Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Reference
- Checking Out Your Notebook
- Setting Up and Getting Started
- Working safely and comfortably
- Connecting the AC adapter
- Connecting the dial-up modem
- Connecting to a broadband modem or network
- Starting your notebook
- Turning off your notebook
- Restarting (rebooting) your notebook
- Using the status indicators
- Using the keyboard
- Using the EZ Pad touchpad
- Adjusting brightness
- Adjusting the volume
- Turning your wireless radio on or off
- Using Drives and Accessories
- Managing Power
- Traveling with Your Notebook
- Maintaining Your Notebook
- Upgrading Your Notebook
- Troubleshooting
- Safety guidelines
- First steps
- Troubleshooting
- Audio
- Battery
- CD drives
- Diskette drive (external)
- Display
- DVD drives
- Ethernet
- Express cards
- File management
- Hard drive
- Internet
- Keyboard
- Media Center
- The Media Center video display looks bad on your TV
- You need to configure your Media Center to output to a TV
- You want to change display settings to get better TV or DVD image quality
- You want to know whether you can burn videos that were recorded with your Media Center computer to a DVD
- You want to know whether you can play recorded videos on other computers
- You want to know whether you can play recorded videos on your home DVD player
- Memory
- Memory card reader
- Modem (cable or DSL)
- Modem (dial-up)
- Your modem does not dial or does not connect
- You cannot connect to the Internet
- Your 56K modem does not connect at 56K
- Your fax communications program only sends and receives faxes at 14,400 bps when you have a 56K modem
- The modem is not recognized by your notebook
- The modem is noisy when it dials and connects
- Mouse
- Networks (wired)
- Networks (wireless)
- You turned wireless networking on, but it takes a while to connect
- Your connection on the network seems intermittent or your wireless network is running slower than you expect
- You are in a wireless network, you can see the network, but cannot communicate, send files, print, or get to the Web
- You are in a wireless network, but no available networks are listed in the Connect to a network dialog box
- Your wireless network is listed as a preferred network, but it has an “x” on it
- Internet Explorer is unable to access the Internet
- You cannot see other computers on your network
- You cannot connect to your network
- Passwords
- Pointing device
- Power
- Printer
- Sound
- Status indicators
- Touchpad or pointing device
- Video
- Telephone support
- Legal Information
- Index
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jack (dial-up) 8, 18
troubleshooting 102, 103
monitor
adding external
42
color quality 43
port 8
screen resolution 43
using 27
mouse
connecting 29
troubleshooting 106
USB port 7
moving
pointer
30
screen objects 31
MP3 player
memory cards 38
multimedia
adjusting volume 32
using DVD drive 36
muting sound 28, 32
N
navigation keys 26
network
troubleshooting
107, 108
network jack 8, 19
networking
turning off wireless
network
33
turning on wireless
network 33
Num Lock
status indicator
24
system key 26
numeric keypad
status indicator
24
using 26
O
opening
files 30
folders 30
LCD panel 6
notebook 6
programs 30
shortcut menu 31
P
password 60, 110
startup 60
supervisor 60
user 60
PCMCIA card
See Express Card
PDA
memory cards
38
peripheral devices 41
Plug and Play devices
USB support for
41
pointer
identifying
29
moving 30
power
AC adapter 16, 52
advanced settings 54, 55
automobile/airplane
adapter 52
battery 48, 49, 50, 51
button 11, 27
changing modes 53
changing schemes 54
connector 9, 16
conserving battery power
51
EmPower adapter 52
extending battery life 51
Hibernate mode 52
Hybrid Sleep mode 27, 52
indicator 6, 21
international adapter 61
management 47, 51
schemes 54
Sleep mode 21, 27, 52
source problems 18
SpeedStep settings 54
status indicator 6
troubleshooting 111
turning off notebook 21
turning on notebook 20
power adapters