Gateway SYSMAN017AAUS manual Keyboard

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User’s Guide 9

Keyboard

The system features a specially-designed, 86-key keyboard. In order to provide the full functionality of a 101-key keyboard, many of these keys have been assigned special alternate functions, including shortcut keys for Windows® 95.

Caps Lock key:

press to lock letter keys in uppercase mode. (When active, Caps Lock icon appears in status display bar icon. See page 8.)

Windows 95 start button key:

press to automatically click the Start button in Windows 95. (See Windows 95 documentation.)

Windows 95

menu key: press to access menus within a Windows 95 application. (See Windows 95 documentation.)

An external keyboard may be attached to the unit through the PS/2 port on the back of the unit (See page 6.) or the PS/2 (keyboard) port on the docking bar. (See page 24.)

Special function keys

The keys with blue labels perform special functions when activated. The status display bar shows individual icons for the Monitor Switch, Num Lock, Pad Lock, and Scroll Lock keys when each is activated. (See page 8.)

Setup key:

Fn (function) key:

Monitor switch

Num Lock

Pad Lock

Scroll Lock

key:

key:

key:

key:

 

 

 

Function

 

 

 

keypad:

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Contents USER’S Guide Unit AC adapter AC power cord Your First Solo FlightContents Solo Legal notices Gateway 2000 Solo Multimedia Notebook Users Guide CopyrightEnvironmental considerations Specifications CPUUser’s Guide Outside the Notebook Front viewBack view Bottom view Left side viewInside the Notebook Status display barKeyboard Key To activate Function Function keypadEZ Pad pointing device Built-in microphone/stereo speakersPad ButtonsDisplay Backlit displayBrightness control Power AC powerBattery power StepBattery latch Step AC connector StepBridge battery Starting, Stopping, and RestartingStandby mode Suspend modeRebooting Left side view of the systemBay access Modular Option BayCover latch Modular option bay PanelCD-ROM Drive Floppy Disk DriveExternal Floppy Drive Hard Disk DriveHard disk drive HDD release latch Hard disk drive Pcmcia Cards Pcmcia door StepPcmcia slot Eject buttons StepMemory access panel Step MemoryIR receiver/transmitter Serial port connector ConnectionsIR module Docking barAC connector Port cover Docking bar port Access door StepLock PS/2 mouse VGA port PortSetup Menus Main Setup MenuAdditional Setup menus SimultaneouslyPassword Setup Menu Option Controls To ChangeCOM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 or Disabled Port Assignment MenuOption Function To Change Option To ChangePower Management Menu Keyboard Setup Menu Miscellaneous MenuFRENCH, Germany or Japanese 500ms, 750ms, or 1000ms Press EnterTroubleshooting ConnectorsGeneral Screen looks a little dark Check the brightness controlIndex See alsoCalling Gateway SYSMAN017AAUS