Manual for ActionNote 890 Series

Front View: Features include suspend/resume button, indicator lights, contrast control, keyboard, speaker, microphone, audio input/output, touchpad buttons, volume control, diskette drive control, and hard disk drive compartment.

Rear Panel and Left Side: Includes security, video port, parallel port, serial port, replicator port, external keyboard/mouse port, DC-in port, PC card slots, phone jack/infrared port, and battery.

Notebook Specifications: Details CPU (486 DX4/100), memory (8MB standard, expandable), ROM (128KB Flash), Video RAM (512KB DRAM), Cache (8KB internal), Clock/calendar, Controllers (Chips and Technology 65535 video controller), Diskette drive, Hard disk drive, and PCMCIA.

Interfaces: Covers External VGA, Parallel, Serial, External keyboard/mouse, Phone jack/infrared, Speaker, Audio input/output, Port replicator, and Security.

Mass Storage: Details removable IDE hard disk drive and internal diskette drive.

Setup Program: Stored in ROM, accessible via F8, includes power management utilities.

Software: Includes choice of MS-DOS or Windows, Lotus Smart Suite, and trial versions of online services.

LCD Screen: Specifications for Monochrome, Passive color, and Active color screens including resolutions, colors, and diagonal measurements.

Fax/modem Specifications: Details compatibility, speeds, command set, data correction, compression, and dialing type.

Power Sources: AC power adapters (Lightweight and International) and Battery (Rechargeable 12 Volt NiMH).

Environmental Requirements: Operating and non-operating conditions for temperature, humidity, altitude, and acoustical noise.

Physical Dimensions: Depth, width, height, and weight for Monochrome and Color models.

Optional Equipment: Lists memory expansion modules, hard disk drives, fax/modem, infrared device, audio card, batteries, AC adapters, chargers, external keyboard, numeric keypad, PCMCIA cards, replicator, CD-ROM player, carrying case, and security lock.

System Board Components: Diagram and list of connectors and components on the system board.

Memory Module Installation: Instructions for installing memory modules.

Connector Pin Assignments: Detailed pinouts for various connectors.

Hardware Interrupts: List of hardware interrupts and their functions.

DMA Assignments: List of DMA channels and their associated devices.

System I/O Address Map: Table of hexadecimal addresses and their corresponding devices.

Installation/Support Tips: Advice on using Low Battery Save, Instant On, external monitors, and serial mice.

Information Reference List: Lists related documentation.