User Manuals: Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000 Laptop

User Manuals: Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000 Laptop

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Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000 User Manual

Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000 User Manual (208 pages)

Texas Instruments User's Manual Notebook Computer TravelMate 2000

Brand: Texas Instruments | Category: Laptop | Size: 1 MB

Table of Contents

Texas Instruments

2
- Table of Contents
  2
- Preface
  5
  - Conventions and Symbols
    7
  - About this Manual
    8
  - Contents of this Manual
    8
  - Taking Care of Your Computer
    9
  - Specifications
    9
  - Character Sets
    9
  - Connector Pin Assignments
    10
  - Warranty and Service
    10
  - Configuring Memory
    10
  - Screen Standards
    10
  - BIOS Messages
    10
1 Taking a First Look

12
- The Hardware
  
  14
  - System Board
    15
    
    Microprocessor
    15
    
    Keyboard
    16
    
    Ram
    16
    
    Rom
    16
    
    Connectors
    17
    
    Hard Disk
    17
    
    LCD Screen
    17
- Travelmate 2000 Options
  
  18
  - Add-On Battery Pack
    19
    
    3.5-Inch Floppy Drive Unit
    19
    
    Byte RAM Card
    19
    
    Numeric Keypad
    19
    
    2400 BPS Modem with Send-Fax and MNP Class 5 (Internal Modem)
    20
    
    80C287 12 Mhz Coprocessor
    20
    
    CRT Adaptor
    20
    
    External Keyboards
    20
    
    Printers
    20
  - The Software
    21
    
    Hard Disk Format
    22
  - The Hard Disk
    22
    
    Taking Care of the Hard Disk
    22
2 More about Hardware

24
- LCD Screen
  
  26
  - Resolution
    26
    
    Backlight
    27
    
    Screen Angle
    27
    
    Standard/Reverse Switch
    27
    
    Brightness Control
    28
    
    Contrast Control
    28
- Right Side Panel
  
  29
  - Numeric Keypad Connector
    29
    
    Security Hook Holder
    29
- Left Side Panel
  
  30
  - Parallel (Printer) Port
    30
    
    LCD/CRT Switch
    31
    
    Serial (RS-232C) Port
    31
- Rear Panel
  
  32
  - Expansion Bus Connector
    32
    
    Add-On Battery Pack Connector
    32
    
    AC Adaptor Jack
    33
  - Bottom Panel
    34
    
    Battery Slot
    34
- Front Panel
  
  35
  - Power Switch
    35
    
    Optional Card Slot Cover
    35
- Keyboard
  
  36
  - Enter Key
    37
    
    Caps Lock
    37
    
    Shift
    37
    
    Alt
    38
    
    Alt Gr
    38
    
    Backspace
    38
    
    Ctrl
    38
    
    Tab
    38
    
    Cursor Control Keys
    39
    
    Esc
    39
    
    Function Keys
    39
    
    Ins (Insert)
    39
    
    Break
    40
    
    Del (Delete)
    40
    
    Num Lk
    40
    
    Pause
    40
    
    Scr Lk
    40
    
    Sys Rq
    40
    
    Prt SC
    41
    
    Set up
    41
- Status Indicators
  
  42
  - Power
    42
    
    Charge
    42
    
    Floppy Disk
    42
    
    Low Battery
    42
    
    Caps Lock
    43
    
    Hard Disk
    43
    
    Num Lock
    43
    
    Scroll Lock
    43
3 Setting up

44
- Guidelines & Precautions
  45
  - Operating Environment
    45
  - Operating Guidelines
    45
- Installing the Battery
  46
- Removing the Battery
  48
- Charging the Battery/Ac Operation
  50
- Setting DIP Switches
  52
4 Getting Started

54
- System Start-Up
  
  57
  - Restoring Your System Configuration
    58
    
    Laptop Manager Screen
    59
- Accessing the Set up Screen
  
  60
  - Accessing the Set up Screen from MS-DOS
    60
    
    Accessing the Set up Screen Directly
    60
- Making Selections on the Set up Screen
  
  61
  - Making Selections on the Set up Screen
    62
- Set up Screen Fields
  
  63
  - Clock
    63
    
    Cursor Type
    63
    
    Date
    63
    
    Display
    63
    
    LCD Mode
    63
    
    Time
    63
    
    Caps Lock
    64
    
    Keyboard
    64
    
    Num Lock
    64
    
    Power Saving
    64
    
    Repeat Rate
    64
    
    Scroll Lock
    64
    
    Display Timeout
    65
    
    HDD Motor off
    65
    
    System Timeout
    65
- System Configurations
  
  66
  - CPU Speed/Bus Speed
    66
  - Quick Boot
    66
  - Standby Key
    66
  - Speed Key
    66
- Serial I/O
  
  67
  - Baud Rate
    67
  - Data Bits
    67
  - Stop Bits
    67
  - Parity
    67
- Setting up the LCD
  
