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Contents
Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Notebook ............................... 1
Keyboard and LCD Panel ....................................................................... 2
System Status Indicators (LEDs)............................................................ 4
Back ......................................................................................................... 5
Right Side ................................................................................................ 6
Left
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Using the USB ports ............................................................................. 41 Using McAfee VirusScan..................................................................... 42 Updating McAfee VirusScan........................................................ 43 Chapter 4: Managing Power Use ..........................................45 Using the battery ................................................................................... 46 Charging the battery pack..............
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Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Notebook Keyboard and LCD Panel ....................................... 2 System Status Indicators (LEDs)............................ 4 Back.......................................................................... 5 Right Side................................................................. 6 Left Side................................................................... 6 Bottom...................................................................... 8
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Keyboard and LCD Panel G F A B C D E Component Icon Description A. System status LED lights that indicate the status of various indicators system functions. See “System Status Indi- (LEDs) cators (LEDs)” on Page 4. B. EZ Pad™ Plus Controls the cursor movement on the screen. pointing device with scroll switch C. Mouse buttons Use the left mouse button for left-click func- and rocker tionality. Use the right mouse button for right- switch for click functionality. The rocker switch provides scro
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Component Icon Description D. Modular option Accepts the following devices: CD-ROM bay drive, DVD drive, diskette drive, or LS-120 drive. The devices shipped with your system depend on your customized order. E. Built-in speakers Provides high-quality stereo sound reproduction for software and audio CDs. F. Power button Press to turn power ON or OFF. Can also be configured to Suspend/Resume mode. G. Color Liquid Backlit anti-glare screen. Crystal Display (LCD) Chapter 1: Checking Out Your N
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System Status Indicators (LEDs) A B C D E F G Indicator Description A. Power 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. Yellow mean the CPU utilization is low. Red means a problem with the CPU. A red LED is highly unusual. If it remains red after restarting the system, contact technical support. B. Hard drive Indicates that the hard drive is in use. C. Modular
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Back A B C D E F Port Icon Description A. Power connector Connect the AC power adapter to this port. B. Parallel port Connect a parallel port device such as a (LPT1) printer to this port. C. Docking port Connect a docking station to this port. D. Serial port Connect a serial device to this port. E. VGA port Connect a VGA monitor cable to this port. F. Composite Connect a cable from this port to a Video In video out connector on an external video device such as a TV or VCR to display the noteb
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Right Side A B C Component Icon Description A. Fast IR (Infra- Supports an optional external infrared device red) port such as a printer. B. Reset switch Restarts the notebook if necessary. Insert a paper clip to press switch. C. PS/2 port Connect a keyboard, mouse, numeric key- pad, or other external device to this port. Left Side A B C D E F G H I Component Icon Description A. USB (Universal Plug USB supported devices into these Serial Bus) ports ports. 6 Using Your Gateway Solo™ 5150 M
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Component Icon Description B. PC Card slots Accepts two Type I or Type II PC Cards or one Type III PC Card. Install Type III PC Card in the bottom slot. Install one Zoomed Video card in either slot. C. PC Card eject Push in to eject the PC Card. If the button is buttons in the stored position, fold it out and press to eject the PC Card. D. Kensington lock Attach Kensington lock into this slot. slot E. Mic in Connect an external microphone to this port to record audio. (1/8-inch/3.5 mm jac
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Bottom A B C D E Component Icon Description A. Battery release Slide the latch to release the battery pack latch from the battery pack bay. B. Battery pack bay Slide a battery pack into bay for battery power and battery charging. C. Modular option Slide the latch to release the modular option bay release device so it can be swapped. latch D. Memory bay Open the memory bay cover to install/ remove SO-DIMM memory modules. E. Hard drive bay Contains the hard drive assembly. 8 Using Your Gat
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Chapter 2: Getting Started Installing the battery pack ..................................... 10 Connecting the AC power..................................... 12 Starting up your notebook..................................... 14
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Installing the battery pack Your notebook is powered by a long-lasting battery, shipped to you partially charged. When you first get started, you may want to use the AC adapter to fully charge the battery and provide a constant supply of power while you are checking out some of the notebook features. If your battery is not installed, you need to install the battery pack and charge it. You can charge the battery: ♦ When you are using your notebook with the AC adapter ♦ When the system is att
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To install the battery pack 1. Turn the notebook over. 2. Place the battery pack into the battery bay, pushing downward until it snaps into place. Chapter 2: Getting Started 11
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Connecting the AC power Caution! Replace the power cord if it Your AC adapter comes in two parts: the power cord and the AC power becomes damaged. The adapter. replacement cord must be of the same type and voltage rating as the original cord. To connect the AC adapter 1. Connect the power cord to the AC power adapter. Warning! Do not attempt to disassemble the AC adapter. The AC adapter has no user-replaceable or user-serviceable parts inside. The AC adapter has dangerous voltages t
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2. Plug the AC power adapter into the notebook power connector on the left side at the back of the notebook. 3. Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet. Chapter 2: Getting Started 13
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Starting up your notebook Once the battery is installed and the AC power adapter is plugged in, you are ready to start up your notebook. To start up your notebook 1. Press in on the LCD panel latch to release and open the LCD panel. 2. Tilt the LCD panel to adjust for the proper viewing angle. 3. Press the power button. A The power button is preset to On/Off mode. You can set it to function either in On/Off or Standby/Resume mode using the BIOS setup program. See “Modifying the power button
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Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook Using the keyboard................................................ 16 Using the video system.......................................... 20 Using the EZ Pad Plus Touchpad ......................... 23 Using the audio...................................................... 27 Using disc media ................................................... 30 Swapping drive modules....................................... 32 Swapping hard disk drives ..................................
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Using the keyboard Your notebook features a full-size keyboard that has the full functionality of a desktop computer keyboard. Many of the keys have been assigned alternate functions, including shortcut keys for Windows 98, function keys for system operations, and pad lock keys for the numeric keypad. A D C B Key Action A. Fn (function) Press FN key plus one of the Fn Combination keys Combination (blue) to perform a function. For example, FN+F2 keys shows the Pop-up status display. B. Fn
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Function keys Press the FN key together with one of the following keys (with blue letters) to get these “on-the-fly” functions: Key Description Combination + Displays the power status display for the Pop-up Status Display program in the upper left corner of the desktop. Press the key combination again to make the display disappear. See “Pop-up status display” on Page 49. Toggles between the LCD display, external monitor, both displays at the same time, or TV display (NTSC or PAL format) as
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Key Description Combination + In some programs this key combination pauses scrolling text in a DOS screen. Prints the screen if a printer is connected to your note- book (DOS only). In Windows, this key combination puts the screen content into the clipboard. You can then paste it into a program such as Paint to display or print it. SysRq (System Request) is reserved for certain appli- cations such as in some DOS programs. Increases LCD brightness. Decreases LCD brightness. 18 Using Your G
