Texas Instruments TravelMate 3000, User Manual

Page 1: ...TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TravelMate 3000 Notebook Computer User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ecautions 3 3 Providing Power 3 6 Handling the Battery Pack 3 9 Starting Your Computer 3 13 Restarting the Computer 3 14 Using the Floppy Drive 3 15 Help Displays 3 18 4 Customizing Your Computer Accessing the Setup Program 4 3 System Options Page 1 4 6 User Features Page 2 4 11 External Communications Page 3 4 18 5 Installing and Using Application Programs Guidelines for Installing Applications 5...

Page 3: ...ning the TravelMate 3000 7 3 Conserving Battery Power 7 4 Care and Handling of the Battery 7 5 Appendixes Specifications A 1 Character Sets B 1 Keyboard Layouts C 1 Diagnostics D 1 Troubleshooting E 1 Configuring Memory F I Connector Pin Assignments G 1 Screen Standards H 1 Glossary Index Getting Support for Your TI Product Warranty and Service Repair Request Form Table of Contents iii ...

Page 4: ...programs that TI has created to use with them are tools that 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 Ms or her bu...

Page 5: ...ger diagnostics and other 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 yo...

Page 6: ... MS DOS version 4 01 and one 3 5 inch floppy for use with the MS DOS Select Copy program q BatteryPro Productivity Software User s Manual and one 3 5 inch floppy plus two floppies with external analog monitor utilities q Two function key template strips If any of the above items are missing contact your Texas Instruments dealer Conventions and Symbols Throughout this manual the following conventio...

Page 7: ...symbol indicates a Note concerning operating procedures or information you should know to help you operate your TravelMate 3000 This symbol alerts you to a Warning or Caution that can prevent you from causing injury to yourself or damage to your equipment This symbol tells you that more information about the same subject is continued on the next page About this Manual This manual describes the ope...

Page 8: ...in direct quotations for example in describing a displayed error message Setup Program menu and like items Contents of this Manual Here is an overview of what to expect in each chapter Chapter 1 Taking A First Look gives users who are not familiar with computers some basic information about the parts of a computer the software it uses and a brief overview of the TravelMate 3000 and its options Exp...

Page 9: ...ery and conserving battery power Appendix A Specifications lists operating and environmental specifications for your TravelMate 3000 Appendix B Character Sets Illustrates U S and international character sets used by the TravelMate 3000 Appendix C Keyboard Layouts illustrates the characters generated by the U S and other national keyboards Appendix D Diagnostics describes the diagnostic routines yo...

Page 10: ...rms and an Index are included near the back of the manual to help you Warranty and Service at the back of the manual describes the standard warranty and outlines the procedure to follow if your TravelMate 3000 ever requires service Other Manuals About the TravelMate 3000 The following manuals are furnished with your new TravelMate 3000 to help you operate your computer Title Part Number BatteryPro...

Page 11: ...tents Learning About Hardware 1 2 System 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 External Monitors 1 9 M...

Page 12: ...e 3000 looks like this when it is set up and ready to operate If you are already familiar with the main components of a computer you may want to skim the remainder of this chapter and skip ahead to Chapter 2 to learn more about your new TravelMate 3000 s standard hardware and available options Otherwise please continue on 1 2 Taking a First Look ...

Page 13: ...th 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 in binary code using the digit 0 or 1 Any piece of information for example a number or character is represented by a string of 0 s and l s For exam...

Page 14: ...tory programmed information that remains stored even with the power switch turned off You cannot change the contents of ROM The TravelMate 3000 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 typew...

Page 15: ...rial connector The TravelMate 3000 also provides a 15pin connector for an external analog monitor An external mouse connector on the left side of the case accepts an IBM PS 2 or compatible mouse connector 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 dis...

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 will 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: ...Kit TI Part No 2566996 0001 You can further increase memory by adding additional RAM Module Kits to increase RAM to a total of 6 MB The memory on the optional RAM can be used as Extended 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 Ex...

Page 18: ...processor option TI Part No 2566997 0001 to the TravelMate 3000 system board significantly improves processing performance of application programs that support a math coprocessor Note Use only the TravelMate 3000 Coprocessor option or equivalent Some coprocessors exceed the computer s power capacity Cables You can order a parallel printer cable TI Part No 25518040001 or a serial interface cable TI...

Page 19: ...0 parallel printer port or serial printer to the serial port External Monitors Your TravelMate 3000 has a CRT connector to which you can connect an external analog CRT monitor See Chapter 6 for a list of monitor types supported by the TravelMate 3000 Mouse You can connect an IBM PS 2 or compatible mouse to the furnished mouse adapter cable with ferrite which connects to the six pin mini DIN connec...

Page 20: ... 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 routines the operat...

Page 21: ...tents LCD Screen 2 3 Resolution 2 3 Screen Angle 2 3 Screen Controls 2 4 Brightness Control 2 4 Contrast Control 2 4 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 Mouse Connector 2 7 Modem Connector 2 7 Serial RS 232 C Port 2 7 Rear Panel 2 8 AC Adapter Jack 2 8 Expansion Bus Connector 2 8 Bott...

