Gateway Solo 9100 Manuals

Update Update Update Update Using the VidCap Demonstration Program Gateway has included Microsoft® VidCap on your Gateway Solo Multimedia Notebook. VidCap is a video capture utility program that lets you display and capture video (single frame or video stream) from the Composite Video In port. You cannot edit video using VidCap. You can purchase a video editing package from a software retailer. To use VidCap: 1. Connect the Video Out port of your external source, such as a video camera, to the Composite Video In port on your notebook. 2. Connect the Audio Out port, if available, of your external source to the Line In port on your notebook. 3. Press FN+F7 until TV IN appears in the VIDEOSRC in the upper left corner of your screen. 4. Click the Start button, then click Programs, Video Capture, and Microsoft VidCap to start the program. 5. Play your external video source. Adjust the display if necesary.

Update Update Update Update Specifications for Gateway Solo™ 9100 Multimedia Notebook Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation. Processor 300PE/333/366 MHz Mobile Pentium® II processor with 256K on-die L2 cache Core logic: Intel 440BX System clock frequency: 66 MHz BIOS: Phoenix Plug and Play NoteBIOS with DMI 2.0 support, 256K Flash ROM System Memory Main memory: Three SO-DIMM sockets, expandable to 192 MB. Accepts 16, 32, or 64 MB SDRAM modules. One, two, or three modules of these capacities can be installed. LCD Panel Size: 14.1" TFT. Resolution: XGA (1024 X 768) Color Depth: 262,144 colors (18-bit) at XGA. Video Video subsystem: Trident Cyber9397™ High Performance 2D/3D Flat Panel Accelerator, 32-bit bus mastering PCI bus (Rev. 2.1 compliant), 64-bit memory interface Internal hardware DVD decoder subsystem: C-Cube Microsystems Ziva-DS, MPEG-2 video decoding, Dolby Digital (AC-3), MPEG, and LPCM audio decoding, CSS authentication and descrambling, subpicture decoding, and on-screen display. Supports DVD, VideoCD, CD-I, and CD-DA formats.

Contents i 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