reboot the system and select the appropriate menu item.

The system is restored and ready to use.

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Note: There are four COM ports. Using 2 and 4 in conjunction or 1 and 3 in conjunction could cause

conflicts. Ensure that whatever port you select, no other option is using a conflicting COM port. To check COM ports, select TISetup from the Windows Travelmate Notebook Center Group or SET_UP from DOS.

Note: If you backed up the online data files using the System Maintenance and Backup option, you should restore your files at this point.

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Setting a Password

You may set a password from the Setup Menu. To set a password, complete the following steps:

1. Enter the Setup menu by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Esc.

2. From the Setup Menu, press Tab until you reach the

Password field.

3. Press the left or right arrow key.

A Modify Password box appears and prompts you to

type in a new password.

4. Enter a new password of up to seven characters and

press Enter.

You are asked to verify the password by retyping it.

5. Retype the password and press Enter.

6. Press any key to clear the Modify Password Box.

The password is set to Enabled and you will be

prompted for the password every time you reboot the system. You have three tries to enter the correct password on powerup before the system halts and you have to shut down.

Setting a Password

7. To save your changes, press Esc-F4.

Caution: If you forget the system password, you will not be able to use your computer. To regain access, you

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must send your computer to the Texas Instruments manufacturing facility in Temple, Texas; this service is not covered by warranty.

Setting a Password

Note: The password is not case sensitive. You can enter

the password in either upper or lower case characters.

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Custom Windows Utilities

This chapter tells you about

❑ Utilities designed for your computer to enhance your

performance while using Windows

Contents

Overview of Windows Utilities.......................................... 3-2

Information Utilities ........................................................ 3-3

Battery Status ............................................................ 3-3

BatteryPro APM Help................................................... 3-3

Battery Tips ................................................................ 3-3

Smart Shelf................................................................. 3-3

Phoenix Card Manager ................................................3-4

TM5000 Series Manuals.............................................. 3-4

Productivity Utilities........................................................ 3-5

LFM (Laptop File Manager).......................................... 3-5

Power Utility ...............................................................3-5

System Utilities ...............................................................3-7

PCMWin...................................................................... 3-7

Sound Mapper ............................................................3-7

MIDI Mapper...............................................................3-7

DiskMaker .................................................................. 3-8

PC-Doctor ................................................................... 3-9

Win32 Utility............................................................... 3-9

WinMode Utility ..........................................................3-9

WinDith Utility.......................................................... 3-11

Drop N’Go Utility....................................................... 3-12

Super Shutdown Utility............................................. 3-18

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Overview of Windows Utilities

The TravelMate 5000 Series custom Windows utilities are accessible from Windows by double-clicking individual icons. Most of these utilities are found in the TravelMate Notebook Center group, but some are in the Startup Group, and still others are in the Control Panel of the Main Windows Group.

The Windows utilities can be divided into the following categories:

❑ Information ❑ Productivity ❑ System

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Information Utilities

The information utilities provide you information you need quickly. Your computer has the following information utilities:

Battery Status

Double-click on the Battery Status icon in the TravelMate Notebook Center group to display the battery level icon at the bottom of your screen. To view the Battery Level Settings, single click on the icon to display the menu and

select Settings... .

This window displays the approximate charge left in your computer based on user-specified settings. At this point, you may modify the following parameters:

❑ The position of your Battery Level window or Battery

Level icon

❑ The elapsed time (in seconds) before the Battery Level

dialog box reappears automatically on your screen

❑ Use of color or monochrome ❑ Minimizing the application

Information Utilities

BatteryPro APM Help

Double-click on this icon in the TravelMate Notebook Center group to display information about the battery-savings software in your computer: Texas Instruments BatteryPro Power Management software and Microsoft Advanced Power Management (APM) software.

Battery Tips

Double-click on this icon in the TravelMate Notebook Center group for information about actions you can take to maximize the life of a battery charge.

SmartShelf

Use the Phoenix SmartShelf on-line documentation for information on MS-DOS

6.2 and Windows for

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Workgroups 3.11. The SmartShelf icon is located in the Windows Document group.

Phoenix Card Manager

This icon is located in the Windows Document group and provides information on installing and using PC cards.

TM5000 Series Manuals

Your TM5000 Series computer comes with two product manuals: the TM5000 Series User’s Guide and TM5000 Series User’s Reference Guide. These guides are located in the Documents group. Acrobat is the product used in the creation of TI’s electronic documentation. Acrobat comes pre-installed on your TM5000 Series computer. For further information on Acrobat, you can select Run... from the File menu of Program Manager and type:

C:\ACROREAD\ACROREAD.EXE

in the command line. Select Ok to start the application. Select Help to read online help for Acrobat.

To read online TM5000 Series documentation, double click on the desired icon in the Document group for the document you wish to read. It appears on the screen.

You may print a hardcopy of the online documentation by selecting Print... from the File Menu of the open document. If you would like to order a pre-printed manual, call 1-800-TI-TEXAS (in the U.S.) or the sales office nearest you (refer to the TravelMate Passport included in your documentation set).

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Productivity Utilities

The productivity utilities help you function more efficiently while in the Windows environment. The computer has the following productivity utilities.

LFM (Laptop File Manager)

Double-click the LFM icon in the Windows TravelMate Notebook Center group to load the Laptop File Manager utility. view, and edit directories and files on the hard disk or on floppies. rename, and perform other common file management functions using single-key commands. Chapter 5 of this manual.

