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FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1

Hardware — Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3

The WinBook Notebook — The Front; The Right Side;

The Rear; The Left Side; The Bottom; Inside the Notebook . . . . . . 1.4

Power On — Windows Me; Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.11

The Keyboard — Keyboard System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.14

Mouse Buttons & Pointing Devices — Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.17

LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.18

Battery & Power Saving — Battery Icon; Control Panel . . . . . . . . . 1.20

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.21

Audio/Sound — Built-in Speakers; Built-in Microphone. . . . . . . . . . 1.21

CD-ROM Drive/DVD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.23

Software — Preloaded Software; Adding Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25

Chapter 2: Basic Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1

RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2

Hard Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3

The Device Manager — Windows Me; Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . 2.6

Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8

Faxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9

Modem Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9

Internet and the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.11

Your Version of Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.12

Chapter 3: Mobile Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1

Battery Operation — Charging; Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2

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and Hiberate Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5

Safety & Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.11

Travel — Travel Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.13

Chapter 4: Desktop Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1

Audio — Audio Software; Controlling the Sound Levels;

Playing an Audio CD; Windows Me; Windows 2000;
Playing Sound Files; Sound Recording; External Speakers

& Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2

Connecting Peripherals — Printer; Installing Your Printer

for Windows Me; Installing a Printer for Windows 2000;
Other Parallel Devices; External Monitor; External Keyboard;

External Pointing Device; Serial Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8

USB Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.17

USB Floppy Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.18

Scanners and Digital Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.18

LAN Port — Windows Me, Windows 2000, Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19

Optional Port Replicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.27

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Chapter 5: PC Cards (PCMCIA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1

PC Cards — To Use the PC Card; PC Card Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2

PCMCIA Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.7

PCMCIA SCSI Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8

PCMCIA Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9

Chapter 6: Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1

Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2

External Video Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4

DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6

Chapter 7: Configuring & Maintaining Your System . . . . 7.1

Setup Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2

Primary Master Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5

Secondary Master Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6

Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7

Advanced Chipset Control Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8

I/O Device Configuration Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.9

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.11

Boot Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.14

Exit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.15

Security Menu — Viruses; Passwords/System Security; The Password

Protection Available to You Includes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.17

Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.20

Internet Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.20

Physical Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.21

System Maintenance — Backup; Archiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.21

Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.22

Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.23

Operating Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.25

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Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2

Booting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.5

CD-ROM/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9

Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11

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LAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.16

Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.16

Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.18

PCMCIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.20

Pointing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.20

Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.23

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.27

USB (Universal Serial Bus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.27

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.28

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.29

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G.1

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Their limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communica­tions. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Notice 1:

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Notice 2:

Shielded interface cables and AC power, if any, must be used in order to comply with
emission limits.

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This manual is for all
versions of the WinBook X

series of computers. Some
of the options mentioned inside
may not be available for your
model.

Every attempt has

been made to keep this

manual current, but there
might be changes between the
writing of this manual and your
purchase of the WinBook note­book. Consult the ”WinBook
notebook Help” file in the
WinBook folder of your Start
menu for the most current
information on the functions
and settings of your computer.

Conventions of This Manual

Using this manual will help you get the most from your WinBook®note­book computer. Keep the manual and the “Read Me First” brochure with
your WinBook notebook to refer to when you want information and help.
If you are an experienced user of computers and/or Microsoft’s Windows
operating systems, you might find it useful to read Chapter One on the
features specific to your WinBook notebook and then take advantage of
the HTML-based help located in the Help and Support center in Windows
Me or in the

WinBook notebook Help file located in the WinBook folder

in Windows 2000. The hypertext links will enable you to move more
quickly to the information you require. If you are a less experienced user,
you should read through the manual carefully before using your system.
Whether or not you are an experienced user, you should consult Chapter
Nine (Troubleshooting) if you encounter any problems with your WinBook
notebook. You will find answers there to many common problems or errors.

Before proceeding, you should be aware of some of the conventions
of usage in this manual:

• Specific keyboard keys to be typed are indicated in square
brackets: [Tab].

• Combinations of keys are indicated with a plus sign between the keys:
[Shift]+[Tab]. For a combination of keys, you should depress the keys
simultaneously. You might also find it easier to hold down the control
keys ([Alt] or [Shift] or [Ctrl]) of the combination and then press the
final key of the combination.

• The names of files in the Windows long-file name format
are represented as text contained within quotation marks:
“Windows file”.

®

• Menus and windows in Windows are presented in boldface:

Control Panel.

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• Paths to launch programs and documents from the Windows Start
button are represented as paths in boldface: Start/Settings/Control

Panel/System.

The pencil symbol indicates that you should take note
of the accompanying information.

The exclamation symbol identifies information which is
important for you to read to avoid damage to the computer,
loss of data, or personal injury.

This identifies information that you might find particularly
helpful in using your computer or this manual.

This warning cautions you against actions which might be
destructive to your data or might disrupt proper system operation.

Your WinBook notebook comes equipped with a HTML-based
Help File that includes more detailed information about your
machine and its operating system (Windows Me or Windows

2000). This symbol reminds you to check that Help file for more
detailed instructions or for Windows Me or Windows 2000 specific
information.

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In order to get the optimal usage out of your WinBook notebook, you
should remember the following:

• Read through all the instructions for your WinBook notebook, including
this manual, the WinBook notebook Help file and the “Read Me First”
brochure that came with your computer.

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• Keep the area free of static electricity and magnetic fields. These can
damage the computer and/or diskettes.

• Be sure to discharge static electricity from your body before touching
the computer or keyboard.

• Use the same caution you would with any electronic equipment.
Keep food, drinks, smoke and ashes away from your computer. Store
the computer in an area that is not exposed to direct sunlight or heating
ducts. Keep the computer away from sources of excessive moisture.
Damage to the computer caused by immersion is not covered by
the warranty.

• When cleaning the computer or its components, apply the proper
cleaning solutions or sprays only to the cloth, not to the computer
or its components.

• If there is ever a need to disconnect internal components other than
those mentioned in the instructions that came with your system, please
have this done by a qualified service technician.

• You should never attempt to physically repair a CD-ROM, CD-R/RW
or DVD drive or diskette drive yourself.

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• Do not attempt to repair or open a battery yourself. The battery should
not be exposed to extreme heat, as explosion can result. Proper battery
disposal is required. Do not

• Do not block the cooling fans on the sides or bottom of your unit.

dispose of a battery in regular waste.

The information in this document and the associated WinBook notebook Help file is subject
to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by the manufacturer.

The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that might appear
in this document or the associated WinBook notebook Help file.

The software described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used and
copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. No responsibility is assumed for
the use or reliability of software or equipment that is not supplied by the manufacturer or
its affiliated companies.

Restricted Rights: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions
as set forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software
clause at DFARS 252.227-7013.

Acknowledgements:

WinBook® is a registered trademark of Micro Electronics, Inc. MS-DOS, Internet Explorer,
Windows® Me and Windows 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Zip® is a registered trademark of Iomega Corporation. Active Desktop is a registered trademark
of Intel Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their
respective corporations.

Copyright Notice:

Duplication or reproduction of this manual in any form without prior permission from
Micro Electronics, Inc. represents an infringement of copyright.

©2001 Micro Electronics, Inc.

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WARNING

Continuous use of a keyboard may cause repetitive stress injuries
or discomfort, including carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis
and tenosynovitis. You should seek medical advice if you feel
any aching, numbing or tingling in your arms, wrists or hands.

Suggestions for maximizing comfort in using a keyboard include:

• Take frequent breaks from typing

• Maintain a straight wrist position

• Avoid resting on your wrists while typing

• Use a light touch on keys

• Ensure that your chair, work surface, monitor and keyboard
are in the correct positions to keep your back and neck
straight, your shoulders relaxed and your elbows at your sides.

Consult your doctor or other health professional for medical
advice on how to reduce your risk of injury or discomfort from
continuous keyboard use.

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Your WinBook notebook is designed for those who need the full power
of a desktop PC in a thin, light and easily portable package. You can take
the power of your computer almost anywhere you go. The battery power
of your computer allows you to use the computer even where there are no
electrical outlets. You can add optional elements to your system (Floppy
Disk Drive, Port Replicator) that connect to your USB port and expand
its use as a desktop system. You can also use the PCMCIA port and the
optional LAN to connect to devices and computers, expanding the usability
of your system.

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Inventory

When you unpack your WinBook notebook, check all the items you
ordered are present and in good condition. Check the inventory checklist
that came in the WinBook notebook box to be sure that all the components
and optional components you ordered are included. If anything is missing
or damaged, contact Customer Service immediately (the Customer Service
number can be found on the “Read Me First” brochure that was enclosed
in your box). Checklist follows:

• WinBook notebook, with built-in CD-ROM or DVD Drive

• Primary Battery (stored separately in the box)

• AC Power Adapter

• Power Cord

• This Manual

• WinBook notebook Restore/Utility CD

• Phone cord (in units with a built-in modem)

• Any other optional components ordered

NOTE: The WinBook notebook uses proprietary accessories that are
designed specifically for your WinBook computer (such as a port replica­tor) and you should only use those items that have been approved for your
computer. Contact WinBook for information about obtaining approved
accessories and upgrades. If you use items that are not approved for use
with this computer, you might cause the computer to malfunction or to
emit electromagnetic radiation in excess of local regulations. This does
not apply to non-proprietary accessories such as PC cards, USB devices,
printers, etc.

The primary battery for
your WinBook notebook
is shipped in the accessory
box. You will need to install
the battery before use. See
Chapter 3 for instructions,
if needed.

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Save the inner box and
all inserts and inner pack-

aging. If you later need
to ship or store the system, you
will find these handy to have.
All software is preloaded onto
the hard drive of your WinBook
notebook. You can store any
included disks and CDs in a safe
place. Copies of the Windows
installation files are also stored
on your hard disk, so that you
will not need the CD to add
Windows features or drivers
to your system.

The WinBook Notebook

Before you begin using your WinBook notebook, you should take a
moment to familiarize yourself with the various ports, bays, connectors,
and indicators that make up your system.

The Front (Figure 1.1)

The Display Panel Release allows you to open the display panel and
reveal the LCD screen and the keyboard.

The Display Panel opens to reveal the LCD screen and keyboard of
the WinBook notebook. To open the display panel: slide the release latch
on the front of the system and gently lift the display panel to a vertical
position.

Power LED Indicators provide a means for checking the battery status
of your system. There are three LED indicators on the front edge of the
system that display the following information (left to right):

• Power On: This indicator will be lit green when the notebook is
powered on.

• Suspend mode: This indicator will be lit green when the notebook
is in suspend mode.

• Battery Charge: This indicator will be lit orange when the battery is
charging. It will be lit green when the battery is fully charged.

Figure 1.1: Front View of the
Closed WinBook Notebook

LED Indicators

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Display Panel
Release

Display Panel

Battery

The Right Side (Figure 1.2)

The CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive is built into the system. To open the
drive, turn on the system and press the release button. The door will slide
open.

The AC Connector should only be used with the proper AC adapter
supplied by WinBook.

Figure 1.2: Right Side View of the WinBook Notebook

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Display Panel

The Rear (Figure 1.3)

CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive

The PS/2 Port allows you to connect an external PS/2 keyboard or PS/2
mouse to your WinBook notebook.

The Parallel Port provides a connection for a parallel printer or other
parallel port device.

The 9-pin Serial Port provides a connection for serial devices, including
a serial external mouse. The serial port is designated as COM1.

The External Video Port allows you to connect any standard computer
monitor to your system. You can display output simultaneously on both
the LCD and the external monitor or toggle between the two screens.
See Chapter 6 for more information.

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Although you can con­nect up to 127 devices

through the USB port,
not all USB devices have a pass­through to permit a chain of
connected devices. You might
need to obtain a USB hub to
permit you to connect multiple
devices into a single port.

The Speaker/Headphone Jack allows you to direct audio output to a
stereo headphone, powered external speakers or an earphone set. You
will need to use a 1/8” phono plug for this connection. If your speakers
or earphones have a different plug, you will need to obtain an adapter
from your local retailer. Use of a headphone or external speakers will
disable the integrated speakers.

The Microphone Jack allows you to receive monophonic input from
an external microphone. Use of an external microphone will disable the
built-in microphone. It is recommended that you purchase an external
microphone for applications such as speech recognition that require
precise input quality.

The USB (Universal Serial Bus) Port of your WinBook notebook allows
you to add a wide variety of devices to your machine. The USB port can
allow you to connect up to 127 devices at very high data transfer rates
of up to 12 Mbps (Megabits per second). (Note: There is a second USB
port on the left side of the system.)

