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Elitegroup 557 User Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Before you Start --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

Conventions of This Manual..........................................................................................................................1

Things you must remember before working on your computer .....................................................................6

Chapter 2: Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

Welcome to the Notebook PC........................................................................................................................9

Getting to Know Your Computer...................................................................................................................10

Chapter 3: Getting Started ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

Connecting to a Power Source .......................................................................................................................19

Turning On Your Notebook Computer ..........................................................................................................20

Operating on Battery Power...........................................................................................................................20

Chapter 4: Using the Notebook Computer ------------------------------------------------------------- 23

Adjusting the LCD Screen Display................................................................................................................23

A Tour of the Notebook’s Keyboard .............................................................................................................24

The TouchPad ................................................................................................................................................25

Connecting an External Tracking Devices.....................................................................................................26

The CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/Combo Drive .....................................................................................................27

Power Saving Modes .....................................................................................................................................28

Chapter 5: Desktop Operation------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 33

Audio .............................................................................................................................................................33

Connecting Peripheral Devices......................................................................................................................34

Chapter 6: Internet Connection ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37

Using a modem for Connection to Internet....................................................................................................37

Using a wired LAN for Connection to Internet..............................................................................................37

Using Both DHCP and Static IP for Connection to Internet..........................................................................40

Using Wireless LAN Network for Connection to Internet.............................................................................40

Chapter 7: Running BIOS Setup --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43

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