Essential Notebook Usage Guidelines DO’s Do backup your data regularly Do use on a stable surface Do store your notebook within its protective sleeve Do charge your notebook overnight – leave your power cord at home ...
Healthy Habits for using Notebooks Sit on a chair at a desk. This is especially important if using a notebook for longer than 30 minutes. Keep a good posture. Adjust the chair and notebook for a “neutral” posture. This means ankles, knees, hips and elbows are at about 90-degree angles and hands are in line with wrists.
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Page 3 LCD screenLCD screens are delicate – they don‟t like being poked, prodded, pushed or slammed. Never pick up your notebook by its screen. Don‟t slam the screen closed and always be gentle when putting your notebook down. To clean your LCD screen: ...
Packing away your Notebook Always store your notebook safely in your backpack, placing it between books in a vertical position, away from liquids. Do not wrap the cord too tightly around the power adapter or the cord will become damaged.
Technical support The College will establish a Notebook Helpdesk Centre (NHC). If you are experiencing problems with your notebook, your first step is to troubleshoot the problem yourself. More often than not, you will be able to resolve most software issues. A troubleshooting section for a range of common computer problems can be found at the end of this manual.
Page 6 Virus Protection Viruses have the potential to severely damage and disrupt operations within the College‟s computer network. As students have the right to personally use their notebooks, and connect to the internet from home, they should take all steps to protect the College‟s computer network from virus attacks.
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How to run a virus scan on your notebook In the bottom right hand corner of the screen you see an “M”, left click and choose “Virus Enterprise”. Select “Full Scan” and then click on the green button to run the scan You should get into a habit of running your virus scan once a week.
Carry Cases / School Bags The notebook must at all times be stored within its neoprene or plastic case, this includes travelling to and from school, recess and lunch and when moving between classes. It is imperative that no student carries their notebook in their arms between classes. This should keep the notebook safe from accidental damage.
Loan / Replacement Notebooks The NHC will manage all loan and replacement notebooks. Loan or replacement notebooks will be provided under the following circumstances: When the notebook is away for repair as arranged by the NHC. When the notebook has been stolen and all insurance requirements have been met. A loan or replacement notebook will be denied to a student under the following circumstances: ...
Basic Troubleshooting All error messages need to be documented and supplied with the notebook when seeking assistance. You will need to explain what you are doing at the time of an error message. For example: installing software, surfing the internet etc. Can’t log in at home? You must remember to tick the “Workstation only”...
Connecting to your home network Connecting to a wired home network Connect a CAT 5 cable to your notebook and connect to your router. Connecting to a wireless home network At home you will need to have the wireless router on and be logged into your notebook. It will automatically pick up if a wireless network is available.
Page 12 Connecting to the College network When you return to school, the notebook will detect the college network and connect automatically. Connecting to the internet at home * If you do not have the internet at home you will still be able to use your notebook, any research that you need to do can be done at school.
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Disable the COLLEGE proxy server to connect to your HOME internet. In Mozilla Firefox, click on the “P” in the bottom right-hand corner to disable the College proxy server. Refresh your internet page. Page 14...
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When you return to school you will need to enable the settings in order to connect to the College‟s internet connection. In Mozilla Firefox, click on the “P” in the bottom right-hand corner to enable the College proxy server. Refresh your internet page. This will be a routine that you will need to make a habit.
External Features of the 5230 Notebook 1 Power adapter input. 2 VGA (video) cable port 3 2 X USB ports 4 Hard drive activity indicator 5 Wireless on/off. Blue light is on 6 SD card reader 7 Headphone jack 8 Microphone jack 9 1X USB port 10 Ethernet connection 11 Locking cable connection...
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Using the Novell Logon Computer Only option o puter only option Advanced option to (similar to XP ilar to browse for Tree, “Workstation Only” “ or ation nly” Context and Server button) button) Page 17...
Essential Features of Windows 7 Task Bar When you hold your cursor on the icon of an open program in the task bar, a live preview thumbnail will pop up for every window it has open, a thumbnail of every open tab. When you hover over a thumbnail, it brings that window to the front, and makes everything else transparent, so you know it's the one you're looking for.
Control Panel To access Control Panel, go to Start>Control Panel Click here to view User Accounts Click here to view Backup and Restore Click here to view Power Management Click here to view Programs and Features For more on Control Panel, visit: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on- windows/?p=1864 Page 19...
Power Management Set the power options to optimise battery life. For more power options, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/features/power-management.aspx Page 20...
Programs and Features You can uninstall a program from your computer if you no longer use it or if you want to free up space on your hard disk. You can use Programs and Features to uninstall programs or to change a program's configuration by adding or removing certain options.
Backup and Restore Backup and Restore is improved in Windows 7 Let Windows choose what to back up, or pick individual folders, libraries, and drives yourself. Windows can back up files on whatever schedule you choose. You can back up to another drive, external drive or to the network.