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Installation information in this document is for reference only. All

installation of internal optional devices or equipment including third-

party optional devices or equipment, should be performed by an

experienced and knowledgeable technician. All servicing or

upgrading of original or optional devices or equipment should also

be performed by an experienced and knowledgeable technician.

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Notebook Technical Support

Micron Corporate Headquarters

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Please have your computer's serial number ready when you

contact Micron. You may also be asked to proved the Customer

Number from the packing slip.

800-393-8935

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Page 1: Hardware Setup
MICRON. With this document MICRON makes no warranties or representations, either expressed or implied, with respect to the products described herein. The Why read the other manuals? information presented herein is being supplied on an “AS IS”...
Page 2: Chapter 1: Getting Started
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance Responsible Party: Micron Electronics, Inc. with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio 900 E. Karcher Road communications.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
TransPor t TREK User’s Guide Contents 2. Powering Your Notebook ......2 5 Welcome! ............5 Operating environment ..........25 1. Getting Started..........6 Connecting to a power source ........25 As you unpack ..............6 Connecting the AC adapter ........... 26 Do I have everything? .............
Page 4: Welcome
We l c o m e ! Chapter 5, System Care and Precautions Welcome to the TransPort TREK User’s Guide ! This guide is Describes how to care for your TransPort TREK. It also gives designed to help you get the most out of your system and keep you general precautions for your notebook and its peripherals.
Page 5: 1. Getting Star Ted
The packing slip is one of the last items sealed into your computer box. It lists everything we shipped you. As you This chapter introduces you to the TransPort TREK system. unpack the box, check the contents against the packing slip. If...
Page 6: What's In The Box
Chapter 1: Getting Started What’s in the box? Micron has loaded and tested the operating system on your hard drive. You can skip the installation of the operating system and system drivers. If you ever need to reload your operating system, and or system...
Page 7: Where To Work
Where to work Your TransPort TREK is a tough, rugged machine. Generally it Other valuable features of the TransPort TREK: will run well wherever you are comfortable. Extremes of heat, cold, and humidity can be challenging to your system's parts, •...
Page 8: Advanced Features
Chapter 1: Getting Started System Memory: With 16MB of on-board base RAM (according to your system) and optional 8, 16, 32, 64 MB SODIMM you’ll be able to fulfill all the demands for memory that even the most power intensive program could want.
Page 9: Svga Lcd Screen
Your notebook computer is equipped with a replaceable color three hours of continuous operation on a full charge. Automatic liquid crystal display (LCD) screen. The TransPort TREK is battery recharging fully recharges in two hours when the available with a 12.1- or 13.3-inch TFT Active Matrix Display.
Page 10: Front Side Features
Chapter 1: Getting Started Front Side Features The keyboard is the primary method of communicating with the computer. You can use your keyboard to enter text and navigate With the LCD screen open, you will see several features through a screen display. Since you will be spending a lot of important for operating your notebook computer including: time at the keyboard, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with its layout.
Page 11: Lcd Indicators
TransPor t TREK User’s Guide LCD Indicator Panel The LCD indicator panel, located below the LCD screen, keeps you informed of the computer’s operating status. These icons are described from left to right. Figure 3. LCD indicator panel. Table 1. LCD indicator lights Table 2.
Page 12: Right Side View
FlexOpt Expansion Bay The Floppy Disk/CD-ROM drive module and the battery The TransPort TREK comes with a FlexOpt expansion bay on pack’s LED gauge are located on the right side of the computer. the right side of the computer that can hold a CD-ROM drive or a floppy disk drive.
Page 13: Left Side View
TransPor t TREK User’s Guide Left Side View The External Keyboard Connector If you prefer to type on a standard keyboard, you can connect The left side of the computer contains the following features: an external keyboard, numeric keypad, or IBM PS/2 compatible the PCMCIA sockets, the external keyboard connector, audio mouse into this socket.
Page 14: Rear View
Chapter 1: Getting Started Audio In/Out Jacks Just to the right of the PCMCIA slots are three 1/8” (3.5mm) audio jacks for microphone input, auxiliary input, and speaker output. These three plugs allow you many options for listening to and recording your favorite audio sources. You can plug external speakers or headphones into the speaker output jack.
Page 15: Infrared Data Port
TransPor t TREK User’s Guide The Infrared Data Port The Infrared data port allows your notebook to become truly wireless. You can use this port to transfer large amounts of data very quickly to any other machine (notebooks, printers, etc.) also equipped with an IRdA-compliant IR port, allowing you to print documents without any messy cable hook-ups.
Page 16: Keyboard
Chapter 1: Getting Started Keyboard Getting to Know the Keyboard In getting to know your keyboard, it helps to see the keyboard as divided into functional sections: • The alphanumeric keys • The cursor keys • The function keys Figure 8. The Keyboard •...