The Modem Port is an internal 56K voice/fax/data modem. You will
connect your computer to your phone line through this port. This jack
does not provide a pass-through option for connecting a phone to the

Figure 1.3: Rear View of the WinBook Notebook

PS/2 Port

Speaker/Headphone jack

Parallel Port Serial Port VGA Port USB Slot Modem

Microphone Jack Port

Port

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LAN Port

Cooling
Fan

same line. You can obtain adapters that will allow you to connect a phone
to the same line as your WinBook notebook.

The optional LAN Port provides a standard RJ-45 connection for integra­tion with an existing network or a high-speed (DSL or cable) connection
via a network cable.

The Cooling Fan Vent admits air into your WinBook notebook and keeps
the interior within proper operating temperatures. Do not block this vent
when the WinBook notebook is in use. Do not operate your WinBook
notebook inside a tight-fitting cover or case that blocks the cooling vent.

The Left Side (Figure 1.4)

The Cooling Fan Vent admits air into your WinBook notebook and keeps
the interior within proper operating temperatures. Do not block this vent
when the WinBook notebook is in use. Do not operate your WinBook note­book inside a tight-fitting cover or case that blocks the cooling vent.

The USB (Universal Serial Bus) Port of your WinBook notebook allows
you to add a wide variety of devices to your machine. The USB port can
allow you to connect up to 127 devices at very high data transfer rates of
up to 12 Mbps (Megabits per second). (Note: There is a second USB port
on the rear of the system.)

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Figure 1.4: Left Side View of the WinBook Notebook

Cooling Fan

USB Port

PCMCIA Slot Display Panel

PCMCIA
Eject Button

Kensington
Lock Slot

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The Kensington Lock Slot allows you to connect a special computer lock
to secure your system. You can purchase a lock at most computer retailers.
This lock is referred to as a Kensington lock.

The PCMCIA (PC Card) Slot allows you to connect Type I or II cards
to your system. Your WinBook notebook will accept one Type I or Type II
card. For more information about PCMCIA cards, see Chapter 5. The eject
button allows you to remove the PC Card from your system.

The Bottom (Figure 1.5)

The Battery Bay stores the primary Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery pack.
The battery pack is stored separately in the shipping box and must be
installed for battery operation and battery recharging.

Figure 1.5: Bottom
View of the WinBook
Notebook

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Compartment

Battery
Compartment
Release Leaver

Inside the Notebook (Figure 1.6)

Your WinBook notebook comes equipped with two high-quality
Integrated Stereo Speakers. These are located on the left and right
edges of the system just above the keyboard.

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Status LED Indicator Panel from left to right (Figure 1.7).
The Hard Drive Access LED: A green light indicates

that the computer is reading from the hard drive.
The CD-ROM Drive Access LED: A green light indi-

cates that the computer is reading from the CD­ROM or DVD drive.

Num Lock: A green light indicates that the Num Lock
function has been activated. The embedded number pad
will be enabled.

Caps Lock: A green light indicates that the CapsLock
function has been activated.

Scroll Lock: A green light indicates that the Scroll Lock
function has been activated. In certain programs,
this will prevent the screen from scrolling.

The Power Button for your system
is located just above the keyboard
and the LED indicators. You can
adjust the function of the power
button in the Power Properties
window (double-click on the
Power icon in the Control Panel).

Power & Battery
Charging LEDs

Figure 1.6: Inside
the Notebook

Power
Button

Microphone

Integrated
Stereo
Speakers

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Figure 1.7: System Status LEDs

Power LED

Hibernate LED

Battery LED

Speakers

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Power
Button

E-mail
button

Internet
button

Speakers

The E-mail Button will launch Microsoft Outlook Express or your
default mail program when pressed.

The Internet Button will launch Microsoft Internet Explorer or your
default browser when pressed.

The Integrated Microphone located to the left of the touchpad allows
for voice recording.

The Touchpad of your system provides an internal pointing device to
control the mouse cursor of your system. You can control the settings of
the touchpad by using the Synaptics controls built into your system. See
the section below on pointing devices for more information.

The Mouse Buttons located just below the touchpad provide left and
right mouse buttons for your touchpad. You can control the settings for

these buttons by using the Synaptics controls built into your system.
See the section below on pointing devices for more information.

The Scroll Button located just below the mouse buttons allows you
to scroll through programs that support the scrolling function. See the
section below on pointing devices for more information.

Power On

Before starting your system, you should remove the battery from the
box and install it in your system. Carefully turn the unit upside down.
Place the front edge of the battery into the grooves at the front edge of
the system. Gently angle the battery into place and push down on the
battery until you hear it “click” into position.

The first time you use your WinBook notebook, use your AC power
adapter. This will allow your battery to fully charge. It is recommended
that you fully charge and discharge your battery 3 times. This will help
calibrate the electronics that monitor and maintain the battery charge.
After those three full discharges, you can partially discharge or charge
your system as your use demands, although you should allow a full
discharge/recharge periodically to help optimize battery life. See Chapter
3 for more information on conditioning and maintaining your battery
efficiency.

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Connect your AC Adapter to your system. Connect the power cord to
the adapter and connect the cord to a wall outlet or power strip. Slide the
display panel release latches forward and gently lift the display panel until
it is fully vertical. Press the power button on your computer to initiate a
boot of the system.

During this first setup, you can click on the Next button to move to the
next step. Clicking on the Back button allows you to return to the previous
step and review the information entered during that step.

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The sharpness of the
screen will vary with

your viewing angle. Try
moving the display panel slightly
forwards or back to find the
optimal contrast.

Windows Me

1. The first time you start Windows Me, you will greeted by the Help
Wizard, Merlin. You can click on Merlin (or press [F1]) at any time
to get assistance with setting up or operating your system. Click Next
to proceed with the preparation of your system.

2. You will then be asked to establish the time for your system. Select the
appropriate time zone and turn on the Daylight Savings Time adjustment
if needed. Click Next to proceed or Back to return to the previous step.

3. You will be shown the License Agreement. Read this agreement and
then accept its terms by clicking on the radio button beside “Yes.” You
will not be able to click on the Next button until you have accepted
the terms (it will be “grayed out” until then). Click Next to proceed or
Back to return to the previous step.

4. You will then be asked if you would like to register your version of
Windows. You must have your modem connected to a phone line to
allow the wizard to dial the toll-free number for registration. If you
decide to register at this time, follow the instructions provided. Click
Next to proceed or Back to return to the previous step.

5. You will then be asked if you would like to establish the Internet
settings for your system. You can choose to enroll in MSN, setup your
existing Internet account on this system or defer configuration until
a later time. If you decide to establish your connection, follow the
instructions provided. Click Next to proceed or Back to return to the
previous step.

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6. You can then click Finish. Windows will complete the process of
setting up your system.

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Windows 2000

1. You will be shown the End User License Agreement. Read this agree­ment and then accept its terms by clicking on “accept”. You will not be
able to continue to the next screen until you have accepted the terms.

2. You will be asked to type your name and the name of your company,
if applicable. Be careful to enter this information correctly, since this
information will be entered into the Windows Registry for your
WinBook notebook.

3. You will then be asked to enter a computer name, an administrator
password and confirmation of that password. If you will be using this
computer in a network environment, check with your network adminis­trator so that you can be sure to create a unique computer name for that
environment. The administrator password will be used to gain complete
access to your operating system. Be sure to record this password in a
safe place.

4. The Start Wizard will reboot the computer and update system settings.
When the update is completed, you will be taken to the Windows 2000
desktop.

If you purchased additional software with your system, you will need to
install that software yourself before you can use it (which is discussed
below). To run the preloaded software in Windows (which includes applets
such as Wordpad and Paint), you can use the Start option on the Windows
taskbar. Select Programs from the Start menu and then find the program
menu for the software that you wish to run. As you gain experience with
Windows, you will find that there are other ways to access programs (such
as shortcuts and toolbars) that may be easier for the way you work. Explore
your system and learn its capabilities. The various options are there to
allow you to work in the way most comfortable for you.

Every effort has been
made to make certain
that your WinBook
notebook system will function
properly. If you experience a
problem when you turn on the
computer, refer to Chapter
Eight. If you cannot find the
answer there or are unsure how
to proceed, contact Technical
Support (at the number indicat­ed on the “Read Me First”
brochure that came with your
system).

If you ever need to
reinstall your Windows
Operating system and
are prompted for a User Key,
you can find your User Key
number on a sticker on the
bottom of your unit.

In some cases, you may
first see a Safe Recovery
message. This message
appears because your computer
has been previously turned on
and the Setup program was not
completed. You can ignore this
message and continue with your
installation.

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Your version of Windows also comes preloaded with software for online
service providers. You can double-click on the Online Services folder and
then double-click on an icon to activate the associated software.

If you explore the start menu in Windows 2000, you will notice a WinBook
folder in the program groups. This folder holds your WinBook notebook
Help file and possibly other files that contain information about your
WinBook notebook. The WinBook notebook Help file contains the infor­mation in this manual, as well as other information to help you run your
WinBook notebook. In Windows Me, the WinBook Help file is integrated
into the Windows Help and Support Center on your system. Access it by
Clicking Start/Help.

The Keyboard (Figure 1.8)

Your main interface with your computer will be your keyboard. If you are
unfamiliar with the standard PC keyboard, some of its keys are explained
in this section. The keyboard has all the standard computer typing keys and
some control keys. If you are not familiar with the computer control keys,
the major ones are discussed below.

The [Alt] and [Ctrl] keys, like the [Shift] key alter the function of the
traditional typing keys and the function keys. Depending on the software
you are using, the actual function of the [Alt] and [Ctrl] keys will vary.
They might also be used in combination with each other and/ or with the
[Shift] key to provide further possible combinations of functions with the
typing keys. For example, the [Alt]+[Ctrl]+[Del] combination is used to
close down an application in Windows that has “hung” or can be used to
provide a warm reboot of the computer system.

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The function keys (F1-F12) serve different purposes and carry out different
tasks depending on the application you have running. They are often used
in combination with control keys. You should check the documentation for
your application, especially sections on keyboard shortcuts, for information
about what the keys do in that application.

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The cursor (arrow) keys (which are all located in the lower right corner of
your keyboard) and the [Pg Up], [Pg Dn], [Home] and [End] keys (which
are located along the right edge of the keyboard) allow you to move the
active cursor of the computer to various locations on the screen or within
the document. The [Ins] and [Del] keys at the upper right of the keyboard
allow you to insert and delete characters.

Your computer also has an embedded numeric keypad. This numeric key­pad is printed in blue on the keyboard. If the Num Lock key is engaged,
the pad will allow you to type numbers as you would on a 10-keypad. If
the NumLock is not engaged, the keys perform their normal alphanumeric
function.

Figure 1.8: The X Series Keyboard

Once you are experienced
with Windows, you will
find that you can change
the look and configuration of
the desktop from the defaults
provided for you. Please see
the Windows Help file for more
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Your keyboard also has two Windows keys: a Start key (which bears the
Windows logo), which allows you to pull up the Start menu, and a Menu
Key, which calls up pop-up menus just like the right mouse button (in
programs that support such menus).

Keyboard System Controls

In addition to its function as a normal keyboard, your keyboard also
contains controls for various aspects of your WinBook notebook, including
the intensity of the LCD screen. These controls appear in blue on the keys
and are activated by pressing the [Fn] key (the key in the lower left corner
of the keyboard-to the left of the [Ctrl] key) in conjunction with the key for
the specific control function (or by holding the [Fn] key while pressing the
key for the specific control function).

KEYS FUNCTION(S)

[Fn]+[F6] Mutes system audio.

[Fn]+[F7] Decreases system audio.

[Fn]+[F8] Increases system audio.

[Fn]+[F9] Expands the display to full screen in programs that

use a 640x480 mode.

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[Fn]+[F10] If an external monitor is present, pressing this hot key

combination toggles the display between the built-in
LCD screen, the external monitor and simultaneous
display on both screens.

Mouse Buttons & Pointing Devices

Your WinBook notebook comes with a built-in touchpad and can support
an external mouse via the USB or PS/2 ports. If you use an external USB
mouse, you can use it simultaneously with the touchpad. If you use an
external PS/2 mouse, the internal touchpad will be disabled when the
external mouse is connected. See Chapter 4 for more information about
pointing devices.

Touchpad

The touchpad is a rectangular electronic panel located just below your key­board. You can use the static-sensitive panel of the touchpad as a pointing
device. Place your finger gently on the surface of the touchpad and slide it
to move the cursor. You can use the buttons below the touchpad as left and
right mouse buttons. You can also tap lightly on the touchpad, which the
system will recognize as a left mouse click. You can click and drag an item
with the touchpad by pointing at the item, tapping to select it and then,
while holding your finger on the pad, sliding your finger in the direction
of the movement desired.

