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Keyboard
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Keyboard ergonomics
Located below the keyboard, the wide and curved palm rest is ergonomically 
designed to provide you with a comfortable place to rest your hands while you 
type.
  
						

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Touchpad
The built-in touchpad is a pointing device that senses movement on its surface. 
This means the cursor responds as you move your finger on the surface of the 
touchpad. The central location on the palm rest provides optimum comfort and 
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Touchpad
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Touchpad basics
To use the touchpad: 
■Move your finger across the touchpad to move the cursor.
■Press the left (1) and right (2) buttons located on the edge of the touchpad 
to make selections and run functions. These two buttons are similar to the 
left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad produces 
similar results.
ImportantKeep your fingers dry and clean when using the touchpad. 
Also keep the touchpad dry and clean. The touchpad is 
sensitive to finger movements. Therefore, the lighter the 
touch, the better the response. Tapping too hard will not 
increase the touchpad’s responsiveness.  
						

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Function Left Button Right Button Tap
Execute Click twice quickly. Tap twice (at the 
same speed as 
double-clicking the 
mouse button).
Select Click once. Tap once.
Drag Click and hold, then 
use your finger to 
drag the cursor on 
the touchpad.Tap twice (at the 
same speed as 
double-clicking the 
mouse button) and 
hold your finger to 
the touchpad on the 
second tap to drag 
the cursor.
Access context 
menuClick once. 
						

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Multi-function buttons
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Multi-function buttons
Located at the top of the keyboard are five multi-function buttons used to open 
frequently used programs or functions. 
						

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# Item Icon Description
1 Wireless 
communicationPress this button to turn the Wireless LAN 
function on and off. For more information, see 
“Wireless communication” on page 36.
2 E-mail Press this to open the e-mail program.
3 Internet browser Press this button to open your Internet 
browser.
4 P1 This button is user-programmable. For more 
information about programming buttons, see 
“Launch Manager” on page 76.
5 P2 This button is user-programmable. For more 
information about programming buttons, see 
“Launch Manager” on page 76. 
						

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Storage
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Storage
This notebook supplies you with the following media storage:
■High-capacity Enhanced-IDE hard drive
■Slot-loading DVD/CD-RW drive
■Secure Digital (SD) slot
Hard drive
The high-capacity hard drive is the answer to your storage needs. This is where 
your programs and data are stored.
Optical drive
A high-speed optical drive (DVD/CD-RW drive) gives you portable multimedia 
access and at the same time lets you burn your data onto a recordable CD.
Inserting the disc
This notebook features a slot-loading optical drive. To insert a disc into the 
optical drive, gently push the disc into the slot and the drive will lock the disc 
in place and pull it inside. 
						

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Ejecting the disc
To eject the disc from the slot, press the eject button and wait for the drive to 
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Playing DVD movies
To play DVD movies in your notebook, insert the DVD into the drive and the 
DVD movie will automatically play after a few seconds.
ImportantWhen you open the DVD player for the first time, the 
program asks you to input the region code. DVDs are 
divided into 6 regions. Once your DVD drive is set to a 
region code, it will play DVDs of that region only. You can 
set the region code a maximum of five times (including the 
first time), after which the last region code set will remain 
permanent. Recovering your hard drive does not reset the 
number of times the region code has been set. Refer to 
the table below for DVD movie region code information.
Region code Country or region
1 U.S.A., Canada
2 Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Japan
3 Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Korea (South)
4 Mexico, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand
5 Former U.S.S.R., parts of Africa, India
6 Peoples Republic of China
ImportantTo change the region code, insert a DVD movie of a 
different region into the DVD drive. Refer to the online help 
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Connectivity options
Your notebook has built-in features for connecting to a network and 
communicating with other computers.
Ethernet and LAN
The built-in network feature allows you to connect your notebook to an 
Ethernet-based (10/100 Mbps) network.
To use the network feature, connect an Ethernet cable from the network jack 
on the back of your notebook to a network jack or hub on your network.