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G200 SERIES NOTEBOOK PC

USER'S GUIDE

October 2002

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  • Page 1: G200 Series Notebook Pc

    G200 SERIES NOTEBOOK PC USER’S GUIDE October 2002...

  • Page 2: Notice

    NOTICE This manual and any examples contained herein are provided “as is” and are subject to change without notice. Quanta Computer Inc. makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Table Of 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 5: Taking Care Of Your Notebook Pc

    TAKING CARE OF YOUR NOTEBOOK PC To prevent possible overheating of the computer’s processor, make sure you don’t block the open- ings provided for ventilation. DO NOT place on uneven or unstable work sur- faces. DO NOT place or drop objects on the computer and DO NOT apply heavy pressure on it.
  • Page 6 DO NOT expose to direct sunlight. Avoid sudden changes in temperature or humidity by keeping it away fromA/C and heating vents. DO NOT place near fire or other sources of heat. DO NOT use or store in extreme temperatures. DO NOT expose the computer to rain or moisture. DO NOT tamper with the batteries.
  • Page 7 DO NOT expose to dust and/or corrosive chemi- cals. DO NOT spray water or any other cleaning fluids directly on the display. DO NOT slam your notebook shut and never pick up or hold your notebook by the display. If you are traveling with your computer, remember to carry it as hand luggage.
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  • Page 9: 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 10: 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 11: Application Panel

    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 12: Microphone Jack

    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 LAN Port PC Card Lock Slot (RJ-45) Eject Button Microphone Modem Jack Port (RJ-11) Anti-theft Lock Slot The anti-theft lock slot allows you to attach an optional physical lock-down device. Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack The Modem (RJ-11) telephone jack is used to attach a telephone line to the internal 56K modem.

  • Page 13: Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release

    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 14: Back Panel Components

    1. BEFORE YOU START 1-2-5 BACK PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your notebook’s back panel components. PS/2 Port Ports Infrared 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 15: External Monitor Port

    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 16 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 17: 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 18: Recharging The Battery

    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 19: Replacing The Battery

    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 20: 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 21: Adjusting Display Panel Brightness

    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 22: 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 23: Entering The Bios Setup Utility

    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 24: 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 25: Optical Drive Access Indicator

    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 26: Capslock Indicator

    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 27: Using The Keyboard

    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. • Numeric keypad •...

  • Page 28: Function Keys

    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 29: Volume Control

    • [FN+F10]: Pressing [F10] while holding [FN] allows you to change your selection of where to send your display video. Each time you press the combination of keys you will step to the next choice. The choices, in order, are: built-in display panel only, both built-in display panel and external monitor, or external monitor only.

  • Page 30: 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 31: Standby Mode

    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 32: Display Timeout

    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 33: 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 34: Double-Clicking

    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 35: Internal Floppy Disk Drive

    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 36: Preparing A Disk For Use

    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 37: Optical Drive

    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. A CD-RW player allows you to access software, data, or audio CDs, and to write data onto recordable CDs.
  • Page 38 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 39: Using The Optical Drive Software

    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. 2. Gently pull the tray out until the disc can easily be removed from the tray. 3.

  • Page 40: Using The Optical Drive On Battery Power

    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 41 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. Start watching your DVD movie. 3.

  • Page 42: Auto Insert Notification Function

    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 43: Pc Cards

    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 44: Removing Pc Cards

    3. Using Your Notebook PC 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. Make sure there is no PC Card currently in the slot. If there is, see 3-4-2 Remov- ing PC Cards.

  • Page 45: Memory Upgrade Module

    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. CAUTION Do not remove any screws from the memory upgrade module compartment except the one specifically shown in the directions...

  • Page 46: Removing A Memory Upgrade Module

    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 47: Checking New Memory Capacity

    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 49: Device Ports

    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. To connect the telephone cable follow these easy steps: 1.

  • Page 50: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    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 51: Docking Port

    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 52: Infrared Port

    3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-6-9 MICROPHONE JACK The microphone jack allows you to connect an external mono microphone. Your microphone must be equipped with a 1/8"(3.5 mm) mono mini-plug in order to fit into the microphone jack of your notebook PC. In order to connect a microphone follow these easy steps: 1.

  • Page 53: Optical Digital Audio-Out Connector

    with a 1/8" (3.5 mm) stereo mini-plug in order to fit into the stereo line-in jack of your notebook PC. In order to connect a external audio source follow these easy steps: 1. Align the connector with the port opening. 2.

  • Page 54: Headphone Jack

    3. Using Your Notebook PC CAUTION Please be careful, as there are several types of cables for connecting a digital electronic device (e.g. MD player) to the digital audio-out connector, depending on the connector type. The connector on your computer is a Optical Mini \ Plug (3.5mm diameter mini plug) 3-6-13 HEADPHONE JACK The headphone jack allows you to connect headphones or powered external speakers...

  • Page 55: 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 56 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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