Use of an external pointing device with your WinBook notebook is
discussed in Chapter 4.

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No matter which pointing device you use, its speed, or the speed of an
external mouse, for your WinBook notebook system can be adjusted to
accommodate your personal preferences. You can alter the mouse speed for
applications running in Windows by accessing the Mouse selection in the
Control Panel (Start/Settings/Control Panel). The options in this menu
will allow you to alter the double-click speed (the time between clicks that
the computer will recognize as a double-click rather than as two separate
clicks) as well as the speed at which the pointer moves. You can also use
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You can adjust the settings for the touchpad by using the Synaptics
touchpad controls built into your system. Double-click on the touchpad
icon on the system tray (near the clock) to call up the controls. You can
make adjustments to the sensitivity and functioning of the touchpad by
clicking on the tabs and adjusting the settings. You can find more detailed
information about the touchpad controls in your Help file.

In addition to the left and right mouse buttons located just beneath the
touchpad, there is a scroll button just beneath those mouse buttons. If
your program supports a scrolling button, you can click the button up
or down to scroll through the information in the program.

LCD Display

Your WinBook notebook comes with a back-lit LCD display panel. The
intensity of the panel will vary slightly with your angle to the screen. You
can adjust the angle of the panel to provide optimal clarity. You can also
make minor adjustments in screen brightness and contrast by using the
hot-key combinations built into your WinBook notebook—[Fn]+[ ] and
[Fn]+[ ]—to adjust brightness.

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Depending on the screen that was built into your WinBook notebook,
your display will support a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels or 1024 x 768
pixels. If you use the Windows Display Properties window (see below)
to change down to a resolution lower than the standard resolution of your
screen, you might also notice a slight loss of clarity when using a resolu­tion below the default resolution for your LCD display. Notice that when
you put your computer into the DOS mode, which uses the VGA resolution
(640 x 480) as a default, the display will be stretched to fit the full screen
(if your 640 x 480 display does not fill the entire screen, you can use the
[Fn]+[F9] hot-key combination to expand the display.)

When you are displaying the video on the built-in screen, you cannot
choose a higher resolution than the standard resolution. However, you
can use a higher resolution when you output the notebook’s video to an
external monitor that supports high resolutions. You can quickly adjust
the resolution and number of color settings through Windows’s Display
Properties window. To open this window, right-click on the Desktop
and select Properties.

Click on the Settings tab.(Figure 1.9)You can now choose from the
available display options, including window colors and backgrounds.
For more information on video resolutions, see Chapter 6.

Figure 1.9: The Display Properties Window

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Battery & Power Saving

When the AC Adapter is connected to your WinBook notebook, your
battery will charge whether the computer is on, off, or in the power saving
mode. It will, however, charge much faster if the computer is off or in the
Hibernate mode. When your battery charge level gets low, you will receive
several warnings.

• When the charge starts to get low, a red “X” will appear over the
battery icon on the taskbar.

• When about 10-15 minutes of battery power remains, you will receive
warnings: the system will beep periodically to warn you that you have
entered this low-charge.

• When about 10-15 minutes of battery power remains, the beeping will
accelerate. You should save your work and shut off the computer (or
enter the hibernate mode) or connect to AC power.

• Windows will provide warnings at the battery levels you select in the
Power Properties utility. See Chapter 3 for more information.

If your battery drains completely without being placed into the hibernate
mode, you might lose information which has not been saved. It is a good
idea when using battery power to place the unit in the hibernate mode if
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To check your battery charge level:

Battery Icon

The battery icon provides a rough indicator of the battery charge level by
starting out all blue (full charge) and becoming grayer as the charge level
drops. You can also hold the cursor over the icon to get a pop-up reading
of battery charge level.

Control Panel

Clicking on the Power Options icon in the Control Panel brings up the
Windows power management menu. You can get a reading on the current
battery charge level here. You can also make changes here to the power
management settings used during Windows sessions.

Power Management

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Your WinBook notebook should run for over two hours on a single, fully
charged battery and longer if power management is employed. The key
to obtaining optimal battery life for your system is effective power manage­ment. You can set your system to the optimal power management level for
your usage by using the power management features in Windows (see
Chapter 3). You should familiarize yourself with the various power man­agement features designed into your system so that you can configure your
system for your needs. Keep in mind that power management takes advan­tage of the times when you stop using resources. If you work continuously
and use resources extensively, power management will not be able to take
effect and extend battery life.

Audio/Sound

Built-in Speakers

Your WinBook notebook comes with built-in audio hardware that plays
sounds through the speakers built into the cabinet of your system (above
the keyboard at the right and left sides of the system). You can adjust the
hardware volume using the hot keys (see the section on the keyboard
above). You can also adjust the software controls of the audio through
Windows.

If you will be using your
system primarily in a desk­top setting, you should
consider setting the power
management to less aggressive
settings. The aggressive settings
are more appropriate for mobile
usage. You can switch the set­tings as the specific situation
demands by making adjustments
in the power management
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You can also adjust system
volume, microphone vol­ume and other audio set-

tings through the Sounds and

Multimedia icon in the Control
Panel.

Connecting external
speakers to your WinBook
notebook disables the built-in
speakers.

Connecting an external
microphone to your

WinBook notebook
disables the internal micro­phone. Your system will ship
with the microphone deselected,
which helps reduce feedback
when the microphone is not
being used by an application.
Double-click on the speaker
icon on the taskbar to call up
the audio mixer, then select
Options/Properties/ Recording
and click OK. If the microphone
is deselected, you can click
on the checkbox to select the
microphone as the active device.

You can adjust the audio volume by clicking once on the speaker icon
on the taskbar (Figure 1.10) and moving the volume slide. You can adjust
the volume and balance of the audio output from your software, by double­clicking on the speaker icon on the taskbar and using the slides in the
audio mixer. (Figure 1.11)

Figure 1.10: The speaker icon on the taskbar

Figure 1.11: The Audio Mixer

Built-in Microphone

The microphone built into the case of your WinBook notebook provides
you with an integrated source for adding sound to your applications or
for using the speech functions of your applications. You will need applica­tions capable of using such sound input to make use of the microphone.
The audio software that is included with your WinBook notebook provides
one such application.

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Figure 1.12: Loading
a CD into the drawer

Label-side up

CD-ROM Drive/DVD Drive

The CD-ROM or DVD drive provides you with a means of
having access to programs or data that take up a lot of disk space, without
having to sacrifice a large section of your hard drive for that purpose. The
CD-ROM drive uses data CDs that are capable of holding hundreds of
megabytes of data (DVD disks can hold several gigabytes of information).
The high-speed access rate of your CD-ROM enables it to search that data
and retrieve the specific data that you want very quickly. Data CDs are
ROM (Read Only Memory) disks and cannot be written to with your CD­ROM drive. Their high capacity and fast speed makes them very useful
for programs such as encyclopedias and other reference works that require
a lot of space and a fast search mechanism, and to which you do not need
to add data. Your CD drive can also be used to play audio CDs through the
audio hardware built into your WinBook notebook. Your CD-ROM will
also be able to read from photo CDs.

Dirt in the CD tray can
affect performance. Be
sure to keep the tray clean.

You can load a CD-ROM/DVD into the drive as described below:

1. Press the Load/Eject button.

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2. The disc tray opens.

3. Wait until the tray stops. If the tray does not open far enough to insert
the CD, gently ease the tray out until you have enough clearance to
insert the CD.

4. Carefully place the CD (audio or data), with the label side up, on the
disc tray. (Figure 1.12)

5. Be sure to carefully center the CD and press it into place on the loading
tray. Since your WinBook notebook is meant to be portable, the CD is
secured onto the tray rather than simply resting in a recess.

6. Close the tray. Be certain that it is closed completely.

In general, your software will control the CD-ROM directly. Data CDs
are accessed via the software. Consult your software instructions for the
operations of a data CD. Windows compatible CD-ROMs will usually
have an autoplay feature that starts the program when the CD is detected.

When the CD-ROM is to be used as an audio CD player, you can still
use software to control the playing and volume of the CD. To adjust the
volume of an audio CD playing in Windows, you can single click (brings
up the volume slide) or double-click (brings up the entire audio mixer
window) on the speaker icon beside your clock.

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If you need to open the CD drawer when the power is not on, you can
use the emergency release, which is the small hole located on the front of
the drive to the right of the release button. Use a paper clip to press on the
release inside the hole. The tray can then be pulled gently forward until the
disc can be retrieved. Slide the tray back into place until you feel it click.
This method is designed to be used occasionally for an emergency retrieval
of a disk and should not be used as a regular method of removing disks.
Your drive will last longer if you remove the disk using the normal unload­ing method.

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If your WinBook notebook has a DVD drive, you will be able to use this
drive to play DVD video disks. See Chapter 6 for more information about
DVD use.

Software

Preloaded Software

Your WinBook notebook comes preloaded with Windows as its operating
system. There is also the necessary software to use your audio hardware
in Windows. For instructions for using Windows, check the Windows
documentation. In addition to the software that you run and see, there is
some preloaded software that runs in the background. Specific drivers
(files that allow pieces of hardware to communicate effectively with the
computer and operating system) have been preloaded for the various hard­ware units that have been packaged with your system (e.g. sound card,
CD-ROM drive). These drivers are also important in allowing you to alter
certain aspects of your system, such as the resolution of your video image.

Adding Software

If you purchased some other software, or if you already own software
that you will be installing on your new WinBook notebook system, or if
you buy software at a later date, you will need to know how to install that
software on the WinBook notebook system. The installation of software
can be done through the Add/Remove Program icon in the Control
Panel. Once in the Add/Remove window, click on Install in the Install/
Uninstall menu. You can also use the instructions provided by the software
manufacturer. Most current software on CD-ROM will start automatically
once the CD is inserted and recognized by your WinBook notebook.

If you have to reinstall
Windows at some point,
you will lose some of
these drivers. To regain normal
functioning of your WinBook
notebook in such a case, use
the Restore CD that came with
your system.

Windows software comes
with uninstall functions
built-in. If you ever want
to remove a Windows program,
do not delete it. Use the Add/
Remove feature to remove it.

To complete the installation of the software programs you should follow
the instructions provided with the software. Most software programs
(especially Windows programs) will install directly from within Windows.

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The WinBook notebook is designed to be run straight out of the box, so,
if you are an experienced computer user, you should be ready to go. You
can find additional information about specific features of your system in
the chapters that follow and in the WinBook notebook Help. The Help
information for Windows Me is integrated into the Help and Support center
of Windows. You can access this Help information by clicking Start/Help.
The help information in Windows 2000 is located in the WinBook note­book Help File in the WinBook folder on your hard drive. If you are not an
experienced user or are new to the Windows operating system, you should
take a few minutes to read this chapter and familiarize yourself with some
basic aspects of computing with your WinBook notebook.

RAM

RAM (Random Access Memory), also sometimes referred to as system
memory, is the active memory of your computer, where it holds programs
and data that are currently in use. The more RAM your computer has, the
more space it has to run programs. Your WinBook notebook came with a
certain amount of RAM, but that is not the limits of the memory used by
Windows. Windows will set up a swap file on your hard drive to provide
additional “virtual memory”. When the programs you are running need
more than the memory available in RAM on your computer, Windows
will “swap” some programs from RAM to that hard drive. When those
bits of memory are needed, Windows will swap them back into RAM
(and, if necessary, swap other bits of memory to the hard drive). Even
with the fast data bus and fast hard drive in your WinBook notebook, the
reading and writing to the disk is slower than having the data available
in RAM. Some programs will require a large amount of RAM to run.
As a result, the number of programs that you can run simultaneously
will vary with the type of applications in use.

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When you place your WinBook notebook in the Standby mode, it will use
a small amount of battery power to keep the RAM active while shutting
down the other elements of your system. When you resume using the sys­tem, your active sessions in RAM will be available just as you left them.

Hard Drives

The hard drive is the fixed disk, which provides the primary storage
medium for your data. Most of your programs and data will be stored on
the hard drive. The capacity of your hard drive will probably be several
gigabytes (1 gigabyte (GB) = 1024 MB or approximately 1 billion bytes).
The programs you run and the data you create will be stored on this hard
drive and take up some of that available space. Programs tend to take up
a large amount of disk space (some may take up over 100 megabytes, with
software suites taking up considerably more), while the files that you create
will generally take up much less (stored in plain text, a 1,000 page manu­script will fit in less than 1 megabyte).

Your hard drive is usually the C: drive in your system. There are a number
of system tools that will allow you to keep track of disk usage and keep
your hard drive running efficiently.