Page 22: ...k Key and the Embedded Numeric Keypad 2 14 Num Lock On 2 15 Num Lock Off 2 15 Num Lock Blinking 2 16 ScrLk 2 16 Pause 2 16 Combination Keys 2 16 Break 2 17 Set Up 2 17 Stndby Stand By 2 17 Turbo 2 18 Speed Control Keys 2 18 Palette 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 21 Scr...

Page 23: ...am described in Chapter 4 The TravelMate 3000 enables you to select display modes for both the LCD and external monitors Screen Angle You can tilt your TravelMate 3000 combination cover screen to adjust it to the best viewing angle Do not attempt to tilt the screen more than approximately 130 degrees damage to the hinge can result Caution To save battery power the TravelMate 3000 beeps for about 1...

Page 24: ...tness Control The Brightness rotary control adjusts the brightness of the illuminated screen Adjust this control in conjunction with the Contrast control Note the index mark on the Brightness control Set the index mark to the up position for the brightest image but the highest battery power consumption Set the index mark facing left for medium brightness and lower power use Set the index mark faci...

Page 25: ... white background You can reverse this image to white on black by setting the standard reverse switch to the q reverse position Some graphic images may display like a photographic negative on the LCD screen Reversing the image should correct this effect Learning About Your Computer 2 5 ...

Page 26: ...ntains the numeric keypad connector to connect the optional Numeric Keypad 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 Left Side Panel On the left side panel of the computer are the five connectors shown in the figure on the inside front cover 2 6 Learning About Your Computer ...

Page 27: ...s connector are listed in Appendix G Mouse Connector The mouse port accepts the furnished six pin mini DIN mouse adapter cable which connects to an IBM PS 2 compatible mouse connector 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 is equipped with the optional Internal Modem the modular RJ 1...

Page 28: ...r 3 for instructions on charging and conditioning the internal battery pack Caution Use only the supplied AC Adapter with your TravelMate 3000 Notebook Computer Other adapters A may not match the power requirements of the TravelMate 3000 and can cause serious damage to the electronic circuits Expansion Bus Connector The 120 pin expansion bus connector is provided to attach future optional devices ...

Page 29: ...t 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 I on position to turn on the computer and to the off position to turn off the computer Option Card Slot Cover A cover fo...

Page 30: ...t defined here Refer to your application program documentation and the MS DOS User s Manual provided with your TravelMate 3000 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 1 0 function keys labeled F1 th...

Page 31: ...s 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 CapsLock The Caps Lock key makes all alphabet letters you type uppercase It is a toggle key pressing it once turns it on and pressing it ag...

Page 32: ... Like 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 keyboard SysRq The function of SysRq System Request produced by pressing the Alt PrtSc keys varies by application program Not all prog...

Page 33: ...cation 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 introduce a s...

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 embedded numeric keypad keys shown in the following figure generate AT keypad characters and functions when pressed in conjunction with the NumLk key and the ...

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: ...ure to update your application program before loading the Setup Program or you can lose work See Chapter 4 for details on using the Setup Program Stndby Stand By Pressing the Fn F4 Stndby keys sets the TravelMate 3000 to the Standby mode and the processor to the sleep mode which turns off both the LCD display and the hard disk drive In this mode the processor responds only to pressing the Fn F4 ke...

Page 38: ...d Control Keys Pressing the Ctrl Alt keys increases the CPU processing speed in the range of 8 10 and 20 MHz and the computer sounds low medium and high frequency tones Pressing the Ctrl Alt keys decreases CPU speed Palette Control Keys Pressing the Fn Alt Esc keys toggles the LCD display through six different gray scale palette configurations You also can adjust the gray scale and color if an ext...

Page 39: ...ode Low Batt Battery If the internal battery pack is installed in the TravelMate 3000 the Low Batt light indicates the following q The Low Batt indicator remains off if the battery has more than 10 to 20 minutes charge remaining q The Low Batt indicator turns on red when the battery has approximately 10 to 20 minutes charge remaining q The Low Batt indicator blinks red and the alarm sounds if enab...

Page 40: ... and when in the sleep mode Floppy Disk The Floppy Disk indicator comes on when the computer writes to or reads from the built in 3 5 inch microdiskette drive Also note that the indicator light on the front of the floppy drive also 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 Har...

Page 41: ...the numeric keypad lock function See Using the NumLk Key and the Embedded Numeric Keypad earlier in this chapter for full details 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 ...

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Page 43: ...ppy diskette drive and how to take care of your floppies 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 7 Handling the Battery Pack 3 9 Removing the Battery Pack 3 9 Installing the Battery...

Page 44: ...ppy Drive 3 15 Taking Care of Your Floppies 3 15 Using Your Floppies 3 16 Inserting a Floppy Into the Drive 3 17 Help Displays 3 18 DOS Commands Description 3 18 TravelMate 3000 Utilities Description 3 19 3 2 Getting Started ...

Page 45: ...o 35 degrees C Storage 4 to 140 degrees F 20 to 60 degrees C Relative Humidity Noncondensing Operating 20 to 80 Storage 10 to 90 Operating Guidelines q When operating your TravelMate 3000 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 o...

Page 46: ...ransportation q You can move your computer with the power on however it is a good idea to put the computer in Standby mode 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 disk to floppies on a regular basis to protect against loss ...

