GatewayメーカーTM 5150の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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i Contents Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Notebook ............................... 1 Keyboard and LCD Panel ....................................................................... 2 System Status Indicators (LEDs) .......................................
ii Using You r Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimed ia Notebook Using the USB ports ............................................................................. 41 Using McAfee VirusScan..................................................................... 42 Updating McAfee VirusScan .
Chapter 1: Chec king Out Y our Notebook Keyboard and LCD Panel ....................................... 2 System Status Indicators (LEDs) ............................ 4 Back.......................................................................... 5 Right Side.
2 Using Your Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebo ok K eyboar d and LCD P anel Component Icon Description A. System status indicators (LEDs) LED lights that indicate the status of various system functions. See “System Status Indi- cators (LEDs)” on P age 4.
Chapter 1: Chec king Out Your Note book 3 D . Modular option bay Accepts the f ollowing devices: CD-ROM drive, D VD drive, diskette driv e, or LS-120 drive. The de vices shipped with your system depend on your customized order . E. Built-in speakers Provides high-quality stereo sound reproduction for softw are and aud io CDs .
4 Using Your Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebo ok System Status Indicator s (LEDs) Indicator Description A. P ower indicator Indicates that the system is on. Green means the central processing unit on the system board (CPU) is being used. Flashing green means the system is in suspend mode.
Chapter 1: Chec king Out Your Note book 5 Bac k Po r t Icon Description A. P ower co nnector Connect the AC po wer adapter to t his port. B. P arallel por t (LPT1) Connect a parallel por t device such as a printer to this por t. C . Docking port Connect a docking station to this por t.
6 Using Your Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebo ok Right Side Left Side Component Icon Description A. F ast IR (Infra- red) port Suppor ts an optional e xtern al infrared de vice such as a printer . B. Reset switch Restar ts the notebook if necessar y .
Chapter 1: Chec king Out Your Note book 7 B. PC Card slots Accepts two T ype I or T ype II PC C ards or one T ype III PC Card. Install T ype III PC Ca rd in the bottom slot. Install one Zoomed Video card in either slot. C . PC Card eject buttons Push in to eject the PC Card.
8 Using Your Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebo ok Bottom Component Icon Description A. Batter y release latch Slide the latch to release t he battery pack from the batter y pac k bay . B. Batter y pac k ba y Slide a batter y pack into ba y f or ba ttery power and battery charging.
Chapter 2: Getting Star ted Installing the battery pack ..................................... 10 Connecting the AC power ..............................
10 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Installing the battery pack Y our notebook is po w ered by a long-lasting batter y , shipped to you partially charged.
Chapter 2: Ge tting Started 11 1. T ur n the notebook o ver . 2. Place the battery pack into the batter y ba y , pushing downw ard until it snaps into place.
12 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Connecting the A C power Y our A C adapter comes in tw o parts: the pow er cord and the A C po w er adapter . 1. Connect the po w er cord to the AC po w er adapter . T o connect the AC adapter Caution! Replace the power cord i f it becomes dam aged.
Chapter 2: Ge tting Started 13 2. Plug the A C po wer adapter into the notebook po w er connector on the left side at the back of the notebook. 3. Plug the po w er cord into an electrical outlet.
14 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Star ting up y our notebook Once the batter y is installed and the A C po w er adapter is plugged in, y ou are ready to start up your notebook. 1. Press in on the LCD panel latch to release and open the LCD panel.
Chapter 3: Using Y our Notebook Using the keyboard ................................................ 16 Using the video system.......................................... 20 Using the EZ Pad Plus Touchpad ......................... 23 Using the audio ....
16 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Using the ke yboar d Y our notebook features a full-size ke yboard that has the full functionality of a desktop computer keyboard.
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 17 Function k eys Press the F N ke y together with one of the follo wing ke ys (with blue letters) to get these “on-the-fl y” functions: Key Combination Description Displa ys the p o wer status display f or the P op-up Status Displa y program in the upper left cor ner of the desktop.
18 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook In some programs this k ey combination pauses scrolling te xt in a D OS screen. Prints the screen if a printer is connec ted to y our note- book (DOS o nly). In Windows, this ke y co mbination puts the screen cont ent into th e clipboard.
