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Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000 User's Manual

1. U S English Keyboard Num Lk Key O OT Lt LCE BEER TEILTE TEERE r jm Err sinus IEEE TE zi TTE OOOO tI sam Keyboard Layouts IBM Enhanced Keyboard 12 function keys a H D CIE EE ST LI Al M N EPIFT e s Lm E APTE AEAERE E TEE TEE TENE 4 h AA A 4 ler ER a a lah S ET od typewriter keys cursor control and 10 keypad editing keypad Keyboard Layouts D 3 E Diagnostics There are two diagnostic routines available to make sure your TravelMate 2000 Computer and its peripherals are functioning as they should One routine is automatic and takes place every time you turn on the power The other is accessed from a separate diagnostic program you have copied from the ROM disk to the hard disk during the installation procedure Power On Diagnostics When the system power is turned on an automatic self test begins The self test checks internal memory and displays the number of kilobytes available for use After a few seconds MS DOS starts to load and the screen displays the following Texas Instruments Personal Computer System TO Subsystem Version X XX before displaying the MS DOS startup message If MS DOS fails to load from the hard disk or a diskette if an optional
2. sess 4 21 Restarting the System eee sonent eite ertet ter beet 4 25 Backing Up the Hard Disk seen 4 26 Contents Table of Contents iii 5 Application Programs Guidelines for Installing Applications eese 5 3 LEE 5 10 Laptop Manager 5 rie eive menie nr n nhe ep utens 5 13 Using the Password Utility eese nnne ener enne iein esteos 5 15 6 TravelMate 2000 Options Add On Battery P ck be aet ee AE 6 2 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Un 6 5 Numeric Keypad ise ntn SEET 6 10 RAM Card iere EE US 6 12 GRE a eieiei 6 16 External MOnitor seed geesde EE IR ERE SERERE 6 18 2400 BPS Modem with Send Fax and MNP Class inti eU eU ee 6 19 80C287 OR 6 20 External Key boats iiss e eU qe eu E EM Rear i us 6 24 Printers anzssxsbsusc vvv REO e EE ee 6 25 Appendices Nye tae A 1 Taking Care of Your Computers sesse gebeten Pete eO eie tpe teer ien B 1 Charactetr Sets ee epa eite tee een ede b e eite tried C 1 Keyboard Ee EE D 1 DiagnostlCS Ae eie Eelere eet E 1 Troubl slioOtlng soceri rete Pert eee eege Stee ue Dee decode beste fes F 1 BIOS Messages 2 nnt ipd ERR e e b ipe PD D e etes et G 1 Configuring Memory dernier EC ret rek E EE rae S sense ep Ri be heo H 1 Connector Pin Assignments 2 n nencot t p er re e ipe Pepe te Pr Db bentes I 1 Screen Standards uisi berto e e De EO E EE E E E Pere E Pp ipiis J 1 Restor
3. E 6 serial LC eege 4 13 serial port 1 6 2 8 intern l 20 4 21 serial printer 2 8 service centers L 1 Set Up key incendie rene 2 18 Set Up screen 2 4 4 6 4 18 setting DIP switches ee 3 9 setup CMOS RAM check E 3 Shadow utility sess 4 14 Shift Keys cis onem eie 2 14 SMARTDRV SYS device driver H 6 H 11 enne iiit ttes 1 10 solving problems esses F 1 specifications esnean eaii uiii A 1 CPU iei rhe ete A 1 CRT adaptor A A 4 dimensions eee A 1 display 4 inihi rere A 1 le A 2 external battery pack A 3 h rnidity 33e tede A 2 ue D A 2 Math Coptrocegsot A 4 numeric keypad A 5 OPULONS ege eto estote emere A 3 RAM catd inc teh A 4 POWER E A 2 standard ports sss A 2 temperature cessere eren A 2 speed CPU BUS eee ttes 4 12 speed key cen ettet 4 12 standard memory check H 4 standard memory size 1 5 standard ports specifications A 2 standard reverse switch 2 4 standby Keyi nieren anieri ee 4 12 standby mode 4 12 drug M 4 4 starting the diagnostics program E 3 STOP DIS eege ette 4 13 switches RI 3 9 LCD CRT 244 n e 4 14 Ju ET 2 12 SyS Rg Kyi sec dete uten
4. ss seeeeeeee 1 7 6 19 internal parallel port 4 22 internal BAM A 1 A 3 internal serial port 4 21 Index 3 IPL initial program loader 1 5 j Jack ac adaptor eseseeeeseeeesseeeeesreerrerereees 2 9 k keyboard m 1 4 2 13 4 10 5 5 A 2 D 1 customizing your system 4 10 IBM Enhanced esee D 3 layouts ciere etre tentis D 1 Specification S sse retaro A 2 keys E 2 15 alternate graphics 2 15 AIT OW iid oer reiten 2 16 backspace 25 d eere 2 15 Break 5 ees 2 17 Caps Lock 2 14 4 10 Ctrl eontrol 2 15 cursor Control 2 16 Dellete scene cerei 2 17 Lu 2 14 BsC ape ite ttem ure 2 16 En isi see tn eer 2 15 function eet 2 16 Insert i eee hentai 2 16 N m E iode etes 2 17 Num Lock eere 4 10 Operation tette 4 18 Pause eene 2 17 Prt Sc print screen 2 18 fepeat rate iones 4 10 Scr Lk scroll lock 2 17 4 10 Kl EE 2 18 Shifts aval hee eek 2 14 Speed use eddi 4 12 standby isnt eere eee 4 12 CH DEE 2 17 E GE 2 15 keytop arrows eee 2 16 I LapLank eoe tree 1 5 5 10 device driver sssess 5 11 File Transfer Utility 5 10 Laptop File Manager sseesseeeeeeeeeeeeee 5 13 4 Index Laptop Manager 5 13 main mem 5 13 quick comma
5. eee 5 7 CONFIG SYS oiiire esiis iis 5 7 ITER EE E URS 1 5 floppy disk sees 6 6 Floppy Disk indicator 2 19 floppy drive sssssesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 1 6 1 7 2 9 PR R E E Socbati shah EE 6 5 A 4 Fn Function ken 2 15 front panel sac estet 2 12 function keng 2 16 functions display timeout sess 4 11 hard disk drive timeout 4 11 power SAVING ssseeseseeeseereresreeerrreerees 4 10 System D meout eee ceeeeeeeeeneeeeeees 4 11 g graphics mode 4 16 guidelines installing applications 5 3 GW BASIGC fs cecasscsed is tete eere 1 10 h hard disk 1 6 1 11 2 20 backing up 4 26 eylinders c oce e tet 1 11 CH E 1 12 formatting essere 1 11 platter some qure UN 1 11 sector number eese 1 11 Ee EE 1 11 DEE eieiei e reet 1 11 hard disk drive 1 4 A 2 E 7 timeout function esses 4 11 Hard Disk indicator 2 20 hardware configuring 1 4 4 18 hardware installation 4 18 A 7 display configuration 4 21 SCTOeTI occi esee ete rete 2 3 4 18 hardware options eee 1 7 HDD rete eet 1 6 Hercules Graphics Card J 5 HG A nore eee 4 21 J 5 high memory area esee H 8 HIMEM SYS de
6. sese ener 5 7 Default CONFIG SYS File uii ett ete ttt pei Rt s 5 9 LapLank depenien a EE es Sele Ae ee ed 5 10 Cy Application Programs 5 1 LapLink File Transfer Utility oo e cece csecseceeecseeseeseeseeseesecseeeeeaecaeeneeeeeees 5 10 LapLink Device Driver aii oh eue e digne 5 11 Laptop Man ger 1 eic erm ete e teme Ai ie eee 5 13 Laptop Manager Main Menu sesenta 5 13 Quick Commands Box x 3 2 aeta Sete tiu ia s Ete 5 14 Single Character Quick Commande 5 14 Selecting Applications From the Applications Last 1 c ine hte teer eere i e es 5 15 Using the Password Utility sees enretrenren nennen 5 16 Accessing the Password Utility essere nennen 5 16 Installing a Password 4 2 ettet oa stt a teet een 5 17 Changing a PassWOrd eee eme ee qt e ds seeders 5 17 Removing a PassWword tete e mem Lt R etiem teretes rte 5 18 Password e E 5 19 5 2 Application Programs Guidelines for Installing Applications Your TravelMate 2000 is fully compatible with IBM AT computers All application programs written to execute on AT computers will execute on the TravelMate 2000 and you can install the programs in much the same way on the TravelMate 2000 However like most computers you must consider the exceptions to the installation process before you install programs into the TravelMate 2000 Installing Applications Without the Floppy Drive Optio
7. c Plug the cord from the AC Adaptor into the jack on the rear panel of the computer AC Adaptor jack AC Adaptor AC Adaptor connector female end of AC cord connecting the AC Adaptor The Charge indicator on the front of the computer blinks while the battery is charging then illuminates when the battery is 90 percent charged The battery takes about 2 hours to completely charge 4 Allow the battery to fully discharge again using the computer normally on battery power 5 Recharge the battery completely a second time Your battery is now conditioned and able to achieve maximum life 3 8 Setting Up Setting DIP Switches Two DIP switches are provided inside the computer These switches allow you to control whether an alarm sounds when certain conditions are met 1 Turn off the computer and disconnect the AC Adaptor if installed 2 Locate the option card slot cover on the top left of the computer 3 Remove the template strip on the top of the keyboard this reveals a groove Hook a flat headed object in the groove and open the option card slot cover 4 You will find the DIP switches inside the slot If any option card is installed in the slot remove the card to reveal the DIP switches and store the card in a static free or protected bag DIP switches setting the DIP switches Setting Up 3 9 Setting DIP Switches 3 10 Setting Up 5 Set these two DIP switches appropriately using a pointed obj
8. None Choose an option 1 Accept predefined country and keyboard 2 Specify a different country and keyboard Enter Esc Cancel Fi Help Cy Restoring MS DOS Files K 3 Restoring MS DOS System Files This screen lets you select the appropriate country and keyboard settings for your computer You can assign the monetary symbol decimal separator date and time format and keyboard layout for the country of your choice Choosing option 2 from this screen displays a menu of all available countries followed by keyboards If you select Denmark Portugal Norway or French speaking Canada you must set the Code Page Switching Option to Y Yes during the Installation Option Review K 4 Restoring MS DOS Files 8 Select the appropriate country and keyboard then press the Enter key The following screen appears Accept DOS Location and Update DOS Files You must accept the DOS directory name shown DOS Directory C NDOS To select option 1 below press Enter To change your option highlight your choice and then press Enter 1 Install all DOS files on fixed disk 2 Copy only non system files to directory specified Enter EsczCancel F1 Help This screen asks how much of DOS is to be installed The bar cursor highlights option 1 which is to install both the system files COMMAND COM IO SYS and MSDOS SYS and the non system files MS DOS Restoring MS DOS System Files 9 Press the Enter key The following s
9. 4 10 Getting Started Clock The computer contains a battery operated clock that keeps track of the time and date This category allows the current time and date to be set and modified Time This field specifies the current time Time is set either in a 12 hour or a 24 hour clock format depending on the country setting To advance the time press the Spacebar or use the key To set the time back use the key For the 12 hour clock format press the Spacebar to change between Amand PM This also resets the seconds to 00 Date This field specifies the current date The date is set either in the month day year or the day month year order depending on the country setting The day of the week MON TUE WED etc is set automatically as the date is entered Display This category sets the shape of the screen cursor and vertically expands the display on the LCD in certain modes Cursor Type The shape of the cursor can be changed to one of the following settings Underline Underbar or Block LCD Mode The standard LCD screen has a resolution of 640 dots horizontally by 480 dots vertically In MDA CGA and EGA display modes however the screen does not normally use all of the 480 dot vertical display area Specifying expanded mode for these display modes expands the screen display vertically to use the full screen Possible settings are Standard or Expanded Set Up Screen Fields To use the entire display set the LCD mode to E
10. Follow these guidelines when handling floppies LI Always keep floppies away from magnetic fields such as telephones or speakers LI When inserting a floppy into a disk drive be sure it clicks into place Using the computer with an improperly inserted floppy may cause damage to the drive and the floppy Never force the floppy into the 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit LI Never remove a floppy from the drive while the computer is reading from or writing to the floppy M Never expose floppies to moisture excessive heat or direct sunlight QO If a floppy appears to be damaged make a copy of it if possible and discard the damaged floppy immediately Inserting a Floppy into the Drive M Insert the floppy into the drive slot shutter end first with the label side facing toward you LI Gently push the floppy into the slot until it clicks into place Never force the floppy into the 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit To remove a floppy push in the eject button until the floppy pops out Caution Never attempt to remove a floppy from the disk drive when the Floppy Drive indicator on the indicator panel is lit This can damage both the contents of the floppy and the floppy drive TravelMate 2000 Options 6 9 Numeric Keypad 6 10 TravelMate 2000 Options Connecting the optional Numeric Keypad TI Part No 2568033 000 1 enables numeric data to be conveniently entered while still permitting data entry on the key
11. 2 Type a password of up to eight 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 screen Note The Password utility does not distinguish between upper and lower case for example you can type either PASSWORD or Password If you select Install Password when you have already installed a password the following message appears Password already exists Pressing any key on the keyboard will return you to the Password Utility screen Changing a Password 1 To change the current password select Change Password from the Password Utility screen The following screen appears Remove Password Enter current password i H 5 16 Application Programs Using the Password Utility 2 Type the current password and press the Enter key Your entry is shown as squares so that it is not seen by other people If you type the correct password the message Password check OK appears on the next line and you are prompted to enter the new password 3 Type a new password of up to eight characters and press the Enter key 4 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 screen If you type the wrong password the message Incorrect Password appears on the next line and you are prompted to press any key to return to the Password Utilit
12. TravelMate 2000 Options The following hardware options are available from your Texas Instruments dealer or TI Express 1 800 TI PARTS for use with the standard TravelMate 2000 to expand its capabilities See Chapter 6 for information about installing these options LI Add On Battery Pack TI Part No 2568030 0001 1 44 M byte 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit TI Part No 256803 1 0001 Expansion Unit TI Part No 2568032 0001 Numeric Keypad TI Part No 2568033 0001 1 M byte RAM Card TI Part No 2568034 0001 CRT Adaptor TI Part No 2568035 0001 2400 bps Modem with send FAX capabilities and MNP Class 5 TI Part No 2566941 0001 80C287 12 MHz Coprocessor TI Part No 2560874 0001 Deluxe carrying case TI Part No 2568069 0001 D D D CO D CO D DU D Extra Internal Battery Pack TI Part No 2568094 0001 Cy Taking a First Look 1 7 TravelMate 2000 Options 1 8 Taking a First Look LI Laser and impact Printers M External Keyboards Add On Battery Pack Attaching the optional Add On Battery Pack to the rear of the TravelMate 2000 adds 3 hours to the operating time When the Add On Battery Pack is installed you cannot use the 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit or the Expansion Unit 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit Using the 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit allows you to store information on 1 44 M byte floppies The 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit also has a port with which you can install a 5 25 inch floppy drive not available from Texas
13. battery A self contained cell that provides power to your computer battery pack An optional power source that can be affixed to your computer to provide additional 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 An acronym for Basic Input Output System instructions stored in read only memory ROM at the factory that check hardware components and load the computer operating system MS DOS for example into the computer when you boot it bit A binary digit 0 or 1 the smallest unit of information used by your system bits per second The speed at which your system receives or sends data to a device such as a modem or serial printer boot To start your system also called start up and power up bps See bits per second brightness control A control that allows you to adjust the brightness of the display buffer A portion of the system s memory that temporarily holds information used by a program for example the portion of a document you are working on while using a word processor bug An error in the hardware or software of your system that causes an operation to perform incorrectly byte A grouping of eight bi
14. itself LAPLINK EXE is still the better way to transfer files between computers See the LapLink User s Manual furnished with your TravelMate 2000 for complete information and instructions about using LapLink and the LapLink device driver Laptop Manager Laptop Manager furnished with your TravelMate 2000 is an application control program Laptop Manager provides two submenus into which you can insert application programs you have installed on the hard disk You can then load application programs from one of the submenus with one keystroke and from the other submenu using the arrow keys and the Enter key Laptop Manager Main Menu Loaded in your TravelMate 2000 hard disk at the factory and furnished on the BatteryPro and Productivity Software 3 5 inch floppy the Laptop Manager program displays its main menu after the power up and copyright messages are displayed when you turn on the computer The main menu enables you to select application programs with a few keystrokes Procedures for adding items to the Applications list and Quick Commands box are described in the BatteryPro and 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 delete or modify items on the main menu Procedures for using the Change Menu are provided in the BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual You can exit Laptop
15. 25 bottom panel eene 2 11 boundary address sse 4 23 Break key ieget oe 2 17 break ena 2 17 brightness Control 2 5 BUS speed A 4 12 If tried ia iii ein Mai 1 4 H 1 c told P Q H 11 cache memorg Sen derriers napoi ii es H 11 Caps Lock key 2 14 2 20 4 10 Caps Lock indicator 2 20 caring for battery egeo B 5 battery power B 4 cleaning iiiter B 3 COMPUTEL s ineo eH RURR B 1 CGA santo eno 4 21 J 1 changing the LCD color palette 4 17 character set check E 5 character sets oos ies C 1 Canadtan French C 5 default cete 5 7 multilingual sess C 3 Nordic heh Se Raat C 6 Portuguese eee C 4 United States C 2 Charge indicator sess 2 19 charging the internal battery 3 7 cleaning CASE ccena house oti B 3 COMPUTEL Sou Sie e ere eei oer tene B 3 SCIGED ee B 3 clock customizing system 4 0 color palette esee 4 17 communication POTTS Lee ee eee eee 5 6 CONFIG SYS file 5 7 default seu er ee 5 8 configuration system eene 4 12 Index Index 1 configuring memory 4 23 H 1 configuring the hardware 4 19 connector pin assignments 1 1 CODDCILOIS 255 525 eege 1 6 conne
16. 800 522 4535 Attn TI CURE SVC In Canada Texas Instruments Canada Limited 70 Newkirk Road North Richmond Hill Ontario L4C 3G3 Telephone 416 884 9181 Attn ITG Customer Service Warranty and Service Your name and address Your Name Company Name Address City State Zip Code Phone number Ext Product serial number Unit s you are returning check where applicable LJ TravelMate 2000 LJ 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit L Expansion Unit LI 1 MB RAM Card L Numeric Keypad L Add on Battery Pack L 80C287 12 Mhz Coprocessor LJ 2400 bps Internal Modem LI AC Adaptor L Internal Battery LI CRT Adaptor Type of Claim LJ Warranty Claim attach proof of purchase L Maintenance contract Agreement No L My purchase order number LI My check is enclosed LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLL Description of Problem attach extra sheet if necessary Warranty and Service L 3 Glossary This glossary explains many of the terms found in this manual as well as other computer related terms you many encounter access The ability to obtain data from or place data into internal memory or a floppy or the hard disk access shutter A metal door on a floppy diskette that slides open to allow the computer to save or retrieve data adaptor A device that connects an option to the computer application program Program that instructs the operating system to perform specific tasks by using either
17. 9 disabled memory 4 24 display reiten 1 6 5 5 adaptor oe ree e 4 21 customizing your system 4 0 hardware installation configuration eese 4 21 internal adaptor eee 4 15 INOCES 25 seine eere decavses svete 2 3 4 21 SOUS giereg eee ete e 4 16 SpecCHfcatons ceeeeeeeeceneeeeeeeeneeeeeees A 1 timeout function 0 0 eee eee eee eee 4 11 le 4 22 drive assignment essen 4 22 Drnve one eene 4 22 Drive D iicet ehe 4 22 drivers expanded memory H 5 drives specifications sues A 2 dust cap Add On Battery Pack connector 2 9 expansion bus connector 2 9 Numeric Keypad connector 2 6 parallel port etm 2 7 e EGA i ieeciusteo qe uH 4 21 J 2 EMMAJ SYS device driver H 5 EMS I O port 4 22 Enter Key i rer tet 2 14 Esc ape Key ccd eet 2 16 expanded memory 4 23 H 3 Expanded Memory Manager A 5 expanded memory specifications A 4 expansion bus connector 1 6 2 9 extended memory 4 23 H 3 H 8 CHECK c E 4 II LIU E H 8 external battery pack specifications eseeeeeesseereeerrrerersee A 3 external modem 1 7 2 8 6 19 external monitor 2 3 4 15 f files AUTOEXEC BAT
18. Appendix E for a full description of the diagnostics program Getting Started 4 19 Displaying the Hardware Installation Screen The Hardware Installation screen with its default settings appears as follows TI TravelMate 2000 Hardware Installation V x xx Display Configuration Drive Assignment Display Mode VGA Mode Drive A External 3 5 FDD Display Adaptor Internal VGA Drive B External 5 25 FDD Drive C Internal HDD Drive D None Configuration Memory Configuration Internal Serial Port Port 1 Internal Memory Size 1 MB Optional Serial Port Disable Boundary Address 110000n Internal Parallel Port Port 1 Main Memory 640 KB ROM Disk I O Port 1C8h 1CBh Extended Memory 64 KB EMS I O Port 218h 21Bh Expanded Memory 320 KB Disabled Memory 0 KB 1 Position Cursor 2 Press Space Bar 3 Press Set Up Key using cursor keypad to change to exit 4 20 Getting Started Making Selections on the Hardware Installation Screen 1 To move forward through each field use the key Right Arrow or the key Down Arrow To move backward through each field use the key Left Arrow or the T key Up Arrow To move to the first field in the next category press the PgDn key Page Down To move to the first field in the previous category press the PgUp key Page Up To move to the very first category press the Home key To move to the very last category press t
19. Floppy Drive Unit is connected an error message appears on the screen Turn off the power wait 5 seconds then turn it on again If the error message appears repeatedly call your Texas Instruments dealer Refer to the BIOS Messages section in this appendix for a list of power on error messages Cy Diagnostics E 1 Diagnostic Program If the power on diagnostic routine doesn t display any messages but you suspect there is a problem run the diagnostic Program included with MS DOS on the ROM disk The diagnostic program contains the following checks Real Time Clock Memory Keyboard Video Subsystem LI LI LI d LI Liquid Crystal Display LI Floppy Drive LI Printer LI Hard Disk Drive d Hardware Installation Note that you can access the Hardware Installation screen directly from the diagnostic program E 2 Diagnostics Starting the Diagnostic Program Turn on power to the computer and at the C gt prompt type DIAG and press the Enter key The diagnostic program starts up This may take several seconds The main menu is displayed on the screen Use the cursor keys to move the bar cursor to the particular diagnostic test you want to run and press the Enter key Or press the Esc key to exit the diagnostic program and return to the C gt prompt Some of the diagnostic test categories on the menu contain several separate tests When you select one of these categories a separate submenu is displaye
20. Instruments and an external keyboard as well Expansion Unit Connecting the Expansion Unit allows you to expand the capabilities of your TravelMate 2000 Computer The Expansion Unit supports one full size and one half size expansion card Numeric Keypad Connecting the Numeric Keypad allows you to enter numeric data easily The Numeric Keypad is laid out like the numeric keypad on an IBM keyboard 1 M byte RAM Card Using one or two RAM cards allows you to increase the amount of random access memory in your TravelMate 2000 The memory on these cards can be used as Extended memory or as Expanded memory conforming to version 4 0 of the Lotus Intel Microsoft Expanded Memory Specifications TravelMate 2000 Options CRT Adaptor Installing the CRT Adaptor into the computer allows you to connect a VGA or multi frequency monitor to the TravelMate 2000 2400 BPS Modem with Send Fax and MNP Class 5 Internal Modem Installing the internal modem card in the TravelMate 2000 allows you to send Facsimile fax information over telephone lines lt j Note The Internal Modem Card may not be available in some countries For information on this option see the manual provided with the option 80C287 12 MHz Coprocessor Adding an 80C287 coprocessor to the system board significantly improves processing performance when you are running programs that support a math coprocessor Printers Connecting a printer to your TravelMate 2000 allows you to
