Owner manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Getting to know your computer
- Networking
- Keyboard and pointing devices
- Multimedia
- Power management
- Shutting down the computer
- Setting power options
- Using battery power
- Using external AC power
- Drives
- External cards and devices
- Memory modules
- Security
- Backup and Recovery
- Computer Setup (BIOS) and Advanced System Diagnostics
- MultiBoot
- Troubleshooting and support
- Troubleshooting
- The computer is unable to start up
- The computer screen is blank
- Software is functioning abnormally
- The computer is on but not responding
- The computer is unusually warm
- An external device is not working
- The wireless network connection is not working
- The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD or DVD
- The computer does not detect the optical drive
- A disc does not play
- A movie is not visible on an external display
- The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion
- Contacting customer support
- Labels
- Troubleshooting
- Cleaning your computer
- Specifications
- Electrostatic discharge
- Index

Table of contents
1 Welcome .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Finding information ............................................................................................................................... 2
2 Getting to know your computer ..................................................................................................................... 3
Top ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................ 4
Lights ................................................................................................................................... 5
Buttons and fingerprint reader (select models only) ............................................................ 6
Keys ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Front ................................................................................................................................................... 10
Right ................................................................................................................................................... 11
Left ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
Display ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 15
3 Networking .................................................................................................................................................... 16
Using an Internet service provider (ISP) ............................................................................................ 17
Identifying wireless and network status icons .................................................................................... 17
Creating a wireless connection .......................................................................................................... 17
Turning wireless devices on and off .................................................................................. 17
Using the wireless button .................................................................................. 17
Using the operating system controls ................................................................. 17
Using a WLAN .................................................................................................................................... 18
Connecting to an existing WLAN ....................................................................................... 18
Setting up a new WLAN ..................................................................................................... 18
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................................... 19
Roaming to another network .............................................................................................. 19
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ...................................................................... 20
Connecting to a wired network ........................................................................................................... 20
Using a modem (select models only) ................................................................................. 20
Connecting a modem cable .............................................................................. 20
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