Toshiba Tecra A9 User Manual page 11

Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of the TECRA A9/ TECRA S5/ Satellite
Pro S200/ Satellite Pro A150 series computer. This powerful notebook
computer provides excellent expansion capability, includes multimedia
functionality, and is designed to provide years of reliable, high-performance
computing.
This manual tells how to set up and begin using your TECRA A9/ TECRA
S5/ Satellite Pro S200/ Satellite Pro A150 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 Chapter 1,
Utilities and Options
features, components and accessory devices.
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 read the
features
about features that are uncommon or unique to this computer, as well as
the section on Chapter 7,
setup and configure these features.
Read Chapter 3,
products or external devices.
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.
User's Manual
TECRA A9, TECRA S5, Satellite Pro S200, Satellite Pro A150
chapters to familiarize yourself with the computer's
section in Chapter 3,
HW Setup & BIOS
Hardware, Utilities and Options
Getting Started and Chapter 3,
Hardware, Utilities and Options
Setup, to understand how to
Hardware,
Special
to learn
if connecting optional
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