HP Notebook Series Hardware And Software Manual page 8

Contents
8 Communications
Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Wireless Function (Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
9 Software Updates, Restorations and
Utilities
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
System Restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Repairing or Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . . 9-9
Installing a Retail Version of an Operating System. . . . 9-13
Using the Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
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Connecting the Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Connecting a Network Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Turning a Network Connection Off and On . . . . . . . 8-3
Accessing the Network at Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
802.11 Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Bluetooth Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Turning On the Wireless Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Setting Up Your Own Wireless Network
or Connecting to an Existing Wireless Network . . . . 8-6
Using Wireless Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
WLAN Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Preparing for Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Downloading and Installing an Update . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Setting a System Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Restoring to a System Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Repairing the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Reinstalling Device Drivers and Other Software . . 9-12
Opening the Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Navigating and Selecting in the Setup Utility . . . . . 9-14
Restoring Setup Utility Default Settings . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Exiting the Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
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