Texas Instruments TravelMate 3000 WinSX, User Manual

Page 1: ...Texas Instruments TravelMate 3000 WinSX Notebook Computer User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...Power 3 6 Handling the Battery Pack 3 9 Sarting Your Computer 3 16 Restarting the Computer 3 18 Using the Floppy Drive 3 19 TravelPoing Pointing Device 3 22 Getting Online Help 3 29 4 Customizing Your Computer Accessing the Setup Program 4 3 System Options Page 1 4 7 User Features Page 2 4 12 External Communications Page 3 4 20 5 Installing and Using Application Programs Guidelines for Installing ...

Page 3: ...ts 7 2 Cleaning the TravelMate 3000 WinSX 7 3 Conserving Battery Power 7 4 Care and Handling of the Battery 7 6 Appendixes Specifications A 1 Character Sets B 1 Keyboard Layouts C 1 Diagnostics D 1 Troubleshooting E 1 Configuring Memory F 1 Connector Pin Assignments G 1 Screen Standards H 1 Glossary Index Getting Support for Your TI Product Warranty and Service Repair Request Form iii ...

Page 4: ... can help people better manage the information used in their business But tools including TI products cannot replace sound judgment nor make the manager s business decisions Consequently TI cannot warrant that its products are suitable for any specific customer application The manager must rely on judgment of what is best for Ws or her business TravelMate TravelPoint WinSX and BatteryPro are trade...

Page 5: ...r useful programs Therefore do not format the hard disk drive C or you will delete these programs Any data you have entered into the computer will be lost forever if you reformat the hard disk unless you have backed up the data on floppy diskettes However the aforementioned programs also are stored on the 3 5 inch floppy diskettes furnished with your new computer so that you can restore the progra...

Page 6: ... WinSX Notebook Computer q AC Adapter and detachable wall receptacle cord q TravelPointTM rollerball pointing device holder serial port adapter and case q Two tilt legs that insert into the bottom rear corners of the unit to increase the keyboard angle q The MS DOS User s Guide and Reference the Microsoft Windows User s Guide the BatteryPro Productivity Software User s Manual the Battery Power Man...

Page 7: ...u are supposed to type on the keyboard Bold Used for keys key sequences and drive designator prompts Several international symbols are used throughout this manual to advise you of important information This symbol indicates a Note concerning operating procedures or information you should know to help you operate your TravelMate 3000 WinSX This symbol alerts you to a Warning or Caution that can pre...

Page 8: ...ams may use various other key combinations refer to your application program documentation for specific information The word floppy is used in this manual to refer to diskettes microdiskettes disks and other terms commonly used to describe a removable nonvolatile magnetic media diskette The words disk and diskette are used in direct quotations for example in describing a displayed error message Se...

Page 9: ...lMate 3000 WinSX Options describes several options that can enhance the performance of your TravelMate 3000 WinSX Notebook Computer Chapter 7 Taking Care of Your Computer provides information on cleaning your TravelMate 3000 WinSX as well as caring for your battery and conserving battery power Appendix A Specifications lists operating and environmental specifications for your TravelMate 3000 WinSX...

Page 10: ...nnectors provided on the TravelMate 3000 WinSX Appendix H Screen Standards lists the characteristics of the various display adapters supported by the TravelMate 3000 WinSX A Glossary of frequently used technical terms and an Index are included near the back of the manual to help you Getting Support for Your TI Product Warranty and Service and a Repair Request Form at the back of the manual describ...

Page 11: ... Board 1 3 Microprocessor 1 3 RAM 1 4 ROM 1 4 Keyboard 1 4 LCD Screen 1 4 Ports and Connectors 1 5 Hard Disk 1 5 Hard Disk Formatting 1 6 Floppy Diskette Drive 1 6 Learning About Options 1 7 RAM Modules 1 7 Internal Modem 1 7 Numeric Keypad 1 8 Extra Internal Battery Pack 1 8 80387SX 20 MHz Math Coprocessor 1 8 Cables 1 8 Printers 1 9 Ethernet LAN Adapter 1 9 Small Computer System Interface SCSI A...

Page 12: ...are The standard Texas Instruments TravelMate 3000 WinSX Notebook Computer looks like this when it is closed The standard TravelMate 3000 WinSX looks like this when it is set up and ready to operate 1 2 Taking A First Look ...

Page 13: ...board also contains the hardware that controls the screen and keyboard The optional RAM modules optional Internal Modems and the optional 80387SX Math Coprocessor all plug into the system board Microprocessor The microprocessor is the brain of the computer It processes data or information at speeds so fast its performance is measured in millionths of a second The microprocessor handles information...

Page 14: ...ormation that remains stored even with the power switch turned off You cannot change the contents of ROM The TravelMate 3000 WinSX Rom sometimes called firmware is used to store the IPL initial program loader BIOS basic input output system and Setup Program functions Keyboard You communicate with a computer by typing on the keyboard Many of the keys work like those on a standard typewriter However...

Page 15: ...WinSX also provides a 15 pin connector for an external analog monitor The six pin mini DIN connector on the left side of the case accepts the TravelPoint pointing device Hard Disk The built in hard disk is a permanently installed magnetic disk Information is read from and written to both sides of the disk at extremely high speeds by heads that float above the disk surface on a cushion of air When ...

Page 16: ... Texas Instruments during manufacture Do not format the hard disk Caution If you format the hard disk all data on the hard disk wi1l be erased Floppy Diskette Drive A floppy diskette is a magnetic device that stores information created on a computer Once data is stored on a floppy as diskettes are called in this manual you can access the data whenever necessary or you can replace the old data with...

Page 17: ...nded memory or as Expanded memory conforming to version 4 0 of the LotuSTM IntelTM Microsoft Expanded Memory Specifications See Chapter 4 for Setup Program instructions and Appendix F for information on Expanded and Extended memory Internal Modem The 2400 bps CCITT V 22bis Internal Modem option TI Part No 2566941 0006 with fax sending and MNP Class 5 error correcting capabilities in your TravelMat...

Page 18: ...te Turn off the computer before removing or installing the battery pack 80387SX 20 MHz Math Coprocessor Adding the 80387SX Coprocessor option TI Part No 2566997 0001 to the TravelMate 3000 WinSX system board significantly improves processing performance of application programs that support a math coprocessor Note Use only the TravelMate 3000 WinSX or TravelMate 3000 Coprocessor option or equivalen...

Page 19: ...wer to an external transceiver for coax cable schemes Small Computer System Interface SCSI Adapter The Small Computer System Interface Adapter TI Part No 2567029 0001 provides an interface supporting up to seven devices such as CD ROMs hard disk drives and tape drives that are compatible with SCSI I or SCSI II specifications The Adapter also features a PS 2 keyboard connector Expansion Station The...

Page 20: ...gram q The BIOS basic input output system is stored in ROM on the system board The BIOS controls the input output functions of the hardware itself according to information received from the operating system or software program also known as BIOS calls q The operating system is a software program that manages the computer s resources such as disk drives and printers By performing these general rout...

Page 21: ...2 3 Screen Controls 2 4 Brightness Control 2 4 Contrast Control 2 5 Standard Reverse Switch 2 5 Connectors and Ports 2 6 Right Side Panel 2 6 Left Side Panel 2 6 Parallel Printer Port 2 7 External Monitor Connector 2 7 TravelPoint Connector 2 7 Modem Connector 2 7 Serial RS 232C Port 2 7 Rear Panel 2 8 AC Adapter Jack 2 8 Expansion Bus Connector 2 8 Bottom Panel 2 9 Operator Panel 2 9 Power Switch...

Page 22: ...ng the NumLk Key and the Embedded Numeric Keypad 2 14 Num Lock On 2 15 Num Lock Off 2 15 ScrLk 2 16 Pause 2 16 Combination Keys 2 16 Set Up 2 17 Stndby Standby 2 17 Turbo 2 18 Speed Control Keys 2 18 Indicator Lights 2 19 Power 2 19 Low Batt Battery 2 19 Turbo 2 20 Floppy Disk 2 20 Hard Disk 2 20 Caps Lock 2 20 Num Lock Numeric Keypad Lock 2 20 Scroll Lock 2 21 2 2 Learning About Your Computer ...

Page 23: ...vertically Resolution depends on which display mode you select on page 2 of the Setup Program described in Chapter 4 The TravelMate 3000 WinSX enables you to select display modes for both the LCD and external monitors Screen Angle You can tilt your TravelMate 3000 WinSX combination cover screen to adjust it to the best viewing angle Do not attempt to tilt the screen more than approximately 130 deg...

Page 24: ...u can set the backlight to turn off automatically if you do not use the keyboard for a preset time Set the delay period at the Setup Program menu described in Chapter 4 Press the Shift key recommended or almost any other key on the keyboard to turn the backlight on again Brightness Control The Brightness rotary control adjusts the brightness of the illuminated screen Adjust this control in conjunc...

Page 25: ...ontrol does not affect power consumption Standard Reverse Switch The screen normally displays black characters on a white background You can reverse this image to white on black by setting the standard reverse switch to the q reverse position Some graphics programs Microsoft Windows for example may display like a photographic negative on the LCD screen Reversing the image should correct this effec...

