Corporate Evaluator’s Guide 231
Index
A
AC adapter
compatibility, 25
connecting, 25
jack, 17, 22
timeouts, 193
AC plug requirements, 219
accessories
buying, 15
plug-in modules, 15, 86
adding RAM, 102
AdHoc wireless network
definition, 74
setting up, 74, 77
adjusting
brightness, 36, 39
display colors, 39
screen area, 39
volume, 164
airplanes
wireless communication in, 77
ALT GR key, 39
antistatic precautions, 102, 103
AOL, 67
Applications key, 38
AT commands, 68, 214
audio
adjusting volume, 164
connecting devices, 96
troubleshooting, 164
audio jacks, 16, 21
audio-off button/LED, 16, 40
B
battery
best use of, 61
charge light, 58
charging, 59
checking status, 58
installing main, 24
installing secondary, 60
low power warning, 59
maintaining capacity, 61
operating time, 60, 61, 180
safety, 220
saving power, 60, 61
troubleshooting, 179
when docking, 80
BayManager hot-swap, 86
BIOS
password, 43
updating, 198
BIOS Setup utility
Boot menu, 194
Exit menu, 194
external display settings, 190
Main menu, 190
Power menu, 193
Security menu, 192
System Devices menu, 191
using, 43, 189
black list (modem), 66
blackout periods
modem, 66
boot device order, 34, 194
boot disk, 198
brightness
adjusting, 36, 39
C
Caps Lock, 16, 20
Cardbus cards, 92
cards (PCMCIA), 92
CD controls
expansion base, 83
CD player
controls, 21
power button, 21
power switch, 84
status LED, 21
CD-ROM drive
creating or copying CDs, 91
inserting CDs, 89
installing, 86
parallel port, 197
PC Card, 197
playing CDs, 83
removing CDs, 89
CDs
creating or copying, 91
recommended media, 91
charging batteries, 59
cleaning the computer, 51
click buttons, 16
computer
caring for, 49
changing BIOS settings, 43, 189
cleaning, 51
docking, 80, 81
overheating, 170
protecting, 49, 170
resetting, 33
setting up, 23
testing, 187
timeouts, 54, 55, 181
turning on, 27
undocking, 82
computer latch, 16
configuring
BIOS settings, 43, 189
modem, 68
connecting
audio devices, 96
external monitor, 97
infrared devices, 100
LAN, 73
parallel device, 95
plug-in modules, 86
serial device, 100
to Internet, 29, 66
USB device, 96
wireless network, 74, 76
connectors
computer, 94
expansion base, 95
Corporate Evaluator’s Guide, 15
cursor (pointer), 35
D
data
protecting, 50
default BIOS settings, 190
desktop management, 195
devices
boot order, 194
external display, 38
infrared, 100
parallel (external), 95
serial, 100
USB (external), 96
diagnostics, 187
dial-in network connections, 67
Direct Cable Connection, 101
display
BIOS settings, 190
brightness, 36, 39, 50, 60
