Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Notebook tour
- HP Write Filters
- Configuration
- Applications
- Pointing devices and keyboard
- Using pointing devices
- Using the keyboard
- Using hotkeys
- Displaying system information
- Decreasing screen brightness
- Increasing screen brightness
- Switching the screen image
- Muting speaker sound
- Decreasing speaker sound
- Increasing speaker sound
- Playing the previous track or section of an audio CD or a DVD
- Playing, pausing, or resuming an audio CD or a DVD
- Playing the next track or section of an audio CD or a DVD
- Using hotkeys
- Using the keypads
- Power
- Power control and light locations
- Shutting down the computer
- Setting power options
- Using battery power
- Using external AC power
- Multimedia
- Wireless
- Modem and LAN
- Security
- Connecting hardware
- Using Media Card Reader cards
- Using ExpressCards
- Hardware upgrades
- MultiBoot
- Computer Setup
- Routine care
- Index
14 Hardware upgrades .................................................................................................................................... 57
Identifying installed drives .................................................................................................................. 57
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 57
Using optical drives (select models only) ........................................................................................... 57
Inserting an optical disc (CD or DVD) ................................................................................ 58
Removing an optical disc (CD or DVD) ............................................................................. 58
When the disc tray opens .................................................................................. 59
When the disc tray does not open ..................................................................... 59
Using external drives .......................................................................................................................... 60
Using optional external devices ......................................................................................... 60
Using an optional external MultiBay or external MultiBay II ............................................... 61
Inserting and replacing memory modules .......................................................................................... 61
15 MultiBoot ..................................................................................................................................................... 68
About the boot order device ............................................................................................................... 68
Enabling boot devices in Computer Setup ......................................................................................... 68
Considering boot order changes ........................................................................................................ 69
Choosing MultiBoot preferences ........................................................................................................ 69
Setting a new boot order in Computer Setup ..................................................................... 70
Dynamically choosing a boot device using the F9 prompt ................................................. 70
Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt .................................................................................. 70
Entering MultiBoot Express preferences ........................................................................... 71
16 Computer Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 72
Starting Computer Setup .................................................................................................................... 72
Using Computer Setup ....................................................................................................................... 72
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup ..................................................................... 72
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup ................................................................... 73
Computer Setup menus ..................................................................................................................... 73
File menu ........................................................................................................................... 73
Security menu .................................................................................................................... 74
System Configuration menu .............................................................................................. 74
Appendix A Routine care ................................................................................................................................ 77
Cleaning the display ........................................................................................................................... 77
Cleaning the keyboard ....................................................................................................................... 77
Traveling and shipping ....................................................................................................................... 77
Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 79
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