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L450/L450D Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the TOSHIBA L450/L450D 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 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 Introduction and The Grand Tour chapters to familiarize yourself with the computer's features, components and accessory devices. Then read 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 of the Introduction to learn about features that are uncommon or unique to the computers and carefully read HW Setup and Passwords. If you are going to connect external devices such as a printer, be sure to read Chapter 8, Optional Devices. Manual contents This manual is composed of the following chapters, appendixes, a glossary and an index. Chapter 1, Introduction, is an overview of the computer's features, capabilities, and options. Chapter 2, The Grand Tour, identifies the components of the computer and briefly explains how they function. Chapter 3, Getting Started, provides a quick overview of how to begin operating your computer. Chapter 4, Operating Basics, includes tips on care of the computer and on using the Touch Pad, optical disc drive, Audio/Video controls, the web camera, the microphone, Wireless LAN and LAN. Chapter 5, The Keyboard, describes special keyboard functions including the keypad overlay and hot keys. Chapter 6, Power and Power-up Modes, gives details on the computer's power resources and battery save modes. User's Manual xv

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User’s Manual
xv
L450/L450D
Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of the TOSHIBA L450/L450D 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 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
Introduction
and
The Grand Tour
chapters to familiarize
yourself with the computer’s features, components and accessory devices.
Then read
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 of the Introduction to learn about features that are
uncommon or unique to the computers and carefully read
HW Setup and
Passwords
.
If you are going to connect external devices such as a printer,
be sure to read Chapter 8,
Optional Devices
.
Manual contents
This manual is composed of the following chapters, appendixes, a glossary
and an index.
Chapter 1,
Introduction
, is an overview of the computer’s features,
capabilities, and options.
Chapter 2,
The Grand Tour
, identifies the components of the computer and
briefly explains how they function.
Chapter 3,
Getting Started
, provides a quick overview of how to begin
operating your computer.
Chapter 4,
Operating Basics
, includes tips on care of the computer and on
using the Touch Pad, optical disc drive, Audio/Video controls, the web
camera, the microphone, Wireless LAN and LAN.
Chapter 5,
The Keyboard
, describes special keyboard functions including
the keypad overlay and hot keys.
Chapter 6,
Power and Power-up Modes
, gives details on the computer’s
power resources and battery save modes.