Toshiba Portege A600 - Manual (Page 15)

User’s Manual xvi
PORTÉGÉ R600/PORTÉGÉ A600
Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of the PORTÉGÉ R600/PORTÉGÉ
A600 computer. This powerful notebook computer provides excellent
expansion capability, includes multimedia functionality, and is designed to
provide years of reliable, high-performance computing.
This manual tells how to set up and begin using your PORTÉGÉ
R600/PORTÉGÉ A600 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 Chapter 1, Getting Started and Chapter 3, Hardware,
Utilities and Options chapters to familiarize yourself with the computer’s
features, components and accessory devices. Then read Chapter 1,
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 read the Special
features section in Chapter 3, Hardware, Utilities and Options to learn
about features that are uncommon or unique to this computer, as well as
the section on Chapter 7, HW Setup , to understand how to setup and
configure these features.
Read Chapter 3,
Hardware, Utilities and Options if connecting optional
products or external devices.
Conventions
This manual uses the following formats to describe, identify, and highlight
terms and operating procedures.
Abbreviations
On first appearance, and whenever necessary for clarity, abbreviations are
enclosed in parentheses following their definition. For example: Read Only
Memory (ROM). Acronyms are also defined in the Glossary.