User's Manual

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Contents
1. Introducing the Notebook PC ...................................................................5
About This User’s Manual ..........................................................................................6
Notes For This Manual ........................................................................................... 6
Preparing your Notebook PC...................................................................................... 9
2. Knowing the Parts ................................................................................... 11
Top Side....................................................................................................................12
Bottom Side .............................................................................................................. 14
Left Side ...................................................................................................................16
Right Side ................................................................................................................. 17
Rear Side..................................................................................................................18
Front Side ................................................................................................................. 20
3. Getting Started .........................................................................................21
Power System ..........................................................................................................22
Using AC Power ...................................................................................................22
Second Battery Pack ........................................................................................... 22
Using Battery Power ............................................................................................23
Battery Care ......................................................................................................... 23
Powering ON the Notebook PC ...........................................................................24
The Power-On Self Test (POST) .......................................................................... 24
Checking Battery Power ...................................................................................... 25
Charging the Battery Pack ................................................................................... 25
Restarting or Rebooting ....................................................................................... 26
Powering OFF ...................................................................................................... 26
Special Keyboard Functions ..................................................................................... 27
Colored Hot Keys ................................................................................................. 27
Microsoft Windows Keys ...................................................................................... 29
Keyboard as a Numeric Keypad .........................................................................29
Keyboard as Cursors ...........................................................................................29
Switches and Status Indicators ................................................................................ 30
Switches...............................................................................................................30
Status Indicators ..................................................................................................31