HP (Hewlett-Packard) 443562-001 manual

443562-001.book Page i Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Gett in g S t arte d HP Bu sines s Notebook P C Doc ument P art Number : 44 35 6 2 -00 1 June 2 00 7 This guide explains ho w to set up your hardware and software, and begin using the computer in W indo ws®.[...]

443562-001.book Page ii Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM © Cop yri ght 200 7 Hew let t-P ack ard Dev elopment Com pan y , L .P . Windo ws is a U .S . regis ter ed tr ademark of M ic r osoft C orpor ation. Bluetooth is a tr ademark o wned b y its propr ietor and u sed b y Hew lett -P ack ard Co mpan y under licens e . The inf ormation cont ained h[...]

443562-001.book Page iii Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Getting Started iii Contents 1 First-time setup Identifying required hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 Setting up the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2 Step 1: Insert the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2 Step 2: Connect the computer to external p[...]

443562-001.book Page iv Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Cont ent s Connecting to a computer network . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 Installing additional hardware and software . . . . . 3–5 Identifying and installing hardware . . . . . . . . . 3–5 Locating and installing software . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5 Updating the software installed on th[...]

443562-001.book Page v Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Cont ent s B Specifications Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1 Rated input power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2 Index Getting Started v[...]

443562-001.book Page 1 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM 1 F irst-time setup Identif ying r equired har dw are T o set u p the computer f or the fir st time , you w ill need the computer , the A C adapter , the pow er cord , and the primary battery . ✎ C omponen ts included w ith the computer ma y vary by r egion or country and by model . Compone[...]

443562-001.book Page 2 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM F irst- time setup Setting up th e computer Com puter s etup in vol v es the fo llo w ing tasks: 1 . Inserting the bat tery into the comput er 2 . Connecting the com puter to e xternal po we r ✎ The battery begins to charge. 3 . T urning on the compute r 4. Setting up the softw ar e 5 . Cre[...]

443562-001.book Page 3 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM F irst- time setup Step 2: Connec t the computer to external po wer ✎ P o wer co rds and A C outlets v a ry in appearance b y regi on and country . T o connec t the compute r to e xternal A C po w er : 1 . Plug the A C adapter in to the po wer connec tor 1 on the computer . 2 . Plug the po [...]

443562-001.book Page 4 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM F irst- time setup Step 3: T urn on the computer T o open th e computer : 1 . Slide the display r elease latc h 1 to the righ t to r elease the displa y . 2 . Raise the dis play 2 . T o turn on the comput er : » Pr ess the po wer button 1 . The po we r light on the po wer bu tton 2 turns on [...]

443562-001.book Page 5 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Ä Step 4: Set up th e softwar e After the com p ute r is turned on , it will go thr ough softw ar e setu p . F ollow the on-sc r een instr uctions to s et up the softwar e. Note the f ollo w ing points: ■ After y ou res pond to the setup pr ompt , you mu st complete the entir e setup pr oc[...]

443562-001.book Page 1 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM 2 Qui ck to ur Identif ying r equired har dw are ✎ Componen ts included w ith the computer ma y vary by r egion and model. T he illustrati ons in this c hapter identify the st andard f eatures included on mo st comput er models. Getting Started 2–1[...]

443562-001.book Page 2 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Quic k tour T op components Component 1 Po w e r l i g h t s ( 2 ) 2 Po w e r b u t t o n 3 Info button 4 Wire le ss b ut to n 5 Pr esent ation butto n 6 T ouchP ad on/off bu tton 7 V olume mute bu tton 8 V olume sc ro ll z one 9 P ointing s tic k - R ight po inting stic k but ton Component q[...]

443562-001.book Page 3 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Getting Started 2–3 Qui c k to ur Fr ont components Component 1 Wir eless light 2 Po w e r l i g h t 3 Battery light Component 4 Dri ve ligh t 5 Bluetooth® module (selec t models onl y) 6 Displa y relea se latc h Left-side components Component 1 P o wer connec tor 2 RJ- 1 1 (modem) jac k 3[...]

443562-001.book Page 4 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Quic k tour Right-side components Com puter featur es vary dependin g on model. R efer to one of the fo llo w ing illustr ations . Component 1 PC C ard slot (s elect models only) 2 Media Car d Reader 3 1 3 9 4a port 4 Audi o -out (headphone) jack 5 Audi o -in (mic roph one) jac k Component 6 [...]

443562-001.book Page 5 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Qui c k to ur Component 1 Sm a r t c ard re a de r ( se l ec t models only) 2 Media Car d Reader 3 1 3 9 4a port 4 Audi o -out (headphone) jack 5 Audi o -in (mic roph one) jac k Component 6 USB po rt 7 External monito r port 8 Ve n t 9 Docking connec tor Rear components Component 1 RJ- 4 5 (n[...]

443562-001.book Page 6 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Quic k tour Bottom components Component 1 Spe aker 2 Memory module/WL AN module compartment 3 Hard dr iv e bay 4 Ve n t s ( 3 ) 5 Battery relea se latc hes (2) Component 6 Battery bay 7 SIM slot (inside the battery bay) 8 WW AN module compartment 9 Business card holder - Bluetooth compartment[...]

