Preface; Manual Contents - Toshiba Satellite A500 series User Manual

Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of the TOSHIBA Satellite A500/Satellite
Pro A500/ Satellite A500D/Satellite Pro A500D series computer. This
powerful notebook computer provides excellent expansion capability,
includes multimedia functionality, and is designed to provide years of
reliable, high-performance computing.
This manual tells how to set up and begin using your TOSHIBA Satellite
A500/Satellite Pro A500/ Satellite A500D/Satellite Pro A500D series
computer. It also provides detailed information on configuring your
computer, basic operations and care, using optional devices and
troubleshooting.
If you are a new user of computers or if you're new to portable computing,
first read over the
yourself with the computer's features, components and accessory devices.
Then read
computer.
If you are an experienced computer user, please continue reading the
preface to learn how this manual is organized, then become acquainted
with this manual by browsing through its pages. Be sure to read the
features
uncommon or unique to the computers and carefully read
Passwords. If you are going to install ExpressCards or connect external
devices such as a printer, be sure to read Chapter 8,

Manual contents

This manual is composed of the following chapters, appendixes, a glossary
and an index.
Chapter 1, Introduction, is an overview of the computer's features,
capabilities, and options.
Chapter 2,
briefly explains how they function.
Chapter 3,
operating your computer.
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Introduction
Getting Started for step-by-step instructions on setting up your
section of the Introduction, to learn about features that are
The Grand Tour, identifies the components of the computer and
Getting Started, provides a quick overview of how to begin
and The Grand Tour chapters to familiarize
Special
HW Setup and
Optional Devices.
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