Preface, Conventions – Toshiba Satellite Pro S300L User Manual

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User’s Manual

S300L

Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of the S300L computer. This powerful
notebook computer provides excellent expansion capability, includes
multimedia functionality, and is designed to provide years of reliable,
high-performance computing.

This manual tells how to set up and begin using your S300L 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 Chapter 1,

Getting Started

and Chapter 3,

Hardware,

Utilities and Options

chapters, to familiarize yourself with the computer’s

features, components and accessory devices. Then read Chapter 1,

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 read the

Special

features

section in Chapter 3,

Hardware, Utilities and Options

to learn

about features that are uncommon or unique to this computer, as well as
the section on Chapter 7,

HW Setup

, to understand how to setup and

configure these features.

Read Chapter 3,

Hardware, Utilities and Options

if connecting optional

products or external devices.

Conventions

This manual uses the following formats to describe, identify, and highlight
terms and operating procedures.

Abbreviations

On first appearance, and whenever necessary for clarity, abbreviations are
enclosed in parentheses following their definition. For example: Read Only
Memory (ROM). Acronyms are also defined in the Glossary.

Icons

Icons identify ports, dials, and other parts of your computer. The
indicator panel also uses icons to identify the components it is providing
information on.

Keys

The keyboard keys are used in the text to describe many computer
operations. A distinctive typeface identifies the key top symbols as they
appear on the keyboard. For example, ENTER identifies the ENTER key.

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