Gateway TM 5150 - Manual

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Contents
Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Notebook ............................... 1
Keyboard and LCD Panel ....................................................................... 2
System Status Indicators (LEDs)............................................................ 4
Back ......................................................................................................... 5
Right Side ................................................................................................ 6
Left Side................................................................................................... 6
Bottom ..................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2: Getting Started ...................................................... 9
Installing the battery pack ..................................................................... 10
Connecting the AC power..................................................................... 12
Starting up your notebook..................................................................... 14
Chapter 3: Using Your Notebook .......................................... 15
Using the keyboard................................................................................ 16
Function keys.................................................................................. 17
Special keys .................................................................................... 19
Pad lock keys.................................................................................. 19
Using the video system ......................................................................... 20
Setting up the composite video out port ....................................... 20
Setting up an external computer monitor ...................................... 21
Using the EZ Pad Plus Touchpad ......................................................... 23
Mouse and TouchPad action equivalents...................................... 24
Mouse wheel and rocker switch equivalents................................. 25
Changing touchpad properties ....................................................... 25
Using an external mouse or keyboard ........................................... 26
Using the audio...................................................................................... 27
Adjusting the volume ..................................................................... 27
Making an Audio Recording ......................................................... 28
Using disc media ................................................................................... 30
Playing an audio disc...................................................................... 31
Swapping drive modules....................................................................... 32
Using the diskette disk drive externally......................................... 34
Swapping hard disk drives .................................................................... 35
Using PC Cards ..................................................................................... 38
Using the IR port ................................................................................... 40