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Chapter 1
Introduction
Welcome to your BSI (Broadax Systems, Inc.) FieldGo PCATX-R9 portable
workstation. Your FieldGo PCATX-R9 workstation is one member of an entire
family of portable computers and workstations designed by BSI.
Founded in 1986, BSI is one of the pioneers in the portable computer indus-
try. BSI started by producing a transportable PC with an integrated mono-
chrome CRT display. In 1987, BSI introduced its first flat panel portable PC-AT
system with a backlit supertwist nematic
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About This User’s Guide This is your guide to setting up your workstation and adding new components in it. You’ll also find contact information here. This guide tells you how to: Setup and start your workstation. Use the LCD on-screen display (OSD). Add new expansion cards and drives. Care for your workstation. This guide, however, contains no information regarding configuration of your add-on cards or additional drives. Refer to the setup information for those devices to complete your i
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Chapter 2 Getting Started Before You Start Important: Before you unpack and start using your FieldGo PCATX-R9 workstation, Always verify that your portable please take a few minutes to read these first few pages to prevent problems power supply voltage matches from arising due to shipping damages, missing items, or possible misuse of your local AC supply voltage. Most your workstation. systems are shipped with an auto- sensing power supply that switches Important Safety Instructions automaticall
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electrostatic charge on your body, or use a grounding wrist strap at- tached to the chassis. Leave all electronic components in their antistatic containers until you’re ready to install them. Do not block or cover the ventilation openings on the left and right-hand sides of the workstation chassis. Do not drop the chassis! Prevent any sharp or hard objects from hitting the LCD panel! The LCD panel is made of glass that can easily crack if dropped. Occasionally you may want to clean or dust
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Where To Get Help BSI provides technical assistance through on-line support and telephone services during regular work hours. The following lists contact information: Corporate Headquarters Contact Information: Broadax Systems, Inc. 17539 E. Rowland St. City Of Industry, CA 91748 (626)964-2600 (626)964-2665 (fax) 1-800-872-4547 E-mail: info@bsicomputer.com On the web: www.bsicomputer.com Technical Support Contact Information: (626)964-2750 (626)964-2661 (fax) E-mail: support@bsicomputer.com PCAT
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Phone support is available Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Pacific time. To let our support staff quickly identify the exact item you have. If you have your invoice with you, write down the invoice number too. Write down exactly what occurred, including the configuration of your system and exact nature of the problem. Have this information ready when you call tech support. PCATX-R9 User’s Guide 6 Getting Started
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Unpacking Your Workstation Your FieldGo PCATX-R9 workstation is shipped in a corrugated paper carton with the workstation in its soft carrying case. Remove all packing materials from the workstation. Check for damage during shipping while unpacking the workstation. If you notice any damage, notify the shipper to report the damage. Then notify BSI customer service. You should find the following items: PCATX-R9 portable workstation. Carrying case with telescopic handle and wheels. FieldGo
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Power cord. Hardware User’s Guide. Drivers and user’s manuals for installed components. Any software that you may have purchased with the system. The LCD panel is covered with a clear plastic protective film. Peel it off before you start your workstation. Save all packing materials in case you want to transport it in the future. PCATX-R9 User’s Guide 8 Getting Started
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Identifying The Components Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the components and external controls/connectors of your workstation with the help of the following illustra- tions. PCATX-R9 Front View Drive bay cover release screw Keyboard Keyboard tilt-up feet Figure 2.2 PCATX-R9 front view. PCATX-R9 User’s Guide 9 Getting Started
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PCATX-R9 Front Controls And Components Keyboard release latches -- slide both latches up to release keyboard. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 2.3 PCATX-R9 front view showing components and controls. 7 1. Drive bay door release screw. 2. System Power ON and Hard Drive Busy LED indicators. 3. LCD on-screen display controls. 4. System reset. 5. Power ON/OFF push-button switch. 6. Touchpad pointing device (depending on the keyboard you selected, your pointing device may differ from that shown in the illustration
