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EG8L ST
G200 SERIES
NOTEBOOK Computer
USER'S GUIDE
October 2002

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  • Page 1 EG8L EG8L ST G200 SERIES NOTEBOOK Computer USER’S GUIDE October 2002...

  • Page 2: G200 Series Notebook Pc

    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 3: Notice

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  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS G200 SERIES NOTEBOOK PC ..............1 USER’S GUIDE ..................... 1 NOTICE......................2 TAKING CARE OF YOUR NOTEBOOK PC ........... 5 1 BEFORE YOU START ................9 1-1 Making sure you have everything ..........9 1-2 Finding where everything is located ..........10 2 GETTING STARTED ................
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  • Page 6: Taking Care Of Your Notebook Pc

    TAKING CARE OF YOUR NOTEBOOK PC To prevent possible overheating of the computer’s DO NOT press or touch the display panel. processor, make sure you don’t block the open- ings provided for ventilation. DO NOT place on uneven or unstable work sur- DO NOT use your notebook computer under harsh faces.
  • Page 7 DO NOT expose to direct sunlight. DO NOT use or store in extreme temperatures. Avoid sudden changes in temperature or humidity DO NOT expose the computer to rain or moisture. by keeping it away fromA/C and heating vents. DO NOT place near fire or other sources of heat. DO NOT tamper with the batteries.
  • Page 8 DO NOT expose to dust and/or corrosive chemi- DO NOT slam your notebook shut and never pick cals. up or hold your notebook by the display. If you are traveling with your computer, remember DO NOT spray water or any other cleaning fluids to carry it as hand luggage.
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  • Page 10: Before You Start

    1 BEFORE YOU START Making sure you have everything When you receive your notebook PC, unpack it carefully, and check to make sure you have all the items listed below. For a pre-configured model you should have the following: • Notebook Computer •...

  • Page 11: Finding Where Everything Is Located

    1. BEFORE YOU START Finding where everything is located 1-2-1 OPENING THE DISPLAY PANEL 1. Slide the latch located at the top of the display panel to the right. This releases the locking mechanism and raises the display slightly. 2. Lift the display backwards, being careful not to touch the screen, until it is at a comfortable viewing angle.
  • Page 12 1. BEFORE YOU START Display Panel Latch The display panel latch locks and releases the display panel. Display Panel The display panel is a color LCD panel with back lighting for the display of text and graphics. (See 2-2 Display Panel for more information.) Application Panel The Application Panel allows you to either launch your favorite applications or to use as an optical drive when your unit is on.
  • Page 13 1. BEFORE YOU START 1-2-3 LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your notebook’s left-side components. Anti-Theft PC Card Floppy Disk LAN Port PC Card Lock Slot Slot Eject Button (RJ-45) Eject Button Microphone Headphone Internal Floppy Modem Jack Jack...
  • Page 14 1. BEFORE YOU START 1-2-4 RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your notebook’s right-side components. Optical Drive Eject Button Lithium ion Optical Emergency Optical Drive Battery Bay Drive Tray Release Lithium ion Battery Bay The internal battery pack can be removed for installation of a fully charged battery pack. (See 2-1-3 Replacing the Battery for more information.) Optical Drive The optical drive allows you to play back a media disc.
  • Page 15 1. BEFORE YOU START 1-2-5 BACK PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your notebook’s back panel components. Parallel PS/2 Serial Port Port Port Ports External Infrared IEEE Monitor Port 1394 Port Port Power Jack Infrared Port The fast IrDA compatible port allows you to communicate wirelessly with another IrDA-compatible infrared device without a cable.
  • Page 16 1. BEFORE YOU START External Monitor Port The external monitor port allows you to connect an external monitor. (See 3-6-14 External Monitor Port for more information.) Parallel Port The parallel port allows you to connect parallel devices, such as a printer. (This is also sometimes referred to as an LPT port.) (See 3-6-5 Parallel Port for more information.) 1-2-6 BOTTOM COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your notebook’s bottom panel components.
  • Page 17 1. BEFORE YOU START Lithium ion Battery Bay The battery bay contains the internal Lithium ion battery. It can be opened for the removal of the battery when stored over a long period of time or for swapping a dis- charged battery with a charged Lithium ion battery.

  • Page 18: Getting Started

    2 GETTING STARTED Power Sources Your notebook PC has two possible power sources: a primary Lithium ion battery or an AC adapter. 2-1-1 CONNECTING THE POWER ADAPTERS The AC adapter provides power for operating your notebook PC and charging the batteries.
  • Page 19 2. GETTING STARTED 2-1-2 RECHARGING THE BATTERY The Lithium ion battery is recharged internally using the AC adapter. To recharge the battery make sure the battery that needs to be charged is installed in your notebook PC and connect the AC adapter. There is no memory effect on the Lithium ion battery, therefore you do not need to discharge the battery completely before recharging.
  • Page 20 2. GETTING STARTED 2-1-3 REPLACING THE BATTERY With the purchase of an additional battery, you can have a fully charged spare to swap with one that is not charged. 1. Have a charged battery ready to install. 2. Shut down your notebook PC and disconnect the AC adapter. 3.

