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Startup Guide 7
Contents
Getting Started with Your Notebook ...............................................................................9
Taking Inventory ..........................................................................................................10
What’s in the box?..................................................................................................10
To find more information .......................................................................................11
Identifying Parts of the Computer................................................................................12
Front View..............................................................................................................12
Back View ..............................................................................................................13
Bottom View...........................................................................................................14
Status Lights ...........................................................................................................15
Setting Up Your Computer...........................................................................................17
Step 1: Install the battery........................................................................................17
Step 2: Connect AC power .....................................................................................19
Step 3: Connect a phone line ..................................................................................20
Step 4: Turn on the computer .................................................................................21
Step 5: Set up Windows..........................................................................................21
To connect to the Internet.......................................................................................22
What to do next.......................................................................................................22
Basic Operation ................................................................................................................23
Operating Your Computer............................................................................................24
To turn the computer on and off.............................................................................24
To reset the computer .............................................................................................25
To change the boot device......................................................................................26
To use the touch pad...............................................................................................26
To use the Fn hot keys............................................................................................28
To play DVD movies..............................................................................................29
Batteries and Power Management..................................................................................31
Using Battery Power.....................................................................................................32
To check battery status ...........................................................................................32
To respond to a low-battery warning......................................................................33
To recharge the battery...........................................................................................33
Add-On Devices................................................................................................................35
Installing Additional RAM...........................................................................................36
To install a RAM expansion module......................................................................36
Replacing the Hard Disk Drive ....................................................................................37
To replace the hard disk drive ................................................................................37