443562-001.book Page 7 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Qui c k to ur Displa y components Component 1 Displa y r elease latc h 2 Inter nal displa y sw itch Component 3 Inter nal mic roph one 4 Ambi ent light sens or Getting Started 2–7[...]

443562-001.book Page 8 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Quic k tour Wir el ess antennae T wo an tennae send and r eceiv e wir eless si gnals to communi cate w ith w ir eles s local ar ea networ ks (WL ANs) and w ir eless w ide area netw orks (WW ANs). The antennae ar e not v isible from the ou tside of the compu ter . T o see w ir eless r egulator[...]

443562-001.book Page 1 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM 3 Ne xt st ep s Pr otec ting the computer The inf ormatio n in this secti on explains ho w your com puter can be pr otected fr om damage caused b y a viru s, a s ec urity br each , a po w er sur ge , unsafe ope r ation , or sy stem failur e . Protecting the computer from v iruses When y ou us[...]

443562-001.book Page 2 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Ne xt steps Protecting y our s ystem files The HP Bac kup & Reco very Manager pr o v ides s ev eral w ay s to back u p the s y stem and to r ecov er optimal sy stem func tionality . Ref er to Appendi x A, “Back up and r eco ve ry, ” fo r additional inf ormati on . Protecting y our pri[...]

Using the computer safely 443562-001.book Page 3 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Å y Ne xt steps WA R N I N G : T o reduce the r isk of electr ic shock or damage t o our equipment, ob serve thes e practi ces: ■ P lug the pow er cord into an A C ou tlet that is easil y accessible at all times . ■ Disconnect po wer fr om the computer b y unplu[...]

443562-001.book Page 4 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Ne xt steps Connec ting to a computer network The com puter ma y hav e the follo wing netw orking capabiliti es: ■ Local ar ea networ k (L AN) ■ Wir eless local ar ea networ k (WL AN) ■ Wir eless w ide ar ea networ k ( WW AN) ■ Bluetooth® If y ou plan to connect the comput er to a ho[...]

443562-001.book Page 5 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Ne xt steps Installing additional hard ware and s oftware Identif ying and installing har dwar e T o see a list o f har dw are inst alled on the computer , fo llo w these s teps: 1. S e l e c t Start > Computer > S ystem properties . 2 . In the left pane, c lic k Dev ice Manag er . ✎ [...]

443562-001.book Page 6 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Ne xt steps ■ Pr eloaded softw ar e . This is s oftwar e pro vi ded on the har d dri ve bu t not r eady to use . T o locate or ins tall pr eloaded softwa r e or dri ver s, f ollow the se step s: a. Se l ec t Star t > All Progr ams > Software Setup . b . Fo llo w the on-scr een instruc[...]

443562-001.book Page 7 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Ne xt steps T ur ning off the computer corr ec tly Whene ver pos sible , turn o ff the computer b y using the standar d shutdo wn pr ocedur e: 1 . Sav e y our w or k and clo se all open appli cations. 2 . Shut do wn the comput er thr ough the operating s yst em b y cli cki n g Star t , cli ck[...]

443562-001.book Page 1 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM 4 T r oubl eshooting T r oubleshooting resour ces If y ou exper ience computer pr oblems, perf orm thes e tr oubleshooting steps in the or der pro vi ded until the pr oblem is r e so lv ed: ■ R efe r to “Quic k tr oubleshooting, ” the ne xt secti on in this cha p te r . ■ Acces s addi[...]

443562-001.book Page 2 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM T roubleshooting The f ollow ing suggestions ma y help you de termine w hy the computer w ill not start up: ■ If the compute r is plugged into an A C outlet , be sur e that the A C outlet is pr o v iding adequate po w er by plugging another electr ical de v ice into the ou tlet . ■ If the[...]

443562-001.book Page 3 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Tro u b l e s h o o t i n g The computer screen is blank If the computer is on bu t the sc r een is blank: the compute r may be in the Sleep s tate or in Hiber nation; the compute r may not be s et to displa y the image on the computer sc reen; or the displa y s w itc h may n ot be func tioni[...]

443562-001.book Page 4 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM T roubleshooting Software is functioning abnormall y F ollo w these sugges tions if the so f twar e becomes unre sponsiv e or r esponds abnormall y: ■ R estart the compute r b y cli cking Start , c lic king the arr o w ne xt to the Loc k but ton , and then clic king Re sta r t . If y ou can[...]

443562-001.book Page 5 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM The computer is unusuall y warm It is normal f or the computer to f eel warm to the t ouch w hile it is in use . But if the comput er fee ls unusuall y war m, it ma y be o ver heating because a v ent is block ed. If y ou suspect that the compu ter is o verheating , allow the comput er to cool[...]

443562-001.book Page 6 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM T roubleshooting The WLAN connection is not working If a WL AN connecti on is not w orking as e xpected, f ollow these sugges tions: ■ Be sur e that the w ireles s light on the com puter is on . If the light is o ff , pres s the w ir eles s button to turn it on . ■ Be sur e that the compu[...]

