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Preface, Manual contents – Toshiba Satellite Pro P100 (PSPAE) User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of the P100 computer. This powerful

notebook computer provides excellent expansion capability, including

multimedia devices, and it is designed to provide years of reliable,

high-performance computing.
This manual tells how to set up and begin using your P100 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

Introduction

and

The Grand Tour

chapters to familiarize

yourself with the computer’s features, components and accessory devices.

Then read

Getting Started

for step-by-step instructions on setting up your

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 look over the

Special features

section of the

Introduction

, to learn about features that are

uncommon or unique to the computer.

Manual contents

This manual has nine chapters, five appendixes, a glossary and an index.
Chapter 1,

Introduction

, is an overview of the computer’s special features,

utilities, and options.
Chapter 2,

The Grand Tour

, identifies the components of the computer and

briefly explains how they function.
Chapter 3,

Getting Started

, provides a quick overview of how to begin

operating your computer and gives tips on safety and designing your work

area. Be sure to read the sections on setting up the operating system and

on restoring the preinstalled software.
Chapter 4,

Operating Basics

, includes instructions on using the following

devices: Touch Pad, the optical disc drives, the internal modem, LAN,

wireless communications, Express Media Player and the TOSHIBA

Remote Control. It also provides tips on care of the computer, diskettes and

DVD/CD-ROMs.
Chapter 5,

The Keyboard

, describes special keyboard functions such as

hotkeys.