Gateway Solo 9100 User manual

Contents i

Contents

Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Notebook ............................... 1

Keyboard and LCD Panel....................................................................... 2

System Status Indicators......................................................................... 4

Left side.................................................................................................... 5

Back......................................................................................................... 6

Right Side ................................................................................................ 8

Bottom ..................................................................................................... 9

Chapter 2: Using Your System .............................................. 11

Connecting AC Power .......................................................................... 12

Starting Up............................................................................................. 13

LCD Panel ............................................................................................. 14

Using the Keyboard............................................................................... 15

Function keys.................................................................................. 16

Special keys.................................................................................... 18

Pad Lock keys................................................................................. 18

EZ Pad Pointing Device........................................................................ 20

Customizing the EZ Pad ................................................................ 21

Using an External Mouse or Keyboard................................................ 21

Swapping Option Bay Modules............................................................ 22

Using the Audio..................................................................................... 25

Adjusting the volume..................................................................... 25

Making an Audio Recording ......................................................... 26

Using Disc Media (CD-ROM) ............................................................. 28

Playing an audio CD ...................................................................... 28

Removing or Replacing the Hard Disk Drive...................................... 30

Using PC Cards..................................................................................... 32

About CardBus Cards.................................................................... 33

USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports......................................................... 34

Using Fast IR Ports................................................................................ 34

Using the Composite Video Ports......................................................... 35

Using the VidCap Demonstration Program.................................. 36

Chapter 3: Managing Power Consumption .......................... 39

Using the battery.................................................................................... 40

Battery learning software............................................................... 40

ii Using Your Gateway Solo™ 9100 Multimedia Notebook

Battery status.................................................................................. 41

Swapping the battery ............................................................................ 42

Maximizing the battery life .................................................................. 44

Managing power................................................................................... 45

Windows 98................................................................................... 45

Windows 95 and Windows NT .................................................... 48

Modifying the power button mode................................................ 49

Using the BIOS Setup Utility............................................................... 49

Using the Power Menu.................................................................. 50

Status display................................................................................. 52

Appendix A: Solo Notebook Accessories ..............................53

Accessories ........................................................................................... 54

Appendix B: Contacting Gateway ..........................................55

Contacting Gateway.............................................................................. 56

Calling Gateway ............................................................................ 56

Index .......................................................................................57

Chapter 1:

Checking Out

Your Notebook

Keyboard and LCD Panel....................................... 2

System Status Indicators ......................................... 4

Left side.................................................................... 5

Back.......................................................................... 6

Right Side................................................................. 8

Bottom...................................................................... 9

2 Using Your Gateway Solo™ 9100 Multimedia Notebook

Keyboard and LCD Panel

Component Description

A. XGA Color Liquid Crystal

Display (LCD) Provides sharp, crisp resolution with backlit

anti-glare screen.

B. Power button Press to turn power ON or OFF. Can also be

configured to Suspend/Resume mode.

C. Keyboard Provides full functionality of a desktop com-

puter keyboard. Many of these keys have

been assigned alternate functions, including

shortcut keys for Windows 95 and Windows

98, Status Display menus, and numeric key-

pad.

Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Notebook 3

D. Speakers Provide high quality sound reproduction for

software and audio CDs.

E. CD-ROM drive/Diskette

drive combination mod-

ule

The CD-ROM drive reads data CDs or audio

CDs. The diskette drive accepts 3.5-inch dis-

kettes.

F.EZ Pad™ TouchPad Controls the cursor movement on the screen.

Buttons below the pad function as left and

right mouse buttons for clicking.

G. Hard drive access cover

panel Opens to reveal and remove hard disk drive.

H. Power LED Indicates that the power status mode:

•Steady green light indicates power is on and

computer is in operation.

•Flashing green light indicates that the com-

puter is in standby or suspend mode.

•No LED indicates that the system power is

off.

I. Battery LED Indicates the battery status mode:

•Green light indicates that the battery is fully

charged.

•Yellow light indicates that the battery is

charging.

•Red light indicates that a battery malfunction.

•No LED indicates that the system is running

on the battery because the AC adapter is

either not connected or is not providing

power to the computer.

J. System status indica-

tors

(LCM - Liquid Crystal

Module)

Indicates that the system status modes.

Component Description

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System Status Indicators

Indicator Icon Description

A. Hard drive

access light Indicates that the hard drive is in use.

B. CD-ROM/Dis-

kette disk drive Indicates that the CD-ROM or the diskette

drive is in use.

C. Caps lock Indicates that the caps lock in on. When the

Caps lock light is on, you type in all capital

letters.

D. Pad lock Indicates that the pad lock is on. When the

Pad lock light is on, you can access the

embedded numeric keypad.

E. Scroll lock Indicates that the scroll lock is on. When

Scroll lock light is on, some programs allow

you to scroll through large volumes of text.

Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Notebook 5

Left side

Component Icon Description

A. Volume wheel Adjusts built-in speaker volume, external

speaker, and headphone volume. Other port

volume levels are controlled by multimedia soft-

ware.

B. PC Card slots Accepts two Type II PC Cards or one Type II

Card.

C. Eject buttons Ejects the PC Cards from the PC Card slots.

D. Speaker Provides high quality sound reproduction for

software and audio CDs.

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Back

Port Icon Description

A. Parallel port

(LPT1) Connect parallel device such as a printer to

this port.

B. Joystick/MIDI

port Connect a game joystick or an electronic

MIDI musical instrument this port. The port

provides both MIDI In and Out capabilities.

C. Fast IR (Infra-

red) port Sends infrared signals between the notebook

and a remote device that uses infrared (for

example, another computer, printer, or other

peripheral). Place infrared devices up to 3

feet (1 meter) apart.

D. Mic Connect an external microphone to this port.

Connecting an external microphone will dis-

able the built-in microphone.

E. Line in Records from another computer, stereo

equipment, or a VCR.

F.Line out Connect an amplified speaker to this port.

The Line out port is not capable of driving

unamplified speakers or headphones.

G.Speaker out/

Headphone jack Connect external speakers or headphones to

this port. Supports small unamplified speak-

ers. (1/8-inch/3.5-mm jack.)

Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Notebook 7

H. Composite

Video Out port Lets you view your notebook’s display on a

TV screen by connecting the notebook to the

TV or VCR using a standard video cable.

I. Composite

Video In port Lets you display NTSC/PAL format video on

your notebook’s screen from a VCR or video

camera using a standard video cable.

J. Reset switch Restarts the notebook, if necessary. Insert a

paper clip to press switch.

K. Kensington lock Attach Kensington lock to this port.

L. PS/2 port Connect an external mouse or keyboard to

this port.

M.Serial port Connect an optional serial device to this port.

N. VGA port Connect a VGA monitor cable to this port.

O.Docking station

port Connect an optional docking station to this

port.

Port Icon Description

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Right Side

Component Icon Description

A. Speaker Provides high quality sound reproduction for

software and audio CDs.

B. USB ports Plug optional USB serial devices into these

ports.

C. Power connector Connect an AC power adapter to this port.

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