Compaq 307502-001 manual

b Getting Star ted Compaq Notebook Ser ies Document P ar t Number : 307502-001 October 2002 This guide explains ho w to set up your hardware and software, begin using the notebook, identify hardw are components, and contact Compaq if you need assistance. 307502-001.book !! Page ! i !! Friday, ! August ! 30, ! 2002 !! 10:30 ! AM[...]

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Getting Star ted iii Using This Guide This preface e xplains how to interpret the symbols, text styles, and paths in your notebook documentation. W arnings, Cautions and Notes W arnings and cautions contain important information that can protect you, your work, and your system. Notes contain additional information about a topic. Some notes provide [...]

iv Getting Star ted Using This Guide T ext Styles Some text in your notebook documentation is styled typographically to help you interpret the information it contains. The follo wing table explains the text styles used in your notebook documentation. Style Explanation keys Identifies a ke y , such as the enter ke y , on the notebook ke yboard or on[...]

Using This Guide Getting Star ted v Follo wing a P ath Instructions in documentation may direct you to a destination within the operating system, an application, or a utility where you can select settings. The greater than symbol (>) is used to direct you along the path to the settings. The paths described in your notebook documentation are base[...]

Getting Star ted vii Contents Using This Guide 1 Setting Up the Notebook Setting Up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 Inserting a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2 Opening the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3 Connecting the Notebook to Ex ternal Power . [...]

viii Getting Star ted Contents Contacting Compaq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8 Using Compaq Help & Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8 Obtaining Support Telephone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . 2–8 Preparing to Call Technical Suppo rt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8 Taking the Notebook to a Service Pr[...]

Getting Star ted 1–1 1 Setting Up the Notebook Setting Up the Har dware T o set up the notebook for the first time, you need the notebook, the A C adapter 1 , and the po wer cord 2 . If a battery pack shipped with your notebook, you will also you also need the battery pack 3 . During the hardware setup, you will: 1. Insert the battery pack, if av[...]

1–2 Getting Star ted Setting Up the Notebook Inser ting a Battery P ack If your notebook shipped without an optional battery pack, proceed to the next section, “Opening the Notebook. ” If your notebook shipped with a battery pack: 1. T urn the notebook underside up on a flat surface. 2. Lo wer the battery pack into the battery bay at a slight[...]

Setting Up the Notebook Getting Star ted 1–3 Opening the Notebook T o open the notebook: 1. Place the notebook display side up on a flat surface near an electrical outlet. 2. Slide the display release latch 1 as you raise the display 2 . Opening the notebook 307502-001.book !! Page ! 3 !! Friday, ! August ! 30, ! 2002 !! 10:30 ! AM[...]

1–4 Getting Star ted Setting Up the Notebook Connecting the Notebook to External P o wer T o connect the notebook to external po wer: 1. Plug the A C adapter cable into the A C power connector 1 . 2. Plug the po wer cord into the A C adapter 2 , then into an electrical outlet 3 . Connecting the notebook to external po wer (A C adapters, power cor[...]

Setting Up the Notebook Getting Star ted 1–5 When the notebook recei ves A C power: ■ The A C adapter light 1 turns on. ■ An inserted battery pack begins to char ge. The battery light 2 turns on when the battery pack begins to char ge and turns off when the battery pack is fully charged. Compaq recommends that you leav e the notebook connecte[...]

1–6 Getting Star ted Setting Up the Notebook T urning On the Notebook T o turn on the notebook, press the po wer button 1 . When the notebook turns on, the po wer/standby light 2 turns on, and you are prompted to begin softw are setup. T u rning on the notebook If the notebook does not turn on: ■ Make sure that the A C adapter is securely plugg[...]

Setting Up the Notebook Getting Star ted 1–7 Setting Up the Software A prompt to set up the software is displayed on the screen when the notebook is connected to extern al po wer and turned on for the first time. Before responding to the prompt and proceeding through the on-screen instructions, read the follo wing caution and other installation i[...]

