Taking Care of Your Notebook............................................................................

27

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

27

To maintain your notebook.............................................................................

27

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

28

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

28

To clean your notebook ..................................................................................

28

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

29

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

30

How the notebook manages power automatically..........................................

30

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

32

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

32

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

33

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

Connecting to a Local Area Network (LAN).......................................................

39

Making Wireless Network Connections (select models only).............................

40

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

40

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

42

Making Wireless Bluetooth Connections (select models only) ...........................

44

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

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

48

Connecting External Devices ...............................................................................

50

To connect an audio device ............................................................................

50

To use an external monitor .............................................................................

52

To connect an IEEE 1394 device (select models only)..................................

53

To connect an infrared device (select models only).......................................

54

To use a port replicator (select models only) .................................................

55

Installing Additional RAM (Memory) .................................................................

58

To install a RAM expansion module..............................................................

58

To remove a RAM expansion module............................................................

60

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