Samsung M6000 User Manual

SamsungM6000User’sManual ContentsiiiUsingSystemSecurity... 57SystemPasswords

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingOptions89UsingOptionsYoucanorderthefollowingoptionsforyourSamsungM6000Seriescomputerfromyourauthor

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingOptions90Auto/AirlineAdapterTheauto/airlineadapterenablesyoutopoweryourcomputerandchargethecomputer

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingOptions91Contactyourairlineforinformationonusinganairlineadapteronyourflight.Tousetheadapter:1. Pl

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingOptions92BatteryPackYoucanorderanotherlithium-ionbatterypackforyourcomputer.See“UsingtheBattery”on

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingOptions93Beforehandlingamemorymodule,dischargeanystaticelectricitybytouchingagroundedsurfaceorusin

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingOptions94pullonthemetalpartofthetabs,oryoumaydamagethetabs.a. Pullthetabsontheconnectorslotou

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingOptions957. Pushdownontheedgeofthememorymoduleuntilthemodulesnapsintoplace.Figure23.Installinga

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingOptions96BatteryCradleTheexternalbatterycradleenablesyoutochargethecomputerbatteryoutsideofthecomp

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingOptions97batteriesinthebatterycradleforalongtime.Otherwisethebatteryorthebatterycradlemaybedama

SamsungM6000User’sManual Specifications98SpecificationsTable9givesthespecificationsforyourcomputer.Table9.SystemSpecificationsDimensi

SamsungM6000User’sManual ContentsivAboutDriversandSystemResources ... 80Drivers...

SamsungM6000User’sManual Specifications99EnvironmentAmbienttemperature,operating 41o–95oF(5o–35oC)Ambienttemperature,storage 14o–112oF(-

SamsungM6000User’sManual Abbreviations100AbbreviationsYourM6000Seriesdocumentationusesthefollowingabbreviations:A ..........Ampe

SamsungM6000User’sManual Abbreviations101Hz .........HertzIDE........Integrateddriveelectronicsin..........InchesI/O

SamsungM6000User’sManual Abbreviations102SVGA......SupervideographicsarrayTFT .......Thin-filmtransistorUSB .......Univer

SamsungM6000User’sManual Glossary103GlossaryACadapterTheAC(oralternatingcurrent)adapterregulatescurrentcomingintoyourcomputerfromt

SamsungM6000User’sManual Glossary104timerequiredforthemicroprocessortogetthedataitneedsfromthemainmemorybystoringrecentlyacces

SamsungM6000User’sManual Glossary105copieswithoutaccessingthedisk.This,inturn,speedsuptheperformanceoftheapplication.Acacheisa

SamsungM6000User’sManual Glossary106phosphordotsonthebackofthescreen.Thephosphordotslightuptoshowtheimage.LCDsusealiquid-cry

SamsungM6000User’sManual Glossary107POSTPOSTstandsforpower-onself-test.POSTisatestperformedbythecomputerwheneveryouturnonthepo

SamsungM6000User’sManual Glossary108RGBAcolormodelgenerallyusedbydisplaydevices.ColorsaredescribedasamixtureofRed,BlueandGreen

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingYourDocumentation1UsingYourDocumentationCongratulationsonyourpurchaseofanSamsungM6000computer!Whether

SamsungM6000User’sManual RecordingtheComputerHardwareConfiguration109RecordingtheComputerHardwareConfigurationInthespacesprovided,wr

SamsungM6000User’sManual RecordingtheComputerHardwareConfiguration110FastPIO3 FastPIO4FPIO3/DMA1 FPIO4/DMA2UltraDMA: Enabled

SamsungM6000User’sManual RecordingtheComputerHardwareConfiguration1113E8,IRQ4 2E8,IRQ3Mode: FIRDMAChannel: DMA1 DMA3Parallelport: E

SamsungM6000User’sManual RecordingtheComputerHardwareConfiguration112SECURITYMENUPasswordonboot: Enabled DisabledFixeddiskbootsector:

SamsungM6000User’sManual RecordingtheComputerHardwareConfiguration113BOOTMENUQuietBootMode: Enabled DisabledQuickBootMode: Enabled Disabl

SamsungM6000User’sManual Index114Numerics32BitI/Ofield 47AAbbreviations 100ACadapter 103optional 89using 6Adjustingbrightness 8,17contrast

SamsungM6000User’sManual Index1158-bit 6816-bit 6824-bit 6832-bit 68depth 70COMport 104Configuringcomputer 42videofeatures 68Connectingperiph

SamsungM6000User’sManual Index116GGlossary 103HHarddrive 105configuring 45installing 34lockingthebootsector 59optionaldriveforSmartBay 92

