Compaq Evo N620c Installation instructions

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Hardware Guide
Compaq Evo Notebook N620c Series
Document Part Number: 279360-002
January 2003
This guide provides instructions for setting up the notebook and
connecting external devices. In addition, the guide describes the
hardware features on the notebook and provides instructions for
using them.
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constituting an additional warranty.
Hardware Guide
Second Edition January 2003
First Edition July 2002
Reference Number: N620c
Document Part Number: 279360-002
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Hardware Guide iii
Contents
1Notebook Features
Display Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Pointing Device Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Pointing Stick Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
TouchPad Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Dual Pointing Device Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Speakers and Memory Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Buttons, Keys and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
Left Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Right Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Front Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12
Rear Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13
Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15
Additional Standard Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–17
2Hardware Setup
Setting Up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Wireless MultiPort Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Removing the Wireless MultiPort Module . . . . . . . . 2–4
Installing the Wireless MultiPort Module . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
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Contents
3Pointing Devices and Keyboard
Using a Pointing Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Using the Pointing Stick (Pointing Stick Models). . . 3–1
Using the TouchPad (TouchPad Models) . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Using the Dual Pointing Device (Dual Models) . . . . 3–3
Setting Pointing Device Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Replacing the Pointing Stick Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Hotkey and Shortcut Key Quick Reference . . . . . . . 3–7
Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys with
External Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Turning a MultiPort Device On or Off (Fn+F2) . . . . 3–8
Switching Display and Image (Fn+F4) . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Adjusting System Volume (Fn+F5) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Initiating QuickLock (Fn+F6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Setting Power Conservation Level (Fn+F7) . . . . . . 3–10
Viewing Battery Charge Information (Fn+F8) . . . . 3–11
Adjusting Screen Brightness (Fn+F10) . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Displaying System Information (Fn+esc) . . . . . . . . 3–11
Using the Fn Key Sequentially . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Using the Embedded Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
Using the Easy Access Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
Using Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
Using Custom Assignments and Schemes. . . . . . . . 3–17
4Battery Packs
Charging Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Using a New Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Replacing Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Replacing a Primary Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Replacing a MultiBay Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Recycling a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
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5Removable Drives
Adding a Drive to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
IDE Drive Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Replacing a Primary Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Removing and Inserting a MultiBay Drive . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Using a MultiBay Hard Drive Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Inserting a Drive into the MultiBay. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Removing a Drive from the MultiBay. . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Inserting and Removing Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13
Inserting Optical Drive Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13
Removing Optical Drive Media (with Power) . . . . 5–14
Removing Optical Drive Media (No Power). . . . . . 5–15
Inserting a Diskette or Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–16
Removing a Diskette or Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–16
Displaying Media Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–17
Locating Drive Software Information . . . . . . . . . . . 5–17
Initiating Standby or Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–18
6Audio and Video
Using Audio Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Identifying Audio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Using the Microphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Using the Stereo Speaker/Headphone Jack . . . . . . . . 6–3
Adjusting Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Using Video Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
Using the S-Video-Out Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
Changing the Video Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–6
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7Communications Devices
Connecting a Modem Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Using the RJ-11 Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Using a Country-Specific Adapter Cable . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Connecting a Network Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Linking to an Infrared Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Configuring the Infrared Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Setting Up an Infrared Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Using Standby with Infrared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–7
8External Devices
Connecting a Standard Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Connecting an External Diskette Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Connecting a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–3
Using a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–4
Enabling USB Legacy Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–4
Connecting an Optional Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–5
9Hardware Upgrades
Using PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–1
Selecting a PC Card Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–1
Configuring a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
Inserting a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
Removing a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–3
RAM or Memory PC Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–4
Viewing Memory and Hibernation
File Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–4
Removing or Inserting a Memory Expansion Board . . . . 9–5
10 Specifications
Notebook Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–1
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–1
Rated Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–2
Modem Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–2
Index
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Hardware Guide 1–1
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Notebook Features
Display Components
Identifying display components
Display Component Descriptions
1Display release latch Opens the notebook.
2MultiPort Supports an optional USB-enabled
wireless device such as a Bluetooth
or 802.11b wireless LAN.
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1–2 Hardware Guide
Notebook Features
Pointing Device Components
Pointing Stick Model
Identifying pointing stick components
Pointing Stick Component Descriptions
1EasyPoint IV 3D Pointing
Stick
Moves the pointer and selects or
activates items on the screen.
2Left and right pointing stick
buttons
Function like the left and right buttons
on an external mouse.
3Scroll pointing stick button Functions like the scroll button on an
external mouse.
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Notebook Features
Hardware Guide 1–3
TouchPad Model
Identifying TouchPad components
TouchPad Component Descriptions
1TouchPad Moves the pointer and selects or
activates items on the screen. Can be
set to perform other mouse functions,
such as scrolling, selecting, and
double-clicking.
2Left and right TouchPad
buttons
Function like the left and right buttons
on an external mouse.
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1–4 Hardware Guide
Notebook Features
Dual Pointing Device Model
Identifying dual pointing device components
Dual Pointing Device Component Descriptions
1Pointing stick Moves the pointer and selects or
activates items on the screen.
2Left and right pointing stick
buttons
Function like the left and right mouse
buttons on an external mouse.
3TouchPad Moves the pointer and selects or
activates items on the screen. Can be
set to perform other mouse functions,
such as scrolling, selecting, and
double-clicking.
4Left and right TouchPad
buttons
Function like the left and right buttons
on an external mouse.
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