To return to Windows from the You are asked if you are sure you want to Exit. Enter Y.

Power Utility

The Power Utility is located in the Windows Control Panel. This utility determines how battery resources are managed by Windows. The options that appear in the dialog box depend on the power-saving capabilities of your computer. If your computer cannot detect the battery level, the Battery Level option does not appear. If your computer does not support power saving options in addition to those provided by Windows, the Options button does not appear.

LFM is a DOS-level program that helps you manage,

LFM enables you to copy, delete, edit, print,

LFM is described in

LFM main menu, press Q.

Productivity Utilities

Power Management

There are three selections in for the Power Management field. These are:

❑ Advanced - uses the power saving capabilities

provided by Windows.

❑ Standard - uses only the power saving capabilities

built into your computer

❑ Off - turns off all power saving capabilities.

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Productivity Utilities

Note: if the power saving features of your computer do not appear to be working, it may be because you are running

applications that do not recognize Windows power management. In this case, select the Standard setting.

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System Utilities

PCMWin

Provides status on the PCMCIA cards installed in the notebook. PCMWin also allows you to edit the configurations of defined cards and uses the most appropriate configuration for your system. For further information on PCMCIA, refer to the Phoenix Card Manger User’s Guide in the Windows Document group and online help provided with the PCMWin utility.

Sound Mapper

System Utilities

Note: Not available on TM5020SE models.

This icon is located in the Control Panel window. Double-click on the icon to display the Sound Mapper Configuration screen. From the Sound Mapper Configuration screen, you can:

❑ configure, change, disable, and get information about

sound drivers

❑ indicate preferred playback and recording file formats ❑ specify whether to use preferred devices only

For further information, refer to online Help provided with this application.

MIDI Mapper

This icon is located in the Control Panel window. Double-click on the icon to display the MIDI Mapper screen. From the MIDI Mapper screen, you can:

❑ select a MIDI setup for a sound device ❑ create a new setup ❑ edit existing key maps, patch maps, and channel

mappings

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System Utilities

For further information, refer to online Help provided with this application.

DiskMaker

This utility creates installation diskettes for files stored on your hard drive. This allows you to create a full or partial set of installation diskettes to re-install your notebook computer or any of the options.

The DiskMaker Icon is located in the Windows TravelMate Notebook Center group. Double click on the icon to display folders for system and utility software. Clicking on the tab at the top of a folder displays that folder. When a folder is displayed, you are shown how many diskettes it will take to back of that portion of the notebook software.

Creating Installation Diskettes

To create an installation diskette, complete the following steps:

1. Select the tab of the application you wish to back up.

2. If the application requires more than one diskette,

select the disk icon for the disk number that you want to back up.

3. Insert a 3.5-inch high density diskette into the floppy

drive.

4. Select Ok.

The diskette will be formatted and the files are backed

up.

Deleting Images

Selecting this button detetes most of the DiskMaker utility from your system. Once this selection is made, a warning box appears that you are about to remove basic DiskMaker files from the hard drive. If you select Yes to continue, files

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are deleted and the only remaining function of the DiskMaker program is to print labels for the installation diskettes you have already created.

PC-Doctor

PC-Doctor is a remote diagnostics program that provides PC diagnostics, system information, and setup. For further information on PC-Doctor, refer to Appendix D of this manual and to the online Help facility.

Win32 Utility

This utility comes pre-installed on your hard drive and adds 32-bit capabilities to your Windows environment. The only time you will see this utility is when you are you are requested to backup Win32 utility files from DiskMaker or the backup procedures discussed in Chapter 1.

WinMode Utility

The WinMode Utility is located in the Windows TravelMate Notebook Center group. This utility allows you to configure your notebook for maximum resolution on your monitor. For more detailed information on this utility, refer to online help.

WinMode Menu

The following table depicts fields to be defined in the WinMode menu:

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System Utilities

Field Description

Monitor Brand Select your monitor brand from the list provided. Monitor Model Select your monitor model from the list provided. Monitor

Refresh Rates

640 x 480 Sets the refresh rates for monitors with

800 x 600 Sets the refresh rates for monitors with

1024 x 768 Sets the refresh rates for monitors with

1280 x 1024 (Not available on SE models)

Colors Lets you choose the number of colors that are

Resolution Lets you choose the resolution that WinMode uses

Font Cache Size

Operating System

Font Size Lets you select the size of fonts displayed in

Changing Refresh Rates gives you the option of setting a higher quality display. The higher the refresh rate, the better the quality (and the slower performance) will be. Consult the manual that came with your monitor to determine the proper settings for these fields.

640 x 480 resolution (60 Hz, 72 Hz, or 75 Hz).

800 x 600 resolution (56 Hz, 60 Hz, 72 Hz, 75 Hz, or None).

1024 x 768 resolution (87 Hz Int., 60 Hz, 70 Hz, 72 Hz, 75 Hz, None).

Sets the refresh rates for monitors with 1280 x 1024 resolution.

available to Windows after the installation is complete. Choices are 256, 65536, and 16 million colors.

to run Windows after the installation is complete. Choices are 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, or 1280 x 1024.

Lets you set the amount of system memory available for font caching. You can choose between 0 KB and 1000 KB.

Lets you set the operating system under which Windows will run (DOS-Windows or OS/2 Windows).