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If your computer is con­nected to a network, you
will also have access to
hard drives on other computers
(if they are set up to share data).
See the networking documenta­tion in Windows to see how to
access such drives.

Your WinBook notebook Help information contains more detailed ex­planations of maintenance of your hard drive and file system. If you are
unfamiliar with file storage and hard disk drives, you should take a few
minutes and read through the “Windows Me on Your WinBook notebook”
section in the Help and Support Center or the “Windows 2000 on Your
WinBook notebook” section of your Help File.

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Figure 2.1: The C: Drive

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No matter which operating system you have installed on your WinBook
notebook, you can find out what is stored on your C: drive by double­clicking on the C: drive icon. (Figure 2.1)

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Figure 2.2: C: Windows Me Drive Properties

Figure 2.3: C: Windows 2000 Drive Properties

You can also find out the capacity, used space and available space on the
C: drive by right-clicking on the C: drive in the My Computer window and
selecting properties from the drop-down menu. (Figure 2.2) (Figure 2.3)

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Be sure to read the
Windows manual carefully
before altering any set­tings in Device Manager.

The Device Manager

While the Setup program (see Chapter Seven) tells your computer what
equipment it is running, the Windows Device Manager tells the operating
system what equipment it is running. It is a good idea to learn about the
various components of your system and how they operate. You might find
that there are capabilities of your system that you had not anticipated. You
might also need to know what hardware is in your machine and to what
standards it conforms in order to know how well your system will work
with some new software you want to install. You might want to add some
additional equipment to your system and will need to know if its settings
will conflict with those in your WinBook notebook. Device Manager is the
place where you can learn this information about your system. If you want
to know more information about these pieces of the computer, you can
click on the particular device in the Device Manager and then click on
Properties. If there is a problem with the device, you will get some basic
information here on the source of the problem. If there is a conflict
between two (or more) devices, you will also be told which devices are
trying to use the same IRQ or resource.

Windows Me

You can get to the Device Manager through the System icon in the
Control Panel (Start/Settings/Control Panel) or by right-clicking the
My Computer icon on the desktop and selecting Properties. In the
System Properties window, click the Device Manager tab. (Figure 2.4)

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Figure 2.4: Device Manager in Windows Me

For detailed information
about using Windows
ME or Windows 2000,
you can check the WinBook
information in the Help and
Support center in Windows Me
or your WinBook notebook Help
File in Windows 2000 and the
manual and Help file that came
with your version of Windows.
If you are not an experienced
user, you should read through
the “Windows Me on Your
WinBook notebook” or
“Windows 2000 on Your
WinBook notebook” section
of your Help File.

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Windows 2000

You can get to the Device Manager through the System icon in the
Control Panel (Start/Settings/Control Panel) or by right-clicking the
My Computer icon on the desktop and selecting Properties. In the System
Properties Window, click on the Hardware tab. (Figure 2.5) Click on the
Device Manager button (near the center of the dialogue box). This will
open the Device Manager. (Figure 2.6)

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Communications

Some WinBook notebook models come with a fax/modem (built-in or a
PCMCIA card) that allows you to take advantage of the fax and communi­cations abilities of your system. The fax/modem is capable of running in

two modes: as a fax and as a modem (which can be connected to other
computers via their modems).

Faxing

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Your modem can allow the computer to send and receive faxes if you
obtain fax software. Any Windows application which has a print command
can be used to generate faxes. You can combine text and images from dif­ferent programs into a single fax transmission. To send a fax from within
a Windows program, you need only select the fax as your printer for that
document. Then print the document just as you would to your printer. Your
fax can also be used to receive faxes, which can be sent directly to your
printer to produce a hard copy of the fax transmission.

Software logs will enable you to track all of the faxes that you have sent
or received.

Modem Communications

You can use the modem to connect to
other computers with a modem, or to
log into networks that allow modem
access. Your modem can be set to
emulate a terminal for logging into
remote systems. It can also be used
with login protocols to connect to cer­tain providers and online services
(including those provided with
Windows). (Figure 2.7)Your modem
can be set to allow your computer to
function as its own mini-BBS (bul­letin board system), enabling callers
to login to your computer and exchange information.

You must disengage Call
Waiting when using the
fax/modem. The click from
the Call Waiting can interrupt
or cancel transmissions by the
fax modem. Contact your local
phone company for information
about how to disable Call
Waiting.

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The speed of your modem (e.g. 56K) represents the speed at which
the modem is capable of transmitting information. The FCC restricts the
actual transmission to slightly slower speeds. Your modem may be capable
of faster speeds of transmission from modem to computer. This does not
affect the rate of communication between modems, but, if both modems
are capable of such compression, a connection can have a higher effective
speed if the sending system compresses the data as it is sent from the
sending computer to the sending modem and if the receiving system
decompresses the data as it is sent from the receiving modem to the receiv­ing computer. Thus, it is possible to “connect” at higher speeds. You should
always try to connect at the highest rate of connection available to you.
The modems will negotiate the connection and establish the actual rate of
transmission of information (the key is the compatibility of the modems –
the standards in this industry are fairly well-established and thus compati­bility is pretty much the norm).

To connect to anything with your modem, you will usually need to sign
on with some provider (unless you have log-in rights with some network
already - e.g. at work) or dial-in to another computer already set to receive
such connections. Online service providers will allow you to connect to an
extensive computer environment. You can use such providers to send and
receive e-mail (electronic mail), chat with other computer users, look up
information in their databases, participate in electronic discussions with
multiple parties, and even download software. The major service providers
usually charge a monthly fee for connection time. Some services they pro­vide may entail an additional charge. Since such electronic connections are
an important resource for computer users, Windows comes with its own
software for making such connections, as well as with software from some
of the major service providers (in the Online Services folder). You can also
use your modem in conjunction with financial software to perform your
banking and pay your bills electronically. Such software can also be used
to track investments by logging into providers who transmit market data.
In addition, you can use commercial tax preparation programs to send your

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tax forms to the IRS electronically. Your state and local tax offices might
also offer such services.

Keep in mind that your modem is a phone, but unlike other phones, it is
very sensitive to noise. While you might be able to listen through static
and line noise and make out what your caller is saying, modems, which
communicate in high-speed tones, ar e more finicky. If you find that your
modem has many disconnect problems, you might see if you can reduce
the line noise in your phone lines (sometimes the noise is in the lines from
your telephone service provider and there is little that you can do). Also,
if someone picks up a phone connected to the line and then hangs it back
up, this might be interpreted by your communications software to be a
disconnect signal.

Internet and the World Wide Web

If your WinBook notebook came with a modem, or if you have a network
connection, you can use your computer to connect to the Internet and
World Wide Web. Windows is designed to help provide quick access to the
Internet, so you will want to familiarize yourself with the Internet functions
of Windows. To enter the Internet, you will need to log your computer into
a network connected to other networks as part of the Internet.

If your area is wired for a high-speed Internet connection such as DSL or
cable, you will be able to use that connection with your WinBook X Series
notebook. Such connections use their own “modem” provided by the carri­er rather than your built-in or PCMCIA modem. You will be able to con­nect that modem to your computer through the LAN port (see Chapter 4),
if you have one, or through a network PCMCIA card (see Chapter Five).
Your carrier will be able to provide you with details.

Windows Me and
Windows 2000 have many
integrated features that
will enrich your Internet use. To
learn about these features, you
can check the Help and Support
center of Windows Me or your
WinBook notebook Help file in
Windows 2000 and the manual
and Help file that came with
your version of Windows. For an
overview, take a look at the
“Windows Me and the Internet”
or “Windows 2000 and the
Internet” section of the Help
and Support center of Windows
Me or your WinBook notebook
Help file in Windows 2000.

If you have a modem or high-speed connection, you can arrange service
with a provider. Some providers just provide access to the Internet. Major
commercial providers have their own content and also have connections

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Your WinBook notebook
is designed for efficient

Internet use. You can
launch Microsoft Outlook
Express or your default e-mail
program at any time by pressing
the E-mail button located above
the top left of your keyboard
(the button on the left with the
envelope icon). You can launch
Microsoft Internet Explorer or
your default browser at any time
by pressing the Internet button
located just to the right of the e­mail button. Windows
Millennium and Windows 2000
have many integrated features
that will enrich your Internet
use. To learn about these fea­tures, you can check the Help
and Support center of Windows
Millennium or your WinBook
notebook Help file in Windows
2000 and the manual and Help
file that came with your version
of Windows. For an overview,
take a look at the “Windows
Millennium and the Internet”
or “Windows 2000 and the
Internet” section of the Help
and Support center of Windows
Millennium or your WinBook
notebook Help file in Windows

2000.

to the Internet. You might also have access to the Internet by dialing into a
network at home or school. Some communities have local “freenets” which
can be used to provide a connection to the Internet. If you have a direct
connection to a network line, you will find this connection to be a much
faster way to access the Internet than via modem. Once connected to the
Internet, you can use this connection to send e-mail, download and upload
files, and connect to a variety of information and entertainment sources.

You will need a web browser, such as the Internet Explorer program that
is included with Windows, to be able to access information on the World
Wide Web. The browser program includes the necessary software to handle
most of the program, text, graphics, sound and video files of the web. In
some cases, you might need additional software for certain files, but this
software should be available as a download from the web. Internet connec­tions are a useful way to exchange information and acquire updates of
programs, including updated drivers or files for your WinBook notebook.
Once you have become familiar with your WinBook notebook, you can
find more extensive information about the World Wide Web in the Help
and Support center of Windows Me or your WinBook notebook Help file
in Windows 2000.

Your Version of Windows

If you are unfamiliar with Windows Me or Windows 2000, you should
familiarize yourself with the operating system by running the introductory
tour that is offered when you first start up your system. If you have shut
off that screen, you can find the tour in the Help and Support Center of
Windows Me or on the Start Menu of Windows 2000 (Start/Programs/
SystemTools/Getting Started).

The Help and Support center in Windows Me features links to Windows­related sites. Manufacturers’ sites will also be linked there. The automatic
update feature will check for new sites and integrate their links into your
Help and Support center.

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Many system files in Windows Me are protected by the system. This
will help keep your system functioning smoothly. If software attempts to
change or replace those files, Windows will protect or restore them. If this
causes a problem with your software, contact the program manufacturer.

Windows Me protects certain system functions by hiding certain utilities
in the Control Panel. If you want full functioning of the Control Panel, you
will need to unhide those utilities. See the Help and Support center for
information.

Both Windows Me and Windows 2000 allow you to choose among several
options for desktop appearance and functioning. See the Help and Support
Center in Windows Me or the WinBook notebook Help file in Windows
2000 for more information.

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Battery Operation

Charging

Your WinBook notebook comes equipped with a durable, lightweight,
rechargeable Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery that can power your system for
over two hours when fully charged (longer if power management is used).
The actual duration of a charge will vary with how you use the computer
and with how much you take advantage of the power management features
of the system. In addition, you can obtain an additional battery that can be
swapped into the battery bay of your WinBook notebook to provide even
greater battery capacity.

The battery charges whenever the AC Adapter is connected to your system.
The battery will charge whether the system is off, in the Hibernate mode,
or operating. The fastest recharge occurs when the system is off or in hiber­nate mode. It takes about 3 hours to fully recharge the primary battery
when the system is powered down or in hibernate mode, longer if you are
using the system (about 4 hours). If the system temperature exceeds a safe
level while the battery is charging, the system will stop the charging
process in order to protect the battery. Once the battery temperature falls
back within the safe range, the battery charging process will resume.

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Each time you charge and partially discharge the battery, it stores slight­ly less power. After about twenty cycles, it might only store about 80%
of its potential charge. Similarly, if you do not use the battery for a few
days, it will slowly self- discharge, and when it is recharged, it will hold
less than 100% of the potential charge. To correct battery charge problems,
you should calibrate the battery frequently to help keep the battery in
good condition. This operation carried out every few weeks will maintain
the battery efficiency.

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If you replace the battery with a new one, you might first need to initialize
the battery so that the battery gauge in your WinBook notebook will be
able to accurately measure the battery charge level. Check the WinBook
section of the Windows Me Help and Support center or the WinBook Help
file in Windows 2000 under “Battery Replacement” for information about
replacing a battery in your system.

Over time, as the battery is charged and discharged, it gradually stores less
charge. Li-Ion cells generally last for 500 or more cycles before they begin
to deteriorate. You should replace your battery when you notice that it
begins to store significantly less charge.

Changing

You can purchase a second battery for your WinBook notebook. This
second battery can be installed in the battery bay. (Figure 3.1)

1. Shut down the unit or place it in the hibernate mode. Disconnect the

AC Adapter. Close the LCD panel and turn the unit upside down. The
front of the unit should be toward you.

