Preface; Manual Contents - Toshiba Satellite L100-108 User Manual

Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of the TOSHIBA L100 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 TOSHIBA L100
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
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 look over the
Special Features section of the Introduction, to learn about features that
are uncommon or unique to the computer. If you are going to install
PC Cards or connect external devices such as a monitor, be sure to read
Chapter 8,

Manual contents

This manual is composed of the following 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,
devices: Touch Pad, Audio/Video controls, Sound System, optical media
drives, modem, Wireless LAN and LAN. It also provides tips on care of the
computer, floppy disks and CD/ DVDs.
Chapter 5,
the keypad overlay and hot keys.
User's Manual
Introduction and
Getting Started for step-by-step instructions on setting up your
Optional Devices.
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
The Keyboard, describes special keyboard functions including
The Grand Tour chapters to familiarize
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