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Chapter 20

Chapter 20. Notebooks, Tablet PCs, and PDAs. You Will Learn…. How to support, upgrade, and add peripheral devices to notebooks About technologies relating to personal digital assistants (PDAs). Notebook Computers. Notebook Computers ( continued ).

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Chapter 20

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  1. Chapter 20 Notebooks, Tablet PCs, and PDAs

  2. You Will Learn… • How to support, upgrade, and add peripheral devices to notebooks • About technologies relating to personal digital assistants (PDAs) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  3. Notebook Computers A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  4. Notebook Computers (continued) • Same technology as PCs, with modifications for space, portability, and power conservation • Thin LCD panels (active matrix and passive matrix) • Compact hard drives • Small memory modules • CPUs that require less power A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  5. Notebooks versus PCs A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  6. Windows Notebook Features • Multilink Channel Aggregation • ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) • Power management • Support for PC Cards • Windows 9x Briefcase • Windows 2000/XP Offline Files and Folders • Folder redirection under Windows 2000/XP • Hardware profiles under Windows 2000/XP A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  7. Power Management • Power sources • Battery • DC adapter • AC adapter • Types of batteries • Lithium ion • NiMH • Fuel cell A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  8. Power Management (continued) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  9. Power Management A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  10. Power Management (continued) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  11. Power Management (continued) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  12. Power Management (continued) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  13. Ports on the notebook PC Card slot with lock switch and eject button Headphone jack Microphone jack Infrared port Secure Digital (SD) card slot CompactFlash Card slot Wireless antenna on/off switch Serial port Connecting Peripheral Devices to Notebooks A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  14. Ports on a Notebook A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  15. Connecting Peripheral Devices to Notebooks (continued) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  16. Connecting Peripheral Devices to Notebooks (continued) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  17. Connecting Peripheral Devices to Notebooks (continued) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  18. PC Card Slots A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  19. PC Card Slots (continued) • Used by many devices • Connect to the 16-bit PCMCIA I/O bus on notebook motherboard • Might contain a data cable to an external drive, or might be self-contained • Can interface with a network A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  20. PC Card Slot Standards • CardBus (latest spec) • Improves I/O speed • Increases bus width to 32 bits • Supports lower-voltage PC Cards while maintaining backward compatibility • Three other types (Type I, Type II, Type III), which vary in thickness A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  21. PC Cards A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  22. PC Cards (continued) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  23. Using a PC Card to Interface with a Network A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  24. Using PC Card Slots and Other Slots • OS must provide two services • Socket service • Establishes communication between card and notebook when the card is first inserted • Disconnects communication when card is removed • Card service • Provides device driver to interface with the card once socket is created • Can be hot-swapped A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  25. Hot-Swapping A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  26. Types of Memory Used by Notebooks A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  27. Upgrading Memory A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  28. Upgrading Memory (continued) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  29. Upgrading Memory (continued) A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  30. Hard drive LCD panel Motherboard CPU Keyboard PC Card socket assembly Optical drive Floppy drive Sound card Pointing device AC adapter Battery pack DC controller Other FRUs for Notebooks A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  31. Hard Drive Comparison A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  32. Replacing a Hard Drive A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  33. Installing a Mini-PCI Card A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  34. Resources for Troubleshooting Notebooks • Apply same troubleshooting guidelines as for desktop PCs • Be especially conscious of warranty issues • Loaded OS and hardware configuration are specific; see documentation for details • Support CDs bundled with notebook include device drivers for all embedded devices • Download additional or updated drivers from manufacturer’s Web site A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  35. Tablet PCs • Type of notebook computer that is smaller, more graphical, more user friendly, and more portable • Has a touch screen • Cost about the same as notebooks A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  36. A Tablet PC A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  37. Three Tablet Form Factors • Convertible tablet PC • Slate model tablet PC • Tablet PC with a docking station A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  38. Convertible Tablet PC A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  39. Features of a Tablet PC • Functioning Windows XP computer with the power of a full-sized notebook • Input can be by handwriting, voice, hardware keyboard, or on-screen keyboard • Built-in support for wireless, wired, and dial-up networking • AC power adapter and rechargeable battery • Windows XP Tablet PC Edition • PC Card, USB ports, and VGA port for peripheral devices A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  40. Writing on a Tablet PC A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  41. PDAs • Provide more portability than a notebook or tablet PC • Include a stylus • Powered using an AC adapter or battery • Use either a grayscale or color active matrix or dual-scan passive matrix display • Can interface with a desktop or notebook computer to transfer files and applications • Synchronize with PCs through a USB, serial, or wireless port A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  42. A PDA A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  43. Optional PDA Accessories A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  44. Considerations When Purchasing a PDA • Applications that are included or can be added later • Ease of use; thoroughness of documentation • Ease of synchronization • Availability of manufacturer support • Type of batteries and anticipated battery life A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  45. Considerations When Purchasing a PDA (continued) • Ability to use e-mail and the Web without needing extra hardware or software • Availability of additional devices • Ease of use of OS • Warranty and price A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  46. Battery Life on a PDA • Varies by model • Short battery life is the largest complaint; • Risk of losing data and applications if battery runs all the way down • Use cradle and adapter A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  47. Variety of Ways Applications Are Provided on a PDA • All application software preinstalled • Require user to download applications at additional cost • Support only preinstalled applications and cannot download others • Allow downloading email or Web site content • Access Internet directly by way of a modem or wireless connection A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  48. Connecting a PDA to a PC • Synchronization • Process by which PDA and PC “talk” to each other through universal cradle, cable, and USB or serial connection – and occasionally, wireless technology • Capabilities • Backup information from PDA to PC • Work with PDA files on PC and download applications from Web A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  49. PDA Manufacturers and Operating Systems • Windows Mobile by Microsoft • More versatile • Better for downloading and running applications similar to Windows A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

  50. PDA Manufacturers and Operating Systems (continued) • Palm OS by PalmSource • Less complex • Easier to use • Better choice when PDA is used for simple tasks • Principal difference between the two OSs is in the applications they support A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Fifth Edition

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