21. Manager to the current MS DOS prompt from the Laptop Manager main menu by pressing the Esc key You can return to the Laptop Manager main menu from the MS DOS prompt gt by typing LM and pressing the Enter key Cy Application Programs 5 13 Laptop Manager 5 14 Application Programs Quick Commands Box Application programs you add to the Quick Commands box can be selected by pressing the function key F2 to F9 you assign to it For your convenience the Laptop File Manager Battery Watch and LapLink file utility transfer program are installed and assigned at the factory to the F1 F10 and F11 keys respectively However you can replace them with your own application programs using the Change Menu procedure explained in the BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual Single Character Quick Commands At the bottom of the Laptop Manager menu Quick Commands box are two single character commands LI 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 to the Laptop Manager main menu LI Press the P key and Laptop Manager displays a prompt at the bottom of the screen at which you can change drives and or directories For example you can change from the C prompt to the A prompt by typing P and A and pressing the Enter key
22. Rq D Ki g Del Delete The Del Delete key is used to delete the character at the cursor position In MS DOS and many applications remaining characters usually move left to fill the space Num Lk The Num Lk key Fn Ins toggles the numeric keypad keys on and off When the Num Lk key is on the Num Lock indicator is lit When toggled on the numbers in blue on the front faces of certain typewriter keys become active giving a numeric keypad layout See the Appendix D for details on keyboard layouts Scr Lk Pressing the Fn and Del keys together gives you the Scr Lk Scroll Lock key This key has no fixed function of its own but has special functions in some application programs Refer to your application software manual for specific use of this key When this key is on the Scroll Lock indicator is lit Pause The Pause key temporarily stops the display from scrolling until another key is pressed on the keyboard Break Pressing the Pause key while holding down the Ctrl key gives you the Break key which sends a break signal to stop current program execution Sys Rq The function of the Sys Rq System Request key is not fixed and varies according to the software application Check your application software for details Cy More About Hardware 2 17 Keyboard Prt Sc 2 18 More About Hardware Prt Sc Pressing the Fn and Sys Rq keys together gives you the Prt Sc Print Screen key This prints whatever is displaye
23. SMARTDRV SYS SMARTDRV SYS is a disk caching program used to reduce the time it takes your computer to read data from the hard disk When SMARTDRV SYS is installed information from the hard disk is temporarily 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 following command line in your CONFIG SYS file DEVICE CADOSNSMARTDRV S YS In this form a 256 K byte 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 MS DOS User s Manual for a full description of available options Configuring Memory H 11 RS 232C Connector Pin No Signal Name Carrier detect Receive data Transmit data Data terminal ready Signal ground Data set ready Request to send Clear to send Ring indicator VD GO AJ Ch LP L H A ra Parallel Connector I Connector Pin Assignments Abbreviation CD RD TD DTR SG DSR RTS CTS RI with the supplied conversion adaptor attached Pin No Signal Name 1 Strobe 2 Data 0 3 Data 1 4 Data 2 5 Data 3 6 Data 4 7 Data 5 8 Data 6 9
24. concerned with where the data is stored on a floppy MS DOS manages that function automatically Taking Care of Floppies To safeguard the data stored on a floppy it is important that you handle floppies with care Storage Although 3 5 inch floppies are housed in a durable plastic casing it is a good idea to keep floppies you are not using in a box to protect them against dust damage or loss A variety of plastic boxes are available at most computer stores Label When you purchase blank floppies labels usually are supplied Get into the habit of always labeling your floppies with the names of the files or programs they contain and the date on which you made the copy This is particularly important when making backup floppies Cy TravelMate 2000 Options 6 7 3 5 inch Floppy Drive unit AN 6 8 TravelMate 2000 Options Access Shutter The access shutter allows the drive head to read from and write to the floppy The shutter opens automatically when you insert the floppy into the drive Do not open the shutter manually as this will expose the floppy surface to dust Caution Never open the access shutter on the floppy This will expose the surface of the floppy to dust Write Protect Tab The write protect tab is used to prevent inadvertent changes to important files To write protect a floppy slide the write protect tab to the open position to allow the computer to write on the floppy slide the tab to the closed position
25. flat surface mouse device driver Enables an operating system to interpret signals coming from the mouse multitasking The concurrent execution of two or more programs multiuser system A system in which the computer and other external devices are shared in any one of several arrangements by several people operating system A set of programs that control the operation of the computer Typically the operating system regulates space allocation keeps track of files saves and retrieves files and manages other control functions associated with data storage partitioning Dividing a hard disk drive into work areas usually approximately 20 Mb in size to accommodate the working capacity of the operating system path pathname A sequence of directory names ending usually in a filename all separated by backslashes V to tell your computer where to find particular subdirectories and files plotter A device for producing a hard copy of graphic images by controlling pens or other drawing media port An input output connection between external devices and the computer The port has both male and female connectors that contain a specific number of pins processing The calculating sorting storing and retrieving of information Glossary 11 program A list of instructions that tells your system how to perform a specific task program file A program stored on a storage medium such as a floppy or hard disk drive progra
26. for each character The five character sets contain differences in the international symbol and graphics characters above decimal code 128 extended ASCII characters Note The extended ASCH characters which are not on the keyboard 128 to 255 decimal can be displayed at the MS DOS prompt and in many application programs as follows Holding down the Alt key type the ASCII decimal code for the character using the keys with numbers in their front face with the Fn key held down or with the Num Lk key on Release the Alt key and the character is displayed on the screen Your printer may or may not print these extended characters depending on the type of printer you have Refer to the character code tables in your printer manual Cy Character Sets C 1 Character Sets Code Page 437 United States Ki a 3 N oo a S S o6 N m N amp S Ka bd 8 e C 2 Character Sets Character Sets Code Page 850 Multilingual E amp 8 e 2 3 g x 2 z g 8 2 Character Sets C 3 Character Sets Code Page 860 Portuguese e a amp 8 Ss 8 3 S g 2 3 g 8 s B R br E 6 wr 2 2 e fF of d o 0 C 4 Character Sets Character Sets Code Page 863 Canadian ftench 0 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 Hexa decimal Q 1o 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 9 A B C D E F alue 0 0 P p i C
27. for your TravelMate 2000 LI Software operating systems and application programs LI Caring for the Hard Disk Contents The Hardware etit tee tte pb imperet etum e e reines 1 3 System Board o oet ete i RR oat ast tn hd epe 1 4 Mee EE 1 4 EE 1 5 ROM eebe Chen Dee EA 1 5 Keyboard EE 1 5 LCD Sereen is nie ep e EORR Ue Re 1 6 Hard Disk unt Eet E E E E E 1 6 VE 1 6 TravelMate 2000 Options 5 epe he e rhe i e RE E Pe ER ees 1 7 Add On Battery Pack ntt o ee a ptc ede e Re 1 8 3 5 1nch Floppy Drive Unit oie e t E 1 8 Numeric Keypad 2 2 ntt eed re ate eget pes 1 8 LMbyte RAM Card nee Poe el qr eer dedere ies egre tete ets 1 8 ER aptent Geert EES 1 9 2400 BPS Modem with Send Fax and MNP Class 5 Internal Modem essere 1 9 80C287 12 MHz Coprocessor ou cee eese nennen ene nen enne enr enne 1 9 Printers e c EE 1 9 External Keyboards AAA 1 9 Cs Taking a First Look 1 1 RE The Hard Disk Hard Disk Format Taking Care of the Hard Disk 1 2 Taking a First Look The Hardware This is what the standard TravelMate 2000 Computer looks like when it is closed Cy Taking a First Look 1 3 The Hardware 1 4 Taking a First Look Let s take a closer look at each part of the computer The TravelMate 2000 s hardware consists of a system board keyboard liquid crystal display LCD screen hard disk drive I O input output ports and other electronic circuits needed to cont
28. in the groove and open the option card slot cover Caution Prevent possible component damage caused by electrostatic discharge 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 option card slot cover removing the card slot cover 6 16 TravelMate 2000 Options CRT Adaptor 4 With the component side facing down insert the CRT Adaptor into the slot Be sure that the connectors on the computer and on the lower side of the CRT Adaptor fully mate and then tighten the two screws on the CRT Adaptor CRT Adaptor installing the CRT Adaptor 5 Close the option card slot cover by pushing down on both sides of the cover and replace the template template strip 6 Reinstall the battery as described in Chapter 3 This completes the installation of the CRT Adaptor The external CRT connector can now be found on the left side of the computer Since you removed the battery during installation the settings on the Set Up and Hardware Installation screens may have changed From the Set Up and Hardware Installation screens enter appropriate values for each category as described in Chapter 4 TravelMate 2000 Options 6 17 External Monitor AN 6 18 TravelMate 2000 Options Using the optional CRT Adaptor allows you to connect an ext
29. limitation The keyboard cable from the external keyboard must have a 6 pin mini DIN connector An IBM PS 2 or compatible keyboard can be used with the TravelMate 2000 Note Always turn off the computer before connecting or disconnecting the external keyboard 6 24 TravelMate 2000 Options Printers Texas Instruments makes a variety of printers any of which can be used with your TravelMate 2000 To connect a parallel printer use the supplied conversion adaptor between the parallel port and the TravelMate 2000 printer port To use a serial printer connect the printer to the serial port on the left side of the TravelMate 2000 case parallel port conversion adaptor parallel printer connector connecting the parallel printer Note When the conversion adaptor is in use the dust cap removed from the main unit can be put into the slot on the conversion adaptor for storage Always replace the dust cap when the conversion adaptor is not in use To connect a serial printer select the hardware installation screen and set the Serial I O field appropriately Then connect the serial printer to the serial port on the left side panel of the TravelMate 2000 case TravelMate 2000 Options 6 25 A Specifications Central Processing Unit CPU Type 16 bit 80C286 Clock Speed 6 MHz 7 16 MHz 12 MHz Memory RAM 1 M byte internal RAM standard expandable to 3 M bytes ROM 128 K byte P ROM for IPL BIOS power on check set up and h
30. me tree edere e pe edet 2 8 R arPanel ac CL 2 9 Expansion Bus Connector uie coe tete ed RR eH UE een 2 9 Add On Battery Pack Connector sees ener 2 9 AC Adaptor Jack etc etu tee e t Regie 2 10 Bottom Panel2 11 Battery Slot iion ident op e RD tp petu 2 11 Bront Panelr stints bor oe ten peii teet atto e Cox CoA n eter arte 2 12 POWerL Switch ono toe D 2 12 Optional Card Slot Cover eee tne ettet ters 2 12 Cy More About Hardware 2 1 Keyboards EE 2 13 ludo 2 14 kun HE 2 14 Caps Lock e Ie At ette n aee mento 2 14 Tab oot 2 15 Backspace eee eed ei tes eo e om e een 2 15 en p 2 15 Floppy Disk Hard Disk Caps Lock 2 2 More About Hardware LCD Screen Your TravelMate 2000 displays text and graphics on a triple supertwist illuminated liquid crystal display LCD giving true black on white contrast The TravelMate 2000 can emulate IBM s video graphics array VGA and it displays colors as 16 shades of gray You also can connect an external monitor to the TravelMate 2000 if the optional CRT Adaptor is installed External monitor options are described in TravelMate 2000 Options in Chapter 6 standard reverse switch ontrast co
31. more information about upgrading your warranty maintenance contract or customer center location please call your distributor or Texas Instruments at 1 800 847 5757 If you must return your computer or an option for service please complete the steps on the following checklist to speed processing of your order and lessen your inconvenience Cy Warranty and Service L 1 Warranty and Service L 2 Warranty and Service LI Complete a separate Repair Request form on the back of this 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 LI If you are returning the entire computer and all options please use the original shipping container if possible or be certain your computer is carefully packed as a delicate electronic instrument Note Damage caused in shipment because of inadequate packing is not covered by the warranty or maintenance contract LI If your computer or option is still within warranty attach a copy of your proof of purchase to the completed Repair Request form If this repair is covered by a maintenance agreement enter the agreement number of the maintenance contract on the form Otherwise attach a purchase order number to authorize payment for repairs LI Return the computer and or options to one of the following In the U S A Texas Instruments Incorporated 24500 Highway 290 Cypress TX 77429 Telephone 1
32. optional 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit enables you to add a 5 25 inch drive not offered by Texas Instruments The 5 25 inch drive connects to the 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit through a port on the rear panel of the 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit casing You also can use an external keyboard when the 3 5 inch floppy drive unit is attached For directions on using your 5 25 inch drive see the manual furnished with the 5 25 inch drive 3 5 inch Floppies The floppy drive unit uses 3 5 inch 720 K byte 2DD or 1 44 M byte 2HD floppy diskettes A floppy is a magnetic storage medium that holds data created on a computer Once data is stored on a floppy it can be re used whenever necessary or replaced when no longer needed 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit Formatting a Floppy In order to store data on a floppy the operating system must first prepare format the floppy This process enables data on the floppy to be easily located During formatting the floppy is divided into circular tracks similar to those on a phonograph Each track is further divided into sectors that identify the data stored within the track The track number and sector number act like addresses to the computer making data access an automatic and rapid process During operation the floppy rotates inside its plastic casing As the floppy rotates the read write head of the drive moves from one track to another locating data or finding space available for new data You need not be
33. produce a hard copy of information you have created To connect a parallel printer use the supplied conversion adaptor between the parallel port and the TravelMate 2000 printer port To use a serial printer simply connect the printer to the serial port of the TravelMate 2000 External Keyboards Using the 6 pin mini DIN connector on the 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit allows you to connect an additional IBM PS 2 or equivalent keyboard Taking a First Look 1 9 The Software 1 10 Taking a First Look A computer system needs software before it can carry out any useful task Without software your computer is just a collection of electrical components In order to use computer hardware for tasks like writing memos or balancing a checking account software is necessary Software is a series of instructions that direct the computer to perform specific tasks Generally these instructions are loaded from a floppy or a hard disk into main memory where they remain until the software program is exited or the system is turned off Your computer needs three levels of software to function an input output system an operating system and an application program LI 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 LI The operating system is a software pro
34. that must appear exactly as shown italic Used for filenames variables and placeholders that represent the type of text to be entered by the user Monospace Used for sample prompts and screens that appear during operation of your computer including prompts text generated by the system and entries that you type on the keyboard Bold Used for keys key sequences and MS DOS 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 2000 PA This symbol alerts you to a Warning or Caution that can prevent you from causing injury to yourself or damage to your equipment R This symbol tells you that more information about the same subject is contained on the next page About this Manual This manual describes the operation of your Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000 Notebook Computer We have designed this manual so that you can locate information quickly and easily Each chapter begins with a title page that gives the major sections in the chapter Keyboard keys are listed several ways in this manual depending on the number of keys you must press to produce a character or function For example some key fronts on the keyboard are labeled with blue to indicate their use only in conjunction with the Fn key Some keys for example Break and Num Lk must be presse
35. that your system assumes as a response to a prompt unless instructed otherwise device driver 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 system so that the external device Wm perform as required diagnostics programs Programs that test the components of your system to verify proper operation or to diagnose problems directory The list of all files which is itself a file on your system storage medium for easy reference disk controller A device that controls how information is transfer red between the system unit and the hard disk or diskette drives DIP switches A pair of switches in your computer that allow you to control certain operating features such as beeps parity settings etx diskette See floppy diskette diskette drive A device that rotates a diskette and accesses its data by means of a read write head DOS Disk operating system double density A technique used to increase bit density on a magnetic storage medium to twice the amount of single density so that more information can be stored in the same amount of space double sided diskette A magnetic medium capable of storing information on both its surfaces drives Devices that rotate magnetic media and access data by means of a read write head dust cap A plastic cover that protects connectors on your computer from dirt e
36. the hard disk write To record information on a storage device write protect tab A switch on a floppy diskette that prevents recording data over existing data on the diskette 80C287 12Mhz coprocessor 1 7 6 20 a ac adaptor ieu ER 2 10 3 7 ac adaptor Jack 2 10 adaptors display onsite rotes 4 21 internal display 4 15 add on battery pack 1 7 6 2 CONDE COL irc nciht 2 9 all characters print check E 6 NEEN etin e eme erint 2 15 Alt Gr alternate graphics key 2 15 application programs eee 1 10 guidelines for installing 5 3 ATOW KEYS coeds eere e e eg 2 16 assigning DAVEA osi eee eee 4 22 IV 4 22 Drive D 4 22 attribute check E 5 AUTOEXEC BAT Me sees 5 7 default rte etes 5 7 b backing up the hard disk 4 26 Back ent aeter enn 2 4 backspace key see 2 15 backtab xc 4 ete eee 2 15 back p i siete cet ru 1 12 Ittre cte ete 3 3 CARING TOI s ee a eee ene B 5 Conserving DOWer eene B 4 BatteryPro utility esses 4 10 IM EE 4 13 Binary code eese 1 4 binaty E EE H 1 BIOS ech deefe emitted ete 1 5 1 10 BIOS calls iiem 1 1 BIOS MESS ZES nenek nee i G 1 DIES oen eth eem 1 4 H 1 GALA sert het teen 4 13 SLOP niter theo IRR 4 13 boot QUICK iiic euh enun 4 12 E EE 4
37. thousands and even millions the letter K kilo is used to represent thousands of bytes and M mega is used for millions of bytes Because of differences between the binary and decimal number systems one K byte actually represents 1024 bytes and one M byte represents 1024 K bytes From the hardware point of view there are two main types of internal memory used in computers ROM and RAM ROM Read Only Memory ROM is memory that permanently stores programs or data on integrated circuits Information is programmed into the circuits in the manufacturing process and cannot be changed by the user RAM Random Access Memory RAM is memory that is used to temporarily store data or programs that is information can be easily deleted and rewritten RAM is used in the computer to store data and programs while the system is running When the power is turned off any information stored in RAM is lost Configuring Memory H 1 Memory Map MS DOS accesses different areas of the TravelMate 2000 s memory in different ways Tliis memory map shows the available memory areas and how MS DOS uses them FFFFFFH System BIOS 64KB Extended Memory System BIOS 64KB EMS Area 160KB Video BIOS 32KB Video RAM Area 256KB System Memory FF0000H 100000H OFO000H 0C8000H 0C0000H 0A0000H Expanded Memory System Memory 256KB 040000H 3000000H H 2 Configuring Memory Memory Areas in the TravelMate 2000 C
38. wrong password three times the system locks and starts beeping If this happens restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt Del keys This time you have only one chance to enter the correct password before the system locks Using the Password Utility d If you enter the correct password after several incorrect passwords the following message appears Password Password OK LI incorrect passwords attempts Press any key to continue This message shows how many wrong passwords have been entered since you last entered the correct password This may indicate that someone has tried to use your computer without permission Once you enter the correct password you again have three chances to enter the password at the next system start up If you forget your password you will not be able to use the computer Should this happen contact your Texas Instruments dealer Note We recommend always malting a note of the password you have installed in case you forget it Store the password in a secure place away from where you store or operate your computer Application Programs 5 19 6 TravelMate 2000 Options This chapter tells you about QO Options available for your TravelMate 2000 LI FCC requirements for modem users LI Care for your modem Contents Add On Battery P ck uoo teon pete e pp i REPRE RS 6 2 Installing the Battery Pack ertet ne eret eter ite 6 2 Charging the Battery Pack 3 nee eti
39. you can adjust the value as required by your application program to maximize processing speed 3 SHELL C DOS COMMAND COM P E 256 provides the path for COMMAND COM and sets the environment to 256 bytes 4 DEVICE C UTILS EMMA4J SYS installs EMMJA SYS the expanded memory manager device driver 5 DEVICE C UTILS BATTERY PRO loads the device driver BATTERY PRO 6 DEVICE C DOS ANSLS YS loads the device driver ANSI SYS for enhanced standard input output 7 INSTALL C DOS FASTOPEN EXE C 50 25 installs FASTOPEN which decreases the amount of time to open frequently used files and directories Cy Application Programs 5 9 LapLink 5 10 Application Programs The LapLink file transfer and device driver programs products of Traveling Software Inc are furnished with your TravelMate 2000 LapLink makes it practical to use a computer without a floppy drive LapLink requires use of a special cable also furnished with your TravelMate 2000 LapLink fills the need for a fast convenient error free means of transferring files Connected by the furnished LapLink cable and running the LapLink program two computers have complete access to each other s disk drives and to all the files on those drives You can copy files the following ways LI From one hard disk directly to another without using floppies at all LI From one floppy to another eliminating the incompatibility between 5 25 and 3 5 inch floppies LI From a hard disk to
