To protect against viruses .....................................................................................

41

To lock the hard disk drive....................................................................................

41

Working in Comfort with a Notebook PC ..................................................................

42

Taking Care of Your Computer ..................................................................................

44

To protect your hard disk drive .............................................................................

44

To maintain your computer...................................................................................

44

To safeguard your data..........................................................................................

45

To extend the life of the display............................................................................

45

To clean your computer ........................................................................................

46

Batteries and Power Management ................................................................................

47

Managing Power Consumption ..................................................................................

48

How the computer manages power automatically ................................................

48

To manage power manually ..................................................................................

50

Using Battery Power ...................................................................................................

51

To check battery status..........................................................................................

51

To respond to a low-battery warning ....................................................................

52

To recharge the battery .........................................................................................

52

To get the most from your batteries ......................................................................

52

Modem and Network Connections................................................................................

55

Using the Modem........................................................................................................

56

To connect the modem ..........................................................................................

57

To connect to the Internet .....................................................................................

58

To disconnect from the Internet ............................................................................

59

To dial in to a network ..........................................................................................

59

To change your modem settings ...........................................................................

60

To send and receive e-mail ...................................................................................

61

To send and receive faxes .....................................................................................

62

Connecting to a LAN ..................................................................................................

63

To connect to a LAN.............................................................................................

63

Making Wireless Network Connections .....................................................................

64

To prepare for connections....................................................................................

64

To turn wireless communication on and off..........................................................

66

Making Wireless Bluetooth Connections ...................................................................

68

To turn Bluetooth communication on and off.......................................................

68

To prepare for Bluetooth connections...................................................................

70

To send or receive files using Bluetooth...............................................................

71

To connect to a Bluetooth printer or serial device ................................................

72

To make a dial-up connection via a Bluetooth phone ...........................................

73

Add-On Devices ..............................................................................................................

75

Connecting PC Cards..................................................................................................

76

To insert or remove a PC Card..............................................................................

76

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