Index
A
AC adapter compatibility, 11, 55 connecting, 11
AC adapter jack, location, 5 AdHoc wireless network setup, 41 adjusting
brightness, 19 volume, 19
airplanes, wireless communication in, 42, 44
ALT GR key, 21
antistatic precautions, 58, 60 Applications key, 21
AT commands, 38 audio
adjusting volume, 66 troubleshooting, 66 volume, 19
audio jacks, 3
audio mute button, 3
B
battery
best use of, 34 checking status, 32 extending life of, 34 installing, 10 location, 2, 3
low power warning, 33 operating time, 34, 78 release latch, 6, 7 safety, 98
saving power, 34 status lights, 32 troubleshooting, 77
BIOS password, 24 BIOS Setup utility Boot menu, 87 Exit menu, 87
external display settings, 86 Main menu, 85
Security menu, 86 using, 84
black list (modem), 37 blackout periods, modem, 37
Bluetooth business cards, 46 configuring, 45 sending files, 46 troubleshooting, 82 tuning on, 44 turning off, 45 wireless, 44
boot device order, 17, 87 Boot menu (BIOS), 87 brightness, adjusting, 19 business cards, 46
C
Cable lock, 25 Caps Lock, 9 Cardbus cards, 48 cards, PCMCIA, 48
creating or copying CDs, 23 inserting CD, 20, 22 location, 2, 3
removing CD, 20, 22 CDs
copying/creating, 23 recommended media, 23
cleaning the notebook, 28 configuring
BIOS settings, 84 modem, 38
connecting
IEEE 1394 devices, 53 LAN, 39
wireless network, 40
D
data protection, 28
boot order, 87 temporary boot order, 17
diskette drive location, 5 USB, 81
display
BIOS settings, 86
brightness, 19, 28, 34 dual display, 53 dual monitor, 53 extending life, 28 memory, 85
port, 5 secondary, 53 troubleshooting, 68
docking port, 6, 7 drives
hard drive holder, 63 replacing hard drive, 62
DVD drive location, 2, 3
setting region code, 23 troubleshooting, 67
E
encryption, 40 ergonomics, 10
Exit menu (BIOS), 87 extended memory, 85 external monitor port, 5
F
Fn key
+Back Space (mute), 19
+F1 (decrease brightness), 19
+F12 (hibernation), 19
+F2 (increase brightness), 19
+F8 (keypad), 19
+NumLock (scroll lock), 19
+Page Down (decrease audio), 19
+Page Up (increase audio), 19
H
hard drive caring for, 28
Hibernation partition, 62, 87 holder, 63
location, 6, 7 protecting, 27 replacing, 62 troubleshooting, 69
Hibernation status lights, 8
Reference Guide 111