  68
  - LCD/CRT Switch
    68
    
    Screen Modes
    69
    
    Graphics Mode
    70
    
    LCD Modes
    70
    
    Setting the Display Mode
    70
    
    Text Mode
    70
    
    Changing the LCD Color Palette
    71
    
    DIAG Command
    72
    
    Displaying the Hardware
    72
    
    Installation Screen
    72
    
    Key Operation
    72
    
    Power-On Message
    72
  - Displaying the Hardware Installation Screen
    73
    
    Installation Screen
    73
  - Making Selections on the Hardware Installation Screen
    74
  - Hardware Installation Screen Fields
    75
    
    Display Adaptor
    75
    
    Display Configuration
    75
    
    Display Mode
    75
    
    I/O Configuration
    75
    
    Internal and Optional Serial Ports
    75
    
    Drive A/Drive B
    76
    
    Drive Assignments
    76
    
    EMS I/O Port
    76
    
    Getting Started
    76
    
    Internal Parallel Port
    76
    
    ROM Disk Port
    76
- Memory Configuration
  
  77
  - Boundary Address
    77
  - Drive C/Drive D
    77
  - Internal Memory Size
    77
  - Restarting the System
    79
  - Backing up the Hard Disk
    80
5 Installing and Using Application Programs

81
- Guidelines for Installing Applications
  81
- Guidelines for Installing Applications
  83
  - Installing Applications Without the Floppy Drive Option
    83
    
    Installing Copy-Protected Programs
    84
    
    Installing Programs Not Copy-Protected
    84
    
    Display
    85
    
    Installation Considerations
    85
    
    Installing Applications Using the Floppy Drive Option
    85
    
    Keyboard
    85
    
    Communication Ports
    86
    
    Memory
    86
    
    Processing Speed
    86
    
    AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS Files
    87
    
    Default AUTOEXEC.BAT File
    87
    
    Laptop Manager
    88
    
    Default CONFIG.SYS File
    89
- Laplink
  90
  - Laplink File Transfer Utility
    90
    
    Laplink Device Driver
    91
- Laptop Manager
  93
  - Laptop Manager Main Menu
    93
    
    Quick Commands Box
    94
    
    Single-Character Quick Commands
    94
- Using the Password Utility
  95
  - Using the Password Utility
    96
    
    Changing a Password
    96
    
    Installing a Password
    96
    
    Removing a Password
    97
    
    Password Function
    98
    
    Password Utility
    98
    
    Using the
    98
This Chapter Tells You about

100
- Travelmate 2000 Options
  100
- Add-On Battery Pack
  101
  - Installing the Battery Pack
    101
  - Charging the Battery Pack
    102
    
    Charge Indication
    103
    
    Low Battery Indication
    103
- 3.5-Inch Floppy Drive Unit
  104
- 3.5-Inch Floppy Drive Unit
  105
  - 3.5-Inch Floppies
    105
    
    Formatting a Floppy
    106
    
    Taking Care of Floppies
    106
    
    Inserting a Floppy into the Drive
    108
- Numeric Keypad
  109
  - Connection
    109
- RAM Card
  111
  - Installing the RAM Card
    111
- Crt
  115
  - CRT Adaptor
    115
    
    Installation
    115
- External Monitor
  117
- 2400 BPS Modem with Send-Fax and MNP Class 5
  118
- 80C287 Coprocessor
  119
  - Installing the 80C287 Coprocessor
    119
- External Keyboards
  123
- Printers
  124
  - Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    125
  - Physical Dimensions
    125
- Specifications
  125
  - Power Source
    126
  - Internal Modem
    127
- Taking Care of Your Computer
  130
  - Do's and Don'ts
    131
  - Cleaning the Screen
    132
  - Cleaning the Case
    132
  - Conserving Battery Power
    133
  - Care and Handling of the Battery
    134
  - Character Set
    136
- Character Sets
  137
- Keyboard Layouts
  142
  - Power-On Diagnostics
    145
- Diagnostics
  145
  - Diagnostic Program
    146
  - Starting the Diagnostic Program
    147
  - Real-Time Clock (RTC)
    147
  - Video Subsystem
    148
  - Liquid Crystal Display
    149
  - Hardware Installation
    151
  - Hard Disk Drive
    151
- Troubleshooting
  152
  - Bios Messages
    154
  - Power-On Self Test Error Messages
    154
- BIOS Messages
  155
- Configuring Memory
  157
  - Memory Map
    158
  - Extended Memory
    159
  - Expanded Memory
    159
  - Device Drivers
    161
  - Installing Device Drivers
    162
  - Parallel Connector
    168
- Connector Pin Assignments
  168
  - Screen Standards
    170
- J-2 Screen Standards
  171
- Screen Standards
  174
- Restoring MS-DOS System Files
  175
  - Standard Warranty
    181
- Warranty and Service
  181
- Glossary
  184
- Index
  198
  - Texas Instruments
    208

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