1–8 Getting Star ted Setting Up the Notebook T u rning Off the Notebook T urn of f the notebook by using the W indo ws shutdown procedure: Select Start > T urn Of f Computer > T urn Off. If the notebook does not respond to the W indo ws shutdown procedure, try the follo wing emergency shutdo wn procedures: ■ Press and hold do wn the power[...]

Setting Up the Notebook Getting Star ted 1–9 Obtaining Ergonomic and Safety Inf ormation T o learn more about protecting yourself, your work, and your notebook from electrical and other risks: ■ Read the ergonomic and safety information in the printed Safety & Comfort Guide included with the notebook . The Safety & Comfort Guide is also[...]

Getting Star ted 2–1 2 Beginning to Use the Notebook Selecting Regional Settings K eyboard language and other regional preferences, such as time, date, and currency format, are set in the Re gional Options windo w of the operating system. T o access the Regional Options windo w , select Start > Control Panel > Date, T ime, Language and Regi[...]

2–2 Getting Star ted Beginning to Use the Notebook Pr otecting the Notebook Against Viruses When you use the notebook for email, network, or Internet access, you expose the notebook to computer viruses. Computer viruses can disable the operating system, your applications, or your utilities or cause them to function abnormally . Anti virus softwar[...]

Beginning to Use the Notebook Getting Star ted 2–3 Installing Optional Software Step-by-step instructions for installing and using man y of the applications and utilities included with the notebook are provided on the Documentation Library CD included with the notebook. Instructions for using the CD are provided ne xt in this chapter . If you pre[...]

2–4 Getting Star ted Beginning to Use the Notebook Using the Documentation Library CD The Documentation Library CD is included with all notebook models. Inser ting the Documentation Library CD T o insert the Documentation Library CD into the optical dri ve: 1. T urn on the notebook. 2. Press the release button 1 on the dri ve bezel to release the[...]

Beginning to Use the Notebook Getting Star ted 2–5 Accessing the Documentation Library Menu T ypically , when the Documentation Library CD is inserted into the optical dri ve, the CD menu is displayed on the screen after a pause of up to se veral seconds. If the menu is not displayed, for example, if AutoPlay is disabled, you can display the menu[...]

2–6 Getting Star ted Beginning to Use the Notebook Selecting a Guide This section describes the guides on the Documentation Library CD and suggests ways to quickly f ind a topic within a guide. For information about using docum entation symbols, te xt styles, and paths, see the Preface, “Using This Guide. ” For Information About These T opics[...]

Beginning to Use the Notebook Getting Star ted 2–7 Finding a T opic Within a Guide T o find information within a guide: ■ Use the bookmarks or search features in Acrobat Reader . ❏ Select any plus sign (+) in the left pane of the Acrobat Reader windo w to display subheadings. ❏ Select Edit > Find or Edit > Search to search quickly for[...]

2–8 Getting Star ted Beginning to Use the Notebook Contacting Compaq If you encounter a notebook problem that you cannot resolve with the information provided, you may need to contact Compaq. Using Compaq Help & Suppor t T o access Compaq Help & Supp ort, select Start > Help and Support, then select a link. Links to support features wi[...]

Beginning to Use the Notebook Getting Star ted 2–9 T aking the Notebook to a Service Pro vider In addition to providing the information listed in the preceding section, “Preparing to Call T echnical Support, ” be sure to delete all passwords or to disclose all passwords to the service pro vider . 307502-001.book !! Page ! 9 !! Friday, ! Augus[...]

Getting Star ted 3–1 3 Har dware Components Displa y Display 1 Displa y release latch Opens the notebook. 307502-001.book !! Page ! 1 !! Friday, ! August ! 30, ! 2002 !! 10:30 ! AM[...]

3–2 Getting Star ted Hardware Components P o inting De vice and Speakers P ointing Device and Speakers 1 T ouchP ad* Mov es the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen. Can be set to perf or m additional mouse functions, such as scrolling, selecting, and double-clic king. 2 Left and right T ouchPad buttons* Function like the left and[...]

