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............................................................................. 11
1.1 FEATURE HIGHLIGHT ..................................................................... 12
1.2 UNPACKING THE COMPUTER.......................................................... 14
1.3 THE INSIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK ...................................................... 16
Notebook Status Icons .................................................................. 18
The Function of Easy Buttons....................................................... 20
1.4 THE FRONT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK ............................................. 21
1.5 THE REAR SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK ............................................... 21
1.6 THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK ................................................ 23
1.7 THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK .............................................. 23
1.8 THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK .............................................. 24
1.9 NOTEBOOK ACCESSORIES .............................................................. 25
2 GETTING STARTED ...................................................................... 27
2.1 USING THE BATTERY PACK............................................................ 28
Extending Battery Life.................................................................. 30
2.2 CONNECTING THE AC POWER SOURCE.......................................... 31
2.3 STARTING YOUR COMPUTER ......................................................... 32
2.4 ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTROLS ............................................. 33
2.5 INSTALLING THE NOTEBOOK DEVICE DRIVERS .............................. 33
Installing Windows XP from Combo Drive .................................. 34
Enable DMA channel for best performance ................................. 34
Installing the Chipset Driver ........................................................ 35
Installing the VGA Device Driver................................................. 35
Installing the Modem Device Driver ............................................ 36