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Compaq Notebook SeriesStartup Guide

Getting Started with Your NotebookIdentifying Parts of the Notebook2StartupGuideIdentifying Parts of the NotebookComponents included with the notebook

Getting Started with Your NotebookIdentifying Parts of the NotebookStartup Guide 31 Notebook open/close latch2 One-Touch buttons3 Keyboard status ligh

Getting Started with Your NotebookIdentifying Parts of the Notebook4StartupGuideLeft panel and back panel components1 AC adapter jack2 Universal seria

Getting Started with Your NotebookIdentifying Parts of the NotebookStartup Guide 51 AC adapter jack2 Two USB ports3 RJ-45 network jack: connects a net

Getting Started with Your NotebookIdentifying Parts of the Notebook6StartupGuideBottom panel components1 Hard drive2 Battery latch3 RAM (memory) cover

Getting Started with Your NotebookIdentifying Parts of the NotebookStartup Guide 71 Hard drive2 Battery latch3 Mini PCI cover (no user parts inside)4

Getting Started with Your NotebookIdentifying Parts of the Notebook8StartupGuideStatus lightsThe notebook includes a number of status lights that repo

Getting Started with Your NotebookIdentifying Parts of the NotebookStartup Guide 9The keyboard status lights, located above the keyboard, indicate the

Getting Started with Your NotebookSetting Up Your Notebook10 Startup GuideSetting Up Your NotebookWARNINGImproper use of keyboards and other input dev

Getting Started with Your NotebookSetting Up Your NotebookStartup Guide 11Step 2: Connect AC powerCAUTIONUse only the AC adapter included with your no

ii Startup GuideNotice© 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Microsoft, MS-DOS, and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in theU.S

Getting Started with Your NotebookSetting Up Your Notebook12 Startup GuideStep 3: Connect a phone line1. Make sure the telephone line is an analog lin

Getting Started with Your Notebook Setting Up Your Notebook Startup Guide 13 Step 4: Turn on the notebook Press the power button above t

Getting Started with Your Notebook Using the Documentation Library CD 14 Startup Guide Your notebook has the Microsoft Windows operating system prei

Startup Guide 15Basic Operation

Basic OperationOperating Your Notebook16 Startup GuideOperating Your NotebookYou can start and stop your notebook by using the power button. However,

Basic OperationOperating Your NotebookStartup Guide 17To reset the notebookOccasionally, you may find that Windows or the notebook has stopped respond

Basic OperationOperating Your Notebook18 Startup GuideTo use the TouchPadThe TouchPad includes an on-off button so you can turn off the TouchPad to av

Basic OperationOperating Your NotebookStartup Guide 19To use the function hot keysThe combination of the Fn key plus another key creates a hot key—a s

Basic OperationUsing CDs or DVDs20 Startup GuideUsing CDs or DVDsTo play DVD moviesIf your notebook is equipped with a DVD or other DVD readable drive

Basic OperationUsing CDs or DVDsStartup Guide 21To connect a TV to your notebookYou can use a TV as an external monitor for your notebook. To connect

Startup Guide iiiImportant Safety InformationCAUTIONTo reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunicationsline cord to connect a

Basic OperationUsing CDs or DVDs22 Startup GuideTo connect an infrared device (select models only)NoteSelect models include an infrared port. By defau

Startup Guide 23Batteries and Power Management

Batteries and Power ManagementUsing Battery Power24 Startup GuideUsing Battery PowerFor information about how your notebook regulates power consumptio

Batteries and Power ManagementUsing Battery PowerStartup Guide 25To respond to a low-battery warningThe notebook automatically alerts you when the bat

Startup Guide 27Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Troubleshooting and MaintenanceTroubleshooting Your Notebook28 Startup GuideTroubleshooting Your NotebookThis chapter contains solutions to a few basi

Troubleshooting and MaintenanceTroubleshooting Your NotebookStartup Guide 29Hard drive problemsIf the notebook hard drive does not spin• Make sure th

Troubleshooting and MaintenanceTroubleshooting Your Notebook30 Startup GuidePerformance problemsFor best performance, your notebook should have at lea

Troubleshooting and MaintenanceTroubleshooting Your NotebookStartup Guide 31• Make sure you are using only the AC adapter included with your notebook

Troubleshooting and MaintenanceConfiguring Your Notebook32 Startup GuideConfiguring Your NotebookTo run the BIOS Setup utilityThe BIOS (basic input an

iv Startup GuideSoftware Product License AgreementYour HP product contains software programs. CAREFULLY READ THISLICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE PROCEEDING T

Troubleshooting and MaintenanceReinstalling and Updating SoftwareStartup Guide 33Reinstalling and Updating SoftwareYour notebook includes two features

Startup Guide 35IndexAC adaptercompatibility, 11connecting, 11AC adapter jacklocation, 4, 5Acrobat Reader, 14adjustingbrightness, 19volume, 19audiovol

S-Video port, 4, 5 TouchPad location, 3 troubleshooting, 29 troubleshooting battery, 30 display, 28 hard drive, 29 keyboard, 29 performance, 30 p

Startup Guide vOWNERSHIP. Customer agrees that he/she does not have any title or ownership ofthe software, other than ownership of the physical media.

vi Startup GuideU.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication, or disclosure issubject to HP standard commercial license terms and for non-DOD D

Startup Guide viiContentsGetting Started with Your Notebook...1Identifying Par

viii Startup GuideTroubleshooting and Maintenance ......27Troubleshooting Your Not

Startup Guide 1Getting Started with Your Notebook