Hardware Components Getting Star ted 3–3 To p P o wer/Standby Light, Battery Light and V ent T op: P ower/Standby Light, Battery Light, and V ent 1 P owe r/standby light On: P ower is turned on. Flashing: Notebook is in Standby or has reached a critical low-batter y condition. 2 Batter y light On: A battery pack is charging. Flashing: A batter y [...]

3–4 Getting Star ted Hardware Components P anel Lights T op: Panel Lights 1 Wireless LAN activity light Off: An optional internal wireless LAN is off or not installed. On: An optional internal wireless LAN is on and connected to a network. Flashing: An optional internal wireless LAN is on, but is not connected to a network or properly configured.[...]

Hardware Components Getting Star ted 3–5 P o wer Controls To p : P o w e r C o n t r o l s 1 P ower b utton* When the notebook is: ■ Off , press to tur n on the notebook. ■ On, briefly press to initiate Hiber nation. ■ In Standby , briefly pr ess to resume from Standby . ■ In Hibernation, br iefly press to resume from Hibernation. ✎ If [...]

3–6 Getting Star ted Hardware Components Keys ✎ K ey av ailability and location v aries by region and model. T op: Keys 1 Function ke ys (12) P erf or m system and application tasks. When combined with the Fn key , th e function ke ys F2 through F4 and F7 through F12 perf or m additional tasks as hotke ys.* 2 Fn ke y Combines with other ke ys t[...]

Hardware Components Getting Star ted 3–7 Rear P anel Connectors and Infrared P or t Rear P anel: Connectors and Infrared P or t 1 Infrared por t (av ailable on select models) Provides wireless communication between the notebook and an optional IrD A-compliant device . 2 P arallel connector (av ailable on select models) Connects an optional parall[...]

3–8 Getting Star ted Hardware Components Jac ks, Fan and V ent Rear P anel: Jacks, Fan, and V ent 1 RJ-45 network jack (av ailable on select models) Connects an Ethernet networ k cable . (An Ethernet networ k cab le is included with select models.) 2 Composite TV -out jack Connec ts an optional composite video de vice, such as a television, VCR, [...]

Hardware Components Getting Star ted 3–9 Left Side Left Side 1 Security cable slot Attaches an optional security cable to the notebook. 2 Hard drive ba y Holds the internal hard dr ive . 3 1394 connector (av ailable on select models) Connects an optional 1394 de vice such as a camcorder . 307502-001.book !! Page ! 9 !! Friday, ! August ! 30, ! 20[...]

3–10 Getting Star ted Hardware Components Right Side V olume Buttons and A udio Jac ks Right Side: V olume Buttons and A udio Jacks 1 V olume buttons (2) Adjust, mute, or restore system vol u m e. ■ T o decrease volume , press the decrease vo lume button. ■ T o increase volume, press the increase vo lume button. ■ T o mute or restore volume[...]

Hardware Components Getting Star ted 3–11 Optical Drive and PC Car d Slot Right Side: Optical Drive and PC Card Slot 1 Optical drive* Suppor ts an optical disc. 2 PC Card eject button (av ailable on models with a PC Card slot) Ejects an optional PC Card from the PC Card slot. 3 PC Card slot (av ailable on select models) Suppor ts an optional T yp[...]

3–12 Getting Star ted Hardware Components Underside Battery Bay and Har d Drive Bay Underside: Battery Bay and Har d Drive Bay 1 Batter y ba y* Holds a batter y pack. 2 Batter y pack release latch* Releases a batter y pac k from the batter y ba y . 3 Batter y pack loc king latches (2)* Secure a battery pack in the batter y ba y . 4 Hard drive ret[...]