Page 47: ...the temperature is somewhere between that of the new location and the old location for about I 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 48: ...elMate 3000 both charges the internal NiCad battery pack and of course operates the computer on ac power You can operate your TravelMate 3000 on ac power with the battery pack removed or installed Caution Use only the AC Adapter supplied with your TravelMate 3000 Using another adapter can damage A your computer Be sure to plug the AC Adapter into a grounded outlet or use a grounded plug adapter Ca...

Page 49: ...e round rnini 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 Adapter on your work surface on its short side with the indicator lights up AC Adapter Indicator Lights The two status indicator lights on the AC Adapter signal the following states q Th...

Page 50: ...wait 10 minutes for the battery pack to cool down to operating temperature before running the computer on battery power The computer s internal temperature sensors may prevent battery operation until the batteries have cooled Note To obtain the maximum computer battery charge always leave the AC Adapter connected to the computer an additional 1 1 2 hours after the amber indicator light on the AC A...

Page 51: ... external device connectors 2 Close the display and carefully lay the computer upside down on a padded surface 3 Slide the battery pack locking latch toward the or open padlock symbol 4 Holding the computer in one hand carefully turn the computer right side up and allow the battery pack to fall out of the computer into your other hand You now can operate the computer solely on ac power via the AC ...

Page 52: ...pside down on a padded surface 2 Insert the battery pack and integral cover into the computer s battery compartment so that the two smaller tabs in the cover engage the matching slots in the rear of the compartment 3 Lower the battery pack into the computer battery compartment so that the cover is Hush with the bottom of the computer case Then slide the locking latch toward the closed padlock symb...

Page 53: ... Batt and Power indicators turn off See Automatic Discharge later in this chapter for more details Note The Battery Watch program supplied with your TravelMate 3000 provides a deep discharge feature to help you discharge the battery See the BatteryPro Productivity Software User s Manual furnished with your computer 3 After the battery is fully discharged recharge the battery completely by connecti...

Page 54: ...e may require up to 16 hours less if the power saving features are active BatteryPro hard disk and display time outs Standby mode etc You can use the Battery Watch feature to monitor the charge status Automatic Discharge Your TravelMate 3000 has an automatic battery discharge circuit that activates when the Low Batt indicator begins blinking This circuit automatically discharges the battery at a r...

Page 55: ...computer power switch to the I on position The TravelMate 3000 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 least 5 seconds before turning it on again The TravelMate 3000 then loads the expanded memory driver BatteryPro MS DOS Cache Shadow RPAL Battery Watch and other utilities displayin...

Page 56: ...Caution Any 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 the Del key while holding down the Ctrl and Alt 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 computer bypasses th...

Page 57: ...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 arc usually supplied Get i...

Page 58: ...a floppy into the floppy drive on the right front side of your TravelMate 3000 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 Ne...

Page 59: ...lot 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 drive ...

Page 60: ...lp display describes several other keys available for your use Press the Esc key both to exit the F1 help display and to exit the TM3000 DOS Commands Description and the TM3000 Utilities Description help files DOS Commands Description You can view the MS DOS help file by typing at the MS DOS C prompt DOSHELP and pressing the Enter key This help file briefly describes most of the MS DOS commands an...

Page 61: ...ng the F1 key at the Laptop Manager main menu or by typing at the MS DOS C prompt HELP 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 instructions Getting Started 3 19 ...

Page 62: ... Based Setup Program 4 3 Accessing Setup From MS DOS 4 3 Accessing Setup From an Application 4 4 Making Selections on the Menus 4 4 Exiting the Setup Program 4 5 System Options Page 1 4 6 Clock 4 6 Time 4 6 Date 4 6 Date Display 4 7 Memory 4 7 Standard Memory 4 7 Extended Memory 4 7 Expanded Memory 4 7 Shadow ROM 4 8 Unused Memory 4 8 Guidelines for Allocating Memory 4 8 Diskette Drives 4 9 Disket...

Page 63: ... 15 Num Lock 4 15 Scroll Lock 4 16 Repeat Rate 4 16 System Configurations 4 16 Battery Alarm 4 16 Cover Alarm 4 16 Cover Closed 4 16 Quick Boot 4 17 External Communications Page 3 4 18 Parallel Port 4 18 Mouse Port 4 18 Standard Comm 4 19 Baud Rate 4 19 Data Bits 4 19 Stop Bits 4 19 Parity 4 19 CTS Clear to Send 4 19 DSR Data Set Ready 4 20 DCD Data Carrier Detect 4 20 Option Comm 4 20 4 2 Customi...

Page 64: ...st page lists system operating options the second page 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 ROM Based Setup Program The second Setup Program is resident on the internal ROM read only memory and is identical to the hard disk based program except no help displays are...

Page 65: ...Program menus Setup Program Menus Key Functions Key Function Space Bar select next available value for highlighted item select previous available value for highlighted item Tab move highlight to first item in next category Shift Tab move highlight to first item in previous category move highlight to next item move highlight to previous item Home move highlight to first category on current page End...

Page 66: ...f the following choices q Press the Esc key to erase the exit menu and remain in the Setup Program q Press the F4 key to save your settings and exit the Setup Program The computer will restart q Press the F5 key to set all items to the factory default and remain in the Setup Program This also automatically sets the Hard Disk type in the Setup Program to the type of hard disk installed in your comp...

Page 67: ... 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 high lighted 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 4 6 Customizing Your Computer ...