Windows dialog boxes and menus. You can choose between large and small fonts.

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Options Menu

When the Options button is selected, the Options Menu appears. From this menu, you can select the display type and mouse options you desire. More detailed information is provided in online help. The following table depicts fields to be defined in the Options menu:

Button Description

Current Display

Options Lets you change mouse options. From this selection, you

Displays the currently active display. From the Current Display button, you may set Windows to run with any of the following:

CRT - sends output to an external VGA monitor Panel - sends output to the panel on the notebook CRT/Panel - sends output to both panel and CRT

NOTE: If there is no CRT attached, the CRT and CRT/Panel selections will not be available choices.

may set the mouse as follows:

Mouse Trails - enables mouse trails exactly as if selected from the Mouse section of the Control Panel.

Change Res. - sets Windows to run at the exact resolution of the flat internal LCD panel when in Panel or CRT/Panel modes. When in CRT only mode, Windows runs at the resolution selected in the main screen of WinMode.

Panning/Scrolling - runs Windows at the resolution requested in the WinMode menu on all displays.

WinDith Utility

Your LCD panel generates 4,096 colors, however some software requires as many as 65,000 colors. When this occurs, you may note that some shades generated by your software are replaced with black areas that produce uneven shading (as in the first figure below). When you turn the WinDith utility on, the shading is smoothed out (as in the second figure below).

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The system defaults with the WinDith utility off. To turn the utility on, double-click on the WinDith icon in the TravelMate Notebook Center group. Select On and Ok.

Shading with WinDith off

Shading with WinDith on

Drop N’ Go Utility

Drop N’ Go is an application that allows you to display frequently run applications as icons on your desktop or as menu items under the File Manager application in Windows. This bypasses the usual file-finding process and keeps your most useful applications at your fingertips. Applications loaded in Drop N’ Go appear as boxed icons to differentiate them from normal Windows icons. Refer to online help provided with this utility for further information.

Basic Operations

The following sections cover adding/changing, deleting, copying, and other application-specific functions relating to Drop N’ Go. To perform basic operations from the Main menu, you must first complete the following steps:

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1. If the Drop N’ Go icon does not appear at the bottom of

your screen, double click on the Drop N’ Go icon in the TravelMate Notebook Center group.

2. When the icon appears, single-click on it to display the

Main menu. From this menu, you can:

Perform Setup functions

Move the icon to another position on your desktop

Close all applications that have been set up using the Setup menu

Switch to another application

Save the positions of icons for all applications listed in the setup procedures

Find out more about Drop N’ Go

Get help on Drop N’ Go functions

Adding/Changing Applications

To add or change applications listed in Drop N’ Go, complete the following steps:

1. Click on the Drop N’ Go icon on your desktop.

The Drop N’ Go Main menu appears.

2. Click on Setup.

The Drop N’ Go Setup menu appears.

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3. If you are adding an application, click on the Add

button. If you are changing an application, click on the application you want to change and click on the Change button.

The Icon Application Setup dialog box appears.

4. Enter required information on the application you wish

to add or change. This is very similar to the Run... dialog box used in the Program Manager.

Note: The quickest way to add or change applications is to select the down arrow next to the Title box in the Icon

Application Setup dialog box. Selections from the list appear quickly and all information is automatically placed.

5. Select OK.

Creating a File Manager Menu Item

You can also add or change applications to be viewed as menu items in File manager. To do this, complete the following steps:

1. Click on the Drop N’ Go icon on your desktop.

The Drop N’ Go Main menu appears.

2. Click on Setup.

The Drop N’ Go Setup menu appears.

3. To add the application as a menu item in File Manager,

select Enable Menu from the Drop N’ Go Setup menu.

4. Place the cursor under Menu Title, click, and type the

title of the menu you wish to use in File Manager (for instance, Drop N’ Go).

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5. If you are adding an application, continue to step 6. If

you are changing an application, click on the application you want to change in Icon Applications.

6. Select the Add or Change button.

7. Enter required information on the application you wish

to add. This is very similar to the Run... dialog box used in the Program Manager.

8. Select Ok.

9. Select Exit.

A message appears stating that your menu changes will not take effect until File Manager is restarted.

10. Close and reopen File Manager.

You should now see the selected applications as icons on your desktop. When you open File Manager, you should see the DropNGo menu.

Deleting Applications

You can delete applications from Drop N’ Go by completing the following steps:

1. Click on the Drop N’ Go icon on your desktop.

The Drop N’ Go Main menu appears.

2. Click on Setup.

The Drop N’ Go Setup menu appears.

3. From the Drop N’ Go Setup menu, select the application

you want to delete by clicking on the filename under Icon Applications or Menu Applications.

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2. Select the Delete button.

A message appears asking if you want to delete the specified file.

3. Select Ok.

The file is deleted from the list.

Copying Applications

Normally you will want to have the same applications listed under Menu Applications that are listed under Icon Applications. The simplest way to set this up is to add or change applications under either Menu Applications or Icon Applications and select the Copy button. For instance, if you add Calendar under Icon applications, you can select the Copy button to automatically copy the application to the Menu Applications list (or vice-versa)

Enable/Disable Menu

This feature of Drop N’ Go allows you to enable/disable the File Manager Menu you created in Creating a File Manager Menu Item earlier in this chapter. To enable or disable the menu, select the Enable/Disable Menu button and restart File Manager.

