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Z500 SERIES NOTEBOOK PC

USER'S GUIDE

April 2003

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  • Page 1: Z500 Series Notebook Pc

    Z500 SERIES NOTEBOOK PC USER’S GUIDE April 2003...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Z500 SERIES NOTEBOOK PC ... 1 USER’S GUIDE ... 1 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 openings provided for ventilation. DO NOT place on uneven or unstable work surfaces. DO NOT place or drop objects on the com- puter and DO NOT apply heavy pressure on it.
  • Page 6 DO NOT expose to direct sunlight. Avoid sudden changes in temperature or hu- midity by keeping it away fromA/C and heat- ing 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 mois- ture.
  • Page 7 DO NOT expose to dust and/or corrosive chemicals. DO NOT spray water or any other cleaning flu- ids 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, re- member 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: Stereo Speakers

    1. BEFORE YOU START 1-2-2 TOP COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your notebook’s top components. Display Panel Instant Keys Suspend/Resume/ Power On Button Keyboard Built-in Built-in Speaker Speaker Scroll Button TouchPad Status Display Pointing Device Indicators Display Panel The display panel is a color LCD panel with back lighting for the display of text and graphics.

  • Page 12: Status Display Indicators

    1. BEFORE YOU START Status Display Indicators The Status display indicator lights correspond to specific components of your notebook. (See suspend notebook activity without powering off, resume your notebook from suspend mode, and power on your notebook when it has been shut down from Windows.

  • Page 13: Front Panel Components

    1. BEFORE YOU START 1-2-3 FRONT PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your notebook’s front panel components. Display Panel Latch Memory Infrared Built-in Built-in Card Port Speaker Speaker Reader Built-in Stereo Speakers The built-in dual speakers allow for stereo sound. Memory Card Reader The memory card reader offers the fastest and most convenient method to transfer pictures, music and data between your notebook PC and flash-compatible devices...

  • Page 14: Ieee 1394 Port

    1. BEFORE YOU START 1-2-4 LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your notebook’s left-side components. Ports USB Ports (V2.0) The four USB ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices. The leftmost USB port is disabled when your notebook PC is POINT connected to an optional Port Replicator.

  • Page 15: Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release

    1. BEFORE YOU START 1-2-5 RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your notebook’s right-side components. Power Adapter Port Optical Drive Emergency Lithium ion Optical Eject Button 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.

  • Page 16: Port Replicator Connector

    1. BEFORE YOU START 1-2-6 BACK PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your notebook’s back panel components. Port Replicator Interface Ethernet Port Modem (RJ-45) Port (RJ-11) Modem (RJ-11) Port The modem (RJ-11) port is used to attach a telephone line to the internal 56K modem.

  • Page 17: Bottom Components

    1. BEFORE YOU START Kensington Lock Port The Kensington lock slot allows you to secure your notebook to an immovable object through an optional security cable. 1-2-7 BOTTOM COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your notebook’s bottom panel components. Optical Drive Main Unit &...
  • Page 18 1. BEFORE YOU START Optical Drive Bay The internal optical drive is accessible through the optical drive bay. Main Unit and Configuration Label The configuration label shows the model number and other information about your notebook. In addition, the configuration portion of the label has the serial number and manufacturer information that you will need to give your support representative.

  • Page 19: 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 20: 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 21: Replacing The Battery

    2-1-3 REPLACING THE BATTERY This notebook PC features a rechargeable bridge battery that allows for fast warm swapping of batteries. All you need is an additional battery and you can have a fully charged spare to swap with one that is not charged without having to close all your applications and powering down your computer.

  • Page 22: 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 23: 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. The higher the brightness level, the more power the notebook PC POINT will consume and the faster your batteries will discharge.

  • Page 24: 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 25: Entering The Bios Setup Utility

    2-3-2 BOOT SEQUENCE The procedure for starting-up your notebook is termed the Bootup sequence and involves your notebook’s BIOS. When your notebook is turned on the for the first time, the main system memory is empty, and it needs to find instructions to start up your notebook.

  • Page 26: 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 27: Capslock Indicator

    2-4-2 BATTERY INDICATOR The Battery indicator tells you whether the primary Lithium ion battery is charging or fully charged. If there is no battery activity, the power adapters are not POINT connected, or the power switch is Off, the Battery indicator will also be off.

