Compaq Notebook PC manuale d’uso

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Notice © 2000 Compaq Comput er Corporation M i c r o s o f t , W i n d o w s, and W i n d o w s 2 0 00 P r o f ess i o n a l a r e t r ad e ma r ks o f M i c r o s o f t Corporation. Intel an d Pentium are trademar ks of Inte l Corporatio n. COMP A Q and the Compaq logo Regis tered in U.S. Patent and T radema rk Off ice. All other p roduct names m[...]

CO N T E N T S W INDOWS 2000 O PE RAT IN G S YSTEM M ANUAL C ONTEN TS - I Chapter 1 Notebook Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Windows Desk top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Cus tomi zing the Windo ws D eskt op . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Arranging Ico ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C ONTEN TS - II W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M ANUAL Chapter 2 Notebook Confi guration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 The Control Pane l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Adding or Removing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Adding/Removin g Windows Componen ts . . . . . . . . 2-2 Adding or Remo[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M ANU AL N OTEBOOK O PERATING S YSTEM 1 -1    Notebook Oper a ting Sy s t e m The Microsof t W indows 2000 Profe ssional operating system (herein a fter re ferred t o as W indows or W i ndows 2 000) allo ws you to perf orm tasks b y clicking menu it ems and sm all pict u[...]

1-2 N OTEB OOK O PER ATING S YST EM W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YSTEM M ANUA L Windows Desktop W indow s Help for detailed informatio n on cus tomizing your des ktop . See also Customizi ng the Windows Desktop The W indows desk top is th e scre en you see whe n the W indows startu p is complet e. Y ou can arra nge your de sktop e xactly t he way you[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M AN UAL N OTEBOOK O PERATING S YST EM 1-3 Y ou can al so arrange yo ur icons in or ganized r ows by right-cl icking the W indow s desktop and choosing Line Up Icon s fr om the Shortcu t menu. Did you kno w... Arranging Icons Y ou can arrang e the ico ns on your de sktop for quick a nd easy acce ss to frequ ent ly[...]

1-4 N OTEB OOK O PER ATING S YST EM W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YSTEM M ANUA L Y ou can downlo ad new scr een savers fr om the Internet or buy them in your local computer stor e. All scr een savers and other media dow nloaded fr om the Internet consume s pace on your hard disk. Y o u can se t th e le ngth of tim e you want the computer to be inactiv[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M AN UAL N OT EBO OK O PERATING S YSTEM 1-5 Windows Help Finding Help W indows Help is a v a luable t ool th at can pro vide a nswers to many of your question s about W i ndows. T o search f or informat ion in W indows Hel p, complete the follo wing s teps : 1. C lic k the Start button, then cl ick Help . 2. Selec[...]

1-6 N OTEB OOK O PER ATING S YST EM W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YSTEM M ANUA L File Searches Fr om t he Dat e tab in Fin d File or Folder s , you can provide a time frame in which the file was cr eated or modified to help searc h for and fin d a file or folder . Fr om the Advanced tab, you can specify the type or size of document t o sear ch for . D[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M AN UAL N OTEBOOK O PERATING S YST EM 1-7 Folders Deleted files and folders ar e temporar ily sto r ed on the har d disk. T o per manentl y r emove these files fr om your hard disk, you mu st pe riod ica lly em pty the Recycle Bin. T o empty the Recycle Bin, right-click the Recycle Bin     icon, then [...]

1-8 N OTEB OOK O PER ATING S YST EM W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YSTEM M ANUA L Shortcuts T o use the s hortcut, double- click the new shortcut icon. Did you kno w... Creating Shortcuts Shortcut s are used to open files and programs wit hout having to select them fr om the St art menu or from th eir permanent locati on on the har d dri ve. If you f r[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M AN UAL N OTEBOOK O PERATING S YSTEM 1- 9 Internet Zone Buttons The I nte rnet Z one b utto ns, located abov e your Notebook ’ s keyboard, automatic ally connect you to th e Interne t. Thes e buttons g ive you one-touch access t o your mos t frequent ly use d Interne t activ itie s. Reprogramming the Internet Z[...]

1-10 N OT EBOOK O PERATING S YSTEM W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YS TEM M AN UA L Windows Accessories Y ou can attach a micr ophone to your Notebo ok and r ecor d sounds using the W indows Sound Recor der . Did you kno w... Using Windows Accesso ries W indows is equ ipped with a number of a ccesso ries. The followin g are brief des cription s of the [...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M AN UAL N OTEBOOK O PER ATING S YST EM 1 -11 • Games prov ides seve ral acti viti es for you r entert ainment . • System T ools of fers vari ous util itie s for your system, includi ng Clipboar d V iewer , Disk Cleanup, Disk Defr agme nte r , and S can Disk . • Calculato r provides a means to p erform simpl[...]

