Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of the TOSHIBA Satellite A40 computer. This powerful, notebook computer is designed to provide years of reliable, high- performancecomputing.
This manual tells how to set up and begin using your TOSHIBA Satellite A40 computer. It also provides detailed information on configuring your computer, basic operations and care, using optional devices and troubleshooting.
If you are a new user of computers or if you’re new to portable computing, first read over the Introduction and The Grand Tour chapters to familiarize yourself with the computer’s features, components and accessory devices. Then read Getting Started for
If you are an experienced computer user, please continue reading the preface to learn how this manual is organized, and then become acquainted with this manual by browsing through its pages. Be sure to look over the Special features section of the Introduction, to learn about features that are uncommon or unique to the computers and carefully read HW Setup and Passwords. If you are going to install PC cards or connect external devices such as a monitor, be sure to read Chapter 8, Optional Devices.
Manual contents
This manual is composed of nine chapters, nine appendixes, a glossary, and an index.
Chapter 1, Introduction, is an overview of the computer’s features, capabilities, and options.
Chapter 2, The Grand Tour, identifies the components of the computer and briefly explains how they function.
Chapter 3, Getting Started, provides a quick overview of how to begin operating your computer and gives tips on safety and designing your work area.
Chapter 4, Operating Basics, includes tips on care of the computer and on using the Touch Pad, the optical media drive, external diskette drive, Wireless LAN, LAN and internalmodem.
Chapter 5, The Keyboard, describes special keyboard functions including the keypad overlay and hotkeys.
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