User ManualTable of ContentsABOUT YOUR NOTEBOOK COMPUTER8ABOUT YOUR USER GUIDE9INTRODUCTION151.1 FEATURE HIGHLIGHT161.2 UNPACKING THE COMPUTER181.3 THE INSIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK20Notebook Status Icons22The Function of Easy Buttons241.4 THE FRONT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK251.5 THE REAR SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK271.6 THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK281.7 THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK291.8 THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NOTEBOOK301.9 INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL311.10 NOTEBOOK ACCESSORIES331.11 NOTEBOOK OPTIONS34GETTING STARTED37USING THE BATTERY PACK38Extending Battery Life40CONNECTING THE AC POWER SOURCE41STARTING YOUR COMPUTER42ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTROLS43INSTALLING THE NOTEBOOK DEVICE DRIVERS43Installing Windows XP from Optical Disk Drive44Enable DMA channel for best performance44driver installation note:45Installing the Chipset Driver45Installing ENE- KBC driver46Installing the VGA Device Driver46Installing the Audio Device Driver47Installing the Modem Device Driver47Installing the LAN Device Driver48Installing ALPS - Touch Pad driver48Installing the Card Reader Device Driver48Installing the Wireless LAN Device Driver49Installing the Bluetooth Utility50TURNING OFF YOUR COMPUTER50USING YOUR NOTEBOOK53STARTING YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM54UNDERSTANDING THE KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS54Basic Keyboard Functions57Cursor Control Keys58Screen Control Keys59Windows Hot Keys59Special Function Keys59USING THE GLIDE PAD POINTING DEVICE61CONFIGURING YOUR SCREEN DISPLAY62Possible Display Configurations63Changing the Display Properties under Windows64KNOWING THE POWER SAVING FEATURES64WORKING WITH THE BUILT-IN HDD66HOW TO ACCESS THE OPTICAL DRIVE66USING PCMCIA CARDS68What is PCMCIA?68What is CardBus?70Inserting and Removing a PCMCIA Card70Making PC Cards Work72Hot Swapping PC Cards73USING FLASH MEMORY CARDS73What is Flash Memory Card?73FUN WITH MULTIMEDIA77NOTEBOOK MULTIMEDIA FEATURES78AUDIO SOUND SYSTEM FEATURES78SETTING UP THE AUDIO DRIVER PROPERTIES79WINDOWS MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMS79RECORDING SOUNDS80Using an External Microphone83Using the Built-in Combo Drive83PLAYING AUDIO AND SOUND84Using the Windows Media Player85PLAYING VIDEO AND MPEG FILES85USING DVD86CONNECTING TO PERIPHERALS915.1 USING THE USB PORT925.2 USING AN EXTERNAL MONITOR PORT925.3 USING THE IEEE 1394 PORT945.4 USING THE TV PORT955.5 USING THE EXTERNAL AUDIO SYSTEM965.6 USING THE LAN PORT975.7 USING THE WIRELESS LAN985.8 USING THE MODEM PORT98CUSTOMIZING YOUR NOTEBOOK101RUNNING THE BIOS SETUP PROGRAM102USING THE MAIN MENU SETUP1046.2.1 Internal HDD Sub-Menu106USING THE ADVANCED CMOS SETUP107SECURITY MENU SETUP109USING THE BOOT SETUP111HOW TO EXIT THE SETUP PROGRAM112HOW TO UPGRADE THE BIOS113USING OPTIONS115SYSTEM UPGRADE116Memory Upgrade116Installing Memory Module116Upgrade Hard Disk118Wireless Module Installation119CARING FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK121IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS122CLEANING YOUR COMPUTER124MAINTAINING THE LCD QUALITY125MAINTAINING YOUR HARD DISK125BATTERY CARE GUIDELINES126WHEN YOU TRAVEL127SYSTEM SPECIFICATION129Processor Unit130System Memory130LCD Display130VGA System130Storage131Audio System131PCMCIA131Glide Pad131Keyboard132Flash BIOS132I/O Ports132Wireless devices132AC/DC Power Supply Adapter132Battery133Weight and Dimension133Size: 1.43 MBPages: 134Language: EnglishOpen manual