Preface; Manual Contents - Toshiba L550 User Manual

L550/L550D/L555/L555D

Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of the TOSHIBA L550/L550D/L555/
L555D 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 TOSHIBA L550/
L550D/L555/L555D 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 read the
features
uncommon or unique to the computers and carefully read
Passwords. If you are going to connect external devices such as a printer,
be sure to read Chapter 8,

Manual contents

This manual is composed of the following chapters, 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.
Chapter 4,
using the Touch Pad, optical disc drive, Audio/Video controls, the web
camera, the microphone, the internal modem, wireless communication
and LAN.
Chapter 5,
the 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,
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Introduction
Getting Started for step-by-step instructions on setting up your
section of the Introduction, to learn about features that are
Optional
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.
and The Grand Tour
Devices.
Modes, gives details on the computer's
chapters to familiarize
Special
HW Setup and
User's Manual