Compaq Compaq Presario Manual

Presario Mobile Internet PC 1200 Series
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Compaq Presario Mobile Internet PC 1200 Series
Second Edition (September 2000)
Part Number 183210-002

CONTENTS
PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE CONTENTS-I
SERIES 1200
Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Where Can I Find Information?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Printed Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
S
y
mbols and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
S
y
mbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Safet
y
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Disconnectin
g
Your Notebook
from the Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Chapter 2 Your Notebook at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Front of Your Presario Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Common Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Internet Zone Buttons and Li
g
hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Function Ke
y
s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Status Displa
y
and Volume Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Left and Ri
g
ht Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Left Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Ri
g
ht Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

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Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Rear Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Underside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Underside Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Chapter 3 Usin
g
Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Power On! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Plu
gg
in
g
and Unplu
gg
in
g
AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Turnin
g
Your Notebook On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Recoverin
g
from a Locked Pro
g
ram . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Recoverin
g
from a Locked S
y
stem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Usin
g
Batter
y
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Usin
g
the TouchPad Instead of a Mouse . . . . . . . . 3-6
Tappin
g
and Double-Tappin
g
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Ed
g
e Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Displa
y
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Chan
g
in
g
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Adjustin
g
Bri
g
htness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Internet Zone Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Repro
g
rammin
g
the Internet Zone Buttons . . . . . . 3-11
Stora
g
e Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Identif
y
in
g
Your Stora
g
e Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Usin
g
the Diskette Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Securit
y
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Usin
g
the Securit
y
Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

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Chapter 4 Common Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
Displa
y
Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Switchin
g
Between Displa
y
s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Anti-Virus Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Usin
g
Anti-Virus Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Reco
g
nizin
g
a Computer Virus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Removin
g
a Virus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Software and Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Addin
g
and Removin
g
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Attachin
g
Hardware Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Chapter 5 Usin
g
the CD or DVD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
Insert and Remove Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Insertin
g
a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Removin
g
a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Manuall
y
Ejectin
g
a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Audio CDs and Video Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Pla
y
in
g
Audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Pla
y
in
g
Non-DVD Video Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Usin
g
the DVD Pla
y
er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Usin
g
“Re
g
ionalized” DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Video Displa
y
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Showin
g
and Hidin
g
the DVD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Zoomin
g
the View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
CD-RW Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Installin
g
Adaptec Eas
y
CD Creator 4 . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

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Usin
g
Adaptec Eas
y
CD Creator 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Preventin
g
Buffer Underrun Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Accessin
g
Eas
y
CD Creator 4 Users Information . 5-19
Chapter 6 Let’s Go Surfin
g
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Basic Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
What is the Internet? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
What is the World Wide Web? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
What is a Browser? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Usin
g
Microsoft Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Search En
g
ines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Choosin
g
a Search En
g
ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Usin
g
a Search En
g
ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Searchin
g
on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Accessin
g
Files from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
In Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Chapter 7 Carin
g
for Your Batter
y
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Batter
y
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Usin
g
the Batter
y
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Storin
g
the Batter
y
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Rec
y
clin
g
the Batter
y
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Batter
y
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Calibratin
g
the Batter
y
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Maximizin
g
Batter
y
Operatin
g
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Fixin
g
a Low-Batter
y
Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Power Mana
g
ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10

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Savin
g
Ener
gy
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
What is Power Mana
g
ement? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Chapter 8 Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1
Preventive Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Cleanin
g
Your Notebook’s Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Cleanin
g
the Ke
y
board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Cleanin
g
the Displa
y
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Cleanin
g
the TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Carin
g
for Your Presario Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Backup Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Usin
g
Backup Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Hard Disk Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Usin
g
ScanDisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Usin
g
Disk Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Deletin
g
Stored Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Defra
g
mentin
g
Your Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Hard Disk Space Mana
g
ement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Checkin
g
the Hard Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Deletin
g
Unnecessar
y
Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Usin
g
the Rec
y
cle Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
S
y
stem Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Compaq Dia
g
nostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
S
y
stem Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
Compaq Service Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Internet Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16

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Chapter 9 Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Basic Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Findin
g
Solutions Quickl
y
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Frequentl
y
Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
General Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Displa
y
Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Questions about Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Questions about Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Questions about Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Questions about Up
g
rades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Error Messa
g
es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Solutions Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Audio and Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Batter
y
and Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Mass Stora
g
e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Games and Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Ke
y
board and TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Memor
y
and PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27