Page 68: ... s OS 2TM operating system EMS emulation drivers such as EMM386 supplied by MS DOS version 4 1 use this memory to emulate LIM 4 0 memory However this emulation cannot provide the performance of the supplied EMM SYS hardware LIM EMS driver that uses expanded memory Some MS DOS programs can use this memory directly The factory default value is 1280 KB with the standard 2 MB memory 3328 KB with optio...

Page 69: ...he factory default is YES Unused Memory This item is informational showing the amount of memory not currently allocated to the other memory items Unused memory should always equal 0 zero Use the guidelines for allocating memory in the next section to make the Unused item equal 0 Guidelines for Allocating Memory Consider the following guidelines when allocating memory among the memory items 1 Set S...

Page 70: ...the SET_UP program Press the F1 key follow the prompts and check your memory settings Diskette Drives The Diskette category enables you to select the type of floppy in use The settings available are 5 25 360 KB 5 25 1 2 MB 3 5 720 KB and 3 5 1 44 MB or Not Installed Diskette A This item specifies the standard floppy drive drive A installed in your computer Set Diskette A to 3 5 1 44 MB the factory...

Page 71: ...automatically set with any type except the Type 48 setting The drive types are summarized in the following table Hard Disk Drive Sixes Type Size nominal 2 20 MB 33 40 MB 34 60 MB default 35 30 MB 36 80 MB 48 define custom size Hard Disk 2 The Hard Disk 2 category is provided to configure a future hard disk drive option or third party drive If you connect an external Type 48 drive you must also set...

Page 72: ...s Power Savings The Power Savings category specifies the delay or time out period of four power saving functions Each power saving delay function occurs approximately within the delay period you select Note Please refer to the BatteryPro Productivity Software User s Manual for more information on getting the most computer time from a battery charge Customizing Your Computer 4 1 1 ...

Page 73: ...tting is 5 minutes Note Although turning off the hard disk when not in use conserves battery charge life you may note slower disk access times because the computer must wait for the disk motor to reach operating speed before accessing data Default CPU Speed This item specifies the CPU speed used when the computer boots The default setting is Auto The Low setting corresponds to 8 MHz CPU speed Medi...

Page 74: ...m specifies the sharpness of and power used by the LCD screen The default setting is Medium Low The LCD consumes the least power at the Low setting Some application programs may require this setting for compatibility Medium The LCD consumes more power at this setting but produces a sharper image High The LCD consumes the most power at this setting but produces the sharpest image Auto At the Auto s...

Page 75: ... to both the computer and the monitor to prevent possible electrostatic discharge damage to both devices CRT Type If you have an external monitor connected to your TravelMate 3000 set this item to match your external monitor This item does not affect your built in LCD screen The possible settings are VGA Color Multiscan and VGA Mono black and white The default is VGA Color The TravelMate 3000 supp...

Page 76: ...GA Mode EGA Mode CGA Mode MDA Mode or for external monitors only HGC Mode Select the setting required by your external monitor and or application program The default setting is VGA Mode Cursor Type You can change the shape of the cursor to one of the following settings Underline Underbar or Block The default setting is Underline Keyboard This category specifies the state of the three lock keys and...

Page 77: ...urn off the audible alarm that sounds for the low battery condition with the computer power on The default setting is On Cover Alarm This item enables you to turn off the audible alarm that sounds for the cover closed condition with the computer power on The default setting is On Cover Closed If you close the display cover with computer power still turned on you can select how the computer reacts ...

Page 78: ...m item described above Quick Boot This item selects quick loading of the system When this item is set to On the system bypasses some of the powerup self checks including memory check when you turn on the computer The possible settings are On or Off The default setting is Off Note OS 2 operation requires Quick Boot to be set to Off Customizing Your Computer 4 17 ...

Page 79: ...ide panel to LPT1 or disables the port The default setting is LPT 1 If you are not using the port set this item to Disable to conserve battery power Mouse Port This item enables you to turn on off the six pin mini DIN mouse port on the left side panel The default setting is Off The Off setting conserves battery power and you must select Off if you connect a mouse to the nine pin serial port 4 18 C...

Page 80: ...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 1 stop bit or 2 stop bits The default setting is 1 Parity Possible settings are None Odd or Even parity The default setting is None CTS Clea...

Page 81: ...ormal 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 You must select the Disable setting if the Internal Modem option is not installed i...

Page 82: ...n Considerations 5 2 Display 5 2 Keyboard 5 3 Communication Ports 5_3 Processing Speed 5 3 Memory 5 4 AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS Files 5 4 Default AUTOEXEC BAT File 5 5 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 a Password 5 9 Loading the Password Utility 5 9 Installing a Password 5 10 Changing...

Page 83: ...ne 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 can support Note If you used the LapLink feature to transfer an application program to your TravelMate 3000 and the application does not execute an incompatibility between the vide...

Page 84: ...velMate 3000 Check the program documentation for the required processing speed and if necessary change the speed using one of the following methods q Using the Setup Program q By pressing the Ctrl Alt or Ctrl Alt keys q Using the Speed utility described in your BatteryPro Productivity Software User s Manual q With the Laptop Manager Change menu process described in your BatteryPro Productivity Sof...

Page 85: ...BAT and CONFIG SYS files as suggested several times in this and other chapters of this manual carefully consider the consequences that may result from changes or deletions to these two files The factory installed default files are listed and described in the following two sections Please read and understand these two files before you change them See the MS DOS User s Manual furnished with your Tra...

