Gateway m500 User Manual
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15 Bottom www.gateway.com Bottom # Item Icon Description 1 Battery lock latch Slide to unlock the battery. 2 Battery release latch Slide to remove the battery. 3 Battery bay Insert the battery into this bay. 4 Hard drive bay The hard drive is located in this bay. 5 Hard drive protector Protects the hard drive from accidental bumps and vibrations. 6 Memory bay The memory modules are located in this bay.
16 Chapter 2: Getting Familiar with Your Notebook www.gateway.com Features This notebook was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features: Performance ■Mobile Intel® Pentium™ 4 Processor - M with Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep™ technology ■512K on-die L2 cache ■15.2” 15:10 SXGA (1280x854) widescreen TFT LCD panel ■nVidia® GeForce4 Go™ high-performance graphics chipset with 32MB frame buffer ■Onboard memory upgradeable to 1024 MB with 2 DDR-266 SoDIMM ■High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard drive ■Lithium-Ion battery ■Power management system ■Dual-display capability ■Simultaneous LCD and CRT display ■LCD panel supports resolution up to 1280x854 ■VGA monitor supports resolution up to 2048x1536 ■Embedded TV encoder supports resolution up to 1024x768 Multimedia ■AV control panel ■Playback MP3 through SD, HDD, or Audio CD with system off ■Audio Codec support stereo 18-bit ADC/20-bit DAC ■AC’97 2.2 compliant stereo audio ■Headphone jack ■Enhanced audio system with 2 speakers and a subwoofer ■Built-in microphone ■Slot-loading DVD/CD-RW drive ■S-Video output jack
17 Features www.gateway.com Connectivity ■High-speed fax/data software modem ■Onboard PCI 10/100 Mbps LAN support ■Fast infrared wireless communication ■3 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports (2.0) ■2 IEEE 1394 ports (one unpowered 4-pin port and one powered 6-pin port) ■802.11b wireless LAN Human-centric design and ergonomics ■Sleek, smooth, and stylish design ■Full-sized keyboard ■Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device ■Multi-function buttons Expansion ■Upgradeable memory
18 Chapter 2: Getting Familiar with Your Notebook www.gateway.com LCD panel The graphics display offers excellent viewing, display quality, and desktop-performance graphics. Your notebook supports a widescreen Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) displaying up to 16.7 million colors at 1280 × 854 Super eXtended Graphics Array (SXGA) resolution. Simultaneous display Your notebook’s crisp display and multimedia capabilities are great for giving presentations. If you prefer, you can also connect an external monitor when giving presentations. This notebook supports simultaneous LCD and CRT display. Simultaneous display allows you to control the presentation from your notebook and at the same time face your audience. You can also connect other output display devices such as LCD projection panels for large-audience presentations. Power management The power management system incorporates an “automatic LCD dim” feature that automatically dims the LCD when your notebook is powered by a battery to conserve battery power. See “Managing Power” on page 45 for more information on power management features. Opening and closing the LCD panel To open the display, slide the cover release latch to the left and lift up the LCD panel, then tilt it to a comfortable viewing position. See “Connecting and starting your notebook” on page 2. Your notebook employs a microswitch that turns off the LCD panel (enters Standby mode) to conserve power when you close the LCD panel, and turns it back on when you open the LCD panel. To close the LCD panel, fold it down gently until the cover release latch clicks into place. ImportantIf an external monitor is connected, your notebook turns off the LCD panel (but does not enter Standby mode) when you close the LCD panel. WarningTo avoid damaging the LCD panel, do not slam it when you close it. Also, do not place any object on top of your notebook when the LCD panel is closed.
19 Status indicators www.gateway.com Status indicators Your notebook has seven easy-to-read status indicators (LEDs) under the LCD panel. The Power and Standby indicators are visible even when you close the LCD panel so you can see the status of your notebook while the cover is closed.
20 Chapter 2: Getting Familiar with Your Notebook www.gateway.com # Item Icon Description 1 Wireless communicationLights when the Wireless LAN capabilities are enabled. 2 Power Lights when your notebook is on. Blinks when a battery-low condition occurs. 3 Standby Blinks when notebook enters Hibernation mode. 4 Media activity Lights when the hard drive or DVD/CD-RW drive is active. 5 Battery charge Lights when the battery is being charged. 6 Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated. 7Num lock ( FN+F11)Lights when Numeric Lock is activated.
21 Keyboard www.gateway.com Keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys with an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys, and twelve function keys. Special keys Lock keys The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off. Lock Description Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase. Num Lock ( FN+F11)When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution would be to connect an external keyboard. See “External keyboard” on page 56. Scroll Lock (Fn+F12)When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press ↑ or ↓ respectively. Scroll Lock does not work with some programs.
22 Chapter 2: Getting Familiar with Your Notebook www.gateway.com Embedded numeric keypad The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small characters located on the upper-right corner of the key caps. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols are not printed on the keys Desired Access Num Lock On Num Lock Off Number keys on embedded keypadType numbers in a normal manner. Cursor-control keys on embedded keypadHold SHIFT while using cursor-control keys.Hold FN while using cursor-control keys. Main keyboard keys Hold FN while typing letters on the embedded keypad.Type the letters in a normal manner. ImportantIf an external keyboard is connected to your notebook, the Num Lock feature automatically shifts from the internal keyboard to the external keyboard.
23 Keyboard www.gateway.com Windows keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. Hotkeys Your notebook employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of your notebook’s controls like screen contrast and brightness and the BIOS Setup utility.Key Description Windows logo keyStart button. Combinations with this key perform special functions. Below are a few examples: á + TAB (Activates next taskbar button) á + E (Opens My Computer) á + F (Finds a file) á + M (Minimizes All) SHIFT + á + M (Undoes Minimize All) á + R (Displays Run dialog box) Application key Opens the program’s context menu (same as a right-click).
24 Chapter 2: Getting Familiar with Your Notebook www.gateway.com Activating hotkeys When activating hotkeys, press and hold the FN key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination.Hot Key Function Icon Description F N+F1Hotkey help Displays a list of the hotkeys and their functions. FN+F2Standby Puts your notebook in StandbyStandby mode, which can be defined through the advanced section of the Power Management Properties in the Windows Control Panel. FN+F3Display toggle Switches display output between the LCD panel, an external monitor (if connected), or both the LCD panel and external monitor. FN+F4Screen blank Turns the LCD panel backlight off to save power. Press any key to return. FN+F5Speaker on/off Turns the speakers on and off (mutes the sound). FN+ ↑Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. FN+ ↓Brightness downDecreases the screen brightness.