User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Conventions of This Manual
- Safety Precautions
- Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise
- Things you must remember before working on your computer
- Let your computer acclimate itself
- Heat, Cold, Humidity, and Glare
- Suitable place to work
- Preparing your Computer
- Knowing your Computer
- Bottom View
- Connecting to a Power Source
- Turning On Your Notebook Computer
- Operating on Battery Power
- Installing and Removing the Battery Pack
- Charging the Battery Pack
- Adjusting the LCD Screen Display
- The Notebook’s Hot Key Controls
- The TouchPad
- Power Saving Modes
- Removing the Battery Pack
- Resetting the System
- Adjusting the Brightness
- Using the Windows
- Control Panel
- Using a modem for Connection to Internet (optional)
- Using a wired LAN for Connection to Internet
- Using Wireless LAN Network for Connection to Internet
- Bluetooth Connection
- Entering the BIOS Setup Screen
- Leaving the BIOS Setup Screen
- BIOS Action Keys
- Modifying the BIOS Settings
- Audio Problems
- Hard Disk Problems
- Display Problems
- Keyboard and Mouse Problems
- CMOS Battery Problem
- Memory Problems
- PC Card Problems
- Performance Problems
- USB2.0 Problems
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The Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into
your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System). It runs and
maintains a variety of hardware functions. It is menu-driven
software, which allows you to easily configure and change the
settings.
The BIOS contains manufacture’s default settings for the
computer’s standard operations. However, there are occasions
when you may be required to modify the default settings in the
BIOS.
The BIOS allows you to set up passwords to limit access to users.
This is an important feature because a great deal of vital
information is carried within the computer nowadays. Unauthorized
access can be prevented. Later in this chapter, you will learn how
to use this security feature.
Entering the BIOS Setup Screen
First turn on the power. When the BIOS performs the POST
(Power-On Self Test), press DEL key quickly to activate the BIOS
Setup Utility.
You may need to press DEL key fairly
quickly. Once the system begins to load Windows, you may
have to retry by cycle-power on again
Leaving the BIOS Setup Screen
When you have finished modifying the BIOS settings, exit the
BIOS. It takes a few seconds to record changes in the CMOS.