Contents

First things first iii
Your guid e s 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 5
Right view 6
Rea r view 6
Bottom view 8
Features 9
Indic a tors 11
Using the ke yb oa rd 13
Spe c ia l ke ys 13
To uc hp a d 21
To uc hp a d b a sic s 21
Stora ge 23
Ha rd disk 23
Ea syLink c ombo drive 23
Using softwa re 25
Audio 27
Adjusting the volume 27
Ba sic power ma na ge ment 28
Moving around with your TravelMate 29
Disc onnecting from the desktop 29
Moving a round 29
Ta king the c omputer home 30
Tra veling with the c ompute r 32
Tra v e ling inte rna tiona lly with the c omp ute r 32
Sec uring your c omputer 34
Using a computer security lock 34
Using the Sma rtC a rd 34
Using p a sswords 41

2 Customizing your computer 45

Expa nding through options 47
C onne c tivity options 47
Upgrade options 51
Notebook Manager 52
La unc h Ma na ger 53
BIO S Utility 55
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