First things first

iii

Your guides

iii

Basic care and tips for using your computer

iv

1 Getting to know your TravelMate

1

A TravelMate tour

3

Front view

3

Left view

4

Right view

5

Rear view

6

Bottom view

7

Features

9

Indicators

11

Understanding the icons

12

Using the keyboard

13

Special keys

13

Touchpad

20

Touchpad basics

20

Storage

22

Hard disk

22

Optical drive

22

Floppy drive

24

Audio

25

Adjusting the volume

25

Power management

26

Moving around with your TravelMate

27

Disconnecting from the desktop

27

Moving around

27

Taking the computer home

28

Traveling with the computer

30

Traveling internationally with the computer

30

Securing your computer

32

Using a computer security lock

32

2 Customizing my computer

35

Expanding through options

37

Connectivity options

37

Upgrade options

41

Using system utilities

44

Notebook Manager

44

Launch Manager

44

BIOS Utility

45

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