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BEFORE YOU START

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Making sure you have everything

When you receive your notebook PC, unpack it carefully, and check to make sure you
have all the items listed below. For a pre-configured model you should have the follow-
ing:

Notebook Computer

Lithium ion battery

AC adapter with AC power cord

Driver and Applications CD

Quick Start Guide or User Guide

Depending upon the configuration of your notebook, you may have also received the
following items:

CD-ROM Application CD

DVD Application CD

DVD / CD-RW Combo Application CD

DVD-RW Application CD

Once you have checked and confirmed that your notebook system is complete, read
through the following pages to learn about all of your notebook components.

Summary of Contents for Z500 series

Page 1: ...Z500 SERIES NOTEBOOK PC QUICK START GUIDE April 2003...

Page 2: ...2 Thispageisintentionallyleftblank...

Page 3: ...3 FRONT PANELCOMPONENTS 11 1 2 4 LEFT SIDE PANELCOMPONENTS 12 1 2 5 RIGHT SIDE PANELCOMPONENTS 13 1 2 6 BACK PANEL COMPONENTS 14 1 2 7 BOTTOM COMPONENTS 15 2 GETTING STARTED 17 2 1 Power Sources 17 2...

Page 4: ...makesureyoudon t blocktheopeningspro videdforventilation DONOTplaceordropobjectsonthecomputerand DONOTapplyheavypressureonit DONOTsubjectthecomputertomagneticfields DONOTplaceonunevenorunstableworksur...

Page 5: ...t DONOTtamperwiththebatteries Keepthemaway fromchildren DONOTexposetodirectsunlight DONOTuseorstoreinextremetemperatures Avoidsuddenchangesintemperatureorhumidityby keepingitawayfromA Candheatingvents...

Page 6: ...echemicals DONOTslamyournotebookshutandneverpickup orholdyournotebookbythedisplay DONOTspraywateroranyothercleaningfluids directlyonthedisplay Ifyouaretravelingwithyourcomputer rememberto carryitashan...

Page 7: ...ebook Computer Lithiumionbattery AC adapter withAC power cord DriverandApplicationsCD Quick StartGuide or UserGuide Dependingupontheconfigurationofyournotebook youmayhavealsoreceivedthe followingitems...

Page 8: ...E DISPLAY PANEL 1 Slide the latch located at the top of the display panel to the right This releases the lockingmechanismandraisesthedisplayslightly 2 Lift the display backwards being careful not to t...

Page 9: ...lor LCDpanel with back lighting for the display of text and graphics Keyboard Afull sizekeyboardwithdedicatedWindowskeys Stereo Speakers The built in dual speakers allow for stereo sound Suspend Resum...

Page 10: ...See Suspend Resume Power On Button in 2 3 1 Power On for more information Touchpad Pointing Device TheTouchpadpointingdeviceisamouse likecursorcontrolwithfourbuttons left right and two scroll buttons...

Page 11: ...ost convenient method to transfer pictures music and data between your notebook pc and flash compatible devices such as digital cameras MP3 players mobile phones and PDAs Infrared Port ThefastIrDA com...

Page 12: ...t is used to connect between your and a peripheral such as a digital video camera PC Card Slot The PC Card Slot allows you to install one Type II PC Card Audio In Jack The audio in jack allows audio s...

Page 13: ...media disc Optical Drive Eject Button The OpticalDrive Eject Button allows you to open the OpticalDrive tray to remove or install aDVD CD R or CD ROM Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release The Emergenc...

Page 14: ...ing ports to connect PS 2 devices an external monitor a serial device a parallel device USB devices a LAN RJ 45 cable an external audio source and anAC adapter Parallel Port Theparallelportallowsyouto...

Page 15: ...book s bottom panelcomponents Lithium ion Battery Bay Memory Compartment Optical Drive Bay Main Unit Configuration Label Hard Disk Drive Bay Mini PCI Card Cover Kensington Lock Port The Kensington loc...

Page 16: ...formationthatyouwillneedtogiveyoursupportrepresentative It identifiestheexactversionofvariouscomponentsofyournotebook Memory Compartment ThememorycompartmentcontainsthesystemRAM Lithium ion Battery Ba...

Page 17: ...ecting the AC Adapter 1 Plug theDC output cable into theDC power jack of your notebook PC 2 Plug theAC adapter into anAC electrical outlet Switching from AC Adapter Power to Battery Power 1 Be sure th...

Page 18: ...be saved once the notebook reachesthispoint To protect your notebook PC from damage use only the power adapter that came with the notebook PC because each power adapter has its own power output rating...

Page 19: ...dge battery maintains memory in suspend mode for up to 5 minutes morethanenoughtimeforyoutoswapbatteries Charge your notebook PC for at least 24 hours before using it for thefirsttime Doingsoinsuresth...

Page 20: ...ou may either place it in Suspend mode orturnitoffdirectly Do not carry your notebook around with the power on or subject it to shocks or vibration as you risk damaging your notebook When you power on...

Page 21: ...on the power to your notebook You restart your notebook from the Windows ShutDown dialog box Thesoftwareinitiatesasystemrestart Example Whenyouinstallanewapplication 2 2 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS...

Page 22: ...epursuingcom plextroubleshooting 1 Turn off your notebook PC 2 Make sure theAC adapter is plugged into your notebook PC and to an activeAC power source 3 Make sure that any card installed in the PC Ca...

Page 23: ...rovideyouwiththefastestpossiblesolution Productname Productconfigurationnumber Productserialnumber Purchase date Conditionsunderwhichtheproblemoccurred Any error messages that have occurred Hardwareco...

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