Contents
Inserting orremoving aCD/DVD ...................................................... 36
Regional codes for DVD filmsand DVD players ........................................ 37
Adjusting the AutoPlay function ofyour CD/DVD drive .................................. 37
Microphone and loudspeakers . . . ........................................................ 38
Volume: adjusting ................................................................... 38
Ethernet and LAN ....................................................................... 39
Wireless components (wireless LAN/Bluetooth) . . . ......................................... 40
Switching the wireless LAN/Bluetooth moduleon and off ............................... 40
Securityfunctions ..................................................................... 41
Brief overview ofsecurityfunctions ....................................................... 41
Using Kensington Lock .................................................................. 41
Configuring password protection inBIOS Setup Utility ...................................... 42
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor and user password) . .......................... 42
Password protection of operating system .............................................. 43
Connectingexternaldevices ........................................................... 44
Ports ................................................................................... 45
Connecting an external monitor . . ........................................................ 46
Setting therefreshratefor your external monitor ...................................... 47
Connecting USB devices (USB ports with charging function) . . .............................. 48
eSATA/USB combination port ............................................................ 49
Connecting FireW ire devices . ............................................................ 50
Connecting exte rnal audio devices . . . . . . ................................................. 50
HDMIport .......................................................................... 50
Microphone port / Line In ............................................................ 51
Headphones/SPDIF port (loudspeaker port / line out) . .................................. 51
Removing and insta lling components during servicing . .. .............................. 53
Notes on installing and removing boards and components .................................. 53
Removing andinstalling thebattery ....................................................... 53
Removing andinstalling theharddisk .................................................... 54
Removing thehard disk .............................................................. 54
Installing the hard disk ............................................................... 55
Memory: expansion ..................................................................... 56
Installing and removing the memory expansion . . . . . . .................................. 56
Settings in BIOS Setup Utility . ......................................................... 59
Starting the BIOSSetup Utility ........................................................... 59
Operating BIOS SetupUtility ............................................................. 59
Exiting BIOS SetupUtility ................................................................ 60
Save Changes and Exit – Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup Utility . . . ........... 60
Discard Changes & Exit– Discard changes and exit the B IO S Setup Utility ............... 60
GetDefaultValues– Transferring standard entries ..................................... 60
Load Previous Values – Discard Changes without exiting the BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . .... 60
Save Changes – Saving the settings . ................................................. 60
Troubleshootingand tips .............................................................. 61
Restoring installed software .............................................................. 61
Restoring the operating system, drivers, manuals and sp ecial software . . . ............... 62
Thenotebook’s date ortime is incorrect ................................................... 62
Thenotebook’s LCDscreenremainsblank ................................................ 62
The LCD screen is difficult toread ........................................................ 62
Theexternalmonitorremainsblank ...................................................... 63
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