Contents
1 First-time setup
Identify hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Computer hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Top components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Pointing devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Front components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Rear components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Right-side components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Left-side components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Bottom components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12
Set up the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14
Step 1: Insert the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15
Step 2: Connect the computer to external power. . . 1–16
Step 3: Turn on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–18
Step 4: Set up the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–20
Step 5: Create recovery discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–21
2 Next steps
Install additional hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Protect the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Protect the computer from viruses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Protect your system files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Protect your privacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Protect the computer from power surges . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Use the computer safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
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