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Contents
Taking Care of your Notebook PC..........................................................................................3
Chapter 1.................................................................................................................................5
Introducing the Notebook PC............................................................................................5
Components
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Top Components
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Chapter 2...............................................................................................................................12
Preparing your Notebook PC ...........................................................................................12
Installing Battery Pack
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Connecting the Power Adapter
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Opening the Display Panel
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Turning on the Computer
.................................................................................................15
Chapter 3...............................................................................................................................16
Using the Notebook PC ....................................................................................................16
Touchpad
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Keyboard
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Power Sources
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Standby and hibernation
..................................................................................................21
Drives
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External Devices
..............................................................................................................27
Wireless LAN
...................................................................................................................28
Connecting to a WLAN
.....................................................................................................29
Local area networks
.........................................................................................................29
Chapter 4...............................................................................................................................31
Routine Care.....................................................................................................................31
Hardware Maintenance
....................................................................................................31
Chapter 5...............................................................................................................................36
Troubleshooting................................................................................................................36
The computer will not start up
..........................................................................................36
The computer screen is blank
...........................................................................................37
The software is functioning abnormally
.............................................................................37
The computer is turned on, but is not responding
..............................................................38