User manual HP PAVILION 784 QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Quick Start Guide The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. HP shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. HP assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by HP. [. . . ] For information on using e-mail, see "Sending and Receiving E-Mail" on page 47. Quick Start Guide 35 How Do I Search the Internet? The browser program you use includes a Search feature. You may need to click a button or select the feature from a menu to display it, depending on the type of browser program it is. The Search feature provides a box where you enter a question or a word that describes the information you want to find. If you enter one or a few general words, you may get many general results. If you enter several precise words, you usually get fewer but more specific results. The Windows Search feature includes direct access to the Internet Explorer Search. (If the ISP provides the browser, you may not be able to use Internet Explorer to search the Internet. ) To begin a search: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. (You may have to scroll down in the list to see this option. ) 4 Type a word or question into the Search box. The computer connects to the Internet (if needed), performs the search, and displays the results. Click a link in the results list to display the Web page. There are also Web sites specifically created for searching the Internet. Search engines use a number of ways to find information. 36 HP Pavilion home PC Setting Up the Modem The modem is used for connecting to an ISP that provides telephone dial-up connection to the Internet. There are other ways to connect to the ISP that do not use the telephone modem, such as a LAN (local area network) or DSL (Digital Subscriber Line). See "Setting Up the Network Interface Adapter" on page 39 if you are connecting through a LAN. Check with your ISP for specifics on your connection. Note: Your computer may not come with a modem. Before you can connect to the Internet and send or receive e-mail and faxes using telephone dial-up, you must connect your telephone service line to the modem, which is in the computer. The setup poster shows you how to plug in a modem/telephone cable to the computer modem connector and to your telephone service line wall socket connector. To identify the modem connector, look at the back panel of the computer. The modem looks similar to one of the following illustrations. Note: Your computer may have only one modem/telephone connection. Modem connector Or Or Telephone Line switch 2 1 Modem connector Quick Start Guide 37 Internet To connect the cable between the modem and the telephone service line: 1 Plug one end of a modem cable into the modem connector on the back of the computer. This connector may be labelled with either Line or a modem connector symbol. 2 Plug the other end of the cable into the telephone service line socket on the wall. 3 On modems with a Telephone Line switch, make sure the switch is in position 1. Telephone (optional) Telephone (optional) Telephone cable (optional) Back of PC 2 1 Modem connector Modem cable Wall socket You can also connect a telephone to the other connector on the modem (optional). [. . . ] Depending on your model, the hard disk drive has 20 gigabytes (GB) to more than 160 GB of total disk space. The PC comes with preloaded software programs and a partition within the hard disk drive that takes up a certain amount of space on the hard disk drive. Note: The system recovery image is in a partition area of the hard drive; this disk space is not available for your use. The partition: Houses a backup version of the operating system and the programs included with the PC. Takes up about 5 GB of hard disk space, reducing the total amount of space available for your use. [. . . ]