Hardware Components Getting Star ted 3–13 Memory Compar tment and V ent Underside: Memory Compartment and V ent 1 Memor y compar tment Contai ns 2 memory slots for PC2100-compliant memory modules. The memory compar tment may contain one or two memory modules, depending on the notebook model. 2 V ent* Allows airflo w to cool inter nal components. [...]

3–14 Getting Star ted Hardware Components Labels Underside: Labels 1 Microsoft Cer tificate of A uthenticity label* Contains the Product K ey number . Y ou ma y need this number to update or troubleshoot the oper ating system. 2 System label* Provides regulatory information about the notebook. 3 Product identification label* Contai ns the serial [...]

Hardware Components Getting Star ted 3–15 Additional Standar d Components The components included with the notebook v ary by region, notebook model, and the optional hardware ordered. The follo wing sections identify the standard external accessories and components included with most notebook models. Software Restore and Documentation CDs Y our n[...]

3–16 Getting Star ted Hardware Components Cables and Cor d Additional Standar d Components: Cables and Cord 1 Modem cable (included with select models) Connects a modem to an RJ-11 telephone jack or to a countr y-specific modem adapter . ✎ A modem cable has a 6-pin, RJ-11 telephone connector at each end. 2 Network cable (included with select mo[...]

Hardware Components Getting Star ted 3–17 Adapters and Battery P ac k Additional Standar d Components: Adapters and Battery Pac k 1 A C adapter* Conv er ts AC po wer to DC power . 2 Countr y-specific modem adapter (included by region as required) Adapts the modem cable to a non-RJ-11 telephone jack. 3 Japan-specific outlet adapter (Japan only) Co[...]

Getting Star ted Index–1 Inde x 1394 connector 3–9 A AC adapter AC power connector 3–7 connecting 1–2 , 1–4 light 3–4 location 1–4 , 3–17 AC power connector connecting 1–2 , 1–4 location 3–7 Acrobat Reader 2–7 installing 2–5 adapter See also AC adapter adapter AC 3–17 country-specific modem 3–17 Japan-specific outlet 3[...]

Index–2 Getting Started Inde x CD(s) Compaq QuickRestor e 3–15 displaying contents of 2–5 Documentation Library CD 2–6 inserting 2–4 Certificate of Authenticity label 3–14 Class B designation (FCC) 1–9 closing the notebook 3–5 commands, AT 3–15 Compaq customer support 2–6 , 2–8 Compaq utilities 2–3 See also software compartm[...]

Inde x Getting Star ted Index–3 H hard drive IDE drive light 3–4 location 3–9 retaining screws 3–12 H a rd w a re G u i d e 2–6 help contacting Compaq 2–8 Documentation Library CD 2–5 Hibernation 3–5 I IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) light 3–4 identifying components additional 3–16 display 3–1 left side 3–9 rear panel 3?[...]

Index–4 Getting Started Inde x light AC adapter 3–4 battery 3–3 caps lock 3–4 IDE drive 3–4 num lock 3–4 power/standby 3–3 wireless LAN activity 3–4 line-out jack 3–10 lock, security cable 3–9 locked system contacting Compaq 2–8 emergency shutdown procedures 1–8 Lucent/Ager e Command Set (Advanced Users Only) guide 2–7 M M[...]

Inde x Getting Star ted Index–5 P parallel connector 3–7 passwords 2–9 PC Card eject button 3–11 slot 3–11 phone numbers, Compaq 2–8 pointing device 3–2 port, infrared 3–7 power AC power connector 3–7 button 3–5 connecting the notebook to external 1–4 cord 3–16 power/standby light 3–3 running the notebook on battery 1–5 [...]

Index–6 Getting Started Inde x software Acrobat Reader 2–5 antivirus protection 2–2 AutoPlay 2–5 installing optional 2–3 regional settings 2–1 restoring 3–15 setting up 1–7 Softwar e Guide 2–6 speakers, internal stereo 3–2 Standby power/standby light 3–3 procedures 3–5 support, Compaq customer 2–8 switch, display 3–5 sys[...]