Hardware Guide iii
Contents
1 Hardware and Software Setup
Setting up the Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Setting Up the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
After Software Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
2 A Look at the Computer
Front Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Top Components (continued). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Right Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Left Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Rear Panel Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
Additional Standard Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
3 Keyboard and Pointing Devices
Using the TouchPad (TouchPad Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Using the Pointing Stick (Pointing Stick Models). . . 3–2
Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Fn Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Hotkey and Shortcut Key Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Using the Embedded Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Enabling the Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Disabling the Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Converting the Numeric Keypad Keys to