User's Manual

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Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. Introducing the Notebook PC
About This User’s Manual .......................................................................................... 6
Notes For This Manual...........................................................................................6
Preparing your Notebook PC...................................................................................... 9
2. Knowing the Parts
Top Side....................................................................................................................12
Bottom Side..............................................................................................................14
Left Side ...................................................................................................................16
Right Side.................................................................................................................18
Rear Side..................................................................................................................20
Front Side.................................................................................................................21
3. Getting Started
Power System .......................................................................................................... 24
Using AC Power...................................................................................................24
Using Battery Power ............................................................................................ 25
Battery Care.........................................................................................................25
Powering ON the Notebook PC ........................................................................... 26
The Power-On Self Test (POST)..........................................................................26
Checking Battery Power ......................................................................................27
Charging the Battery Pack................................................................................... 27
Restarting or Rebooting....................................................................................... 28
Powering OFF......................................................................................................28
Special Keyboard Functions..................................................................................... 29
Colored Hot Keys.................................................................................................29
Microsoft Windows Keys......................................................................................31
Keyboard as a Numeric Keypad ......................................................................... 31
Keyboard as Cursors ........................................................................................... 31
Switches and Status Indicators ................................................................................ 32
Switches...............................................................................................................32
Status Indicators .................................................................................................. 33
Multimedia Control Keys (on selected models) ...................................................34