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User's Manual
Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of the Satellite A20 series computer. This
powerful notebook computer provides excellent expansion capability, including
multimedia devices, and it is designed to provide years of reliable, high-performance
computing.
This manual tells how to set up and begin using your Satellite A20 series computer.
It also provides detailed information on configuring your computer, basic opera-
tions 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 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 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.

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 instructions on using the following devices:
Touch Pad, USB diskette drive, optical media drives, audio/video controls, modem,
wireless communication features, LAN. It also provides tips on care of the com-
puter, diskettes and CD/DVDs.
Chapter 5, The Keyboard, describes special keyboard functions including the
keypad overlay and hot keys.