Page 26: ...eypad to your computer A dust cap is provided for the numeric keypad connector Remove and store this cap in a safe place while the connector is in use Also remove the connector cover to attach the TravelPoint pointing device holder see TravelPoint Pointing Device in Chapter 3 Left Side Panel On the left side panel of the computer are the following five connectors also shown in the figure inside th...

Page 27: ... computer Pin assignments for this connector are listed in Appendix G TravelPoint Connector The round six pin mini DIN port accepts the furnished TravelPoint trackball pointing device for use with application programs that support a mouse Pin assignments for this connector are listed in Appendix G Modem Connector If your TravelMate 3000 WinSX is equipped with the optional Internal Modem the modula...

Page 28: ... and conditioning the internal battery pack Caution Use only the supplied AC Adapter with your TravelMate 3000 WinSX Notebook Computer Other A adapters may not match the power requirements of the TravelMate 3000 WinSX and can cause serious damage to the electronic circuits Expansion Bus Connector The 120 pin expansion bus connector is provided to attach optional devices such as the Ethernet Adapte...

Page 29: ...ot cover the keyboard and eight status indicator lights The keyboard and the indicator lights are described in the next section of this chapter Power Switch The power switch turns the power to the computer on and off for both battery powered and ac operation Set the switch to the on position to turn on the computer and to the off i position to turn off the computer Option Card Slot Cover A cover f...

Page 30: ...efined here Refer to your application program documentation and the MS DOS User s Guide and Reference provided with your TravelMate 3000 WinSX Color Coded Keys Note that the fronts of some keys for example F11 F12 Home End are labeled in blue to indicate that these keys work in conjunction with the Fn key to produce their function Function Keys Along the top row of the keyboard are 10 function key...

Page 31: ...Shift keys Pressing any alphanumeric key while you press and hold the Shift key generates that key s uppercase character or the symbol at the top of two character keys When the Caps Lock key function is on the Shift keys work in reverse generating a lowercase character Caps Lock The Caps Lock key makes all alphabet letters you type uppercase It is a toggle key pressing it once turns it on and pres...

Page 32: ...ke the Ctrl key the Alt key generates an alternate function for another key in many applications Fn With many applications the Fn Function key is used to access numbers characters or the functions printed in blue on the fronts of some keys on the TravelMate 3000 WinSX keyboard SysRq The function of SysRq System Request produced by pressing the Alt PrtSc keys varies by application program Not all p...

Page 33: ...th some application programs Pressing the Fn key with the arrow keys generates the functions shown on the front of the keycaps Home End PgUp and PgDn Some applications use the arrow keys for different and additional functions see your application program documentation for particular arrow key functions ESC The Esc Escape key is used in many applications to cancel a command exit the application or ...

Page 34: ...e discrete numeric keypad on an AT enhanced keyboard An AT style numeric keypad provides cursor movement paging and other functions in normal mode In the number lock mode the AT style numeric keypad keys generate numerals The TravelMate 3000 WinSX embedded numeric keypad keys shown in the following figure generate AT keypad characters and functions when pressed in conjunction with the NumLk key an...

Page 35: ... The three modes are described below Num Lock On When the Num Lock indicator light is on pressing the Fn key with the appropriate keys generates the characters shown in this figure Num Lock Off When the Num Lock indicator light is off pressing the Fn key with the appropriate keys generates the characters shown in the following figure Learning About Your Computer 2 15 ...

Page 36: ...es above the shifted status is reversed that is shifted is unshifted and unshifted is shifted ScrLk Press the ScrLk Scroll Lock key to toggle on and off the scroll lock function The Scroll Lock indicator above the keyboard also lights This key has no fixed function see your application program documentation Pause In MS DOS and many applications pressing the Pause key stops the displayed text from ...

Page 37: ...g the Setup Program Stndby Standby Pressing the Fn F4 Stndby keys sets the TravelMate 3000 WinSX to the Standby mode and the processor to the sleep mode that turns off both the LCD display and the hard disk drive In this mode the processor responds only to pressing the Fn F4 keys again which causes the system to resume normal operation The Power indicator light glows orange when the computer is in...

Page 38: ... but provides faster processing When you set the computer to 20 MHz using the Setup Program the Windows Notebook menu Setup icon or the speed control keys described below the Turbo indicator comes on Speed Control Keys Pressing the Ctrl Alt keys increases the CPU processing speed in the range of 5 10 and 20 MHz and the computer sounds low medium and high frequency tones Pressing the Ctrl Alt keys ...

Page 39: ...elMate 3000 WinSX the Low Batt light indicates the following q The Low Batt indicator remains off if the battery has more than I to 10 minutes charge remaining q The Low Batt indicator blinks red and the alarm sounds if enabled using the Setup Program when the battery has approximately 1 to 10 minutes charge remaining Both the indicator and the alarm remain on until the computer shuts itself off Y...

Page 40: ...so comes on during floppy drive accesses Caution Never remove a floppy from the drive while the Floppy Disk indicator is on You could destroy data and damage the drive Hard Disk The Hard Disk indicator comes on when the computer writes to or reads from the built in hard disk drive CapsLock The Caps Lock indicator comes on when you press the Caps Lock key to toggle on the caps lock function and tur...

Page 41: ...or Lights Scroll Lock The Scroll Lock indicator comes on when you press the ScrLk key to toggle on the scroll lock function and turns off the next time you press the ScrLk key Learning About Your Computer 2 21 ...

Page 42: ...ve and how to take care of your floppies q Using the TravelPoint pointing device furnished with your new computer q Help displays you can view to help you use your computer Contents Guidelines Precautions 3 3 Operating Environment 3 3 Operating Guidelines 3 3 Taking Care of the Hard Disk 3 4 Providing Power 3 6 Connecting the AC Adapter 3 6 AC Adapter Indicator Lights 3 8 Handling the Battery Pack...

Page 43: ...vice 3 22 Installing TravelPoint 3 22 Using TravelPoint Controls and Indicators 3 24 Adjusting the TravelPoint Cursor 3 26 Adjusting Appearance 3 26 Adjusting Cursor Speed 3 27 Installing Applications for Use With TravelPoint 3 27 Changing the CONFIG SYS File 3 28 Getting Online Help 3 29 Microsoft Windows Help 3 29 DOS Commands Description 3 29 TravelMate 3000 WinSX Utilities Description 3 30 3 2...

Page 44: ...0 to 60o C Relative Humidity Noncondensing Operating 20 to 80 Storage 10 to 90 See Appendix A for additional specifications Operating Guidelines q When operating your TravelMate 3000 WinSX with the AC Adapter make sure the wall outlet supplies the correct voltage Check the label on the bottom of the computer case and on the AC Adapter q For information on installing hardware options see Chapter 6 ...

Page 45: ...er it is a good idea to put the computer in Standby mode press the Fn F4 keys or simply close the cover if the Setup Program Cover Closed Action item is set to Suspend the default q Always keep backup floppies of all programs and data stored on your hard disk in case of a hard disk accident or failure The time spent backing up your data is always worthwhile Caution You should back up your hard dis...

Page 46: ...the temperature is somewhere between that of the new location and the old location for about 1 hour 2 Then move the computer to the new location This ensures that the hard disk mechanisms have time to adjust to the new environment and prevents moisture from condensing on vital parts q In case of a hard disk failure telephone Texas Instruments at 1 800 847 5757 for information about data recovery G...

Page 47: ...es the internal NiCad battery pack and of course operates the computer on ac power You can operate your TravelMate 3000 WinSX on ac power with the battery pack removed or installed Cautions 1 Use only the AC Adapter supplied with your TravelMate 3000 WinSX Using another adapter can damage your computer Be sure to plug the AC Adapter into a grounded outlet or use a grounded plug adapter 2 Before co...

Page 48: ... AC Adapter is connected to the computer 3 Connect the male end of the ac cord into a grounded wall receptacle of the correct voltage Use a grounded plug adapter if necessary 4 Holding the round mini DIN jack from the AC Adapter so that the arrow embossed on the connector faces up press the connector into the matching jack on the rear panel of the computer Note For best air circulation set the AC ...

Page 49: ...AC Adapter is connected to both the computer and a wall outlet and the installed battery is being charged Note To obtain the maximum computer battery charge always leave the AC Adapter connected to the computer an additional 11 2 hours after the amber indicator light on the AC Adapter goes off and the green light turns on q The green indicator comes on when the AC Adapter is connected to both the ...

Page 50: ...t fully charged condition and or charge the battery as described later in this chapter Note The internal NiCad battery pack and its cover are built as one unit do not try to separate the cover from the battery pack Do not short out the battery pack 1 Turn off the computer disconnect the AC Adapter and any other external devices and carefully lay the computer upside down on a padded surface 2 Inser...

Page 51: ...tery one that is brand new one installed in a computer that has not been used for a long time one that refuses a full charge or one that has sat on the shelf for several months must be conditioned before it will accept a full charge Condition and charge the battery pack as follows 1 Install the internal battery pack in your computer if not already installed as described earlier in this chapter 2 U...

