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Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Notebook ............................... |
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Keyboard and LCD Panel....................................................................... |
2 |
System Status Indicators ......................................................................... |
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Left side.................................................................................................... |
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Back ......................................................................................................... |
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Right Side ................................................................................................ |
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Bottom ..................................................................................................... |
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Chapter 2: Using Your System .............................................. |
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Connecting AC Power .......................................................................... |
12 |
Starting Up............................................................................................. |
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LCD Panel ............................................................................................. |
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Using the Keyboard............................................................................... |
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Function keys.................................................................................. |
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Special keys .................................................................................... |
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Pad Lock keys................................................................................. |
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EZ Pad Pointing Device........................................................................ |
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Customizing the EZ Pad ................................................................ |
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Using an External Mouse or Keyboard ................................................ |
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Swapping Option Bay Modules............................................................ |
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Using the Audio..................................................................................... |
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Adjusting the volume..................................................................... |
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Making an Audio Recording ......................................................... |
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Using Disc Media (CD-ROM) ............................................................. |
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Playing an audio CD ...................................................................... |
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Removing or Replacing the Hard Disk Drive ...................................... |
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Using PC Cards ..................................................................................... |
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About CardBus Cards .................................................................... |
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USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports......................................................... |
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Using Fast IR Ports................................................................................ |
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Using the Composite Video Ports......................................................... |
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Using the VidCap Demonstration Program .................................. |
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Chapter 3: Managing Power Consumption .......................... |
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Using the battery.................................................................................... |
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Battery learning software............................................................... |
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Battery status.................................................................................. |
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Swapping the battery ............................................................................ |
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Maximizing the battery life .................................................................. |
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Managing power ................................................................................... |
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Windows 98 ................................................................................... |
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Windows 95 and Windows NT .................................................... |
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Modifying the power button mode................................................ |
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Using the BIOS Setup Utility............................................................... |
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Using the Power Menu .................................................................. |
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Status display ................................................................................. |
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Appendix A: Solo Notebook Accessories .............................. |
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Accessories ........................................................................................... |
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Appendix B: Contacting Gateway .......................................... |
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Contacting Gateway.............................................................................. |
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Calling Gateway ............................................................................ |
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Index ....................................................................................... |
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Checking Out
Your Notebook
Keyboard and LCD Panel ....................................... |
2 |
System Status Indicators ......................................... |
4 |
Left side.................................................................... |
5 |
Back.......................................................................... |
6 |
Right Side................................................................. |
8 |
Bottom...................................................................... |
9 |
Keyboard and LCD Panel
Component |
Description |
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A. XGA Color Liquid Crystal |
Provides sharp, crisp resolution with backlit |
Display (LCD) |
anti-glare screen. |
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B. Power button |
Press to turn power ON or OFF. Can also be |
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configured to Suspend/Resume mode. |
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C. Keyboard |
Provides full functionality of a desktop com- |
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puter keyboard. Many of these keys have |
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been assigned alternate functions, including |
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shortcut keys for Windows 95 and Windows |
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98, Status Display menus, and numeric key- |
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pad. |
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Component |
Description |
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D. Speakers |
Provide high quality sound reproduction for |
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software and audio CDs. |
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E. CD-ROM drive/Diskette |
The CD-ROM drive reads data CDs or audio |
drive combination mod- |
CDs. The diskette drive accepts 3.5-inch dis- |
ule |
kettes. |
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F. EZ Pad™ TouchPad |
Controls the cursor movement on the screen. |
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Buttons below the pad function as left and |
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right mouse buttons for clicking. |
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G. Hard drive access cover |
Opens to reveal and remove hard disk drive. |
panel |
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H. Power LED |
Indicates that the power status mode: |
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• Steady green light indicates power is on and |
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computer is in operation. |
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• Flashing green light indicates that the com- |
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puter is in standby or suspend mode. |
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• No LED indicates that the system power is |
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off. |
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I. Battery LED |
Indicates the battery status mode: |
•Green light indicates that the battery is fully charged.
•Yellow light indicates that the battery is charging.
•Red light indicates that a battery malfunction.
•No LED indicates that the system is running on the battery because the AC adapter is either not connected or is not providing power to the computer.
