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i Notice for Users in the USA FCC Statement WARNING - FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not ex

x • Do not drop the computer nor hit it with other equipment. • Do not scratch the surface of the LCD screen. • Turn off the computer and disconnect

Troubleshooting A-4 Trouble with the Hard Disk Question: Why can't I read or write data to/from the hard disk? • Confirm the drive and file n

A-5 TroubleshootingQuestion: Why doesn't the glide pad function correctly? • Confirm the surface of the glide pad is completely dry and free

Troubleshooting A-6 • Confirm the COM1 port is not disabled using the following procedure. 1. In the System Properties dialog box, select Device Ma

A-7 TroubleshootingOther Troubles Question: Why is the date and/or time incorrect? • Correct the date and time using the Date/Time icon in the Wi

A-8 Care Appendix 2: Care & Maintenance This appendix provides you with information on how to maintain your computer in excellent working c

A-9 Care • Fully charge the battery pack and bring the AC adapter and the AC power cord. • Avoid sudden shocks or extreme vibration.

A-10 Specifications Appendix 3: Specifications Parts Specifications CPU Mobile Pentium III 850MHz featuring Intel SpeedStep Technology Second

A-11 Specifications Temperature 50°F to 95°F (10°C to 35°C) Operating Environment Humidity 20% to 80% (non-condensation) Options(May not be

xi Storage • Store the battery pack in a cool and dry place. Never allow the temperature to exceed 60°C (140°F) during storage. • Recharge the batte

xii About This Manual Notice Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of SHARP

xiii Recording Important Information For future reference, please record the following information in the spaces provided below. Model Number:

xiv Manual Conventions This manual uses a set of style conventions described below. Notes and Cautions are italicized with icons: A note icon info

xv Table of Contents Notice for Users in USA ...i Notice

xvi Removing a Standard Battery Pack ... 3-7 Programmable Power Management...

xvii Appendices Appendix 1: Troubleshooting ...A-1 Appendix 2: Care &am

xviii Overview of Computer In the following diagram, the labels in italics refer to the chapter and page number in this manual where you can find mo

xix Right Side View Manual tray eject button (recessed) See 2-19 Eject tray button See 2-19 Unit bay with CD-R/RW drive installed See 2-17 Driv

ii About the Modem This equipment complies with Part 68 of FCC rules. On the bottom of this equipment is a label that contains, among other informa

xx Rear View External monitor port See 4-6 PS/2 port See 4-11 USB port See 4-9 AC adapter jack See 1-2 Parallel/FDD port See 2-21,4-10 LAN jack S

1 1-1 CHAPTER 1 Fast Start Your new computer is ready to use as soon as you unpack it from the box. If you’re familiar with computers, follow

1-2 1 Connecting AC Power Run your computer using AC power, rather than battery power, for the first time. This ensures that you will not lose p

1 1-3 4. Plug the power cord into a suitable power outlet. The battery indicator turns on orange when you connect AC power. 5. Press the power b

1-4 1 Setting Up Windows Me Windows Me is pre-installed on your computer, including the special drivers and software used by built-in components

1 1-5 • Mouse • PC Card • Power Options • System Turning Off Your Computer When you’re finished using your computer, turn it off with the follow

1-6 1 Since this is your first session using the computer, it’s a good idea to leave the AC adapter connected to the computer until the standard b

2-1 2 CHAPTER 2 Basic Operations This chapter describes some of the basic operations of your computer such as using the keyboard, adjusting

2-2 2 2 Power and Battery Indicators For proper operations, it is important to understand the operation of the power and battery indicators locate

2-3 2 Resetting the System You may need to reset the system after adding hardware or software so that your computer recognizes newly installed dev

iii The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or other electronic device, including fax machin

2-4 2 2 Using the Keyboard The built-in keyboard includes all the functions that you find on a full-sized keyboard. In addition, the keyboard has

2-5 2 connected. If you want to enable it, set NumLock to Enabled in the Main menu of the Setup utility. See chapter 8 for more information. Windo

2-6 2 2 Fn + Returns the Sys Request keystroke Fn + NumLkScrLk Returns the Scroll Lock keystroke Pop-Up Information Box When you hold down the

2-7 2 Using the Quick Start Buttons In addition to the function keys embedded on the keyboard as discussed before, your computer has five more qui

2-8 2 2 Using the Glide Pad Your computer has a built-in pointing device called a glide pad. The glide pad consists of the glide pad surface, a l