2. Lift the release latch to release the battery from the bay. The battery

will now be angled slightly out of the bay.

You can connect and dis­connect the power cord
while working without
disrupting the functioning
of the system, as long as your
battery is in place and has at
least some charge remaining.

Figure 3.1: WinBook
Notebook Battery

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Above: Pull up on the tab and
the battery will pop-up. Top
right: Lift the battery out. Right:
Remove the battery.

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3. Angle the battery up from the bay and gently slide it out. (Figure 3.2)

4. Angle the new battery into the bay. The front edge of the battery
should slide into the grooves in the system case.

5. Gently lower the battery into the bay and push it until it “clicks”
securely in the bay. Reconnect the AC Adapter.

When you install a new battery, you will need to calibrate the battery.
Install the new battery and connect the AC adapter. Let the battery charge
fully. Then, turn on the power and press [F2] when prompted to enter the

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Setup program. Use the right arrow to move to the Exit Menu. At the
bottom of this menu you will see “Battery Calibration.” Use the down
arrow to scroll down to it and hit [Enter] to run the battery calibration.
Follow the instructions provided by the battery calibration utility.

As part of the calibration, the WinBook notebook will discharge the
battery and shut down the system. This process can be very lengthy. You
should see a message indicating the status of the calibration. Once you
have installed the new battery, let it charge completely. Then, check the
WinBook section of the Windows Millennium Help and Support center
or the WinBook Help file in Windows 2000 file for information about
calibrating the new battery.

Power Management

In order to make the most of the mobile computing capabilities of your
WinBook notebook, you will need to be aware of how to manage the
power consumption of your system. Aggressive power conservation can
provide extended computer usage. Sometimes aggressive conservation
will not be needed, or you might prefer not to engage it. You should set
the default to match your most common needs. If you use the system
primarily as a mobile system with long-term battery needs, you can use
an aggressive setting. If your battery usage is usually limited, then you
might prefer a more moderate setting.

For detailed explanations
of Power Management
in Windows 2000, please
see the WinBook X Series
Help file.

Your WinBook notebook is ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface) compliant and can take advantage of Windows’s built-in power
management features. Windows is designed to help manage power on
portable computers and you will find its features useful in conserving
battery life. ACPI also allows certain applications to exert control over
power management. For example, a program might be set to override
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For detailed explanations
of Power Management
in Windows 2000, please
see the WinBook X Series
Help file.

Figure 3.3: The Power Utility

activate these by right-clicking on the Power icon (either the battery or
plug) on the taskbar and clicking on Adjust Power Properties. (Figure 3.3)

Windows will take command of the power management settings of your
system. (Figure 3.4) There are three standard power schemes in Windows
Me: Home/Office Desk, Portable/Laptop and Always On. Each provides
default settings that

Figure 3.4: Power Properties

anticipate standard
power usage in each
setup. Your unit
should be set to
default to Portable/
Laptop settings. You
can customize the
settings to match
your usage and save
your own schemes
(e.g. Airline Travel).
The schemes allow
you to set your com­puter to enter the
standby mode, to turn
off the monitor and
to spin down the hard
disk.

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• Standby mode powers down most system functions. See the section
below for an explanation of standby and hibernate modes on your system.

• Turning off the monitor leaves other functions active, but allows you
to save power by eliminating LCD use. Since the LCD uses a great deal
of battery power, you can gain considerable savings by having the screen
shut down.

• Spinning down the hard disk can also provide power savings, while not
slowing your use of programs currently in RAM. You will notice a small
lag when you access the disk and it spins back into use. Engaging power
savings while your system is plugged in can help speed the recharging
of your battery, so you might want to create a power scheme that allows
you to have a faster charging mode and another that allows you to use

Figure 3.5: Power Alarms

AC power without
any power manage-

ment interruptions.
Clicking on the

Alarms tab will allow
you to set the alarms
for low battery and
critical battery warn­ings, as well as the
levels at which those
alarms activate.
(Figure 3.5) Clicking
on the Alarm Action
button brings up a
dialogue box that
allows you to set the
form of notification
and the action, if any,
that is taken when the
alarm is activated.

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Check your WinBook
notebook Help File
for detailed information
about these settings.

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Clicking on the Power Meter tab will allow you to view the current
battery status. (Figure 3.6)

Clicking on the Advanced tab allows you to add a power meter to the
taskbar (this is the default and is the battery/plug icon). It also allows
you to set a password to be entered when the system leaves the Standby
mode. You can also designate the actions taken when the lid is closed
or the power button is pressed. (Figure 3.7)

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Clicking on the Hibernate tab allows you to activate the ACPI hibernation
function, which places your WinBook notebook into Hibernate
mode.(Figure 3.8)

Taking advantage of power management features can have a significant
effect on the battery use you can get on a single charge. A fully charged
battery should provide you over two hours of system use, but aggressive
power management can extend that time.

There are some measures that you can take as a
user to help optimize battery use in your WinBook
notebook. If you are running one or more PCMCIA
cards, using the system audio and making frequent

Figure 3.8: Hibernation

calls to the CD-ROM or hard drive, you will find
that battery power will be consumed much more
quickly than with standard system use.

You can send your WinBook notebook into Stand­by or Hibernate by hitting the power button (if you
have set the button for this function as mentioned
above) or by hitting Start/Shut down and selecting
the Hibernate or Standby mode from the drop­down menu.

Autosave functions (or
other automatic functions,
such as e-mail checking)
in programs can reset the time­outs for your system. If you
want the system to time out
after a specific period of inactivi­ty, make certain that automatic
functions are disabled or set
with a longer time period than
the system timeouts.

WinBook Notebook Low Power Measures

When you are running on battery power, your
WinBook notebook tracks battery charge. When bat­tery power gets low, the unit will provide warnings
and eventually take action to help preserve data.
Power level warnings in Windows will be activated
according to the settings you have established. In
the default setting, a red “X” will appear over the
battery when approximately 15% of battery power

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remains. When the battery level reaches 10%, you will receive a warning
to save your work. When the battery level reaches 3%, the unit will move
to the Hibernate mode.

When the WinBook notebook estimates that there are about 10-15 minutes
of power remaining (the actual time will vary with usage), the unit will
start to give periodic beeps to remind you to save your work.

When approximately 1-5 minutes of battery power remain, the beeps will
accelerate.

When you receive the low power warnings, you should shut down your
system, hibernate your system or connect to a power source. If you respond
immediately after receiving the warnings, you should have sufficient power
to shut down completely, including saving large files. Do not attempt to
restart your system until you have connected to the AC adapter or changed
or charged your battery.

Windows allows you to activate the Hibernate function in Power
Management. If you do so, when the system reaches a critical power level,
it will enter a Standby or Hibernate mode (depending on your settings).
Enabling this function will permit you to preserve data in RAM from being
lost when the battery is about to use the last of its power. You should famil­iarize yourself with those settings in Windows to help prevent data loss.

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Standby and Hibernate Modes

While both Standby mode and Hibernate mode permit power savings,
each serves a different purpose. The Standby mode uses a trickle of battery
power to keep the RAM active. This option provides you with a faster
resume. Hibernate provides more substantial power savings, as well as pro­viding the safe mode for switching batteries. Since the system is powered­down it takes longer to resume operation. This Suspend to Disk option will
allow you to suspend for a longer time, since it does not require battery
power to hold the session in RAM. Resuming from RAM is much quicker
than resuming from disk. The WinBook notebook can remain in the hiber-

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nate mode for up to a week on a fully charged battery. You should consider
these factors when deciding which mode to use.

The Hibernate mode, since it does not consume any power, can also be a
useful way to save you time in getting started on your work. If you like to
work with a number of programs open on a regular basis, you can use the
hibernate mode to save the active session with those programs already
opened. Rather than wait for the system to shut down each program and
then manually reloading each program the next time you are ready to work,
you can suspend and be ready to work once the session has been resumed.
Keep in mind, it is still a good idea to shut down and restart your system
over a few uses, just to refresh the system or to allow your virus software
to perform a complete scan of your system, if you have enabled such an
option.

Suspending to file requires a special file set up for that purpose. This
file has already been pre-installed on your WinBook notebook. The
pre-installed file is large enough to accommodate most system memory
requirements.

Safety & Operation

The WinBook notebook does not have a handle or a rough surface for a
sure grip, so use a carrying case when traveling. At times, you may want
to put both the case and the WinBook notebook within a larger briefcase
to conceal the system and reduce the risk of theft. Do not use this product
in an unstable location. Serious damage could result if the system should
fall. When using the AC adapter, be certain that the cord is not placed
where someone might trip over it (since this might cause your computer
to fall.) Avoid rough handling of your WinBook notebook. Jolts to the
system can damage components or result in data loss. Transport your
WinBook notebook in a case or bag that provides adequate cushioning
and a secure position. Never check your WinBook notebook in as luggage

If your WinBook notebook
is unable to Hibernate,
which suspends to disk,
(for example if your Save-to-File
file is too small or damaged), it
will suspend to RAM (Standby).
When the unit is suspended to
RAM, there will be a slow trickle
of power and the battery could
drain completely and data could
be lost. When the unit is in
Standby, the power manage­ment system cannot gauge
battery charge levels. Since the
Standby mode uses a trickle of
battery power to maintain the
information in RAM, the battery
will slowly discharge in this
mode. As a result, it is possible,
if the unit remains in Standby
until the battery is completely
discharged, for the information
in RAM to be lost. If you will
be suspending the system for
a long period, you should use
the Hibernate method.

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when you are traveling. Even the toughest carrying case won’t protect it
from such rough handling. Although it is tempting to pack your WinBook
notebook in your luggage, it is apt to result in a broken system. The best
solution is to carry the WinBook notebook with you. Avoid high and low
temperatures. While you travel in the summer, do not leave your WinBook
notebook in a car trunk on a hot day. Trunk temperatures can reach 140° F,
beyond the safe range for the WinBook notebook. Do not leave the unit
sitting in direct sunlight in your car on a hot day. The heat can cause sys­tem damage. Also be careful when shipping or storing your WinBook note­book so that it is not exposed to high or low temperatures. The batteries
will not operate as well under extremes of temperature. They are specified
to work from 41° to 95° F (5° to 35° C). Running your WinBook notebook
in temperatures below 41° F or above 95° F will reduce the battery life.
If a battery module is left in the sun and gets quite hot, it is apt to fail to
charge. This is due to a safety switch in the battery module that is aimed at
preventing over-heating due to over-charging. Once the battery cools down,
you will be able to charge it. In extremely cold weather, you may find that
it takes longer for the battery to charge or that it does not fully charge.

Slots and openings in the system are for ventilation purposes. Do not
obstruct or cover these openings or the system could overheat. Do not
place the system in close proximity to a source of heat or a source of dust.
Protect your modem. Be aware that phone systems can be either analog or
digital. Your modem is designed to work on an analog phone system. Most
residential telephones are analog. Digital phone systems typically involve
building–or company–specific PBX (Private Branch eXchange) systems.
Some PBX systems can use voltages that will damage an analog modem.
Before you hook up your modem in a hotel or at a new company, check
with the facilities manager. To find an analog line, you might look for a fax
machine. Your WinBook X Series notebook has built-in circuitry protection
for the modem or modem/LAN mini-PCI card in your system. This circuit­ry will help protect your system from electrical damage, but it is still rec­ommended that you locate an analog line where possible. Note that there

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are products available that will support analog modems on digital PBXs.
If an extension cord is used with this product, ensure that the total ampere

ratings of all the devices sharing the extension cord do not exceed the rat­ing of the extension cord, nor the rating of the wall outlet. As with the AC
Adapter, be certain that the cord is placed so that no one will trip over it
(since this might cause the computer to fall).

The WinBook notebook can be used safely in a moving car. Power adapters
that will connect between the WinBook notebook and a cigarette lighter
socket are available. For information, contact Sales at the number listed
on the “Read Me First” brochure that came with your system.

Contact technical support if:
a) The power cord appears damaged or frayed
b) Liquid has been spilled on the product
c) The product does not operate normally
d) The product has been dropped or the cabinet impeached
e) The product shows a distinct change in performance

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Travel

Travel Tips

• It is a good idea to load common printer drivers onto your WinBook
notebook (such as HP Laser Jet and DeskJet drivers). This will allow
you to print from many printers at your destination, even if you do not
carry your own printer with you.

• Take along a bootable CD or floppy disk (if you also take along your
optional USB Floppy Disk Drive), just in case there is damage to your
hard drive.

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• Travel can present considerable risks of system shock or theft. Complete
a full system backup before traveling.

• Be familiar with your Setup settings, or print a copy of them, in case
there is damage to those settings while you travel.