40. 000 Options 6 19 80C287 Coprocessor A Texas Instruments 80C287 coprocessor can be added to your system to speed up processing and improve throughput of calculations with application programs that support a math coprocessor Installing the 80C287 Coprocessor 1 Remove the internal battery as described in Chapter 3 and carefully turn the computer over on a padded surface 2 Using a Phillips head screwdriver remove the two screws on the bottom panel of the computer bottom panel removing the bottom panel 3 Holding the bottom panel with your hands open the LCD screen and turn the computer on its side Insert the straightened end of a paper clip into one of the screw holes Push gently on the back of the keyboard to loosen it from the computer case 6 20 TravelMate 2000 Options 80C287 Coprocessor 4 Holding the keyboard set the computer upright Place the keyboard in front of you with the keys facing down as shown in the following figure placing the keyboard Making sure that the pins on the 80C287 coprocessor are straight and aligned with the socket insert the 80C287 coprocessor into the socket Be sure that the notch on the 80C287 coprocessor is in the same position as indicated by the outline on the board Caution Prevent possible component damage cause by electrostatic discharge ESD Use a high impedance grounded conductive floor mat or wrist strap to prevent ESD Before touching the integrated circuit d
41. 001 1M byte RAM card Extended or EMS support Up to two cards can be installed Size Width 1 9 inches 47 mm Height 1 7 inches 44 mm Weight 0 03 Ibs 17g A 4 Specifications Specifications 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 Cy Specifications A 5 B Taking Care of Your Computer We recommend that you regularly take the time to check over your TravelMate 2000 and to clean the screen keyboard and case You can spot trouble before it starts and help give you efficient trouble free computing with your TravelMate 2000 Taking Care of Your Computer B 1 Do s and Don ts The TravelMate 2000 is a precision instrument containing many sensitive components It should be handled with care Here are some steps you can take to prevent damage to your system LI Never use the TravelMate 2000 in harsh environments where it may be subjected to rapid temperature changes or excessive dust Never expose the TravelMate 2000 to excessive vibration Never place anything on top of the computer when it is recharging or operating as this can cause overheating LI Do not operate the TravelMate 2000 from a power socket whose voltage fluctuates excessively LI Do not try to force the LCD screen beyond its fully opened position smoke or a strange smell turn off the power immediately and contact your Te
42. 110000H 140000H 180000H 200000H 240000H 300000H 340000H 400000H 440000H Note Extended 0 K byte 64 K byte 256 K byte 512 K byte 1024 K byte 1280 K byte 2048 K byte 2304 K byte 2048 K byte 2304 K byte Expanded 2432 K byte 2368 K byte 2176 K byte 1920 K byte 1152 K byte 1152 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte Internal Memory 3 M byte Disable 0 K byte 0 K byte 0 K byte 0 K byte 256 K byte 0 K byte 256 K byte 0 K byte 256 K byte 0 K byte At least 128 K byte of memory is always assigned to Expanded memory A block of 128 K byte in the reserved memory area can also be assigned to Expanded memory The Expanded Memory Manager EMM manages the interface between the program and Expanded memory bringing data in and out through the page frame as required Before you can use Expanded memory you must install the EMMAJ SYS device driver as described below You do not need to install the Expanded memory driver unless your application program supports use of Expanded memory Device Drivers Four device drivers used for managing memory are included in ROM They are EMMHAJ SYS device driver that supports LIM EMS Expanded memory HIMEM SYS device driver that supports the use of Extended memory for storing a Terminate and Stay Resident TSR program or device driver RAMDRIVE SYS device driver that supports RAM disks in conventional Extended and Expanded memory Cs Config
43. 13 Speed Key aceti tte i e o I D Re e Ed IR ig Bou 4 13 Segal LR 4 ce hr teme HR a e ah rt eed 4 14 Baud Rate nc ca t p RR are E I D eU SS reuse 4 14 Data Bits 5a nha e ae AC Ra e le A DR 4 14 Stop BISS iiser e ie osoro ESS 4 14 LS ele 4 14 Setting Up the LCD ica iuis et ra rh DIR E HR ous dens sed 4 15 ECD CRT Set cott te eret esee tete rU e E ERR Re 4 15 Screen Mod eSa deet SE D IN RN OR ERU ERE ERR 4 16 Text Mode ire e E OR ERU WIR eh d teet 4 17 Graphics Mode vee ute tto bete dee Eo Eie terere 4 17 RG ER 4 17 Setting the Display Mode iet ete E RH te eee eee 4 17 Changing the LCD Color Palette ri repente 4 18 Displaying the Hardware Installation Screen i ion cte ERR iiem dilema iem tes 4 19 Power On Message eerte deed 4 19 Key Operation og 4 ee eio HR DOR o ite ed eec on 4 19 DIAG Command EE 4 19 Making Selections on the Hardware Installation Screen peret ei te E RU Ree OR Reed 4 21 Hardware Installation Screen Fields A 4 22 Display Configuration 2 rte p eee ba Debet pete 4 22 Display Modein e ACERO ee 4 22 Display Adaptor ier eere ARE RE Re RET 4 22 VO Configuration 3 inp tp ect d he ERE ER De ERE SE Eed 4 22 Internal and Optional Serial Dote 4 22 Internal Parallel Port 2 tenete a E EEE E E EEEE 4 23 ROM Disk Det stees 4 23 EMS VO Dort nein mt RE P Renee 4 23 Drive Assignment iie ois eerte er beeen E 4 23 Drive A Dnve B zero nee peo ete ea
44. 568030 0001 Attaches to rear of TravelMate 2000 Extends battery life by approx 3 hours Size Width 1 1 inches 279 mm Depth 2 3 inches 59 mm Height 1 4 inches 34 5 mm Weight 1 9 lbs 880g Internal Modem TI Part No 2566941 0001 Power Requirements Maximum 25mA at 5V Maximum 200 mA at 5V Power Control The Intemal Modem operates under two power modes Low Power Only ring detect circuit powered High Power AU 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 22bix and V 27ter MNP class 5 error correcting protocol T 30 fax protocol Telephone Line Connectors RJ 11 C Asynchronous Start Bits Data Bits Parity Stop bits Data Formats 1 7 even 1 or more or odd Or 1 8 none 1 Cy Specifications A 3 Specifications 80C287 Coprocessor TI Part No 2560874 0001 16 bit 80C287 running at 12 MHz CRT Interface Board TI Part No 2568035 0001 15 pin D SUB analog connector Size Width 2 2 inches 55 mm Depth 4 3 inches 110 mm Height 0 6 inches 16 mm Weight 0 11 Ibs 50g Floppy Drive Unit TI Part No 2568031 0001 3 5 inch 1 44 M byte drive 5 25 inch Floppy Drive Connector External keyboard connector Size Width 14 7 inches 166 mm Depth 8 3 inches 143 mm Height 1 4 inches 34 5 mm Weight 1 4 Ibs 630g RAM Card TI Part No 2568034 0
45. 6 K byte each Cy Configuring Memory H 3 Memory Areas in the TravelMate 2000 The total amount of internal memory above 640 K byte can be assigned to either Extended memory or Expanded memory by setting the internal memory size and boundary address on the hardware installation screen The relationship between these two settings and each memory size is shown below H 4 Configuring Memory Boundary 100000H 110000H 140000H 180000H 200000H 240000H 300000H 340000H 400000H 440000H Boundary 100000H 110000H 140000H 180000H 200000H 240000H 300000H 340000H 400000H 440000H Extended 0 K byte 64 K byte 256 K byte 256 K byte 0 K byte 256 K byte 0 K byte 256 K byte 0 K byte 256 K byte Extended 0 K byte 64 K byte 256 K byte 512 K byte 1024 K byte 1280 K byte 1024 K byte 1280 K byte 1024 K byte 1280 K byte Internal Memory 1 M byte Expanded 384 K byte 320 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte Disable 0 K byte 0 K byte 0 K byte 0 K byte 256 K byte 0 K byte 256 K byte 0 K byte 256 K byte 0 K byte Internal Memory 2 M byte Expanded 1408 K byte 1344 K byte 1152 K byte 896 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte 128 K byte Disable OK byte 0 K byte 0 K byte 0 K byte 256 K byte 0 K byte 256 K byte 0 K byte 256 K byte 0 K byte Memory Areas in the TravelMate 2000 Boundary 100000H
46. BM in its latest PS 2 series of personal computers and displays colors as 16 shades of gray The illuminated triple supertwist LCD screen gives you maximum readability in all lighting conditions with a true black on white display Hard Disk The hard disk can store up to 20 M byte of information the equivalent of about 14 high density floppies and can write and read data very quickly This makes the hard disk the best place to keep the programs that you use most frequently Connectors The parallel port is used to connect a parallel printer via the supplied conversion adaptor and the serial RS 232C port is used to connect an external modem a serial printer and other devices that use a serial connector An expansion bus connector is used to connect the optional Expansion Unit TI Part No 2568032 0001 or 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit RI Part No 256803 1 0001 to the computer A numeric keypad connector is used to connect the optional Numeric Keypad TI Part No 2568033 0001 to the computer The external battery connector is used to connect the Add On Battery Pack TI Part No 2568030 0001 to the computer TravelMate 2000 Options The performance of a standard TravelMate 2000 can be enhanced with the addition of hardware options available from Texas Instruments These options enable you to send and receive data over telephone lines operate the computer for longer periods use external displays increase memory and a variety of other features
47. Data 7 10 Acknowledge 11 Busy 12 Paper empty 13 Select 14 Auto feed 15 Printer error 16 Initialize printer 17 Select input 18 25 Ground Abbreviation STROBE DATAO DATA DATA DATA DATA4 DATAS5 DATA6 DATA ACK BUSY PE SLCT AUTO FEED PERROR INIT SLCT IN GND 1 m 5 069090020 900920 6 zs 9 Direction Input Input Output Output Input Output Input Input Direction Output Output Output Output Output Output Output Output Output Input Input Input Input Output Input Output Output Cy Connector Pin Assignments I 1 Connector Pin Assignments CRT Connector option CONS CMS EN ND Pin No Signal Name Direction 1 Red Output 2 Green Output 3 Blue Output 4 Not used 5 Ground 6 Red Rtn 7 Green Rtn 8 Blue Rtn 9 Not used 10 Ground 11 Not used 12 Not used 13 Horizontal synch Output 14 Vertical synch Output 15 Not Used I 2 Connector Pin Assignments J Screen Standards The following is an overview of the screen standards supported by the TravelMate 2000 internal display adaptor MDA Monochrome Display Adaptor The MDA standard supports a 720 by 350 monochrome text display using a 9 by 14 pixel character box The TravelMate 2000 LCD screen supports MDA by displaying an 80 column by 25 line monochrome text display in two modes Standard Expanded Character box 8x16 8x16 Display area 640 x 400 640 x 480 CGA Color Graphics Adaptor Th
48. LI specifies the upper two digits of the address of a 16 K byte physical page used for the page frame possible settings are C8 CC DO D4 D8 DC EO F4 E8 and EC Specify the addresses so that the page frame will have at least four continuous physical pages 64 K byte If you have installed an I O card in the expansion slot be sure to specify addresses the I O card does not use NL specifies not to initialize logical pages in Expanded memory when the computer restarts this switch is useful for running some application programs which require frequent page allocation WI displays information on EMM4J SYS every time the power is turned on O enables the use of the memory area between 256 K byte and 640 K byte as a page frame of Expanded memory this switch is useful for running some application programs which support the EMS page frame in this area Note In certain applications the system restart the Ctrl Alt Del keys may not function properly when using Expanded memory If this happens turn off the computer wait for 5 seconds and turn on the computer again Cy Configuring Memory H 7 Memory Areas in the TravelMate 2000 HIMEM SYS HIMEM SYS is an eXtended Memory Manager XMM conforming to eXtended Memory Specifications XMS version 2 0 HIMEM S YS uses 64 K byte of the high memory area HMA at the beginning of Extended memory to store a single TSR program or device driver or it uses this area for data storage This effect
49. Note that the C prompt at the bottom left corner of the menu changes to a A prompt See your MS DOS User s Manual for details on selecting and changing drives and directories Using the Password Utility The TravelMate 2000 includes the Password utility a program which limits access of your computer only to people who know the password you specify using this utility The password is valid until you remove or change it using the Password utility In addition the Laptop Manager provides password protection on a per application program basis See the BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual for more information about the Password features for the Laptop Manager Accessing the Password Utility 1 At the C gt prompt type PW and press the Enter key Note Make sure PATH is set to C DOS The following Password Utility screen appears Password Utility V x xx Install Password Change Password Remove Password Exit From the Password Utility screen you can install change or remove a password or you can exit the screen 2 To select an action move the bar cursor to the desired selection using the T key or the 4 key Up or Down Arrow and press the Enter key Application Programs 5 15 Using the Password Utility Installing a Password 1 To install a password select Install Password from the Password Utility screen The following screen appears Install Password Enter new password
50. S DOS on the hard disk the existing AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files are renamed AUTOEXEC BAK and CONFIG BAK A new set of AuToExEc BAT and CONFIG SYS fileS with factory set commands are copied onto the hard disk If you installed the MS DOS Shell the screen will display the shell when you turn on the computer To exit It is very important that you replace the new AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files with the backups that contain the proper commands To do this follow these steps a At the C prompt type copy AUTOEXEC BAK AUTOEXEC BAT to replace the new AUTOEXEC BAT with AUTOEXEC BAK b At the C prompt type copy config bak config sys to replace the new CONFIG SYS with CONFIG BAK Warranty and Service The TravelMate 2000 Notebook Computer and its Texas Instruments options are warranted for 12 months from the purchase date Standard Warranty Texas Instruments offers a 1 day turnaround for domestic units carried in to local Customer Service Centers and a 5 day turnaround from receipt time at the National Service Center for units sent to one of the National Service Centers Cypress Texas U S A for domestic units Toronto Canada for Canadian units or Plymouth U K for international units for repair The warranty does not include the following LI Installation or removal of the computer s options LI User s required preventive maintenance LI Routine operational difficulties such as software problems For
51. Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000 Notebook Computer User s Manual PEERAGE es ees uium eee ss Seen Miete V 1 Taking a First Look The Hard Wate erre err eerte esie sales bes hp eee coved 1 3 TravelMate 2000 Options esssseesessseesssssseessreessresreersreresresereeseeresessee 1 7 Th Softwares senio ectetur tois i UE 1 10 The Hatd Disk edet RE reet rr ee ERE eb ee vore 1 11 2 More About Hardware LCD Sereen aeree eer metet ecce ege 2 3 Right Side Panels 4 o piede ehe 2 6 L ftSide Pane h s eee ee secet eee tee eee eee 2 7 Reag Panel 24 esr ette eee Ped denge 2 9 Bottom Panel 2 11 Front Panel 2 12 Keyboard eee eee eto ttes 2 13 Status Indiceatorg nnne nennen 2 19 3 Setting Up Guidlines amp Precautions nennen 3 2 Installing the Battery sese 3 3 Removing the Battery essent 3 5 Charging the Battery AC Operation seen 3 7 Setting DIP Switches essere enne nennen nen 3 9 4 Getting Started System STE He eege Reegele aet te eed 4 4 Accessing the Set Up Screen sistere ieee ecese ere tere 4 6 Making Selections on the Set Up Screen 4 8 Set Up Screen Fields 1 meet dee e dept 4 9 Setting Up the E CD ide tette et ter Oei 4 14 Displaying the Hardware Installation Screen n need pe bete 4 18 Making Selections on the Hardware Installation Screen ete er EE eg 4 20 Hardware Installation Screen Fields
52. The floppy is either notformatted or failure defective Replace with a formatted floppy Cy BIOS Messages G 1 BIOS messages G 2 B10S Messages Hard disk failure Hard disk read failure Invalid Configuraition information Keyboard clock data line failure Keyboard stuck key failure No boot device available No boot sector on hard disk Not a boot diskette Reboot If that doesn t work run the DIAG program to check the hard disk drive then contact your Texas Instruments dealer The hard disk is defective Reboot If that doesn t work run the DIAG program to check the hard disk then contact your Texas Instruments dealer Memory size is incorrectly configured or Display adaptor is incorrrectly configured or Incorrect number of floppy drives Check the settings on the Set Up and Hardware Installation screens see Chapter 4 Either the keyboard or the external keyboard cable connection is defective Make sure the keyboard cable is connected properly One or more keys are jammed Try pressing the key again Run the DIAG program to check the keboard keys The floppy drive the hard disk or the floppy itself is defective Reboot If that doesn t work replace the floppy If the hard disk is faulty run the DIAG program then contact your Texas Insruments dealer The hard disk is not formatted Format the hard disk Remember that this will erase all contents of the har
53. This feature is also valid for an external monitor Note If you use a mouse in an application you might want to set the Display Timeout to Always On HDD Motor Off In order to conserve battery life the hard disk motor can be set to turn off automatically after a period with no accesses to the hard disk Possible settings are Always On 15 seconds 30 seconds minute 2 minutes 5 minutes or 10 minutes Note Although turning off the hard disk when not in use conserves battery life you can experience a slowing of disk access time when the computer turns on power to the disk motor before accessing the disk See the BatteryPro and Productivity Software Users Manual for Information System Timeout After a certain period with no input from the keyboard the system automatically enters the standby mode The hard disk drive is turned off and the Power indicator turns orange Pressing the FN Pause key or the Ctrl Alt Pause keys on the keyboard returns the system to the active mode The length of the timeout period can be set or the computer can be kept on continuously The possible settings are Always On minute 2 minutes 5 minutes or 10 minutes 4 12 Getting Started Set Up Screen Fields System Configurations This category specifies various settings concerning the system configuration CPU Speed Bus Speed These fields specify the CPU clock speed and bus clock speed used on power up The speeds are set as a pair and change s
54. a test print Make a note of the error message and contact your dealer Once all categories contain asterisks press any key The system returns to the menu Try the print check A test pattern should print AN Hard Disk Drive This test reads and writes data continuously to the hard disk to test the read write ftinctions of the drive After selecting the test the hard disk submenu is displayed on the screen Caution The write read check will erase all data on the hard disk Read Check Checks that data can be read from the hard disk without errors If an error is detected the test stops and an error message is displayed Write read Check Checks if data can be written read correctly by comparing data written to the hard disk with data read from the hard disk This test destroys all existing data on the disk If an error is detected the test stops and an error message is displayed Do not run this test unless you have reason to believe there is a problem with your hard disk Hardware installation This item displays the Hardware Installation screen For details on how to make settings on this screen refer to Chapter 4 Cy Diagnostics E 7 F Troubleshooting This section is designed to help you solve common problems you may encounter while using your TravelMate 2000 Computer If you encounter a problem which is not listed here please contact your nearest Texas Instruments dealer Unit doesn t come on when power
55. al 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 furnished 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 TravelMate 2000 for more details on constructing these files and their significance Default AUTOEXEC BAT File Each line of the TravelMate 2000 default AUTOEXEC BAT file and its purpose are defined in the table following the file listing Take special note of those fines relating to Laptop Manager and LapLink echo off ver set comspec c dos command com set path c c utils c dos set mifile c utils set lapsys c config sys set lapfile c prompt P G cache 64 e shadow rpal A bw In Application Programs 5 7 Guidelines for Installing Applications Default AUTOEXEC BAT File Line Purpose 1 echo off prevents the Me from displaying on the screen when invoked ver displays version number of MS DOS 3 set comspec c dos command corn tells MS DOS to get its COMMAND COM file from drive C speeds processing Do not remove this line from the file 4 set path c c utilsc dos defines the directories and order in which to search for files entered on the command line You can add additional directories to this line as required 5 set mfile c utils tells Laptop Ma
56. ardware installation functions and VGA BIOS One 1 M byte Mask ROM for MS DOS 4 0 1 LapLink diagnostics and other utilities Display Technology Illuminated triple supertwist liquid crystal display Size 8 by 6 inches 203 by 153 mm Characters line 80 Lines screen 25 Resolution 640 by 480 pixels bit mapped Physical Dimensions Size Width 1 1 inches 279 mm Depth 8 5 inches 216 mm Height 1 4 inches 34 5 mm Weight Approximately 4 4 Ibs 2 kg including battery Cy Specifications A 1 Specifications A 2 Specifications Power Source NiCad battery AC Adaptor Input Output Temperature Operating Storage Transit Humidity Operating Storage Transit Standard Ports Parallel Port Serial Port Drives Hard disk drive Keyboard Keys 11 5 watt hours AC Adaptor 100 to 240 Vac 0 7 to 0 4 A 50 to 60 Hz 15 Vdc 1 8 A approx 27 W 50 to 95 F 10 to 35 C 4 to 140 F 20 to 60 C 20 to 80 10 to 90 Centronics Interface 26 pin female connector with 25 pin conversion adaptor RS 232C Interface 9 pin male DB 9 connector for full duplex asynchronous transmission at up to 9600 baud 2 5 inch 20 M byte hard disk Average access time 23 ms 79 U S keyboard only 80 including 12 programmable function keys Fn and Set Up keys all 101 102 keys on the IBM enhanced keyboard are supported Specifications Options Add On Battery Pack TI Part No 2
57. ay cause undesired operation Notice Canadian users This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Please fold out this cover for an illustration of the TravelMate 2000 Notebook Computer Cy Texas Instruments reserves the right to change its product and service offering at any time without notice TravelMate 2000 Notebook Computer Major Components Left Side View standard reverse video switch contrast control brightness control display latch power switch both sides serial port cove LCD CRT switch parallel port cover Rear View AC Adaptor jack c Add On Battery Pack option connector Manual part No 2568084 0001 Rev C Printed in U S A Texas Instruments
58. board A device similar to a typewriter keyboard that allows you to communicate with your computer kilo A prefix that in reference to computer memory devices usually equals 1 024 kilobyte 1 024 bytes LCD See liquid crystal display liquid crystal display LCD A display made of material the reflectance or transmittance of which changes when an electric field is applied load To copy information from a storage device such as a diskette or a hard disk drive into internal memory of the system Also called download loop A series of instructions or one instruction in a program that is repeated a prescribed number of times followed by a branch instruction that exits the program from the loop main directory The primary directory of a diskette or a hard disk drive Also called a root directory math coprocessesor An auxiliary processing unit used to speed up the processing of mathematical calculations M byte An abbreviation for megabyte used to designate the memory capacity of a computer or the storage capacity of a storage device mega Prefix meaning one million megabyte 1 024 kilobytes microprocessor A central processing unit assembled on a single silicon integrated circuit chip modem A device that allows the use of telephone lines for communication between computers mouse A device manipulated by hand that moves the cursor in the same direction as the movement created when the mouse is moved on a
59. board The Numeric Keypad also adds the convenience of direct access to some functions such as PgUp PgDn Home etc without the need to use the Fn key Connection 1 Turn off the computer 2 Remove the dust cap from the Numeric Keypad connector The removed cap can be put into the slot on the bottom panel of the Numeric Keypad for storage Numeric Keypad connector dust cap Numeric Keypad a storing the Numeric Keypad dust cap Note When the Numeric Keypad connector is not in use replace the cap Numeric Keypad 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 Using your fingers turn the wheel screw on the Numeric Keypad clockwise until tight Numeric Keypad connector wheel screw Numeric Keypad Note Do not transport the TravelMate 2000 when the Numeric Keypad is attached TravelMate 2000 Options 6 11 RAM Card The TravelMate 2000 computer comes with 1 M byte of main memory RAM If you need to expand the RAM capacity up to two optional RAM cards TI Part No 2568034 0001 each containing 1 M byte of memory can be installed Installing the RAM Card 1 Remove the internal battery as described in Chapter 3 and carefully turn the computer over on a padded surface 2 Using a Phillips head screwdriver remove the two screws on the bottom panel of the computer bottom pan
