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Index A AC adapter compatibility, 22, 88 connecting, 22 AC adapter jack location, 16 accessories buying, 13 adding RAM, 91 AdHoc wireless network definition, 71 setting up, 70, 71 adjusting brightness, 32, 36 display colors, 36 screen area, 36 volume, 32 airplanes wireless communication in, 73 ALT GR key, 35 antistatic precautions, 91, 92 Applications key, 34 AT commands, 64, 168 audio adjusting volume, 37, 124 connecting devices, 81 muting, 37 troubleshooting, 124 volume, 32 audio jacks, 16 audio mute button, 16 B battery best use of, 57 checking status, 55 conditioning, 57 extending life of, 57 installing, 20 location, 15 low power warning, 55 operating time, 56, 139 release latch, 17 safety, 176 saving power, 56 status lights, 55 testing, 57 troubleshooting, 138 Battery Optimizer, 57 BIOS password, 41 updating, 153 BIOS Setup utility Boot menu, 149 Exit menu, 149 external display settings, 148 Main menu, 148 Security menu, 149 using, 41, 147 black list (modem), 62 blackout periods modem, 62 boot device order, 30, 149 boot disk, 152 Boot menu (BIOS), 149 brightness adjusting, 32, 36 C Caps Lock, 15, 19 Cardbus cards, 76 cards (PCMCIA), 76 CD-ROM drive creating or copying CDs, 40 inserting CD, 39 location, 15 removing CD, 39 CDs creating or copying, 40 recommended media, 40 cleaning the computer, 49 clicking items, 31 COM1 port, 16 computer caring for, 47 changing BIOS settings, 41, 147 cleaning, 49 opening/closing, 15 protecting, 47, 129 reinstalling Windows, 151 resetting, 29 testing, 145 timeouts, 53 turning on, 24 configuring BIOS settings, 41, 147 modem, 64 touch pad, 31 connecting audio devices, 81 external monitor, 83 IEEE 1394 devices, 86 infrared device, 87 LAN, 68 modem, 61 parallel device, 80 port replicator, 88 serial device, 86 to Internet, 25, 62 USB device, 81 wireless network, 69, 71 Corporate Evaluator's Guide, 14 cursor (pointer), 31 Customer Care getting support, 156 Web site, 14 D data protecting, 48 default BIOS settings, 148 desktop management, 150 Desktop Zoom, 36 devices boot order, 149 external display, 35 infrared, 87 parallel, 80 ports for, 78 serial, 86 temporary boot order, 30 USB, 81 diagnostics, 145 dial-in network connections, 63 display BIOS settings, 148 brightness, 32, 36, 48, 56 dual display, 84 dual monitor, 84 extending life, 48 external, 83 port, 16 power, 57 quality, 128 secondary, 84 settings, 36 Corporate Evaluator's Guide 187

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Index
A
AC adapter
compatibility, 22, 88
connecting, 22
AC adapter jack
location, 16
accessories
buying, 13
adding RAM, 91
AdHoc wireless network
definition, 71
setting up, 70, 71
adjusting
brightness, 32, 36
display colors, 36
screen area, 36
volume, 32
airplanes
wireless communication in, 73
ALT GR key, 35
antistatic precautions, 91, 92
Applications key, 34
AT commands, 64, 168
audio
adjusting volume, 37, 124
connecting devices, 81
muting, 37
troubleshooting, 124
volume, 32
audio jacks, 16
audio mute button, 16
B
battery
best use of, 57
checking status, 55
conditioning, 57
extending life of, 57
installing, 20
location, 15
low power warning, 55
operating time, 56, 139
release latch, 17
safety, 176
saving power, 56
status lights, 55
testing, 57
troubleshooting, 138
Battery Optimizer, 57
BIOS
password, 41
updating, 153
BIOS Setup utility
Boot menu, 149
Exit menu, 149
external display settings, 148
Main menu, 148
Security menu, 149
using, 41, 147
black list (modem), 62
blackout periods
modem, 62
boot device order, 30, 149
boot disk, 152
Boot menu (BIOS), 149
brightness
adjusting, 32, 36
C
Caps Lock, 15, 19
Cardbus cards, 76
cards (PCMCIA), 76
CD-ROM drive
creating or copying CDs, 40
inserting CD, 39
location, 15
removing CD, 39
CDs
creating or copying, 40
recommended media, 40
cleaning the computer, 49
clicking items, 31
COM1 port, 16
computer
caring for, 47
changing BIOS settings, 41, 147
cleaning, 49
opening/closing, 15
protecting, 47, 129
reinstalling Windows, 151
resetting, 29
testing, 145
timeouts, 53
turning on, 24
configuring
BIOS settings, 41, 147
modem, 64
touch pad, 31
connecting
audio devices, 81
external monitor, 83
IEEE 1394 devices, 86
infrared device, 87
LAN, 68
modem, 61
parallel device, 80
port replicator, 88
serial device, 86
to Internet, 25, 62
USB device, 81
wireless network, 69, 71
Corporate Evaluator’s Guide, 14
cursor (pointer), 31
Customer Care
getting support, 156
Web site, 14
D
data
protecting, 48
default BIOS settings, 148
desktop management, 150
Desktop Zoom, 36
devices
boot order, 149
external display, 35
infrared, 87
parallel, 80
ports for, 78
serial, 86
temporary boot order, 30
USB, 81
diagnostics, 145
dial-in network connections, 63
display
BIOS settings, 148
brightness, 32, 36, 48, 56
dual display, 84
dual monitor, 84
extending life, 48
external, 83
port, 16
power, 57
quality, 128
secondary, 84
settings, 36