HP 2180AF, 2500, 2186AF, 2183AF, 2182US, 2182AT, 2182AF, 2181AF, 2180EA Batteries and Power Management

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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