15
Get
ting St
arted
U
seful In
formati
on
Troubleshooting
Appendix
When Starting Up/Shutting Down
CAUTION
Do not do the following
• Connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor
• Sliding the power switch or CD/DVD drive power/open switch
• Touching the keyboard, touch pad or external mouse
• Closing the display
NOTE
When the DC plug is not connected to the computer, disconnect the AC cord from your AC wall outlet. About 1.5 W
of power is consumed simply by having the AC adaptor plugged into an electrical outlet.
Note that the computer consumes electricity even when the computer power is off. If the battery pack is fully
charged, the battery will fully discharge in the following period of time:
• When power is off: Approx. 2 months
• In sleep: Approx. 5 days
• In hibernation: Approx. 10 days
If “Wake up from LAN” is disabled, the period of time in sleep will become slightly longer, and the period of time in
hibernation will become about the same as that in power-off.
To change the partition structure
You can shrink a part of an existing partition to create unallocated disk space, from which you can create a new parti-
tion. This computer has a single partition in the default setting.
A
Click
(Start) and right-click [Computer], then click [Manage].
A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.
B
Click [Disk Management].
C
Right-click the partition for Windows (“c” drive in the default setting), and click [Shrink Volume].
The partition size depends on the computer specifications.
D
Input the size in [Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB] and click [Shrink].
You cannot input a larger number than the displayed size.
E
Right-click [Unallocated] (the shrunk space in the step
D
) and click [New Simple Volume].
F
Follow the on-screen instructions to make the settings, and click [Finish].
Wait until formatting is completed.
NOTE
You can create an additional partition using remaining unallocated space or newly creating unallocated space.
To delete a partition, right-click the partition and click [Delete Volume] in the step
C
.
You can select the Classic view of Control Panel or the Classic Start menu. You can also change the way a user logs on
or off. This manual explains using the Windows Vista default setting (not Classic view or Classic Start menu etc.).
User Account Control
User Account Control is a new security component of Windows Vista to stop unauthorized changes to your com-
puter.
The User Account Control message will pop up every time you try making an important change to your computer.
Windows Sidebar
The Windows Sidebar does not appear in the default setting. To display it, click
(Start) - [All Programs] - [Acces-
sories] - [Windows Sidebar].
To always display the sidebar:
A
Right-click the sidebar icon
on the notification area, and click [Properties].
B
Add a check mark for [Start Sidebar when Windows starts] and click [OK].
When Using Wireless LAN
<Only for model with wireless LAN>
If you cannot communicate with the access point or if the access point is not detected, right-click
on the notifica-
tion area and click [Connect to a network], and then click
in the [Connect to a network] screen.
Sound and Video
• Sound (e.g. MP3, WMA) and video (e.g. MPG, WMV) recorded in PC Cards and SD Memory Cards may be inter-
rupted during playback. If this happens, copy them to the hard disk drive and play back.
Regarding Windows Vista