User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Navigating using the keyboard, touch gestures and pointing devices
- Multimedia
- Power management
- Shutting down the computer
- Setting power options
- Using power-saving states
- Using battery power
- Finding additional battery information
- Displaying the remaining battery charge
- Maximizing battery discharge time
- Managing low battery levels
- Inserting or removing the battery
- Conserving battery power
- Storing a user-replaceable battery
- Disposing of a user-replaceable battery
- Replacing a user-replaceable battery
- Using external AC power
- External cards and devices
- Drives
- Security
- Maintenance
- Backup and recovery
- Computer Setup (BIOS) and Advanced System Diagnostics
- Support
- Specifications
- Traveling with the computer
- Troubleshooting
- Electrostatic discharge
- Index
Table of contents
1 Welcome .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Finding information ............................................................................................................................... 2
2 Getting to know your computer ..................................................................................................................... 4
Top ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................ 4
Lights ................................................................................................................................... 5
Keys ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Right ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Left ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Rear ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
Display ................................................................................................................................................ 10
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 12
3 Connecting to a network .............................................................................................................................. 13
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 13
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 13
Using the wireless button .................................................................................. 13
Using operating system controls ....................................................................... 14
Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 14
Using an Internet service provider .................................................................... 14
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 15
Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................ 15
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 15
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 16
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................ 16
Inserting and removing a SIM ........................................................................... 17
Using GPS (select models only) ........................................................................................ 18
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ..................................................... 18
Connecting to a wired network ........................................................................................................... 20
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................... 20
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