Texas Instruments 2000

The Hardware

This is what the standard TravelMate 2000 Computer looks like when it is closed.

Here's how the TravelMate 2000 looks when it is set up and ready to operate.

Taking a First Look 1-3

Contents

Main 1 Taking a First Look 2 More About Hardware 3 Setting Up 4 Getting Started 5 Application Programs 6 TravelMate 2000 Options Appendices Glossary Index Page Page Page Conventions and Symbols About this Manual Contents of this Manual Page Page What to Read Other Manuals About the TravelMate 2000 1 Taking A First Look Page Page System Board Microprocessor Page Page TravelMate 2000 Options Page TravelMate 2000 Options 2400 BPS Modem with Send-Fax and MNP Class 5 (Internal Modem) The Software The Hard Disk Hard Disk Format Taking Care of the Hard Disk Page 2 More About Hardware Page Resolution Screen Angle Backlight Standard/Reverse Switch Page Right Side Panel Left Side Panel Parallel (Printer) Port Page Rear Panel Page Page Front Panel Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Status Indicators 3 Setting Up Contents Guidelines & Precautions Operating Environment Operating Guidelines Page Page Page Page Page Charging the Battery/AC Operation Page Setting DIP Switches 4 Getting Started Page Page Page Restoring Your System Configuration Laptop Manager Screen Accessing the Set Up Screen Accessing the Set Up Screen from MS-DOS Accessing the Set Up Screen Directly Making Selections on the Set Up Screen Making Selections on the Set Up Screen] Page Page Display Timeout HDD Motor Off System Timeout Page Page LCD/CRT Switch Screen Modes Text Mode Graphics Mode LCD Modes Setting the Display Mode Page Displaying the Hardware Installation Screen Power-On Message Key Operation DIAG Command Page Making Selections on the Hardware Installation Screen Hardware installation Screen Fields Hardware Installation Screen Fields Hardware Page Restarting the System Page 5 Installing and Using Application Programs This chapter tells you about Page Installing Applications Without the Floppy Drive Option Installing Programs Not Copy-Protected Installing Copy-Protected Programs Page Communication Ports Processing Speed Memory AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS Files Default AUTOEXEC.BAT File Page Default CONFIG.SYS File LapLink File Transfer Utility LapLink Device Driver Page Laptop Manager Laptop Manager Main Menu Laptop Manager Quick Commands Box Single-Character Quick Commands Page Using Installing a Password Changing a Password Removing a Password Password Function Page Page Installing the Battery Pack Charging the Battery Pack Charge Indication Low Battery Indication Attaching the Floppy Drive Unit 3.5-inch Floppies Formatting a Floppy Taking Care of Floppies Page Inserting a Floppy into the Drive Numeric Keypad Connection Page RAM Card Installing the RAM Card Page Page Page CRT Adaptor Installation Page External Monitor Page 80C287 Installing the 80C287 Coprocessor 80C287 Coprocessor Page Page External Keyboards Printers A Page Options Add-On Battery Pack Internal Modem 80C287 Coprocessor CRT Interface Board Floppy Drive Unit RAM Card Page Page Do's and Don'ts Cleaning the TravelMate 2000 Conserving Battery Power Care and Handling of the Battery] Page C Character Set Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page E Power-On Diagnostics Diagnostic Program Starting the Diagnostic Program Real-Time Clock (RTC) Memory Keyboard Video Subsystem Liquid Crystal Display Floppy Drive Unit Printer Hard Disk Drive Hardware installation F Troubleshooting Troubleshooting G BIOS Messages Power-On Self Test Error Messages BIOS BIOS Messages Power-Up Self Test Informational Messages H Configuring Memory Page Conventional memory Extended Memory Expanded Memory Page Device Drivers Installing Device Drivers EMM4J.SYS Page HIMEM.SYS Memory Areas in RAMDRIVE.SYS SMARTDRV.SYS I Connector Pin Assignments RS-232C Connector Parallel Connector Connector Pin Assignments CRT Connector (option) J Screen Standards MDA (Monochrome Display Adaptor) CGA (Color Graphics Adaptor) EGA (Enhanced Graphics Adaptor) Page VGA (Video Graphics Array) Page K Restoring Page Page Page Page Standard Warranty Page Your name and address Unit(s) you are returning (check where applicable) Type of Claim /////////////////// Description of Problem Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page program - Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Notice