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Medion NOTEBOOK COMPUTER Manual

Summary of NOTEBOOK COMPUTER

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    N otes on t his manual keep these instructions with your computer at all times. The proper set up, use and care can help extend the life of your com- puter. In the event that you transfer ownership of this computer, please provide these instructions to the new owner. This manual is divided into sect...

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    Ii q uality we have selected the components in this computer for their high level of functionality, ease of use, safety and reliability. Through balanced hardware and software design we are able to pro- vide you with an innovative personal computer useful for applications relating to both work and l...

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    Iii table of contents: safety and maintenance........................................................ 1 safety instructions ................................................................... 3 data security ....................................................................... 3 operational safety...

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    Iv data entry ............................................................................ 30 the keyboard..................................................................... 30 notebook-specific key combinations ................................. 30 touch pad ..........................................

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    V software help .................................................................... 53 device drivers.................................................................... 53 digital signatures ............................................................... 54 windows activation.........................

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    C c h h a a p p t t e e r r 1 1 safety and maintenance subject page data security _______________________ 3 set-up location______________________ 7 ambient temperature ________________ 7 power adapter_______________________ 8 modem ____________________________ 9 touch pad __________________________ ...

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    S s a affe et ty y a an nd d m m a aiin nt te en na an nc ce e 2.

  • Page 9: Ata

    S s a affe et ty y iin ns st tr ru uc ct tiio on ns s 3 s s a a f f e e t t y y i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s please follow the instructions in this section for the safe operation of your notebook: • do not open the case of the notebook, the battery or the power adaptor. When the c...

  • Page 10: Eneral

    S s a affe et ty y a an nd d m m a aiin nt te en na an nc ce e 4 g eneral s afety i nformation if you find that: • the power cord/power adapter is worn or damaged. • liquid is spilled on the unit. • the notebook fails to work properly. • the notebook is dropped or the housing is damaged. You should:...

  • Page 11: Mportant

    S s a affe et ty y iin ns st tr ru uc ct tiio on ns s 5 i mportant a dditional s afety instructions when using any electronic equipment, basic safety precautions should always be taken. Following the guidelines below can re- duce the risk of fire, electric shock and personal injury: • do not use thi...

  • Page 12: Cd-Rom/cd-Rw/dvd/dvd-Rw

    S s a affe et ty y a an nd d m m a aiin nt te en na an nc ce e 6 cd-rom/cd-rw/dvd/dvd-rw d rive safety • cd-rom/cdrw/dvd drives are laser class 1 devices. These lasers must remain in their sealed casing. • danger — invisible laser radiation when open. Avoid direct exposure to beam. This product is c...

  • Page 13: Ocation

    S s a affe et ty y iin ns st tr ru uc ct tiio on ns s 7 • never place objects on top of the notebook that would exert any pres- sure on the display. There is a danger that even slight pressure may break the tft display. S et -u p l ocation • keep your notebook and all connected peripherals away from...

  • Page 14: Ower

    S s a affe et ty y a an nd d m m a aiin nt te en na an nc ce e 8 p ower a dapter • do not open the power adapter housing. When the housing is open there is a danger of severe electric shock. It contains no user-serviceable parts. • the electric outlet must be in the vicinity of the notebook and with...

  • Page 15: Abling

    S s a affe et ty y iin ns st tr ru uc ct tiio on ns s 9 c abling • arrange cables so no one can walk on or trip over them. • do not place objects on any of the cables. Caution – to reduce the risk of fire, use only no. 26 awg or larger telecommunication cords (applies to american standards). M odem ...

  • Page 16: Attery Operation

    S s a affe et ty y a an nd d m m a aiin nt te en na an nc ce e 10 b attery operation to extend the life and power of your battery and guarantee se- cure operation, the instructions below should be followed: • never expose the battery to direct sunlight or heat for long periods. • do not dispose of t...

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    C c h h a a p p t t e e r r 2 2 views of the notebook subject page open notebook _____________________ 13 left side ___________________________ 14 right side __________________________ 14 rear side __________________________ 14 power and status indicators____________ 15.

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    V v iie ew ws s o off t th he e n n o ot te eb bo oo ok k 12.

  • Page 19: Pen

    V v iie ew ws s o off t th he e n n o ot te eb bo oo ok k 13 n o p q r s v v i i e e w w s s o o f f t t h h e e n n o o t t e e b b o o o o k k o pen n otebook n tft display (Ö p. 27) o hotkeys (Ö p. 15) p power on/off (Ö p. 23) q keyboard (Ö p. 30) r touch pad (Ö p. 31) s status led indicators (Ö ...