  • Page 28: Hard Drive Access Indicator

    2. GETTING STARTED 2-4-6 SCRLK INDICATOR The ScrLk indicator states that your scroll lock is active. 2-4-7 HARD DRIVE ACCESS INDICATOR The Hard Drive Access indicator states whether your internal hard drive is being ac- cessed.

  • Page 29: 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 function keys. This section describes the following keys. • Numeric keypad • Cursor keys •...

  • Page 30: 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 31: Volume Control

    • [FN+F8]: Pressing [F8] repeatedly while holding [FN] will increase the volume of your notebook PC. • [FN+F9]: Pressing [F9] while holding down [FN] allows you to toggle between playing and pausing your optical drive. • [FN+F10]: Pressing [F10] while holding [FN] stops your optical drive. •...

  • Page 32: 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 33: Hibernation (Save-To-Disk) Feature

    Your notebook’s system memory typically stores the files on which you are working, opens applications information, and any other data required to support the operations in 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 34: Display Timeout

    2. GETTING STARTED 2-7-4 STANDBY MODE Standby mode is one of the power management parameters. When Standby mode is activated, your notebook shuts off the display and turns off the hard drive when there is no activity (keystroke, pointer action, sound generation, video display change, modem transmission or reception, etc.) on your notebook for the user-selected Standby time- out period.

  • Page 35: 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 36: 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 37: Memory Card Reader

    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 38: Removing A Memory Card

    3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-2-2 REMOVING A MEMORY CARD To remove the memory card from the reader, follow these simple steps: 1. Locate the drive icon for your memory card reader. 2. Right-click the icon and select Eject. 3. Remove memory card from the reader. Physically removing the memory card before it is ejected may CAUTION result in data loss.

  • Page 39: Optical Drive Software

    3-3-1 OPTICAL DRIVE SOFTWARE DVD Model only: With the optical drive and Optical Drive software you can play DVD movies on your notebook PC. The optical drive includes controls which allow you to take full advantage of the features of a DVD movie, as well as standard features such as fast forward, fast reverse, pause, etc.
  • Page 40 3. Using Your Notebook PC 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. Push and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive drive to open the holder tray.

  • Page 41: 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 42: 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. Media discs which do not have the Dolby Surround 5:1 symbol POINT will not support Dolby Headphone.

  • Page 43: To Watch A Movie On Battery Power

    Many movie run-times are longer than your system can support on POINT a single battery. If you are watching a DVD movie on battery power you may need to swap in an additional, charged battery or attach AC power during the movie to view it in its entirety. An additional fully-charged battery is highly recommended if you will be watching DVD movies on battery power.

  • Page 44: 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 45: Pc Cards

    PC Cards Your notebook PC supports Type II PC Cards, which can perform a variety of func- tions depending on which type of PC Card you install. You can install one PC Card at a time in your notebook PC. Make sure that the PC Card conforms to PCMCIA 2.1 or CardBus standards.

  • Page 46: 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 47: 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. Do not remove any screws from the memory upgrade module CAUTION compartment except the one specifically shown in the directions...
  • Page 48 3. Using Your Notebook PC 5. Align the connector edge of the memory upgrade module, chip side up, with the connector slot in the compartment. 6. Insert the memory upgrade module at a 45 o angle and press it firmly onto the connector.

  • Page 49: Removing A Memory Upgrade Module

    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. 3. While holding the clips out, remove the module from the slot by lifting it up and pulling towards the back of your notebook PC.

  • Page 50: Checking New Memory Capacity

    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.

  • Page 51: Device Ports On Optional Port Replicator

    Device Ports on Optional Port Replicator Your notebook PC and the optional Port Replicator come equipped with multiple ports to which you can connect external devices including: disk drives, keyboards, USB devices, printers, etc. 3-6-1 PS/2 PORT The PS/2 port allows you to connect an external keyboard, and/or numeric keypad and mouse.

  • Page 52: Serial Port

    3. Using Your Notebook PC 3-6-3 SERIAL PORT The serial port, or COM port, allows you to connect serial devices, such as printers or scanners. In order to connect a serial interface device follow these easy steps: 1. Align the connector with the port opening. 2.

  • Page 53: Internal Lan (Rj-45) Port

    3-6-6 INTERNAL LAN (RJ-45) PORT The RJ-45 port 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. If your notebook has been configured with internal LAN capability you will need to configure your notebook to work with your particular network.
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  • 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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