SamsungM6000User’sManual Index117Passwordsforfloppydrive 59onboot 59overview 57PCCard16-bit 7232-bit 72CardBus 72,104CardWizard 75definitio

SamsungM6000User’sManual Index118Securityfeatures 57SecurityMenu,SystemSetup 50SerialportAfield 49SetSupervisorPasswordfield 51SetUse

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingYourDocumentation2UsingHypertextLinksintheOnlineManualHypertextlinksarebuiltintotheonlinemanualto

SamsungM6000User’sManual Index119WWindows98accessingonlinemanual 1keys 15MicrosoftBackupUtility 65PCCard 74WindowsNTaccessingonlinemanu

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingYourDocumentation3Ifyouneedtopresstwokeysatthesametime,thekeynamesareshownjoinedbyaplussign.

SamsungM6000User’sManual IntroducingYourComputer4IntroducingYourComputerYourSamsungM6000computerisalightweightportablecomputerthat

SamsungM6000User’sManual IntroducingYourComputer5Figure2.BackViewofComputerFigure3.BottomViewofComputerInfraredportParallelportDo

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingYourComputerfortheFirstTime6UsingYourComputerfortheFirstTimeThissectiongivesyoudetailedinformatio

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingYourComputerfortheFirstTime7Figure4.ConnectingtheACAdapterThebatterystartschargingassoonasyoup

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingYourComputerfortheFirstTime8Thepowerlightisonwhenthecomputer’spowerison.Figure5.TurningOnthe

Firstedition(January1999)Copyright 1999SamsungElectronicsCo.Ltd.Allrightsarereserved,includingthosetoreproducethisbookorpartsther

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingYourComputerfortheFirstTime9ToadjustthebrightnessoftheLCD:Press<Fn+RightArrow>toincreasethe

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingYourComputerfortheFirstTime10Donotperformacoldbootunlessyourkeyboardandtouchpadhavenoeffectand

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingYourComputerfortheFirstTime11Becauseaportablecomputerissmallandhasrestrictedairflowaroundcompone

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingYourComputerfortheFirstTime12AllowthecomputeranddiskstogothroughtheX-raysecuritydevices.Donoth

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingYourComputerfortheFirstTime13authorizedSamsungservicecenterforareplacement.StoringtheComputerforLo

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheKeyboard14UsingtheKeyboardYourcomputerhasan87/88-keykeyboard(Figure6).Bypressingdesignatedkeyco

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheKeyboard15Functionkeys,whenpressedtogetherwiththe<Fn>key,enablespecialfunctions.Cursorcontr

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheKeyboard16UsingSpecialFunctionKeysThe<Fn>keyactivatesspecialfunctionswhenitispressedincom

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheKeyboard17<Fn+F7>KeyLock:Locksthekeyboardandactivatespasswordprotection.Typeyourpasswordand

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheTouchpad18UsingtheTouchpadYourcomputerisequippedwiththeSmartPoint™touchpad,whichisanintegrated-p

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)th

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheTouchpad19Forinformationonattachingandusinganotherpointingdeviceorkeyboardwithyourcomputer,see

SamsungM6000User’sManual ReadingtheSystemStatusLights20ReadingtheSystemStatusLightsSystemStatuslightsshowthestatusofcomputerfunc

SamsungM6000User’sManual ReadingtheSystemStatusLights21Table2.SystemStatusLightsIcon FunctionofLightPowerlight:Lightisonwhenthe

SamsungM6000User’sManual ConnectingPeripheralDevices22ConnectingPeripheralDevicesTheconnectorsonyourcomputerenableyoutoattachperiph

SamsungM6000User’sManual ConnectingPeripheralDevices23Table3.ConnectingPeripheralDevicesIcon ConnectorAudio-line-outjack:Connectstereo

SamsungM6000User’sManual ConnectingPeripheralDevices24ConnectingtheFloppyDrivetotheFloppyConnectorSomeM6000computersshipfromthefa

SamsungM6000User’sManual ConnectingPeripheralDevices25Thecablebeadisclosetothecomputer,notthefloppydrive.Ifthecabledoesnotfit

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheSmartBay26UsingtheSmartBayYourcomputerincludestheSmartBay™,aperipheralbaythatcanholdoneofthef

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheSmartBay271. Turnthecomputer’spoweroff.2. Placethedeviceintothebay.3. Pushthedeviceinuntilit

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheFloppyDrive28UsingtheFloppyDriveThecomputercomeswitharemovable1.44-MB,3.5-inch,high-densityflopp

