Table of contents

1 Notebook tour

 

Identifying the hardware .......................................................................................................................

1

Top components ..................................................................................................................

1

Pointing devices ..................................................................................................

1

Lights ...................................................................................................................

2

Buttons and switches ..........................................................................................

3

Keys ....................................................................................................................

4

Front components ................................................................................................................

5

Right-side components ........................................................................................................

5

Left-side components ..........................................................................................................

5

Rear components ................................................................................................................

6

Bottom components .............................................................................................................

6

Wireless antennae ...............................................................................................................

7

Identifying the labels .............................................................................................................................

8

2 Enhanced Write Filter

 

Using the Enhanced Write Filter ...........................................................................................................

9

3 Pointing devices

 

Using pointing devices .......................................................................................................................

10

Setting pointing device preferences ...................................................................................

10

Connecting an external mouse ..........................................................................................

10

Using the keyboard ............................................................................................................................

11

Using hotkeys ....................................................................................................................

11

Displaying system information (fn+esc) ............................................................

11

Initiating Standby (fn+f3) ...................................................................................

12

Switching the screen image (fn+f4) ...................................................................

12

Viewing battery charge information (fn+f8) .......................................................

12

Decreasing screen brightness (fn+f9) ...............................................................

12

Increasing screen brightness (fn+f10) ...............................................................

12

Using the keypads ..............................................................................................................................

13

Using the embedded numeric keypad ...............................................................................

13

Enabling and disabling the embedded numeric keypad ....................................

13

Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad .............................

14

Using an optional external numeric keypad .......................................................................

14

4 Power

 

Power control and light locations ........................................................................................................

15

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