HP Presario 3008CL Contents, Using This Guide, 1 Setting Up the Notebook, 2 Beginning to Use the Notebook

Contents

Using This Guide1 Setting Up the Notebook

Setting Up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 Inserting a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2 Opening the Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3 Connecting the Notebook to External Power . . . . . . 1–4 Turning On the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Setting Up the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7 Turning Off the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8 Protecting the Notebook from Power Surges. . . . . . . . . . 1–8 Obtaining Ergonomic and Safety Information. . . . . . . . . 1–9

2 Beginning to Use the Notebook

Selecting Regional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1 Selecting Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1 Protecting the Notebook Against Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2 Obtaining Modem and Network Information . . . . . . . . . 2–2 Installing Optional Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3 Using the Documentation Library CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Inserting the Documentation Library CD . . . . . . . . . 2–4 Accessing the Documentation Library Menu . . . . . . 2–5 Selecting a Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6 Finding a Topic Within a Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7

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