Qosmio G50

Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of the Qosmio G50 computer. This powerful notebook computer provides excellent expansion capability, includes multimedia functionality, and is designed to provide years of reliable, high-performance computing.

This computer family includes a model with built-in TV tuner. When you wish to display a TV program or play CD/DVD before Windows® starts, touch the CD/DVD panel on the computer (or the same buttons on the remote controller). When Windows is running, you can display or record a TV program using the My TV feature of Media Center.

This manual tells how to set up and begin using your Qosmio G50 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 Chapter 1, Introduction and Chapter 2, The Grand Tour, to familiarize yourself with the computer’s features, components and accessory devices. Then read Chapter 3, Getting Started, for step-by-step instructions on setting up your computer.

If you are an experienced computer user, please continue reading the preface to learn how this manual is organized, then become acquainted with this manual by browsing through its pages. Be sure to read the Special features section in Chapter 1, Introduction, to learn about features that are uncommon or unique to this computer, as well as the section on Chapter 7, HW Setup, to understand how to setup and configure these features.

Read Chapter 9, Optional Devices, if connecting optional products or external devices.

User’s Manual

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