Taking Care of Your Notebook............................................................................
27
To protect your hard drive ..............................................................................
To maintain your notebook.............................................................................
To safeguard your data ...................................................................................
28
To extend the life of the display .....................................................................
To clean your notebook ..................................................................................
Batteries and Power Management..........................................................................
29
Managing Power Consumption ............................................................................
30
How the notebook manages power automatically..........................................
Using Battery Power.............................................................................................
32
To check battery status ...................................................................................
To respond to a low-battery warning..............................................................
33
To recharge the battery ...................................................................................
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 .............................................................................
To turn wireless communication on and off...................................................
42
Making Wireless Bluetooth Connections (select models only) ...........................
44
To turn Bluetooth communication on and off ................................................
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 .......................................................................
Connecting External Devices ...............................................................................
50
To connect an audio device ............................................................................
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..............................................................
To remove a RAM expansion module............................................................
60
viii Reference Guide