2-9 2 Changing the Glide Pad Configuration You can change the way the glide pad operates in the Mouse Properties dialog box. From Windows Start me

2-10 2 2 Reading the Status Indicators As well as the power and battery indicators discussed before, your computer has five more status indicator

2-11 2 Adjusting the Display The most important adjustment you can make to the display is to set it to the best viewing angle. The display contras

2-12 2 2 Changing the Display Properties The Windows Display Properties dialog box lets you make many different kinds of changes to the appearance

2-13 2 Controlling Audio Your computer is installed with built-in stereo speakers and a built-in monaural microphone. You can use Windows entertai

iv Notice for Users in Australia Service Inquiries Please contact your dealer for service if required or contact Sharp Corporation of Australia on

2-14 2 2 Using the Drives Your computer has three different drives; the internal hard disk drive, the CD-R/RW drive unit, and the floppy disk dri

2-15 2 CD-R/RW drive The CD-R/RW drive lets you read information from CDs. You can also write information to CD-R/RW disks using the installed appl

2-16 2 2 • Do not touch the disk while reading/writing data. It may cause malfunction of the computer and the drive. • Before removing the floppy

2-17 2 Changing a Unit in the Unit Bay The Unit bay on the right side of your computer can be installed with a CD-R/RW drive, a floppy disk drive

2-18 2 2 with the connector inside the bay. Verify that the unit bay lock latch is in the locked position. 8. Turn your computer over and open th

2-19 2 Using the CD-R/RW Drive If the CD-R/RW drive is installed in the unit bay, use it as follows. 1. Locate and identify the three features o

2-20 2 2 • When inserting a CD, do not use force. • Make sure the CD is correctly inserted into the tray, then close the tray. • Do not leave th

2-21 2 Using the Floppy Disk Drive Externally To use the floppy disk drive as an external drive, follow the steps below: 1. Install the floppy d

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3-1 3 CHAPTER 3 Battery and Power Management This chapter explains how to charge your computer’s standard or an optional secondary battery and h

v Notice for Users in the UK Copyright Recording and playback of any material may require consent, which SHARP is unable to give. Please refer par

3-2 3 Battery Charging The battery packs begin charging anytime your computer is connected to AC power using the AC adapter. If the standard batt

3-3 3 Battery Indicator Status Capacity Remaining 80%~100% 60%~79% 40%~59% 20%~39% 11%~19% Under 10% 0%(Empty) Orange Green O

3-4 3 Battery Low Warnings The battery low warnings are set in Windows Power Options Properties dialog box. Click Alarms tab, and you can set a

3-5 3 After you have shut down your computer in a low battery condition, don’t try to restart the computer until you have replaced the discharged ba

3-6 3 Battery Conditioning If you feel that the battery charge meter in Windows is becoming inaccurate, we recommend that you ”condition” the batt

3-7 3 Removing a Standard Battery Pack 1. Turn off the computer and close the display cover. 2. Turn the computer over and lay on a soft surface

3-8 3 Programmable Power Management Your computer supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface) which is a powerful featur

3-9 3 Intel SpeedStep Technology You can control processor core speed to reduce the power consumption with Intel Speed Step technology. Ri

3-10 3 Supporting System Hibernate To support System Hibernate mode, make sure Enable hibernate support is checked in Hibernate tab of Power Optio

3-11 3 Power Meter Click on the Power Meter tab of the Power Options Properties window to show the battery charge meter. You can also display this

vi Notice for Users in Europe About the Modem Your Sharp PC-AR series with integral modem has been designed to work with the analogue PSTN’s in the

3-12 3 Power Management Hot-keys In addition to the programmable power management, you can use the power management hot-keys to directly control t

4-1 4 CHAPTER 4 Connecting Peripherals This chapter describes how to connect your computer to peripheral devices using the input/output ports on

4-2 4 Connecting Peripherals Overview The illustration below shows many of the peripheral devices that can be connected to your computer. For in

4-3 4 Using PC Cards Your computer has PC card slots on the left side. The PC card slots accept type-I, type-II, and type-III PC cards. It also sup

4-4 4 If you plan on using a type-III PC card, all other cards must be removed first. You can only use a single type-III card at a time. Configu

4-5 4 Removing a PC Card 1. Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar. 2. Click Stop xxxxx. Xxxx is your card name. 3. Click OK in Saf

4-6 4 Connecting an External Monitor You can connect an external monitor to your computer and then display the video output to either the built-in

4-7 4 4. Use the green button to turn on or off the display to the built-in screen (called Panel in this window) and the external monitor (called

4-8 4 Switching with Hot-keys After switching the display with software in the first instance, you can then use the display switching hot-keys Fn +

4-9 4 Connecting USB Devices USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices are increasing in availability, and include many different types of device such as

vii This equipment complies with the requirements of the Directive 1999/5/EC. Dieses Gerät entspricht den Anforderungen der EU-Richtlinie 1999/5/EG.

