Gateway Solo 2100 - Essential Features Overview; System Modularity and Options; Key Technology Highlights

8 Gateway Solo™ 2100 Multimedia Notebook
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Your Gateway Solo™ 2100 Multimedia Notebook provides all the power and
multimedia capabilities of a full-size desktop system, yet allows you the
convenience of a lightweight portable notebook.
The Gateway Solo 2100 contains the following special features:
System Modularity — The system has a modular option bay that accepts
either a floppy disk drive module, a CD-ROM module or an additional battery
pack.
Note: Be sure to remove any cardboard inserts that may have shipped with
your CD-ROM module or floppy disk drive module.
The floppy disk drive module has an optional external adapter so you can
use the floppy disk drive module and CD-ROM at the same time, or use the
floppy disk drive module with an additional battery pack.
Install additional memory modules with ease.
Swapped out the hard drive with another hard disk drive.
Use the optional mini-docking station to save time by plugging in peripherals
and leaving them plugged in. The mini-docking station easily connects to
the rear of the system, enabling all attached peripherals.
Dual Battery Operation — To operate with two batteries at the same time,
install one battery pack in the battery bay and an optional second battery
pack in the modular option bay. This option is ideal when you travel, provid-
ing additional hours of uninterrupted use. Plug in the AC adapter, and
charge both battery packs at the same time.
Backup Password Protection — Selecting this option from the Security
menu in the Setup menus will allow you to access your system if you have
forgotten your password. Place and store the supervisor password on a
diskette in a hidden file.
Popup Status Display — Through a set of hot key options you can monitor
battery status, temporarily change the power management level, view AC
adapter connection, view mute function enabled/disabled, change volume
settings, change brightness levels or change contrast levels (DSTN models
only).
Zoomed Video — The video information for most PC cards goes through
the CPU or system bus, taking up additional processing time. Zoomed video
routes the video information directly to the video card, freeing up the proces-
sor for other tasks.
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