443562-001.book Page 7 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Tro u b l e s h o o t i n g ■ Chec k ups for com puter f unctionality ■ Au tomated and inte r acti v e tr oubleshooting , repair solutions, and sy stem r ecovery proced ur es ■ L inks to community f orums o f IT e xperts Contacting tec hnical suppor t If the compute r is connected to th[...]

443562-001.book Page 1 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM A Backu p and r eco very Creating r ecov ery disc s After s etting up the comput er f or the fir st time, be sur e to cr eate a set o f r ecov ery discs of the f ull fact ory image. T he r ecov ery discs ar e used to st art up (boot) the computer and reco ver the o perating system and sof twa[...]

443562-001.book Page 2 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Back up and reco very T o c r eate a set o f r ecov ery discs, 1. S e l e c t Start > All Programs > HP Backup & Reco very > Backup & Reco ver y Manager . 2. C l i c k Next . 3. C l i ck Create a set of reco very disc s (Recommended) , and then c lic k Ne xt . 4. Fo llo w the[...]

443562-001.book Page 3 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Back up and reco very Back up suggesti ons ■ Cr eate a set o f r eco ve ry discs using HP Bac k up & Re cove r y M a na g e r . ■ Cr eate s y stem r ecov er y points u sing HP Back up & R ecov ery Manager , and per iodically cop y them to disc. ■ Stor e personal f iles in the Do[...]

443562-001.book Page 4 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Back up and reco very T o b ack up sp e cific fi le s o r fo l de rs : 1. S e l e c t Start > All Progr ams > HP B ackup & Reco very > Backup & Reco ver y Manager . 2. C l i c k Next . 3. C l i ck Create or manage backups , and then cli ck Ne xt . 4. Clic k Bac k up user crea[...]

443562-001.book Page 5 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Back up and reco very Creating r ecovery points When y ou back up modif ications since y our last bac k up , you ar e cr eating s y stem r ecov ery points. T his allow s you t o sa ve a snapshot o f your har d dri ve at a spec ifi c point in time . Y ou can then r ecov er bac k to that po int[...]

443562-001.book Page 6 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Back up and reco very To s c h e d u l e b a c k u p s : 1. S e l e c t Start > All Progr ams > HP Backup & Reco very > HP Back up Schedu ler . 2 . F ollo w the on-scr een instruc tions . P er forming a r ecov ery ✎ Y ou can onl y reco ve r files that y ou hav e pr ev iousl y b[...]

443562-001.book Page 7 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Back up and reco very P erfo rmi ng a r eco ve ry fr om the har d d r i ve The r e ar e 2 w ay s to initiate a r ecov ery fr om the har d dri ve: ■ Fro m wi t h i n W i n d ow s ■ F rom the r ecov er y partition Initiating a reco very in Windo ws T o initiat e a r eco very in W indo w s, [...]

443562-001.book Page 1 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM B Specifications Operating en vir onment The ope rating e nv ir onment inf ormati on in the follo wing table may be help ful if y ou plan to use or tr ansport the computer in e xtreme env ironments. Factor Metric U .S. Te m p e r a t u re Operating (not writing to optical disc) 0°C to 35°C [...]

443562-001.book Page 2 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Spe cificat ions Rated input po wer The po w er info rmati on in this secti on may be helpf ul if y ou plan to tr ave l inter natio nally w ith the computer . The com puter oper ates on DC pow er , whic h can be supplied by an AC or a D C p ower s ou rc e. Al t h ou g h t h e c o m pu t er c [...]

Inde x 443562-001.book Page 1 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM 1394a port 2–4 , 2–5 A AC adapter connecting 1–3 identifying 1–1 altitude specifications B–1 ambient light sensor 2–7 antennae, wireless 2–8 antivirus software 4–4 audio-in (microphone) jack 2–4 , 2–5 audio-out (headphone) jack 2–4 , 2–5 B battery charging 1–3[...]

443562-001.book Page 2 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Index D devices, external, troubleshooting 4–5 display release latch, identifying 2–3 , 2–7 display, switching image 4–3 docking connector 2–4 , 2–5 drive light, identifying 2–2 , 2–3 drive, optical 2–3 E environmental specifications B–1 external devices, troubleshooting 4[...]

443562-001.book Page 3 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Index optical drive light 2–3 overheating, computer 3–3 , 4–5 P PC Card slot 2–4 pointing stick 2–2 pointing stick buttons 2–2 ports 1394a 2–4 , 2–5 external monitor 2–4 , 2–5 USB 2–3 , 2–4 , 2–5 power running the computer on battery 1–3 , 1–4 turning on computer[...]

443562-001.book Page 4 Thur sday, March 15, 2007 8:47 PM Index TouchPad scroll zone, identifying 2–2 TouchPad, identifying 2–2 traveling with computer B–2 troubleshooting display problems 4–3 external device problems 4–5 Hibernation or Sleep problems 4–3 overheating problems 4–5 resources 4–1 software problems 4–4 virus problems 4[...]