HP OmniBook 500 HP OmniBook 500 (FA) - Corporate Evaluator's Guide Edition 4 - Page 231

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Index A AC adapter compatibility, 25 connecting, 25 jack, 17, 22 timeouts, 193 AC plug requirements, 219 accessories buying, 15 plug-in modules, 15, 86 adding RAM, 102 AdHoc wireless network definition, 74 setting up, 74, 77 adjusting brightness, 36, 39 display colors, 39 screen area, 39 volume, 164 airplanes wireless communication in, 77 ALT GR key, 39 antistatic precautions, 102, 103 AOL, 67 Applications key, 38 AT commands, 68, 214 audio adjusting volume, 164 connecting devices, 96 troubleshooting, 164 audio jacks, 16, 21 audio-off button/LED, 16, 40 B battery best use of, 61 charge light, 58 charging, 59 checking status, 58 installing main, 24 installing secondary, 60 low power warning, 59 maintaining capacity, 61 operating time, 60, 61, 180 safety, 220 saving power, 60, 61 troubleshooting, 179 when docking, 80 BayManager hot-swap, 86 BIOS password, 43 updating, 198 BIOS Setup utility Boot menu, 194 Exit menu, 194 external display settings, 190 Main menu, 190 Power menu, 193 Security menu, 192 System Devices menu, 191 using, 43, 189 black list (modem), 66 blackout periods modem, 66 boot device order, 34, 194 boot disk, 198 brightness adjusting, 36, 39 C Caps Lock, 16, 20 Cardbus cards, 92 cards (PCMCIA), 92 CD controls expansion base, 83 CD player controls, 21 power button, 21 power switch, 84 status LED, 21 CD-ROM drive creating or copying CDs, 91 inserting CDs, 89 installing, 86 parallel port, 197 PC Card, 197 playing CDs, 83 removing CDs, 89 CDs creating or copying, 91 recommended media, 91 charging batteries, 59 cleaning the computer, 51 click buttons, 16 computer caring for, 49 changing BIOS settings, 43, 189 cleaning, 51 docking, 80, 81 overheating, 170 protecting, 49, 170 resetting, 33 setting up, 23 testing, 187 timeouts, 54, 55, 181 turning on, 27 undocking, 82 computer latch, 16 configuring BIOS settings, 43, 189 modem, 68 connecting audio devices, 96 external monitor, 97 infrared devices, 100 LAN, 73 parallel device, 95 plug-in modules, 86 serial device, 100 to Internet, 29, 66 USB device, 96 wireless network, 74, 76 connectors computer, 94 expansion base, 95 Corporate Evaluator's Guide, 15 cursor (pointer), 35 D data protecting, 50 default BIOS settings, 190 desktop management, 195 devices boot order, 194 external display, 38 infrared, 100 parallel (external), 95 serial, 100 USB (external), 96 diagnostics, 187 dial-in network connections, 67 Direct Cable Connection, 101 display BIOS settings, 190 brightness, 36, 39, 50, 60 Corporate Evaluator's Guide 231

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Index
A
AC adapter
compatibility, 25
connecting, 25
jack, 17, 22
timeouts, 193
AC plug requirements, 219
accessories
buying, 15
plug-in modules, 15, 86
adding RAM, 102
AdHoc wireless network
definition, 74
setting up, 74, 77
adjusting
brightness, 36, 39
display colors, 39
screen area, 39
volume, 164
airplanes
wireless communication in, 77
ALT GR key, 39
antistatic precautions, 102, 103
AOL, 67
Applications key, 38
AT commands, 68, 214
audio
adjusting volume, 164
connecting devices, 96
troubleshooting, 164
audio jacks, 16, 21
audio-off button/LED, 16, 40
B
battery
best use of, 61
charge light, 58
charging, 59
checking status, 58
installing main, 24
installing secondary, 60
low power warning, 59
maintaining capacity, 61
operating time, 60, 61, 180
safety, 220
saving power, 60, 61
troubleshooting, 179
when docking, 80
BayManager hot-swap, 86
BIOS
password, 43
updating, 198
BIOS Setup utility
Boot menu, 194
Exit menu, 194
external display settings, 190
Main menu, 190
Power menu, 193
Security menu, 192
System Devices menu, 191
using, 43, 189
black list (modem), 66
blackout periods
modem, 66
boot device order, 34, 194
boot disk, 198
brightness
adjusting, 36, 39
C
Caps Lock, 16, 20
Cardbus cards, 92
cards (PCMCIA), 92
CD controls
expansion base, 83
CD player
controls, 21
power button, 21
power switch, 84
status LED, 21
CD-ROM drive
creating or copying CDs, 91
inserting CDs, 89
installing, 86
parallel port, 197
PC Card, 197
playing CDs, 83
removing CDs, 89
CDs
creating or copying, 91
recommended media, 91
charging batteries, 59
cleaning the computer, 51
click buttons, 16
computer
caring for, 49
changing BIOS settings, 43, 189
cleaning, 51
docking, 80, 81
overheating, 170
protecting, 49, 170
resetting, 33
setting up, 23
testing, 187
timeouts, 54, 55, 181
turning on, 27
undocking, 82
computer latch, 16
configuring
BIOS settings, 43, 189
modem, 68
connecting
audio devices, 96
external monitor, 97
infrared devices, 100
LAN, 73
parallel device, 95
plug-in modules, 86
serial device, 100
to Internet, 29, 66
USB device, 96
wireless network, 74, 76
connectors
computer, 94
expansion base, 95
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cursor (pointer), 35
D
data
protecting, 50
default BIOS settings, 190
desktop management, 195
devices
boot order, 194
external display, 38
infrared, 100
parallel (external), 95
serial, 100
USB (external), 96
diagnostics, 187
dial-in network connections, 67
Direct Cable Connection, 101
display
BIOS settings, 190
brightness, 36, 39, 50, 60