Gateway Solo 2500, User Manual

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Contents
About This Guide .................................................................................. iii
Checking Out Your Documentation..................................................... iii
Conventions Used in This Guide........................................................... iv
Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Notebook Computer .............. 5
Checking Out Your Solo 2500................................................................ 6
Keyboard and LCD panel ................................................................ 6
System Status Indicators (LCDs) .................................................... 8
Back ports panel ............................................................................. 10
Right side ports and bays ............................................................... 11
Left side ports and battery bay ....................................................... 12
Bottom release latches and memory bay....................................... 13
Chapter 2: Getting Started .................................................... 15
Getting Your System Running.............................................................. 16
Installing the battery pack .............................................................. 16
Connecting the AC power.............................................................. 18
Starting up your notebook.............................................................. 19
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook .......................................... 23
Using Your Solo 2500........................................................................... 24
Using the keyboard......................................................................... 24
Using key combinations................................................................. 25
Using the LCD................................................................................ 29
Using the pointing device............................................................... 31
Using the audio............................................................................... 39
Using diskette media (3.5" or LS120 diskettes)............................ 41
Using disc media (CD-ROM)........................................................ 42
Removing and replacing the hard disk drive ................................ 44
Using PC Cards .............................................................................. 46
Using the IR port ............................................................................ 48
Using the USB ports....................................................................... 51
Using McAfee VirusScan .............................................................. 52