Moving Applications

You can change the location of the File Manager menu item by completing the following steps:

1. Click on the Drop N’ Go icon on your desktop.

The Drop N’ Go Main menu appears.

2. Click on Setup.

The Drop N’ Go Setup menu appears.

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3. Select Enable Menu.

The extended menu used to set up File Manager menu

items appears.

4. Select the menu application you want to move from the

Menu Applications menu.

5. Select Move.

A message appears telling you select the new menu

position.

6. You can select the new position in one of two ways:

Double click on the Menu Applications item above which the selected item will appear.

Use the up and down arrow keys to move to the application item above which the selected item will appear. Press Enter.

7. Select Exit.

You are prompted to restart File Manager for your

changes to take effect.

Icon Placement

You can control Icon placement on your desktop through Drop N’ Go as follows:

Single click on the Drop N’ Go icon and select Save All Positions to save all icon positions as they currently appear on your desktop.

From the Drop N’ Go Setup menu, select Stay on Top so that your icon always appears on top of open windows.

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Super Shutdown Utility

Super Shutdown is an automatic shutdown configuration utility available from the TravelMate Notebook Center group. With this utility, your system exits Windows faster than the standard Windows exit procedure. You can also select from a variety of user-specified shutdown features that will customize the way your computer shuts down. Examples include automatically closing all Windows and DOS applications as well as saving files.

To use Super Shutdown, single-click on the Super Shutdown icon at the bottom of your screen so that the application menu appears.

Note: If the Super Shutdown icon did not automatically load when entering Windows, you may need to re-install it from the BatteryPro backup diskettes you should have created after you purchased your system.

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Shutdown is unable to close DOS applications. If any DOS applications are active, the application will be brought to the foreground and the user will be prompted to close it.

For further information on Super Shutdown, refer to online help provided with the utility.

This menu allows you to:

❑ Exit Windows ❑ Move the location of the icon on your screen ❑ Close the application ❑ Switch to another application in the task list ❑ Select Shutdown options ❑ Find out more about Super Shutdown ❑ Go to online Help

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Configure Super Shutdown

When the Options selection is made from the Super Shutdown application menu, the Configure Super Shutdown menu appears. From this menu, you can:

❑ specify shutdown options ❑ specify the icon properties for the Super Shutdown

icon

❑ specify applications to save and close automatically

upon shutdown using Application Setup

To make changes to this menu, click on the boxes next to the desired options so that an X appears, then select Ok.

Shutdown Options

Shutdown options allow you to:

❑ Terminate Windows applications unconditionally ❑ Terminate DOS applications unconditionally

Caution: These two methods may result in files not being closed properly and could cause disk errors.

❑ Save changed files when possible.

Icon

The icon options allow you to select whether or not you want the Shutdown icon to stay on top of any overlapping windows or to automatically appear in the position in which it was located at the time of system shutdown.

To make changes to the icon, click on the box next to "Stay on top" so that an X appears, then select Save Position and Ok.

Application Setup

The Application Setup button allows you to save and close applications that use the Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) to

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communicate with Windows. This can be done in either of two ways:

❑ Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) can be used to

communicate with Windows applications that support it. Such applications are called DDE Servers. An example is Microsoft Excel. This requires information from the application vendor about DDE commands that support it.

❑ A sequence of keystrokes can be sent that simulate

keystrokes which normally shut down an application. (For instance, to close an open Word for Windows file, the keystrokes are Alt-F4.) This can even be used with MS-DOS applications as long as they can be identified by the window title.

Note: Neither method is foolproof. Use of DDE requires sophisticated knowledge of the application and information that is usually poorly documented, if at all. Keystroke

sequences are easier to set up, but can fail due to the application being in an unexpected state. For instance, both methods may have difficulty handling an application with a new document that has not yet been saved to any file.

To make changes to this menu, enter the required information in the fields provided and select Ok. To remove an entry from the list of applications first select it from the list, then select Delete Entry.

When selected, the Application Close Information dialog box appears as shown in the following figure.

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Application DDE Information Dialog Box

From this dialog box, the following information is required:

Application Close Information

Selection Description

Window Title

Keystrokes String

DDE Server Name

DDE Command

Repeat DDE command until fail

The window title that appears in the title bar. Clicking on the button next to the text box in the Application Close Information dialog box drops down a list of applications that are currently set up.

The DDE command or the string of keystrokes used to close any open files. For instance, to close an open Word for Windows file, the keystrokes are Alt-F4.

The name that the application responds to for DDE communication (such as Word for Windows).

The command sent to the DDE from the application. The Application Close Information dialog box checks this line if Keystrokes String does not function. To obtain DDE Command information, refer to the User’s Manual for your specific application or call the manufacturer.

If selected, the DDE command specified in the Keystrokes String will be sent repeatedly until an error message is received. For example, if an application has multiple files open, the command is sent until each file is closed. When no more open files exist, the error message is sent.

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Note: The DDE Server and command string must be specified by the application software. If this is not

documented in the software applications user manual, contact the software vendor for this information.

