HP Pavilion zu1100 HP OmniBook 500 - Startup Guide Revision 3 - Page 7

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Contents Getting Started with Your HP Notebook 9 Taking Inventory ...10 What's in the Box 10 To find more information 11 Identifying Parts of the Computer 12 Front View ...12 Back View ...13 Bottom View...14 Status Lights ...15 Expansion Base - Front 17 Expansion Base - Back 18 Setting Up Your Computer 19 Step 1: Install the battery 19 Step 2: Connect AC power 21 Step 3: Connect a phone line 22 Step 4: Turn on the computer 23 Step 5: Set up Windows 23 Step 6: Register your notebook 24 What to do next...25 To connect to the Internet 25 To connect the floppy disk drive 26 Basic Operation ...27 Operating Your Computer 28 To turn the computer on and off 28 To reset the computer 29 To change the boot device 30 To use the pointing stick 30 To use the Fn hot keys 32 Working in Comfort with a Notebook PC 33 Batteries and Power Management 35 Using Battery Power...36 To check battery status 36 To respond to a low-battery warning 37 To recharge the battery 38 Add-On Devices ...39 Using an Expansion Base 40 To dock the computer 40 To undock the computer 42 To play audio CDs 43 To use the status panel 44 Using Plug-In Modules 46 To install hot-swap support (Windows 98 46 Startup Guide 7

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Startup Guide
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Contents
Getting Started with Your HP Notebook
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9
Taking Inventory
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10
What’s in the Box?
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10
To find more information
.......................................................................................
11
Identifying Parts of the Computer
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12
Front View
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12
Back View
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13
Bottom View
...........................................................................................................
14
Status Lights
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15
Expansion Base – Front
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17
Expansion Base – Back
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18
Setting Up Your Computer
...........................................................................................
19
Step 1: Install the battery
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19
Step 2: Connect AC power
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21
Step 3: Connect a phone line
..................................................................................
22
Step 4: Turn on the computer
.................................................................................
23
Step 5: Set up Windows
..........................................................................................
23
Step 6: Register your notebook
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24
What to do next
.......................................................................................................
25
To connect to the Internet
.......................................................................................
25
To connect the floppy disk drive
............................................................................
26
Basic Operation
................................................................................................................
27
Operating Your Computer
............................................................................................
28
To turn the computer on and off
.............................................................................
28
To reset the computer
.............................................................................................
29
To change the boot device
......................................................................................
30
To use the pointing stick
.........................................................................................
30
To use the Fn hot keys
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32
Working in Comfort with a Notebook PC
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33
Batteries and Power Management
..................................................................................
35
Using Battery Power
.....................................................................................................
36
To check battery status
...........................................................................................
36
To respond to a low-battery warning
......................................................................
37
To recharge the battery
...........................................................................................
38
Add-On Devices
................................................................................................................
39
Using an Expansion Base
.............................................................................................
40
To dock the computer
.............................................................................................
40
To undock the computer
.........................................................................................
42
To play audio CDs
..................................................................................................
43
To use the status panel
............................................................................................
44
Using Plug-In Modules
................................................................................................
46
To install hot-swap support (Windows 98)
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46