  • Page 20: Eft

    V v iie ew ws s o off t th he e n n o ot te eb bo oo ok k 14 l eft s ide n optical drive (Ö p. 37) o disc eject button (Ö p. 38) p disc emergency eject q pc card slot pcmcia (Ö p. 49) r usb port (Ö p. 51) s 3 in 1 card reader r ight s ide n usb port (Ö p. 51) o modem port (rj-11) (Ö p. 43) p lan por...

  • Page 21: Ndicators

    V v iie ew ws s o off t th he e n n o ot te eb bo oo ok k 15 i ndicators led's indicate the power and operating system states of the notebook. The meaning of each led is: n um l ock this led lights when num-lock has been activated. It sets the keyboard so that numbers are assigned to cer- tain chara...

  • Page 22: Otkeys

    V v iie ew ws s o off t th he e n n o ot te eb bo oo ok k 16 h otkeys launches the e-mail program. Launches the internet browser. To enable or disable the wireless lan. This button opens the search function in the explorer..

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    C c h h a a p p t t e e r r 3 3 handling subject page getting started ______________________ 19 on/off button _______________________ 23 power adapter ______________________ 23 battery operation ____________________ 24 power management __________________ 26 open and closing the display __________ 27...

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    H h a an nd dlliin ng g 18.

  • Page 25: Step 1

    G g e et tt tiin ng g s s t ta ar rt te ed d 19 g g e e t t t t i i n n g g s s t t a a r r t t e e d d before you get started using your notebook, first take a few mo- ments to read the important section on safety. This notebook comes with software fully pre-installed. You do not have to install an...

  • Page 26: Enter Personal Details

    H h a an nd dlliin ng g 20 enter personal details in one of the initial start-up dialog boxes a request will appear on the screen for you to enter your personal details. Please enter the requested information in the white input fields. You can select the fields by clicking on them with the mouse. Wh...

  • Page 27: Indows

    G g e et tt tiin ng g s s t ta ar rt te ed d 21 t he w indows ® xp d esktop after the login procedure the windows ® xp desktop appears on your screen. (your desktop might not look exactly like the one shown here.) 1. Start button clicking the start button brings up a menu where you can ac- cess help...

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    H h a an nd dlliin ng g 22 4. Turn off computer click this button to shut down windows ® xp and the note- book. 5. Task bar here you receive information and status reports about win- dows ® xp and which programs are running. 6. Desktop icons desktop icons link to their respective programs. To start ...

  • Page 29: Utton

    P p o ow we er r s s u up pp plly y 23 p p o o w w e e r r s s u u p p p p l l y y o n /o ff b utton the on/off button (Ö p. 13) is used to power up/down the notebook. Pressing the button briefly will turn off your computer using the operating system. This is the same as clicking start then turn off...

  • Page 30: Attery

    H h a an nd dlliin ng g 24 b attery o peration in order to extend the life and power of your battery, and to guar- antee reliable operation, it is essential that the safety instructions on page 10 are followed. I nserting the b attery slide the battery, contacts first, into the battery compartment. ...

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    P p o ow we er r s s u up pp plly y 25 b attery p ower a fully charged li-ion battery will provide power for some hours of operation. However, the battery life will vary according to how the power saving functions are set, the way you work, the size of the main memory and the display type. When work...

  • Page 32: Ower

    H h a an nd dlliin ng g 26 p ower m anagement your notebook offers automatic and modifiable power saving functions that you can use to maximize battery life and reduce overall operating costs. The power saving modes are known as standby mode and suspend (hibernate) mode. S tandby m ode when in stand...

  • Page 33: Pening And

    D d iis sp plla ay y 27 d d i i s s p p l l a a y y unlike a normal monitor, the tft display does not produce either radiation or flicker. O pening and c losing the d isplay display catches keep the display closed when the notebook is not in use. To open, use your thumbs to push the bar then lift th...

  • Page 34: Onnecting An

    H h a an nd dlliin ng g 28 c onnecting an e xternal m onitor the notebook has a vga port for connecting an external monitor. To connect and configure an external monitor: 1. Shut down your notebook. 2. Connect the video signal cable of the external monitor to the vga port of the notebook (Ö p. 14) ....

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    D d iis sp plla ay y 29 you can change the resolution and colour depth for either display in this screen. However, you may have to decrease the depth of colour if you increase the resolution since the video memory has a limited capacity. N o.

