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Changing Power Settings Basic power settings help conserve energy or enhance computer performance. You can also customize power settings for your computer hardware. For example, you can set your computer to go to sleep after a specified period of inactivity. What used to be called Standby is now called Sleep in Microsoft Windows Vista. In Sleep mode, your work is saved to memory, and then the computer enters a power-saving state. To put the computer in Sleep mode, tap the Windows Vista start button, tap the Arrow button next to the Lock icon, and then select Sleep. To change power settings: 1 Tap the Windows Vista start button, and then tap Control Panel. 2 Tap Hardware and Sound. 3 Tap Power Options. 4 Choose a power option. There are many to choose from, including when the computer sleeps, and what ratio you want of energy savings versus performance. Connecting to the Internet Your HP TouchSmart PC is designed to support a wireless or wired LAN that connects your computer to other devices, such as printers and other PCs. The network connection to the Internet is usually through a broadband modem (digital subscriber line [DSL] or cable), which requires a separate subscription. For a wireless LAN, the HP TouchSmart PC includes a built-in wireless LAN antenna, which you can use to access your wireless home network. For a wired LAN, connect an Ethernet cable (sold separately) to the Ethernet connector on the back of the computer, and then connect the other end to the network router or broadband modem. Getting to Know the HP TouchSmart PC 13

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Getting to Know the HP TouchSmart PC
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Changing Power Settings
Basic power settings help conserve energy or enhance computer performance. You can also customize
power settings for your computer hardware. For example, you can set your computer to go to sleep after a
specified period of inactivity.
What used to be called Standby is now called Sleep in Microsoft Windows Vista. In Sleep mode, your
work is saved to memory, and then the computer enters a power-saving state.
To put the computer in Sleep mode, tap the
Windows Vista start button
, tap the
Arrow
button next to the Lock icon, and then select
Sleep
.
To change power settings:
1
Tap the
Windows Vista start button
, and then tap
Control Panel
.
2
Tap
Hardware and Sound
.
3
Tap
Power Options
.
4
Choose a power option.
There are many to choose from, including when the computer sleeps, and what ratio you want of
energy savings versus performance.
Connecting to the Internet
Your HP TouchSmart PC is designed to support a wireless or wired LAN that connects your computer to
other devices, such as printers and other PCs. The network connection to the Internet is usually through a
broadband modem (digital subscriber line [DSL] or cable), which requires a separate subscription.
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For a wireless LAN, the HP TouchSmart PC includes a built-in wireless LAN antenna, which you
can use to access your wireless home network.
±
For a wired LAN, connect an Ethernet cable (sold separately) to the Ethernet connector on the back
of the computer, and then connect the other end to the network router or broadband modem.