Index - HP OmniBook xt6050 - Notebook PC Manual

Index

A
AC (time-out), 153
AC adapter
connecting, 23
accessories
buying, 14
docking products, 91
plug-in modules, 76
adding RAM, 94
AdHoc wireless network
definition, 69
setting up, 69, 72
adjusting
brightness, 35, 38
display colors, 38
screen area, 38
airplanes
wireless communication in, 72
ALT GR key, 38
antistatic precautions, 94, 96
Applications key, 37
AT commands, 63, 172
audio
adjusting volume, 124
connecting devices, 86
troubleshooting, 124
audio jacks, 16
audio-off
location, 16
using, 39
B
battery
best use of, 58
checking status, 55
extending life of, 58
installing, 22
secondary, 57
location, 18
low power warning, 56
operating time, 57, 141
release latch, 16
safety, 183
saving power, 57
secondary, 57
status lights, 55
troubleshooting, 140
BayManager hot-swap
installing, 76
BIOS
password, 42
updating, 158
BIOS Setup utility
Boot menu, 154
Exit menu, 154
external display settings, 150
Main menu, 150
Power menu, 153
Security menu, 152
using, 42, 149
black list (modem), 61
blackout periods
modem, 61
boot device order, 32, 154
boot disk, 157
Boot menu (BIOS), 154
brightness
adjusting, 35, 38
C
Caps Lock, 16, 20
Cardbus cards, 82
cards (PCMCIA), 82
CD-ROM drive
creating or copying CDs, 81
inserting CD, 79
installing, 76
removing CD, 79
CDs
creating or copying, 81
recommended media, 81
cleaning the computer, 50
clicking items, 33
COM1 port, 17
computer
caring for, 48
changing BIOS settings, 42, 149
cleaning, 50
protecting, 48, 130
reinstalling Windows, 156
resetting, 31
testing, 147
timeouts, 53
turning on, 25
configuring
BIOS settings, 42, 149
modem, 63
pointing stick, 33
touch pad, 33
connecting
audio devices, 86
external monitor, 86
floppy to parallel port, 79
infrared device, 90
LAN, 68
modem, 60
parallel device, 85
plug-in modules, 76
serial device, 89
to Internet, 27, 62
USB device, 85
wireless network, 69, 71
Corporate Evaluator's Guide, 15
cursor (pointer), 33
Customer Care
getting support, 160
Web site, 15
D
data
protecting, 49
default BIOS settings, 150
desktop management, 155
Desktop Zoom, 39
devices
boot order, 154
docks, 91
external display, 37
infrared, 90
ports for, 84
serial, 89
temporary boot order, 32
devices (external)
parallel, 85
USB, 85
diagnostics, 147
dial-in network connections, 63
Direct Cable Connection, 91
display
BIOS settings, 150
brightness, 35, 38, 49, 57
dual display, 88
dual monitor, 88
extending life, 49
external, 86
port, 17
Corporate Evaluator's Guide 193