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PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE INTRODUCTION 1-1
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Con
g
ratulations! As the owner of a new PresarioTM
Notebook
computer,
y
ou have
j
oined the world-wide communit
y
of
mobile computer users. Once
y
our Notebook is set up and
connected to the Internet,
y
ou can explore vast re
g
ions of
information, entertainment, and services online.
The Beyond Setup Guide is desi
g
ned for both experienced
computer users and be
g
inners. This eas
y
-to-scan
g
uide helps
y
ou find the information
y
ou want as quickl
y
as possible. It’s
also desi
g
ned to familiarize
y
ou with the followin
g
:
•Features
y
ou’ll want to
tr
y
durin
g
the first few
da
y
s or weeks
•Keepin
g
y
our Notebook
runnin
g
smoothl
y
Solvin
g
common problems
as the
y
occur.
Where Can I Find
Inf rmati n?, 1-2
Symb ls and Graphics, 1-4
Safety, 1-5
Introduction 

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Where Can
I Find
Information?
This section describes
the documentation that
came in the box with
y
our
new Notebook.
The Compaq Web site is
available worldwide. As you
explore the Internet, stop at the
following address for
information about products,
services, and special offers:
www.compaq.com
The Beyond Setup Guide is
also available on the Compaq
Web site at:
www.compaq.com/mypresario
Printed Documents
Your new Presario Notebook computer came with printed
documents containin
g
helpful reference information.
If
y
ou have access to the Internet,
y
ou can also view
these and other documents on the Compaq Web site at
www.compaq.com/mypresario.
Note: Additional documents to those described here may vary per region.
Easy Setup Poster
This poster shows
y
ou how to set up
y
our Notebook. When
y
ou finish, fold the poster and store it with
y
our documents
for future use. For more information about the hardware that
came with
y
our new Notebook, see “Your Notebook at a
Glance”later in this
g
uide.
Beyond Setup Guide
This eas
y
-to-scan
g
uide explains how to set up
y
our Notebook
and
g
et acquainted with its features. It also introduces:
•Common computer tasks
•The Internet
•Notebook maintenance
•Solutions for computer problems
•Compaq service and support tools
Note: Some features described in this guide may not be available on all
models or in all geographic regions.
Safety and Comfort Guide
This document explains how to protect
y
our equipment from
dama
g
e, protect
y
ourself from in
j
ur
y
, and ensure
y
our
comfort while usin
g
y
our Notebook.

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Warranty Certificate
The warrant
y
details the Compaq commitment to service
durin
g
the warrant
y
period. Keep the warrant
y
certificate in a
safe place for future reference.
Presario Operating System Manua
The Presario Operating System Manual explains how to
communicate with
y
our Notebook usin
g
the Microsoft
Windows operatin
g
s
y
stem. It also introduces:
•File Mana
g
ement, which covers creatin
g
, savin
g
, deletin
g
,
renamin
g
, and movin
g
files
•Customizin
g
the Windows desktop
•Usin
g
the Windows online Help
Note: The illustrations shown and the features described in this document
may differ slightly from your Presario Notebook computer.

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Symbo s and
Graphics
Symbo s
The followin
g
words and s
y
mbols have special meanin
g
in
this
g
uide and in the electronic documentation:
Important information that
ma
y
help
y
ou solve a problem.
Helpful hints that make usin
g
y
our Notebook easier and
faster.
Another document or another
pa
g
e in this document that has
related information.
Failure to follow directions
ma
y
result in bodil
y
harm or
loss of life.
Graphics
The illustrations shown and the features described in
this document ma
y
differ sli
g
htl
y
from
y
our Presario
Notebook computer.
Caution: Failure to follow directions may result in equipment
damage or data loss.