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 19 Special k e ys The follo wing keys help y ou use shor tcuts w hen w orking with some softw are: P ad loc k k eys Press F N +F9 ( P AD L OCK ) k eys to activ ate the keypad. The k eypad section of the keyboard will function lik e a numeric keypad.
20 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Using the video system Y our notebook features a built-in, backlit, color liquid cr ystal displa y (LCD). The LCD uses a thin-f ilm transistor (TFT) technolog y that pro vides shar p resolution and brilliant colors.
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 21 6. Press F N +F3 to chang e the acti ve displa y to LCD displa y , external monitor , or both displa ys at the same time as the activ e display . Setting up an e xter nal computer monitor Y ou can connect an external computer monitor to your notebook through the V GA port on the back of your notebook.
22 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook If the Monitor icon does not appear on the taskbar and you w ant to ha ve it appear there, follo w these steps: 1. Right-click on the desktop, and select Properties from the menu. The Displa y Proper ties dialo g box opens.
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 23 Using the EZ P ad Plus T ouc hpad Like a mouse, the EZ Pad Plus touchpad controls the cursor mo v ements on the displa y . Y ou can scroll, zoom, autoscroll, and pan using the rock er switch betw een the mouse buttons.
24 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Mouse and T ouchP ad action equiv alents The basic mouse functions are illustrated and described in the follo wing table.
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 25 Mouse wheel and roc k er s witch equiv alents The follo wing table describes using the rock er switch to perform wheel functions. Changing touchpad proper ties Use the follo wing instructions to change EZ Pad Plus properties such as button conf iguration, drag, edge motion, cursor conf iguration, and others.
26 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Using an e xter nal mouse or ke yboard Y ou can attach an external mouse or keyboard to the notebook using the PS/2 por t, the USB port, or the serial port. The optional docking stations also hav e por ts for e xter nal connections.
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 27 Using the audio Y our system pro vides 16-bit stereo audio with SoundBlaster Pro compatibility . Y ou can record audio for presentations, attach voice messages to your e-mail, listen to audio CDs, and use it for man y other multimedia applications.
28 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook 3. T o customize the V olume Control dialog bo x, select Properties under the Options menu. 4. In the Properties dialog bo x, select the controls you w ant to be able to adjust in the V olume Control dialo g box b y clicking in the check box.
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 29 Once you ha v e f inished recording, you can pla y it back using Media Pla yer . 1. Click Start , Programs , Accessories , Multimedia , then Media Player . The Media Pla yer opens. 2. Click File , then Open . The Open dialog bo x appears.
30 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Using disc media Y our system has a CD-R OM driv e or an optional D VD-R OM dri ve. This section describes some of the w ays to use disc media for either dri ve. 1. Press the Eject button. The driv e tra y opens.
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 31 Pla ying an audio disc The CD-R OM dri ve accepts standard music CDs. Y ou can pla y and control an audio CD using the CD Pla yer application in W indo ws. F or information on pla ying D VD discs, see the documentation that shipped with your D VD-R OM driv e.
32 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Swapping drive modules Y our notebook features a modular option ba y located in the front panel of the notebook. This ba y accepts a CD-R OM, D VD , disk ette, or LS-120 driv e module. 1. Close any open f iles and shut do wn your notebook.
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 33 5. Firmly push the dri ve module y ou are installing into the ba y until the latch clicks into place and is f ir ml y seated. If you don’ t hear the click, try it again. 6. Open the lid and press the po w er button to resume using your notebook.
34 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Using the disk ette disk dr iv e e xter nally Y our diskette dri ve module can be used as an inter nal or e xter nal dri ve. When used as an external driv e, the diskette driv e module can be used simultaneously with a CD-R OM/D VD/LS-120 driv e module that is installed inter nall y .
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 35 Swapping har d disk drives Y ou can remo ve the hard disk dri ve from your notebook to s wap to a second hard disk dri ve. If you decide to add a ne w hard disk driv e, then use the documentation that comes with the hard disk dri ve to prepare the hard disk dri ve for use.
