Gateway Solo 9150 User Manual

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Contents
Chapter 1: Getting Started
....................................................................3
Keyboard and LCD ..................................................................................4
System status indicators ...........................................................................6
Left side.....................................................................................................7
Back ..........................................................................................................8
Bottom ................................................................................................... 10
Right side............................................................................................... 12
Chapter 2: Using Your System
......................................................... 13
Connecting AC power........................................................................... 14
Starting up.............................................................................................. 15
LCD panel.............................................................................................. 15
Using the keyboard................................................................................ 16
Function key combinations............................................................ 17
Special keys.................................................................................... 19
Numeric keypad ............................................................................. 19
Using the pointing device...................................................................... 20
Connecting the modem .................................................................. 28
Swapping Option Bay modules............................................................ 29
Using audio............................................................................................ 32
Adjusting the volume..................................................................... 32
Making an audio recording............................................................ 33
Using disc media ................................................................................... 34
Playing an audio CD ...................................................................... 35
Removing or replacing the hard disk drive .......................................... 37
Using PC Cards ..................................................................................... 39
About CardBus cards ..................................................................... 40
Using Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports.............................................. 40
Using Fast Infrared (IR) ports............................................................... 40
Using Composite Video Out................................................................. 41
Using ATI Player............................................................................ 42
Chapter 3: Managing Power Consumption
................................. 45
Maintaining battery power.................................................................... 46
Battery learning software............................................................... 46
Battery status .................................................................................. 48

Gateway Solo 9150 Specifications

Operating Environment

operating temperature	5 to 35 degrees C
storage temperature	-25 to 60 degrees C
operating humidity	20 to 80% RH, no condensation
storage humidity	15 to 98% RH, no condensation

Weight and Dimensions

dimensions	320 (W) x 260 (D) x 56 (H) mm, 12.6 (W) x 10.2 (D) x 2.2 (H) inches
system weight	8.8 lbs/3990g
AC adapter weight	14.1 ounces (400g)