DescriptionofEUTSamsungM6000SeriesComputersModelNumbersSamsungM6000SeriesComputersInternationalIfyourequipmenthasaCEMark,pleasenotet

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheFloppyDrive29Toprotectthedataonyourfloppydisks,followtheseguidelines:Keepdisksawayfromexcessiv

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheCD-ROMDrive30UsingtheCD-ROMDriveSomeM6000SeriescomputersshipfromthefactorywithaCD-ROMdriveinc

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheCD-ROMDrive31ThenameoftheCD-ROMdriveistheletterfollowingtheletterassignedtoyourlastharddriv

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheCD-ROMDrive32Figure15.CDPlayerWindow2. ClicktheStopbuttonintheCDPlayerWindow.3. ClicktheEject

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheHardDrive33UsingtheHardDriveYourcomputerincludesaremovableIDEharddrive.TheIDEharddrivecansto

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheHardDrive34RemovingtheHardDriveTopreventlossofdataanddamagetothedisk,donotremovetheharddri

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheHardDrive352. Slidethenewdriveintotheharddrivecompartment.Makesurethedriveispushedbackasfar

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheBattery36UsingtheBatteryYourcomputerusesasmartrechargeablelithium-ionbatterypackforpowerwhenthe

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheBattery37Allbatterieseventuallywearoutandlosetheabilitytoholdacharge.Youmayneedtoreplaceyou

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheBattery383. Slidethebatterycompartmentcoverstraightupandoffthecomputer(Figure17).Figure17.Remo

CLASS1LASERPRODUCT.CAUTIONThelaserbeamusedbythisCD-ROMdriveunitcanbeharmfultotheeyes.Donotattempttoopentheunit.Allservice

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheBattery39Batterylifeestimatesaresubjecttovariation.Theactuallifeofyourbatterymaybelessthanth

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheBattery40batteryfor10minutesbeforeyoucheckthebatterygauge.UsingtheMainBatteryLightsTherearefou

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingtheBattery41BatteryWarningsYourcomputergivesyouthefollowinglow-batterywarnings(Table4).Table4.Batte

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup42UsingSystemSetupTheSystemSetupprogramenablesyoutoconfigureyourcomputerhardwareandset

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup43StartingSystemSetupTostartSystemSetup,turnonyourcomputerandthenpress<F2>whenpr

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup44Apointersymbolappearingtotheleftofafieldindicatesthatyoucanopenasubmenufromthisf

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup45IfyourcomputerwillnotbootafteryouhavechangedsettingsinSystemSetupandexitedtheprogr

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup46Afteryoumakeyourselectionsfromthissubmenu,pressthe<Esc>keytoexitbacktotheMai

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup47Multi-SectorTransfers:Setsthenumberofsectorsperblocktothehighestnumbersupportedbythe

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup48Plug&PlayO/S:Enablesyoutosettheparametersforperipheralports.SetthisfieldtoNoi

ImportantSafetyInstructionReadalloftheseinstructions,andsavetheseinstructionsforlateruse.• Followallwarningsandinstructionsmarkedo

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup49SerialportA:ConfiguresserialportA.TheoptionsforthisfieldareEnabled(default)andDisab

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup50Thesubmenufieldsare:MemoryCache:Enables(default)ordisablesyourcomputer’s(level2)cache

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup51SetSupervisorPassword:.*EnablesyoutosetthesupervisorpasswordtocontrolaccesstotheSyst

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup52Weekly:Whenyoustartyourcomputerforthefirsttimeeachweek(afterSunday),thepromptappear

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup53specifyaStandbyTimeoutdelaytimeoffrom1to16minutes.Thedefaultis1Minute.SuspendMode:

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup54cells.Usethehyphenkey<->or<Space>bartodecreaseorincreasethenumbers.Youm

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup55insertedintheCD-ROMdrive,thecomputerwillattempttobootfromthefloppydriveandthenthe

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSetup56<Enter>tosavechangesandremaininSystemSetup.ChooseNoandpress<Enter>todisc

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSecurity57UsingSystemSecurityThissectiondescribesthesecurityoptionsprovidedwithyourcomputer.Sys

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSecurity58capitalizedandlowercaselettersinyourpassword.Asyoutypethepassword,thecursormovesb

• Donotattempttodisassemblethebattery.Ifthebatteryisdisassembledandtheelectrodesareexposedtooutside,thebatterymaygeneratehea

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingSystemSecurity59RequiringaBootPasswordAfteryoucreateasupervisororuserpassword,youcanenablethecomp

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingPowerManagementOptions60UsingPowerManagementOptionsYourcomputerincludespower-managementoptionsthatcan

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingPowerManagementOptions61StandbyModeTheStandbyTimeoutfieldinSystemSetupenablesyoutospecifythetimep