Page 86: ...n command that verifies files are correctly written to disk 3 tells MS DOS where to find the command processor 4 defines the directories and order in which to search for files entered on the command fine you can add additional directories to this line as required 5 tells Laptop Manager in which directory to find its data file this line is required by Laptop Manager 6 tells MS DOS to display the cu...

Page 87: ...S DOS how many files can be open at any one time you can adjust the value as required by your application program 2 BUFFERS 20 tells MS DOS how many buffers will be used for file input output you can adjust the value as required by your application program to maximize processing speed 3 sets command processor to COMMAND COM Me located on drive C 4 installs HIMEM SYS the extended memory manager dev...

Page 88: ... when you turn on the computer The 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 your computer Pressing the F12 key at the Laptop Manager main menu loads the Laptop Manager Change Menu screen It enables you to add d...

Page 89: ...HELP at the C prompt and pressing the Enter key 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 a...

Page 90: ...ductivity Software 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 m...

Page 91: ...t characters 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 5 10 Applicati...

Page 92: ...y other people If you type the correct password the message Password check OK displays on the next line and you are prompted 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 ...

Page 93: ...our entry is displayed as squares so that it cannot be seen by other people If you type the correct password the message 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 pr...

Page 94: ...ee times the system locks and 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 xx Press any key to continue This message...

Page 95: ...s operation should only be performed by an authorized Texas Instruments dealer Any other attempt to perform this operation could result in damage that will void the warranty and is not recommended Note Always make a note of the password you installed incase you forget it Store the password note in a secure place away from where you store or operate your computer 5 14 Application Programs ...

Page 96: ...Numeric Keypad 6 2 Attaching the Keypad 6 2 RAM Modules 6 3 Installing the RAM Modules 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 80387SX Coprocessor 6 9 Other Options 6 10 Extra Battery Pack 6 10 Laplink File Transfer Utility 6 10 Printers 6 10 Mouse 6 10 External Monitor 6 11 TravelMate 3000 Options 6 1 ...

Page 97: ...edded numeric keypad 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 Rotat...

Page 98: ...ves removing the keyboard installing 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 compute...

Page 99: ...ase the middle catch 5 Continue holding the top left comer 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 keyboard...

Page 100: ...arge static electricity from your hands tools and containers by touching them to a grounded surface 1 Remove the RAM modules from their shipping container 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 comer faces the rear of the computer carefully insert the module pins into the leftmos...

Page 101: ...r more RAM modules insert the first one in socket XU14 the second in XU15 the third in XU16 and the fourth in XU17 5 Replace the 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 cas...

Page 102: ...nsert the small screwdriver blade between the F1 and 1 keys and gently press down on the keyboard until the leftmost 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 Ext...

Page 103: ...onnect your TravelMate 3000 to the telephone network and communicate with a remote modem You also can make facsimile fax transmissions to remote fax machines at 4800 bps For more information on installing and using the Internal Modem option see the Internal Modem User s Manual and the BitFaxTM and BitComTM User s Manuals furnished with the TravelMate 3000 Internal Modem Option Kit 6 8 TravelMate 3...

Page 104: ...h Coprocessor option yourself but installation requires partial disassembly of the computer If you do not feel comfortable installing the coprocessor have your dealer or qualified TI Service personnel install the coprocessor option The coprocessor operates automatically in conjunction with application programs that can use its processing facilities No user intervention is needed therefore no opera...

Page 105: ...ser and impact printers you can use with your TravelMate 3000 And you can connect almost any parallel printer to the 25 pin parallel port or a serial printer to the nine pin RS 232C serial port Both ports are located on the left side panel of the TravelMate 3000 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 pri...

Page 106: ... regulations External Monitor The TravelMate 3000 supports the following multifrequency external and VGA monitors q 31 kHz 70 Hz 400 200 line mode q 60 Hz 480 line mode q IBM PS 2 monitors q Multiscanning monitors covering 15 75 to 31 5 kHz 50 to 70 Hz You can connect an external VGA monitor to the 15 pin connector on the left side of the TravelMate 3000 as follows Caution Always turn off the comp...

Page 107: ... cable from the external monitor to the 15 pin connector on the left side panel of the computer 3 Turn on the TravelMate 3000 then turn on the monitor 4 At the MS DOS C prompt type ALTVID and press the Enter key to switch the image from the TravelMate 3000 built in display to your external monitor 6 12 TravelMate 3000 Options ...

Page 108: ...ok Computer q Cleaning 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 7 3 Cleaning the Case 7 3 Cleaning the Screen 7 3 Conserving Battery Power 7 4 Care and Handling of the Battery 7 5 Taking Care of Your Computer 7 1 ...

Page 109: ... the TravelMate 3000 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 the rare...

Page 110: ...aution Never use alcohol benzine thinner or other strong chemical agents that could damage the TravelMate 3000 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 the screen regula...

Page 111: ...drive motor takes several seconds to power up before disk accesses can occur q You can choose between three CPU speeds 20 MHz 10 MHz and 8 MHz The lower the CPU speed the less power the computer uses When using an application program that is not CPU intensive for instance many word processing programs set the CPU speed to the lowest setting on the Setup Program q The fewer options that are connect...

