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
130
Index
printer 41
scanner 41
Internet
troubleshooting
97, 104
J
jacks
See connections
K
Kensington cable lock 60
lock slot 9
key combinations 27
keyboard
buttons
25
cleaning 66
connecting 25
features 25
locating 11
troubleshooting 98
USB port 7
keys
application
26
arrow 26
brightness 28
directional 26
Fn 26, 27
function 26
Hybrid Sleep 27
LCD brightness 28
LCD/CRT 27
navigation 26
numeric keypad 26
Sleep 27
system 26
system key combinations
27
toggle display 27
Windows 26
L
labels
Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity
3
model number 3
serial number 3
laser printer 45
latch
battery
10
LCD panel release 6
LCD panel
cleaning
66
release latch 6
switching display 27
troubleshooting 92
LCD/CRT system key 27
line protector 58
line tester 58
lock
cable
60
Kensington cable 9
M
maintenance
cleaning
65, 68
Media Center
troubleshooting
99
memory
bay
10
installing 83
purchasing 45
removing 83
replacing 83
troubleshooting 102
memory card reader
locating
7
memory cards supported
39
using 38
microphone
jack
6
Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity
3
Microsoft System Restore 75
model number 3, 60
modem
cable
8, 19
connecting 18, 19
dial-up 58
DSL 8, 19
international adapter 58