About This User's Manual ..................................................................................................... 11
Notes For This Manual ..................................................................................................... 11
2. Knowing the Parts.................................................................................. 12
Top Side ................................................................................................................................ 13
Bottom Side........................................................................................................................... 15
Left Side ................................................................................................................................ 16
Right Side .............................................................................................................................. 17
Rear Side .............................................................................................................................. 18
Front Side .............................................................................................................................. 20
3. Getting Started ....................................................................................... 21
Power Connection ................................................................................................................. 22
Restarting or Rebooting ........................................................................................................ 24
Using the Keyboard............................................................................................................... 25
Colored Hot Keys ............................................................................................................. 25
Status Indicators .............................................................................................................. 26
Instant Launch Keys ........................................................................................................ 27
Microsoft Windows™ Keys .............................................................................................. 29
Keyboard as Cursors ....................................................................................................... 30
Pointing Device .............................................................................................................. 32
Using the Touchpad ......................................................................................................... 32
Caring for the Touchpad ................................................................................................... 34
Optical Drive .......................................................................................................................... 35
Multimedia DJ ....................................................................................................................... 38
PC Card (PCMCIA) Socket ................................................................................................... 42
32-bit CardBus Support ................................................................................................... 42
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