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Your notebook offers excellent expansion capabilities with its built-in ports
and connectors.  This chapter describes how to connect peripherals and
hardware options that help you use your notebook computer with ease.
When connecting peripherals, read the manual included with the peripheral
for operating instructions.

This chapter also includes sections on how to upgrade key components.
Key component upgradeability guards your notebook from becoming
obsolete.

Summary of Contents for AcerNote Light 370P

Page 1: ...bes how to connect peripherals and hardware options that help you use your notebook computer with ease When connecting peripherals read the manual included with the peripheral for operating instructions This chapter also includes sections on how to upgrade key components Key component upgradeability guards your notebook from becoming obsolete ...

Page 2: ...al effects on a larger display open the port cover and connect an external monitor to the CRT port Read the monitor manual for additional instructions Figure 4 1 Connecting an External Monitor Closing the notebook display puts the system into standby mode ...

Page 3: ...full sized keys and an embedded keypad If you feel more comfortable using a desktop keyboard you can install a PS 2 compatible external keyboard To connect an external keyboard plug the external keyboard into the PS 2 connector Figure 4 2 Connecting an External Keyboard ...

Page 4: ...l Keypad You can also use a 17 key numeric keypad for number sensitive data entry applications To connect the keypad plug in the keypad connector to the PS 2 port at the rear of the notebook Figure 4 3 Connecting an External Keypad ...

Page 5: ...le To use a PS 2 compatible mouse simply plug it into the PS 2 port Figure 4 4 Connecting an External PS 2 Mouse If you use a serial mouse open the port cover and plug it into the serial port To enable the serial mouse use the Add New Hardware tool in the Windows 95 Control Panel Figure 4 5 Connecting an External Serial Mouse When using an external mouse you may choose to disable the internal touc...

Page 6: ...nto a serial port For a parallel printer open the port cover and plug the printer cable into the parallel port See your printer manual for operating instructions If the printer does not function enter Setup and see to it that the parallel port is enabled Refer to section 6 4 6 for assistance Figure 4 6 Connecting a Parallel Printer ...

Page 7: ...mplified speakers or headphones to the microphone in line in and line out ports respectively Figure 4 7 Connecting Audio Devices 4 7 PC Cards The notebook has two Cardbus PC card slots that accommodate two type I II or one type III PC card s Please consult your dealer for PC card options available that you can purchase for your notebook ...

Page 8: ...around especially when you travel The NiMH and Li Ion batteries coupled with power management features supply you with more power on the go Attaching the Battery Compartment Cover Lithium Ion battery pack comes attached with a battery compartment cover In case the cover gets detached follow these steps to re attach the cover to the battery 1 Position the battery compartment cover over the battery ...

Page 9: ... both the cover and the battery are firmly attached See figure on the left Detaching the Battery Compartment Cover Slightly pull up the battery compartment cover release latch and slide out the cover AC Adapter The compact AC adapter charges your battery pack and supplies power to your notebook ...

Page 10: ...n are 2 hours and 4 to 5 hours respectively You can also use the external battery charger to discharge Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH battery packs before charging for optimum recharge efficiency Li Ion battery packs do not need to be discharged before recharging Figure 4 8 External Battery Charger Battery Charger Connector Charge Discharge Button Discharging LED Charging LED AC Adapter Connector ...

Page 11: ...y charger 3 Attach the battery pack to the battery charge connector 4 If you are recharging a NiMH battery pack press the discharge button discharge LED lights up When discharging completes discharge LED turns off the external battery charger begins recharging the battery pack The charging LED lights up When recharging completes the charging LED turns off ...

Page 12: ...y drive cable to the floppy drive port and the other end to the external floppy drive connector PS 2 Y Bridge Cable The PS 2 Y bridge cable allows you to connect two PS 2 devices mouse and keyboard to your notebook simultaneously Connect the single connector end of the Y bridge cable to the notebook s PS 2 port and the double connector ends to the two PS 2 devices Take note of the icons on the dou...

Page 13: ... use a file transfer cable to transfer data between the notebook and other computers Connect the file transfer cable between the two computers and use your file transfer utility to perform the transfer Figure 4 9 Using the File Transfer Cable ...

Page 14: ...ide to perform a key component upgrade 4 9 1 Memory Upgrade Memory is upgradeable from 8 to 64 MB employing 8 16 32 MB 64 bit soDIMMs Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Modules The following table lists all possible memory configurations Memory Configurations Table 4 1 Memory Configurations Slot 1 Slot 2 Total Memory 8 MB 0 MB 8 MB 0 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 16 MB 0 MB 16 MB 0 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 ...

Page 15: ...ian Improper installation may damage the memory module or the notebook or cause a malfunction Follow these steps to install an additional memory module 1 Turn off the computer then turn the computer over on its base 2 Remove the screw that secures the memory door and lift the door up 3 1 Insert the memory module diagonally into the slot then 2 gently press down the module until it clicks into plac...

Page 16: ...our hard disk with a higher capacity drive when you need more storage space The notebook uses a 12 5mm 2 5 inch Enhanced IDE hard disk that is auto detected or user defined The following table shows the available supported hard disks Table 4 2 Hard Disk List Vendor Model Capacity Toshiba MK1301MAV 1 3 GB IBM DMCA14400 1 44 GB Use the blank spaces to record additional hard disks that will be availa...

Page 17: ...ter then turn the computer over on its base 2 Remove the screw that secures the hard disk door then 1 slide out and 2 pull out the hard disk door 3 Pull out the hard disk using the pull tab 4 Insert the replacement hard disk until you feel the contacts engage 5 Replace the hard disk door secure it with the screw ...

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