User Guide

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1. INTRODUCING THE NOTEBOOK PC 11
About This User’s Manual...................................................................................... 12
Notes For This Manual...................................................................................... 12
Caring Information ................................................................................................. 13
Transportation Precautions.................................................................................... 14
2. KNOWING THE PARTS 15
Top Side ................................................................................................................. 16
Bottom Side ........................................................................................................... 18
Bottom Component Descriptions ...................................................................... 19
Left Side................................................................................................................. 20
Right Side .............................................................................................................. 21
Rear Side ............................................................................................................... 22
Front Side .............................................................................................................. 24
3. GETTING STARTED 25
Installing and Removing the Battery Pack ............................................................. 26
Using the Battery Pack .......................................................................................... 27
Before using your Notebook PC on the road .................................................... 27
Battery Care...................................................................................................... 27
Operating Systems ................................................................................................ 27
Support Software .............................................................................................. 27
Power Connection ................................................................................................. 28
Powering ON The Notebook PC ............................................................................ 29
The Power-On Self Test (POST) ...................................................................... 29
Save-to-Disk Partition ............................................................................................ 30
Restarting or Rebooting ......................................................................................... 30
Powering OFF the Notebook PC ........................................................................... 30
Instant Launch Keys and Status Indicators ........................................................... 31
Using the Keyboard ............................................................................................... 32
Colored Hot Keys.............................................................................................. 32
Microsoft Windows™ Keys ............................................................................... 33
Keyboard as a Numeric Keypad ....................................................................... 33
Keyboard as Cursors ........................................................................................ 34
4. USING THE NOTEBOOK PC 35
Pointing Device ...................................................................................................... 36
Using the Touchpad .......................................................................................... 36
Caring for the Touchpad ................................................................................... 38
Inserting and Removing a Drive Module................................................................ 39
Traveler’s Drawer .................................................................................................. 40
Floppy Disk Drive External Connection (optional) ................................................. 40
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