Hardware Guide Part 1
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Notebook Features
- Pointing Devices and Keyboard
- Using a Pointing Device
- Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys
- Identifying fn and Function Keys
- Hotkey and Shortcut Key Quick Reference
- Initiating Standby (fn+f3)
- Switching Displays (fn+f4)
- Viewing Battery Charge Information (fn+f8)
- Decreasing Screen Brightness (fn+f9)
- Increasing Screen Brightness (fn+f10)
- Displaying System Information (fn+esc)
- Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys with External Keyboards
- Using Quick Launch Buttons
- Using Keypads
- Battery Packs
- Running the Notebook on Battery Power
- Identifying Battery Packs
- Inserting or Removing a Primary Battery Pack
- Inserting or Removing a MultiBay Battery Pack
- Charging a Battery Pack
- Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack
- Managing Low-Battery Conditions
- Calibrating a Battery Pack
- Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings
- Storing a Battery Pack
- Disposing of a Used Battery Pack
- Finding More Power Information
Contents
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4 Drives
Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Adding a Drive to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Identifying the Hard Drive Activity Light. . . . . . . . . 4–4
Replacing the Primary Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
MultiBay Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Identifying the MultiBay Activity Light . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Using a MultiBay Hard Drive Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Inserting a Hard Drive into the MultiBay . . . . . . . . 4–11
Removing a Drive from the MultiBay. . . . . . . . . . . 4–12
MultiBay Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13
Inserting an Optical Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13
Removing an Optical Disc (With Power) . . . . . . . . 4–14
Removing an Optical Disc (No Power). . . . . . . . . . 4–15
Inserting a Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–16
Removing a Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–16
Displaying Optical Disc Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–16
Locating Optical Disc Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17
Initiating Standby or Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17
5 Audio and Video
Using Audio Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Using the Audio Line-Out Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Using the Microphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Using Video Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Using the S-Video Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
6 Communication Devices
Connecting a Modem Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Using the RJ-11 Telephone Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Using a Country-Specific Adapter Cable . . . . . . . . . 6–3
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