Preface
Portégé A100
Portégé A100
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Manual contents
This manual is composed of nine chapters, nine appendixes, a glossary,
and an index.
Chapter 1,
Introduction
, is an overview of the computer’s features,
capabilities, 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.
Chapter 4,
Operating Basics
, includes instructions on using the following
devices: Touch Pad, external diskette drive, optical media drives, internal
modem, wireless communication features, LAN, internal microphone. It
also provides tips on care of the computer, diskettes and CD/DVDs.
Chapter 5,
The Keyboard
, describes special keyboard functions including
the keypad overlay and hotkeys.
Chapter 6,
Power and Power-Up Modes,
gives details on the computer’s
power resources and battery save modes.
Chapter 7,
HW Setup and Passwords,
explains how to configure the
computer using the HW Setup program. It also tells how to set a
password.
Chapter 8,
Optional Devices
, describes the optional hardware available.
Chapter 9,
Troubleshooting
, provides helpful information on how to
perform some diagnostic tests, and suggests courses of action if the
computer doesn’t seem to be working properly.
The
Appendixes
provide technical information about your computer.
The
Glossary
defines general computer terminology and includes a list of
acronyms used in the text.
The
Index
quickly directs you to the information contained in this manual.
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