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Knowing the Touchpad
The touchpad integrated in your Notebook is a pointing device that is compatible
with standard mouse, allowing you to control the Notebook by pointing the
location of the cursor on the screen and making selection with its two buttons.
1. Cursor Movement Area
This pressure-sensitive area of the touchpad, allows you to place your
finger on it and control the cursor on the screen by moving your finger.
2. Right Button
Acts as the mouse’s right button.
3. Left Button
Acts as the mouse’s left button.
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Using the Touchpad
Read the following description to learn how to use the touchpad:
n Positioning and Moving
Place your finger on the touchpad (usually using the forefinger), and the
rectangular pad will act as a miniature duplicate of your display. When
you move your fingertip across the pad, the cursor on the screen will move
simultaneously in the same direction. When your finger reaches the edge
of the pad, lift your finger and replace it on a proper location of the
touchpad.
n Point and Click
When you have moved and placed the cursor over an icon, a menu item or
a command that you want to execute, simply tap slightly on the touchpad or
press the left button to select. This procedure, called as point and click is
the basics of operating your Notebook. Unlike the traditional pointing
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device such as the mouse, the whole touchpad can act as a left button, so
that your each tap on the touchpad is equivalent to pressing the left button.
Tapping twice more rapidly on the touchpad is to execute a double-click.
n Drag and Drop
You can move files or objects in your Notebook by using drag-and-drop.
To do so, place the cursor on the desired item and slightly tap twice on the
touchpad, and then keep your fingertip in contact with the touchpad on the
second tap. Now, you can drag the selected item to the desired location
by moving your finger on the touchpad, and then lift your finger from the
touchpad to drop the item into place. Alternately, you can press and hold
the left button when you select an item, and then move your finger to the
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desired location; finally, release the left button to finish the drag-and-drop
operation.
Move the
cursor by
sliding your
fingertip.
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n Configuring the Touchpad
You can customize the pointing device to meet your personal needs. For
example, if you are a left-hand user, you may want to swap the functions of
the two buttons. In addition, you can change the size, shape, moving
speed and other advanced features of the cursor on the screen.
To configure the touchpad, you can use the standard Microsoft or IBM PS/2
driver in your Windows operating system. The Mouse Properties in
Control Panel allows you to change the configuration.
Put your wrist
on the desk
comfortably.
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Mouse Properties Window
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About Hard Disk Drive
Your Notebook is equipped with a 2.5-inch IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)
hard disk drive. The hard disk drive is a storage device with much higher speed
and larger capacity than other storage devices, such as the floppy disk drive and
optical storage devices. Therefore, it is usually used to install the operating
system and software applications.
1. To avoid unexpected data loss in your system, please backup
your critical files regularly.
2. Do not turn off the Notebook when the Hard Disk In-use LED
is on.
3. Do not remove or install the hard disk drive when the
Notebook is turned on. The replacement of hard disk drive
should be done by an authorized retailer or service
representative.
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Using the Optical Device Drive
Your Notebook is equipped with an optical storage device. The actual device
installed in your Notebook depends on the model you purchased.
n DVD Combo Drive: This device allows you to read DVD and CD, and
record CD format.
n DVD Dual Drive: In addition to read DVD and CD, this device allows you to
record CD format and both the – R/RW and +R/RW DVD formats.
n Super Multi: Works as a multi-functional DVD Dual Drive and a DVD RAM
Drive.
n Lightscribe: Allows users to have brief texts curved on the obverse side of
the disks with the laser read/write head of the Optical Device Drive.
1. The optical storage devices are classified as a Class 1 Laser
products. Use of controls or adjustments or performance of
procedures other than those specified here in may result in
hazardous radiation exposure.
2. Do not touch the lens inside the drive.
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Inserting the CD
The following instruction describes the general procedure when operating
the optical storage device, including the DVD-ROM drive.
1. Confirm that the Notebook is turned on.
2. Press the Eject Button on the drive’s panel and the CD tray will slide out
partially. Then, gently pull the tray out until fully extended.
3. Place your CD in the tray with its label facing up. Slightly press the
center of the CD to secure it into place.
4. Push the tray back into the drive.
Eject Button
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Removing the CD
1. Press the Eject Button on the drive’s panel and the CD tray will slide out
partially. Then, gently pull the tray out until fully extended.
2. Hold the CD by its edge with your fingers and lift it up from the tray.
3. Push the tray back into the drive.
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1. Confirm that the CD is placed correctly and securely in the
tray before closing the tray.
2. Do not leave the CD tray open.
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Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
General Introductions Chapter 1
Getting Started
Customizing this Notebook
Preface
BIOS setup
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