Index - HP Notebook PC Reference Manual

Index

A
AC (time-out), 131
AC adapter
connecting, 22
accessories
buying, 13
docking products, 91
plug-in modules, 76
adding RAM, 94
AdHoc wireless network
definition, 69
setting up, 69, 72
adjusting
brightness, 33, 36
display colors, 36
screen area, 36
airplanes
wireless communication in, 72
ALT GR key, 36
antistatic precautions, 94, 96
Applications key, 35
AT commands, 63, 150
audio
adjusting volume, 102
connecting devices, 86
troubleshooting, 102
audio jacks, 15
audio-off
location, 15
using, 37
B
battery
best use of, 57
checking status, 54
extending life of, 57
installing, 21
secondary, 56
location, 17
low power warning, 55
operating time, 56, 119
release latch, 15
safety, 161
saving power, 56
secondary, 56
status lights, 54
troubleshooting, 118
BayManager hot-swap
installing, 76
BIOS
password, 40
updating, 136
BIOS Setup utility
Boot menu, 132
Exit menu, 132
external display settings, 128
Main menu, 128
Power menu, 131
Security menu, 130
using, 40, 127
black list (modem), 61
blackout periods
modem, 61
boot device order, 30, 132
boot disk, 135
Boot menu (BIOS), 132
brightness
adjusting, 33, 36
C
Caps Lock, 15, 19
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, 48
clicking items, 31
COM1 port, 16
computer
caring for, 46
changing BIOS settings, 40, 127
cleaning, 48
protecting, 46, 108
reinstalling Windows, 134
resetting, 29
testing, 125
timeouts, 51
turning on, 24
configuring
BIOS settings, 40, 127
modem, 63
pointing stick, 31
touch pad, 31
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, 26, 62
USB device, 85
wireless network, 69, 71
Corporate Evaluator's Guide, 14
cursor (pointer), 31
Customer Care
getting support, 138
Web site, 14
D
data
protecting, 47
default BIOS settings, 128
desktop management, 133
Desktop Zoom, 37
devices
boot order, 132
docks, 91
external display, 35
infrared, 90
ports for, 84
serial, 89
temporary boot order, 30
devices (external)
parallel, 85
USB, 85
diagnostics, 125
dial-in network connections, 63
Direct Cable Connection, 91
display
BIOS settings, 128
brightness, 33, 36, 47, 56
dual display, 88
dual monitor, 88
extending life, 47
external, 86
port, 16
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