Contents

 

1. Introducing the Notebook PC ..................................................................

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About This User’s Manual ..........................................................................................

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Notes For This Manual ..........................................................................................

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Preparing your Notebook PC .....................................................................................

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2. Knowing the Parts...................................................................................

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Top Side ...................................................................................................................

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Bottom Side .............................................................................................................

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Right Side ................................................................................................................

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Left Side ...................................................................................................................

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Front Side ................................................................................................................

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Rear Side .................................................................................................................

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3. Getting Started .......................................................................................

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Power System ..........................................................................................................

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Using AC Power ..................................................................................................

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Using Battery Power............................................................................................

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Charging the Battery Pack ..................................................................................

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Powering ON the Notebook PC ..........................................................................

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The Power-On Self Test (POST) .........................................................................

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Checking Battery Power ......................................................................................

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Battery Care ........................................................................................................

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Restarting or Rebooting ......................................................................................

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Powering OFF .....................................................................................................

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Special Keyboard Functions ....................................................................................

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Colored Hot Keys ................................................................................................

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Keyboard as Cursors...........................................................................................

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Microsoft Windows™ Keys .................................................................................

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Keyboard as a Numeric Keypad .........................................................................

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Switches and Status Indicators ................................................................................

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Switches ..............................................................................................................

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Status Indicators..................................................................................................

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CD Player Control Buttons and Indicator (on selected models) .........................

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