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingPowerManagementOptions62inthismode.Ifyouleaveyourcomputerinpoweronsuspendforseveraldayswithoutt

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingPowerManagementOptions63ifyourcomputercannotresumenormaloperationbecauseofalowbatterycharge.Whenyo

SamsungM6000User’sManual UsingPowerManagementOptions64easywaytoworkwiththesetwofieldsistosettheresumetimeto0inSystemSetupa

SamsungM6000User’sManual CreatingaSavetoDiskPartition65CreatingaSavetoDiskPartitionTheharddriveshippedinyourcomputerhasasave

SamsungM6000User’sManual CreatingaSavetoDiskPartition662. Turnoffthecomputer,removeyouroldharddrive,andinsertthenewoneintoyo

SamsungM6000User’sManual CreatingaSavetoDiskPartition67IfyouhaveaCD-ROMdrive,insertyourrestoreCDintheCD-ROMdriveandstartthe

SamsungM6000User’sManual ChangingtheVideoConfiguration68ChangingtheVideoConfigurationYourcomputerincludesaTFToractive-matrixscreen.

SamsungM6000User’sManual ContentsiContentsUsingYourDocumentation... 1OpeningtheOnli

SamsungM6000User’sManual ChangingtheVideoConfiguration69Table7.VideoDriverCapabilitiesAllthesevideomodescanbedisplayedonanexter

SamsungM6000User’sManual ChangingtheVideoConfiguration70inWindowsNT).Ifyouwish,youcanadjustthedisplaysettingsbyselectingamonit

SamsungM6000User’sManual ChangingtheVideoConfiguration712. SelectSettings.3. ClickControlPanel.TheControlPanelwindowappears.4. Doubl

SamsungM6000User’sManual WorkingwithPCCards72WorkingwithPCCardsByinstallingPCCards,youcanaddfunctionstoyourportablecomputersim

SamsungM6000User’sManual WorkingwithPCCards73MaintainingPCCardsTomaintainyourPCCards,followtheseguidelines:Keepcardsawayfromexce

SamsungM6000User’sManual WorkingwithPCCards74Figure19.InsertingaPCCardWindows98Windows98automaticallyassignscomputerresources(su

SamsungM6000User’sManual WorkingwithPCCards75successfullyassignssystemresourcestoyourcard,thecomputerbeepstwice.IfCardWizardcanno

SamsungM6000User’sManual WorkingwithPCCards76FormoreinformationonusingtheCardWizardprogram,seetheCardWizardHelp.

SamsungM6000User’sManual UpdatingtheSystemBIOS77UpdatingtheSystemBIOSYourcomputerusesflashBIOS,whichenablesyoutoupdatetheBIOSe

SamsungM6000User’sManual UpdatingtheSystemBIOS785. Typethepathtotheextractutility.TheutilityisintheBIOSupdatefilesyoucopiedt

SamsungM6000User’sManual ContentsiiConnectingPeripheralDevices... 22ConnectingtheFloppyDrive

SamsungM6000User’sManual UpdatingtheSystemBIOS79TroubleshootingtheBIOSUpdateIftheflashBIOSupdatewasnotsuccessful,makesurethatYo

SamsungM6000User’sManual AboutDriversandSystemResources80AboutDriversandSystemResourcesThissectiongivesyoubasicinformationaboutdr

SamsungM6000User’sManual AboutDriversandSystemResources81Table8.SamsungM6000SeriesIRQsInWindows98,youcanconfigureadevicesotha

SamsungM6000User’sManual AboutDriversandSystemResources82MakesuretheInfraredportfieldinSystemSetupissetto2F8,IRQ3.Thefieldi

SamsungM6000User’sManual AboutDriversandSystemResources83TheversionofSP3onyourcomputer’sharddriveincludesthecorrectvideodriver

SamsungM6000User’sManual AboutDriversandSystemResources846. ClicktheHavediskbutton.Ifthedriverisonafloppydiskinsertitintothe

SamsungM6000User’sManual Troubleshooting85TroubleshootingIfyoueverhavedifficultyrunningyourcomputer,followthesesteps:1. Consultthef

SamsungM6000User’sManual Troubleshooting86OperatingProblemsThissectiontellsyouwhattodoifyouhaveproblemsrunningyourcomputer.Ifany

SamsungM6000User’sManual Troubleshooting87Batterypowerseemstorunoutfasterthanexpected.Ifyouarerunningthecomputerfromthebatteryr

SamsungM6000User’sManual Troubleshooting88InfraredProblemsIfyourcomputer’soperatingsystemisWindows98,youcanenableandusetheinfrare