J.System status indicaIndicates that the system status modes. tors
(LCM - Liquid Crystal Module)
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System Status Indicators
Indicator |
Icon Description |
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A. Hard drive |
Indicates that the hard drive is in use. |
access light |
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B. CD-ROM/Dis- |
Indicates that the CD-ROM or the diskette |
kette disk drive |
drive is in use. |
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C. Caps lock |
Indicates that the caps lock in on. When the |
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Caps lock light is on, you type in all capital |
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letters. |
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D. Pad lock |
Indicates that the pad lock is on. When the |
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Pad lock light is on, you can access the |
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embedded numeric keypad. |
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E. Scroll lock |
Indicates that the scroll lock is on. When |
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Scroll lock light is on, some programs allow |
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you to scroll through large volumes of text. |
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Left side
Component |
Icon Description |
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A. Volume wheel |
Adjusts built-in speaker volume, external |
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speaker, and headphone volume. Other port |
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volume levels are controlled by multimedia soft- |
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ware. |
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B. PC Card slots |
Accepts two Type II PC Cards or one Type II |
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Card. |
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C. Eject buttons |
Ejects the PC Cards from the PC Card slots. |
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D. Speaker |
Provides high quality sound reproduction for |
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software and audio CDs. |
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Back
Port |
Icon Description |
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A. Parallel port |
Connect parallel device such as a printer to |
(LPT1) |
this port. |
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B. Joystick/MIDI |
Connect a game joystick or an electronic |
port |
MIDI musical instrument this port. The port |
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provides both MIDI In and Out capabilities. |
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C. Fast IR (Infra- |
Sends infrared signals between the notebook |
red) port |
and a remote device that uses infrared (for |
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example, another computer, printer, or other |
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peripheral). Place infrared devices up to 3 |
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feet (1 meter) apart. |
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D. Mic |
Connect an external microphone to this port. |
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Connecting an external microphone will dis- |
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able the built-in microphone. |
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E. Line in |
Records from another computer, stereo |
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equipment, or a VCR. |
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F. Line out |
Connect an amplified speaker to this port. |
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The Line out port is not capable of driving |
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unamplified speakers or headphones. |
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G. Speaker out/ |
Connect external speakers or headphones to |
Headphone jack |
this port. Supports small unamplified speak- |
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ers. (1/8-inch/3.5-mm jack.) |
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Port |
Icon Description |
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H. Composite |
Lets you view your notebook’s display on a |
Video Out port |
TV screen by connecting the notebook to the |
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TV or VCR using a standard video cable. |
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I. Composite |
Lets you display NTSC/PAL format video on |
Video In port |
your notebook’s screen from a VCR or video |
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camera using a standard video cable. |
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J. Reset switch |
Restarts the notebook, if necessary. Insert a |
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paper clip to press switch. |
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K. Kensington lock |
Attach Kensington lock to this port. |
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L. PS/2 port |
Connect an external mouse or keyboard to |
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this port. |
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M.Serial port |
Connect an optional serial device to this port. |
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N. VGA port |
Connect a VGA monitor cable to this port. |
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O. Docking station |
Connect an optional docking station to this |
port |
port. |
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Right Side
Component |
Icon Description |
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A. Speaker |
Provides high quality sound reproduction for |
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software and audio CDs. |
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B. USB ports |
Plug optional USB serial devices into these |
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ports. |
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C. Power connector |
Connect an AC power adapter to this port. |
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Bottom
Component |
Description |
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A. Flip foot |
Flips out to tilt the notebook. |
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B. Back ports cover (open |
Flips open to reveal ports. |
position) |
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C. System identification |
Provides product model number, serial num- |
label |
ber, display type, and processor speed. |
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D. Memory bay |
Open the memory bay cover to install or |
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remove SO-DIMM memory modules. |
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E. Battery pack bay |
Slide battery pack into bay for battery power |
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and battery charging. |
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F. Battery release latch |
Slide the latch to release the battery pack |
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from the battery pack bay. |
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G. Combination module |
Slide the latch to release the combination |
release latch |
drive module from the bay. |
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H. Combination module |
Pull here to remove combination module |
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after sliding the release latch. |
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Using Your |
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System |
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Connecting AC Power........................................... |
12 |
Starting Up............................................................. |
13 |
LCD Panel.............................................................. |
14 |
Using the Keyboard............................................... |
15 |
EZ Pad Pointing Device ........................................ |
20 |
Using an External Mouse or Keyboard ................ |
21 |
Swapping Option Bay Modules............................ |
22 |
Using the Audio..................................................... |
25 |
Using Disc Media (CD-ROM).............................. |
28 |
Removing or Replacing the Hard Disk Drive ...... |
30 |
Using PC Cards ..................................................... |
32 |
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports......................... |
34 |
Using Fast IR Ports................................................ |
34 |
Using the Composite Video Ports......................... |
35 |
Caution!
