Resolving a low battery level .............................................................................

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Resolving a low battery level when external power is available .......

18

Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is

 

available ...........................................................................................

18

Resolving a low battery level when no power source is

 

available ...........................................................................................

18

Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit

 

Hibernation .......................................................................................

18

Calibrating a battery ...........................................................................................................

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Step 1: Fully charge the battery ........................................................................

18

Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep .............................................................

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Step 3: Discharge the battery ............................................................................

19

Step 4: Fully recharge the battery .....................................................................

20

Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep ..........................................................

20

Conserving battery power ..................................................................................................

20

Storing a battery ................................................................................................................

21

Disposing of a used battery ...............................................................................................

21

Shutting down the computer ...............................................................................................................

21

3 Internet

 

Connecting to a wired network ...........................................................................................................

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Connecting to a wireless network .......................................................................................................

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Using wireless devices ......................................................................................................

25

Identifying wireless and network status icons ...................................................

25

Using the wireless controls ...............................................................................

26

Using the wireless switch ..................................................................................

26

Using HP Connection Manager software (select models only) .........................

26

Using HP Wireless Assistant software ..............................................................

26

Using a WLAN ...................................................................................................................

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Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................

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Protecting your WLAN .......................................................................................

28

Connecting to a WLAN ......................................................................................

29

Roaming to another network .............................................................................

30

Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) .............................................................................

31

Inserting a SIM ...................................................................................................................

31

Removing a SIM ................................................................................................................

32

Using HP Mobile Broadband Setup Utility (select models only) .........................................................

34

Using Bluetooth wireless devices .......................................................................................................

35

Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) .............................................................

35

4 Multimedia

 

Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................

36

Identifying your multimedia components ...........................................................................

36

Adjusting the volume .........................................................................................................

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