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Power Saving Utilities

This chapter tells you about

❑ How to get the most work from a battery charge ❑ SETPOWER Utility, a utility that lets you choose from

various power saving levels to optimize battery charge

❑ SMARTDRV.EXE, a hard disk drive performance

enhancement utility

❑ SPEED, which lets you change

optimum performance and battery power savings

CPU operating speed for

Contents

Optimizing Battery Operation.......................................... 4-2

Battery LEDs ..............................................................4-2

Battery Recovery Indicators......................................... 4-3

Standby and Suspend.................................................4-4

Auto System Action..................................................... 4-4

Real-Time Power Savings ............................................ 4-4

Power Saving Levels .................................................... 4-5

Cover Closed Action .................................................... 4-5

Hard Drive Motor Off................................................... 4-6

Default CPU Speed...................................................... 4-6

PCI Expansion Bus .....................................................4-7

I/O (Input/Output Ports) ............................................ 4-7

SETPOWER Utility ..........................................................4-8

SMARTDRV.EXE Disk Caching Utility............................. 4-9

Speed Utility ................................................................. 4-10

Show Speed Switch ................................................... 4-10

Using the Speed Utility.............................................. 4-10

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Optimizing Battery Operation

Battery LEDs

If two battery packs are installed in the computer, they deplete in parallel. When the battery charge gets low, the Low Battery indicator above the keyboard turns red. When the batteries are extremely low, the unit automatically goes into sleep mode for about five minutes. During this time, you can replace the batteries one at a time. To do this, press Suspend. After inserting the battery, press any key to resume at the point where the sleep mode was initiated.

There is also a row of four LEDs on the front of each battery pack. These LEDs indicate the following battery states:

❑ The percentage of power left in each battery. If all four

LEDs light, the battery is at least 76% charged. After reaching this point, the battery LEDs will then turn off. If the battery is removed, the LEDs remain lit for several seconds before turning off (to save the battery charge).

Optimizing Battery Operation

How Many LEDs Lit? What Color? Percent Charged?

1 Red 0 to 10%

1 Green 11 to 25%

2 Green 26 to 50%

3 Green 51 to 75%

4 Green 76 to 100%

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Optimizing Battery Operation

Note: Ensure that you have pressed the Battery Status button to get the current battery charge reading.

If you wish to check the charge of any Lithium-ION battery after the LEDs have turned off, press the battery status button to the right of the LEDs on the battery pack and they will light once again.

❑ Low battery state. As the battery discharges, LEDs

will turn off one at a time from right to left until the battery is almost depleted. At that time, the last green LED will turn off and a red LED comes on. At the point of near depletion the red LED will begin to flash. As you recharge batteries, the red LED no longer flashes, and will eventually turn green as the charge increases.

Battery Recovery Indicators

There are certain conditions that produce an unrecoverable battery indication (the red light on the front of the battery flashes). The most common causes for unrecoverable battery conditions are:

❑ the charge current exceeds 2.3 amps ❑ the discharge current exceeds 4 amps ❑ the battery charge exceeds 12.75 volts ❑ the battery discharges below 7 volts

If the LED on the front of the battery flashes red, take the battery out, wait 20 seconds and then press the battery status button. If the light continues to flash red, the battery can no longer be used. Replace with a new battery.

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Optimizing Battery Operation

Standby and Suspend

You have two methods for putting your computer to "sleep". The first is by pressing Fn-F4 (Standby). This puts your computer into a light sleep and saves battery power. The Power LED remains green when this mode is active. To come out of Standby, press any key or move the mouse.

The second method for putting your computer to sleep is to press the Suspend button located to the right of the power switch. This puts your computer into a deeper sleep and changes the Power LED to orange. Suspend saves more battery power than Standby, but may take the system a few seconds longer to wake up. To come out of Suspend mode, press any key.

Caution: Using the Suspend/Standby modes for too long can discharge the battery to the point that it can

no longer power both the occurs, your computer will not come out of Standby mode and you must recharge your Battery, plug in AC power, or replace one of the batteries.

LCD and the hard disk. If this

Auto System Action

Depending on the selection made in Setup for Auto System Action, the system will either be put in Suspend or Standby mode if a designated amount of inactivity time has elapsed. The system suspends all tasks and turns off the

In Standby mode, the LCD is turned off, but the disk drives remain active. In Suspend mode, the drives are spun down and the LCD is turned off.

Real-Time Power Savings

Your computer has a special power-saving feature that can activate in real time while you are running your

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LCD.

Optimizing Battery Operation

application. This feature is implemented by a special device driver called

DEVICE=C:\UTILS\BATTERY.PRO [/Ln]

where:

/Ln specifies the power-savings level (0 through 7) described elsewhere in this chapter. If the /Ln switch is omitted, the default value of 2 is used.

Power-Saving Levels

The power-saving level you should use to optimize battery-charge life depends on the operations you are performing and how the application is written. Use Setup to define power-savings levels.

In general, the higher the power savings level, the greater the power savings. Power level 0 disables the power savings feature.

BatteryPro does not usually conflict with applications. However, some applications may fail or suffer performance degradation. Try your applictions at the highest level of savings and evaluate their performance. If degradation occurs, try the next lower level until performance is satisfactory.

BATTERY.PRO in the CONFIG.SYS file:

Cover-Closed Action

This mode, which you can invoke by closing the cover, saves the most battery power. In this mode (if enabled in Setup), the computer is placed in suspend or standby mode. If Cover Closed Action is enabled, the system does not service interrupts and disables the floppy drive. This mode overrides other standby/suspend modes.

LCD, hard disk, and

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You also can use this mode to transport the computer short distances without turning it off.