Page 112: ...charge the battery after the automatic deep discharge cycle completes A few minutes after the indicator shows red it will start to blink This is to warn you that the computer is about to turn off automatically to prevent damage to the computer hardware After the computer turns off leave the power switch set to on I until the Low Batt indicator stops blinking q Allow 1 1 2 hours of trickle charge a...

Page 113: ...ycles See Conditioning the Battery in Chapter 3 for details q After charging the battery wait about 10 minutes to allow the battery pack to cool down to operating temperature before attempting to operate the computer on battery power Otherwise the computer could possibly turn off and on Note The battery is fully charged when the AC Adapter s amber light goes off and its green light comes on and re...

Page 114: ...s width 1 wait state Expandable up to 6 MB in 2 MB increments using RAM Module option ROM 128 KB 8 bit bus contains IPL self test Setup AT BIOS and VGA 1310S Display Technology Illuminated triple supertwist liquid crystal display LCD Size 8 by 6 inches 203 by 153 mm 10 inches 2 54 mm diagonal Characters line 80 Lines screen 25 Resolution 640 by 480 pixels bit mapped Gray scales 32 Emulations VGA E...

Page 115: ...pter 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 5 to 20 Hz 0 024 inch 0 62 mm Storage Transit 5 to 20 Hz 0 098 inc...

Page 116: ...chronous transmission at up to 9600 baud Numeric Keypad 10 pin special VGA Monitor 15 pin DB 15 Mouse Mini DIN PS 2 compatible standard Drives Hard disk drive 2 5 inch 20 MB hard disk standard average access time 23 ms 2 5 inch 30 40 and 60 MB hard disks optional 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 i...

Page 117: ...ower modes Low Power Only ring detect circuit powered High Power All modem circuits powered Agency Approvals FCC Part 15 Class B U S A FCC Part 68 U S A DOC CS 03 Canada UL and CSA safety Compatibility Hayes 2400B Bell 103 and 212A CCITT V 2 1 V 22 V 22bis and V 27ter MNP class 5 error correcting protocol T 30 fax protocol Telephone Line Connectors RJ 11 C Asynchronous 1 start bit 7 data bits even...

Page 118: ...or EMS support up to two module kits can be installed for total 6 MB RAM Numeric Keypad TI Part No 2568033 0001 Size Width 3 9 inches 99 mm Depth 5 5 inches 139 mm Height 0 9 inches 24 mm Weight 0 35 lbs 160g Battery Pack TI Part No 2566962 0001 Size Width 2 6 inches 73 mm Depth 4 7 inches 123 mm Height 1 3 inches 35 mm Weight 1 2 lbs 544 g Specifications A 5 ...

Page 119: ...acters 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 Releas...

Page 120: ...Character Sets Code Page 437 United States B 2 Character Sets ...

Page 121: ...Character Sets Code Page 850 Multilingual Character Sets B 3 ...

Page 122: ...Character Sets Code Page 863 Canadian French B 4 Character Sets ...

Page 123: ...Character Sets Code Page 865 Nordic Character Sets B 5 ...

Page 124: ...C Keyboard Layouts The following diagrams show the TravelMate 3000 Notebook Computer keyboard layouts for the U S A and international versions Keyboard Layouts C 1 ...

Page 125: ...Keyboard Layouts C 2 Keyboard Layouts ...

Page 126: ...Keyboard Layouts Keyboard Layouts C 3 ...

Page 127: ...Keyboard Layouts C 4 Keyboard Layouts ...

Page 128: ...Keyboard Layouts Keyboard Layouts C 5 ...

Page 129: ...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 130: ...board 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 this automatic selection process or excludes specific tests from a complete suite of tests to be performed Press the Arrow keys to highlight an item you want to test...

Page 131: ...e 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 diagnostic program stops after the error is reported depending of the status of this field If...

Page 132: ...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 133: ...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 134: ...e hard disk format system which is described later in this appendix Diagnostic Error Codes When an error is detected by the diagnostics system a two byte code 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 use...

Page 135: ...rts tests 30xx Memory tests 37xx 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 mask...

Page 136: ...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 137: ...ad write 2702 LPT Control loopback 2703 LPT Printed pattern 2704 LPT Printer not ready 2705 LPT Unknown error 2706 LPT No paper paperjam 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 faile...

Page 138: ...dia type not 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 ...

Page 139: ...laced on the output ports of the computer The loopback connector pin assignments are fisted in the following tables Loopback Connector Pin Assignments Serial Loopback Connections DB89 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 140: ...n 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 which 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 141: ...t 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 formatted as bad Each track found to be bad is added to the list if not already there ...

Page 142: ...one 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 track in the bad track table is reformatted as bad so that it cannot be used When the format operation is complete run a surface analysis to verify that no addit...

Page 143: ...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 part of this operation After Format is Complete The Hard Dis...

Page 144: ...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 4 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 Internal battery too warm after charge cycle If you just...

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Page 146: ...ttery dis charge 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 o the above Contact your Texas Instruments reseller The built in LCD Screen contrast brightness screen is blank controls Adjust the contrast and brightness controls on the ri...

Page 147: ...ter a few light Off item to Always On minutes to prevent LCD from blank ing because of keyboard 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 is orange unit is in St...

