Resolving a low battery level .............................................................................
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Resolving a low battery level when external power is available .......
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available ...........................................................................................
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation .......................................................................................
Calibrating a battery ...........................................................................................................
Step 1: Fully charge the battery ........................................................................
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Standby .........................................................
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Step 3: Discharge the battery ............................................................................
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery .....................................................................
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Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Standby ......................................................
Conserving battery power ..................................................................................................
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................
Disposing of a used battery ...............................................................................................
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Shutting down the computer ...............................................................................................................
Connecting to a wired network ...........................................................................................................
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Connecting to a wireless network .......................................................................................................
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Using wireless devices ......................................................................................................
Identifying wireless and network status icons ...................................................
Using the wireless controls ...............................................................................
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Using the wireless action key ............................................................................
Using HP Connection Manager software (select models only) .........................
Using HP Wireless Assistant software ..............................................................
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Using a WLAN ...................................................................................................................
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................
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Protecting your WLAN .......................................................................................
Connecting to a WLAN ......................................................................................
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Roaming to another network .............................................................................
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Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) .............................................................................
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Inserting a SIM ...................................................................................................................
Removing a SIM ................................................................................................................
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Using Bluetooth wireless devices .......................................................................................................
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Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing .......................................................................................
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Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................
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Identifying your multimedia components ...........................................................................
Adjusting the volume .........................................................................................................
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Using the media activity action keys ..................................................................................................
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Multimedia software ...........................................................................................................................
Using other preinstalled multimedia software ....................................................................
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Installing multimedia software from the Internet ................................................................
Audio ..................................................................................................................................................
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Connecting external audio devices ....................................................................................
Checking your audio functions ...........................................................................................
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