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Getting Started with Your Notebook............................................................................11
Taking Inventory.........................................................................................................12
What’s in the box? ................................................................................................12
To buy accessories ................................................................................................13
To find more information......................................................................................13
Identifying Parts of the Computer...............................................................................14
Front View ............................................................................................................14
Back View.............................................................................................................15
Bottom View.........................................................................................................16
Status Lights..........................................................................................................17
Setting Up Your Computer.........................................................................................19
Step 1: Install the battery.......................................................................................19
Step 2: Connect AC power....................................................................................21
Step 3: Connect a phone line.................................................................................22
Step 4: Turn on the computer................................................................................23
Step 5: Set up Windows........................................................................................23
To connect to the Internet......................................................................................24
What to do next.....................................................................................................24
Basic Operation ..............................................................................................................25
Operating Your Computer ..........................................................................................26
To turn the computer on and off............................................................................26
To reset the computer............................................................................................27
To change the boot device.....................................................................................28
To use the touch pad .............................................................................................28
To use the Fn hot keys ..........................................................................................30
To use the One-Touch buttons..............................................................................31
To use the Windows and Applications keys..........................................................32
To use the embedded keypad................................................................................32
To use the ALT GR key........................................................................................33
To adjust the display .............................................................................................33
To adjust the volume.............................................................................................34
Using CDs or DVDs ...................................................................................................35
To insert or remove a CD or DVD........................................................................35
To play DVD movies............................................................................................36
To create or copy CDs...........................................................................................36
Securing Your Computer............................................................................................37
To set up password protection...............................................................................37
To lock your computer..........................................................................................38
To attach a security cable......................................................................................38
To protect against viruses......................................................................................39
To lock the hard disk drive....................................................................................40
Reference Guide 7