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 (external)
- Diskette drive (external)
- Display
- DVD drives (external)
- Ethernet
- 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
- PC Cards
- Pointing device
- Power
- Printer
- Sound
- Status indicators
- Touchpad or pointing device
- Video
- Telephone support
- Legal Information
- Index
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Index
connecting 24
features 24
locating 12
troubleshooting 98
USB port 9
keys
application
25
arrow 25
battery status 26
brightness 27
directional 25
Fn 25, 26
function 25
Hybrid Sleep 26
LCD brightness 27
LCD/CRT 26
navigation 25
numeric keypad 25
power status 26
Sleep 26
Status 26
system 25
system key combinations
26
toggle display 26
Windows 25
L
labels
Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity
3
model number 3
serial number 3
laser printer 45
latch
battery
10
LCD panel
cleaning
66
switching display 26
troubleshooting 92
LCD/CRT system key 26
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 44
removing 83
replacing 83
troubleshooting 101
memory card reader
locating 8
memory cards supported
36
using 36
microphone
jack 9
Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity 3
Microsoft System Restore 75
model number 3, 60
modem
cable
9, 19
connecting 18, 19
dial-up 58
DSL 9, 19
international adapter 58
jack (dial-up) 9, 18
troubleshooting 102
monitor
adding external
41
color quality 42
port 7
screen resolution 42
using 26
mouse
connecting
28
troubleshooting 106
USB port 9
moving
pointer 29
screen objects 30
MP3 player