36 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook 8. Gentl y pry the hard disk dri ve latch up and out of the seated position. Slide the hard disk dri ve forw ard and lift it out of the hard disk drive tra y .
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 37 9. Place the ne w hard disk driv e into the hard disk driv e tray , sliding it back into position so that the connector plug is f ir ml y seated into the dri ve’ s plug-in. 10. Seat the latch do wn into position and secure with the screw .
38 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Using PC Car ds Y our notebook’ s PC Card slots (also kno wn as PCMCIA card slots) are located behind the PC Card doors on the left side of your notebook. These slots accept tw o T ype I or T ype II PC Cards or T ype III PC Card.
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 39 1. Click the PC Card icon in the taskbar . 2. Click the card that you w ant remo ve. 3. Click Stop . A screen appears stating that you ma y safel y remov e the de vice. 4. Click OK . 5. If the eject button is in the stored position, fold it out and push in to eject the PC Card.
40 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Using the IR por t The IR (infrared) port built int o y our notebook uses infrared technolog y to send and recei ve signals betw een the notebook and a remote device also equipped with an IR por t.
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 41 Using the USB por ts USB is a new type of serial interface that serves as a single-port alter nati ve to connecting de vices that traditionally ha ve required their o wn ports such as mice, jo ysticks, ke yboards, scanners, cameras, and speakers.
42 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Using McAfee VirusScan A computer virus is a pro g ram that attaches itself to another pro g ram on the computer , and spreads from one pro g ram to another . If transmitted unnoticed , viruses can damage data, cause computers to crash, or displa y bothersome or of fensiv e messages.
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook 43 Updating McAf ee Vir usScan Because ne w vir uses are continuall y being introduced in the computer w orld , a message appears approximatel y ev er y six months reminding y ou to update your v ersion of McAfee V ir usScan.
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Chapter 4: Managing P o wer Use Using the battery .................................................... 46 Charging the battery pack .............................. 46 Swapping the battery pack ............................. 47 Monitoring the battery status .
46 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Using the batter y Y our notebook can run on a fully charged battery for approximatel y 3.5 hours, depending on the type of battery you ha ve and ho w y ou use your notebook. Under nor mal operating conditions, Li-ion batteries ha v e about 600 charge c ycles before they require replacement.
Chapter 4: Managi ng Power Use 47 Swapping the batter y pac k Battery packs can be “warm-sw apped.” This means you can change battery packs while in Suspend mode (W indo ws 95) or Standby mode (W indo ws 98). The backup battery that suppor ts w ar m s wapping has a limited po w er supply (about ten minutes).
48 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook 5. Hold the latch back and lift the batter y up out of the battery opening. 6. Place the fresh batter y pack into the battery ba y , pushing do wnw ard until it snaps into place.
Chapter 4: Managi ng Power Use 49 Monitor ing the batter y status There are man y wa ys to track your battery status. Use any one of the follo wing batter y indicators to track the battery po w er lev el. Batter y Meter icon This icon appears in the status area of the taskbar .
50 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Built-in batter y meter The battery you receiv ed with your notebook has a battery meter built into it. T o check the status using the batter y meter , remo v e the batter y from the battery pack bay (see “T o remo ve the battery pack” on Page 47) and turn it ov e r.
Chapter 4: Managi ng Power Use 51 Managing po wer A batter y-po w ered session for y our notebook is affected b y many things such as using screen sa vers rather than the suspend function, or pla ying music CD-R OMs while using a w ord processor .
52 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook P ower schemes A po w er scheme is a set of proper ties selected in the P o w er Schemes windo w and gi ven a name. F or example, the Portables/Laptop po w er scheme changes the settings to maximize battery life in your notebook system.
Chapter 4: Managi ng Power Use 53 Alar m settings Even though se veral w a ys to keep tabs on your battery po w er are av ailable, alar ms letting y ou kno w that you might be about to lose battery po wer are useful.
54 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook On Standby Click Start , Shut D own , Standby , then click OK. - OR - Press F N +F4 In Standby mode Resume power Press the po w er b utton briefly On Shut down Click Start , Shut Down , click Shut Down again, then click OK.
