Acer 230 Series, 280 Series

1 Getting to know your

TravelMate

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Contents

Main Page First things first Your guides Basic care and tips for using your computer Turning your computer on and off Taking care of your computer Taking care of your AC adapter Taking care of your battery pack Cleaning and servicing Page 1 Getting to know your TravelMate 1 Contents 2 Customizing my computer 35 Page Page Page A TravelMate tour Front view Left view Right view Rear view Bottom view Page Features Performance Display Multimedia Connectivity Human-centric design and ergonomics Expansion Indicators Understanding the icons Using the keyboard Special keys Lock keys The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off. Embedded numeric keypad Windows keys Hot keys Page The Euro symbol Launch Keys Page Touchpad Touchpad basics Page Storage Hard disk Optical drive Ejecting the CD or DVD tray Playing DVD movies Page Audio Adjusting the volume Power management Moving around with your TravelMate Disconnecting from the desktop Moving around Preparing the computer What to bring to short meetings Taking the computer home Preparing the computer What to bring with you Special considerations Setting up a home office Traveling with the computer Traveling internationally with the computer Special considerations Securing your computer Using a computer security lock Setting a password Removing a password Changing a password Setting passwords Page Page Page Expanding through options Connectivity options Modem Page Page PC Card slot Inserting a PC Card Ejecting a PC Card Upgrade options Memory upgrade Installing memory Page Using system utilities BIOS Utility Navigating the BIOS Utility Information The Information screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information. The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Main The table below describes the parameters in the screen. Page Advanced The Advanced screen contains parameters values that define how your computer behaves on startup. Page Page I/O Device Configuration Page Security Boot Setting the Boot drive sequence Exit This menu contains the exit options. . Page Page Page Frequently-asked questions I pressed the power switch and opened the display, but the computer does not start or boot-up. Nothing appears on the screen. Image is not full-screen. No audio is heard from the computer. The floppy drive cannot access a diskette. The CD or DVD drive cannot access a disc. The keyboard does not respond. The serial mouse does not work. The printer does not work. I want to set up my location to use the internal modem. Error messages Page Page Page Requesting service International Travelers Warranty (ITW) Before you call Page Page Page Page I/O ports Weight and dimensions Environment System Power Options Page Page Page FCC notice Notice: Shielded cables Notice: Peripheral devices Caution Modem notices FCC TBR 21 Important safety instructions d e f 12 13 Laser compliance statement Lithium battery statement Year 2000 compliance statement LCD pixel statement Macrovision copyright protection notice A-Tick notice Index ^ _ ` a f h i j k q r s t