60. ch appropriately When the switch is set to CRT with the optional CRT Adaptor installed the computer LCD screen is off Always change the switch setting with the power off See Chapter 6 for details on the CRT Adaptor and compatible CRTs Serial RS 232C Port The RS 232C serial port is located behind a cover on the left side panel This port connects I O devices such as a serial printer mouse or an external modem for data communications The cable that connects to this port must terminate in a 9 pin female IBM AT style connector For detailed specifications see Appendix H Caution The dust cap for the serial port is connected to the unit Do not try to force this dust cap off The rear panel of the computer has two connectors and an AC Adaptor jack EES dust cap expansion bus AC adaptor jack connector add on battery pack connector rear panel Expansion Bus Connector The optional Floppy Drive Unit or the optional Expansion Unit plugs into the expansion bus connector on the rear of the TravelMate 2000 For details see Chapter 6 Add On Battery Pack Connector The optional Add On Battery Pack plugs into the Battery pack connector For details see Chapter 6 lt j Note Dust caps are provided for the expansion bus connector and Battery pack connector Remove the caps and store them in the undersides of the options while the connectors are in use and replace the caps when the connectors are not in use Cy More Ab
61. creen described later in this chapter Then choose Standard or Expanded LCD mode on the Set Up screen The default setting is Standard In general Standard mode gives a more accurate display of graphics but may not fill the LCD screen in some display modes Expanded mode will fill the screen but may stretch some graphics unacceptably M Your computer automatically selects the display mode text or graphics required by your application software when the Display Mode field is set to VGA Mode and the Display Adaptor field on the Hardware Installation screen is set to Internal VGA M You can use the Shadow and RPAL utilities that come with the TravelMate 2000 to increase the readability of the cursor and LCD display for most application programs Refer to the BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual for details of these programs LCD CRT Switch Your TravelMate 2000 contains a VGA display adaptor This display adaptor can be used with either the internal LCD screen or an external VGA monitor when an optional CRT Adaptor is installed Getting Started 4 15 Setting Up the LCD 4 16 Getting Started The LCD CRT switch on the left side panel determines whether the image is displayed on the LCD or on an optional external VGA monitor LI When the LCD CRT switch is set to CRT the internal VGA display adaptor sends display signals to an external monitor connected to the optional CRT Adaptor The CRT Adaptor supports the following
62. creen appears MS DOS Shell Option SELECT can install the MS DOS Shell on the system being set up Indicate whether you want to do this Choose an option 1 Install the MS DOS Shell 2 Do not install the MS DOS Shell Enter Esc Cancel Fi Help The bar cursor highlights option 2 which is to not install the MS DOS Shell The MS DOS Shell is a program that assists you in using your system much in the same way Laptop Manager assists you 10 Press the Enter key The following screen appears Review Selections SELECT defined a configuration based on the options you chose for DOS function and program workspace Choose an option 1 Accept configuration and continue with installation 2 Review installation choices Enter Esc Cancel Fi Help The bar cursor highlights option 1 which is to accept configuration and continue with installation Cy Restoring MS DOS Files K 5 Restoring MS DOS System Files K 6 Restoring MS DOS Files 11 12 13 Note to the MS DOS prompt press the Enter key at the command prompt To change to the root directory type CD Press the Enter key The screen displays the following Transferring system followed by Copying files When the files are completely copied the screen displays the following message Installation of MS DOS 4 0 is complete Press the Ctrl Alt Del keys to reboot the system and load the system files onto the hard disk from ROM When you reinstall M
63. ctions Note Ifthe display on the AT compatible computer with the application program is not a VGA monitor you must configure the program and or the TravelMate 2000 to the highest resolution display that each can support See your application software manual for details Some programs allow you to change the display configuration while running others require you to specify monitor type when you initially install the program Installing Copy Protected Programs If the application program you want to install in the TravelMate 2000 is copy protected or if you can configure the program only during the installation process you can use the LapLink device driver feature and the floppy drive of an AT compatible computer to install the program The LapLink device driver program enables the drives on your TravelMate 2000 to work as if they were a component of the other computer so you can install the program according to the program s installation procedure using the floppy drive of the other computer You can also use this procedure if the application program is available only on 5 25 inch floppies and your computer does not have a 5 25 inch floppy drive Refer to Section 4 of the LapLink User s Manual for detailed instructions on this procedure 5 4 Application Programs Guidelines for Installing Applications Installing Applications Using the Floppy Drive Option If you have the optional floppy drive unit attached to your TravelMate 2000 you ca
64. ctor pin assignments 1 1 CRT estate tee eng r2 parallel ices eeu E LI RS 232C 52er eeu 1 1 conserving battery power B 4 contrast Control 2 5 Ctrl control key esee 2 15 conventional memory H 3 A 5 A 8 CPU specifications esses A 1 CPU speeds etn ente 4 12 A 1 CRT EE 2 8 Adaptor se 1 4 1 7 2 3 2 8 adaptor specifications A 4 CONNECTOR s oir oh erect petere eer I 2 CUES OFS SEMINE i cernere tee es 4 0 cursor control keys ssessss 2 16 customizing your system ee 4 6 Glocke stars aeons 4 9 display duit ett 4 0 cylinders disk AA 1 11 d DAC check iter E 4 d t ses ces eas gone ete echte etit 1 4 D BCE 4 13 CH 4 9 default AUTOEXEC fle 5 nn 5 7 CONFIG SYS Me sse 5 9 Setting itat nitri itt 2 18 values dietis 2 18 Del et amp key isdem 2 17 device drivers EMMAJ S YS iiit H 6 HIMEM SYS see H 8 installing seen H 6 Tag ink ones 5 11 DIAG command eese 4 18 diagnostic program s seseeseeeeeeee 4 18 E 2 Starting rose en E 3 diagnostics essen 1 5 E 1 MEMOTY ise esee eere Nee E 4 2 Index DOwer On nere E 1 real time clock sss E 3 SERA eier een E 1 dimensions eese A 1 DIP Switches pisei nn 3
65. d LI When moving your computer to a location where the temperature is more than 18 F 10 C different from the present location do the move in two stages first leave the computer in a place where the temperature is somewhere between that of the new location and the old location for about 1 hour 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 the vital parts LI In case of a hard disk failure contact Texas Instruments at 1 800 847 5757 for information about data recovery 1 12 Taking a First Look 2 More About Hardware This chapter tells you about LI Your LCD screen and how to adjust it LI Controls and connectors on the sides of the TravelMate 2000 case LI Common keyboard key assignments LI Indicators and their meanings Contents ECGD Scteeh EE EE 2 3 Eeselen zeg EE EE EEE E EE UU 2 3 Screen Angle a e E E ENEE ee SE 2 4 Back oh tee ee EE Ee RIEN 2 4 Standard Reverse Switch 2 4 Gontrast Control eee there aere eee e erect 2 5 Br ghtness Control cocto ee tee ie eens 2 5 Right Side Panel reed bee t p ei ene eei etx 2 6 Numeric Keypad Connector eese eene nennen nennen ene 2 6 Security Hook Holder 5 tetro heec pe ee 2 6 Left Side Panel ree ree eet eee re dere Re 2 7 Parallel Printer EE 2 7 ECD CRT S witch hn ht tene e ete eter a 2 8 serial RS 232 G Pott
66. d You can exit the sub menu and return to the main menu by pressing the Esc key Each category is described below Real Time Clock RTC This category contains the following four tests RTC Timer Check Checks if the timer interrupt works correctly RTC Clock Check Checks if the clock works correctly RTC CMOS RAM Check Does a data read write check on the special battery backed up memory area used for the real time clock Setup CMOS RAM Check Does a data read write check on the special battery backed up memory area which holds the settings for the Set Up program Run All Checks Checks all four above items in sequence Cy Diagnostics E 3 AN E 4 Diagnostics Memory This category contains the following checks Caution These checks will destroy the contents of the memory Main Memory Check Reads writes data in the standard memory area The check stops at the first error and displays an error message Extended Memory Check Reads writes data in the Extended memory area The check stops at the first error and displays an error message Run All Checks Checks both items above in sequence Keyboard After selecting this test you are prompted for the keyboard type Move the bar cursor using the cursor keys to select either the U S English keyboard or other keyboard types and press the Enter key You are then prompted to answer whether or not you have an optional Numeric Keypad attached The keyboard test begi
67. d disk The floppy in the optional Floppy Drive Unit is not formatted as a bootable floppy Replace the floppy with a bootable floppy then reboot BIOS Messages Time of day clock The CMOS time of day clock chip stopped has failed Reset the time and date on the Set Up screen see Chapter 4 Power Up Self Test Informational Messages XXX Main Memory This message indicates the amount XXX Extended of memory that has tested successfully Memory tests This message indicates that you terminated by have pressed the Spacebar while keystroke the memory tests were running This stops the memory tests Press Enter to run This message indicates that an the hardware error was found during the installation power up tests Pressing the Enter key brings you to the Hardware Installation screen Press F1 to This message indicates that an continue to retry error was found during the boot power up tests Pressing the F1 key allows the system to attempt to boot BIOS Messages G 3 H Configuring Memory Computers handle information as strings of binary digits one s and zero s A single 1 or 0 is referred to as a pit the smallest piece of information handled by the processor A group of eight bits referred to as a byte is used to represent single characters or numbers such as A or 5 The size of the computer s memory is measured in terms of the number of bytes the memory can store Because this number often runs into the
68. d in conjunction with another key for example Ctrl and Fn to perform their action The text in this manual refers to these keys according to their function preceded by the additional key you must also press Software programs use various key combinations refer to your software program manual 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 setup menu etc 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 and a simple technical overview of the TravelMate 2000 and its options Experienced users may only need to skim this chapter Chapter 2 More About Hardware describes the TravelMate 2000 s hardware features and explains how they work Chapter 3 Setting Up tells you what to do to get your TravelMate 2000 ready for operation Chapter 4 Getting Started shows how to customize the TravelMate 2000 for your own special needs Chapter 5 Installing and Using Application Programs tells you about the software that comes installed in your TravelMate 2000 including the MS DOS and GW BASIC firmware and the LapLink and Lapt
69. d in it may be lost due to shock or vibration of the disk or in the event of disk or hardware failure Once lost the data cannot be restored unless you have backup copies Be sure to back up the contents of the hard disk from time to time onto another computer using the COPY command in the LapLink utility or if you have an optional floppy drive assembly onto diskettes using the BACKUP command For information on the LapLink utility see the LapLink manual Getting Started 4 27 5 Installing and Using Application Programs This chapter tells you about LI Guidelines for loading IBM AT compatible application programs LI The furnished LapLink program that transfers files and lets you use another computer s peripheral devices LI How to set up and use the furnished Laptop Manager program for your operating environment Contents Guidelines for Installing Applications eese enne 5 3 Installing Applications Without the Floppy Drive Options uoi ione eee ene ne e nip eme 5 3 Installing Programs Not Copy Protected eese 5 4 Installing Copy Protected Progeramg esee 5 4 Installing Applications Using the Floppy Dove Optom cists irr ttr e Port IER ce e ee ERR ERES 5 5 Installation Constderapons essent 5 5 Display 5 5 Keyboard trt ie t I n eie eiie 5 5 Communication Dote 5 6 Processing EE 5 6 Memory 5 6 AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS Files eee 5 7 Default AUTOEXEC BAT File
70. d on the screen when a printer is connected Note that the MS DOS utility GRAPHICS COM must first be executed in order to print graphic displays otherwise only text characters will be printed When used with the Ctrl key the Prt Sc key prints line by line as you press the Enter key See the description of MS DOS keyboard functions in your MSDOS manual Set Up The Set Up key displays the screen at which you set default values for the basic operation of the computer See Chapter 4 for details on the Set Up screen Pressing the Set Up key and the Fn key together Set Up Fn changes palettes in the RPAL utility See the BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual for details Status Indicators There are eight status indicators on the upper left of the keyboard which light to show the state of the battery keyboard and drives Low Floppy Hard Caps Num Scroll Power__ Batt Charge Disk Disk Lock Lock Lock Power The Power indicator lights green when the power is on and lights orange when the computer is in the standby mode Low Battery With the battery in the normally charged state the Low Batt indicator remains off When the battery is more than roughly 90 percent discharged the indicator turns red An alarm then beeps for about 15 seconds If this occurs plug in the AC Adaptor immediately If you continue using the computer without plugging in the AC Adaptor the indicator begins to blink and the alarm beeps again Afte
71. d other utilities Do not format the hard disk drive C or you will delete these programs However these programs also are included on the floppy disk furnished with your new computer so that you can restore the programs to the hard disk if necessary Any data entered by you into the computer will be lost forever if you reformat the hard disk unless you have backed up the data on floppy diskettes Your TravelMate 2000 accepts a variety of options including an external 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit CRT Adaptor Internal Modem 80C287 Coprocessor Add On Battery Pack Expansion Unit RAM expansion cards Numeric Keypad and printers available from Texas Instruments Contact your distributor or telephone TI Express 1 800 TI PARTS When you open the container in which your computer is packaged you will find the following items Computer Battery AC Adaptor AC Cord Parallel Port Conversion Adaptor User s Manual this manual LapLink Cable LapLink File Transfer Utility and Device Driver User s Manual MS DOS User s Manual D D D DO D CO D CO D C BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual and floppy diskette L 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 conventions are used to distinguish elements of text SMALL CAPS Used for commands options switches and literal portions of syntax
72. dard Expanded Character box 8x 16 8x 16 Display area 640 x 400 640 x 480 Screen Standards Color graphics are supported in three resolutions each with standard and expanded modes Resolution 320 by 200 in 16 shades of gray Standard One pixel is converted to a 2 x 2 cell Display area 640 x 400 Expanded Every fifth line is displayed twice One pixel is converted to a 2 x 2 or 2 x 4 cell every fifth line Display area 640 x 480 Resolution 640 by 200 in 16 shades of gray Standard One pixel is converted to a 1 x 2 cell Display area 640 x 400 Expanded Every fifth line is displayed twice One pixel is converted to a 1 x 20r 1 x 4 cell every fifth fine Display area 640 x 480 Resolution 640 by 350 pixels with 16 shades of gray or monochrome Standard One pixel is displayed as a 1 x 1 cell Display area 640 x 350 Expanded Every third line is displayed twice Display area 640 x 466 Cy Screen Standards J 3 Screen Standards J 4 Screen Standards VGA Video Graphics Array The VGA standard supports 640 by 480 pixel monochrome or 16 color graphics and 320 by 200 pixel 256 color graphics and uses an 8 by 16 pixel character box for text display The TravelMate 2000 LCD screen supports VGA by displaying text in an 80 column by 25 line text display with 16 shades of gray in two modes Standard Expanded Character box 8 x 16 8 x 16 Display area 640 x 400 640 x 480 Color graphics are supported by dis
73. disk drive Same as hard disk drive floppy diskette A flexible flat circular medium that magnetically records and provides access to stored data It is divided into concentric circular tracks and wedge shaped sectors The diskette is sealed in a protective square envelope that is lined with a soft material that cleans as the diskette rotates The cover has several openings and notches to accommodate the drive floppy drive A device that rotates a floppy diskette to allow storage or retreival of data by using read write heads formatting Preparation of various types of magnetic media to accept data For example before you can use diskettes track and sector information must be set for the controller After the diskette is formatted it can be used for normal input output and retrieval operations function keys Keys that perform editing functions in MSDOS see your MS DOS User s Manual and have application defined functions at other times Refer to your Battery PRO and Productivity Software User s Manual for functions assigned to these keys 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 hardware The physical components of a system central processing unit internal memory drives printer display unit option boards external de
74. e Make sure the addresses for the ROM disk port and EMS I O port do not conflict with other I O port addresses The addresses apply even when the ROM disk or the EMS device driver is not used Drive Assignments Drive A Drive B If a 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit is connected to the computer the drive is assigned drive letter A regardless of the settings in this field Although a 5 25 inch floppy drive is not an option of the TravelMate 2000 a third party 5 25 inch floppy drive connected to the port on the 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit is always designated Drive B Cy Getting Started 4 23 Hardware installation Screen Fields Drive C Drive D These fields specify the drive assignments of the internal hard disk and the ROM disk You should usually assign Drive C to the Internal HDD and Drive D to none If you need to boot from the ROM disk to restore the system you should assign Drive C to the ROM disk and Drive D to the internal HDD See Appendix K for instructions on restoring MS DOS to the hard disk Memory Configuration This category specifies the configuration of the internal memory Internal Memory Size This field specifies the total amount of internal memory The amount of memory on the expansion card s installed in the Expansion Unit is not included in this size Possible settings are 1M byte 2M bytes or 3M bytes Boundary Address This field specifies the boundary address between internal Extended memory and Extended memor
75. e 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 2000 LCD screen supports CGA by displaying text in an 80 column by 25 line text display with 16 shades of gray in two modes Standard Expanded Character box 8x16 8x 16 Display area 640 x 400 640 x 480 Cy Screen Standards J 1 Screen Standards J 2 Screen Standards Color graphics are supported by displaying color in two resolutions each with standard and expanded modes Resolution 320 by 200 pixels with four shades of gray Standard One pixel is converted to a 2 x 2 cell Display area 640 x 400 Expanded Every fifth line is displayed twice One pixel is converted to a 2 x 2 or 2 x 4 cell every fifth line Display area 640 x 480 Resolution 640 by 200 pixel of gray Standard Standard One pixel is converted to a 1 x 2 cell Display area 640 x 400 Expanded Every fifth line is displayed twice One pixel is converted to a 1 x 2 or 1 x 4 cell every fifth line Display area 640 x 480 EGA Enhanced Graphics Adaptor The EGA standard supports 640 by 350 pixel monochrome or 16 color graphics 640 by 200 pixel and 320 by 200 pixel 16 color graphics and uses an 8 by 14 pixel character box for text displays The TravelMate 2000 LCD screen supports EGA by displaying text in an 80 column by 25 line text display with 16 shades of gray in two modes Stan
76. e carrying case sss 1 7 p palette nier nn nt 4 17 panel bottom iso eoe eei 2 11 Tronto vod t petet 2 12 Jet Rude repete 2 7 ICE sertim 2 9 right Side ce et ee 2 6 parallel connector 1 1 parallel interface esses 2 7 parallel port 1 6 2 7 4 22 ant eiie entente 4 13 Pause key ios oe 2 17 physical dimensions A 1 platter disk esie aene 1 11 POTIS nere P ARE 5 6 Communication 4 13 EMS 1 0 nete 4 22 VO scite gelbe 4 21 internal parallel 4 22 internal serial eee eee eee eee 4 21 ROM disk eiie 4 22 Power mdicator sss 2 19 power saving functions 4 10 power source specifications A 2 power Switch 2 12 power on diagnostics esses E 1 power on message 4 18 PUN i eee anise ek 6 25 A 2 processing Speed 5 6 programming language 1 10 programs diagnostic seien ee eeee eee eeeeeeee 4 18 Software tess eere eter 4 4 Prt Sc print screen key 2 18 q quick boot 4 12 quick commands Laptop Manager 5 14 Index 5 r RAM aieniteseto damp 1 5 A 1 iIntern al z ioi retten H 3 ee DEE 1 4 6 12 card specifications A 5 EE H 10 RAMDRIVE SYS device driver H 5 H 10 random access memory RAM 1 5 read check f
77. e eme pente spite tet 6 3 Charge Indication ette omtenibte et petto OTid 6 4 Low Battery Indication o rene petro rias 6 4 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit dette tide o eds 6 5 Attaching the Floppy Drive Un 6 5 3 5zmnch Floppies eee neret te tiere pi ir rias 6 6 Formatting a Floppy nonien me petet potes 6 7 Taking Care of Floppies ete te erre eta 6 7 Inserting a Floppy into the Dtve 6 9 Numeric Keypad 5 eee rende tete ne p eric 6 10 Connection 435 sie he nene peat telaio e pepe itte e 6 10 RAM Card cone ENEE AE 6 12 Installing the RAM Card essent enne 6 12 CRY Adaptor ueni eee ERIS tenementa 6 16 Installation 25st REPRE Gn ee aibi 6 16 External Moto ANERE piede meer dene oppi alere 6 18 2400 BPS Modem with Send Fax and MNP CLASS S is ie hes bea bm prete tee 6 19 80C287 COprocessOr Ee Ee EE e 6 20 Installing the 80C287 Coprocessor 00 eee eseceseeseeseceeceseeeeecaecseesacaecesceeeeeeseeeens 6 20 External Keyboards eee eee EEN eege EENS 6 24 Printers 2o duse e Sp e e EE N tM bam tp aes 6 25 TravelMate 2000 Options 6 1 Add On Battery Pack The Add On Battery Pack attaches to the rear of the TravelMate 2000 to extend battery operation time up to 5 hours In order to save weight and still have longer battery life the Add On Battery Pack can be used without the internal battery installed In this case the computer can be operated for up to 3 hours Ins
78. e tres 5 6 memory configuration eee eee 4 23 memory TD H 2 messages poWer On eee eee esteeeeeeee 4 18 DU CTODrOCEROT eese 1 4 modes CGAL a be en Bee 4 21 Cis Plays 2E 4 15 EG E 4 21 ET UE 4 16 HOC int ad aia ae Rede 4 21 LCD Seege aes oe Be hn 4 16 IR 4 21 BEE e ee 4 15 setting the display 4 16 StatidDby sete rete ta certet 4 12 UE GE 4 16 SE 4 21 monitors external eese 4 15 MOUSE geet et eroi OD E d 2 8 MS DOS esee 1 5 1 10 2 13 backup procedure 1 12 restoring system files K 1 n Num Lock eut EES 2 20 1mdtcator 0e 2 17 2 20 keys E E E 2 17 4 10 numeric keypad optton 1 6 6 10 Connector a 1 6 2 6 specifications A 5 o operating environment 3 2 A 2 h midity esses delet 3 2 A 2 temperature sese 3 2 A 2 operating system oe eee 1 5 1 10 optional card slot cover 2 12 OPUONS ed ert dee errem reges 1 7 6 1 Add On Battery Pack 1 7 6 2 Internal Modem 1 7 6 19 power consumption sess A 3 printer obese nee 6 25 specifications csse A 3 Floppy Drive Unit 1 7 6 5 Numeric Keypad 1 7 6 10 RAM Card iniiis 1 7 6 12 CRT Adaptor eee 1 7 6 16 80C287 Coprocesgor n s 1 7 6 20 delux
