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Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................................... 19
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................................. 19
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................................. 19
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................. 21
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ....... 21
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available ........................................................................................... 21
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
available ........................................................................................... 21
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation ....................................................................................... 21
Calibrating a battery ........................................................................................................... 21
Step 1: Fully charge the battery ........................................................................ 21
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Standby ......................................................... 22
Step 3: Discharge the battery ............................................................................ 22
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery ..................................................................... 23
Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Standby ...................................................... 23
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 23
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................ 23
Disposing of a used battery ............................................................................................... 24
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 24
4 Internet
Connecting to a wired network ........................................................................................................... 26
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 27
Using wireless devices ...................................................................................................... 27
Identifying wireless and network status icons ................................................... 27
Using the wireless controls ............................................................................... 28
Using the wireless switch .................................................................................. 28
Using HP Connection Manager software (select models only) ......................... 28
Using HP Wireless Assistant software .............................................................. 29
Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 29
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 30
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 30
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 31
Roaming to another network ............................................................................. 32
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................................. 33
Inserting a SIM ................................................................................................................... 33
Removing a SIM ................................................................................................................ 34
Using the HP Mobile Broadband Setup Utility (select models only) ................................................... 36
5 Multimedia
Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................ 37
Identifying your multimedia components ........................................................................... 37
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