The computer instantly resumes normal operation when you open the cover and press any key. All operations continue where left off when suspended; however, time-dependent tasks may have lost time, and tasks dependent on device input/output may have lost data that overflowed buffers.

You may want to avoid this mode with tasks that depend on real time, such as scheduling applications with audible or visual reminders and communication tasks that depend on input/output.

Hard Drive Motor Off

The hard disk turns off automatically after no activity for the time set for the Hard Drive Motor Off interval in the Setup Program. You can change the default 5-minutes setting using the Setup Program.

Note: When the hard disk is off, remember that a slight

delay occurs for the disk drive to reach operating speed.

Some word processing and file editing programs save your work to a back-up file automatically, causing frequent access to your hard disk. This could use more power than leaving the hard disk always on. With such programs, set the Hard Disk Motor Timeout to higher values. If you find that the hard disk stays on too much even when you are not accessing it, try a lower setting, such as 1 minute.

Default CPU Speed

You can set the Default CPU Speed item in Setup to low or high (which also corresponds to power consumption), or auto. The auto option sets operate the computer on AC power or to low on battery

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CPU speed to high when you

Optimizing Battery Operation

power. Set Default CPU Speed to the lowest value acceptable to your application to save battery power.

PCI Expansion Bus

Selects the boot time speed for the PCI expansion bus. The slower the speed the better the battery operation. Auto automatically goes to the lowest possible speed for operation.

I/O (Input/Output) Ports

You can individually disable the parallel, serial, or SIR ports (if not in use) to save battery power.

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SETPOWER Utility

Using the SETPOWER utility, you can also set the BatteryPro power-savings level at any the

C:\> prompt you can type

SETPOWER /Ln

where n is the power-saving level (0 through 7) you want to use. You can also include this command line in any batch file (

AUTOEXEC.BAT) you create to load an application.

Note: SETPOWER and all other BatteryPro utilities furnished with your computer are loaded on the hard disk at the

factory under the command already in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

If you want to know the current and maximum power levels, at the

SETPOWER /S

SETPOWER Utility

MS-DOS prompt. For example, at

UTILS directory with the MS-DOS PATH

C:\> prompt type

and press Enter. through 7, and the maximum available setting.

Note: You can also use the Dates utility to display the

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current setting of BatteryPro.

SETPOWER displays the current setting, 0

SMARTDRV.EXE Disk Caching Utility

SMARTDRV.EXE is a disk-caching utility that reduces the time and power the computer needs to read data from the hard disk.

SMARTDRV.EXE works best if you use many applications and files at one time. It is particularly effective when the computer runs multiple applications that require swapping, that is, copying applications to and from the hard disk to make room for all of the applications in memory.

Note: Do not use SMARTDRV.EXE with any other disk- caching utilities.

See the MS-DOS User’s Guide and Reference for a more detailed description of this utility.

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SPEED Utility

The SPEED utility enables you to set the current CPU operating speed to low or high. However, because the faster speeds consume more power, you may want to select the low or medium speed to conserve power when you are operating the computer on its internal battery.

SPEED Utility

You can change Chapter 1) or by pressing Ctrl-Alt-↑ or Ctrl-Alt-↓.

CPU speed in Setup (as described in

Show Speed Switch

The SPEED command /S(how) switch displays the current

CPU speed setting if you type at the C:\> prompt

SPEED /S

and press Enter. The program displays

Current CPU speed is set to [High or Low] Auto Speed Select is [On or Off]

Using the SPEED Utility

You can set the CPU speed to low or high by typing at the

C:\> prompt

SPEED [/L] [/H]

and pressing Enter. The /L switch sets and /H to high. The program responds to the command by displaying

CPU speed to low,

Current CPU speed is set to [Low or High] Auto Speed Select is [On or Off]

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Laptop File Manager

This chapter tells you about

❑ Using the Laptop File Manager (LFM) program to

manage and view your files and directories

❑ LFM commands that simplify directory and file

copying, deletion, printing, renaming, and other common file management functions

Contents

Getting Started with LFM.................................................5-3

Loading LFM....................................................................5-4

Using the Main Menu ......................................................5-5

Function Key Commands.................................................5-6

F1 Help Key.................................................................5-6

F2 CDir (Change Directory) Key ...................................5-6

F3 ReRd (Reread) Key ..................................................5-7

F4 STAT (Statistics) or CMDS (Commands) Key ...........5-7

F5 Split (Split Screen) Key ...........................................5-8

F6 Creat (Create) Key...................................................5-9

F7 Sort Key .................................................................5-9

F8 DOS (Disk Operating System) Key ........................5-10

F9 Go Key..................................................................5-11

F10 Setup Key ...........................................................5-12

Character Key Commands .............................................5-15

Attr (Attribute) Command ..........................................5-15

Copy Command.........................................................5-16

Delete Command .......................................................5-18

Edit Command ..........................................................5-19

Excl (Exclude) Command...........................................5-19

Find Command..........................................................5-21

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Contents

Multiple File Operations ................................................ 5-28

Restoring Laptop File Manager ...................................... 5-30

Contents

Incl (Include) Command ............................................ 5-22

Print Command......................................................... 5-24

Quit Command ......................................................... 5-24

Rename Command.................................................... 5-25

Show Command........................................................ 5-25

Tag Command........................................................... 5-26

Up (Esc Key) Command............................................. 5-26

Update Command ..................................................... 5-27

Tagging Files for Multifile Operation.......................... 5-29

Split Screen .............................................................. 5-29

Copying Multiple Files............................................... 5-29

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Getting Started with LFM

The Laptop File Manager (LFM) utility supplied with your computer helps you manipulate files and directories stored on the hard disk. Many functions operate on two or more files, called multiple file operations.