Replace the power cord if it becomes damaged. The replacement cord must be of the same type and voltage rating as the original cord.
Warning!
Do not attempt to disassemble the AC adapter. The AC adapter has no user-replaceable or user-serviceable parts inside. The AC adapter has dangerous voltages that can cause serious personal injury or death. Contact Gateway about returning defective AC adapters.
Connecting AC Power
Your notebook is powered by one of the longest-lasting batteries available and was shipped to you charged, ready to use. You might, however, want to use the AC adapter to provide a constant supply of power while you are checking out some of the features.
Connecting the AC adapter
1. Connect the power cord to the AC adapter.
2. Plug the AC adapter into your notebook’s power connector.
3. Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet.
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Starting Up
Slide the latch on the front face of your notebook to the right to release the cover and open up your notebook. To turn on your notebook, press the power button, located in the upper left corner on the notebook surface, close to the left LCD hinge.
The power button on your system is preset in On/Off mode. However, you can set it to function either in On/Off or Suspend/Resume mode using the setup screens (see “Using the BIOS Setup Utility” on page 49).
Power button
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Note:
This system ships with the “Auto dim with battery” feature enabled. Auto dim cuts LCD power 50% when your notebook is operating on battery power.
LCD Panel
Your notebook features a color LCD XGA panel providing sharp, crisp resolution and up to 256K (18 bits per pixel) color depth.
Tilt your notebook’s entire cover forward or backward to adjust the viewing angle. Press the FN key together with the up arrow and down arrow keys to control display brightness.
Some screens may have a small number of colored dots. This is normal and does not affect the overall screen image.
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Using the Keyboard
Your notebook features a full-size keyboard that has the full functionality of a desktop computer keyboard. Many of the keys have been assigned alternate functions, including shortcut keys for Windows, function keys for specific system operations, and pad lock keys for the numeric keypad.
Function keys for function key combinations
Function Key
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Function keys
Press the FN key together with one of the following keys (with blue letters) to get these “on-the-fly” functions:
Key Description
Combination
+
Displays the power status in the upper left corner of the Windows desktop. Press the key combination again to make the display disappear.
Toggles between the LCD display, external monitor, both displays at the same time, or TV display (NTSC or PAL format). See “LCD Panel” on Page 14.
Windows 95: LCD and Hard Drive shut off. Pressing any key will bring them back within a few seconds. Windows 98: System goes to sleep. Pressing the power button will bring the system out of sleep mode.
Makes temporary changes to the power management (PM) mode settings by toggling the setting options:
•PM ON enables power management with AC or battery power.
•PM DC enables power management when the notebook is using battery power only.
•PM OFF disables power management.
The selected option is not saved when the system is turned off. The power management settings selected in the BIOS setup program take effect when the system is restarted.
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Key Description
Combination
+
Makes changes to the video source (VIDEOSRC) settings by toggling the settings from:
DVD, select if using your DVD drive (optional)
TV IN, select if using the Composite Video In port PCMCIA, select if using a zoomed video card in PCMCIA slot
DISABLED
After about 30 seconds, the display disappears.
Enables the Pad Lock function so you can use the numeric keypad.
The Pad Lock icon 
stays lit while this function is enabled. Press the key combination again to make the display disappear.
In some programs you can scroll through large volumes of text.
The Scroll Lock icon 
stays lit as long as this function is enabled.
In some programs this key combination pauses the display when text is scrolling quickly. Press any key to continue the text flow.
In some programs this key combination breaks text scrolling in a DOS screen.
Increases LCD brightness and displays the brightness meter for the Popup Status Display reflecting the changes. Use the FN+F2 key combination to make the display disappear
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Key Description
Combination
+
Decreases LCD brightness and displays the brightness meter for the Popup Status Display reflecting the changes. Use the FN+F2 key combination to make the display disappear.
Special keys
The following keys help you use shortcuts when working with some
software:
Key |
Description |
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Use this key to display the Windows Start menu. |
Use this key to provide quick access to shortcut menus and help assistants in Windows.
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