When You Travel, Caring for Your Notebook | Everex NM3700W, NM4100W

8.6When You Travel

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•You should always discharge your battery before recharging it on either of these two conditions: first, this is the first time you start to use your battery; second, you had not charge the battery for more than 2 months. To discharge the battery, please execute the "Battery Refresh" function in the BIOS Setup Utility.

8.6When You Travel

For safety and convenience when traveling, please follow these instructions:

•Back up all needed files on your hard disk before traveling.

•Recharge your battery overnight to ensure full battery power before you leave.

•Don't forget to bring along the AC adapter and extra battery pack.

•Try to bring backup software as well.

•Check the voltage rating and the outlet type of your destination. If the power cord of the adapter is different, then you need to purchase a suitable one. Consult your dealer.

•Carry your computer in its carrying case or in a briefcase. Never check-in the computer as a luggage.

•Remember to apply those power saving features and techniques to save battery power.

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Everex NM3700W, NM4100W, NM3500W, NM3900W manual When You Travel, Caring for Your Notebook

Contents

Page Copyright 2006All Rights Reserved - Printed in Taiwan Trademarks Radio and television interference FCC Information to UserSafety and Care Instructions FCC RF Exposure Canadian Department of Communications Compliance StatementShielded Cables Notice Optical Disk Drive Notice Peripheral Devices NoticeEuropean Notice Use Conditions 802.11b Restrictions About Your Notebook Computer About Your User Guide ABOUT YOUR NOTEBOOK COMPUTER USING YOUR NOTEBOOKABOUT YOUR USER GUIDE INTRODUCTION FUNWITHMULTIMEDIA CONNECTING TO PERIPHERALS 8 CARING FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK APPENDIX A SYSTEM SPECIFICATION Notebook User Guide APPENDIX B SYSTEM RECOVERY, DRIVER AND NORTONINSTALLATION Introduction1 1 Introduction Wireless LAN 1.1 Feature HighlightProcessing Unit Memory Power and System Management Flash BIOSGraphic System PCI Local Bus Architecture 1.3 The Inside of the Notebook 1.2 Unpacking the Computer Introduction1 Built-in Stereo Speaker NOTEBOOK STATUS ICONS Lights orange to indicate that the battery is in charging 1.5 The Rear Side of the Notebook 1.4 The Front Side of the Notebook USB 2.0 Ports 1.6 The Left Side of the Notebook 1.7 The Right Side of the Notebook Introduction1 Right Side Features 1.8 The Underside of the Notebook Bottom of the System Introduction1 AC Adapter 1.9 Notebook AccessoriesBattery Pack DVD/CD-RW Combo Device Pack 1.10 Notebook OptionsDVD dual Dual Rewritable DVD combo Device Pack DVD-RW comboPage Getting Started 2 Getting Started 2.1 Using the Battery Pack Removing the Battery Pack Installing the Battery Pack EXTENDING BATTERY LIFE Replacing the Battery Pack 2.2 Connecting the AC Power Source 2.3 Starting Your Computer After a few seconds, the computer’s display will turn on and your computer will begin to execute the Power On Self Test or POST to check if all system components are running properly. Any error found during the test will be displayed on the screen and may generate short beep sound as well 2.5 Turning off Your Computer 2.4 Adjusting the Display Controls Using Your Notebook 3 Using Your Notebook 3.2 Understanding the Keyboard Functions 3.1 Starting Your Operating System Function Keys Keyboard Typewriter keys Windows keysCursor Control keys Function Description BASIC KEYBOARD FUNCTIONSKeypad CURSOR CONTROL KEYS SPECIAL FUNCTION KEYS SCREEN CONTROL KEYSWINDOWS HOT KEYS 3.3 Using the Touchpad Pointing Device 1. Left Selection Button Touchpad Features 3.4 Configuring Your Screen Display