  • Page 21: Display Panel

    2. GETTING STARTED Display Panel Your notebook PC contains a display panel that is backlit for easier viewing in bright environments and maintains top resolution through the use of active-matrix technology. 2-2-1 OPENING THE DISPLAY PANEL 1. Slide the latch located at the top of the display panel to the right. This releases the locking mechanism and raises the display slightly.
  • Page 22 2. GETTING STARTED 2-2-2 ADJUSTING DISPLAY PANEL BRIGHTNESS Once you have turned on your notebook PC, you may want to adjust the brightness level of the screen to a more comfortable viewing level. There are two ways to adjust the brightness, keyboard and power management utility. POINT The higher the brightness level, the more power the notebook PC will consume and the faster your batteries will discharge.

  • Page 23: Starting Your Notebook Pc

    2. GETTING STARTED Starting Your Notebook PC 2-3-1 POWER ON Suspend/Resume/Power On Button The suspend/resume/power on switch is used to turn on your notebook from its off state. Once you have connected your AC adapter or charged the internal Lithium ion battery, you can power on your notebook.
  • Page 24 2. GETTING STARTED until your operating system is loaded. During booting, your notebook is performing a standard boot sequence including a Power On Self Test (POST). When the boot sequence is completed without a failure and without a request for the BIOS Setup Utility, the system displays the operating system’s opening screen.

  • Page 25: Status Display Indicators

    2. GETTING STARTED Status Display Indicators The Status Display Indicator LEDs correspond to specific components of your note- book. These lights (when visible) tell you that those components are operating. There are two additional lights on the front edge of the system to indicate battery and power states.
  • Page 26 2. GETTING STARTED 2-4-2 BATTERY INDICATOR The Battery indicator tells you whether the primary Lithium ion battery is charging or fully charged. POINT If there is no battery activity, the power adapters are not connected, or the power switch is Off, the Battery indicator will also be off.
  • Page 27 2. GETTING STARTED 2-4-7 CAPSLOCK INDICATOR The CapsLock indicator states that your keyboard is set to type in all capital letters. 2-4-8 SCRLK INDICATOR The ScrLk indicator states that your scroll lock is active.

  • Page 28: Using The Keyboard

    2. GETTING STARTED Using the Keyboard Your notebook has an integral 87-key keyboard. The keys perform all the standard functions of a 101-key keyboard, including the Windows keys and other special func- tion keys. This section describes the following keys. •...
  • Page 29 2. GETTING STARTED 2-5-2 WINDOWS KEYS Your notebook has three Windows keys, consisting of two Start keys and an Applica- tion key. The two Start keys display the Start menu. This button functions the same as your on-screen Start menu button. The Application key functions the same as your right mouse button and displays shortcut menus for the selected item.

  • Page 30: Volume Control

    2. GETTING STARTED Volume Control Your notebook has multiple volumecontrols which interact with each other. POINT Any software that contains audio files will also contain a volume control of its own. If you install an external audio device that has an independent volume control, the hardware volume control and the software volume control will interact with each other.

  • Page 31: Power Management

    2. GETTING STARTED Power Management Your notebook has many options and features for conserving battery power. Some of these features are automatic and need no user intervention. However, others depend on the parameters you set to best suit your operating conditions. 2-7-1 SUSPEND/RESUME/POWER ON BUTTON When your notebook is active, the Suspend/ Resume/Power On button can be used to manually put your notebook into Suspend mode.
  • Page 32 2. GETTING STARTED progress. When you resume operation from Suspend mode, your notebook will return to the point where it left off. You must use the Suspend/Resume/Power On button to resume operation, and there must be an adequate power source available, or your notebook will not resume.
  • Page 33 2. GETTING STARTED 2-7-5 DISPLAY TIMEOUT The Video Timeout is one of the power management parameters. This feature saves power by turning off the display if there is no keyboard or pointer activity for the user selected timeout period. Any keyboard or pointer activity will cause the display to restart automatically.

  • Page 34: Using Your Notebook Pc

    3 USING YOUR NOTEBOOK PC Touchpad Pointing Device The Touchpad pointing device comes built into your notebook PC. It is used to control the movement of the pointer to select items on your display panel. The Touchpad is composed of a cursor control, a left and right button, and a scrolling button. The cursor control works the same way a mouse does, and moves the cursor around the display.
  • Page 35 3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-1-1 CLICKING Clicking means pushing and releasing a button. To left-click, move the cursor to the item you wish to select, press the left button once, and then immediately release it. To right- click, move the mouse cursor to the item you wish to select, press the right button once, and then immediately release it.

  • Page 36: Internal Floppy Disk Drive

    3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-1-3 DRAGGING Dragging means pressing and holding the left button, while moving the cursor. To drag, move the cursor to the item you wish to move. Press and hold the left button while moving the item to its new location and then release it. Dragging can also be done using the Touchpad.
  • Page 37 3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-2-2 EJECTING A DISK To eject a disk from the disk drive, follow these easy steps: 1. Check that the Floppy Disk Drive Access indicator is inactive. 2. Press the Eject button. This will push your disk partially out of the drive. 3.

