Contents

4 Modem and Network Connections

Using the Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1 To Connect the Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2 Special Restrictions in Certain Countries . . . . . . . . . 4–3 To Change Your Modem Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

Connecting to a Local Area Network (LAN). . . . . . . . . . 4–5 Using a Wireless LAN Adapter

(Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6 Making Wireless Network Connections

(Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7 To Turn Wireless Communication On and Off. . . . . 4–8

5 Add-On Devices

Connecting External Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1 To Insert or Remove a PC Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1 To Connect an Audio Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3 To Connect a TV to Your Notebook

(Select Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4 To Connect a 1394 Device

(Select Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6 Installing Additional RAM (Memory). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7 To Install a RAM Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7 To Remove a RAM Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . 5–9

Replacing the Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11 To Replace the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11 To Replace the Hard Drive Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12 To Prepare a New Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13

6 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1

Audio Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2

CD-ROM and DVD Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3

Display Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4

Hard Drive Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5

Reference Guide

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