CHANGING THE DISPLAY PROPERTIES UNDER WINDOWS POSSIBLE DISPLAY CONFIGURATIONS Standby Mode 3.5 Knowing the Power Saving Features Shutdown 3.6 Working with the Built-in HDDHibernation Mode 3.7 How to Access the Optical Drive How to care for Optical Disks CDs, DVDs, etc Page Fun with Multimedia 4 Fun with Multimedia 4.2 Audio Sound System Features 4.1 Notebook Multimedia Features 4.4 Windows Multimedia Programs 4.3 Setting up the Audio Driver Properties Figure 4-1 Entertainment Programs Group 4.5 Recording Sounds Fun with Multimedia Figure 4-2 Sound Recorder Figure 4-3 Audio Properties USING THE BUILT-IN OPTICAL DRIVE Figure 4-4 Recording Volume ControlUSING AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE Figure 4-5 Play Audio CD by Windows Media Player 4.6 Playing Audio and Sound USING THE WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 4.7 Playing Video and MPEG Files Figure 4-6 Windows Media Player 4.8 Using DVD Figure 4-7 To play a DVD 4.9 Using Rewritable Optical Disk Drive Connecting to Peripherals 5 Connecting to Peripherals 5.1 Using the USB Port 5.2 Using an External Monitor Port 5.3 Using the External Audio System 5.4 Using the LAN Port 5.6 Using the Modem Port 5.5 Using the Wireless LAN 3. Connect the other end of the cable into the computer modem port 2. Connect one end of the cable into a standard wall outletPage Customizing Your Notebook 6 Customizing Your Notebook Press F2 to Enter SETUP 6.1 Running the BIOS Setup Program Item Specific Help Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility 6.2 Using the Main Menu Setup Secondary Master Primary Master 6.2.1 INTERNAL HDD SUB-MENU 6.2.2 INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE SUB-MENU Setup Defaults Save and ExitSelect Item Select Menu 6.3 Using the Advanced CMOS Setup Legacy USB Support 6.4 Security Menu Setup Set Supervisor Password 6.5 Using the Boot Setup 6.6 How to Exit the Setup Program A\XXXXXX.BAT Batch file for BIOS file 6.7 How to Upgrade the BIOSA\Phlash XXXXXX.ROM BIOS filename or Using Options 7 Using Options 7.1 Memory Upgrade System UpgradeInstalling Memory Based Memory INSTALLING A MEMORY MODULE 7.2 Hard Disk Upgrade 2. Take out the hard disk from the compartment by finger carefully 7.3 Wireless Module Installation Caring for Your Notebook 8 Caring for Your Notebook 8.1 Important Safety Instructions All cautions and warnings on the notebook computer should be noted 8.2 Cleaning Your Computer 8.4 Maintaining Your Hard Disk 8.3 Maintaining the LCD Quality 8.5 Battery Care Guidelines 8.6 When You Travel Page System Specification A System SpecificationAPPENDIX A VGA SYSTEM System SpecificationPROCESSOR UNIT SYSTEM MEMORY AUDIO SYSTEM STORAGETOUCHPAD KEYBOARD I/O PORTS FLASH BIOSWIRELESS DEVICES AC/DC POWER SUPPLY ADAPTER APPENDIX B System Recovery, Driver and Norton Installation System Recovery 7. The recovery system tool will start running. Figure Notebook User Guide INSTALLING WINDOWS XP FROM OPTICAL DISK DRIVE Device Drivers Installation INSTALLING THE CHIPSET DRIVER DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTEINSTALLING THE VGA DEVICE DRIVER Installing Chipset device driver for Windows XP INSTALLING THE MODEM DEVICE DRIVER INSTALLING THE AUDIO DEVICE DRIVERInstalling VGA device driver for Windows XP E\Drivers\WinXP\VGA\Setup.exe INSTALLING ENE - KEYBOARD CONTROLLER DRIVER Installing Wireless LAN driver for Windows XPINSTALLING THE WIRELESS LAN DEVICE DRIVER E\Drivers\WinXP\Modem\ssetup.exe Installing LAN driver for Windows XP Norton InstallationNorton Internet Security 2006 Installation INSTALLING THE LAN DEVICE DRIVER 3. Click View Details to see the complete results of the scan 4. Scan Results 5. Click Next to continue Notebook User Guide 6. System now executes the installation Model NM3500W, NM3900W, etc TECHNICAL SUPPORT