1-12 N OT EBOOK O PERATING S YSTEM W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YS TEM M AN UA L[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M ANUA L N OTEB OOK C ONF IGURA TION 2-1    Notebook C onfigur ation This chapt er shows you h ow to configure yo ur Presar io Notebook aft er you hav e set u p Microsoft W indows 2000 Professi onal op erating s ystem (her ein afte r ref erred to as W indows or W indows [...]

2-2 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGUR ATION W INDOW S 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M ANU AL The Control Panel This sec tion c ove rs: • Adding or Removing Hardware • Adding/Remov ing W indows Components • Adding or Removing Programs If you ar e ever pr ompted for W indows 2 000 CD, g o to the foll owi ng di r ecto ry on y our har d drive: C: i386. Tip Addin[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATI NG S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTEBOOK C ONFIGU RATION 2-3 Adding or Removing Programs T o add or remov e programs o n your Notebo ok, complete the followi ng step s: 1. C lic k the Start button , p oint to Se tting s , then to Contr ol Panel . 2. Double-c lick the Add/Remo ve Pro grams ¤ ico n. A welcome dia log box is displaye d. 3.[...]

2-4 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGUR ATION W INDOW S 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M ANU AL Change or Remove Prog rams When you cl ick the Chang e or Rem ove Progr ams button, you see all the progr ams that ar e instal led on your Noteboo k. Ä Caution: Programs sho uld never be removed from your Note book by deleti ng pr ogram fi les and fol ders i n Wind ows Exp[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATI NG S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTEBO OK C ONFI GURATI ON 2-5 Add New Pro grams Usi ng a Diskett e or a CD T o add new progr ams, complet e the followi ng steps: 1. C lic k the Start button , p oint to Se tting s , then the Contr ol Panel . 2. Double-c lick the Add/Remo ve Pro grams ¤ ico n. A welcome dia log box is displaye d. 3. C li[...]

2-6 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGUR ATION W INDOW S 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M ANU AL Modem Settings This sect ion co vers: • Country Se lection for the Compaq 5 6K V .90 PCI Modem • Audio Indi cation Du ring Modem Dial-u p • Zoom V ideo Audio Country Selection for the Compaq 56K V.90 PCI Modem (a vailab le on select models) Y ou must set th e modem on[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATI NG S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTEB OOK C ONFIGURATI ON 2-7 Audio In dication D uring Mode m Dial-up If you want to he ar dial tone s during modem dial -up, cha nge the default sett ing by com pleting t he fol lowing st eps: 1. In the ri ght corner of th e taskbar , double-cl ick the Vo l u m e ÷ icon to ope n the V olume Cont rol p a[...]

2-8 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGUR ATION W INDOW S 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M ANU AL Zoom Video Audio (a vailable on se lect mode ls) When using a Zoom V ideo Card, the audio capabili ties are se t to mute by def ault. T o enabl e the audi o sound, fo llow these steps : 1. In the right cor ner of the task bar , double- click th e Vo l u m e ÷ icon to ope n[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATI NG S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTEBOOK C ONFIGU RATION 2-9 Power Management This sect ion co vers: • Changing Po wer Management Se tting • Changing t he Power Switch Se ttings • Chan ging the C ritica l- Batte ry Se tting Changing Pow er Managemen t Setting T o change the Power Management settin gs, do t he following: Ä Caution:[...]

2-10 N OTEBOOK C ONFIGUR ATIO N W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M AN UAL Changing the Power Switch Settings T o change the Power Switch settings to the Hi bernate mode on your Notebo ok, follow t hese ste ps: Ä Caution: If you change the function of the Po w e r button to an ything other than Hibernate, d ata loss will occur in a lo w-batter y [...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATI NG S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTE BOOK C ONFIG URATIO N 2-1 1 Changing the Low-Battery Settings Y our Notebook sett ings o n the Alarms tab are p res et fo r optimum per formance. The follo wing ins truct ions are inte nded only fo r returning alarm s to thei r defa ult sett ings. T o rese t the lo w bat tery alarm , co mple te the fo[...]

2-12 N OTEBOOK C ONFIGUR ATIO N W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M AN UAL 4. C lick the Alarm Action button to ope n the Lo w Battery Alarm Acti ons dialog box. 5. U nde r Notifica tion , c heck the box next to Sound alarm . This tel ls your Notebook to sound a n alarm when the battery pow er is lo w . 6. Ensure t hat al l other boxes are not che[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATI NG S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTEB OOK C ONFI GURAT ION 2-13 Changing the Critical-Battery Setting To ensure tha t you do not lose data when you r Notebook power s off due to lo w-batter y power , change the Cri tical- Batte ry settin g on your Not ebook to the Hiber nate mode by f ollowing these st eps: Ä Caution: Changi ng an y of [...]

