User's Guide

Corporate Evaluator’s Guide 185
Index
A
AC adapter
connecting, 23
accessories
buying, 14
docking products, 85
plug-in modules, 72
adding RAM, 89
AdHoc wireless network
definition, 66
setting up, 66, 69
adjusting
brightness, 33, 36
display colors, 36
screen area, 36
airplanes
wireless communication in, 69
ALT GR key, 36
antistatic precautions, 89, 90
Applications key, 35
AT commands, 62, 169
audio
adjusting volume, 124
connecting devices, 81
troubleshooting, 124
audio jacks, 16
audio-off
location, 16
using, 37
B
battery
best use of, 56
checking status, 53
conditioning, 56
extending life of, 56
installing, 22
location, 18
low power warning, 54
operating time, 55, 140
release latch, 16
safety, 175
saving power, 55
secondary, 55
status lights, 53
testing, 56
troubleshooting, 139
Battery Optimizer, 56
BIOS
password, 40
updating, 156
BIOS Setup utility
Boot menu, 152
Exit menu, 152
external display settings, 149
Main menu, 149
Security menu, 151
using, 40, 148
black list (modem), 60
blackout periods
modem, 60
boot device order, 30, 152
boot disk, 155
Boot menu (BIOS), 152
brightness
adjusting, 33, 36
C
Caps Lock, 16, 20
Cardbus cards, 77
cards (PCMCIA), 77
CD-ROM drive
creating or copying CDs, 76
inserting CD, 74
installing, 72
removing CD, 74
CDs
creating or copying, 76
recommended media, 76
cleaning the computer, 48
clicking items, 31
COM1 port, 17
computer
caring for, 46
changing BIOS settings, 40, 148
cleaning, 48
protecting, 46, 130
reinstalling Windows, 154
resetting, 29
testing, 146
timeouts, 51
turning on, 25
configuring
BIOS settings, 40, 148
modem, 61
pointing stick, 32
touch pad, 32
connecting
audio devices, 81
external monitor, 81
floppy to parallel port, 74
infrared device, 84
LAN, 65
modem, 59
parallel device, 80
plug-in modules, 72
serial device, 84
to Internet, 26, 60
USB device, 80
wireless network, 66, 68
Corporate Evaluator’s Guide, 15
cursor (pointer), 31, 32
Customer Care
getting support, 158
Web site, 15
D
data
protecting, 47
default BIOS settings, 149
desktop management, 153
Desktop Zoom, 37
devices
boot order, 152
docks, 85
external display, 35
infrared, 84
ports for, 79
serial, 84
temporary boot order, 30
devices (external)
parallel, 80
USB, 80
diagnostics, 146
dial-in network connections, 61
display
BIOS settings, 149
brightness, 33, 36, 47, 55
dual display, 83
dual monitor, 83
extending life, 47
external, 81
port, 17
power, 55
quality, 128
secondary, 82