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

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

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Right 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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Battery Care.........................................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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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 & Indicator (on selected models)...............................

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