Page 17: Internal Numeric Keypad
TransPor t TREK User’s Guide Table 3. Typewriter keys. Figure 9. Embedded numeric keys The Internal Numeric Keypad The keyboard’s internal numeric keypad consists of the 16 • When the Pad Lock function is on (the PAD icon will alphanumeric keys that have characters printed in blue. The light) and Num Lock mode is off, the internal numeric function of this keypad depends on the status of the Pad Lock keypad acts like the cursor keys on a standard numeric...
Page 18: Cursor & Function Keys
Chapter 1: Getting Started Special Application Keys The Cursor Keys The keyboard has a number of special keys whose use varies The four direction (arrow) keys control the movement of the with the application software you are using (see your cursor on the screen.
Page 19: Hot Keys
TransPor t TREK User’s Guide <Fn + F1> Decreases the brightness level. Function <Fn + F2> Increases the brightness level. PrtSc Pressing this key sends the information currently showing on the display to a connected printer (in DOS mode). SysRq <Fn + F3>...
Page 20: Using Pc Cards (Pcmcia)
Chapter 1: Getting Started You can use either type II or type III PC cards with your computer: type II and type III PC cards are 5mm, and 10.5mm thick, respectively. The computer’s PCMCIA sockets accept the following combinations of PC cards: Card Bus Zoom Video Slot 0 - Yes...
Page 21: Replacing Floppy Disk Drive
TransPor t TREK User’s Guide Replacing Floppy Disk Drive M o d u l e To replace the floppy disk dr ive module: Turn off the power to your notebook. (Make sure it is completely off before you remove the floppy disk drive, and not just in suspend mode).
Page 22: Inserting/Removing Cd-Rom
Chapter 1: Getting Started Inserting / Removing a Floppy Disk Inserting / Removing a CD-ROM You can use the following types of disks in your 3.5 inch, 1.44 If you have installed the optional CD-ROM drive module, you MB floppy disk drive. can play data discs, audio discs, photo discs, and video discs 720KB depending on the software you have.
Page 23 TransPor t TREK User’s Guide Inserting a CD: 1. Turn on the computer. 2. Push the CD-ROM eject button on the right side of the computer. The CD-ROM tray should partially come out. Gently pull the tray the entire way out. 3.
Page 24: Powering Your Notebook
Chapter 2: Powering Your Notebook 2. Powering Your • The openings on the computer are provided to protect the computer from overheating. To ensure reliable operation, leave about 10 cm (4 inches) around the Notebook computer for air circulation. Connecting to a Power Source Operating Environment You can use the provided AC adapter to supply your computer You can use your computer under a variety of environmental...
Page 25: Connecting The Ac Adapter
TransPort TREK User’s Guide Connecting the AC Adapter Warning: Use only the AC adapter supplied with the You can also use the AC adapter to charge the computer’s computer. Using the computer with any battery pack (for more information on charging the battery other adapter may damage the computer and pack, refer to “Charging the Battery Pack”...
Page 26: Starting Your Notebook Computer
“booting” a computer. The operating system prompt then appears. A few seconds after you turn on your computer, a Micron screen will appear. Continue with the quit screen or press You are now ready to run software programs and use devices escape and a copyright message will appear on your display such as printers and disk drives.
Page 27: Operating On Battery Power
An example of a critical error is a Only use batteries that are supplied by microprocessor malfunction. Micron Electronics, Inc. All batteries are not the same and therefore should not be • Information messages that furnish important treated as such. Using the wrong batter y...
Page 28: Installing The Battery Pack
Chapter 2: Powering Your Notebook Installing the Battery Pack Removing the Battery Pack Before you can use the battery pack, you must install it in the To remove the battery pack: compartment in the front of the computer just under the Touch Pad panel.
Page 29: About Power Saving Modes
Save to Disk partition. After that, the rest of the drive can be used normally. To In normal mode, all system clocks are running at full speed restore the Save to Disk partition contact Micron and all peripheral devices have power. Technical Support.
Page 30 Chapter 2: Powering Your Notebook Do not change the computer’s configuration (by swapping devices or docking) while in Suspend using the Save to Disk feature. To enter Suspend Mode, press the suspend hot keys <Fn+F8>. The system will enter the suspend mode that you chose in the sytem setup.
Page 31: Overview
To access System Setup, hit <F2> while the computer is booting- up. A screen similar to the following appears. This chapter instructs you in using the System Setup that is included in the computer’s ROM BIOS. The System Setup is a ROM-based configuration utility that displays the system’s configuration status and provides users with a tool to set their system parameters.
Page 32 To select an item, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the field you want. Then use the plus-and-minus value keys to The menu bar at the top of the window lists these selections: select a value for that field. The Save Values commands in the Exit Menu save the values currently displayed in all the menus.
Page 33 Feature Options Description System Time HH:MM:SS Sets the system time. System Date MM/DD/YY Sets the system date. Diskette A: 1.44, 3 1/2” Select the type of floppy disk Not Installed drive installed in your system. Video Display LCD, LCD & CRT Selects the video type.
