Corporate Evaluator’s Guide 221
Index
A
AC (time-out), 181
AC adapter
connecting, 24
accessories
buying, 15
docking products, 87
plug-in modules, 74
adding RAM, 90
AdHoc wireless network
definition, 67
setting up, 67, 70
adjusting
brightness, 34, 37
display colors, 37
screen area, 37
airplanes
wireless communication in, 70
ALT GR key, 37
antistatic precautions, 90, 92
Applications key, 36
AT commands, 62, 199
audio
adjusting volume, 152
connecting devices, 83
troubleshooting, 152
audio jacks, 17
audio-off
location, 17
using, 38
B
battery
best use of, 56
checking status, 53
extending life of, 56
installing, 23
secondary, 54
location, 19
low power warning, 54
maintaining capacity, 56
operating time, 55, 168
release latch, 17
safety, 212
saving power, 55
secondary, 54
status lights, 53
troubleshooting, 167
BayManager hot-swap
installing, 74
BIOS
password, 40
updating, 186
BIOS Setup utility
Boot menu, 182
Exit menu, 182
external display settings, 178
Main menu, 178
Power menu, 181
Security menu, 180
System Devices menu, 179
using, 40, 177
black list (modem), 59
blackout periods
modem, 59
boot device order, 32, 182
boot disk, 185
Boot menu (BIOS), 182
brightness
adjusting, 34, 37
C
Caps Lock, 17, 21
Cardbus cards, 79
cards (PCMCIA), 79
CD-ROM drive
creating or copying CDs, 78
inserting CD, 77
installing, 74
removing CD, 77
CDs
creating or copying, 78
recommended media, 78
cleaning the computer, 48
clicking items, 33
COM1 port, 18
computer
caring for, 46
changing BIOS settings, 40, 177
cleaning, 48
protecting, 46, 158
reinstalling Windows, 184
resetting, 31
testing, 175
timeouts, 51
turning on, 26
configuring
BIOS settings, 40, 177
modem, 61
pointing stick, 32
touch pad, 32
connecting
audio devices, 83
external monitor, 83
floppy to parallel port, 76
infrared device, 86
LAN, 66
modem, 58
parallel device, 82
plug-in modules, 74
serial device, 86
to Internet, 28, 60
USB device, 82
wireless network, 67, 69
Corporate Evaluator's Guide, 16
cursor (pointer), 32, 33
Customer Care
getting support, 188
Web site, 16
D
data
protecting, 47
default BIOS settings, 178
desktop management, 183
Desktop Zoom, 38
devices
boot order, 182
docks, 87
external display, 36
infrared, 86
ports for, 81
serial, 86
temporary boot order, 32
devices (external)
parallel, 82
USB, 82
diagnostics, 175
dial-in network connections, 61
Direct Cable Connection, 87
display
BIOS settings, 178
brightness, 34, 37, 47, 55
dual display, 84
dual monitor, 84
extending life, 47
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