Index
A
AC Adapter, 1-10, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-6 AC power icon on status panel, 1-7,
3-4
Add New Hardware icon, Control Panel, 5-1, 13-2
air travel with computer, 3-6 air vents, 1-8, 1-10, 3-4 airport security devices, 3-6 applications, See software Asset Control, 11-1
audio capabilities, 8-1 equipment, 8-1
external, connecting, 8-4 software, 8-1 troubleshooting, 13-3
Automobile Adapter, 1-10, 3-1, 3-3
B
backing up preinstalled software, 1-2
backup diskettes, ordering, xvii, 1-2 battery compartment, 1-8, 4-7 Battery Fastcharger, 4-8
battery gauges, status panel ensuring accuracy, 4-3, 4-10 icons, 1-7, 3-4, 4-2 troubleshooting, 13-4
battery icon on taskbar, 4-3 battery light, 1-4, 1-8, 4-2, 4-8
expansion base, 4-9 battery meter, Windows, 4-3
battery packs charging, 4-8, 4-9 conditioning, 4-3 discharging, 4-3, 4-9, 4-10 disposing of, 4-1, 4-10 extending life, 3-3, 3-5, 4-1 inserting in computer, 4-7
low-battery condition, 4-4, 8-3, 8-5, 10-9, 10-10
new, 4-3
number and locations supported, 6-2
operating time, 4-1
power management, 4-1, 10-8, 10-9
powering the computer, 4-1 recycling used, 4-10 removing from computer, 4-5 sliding panel, 4-6, 4-7 specifications, B-9
storing, 4-2, 4-10, B-9 temperatures
operating, 4-9, B-9 storage, 4-10, B-9
trickle charge, 4-2, 4-8 troubleshooting, 13-4 unused for some time, 4-3, 4-9,
4-10
battery release, 1-8, 4-5 beeps
error codes, A-5 low-battery warning, 4-4, 8-3,
8-5, 10-3 disabling, 4-4, 10-4
PC Cards, 7-1, 7-5, 7-6 troubleshooting, 13-3
BIOS, 1-1, 1-3
BNC connector on expansion base, 5-11
boot display, 5-5, 10-2
boot sequence, 6-27, 6-29, 6-30, 10-2