System Startup
1. Remove all packing materials.
2. Place the computer on a stable surface.
3. Insert the battery and make sure it is locked in position.
4. Securely attach any peripherals you want to use with the
computer (e.g. keyboard and mouse) to their ports.
5. Attach the AC/DC adapter to the DC-In jack on the left of
the computer, then plug the AC power cord into an outlet,
and connect the AC power cord to the AC/DC adapter .
6. Use one hand to raise the lid/LCD to a comfortable viewing
angle (do not exceed 135 degrees); use the other hand
(as illustrated in
Figure
1) to support the base of the
computer (Note: Never lift the computer by the lid/LCD).
7. Press the power button to turn the computer "on".
System Software
Your computer may already come with system soft-
ware pre-installed. Where this is not the case, or
where you are re-configuring your computer for a
different system, you will find this manual refers to
Microsoft Windows 8.1.
Model Differences
This notebook series includes two different models
(see
Specifications on page 24
4
for details).
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Figure 1
Opening the Lid/LCD/
Computer with AC/DC
Adapter Plugged-In
Shut Down
Note that you should always
shut your computer down by
choosing the Shut down com-
mand in Windows (see below).
This will help prevent hard disk
or system problems.
Click Settings in the Charms
Bar (use the Windows Logo
Key
+ C key combination to
access the Charms Bar) and
choose Shut down from the
Power menu.
Or
Choose Shut down or sign out
> Shut down from the context
menu (use the Windows Logo
Key
+ X key combination to
access the context menu).