About This Book - IBM ThinkPad 310E User Manual

About This Book

Note:
The illustrations in this book may be
slightly different from your computer.
Be sure to read Chapter 1 and
Chapter 2 before using the computer.
Read the following chapters
whenever you need to.
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This book contains information that will help you operate the IBM
ThinkPad 310E or 310ED computer (hereafter called the 310E,
310ED, or computer).
Chapter 1, "Getting Started," provides information about how to
set up your computer.
Chapter 2, "Getting Familiar with Your Computer," acquaints
you with the basic features of your computer.
Chapter 3, "Operating Your Computer," provides information on
using your computer's different features.
Chapter 4, "Using Battery Power," provides power management
information and describes how to operate your computer with the
battery pack.
Chapter 5, "Protecting Your Computer," provides information for
protecting your computer and internal devices.
Chapter 6, "Installing and Removing Options," describes how to
install or remove IBM options.
Chapter 7, "Installing Software," provides procedures for
installing operating systems and device drivers in your computer.
Chapter 8, "Solving Computer Problems," describes what to do
when you have a computer problem.
Appendix A, "Avoiding Hardware Conflicts," lists some steps you
can take to avoid problems when you add or remove options.
Appendix B, "Advanced Information for PC Cards," provides
additional information when using PC Cards.
Appendix C, "BIOS Utility," describes how to use the BIOS utility.