79. ect such as a ball point pen The DIP switches are used to control the following functions Screen Closed Alarm Switch 1 System Speaker ON On OFF Off Switch 2 Low Battery Alarm ON On OFF Off Note Change the DIP switch settings only when the power is off This chapter tells you about LI Starting up your TravelMate 2000 LI Defining your set up options LI Setting up your LCD LI Configuring your hardware Contents System Salts EE 4 4 Restoring Your System Configuration esee 4 5 Laptop Manager SCIeen a e eid ee dee nates Re qt AE 4 6 Accessing the Set Up Screen e ede Ati ameet eedem 4 7 Accessing the Set Up Screen from MS DOS sese 4 7 Accessing the Set Up Screen Directly eee sessir 4 7 Making Selections on the Set Up Sereen nennen 4 8 set Up Screen Fields uen c Rie o evt eege 4 10 Glock eem ectetuer pr ee ie iter Qu ELA 4 10 Tim eO HE d A ec ded 4 10 IR 4 10 Display s d notet ee e pedea oe 4 10 Cursor EE 4 10 PED Md EE 4 10 e 4 11 Gaps D E 4 11 Num BEE 4 11 le UR 4 11 Repeat E 4 11 Power Savings Cube ette o ee re Rb per be ESEESE E EE E TESES 4 11 Display Timeout EE 4 12 HDD Motor CHE use 4 12 4 Getting Started Cy Getting Started 4 1 System TIMEOUT EE 4 12 System Configurations t EES Re IO e o a 4 13 CPU Speed Bus Speed eer eit eee aed 4 13 Quick Boot hri et te Se eA haa edie te ient Ah i bestest 4 13 Standby Key actes ette hl am i d bte a eh E eb ged 4
80. ed for long periods when it is not being accessed But bear in mind that if the HDD Motor Off period is too short this will drastically increase hard disk access time since the drive motor takes several seconds to power up before disk accesses LI You can choose between three CPU speeds 12 Mhz 7 16 MHz and 6 MHz The lower the CPU speed the less power the computer uses When using an application which is not CPU intensive for instance many word processing programs set the CPU speed to the lowest setting on the Hardware Installation screen LI The fewer options that are connected to the computer the lower the power consumption Note however that printers and external monitors do not get their power from the TravelMate 2000 and so have no effect on power consumption A numeric keypad an external keyboard or an external floppy drive unit will drain the battery quickly so we recommend running the TravelMate 2000 with the AC Adaptor when using any of these devices LI Refer to your BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual for more information on conserving battery power B 4 Taking Care of Your Computer Care and Handling of the Battery The battery should be handled carefully to ensure maximum life In particular Do not drop the battery or subject it to shocks Do not leave the battery exposed to direct sunlight Do not try to take the battery apart Do not expose the battery to moisture or chemical fluids Do not s
81. eh he e decere 4 23 4 2 Getting Started Drive C Drive KEE 4 24 Memory Configuration essent nennen E 4 24 Internal Memory Size sese eene nre nennen 4 24 Boundary Address uu eire ee her er e sus e dere tee 4 24 Restarting the System nee eor e ette tee seus deti eie dtes 4 26 Backing Up the Hard Disk sssesseseseeeeneeeeenee nennen eren 4 27 Getting Started 4 3 System Start up The TravelMate 2000 computer comes from the factory with software already installed on the hard disk The TravelMate 2000 computer contains MS DOS version 4 01 LapLink Laptop Manager Laptop File Manager BatteryPro Battery Watch RPAL palette utility and other software programs that make your computer more powerful and easier to use When starting the computer follow these steps 1 If you have not done so set up your computer for either battery operation or AC Adaptor operation as described in Chapter 3 2 Turn the power on The TravelMate 2000 begins its internal memory check and displays this screen Chips 455 VGA BIOS Version XXX Copyright c 1988 Chips and Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved Then displays this screen Phoenix 80286 ROM BIOS PLUS Version X XX XX Copyright C 1985 1988 Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved TI TravelMate 2000 Firmware Version X XX 640K Main Memory XXXXXXK Extended The TravelMate 2000 then loads the expanded memory drive
82. el removing the bottom panel 3 Holding the bottom panel with your hands open the LCD screen and turn the computer on its side Insert the straightened end of a paper clip into one of the screw holes Push gently on the back of the keyboard to loosen it from the computer case Note Do not disconnect the cable connecting the keyboard to the computer case 6 12 TravelMate 2000 Options RAM Card 4 Holding the keyboard set the computer upright Place the keyboard in front of you with the keys facing down as shown in the following figure Caution Prevent possible component damage cause by electrostatic discharge 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 placing the keyboard 5 With the connector side of the RAM card facing up slide the card along the guides so that the connector on the RAM card fully mates with the rear connector in the computer The first M byte RAM card is inserted into the rear connector A second RAM card if installed is inserted into the front connector installing the RAM card TravelMate 2000 Options 6 13 RAM Card 6 Insert the three tabs on the keyboard panel into the slots on the main unit replace the keyboard panel and close the screen replacing the keyboard 7 Holding the bott
83. ely on judgment of what is best for Ms or her business TravelMate and BatteryPro are trademarks of Texas Instruments incorporated BitCom and BitFax are trademarks of BIT Software Inc Hayes is a registered trademark and Hayes SmartModem 2400 B is a trademark of Hayes Microcomputer Products Inc IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation LapLink is a trademark of Traveling Software Inc Lotus is a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation Microcom Is a trademark and MNP is a registered trademark of Microcom Inc Microsoft MS DOS SHELL and InPort Mouse are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Congratulations you have purchased one of the most powerful notebook computers available the Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000 Computer The TravelMate 2000 is a lightweight full function computer with the features and power of many desktop personal computers including a 20 megabyte internal hard disk drive an 80C286 microprocessor built in MS DOS 4 01 built in LapLink file transfer utility that connects your TravelMate 2000 to another computer and many options to make your TravelMate 2000 more powerful and specialized for your particular applications Note Your new TravelMate 2000 hard disk drive and the built in ROM are already formatted and loaded with MS DOS 4 01 GW BASIC Laptop Manager Laptop File Manager power up diagnostics an
84. er 4 Pressing any key on the keyboard turns the backlight on again Standard Reverse Switch The screen normally displays black characters on a white background You can reverse this to display white on black by changing the setting of the Standard Reverse switch on the right of the screen panel from Standard to Reverse Sometimes graphic images display like a photographic negative on the LCD screen Reversing the display should correct this effect You can change this setting with the power on LCD Screen Contrast Control The Contrast Control adjusts the contrast between the displayed information and the background for the best viewing condition Use in conjunction with the Brightness Control Brightness Control The Brightness Control adjusts the brightness of the illuminated display Use in conjunction with the Contrast Control consumption To conserve battery power and reduce wear on the screen use the lowest brightness setting lt j Note The brighter the setting on the display means more wear on the screen and more power possible Cy More About Hardware 2 5 Right Side Panel The right side panel on the computer contains the numeric keypad connector and the security hook holder as shown and described below security hook holder numeric keypad connector dust cap right side panel Numeric Keypad Connector The Numeric Keypad connector connects the optional Numeric Keypad to your computer Note A d
85. er CPU speed Note DIP switch I must be on in order to hear the beeps See Chapter 3 for information on how to set the DIP switches You can display the current CPU speed by using the Speed Utility See the BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual for more information Note In some cases the above key functions Fn Pause Ctrl Alt Pause Ctrl Alt T or Ctrl Alt L may not be effective even when Enable is set on the Set Up screen In this case use the system timeout function or change the CPU speed on the set up screen Serial I O This category defines the communications settings for the standard and optional serial input output SIO ports Baud Rate Possible settings are 110 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 or 9600 Data Bits Possible settings are 7 or 8 Stop Bits Possible settings are 1 or 2 Parity Possible settings are None Odd or Even Setting Up the LCD The TravelMate 2000 computer gives you many ways to set up the LCD which allows you to create the screen configuration that suits your needs best This section provides an overview of your options while setting up the LCD The sections on the Set Up screen and Hardware Installation screen provide detailed information about your options When setting up the LCD on your computer you should keep the following information in mind LI Refer to your application program manual for instructions on how to set the display mode on the Hardware Installation s
86. ernal device conventional memory Also called main memory and RAM internal RAM up to 640 Kb accessed by MS DOS directly 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 television like computer monitor CRT Adaptor A hardware option that allows you to use a CRT with your computer cursor A special graphic character on the screen usually a block or underline shape sometimes blinking that indicates the next position at which a character will be entered or deleted from the keyboard data Information that is input to your system and is then processed by mathematical and logical operations so that ultimately it can be output in a sensible form It usually consists of numerals letters or symbols that describe an object idea condition relationship or other information data base A collection of related information usually a large number of date files stores in one or more storage medium Glossary 5 6 Glossary data file A grouping of information with common descriptive attributes For example a customer data file might consist of basic customer information Each file might represent one customer data processing The input storage manipulation and dissemination of information using sequences of mathematical and logical operations default value A value
87. ernal monitor via a 15 pin analog connector To connect an external monitor Caution Always turn the computer off before operating the LCD CRT switch on the left side of the computer 1 Slide the LCD CRT switch on the left side panel of the TravelMate 2000 to the CRT position 2 Connect the external monitor to the 15 pin analog connector on the left side panel of the computer 3 If a snap on ferrite was provided with the CRT Adaptor you must snap the ferrite around the monitor interface cable next to the connector which attaches to your TravelMate 2000 Open the ferrite and place the cable along the groove within the ferrite Close the ferrite and snap the casing shut Note Failure to install the ferrite if provided results in noncompliance with FCC Regulations 4 Turn on the power to the monitor then turn on the power to the TravelMate 2000 The following multi frequency external and VGA monitors are supported LI 31 kHz 70 Hz 400 200 line mode LI 60 Hz 480 line mode LI IBM PS 2 monitors 2400 BPS Modem with Send Fax and MNP Class 5 The 2400 BPS Modem with Send Fax and MNP Class 5 Internal Modem option TI Part No 256694 1 0001 adds a 2400 bits per second bps modem to your TravelMate 2000 For modem or fax sending operation you can connect your TravelMate 2000 to the telephone network For more information on the Internal Modem option see the user s manual that accompanies the modem TravelMate 2
88. escribed in Chapter 4 Processing Speed Some application programs do not execute at the high speed 12 MHz on the computer Check the program documentation for the required processing speed and change the speed if necessary in one of the following ways LI On the Set Up screen LI By pressing Ctrl Alt T or Ctrl Alt 4 when the Speed Key is enabled on the Set Up screen LI With the Laptop Manager menu configuration process described in the BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual If you use the Laptop Manager feature to load your application programs you do not need to change the system setup procedure each time you load a different application program that requires a different processing speed Memory The standard TravelMate 2000 has 1 M byte of memory 640 K byte system memory plus 384 K byte extended expanded memory You can add 1 or 2 M bytes of additional optional memory to your TravelMate 2000 that can be configured either as extended memory or LIM EMS memory See Appendix H for details on memory options for your TravelMate 2000 5 6 Application Programs Guidelines for Installing Applications Review your application program documentation for its memory requirements and set up the TravelMate 2000 memory to maximize your program s performance AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS Files If your application program requires additions or changes to the TravelMate 2000 AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files as suggested sever
89. evices discharge static electricity from your hands tools and containers by touching them to a grounded surface 80C287 coprocessor c installing the 80C287 coprocessor TravelMate 2000 Options 6 21 80C287 Coprocessor Insert the three tabs on the keyboard panel into the slots on the main unit and replace the keyboard panel 6 22 TravelMate 2000 Options replacing the keyboard Holding the bottom panel with your hands turn the computer over so that the bottom panel faces up Secure the bottom panel with two screws Reinstall the battery as described in Chapter 3 80C287 Coprocessor Because you removed the battery during installation the settings on the Set Up and Hardware Installation screens may have changed From the Set Up and Hardware Installation screens enter appropriate values for each category as described in Chapter 4 TravelMate 2000 Options 6 23 External Keyboards The TravelMate 2000 s standard keyboard supports all the key functions of the IBM 101 102 key Enhanced Keyboard layout In addition a full sized keyboard can be connected to the TravelMate 2000 via the external keyboard connector on the optional 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit Caution Do not connect an external keyboard that draws more than 275 mA at 5 V Texas Instruments accepts no liability for damage that may be caused either to the keyboard or to the AN TravelMate 2000 by connecting a keyboard which exceeds the above current
90. external monitors Multi frequency monitors 31 kHz 70 Hz 400 200 line mode 60 Hz 480 line mode IBM PS 2 VGA monitors LI When the LCD CRT switch is set to LCD the internal VGA display adaptor uses the built in LCD display emulating 16 colors as 16 shades of gray To assign colors to shades of gray a palette utility called RPAL is supplied This utility is described in the BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual Note The computer must be rebooted for changes made in the palette utility to take effect A detailed description of screen standards is included in Appendix J Screen Modes The internal display adaptor in the TravelMate 2000 supports IBM screen standards CGA MDA EGA VGA both for the LCD screen and for compatible external monitors and emulates the Hercules Graphics Card HGC only for external multi frequency monitors An application program may not support all of these standards Check your application program manual to determine which display modes are supported The CGA EGA VGA and HGC standards have both text and graphics modes The MDA standard does not support graphics displays Setting Up the LCD Text Mode In text mode text is displayed on a 25 line screen in either 40 or 80 columns in CGA EGA and VGA modes Graphics Mode The TravelMate 2000 LCD screen can display high quality graphic images The VGA mode gives the best results since it has the highest screen resolution If you
91. eys on the keyboard are similar to those on a standard typewriter There are some keys however that might not be familiar to you The following is a description of keys not found on a standard typewriter Note MS DOS and certain applications use keys for special purposes which are not defined here Refer to your software and MS DOS manuals ER ET EE TEE EX PIT FEIT UD CE TEE Soe Klee EIE IE ELE E Em e Ji GX ECH ese U S English Keyboard E ETPFETTTT rm eh EIE e de ER ETE E dr EI EE EET me U K English Keyboard More About Hardware 2 13 Keyboard eee Te Ri um B IJ CD ERE SEE wie E CEFFFTETTE e CEET GE German Keyboard Enter Key Enter The Enter key is generally used to end a line or menu entry and move to the next one also referred to as the PEN Return key ee Shift There are two identical Shift keys Any alphanumeric key pressed while the Shift key is held down gives that key s uppercase character or the symbol on the top of the keytop When the Caps Lock key is on the Shift keys work in A reverse for alphabetic characters giving a lowercase letter Caps Lock The Caps Lock key makes all the alphabet letters you type uppercase It is a toggle key pressing it
92. floppies LapLink File Transfer Utility Though copying is its specialty LapLink is more than a simple file transfer program By offering such features as file Erase Rename and View LapLink has proved itself a useful tool for managing files and directories on a single computer Just as important as what it does is the way LapLink does it Whether you are copying erasing renaming or viewing files using LapLink is easier than using only MS DOS commands LapLink shows you the files and directories you are working with and the commands that perform the various operations LapLink LapLink displays a split screen on one side you see the files and directories on one computer and on the other side the files and directories on the other computer The split screen not only tells you what is happening on both computers but also gives you access to both Instead of moving from one computer to the other you simply move the highlight between the two sides or windows By moving the highlight within a window you select the particular files or directories you want to copy rename erase and so on Then by activating a command you perform the operation LapLink commands like Copy and Erase appear across the bottom of the screen and are available at the press of a key When a command has finished you usually see the results on the screen immediately Whether you are working with one computer or two LapLink simplifies many tasks the organization of di
93. gram that manages the computer s resources such as disk drives and printers By performing these general routines the operating system is the base on which programming languages like GW BASIC and application programs run The operating system for this computer is MS DOS version 4 01 and is stored in the ROM disk and on the hard disk LI An application program is software that helps you perform business and personal tasks such as word processing spreadsheet analysis and graphics presentations Almost all of the application programs written to run with MS DOS on IBM and compatible personal computers can be used with the TravelMate 2000 The Hard Disk The 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 the disk is not actually being used these heads automatically park themselves out of the way to prevent the disk surface from being damaged by head movement Hard Disk Format The hard disk has a platter which is divided into cylinders A cylinder is a collection of tracks in the same position on different sides of the hard disk platters The tracks of each cylinder are further divided into sectors Each sector is numbered and holds 512 bytes of data The computer locates data on the disk by looking for its sector number The hard disk in the TravelMate 2000 is formatted and loaded
94. harged and illuminates when it is at least 70 percent charged When mounted on the computer the Add On Battery Pack is connected in parallel with the internal battery When operated in this configuration the computer automatically draws power from whichever of the two batteries has more charge at a particular time equalizing the power demand between both batteries Charge Indication When charging the computer with the Add On Battery Pack attached the battery pack state of charge is shown by the pack s own indicator and the computer s internal battery state of charge is shown by the Charge indicator see the Indicator Lights section in Chapter 2 The state of charge of the Add On Battery Pack also can be checked when the AC Adaptor is not connected provided that at least 1 hour has passed since disconnecting the AC Adaptor Press and hold down the button next to the battery pack s indicator for at least three seconds The indicator shows green if the battery pack is at least 70 percent charged If you press the button with the AC Adaptor still connected or within I hour of disconnecting the adaptor the indicator may show green independent of the actual state of charge Low Battery Indication The computers Low Batt Low Battery indicator displays a low battery indication for the parallel combination of internal battery and Add On Battery Pack When the indicator shows red the combined power of both batteries is low When the indicator blink
95. he End key 2 After moving to a field press the Spacebar to cycle through the possible settings for the field Stop at the desired setting and move to the next field 3 Press the Set Up key when you have finished all entries Then the system prompts you to press the Enter Esc or Set Up key 4 Press the Enter key to save the new settings or press the Esc key to discard the new settings and return to MS DOS The system will restart in either case The selections you make on the Hardware Installation screen are backed up by the battery All selections are maintained even when the power is turned off If the battery is removed for more than approximately 5 minutes when installing an internal option for example or if the battery is discharged the selections may be invalid When using the computer for the first time after the battery was removed or after the computer has not been used for a long period reset the appropriate values in the Hardware Installation screen to their default values by pressing the Ctrl Spacebar keys Each field on the Hardware Installation Screen is described on the following pages Getting Started 4 21 Hardware installation Screen Fields 4 22 Getting Started Display Configuration There are two settings for the display Display Mode The Display Mode specifies the mode of the internal VGA controller The possible settings are VGA Mode EGA Mode CGA mode MDA mode and HGC mode The HGC mode is effecti
96. he next section and if necessary make a note of the message and contact your Texas Instruments dealer Hardware installation setting Check the settings on the Hardware Installation screen see Chapter 4 G BIOS Messages Power up self tests are the system tests and component initialization processes performed by the AT compatible ROM BIOS in the TravelMate 2000 Computer The central hardware is tested and initialized first Proper functioning of the central hardware is required before further system tests can be run In general a failure in a test of the system board or its components will result in the sounding of a beep and a halted system A failure in add on boards or memory is reported on the screen There are two types of messages displayed if the Travelmate 2000 fails one of the power up tests M Error messages indicating a failure in the hardware software or firmware M Informational messages about the power up and booting processes Power up messages are fisted below with possible causes and solutions Messages that do not appear in this list indicate hardware faults that can be solved only by internal checks Contact your authorized Texas Instruments dealer or Texas Instruments Service Center Power On Self Test Error Messages Diskette Drive X The optional Floppy Drive Unit has seek failure failed Run the DIAG program to check the Floppy Drive Unit then contact your Texas Instruments dealer Diskette read
