PORTÉGÉ S100
Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of the PORTÉGÉ S100 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 PORTÉGÉ S100
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
yourself with the computer's features, components and accessory devices.
Then read
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
uncommon or unique to the computers and carefully read
If you are going to install PC cards or connect external devices such as a
monitor, be sure to read Chapter 8,
Manual contents
This manual is composed of the following nine chapters, six appendixes,
a glossary and an index.
Chapter 1, Introduction, is an overview of the computer's features,
capabilities, and options.
Chapter 2,
briefly explains how they function.
Chapter 3,
operating your computer and gives tips on safety and designing your work
area.
User's Manual
Introduction
and
Getting Started
for step-by-step instructions on setting up your
section of the Introduction, to learn about features that are
The Grand
Tour, identifies the components of the computer and
Getting
Started, provides a quick overview of how to begin
The Grand Tour
chapters to familiarize
Optional
Devices.
HW
Setup.
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