Table Of Contents - Micron Electronics TransPort TREK 2 AGP User Manual

Contents
Trek 2 User's Guide
Trademarks ................................................................................................... 1
Safety precautions ....................................................................................... 2
From the editors ............................................................................................ 2
About this manual ....................................................................................... 5
Personal inventory ........................................................................................ 6
1. Getting started.....................................................10
TREK
Unpacking the 2......................................................................11
Keep the box......................................................................................11
Let your computer acclimate itself...................................................11
Heat, cold, humidity, and glare
Surge suppressors ...................................................................................... 1 1
Where to work....................................................................................11
System features .......................................................................................... 1 2
Accessories and optional devices ........................................................... 1 4
Preparing your TREK 2 for transport .................................................... 1 4
Opening the LCD panel ............................................................................ 1 5
Front left view ............................................................................................. 1 5
LCD cover release hatch....................................................................15
XGA LCD screen................................................................................16
System status indicator panel...........................................................16
Keyboard............................................................................................17
Right view..........................................................................................19
Rear view............................................................................................20
Bottom view ................................................................................................ 2 1
Operating environment ............................................................................. 2 2
Connecting to power source ..................................................................... 2 2
Connecting AC adapter ........................................................................... 2 3
Turning on your computer ....................................................................... 2 3
About the ROM BIOS ............................................................................... 2 4
About the BIOS setup ............................................................................... 2 4
About the Power-On Self Test ................................................................ 2 4
Charging the battery pack ........................................................................ 2 6
Ergonomics .................................................................................................. 2 6
2. Caring for your Trek 2.......................................27
Preventing problems.............................................................................27
Safety instructions ..................................................................................... 2 8
Power ............................................................................................................ 2 8
Battery .......................................................................................................... 2 8
Traveling with your computer ............................................................... 2 8
Batteries and battery discharge ............................................................... 2 9
Taking care of the LCD screen ................................................................ 2 9
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Satety precauations ................................................................................... 3 0
Optional port replicator safety ............................................................... 3 1
3. Troubleshooting................................................ 32
Locating a problem .................................................................................... 3 2
Checking cables and connections ............................................................ 3 2
Power-On Self Test .................................................................................... 3 3
General hardware problems ..................................................................... 3 4
Contacting technical support .................................................................. 3 4
4. Using the TREK 2.............................................. 35
TREK
Operating the 2.......................................................................35
The LCD display ........................................................................................ 3 5
External CRT display ................................................................................ 3 5
TREK
Tour of the 2 keyboard ................................................................. 3 6
System status window icons ................................................................... 3 8
Touch pad .................................................................................................... 3 9
Data storage and retrieval ........................................................................ 4 0
Floppy disk drive ....................................................................................... 4 0
Removing the floppy disk drive .............................................................. 4 1
Caring for diskettes...........................................................................42
Removable hard disk drive module..................................................42
CD-ROM ...................................................................................................... 4 4
Precautions for handling CD-ROM disks.........................................45
Loading a disc...................................................................................46
Reading CDs......................................................................................46
Multimedia sound system ....................................................................... 4 7
Audio volume control ............................................................................... 4 7
IR communication ...................................................................................... 4 7
PMCIA cards and expansion sockets .................................................... 4 9
Adding / upgrading system memory .............................................50
About power saving modes ..................................................................... 5 1
The AC adapter .......................................................................................... 5 1
The battery power system ........................................................................ 5 1
Power management summary..........................................................56
The APM interface.............................................................................57
5. Connecting peripheral devices.......................58
External keyboard/numeric keyboard .................................................. 5 8
The legend bar .................................................................................................
Serial devices ............................................................................................... 5 9
Audio sources and output devices ........................................................ 6 0
Port replicator ............................................................................................. 6 0
USB device ................................................................................................... 6 0
TV Out .......................................................................................................... 6 1
Installing optional devices ........................................................................ 6 1
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