97. hen installing the battery be careful to keep the lead wires out from under the battery 4 Set the battery into the case 5 Replace the battery cover by aligning the tabs on the cover with the slots on the computer then slide the cover to the right battery cover replacing the battery cover 3 4 Setting Up Removing the Battery To remove the battery when installing an internal option for example 1 Turn off the computer and disconnect any external devices 2 Position the computer with the bottom panel facing up and remove the battery cover by sliding it to the left removing the battery cover Cy Setting Up 3 5 Removing the Battery 3 Covering the battery slot with your hands turn the computer over and take out the battery 4 Disconnect the battery connector battery connector disconnecting the battery 5 Replace the battery cover by aligning the tabs on the cover with the slots on the computer then slide the cover to the right battery cover replacing the battery cover 3 6 Setting Up Charging the Battery AC Operation The AC Adaptor supplied with your TravelMate 2000 can be used to charge both the internal battery and the optional Add On Battery Pack as well as to operate the computer on ac power adaptor can damage your computer Be sure to plug the AC Adaptor into a grounded outlet or use a i Caution Use only the AC Adaptor supplied with your TravelMate 2000 Using anot
98. her grounded plug adaptor It takes about 2 hours to fully recharge the internal battery with the power to the computer turned off The Add On Battery Pack takes about 3 5 hours to recharge The batteries are also being slowly charged while you operate the computer on ac power A fully charged internal battery allows the computer to run for up to 2 hours The Add On Battery Pack provides approximately 3 hours of operation and the add on battery internal battery combination can provide up to 5 hours of operation NiCad batteries tend to lose capacity if they are never fully discharged An unconditioned battery one that is brandnew one installed in a computer that has not been used for a long time or one that has sat uninstalled for a long time must be conditioned before it will achieve maximum life Otherwise your battery will hold a shorter charge than it is capable of holding To condition and charge the battery follow these steps 1 Install the internal battery if it is not already installed in your computer 2 Allow the battery to fully discharge by using the computer on battery power Cy Setting Up 3 7 Charging the Battery AC Operation 3 After the battery is completely discharged recharge the battery completely using the AC Adaptor a Plug the female end of the supplied ac cord into the inlet on the AC Adaptor body b Plug the male end of the ac cord into a grounded outlet Use a grounded plug adaptor if necessary
99. hifts the functions of these keys to Home End PgUp and PgDn These cursor and screen control functions may vary according to the software application Refer to your software application manual for use of these keys See Appendix G for keyboard layout variations when the Fn key is used Esc Esc The Esc Escape key is frequently used in applications to cancel a command or exit the application See the BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual for the use of this key Function Keys There are ten function keys F1 through F10 in the row above the typewriter keys Two additional function keys F1 I and F12 are available by pressing the F1 and F2 keys with the Fn key The function keys perform editing functions in MS DOS see your MS DOS manual and have application defined functions at other times Refer to your application software manual to see which functions are assigned to these keys Note There is a blank template directly above the function keys where you can label the function of each key for your applications on the supplied template strips Ins insert Num Lk The Ins Insert key is used to toggle the insert mode on and off in MS DOS and many applications In insert mode every character you type appears after the cursor position moving the existing characters one space to the right instead of typing over them 2 16 More About Hardware Keyboard Num Lk o d E i g r E o Q a c x Break Break Sys
100. hort the battery leads or connect the battery with the wrong polarity Never use the battery to power other products Never recharge the battery in a way different than described in this manual Never dispose of an old battery in fire D D D D DO D C D CO Always charge the battery as soon as possible after the Battery indicator turns red If you continue to use the computer at some time after the indicator shows red it Will start to blink This is to warn you that the computer is about to automatically turn off to prevent damage to the computer hardware LI All batteries naturally discharge if unused for a long period of time If you are not going to use your TravelMate 2000 for an extended period be sure to recharge the battery every 6 months Cy Taking Care of Your Computer B 5 Care and Handiing of the Battery QO When using the computer or External Battery Pack for the first time or after prolonged storage in temperatures over 95 F 35 C the life of a single battery charge may initially be shorter than normal This problem will disappear after a few discharge recharge cycles B 6 Taking Care of Your Computer C Character Set The TravelMate 2000 Computer character sets are identical to the IBM Code Pages for DOS version 4 0 1 This section shows the character sets for Code Page 437 United States 850 Multilingual 860 Portuguese 863 Canadian French and 865 Nordic with the decimal and hexadecimal codes
101. imultaneously to the values displayed when you exit the Set Up screen The possible settings are 12 MHz 6 MHz 6 MHz 6 MHz or 7 16 MHz 7 16 MHz Quick Boot This field selects quick loading of the system When this field is set to On the system bypasses some of the power on self checks including memory check when starting up The possible settings are On or Off Standby Key This field lets you enter standby mode using the keyboard Normally the system enters the standby mode after a specified period of inactivity If this field is set to Enable the system enters standby mode when the Fn Pause keys or Ctrl Alt Pause keys are pressed The possible settings are Enable or Disable Speed Key This field lets you change the CPU clock speed from the keyboard If you set this field to Enable you can change the CPU clock speed using the Ctrl Alt T keys or the Ctrl Alt keys on the keyboard while using the computer Pressing the Ctrl Alt T keys quickens the CPU speed step by step in the 6MHz 7 16MHz 12MHz order and pressing the Ctrl Alt keys slows down the CPU speed step by step in the 12MHz 7 16 MHz 6MHz order The possible settings are Enable or Disable c Getting Started 4 13 Set Up Screen Fields 4 14 Getting Started You can hear a high pitched beep when pressing the Ctrl Alt T keys and a lower pitched beep when pressing the Ctrl Alt l keys The higher beep results from the higher CPU speed while the lower beep results from the low
102. ing MS DOS System Ples esses eren enne K 1 Warranty and Service cese oe e Ee RO rn ee p rri rebels L 1 Glossary Index Copyright C 1990 Texas Instruments Incorporated All Rights Reserved Printed in U S A TravelMate 2000 Personal Computer User s Manual Part No 2568084 0001 Original Issue July 1990 Revision C January 1991 Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual Record the serial number purchase date and model number in the spaces provided below The serial number and model number are recorded on the label affixed to the case AR correspondence concerning your unit should include the serial number model number and date of purchase TravelMate 2000 Personal Computer Serial Number Purchase Date No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopy recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Texas Instruments Incorporated The equipment as well as the 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 r
103. ires an additional six bytes of conventional memory Use this option only when applications specifically require it Cy Configuring Memory H 9 Memory Areas in the TravelMate 2000 RAMDRIVE SYS A RAM disk is a portion of your computer s memory configured to simulate a disk drive Such a disk can be called a virtual disk and can be accessed much faster than a normal disk drive The contents of a RAM disk disappear when power is turned off so some action must be taken to copy the contents of the RAM disk to a floppy disk or the hard disk before turning off the power You can do this using the 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 need formatting before use To set up a RAM disk include the following line in your CONFIG SYS file DEVICE CADOSWRAMDRIVE SYS size Specify the size in kilobytes The minimum size is 16 K byte and the default value is 64 K byte There are several other options which can be used when setting up a RAM disk Refer to your MS DOS User s Manual for a full description The RAM disk is given the drive letter that follows the last drive letter being used by your system LI If your hard disk is configured as Drive C the RAM disk is Drive D LI If your ROM disk is Drive C and your hard disk drive is Drive D then the RAM disk is Drive E H 10 Configuring Memory Memory Areas in the TravelMate 2000
104. ively increases the size of conventional memory for use by your main application program In order to use HMA you must have at least 64 K byte 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 default values and access to HMA will be on a first come first served basis The first device driver or TSR under 64 K byte which supports HMA will go into HMA Other device drivers will go into conventional memory H 8 Configuring Memory Memory Areas in the TravelMate 2000 If you need to specify special conditions for the use of the high memory area use the command in the following form DEVICE C DOS HIMEM SYS HMAMIN h NUMHANDLES n where HMAMIN h his the minimum amount of memory required by a TSR program or device driver to be loaded into HMA specify the amount of memory in kilobytes Programs requiring less space will not be placed in the HMA The minimum value is 0 the maximum is 63 K byte 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 nis the maximum number of EMB Extended Memory Block handles the possible range is I to 128 and the default is 32 Each additional handle requ
105. let Reed 2 17 system board teo ea eer p 1 4 configurations eese 4 12 CUSIOIDHZITIg ege rete eee ete ee 4 8 festarin E eos eeu 4 25 Sta iet nee ERROR 4 4 UMEN uio ceste tee Ree E 4 11 t tab Keys ehe eene 2 15 temperature specifications A 2 text Modeni sessed sete 4 16 time Setting 4 0 timer check E 3 toggle keys Caps Lock echec ee 2 14 Insert ote m tens 2 16 Num Lk iua n eet 2 17 tracks esst e tete 1 11 troubleshooting eene F 1 u utilities Battery Watch 4 4 LapLink File Transfer 5 10 LapLink device driver 5 11 v VGA video graphics array EE 1 6 2 3 4 21 J 4 ee unge EF E 4 21 video memory check E 4 video subsystem ssss E 2 E 4 w WAM DOO tarea 4 24 Warranty o eeen re e E ER S L 1 write check floppy drive OptOD a E as ES EEEE eee E 5 write read check hard disk drive sss E 7 Index 7 This computer has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 fo the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installtion This computer generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no gua
106. lled a palette See the RPAL section of the BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual for more information Displaying the Hardware Installation Screen If you have removed the battery or added an internal option you may need to configure the hardware on the Hardware Installation screen You can display the Hardware Installation screen in the following three ways Power On Message When turning on the computer or after adding an option you may see the following message on the screen Invalid Configuration Information Press Enter to run the hardware installation Press F1 to continue This message indicates that the settings on the Hardware installation screen do not match the actual hardware configuration you are using Press the Enter key to display the Hardware Installation screen Pressing the F1 key will bypass the message and allow you to start MS DOS although you still will have to set the new hardware configuration later Key Operation Access the Set Up screen described earlier in this chapter either by pressing the Set Up key while holding down the Ctrl and Alt keys or by pressing the Set Up key at the MS DOS prompt Pressing the Ctrl Alt Set Up keys on the Set Up screen displays the Hardware Installation Screen DIAG Command Type DIAG at the MS DOS prompt and press the Enter key The diagnostic program automatically runs and displays an opening menu Select the Hardware Installation item from this menu See
107. loppy drive option E 5 hard disk drive sss E 7 read only memory ROM 1 5 real time clock E 2 e C E 3 CMOS RAM check E 3 de EE 2 9 febootiDg is oed tee 4 25 removing the internal battery 3 5 repair for your Computer L 1 fepeat Tate rite a e n NE 4 10 Ee le EE 2 3 restarting the system esses 4 25 right side panel sss 2 6 ROM soeeebheent eie 1 5 H 1 disk 23s ss ssessadesssescthsstescssteaseescsesets 1 5 1 10 disk PONT eer ee steen 4 22 RRAD EE 4 14 RS 232C connector esses 1 1 S Scr Lk scroll lock key 2 17 screen Todes eects coves denied centre 4 15 SeLUDBs i Zei gedd ee ter entes 4 14 screen mode standards J 1 VE J 1 EG hon ene tte J 2 loo Gc aes J 5 MEA ie endete J 1 XGA Ace e rettet J 4 screens hardware installation 4 18 Laptop Manager 4 5 RSR eene 1 6 2 3 4 14 Set UDr 4 6 4 18 6 Index Scroll Lock indicator 2 20 Scroll Lock key 2 17 4 10 sector number i s sesscesssssssesessessssessecseess 1 11 SECIOIS bs nie Button tao ates 1 11 security hook holder 2 6 Self test ceste olei ite E 1 sense printer status check
108. loppy in the drive under test use a blank floppy or one containing data that you no longer need Read Check Checks that data can be read from the floppy without errors If an error is detected the test stops and an error message is displayed Write read Check Checks if data can be written read correctly by comparing data written to the floppy with data read from the floppy This test destroys all existing data on the floppy If an error is detected the test stops and an error message is displayed Cy Diagnostics E 5 E 6 Diagnostics Printer This test checks the operation of the printer if one is connected After selecting the test the printer submenu is displayed on the screen with the following categories Sense Printer Status Check The printer status signals are checked and displayed The following status categories are checked Bsy checks the printer busy signal Ack checks that the printer can handshake with the main unit Pe checks that the paper is set Sel shows when the printer is online Ioe checks that the printer s mechanical components are OK An asterisk is displayed below a category when its check completes normally All Characters Print Check Test printing will not start until the six status categories in the status check all show an asterisk below the category If a hardware malfunction is detected an asterisk will not appear below the corresponding category In this case you will not be able to do
109. mming language A set of words abbreviations or symbols that are converted into the binary numbers that represent instructions to the system Programming languages enable programmers to write instructions using words or symbols and avoid the time consuming task of entering the long string of Os and 1s that represent the numeric language of the system A programmer can use any one of several different programming languages designed for his or her system Some programming languages have more than one version for example MS BASIC and GW BASIC RAM See random access memory RAM cards Devices which provide additional RAM storage for your computer random access memory RAM A type of internal memory used for the temporary storage of information The contents of random access memory can be altered allowing information stored there to be processed Unlike read only memory information in RAM is lost when power is turned off For this reason information in RAM must be saved on a storage device before the system is turned off read To access information from a storage device read only memory A type of internal memory that contains permanent instructions for your system The contents of read only memory cannot be altered For this reason essential instructions are permanently stored in ROM These instructions such as those that execute the self test are not lost when the system is turned off 12 Glossary resolution The contrast be
110. n If your TravelMate 2000 is not equipped with the floppy drive option you can use the furnished LapLink file transfer and device driver utility to install or copy a program by using another IBM AT compatible computer Note Before copying any commercial software currently in use on another computer read the License Agreement and copyright protections that apply to that product Many agreements limit the use of an application program to one owner or even to one CPU based system If you are already using the software on an existing system you may be prohibited from also running it on another computer In other cases you may have to completely remove the software from the current system before you can use it on another computer It is your responsibility to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions pertaining to any software products you plan to use with the LapLink feature Texas Instruments assumes no responsibility for the illegal or unauthorized use of proprietary software products on Texas Instruments TravelMate computers Cy Application Programs 5 3 Guidelines for Installing Applications Installing Programs Not Copy Protected If the application program you want to install in the TravelMate 2000 is not copy protected and is already installed on another AT compatible computer you can use LapLink to copy the program to your TravelMate 2000 Refer to the LapLink User s Manual furnished with your TravelMate 2000 for detailed instru
111. n use it to install any application programs available on 3 5 inch floppies Review the following special installation considerations and install the program according to the instructions furnished with the program If the program is not available on 3 5 inch floppies you can use the furnished LapLink program using the procedures described under Installing Applications Without the Floppy Drive Option earlier in this chapter Installation Considerations The following configuration items will influence how you install application programs into your TravelMate 2000 or any computer Display The TravelMate 2000 has a 80 column 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 for the program and the TravelMate 2000 that both can support Keyboard The TravelMate 2000 keyboard emulates all functions of an IBM AT 101 enhanced keyboard When installing an application program select the IBM 101 or AT enhanced keyboard configuration Cy Application Programs 5 5 Guidelines for Installing Applications Communication Ports The serial port is Port 1 default and the optional Internal Modem if installed is Port 2 default When installing an application program requiring communication support select Port 1 or Port 2 as appropriate You can change these values on the Hardware Installation screen d
112. nager in which directory to find its data file This line is required by LapTop Manager 6 set lapsys c config sys tells the LapLink file DDINSTAL EXE to look for the CONFIG SYS file in the root directory of drive C This line is required by the LapLink device driver 7 set lapfile c tells LapLink in which directory to find its configuration file This line is required by LapLink 8 prompt P G tells MS DOS to display the current drive and directory 9 cache 64 e installs Disk Cache in memory 10 shadow installs Shadow for cursor enhancement 11 rpal i installs RPAL a color palette control program 12 bw installs Battery Watch program 13 Im loads Laptop Manager and displays its main menu 5 8 Application Programs Guidelines for Installing Applications Default CONFIG SYS File Each line of the TravelMate 2000 default CONFIG SYS file and its purpose are defined in the table following the file listing You can add commands required by your application program s but do not delete the existing default commands FILES 20 BUFFERS 20 SHELL C DOS COMMAND COM P E 256 DEVICE C UTILS EMM4J SYS DEVICE C UTILS BATTERY PRO DEVICE C DOS ANSLSYS INSTALL C DOS FASTOPEN EXE C 50 25 Default CONFIG SYS File Modify but do not delete these command lines Line Purpose 1 FILES 20 tells MS DOS how many files can be open at any one time 2 BUFFERS 20 tells MS DOS how many buffers will be used for file input output
113. nary digits bits that your system treats as one unit usually represents one character cache 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 system where most processing of information takes place character One of a set of symbols such as letters numerals or punctuation marks that can express information when collectively arranged Although these symbols are intelligible to humans they are not understood by your system For this reason standardized character codes consisting of groups of binary digits have been developed to allow characters to be processed by computers In most cases a character is represented by 8 bits or 1 byte character set A list of codes such as ASCII that assigns a special standardized group of binary digits to each character clock A timing device that coordinates all internal events in your system Glossary 3 4 Glossary CMOS An acronym for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor a large scale integration technology that requires low power consumption and is therefore used for battery assisted memory systems command The portion of a computer instruction that specifies what operation is to be performed communications The electronic transfer of information be
114. nds 5 14 Ge E 4 5 single character commands 5 14 LCD liquid crystal display meets Agere eese 1 4 2 3 A 1 B 3 E 5 brightness noe etes 2 4 brightness control 2 5 contrast Control 2 5 EE 4 16 SOU Gs ege resto 4 9 Screen iirinn 1 6 2 4 2 8 4 14 E 5 viewing angle eese 2 4 LCD CRT switch 2 8 4 14 left side panel ssssse 2 7 lock Keys nee rem 4 10 Low Batt ery indicator 2 19 m magnetic dek 1 11 main memory eeceeeeceeeeeseeeeeeeee 4 23 H 3 main menu Laptop Manager 5 13 math coprocessor specifications A 4 MDA 4 21 einer J 1 MEMO E H 1 ACCESSING canis ce eren H 3 RD C H 4 CACHE iet teens H 11 configuring eese H 1 conventional H 3 H 5 H 8 dig NOSES nera a a ae E 4 disabled ea anon asas 4 24 expanded EE 4 23 H 3 expanded memory specification iseten i H 3 evtende 4 23 H 3 H 8 high memory area eee sees H 8 HIMEMLSYS ettet teens H 8 ST EE H 1 H 5 internal memory check 4 4 internal memory size 4 23 internal RAM eene H 3 Den eicere hit 4 23 H 3 RAM 1 5 H 1 H 3 RAMDRIVE SYS se H 10 ROM 5 eines 1 5 H 1 standard is
115. ng the Set Up Screen Directly You can access the Set Up screen directly from any program by holding down the Ctrl and Alt keys and pressing the Set Up key When you access the Set Up screen this way the computer reboots upon leaving the Set Up screen which clears memory Caution You should avoid pressing the Ctrl Alt Set Up keys when you are in an application program The computer restart when it exits the Set Up screen which erases the contents of memory Cy Getting Started 4 7 Making Selections on the Set Up Screen TI TravelMate 2000 Set Up Menu v x xx Clock Power Saving Serial I O Time 11 00 00 a m Display Timeout 1 minute Standard SIO Date SUN JAN 01 1990 HDD Motor Off 1 minute Baud Rate 9600 System Timeout Always On Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Parity None Display System Configurations Optional SIO Cursor Type Underline CPU Speed 12MHz Baud Rate 9600 LCD Mode Standard BUS Speed 6MHz Data Bits Quick Boot ON Stop Bits Standby Key Enable Parity Speed Key Enable Keyboard Caps Lock Off Num Lock Off Scroll Lock Off Repeat Rate Fast 1 Position Cursor 2 Press Space Bar 3 Press Set Up Key using cursor keypad to change to exit 1 To move forward through each field use the key Right Arrow or the key Down Arrow To move backward through each field use the key Left Arrow or the T key Up Arrow To move to the first field in the next ca
116. ns with a graphic representation of the keyboard layout displayed on the screen To test whether a particular key functions as it should press the key A square should display on the keyboard layout at that position if the key is working correctly Video Subsystem This test checks that the built in video subsystem is working as it should The video subsystem menu is displayed on the screen with the following categories Video Memory Check Checks the buffer in the video subsystem DAC Check Checks the digital to analog converter in the VGA subsystem when the optional CRT Adaptor is installed Attribute Check Displays 16 foreground 8 background and 8 blinking shades of gray Character Set Check Displays characters on the screen normally on an 80 by 25 text mode display Run All Checks Runs all four checks above in sequence Liquid Crystal Display This test checks the computer s LCD screen Two test patterns are displayed a checkered pattern and a striped pattern Any defect in either pattern indicates a faulty screen Floppy Drive Unit Note This test is effective only when the optional Floppy Drive Unit is attached to the computer This test reads and writes data continuously to a floppy in the optional Floppy Drive Unit to test the read write functions of the drive After selecting the test the floppy drive submenu is displayed with the following categories AN Caution As the write read check may erase data from the f
