User's Manual

Chapter Two - 9
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and devices on the left or right must have caps tightly closed or cable
inlets sealed while being exposed to water or dust.
There are optional gaskets for DB-9 and DB-25 connectors. You may
install them to improve rain/ dust/ moisture resistance on your commercial
type cable. Insert the packing into the male connector (with pins) and
fasten the screws.
All connectors will be corroded if being exposed to water or moisture.
Corrosion is accelerated if the power is ON. Please take proper
water-resistant measures for cable connections.
The DC jack and cables are sealed and may be operated with water
splashing while attached. All port covers should be in place when no cable
is attached.
Operating System
This notebook computer is compatible with most operating systems (OS).
However, not all functions are 100% compatible. For example, ACPI,
Smart Battery, and etc. are not available on DOS, and other non-Microsoft
OS. Consequently “Standby”, “Hibernation”, “Battery Gauge”, and etc.
would not work under such operating systems.
Boot Up and POST
Boot up
The computer turns ON and loads the operating system (such as
Windows) into the system memory. This start-up procedure is called “boot
up”.
The ROM BIOS Power on Self-Test (POST)
Each time the computer powers on, it automatically performs a self-test of
its memory and hardware devices.