Gateway TM 5150 Guida Utente

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Contents

Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Notebook ............................... 1

Keyboard and LCD Panel ....................................................................... 2
System Status Indicators (LEDs)............................................................ 4
Back ......................................................................................................... 5
Right Side ................................................................................................ 6
Left Side................................................................................................... 6
Bottom ..................................................................................................... 8

Chapter 2: Getting Started ...................................................... 9

Installing the battery pack ..................................................................... 10
Connecting the AC power..................................................................... 12
Starting up your notebook..................................................................... 14

Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook .......................................... 15

Using the keyboard................................................................................ 16

Function keys.................................................................................. 17
Special keys .................................................................................... 19
Pad lock keys.................................................................................. 19

Using the video system ......................................................................... 20

Setting up the composite video out port ....................................... 20
Setting up an external computer monitor ...................................... 21

Using the EZ Pad Plus Touchpad ......................................................... 23

Mouse and TouchPad action equivalents...................................... 24
Mouse wheel and rocker switch equivalents................................. 25
Changing touchpad properties ....................................................... 25
Using an external mouse or keyboard ........................................... 26

Using the audio...................................................................................... 27

Adjusting the volume ..................................................................... 27
Making an Audio Recording ......................................................... 28

Using disc media ................................................................................... 30

Playing an audio disc...................................................................... 31

Swapping drive modules....................................................................... 32

Using the diskette disk drive externally......................................... 34

Swapping hard disk drives .................................................................... 35
Using PC Cards ..................................................................................... 38
Using the IR port ................................................................................... 40