117. ntrol rightness control TravelMate 2000 LCD screen Resolution The screen displays a maximum resolution of 640 dots horizontally by 480 dots vertically The actual display resolution depends on which display mode you select on the Hardware Installation screen and the display mode your application program is designed to use The display adaptor in the TravelMate 2000 allows you to select display modes for the LCD screen See the Hardware Installation Screen described in Chapter 4 Cy More About Hardware 2 3 LCD Screen 2 4 More About Hardware Screen Angle The LCD screen can be adjusted for the best viewing angle but be careful not to tilt the screen more than necessary Appropriate angles are 90 to 132 from horizontal Caution To ensure safety and save battery power an alarm sounds for about 90 seconds when the screen is closed with the power on The TravelMate 2000 is designed so that it can be used with the screen closed for Instance when running a demonstration program with an external monitor Nevertheless never transport the computer with the power on Backlight The illuminated screen allows you to control background brightness for better readability The backlight goes on automatically when the computer is turned on To conserve battery power the backlight can be automatically turned off if there is no activity for a certain length of time this time period can be set on the Set Up screen described in Chapt
118. nts 1024 K bytes The TravelMate 2000 has a standard RAM size of 1 M byte This can be increased to 3 M byte by installing two optional 1 M byte RAM cards ROM ROM Read Only Memory contains factory programmed information which remains stored even with the power off You can never change the contents of ROM The TravelMate 2000 has two ROM areas One stores the IPL Initial Program Loader BIOS Basic Input Output System and setup and hardware installation functions These programs are sometimes referred to as firmware The other ROM area stores the diagnostics program LapLink program and the operating system MS DOS 4 0 1 This area is called a ROM disk and is used to install MS DOS on the hard disk Keyboard You communicate with the computer by typing on the keyboard Many of the keys work just like those on a regular typewriter However as you will see some of the keys have special functions not available on a typewriter The TravelMate 2000 keyboard is modeled after the IBM 101 102 key enhanced keyboard layout Cy Taking a First Look 1 5 The Hardware 1 6 Taking a First Look LCD Screen The LCD screen acts as a window where the computer sends information for you to view Information entered on the keyboard read from the hard disk or a floppy or sent via a modem for example is displayed on the screen The TravelMate 2000 s LCD screen can be set to emulate industry standard display modes including the VGA mode used by I
119. od g 1 1 AQ a aq E KAF 2 o 2 BR br 6 Hj c r 2 3 wu S2 3 C S c s 466 amp 4 71 4 DT d t 4 LGS f 5 amp X 5 EU eu At H Fc Jj 6 amp amp 6 F V t v 4 E we 7 e i1 7 GW g w cq mn z 8 Hr ap XS x Gg fa Ek 9 ot 91 Y i y Or 4 m2 e Jzj2eet of ra oe tr KE kK iterar Be v e L V 1 i 423 Ek m n A ve M J m o 5 A NH mn A De 3 Fe Ze 7 7 0 02058 f Di zk mn Cy Character Sets C 5 Character Set Code Page 865 Nordic CO 3 OG o amp Ge Nm e T om PR OO WwW Se m en an Eu b i S Ceo nun KM e E vd HR OO ev be e Y A 4 e H O a d g p A x O z a r mS vs Go D amp BR Cc oO se ux C 6 Character Sets D Keyboard Layouts The following diagrams show the TravelMate 2000 Computer sce ard layouts for the Fn and Num Lk keys These combinations make all 10 1 102 keys on the IBM Enhanced Keyboard layout available U S English Keyboard Standard SoS eae DER SEET SE RS EXE aa E m VK EN z In JE JE JE E e FIERI DEJ T ET IE JE NS ERN EE Keyboard Layouts D 1 Keyboard Layouts U S English Keyboard Fn Key Held Down GO EISES EE EE EE EE OO ICI E numeric key pad editing key pad
120. om panel with your hands turn the computer over so that the bottom panel faces up 8 Secure the bottom panel with two screws securing the bottom panel 9 Reinstall the battery as described in Chapter 3 This completes the installation of the RAM card s 6 14 TravelMate 2000 Options RAM Card After installing the RAM card return to the Hardware Installation Screen to set the correct amount of extended and or expanded memory In addition the settings on the Set Up and Hardware Installation screens may no longer be valid if you kept the battery out too long during installation of the RAM card See Chapter 4 for more information For details on extended and expanded memory see Appendix H TravelMate 2000 Options 6 15 CRT Adaptor The CRT Adaptor TI Part No 2568035 000 1 supplies an optional CRT port for your TravelMate 2000 With this adaptor installed an analog multi frequency or a VGA monitor with a 15 pin male connector can be used with your computer Note If the Internal Modem Option is installed in your TravelMate 2000 you must remove it to install the CRT Adaptor Store the Internal Modem Option in a bag that protects against electrostatic discharge Installation To install the CRT Adaptor 1 Remove the battery as described in Chapter 3 2 Locate the option card slot cover on the top left of the computer 3 Remove the template on the top of the keyboard to reveal a groove Hook a small screwdriver
121. once turns it on and pressing it again turns it off When the Caps Lock key is on the Caps Lock indicator is lit Lock 2 14 More About Hardware Keyboard Tab i The Tab key works like the tab key on a regular typewriter Pressing the Shift key with the Tab key allows you to backtab Backspace lt E The lt Backspace key moves the cursor to the left one space at a time erasing the character to the left of the cursor Ctrl age 2 There are two identical Ctrl Control keys The Ctrl key changes the function of another key when the two are pressed at the same time For example under MS DOS pressing the Pause key while holding down Ctrl sends a Break to stop the current program execution Alt Like the Ctrl key the two identical Alt Alternate keys give an alternate function to another key Alt Gr Gs AR G On European keyboards the Alt Gr Alternate Graphics key is located to the right of the Spacebar The key is used to enter the characters printed on the lower right of keytops On other keyboards a second Alt key is located in this position H 2 Fn The Fn Function key is used to access numbers characters or functions printed in blue on the front of the keys See Appendix G for keyboard layouts using the Fn key Cy More About Hardware 2 15 Keyboard Cursor Control Keys The four arrow keys move the cursor by spaces or lines in the direction of the keytop arrows The Fn key s
122. onventional memory Also referred to as main memory conventional memory is internal RAM up to 640 K bytes that MS DOS accesses directly Conventional memory is used for the execution of programs and commands and for storing temporary data MS DOS cannot directly access memory beyond this 640 K byte limit The amount of conventional memory 640 K byte in the TravelMate 2000 is displayed on the Hardware Installation screen and cannot be changed Extended Memory Extended memory is internal RAM above 1024 K byte MS DOS cannot directly access Extended memory as system memory but the memory can be configured as one or more RAM disks It can also be accessed by applications written to use this memory The HIMEM SYS device driver described later in this section allows MS DOS programs to use an extra 64 K byte region located just above the I M byte mark for storage of code and data 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 2000 supports EMS version 4 0 Expanded memory is accessed by allocating an area usually 64 K byte of the system memory between 640 K byte and 1 M byte and between 256 K byte and 640 K byte when the O option is used as a window Pages of data are passed to and from Expanded memory through this window which is called the page frame The page frame is divided into at least four physical pages of 1
123. op Manager utilities Chapter 6 TravelMate 2000 Options describes the use of options that can improve the performance of your TravelMate 2000 Add On Battery Pack 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit Numeric Keypad RAM Card CRT Adaptor Internal Modem 80C287 12 MHz Coprocessor external keyboards CRT monitors and printers Appendix A Specifications lists operating and environmental specifications for your TravelMate 2000 Appendix B Taking Care of Your Computer provides information for cleaning your TravelMate 2000 as well as caring for your battery and conserving battery power Appendix C Character Sets illustrates and describes U S and international character sets used by the TravelMate 2000 Appendix D Keyboard Layouts illustrates the characters generated by the standard U S keyboard and using the Fn key and the Num Lock key and the IBM Enhanced keyboard Appendix E Diagnostics describes the diagnostics routines that are available to ensure your TravelMate 2000 is functioning properly Appendix F Troubleshooting describes problems that can occur with your TravelMate 2000 and what to do about them Cy Appendix G BIOS Messages lists the error messages you may encounter and what to do about them Appendix H Configuring Memory illustrates the TravelMate 2000 s memory map and describes the memory options of the computer Appendix I Connector Pin Assignments lists the signals produced by the standard and optional connecto
124. or missing command interpreter then the computer becomes dormant Follow the steps outfined below to restore COMMAND COM to your hard disk If IO SYS or MSDOS SYS are Missing If your computer is missing IO SYS and or MSDOS SYS the screen displays the following message during the boot process Non system disk or disk error Replace and press any key when ready This message is repeated when any key is pressed Follow the steps outlined below to restore IO SYS or MSDOS SYS to your hard disk Procedure for Restoring MS DOS System Files Follow these steps to restore COMMAND COM IO SYS and MSDOS SYS Cy Restoring MS DOS Files K 1 Restoring MS DOS System Files 1 Press the Ctrl Alt SetUp keys to access the Set Up screen then press the Ctrl Alt SetUp keys again to access the Hardware Installation screen 2 Press the J key until the Drive C Drive D field is highlighted then press the Spacebar to toggle Drive C to ROM Disk and Drive D to Internal HDD 3 Press the SetUp key followed by the Enter key to update the Hardware Installation and reboot the computer The screen displays the ROM Disk Installation screen with Installation Selection highlighted 4 Press the Enter key The following screen appears Welcome Welcome to DOS 4 0 and the SELECT program SELECT will install DOS 4 0 on your fixed disk Press Enter J to continue or ESC to Cancel Enter Esc Cancel 5 Press the Enter key The following screen ap
125. out Hardware 2 9 2 10 More About Hardware AC Adaptor Jack The AC Adaptor plugs into this jack for recharging the battery or supplying ac power to the computer See Chapter 3 for instructions on how to recharge the battery Caution Use only the supplied AC Adaptor with your TravelMate 2000 Computer Other adaptors may not match the power requirements of the TravelMate 2000 and can cause serious damage to the system Bottom Panel Battery Slot The bottom panel of the computer has a slot for the supplied internal battery For battery installation instructions see Chapter 3 SS battery slot L e bottom panel More About Hardware 2 11 Front Panel The front panel of the computer has a power switch an optional card slot cover a keyboard and eight indicators optional card slot cover status indicators front panel Power Switch The power switch turns the power to the computer on and off for both battery powered and ac operation Set d ie the switch to the I position to turn on the computer and to the position to turn off the computer Optional Card Slot Cover A cover for the optional card slot is located on the rear left of the front panel The optional CRT Adaptor or Internal Modem Card can be installed in this slot For details see Chapter 6 2 12 More About Hardware Keyboard The TravelMate 2000 keyboard provides all the functions of the IBM enhanced keyboard Many of the k
126. pears Introduction As you view the SELECT displays you will be asked to make choice or type an entry If you are uncertain about what to choose or type you can accept the predefined choice or press the Fi help key for more information about an item You will be using these keys in the SELECT program Enter To proceed to the next step Esc To cancel the current display Up Down Arrow To move the highlight bar to the next item F1 To view the help information F3 To exit SELECT You can press the Enter Esc and F1 keys when they appear on the display Enter Esc Cancel K 2 Restoring MS DOS Files Restoring MS DOS System 6 Press the Enter key The following screen appears Specify Function and Workspace SELECT sets up your computer to run DOS and your programs most efficiently based on the option you choose Note You can review the results of your choice later in this program Choose an option 1 Minimum DOS function maximum program workspace 2 Balance DOS function with program workspace 3 Maximum DOS function minimum program workspace Enter Esc Cancel Fil Help Use the T or 4 keys to select option 1 2 or 3 and press the Enter key Caution If you select option 3 some application software may not run properly because of insufficient workspace 7 The following screen appears Select Country and Keyboard Predefined country 2 United States 001 predefined keyboard
127. playing colors as 16 shades of gray in three modes Resolution 320 by 200 pixels with 16 shades of gray Standard One pixel is converted to a 2 x 2 cell Display area 640 x 400 Expanded Every fifth line is displayed twice One pixel is converted to a 2 x 2 or 2 x 4 cell every fifth line Display area 640 x 480 Resolution 640 by 480 with two or 16 shades of gray Standard One pixel is a 1 x 1 cell Display area 640 x 480 Screen Standards 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 2000 LCD screen does not support HGC graphics mode To display HGC graphics connect a multi frequency monitor to the CRT connector on the optional CRT adaptor Screen Standards J 5 K Restoring MS DOS System Files The MS DOS files COMMAND COM IO SYS and MSDOS SYS are necessary for the operation of your computer If any of these files are accidentally deleted or modified your computer will not function This appendix describes the procedure for restoring these files without affecting the applications and data files that may be one your hard disk Note IO SYS and MSDOS SYS are hidden files You will not see these files if you view a directory of C If COMMAND COM is missing If COMMAND COM is missing from your hard disk the screen displays this message during the boot process Bad
128. predesigned programs such as a word processing program or programming languages 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 system processes only numbers even though characters letters and graphic symbols appear on the screen The ASCII list is a set of numeric values for the most frequently used characters The system converts these numeric values to their binary equivalents asynchronous communications software Software that primarily is used to communicate with a subscription information service send or receive electronic mail or process using a remote system backlight A feature that allows you to control background brightness for better readability Glossary 1 2 Glossary backing up Duplicating a program or file onto a separate storage medium so that a copy will be preserved against possible loss or damage to the original backup A duplicate copy of information or programs usually stored on a diskette and kept in a separate location in case the original is lost or damaged BASIC An acronym for Beginner s AR purpose Symbolic Code a programming language widely used because many of its commands resemble everyday language
129. r BatteryPro MS DOS Cache Shadow RPAL Battery Watch and Laptop Manager displaying messages on the screen as each program loads 4 4 Getting Started System Start up 3 If you have not removed the internal battery or installed an internal option the computer displays the Laptop Manager screen Restoring Your System Configuration The system configuration in your Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000 Notebook Computer can be lost if you do any of the following QO Remove the internal battery QO Discharge the battery completely without immediately recharging it M Allow your computer to sit idle without charging the battery for more than 10 days If you lose your system configuration follow this procedure when starting your computer 1 Charge the internal battery as described in Chapter 3 Ensure that your wall outlet provides the voltage required for your computer 2 After the battery is fully charged turn on the computer by setting the power switch to the I on position The computer displays the following message Press Enter to run the Hardware Installation Press F1 to continue 3 Press the Enter key 4 If any additional error messages appear press any key to acknowledge and continue 5 When the Hardware Installation screen appears press and hold the Crtl key and press the Spacebar to install the factory default values Cy Getting Started 4 5 System Start up 6 Press the SetUp key and then press the Ente
130. r application does not support VGA then EGA is an alternate high resolution display mode CGA is available for applications that do not support the higher resolution modes LCD Modes The TravelMate 2000 has two LCD modes standard and expanded which are selected by accessing the Set Up screen as described earlier in this chapter In standard mode the display area for CGA MDA and EGA does not fill the LCD screen so there are borders at the top and bottom of the screen In expanded mode the displays are expanded vertically by duplicating a line every few lines to use as much of the 640 by 480 screen as possible Setting the Display Mode The MS DOS MODE command allows you to specify the text display mode on the TravelMate 2000 LCD or on an external monitor For the LCD type the command MODE 40 for 40 chars line or MODE 80 for 80 chars line Refer to the MODE command in your MS DOS manual for a detailed description Note The 40 column text display is not supported in the MDA and HGC modes Cy Getting Started 4 17 Setting Up the LCD 4 18 Getting Started Changing the LCD Color Palette The TravelMate 2000 LCD screen displays up to a maximum of 16 colors as shades of gray The shade of gray selected to represent each of the 16 colors can be changed by the user to maximize contrast between adjacent gray scale shades when running programs which use particular color combinations A given mapping of gray scales to colors is ca
131. r approximately 30 seconds of blinking and beeping the computer is automatically turned off and the contents of memory are lost Charge With the computer turned off the Charge indicator blinks while the internal battery is being charged and illuminates when the battery is at least 90 percent charged Floppy Disk The Floppy Disk indicator comes on when the optional 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit is being accessed Cy More About Hardware 2 19 Status Indicators 2 20 More About Hardware Hard Disk The Hard Disk indicator comes on when the computer writes to or reads from the built in hard disk Caps Lock The Caps Lock indicator comes on when you press the Caps Lock key to toggle on the caps lock function Num Lock The Num Lock indicator comes on when you press the Num Lk key Fn Ins to toggle the numeric keypad lock function Scroll Lock The Scroll Lock indicator comes on when you press the Scr Lk key Fn Del to toggle on the scroll lock function 3 Setting Up This chapter tells you about LI Operating and storage environments for your Travel Mate 2000 LI Installing removing and charging the battery LI Setting the DIP switches Contents Guidelines amp Pr cautions ptite ssctseessesstes esyessepsassotas sassioassashopsonsnsssansesvsasssdedssssesc 3 2 Operating Environment nee etr ter RE PEKEE EEE E ET aE EE 3 2 Operating Guidelines 2 eto ge te dete e beber beh 3 2 In
132. r key to exit the Hardware Installation screen and restart the computer 7 When the Laptop Manager main menu appears press the F8 Reset Config key to complete resetting the factory default values The computer again restarts and the Laptop Manager main menu reappears Laptop Manager Screen After MS DOS has been loaded along with the configured software the standard Laptop Manager screen appears as in the following example Laptop Manager v 4 01 Tue Oct 15 12 15 pm Applications Texas Instruments Incorporated File Manager TravelMate 2000 Battery Watch LapLink Change Menu DOS Command Path Directory ESC Exit Read the BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual for the instructions to use Laptop Manager 4 6 Getting Started Accessing the Set Up Screen You can customize many of the settings of your system so that your TravelMate 2000 always powers up with those settings Normally you should access the Set Up screen when the MS DOS prompt is displayed although you can access the Set Up screen from an application program Accessing the Set Up Screen from MS DOS You can enter the Set Up screen when the MS DOS prompt is displayed by pressing the Set Up key Pressing the Set Up key executes the SET UP command in the DOS directory which displays the Set Up screen If you access the Set Up screen from the MS DOS prompt the computer does not reboot when you exit the Set Up screen Accessi
133. rantee that interference will not occur in a particular isntallation If this computer does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the computer off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the computer and receiver Connect the computer into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experience radio television technician for help Notice Shielded Cables All connections to other computing devices must be made using shielded cables to maintain compliance with FCC reulations Notice Peripheral Devices Only peripherals input output devices terminal 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 Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Texas Instruments could void the user s authority which is granted by the Federal Communications Commission to operate this computer Use Conditions This devcie complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this devide must accept any interference received including interference that m
134. rol the display and externally connectable options System Board The system board carries integrated circuits that make up the microprocessor and memory The system board also contains hardware that controls the screen and keyboard The optional RAM cards CRT Adaptor Internal Modem and 80C287 coprocessor 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 e g a number or character is represented by a string of O s and 1 s For example the number 23 in binary is 10 1 1 1 AO or 1 in the binary system is referred to as a bit the smallest piece of information handled by the processor A byte is a group of eight bits and represents a single character or number such as H or 9 The microprocessor in the TravelMate 2000 is a high speed 80C286 microprocessor running at a clock speed of up to 12 MHz The Hardware RAM RAM Random Access Memory stores data and application software for the processor You can write to or read from RAM freely but once the power is turned off the data in RAM is lost RAM size is described by the amount of information bytes it can store Symbols often used for this are K and M One K byte 1 K byte represents 1024 bytes and one M byte 1 M byte represe
135. rs on the TravelMate 2000 Appendix J Screen Standards lists the standard and expanded characteristics of the various displays supported by the TravelMate 2000 Appendix K Restoring MS DOS Files describes the procedure for reinstalling MS DOS system files to the hard disk from ROM Appendix L Warranty and Service describes the standard warranty and outlines the procedure to follow should your TravelMate 2000 require service A Glossary of frequently used technical terms and an Index are included near the end of the manual to help you What to Read Before performing any of the tasks below we recommend you read the corresponding chapter s in this manual Quick start Chapters 3 and 4 Setting up the TravelMate 2000 Chapters 1 and 3 Using the operating system Chapter 4 Using options Chapters 1 and 5 D DO D D DO Troubleshooting and general care of the computer Chapter 1 and Appendices Other Manuals About the TravelMate 2000 The following manuals are furnished with your new TravelMate 2000 to help you operate and maintain your computer and its optional devices Title Part Number BatteryPro and Productivity Software 2568090 0001 User s Manual LapLink File Transfer and Device Driver 2568087 0001 User s Manual MS DOS User s Manual 2568085 0001 1 Taking A First Look This chapter tells you about LI Computer hardware such as the system main circuit board the display and the keyboard LI Options
