User Guide - Windows 7

Table of contents
1 Starting right ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Best practices ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Fun things to do .................................................................................................................................... 1
More HP resources .............................................................................................................................. 2
2 Getting to know your computer ......................................................................................................................... 3
Finding your hardware and software information ................................................................................. 3
Locating hardware ............................................................................................................... 3
Locating software ................................................................................................................. 3
Right side ............................................................................................................................................. 4
Left side ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Display .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Top ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
TouchPad .......................................................................................................................... 10
Lights ................................................................................................................................. 11
Buttons and speakers ........................................................................................................ 12
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 13
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 15
3 Connecting to a network ................................................................................................................................. 16
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 16
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 16
Using the wireless button .................................................................................. 16
Using HP Connection Manager (select models only) ........................................ 16
Using operating system controls ....................................................................... 17
Sharing data and drives and accessing software .............................................................. 17
Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 17
Using an Internet service provider .................................................................... 18
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 19
Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................ 19
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 19
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 20
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ..................................................... 20
Connecting to a wired network (select models only) .......................................................................... 20
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................... 20
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