Connecting A Network Cable; Turning A Network Connection Off And On; Accessing The Network At Startup - HP Notebook Series Hardware And Software Manual

Connecting a Network Cable

For information on connecting a network cable (not included),
refer to the Modem and Networking guide on the Notebook
Documentation CD.

Turning a Network Connection Off and On

To conserve power, turn off a network connection you are
not using.
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To turn off a network connection, log off the network, and
then disconnect the network cable.
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To turn on a network connection, connect the network cable,
and then log on to the network.

Accessing the Network at Startup

To connect the notebook to a PXE (Preboot eXecution
Environment) server during startup, you must enable the internal
NIC for startup, and then respond to the Network Service Boot
prompt each time you want to connect to the server.
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To enable the NIC for startup and set the notebook to display
the Network Service Boot prompt each time the notebook is
started or restarted, set your preferences in the Setup utility.
For more information about using the Setup utility, refer to
"Using the Setup Utility,"
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To respond to the Network Service Boot prompt, press
while the prompt "F12 = Boot from LAN" is displayed very
briefly in the lower left corner of the screen before
Windows loads.
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The Setup utility is not a Windows utility and does not
support the TouchPad.
in Chapter 9.
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