Chapter 4: Managi ng Power Use 55 Windo ws 95 and Windows NT T o modify your po w er management settings in W indo ws 95 and W indo ws NT , you need to go into the BIOS pro g ram to change the po w er management settings. See “Using the P o w er menu” on Page 61 for more information on these settings and how to modify them.
56 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Modifying the po wer b utton mode Y ou can change the po w er button mode in the BIOS setup program from On/Of f to Standby/Resume. See “P o w er button (switch) settings” on P age 62 for more infor mation about accessing the BIOS P o w er menu settings to change the po w er button mode.
Appendix A: Using the BIOS Setup Prog r a m Introduction............................................................ 58 Using the BIOS Setup Utility...
58 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Intr oduction This section contains infor m ation about the BIOS setup utility and is intended to ser v e as a guide so that you can make changes to y our system’ s BIOS wh en necessar y . The screen example that y ou see in this chapter is similar to what y ou see on your LCD .
Appendix A: Using the BIOS Setup Program 59 The command bar at the bottom of the screen sho ws the ke ystrokes necessary to access help , na vigate through the menus, and perform other functions. • F1 opens the Help screen, pro viding general help for using the BIOS Setup utility .
60 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook The main screen has the follo wing menu selections at the top of the screen: • Main giv es you access to basic information and settings related to your system hardw are and conf iguration.
Appendix A: Using the BIOS Setup Program 61 Using the P ower men u The P o w er menu is a par t of the BIOS Setup Utility that contains the po w er management settings and system timeouts. These settings are stored and sa ved e ven when the po w er is of f.
62 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook P ower b utton (s witch) settings When the po w er switch setting in the P o w er (BIOS Setup) menu is On/Off and your notebook is: ♦ Off , press the po w er button to tur n y our notebook on. ♦ On , press the po w er button to tur n y our notebook completely of f.
Appendix B: Solo Notebook Accessor ies.
64 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Accessories W e of fer many accessories that can help y ou make the most of using your Solo notebook. Check out our w eb site or call our Add-Ons g roup to help you f ind products that will best f it your needs.
Appendix B: Solo Notebook Accessories 65 ♦ The A utomobile/Airplane adapter pro vides a safe and easy wa y to plug an y Solo notebook into the industry standard EmP o w er in-seat po w er receptacles no w av ailable on major airlines, or into an y a vailab le cigarette lighter in a car , boat, or R V .
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Appendix C: Contacting Gate w a y Contacting Gateway .............................................. 68 Calling Gateway ................................
68 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Contacting Gate way If you ha v e any troub le while using your Gate w ay Solo Multimedia Notebook, please contact Gate wa y . Y ou will need to supply y our Client ID , serial number , and order number to the customer suppor t technicians.
I nd ex 69 Inde x A AC power connecting 12 active display 21 application key 19 arrow down 18 arrow up 18 assistance resources 68 automobile/airline adapter 65 B batteries 64 charging 10 battery charg.
70 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook E eject PC Card 7 external keyboard 26 mouse 26 external monitor changing resolution 21 F F10 17 F11 17 F12 18 F2 17 F3 17 F4 17 F9 17 Fast IR 6.
I nd ex 71 L LCD brightness 14 decrease 18 increase 18 contrast 14 display external monitor 17 LEDs cap lock 4 hard disk drive 4 pad lock 4 scroll lock 4 lock Kensington 7 M making an audio recording .
72 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook power management 51 Windows 95 55 Windows 98 51 Windows NT 55 power menu 62 power off from suspe nd mode 62 print screen 18 properties touchpad .
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74 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Regulatory Compliance Statements This de vice has been tested and found to compl y with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC ru les. These limits are designed to pro vide reasonab le protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Regulatory Complian ce Statements 75 This Information T echnolo gy Equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the follo wing European d irectiv es: [i] EMC Directiv e 89/336/EEC amending d ir.
76 Using Yo ur Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook Notices Copyright © 1998 Gatewa y 2000, Inc. All Rights Reserved 610 Gatewa y Drive N. Sioux City , SD 57049 USA All Rights Reser v ed This publication is protected by copyright and all rights are reser ved.
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