Toshiba Portege A 100 User Manual page 13

Chapter 3: Getting Started
Setting up your work space ........................................................ 3-2
Connecting the AC adaptor ........................................................ 3-5
Opening the display .................................................................... 3-6
Turning on the power .................................................................. 3-7
Starting up for the first time ........................................................ 3-7
Turning off the power .................................................................. 3-8
Restarting the computer ........................................................... 3-12
Restoring the preinstalled software from the Product
Recovery disk............................................................................ 3-12
Chapter 4: Operating Basics
Using the Touch Pad ................................................................... 4-1
Using optical media drives.......................................................... 4-3
Writing CDs on CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive .................................... 4-6
Media care .................................................................................. 4-9
Using a optional USB diskette drive ......................................... 4-10
Wireless LAN............................................................................. 4-12
LAN ........................................................................................... 4-13
Using the microphone ............................................................... 4-15
Using the internal modem ......................................................... 4-15
Cleaning the computer.............................................................. 4-18
Moving the computer ................................................................ 4-18
Heat dispersal ........................................................................... 4-19
Chapter 5: The Keyboard
Typewriter keys ........................................................................... 5-1
F1 ... F12 function keys .............................................................. 5-2
Soft keys: Fn key combinations .................................................. 5-2
Windows special keys................................................................. 5-6
Keypad overlay ........................................................................... 5-6
Generating ASCII characters....................................................... 5-8
Chapter 6: Power and Power-Up Modes
Power conditions ........................................................................ 6-1
Power indicators ......................................................................... 6-2
Battery types............................................................................... 6-4
Care and use of the Battery pack ............................................... 6-5
Replacing the Battery pack....................................................... 6-12
Starting the computer by password.......................................... 6-14
Power-up modes....................................................................... 6-14
Panel power off ......................................................................... 6-15
System Auto Off ........................................................................ 6-15
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