Contents
3 Next Steps
Protect Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Protect the Notebook from Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Protect the Notebook from Power Surges . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Protect Your Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Use the Notebook Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Turn Off the Notebook Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
4 Notebook Tour
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Front, Rear, Left-Side and Right-Side Components . . . . 4–4
Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
A Troubleshooting
Quick Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Power Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Is the Notebook Unable to Start Up?. . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Is the Notebook Screen Blank? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Is Software Functioning Abnormally? . . . . . . . . . . . A–5
Is the Notebook Unresponsive? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Is the Notebook Overheating? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
Is an External Device Not Working?. . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
Help and Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–8
Contact Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–9
Preparing to Call Customer Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–9
Contacting Customer Care by E-mail
or Telephone
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–10
Taking the Notebook to a Service Partner. . . . . . . . A–10
Getting Started iv