User's Manual

Notebook User Guide
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Table of Contents
ABOUT YOUR NOTEBOOK COMPUTER ................................................................................. 5
ABOUT YOUR USER GUIDE......................................................................................................... 6
1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................13
1.1 FEATURE HIGHLIGHT ...........................................................................................14
1.2 UNPACKING THE COMPUTER.............................................................................16
1.3 THE INSIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK.........................................................................17
Power/Wireless LAN/Mail Status Icons.............................................................................19
Status LED Icons....................................................................................................................20
The Function of CPU Speed Adjustment Buttons............................................................22
1.4 T
HE FRONT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK...............................................................23
1.5 THE REAR SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK .................................................................23
1.6 THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK..................................................................25
1.7 THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK................................................................27
1.8 THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK................................................................28
1.9 NOTEBOOK ACCESSORIES....................................................................................29
1.10 NOTEBOOK OPTIONS............................................................................................30
2 GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................ 33
2.1 INSTALLING THE HARD DISK ..............................................................................34
2.2 USING THE BATTERY PACK ................................................................................35
Extending Battery Life ..........................................................................................................38
2.3 C
ONNECTING THE AC POWER SOURCE ............................................................39
2.4 STARTING YOUR COMPUTER..............................................................................40
2.5 ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTROLS...............................................................41
2.6 INSTALLING THE NOTEBOOK DEVICE DRIVERS..............................................41
Installing Windows XP from CD/DVD/CD-RW/Combo Drive .......................................42
Enable DMA channel for best performance......................................................................42