ZEOS Meridian 800 User manual

The

ROADSIDE

PORTABLE

GUIDE TO

MOBILE

COMPUTING

WITH YOUR

MERIDIAN 800

NOTEBOOK

User’s Guide

Meridian 800

700-0194-01 Merid800

Micron Electronics, Inc.

ZEOS shall not be held liable for technical or editorial omissions or errors made herein;

nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from furnishing, performance, or

use of this material. This document contains proprietary information protected by

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Limitation of remedies and liabilities:

ZEOS’ entire liability and customers’ exclusive and sole remedy for damages from any

cause whatsoever (including without limitation any nonperformance, misrepresentation,

or breach of warranty) shall be limited to returning the products pursuant to the thirty

(30) day money-back guarantee, or to repair or replace specific products or services that

do not comply with the Limited Warranty offered by ZEOS. In no event will ZEOS be

liable for any damages caused, in whole or in part, by customer, or for any economic

loss, physical injury, lost revenues, lost profits, lost savings or other indirect, incidental,

special or consequential damages incurred by any person, even if ZEOS has been

advised of the possibility of such damage for claims.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential

damages for consumer products, and some states do not allow limitations on how long

an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.

Trademark Notices

Microsoft, MS, and MS-DOS, are registered trademarks. Windows is a registered

trademark of Microsoft in the U.S. and other countries.

IBM, PS/2 , and OS/2 are registered trademarks and PC/AT, Color Graphics Adapter

(CGA), Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA), Video Graphics Array (VGA) are

trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.

Intelligent Power Manager is a registered trademark of DIA Semicon Systems, Inc.

i486 is a trademark of the Intel Corporation.

Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective holders.

MERID800.PM5 7/24/95, 12:34 PM2

Customer Assurance Program

Thirty (30) Day Money-Back Guarantee on Most Products.

Any product (except for software, software disks, related

documentation and consumables) purchased from our company may

be returned within thirty days from the date it was shipped to the

customer for a full refund of the purchase price excluding original

shipping charges.

Returned products must be in as new condition, in original packing,

complete with all warranty cards, manuals, cables and other materials

as originally shipped; not modified or damaged.

Any returned product must be shipped prepaid and insured. Any

return must carry a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)

number, obtained from us, on the outside of each carton. Returns

without RMA numbers will not be accepted. After thirty days from

shipment, all sales are final and credit or refunds will not be given.

Meridian 800 OneYear Limited Warranty

All new Merdian 850 computer systems come with a OneYear Limited

Warranty which provides that the products we manufacture or assemble,

other than items such as software, disks and related documentation, will

remain in good working condition, free from defects in material and

workmanship under normal use and service, for a period of one year from

the date of shipment. This warranty is limited to the original purchaser

and is not transferable. During this one year period, we will repair or

replace, at its option, any defective product or parts at no additional

charge to the customer, provided that the defective product or part is

returned, shipment prepaid, to us. All replaced products and parts become

the property of the vendor. Replacement parts shall be similar new or

serviceable used parts. This Limited Warranty does not extend to any

products which have been damaged as a result of accident, misuse, abuse

(such as incorrect voltages, power surges, improper or insufficient

ventilation, failure to follow provided operating instructions, “acts of

God” or other situations beyond our control), or as the result of service or

modification by anyone other than the vendor. Non-factory installed parts

or components are not covered, nor is damage to our components covered

as a result of their installation. This warranty does not cover work

performed by others, all warranty work must be performed by us.

FCC Compliance Statement

For US and Canadian Users

Warning!

Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the

equipment.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

digital device, pursuant to Part 15, Subpart B of the FCC Rules. These limits are

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential

installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and,

if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, 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 on and off, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures.

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a different circuit.

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

The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will

invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which

exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment.

This equipment is a Class B digital apparatus which complies with the Radio

Interference Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1374.

Cet appareil numèrique de la classe B est conformè au Règlement sur le brouillage

radioèlèctrique, C.R.C., ch. 1374.

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Contents

Welcome! .................................................................................... 10

1. Unpacking Your System ........................................................ 12

Do I Have Everything? ............................................................ 12

What's in the Box? .................................................................. 13

LetYour Computer Acclimate Itself ......................................... 14

Keep the Box .......................................................................... 14

Where to Work ........................................................................ 15

Beware Heat, Cold, Humidity, and Glare ................................ 15

2. The Big Picture....................................................................... 16

System Features..................................................................... 16

Front View............................................................................... 17

Mouse Buttons ................................................................................... 17

TruePoint™ Pointing Device ............................................................... 17

Suspend/Resume Button .................................................................... 17

Side Views .............................................................................. 19

Power Button...................................................................................... 19

Reset Switch ...................................................................................... 19

PCMCIA Card Eject Buttons ............................................................... 19

