1 Starting right ...................................................................................................................................................
1
Best practices .......................................................................................................................................
Fun things to do ....................................................................................................................................
More HP resources ..............................................................................................................................
2
2 Getting to know your computer .....................................................................................................................
3
Finding your hardware and software information .................................................................................
Locating hardware ...............................................................................................................
Locating software .................................................................................................................................
Right side .............................................................................................................................................
Left side ................................................................................................................................................
4
Display ..................................................................................................................................................
6
Top .......................................................................................................................................................
7
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................
Lights ...................................................................................................................................
8
Buttons and speakers ..........................................................................................................
9
Keys ...................................................................................................................................
10
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................
11
Labels .................................................................................................................................................
12
3 Connecting to a network ..............................................................................................................................
13
Connecting to a wireless network .......................................................................................................
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................
Using the wireless button ..................................................................................
Using operating system controls .......................................................................
Using a WLAN ...................................................................................................................
14
Using an Internet service provider ....................................................................
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................
15
Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................
Protecting your WLAN .......................................................................................
Connecting to a WLAN ......................................................................................
16
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) .....................................................
Connecting to a wired network ...........................................................................................................
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) .........................................................................
17
v