❑ Assign or change file attributes to one or multiple files ❑ Copy one or multiple files or directories to other

directories or floppies

❑ Delete one or multiple directories and files from hard

disk or floppies

❑ Find files using wildcard characters ❑ Send one or multiple files to a printer or other device

connected to your computer

❑ Rename one or multiple files and directories ❑ Show files for viewing

LFM can do the following:

Getting Started with LFM

❑ Change a file’s date and time ❑ Display hard disk and floppy statistics, such as disk

capacity and disk space in use

❑ Create files and directories ❑ Sort the directory and file listings by name, extension,

date, or size

❑ Execute MS-DOS commands or shells

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Loading LFM

You can load LFM at the C:\> prompt by typing LFM and pressing Enter or from Windows by selecting the LFM icon in the TravelMate Notebook Center Group.

Loading LFM

Either way,

LFM displays a listing of the files and directories

in the current directory similar to the following figure. From this listing you can select drives, directories, and files to view and manipulate.

Laptop File Manager vn.nn Mon Nov 30 12:00 pm

C:\ Filename Ext. Bytes Attr Last Update Commands

DEMOS <DIR> .... 00/00/90 00:00:59

DOS <DIR> .... 00/00/90 00:59:59 A - Attr P - Print

IMAGES <DIR> .... 00/00/90 00:59:59 C - Copy Q - Quit

INTL <DIR> .... 00/00/90 00:59:59 D - Delete R - Rename

JAZZ <DIR> .... 00/00/90 00:59:59 E - Edit S - Show

MOUSE <DIR> .... 00/00/90 00:59:59 X - Excl T - Tag

PCMPLUS <DIR> .... 00/00/90 00:59:59 F - Find Esc - Up

SCSI <DIR> .... 00/00/90 00:59:59 I - Incl U - Update

UTILS <DIR> .... 00/00/90 00:00:59 M - Run Commands

WINDOWS <DIR> .... 00/00/90 00:59:59

24X18 AVI 1108890 A... 00/00/90 00:59:59 AUTOEXEC BAK 693 A... 00/00/90 00:00:59 DBLSPACE BIN 64246 ARSH 00/00/90 00:59:59 COMMAND COM 25308 A... 00/00/90 00:00:59 CONFIG SYS 79 A... 00/00/90 00:00:59 EXTMSDOS SYS 30128 ARSH 00/00/90 00:00:59 IO SYS 40662 ARSH 00/00/90 00:59:59 MSDOS SYS 38138 ARSH 00/00/90 00:59:59 F1=Help F2=Cdir F3=ReRd F4=STAT F5=Split F6=Creat F7=Sort F8=DOS F9=Go F10=Setup

Note: Typing LFM [path] at the MS-DOS prompt will

execute LFM using the directory specified in the path.

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Using the Main Menu

Use the following keys and commands to move the highlight around the your directories and files.

LFM Menu Function Keys Key Function

F1 shows Help screen

↑ moves highlight up ↓ moves highlight down

End highlights last listing Home highlights first listing PgDn shows next page or Help screen if more than 1 page PgUp shows previous page or Help screen S, Enter if directory name highlighted, shows selected

subdirectory; if filename highlighted, shows contents of file

T tags or untags highlighted directory or file for

multiple command action

Esc if at subdirectory, returns to higher directory;

if at root directory, no action; if command active, cancels command

Q exits

LFM or current screen of split screen after

the “Are you sure?” prompt:

• press Y to exit

• press N or Enter to cancel exit command

LFM main menu to help you work with

LFM or one screen of split screen

Using the Main Menu

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Function Key Commands

The function keys (F1 through F10) listed along the bottom of the

LFM main menu provide the functions described in

this section.

F1 Help Key

Pressing F1 at the LFM main menu—and at some LFM submenus—displays a Help screen with condensed user instructions. Some Help screens have more than one page; look in the upper right corner of the Help screen for the number of pages available. Press PgUp/PgDn to move among the pages.

F2 CDir (Change Directory) Key

The change-directory function enables you to view other directories on the current drive, the floppy drive, and any optional drives connected to your computer. Press F2 at the main menu, and screen:

Path: [ ]

LFM prompts you at the bottom of the

Function Key Commands

At this prompt, you can type the pathname of the directory or drive you want directories, type C:\DIRNAME and press Enter.

LFM then displays the subdirectory and filenames of the directory named

If you want to change drives, type the drive letter followed by a colon (for example, subdirectory on the new drive for display. For example, type A:\EDITOR and press Enter.

LFM displays the

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LFM to display. If you want to change

DIRNAME

EDITOR directory and its files.

A:). You also can name a

Function Key Commands

F3 ReRd (Reread) Key

Pressing F3 causes LFM to redisplay the listing. This function is useful if you are examining several floppies on the floppy drive. Rather than having to press F2 (Change Directory) and type the pathname, press F3 each time you insert a new floppy. You can also “untag” all files you may have previously tagged by pressing F3.

