Compaq 370698-002 User manual

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Reference Guide
Compaq Notebook Series
Document Part Number: 370698-002
April 2005
This guide explains how to set up, operate, maintain, and
troubleshoot your notebook. It also provides information on
battery pack and power management, external device
connections, and modem and network connections. The last
chapter provides additional reference material on modem
commands, safety, and regulatory information.

© Copyright 2004, 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The
only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express
warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing
herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall
not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Reference Guide
Compaq Notebook Series
Second Edition April 2005
First Edition June 2004
Document Part Number: 370698-002

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Contents
1 Getting Started with Your Notebook
Identifying Parts of the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Front Panel and Right Panel Components. . . . . . . . . 1–2
Left Panel and Back Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Bottom Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Status Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Setting Up Your Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Step 1: Insert the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Step 2: Connect AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
Step 3: Connect a Phone Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Step 4: Turn On the Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Step 5: Set Up Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
2 Basic Operation
Operating Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Default Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
To Reset the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
To Change the Boot Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
To Use the TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
To Use the Tap to Click Function of
the TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
To Use the Function Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
To Use the One-Touch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
To Use the Windows and Applications Keys . . . . . . 2–8
To Type Alternate Graphics Using
the ALT GR Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9

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Using CDs or DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
To Insert or Remove a CD or DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
To Play DVD Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
To Create or Copy CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
To Write to DVD Media (Select Models Only) . . . 2–12
Securing Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
To Set Up Password Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
To Lock Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
To Attach an Optional Security Cable. . . . . . . . . . . 2–14
To Protect Against Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15
To Lock the Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15
Taking Care of Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16
To Protect Your Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16
To Maintain Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16
To Safeguard Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17
To Extend the Life of the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17
To Clean Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17
3 Battery Packs and Power Management
Managing Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
How the Notebook Manages Power
Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
To Change Timeout Settings and Create
Power Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Using Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
To Respond to a Low-Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
To Recharge the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
To Get the Most from Your Battery Packs . . . . . . . . 3–6
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

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4 Modem and Network Connections
Using the Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
To Connect the Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Special Restrictions in Certain Countries . . . . . . . . . 4–3
To Change Your Modem Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Connecting to a Local Area Network (LAN). . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Using a Wireless LAN Adapter
(Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Making Wireless Network Connections
(Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
To Turn Wireless Communication On and Off . . . . . 4–8
5 Add-On Devices
Connecting External Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
To Insert or Remove a PC Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
To Connect an Audio Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
To Connect a TV to Your Notebook
(Select Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
To Connect a 1394 Device
(Select Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Installing Additional RAM (Memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
To Install a RAM Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
To Remove a RAM Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
Replacing the Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
To Replace the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
To Replace the Hard Drive Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
To Prepare a New Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13
6 Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Audio Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
CD-ROM and DVD Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Display Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
Hard Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5

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Heat Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–6
Keyboard and Pointing Device Problems . . . . . . . . . 6–7
Local Area Network (LAN) Problems . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Modem Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
PC Card (PCMCIA) Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
Performance Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–14
Power and Battery Pack Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–15
Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–17
Serial, Parallel and USB Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–18
Startup Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–19
Wireless Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–21
Configuring Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–23
To Run the BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–23
Updating Software and Drivers from the Web . . . . . . . 6–28
Using System Recovery Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–28
Safeguarding Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–29
Operating System (OS) CD Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–30
OS CD Reinstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–31
Reinstalling Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–32
Restoring Software Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–32
Index

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Getting Started with
Your Notebook
Identifying Parts of the Notebook
Components included with the notebook may vary by
geographical region and the features you selected. The following
tables identify the standard external components included with
most notebook models.

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Getting Started with Your Notebook
Front Panel and Right Panel Components
1Main status lights (left to right):
power mode, hard drive activity,
and battery
6Notebook open/close latch
2TouchPad, scroll pad, Click
buttons, and an on-off button
7CD-ROM, DVD, or other drive
3Power button: turns the notebook
on and off
8Battery pack
4Keyboard status lights 9Wireless on-off button and
indicator light (select
models only)
5One-Touch buttons -Hard drive

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Left Panel and Back Panel Components
1AC adapter jack 7RJ-11 jack: connects the modem
cable
2Universal serial bus (USB) ports 8PC Card and CardBus slot and
button (select models only;
location varies by model)
3RJ-45 jack: connects a network
cable
9IEEE 1394 port
(select models only)
4S-Video out jack
(select models only)
-Audio jacks (left to right): external
microphone, audio out
(headphones)
5External monitor port qVolume control
6Cable lock slot (security
connector)
wAudio mute button and audio
mute light

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Bottom Panel Components
ÄCAUTION: To prevent an unresponsive system and the display of a
warning message, install only a Mini PCI device authorized for use in
your notebook by the governmental agency that regulates wireless
devicesgin your country. If you install a device and then receive a warning
message, remove the device to restore notebook functionality. Then contact
Customer Care.
1Hard drive 4Reset button
2Battery latch 5Mini PCI cover (no user parts
inside)
3RAM (memory) cover