Page 148: ...a note of the message and con tact your Texas Instruments reseller Setup Program setting Check the settings on the Setup Program 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 indicat...

Page 149: ...o on and run on ac power or install battery pack Amber indicator 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 Troubleshooting E 5 ...

Page 150: ...ng 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 can tele...

Page 151: ...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 r...

Page 152: ...zes table in Chapter 4 If Hard Disk type is correct boot the com puter from your MS DOS floppy 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 F1 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 Tex...

Page 153: ...al 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 successfully Memory tests ter This message informs you minated by keystroke that you pressed the Space Bar while memory tests were r...

Page 154: ...n 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 IO SYS or MSDOS SYS is Missing If the IO SYS and or the MS DOS SYS files are missing from your hard disk the screen displays the following message during the boot process Non System disk or disk erro...

Page 155: ...ompt type COPY COMMAND COM C DOS and press the Enter key The computer should display the message 1 File s copied and then display the A prompt Note If the computer displays an error message such as Sector not found error reading or writing drive X you may have a problem with the hard disk chive or the floppy drive 5 Remove the Select Copy floppy from the floppy drive 6 Press the Ctrl Alt Del keys ...

Page 156: ...4 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 integr...

Page 157: ...appendix describes 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 F 2 Configuring Memory ...

Page 158: ...his 640 KB limit The amount of standard default RAM 640 KB in the TravelMate 3000 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 159: ...nished 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 supports EMS version 4 0 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 option is used as a window Pag...

Page 160: ...xpanded memory you must install the EMM SYS 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 161: ...er for use with a hard disk and Extended or Expanded memory that supports disk caching to speed up reading from the hard disk Note A high performance cache utility named CACHE COM is furnished with your computer as an alternative to the SMARTDRV SYS device driver See your BatteryPro Productivity Software User s Manual for details on CACHE COM Installing Device Drivers To install a driver add a DEV...

Page 162: ... device driver must be installed before you can use Expanded memory To install EMM SYS in its simplest form include the following command line in your CONFIG SYS file before any other DEVICE commands that use Expanded memory for example RAMDRIVE SYS so that the any other device drivers can use the memory manager DEVICE C UTILS EMM SYS Parameters also called switches or options for the EMM SYS driv...

Page 163: ...ravelMate 3000 provides 2 MB of RAM main memory standard Only the standard 2 MB can be used as system base memory 640 KB and shadow memory 96 KB and cannot be increased by adding additional memory However up to 4 MB of optional additional memory can be used as Extended and or Expanded memory and can be combined with any of the standard 2 MB of memory not used for base or shadow memory EMM SYS Para...

Page 164: ...emory using some of the following parameters it is wise to first back up your hard disk drive You can inadvertently assign system ROM and almost surely crash the system and possibly lose hard disk data while EMM SYS loads Alternates nn A selects the number of high speed alternate mapping contexts available The default is 04 Badremapped BR specifies that bad blocks may have been remapped by the sys...

Page 165: ...ll automatically exclude areas known to contain ROMs or video RAM This parameter allows you to exclude a range of addresses that might be included by the memory manager s automatic selection process The address range selected should be hexadecimal segment addresses You may specify as many exclude ranges as necessary and they can overlap EMS E specifies that only the standard 64 KB EMS window shoul...

Page 166: ... used as System Shadow or Extended memory If the amount of memory you specify exceeds the total Extended memory available no error is issued ShowOptions SO specifies that the memory manager show its command line parameters during its power up sign on Start xxxx S specifies the starting address for the standard 64 KB EMS window frame By default the start for the EMS window frame is selected automat...

Page 167: ...en 1 and 32 An invalid number of contexts was specified The number specified cannot be zero or greater than 32 See Contexts parameter earlier in this appendix Invalid page frame address specified The page frame address specified is not available for banking The memory manager requires a 64 KB area above A000 that is free of expansion ROM and RAM See Start parameter earlier in this appendix Number ...

Page 168: ... memory available No Expanded memory is available for use Invalid inclusion specified An inclusion parameter was specified incorrectly See Include parameter earlier in this appendix RAM parity error detected A parity error was detected during the Expanded memory tests RAM data error detected A data error was detected during the Expanded memory tests RAM address error detected An address error was ...

Page 169: ...a for data storage This effectively increases the size of standard memory for use by your main application program In order to use HMA you must have at least 64 KB of Extended memory To install HIMEM SYS in its simplest form include the following command line in your CONFIG SYS file before any other device commands that use Extended memory DEVICE C DOS HIMEM SYS In this form HIMEM SYS will use def...

Page 170: ...he maximum is 63 KB and the default is 0 A zero default value allows first come first served access to the HMA Use this option when you run two or more TSR programs and or device drivers that require use of the HMA NUMHANDLES n n is the maximum number of EMB Extended Memory Block handles the possible range is I to 128 and the default is 32 Each additional handle requires an additional 6 bytes of s...

Page 171: ... 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 RAM disk include the following line in your CONFIG SYS file DEVICE C DOS RAMDRIVE SYS size Specify the size in kilobytes The minimum size is 16 KB and the default value is 64 KB Several other options are available for setting up a RAM disk Refer to your BatteryPro Prod...