• If you will be traveling to another country, check with your travel agent
to determine whether or not you will need special adapters to use the
electrical outlets and telephone connections.

• If you do a lot of traveling, you might find it useful to purchase an
acoustic coupler for your modem (which hooks to the handset instead
of directly to a phone jack), to allow connection even where compatible
phone jacks cannot be found. However, most public phones are now
being upgraded to accept modem/fax connection from portable com­puters.

• Hand your WinBook notebook to an airport attendant rather than setting
it on the conveyor for security checks. This will help reduce the possibili­ty of theft. (Note: X-rays will not damage your system.)

• Password protect your system (with at least one level of password) to
help preserve your data.

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• Consider purchasing a lock for your WinBook notebook. The WinBook
notebook comes with a slot for connecting a lock located on the left side
of your system case.

• Brand or physically mark your computer to make for easy identification.

• If you will be using an Internet provider or other on-line service, call
ahead to find out local access numbers for your destination(s).

• In case your destination does not have outlets near convenient work
spaces, you might want to pack a short extension cord.

Remember to pack:

• Your WinBook notebook

• Your WinBook notebook Restore CD (which contains the drivers
for your system)

• Your AC adapter/power cord

• Any international converters for your adapter

• Any international converters for your modem

• Network cable, if you will be connecting directly to a network

• Printer and/or printer cable

• PCMCIA cards and any detachable connections for those cards

• Spare battery packs (if any)

• Bootable floppy or CD

• A spare floppy or two for easy file exchange (if you are using the
optional USB Floppy Disk Drive)

• Manuals for any critical software (printed or CD), including
Windows

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Remember to:

• Charge your battery

• Change your power management settings to more aggressive settings,
if appropriate

• Transfer the working files you will need

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Desktop Operation

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You can mute system
audio instantly by pressing

the [Fn]+[ F6] hot key com­bination. To restore audio, press
the combination a second time.

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While your WinBook notebook is capable of providing you with efficient
and productive mobile computing, it has the speed and capacity to serve
as a desktop system. Even if you have an existing desktop system, you will
find it useful on occasion to be able to connect your WinBook notebook as
if it were a desktop system. This chapter discusses those functions of your
WinBook notebook that are typical of desktop systems.

Audio

Audio Software

Your WinBook notebook comes equipped with an integrated sound
system capable of providing you with quality audio sound through the
built-in speakers or through external speakers connected via the jack
on the right side of the system.

Controlling the Sound Levels

In addition to the hot keys on your keyboard and the volume control
located on the left side of your WinBook notebook, which control the
output of the sound hardware, there are software controls that you can
use to set your audio volume. You can access these controls by double­clicking on the speaker icon on the taskbar (Figure 4.1) (Figure 4.2) and
using the slides in the audio mixer. (Figure 4.3: AudioMixer.bmp)You
can also choose to mute the specific audio feature by clicking on the
checkbox for that feature.

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Figure 4.1: The Speaker Icon
on the Windows Me Taskbar

Figure 4.2: The Speaker Icon
on the Windows 2000 Taskbar

There are controls available here for System Volume, Wave, 3D Depth,
Wavetable, Line-in, Microphone, CD Audio, Auxiliary, PC Beep, Video
and Phone but you can control which ones appear in the mixer by clicking
on Options/Properties and checking or unchecking the boxes for the func­tions that you want to have invisible in the mixer. Removing the select
checkbox of a given function will mute that audio function. To use the
slide, you can either place the cursor above or below the slide and click
(this will move the slide in increments) or click on the slide and drag it
up or down. To adjust the balance (left-right) of that audio element, you
can use the balance slide by dragging it to the left or right.

Figure 4.3: The Audio Mixer

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If the Advanced button

does not appear on your

mixer, click on Options/
Advanced Controls. If your
sound requirements change,
you can look into a high-quality
PCMCIA sound card for your
system.

Figure 4.4: Recording Control

In the Properties menu, you will also find the controls for adjusting record­ing. There are controls available here for Line-in, CD Audio, StereoMix,
Video, Phone, Auxiliary and Microphone. You can adjust these settings to
optimize sound input. In order to avoid problems with conflicts between
audio inputs, you should select only the input in use during recording.
Mute options by removing the check in the select checkbox for that item.

(Figure 4.4)

There is an advanced microphone properties button on the audio mixer
(below the slide for microphone volume). You can use this to make adjust­ments in audio input. Some software programs, such as voice recognition
software, might require you to make such adjustments for optimal perfor­mance.

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Playing an Audio CD

You can play audio CDs through the sound system. Place the audio CD in
the drive (see Chapter One for instructions on inserting a disk). The Media
Player in Windows Me or the CD Player in Windows 2000 will recognize
the audio CD and launch the program to control the playback of the CD.
If it appears on the taskbar, you can maximize the CD Player by clicking
on it on the taskbar. (Figure 4.5) (Figure 4.6) The CD Player has an active
display panel. You can click on the panel to change settings or events.

Windows Me

The Windows Media Player is designed to take advantage of Internet
music databases. When you load the CD, you will be asked if you would
like to check an Internet Database for information about the CD (artist,
title, tracks). It will automatically check its database for your CD. You
can modify the information once it has been downloaded. See the Help
and Support Center for more information.

Figure 4.5: Windows Media Player

Figure 4.6: Windows 2000 CD Player

If the CD Player does not
start up when you insert
an Audio CD, you can
start the player manually
by selecting
Start/Programs/Accessories/
Entertainment/Media Player.

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Windows 2000

The Windows 2000 CD Player is designed to take advantage of Internet
music databases. When you load the CD, you will be asked if you would
like to check an Internet Database for information about the CD (artist,
title, tracks). If you have an Internet Connection active, you can download
this information and it will be added into the playlist for this CD. There are
preset Internet connections that will also allow you to look at more detailed
information about the CD, if that information exists. You can access these
functions by clicking on the Internet Button on the face of the CD Player.
Whether or not you download the information, you can set up custom
playlists. The Computer will remember this CD and play back tracks in
the order saved in your playlist.

Playing Sound Files

In addition to playing music from audio CDs, your WinBook notebook
can play audio files stored in MIDI, WAVE or MP3 file formats, as well
as sound stored in audio form and used in programs and games. With the
proper software, you can also use the sound system to play audio files via
the World Wide Web, including live audio broadcasts. You can use your
sound system to play back sound files via the Media Player program
(Start/Programs/Accessories/Entertainment/Media Player).You can
open an existing file and then play it by clicking on the Play button (the
right-pointing triangle). You can also use the built- in functions of the
Media Player to alter the playback. Check the documentation in Windows
for information on the functions of the Media Player.

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You can obtain applications that will allow you to use your system
microphone to record sounds and store them as files on your system.
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Programs/Accessories/Entertainment/Sound Recorder) for this purpose.
This program can also be used to modify the sound files with certain audio
effects. Check the documentation in Windows for information on using
the various elements of this program. You can store such sound files in
one of three quality formats, which vary in the amount of disk space that
they use: Telephone Quality, Radio Quality, CD Quality (in order of
increasing quality and file size). You can access these controls by clicking
on File/Properties. High quality files of more than a few seconds in length
will consume a considerable amount of disk space. You should choose the
highest quality only when excellent sound quality is essential or disk space
is not at a premium. It might require some adjustment to get the desired
sound quality out of your microphone. For sound files that require excel­lent sound quality, you should consider buying an external microphone
designed for high-quality voice recording (which can be connected to
your WinBook notebook through the microphone jack on the left side
of the system).

Wave files that you have recorded can be added to documents that support
OLE. Sounds embedded in a document will be played via the Windows
software when double-clicked in the document. Check your software docu­mentation to determine if your software will support embedded sounds.

External Speakers & Microphone

The sound system is capable of providing high quality sound to external
speakers and receiving and processing sounds from an external microphone
or external sound source. To connect external speakers, follow the instruc­tions provided with your speakers. When the speakers are connected, the
built-in speakers of your WinBook notebook will automatically be dis­abled. An external microphone will disable the built-in microphone.

The Media Player can
be used to play sound
files, play audio CDs, and
run video clips or streaming
video from the Internet. For
information on playing video
on your system, see the
Windows documentation.

There are other quality
levels available. You can
read the documentation
in Windows for information
on the sound quality.

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If you connect to your

printer via a network, con-

tact your network admin­istrator for details on the printer
and the specific setup for your
network connection. You might
need to have the driver disk that
came with your printer available
for the installation of the printer
drivers.

Connecting Peripherals

Your WinBook notebook has ports (serial, parallel, PS/2, USB), a slot
(PCMCIA) and jacks (AC power, microphone and audio out) that allow
you to connect peripheral devices to your computer.

Printer

Whether you purchase a portable computer or a desktop model, you
will probably connect the printer to the computer via the parallel cable.
You might also connect to a printer via a network connection, a serial
connection or a USB connection. Whatever the nature of the connection,
you will need to set up the necessary drivers for the printer. You can vary
the port connection (or network setup) at the step where it is requested.
If you will be connecting the device to a parallel or serial port, you should
shut down the system before connecting the printer (you do not need to
shut down to connect a USB printer). If your printer is Plug and Play
compliant, your system will detect the new hardware on boot and begin
the process of setting up the printer.

Figure 4.7: Adding a Printer in Windows Me

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Installing Your Printer for
Windows Me

In order to use your printer with your
WinBook notebook, you will need to set
up the printer drivers and printer settings.
If your printer came with an installation
disk or CD, you can follow the directions
that came with the printer. If not, you can
install the printer software by following
the directions below.

1. Select Start/Settings/Printers and

then Add Printer. (Figure 4.7)

2. In the “Add Printer Wizard,” click on

Next. (Figure 4.8)

3. You will be asked to identify the printer

as local or network. (Figure 4.9)

4. Scroll through the list of manufacturers

and printers to find yours. (Figure 4.10)
If your model is not listed here, check
your printer documentation for a com­patible printer to use as a source of the
printer driver.

Figure 4.8: Add Printer Wizard

Figure 4.9: Add Printer Wizard

5. The program will then ask you to

identify the connection for that printer
(usually LPT1). (Figure 4.11)

6. You will then be prompted for a name

for this printer. You can accept the
default (e.g. DeskJet 682C), but you
can choose any name you want (e.g.
Old Betsy). If you are going to be

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If your printer came

with an installation disk,

it might have drivers
there (this will often be the
case if the printer came into
production after the most recent
release of Windows). You should
check your printer manual for
information on using the instal­lation disk. You can click on the
Have Disk button if you have
an installation disk.

Figure 4.10: Find Your Printer

Figure 4.11: Choose Printer Port

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working in an environment where there
might be more than one printer of the same
model, the names become an important
way of distinguishing your printers from
each other.

7. If this is not the first printer set up on

your system, you are also asked whether
this will be your default printer. If most
of your printing will be done on this
printer, you should select Yes. (Figure

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8. You will then be asked if you want to print

a test page. This would be a good idea if
this is a new printer, or the first printer that
you have set up for your WinBook note­book. (Figure 4.13)

When Windows has finished loading your
printer drivers, you will be returned to the
Printers menu. You should now see your
printer listed there. You may also see some
other drivers (e.g. for fax software). You
may have noticed that there is a fax driver
in your printer choices if you have installed
fax software. You can select the fax board
as a printer device for any Windows-based
documentation that you are running in
Windows. The document will be sent to the
fax board just as it would be sent to the
printer.

Figure 4.12: Identify Printer

Figure 4.13: Print Test Page

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You do not need to have

a printer physically present

to install the Windows
drivers for it. If you will be using
another printer or might be
transferring information to
another site (such as work or
home) where you will be using
another printer, you can set up
Windows for those printers (so
that files you are working on
can be set up for that printer).
If the printer is one you will be
connecting to your computer,
you will want to set up the
proper port connections for this
printer. If the printer is one you
will be using elsewhere, you
can set up the printer on the
location “File.”

