Compaq Presario 1400 - Notebook PC User manual

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such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting a further or additional warranty.
Compaq Presario Mobile Internet PC 1400 Series
Second Edition (September 2000)
Part Number 183105-002

CONTENTS
PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE CONTENTS-I
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Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Where Can I Find Information?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
S
y
mbols and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Safet
y
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Chapter 2 Your Notebook at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Front of Your Presario Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Left and Ri
g
ht Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Underside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Chapter 3 Usin
g
Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Power on! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Displa
y
Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Internet Zone Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Stora
g
e Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Securit
y
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Notebook Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

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Chapter 4 Common Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
TV-Out Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Anti-Virus Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Software and Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Chapter 5 Usin
g
the CD or DVD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Insert and Remove Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Audio Files, Audio CDs, and Video Discs . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Video Displa
y
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
CD-RW Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Chapter 6 Let’s Go Surfin
g
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Basic Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Search En
g
ines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Chapter 7 Carin
g
for Your Batter
y
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Batter
y
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Batter
y
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Power Mana
g
ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Chapter 8 Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Preventive Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Backup Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Hard Disk Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Hard Disk Space Mana
g
ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
S
y
stem Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE CONTENTS-III
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Chapter 9 Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1
Basic Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Frequentl
y
Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Solutions Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10

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PRESARIO NOTEBOOK SERIES 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
Infor ation?, 1-2
Sy bols 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:
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 Manual
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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Symbols and
Graphics
Symbols
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.
Failure to follow directions
ma
y
result in equipment
dama
g
e or data loss.
Graphics
The illustrations shown and the features described in
this document ma
y
differ sli
g
htl
y
from
y
our Presario
Notebook computer.
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