User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE A660

[. . . ] 297 vi Checking Out Your Gateway 200 Tips & Tricks To access the contents of this guide while you are traveling, download an electronic copy from www. gateway. com/support/manlib/. 1 www. gateway. com 1 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway 200 Front LCD panel release latch Component LCD panel release latch Icon Description Open the LCD panel by sliding the release latch to the right. 2 www. gateway. com Left side Left side Modem jack Ethernet jack USB port Power connector IEEE 1394 port Microphone jack PC card eject button Headphone jack PC card slot Component Modem jack Ethernet jack Icon Description Plug a modem cable into this jack. For more information, see "Connecting to an Ethernet network" on page 45 and "Networking Your Notebook" on page 173. Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such as a USB IomegaTM ZipTM drive, printer, scanner, camera, mouse, or keyboard) into this port. Plug a microphone into this jack. Power connector USB port IEEE 1394 port Microphone jack ® or i. Link®) cable Headphone jack Plug amplified speakers or headphones into this jack. [. . . ] The Shared Documents folder is accessible from all accounts on that computer and from other computers on the network. s s To add, delete, or modify user accounts in Windows XP: 1 2 Click Start, Control Panel, then click/double-click User Accounts. Follow the on-screen instructions to add, delete, or modify a user account. www. gateway. com 161 Chapter 11: Customizing Your Notebook To switch user accounts in Windows XP: 1 Click Start, then click Log Off. When you switch between users, any programs that were running for the previous user continue to run. 162 www. gateway. com Upgrading Your Notebook s s s 12 This chapter provides information about adding hardware devices to your notebook, including: PC Cards Drives Memory www. gateway. com 163 Chapter 12: Upgrading Your Notebook Adding PC Cards Your notebook has a PC Card slot (also known as PCMCIA card slots). You do not need to restart your notebook when changing most cards because your notebook supports hot-swapping. Hot-swapping means that you can insert a PC Card while your notebook is running. If your PC Card does not work after hot-swapping, refer to the PC Card manufacturer's documentation for further information. Help and Support For more information about adding PC Cards in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. To insert a PC Card: s Push the card firmly into the PC Card slot label-side up until the outer edge of the card is flush with the side of the notebook. 164 www. gateway. com Adding PC Cards To remove a PC Card: 1 Click the remove hardware icon in the taskbar, then select the PC Card name and click Stop. -ORTurn off the notebook. Important If the remove hardware icon does not appear on the taskbar, click the show hidden icons button. 2 3 Release the eject button by pressing the PC Card eject button once. Eject the PC Card by pressing the eject button again. www. gateway. com 165 Chapter 12: Upgrading Your Notebook Changing drives Your docking station's modular bay supports different bay modules, such as a CD-RW, DVD, combination DVD/CD-RW, or a diskette drive. Important The diskette drive can only be used in the right-side (3. 5-inch) modular bay. All other drives can only be used in left-side (5. 25-inch) modular bay. 5. 25-inch bay module 3. 5-inch bay module To change bay modules: 1 2 Make sure your notebook is off. For instructions, see "Separating from the docking station" on page 31. 166 www. gateway. com Changing drives 3 Slide the bay module latch that corresponds to the bay you are changing (5. 25-inch or 3. 5-inch) toward the middle of the docking station. The module will pop out slightly. 4 5 6 7 Slide the bay module out. Load a game like Microsoft Midtown Madness 2 on your computers, and in minutes, you and your friends can race in competing cars through the streets of San Francisco. www. gateway. com 175 Chapter 13: Networking Your Notebook Example network A network connects all your computers and other devices so that you can share files, programs, peripheral devices, and much more from any computer in your home or office. The picture below shows an example of a home network. 176 www. gateway. com Selecting a network connection Selecting a network connection One of the biggest decisions you will need to make when creating your network is what type of connection you will use. Gateway supports both wired and wireless connections. Wired connections HPNA (Home Phoneline Networking Alliance) and Ethernet are two popular types of wired networks. HPNA Creating an HPNA network is as easy as knowing where your telephone jacks and computers are located. HPNA uses your home's standard telephone lines and telephone jacks instead of special cabling to connect computers. You can use your networked computers at the same time as you connect to your ISP, send a fax, or talk on your telephone. For the best performance, your computers should have HPNA 2. 0 network cards or jacks for connecting to your network. Important If you have more than one telephone line in your home or office, make sure that all the computers in your network are connected to jacks that share the same telephone number. Ethernet or Fast Ethernet Ethernet is a type of connection commonly used in offices around the world. This type of connection can also be used to build small computer networks in the home. Ethernet is available at two different speeds: standard Ethernet, which runs at the same speed as HPNA 2. 0, and Fast Ethernet, which runs up to ten times faster. To create an Ethernet network, you or your electrician must install special cables in your home or office. Your computers must have Ethernet cards or jacks for connecting to a 10 or 10/100 Ethernet switch or hub. If you are connecting just two computers, you can eliminate the switch or hub and use a special crossover cable. Important Check local code requirements before installing Ethernet cable or other wiring in your home or office. [. . . ] Repairs to certified equipment should be made by an authorized Canadian maintenance facility designated by the supplier. Any repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment, or equipment malfunctions, may give the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment. Users should make sure, for their own protection, that the electrical ground connections of the power utility, telephone lines, and internal metallic water pipe system, if present, are connected together. This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas. Warning To avoid electrical shock or equipment malfunction do not attempt to make electrical ground connections by yourself. [. . . ]