F4 STAT (Statistics) or CMDS (Commands) Key

F4 is a toggle that causes LFM to display in the upper right quadrant of the main menu either the current drive statistics or a list of commands you can use at the main menu. If the statistics are displayed, the F4 prompt on the main menu shows F4= displayed, the F4 prompt shows F4=

The statistics display lists the following information:

❑ The current drive letter and volume name (if any)

CMDS. If the commands list is

STAT.

❑ The number of bytes available on the hard disk or

floppy

❑ The number of bytes in use and available for use (free)

on the hard disk or floppy

❑ The number of files on the current directory and their

size in bytes

Note: Subdirectories are listed as files with no size (0 length).

❑ Number of included (tagged) files, if any, and their size

in bytes

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Function Key Commands

F5 Split (Split Screen) Key

The split screen function enables you to view two directory listings on the same screen. At the F5 and

Path: [ ]

Type the pathname of the second directory you want to view and press Enter. The directory can be on the same drive or a different drive. You can use all function key commands and single-letter commands on directories and files in either listing.

Press F5 to switch the highlight between the upper and lower directory listing.

Using Split Screen to Copy Files

You can simplify use of the Copy command using the split screen mode. For example, you first select (highlight) the destination directory to which you want to copy the file and press F5, then Enter. Then highlight the source file or directory on the other screen and press C. displays the destination directory name in the “Path: [ … ]” prompt described above. The split screen quickly displays the results of the copy process.

LFM prompts you at the bottom of the screen:

LFM main menu, press

LFM then

Exiting Split Screen

To return to only one screen, press Q to exit the highlighted window.

Are you sure? [ N ].

To exit the split screen and return to one screen, press Y. If you do not want to abandon the split screen mode, press

Enter or N.

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LFM prompts you at the bottom of the screen

Function Key Commands

F6 Creat (Create) Key

Pressing F6 enables you to create a new directory or filename at the

[F]ile or [D]irectory:

If you want to create a new file, press F. If you want to create a new directory, press D.

Path: [ ]

Type the filename or directory name and path and press Enter.

LFM prompt at the bottom of the screen

LFM then prompts:

If you do not type a drive letter or directory name, stores the new file or directory under the displayed drive or directory.

You cannot create a new directory and a new file with one command. You must first create the new directory before assigning new or existing files to it.

Example 1: If you want to create a new text file called

MYFILE under the existing NEWDIR directory on the floppy

drive, type A:\NEWDIR\MYFILE.TXT and press Enter.

Example 2: If you want to create a subdirectory called under the existing MEMOS directory on the root directory of hard disk, type C:\MEMOS\JULY and press Enter.

LFM

JULY

F7 Sort Key

The sort function enables you to display listed files in an order determined by one of several file attributes. Pressing F7 causes

Sort file list: [N]ame, [E]xtension, [D]ate/time, [S]ize:

LFM to display at the bottom of the screen

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Function Key Commands

Press the key corresponding to the boxed character in the prompt to begin the sort function. displays the files in the current directory listing (and all other directories you select from one of the following.

LFM displays) according to the attribute

LFM then sorts and

Name

Extension

Date/time

Size

N and LFM sorts all files in alphabetic order. If

Press any filenames begin with nonalphabetic characters, they are displayed before the alphabetic names.

E and LFM sorts all files by filename extension

Press in alphabetic order. Filenames with no extension are listed first.

Press

D and LFM sorts all files by most recent time

and date.

Press

S and LFM sorts all files by number of bytes

used, displaying the largest first.

F8 DOS (Disk Operating System) Key

Pressing F8 at the LFM main menu causes LFM to prompt at the bottom of the screen

Execute a DOS (S)hell or (C)ommand:

❑ If you want to execute an MS-DOS shell, press S. LFM

displays the C:\> prompt where you can type your shell pathname and press Enter to execute.

Note: When you finish using the shell, at the prompt type Exit and press Enter.

MS-DOS

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Function Key Commands

❑ If you want to execute an MS-DOS command, pressing

C causes

DOS Command: [ ]

LFM to prompt at the bottom of the screen

where you can type any

MS-DOS command and press

Enter to execute.

F9 Go Key

Pressing F9 at the LFM main menu causes LFM to load and execute programs based on the file’s extension. For example, if you want to execute the particular file, move the highlight to the under the how you have set up your the F10

DOS directory listing and press F9. Depending on

LFM Execute Commands item in

LFM Setup Commands menu, LFM may prompt you

at the bottom of the screen

Press Esc to cancel, any other key to execute:

Press any key except Esc. Depending on how you have set up your F10

LFM Setup Commands menu, LFM then may

prompt:

Parameters: [ ]

At this prompt you can type the pathname of the file you want to edit and press Enter (or, if you are executing another type of file that requires no parameters, press Enter to start execution). In the example, the screen would appear.

MS-DOS EDIT utility on a

EDIT.COM line

MS-DOS EDIT

When you exit the executable program,

LFM reloads and

displays its main menu.

LFM uses extended/expanded memory for itself when you use the Go function, reserving all but about 8 KB for the program. If no extended/expanded memory is available,

LFM uses about 130 KB of standard base memory.

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Texas Instruments TravelMate 5000 Series User Reference Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

User’s Reference Guide

FCC Notice

Contents

Appendices

Preface

Using the Setup Programs

Installing and Using Applications

Restoring System Files

Custom Windows Utilities

Power Saving Utilities

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