Gateway Solo 3100, User Manual

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12 Using Your Gateway Solo 3100 Notebook
2. Plug the AC power adapter into the notebook power connector on the
left side of the notebook.
3.
Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet.
Starting up your notebook
After the battery is installed and the AC power adapter is plugged in, you can
start up your system.
1.
Slide the LCD panel latch to the right to release and open the LCD
panel, then tilt the LCD panel to adjust for the proper viewing angle.
2. Press the power button to turn your computer on.
3.
Press
F
N
+
↑
or
F
N
+
↓
to change display brightness for suitable viewing.
Windows starts and the
Regional Settings
dialog box opens.
To start up the computer
Important!
The power button is preset
to On/Off mode. You can
set it to function either in
On/Off or Standby/Resume
mode using the BIOS setup
program. See “Using the
BIOS Setup utility” on page
72 for more information
about accessing the BIOS
Power menu settings to
change the Power button
mode.
Important!
This system ships with the
“Auto dim with battery”
feature enabled. Auto dim
cuts LCD power 50% when
your notebook is operating
on battery power. See
“Using the BIOS Setup
utility” on page 72 for
information about the
Power menu options.