2-14 N OTEBOOK C ONFIGUR ATIO N W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M AN UAL 5. Sel ect When th e alarm goes o ff, the co m puter wil l and se lect Hi ber nat e. 6. C lick OK to confirm your s electio n, then c lick OK t o close the Power Op tions Properti es dialog box.[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATI NG S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTEBOOK C ONFIGU RATIO N 2-1 5 Network Connection for Internal Ethernet Hardware This sect ion co vers: • Understa nding Networ k Connecti on Problems • Creati ng a Hard ware Profil e in W indows 2000 • Conf igu rin g the No Etherne t Profil e • T es ting the No Etherne t Profil e • Deleti ng a [...]

2-16 N OTEBOOK C ONFIGUR ATIO N W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M AN UAL Creati ng a Hardware Profile in Windows 2000 T o create a hardware pr ofile i n W indows 2000, co mplete the followin g steps: 1. Start W indows 2000 with all hard ware fu lly enabl ed. If prompted t o log on t o a netw ork or in to W indows, ent er your login name and pass[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATI NG S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTEBO OK C ONFI GURATIO N 2-1 7 Configurin g the No Ethernet P rofile T wo ha rdwa re pro file s ex ist: th e or igina l co nfigu rat ion profil e and the No Et herne t profile. Y ou must restar t the No Eth ernet profil e and confi gure it t o turn of f the Ethernet hardwa re. T o configur e the No Ethe [...]

2-18 N OTEBOOK C ONFIGUR ATIO N W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M AN UAL 7. Right-c lick your Ether net adapte r and click t he Pr operties button t o open t he Propert ies dial og box f or the Eth ernet Controll er . Note: The name of your Ethern et adapter may vary from system to system. 8. C lick the General tab in th e Device Us age drop -do[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATI NG S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTEB OOK C ONFI GURAT ION 2-1 9 Testing the No Ether net Profile Y ou must restar t W indows t o test the No Ethernet profi le. T o tes t the No Ethe rnet p rofile, c omplete th e foll owing step s. 1. Restar t your Notebook by sele cting Sta rt, Shutd own, and then Rest art from the drop-down menu. 2. Wh[...]

2-20 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGUR ATION W INDOW S 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M ANU AL Deletin g a Hardwa re Prof ile i n Windows 2000 If at any time you woul d like to delet e the No Ethernet hardware profil e, comple te the followin g steps : 1. Start your Noteboo k using the Pr ofile 1 hardware pr ofile. I f prompted t o log on t o a netw ork or in to W [...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATI NG S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTEBOOK C ONFIGU RATIO N 2-21 Using the QuickRestor e C D In the ev ent of a system fa ilure, ca ll the Compa q Customer Support t o send y ou the Quick Restore CD. Y ou can use the QuickResto re Recover y CD to bring your Notebook back to an operati ng sta te. Ä Caution: Full Res tore de lete s all in f[...]

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IND E X W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M ANUAL I NDEX -1 A Accessi bilit y 1-10 Accessor ies Accessi bility f eature 1-10 CD Player 1-10 Communicati on featur e 1-10 Ente rtainme nt featu re 1- 10 Sound Recor der 1-10 B Backgroun d sele ction 1-3 C Calcula tor 1-11 Calls list 1-10 Communicati ons 1-10 Cont rol Pa nel adding pr ograms 2-3 removin[...]

I NDEX -2 W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YSTEM M ANUA L Folder cre ating 1-7 deleti ng 1-7 sear ch 1-6 Full Rest ore 2-21 G Games 1-11 H Hardware p rofile cre ating 2-16 deleti ng 2-20 Ethernet 2-17 Hearing accessi bility 1-10 Help 1-5 HyperTerminal 1-10 I Icons 1-1, 1-2 arrange ment 1-3 auto arrange 1-3 lining up 1-3 Imag ing 1-11 L Low-batt ery se tt[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M ANUAL I NDEX -3 Setup Microsof t Windows 1-1 Shortcut s cre ating 1-8 Sound Recor der 1-10 Start b utton 1-2 Startup Windows 1-2 System Tools 1-11 T Taskbar 1-2 V Vision accessi bility 1-10 Volume Control 1-10 W Wallpaper desktop 1-3 Windows accesso ries 1-10 Communicati ons feature 1-10 desktop 1-2 desktop a rra[...]

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