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Modularized Drive Bay: Floppy/CD/DVD-ROM/2nd Hard Drive

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1. Introduction • Modularized Drive Bay: Floppy/CD/DVD-ROM/2nd Hard Drive The Notebook PC comes with a single modularized drive bay in order to accept various drives such as a floppy drive, a CD/DVD-ROM drive, or a second hard disk drive. A Traveler's drawer is used to cover the bay if no drive is used in order to save power and reduce weight. • Hard Drive: 4, 6, 9, 12GB The Notebook PC comes with a removable 2.5" (6.35cm) wide and .374" (.95cm) high UltraDMA/ 33 IDE hard disk drive with capacities from 4, 6, 9, and 12GB, and supports S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) to prevent hard disk failure and errors in advance. NOTE: 9GB and larger hard disk drives currently exceed .374" (.95cm) height and will not fit into the Notebook PC. In the near future, 9GB and larger hard disk drives will decrease in thickness. • Status LEDs: The Notebook PC has status LEDs to display power ON/suspend, battery charging, disk access, capital lock, number lock, and scroll lock statuses. • Keyboard: 85 keys (89 keys for Japanese) The Notebook PC provides desktop-like keys spaced 19mm apart with 2.5mm travel and Microsoft Windows function keys. A palm rest provides comfort while typing. • Interface: Serial, Parallel, Infrared, USB, Modem, LAN, PS/2 The Notebook PC provides one 9-pin D-sub serial port that supports RS-232 and 16550 serial devices (e.g. mouse or modem); one 25-pin D-sub ECP/EPP parallel port that supports a parallel printer, scanner, zip drive, or other third-party parallel port devices; IrDA 1.1 compliant infrared port that supports 115.2Kb/s SIR (serial infrared) or 4Mb/s FIR (fast infrared) speeds for wireless file transfers or networking; two audio jacks for Speaker Out and Mic-In; mini D-sub VGA port for external monitor; USB port, modem/LAN combo jack (optional); and one mini-DIN for PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse (simultaneous use with optional Y-adapter). • Proprietary Interface: Docking Connector The docking connector supports the PortDock, PortBar, or the floppy disk drive cable (for connecting the floppy disk drive externally). • Audio: AC'97 3D Stereo The Notebook PC provides AC'97 stereo with full duplex stereo audio and 3D sound. Two audio jacks are used for mono microphone input, and stereo speaker/headphone output. Integrated microphone and stereo speakers provide quality audio with convenient access. • Power Management: APM 1.2 and ACPI 1.0 The Notebook PC features APM 1.2 power management built into the BIOS. These features are designed to conserve power and extend working time. SMI power management, standby, suspend to disk, suspend to RAM, and ACPI 1.0 supported. 14

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1. Introduction
•
Modularized Drive Bay: Floppy/CD/DVD-ROM/2nd Hard Drive
The Notebook PC comes with a single modularized drive bay in order to accept various drives such
as a floppy drive, a CD/DVD-ROM drive, or a second hard disk drive. A Traveler’s drawer is used
to cover the bay if no drive is used in order to save power and reduce weight.
•
Hard Drive: 4, 6, 9, 12GB
The Notebook PC comes with a removable 2.5” (6.35cm) wide and .374” (.95cm) high UltraDMA/
33 IDE hard disk drive with capacities from 4, 6, 9, and 12GB, and supports S.M.A.R.T. (Self
Monitoring and Reporting Technology) to prevent hard disk failure and errors in advance.
NOTE:
9GB and larger hard disk drives currently exceed .374” (.95cm) height and will not fit into the
Notebook PC. In the near future, 9GB and larger hard disk drives will decrease in thickness.
•
Status LEDs:
The Notebook PC has status LEDs to display power ON/suspend, battery charging, disk access,
capital lock, number lock, and scroll lock statuses.
•
Keyboard: 85 keys (89 keys for Japanese)
The Notebook PC provides desktop-like keys spaced 19mm apart with 2.5mm travel and Microsoft
Windows function keys. A palm rest provides comfort while typing.
•
Interface: Serial, Parallel, Infrared, USB, Modem, LAN, PS/2
The Notebook PC provides one 9-pin D-sub serial port that supports RS-232 and 16550 serial
devices (e.g. mouse or modem); one 25-pin D-sub ECP/EPP parallel port that supports a parallel
printer, scanner, zip drive, or other third-party parallel port devices; IrDA 1.1 compliant infrared
port that supports 115.2Kb/s SIR (serial infrared) or 4Mb/s FIR (fast infrared) speeds for wireless
file transfers or networking; two audio jacks for Speaker Out and Mic-In; mini D-sub VGA port for
external monitor; USB port, modem/LAN combo jack (optional); and one mini-DIN for PS/2 key-
board or PS/2 mouse (simultaneous use with optional Y-adapter).
•
Proprietary Interface: Docking Connector
The docking connector supports the PortDock, PortBar, or the floppy disk drive cable (for connect-
ing the floppy disk drive externally).
•
Audio: AC’97 3D Stereo
The Notebook PC provides AC’97 stereo with full duplex stereo audio and 3D sound. Two audio
jacks are used for mono microphone input, and stereo speaker/headphone output. Integrated micro-
phone and stereo speakers provide quality audio with convenient access.
•
Power Management: APM 1.2 and ACPI 1.0
The Notebook PC features APM 1.2 power management built into the BIOS. These features are
designed to conserve power and extend working time. SMI power management, standby, suspend
to disk, suspend to RAM, and ACPI 1.0 supported.