Instruction Manual

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Contents
1. Introducing the Notebook PC ...................................................................5
About This User’s Manual .......................................................................................... 6
Notes For This Manual ........................................................................................... 6
Preparing your Notebook PC...................................................................................... 9
2. Knowing the Parts ................................................................................... 11
Top Side....................................................................................................................12
Bottom Side .............................................................................................................. 14
Left Side ...................................................................................................................16
Right Side ................................................................................................................. 18
Front Side ................................................................................................................. 20
Rear Side..................................................................................................................20
3. Getting Started .........................................................................................21
Power System .......................................................................................................... 22
Using AC Power ................................................................................................... 22
Using Battery Power ............................................................................................23
Battery Care ......................................................................................................... 23
Powering ON the Notebook PC ...........................................................................24
The Power-On Self Test (POST) .......................................................................... 24
Checking Battery Power ......................................................................................25
Charging the Battery Pack ................................................................................... 25
Restarting or Rebooting ....................................................................................... 26
Powering OFF ...................................................................................................... 26
Special Keyboard Functions ..................................................................................... 27
Colored Hot Keys ................................................................................................. 27
Microsoft Windows Keys ...................................................................................... 28
Keyboard as a Numeric Keypad .........................................................................28
Keyboard as Cursors ...........................................................................................28
Switches and Status Indicators ................................................................................ 29
Switches...............................................................................................................29
Switches (Cont.)...................................................................................................30
Status Indicators ..................................................................................................31
CD Player Control Buttons and Indicator (on selected models) ............................ 33