Page 52: ...apter connected for another 12 hours or longer if more convenient after the AC Adapter s green indicator comes on to trickle charge the battery 6 After the 12 hour trickle charge is complete unplug the AC Adapter and repeat steps 2 3 and 4 one more time Note If the AC Adapter s amber indicator turned off after at least 2 5 hours of fast charge while the computer is turned off you can reduce the tr...

Page 53: ...nsure proper battery conditioning The automatic discharge circuit remains on as long as the computer s power switch is in the on I position even after the display blanks and the Caps Lock Num Lock and Scroll Lock indicators come on If the Low Batt indicator is still blinking and the Power indicator is on the automatic discharge cycle is not complete The battery pack is fully deep discharged only w...

Page 54: ...r the system and the computer automatically shuts down Every five to seven battery charge cycles you should use the computer s automatic discharge feature Leave the computer on until all indicators turn off Ms deep discharges the battery pack Otherwise you can turn your unit off now or start recharging the battery 3 To recharge the battery connect the AC Adapter as described earlier in this chapte...

Page 55: ...y but a full charge may require more time around 3 hours if the power saving features are active BatteryPro hard disk and display time outs Standby mode etc Removing the Battery Pack Remove the battery pack from the computer as follows 1 Turn off the computer and disconnect the AC Adapter and any other external device connectors 2 Close the display and carefully lay the computer upside down on a p...

Page 56: ...Handling the Battery Pack You now can operate the computer solely on ac power via the AC Adapter or you can install a fully charged battery pack for battery operation Getting Started 3 15 ...

Page 57: ...teps to start your computer 1 If you have not done so set up your computer for either battery operation or AC Adapter operation as described earlier in this chapter 2 Set the computer power switch to the on 1 position The TravelMate 3000 WinSX begins its internal memory checks and displays copyright and version number data Note Do not turn the power switch off and on quickly Leave the power off at...

Page 58: ... changing the setting of the standard reverse video switch for the most pleasing LCD image See the Microsoft Windows User s Guide furnished with your new computer for detailed instructions on configuring and using the Windows program Getting Started 3 17 ...

Page 59: ...data In main memory RAM will be erased when you restart the computer Be sure to save the file you are working on before you restart the computer To restart the computer press and hold the Ctrl and Alt keys then press the Del key and release all three keys The computer responds as if power was just turned on it performs an internal check then loads MS DOS from the hard disk When restarting the comp...

Page 60: ...ies To safeguard information stored on your floppies you should handle floppies with the following in mind Storage Although your 3 5 inch floppies are housed in a durable plastic casing keep all floppies you are not using in a disk box to protect them against damage or loss Plastic disk boxes are available from most computer stores Labels When you purchase blank floppies labels are usually supplie...

Page 61: ...loppy into the floppy drive on the right front side of your TravelMate 3000 WinSX be sure the floppy clicks into place An improperly inserted floppy can damage both the drive and the floppy q Never open the metal shutter This exposes the recording surface of the floppy to dust q Keep floppies away from strong magnetic fields such as those generated by audio system speakers and telephone handsets q...

Page 62: ...e slot with the label side up and the metal shutter end first 2 Gently push the floppy into the slot until the floppy clicks into place 3 To remove a floppy press the eject button until the floppy pops out Cautions Failure to observe the following precautions can damage both the data on the floppy and the floppy drive Never remove a floppy from the drive while the indicator light on the floppy dri...

Page 63: ...o is convenient to use for stand up presentations and lectures requiring only your thumb for operation Installing TravelPoint Install TravelPoint on your computer as follows 1 Turn off the computer and disconnect the AC Adapter from the rear of the computer Note You can connect TravelPoint to the computer while power is on but you then must press the Ctrl Alt Del keys warm start or cycle power so ...

Page 64: ...the figure and tighten the attachment screw 4 Reconnect the AC Adapter and turn on the computer Your computer warms up and displays the Microsoft Windows menus You now can use TravelPoint with Windows with no further action but other application programs may require adding the TIMOUSE device driver to your CONFIG SYS file as described later in this chapter Getting Started 3 23 ...

Page 65: ...ut not so much as to be uncomfortable Rotate the ball in the direction you want to move the arrow or other cursor on the screen That is slide your thumb to the left over the ball to move the cursor to the left on the display and slide your thumb upward over the ball to move the cursor upward on the display Note You can adjust the speed and sensitivity of the cursor movement on the display in Windo...

Page 66: ... comes on next rotate the rollerball with your thumb in the direction you want to drag the item When the item is placed on the display where you want it press any button to release the item Drag Lock Indicator The drag lock indicator light comes on whenever you press the drag lock button The indicator turns off when you press any button Reassigning Drag Lock You can reassign the drag lock button t...

Page 67: ...cursors for different purposes an arrow an hourglass an I beam and four sizer cursors Note Change Cursor must always run in background so as to make the custom cursors available for other Windows applications Always exit the Change Cursor menu by clicking on the Exit command in the File pulldown dialog box This keeps Change Cursor running in background Do not use the Close command in the Control m...

Page 68: ...under the directory containing the mouse driver the command TIMOUSE Snn and pressing the Enter key where nn is a number between 10 and 100 A value of 10 is the slowest speed while 50 is medium speed and 100 is the highest speed If you are operating under a Microsoft mouse driver see their documentation for instructions on changing ballistic gain Installing Applications for Use With TravelPoint Tra...

Page 69: ... processor If the CONFIG SYS file is the original file delivered with your computer delete the characters REM and the space following on the last line of the file reading REM DEVICE C etc If the file has been modified add the following line to the CONFIG SYS file DEVICE C UTILS TIMOUSE SYS Note Placement of this line in the file is not important to the TIMOUSE device driver but may be to other dri...

Page 70: ...nSX DOS Commands Description You can view an MS DOS help display by typing at the MS DOS C prompt HELP and pressing the Enter key This help file briefly describes most of the MS DOS commands and their options and switches Press any key to page through the help display To exit the help display press any key several times up to four times For even more details on specific MS DOS commands at the MS D...

Page 71: ...iption help file by pressing the F1 key at the Laptop Manager main menu or by typing at the MS DOS C Prompt NBHELP and pressing the Enter key This help file briefly describes most utility programs available under the UTILS directory See your BatteryPro Productivity Software User s Manual for more detailed information about these utilities Press the F1 key at this help display for help in using or ...

Page 72: ...Setup Program 4 4 ROM Based Setup Program 4 4 Making Selections on the Menus 4 4 Exiting the Disk and ROM Setup Programs 4 5 Exiting the Windows Based Setup Program 4 6 System Options Page 1 4 7 Clock 4 7 Time 4 7 Date 4 7 Date Display 4 8 Memory 4 8 Standard Memory 4 8 Extended Memory 4 8 Shadow ROM 4 8 Unused Memory 4 9 Guidelines for Allocating Memory 4 9 Diskette Drives 4 10 Diskette A 4 10 Di...

Page 73: ...ursor Type 4 17 Keyboard 4 18 Caps Lock 4 18 Num Lock 4 18 Scroll Lock 4 18 Repeat Rate 4 18 System Configurations 4 18 Battery Alarm 4 18 Cover Alarm 4 19 Quick Boot 4 19 External Communications Page 3 4 20 Parallel Port 4 20 TravelPoint 4 20 Standard Comm 4 21 Baud Rate 4 21 Data Bits 4 21 Stop Bits 4 21 Parity 4 21 CTS Clear to Send 4 21 DSR Data Set Ready 4 22 DCD Data Carrier Detect 4 22 Opti...

Page 74: ...e covers user features and the third page lists external communication parameters You can press the F1 key to get context sensitive help displays for each Setup Program page Disk Based Setup Program One Setup Program is resident on the hard disk under the UTILS directory You should use this disk based Setup Program in almost all cases You can access the hard disk based Setup Program one of two way...

Page 75: ...e third Setup Program is resident on the internal ROM read only memory and is identical to the hard disk based program except that no help displays are available You should access this version of the program only if a major configuration error prevents the computer from booting You can also access the ROM based Setup Program directly from most application programs but not Windows by pressing the C...

Page 76: ...lable with the ROM based program Pressing the F1 key displays a context sensitive Help screen briefly describing each item The Help screen is not available if you entered the Setup Program by pressing the Ctrl Alt Esc keys Pressing the F2 Sys Info key displays an informational screen listing the computer s firmware version numbers coprocessor type if installed port addresses in hexadecimal and opt...

Page 77: ...ows Based Setup Program When you have completed your Setup Program settings click on the word File on the menu bar or press the Alt F keys and then click on the word Exit If you have made any changes to the Setup Program paramters Windows displays an exit menu at which you can click on the three buttons to save not save or cancel the exit request and return to the Setup menu Windows returns to the...

Page 78: ... keeps track of the time and date This category enables you to set or correct the current time and date Time This item sets the current time When seconds are highlighted pressing the Space Bar resets seconds to 00 Date This item specifies the current date The day of the week Mon Tue Wed is set automatically when you select the date Customizing Your Computer 4 7 ...

