Index

A

AC adapter compatibility, 21 connecting, 21 jack, 13, 18

AC plug requirements, 76 accessories

plug-in modules, 46 adding RAM, 49 adjusting

brightness, 32 antistatic precautions, 49

AT commands, See Reference Guide

audio

connecting devices, See Reference Guide

audio jacks, 12, 17 audio-off button/LED, 12

B

battery

charge light, 36 charging, 38 checking status, 36 installing main, 20 low power warning, 37 safety, 77

saving power, See Reference Guide

troubleshooting, 56 when docking, 40

BayManager hot-swap, 46 BIOS Setup utility

menus, See Reference Guide using, 60

boot device order, 30 brightness

adjusting, 32

C

Caps Lock, 12, 16 CD controls

expansion base, 43 CD player

controls, 17 power button, 17 power switch, 44

status LED, 17 CD-ROM drive

installing, 46 parallel port, 62 PC Card, 62 playing CDs, 43

charging batteries, 38 click buttons, 12 computer

caring for, See Reference Guide changing BIOS settings, 60 docking, 40, 41

resetting, 29 setting up, 19 testing, 58 turning on, 23 undocking, 42

computer latch, 12 configuring

BIOS settings, 60 connecting

external devices, See Reference Guide

LAN, See Reference Guide modem, See Reference Guide PC Cards, See Reference Guide plug-in modules, 46

to Internet, See Reference Guide Corporate Evaluator's Guide, 11 cursor (pointer), 31

D

devices, See Reference Guide diagnostics, 58

display brightness, 32 connecting external, See

Reference Guide port, 13 troubleshooting, 54

docking, See Reference Guide Hibernate mode, 41 power sources, 40 problems, 41

Standby mode, 41 turning computer on, 41

docking port, 13, 14, 17 drives

creating Utility partition, 62

plug-in modules, 46 replacing hard disk, 51

DVD drive installing, 46

E

e-Diagtools for Windows, 58, 59 e-mail

HP Customer Care, 65 emergency undock latch, 17, 41, 43 ergonomics, 19

expansion base

AC adapter jack, 18 CD controls, 43 CD-ROM/DVD module, 43 docking, 41

external monitor port, 18 LAN port, 18 multimedia buttons, 44 parallel port, 18

PS/2 ports, 18 resetting, 29 serial port, 18 S-video port, 18 USB ports, 18

external devices

installing, See Reference Guide monitor, 18. See Reference Guide

external mouse configuring, 31

F

F10 (diagnostics), 58 files

recovering, 61 floppy drive

connecting, 26, 46. See Reference Guide

Fn key

+F1 (decrease brightness), 32

+F10 (Scroll Lock), 32

+F11 (pause), 32

+F12 (hibernate), 32

+F2 (increase brightness), 32

+F5 (display select), 32

+F7 (mute), 32

+F8 (keypad), 32

+F9 (Num Lock), 32

+HOME (print screen), 32

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