Installing a Printer for Windows 2000

In order to use your printer with your WinBook notebook, you will need
to load the necessary software and drivers for that printer. If your printer
came with an installation disk, you can follow the instructions provided
by the printer manufacturer. If not, you can follow the instructions below:

1. Start the Add Printer Wizard (Start/Settings/Printers and then double-

click on Add New Printer). (Figure 4.14)

2. Once the Add Printer Wizard has started, click Next. (Figure 4.15)

3. Windows 2000 will ask how your printer is attached. If it is a local
printer, click on the radio button beside that choice. If the printer is
Plug and Play, click on the radio button beside that choice. Windows
2000 will detect the printer and install the necessary drivers. If the
printer is not Plug and Play, do not select that radio button. Windows

Figure 4.14: Adding a Printer in Windows 2000

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Figure 4.15: The Add Printer Wizard Figure 4.16: Printer Connection

2000 will ask you to identify the port and com­puter. If your printer is a network printer, select
that option and identify the printer. (Figure 4.16)

4. If the printer is local and Plug and Play, Windows
2000 will attempt to locate it and notify you if it
identifies the printer. (Figure 4.17)

5. Once your printer has been detected, you will be
asked if you would like to print a test page. If this
is a new printer, you should allow Windows to
perform the test. (Figure 4.18)

6. Once the Add Printer Wizard has finished, you
will see a list of the settings that have been estab­lished for this printer. (Figure 4.19)

Figure 4.17: Printer Detection

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If your printer installation
disk is not a Windows

2000 disk, you should
check with your printer manu­facturer to see if there is updat­ed software for your printer.

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7. Your printer should now appear in the Printers window and will be
available for use by Windows-based programs. If you have installed
fax software, you will see an icon for the fax software in the Printers
window. You can direct output to that fax software from any Windows­based program as you would with any other printer.

Other Parallel Devices

Your parallel port can also be used with other parallel port devices (e.g.
a tape backup unit). In addition to a bi-directional mode, your parallel
port is capable of supporting enhanced ECP and EPP transfer modes.
ECP transfer mode provides significant performance increases for transfer
to parallel devices (such as printers). EPP transfer mode provides increased
performance for 2-way transfers such as those used to link another comput­er to your WinBook notebook system for file transfer. You might need to
check the documentation of your device to determine the modes supported.
If you need to change the transfer mode for your printer, you can do so in

the Setup program (see Chapter Seven). Be sure to shut down your system
before connecting the device to your system to prevent damage to your
system and the parallel device.

External Monitor

You can connect an external monitor to your WinBook notebook through
the video port on the rear of the system. You can direct the output to the
LCD, the external monitor or both by toggling the [Fn]+[F10] hot-key
combination. You can learn more about the various video features of your
system in Chapter Six.

External Keyboard

Your WinBook notebook comes equipped with a PS/2 port on the rear
of the unit, adjacent to the AC input, and a USB port, both of which can
be used to connect an external keyboard to your system. You should shut
down the system before connecting a PS/2 keyboard. Connect the keyboard
to the PS/2 port and start up the system. The WinBook notebook should
automatically detect the external keyboard and activate it. If your keyboard
is USB, you can plug it in and it should be recognized by the system. PS/2
keyboards should be plugged or unplugged when the system is shut down;
USB keyboards can be plugged or unplugged during operation. The exter­nal keyboard will not disable the built-in keyboard, so you will be able to
use both devices simultaneously. You can use the two keyboards in combi­nation, since the computer will not distinguish between the input from
each keyboard.

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External Pointing Device

You can connect a PS/2 Microsoft-compatible mouse or a USB mouse
to your WinBook notebook. If you connect an external PS/2 mouse before
you turn on your WinBook notebook, the WinBook notebook will auto­matically sense the mouse and enable it.

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If your device is Plug and
Play, it might be detected

on boot. If so, you will
receive a message that new
hardware has been detected
and then instructions for com­pleting the setup. If not, then
you will need to set up the
device according to the instruc­tions provided by the device
manufacturer. If you will want
to use both an external key­board and an external pointing
device, you will need to set up
both on the USB port or use
one on the PS/2 port and the
other on the USB port (keyboard
or pointing device) or serial port
(pointing device).

If your mouse is Windows compliant, the WinBook notebook should
detect new hardware and take you through the process of installing the
hardware. If Windows does not recognize your mouse, you will need to
use Windows to Add New Hardware (Start/Settings/Control Panel/Add
New Hardware).You can have Windows search for the mouse, or, if you
know the correct settings, you can set up the mouse manually. If Windows
does not have drivers for your mouse, you can use a standard driver, or use
a disk provided by the mouse manufacturer. Once you connect the PS/2
mouse, the internal touchpad will be disabled.

A USB mouse can be connected or disconnected during operation and
the WinBook notebook will automatically adjust to the presence or absence
of the mouse. The presence of a USB mouse will not affect the use of the
internal touchpad.

Serial Devices

The Communications Ports on your WinBook notebook allow you to
connect external devices such as a mouse, a modem, a printer, a scanner or
another computer to the WinBook notebook. The Serial Communications
Port on your WinBook notebook is COM1. In the event you have changed
your port assignments in the Setup Program, and then experience problems,
go back into the Setup Program and press [F9]. This will reset the Serial
Port as COM1 (see Chapter 7). Devices connected after the WinBook note­book is powered up may not work reliably. Connect devices to the
Communications Ports while the computer is turned off. This not only
helps to protect the WinBook notebook from damage, but turning on the
WinBook notebook after connecting an external device to the port allows
the computer to prepare itself and the device to operate together.

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USB Ports

While the parallel and serial ports of your WinBook notebook provide
you with connections for many current external devices, your WinBook
notebook also comes equipped with two USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports,
which allows you to take advantage of a high-speed connection to newer
devices. A USB port can allow you to connect up to 127 devices through
a single port, at very high data transfer rates of up to 12 Mbps (Mega-bits
per second). Devices can be connected through a USB hub (a USB external
device that provides power and connection for other USB devices) or con­nected one to the other in a chain. Your WinBook notebook will automati­cally check the USB ports to determine what devices are attached. If they
are new to your system, the Plug and Play interface will detect and identify
the new equipment. The constant communication between the USB ports
and your devices allows you to connect and disconnect devices without
shutting down your system. You can connect a USB device by plugging
the USB cable into the USB port (one is on the rear of your WinBook note­book and the other is on the left side of the unit). Since the USB devices
can be chained together, you can plug USB devices into each other or into
a hub that connects to the USB port of your WinBook notebook.

Note: not all USB devices provide a pass-through port for other devices.
You might need a USB hub to allow several devices to be connected to the
USB port of your system. The system should automatically detect the new
device and make it available for use. If the device is not immediately recog­nized, check the documentation for the device. If the device is new to your
system, you might be asked to set up the device before use (for example,
a new printer will need to be set up to run under Windows).

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The USB ports not only provide a connection between your WinBook
notebook and external devices, they are also capable of providing electrical
current to run those devices. If you make considerable use of your
WinBook notebook under battery power, you should consider how USB
devices might drain your battery or slow battery charging (when the AC

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If your USB-compatible

device comes with a man-

ufacturer’s installation
disk, follow the manufacturer’s
instructions. Although Windows
includes USB support, individual
devices might need specific dri­vers for optimal operation. Since
a USB device is capable of very
high speeds, and since it does
not use up the access to an
available port (as a serial or par­allel device does), you should
consider available USB peripher­als for your system.

Adapter is in use). If you have a USB device (such as a printer) that has
its own electrical power source, you should consider using this device as
a hub for your other devices. You can also obtain a powered USB hub from
your local retailer. These devices can draw power through the hub device,
leaving your WinBook notebook free to conserve or recharge battery
power. If you have a mobile USB device and want to make use of the
WinBook notebook as the power source for the device, consider using an
aggressive power management setting to help maximize battery life.

USB Floppy Disk Drive

Your WinBook X Series notebook can be used with an optional USB
Floppy Disk Drive unit. You can connect the drive to either USB port
on your system. Once it is connected, the drive will function like a normal
floppy disk drive. NOTE: The floppy disk drive will be designated as drive

A: when you are using Windows 2000. It will be designated as the last
drive when you are using Windows ME.

Scanners and Digital Cameras

Windows is designed for easy image acquisition and handling. No
matter what kind of connection the device uses (USB, Serial, Parallel),
you can take advantage of these functions by clicking on the Scanners
and Cameras icon in the Control Panel. The Add Device wizard will
assist you in setting up your device on your system. You will be able to
establish connections to the devices’controls that can allow for smooth
handling of images. For example, you can stream images from your
camera into a slideshow-like format. See the Help and Support center
in Windows Windows Me or the Windows 2000 Help file for detailed
information (Start/Help).

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LAN Port

Your unit may include the optional mini-PCI LAN (Local Area Network)
card. If so, you will be able to use this port to connect to a network or a
high-speed (e.g. DSL or cable) Internet connection.

Windows Me

Windows Me is designed to allow for easy networking setup for a home
network. If you have a network to which you want to connect, you can use
a standard network cable with a RJ-45 jack to connect your WinBook X
Series notebook to that network. Your system should already be set up with
the appropriate software for the network, but you might need to make
adjustments. You can check the Network software setup by double-clicking
on the Network icon in the Control Panel (Figure 4.20) or by right-clicking
on the My Network Places icon and selecting Properties from the pop-up
menu.

Figure 4.20: Network Icon

WinBook Technical
Support does not provide
support for networking
functions (other than hard­ware problems). Please see
your Network Administrator
for all networking questions.

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You will see the Network Properties window. (Figure 4.21) In the upper
box of that window, you will see the Network clients, adapters and proto­cols associated with your hardware. If your network uses a protocol or
client that is not listed, you can add that component by clicking on the Add
button and selecting the component from the list provided. If you are using
a standard network with Windows Me computers, you should be able to
use the established components to set up your network.

The easiest way to get your computer established in the home network
(or other small network) is to use the Home Networking Wizard. Double­click on the My Network Places icon on the desktop. This will open the
My Network Places window. (Figure 4.22) Double-click on the Home
Networking Wizard and follow the instructions provided. If you are going

Figure 4.21: Windows Me Network Properties

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Figure 4.22: Windows Me Network Places

to share an Internet connection across your network and your WinBook
notebook will your primary connection to that network, you will be asked
to make a floppy disk with the necessary information for your other com­puters (you will need the optional USB Floppy Disk Drive to make this
disk). Check with your Internet provider to determine if you will need to
set up Internet Connection Sharing for your connection (some high-speed
connections do not require you to share the connection and allow multiple
computers to log in through the same connection).

In order to join a workgroup, you will need to identify your computer
and its workgroup. The Home Networking Wizard will ask you to set this
information or you can set the information manually, as explained below.
You will need to create a unique name for your computer (all computers
on the network must have unique names). We recommend that you choose
a name without spaces so that you can use that same name on
other networks if you need to connect to them in the future.
You will also need to establish a name for your workgroup
(if you don’t already have one). When you boot your comput­er, it will look through the network for that workgroup and
make the resources there (computers, printers, etc.) accessible
to your system.

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Figure 4.23: Windows Me
Network Identification

If you need to set the identification manually (or need to
switch it to log onto another workgroup), right-click on the
My Network Places icon on your desktop and choose
Properties. Click on the Identification tab. Type in the name
of your computer and workgroup (and the optional description,
if you would like). (Figure 4.23)

Once you have established your network, you can find the
resources on the network by opening the My Network Places
icon. You can drag files to the resources in this folder or open
files on those remote computers just as you would with the
folders and files on your computer. If you would like others

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to have access to your resources, you will have to enable sharing of those
resources as described below. There are many other features of Windows
Networking. You can find out more about those by checking the Help and
Support Center.

Windows 2000

Windows 2000 has integrated networking functions that allow for easy
networking of your WinBook X Series notebook. Contact your network
administrator for detailed information about setting up your computer for
networking in Windows 2000 so that you can be certain to have the proper
settings and permissions.

If you would like to see the other machines available on your network,
double-click on My Network Places. (Figure 4.24) You will see icons

that allow you to look for systems in the complete
network (Entire Network), as well as an icon that
allows you to establish shortcuts to your favorite
network sites (these will show up in the window
once you establish the shortcuts). Although
Windows 2000 handles most network functions,
you can alter the network settings manually as
needed. You can access the network properties
by double-clicking on the Network and Dial-up
Connections icon in the Control Panel or by right­clicking on the My Network Places icon on the
desktop and selecting Properties. Right-click on
the “Local Area Connection” icon (or other icon
designating your network connection) and select
Properties from the pop-up menu. Once the Local
Area Connection Properties box has opened, you
can configure the connection device for this con­nection or alter the properties of the components

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Figure 4.25: Windows 2000 Network Properties

that use this connection. (Figure 4.25) Component properties can be adjust-
ed by selecting the component and then clicking on the Properties button.

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You can also make changes to your network identification information.
This information includes the name of your computer and the name of your
workgroup. When Windows 2000 establishes your network connections, it
will use the workgroup name to locate the computers in your workgroup.
You can alter this workgroup name to place your computer into another
workgroup (check with your network administrator for more detailed infor­mation about the available workgroups). The computer name is a unique
name that helps identify your computer to the network. The name of your
computer must be unique for that network or you will receive an error mes­sage telling you that a network connection could not be established because

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Figure 4.26: Windows 2000 Network Identification

the name of your computer already exists. Note: If you change networks,
you might need to rename your computer if a computer by the same name
already exists on the network. You can access the network identification by
right-clicking on the My Computer icon and selecting Properties from
the pop-up menu. Click on the Network Identification tab and then click
the Network ID button. (Figure 4.26) This will start the Network
Identification Wizard. You can also make manual changes to the computer
name and workgroup name. In the Network Identities tab, click on the
Properties button. You will now be able to type in a computer name and
workgroup and/or domain name. Check with your network administrator
for more information, if needed.