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PCATX-R9 Drive Bay Side Layout 1 2 3 Open drive bay cover plate to access drives. 4 Figure 2.4 PCATX-R9 drive bay side view. 1. Filtered intake fan. Tip: 2. Two 5.25” drive bays. 3. Two drive bay cooling fans. You don’t have to remove the 4. Two 3.5” shock-mounted drive bays. metal cover unless to access the drives. The metal cover has ventilation holes to allow air flow during system operation. PCATX-R9 User’s Guide 11 Getting Started
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PCATX-R9 Left Side Layout 1 4 2 5 6 3 7 Figure 2.5 PCATX-R9 left side view. 1. Expansion slot covers. Important: 2. Power supply and exhaust fan. 3. AC power connector. If you find an INPUT VOLTAGE 4. Video adpater connector. selector switch near the power 5. Input/output ports. supply fan, be sure it’s correctly 6. Fan speed switch. set for your local AC supply 7. Keyboard and pointing device connectors. voltage. PCATX-R9 User’s Guide 12 Getting Started
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Chapter 3 Using Your Workstation Before you turn on your system, observing the following steps will prevent any start-up problems. If you don’t have an auto-sensing power supply make sure the input voltage selector switch on the power supply is set correctly to either 115V or 230V depending on your local outlet voltage. Heat generated by PCATX-R9 internal components is removed by fans working in a push-pull fashion. A filtered intake fan and two drive bay fans are located on the right-hand s
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2. Face the front of the chassis. Remove the keyboard by sliding the re- lease latches up and pulling the keyboard away from the chassis as shown in Figure 2.3. 3. The keyboard/pointing device cable should be already connected to their sockets on the left side of the chassis. Remove the left side cover to confirm; otherwise align the notches on the keyboard and pointing device connectors to their respective sockets and firmly push them into place. 4. Plug in the AC power cord. You are now ready
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PCATX-R9 Video Subsystem The PCATX-R9 series of portable workstations is available with different com- binations of video controllers and LCDs. The LCD is an active matrix type incorporating amorphous silicon thin-film-technology (TFT). The 15.1” model has 1024x768 addressable pixels. The 15.4” model has 1280x1024 address- able pixels. Both are capable of displaying color images from a palette of up to 16 million colors. The LCD is driven by either a single digital video card installed in the AG
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1024x768, this control can expand the image up to your LCD’s native addressable pixels. Clock delay: LCD controller generates the pixel clock to ensure that the red, green, and blue components of each pixel precisely align with each other as each line is scanned. Adjust this to reduce noise in the video signals that may show as shimmering in the image. Clock phase: Fine adjustment of the pixel clock. C-Temp: Selects a color mode. Four settings are available to set white point reference in
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2. Press either menu or menu button (1) to invoke the on- screen menu. 1 3. Press either menu or menu again to step through the op- 2 tions. The selected item will be highlighted. Figure 2.7 4. Press either + + + + + or - - - - - button (2) to OSD menu controls. modify the highlighted setting. Pressing a button once in- creases or decreases the nu- merical setting by a single digit. Holding down a button for more than two seconds increases the rate of change. 5. After you’ve made your ad- ju
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Using Your Input Devices Your workstation is available with two types of keyboards. The standard keyboard has an integrated touchpad pointing device compatible with the Microsoft PS/2 mouse. A sealed membrane keyboard compliant with NEMA 4/12 specifications for water and dust resistance is available as an option. The optional keyboard comes with a Hula-Point pointing device. You can configure your pointing device through the operating system’s control panel. Please refer to your operating system
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2. Double tap the surface, hold on the second tap and drag to the desired position. To drag further than the surface of the touchpad, press and hold down the left button as you drag. Using The Sealed Membrane Keyboard To move the pointer, gently rock the ... with your finger. To ‘click’, press the left button. Button function is dependent on how the touchpad is configured. The default setting configures the left button as the primary button--similar to how your left mouse button works. To drag o
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Chapter 4 Adding Components The multi-slot design of your PCATX-R9 portable workstation supports a wide range of industry standard add-on cards through available expansion slots on the system board. The number of available slots and slot types depends on how your system was initially configured. Your workstation has a total of 5 drive bays for storage devices. Two 5.25” and two 3.5” drive bays are externally accessible. Your can install removable media drives in any open drive bay. There is also