Back View ............................................................................... 21

Indicator Lights: Where they are ......................................................... 23

Indicator Lights: What they mean........................................................ 24

Using the Keyboard ................................................................ 25

What the Keys Do............................................................................... 26

Using the Embedded Numeric Keypad................................................ 28

Special Key Combinations .................................................................. 29

Setting the Speaker Volume................................................................ 29

Disk Drives.............................................................................. 30

Removable Hard Disk Drive................................................................ 30

PCMCIA Card Slot .................................................................. 32

3. Battery and Power Management........................................... 33

Installing the Battery for the First Time ................................... 33

Installing the Battery Pack .................................................................. 34

Removing the Battery Pack ................................................................ 35

Turning On Your System ......................................................... 36

Contents

Battery Endurance .................................................................. 36

Low Battery Conditions ...................................................................... 37

Charging the Battery ............................................................... 39

Pre-charging a Dead Battery............................................................... 39

Battery Temperature Sensor ............................................................... 39

Faulty Battery Indicator....................................................................... 40

Don’t Unplug the AC Adapter with the Power On................................. 40

Setting Power Management.................................................... 41

Normal Mode...................................................................................... 41

Power Saving Mode............................................................................ 41

Suspend Mode ................................................................................... 41

Battery Precautions................................................................. 42

AC Adapter Precautions.......................................................... 43

4. How to UseYour Meridian 800 .............................................. 44

Opening the Lid....................................................................... 44

Examining the Interior Features .......................................................... 44

TruePoint™ Pointing Device ................................................... 45

PS/2 Style Mouse.................................................................... 46

Serial Mouse........................................................................... 46

External Video Monitor............................................................ 47

External Keyboard .................................................................. 47

Floppy Disks ........................................................................... 48

Floppy Disks....................................................................................... 49

Dual PCMCIA Card Slot.......................................................... 50

5. Using the SETUP Utility ......................................................... 52

Running SETUP...................................................................... 53

Navigating in SETUP .............................................................. 54

Standard System Parameters................................................. 55

Time ................................................................................................... 55

Date ................................................................................................... 55

Diskette Drive A .................................................................................. 55

Hard Disk 1......................................................................................... 55

Base Memory ..................................................................................... 55

Extended Memory .............................................................................. 55

Video Card ......................................................................................... 56

Maximum CPU Speed ........................................................................ 56

Num Lock on at Boot .......................................................................... 56

Quick Boot.......................................................................................... 56

Contents

PCMCIA Boot ..................................................................................... 56

System Configuration Parameters .......................................... 57

Cache................................................................................................. 57

Serial Port 1........................................................................................ 58

Parallel Port........................................................................................ 58

Parallel Port Mode .............................................................................. 58

Internal Mouse.................................................................................... 58

LCD Brightness .................................................................................. 58

Password ........................................................................................... 58

Power Management Parameters ............................................ 59

Idle, Standby, and Suspend Options ................................................... 59

Power Management............................................................................ 59

System Idle After ................................................................................ 60

System Standby After ......................................................................... 60

System Suspend After ........................................................................ 60

Ring on Resume................................................................................. 61

Low Battery Suspend.......................................................................... 61

HDD Timeout Value ............................................................................ 61

Remaining Battery Level ..................................................................... 61

System Security ...................................................................... 62

System Password............................................................................... 62

Removing and Changing a System Password..................................... 65

Key Lock Password ............................................................................ 65

6. How to Install Options .......................................................... 66

Installing More RAM................................................................ 67

Before You Begin... ............................................................................. 67

7. How to MaintainYour System ............................................... 69

Travel Precautions .................................................................. 69

System Hardware ................................................................... 70

AC Adapter.............................................................................. 71

Battery Power Pack................................................................. 71

System Specifications ............................................................... 72

Handy Cheat Sheet .................................................................... 74

Glossary...................................................................................... 76

Index............................................................................................ 78

Welcome!

Welcome to the User’s Guide! This guide is designed to help you get the

most out of your system and keep it running trouble free, year after year.

The User’s Guide is divided into seven chapters.

Chapter 1, Unpacking Your System, explains how to safely open and set

up your new system.

Chapter 2, The Big Picture, gives an overview of a typical system

including information about buttons, connectors and LED indicators.

Chapter 3, Battery and Power management, gives information about

using your system for the first time and instructions for charging the

battery pack and connecting the AC adapter.

Chapter 4, How to Use Your Meridian 800, shows how to turn on the

system and begin working.

Chapter 5, Using SETUP, explains how to use the built-in SETUP

features to configure your system.

Chapter 6, How to Install Options, shows how to add system RAM,

PCMCIA cards, or an external floppy drive.

Chapter 7, How to Maintain Your System, explains how to care for

your hardware.

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