Maximizing battery discharge time ....................................................................................

19

Managing low battery levels ..............................................................................................

19

Identifying low battery levels .............................................................................

19

Resolving a low battery level .............................................................................

21

Resolving a low battery level when external power is available .......

21

Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is

 

available ...........................................................................................

21

Resolving a low battery level when no power source is

 

available ...........................................................................................

21

Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit

 

Hibernation .......................................................................................

21

Calibrating a battery ...........................................................................................................

21

Step 1: Fully charge the battery ........................................................................

21

Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Standby .........................................................

22

Step 3: Discharge the battery ............................................................................

22

Step 4: Fully recharge the battery .....................................................................

23

Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Standby ......................................................

23

Conserving battery power ..................................................................................................

23

Storing a battery ................................................................................................................

23

Disposing of a used battery ...............................................................................................

24

Shutting down the computer ...............................................................................................................

24

4 Internet

 

Connecting to a wired network ...........................................................................................................

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Connecting to a wireless network .......................................................................................................

27

Using wireless devices ......................................................................................................

27

Identifying wireless and network status icons ...................................................

27

Using the wireless controls ...............................................................................

28

Using the wireless switch ..................................................................................

28

Using HP Connection Manager software (select models only) .........................

28

Using HP Wireless Assistant software ..............................................................

29

Using a WLAN ...................................................................................................................

29

Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................

30

Protecting your WLAN .......................................................................................

30

Connecting to a WLAN ......................................................................................

31

Roaming to another network .............................................................................

32

Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) .............................................................................

33

Inserting a SIM ...................................................................................................................

33

Removing a SIM ................................................................................................................

34

Using the HP Mobile Broadband Setup Utility (select models only) ...................................................

36

5 Multimedia

 

Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................

37

Identifying your multimedia components ...........................................................................

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