User Guide - Windows 7

Table of contents
1 Welcome ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Finding information ............................................................................................................................................... 2
2 Getting to know your computer ...................................................................................................................... 3
Right ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Left ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Display .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Top .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................................. 8
Lights ................................................................................................................................................... 9
Buttons, speakers, and ngerprint reader ........................................................................................ 10
Keys ................................................................................................................................................... 12
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Front ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Rear ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16
3 Connecting to a network .............................................................................................................................. 17
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................................... 17
Using the wireless controls ............................................................................................................... 17
Turning wireless devices on or o .................................................................................. 17
Using HP Connection Manager (select products only) ................................................... 18
Using the wireless button ............................................................................................... 18
Using operating system controls .................................................................................... 18
Using a WLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Using an Internet service provider ................................................................................. 19
Setting up a WLAN .......................................................................................................... 19
Conguring a wireless router .......................................................................................... 19
Protecting your WLAN ..................................................................................................... 20
Connecting to a WLAN ..................................................................................................... 20
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select products only) .......................................................................... 20
Inserting and removing a SIM card ................................................................................. 21
Using HP Mobile Connect (select products only) .............................................................................. 22
Using GPS (select products only) ...................................................................................................... 22
Using Bluetooth wireless devices ...................................................................................................... 22
Connecting to a wired network ............................................................................................................................ 23
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................................... 23
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