HP Presario ProCurve manual 8

Taking Care of Your Notebook............................................................................	27
To protect your hard drive ..............................................................................	27
To maintain your notebook.............................................................................	27
To safeguard your data ...................................................................................	28
To extend the life of the display .....................................................................	28
To clean your notebook ..................................................................................	28
Batteries and Power Management............................................................................	29
Managing Power Consumption ............................................................................	30
How the notebook manages power automatically..........................................	30
Using Battery Power.............................................................................................	32
To check battery status ...................................................................................	32
To respond to a low-battery warning..............................................................	33
To recharge the battery ...................................................................................	33
To get the most from your batteries................................................................	33
Modem and Network Connections ...........................................................................	35
Using the Modem .................................................................................................	36
To change your modem settings.....................................................................	37
Connecting to a Local Area Network (LAN).......................................................	38
Making Wireless Network Connections (select models only).............................	39
To prepare for connections .............................................................................	39
To turn wireless communication on and off...................................................	41
Making Wireless Bluetooth Connections (select models only) ...........................	43
To turn Bluetooth communication on and off ................................................	43
To prepare for Bluetooth connections ............................................................	44
To send or receive files using Bluetooth ........................................................	45
Add-On Devices .........................................................................................................	47
Connecting External Devices ...............................................................................	48
Connecting PC Cards......................................................................................	48
To insert or remove a PC Card .......................................................................	48
To connect an audio device ............................................................................	50
To use an external monitor .............................................................................	51
To connect an IEEE 1394 device (select models only)..................................	52
To connect an infrared device (select models only).......................................	53
To use a port replicator (select models only) .................................................	54
Installing Additional RAM (Memory) .................................................................	57
To install a RAM expansion module..............................................................	57
To remove a RAM expansion module............................................................	59

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