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Getting Started

Setting up your computer

 

 

 

❖Focusing your eyes on your computer screen for long periods can cause eyestrain. Look away from the computer frequently and focus your eyes on a distant object for at least thirty seconds.

Setting up your computer

Your computer comes with a rechargeable battery pack that must be charged before you can use it.

To use external power or to charge the battery, you must attach the AC adapter. See Connecting to a power source on page 46.

To register your computer online, or to sign up for an Internet account, you must connect the built-in modem to a telephone line.

Before starting to use your computer, you may also want to:

❖Add more memory

❖Connect a mouse

❖Connect a full-size keyboard

❖Connect an external monitor

❖Connect a local printer

❖Install PC Cards

❖Connect a port replicator

If you want to add any of these devices to the computer, you should do so before you turn on the computer. For more information, see Expansion Options on page 107.

Connecting the modem

Before you can communicate using the computer’s built-in modem, you need to connect it to a standard voice-grade telephone line.