Figure 4.27: Working Offline

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Windows 2000 allows you to work with network files while you are
offline. Windows 2000 will automatically synchronize those files with
the network the next time you connect. If you would like to enable this
feature, open My Computer and then select Tools from the menu at the
top. Select Folder Options. Click on the Offline Files tab. (Figure 4.27)
Establish the settings that suit your needs.

You can find extensive information about Windows 2000 networking in
the Windows 2000 Help file (Start/Help).

Sharing

If you want to make files on your WinBook X Series notebook available
to another computer, or if you want to allow another system to print to a
printer attached to your WinBook X Series notebook, you will need to set
up your system for sharing.

For units using Windows Me:

1. Double-click on the Network icon in the Control Panel.

2. This will bring up the Networking window. Click on the File and Print

Sharing button (see Figure 4.22).

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3. You will be asked to decide if want to allow file sharing, print sharing,

or both. Click on the appropriate checkboxes.

4. You have now established the file and print sharing for your WinBook

X Series notebook. You can click OK to exit the Network utility.

5. When you have finished making these changes, you will be asked to

reboot your system to allow the changes to take effect.

6. If you want to allow access to certain files on your system, you will

now need to designate those files for sharing.

7. Open My Computer and the drive window containing the folders

you want to share.

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Sharing is a done by fold­ers and not by files. You

might want to set up sep­arate folders for shared files, if
you do not want all files in an
existing folder to be accessible
to another machine.

Figure 4.28: Sharing Files in Windows Me

9. Right click on the folder and click on the Sharing option of the pop­up menu.

10. You will now be asked to establish the share name for the resource

and the kind of access you want to allow to this folder. (Figure 4.28)

8. Find the folders that you want to share.

Figure 4.29: Sharing Files in Windows 2000

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If you are using Windows 2000, the sharing is already established in
your operating system (since Windows 2000 is designed to be a networked
operating system) and you merely have to activate the sharing for a given
resource. If you would like to share a folder, you can do so as follows:

1. Open the My Computer and the drive window containing the folders

you want to share.

2. Find the folders that you want to share.

3. Right click on the folder and click on the Sharing option of the pop­up menu.

4. You will now need to establish the share name for this resource, the
number of users (who can access it simultaneously) and the permissions
that will control the user access. (Figure 4.29)

Check the Windows 2000 Help file (Start/Help) for more information
about users and permissions.

You should consider who will be using the access and why and establish
the necessary passwords. Keep in mind that shared folders might be acces­sible to any machine connected to the network.

Optional Port Replicator

You can find more infor­mation about your port
replicator in your WinBook
notebook Help file.

The first time you use a
peripheral on your system,
you should be able to plug
it directly into your port replica­tor. If the computer does not
recognize the new hardware,
you can try plugging it directly
into the native port on the
WinBook notebook.

For more information
about using your WinBook
X Series with a high-speed
Internet connection, see
your WinBook Help file.

You can “hot dock” your WinBook notebook into an optional USB port
replicator. You will not need to shut down or suspend your computer to
connect it to the port replicator. If you have peripherals attached to your
port replicator that have never been recognized by your system, you might
be asked about the installation of new hardware. If you do not receive a
window identifying the new hardware, that hardware might not be func­tional until you configure your system to recognize it. You can use the

Add New Hardware icon in the Control Panel (Start/Settings/Control
Panel/Add New Hardware) to set up the system to work with this addi-

tional hardware. To connect your WinBook notebook to the port replicator,

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plug the port replicator into the USB port on the rear of your system. Using
the port replicator will allow you to make a single connection between your
WinBook notebook and the port replicator and start right into your work,
without having to make the connections to your keyboard, printer, etc. each
time.

The I/O (input/output) controller of the port replicator takes control of the
I/O for the computer and directs input to the system as if the devices were
connected to the native ports of the WinBook notebook.

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PC Cards

PC Cards (or PCMCIA Cards) can be used to extend the capabilities
of your system by providing a connection for adding a modem (or an
additional modem, such as a cellular modem), a network connection,
a SCSI interface, or other functions. PCMCIA cards provide a compact
source of such extended capabilities and a common interface with your
WinBook notebook. They can provide a very powerful source for expand­ing your system. Your WinBook notebook comes equipped with a ACPI­compliant PCMCIA slot (on the left side of the unit), which is able to use
cards that conform to the PCMCIA standard.

The slot of your WinBook notebook is equipped for CardBus support
and can use PC cards. Your WinBook notebook can accept Type I or
Type II cards.

If your card is not configured for power management, which usually
requires a driver (the software coding that communicates between the
card and the machine) specific to the card, this can drain your battery.
The PCMCIA port is ACPI-compliant and will manage the power use
by the card whenever possible.

The preloaded drivers will work with most cards designated as Windows­compatible.

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If you find that your card does not work with the preloaded drivers, use
the driver disk that came with your card or contact the card manufacturer
to determine how to get your card to work with the WinBook notebook. If
the driver for your actual card is not found in Windows database of drivers
and you choose a generic driver, you should consider taking the card out
of the slot when it is not in use to avoid draining the battery.

Most cards with some external connection will allow you to remove or
recess the connection for travel. Remember to take any removable connec­tions with you when you travel if you intend to use the card.

Your system should already be equipped with drivers for the PCMCIA slot
(these are not the same drivers as the ones for the specific cards). You can
check to see if the drivers are loaded by clicking on the plus sign beside the
PCMCIA socket choice in Device Manager. You can reach device manager
via the System icon in the Control Panel: Start/Settings/Control
Panel/System. Once in the System window, click on the Device Manager
tab. Then click on the “+” sign beside PCMCIA Socket to see the PC card
drivers. (Figure 5.1)You should see a driver for the “Texas Instruments
PCI-1410 CardBus Controller.”

To Use the PC Card:

1. Insert the card into the slot. (Figure 5.2)

2. Push to make sure it is properly seated. When
you insert your PCMCIA card, Windows should
recognize the card (if it is one you have used
before) and beep twice. A card icon will appear
on the taskbar (Figure 5.3).

3. If the card is new to your system, Windows will
attempt to recognize it and load the necessary
drivers. The Add Hardware Wizard will guide
you through the process of loading these drivers.
You might be asked to indicate the source of the
drivers. Windows has drivers for many PCMCIA
cards, but you should check the documentation
for your card to determine whether the manufac­turer has provided more current drivers. When
the installation is complete, you will hear two
beeps and a card icon will appear on the taskbar.

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Figure 5.1: PCMCIA

Information in Device Manager

4. If Windows does not recognize the card, you will
be prompted to complete the installation of the

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If you are unfamiliar with
the Add New Hardware

Wizard, see your WinBook
notebook Help File for a detailed
explanation of this wizard.

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Figure 5.2: PCMCIA Slots

Figure 5.3: The PCMCIA Icon on the Taskbar

necessary drivers. You can find the driver for your card, use a standard
driver for the hardware or, if you have a disk from your manufacturer,
you can load the drivers provided. Follow the instructions provided by
the installation wizard. If you use a standard driver and one not specific
for your card, the card should work, but certain features, such as power
management, might not be active. When the installation is complete,
you will hear two beeps and a card icon will appear on the taskbar.

5. If the card has any external connections, secure them to the card and
the necessary external device.

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6. When you are finished using the card, you should properly disable
the card. There are two ways to do this:
a) Click once on the PCMCIA icon on the taskbar. This will bring up
a pop-up menu for shutting down the card in the PCMCIA bay (Figure

5.4). Select the card and click “stop” to deactivate the card. You should
receive a message telling you when it is safe to remove the card.
b) Double-click on the PCMCIA icon on the task bar. This will bring up
the Unplug or Eject Hardware windows. Click on the PCMCIA device

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Figure 5.4: Shutting down the card in the PCMCIA Bay

to select it, the Click on the Stop button to disable the card. You will be
asked to confirm your choice. Click OK. You should receive a message
telling you when it is safe to remove the card. (Figure 5.5)

This procedure will protect your system and also help prevent data loss
that might occur if you attempt to remove a card that is still actively
linked to a network or modem connection.

7. You can now eject the card. Press the eject

Figure 5.5: Ejecting a PCMCIA Card

button in and the card will pop out. Now press
the button firmly in until the card ejects. The
button should remain in; if it pops back out,
you can push it in until it clicks into place.

PC Card Tips

You can “hotswap” PC cards while your computer
is on, but you should properly shut down the card
before removing it.

Although most current
PC cards are Plug and Play,
you should always refer to
the manufacturer’s documenta­tion for your card. Some manu­facturers might have optimal
ways for using their card.

And keep in mind the following:

• Do not remove a network card while your system
is connected to the network. This could cause loss
of data for you or for other users and could disrupt
network functioning.

• In many cases, your network card has to be present
when you boot the system to be recognized by the
network (since Windows identifies itself to the net­work as it boots). Unless you are an experienced

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Windows will support
multiple network tech-

nologies simultaneously.
See the Help and Support center
in Windows Me or the Windows
2000 Help file (Start/Help) for
more detailed information.

user and know how to connect to your network manually, you should
reboot your system if you want to install your network card.

• Do not remove a fax/modem card while the card is transferring data
to or from your computer.

• If you remove a fax/modem card, remember to shut off any automated
functions that use that card (such as fax receive-monitoring).

• Be aware if you have other software (such as e-mail) that accesses a net­work card or fax/modem card and change the software settings if needed.

• Do not remove a storage card (such as a hard disk or ATA card) or a card
connected to a storage device (such as a SCSI card connected to an exter­nal drive) while the computer is accessing that card.

• If your card is a storage card or connects to a storage device, it might
need to be present when you boot the system in order to be assigned its

Figure 5.6: Control Panel

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proper drive letter. Check the documentation for
your card and/or device for further information.

• Some PC cards may require additional system
resources. You might have to disable the serial
port or another device to free resources for the
card (see your WinBook notebook Help file for
information about hardware resources). Check
the card documentation for more information.

• You can check on the status of the installed PC
Card by clicking on the icon on the taskbar. You
can check or alter the properties of the PC card
usage by your system by selecting the PCMCIA
icon in the Control Panel. (Figure 5.6) This will
call up the PC Card Properties dialog box.

(Figure 5.7)

PCMCIA Network Connections

If your WinBook X Series computer did not come
with a mini-PCI LAN connection, you can purchase a PCMCIA Network
Interface Card.

Figure 5.7: PCMCIA Properties

If you purchase a network PCMCIA card, you will first need to have
your WinBook notebook recognize the card and load the necessary drivers
(see above). Once your network card has been recognized and Windows
has installed the necessary networking files, you will be asked to restart
your system to allow the new networking environment to function. If you
are an experienced network user, you can double-click on the Network icon
in the Control Panel in Windows Me to adjust your settings. If you are not
an experienced network user, you can use the Home Networking Wizard
to establish your connections. Open the My Network Places window
on the desktop and double-click on the Home Networking Wizard icon.

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Follow the instructions provided.
Once you have established the networking with your PC card, you can

use that network just as you would use the mini-PCI network connection
(see Chapter 4).

PCMCIA SCSI Interface

In order to use devices that require a SCSI interface, you will need to
install a SCSI interface card in the PCMCIA slot in your WinBook note­book. Once your card has been recognized and the proper drivers loaded,
you will be able to connect SCSI devices to your WinBook notebook.

You can adjust the SCSI interface properties
of your system by entering the Device Manager
(Start\Settings\Control Panel\System). Click
on the plus sign beside the SCSI controller
option (Figure 5.8). Select the SCSI controller
listed and hit the Properties button.

You can now adjust the SCSI settings to meet
the requirements of your hardware.

You can check the documentation for your SCSI
controller or your SCSI devices to determine
what other steps might be required for proper
operation.

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Even if your unit came with a built-in, mini-PCI card modem, you might
purchase a PCMCIA modem (e.g. one that connects to a cellular phone).
Follow the steps above for installing and configuring your card. Once the
correct driver has been installed and the modem is ready for use, you
might be asked to fill in the settings for using this modem (if you have
not set up a modem on this system before).

Fill in the information requested to assure proper operation of your
PCMCIA modem. See Chapter Two for more information about using
a fax/modem with this system.

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