Page 79: ...sed by application programs that use a high memory manager or by IBM s OS 2TM operating system EMS emulation drivers such as EMM386 supplied by MS DOS use this memory to emulate LIM 4 0 memory Some MS DOS programs can use this memory directly The factory default value is 3328 KB with the standard 4 MB memory and 5376 KB with the optional 6 MB memory Shadow ROM This item selects whether or not to u...

Page 80: ...highlight to the memory item you want to reduce and press the Space bar to select the new value you want Note that the difference is added to the Unused item value 3 Move the highlight to the memory item you want to increase and press the Space bar to select the new value you want Note that the difference is subtracted from the Unused item value 4 Check that the Unused item equals 0 zero If not re...

Page 81: ... drive A installed in your computer Set Diskette A to 3 5 1 44 MB the factory default unless you are using an external drive you want to address as drive A that requires a different setting Diskette B Set this item to Not Installed unless you have an external floppy drive connected to your computer Then set this item to match the external drive and address the external drive as drive B The default...

Page 82: ... must also set the Cylinders Heads Write Precompensation Landing Zone and Sectors items The other items in this category are automatically set with any type except the Type 48 setting The drive types are summarized in the following table Hard Disk Drive Sizes Type Size nominal 2 20 MB 33 40 MB 34 60 MB default 35 30 MB 36 80 MB 48 define custom size Customizing Your Computer 4 1 1 ...

Page 83: ...er saving functions This category is designed to help you gain the most computer run time from a battery charge As you may notice from the categories a time out interval and action is provided along with a wakeup interval and action The time out function turns off the selected devices after a selected time interval The wakeup function turns on the selected devices if no keyboard or mouse activity ...

Page 84: ...t does not cause any inadvertent action when pressed by itself In the Standby mode you can reactivate the computer only by again pressing the Stndby Fn F4 keys The Timeout Interval item sets the time delay period The values are 1 2 5 10 15 Minutes and Always On The default setting is 2 Minutes Timeout Action This item selects if only the LCD turns off the Backlight Off setting after the selected T...

Page 85: ...e LCD The Suspend setting causes the computer to beep about 10 seconds unless you turn off the beeper at the Cover Alarm item described later under System Configurations The computer then enters the Suspend mode in which the LCD and the hard disk drive turn off If you select the Disable setting the computer does not react it remains on and continuously beeps The default setting is Suspend The comp...

Page 86: ...ac power the computer sets the CPU speed to 20 MHz when it powers up q When operated on battery power the computer sets the CPU speed to 10 MHz when it powers up Note CPU speed always reverts to 5 MHz when the computer accesses the floppy drive You also can change CPU speed while the computer is running by using the SPEED Utility described in your BatteryPro Productivity Software User s Manual at ...

Page 87: ...rated on battery power the computer sets the LCD Power to Low When you are using graphics programs with icons for example Microsoft Windows select a higher setting to increase sharpness Screen The Screen category enables you to select several operating features for the built in LCD screen or for an external monitor connected to your TravelMate 3000 WinSX The computer automatically powers up using ...

Page 88: ... monitor and your application program Most applications using 640 by 480 resolution do not require a device driver Applications requiring super VGA 800 by 600 or 1024 by 768 also require an appropriate device driver See your BatteryPro Productivity Software User s Manual for more details Display Mode This item selects the display mode for either the built in LCD screen or a connected external moni...

Page 89: ...power up state of the ScrLk key The possible settings are On or Off The default setting is Off Repeat Rate This item specifies the key repeat ratc also called the typematic rate that is the speed at which a character repeats on the screen when you press and hold down a key The possible settings are Fast Slow and Normal The default setting is Normal System Configurations This category specifies var...

Page 90: ... The possible settings are On or Off The default setting is On Quick Boot This item selects quick loading of the system When this item is set to On the system bypasses some of the power up self checks including memory check when you turn on the computer The possible settings are On or Off The default setting is On Customizing Your Computer 4 19 ...

Page 91: ...he default setting is LPT1 If you are not using the port set this item to Disabled to conserve battery power TravelPoint This item enables you to turn on off the six pin mini DIN TravelPoint port on the left side panel The default setting is On Leave this item set to On if you are using TravelPoint connected to the port The Off setting conserves battery power and you must select Off if you connect...

Page 92: ...erial port Baud Rate Possible Baud Rate settings are 110 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 or 9600 bits per second bps The default setting is 9600 Data Bits Possible Data Bits settings are 7 data bits or 8 data bits The default setting is 8 Stop Bits Possible Stop Bits settings are I stop bit or 2 stop bits The default setting is 1 Parity Possible settings are None Odd or Even parity The default setting ...

Page 93: ...is Normal Option Comm The Option Comm unication category defines the communications settings for a second serial port if your computer is equipped with the optional Internal Modem Possible settings for the Option Comm item are Port 2 and Disable The default setting is Disable The Disable setting conserves battery power Select the Disable setting if the Internal Modem option is not installed in you...

Page 94: ...lay 5 2 Keyboard 5 2 Communication Ports 5 2 Processing Speed 5 3 Memory 5 3 AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS Files 5 4 Default AUTOEXEC BAT File 5 4 Default CONFIG SYS File 5 6 Using Laptop Manager 5 7 Laptop Manager Main Menu 5 7 Quick Commands Box 5 8 Single Character Quick Commands 5 8 Using Microsoft Windows 5 9 Using a Password 5 10 Loading the Password Utility 5 10 Installing a Password 5 11 Cha...

Page 95: ... WinSX or any computer Display The Texas Instruments TravelMate 3000 WinSX has an 80column by 25 line display with 640 by 480 VGA resolution and four other lower resolution displays When installing an application program select the highest resolution monitor configuration that both the program and the TravelMate 3000 WinSX can support Keyboard The TravelMate 3000 WinSX keyboard emulates all functi...

Page 96: ...u process described in your BatteryPro Productivity Software User s Manual If you use the Laptop Manager utility to load your application programs you can configure Laptop Manager to load the program with all necessary settings Then you do not have to change the Setup Program settings each time you load a different application program that requires a different processing speed Memory The standard ...

Page 97: ... WinSX for more details on constructing these files and their significance Note If you need to restore the default AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files to your hard disk they are included on the BatteryPro Productivity Software floppy furnished with your computer Default AUTOEXEC BAT File Each line of the AUTOEXEC BAT file and its purpose are defined in the table following the file listing ECHO OFF P...

Page 98: ... tells Laptop Manager in which directory to find its data file this line is required by Laptop Manager 7 8 9 comment block describing the palette control program 10 deleting the REM enables RPAL a color palette control program to install 11 12 13 determines whether computer on ac or battery power and turns 14 on command that verifies files are correctly written to disk 15 16 17 turns off modem if ...

Page 99: ...ent DOS version 2 installs extended memory manager device driver 3 loads MS DOS into extended memory 4 tells MS Dos how many files can be open at any one time you can adjust the value as required by your application 5 tells MS DOS how many buffers will be used for file input output you can adjust the value as required by your application to maximize processing speed 6 reserves memory for MS DOS to...

Page 100: ...he TravelMate 3000 WinSX Notebook Computer BatteryPro Productivity Software User s Manual furnished with your new computer Laptop Manager Main Menu The Laptop Manager main menu enables you to select application programs with one keystroke Procedures for adding items to the Applications list and Quick Commands box are described in the BatteryPro Productivity Software User s Manual furnished with yo...

Page 101: ...d in Chapter 3 of this manual Single Character Quick Commands At the bottom of the Laptop Manager menu Quick Commands box are two single character commands q Press the D key and Laptop Manager displays a prompt at the bottom of the screen at which you can enter MS DOS commands of up to 67 characters Pressing the Enter key starts the command When the command is executed pressing any key returns you...

Page 102: ...h all drives on the TravelMate 3000 WinSX for application programs Click on OK and Windows then will search drive C and display yet another dialog box for you to choose which applications you want Windows to set up for loading from Windows icons See your Microsoft Windows User s Guide if you need more information Caution When you want to exit Windows use the Shutdown icon on the Windows Program Ma...

Page 103: ...oftware User s Manual for more information about the Password feature for Laptop Manager Loading the Password Utility Load the Password utility as follows 1 At the MS DOS C prompt type PW and press the Enter key The following Password Utility menu displays From the Password Utility menu you can install change or remove a password or you can exit the menu 2 To select a Password command move the hig...

Page 104: ...rs and press the Enter key 3 Press the Enter key again to install the new password or press the Esc key to cancel the action and return to the Password Utility menu If you have already installed a password when you select Install Password the computer displays the following message Password already exists Press any key on the keyboard to return to the Password Utility menu Installing and Using App...

Page 105: ...rompted to enter a new password If you type the wrong password the message Incorrect Password displays on the next line and you are prompted to press any key to return to the Password Utility menu You can try to change the password again or you can exit the Password Utility menu by selecting Exit 3 Type a new password of up to eight characters and press the Enter key 4 Press the Enter key again to...

Page 106: ...ge Password check OK displays on the next line Press the Enter key to remove the current password or press the Esc key to abort the process and return to the Password Utility menu If you type the wrong password the message Incorrect Password displays on the next line and you are prompted to press any key to return to the Password Utility menu You can try to remove the password again or you can exi...

