Preface - Toshiba PORTABLE PERSONAL COMPUTER L500 User Manual

Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of the TOSHIBA L500/L505/L500D/
L505D 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 L500/L505/L500/
L500D 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 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.
Chapter 4,
using the Touch Pad, optical disc drive, Audio/Video controls, the web
camera, the microphone, wireless communication and LAN.
Chapter 5,
the keypad overlay and hot keys.
Chapter 6,
power resources and battery save modes.
User's Manual
Introduction
Getting Started for step-by-step instructions on setting up your
section of the Introduction, to learn about features that are
Optional
The Grand Tour, identifies the components of the computer and
Getting Started, provides a quick overview of how to begin
Operating Basics, includes tips on care of the computer and on
The Keyboard, describes special keyboard functions including
Power and Power-up
and The Grand Tour
Devices.
Modes, gives details on the computer's
L500/L505/L500D/L505D
chapters to familiarize
Special
HW Setup and
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