N 44 otebook User Guide • Control keys — Ctrl, Alt, Fn, and Shift are controls used in conjunction with other keys to change their functions. To use control keys, press and hold the control key while pressing another key. For example, "Press CtrlC" means to hold down the Ctrl key and type the letter C. Key combinations work especially to the application you are running. • Windows keys Use the following two keys to facilitate your work: ß Start Menu key Displays the Start menu.
Using Your Notebook 3 BASIC KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS Keypad key. Execute a command. Within many text editing application programs, the key inserts a hard carriage return, just like what ordinary typewriter does. key. Press this key to cancel or escape from a command or function. Enter Esc key. Known as the Insert key. Press this key to toggle the keyboard data entry from insert to type over mode. Ins PrtScr + Ins PrtScr Pause + Shift Fn+ key.
N otebook User Guide Keypad Tab Ctrl Alt Num LocK Caps Lock ScrLocK Function Description Also used in most application program in combination with other keys to execute a certain command. key. Press this key to move the cursor to the next tab stop on the right. This key works much the same as in ordinary typewriter. key. Known as the Control key. Used in most application program in combination with other keys to execute a certain command. key. Known as the Alternate key.
Using Your Notebook Keypad 3 Function Description Down arrow key. Moves the cursor down one line at a time. Left arrow key. Moves the cursor to the left one space at a time. Home Right arrow key. Moves the cursor to the right one space at a time. End SCREEN CONTROL KEYS Keypad Function Description key. Moves the cursor to the beginning of a screen or line. Fn + Home key. Moves the cursor up one screen at a time PgUp key.
N otebook User Guide WINDOWS HOT KEYS Keypad Function Description key. Pulls up the Windows Start menu. key. Performs a mouse right-click function for Windows system. SPECIAL FUNCTION KEYS The notebook has special system function keys that activate key serving dual functions. When pressed in conjunction with the key, these keys set specific system parameters and are sometimes referred to as "hot keys".
Using Your Notebook Keypad Fn + F8 F9 Fn 3 Function Description Increases the brightness of LCD display incrementally. Decreases the brightness of LCD display incrementally. + Fn Fn 3.3 + + F10 Decreases the audio volume of the notebook incrementally. F11 Increases the audio volume of the notebook incrementally. Using the Glide Pad Pointing Device Your computer comes with a built-in Glide Pad pointing device that is found on the center of the palm-rest surface.
N otebook User Guide Windows-based operating system. However, if you want to utilize the added features of the Glide Pad, you may want to try installing its own device driver that comes with added utilities for enhancing the function of the device. 1. Left Selection Button 3. Right Selection Button 2. Scroll Button 4. Glide Pad Glide Pad Features Here how to use the Glide Pad pointing device: 1. 50 The rectangular surface acts like a miniature duplicate of your display screen.
Using Your Notebook 3 2. To select an item, click on the item by pressing the left button control or by simply tapping on the surface once. A light, quick tap always works best. To execute an item, click the left button twice or do a quick double tap on the surface. 3. To simulate holding the mouse button down (dragging an icon or selection), use the tap-and-drag gesture. This feels much like a doubleclick, except that the finger remains on the pad after the second tap: Tap, lift, tap, hold and move.
N otebook User Guide panels. You would also probably want to set the amount of color output to display sharper images and photos.
Using Your Notebook 3 CHANGING THE DISPLAY PROPERTIES UNDER WINDOWS To change the display properties of your screen under Windows system, just right-click on the desktop area and select Properties or go to the Control Panel and click on the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box will appear on your screen. Click on the Settings tab to set your desired configuration. Make sure to follow the configuration table above.
N otebook User Guide Full-On Mode No device in the system is executed in power management, the system can respond to all applications at maximum performance. Suspend to RAM mode All devices are powered off except the other supporting components and system memory where your working files are stored. You can activate this either pressing the power button or setting the Suspend timer on the Power Management function of the Control Panel in Windows. To resume full-on state, press the power button.
Using Your Notebook 3 all application software programs. You need to format the hard disk before using. The internal hard disk is normally assigned as Drive C after formatting. Sometimes divided into two partitions, adding a Drive D. Since your computer supports different hard disk capacities (up to 60 GB), you also need to setup the disk type first on your computer’s BIOS SETUP program before formatting the disk drive.
N otebook User Guide 2. Place the disc on top of the CD tray with the label side facing up. Gently press the compact disc onto the center spindle to secure the disc. 3. To remove the disc, press on the center spindle and pull up the disc from the side until the disc snaps out of the spindle lock. + If the eject function is disabled by software or a power failure occurs, the Emergency Eject Hole allows you to manually remove a CD from the reader. 4.
Using Your Notebook • Keep the CD away from direct sunlight or high temperatures. • Clean fingerprints or dust from the CD by wiping it with a soft cloth. 3 The above points also apply to other optical storage media. + The Combo drive is a Class 1 Laser Product. 3.8 Using PCMCIA Cards WHAT IS PCMCIA? PCMCIA or Personal Computer Memory Card International Association is a non-profit trade association that defines the industry standard for the PC Card technology.
N otebook User Guide Type II Cards Type II card has a thickness of 5.0 millimeters (mm). Type II cards are often storage or communications devices such as Flash Memory, LAN, and Small Computer System Interface (SCSI). Typical Type II cards include input/output (I/O) features such as modems and LANs. The features for Type II Cards include following characters: • Type II Extended Cards Many PC cards are Type II extended cards.
Using Your Notebook Drive letter C: D: E: F: 3 Location/Device Internal hard disk Internal hard disk, 2nd partition CD/DVD/RW/Combo drive Slot 0, high-speed memory card Type III Cards Type III cards are thicker (10.5 mm) than Type II cards and allow no extensions. This notebook does not support Type III Card. WHAT IS CARDBUS? CardBus is the high-performance 32-bit PCI bus master interface from PCMCIA. It runs up to 33MHz clock speed and operates at only 3.3V.
N otebook User Guide 3. When the full length of the card is almost inside the slot, push firmly but slowly, to ensure full connection with the computer. The PC card will be detected and once the needed driver is installed, it will generate a beep sound to indicate that the card is detected. Removing PC Cards To remove a PC card from the PCMCIA slot, you should first disable the PCMCIA card setting in the system as described followings: 60 1.