  • Page 36: Eyboard

    H h a an nd dlliin ng g 30 d d a a t t a a e e n n t t r r y y t he k eyboard by dual assignment of certain keys you have the same range of functions available to you as with a normal windows keyboard. Some functions are input using the fn key, which is normal on notebook computers. N otebook -s pec...

  • Page 37: Ouch Pad

    D d a at ta a e e n nt tr ry y 31 t ouch pad the touch pad’s primary function is to move the cursor around or select items displayed on the screen with the use of your fingertip instead of a mouse. It is positioned in front of the keyboard (see page 13). The pointer follows the direction which is sp...

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    H h a an nd dlliin ng g 32.

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    C c h h a a p p t t e e r r 4 4 main components subject page hard drive _________________________ 35 optical drive ________________________ 37 sound card ________________________ 42 modem ____________________________ 43 network ___________________________ 43 memory card connections _____________ 48 ...

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    M m a aiin n c c o om mp po on ne en nt ts s 34.

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    T t h he e h h a ar rd d d dr riiv ve e 35 t t h h e e h h a a r r d d d d r r i i v v e e the hard drive is the main storage medium combining large stor- age capacity and rapid data access. The windows operating system cannot use the full capacity of the hard drive, which means that there will be a...

  • Page 42: Mportant

    M m a aiin n c c o om mp po on ne en nt ts s 36 i mportant d irectories the most important directories preinstalled on your notebook are shown below. These directories may vary from what is shown here. Caution: don't delete files unless you know what they are. Win- dows xp might require these files ...

  • Page 43: Cd-Rw/dvd-Rom

    T t h he e o o p pt tiic ca all d d r riiv ve e 37 t t h h e e o o p p t t i i c c a a l l d d r r i i v v e e cd-rw/dvd-rom c ombo d rive your notebook has a cd-rw/dvd-rom combo drive. This drive can play everything that a dvd-rom drive can play: dvd movies, music cds, and data dvds and cds. It can...

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    M m a aiin n c c o om mp po on ne en nt ts s 38 l oading a d isc tip: do not place protective foils or other stickers on your cd’s. To avoid damage to your drive, do not use deformed of damaged cd’s. Attention: do not use scratched or dirty disks, discs with pieces broken off or disks of poor qualit...

  • Page 45: Dvd

    T t h he e o o p pt tiic ca all d d r riiv ve e 39 e mergency e jection of a b locked d isc if the tray fails to open automatically, then the tray can be opened manually provided there is an opening for emergency ejection. (Ö p. 14, p) . Restart your notebook and if the tray is still locked proceed ...

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    M m a aiin n c c o om mp po on ne en nt ts s 40 w riting cd s you can use your cd-rw/dvd-rom combo drive to write ("burn") data and music cds. A data cd is a compact disc (cd) used to store pc data (for exam- ple, files and folders you have on your hard disk). A music, or audio, cd is a compact disc...

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    T t h he e o o p pt tiic ca all d d r riiv ve e 41 5. Under cd writing tasks, click write these files to cd. Win- dows displays the cd writing wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard. Music jukebox and media player programs (such as windows me- dia player) often offer alternatives for burning ...

  • Page 48: Xternal

    M m a aiin n c c o om mp po on ne en nt ts s 42 t t h h e e s s o o u u n n d d c c a a r r d d your notebook has an integrated stereo sound card (on-board) with 16-bit and 3d spatial sound effects (3d). The sound card is compatible with the industry standard sound blaster and micro- soft sound syst...

  • Page 49: Odem

    M m o od de em m 43 m m o o d d e e m m the modem is fitted with an rj-11 interface, into which a stan- dard telephone lead can be plugged. Warning! Use only with an analogue telephone line. The modem cannot withstand the voltage levels of digital telephone systems such pbx or lines such as isdn or ...

  • Page 50: Hat Is A Network

    M m a aiin n c c o om mp po on ne en nt ts s 44 t t h h e e n n e e t t w w o o r r k k w hat is a network ? A network means connecting your notebook to one or several other computers. Users can transfer data between computers and share resources such as printers, modems and hard disk drives. Here a...

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    T t h he e n n e et tw wo or rk k 45 w hat do you need for networking ? Some requirements have to be fulfilled to successfully network computers: 1. The notebook must have a network card that supports the same network technology as the other computers on the net- work. Unless otherwise quoted, your ...

