Table of Contents
ABOUT YOUR NOTEBOOK COMPUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
ABOUT YOUR USER GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
1.1 | FEATURE HIGHLIGHT | .40 |
1.2 | UNPACKING THE COMPUTER | .42 |
1.3 | THE INSIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK | .43 |
| Notebook Status Icons | .45 |
| The Function of Easy Buttons | .48 |
1.4 | THE FRONT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK | .49 |
1.5 | THE REAR SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK | .49 |
1.6 | THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK | .51 |
1.7 | THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK | .53 |
1.8 | THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK | .54 |
1.9 | NOTEBOOK ACCESSORIES | .56 |
1.10 | NOTEBOOK OPTIONS | .57 |
2 GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
2.1 USING THE BATTERY PACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Extending Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
2.2 CONNECTING THE AC POWER SOURCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 2.3 STARTING YOUR COMPUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 2.4 ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 2.5 INSTALLING THE NOTEBOOK DEVICE DRIVERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Installing Windows XP from Optical Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 driver installation note: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Installing the Chipset Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Installing the VGA Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Installing the Azalia Hotfix Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Installing the Audio Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Installing the Modem Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Installing ENE - Keyboard Controller driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Installing ALPS - Touch Pad driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Installing the Wireless LAN Device Driver and Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Installing the LAN Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Installing Cardreader Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Installing Slient Mode utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72