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Safety
To reduce the risk of electric
shock and damage to the
equipment, read the Safety and
Comfort document.
To protect your equipment from
power surges, plug all power
cords into a high-quality surge
protector. If you have a
dedicated telephone line for the
modem, buy a surge protector
with a telephone jack.
After your Notebook is
safely disconnected from
AC power and the phone line,
you can run your Notebook
on battery power.
Disconnecting Your Notebook
from the Power Source
To shut down
y
our Notebook properl
y
, complete the
followin
g
steps:
1. Close all open pro
g
rams.
2. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, then click
Shut Down….The Shut down Windows dialo
g
box is displa
y
ed.
3. Select the Shut down option.
Note: f the Notebook does not turn off automatically, then press and hold
the Power button until it shuts down.
4. Unplu
g
the power cord from the wall outlet and unplu
g
the
modem line from the wall
j
ack.
Protecting Your Notebook During an E ectrica
Storm
Durin
g
an electrical storm,
y
ou should take the followin
g
precautions to protect
y
our Notebook from dama
g
e.
•You should immediatel
y
disconnect
y
our Notebook from
the power source.
•If
y
ou are not usin
g
a sur
g
e protector, unplu
g
all power
cords from the wall outlets.
•Disconnect
y
our Notebook from the wall outlets.
•Turn off the power button on all sur
g
e protectors.
•If a telephone line from
y
our Notebook is plu
gg
ed directl
y
into the wall
j
ack (without
g
oin
g
throu
g
h a sur
g
e
protector), unplu
g
the line from the wall
j
ack.

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PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE YOUR NOTEBOOK AT A GLANCE 2-1
1200 SERIES
Before
y
ou be
g
in usin
g
y
our new Presario Notebook
computer,
y
ou’ll want to look at some of the basic
components.
To open
y
our Notebook, slide the 1Display Release Latches
forward and 2
g
entl
y
lift the lid.
Front of Your Pres rio
Notebook, 2-2
Left nd Right P nels, 2-6
Re r P nel, 2-7
Underside, 2-8
Your
Notebook at
a Glance 

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Front of
Your Presario
Notebook
Open
y
our Notebook and
take a look at these
components:
•Common Features
•Internet Zone Buttons
and Li
g
hts
•Function Ke
y
s
•Status Displa
y
and
Volume Controls
“Turning Your Notebook On
and Off” later in this guide to
learn more about how to start
and shut down your Notebook.
“TouchPad” later in this guide
for more information on using
the TouchPad.
Common Features
1Display Release Latch 6TouchPad
2Display 7Speakers
3Power Button 8Left TouchPad Button
4Series Number 9Easy Scroll
5Keyboard -Ri ht TouchPad Button

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“Reprogramming Your Internet
Zone Buttons”in Chapter 3 of
this guide to learn how to
program the Internet zone
buttons to suit your needs.
Internet Zone Buttons and Lights
These buttons automaticall
y
connect
y
ou to the Internet.
Note: Before usin these buttons, you must have access to the Internet.
1Num Lock Li ht 4Instant Email Button
2Caps Lock Li ht 5Retail Central Button
3Instant Internet Access Button
Button Button
Description Default Button Action
¦Instant Internet
Access
Provides your daily start point to the
Internet. It connects you to a personalized
Web pa e filled with local weather, news,
sports, and financial information.
¤Instant E-mail Provides you with one-touch access for
sendin and readin your e-mail.
Retail Central Provides instant connection to your
computer store and a variety of leadin
consumer companies.

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To access these features,
press and hold down the
Fn key, press the function
key, and then release both
keys simultaneously.
Function Keys
The followin
g
ke
y
s are assi
g
ned:
Button Description
F1 User-pro rammable favorite pro ram/Web site launch key
(default: My Presario)
F2 User-pro rammable favorite pro ram/Web site launch key
(default: Entertainment)
F3 Switches between the display and external monitor in the
followin order:
Display
 External Monitor
 Display and External Monitor
F4 Sleep
F5 Contrast down (select models)
F6 Contrast up (select models)
F7 Bri htness control down
F8 Bri htness control up
F9 CD or DVD play/pause
F10 CD or DVD stop
F11 CD or DVD previous track
F12 CD or DVD next track

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tatus Display and Volume Controls
1Power Status 5Easy Scroll
2Battery Char in Status 6AC Adapter Status
3Volume Down Button 7Ri ht TouchPad Button
4Volume Up Button 8Left TouchPad Button

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Left and
Right Panels
Take a look at the left
and ri
g
ht sides of
y
our
Notebook. This is where
the CD or DVD drive,
diskette drive, batter
y
and
PC Card slot are located.
“Inserting the Battery”in
Chapter 3 of this guide for
more information about the
battery.
PC Cards are credit card-sized
removable options that
expand the capability of
your Notebook.
Left ide Components
Right ide Components
1Security Slot 4CD or DVD Manual Eject Hole
2CD or DVD Drive 5Diskette Drive
3CD or DVD Eject Button 6Diskette Eject Button
1Battery Compartment 4Headphone Jack
2PC Card Eject Button 5Microphone Jack
3PC Card Slot (Type I, II, or III)