Page 107: ...ee times the system locks and the computer starts beeping If this happens turn off the computer wait 5 seconds and turn it on again This time you have only one chance to enter the correct password before the system locks q If you enter the correct password after several incorrect passwords the following message displays Enter Password Previous invalid password attempts q Press any key to continue ...

Page 108: ...y from where you store or operate your computer Caution If you forget the system password you will not be able to use your computer To regain access it is necessary to send your computer to a Texas Instruments Service facility see back of manual This operation is not covered by warranty Installing and Using Application Programs 5 15 ...

Page 109: ...es 6 3 Removing the Keyboard 6 3 Installing the Modules 6 5 Replacing the Keyboard 6 6 Changing Memory Setup 6 7 Internal Modem 6 8 Math Coprocessor Option 6 9 Parts Furnished 6 9 Tools Required 6 9 Disassembling the Computer 6 10 Reassembling the Computer 6 13 Operation 6 14 Other Options 6 15 Extra Battery Pack 6 15 Small Computer System Interface SCSI 6 15 Ethernet Adapter 6 15 Expansion Statio...

Page 110: ...eypad does not function Attaching the Keypad Attach the Numeric Keypad to the computer as follows 1 Turn off the computer 2 Remove the dust cap from the Numeric Keypad connector on the right side of the computer case 3 Attach the Numeric Keypad to the computer by joining the connector on the left side of the Numeric Keypad with the connector on the right side of the computer 4 Rotate the thumbscre...

Page 111: ...ing the modules and replacing the keyboard Read this procedure before starting and if you do not feel comfortable doing the steps contact your Texas Instruments dealer Removing the Keyboard Remove the keyboard from the computer case as follows 1 Turn off computer power disconnect the AC Adapter and disconnect any external devices and cables connected to the computer 2 Carefully insert the blade of...

Page 112: ...release the middle catch 5 Continue holding the top left corner of the keyboard while inserting the screwdriver blade into the rightmost slot behind the Ins key Then rotate the screwdriver 30 degrees toward the rear the keyboard should now be fully released from the rear catches 6 Raise the rear of the keyboard several inches rotate the rear of the keyboard 180 degrees toward you and place the key...

Page 113: ... static electricity from your hands tools and containers by touching them to a grounded surface 1 Remove the RAM modules from their shipping container one by one to prevent bending their pins and possible static damage 2 Holding the first module so that the label side faces the left side of the computer and the beveled corner faces the rear of the computer carefully insert the module pins into the...

Page 114: ...e keyboard as described in the next section Replacing the Keyboard Replace the keyboard into the computer case as follows 1 Rotate the keyboard right side up and insert the three tabs on the front side of the keyboard panel into the three matching slots on the computer case 2 Hold the front of the keyboard in place while you lower the rear of the keyboard onto the computer case 6 6 TravelMate 3000...

Page 115: ...he Backspace key and gently press down on the keyboard until the rightmost catch snaps locked 6 Test the installation by closing the computer display cover If the display closes securely with no resistance the keyboard is correctly installed Changing Memory Setup After installing the RAM modules turn on the computer load the Setup Program and reset the Extended item to match the computer s new RAm...

Page 116: ...te The Internal Modem options may not be available in some countries For availability of this option contact your dealer With an internal modem installed you can connect your TravelMate 3000 WinSX to the telephone network and communicate with a remote modem With the 2400 bps modem option installed you also can make facsimile fax transmissions to remote fax machines at 4800 bps For more information...

Page 117: ...scharge ESD Use a high impedance grounded conductive floor mat or wrist strap to prevent ESD Before touching the integrated circuit devices discharge static electricity from your hands tools and containers by touching them to a grounded surface Parts Furnished The following parts are furnished in the Math Coprocessor kit q Cyrix 387 coprocessor chip q Cyrix Installation Manual Tools Required You w...

Page 118: ...connect the AC Adapter and any other external devices connected to the computer 2 Remove the internal battery pack from the computer as described in Chapter 3 of this manual 3 Carefully lay the computer upside down on a padded work surface and remove the four recessed screws from the corners of the bottom panel 4 Remove the three recessed screws from the corners of the battery compartment 6 10 Tra...

Page 119: ...p latches and separate the top unit from the bottom unit 7 Raise the front of the top unit about 2 to 3 inches 50 to 75 mm to gain access to the coprocessor socket Do not separate the rear of the top and bottom units The key scan board will likely fall out of the inside front of the top unit 8 Prop up the front of the top unit with nonmetallic objects on both sides or have another person hold the ...

Page 120: ...e chip matches the corresponding bevel in one corner of the socket Caution Incorrect orientation of the coprocessor chip can destroy the chip 11 Carefully insert the coprocessor chip into socket XU02 and press it down firmly until it snaps into place The top of the chip must be level with the raised edges of the socket The coprocessor chip is now installed 12 Using the needle nose pliers remove an...

Page 121: ...place 2 Check all around the case to be sure no wires protrude then press down on the front of the top unit so that it engages with the bottom unit 3 Holding the top and bottom units together turn the computer upside down and lay it on your work surface 4 Loosely reinsert the seven screws removed during disassembly Again be sure no wires protrude from between the top and bottom units Then tighten ...

Page 122: ... in the Setup Program Refer to the Cyrtx Installation Manual also furnished in the kit for instructions Operation The Math Coprocessor option operates automatically in conjunction with your application programs that can use the coprocessor s capabilities No user setup or intervention is required therefore no operating instructions are necessary 6 14 TravelMate 3000 WinSX Options ...

Page 123: ...SI Adapter transfers synchronous data at 4 MB per second and asynchronous data at 1 25 MB per second The SCSI Adapter supports MS DOS XeniXTM OS 2 and Unix operating systems and Novell NetWare The Adapter also provides a connector for external PS 2 compatible 101key keyboards Windows 3 00 files are included Ethernet Adapter The Ethernet Adapter option enables you to connect the computer to a local...

Page 124: ...rts are located on the left side panel of the TravelMate 3000 WinSX case To use a serial printer load the Setup Program as described in Chapter 4 and set the Standard Comm category to match your serial printer Then connect the printer to the serial port on the left side panel of the TravelMate 3000 WinSX case Mouse The TravelPoint pointing device described in Chapter 3 is furnished with your new T...

Page 125: ...efore connecting an external monitor 1 Turn off power to both the external monitor and the TravelMate 3000 WinSX 2 Connect the 15 pin external VGA monitor cable from the external monitor to the 15 pin connector on the left side panel of the computer 3 Turn on power to the TravelMate 3000 WinSX first then turn on the external monitor 4 Switch the display between the TravelMate 3000 WinSX s LCD and ...

Page 126: ...leaning the case and screen q How to get the most work from a battery charge and how to care for the battery Contents Do s and Don ts 7 2 Cleaning the TravelMate 3000 WinSX 7 3 Cleaning the Case 7 3 Cleaning the Screen 7 3 Conserving Battery Power 7 4 Typical Power Consumption 7 5 Care and Handling of the Battery 7 6 Taking Care of Your Computer 7 1 ...

Page 127: ...ose the TravelMate 3000 WinSX to excessive vibration q Never place anything on top of the computer when it is recharging or operating this can cause overheating q Do not transport the computer with power turned on q Do not try to force the LCD screen beyond its fully opened position about 130 degrees q Always remove a floppy from the floppy diskette drive before turning off the computer Caution In...

Page 128: ...e cloth Caution Never use alcohol benzine thinner or other strong chemical agents that could damage the TravelMate 3000 WinSX s case and never apply liquid directly to the computer only to a clean cloth Cleaning the Screen The surface of the screen is covered with a protective plastic film that may become smeared and accumulate dust during use Try not to touch the screen with your fingers Clean th...

Page 129: ...However if the HDD Motor Off period is too short hard disk access time increases several seconds for the drive motor to power up before disk accesses can occur This can increase operating time up to 10 percent q You can choose between three CPU speeds 20 10 and 5 MHz The computer uses less power at lower CPU speeds When using an application program that is not CPU intensive for example many word p...

Page 130: ...round tasks 3 5 watts Auto Suspendt without background tasks 3 2 3 5 watts Cover Closed Suspend mode 3 3 2 watts Operation with hard disk access 9 10 watts Operation with no hard disk access 8 9 watts Operation with LCD off 4 5 6 5 watts Setup Program LCD Power set to Low 0 5 watts LCD brightness minimum to maximum 1 5 3 5 watts Typical full charge battery capacity 22 24 watts Maximum power consum...

Page 131: ... other products q Never recharge the battery differently than described in Chapter 3 of this manual q Never dispose of an old battery in fire q Always charge the battery after the automatic deep discharge cycle completes When the LowBatt indicator starts to blink this warns you that the computer is about to turn off automatically to prevent damage to the computer hardware After the computer turns ...

Page 132: ...of time If you are not going to use your TravelMate 3000 WinSX for an extended period be sure to recharge the battery every 3 to 6 months q When using the computer for the first time or after prolonged storage in temperatures above 95 F 35 C a battery charge may not last as long as normal This condition disappears after a few full discharge recharge cycles See Conditioning the Battery in Chapter 3...