4-10 4 Parallel/FDD port Installing a Printer Driver After you have connected the printer to your computer through the parallel/FDD port, install

4-11 4 RS-232C Serial port External Pointing Device If you are connecting a serial mouse which is Windows compliant, the computer should detect the

4-12 4 PS/2 port Connecting an IEEE 1394 Device You can use the IEEE 1394 port on the left side of the computer to connect a host of devices. The

5-1 5 CHAPTER 5 Communication Functions Your computer has two important features that let you establish communications with other computers and

5-2 5 Modem jack 3. Plug one end of the telephone cable supplied with your computer into the modem jack. (If the cable is fitted with a core, plug

5-3 5 Dial-Up Networking To create other dial-up networking accounts: 1. On the Windows desktop, double-click My Computer icon. 2. Click Dial-Up

5-4 5 LAN unit You can use the LAN unit for data transfer and communications over a local area network. Connecting the computer to a local area n

5-5 5 Configuring the Network Settings You can click on the Network icon in the Control Panel to check the networking configurations that are curren

5-6 5 4. You will now be asked to establish the kind of access you want to allow to this folder. You should consider who will be using the access a

6-1 6 CHAPTER 6 Changing or Adding Options This chapter describes how you can change or add two important optional items to your computer; a mem

viii CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DISCONNECT THE AC CORD AND THE BATTERY BEFORE SERVICING. CAUTION: FOR A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL DISCONNECTI

6-2 6 3. Use a small, Phillips-head screwdriver to remove the screws. Lift the cover from the memory module compartment using the indent on one sid

6-3 6 Using the Optional Port Replicator (may not be available in some countries) The optional port replicator (model CE-DS03) provides a conveni

6-4 6 Port Replicator Ports The port replicator ports are all located on the back side. PS/2 Keyboard USB LAN jack RS-232C Serial Parallel/FDD Ext

6-5 6 Before docking your computer to the port replicator, either turn off the computer or let the computer enter to System Stand by/Hibernate by pr

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7-1 7 CHAPTER 7 Security Features This chapter describes how to protect your computer against unauthorized use, and theft. Passwords Setting

7 7-2 The following items can only be changed if you know the Supervisor password. Advanced page All items Set Supervisor Password Password on Boo

7-3 7 4. To change the password, type the new password again and press Enter. To delete the password, just press Enter again. 5. When the confirma

7 7-4 Using a Security Cable You can prevent theft by connecting a laptop security cable to a fixed object and locking the other end of the cable i

8-1 8 CHAPTER 8 Setup Utility This chapter describes how to run the setup utility to change settings on your computer. Running the Setup Utili

ix Safety Precautions General • Follow all cautions and instructions which may be marked on the computer. • Except as described elsewhere in this ma

8-2 8 6. When the message Setup Confirmation appears, press Enter again. The system restarts. To turn off the computer when the setup utility is

8-3 8 Main Page System Date Defines the system date, using the format month:day:year. The Tab key moves the cursor, and the Space bar, F6 key or Sh

8-4 8 System Memory Shows the size of conventional memory. Extended Memory Shows the size of extended memory beyond 1 MB. Advanced Page Serial

8-5 8 Security Page See Chapter 7 for detailed information on setting passwords in the Security page. Under some password settings, not all items

8-6 8 Power Page Because your computer supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface), a powerful feature of the Windows Me

8-7 8 Resume on Modem Ring Enables the system to resume from suspend mode when an incoming call is received by the modem if set to Enabled. Resume

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A-1 Troubleshooting Appendix 1: Troubleshooting This appendix describes how to troubleshoot problems with your computer. Common Problems Proble

Troubleshooting A-2 Trouble when Starting Question: Why doesn't the power button function? • Make sure the AC power cable is correctly connec

A-3 TroubleshootingTrouble with the Display Question: Why is the screen blank? • Press any key to see if any power management feature has turned