136. s red the computer is about to shut down see the description of the low battery indicator in Chapter 2 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit The optional 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit TI Part No 2568031 0001 can be attached directly to the rear panel of the TravelMate 2000 or to the Expansion Unit attached to the computer Attaching the Floppy Drive Unit To attach the 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit directly to the computer 1 Turn the power off to the computer Remove the Add On Battery Pack if connected Caution Be sure to turn off the power to the computer before attaching the floppy drive unit Otherwise the system may be damaged 2 Locate the expansion bus connector on the rear panel of the computer If attached remove the dust cap from the expansion bus connector The removed cap can be put into the slot on the bottom panel of the floppy drive for storage expansion bus connector cap floppy drive unit underside Note When the expansion bus connector is not in use replace the cap 3 Attach the floppy drive unit to this connector Cy TravelMate 2000 Options 6 5 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit 6 6 TravelMate 2000 Options 4 Turn the two wheel screws on the floppy drive unit clockwise to secure the floppy drive unit to the computer TravelMate 2000 wheel screws d 7 attaching the floppy drive uni Note Do not transport the TravelMate 2000 when the Floppy Drive Unit is attached Using the
137. sks into subdirectories the copying of files from one disk to another and from one directory to another and the backing up of entire disks LapLink Device Driver The LapLink device driver gives your computer access to the disk drives and printers connected to another computer it s as though those other disks and printers were actually a part of your TravelMate 2000 or vice versa Though the device driver does give you access to another computer s disks and thus to its files you are better served if you use LAPLINK EXE to transfer files between computers Cy Application Programs 5 11 LapLink 5 12 Application Programs One of the most common uses of the device driver is sharing a printer You can create files on your TravelMate 2000 and through the device driver print them on a printer already connected to a second computer Note that the connection to the printer is indirect from your TravelMate 2000 to the second computer through the LapLink cable from the second computer to the printer through the printer cable Users of the TravelMate 2000 and other laptop computers find the device driver useful for running programs located on a desktop computer from the keyboard of their TravelMate 2000 The programs may be copy protected making it impossible to copy them to the TravelMate 2000 in the first place Even if you decide to use the device driver you should not forget LAPLINK EXE Used in combination with the device driver or by
138. stalling the Battery n eA Se eee iti etu e aa AT eo ERES 3 3 Removing the Battery 3 5 Charging the Battery AC Operation esee eee en trennen 3 7 Setting DIP Switches esu eR ERE REO ERE Rr ERE RR ERI AEN 3 9 Cy Setting Up 3 1 Guidelines amp Precautions 3 2 Setting Up Use your TravelMate 2000 according to the following environmental specifications and operating guidelines Operating Environment When using your computer always try to ensure that the temperature and humidity of the surroundings fall within the following ranges Temperature Operating 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Storage 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Relative Humidity Noncondensing Operating 20 to 8096 Storage 10 to 90 Operating Guidelines Use a standard ac outlet when operating the computer with the AC Adaptor Make sure the outlet supplies the correct voltage for your TravelMate 2000 For information on how to install hardware options see Chapter 6 of this manual and the instruction sheet supplied with the option Installing the Battery Follow these steps to install the battery Charging the battery is described later 1 Turn the computer off and disconnect the AC Adaptor 2 Carefully turn the computer over on a padded surface Then remove the battery cover by sliding it to the left battery connector installing the internal battery Cy Setting Up 3 3 Installing the Battery Note W
139. switch is in ON position The built in LCD screen is blank LCD screen backlight doesn t light even when brightness control fully turned up Low battery Plug in AC Adaptor and run unit from ac power After finishing operation leave the unit plugged in for at least 2 hours to charge the battery AC Adaptor plugged into faulty outlet Check ac outlet by plugging in another appliance e g a lamp Neither of the above Contact your Texas Instruments dealer Screen contrast control or brightness control Adjust the contrast control or the brightness control on the right of the LCD screen LCD CRT switch Check that the LCD CRT switch on the left side panel is set to LCD When set to CRT the built in screen is automatically disabled None of the above Screen power unit may be faulty Contact your Texas Instruments dealer Display unit turned off to save power see The Set up Screen section in Chapter 4 Press any key to turn backlight on again Access the Set Up screen and change the Display Timeout setting If the POWER indicator is orange the unit is in Standby mode press the Fn Pause keys to turn Standby mode off Cy Troubleshooting F 1 Troubleshooting F 2 Troubleshooting The unit starts up but a message Indicates that a power on test has failed TravelMate 2000 hardware Turn the unit off and then on again If the same message appears check against the list of power on error messages in t
140. talling the Battery Pack 1 Turn off the computer 2 Remove the dust cap from the battery pack connector removing the dust cap 3 The removed cap can be put into the slot on the bottom panel of the battery pack for storage Note When the battery pack connector is not in use replace the cap storing the dust cap 6 2 TravelMate 2000 Options Add On Battery Pack 4 Move the battery pack up to the rear of the computer and push the two units together until the connectors mate 5 Using your fingers turn the two wheel screws clockwise until tight installing the Add On Battery Pack Charging the Battery Pack The Add On Battery Pack can be charged separately or when attached to the computer If the Add On Battery Pack is attached to the computer turn the computer off before charging the battery pack Otherwise the charging time will be very long AC Adaptor jack AC Adaptor AC Adaptor connector female end of cord attaching AC Adaptor to Add On Battery Pack Plug the AC Adaptor into the jack on the right side of the pack to start charging the battery Cy TravelMate 2000 Options 6 3 Add On Battery Pack 6 4 TravelMate 2000 Options When charged separately the Add On Battery Pack takes about 3 5 hours to fully charge When installed along with the Internal Battery charging takes about 5 1 2 hours The indicator on the top right of the Add On Battery Pack blinks while it is being c
141. tegory press the PgDn key Page Down To move to the first field in the previous category press the PgUp key Page Up To move to the very first category press the Home key To move to the very last category press the End key 2 After moving to a field press the Spacebar to cycle through the possible settings for the field Select the desired setting and move to the next field 4 8 Getting Started Making Selections on the Set Up Screen 3 Press the Set Up key or the Ese key when you have finished all entries Then the system prompts you to press the Enter Esc or Set Up keys 4 Press the Enter key to save the new settings and return to MS DOS Press the Esc key to discard the new settings and return to MS DOS or press the Set Up key to return to the Set Up Screen Note If youentered the Set Up screen by pressing the Ctrl Alt Set Up keys the system restarts when you exit the Set Up screen The selections you make on the Set Up screen are backed up by the battery AR selections are maintained even when power is turned off If the battery is removed for approximately 5 minutes when installing an internal option for example or if the battery is discharged some of the selections may be invalid When this happens hold the Ctrl key down and press the Spacebar to install valid default values in all fields Each field on the Set Up screen is described on the following pages Cy Getting Started 4 9 Set Up Screen Fields
142. tween computers or between a terminal and a computer An example is sending 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 system 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 as a computer an input device such as a keyboard and an output device such as a display unit are required to make the system useful configure To adapt software so that it sends the correct control codes to external devices such as printers Also called setup connector A coupling device that allows you to install a hardware option onto your computer contrast control A control that allows you to adjust how well data shows up against the background of the LCD screen control code A code that initiates some kind of physical control action that is not printed such as line feed and tab turns off an external device or in combination with other characters defines unique commands for example pressing the Ctrl and C keys might tell the system to abort a program a numeric value that instructs the system or an external device to perform a specific instruction controller Electronic circuitry that allows communication between the system unit and an ext
143. tween the display and the background on an LCD screen ROM See read only memory security hook holder A locking device to help prevent theft of your computer self test An automatic check the system performs every time it is turned on serial transmission A printer that need better definition move alphabetically slide switch A switch that you manipulate side to side software Computer programs usually supplied on floppies or on ROM state of charge An indication of the level of charge of the computer s internal battery storage medium Material coated with a magnetic substance that is used for the permanent storage of information system board An internal circuit board that holds the integrated circuits for the microprocessor memory and clock in your computer tape backup A device that stores information on a tape cartridge primarily used to back up information from a hard disk drive turbo operation A feature of a computer that increases its data processing speed by 20 to 30 percent typamatic A feature that generates a character as long as an alphanumeric key is pressed Glossary 13 14 Glossary 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
144. uring Memory H 5 Memory Areas in the TravelMate 2000 SMARTDRV SYS device driver 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 using MS DOS EDLIN or a word processor which saves ASCII text files DEVICE CADOSWXXXXXXXX SYS options You must then restart the computer to load the new CONFIG SYS settings and activate the driver EMM4J SYS The EMMAJ SYS device driver must be installed before you can use Expanded Memory To install EMMAJ SYS in its simplest form include the following command line in your CONFIG SYS file before any other DEVICE commands that use Expanded memory e g RAMDRIVE SYS DEVICE C DOS EMM4J SYS In this form the Expanded memory manager will use default values 64K byte of page frame D0000H to DFFFFH available for application programs and 32K byte of page frame C8000H to CFFFFH occupied by the EMMAJ SYS device driver Ms is sufficient for the vast majority of applications unless your software specifically instructs you otherwise Refer to your application software manual for details H 6 Configuring Memory Memory Areas in the TravelMate 2000 If you need to specify special conditions for Expanded memory use the command in the following form DEVICE C DOS EMM4J SYS W xx xX Xx xx NL I O where W XX XX XX XX
145. ust cap is provided for the Numeric Keypad connector Remove and store this cap in the slot in lt j the underside of the Numeric Keypad while the connector is in use Security Hook Holder The Security Hook Holder attaches to metal fittings to help prevent theft of the computer 2 6 More About Hardware Left Side Panel There are two connectors and a slide switch on the left side panel of the computer as illustrated and described below LCD CRT switch paratlel printer port dust cap left side panel Ah Caution Connections and settings made on the left side of the computer must be done with the power off Parallel Printer Port You can connect a printer or other device that uses a standard Centronics parallel interface to the TravelMate 2000 via the supplied conversion adaptor The cable from the printer or other device must terminate in a 25 pin IBM PC style male connector to connect to this port Specifications for this connector are given in Appendix H Note A dust cap is provided for the parallel port Remove and store this cap in the slot in the underside of the conversion adaptor while the parallel port is in use and replace the cap when the parallel port is not in use Cy More About Hardware 2 7 Left Side Panel 2 8 More About Hardware LCD CRT Switch The TravelMate 2000 can display on either the standard LCD screen or on an external VGA monitor connected to the optional CRT Adaptor Set the LCD CRT swit
146. ve only for an external CRT monitor connected through the optional CRT Adaptor Display Adaptor The Display Adaptor specifies whether the internal VGA controller or an external display adaptor card installed in the optional Expansion Unit is being used This field is effective only when the optional Expansion Unit is attached to the computer Otherwise the internal VGA controller is used regardless of the setting in this field The possible settings are Internal VGA CGA 40 col CGA 80 col and MDA HO Configuration This category specifies the configuration of various I O ports Internal and Optional Serial Ports These fields select the port numbers for the standard internal serial port and the optional internal serial port usually used for an internal modem You can assign either port as Port 1 or Port 2 but you cannot assign the same port number to both ports You can also Disable either or both ports To assign port values press the Spacebar until the screen displays the desired configuration Hardware Installation Screen Fields Internal Parallel Port This field assigns a number to the standard parallel port Possible settings are Port 1 Port 2 and Disable ROM Disk Port This field specifies the ROM disk I O port address The possible settings are from 108h 10Bh to 1F8h 1FBh EMS I O Port This field specifies the EMS device driver I O port address EMMAJ S YS The possible settings are 208h 20Bh to 2E8h 2EBh Not
147. vice driver H 3 H 5 H 8 humidity specifications A 2 i 1 0 input output configuration eese 4 21 Dott sese ee 1 4 1 10 serial cte eoe 4 13 SYSTE einer erp een 1 10 indicators ss neeseeseoeesseeeoeesssere0ee 2 12 2 19 Caps Lock eene 2 14 2 20 Charge ieeng ehem 2 19 Floppy Disk 2 19 Hard Disk eee 2 20 Low Batt ery eese 2 19 Num Lock 2 17 2 20 POWetu uei dep Gest ind 2 19 Scr Lk scroll lock 2 20 initial program loader 1 5 Ins ert key eere 2 16 installation hardware 4 18 A 7 installing application programs 5 3 applications without drive option 5 3 applications considerations when 5 5 copy protected programs 5 4 device driverg isiishie H 6 internal battery ee eects 3 3 programs not copy protected 5 4 programs with floppy drive 5 5 integrated circuits sss 1 4 internal battery 2 11 3 3 3 7 charging onc isti 3 7 imstalling sc netto 3 3 TEMOVING iecore eiie tee iren ee etus 3 5 internal display adaptor 4 15 internal memorg ess H 1 H 5 internal memory check 4 4 internal memory gie 4 23 Internal Modem option
148. vices etc Contrast with software hardware options Any of several devices that can make your computer more efficient and powerful for your applications head A small electromagnetic device that reads records and erases data on a magnetic storage medium such as a drive or tape cartridge Also called a read write head hexadecimal A numbering system that consists of 16 symbols 0 to 9 and A to F used by programmers as a convenient method of expressing binary values input Information that enters the system input output An operation that transfers information from the central processing unit to a device or from a device to the central processing unit An example is storing and retrieving information with a diskette integrated circuit A microscopic grouping of electronic components and their connections mounted on a small chip of 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 internal modem An option you can install inside your computer that allows the use of telephone lines for communication between computers Glossary 9 10 Glossary K byte An abbreviation for 1 024 bytes used to designate the memory capacity of a computer or the storage capacity of a storage device key
149. with software by Texas Instruments during assembly Do not format the hard disk AN Caution If you format the hard disk all data on the hard disk will be lost Taking Care of the Hard Disk The hard disk in your TravelMate 2000 computer is specially designed to withstand the rigors of travel the hard disk heads automatically park themselves when the computer is turned off However it is still a precision device and careful treatment will prolong its life Follow these guidelines to get the most out of your hard disk s performance LI Never move the computer when the hard disk is being accessed Cy Taking a First Look 1 11 The Hard Disk LI Never subject the computer to strong vibration or sudden shocks especially during transportation M You can move your computer with the power on however it is a good idea to put the computer in Standby mode LI Always keep backup floppies of all programs and data stored on your hard disk just in case of a hard disk 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 of data N because of a hard disk failure Follow the MS DOS backup procedure in your MS DOS manual or use a backup procedure provided by your application program If your hard disk fails TI service personnel may or may not be able to save some or most of the contents of your hard disk if replacement Is require
150. xas Instruments dealer Caution In the rare event that you should see or smell any thing which indicates overheating AN or TI Service 1 800 522 4535 B 2 Taking Care of Your Computer Cleaning the TravelMate 2000 Cleaning the Case It is important to keep the case of the TravelMate 2000 free of dust Apply a small amount of dust remover to a dry lint free cloth and wipe the case with the cloth Never use alcohol benzine thinner or other strong chemical agents that may damage the TravelMate 2000 s case 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 when using the computer Clean the screen regularly by applying a small amount of a diluted neutral detergent to a dry lint free cloth Gently rub the surface of the screen with the cloth AN Caution Never spray cleaning fluid or any liquid directly onto the case or screen Taking Care of Your Computer B 3 Conserving Battery Power With a little care you can maximize the time that your TravelMate 2000 will operate on a single battery charge The following tips will enable you to run your computer for the longest possible time on battery power LI Keep the illumination of the LCD screen at the lowest comfortable brightness level LI Use the hard disk Power Saving function on the Set Up screen to ensure that the hard disk is not power
151. xpanded However for some CGA and EGA based applications where the aspect ratio is critical it may be desirable to use the Standard setting Keyboard This category specifies the state of the three lock keys and the key repeat rate when the system is started up Caps Lock Specifies the default state of the Caps Lock key Possible settings are On or Off Num Lock Specifies the default state of the Num Lk key Possible settings are On or Off Scroll Lock Specifies the default state of the Scr Lk key Possible settings are On or Off Repeat Rate Specifies the default key repeat rate Possible settings are Fast or Standard Power Saving This category specifies the period of three power saving functions Each power saving function occurs approximately within the specified period Note Your TravelMate 2000 is configured with BatteryPro which helps you conserve battery life while running application programs Read the BatteryPro and Productivity Software User s Manual for more information on optimizing battery charge life Getting Started 4 11 Set Up Screen Fields Display Timeout After a certain period of inactivity with no input from the keyboard the system automatically shuts off the power to the LCD screen Pressing any key on the keyboard turns the LCD back on The length of the timeout period can be set or the LCD can be kept on continuously Possible settings are Always On I minute 2 minutes 5 minutes or 10 minutes
152. xpanded memory Memory that utilizes an area of the system memory as a window through which pages of data are passed expansion bus connector A coupling device that allows you to connect the optional Expansion Unit or the optional 3 5 inch Floppy Drive Unit to your computer expansion card A card you can install in the expansion slot of your computer that adds capabilitites to the computer such as additional memory Expansion Unit A hardware option that increases the capabilities of your computer extended memory Internal RAM above 1 024 Kb external commands 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 Devices usually for input and output connected to your system to increase its capability and usefulness Examples include printers and modems external monitor A hardware option you can connect to your computer via a connector Glossary 7 8 Glossary file A group of organized data assembled for one particular purpose considered as one unit and stored in permanent off line storage such as a drive or tape filenarne A name that distinguishes one Me from another may consist of alphabetical characters numeric characters or a combination of both firmware Software that is built into the hardware of a system and controls the functions of the hardware fixed
153. y in the Expansion Unit Using the above two values the system calculates the following four sizes LI Main Memory This field always shows 640 K bytes LI Extended Memor This field shows the amount of internal Extended memory Expanded Memory This field shows the amount of internal Expanded memory The minimum is 128 K bytes 4 24 Getting Started Hardware Installation Screen Fields LI Disabled Memory This field shows the amount of memory which is not available to the user See Appendix H for the relationship between the settings in this category and each memory size Getting Started 4 25 Restarting the System You may sometimes want to return the system to its start up state with only MS DOS CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT in memory without turning off the power This is called restarting or rebooting the system sometimes called a warm boot as opposed to a cold boot which includes turning the power off and on again Caution Any information in main memory will be lost when you restart the computer Be sure to save any files you are working on first before rebooting To perform a warm boot press the Del key while holding down the Ctrl and Alt keys The system responds as if power was just turned on it performs an internal check then loads MS DOS from the hard disk The initial memory check is bypassed 4 26 Getting Started Backing Up the Hard Disk Although the hard disk is a precision device the data store
154. y screen You may try to change the password again or exit the Password Utility screen by selecting Exit Removing a Password 1 To remove the current password select Remove Password from the Password Utility screen The following screen appears Application Programs 5 17 Using the Password Utility 5 18 Application Programs 2 Type the current password and press the Enter key Your entry is shown as squares so that it is not seen by other people LI If you type the correct password the message Password check OK appears on the next line Press the Enter key to remove the current password or press the Esc key to cancel the action and return to the Password Utility screen LI If you type the wrong password the message Incorrect Password appears on the next line and you are prompted to press any key to return to the Password Utility screen You may try to remove the password again or exit the Password Utility screen by selecting Exit Password Function Once you install the password you will see the following message every time you start up the computer Password Type the correct password in either upper or lower case and press the Enter key If you type the correct password the screen is cleared and the system begins to load LI If you type the wrong password the message Incorrect Password appears and you are prompted to enter the password again You have three chances to enter the correct password If you enter the

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