Page 133: ...h 0 wait state Expandable up to 6 MB using RAM Module option ROM 128 KB 8 bit bus contains IPL self test Setup AT BIOS and VGA BIOS Display Technology Illuminated triple supertwist liquid crystal display LCD Size 8 by 6 inches 203 by 153 mm 10 inches 254 mm diagonal Characters line 80 Lines screen 25 Resolution 640 by 480 pixels bit mapped Gray scales 32 Emulations VGA EGA CGA MDA Video memory 1 M...

Page 134: ...AC Adapter Input 100 to 250 Vac 0 7 to 0 4 A 50 to 60 Hz Output 5 Vdc 3 5 A max 7 Vdc 1 5 A max 8 5 Vdc 1 5 A max Total output not to exceed 3 8 A Temperature Operating 50o to 95o F 10o to 35o C Storage Transit 4o to 140o F 20o to 60o C Humidity Operating 20 to 80 non condensing Storage Transit 10 to 90 non condensing Vibration Operating 0 5 G 5 to 250 Hz Storage Transit 5 0 G 5 to 250 Hz A 2 Spec...

Page 135: ...DB 9 connector for full duplex asynchronous transmission at up to 9600 baud Numeric Keypad 10 pin special VGA Monitor 15 pin DB 15 analog TravelPoint mouse Mini DIN PS 2 compatible standard Drives Hard disk drive 60 MB hard disk average access time 19 ms Floppy Drive Reads writes 3 5 inch 720 KB and 1 44 MB floppy diskettes Keyboard Keys 79 U S keyboard only 80 including 12 function keys and Fn ke...

Page 136: ...provals Main Unit FCC Part 15 Class B U S A including FCC Part 68 U S A AC Adapter DOC Canada UL TUV and CSA safety Options Refer to the individual publications furnished with each option for specifications A 4 Specifications ...

Page 137: ...aracters above decimal code 128 extended ASCII characters Note The extended ASCII characters that are not on the keyboard 128 to 255 decimal can be displayed at the MS DOS prompt and in many application programs as follows Hold down the Alt key type the ASCII decimal code for the character using the keys with numbers on their front face with the Fn key also held down or with the Num Lk key on Rele...

Page 138: ...Character Sets Code Page 437 United States B 2 Character Sets ...

Page 139: ...Character Sets Code Page 850 MultLingual Character Sets B 3 ...

Page 140: ...Character Sets Code Page 863 Canadian French B 4 Character Sets ...

Page 141: ...Character Sets Code Page 865 Nordic Character Sets B 5 ...

Page 142: ...C Keyboard Layouts The following diagrams show the TravelMate 3000 WinSX Notebook Computer keyboard layouts for the U S A and international versions Keyboard Layouts C 1 ...

Page 143: ...Keyboard Layouts C 2 Keyboard Layouts ...

Page 144: ...Keyboard Layouts Keyboard Layouts C 3 ...

Page 145: ...Keyboard Layouts C 4 Keyboard Layouts ...

Page 146: ...Keyboard Layouts Keyboard Layouts C 5 ...

Page 147: ...d If MS DOS fails to load from the hard disk or a floppy an error message appears Turn off the computer wait 5 seconds then turn the computer on again If the error message displays repeatedly call your Texas Instruments dealer or call TI Service at 1 800 847 5757 Refer to Error Messages in Appendix E for a list of power up error messages Diagnostics Program To load the Diagnostics Program insert y...

Page 148: ...figuration of that hardware item Some items are listed only present P or not present N while others specify a hardware type for example Keyboard can be an 84 key keyboard a 101 key keyboard or not present N The diskette types are defined as they are in the Setup Program menu The diagnostics menu reflects the hardware the Diagnostics Program detects in your computer The selection process overrides ...

Page 149: ...ey When you press the Esc key you can continue again by pressing the Space Bar or abort the suite of tests by again pressing the Esc key If you select a single test using the F10 key the single test is repeated if the continuous test field is set to Yes If you select a suite of tests using the F9 key the entire suite is repeated Stop On Error If an error is detected during a suite of tests the dia...

Page 150: ...t is destructive to data Interactive tests require some user intervention to operate For example if you select the interactive keyboard test you must press keys on the keyboard to verify that it is operating properly In general if you are performing continuous tests you should not select any interactive tests permitting the suite of tests to run unattended The following component tests and their r...

Page 151: ...kground test Memory test EGA Adapter Test Attribute test Character test Text test Page test Graphics test Background test Memory test VGA Adapter Test Attribute test Character test Text test Page test Graphics test Background test Memory test Parallel Port Test Internal loopback Printed pattern requires connected printer External loopback requires loopback connector Diagnostics D 5 ...

Page 152: ... the hard disk format system which is described later in this appendix Diagnostic Error Codes When an error is detected by the diagnostics system a twobyte hexadecimal code is displayed The first byte is the class of the error and the second byte is the sub class The error code class generally corresponds to a specific hardware system or group of hardware systems For example class one 01 is used f...

Page 153: ...s tests 30q Memory tests 37q Diskette Fdisk tests The following table lists the error codes that could be displayed by the diagnostics program The codes are displayed by class followed by sub class Diagnostics Program Error Codes Code Class Failure Description 0101 System board DMA registers 0102 System board DMA memory move 0103 System board Interrupt mask 0104 System board Hot interrupt line 010...

Page 154: ...stem board Real time clock 0120 System board BIOS checksum 0701 Keyboard Controller 0702 Keyboard Keyboard map 1001 Coprocessor Registers 1002 Coprocessor Calculations 1701 Video Text attributes 1702 Video Background colors 1703 Video Character set 1704 Video Text page registration 1705 Video Text pages 1706 Video Graphics display 1707 Video EGA VGA palette 1708 Video Memory 1709 Video VGA sequenc...

Page 155: ...02 LPT Control loopback 2703 LPT Printed pattern 2704 LPT Printer not ready 2705 LPT Unknown error 2706 LPT No paper paper jam 2707 LPT Printer timeout 2708 LPT Printer busy 3001 Memory Address lines 3002 Memory Data patterns 3003 Memory Walking bits 3701 Disk Invalid parameter 3702 Disk Address mark not found 3703 Disk Write protect error 3704 Disk Sector not found 3705 Disk Reset failed 3706 Dis...

Page 156: ...t found 3700 Disk Invalid format sectors count 370E Disk Control data mark detected 3710 Disk cRC or Ecc error detected 3711 Disk ECC corrected error 3720 Disk General controller failure 3740 Disk Seek operation 3750 Disk Change line test 3780 Disk Drive not ready 37BB Disk Undefined error occurred 37CC Disk Write fault on selected drive 37E0 Disk Status error 37FF Disk Sense operation failed D 10...

Page 157: ...placed on the output ports of the computer The loopback connector pin assignments are listed in the following tables Loopback Connector Pin Assignments Serial Loopback Connections DB9 Pin Signal 1 7 8 CD RTS CTS 2 3 TX RX 4 6 DTR DSR Parallel Loopback Connections DB25 Pin Signal 15 2 DO ERR 13 1 STRB SLCT 16 10 INIT ACK 17 11 SLCTIN BUSY 14 12 AuToFEED PE Diagnostics D 11 ...

Page 158: ...on of the Format Fixed Disk menu displays the list of currently recorded bad tracks This list is central to the processing of most of the format functions Bad tracks are areas of the hard disk that cannot store data properly A list of the bad tracks detected by the drive manufacturer are usually provided with the hard disk drive when it is purchased Some of these areas may work intermittently but ...

Page 159: ...ress the Y key to clear all entries from the bad track table or press the N key to abort To print the bad track table press the F3 key be sure your printer is connected You can search the disk for all existing bad tracks if the drive has already been formatted by selecting F5 scan for bad tracks This causes the program to quickly test each track on the hard disk to determine if it has already been...

Page 160: ...ter installing a new hard disk drive you should enter the bad track information provided by the manufacturer into the bad track table see above After this is done press the F7 key This option is specifically for formatting a hard disk drive which was previously unformatted it performs the following operations q Each track of the hard disk is reformatted using the current interleave value q Each tr...

Page 161: ...ally and the surface analysis performed is not as thorough or as time consuming as that performed when you select F6 If the bad track table from the manufacturer is available when the reformat of the drive is done enter that map before this operation is performed This ensures that all tracks in that list are reformatted as bad regardless of whether or not they are found by the scan for bad track p...

Page 162: ... Problems Yourself Computer does not Low battery Plug in AC come on when power Adapter and run unit from switch in ON position ac power After finishing operation leave the com puter turned off but still con nected to power for about 3 hours to fully charge the battery AC Adapter plugged into faul ty outlet Check ac outlet by plugging in another ap pliance for example a lamp AC Adapter plugs not se...

Page 163: ...tery dis harge cycle completes and run computer on ac power If Power indicator is orange press the Fn F4 Stndby keys to resume operation Blinking Low Batt indicator signals that computer will shut off in about 1 minute None of the above Contact your Texas Instruments reseller The built in LCD screen Screen contrast brightness is blank controls Adjust the contrast and brightness controls on the rig...

