Contents
Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Notebook ............................... 1
Keyboard and LCD Panel....................................................................... 2
System Status Indicators ......................................................................... 4
Left side.................................................................................................... 5
Back ......................................................................................................... 6
Right Side ................................................................................................ 8
Bottom ..................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 2: Using Your System .............................................. 11
Connecting AC Power .......................................................................... 12
Starting Up............................................................................................. 13
LCD Panel ............................................................................................. 14
Using the Keyboard............................................................................... 15
Function keys.................................................................................. 16
Special keys .................................................................................... 18
Pad Lock keys................................................................................. 18
EZ Pad Pointing Device........................................................................ 20
Customizing the EZ Pad ................................................................ 21
Using an External Mouse or Keyboard ................................................ 21
Swapping Option Bay Modules............................................................ 22
Using the Audio..................................................................................... 25
Adjusting the volume..................................................................... 25
Making an Audio Recording ......................................................... 26
Using Disc Media (CD-ROM) ............................................................. 28
Playing an audio CD ...................................................................... 28
Removing or Replacing the Hard Disk Drive ...................................... 30
Using PC Cards ..................................................................................... 32
About CardBus Cards .................................................................... 33
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports......................................................... 34
Using Fast IR Ports................................................................................ 34
Using the Composite Video Ports......................................................... 35
Using the VidCap Demonstration Program .................................. 36
Chapter 3: Managing Power Consumption .......................... 39
Using the battery.................................................................................... 40
Battery learning software............................................................... 40
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Battery status.................................................................................. 41
Swapping the battery ............................................................................ 42
Maximizing the battery life .................................................................. 44
Managing power ................................................................................... 45
Windows 98 ................................................................................... 45
Windows 95 and Windows NT .................................................... 48
Modifying the power button mode................................................ 49
Using the BIOS Setup Utility............................................................... 49
Using the Power Menu .................................................................. 50
Status display ................................................................................. 52
Appendix A: Solo Notebook Accessories ..............................53
Accessories ........................................................................................... 54
Appendix B: Contacting Gateway ..........................................55
Contacting Gateway.............................................................................. 56
Calling Gateway ............................................................................ 56
Index .......................................................................................57
ii Using Your Gateway Solo™ 9100 Multimedia Notebook
Chapter 1:
Checking Out
Your Notebook
Keyboard and LCD Panel ....................................... 2
System Status Indicators ......................................... 4
Left side.................................................................... 5
Back.......................................................................... 6
Right Side................................................................. 8
Bottom...................................................................... 9
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Component
D. Speakers
Description
Provide high quality sound reproduction for
software and audio CDs.
E. CD-ROM drive/Diskette
drive combination mod-
ule
The CD-ROM drive reads data CDs or audio
CDs. The diskette drive accepts 3.5-inch dis-
kettes.
F. EZ Pad™ TouchPad
Controls the cursor movement on the screen.
Buttons below the pad function as left and
right mouse buttons for clicking.
G. Hard drive access cover
Opens to reveal and remove hard disk drive.
panel
H. Power LED
I. Battery LED
Indicates that the power status mode:
• Steady green light indicates power is on and
computer is in operation.
• Flashing green light indicates that the com-
puter is in standby or suspend mode.
• No LED indicates that the system power is
off.
Indicates the battery status mode:
• Green light indicates that the battery is fully
charged.
• Yellow light indicates that the battery is
charging.
• Red light indicates that a battery malfunction.
• No LED indicates that the system is running
on the battery because the AC adapter is
either not connected or is not providing
power to the computer.
J. System status indica-
Indicates that the system status modes.
tors
(LCM - Liquid Crystal
Module)
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