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User’s Manual xiii
A200
Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of the A200 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 A200 computer. It
also provides detailed information on configuring your computer, basic
operations 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 A200 Features 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 A200 Features, to learn about features that
are unique to the computer.
Manual contents
This manual has ten chapters, four appendixes and a glossary.
Chapter 1, A200 Features, is an overview of the computer's special
features, utilities, 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. Be sure to read the sections on setting up the operating system and
on restoring the pre-installed software.
Chapter 4, Operating Basics, includes instructions on using the following
devices: TouchPad/Dual Mode Pad, the optical disc drives, the internal
modem, LAN and wireless LAN. It also provides tips on care of the
computer, disks and DVD/CD-ROMs.
Chapter 5, The Keyboard, describes special keyboard functions including
the keypad overlay and hotkeys.