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    M m a aiin n c c o om mp po on ne en nt ts s 46 t roubleshooting within the n etwork why does an error message appear when i click on the network environment? The computer name must be unique on the net- work and may not be the same as the task group. It appears that the network boards are unable to...

  • Page 53: Lan

    T t h he e n n e et tw wo or rk k 47 w ireless lan wireless lan is an optional feature. This function allows you to create a wireless network link with an access point or directly with another wireless-enabled pc. Attention: make sure the wireless lan option is switched off in any environment where ...

  • Page 54: Nserting

    M m a aiin n c c o om mp po on ne en nt ts s 48 m m e e m m o o r r y y c c a a r r d d c c o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n s s memory cards are media that are being used for a variety of pur- poses, especially in digital photography. They are increasingly replacing the floppy disk. The form and...

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    T t h he e p pc c c c a ar rd d s s llo ot t 49 t t h h e e p p c c c c a a r r d d s s l l o o t t the pc card slot on the left side (see page 14) of the notebook can be used to operate credit card-sized pc cards. Most pc cards are communications or interface devices such as isdn, fax, mo- dem, net...

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    M m a aiin n c c o om mp po on ne en nt ts s 50 i nstalling a pc card follow the pc card installation instructions that are given for use under windows ® and have the necessary driver software ready. Once you have started windows ® , slip the card carefully into the slot provided. When the card is f...

  • Page 57: Niversal

    C c o on nn ne ec ct tiio on n o o p pt tiio on ns s 51 c c o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n o o p p t t i i o o n n s s the notebook has a number of input and output interfaces for connection of peripheral devices such as a printer, scanner, key- board, and so on. This section presents the indiv...

  • Page 58: Etting to

    M m a aiin n c c o om mp po on ne en nt ts s 52 s s o o f f t t w w a a r r e e there are many kinds of help and information for using your pc. This section tells you where to get help with the microsoft ® win- dows ® xp operating system, software programs, and your pc. G etting to k now w indows xp...

  • Page 59: Oftware

    S s o offt tw wa ar re e 53 s oftware h elp many software programs incorporate extensive help functions. As a general rule, you can access help functions by pressing f1 on the keyboard. Many software programs include help as an option on the menu at the top of the screen or window. They may also pro...

  • Page 60: Igital

    M m a aiin n c c o om mp po on ne en nt ts s 54 d igital s ignatures when installing software or drivers, you may receive the message “the software you are installing has not passed windows logo testing to verify its compatibility with windows xp.” although the software lacks the digital signature, ...

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    S s o offt tw wa ar re e 55 w indows a ctivation microsoft is committed to the protection of intellectual property rights and the reduction of software piracy. Windows xp contains software-based product activation technology. Your copy of win- dows xp has already been activated for your notebook. Ho...

  • Page 62: Bios

    M m a aiin n c c o om mp po on ne en nt ts s 56 t he bios s et - up -p rogram in bios setup (basic configuration) there are a number of config- urable parameter settings available for your notebook. For exam- ple, you can change the operating mode of the interfaces, security features or power manage...

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    C c h h a a p p t t e e r r 5 5 first aid subject page faq _______________________________ 59 data and system security _____________ 61 system recovery ____________________ 62 troubleshooting _____________________ 63 maintenance ________________________ 66.

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    F f iir rs st t a a iid d 58.

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    F fa aq q – – f f r re eq qu ue en nt tlly y a a s sk ke ed d q q u ue es st tiio on ns s 59 f f a a q q – – f f r r e e q q u u e e n n t t l l y y a a s s k k e e d d q q u u e e s s t t i i o o n n s s when do i have to activate windows? Your software has been preactivated in the factory. An acti...

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    F f iir rs st t a a iid d 60 do i still have to install the enclosed cds/dvds? No. Basically all programs are already preinstalled. The disks are only intended as backup copies. When is the recovery of the factory setting recom- mended? This method should be chosen as the last resort. Read chapter “...

  • Page 67: Ata

    D d a at ta a a an nd d s s y ys st te em m s s e ec cu ur riit ty y 61 d d a a t t a a a a n n d d s s y y s s t t e e m m s s e e c c u u r r i i t t y y the programs described below are part of your windows operating system. You will find additional information on these programs in the windows he...

  • Page 68: Estoring

    F f iir rs st t a a iid d 62 s s y y s s t t e e m m r r e e c c o o v v e e r r y y before performing a recovery, you should review the “trouble- shooting” section in this manual to see if you can resolve the problem. If not, it is possible that a software file required by win- dows xp to operate t...