Page 164: ...item to Always On screen goes blank after to prevent LCD from blanking a few minutes because of mouse or key board inactivity LCD screen backlight Display unit turned off be does not light even cause of keyboard inactivity when brightness con see The Setup Program in trol fully turned up Chapter 4 of this manual Press the Shift key to turn backlight on again In Standby mode If Power indicator ir o...

Page 165: ... a note of the message and contact your Texas In struments reseller Setup Program setting Check the settings on the Setup Pro gram see Chapter 4 Embedded numeric Embedded numeric keypad keypad does not work is automatically disabled when the optional Numeric Keypad is installed Optional Numeric Check thumb screw and con Keypad does not work nectors for good fit then reboot the computer Amber indic...

Page 166: ...r off Internal fault contact your Texas Instruments reseller Pressing Fn F4 keys The BatteryPro V switch does not put computer may be set in the device in Standby mode driver which disables the Standby mode View the CONFIG SYS file to be sure the line DEVICE C UTILS BATTERY PRO does not have the V switch Auto Suspend mode active Power indicator blinking changes from green to orange orange to green...

Page 167: ...dicating a failure in the hardware software or firmware q Informational messages about the power up and booting processes Power Up Self Test Error Messages The following error messages list possible causes and solutions Error messages not listed indicate hardware problems that can be corrected only by internal checks Write out the error message and contact your Texas Instruments reseller or you ca...

Page 168: ...rogram to check drives as described in Appen dix D If the hard disk drive is at fault contact your Texas Instruments reseller Invalid Configuration Wrong configuration settings Information Check the settings on the Press Enter to run Setup Program menus par Set _Up ticularly Memory category Press the F1 key to selections Unused must continue equal 0 and number of Dis kette drives see Chapter 4 to ...

Page 169: ...zes table in Chapter 4 If Hard Disk type is correct boot the com puter from your MS DOS flop py and run the SYS COM program from MS DOS to re store the boot files to the hard disk No boot device avail Drive A hard disk or dis able press F I to retry kette defective Boot the boot system again replace the floppy If the hard disk is at fault run the DIAG program described in Appendix D Contact your T...

Page 170: ...ational Messages The following informational messages do not necessarily indicate a problem or failure but are provided by the computer to inform you NNN Main memory This message lists the NNN Extended amount of standard memory and optional extended memory that has tested suc cessfully Memory tests ter This message informs you minated by keystroke that you pressed the Space Bar while memory tests ...

Page 171: ...ll not see these files if you view a directory of drive C using the DIR command If COMMAND COM is Missing If COMMAND COM is missing from your hard disk the screen displays this message during the boot process Bad or missing Command Interpreter The computer then becomes inactive Complete the steps in the next section to restore COMMAND COM to your hard disk If SYS Files are Missing If the IO sys EX...

Page 172: ...s 1 Insert the BatteryPro and Productivity Software floppy into drive A and at the MS DOS A prompt type INSTALL and press the Enter key 2 Follow the instructions on the screen If you need more information see the TravelMate 3000 WinSX BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual furnished with your new computer Restoring Windows After you restore the MS DOS and BatteryPro files as explained ...

Page 173: ...ormation see the Microsoft Windows User s Guide furnished with your new computer Note After your restore Windows to the hard disk be sure you are using the HIMEM SMARTDRV and RAMDRivE device drivers from MS DOS not Windows Check the CONFIG SYS file and edit the paths if necessary to match the default file listed in Chapter 5 E 12 Troubleshooting ...

Page 174: ... K bytes These values are abbreviated as KB and MB in this manual Computers use two main types of internal memory Rom and RAM Although floppy drives and hard disk drives are usually incorporated into a computer s case or cabinet these memory devices are external memory and could theoretically be located anywhere ROM Read Only Memory Rom is memory that permanently stores programs or data on integra...

Page 175: ...cribes the various areas of memory RAm and how you can make memory more efficient by configuring it in conjunction with the memory management device drivers supplied with your TravelMate 3000 WinSX Notebook Computer F 2 Configuring Memory ...

Page 176: ...his 640 KB limit The amount of standard default RAM 640 KB in the TravelMate 3000 WinSX is displayed on the Setup Program menu as Standard Memory and it can be changed in 64 KB increments if your application program requires it MS DOS accesses different areas of the computer s memory in different ways The following memory map shows the available memory and how MS DOS uses it Configuring Memory F 3...

Page 177: ...e MS DOS 5 0 version furnished with your computer Expanded Memory Expanded memory is memory conforming to the Expanded Memory Specification EMS developed by Lotus Intel Microsoft and is known as LIM EMS The TravelMate 3000 WinSX supports EMS version 4 O Expanded memory is accessed by allocating an area usually 64 KB of system memory between 640 KB and 1 MB and between 256 KB and 640 KB when the O ...

Page 178: ...anded memory you must install the EMM386 EXE device driver as described in the next section Memory Device Drivers You need not install the Expanded memory driver if your application program does not support use of Expanded memory Configuring Memory F 5 ...

Page 179: ...evice driver furnished on the C DOS directory supports RAM disks in standard Extended and Expanded memory q SMARTDRV SYS device driver furnished on the C DOS directory for use with a hard disk and Extended or Expanded memory that supports disk caching to speed up reading from the hard disk Installing Device Drivers To install a driver add a DEVICE command line to your CONFIG SYS file sililar to th...

Page 180: ...VICE C DOS EMM386 EXE options Parameters also called switches or options for the EMM386 ExE driver are described in the Microsoft Windows User s Guide furnished with your new computer After it loads the memory manager determines the amount of Expanded memory in the system and performs any required initialization Note Do not use EMM386 EXE with Windows 3 0 in 386 enhanced mode If the EMM386 EXE lin...

Page 181: ...crosoft MS DOS User s Guide and Reference furnished with your new computer for detailed instructions on installing and configuring expanded memory HIMEM SYS HIMEM SYS is an eXtended Memory Manager XMM conforming to eXtended Memory Specifications XMS version 2 O HIMEM SYS uses 64 KB of the high memory area HMA at the beginning of Extended memory to store a single TSR program or device driver or it ...

Page 182: ...computer power is turned off so you must copy the contents of the RAM disk to a floppy disk or to the hard disk before turning off power You can do this using the furnished Laptop File Manager utility or the MS DOS COPY command to copy all files from the RAM disk or you can set up a batch file to do it automatically Unlike a normal disk a RAM disk does not require formatting before use To set up a...

Page 183: ...y stored in a cache in Extended or Expanded memory When needed the data can be accessed by the processor directly from the cache memory The data on the hard disk is updated automatically to reflect the changes in the data stored in the cache SMARTDRV SYS works best when set up in Expanded memory but also performs well in Extended memory To install SMARTDRV SYS in its simplest form include the foll...

Page 184: ...I Input 25 Pin CentroniCS Type Parallel Connector Pin No Signal Name Abbreviation Direction 1 Strobe STROBE Output 2 Data 0 DATAO Output 3 Data 1 DATAI Output 4 Data 2 DATA2 Output 5 Data 3 DATA3 Output 6 Data 4 DATA4 Output 7 Data 5 DATA5 Output 8 Data 6 DATA6 Output 9 Data 7 DATA7 Output 10 Acknowledge ACK Input 11 Busy BUSY Input 12 Paper empty PE Input 13 Select SLCT Input 14 Auto feed AUTO FE...

Page 185: ...rn Input 8 Blue return Input 9 Not used 10 Ground 11 Not used 12 Not used 13 Horizontal sync Output 14 Vertical sync Output 15 Not used Note Monochrome monitors use green video for all video input and ignore red and blue video Six Pin TravelPoint Mouse Connector Pin No Signal Name Abbreviation 1 Data MDATA 2 Not used 3 Ground GND 4 5 volts VCC 5 Mouse clock MCLK 6 Not used G 2 Connector Pin Assign...

Page 186: ...ter The CGA standard supports 640 by 200 pixel two color graphics or 320 by 200 pixel four color graphics and uses an 8 by 8 pixel character box in text mode The TravelMate 3000 WinSX LCD screen supports CGA by displaying text in an 80 column by 25 line text display in an 8 by 16 pixel character box in a 640 by 400 pixel display area centered on the screen The TravelMate 3000 WinSX supports color ...

Page 187: ...centered on the screen The TravelMate 3000 WinSX LCD supports color graphics in three resolutions Resolution 320 by 200 In 16 of 32 shades of gray One pixel is converted to a 2 x 2 cell Display area 640 x 400 Resolution 640 by 200 in 16 of 32 shades of gray One pixel is converted to a 1 x 2 cell Display area 640 x 400 Resolution 640 by 350 pixels with 2 shades of gray or monochrome One pixel is di...

Page 188: ...s of gray mapped into 32 shades One pixel is converted to a 2 x 2 cell Display area 640 x 400 Resolution 640 by 480 with 16 shades of 32 shades of gray One pixel is displayed as a 1 x 1 cell Display area 640 x 480 HGC Hercules Graphics Card The HGC standard supports a high resolution 720 by 348 pixel monochrome text or graphics display The text display for HGC mode is the same as for MDA mode The ...

