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Preface, Manual contents – Toshiba Qosmio G10 User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Qosmio G10

Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of the Qosmio G10 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 computer family includes a model with a built-in TV tuner. When you
wish to display a TV picture or play a CD/DVD with this model before
Windows starts, press the TV button or the CD/DVD button (or the same
buttons on the remote control) respectively during Windows startup. When
Windows is running, you can display or record a TV picture using WinDVR.

This manual tells how to set up and begin using your Qosmio G10
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 and carefully read

HW Setup

.

Manual contents

This manual is composed of the following ten chapters, six appendices, a
glossary and an index.

Chapter 1,

Introduction

, is an overview of the computer’s features,

capabilities, and options.

Chapter 2,

The Grand Tour

, identifies the components of the computer and

briefly explains how they function.