Page 34 * IDE drives do not require setting Landing Zone and Write Feature Options Description Precomp. Type 1 to 39 User 1 to 39 fills in all remaining Auto fields with values for Incorrect settings can cause your system to predefined disk type. “User” malfunction.
Page 35: Advanced Menu
Selecting “Advanced” from menu bar on the Main Menu Most chipsets manage the connections between the CPU and displays this menu. the I/O ports (COM: and LPT:), the floppy disks, and the hard drive controllers. Systems have a separate on-board chip for handling these items.
Page 36: Security Menu
Feature Options Description Selecting “Security” from the Main Menu displays a menu like LPT Port Disabled Select a unique address and this: 278, IRQ 5 interrupt request for the LPT 278, IRQ 7 port. Auto selects the next 378, IRQ 5 available combination.
Page 37: Power Savings Menu
Pressing <Enter> at either Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password displays a dialog box. Type the password and press Selecting “Power Savings” from the menu bar displays a menu <Enter>. Re-enter the password to confirm. like this: Use the following chart to configure the system-security and anti-virus options.
Page 38: Boot Menu
Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu. Use the following chart in making your selections: Selecting “Boot” from the menu bar displays a menu like this: Feature Options Description Power Savings Disabled, Customize, Max., Med., and Min., set Max.
Page 39: Exit Menu
During bootup, Phoenix BIOS attempts to load the values saved in CMOS. If those values cause the system boot to fail, reboot Selecting “Exit” from the menu bar displays this menu: and press <F2> to enter Setup. In Setup, you can get the Default Values (as described below) or try to change the selections that caused the boot to fail.
Page 40: External Keyboard/Numeric Keypad
To expand your computing capabilities, you can add a variety of external devices to your computer. You may, for example, want to add a mouse, modem, or a printer. An interface is a set of rules that the computer follows for transferring data over a data cable –...
Page 41: External Monitor
Additionally, it can be used with the internal touchpad at the same time. To run a mouse and keyboard simultaneously you will need to purchase a PS/2 splitter (Micron P/N CAB001473- 00). Figure 25. Connecting an external display monitor.
Page 42: Serial Device
The built-in audio features of your notebook let you record and playback sound from a variety of sources. • 16-bit stereo sound that supports Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Sound System, and most programs that use the Sound Blaster Pro standard. • The ability to perform real-time recording with compression and decompression.
Page 43: Ntsc Svideo Setup
Your Micron TransPort TREK has provisions to connect your TransPort to a television via NTSC (National Television Standard Committee) signal, as well as, by using the S-Video output. This output has the capability of displaying 530 lines of resolution at 30 frames per second (fps).
Page 44: System Software Options Section
Click on the TV(NTSC) option for USA/Canada or TV(PAL) for Europe or TV (SECAM) for France and Russia and the video Your TransPort TREK has been preloaded and tested with either will appear on the television. Windows NT 4.0 Workstation or Windows 95. If you have...
Page 45: Memory Options
17. Install required memory modules by placing the copper edge into the socket at a 30-degree angle. Micron Electronics may not carry all of the below specified 18. Once the copper edge has been inserted all the way into the memory configurations.
Page 46 22. Insert hard drive bracket/assembly into bay and line up the 37. If you still have questions, contact Micron’s Technical Support connector towards the left side of the unit and gently press Group.
Page 47 Your system comes with a low power consumption hard disk drive and a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive. Protect the computer from being jarred and from strong vibrations. The LCD can be cleaned with a damp cloth. No detergents or chemicals should be used. Protect the computer from strong magnetic fields, such as those caused by speaker systems.
Page 48 Fingerprints should be carefully wiped from the surface of the disk with a soft cloth. Unlike conventional records, compact disks have no Use only clean, dry and undamaged floppy disks. grooves to collect dust and microscopic debris, so gently wiping them with a soft cloth should remove Protect both floppy disk and the insertion slot of most particles.
Page 49 Avoid using the adapter in a humid or dusty environment. Choose an outlet that’s easy to reach and near your computer. When unplugging the AC power cord or the DC connector, grasp the plug itself, not the Plug the AC adapter only into a wall outlet or a cord.
Page 50 Video Graphics Chip NeoMagic 128XD - 128-bit graphics accellerator Input/Output connectors Proprietary 204-pin system expansion connector Infrared One rear Intel Mobile Pentium Processor 233 or Transfer rate: 2,400 to 115,000bps 266MHz MMX Parallel EPP/ECP with Centronics-standard, 25-pin female connector Chipset Intel 430TX PCI chipset Serial RS-232C, 9-pin 16550AF compatible...
Page 51 Battery Dimensions 7.0 x 3.0 x 1.0 in. (w/d/h) Weight 0.99 lb. (447.5g) AC adapter specifications Input voltage 100 to 240 V AC Input frequency 50/60 Hz Input current .7 A max. Output voltage 19 V DC Dimensions 2.8 x 6.9 x .8 in. (w/d/h) 113.5 x 58 x 27.6 mm (w/d/h) Weight 0.53 lb.
Page 52 Ctrl-C copy to clipboard The following commands and buttons are useful for this Ctrl-V paste from the clipboard personal computer. Ctrl-X delete and copy to clipboard Alt-Tab toggle between open programs Alt-Esc jump to next open program CTRL + ALT + DEL Warm Reboot RESET button or POWER button Cold Reboot...

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