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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6 Making Wireless Network Connections

(Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8 To Turn Wireless Communication On and Off . . . . 4–10

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 Use an External Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4 To Connect a 1394 Device (Select Models Only). . . 5–6 To Connect an Infrared Device (Select

Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6 To Use a Port Replicator (Select Models Only) . . . . 5–8 Installing Additional RAM (Memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11 To Install a RAM Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11 To Remove a RAM Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . 5–13

Replacing the Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–14 To Replace the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–14 To Replace the Hard Drive Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–16 To Prepare a New Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–17

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

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