  • Page 69: Ocalize The

    T t r ro ou ub blle es sh ho oo ot tiin ng g 63 t t r r o o u u b b l l e e s s h h o o o o t t i i n n g g l ocalize the c ause errors can have simple causes, but sometimes they are caused by faulty equipment. We would like to give you some tips to help solve common problems. Should these instructi...

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    F f iir rs st t a a iid d 64 e rrors a nd p ossible c auses the display is blank: - confirm that the system is not in stand-by mode. Press any key on the keyboard to test this. Wrong date and time: - double-click the clock on the taskbar and correct the date and time. An error message appears during...

  • Page 71: Dditional

    T t r ro ou ub blle es sh ho oo ot tiin ng g 65 a dditional s upport if the suggestions in the above section have not solved your prob- lem, please contact customer care and we will attempt to help you solve the problem. Before you call, however, please have the follow- ing information available: - ...

  • Page 72: Aintenance

    F f iir rs st t a a iid d 66 m m a a i i n n t t e e n n a a n n c c e e m aintenance i nstructions this section provides information on the proper maintenance and care of your notebook. Following these measures can extend its lifetime. C leaning and c are • warning! There are no user-serviceable or...

  • Page 73: Ransporting The

    M m a aiin nt te en na an nc ce e 67 t ransporting the n otebook please use the following guidelines when transporting the note- book: • switch off the notebook. This will prevent damage to the hard disk. When the notebook is turned off, the hard disk heads are moved into a safe area. • remove any c...

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    F f iir rs st t a a iid d 68 s ecuring your n otebook s etting a u ser p assword you can prevent unauthorized access to your notebook by setting a user password. When starting the notebook the password will be requested. The user password is set in the bios. Attention: keep your password in safety p...

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    M m a aiin nt te en na an nc ce e 69 n otes for s ervice e ngineers • before opening the housing, disconnect the notebook from all power sources and remove any connecting cables. If the notebook has not been disconnected from the power outlet before being opened, there is a danger of severe electric...

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    F f iir rs st t a a iid d 70

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    M m a aiin nt te en na an nc ce e 71 c c h h a a p p t t e e r r 6 6 appendix subject page standards __________________________ 73 index _____________________________ 77.

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    A a p pp pe en nd diix x 72.

  • Page 79: Lectromagnetic

    S s t ta an nd da ar rd ds s 73 s s t t a a n n d d a a r r d d s s this notebook meets the requirements of the following standards: e lectromagnetic c ompatibility this notebook meets the following requirements for standards of electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety: en 55022 informati...

  • Page 80: Lectrical

    A a p pp pe en nd diix x 74 e lectrical s afety en 60950 safety of information technology equipment. • the connection of devices is limited to equipment that com- plies with en60950 “safety of information technology equipment” or en60065 “audio, video and similar elec- tronic apparatus. Safety requi...

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    S s t ta an nd da ar rd ds s 75 pixelstructure types of pixel failures: type 1: a constantly lit pixel (a bright, white spot), even though it is not addressed a white pixel is caused when all three sub-pixel are lit. Type 2: a pixel that does not light up (dark, black spot), al- though it is address...

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    A a p pp pe en nd diix x 76 example: a 17” - sxga-display consists of 1280 horizontal and 1024 verti- cal picture dots (pixel), which amounts to a total of 1,31 million pixels. Based on one million pixels this translates into a factor of about 1.31. Class ii type failure consequently allows for thre...

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    Ii n nd de ex x 77 i i n n d d e e x x 3 3 in 1 card reader.................14 a all programs........................21 ambient temperature ............. 7 appendix.............................71 audience............................... I audio out............................42 b battery operation .....

  • Page 84

    A a p pp pe en nd diix x 78 clone desktop ..................28 extend desktop.................28 f faq....................................59 fast ethernet-network ..........44 files deleting ...........................36 finding files .........................35 first aid ..............................

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    Ii n nd de ex x 79 playing music cds ................39 post ..................................63 power .................................76 turning off your computer ..22 power adapter ...................... 8 power management ........ 26, 76 power on self test ...............63 power supply...........

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    A a p pp pe en nd diix x 80 use of pc cards....................49 using a safety lock ...............68 v views 3 in 1 card reader..............14 display catch....................13 ieee 1394 ........................13 keyboard .........................13 lan port (rj-45) ...............14 left sid...