Index

A

AC adapter compatibility, 19 connecting, 19 requirements, 62

B

battery

charge light, 32 charging, 33 checking status, 32 installing, 17, 18

low power warning, 33 operating time, 43 recharging, 18 removing, 18

safety, 63

saving power. See Reference Guide

status light, 15 troubleshooting, 43

BIOS

configuration utility, 47 boot device order, 26 brightness

adjusting, 28

C

Caps Lock status light, 16 CD/DVD drive

status light, 16 charging batteries, 33 click buttons

configuring, 27 using, 26, 27

copyrights, 2

D

default settings, 24 diagnostics, 45 display

brightness, 28 troubleshooting, 40

E

e-DiagTools for Windows, 45, 46 e-mail

HP Customer Care, 53

ergonomics, 17, 29

F

F10 (diagnostics), 45 factory software

recovering, 49 files

recovering, 49 floppy disk drive status light, 16

Fn key

+F1 (decrease brightness), 28

+F10 (Scroll Lock), 28

+F2 (increase brightness), 28

+F5 (display select), 28

+F8 (keypad), 28

+F9 (Num Lock), 28

+Home (mute), 28

+Page Down (decrease volume), 28

+Page Up (increase volume), 28 external keyboards, 28

H

hard disk drive replacing, 37 status light, 16 troubleshooting, 41 Utility partition, 37

hardware testing, 45

Hewlett-Packard support, 40 hibernation (power mode)

entering, 24 low battery, 33 power status light, 15 timeout, 24

hot keys, 28

HP Customer Care contact by e-mail, 53 telephone numbers, 53 web site, 11

HP Instant Support, 40, 52 HP Library, 11

HP Notes, 11

I

inventory, 10

K

keyboard

ergonomic precautions, 17 external, 28

status lights, 16 troubleshooting, 42

L

laser safety, 64 lights

status, 16

M

maintenance, 24 memory

installing, 36 removing, 36

modem connecting, 20

mouse troubleshooting, 42

N

notebook

caring for. See Reference Guide default settings, 24 protecting, 36

registering, 22 resetting, 25 resuming, 24 testing, 45

turning on and off, 21, 24 Num Lock

status light, 16

P

partition (Utility), 37 performance troubleshooting, 42 phone line

connecting, 20 requirements, 20

pointing devices configuring, 27

power connecting AC, 19

saving. See Reference Guide status light, 15 troubleshooting, 43

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