Acer Extensa 660 Manual de usuario

Extensa660 Series

User’s Guide

Notebook Computers

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Black Process Plate

Notice

This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits

are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This device generates, uses, and

can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to

radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this device does cause harmful interference to

radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the

device off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference

by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the device and receiver

• Connect the device into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for

help

Notice: Shielded Cables

All connections to other computing devices must be made using shielded

cables to maintain compliance with FCC regulations.

Notice: Peripheral Devices

Only peripherals (input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.) certified

to comply with the Class B limits may be attached to this equipment.

Operation with non-certified peripherals is likely to result in interference

to radio and TV reception.

Caution

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer

could void the user's authority, which is granted by the Federal

Communications Commission, to operate this computer.

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Notice

Use Conditions

This part complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.Operation is subject to

the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful

interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Notice: Canadian Users

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian

Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Remarque à l'intention des utilisateurs canadiens

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du

Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

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Extensa 660 Series Notebook Computers

User's Guide

TI Part No. 9813212-0001

Original Issue: November 1996

Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication.

Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval

system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,

mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written

permission of Texas Instruments.

Record the serial number, purchase date, and model number in the

spaces provided below. The serial number and model number are

recorded on the label affixed to the case. All correspondence concerning

your unit should include the serial number, model number, and date of

purchase.

Extensa and livegear are trademarks of Texas Instruments. The icons in the Windows Notebook and

Startup groups are copyrighted by Texas Instruments.

IBM, AT, PS/2 and Token Ring are registered trademarks, and OS/2 is a trademark of International

Business Machines Corporation.

Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and Xenix are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation.

Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

Kensington is a registered trademark of Kensington Microware, Inc.

Synaptics is a registered trademark of Synaptics, Inc.

SimulSCAN is a trademark of Cirrus Logic, Inc.

IrDA is a trademark of Infra Red Data Association.

XJACK is a registered trademark of Megahertz Corporation.

Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Corporation.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

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Contents v

Contents

5ents i

Chapter 1:

Before You Begin

1-1

Printed Manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Creating Backup Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Features of the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Power Management Timeouts. . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Power Savings Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Chapter 2:

Getting Started 2-1 General Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

What You Need Before Starting . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Running the Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Using the Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

LED Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Chapter 3:

Installing Internal

Accessories 3-1

Preventing Damage from Static Electricity . 3-2

Installing Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Installing Modular Bay Accessories . . . . . . 3-7

Installing PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Removing/Installing Hard Disk Drives . . . 3-12

Using the CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Removing/Installing the Primary Battery . 3-15

Chapter 4:

Setting Up Your

Desktop 4-1

Preparing To Install External Accessories . . 4-2

Connector and Port Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Connecting a Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Installing PS/2 Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Connecting a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Connecting Sound Equipment . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Securing the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Chapter 5:

Installing Software

5-1

Selecting Software for the Computer. . . . . . 5-2

Loading Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Special Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

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Contents

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Chapter 6:

Battery Operation

6-1

General Information about Batteries . . . . . 6-2

Charging Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Prolonging Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Responding to a Low Battery Condition . . . 6-7

Chapter 7:

Mobility 7-1 Overview of Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Disconnecting from the Desktop. . . . . . . . . 7-3

Moving Around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Taking the Computer Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Traveling with the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Traveling Internationally with the Computer 7-8

Chapter 8:

Care and

Troubleshooting 8-1

Cleaning the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Appendix A:

Where To Get Help

A-1

Customer Support Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Texas Instruments Worldwide Sales Offices A-2

Index 1

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Before You Begin 1-1

Before You Begin

This chapter describes the manuals and other documentation that ship

with your computer and identifies the major features of the Extensa 660

Series Notebooks. This chapter also describes the environmental

conditions under which your notebook can be operated and stored. The

last part of the chapter provides an overview of the power management

features of the notebook that can greatly extend the amount of time you

can operate the notebook away from AC power without having to recharge

the battery pack.

Printed Manuals 1-2 Contents of the User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Other printed documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Creating Backup

Disks 1-3 Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Windows for Workgroups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Features of the

Computer 1-4 Standard Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Customizing Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Environmental

Specifications 1-6 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Relative Humidity (Noncondensing) . . . . . . 1-6

Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Power Management

Timeouts 1-7 Using power management timeouts . . . . . . 1-7

Types of power management timeouts . . . . 1-7

Actions that suspend timeouts . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Power Savings

Modes 1-9 Standby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

5V Suspend Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

0V Suspend Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

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Printed Manuals

1-2 Before You Begin

Printed Manuals

Contents of the

User’s Guide This manual provides the information you need

while the computer is turned off. The computer

could be turned off for a variety of reasons.

• Setting up

• Installing accessories

• Traveling

• Solving problems

Other printed

documents Your computer ships with the following printed

manuals.

Manual Information

Installation poster Guides you through a first-time

installation

Safety Instructions Contains important precautions

about personal safety

Warranty Card Describes the limitations of your

warranty protection

Software license

agreement Describes your rights and

obligations concerning use of

included software

Windows®95

documentation kit Includes an overview of the

Windows 95 operating system

and the Microsoft®Certificate of

Authenticity

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Creating Backup Disks

Before You Begin 1-3

Creating Backup Disks

You should create your backup system disks as soon as possible after

purchasing your computer. The process you follow depends on the

operating system you selected when you installed the computer for the

first time.

Windows 95 Creating backup System Disks for Windows 95

requires approximately 43 formatted 3.5-inch,

1.44 MB floppy disks. Labels for the floppy

disks are included with the manual.

To create the disks, use the create System Disk

tool from Windows 95.

Windows for

Workgroups Creating backup System Disks for MS-DOS and

Windows for Workgroups requires

approximately 20 formatted 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB

floppy disks

To create backup system disks, use the Make

Disk utility, which is located in the Main

program group.

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Features of the Computer

1-4 Before You Begin

Features of the Computer

Standard Features Standard features of your Extensa 660

computer include:

• 133 MHz Pentium Processor

• 16 MB EDO (Extended Data Out) memory

• PCI Bus architecture

• Large screen STN or TFT color display, 1.5

MB EDO video memory, and fast video

graphics accelerator

• 16-bit stereo audio

• Fast infrared communication and standard

I/O ports

• NiMH (Nickel-Metal-Hydride) or optional

Li-Ion (Lithium-Ion) battery pack

• High capacity hard disk drive

• Built-in keyboard and touchpad pointing

device

Microphone

LCD

CD-ROM,

Floppy,

or 2nd

Battery

Keyboard

Touchpad

Left

Speaker

Right

Speaker

Primary

Battery

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