  • Page 38: Optical Drive

    3. Using Your Notebook PC Optical Drive Depending upon the configuration of your notebook PC, you may have one of the following drives: • CD-ROM • • DVD/CD-RW combo A CD-ROM drive allows you to access software, data, or audio CDs. A DVD player gives you access to movie, software, data, and audio DVD/CDs.
  • Page 39 3. Using Your Notebook PC different areas of the world. If the regional code of the DVD player does not match the regional codes on the titles, then playback is impossible. 3-3-2 LOADING A CD, DVD, CD-R, OR CD-RW To load a disc into your optical drive drive, follow these steps: 1.
  • Page 40 3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-3-3 REMOVING MEDIA 1. Push and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive drive. This will stop the drive and the holder tray will come out of the notebook PC a short dis- tance.
  • Page 41 3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-3-6 USING DOLBY™ HEADPHONE The Dolby Headphone utility lets you enjoy multi-channel sound sources, such as DVD movies, with realistic surround sound using your conventional stereo headphones. The Dolby Headphone is a utility that is available in the DVD player software. POINTS Media discs which do not have the Dolby Surround 5:1 symbol will not support Dolby Headphone.
  • Page 42 3. Using Your Notebook PC POINT An additional fully-charged battery is highly recommended if you will be watching DVD movies on battery power. To Watch a Movie on Battery Power: 1. Have an additional fully-charged battery or your AC adapter ready for use. 2.
  • Page 43 3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-3-8 AUTO INSERT NOTIFICATION FUNCTION The Auto Insert Notification function allows your notebook PC to automatically start a DVD/CD as soon as it is inserted in the optical drive drive and the tray is closed. Your notebook PC will begin playing an audio DVD/CD or will start an application if the DVD/CD includes an auto run file.

  • Page 44: Pc Cards

    3. Using Your Notebook PC PC Cards Your notebook PC supports Type I, Type II and Type III PC Cards, which can per- form a variety of functions depending on which type of PC Card you install. You can install one PC Card at a time in your notebook PC. •...
  • Page 45 3. Using Your Notebook PC also prevent you from completing this procedure. 1. See your PC Card manual for specific instructions on the installation of your card. Some PC Cards may require your notebook PC to be Off while installing them. 2.

  • Page 46: Memory Upgrade Module

    3. Using Your Notebook PC Memory Upgrade Module Your notebook PC comes with either 128MB or 256MB of high speed Synchronous Dynamic RAM (SDRAM) factory installed. To increase your notebook’s memory capacity, you may install an additional memory upgrade module. The memory upgrade must be a dual-in-line (DIMM) SDRAM module.
  • Page 47 3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-5-2 REMOVING A MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE 1. Perform steps 1 through 4 of 3-5-1 Installing a Memory Upgrade Module. 2. Pull the clips sideways away from each side of the memory upgrade module at the same time.
  • Page 48 3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-5-3 CHECKING NEW MEMORY CAPACITY Once you have changed the system memory capacity by either adding or removing a memory upgrade module, be sure to check that your notebook PC has recognized the change. You can check the memory capacity by looking at the main menu of the BIOS setup: 1.
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  • Page 50: Device Ports

    3. Using Your Notebook PC Device Ports Your notebook PC and the optional Port Replicator come equipped with multiple ports to which you can connect an external device including: disk drives, keyboards, modems, printers, etc. 3-6-1 MODEM (RJ-11) TELEPHONE JACK The modem (RJ-11) telephone jack is used for an internal modem.
  • Page 51 3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-6-2 INTERNAL LAN (RJ-45) JACK The RJ-45 jack is used to connect the internal Fast Ethernet (10/100 Base-T/Tx) to a Local Area Network (LAN) in your office or home, or broadband devices such as a cable modem, DSL, or satellite internet.
  • Page 52 3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-6-5 PARALLEL PORT The parallel port, or LPT port, allows you to connect parallel devices, such as a printer to your notebook. In order to connect a parallel interface device, follow these steps: 1. Align the connector with the port opening. 2.
  • Page 53 3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-6-9 INFRARED PORT The Infrared IrDA (4Mbps) port allows for wireless data transfer between your note- book and other IrDA-compatible devices, such as another computer or a printer, without the use of a cable. It is important to keep in mind that while carrying out this form of communication, both devices must be placed so their infrared ports are directly facing each other without obstruction.
  • Page 54 3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-6-11 EXTERNAL MONITOR PORT The external monitor port allows you to connect an external monitor. In order to con- nect an external monitor follow these easy steps: 1. Align the connector with the port opening. 2.
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  • Page 56: Troubleshooting

    4 TROUBLESHOOTING Your notebook PC is sturdy and subject to few problems in the field. However, you may encounter simple setup or operating problems that you can solve on the spot, or problems with peripheral devices, that you can solve by replacing the device. The information in this section helps you isolate and resolve some of these straightforward problems and identify failures that require service.
  • Page 57 4. Troubleshooting • Any error messages that have occurred • Hardware configuration • Type of device connected, if any See the Configuration Label on the bottom of your notebook for configuration and serial numbers.

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