Page 189: ...orted on CRT only 58 6A 800 x 600 x 16 8 x 8 44 7 MHz 256 KB 59 613 800 x 600 mono 8 x 8 44 7 MHz 256 KB 1024 x 768 Modes Supported on CRT only 5A 1024 x 768 x 2 9 x 16 44 7 MHz 256 KB 5B 1024 x 768 x 4 9x 16 44 7 MHz 256 KB 5D 1024 x 768 x 16 9 x 16 44 7 MHz 512 KB The 132 column text mode requires special software drivers you should specify PARADISE as the type of VGA controller Some drivers are...

Page 190: ...es such as BASIC that allow you to design your own programs archiving The process of storing back up copies of data files in a specific location ASCII An acronym for the American Standard Code for Information Interchange an agreed upon standard for the assignment of numeric values to letters digits punctuation marks and control codes The computer processes only numbers even though characters lette...

Page 191: ...stalled in or affixed to your computer to provide electrical power baud A signal element change per second If a signal element change has only one bit baud equals bits per second binary A system of numbering that uses patterns of only zero s and one s Each item of information whether a letter graphic symbol or an instruction is converted to a binary number before it is processed by your computer B...

Page 192: ...ache A software device that accumulates copies of recently used disk sectors in RAM The application program can then read these copies without accessing the disk thereby speeding up the performance of the application central processing unit CPU The electronic circuits in your computer where most processing of information takes place character One of a set of symbols such as letters numerals or pun...

Page 193: ... a data file to another computer by using telephone lines and a modem compiler A program that translates a language such as BASIC into a language your computer can understand A compiler translates the entire program just once computer A combination of a central processing unit CPu and memory designed to process information Although a combination of the central processing unit and memory is defined...

Page 194: ...onic circuitry that allows communication between the computer unit and an external device conventional memory Internal RAM up to 640 KB accessed by MS DOS directly also called main memory and RAM coprocessor An auxiliary processing unit designed to speed up the processing of certain types of information CPU See central processing unit CRT Abbreviation for cathode ray tube a common term for a telev...

Page 195: ...torage manipulation and dissemination of information using sequences of mathematical and logical operations default value A value that your computer assumes as a response to a prompt unless instructed otherwise device driver The small programs used to control external devices or to run other programs A device driver directs production manipulation and presentation of appropriate signals by the com...

Page 196: ...he utility programs of an operating system for example MS DOS that enable you to perform occasional operations such as copying an entire floppy or partitioning a hard disk drive external devices The devices usually for input and output connected to your computer to increase its capability and usefulness Examples include printers and modems file A group of organized data assembled for one particula...

Page 197: ... output and retrieval operations function keys The keys that perform editing functions in MS DOS and have application defined functions at other times graphics Visual patterns displayed on the screen or produced on a printer usually formed by patterns of dots hard disk drive A combination of a drive mechanism and permanently sealed storage medium capable of storing large amounts of information har...

Page 198: ...f material usually silicon internal commands The core program of the operating system for example MS DOS that consists of commands necessary for day to day operations such as copying files internal memory A temporary storage area for information programs and data in binary form KB An abbreviation for 1 024 bytes used to designate the memory capacity of a computer or the storage capacity of a stora...

Page 199: ... mathematical calculations MB An abbreviation for megabyte used to designate the memory capacity of a computer or the storage capacity of a storage device megabyte 1 024 kilobytes microprocessor A central processing unit assembled on a single silicon integrated circuit chip modem A device separate from or installed in your computer that allows it to use telephone lines to communicate with other de...

Page 200: ...imately 20 MB in size to accommodate the working capacity of the operating system path pathname A sequence of directory names usually ending in a filename all separated by backslashes to tell your computer where to find particular subdirectories and files port An input output connection between external devices and the computer The port has both male and female connectors that contain a specific n...

Page 201: ...e contents of random access memory can be altered allowing information stored there to be processed Unlike read only memory information in RAM is usually lost when power is turned off For this reason information in RAM must be saved on a storage device before the computer is turned off Also called main memory and system memory read To access information from a storage device read only memory A typ...

Page 202: ...ature that generates a character as long as an alphanumeric key is pressed working copy A copy of a floppy that is used in day today operations while the original is kept in storage This term also can mean a floppy that has both an operating system and an application program on it working directory the default directory used by an application program when it first is loaded onto the hard disk writ...

Page 203: ...se cleaning 7 3 see cursor control keys 2 13 CGA H 1 AUTOEXEC file default 5 4 character sets AUTOEXEC BAT file 5 4 Canadian French B 5 b multilingual B 3 Backspace key 2 12 Portuguese B 4 backup 3 4 United States B 2 battery cleaning removing 3 14 case 7 3 automatic discharge 3 12 screen 7 3 caring for 7 6 the computer 7 3 conditioning 3 10 clock setting 4 7 using normally 3 12 color coding keybo...

Page 204: ...rs EMM EXE F 7 installing F 6 diagnostics error codes D 6 power on D 1 proram D 1 self test D 1 dimensions A 2 dircharge automatic battery 3 12 display controls 2 4 LCD 2 2 mode setting 4 17 specifications A 1 time out setting 4 13 4 14 drive floppy using 3 19 drivers epanded memory F 6 drives specifications A 3 DSR setting 4 22 e echo print function 2 13 EGA H 2 embedded numeric keypad 2 14 EMM E...

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Page 206: ...ring for 3 4 formatting 1 6 k indicator 2 20 keyboard 1 4 C 1 setting 4 10 color coding 2 10 time out setting 4 14 installing 6 6 hardware options 1 7 layouts C 1 hardware computer 1 2 overview 2 10 help online 3 29 3 30 setting 4 18 help displays 3 29 3 30 specifications A 3 MS DOS commands 3 29 U S C 1 utilities 3 30 keys Hercules Graphics Card H 3 function 2 10 HGC H 3 Alt 2 12 high memory area...

Page 207: ...llocating 4 9 high memory area F 8 HIMEM SYS F 8 RAMDRIVE SYS F 9 setting 5 3 setting up 4 8 standard 4 8 message informational E 9 microprocessor 1 3 modem connector 2 7 monitor external connector 2 7 mouse also see TravelPoint 3 22 and CONFIG SYS file 3 28 connector G 2 option 6 16 port 2 7 setting 4 20 MS DOS restoring E 10 MS DOS help display 3 29 n Num Lock number lock indicator 2 15 2 20 key...

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Page 209: ...19 power savings backlight off 4 13 4 14 battery 7 4 settings 4 12 time out 4 13 power source specifications A 2 power switch 2 9 power on diagnostics D 1 power up messages E 7 E 9 printer options 1 9 problems solving E 1 programs setup 4 3 PrtSc print screen key 2 12 q quick boot 4 19 quick commands Laptop Manager 5 8 r RAM explained 1 4 F 1 RAM disk explained F 9 RAM disks F 6 RAM module option ...

Page 210: ... 1 10 optional I O 4 22 solving problems E 1 setting up memory 4 8 specifications A 1 settings CPU A 1 baud rate 4 21 dimensions A 2 beeper 4 18 display A 1 clock 4 7 drives A 3 cover alarm 4 19 humidity A 2 CPU speed 4 15 keyboard A 3 cursor 4 17 memory A 1 data bits 4 21 power source A 2 date 4 7 shock A 3 display 4 16 standard ports A 3 display mode 4 17 temperature A 2 floppy drive 4 10 vibrat...

Page 211: ...king your computer I vi SysRq system request key 2 12 unused memory setting 4 9 system restarting 3 18 utilities system board 1 3 1 10 help display 3 30 system configurations 4 18 SPEED 4 i5 Windows 5 9 t Tab key 2 11 v taking care of the computer 7 2 VGA H 2 temperature specifications A 2 vibration specifications A 2 time setting 4 7 time out interval 4 13 w TravelPoint Windows adjusting the curs...

Page 212: ...able when calling or FAXing yy Name address daytime phone number yy Product model yy Brief description of the symptoms being observed include the host computer and software application you are using A specialist for your TI product will return your call usually within eight working hours All return calls are free For hardware support Type of Service Times available Phone number Ordering options 8a...

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Page 214: ...ocessing of your order and lessen your inconvenience q Complete a separate Repair Request form on the next page for each computer or option you are returning and include the completed form or forms with your shipment Make photocopies of the form if necessary q If you are returning the entire computer and all options please use the original shipping container if possible or be certain your computer...

Page 215: ... Station q 2 MB RAM Module Kit q SCSI Adapter q Numeric Keypad q Ethernet LAN Adapter q 80387SX Math Coprocessor q Internal Modem q AC Adapter q Internal Battery Type of Claim q Warranty claim attach proof of purchase q Maintenance contract Agreement No q My purchase order number q My check is enclosed q Charge to my credit card q MC q VISA q AMEX Card Number Exp Date Description of Problem attach...

Page 216: ...Texas Instruments reserves the right to change its product and service offerings at any time without notice ...

Page 217: ...TravelMate 3000 WinSX Notebook Computer Major Components ...

Page 218: ...o television technician for help Notice Shielded Cables All connections to other computing deices must be made using shielded cables to maintain compliance with FCC regulations Notice Peripheral Devices Only peripherals input output devices terminals printers etc certified to comply with the Class B limits may be attached to this equipment Operation with non certified peripherals is likely to resu...

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