HP OmniBook 6100 HP Omnibook 6100 Notebook - Reference Guide - Page 8

Working in Comfort with a Notebook PC

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Working in Comfort with a Notebook PC 43 Taking Care of Your Computer 45 To protect your hard disk drive 45 To maintain your computer 45 To safeguard your data 46 To extend the life of the display 46 To clean your computer 47 Batteries and Power Management 49 Managing Power Consumption 50 How the computer manages power automatically 50 To manage power manually 53 Using Battery Power 54 To check battery status 54 To respond to a low-battery warning 55 To recharge the battery 55 To use additional batteries 55 To get the most from your batteries 56 To maximize processor speed 57 Modem and Network Connections 59 Using the Modem...60 To connect the modem 60 To connect to the Internet 62 To disconnect from the Internet 63 To dial in to a network 63 To change your modem settings 63 To send and receive e-mail 64 To send and receive faxes (Windows 98 65 To send and receive faxes (Windows 2000 66 To send and receive faxes (Windows XP 67 Connecting to a LAN 68 To connect to a LAN 68 Making Wireless Connections 69 To prepare for connections (Windows 98 or 2000 69 To prepare for connections (Windows XP 71 To turn wireless communication on and off 72 Add-On Devices ...75 Using Plug-In Modules 76 To install hot-swap support (Windows 98 76 To replace a plug-in module 76 To connect the floppy disk drive to the parallel port 78 To insert or remove a CD or DVD 79 To play DVD movies 80 8 Reference Guide

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Reference Guide
Working in Comfort with a Notebook PC
..................................................................
43
Taking Care of Your Computer
..................................................................................
45
To protect your hard disk drive
.............................................................................
45
To maintain your computer
...................................................................................
45
To safeguard your data
..........................................................................................
46
To extend the life of the display
............................................................................
46
To clean your computer
.........................................................................................
47
Batteries and Power Management
................................................................................
49
Managing Power Consumption
...................................................................................
50
How the computer manages power automatically
.................................................
50
To manage power manually
..................................................................................
53
Using Battery Power
...................................................................................................
54
To check battery status
..........................................................................................
54
To respond to a low-battery warning
....................................................................
55
To recharge the battery
..........................................................................................
55
To use additional batteries
.....................................................................................
55
To get the most from your batteries
......................................................................
56
To maximize processor speed
...............................................................................
57
Modem and Network Connections
................................................................................
59
Using the Modem
........................................................................................................
60
To connect the modem
..........................................................................................
60
To connect to the Internet
......................................................................................
62
To disconnect from the Internet
............................................................................
63
To dial in to a network
..........................................................................................
63
To change your modem settings
............................................................................
63
To send and receive e-mail
....................................................................................
64
To send and receive faxes (Windows 98)
..............................................................
65
To send and receive faxes (Windows 2000)
..........................................................
66
To send and receive faxes (Windows XP)
............................................................
67
Connecting to a LAN
..................................................................................................
68
To connect to a LAN
.............................................................................................
68
Making Wireless Connections
....................................................................................
69
To prepare for connections (Windows 98 or 2000)
...............................................
69
To prepare for connections (Windows XP)
...........................................................
71
To turn wireless communication on and off
..........................................................
72
Add-On Devices
..............................................................................................................
75
Using Plug-In Modules
...............................................................................................
76
To install hot-swap support (Windows 98)
...........................................................
76
To replace a plug-in module
..................................................................................
76
To connect the floppy disk drive to the parallel port
.............................................
78
To insert or remove a CD or DVD
........................................................................
79
To play DVD movies
............................................................................................
80