Page 172: ... Expanded memory but also performs well in Extended memory To install SMARTDRV SYS in its simplest form include the following command line in your CONFIG SYS file DEV1CE C DOS SMARTDRV SYS In this form a 256 KB cache will be set up in Extended memory If you need to specify a particular size for the cache or if you want the cache to be in Expanded memory refer to your BatteryPro Productivity Softwa...

Page 173: ...i Input 25 Pin Centronics Type Parallel Connector Pin No Signal Name Abbreviation Direction 1 Strobe STROBE Output 2 Data 0 DATA0 Output 3 Data I DATA1 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 174: ...en return 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 Mouse Connector Pin No Signal Name Abbreviation 1 Data MDATA 2 Not used 3 Ground GND 4 5 volts WC 5 Mouse clock MCLK 6 Not used G 2 Connector Pin Assignments ...

Page 175: ...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 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 supports color graphics by ...

Page 176: ...centered on the screen The TravelMate 3000 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 displaye...

Page 177: ...ades 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 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 TravelMate...

Page 178: ...rted on CRT only t 58 6A 800 x 600 x 16 8 x 8 44 7 MHz 256 KB 59 6B 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 9 x 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 ar...

Page 179: ...ges 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 lett...

Page 180: ...ed 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 BIOS A...

Page 181: ...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 182: ... 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 183: ...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 184: ...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 185: ...The 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 particul...

Page 186: ... 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 187: ...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 188: ... 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 189: ...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 190: ...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 191: ...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 192: ...p 3 4 color coding keyboard 2 10 battery pack combination keys 2 16 automatic discharge 3 11 3 12 command ALTVID 6 12 caring for 7 5 conditioning the battery 3 10 conditioning 3 11 CONFIG SYS file 5 4 extra 6 10 default 5 6 installing 3 10 configuration system 4 16 removing 3 9 configuring memory F 2 specifications A 5 connectors 1 5 2 6 battery power conserving 2 3 7 4 ac adapter 2 8 baud rate se...

Page 193: ... A 3 DSR setting 4 20 e echo print function 2 13 EGA H 2 embedded numeric keypad 2 14 EMM SYS device driver F 6 Enter key 2 11 error codes diagnostics D 6 error messages power up E 6 Esc escape key 2 13 expanded memory 4 7 F 4 F 7 expanded memory specification F 4 expansion bus connector 2 8 extended memory 4 7 F 4 F 14 eXtended memory manager F 14 external monitor switching to 6 12 H 4 connector ...

Page 194: ...odem option 6 8 IPL 1 4 i jack ac adapter 2 8 k keyboards C 1 color coding 2 10 Denmark C 2 French C 2 Germany C 3 installing 6 6 layouts C 1 Norway C 3 overview 2 10 removing 6 3 settings 4 15 Spain C 4 Sweden Finland C 4 Switzerland C 5 U K C 1 U S C 1 specifications A 3 keys Alt 2 12 arrow 2 13 Backspace 2 12 Break 2 17 Caps Lock 2 11 4 15 combination 2 16 Ctrl 2 12 cursor control 2 13 Del 2 14...

Page 195: ...n 6 10 mouse port 2 7 setting 4 18 MS DOS backup procedure 3 4 MS DOS help display 3 18 n Num Lock number lock indicator 2 15 2 21 key 2 14 4 15 numeric keypad 6 2 attaching 6 2 connector 2 6 embedded 2 14 specifications A 5 o operating environment 3 3 A 2 humidity 3 3 A 2 temperature 3 3 A 2 operating system 1 10 operator panel 2 9 option communication port setting 4 20 options external monitors ...

Page 196: ...ing 3 14 removing the internal battery 3 9 repair of your computer back of manual repeat rate keys 4 16 resolution LCD 2 3 restarting the system 3 14 right side panel 2 6 ROM 1 4 explained F 1 RS 232C connector G 1 s screen cleaning 7 3 controls 2 4 screen standards H 1 CGA H 1 EGA H 2 HGC H 3 MDA H 1 VGA H 2 ScrLk scroll lock key 2 16 4 16 Scroll Lock indicator 2 21 self test D 1 self tests BIOS ...

Page 197: ...mperature A 2 vibration A 2 speed setting 4 12 speed key 4 13 SPEED utility 4 13 standard communication port setting 4 19 standard memory 4 7 F 14 standard ports specifications A 3 standard reverse switch 2 5 start up system 3 13 starting the computer 3 13 Stndby stand by key 2 17 stop bits setting 4 19 switches power 2 9 standard reverse 2 5 symbols vi SysRq system request key 2 12 system restart...

Page 198: ...lable when calling or FAXing n Name address daytime phone number n Product model n 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 m...

Page 199: ...sing 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 is ...

Page 200: ...Module Kit q Numeric Keypad q 80387SX 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 L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L Card Number Exp Date Description of Problem attach extra sheet if...

Page 201: ... cables to maintain compliance with FCC regulations When using a mouse you must use the furnished mouse adapter cable with ferrite Notice Peripheral Devices Only peripherals input ouput devices terminals printers etc certified to comply with the Class B limits may be attached to this computer Operation with non certified peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception Cau...

Page 202: ...Texas Instruments reserves the right to change its product and service offering at any time without notice ...

Page 203: ...TravelMate Notebook Computer Major Components ...

Page 204: ...Manual Pat No 2566946 0001 Rev C Printed in U S A TEXAS INSTRUMENTS ...