Manual Contents - Toshiba Tecra A7 User Manual

Manual contents

This manual is composed of nine chapters, five 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 and gives tips on safety and designing your work
area.
Chapter 4,
using the Touch Pad, optical media drive, external diskette drive, Wireless
LAN, LANs, Audio/Video controls and internal modem.
Chapter 5,
the keypad overlay and hot keys.
Chapter 6,
power resources and battery save modes.
Chapter 7,
computer using the HW Setup program. It also tells how to set a password.
Chapter 8,
Chapter 9, Troubleshooting, provides helpful information on how to perform
some diagnostic tests, and suggests courses of action if the computer
doesn't seem to be working properly.
The Appendixes provide technical information about your computer.
The Glossary
acronyms used in the text.
The Index
Conventions
This manual uses the following formats to describe, identify, and highlight
terms and operating procedures.
Abbreviations
On first appearance, and whenever necessary for clarity, abbreviations are
enclosed in parentheses following their definition. For example: Read Only
Memory (ROM). Acronyms are also defined in the Glossary.
Icons
Icons identify ports, dials, and other parts of your computer. The indicator
panel also uses icons to identify the components it is providing information
on.
User's Manual
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
HW Setup and Passwords, explains how to configure the
Optional Devices, describes the optional hardware available.
defines general computer terminology and includes a list of
quickly directs you to the information contained in this manual.
Modes, gives details on the computer's
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