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4 Modem and Network Connections
Using the Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
To Connect the Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Special Restrictions in Certain Countries . . . . . . . . . 4–3
To Change Your Modem Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Connecting to a Local Area Network (LAN). . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Using a Wireless LAN Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Making Wireless Network Connections
(Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
To Turn Wireless Communication On and Off. . . . 4–10
5 Add-On Devices
Connecting External Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
To Insert or Remove a PC Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
To Connect an Audio Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
To Use an External Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
To Connect a 1394 Device (Select Models Only). . . 5–6
To Connect an Infrared Device (Select
Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
To Use a Port Replicator (Select Models Only) . . . . 5–8
Installing Additional RAM (Memory). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
To Install a RAM Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
To Remove a RAM Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . 5–13
Replacing the Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–14
To Replace the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–14
To Replace the Hard Drive Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–16
To Prepare a New Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–17
6 Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Audio Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
CD-ROM and DVD Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Display Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
Hard Drive Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
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