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Table of Content
BEFORE YOU START ...............................................................................2
LET YOUR COMPUTER ACCLIMATE ITSELF ..............................................9
HEAT, COLD, HUMIDITY, AND GLARE ..................................................10
SUITABLE PLACE TO WORK.................................................................10
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................12
FRONT VIEW .....................................................................................13
LEFT VIEW ........................................................................................15
RIGHT VIEW ......................................................................................15
REAR VIEW .......................................................................................16
BOTTOM VIEW...................................................................................17
CRT/LAN PORT ...............................................................................18
GETTING STARTED ...............................................................................21
CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTER .........................................................21
TO INSTALL THE BATTERY PACK:........................................................23
TO REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK: ......................................................24
USING THE NOTEBOOK COMPUTER.......................................................26
LCD CARE........................................................................................26
EXTERNAL CRT DISPLAY...................................................................26
OSD-BAR ICON.................................................................................28
POWER SAVING MODE.......................................................................30
NORMAL MODE .................................................................................30
HIGH PERFORMANCE MODE...............................................................31
DVD PLAY MODE..............................................................................31
DYNAMIC SWITCH MODE....................................................................32
TOUCHPAD PRECAUTIONS.................................................................33
THE BATTERY POWER SYSTEM ..........................................................34
PREPARING THE BATTERY PACK FOR USE (BATTERY CALIBRATION) ....34
AUTOMATIC BATTERY PACK CHARGING FUNCTION..............................35
BATTERY STATUS..............................................................................35
BATTERY LOW WARNING ...................................................................35
HELP WINDOWS ................................................................................37
DESKTOP ..........................................................................................37
CONTROL PANEL...............................................................................39
INTERNET CONNECTION ........................................................................41
RUNNING BIOS SETUP .........................................................................46
MAIN SETUP .....................................................................................47
ADVANCED SETUP.............................................................................48
SECURITY .........................................................................................50
BOOT SETUP.....................................................................................50