Preface; Manual Contents - Toshiba A200 series User Manual

Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of the A200 Series computer. This
powerful notebook computer provides excellent expansion capability,
including multimedia devices, and it is designed to provide years of reliable,
high-performance computing.
This manual tells how to set up and begin using your A200 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
familiarize yourself with the computer's features, components and
accessory devices. Then read
step-by-step instructions on setting up your 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 look over the
Special features
features that are unique to the computer.

Manual contents

This manual has eleven chapters, four appendixes and a glossary.
Chapter 1,
features, utilities, and options.
Chapter 2,
briefly explains how they function.
Chapter 3,
operating your computer and gives tips on safety and designing your work
area. Be sure to read the sections on setting up the operating system and
on restoring the pre-installed software.
Chapter 4,
devices: TouchPad/Dual Mode Pad, the optical disc drives, the internal
modem, LAN and wireless LAN. It also provides tips on care of the
computer, disks and DVD/CD-ROMs.
Chapter 5,
HD DVD Media.
User's Manual
A200 Series Features
section of the
A200 Series Features, is an overview of the computer's special
The Grand Tour, identifies the components of the computer and
Getting Started, provides a quick overview of how to begin
Operating Basics, includes instructions on using the following
About the HD DVD, describes the features, use of HD DVD and
and The Grand Tour
Getting Started for
A200 Series Features, to learn about
A200
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