HP Compaq 800c Installation instructions

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Hardware Guide
compaq notebook series
Document Part Number: 265656-002
April 2003
This guide explains how to identify and use notebook hardware
features, including connectors for external devices. It also
includes power and environmental specifications, which may be
helpful when traveling with the notebook.
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Hardware Guide
Second Edition April 2003
First Edition April 2002
Reference Number: N800/2800
Document Part Number: 265656-002
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Hardware Guide iii
Contents
1 Identifying External Hardware
Display Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Pointing Device Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
TouchPad Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Dual Device Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Power Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Keyboard and Drive Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Power and Volume Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Easy Access Buttons and Keyboard Keys. . . . . . . . . 1–7
Function and Keypad Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
Front Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Rear Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Vent, Port and Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Left Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12
Right Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13
Underside Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14
Memory and Mini PCI Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 1–14
Bay Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15
Vent and Docking Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16
Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–17
Additional Standard Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–18
Documentation and Restore CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–18
Cord and Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–19
Adapters and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–20
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Contents
2 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
Pointing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Pointing Devices on TouchPad Models Only . . . . . . 2–1
Pointing Devices on Dual Device Models Only . . . . 2–2
Setting Pointing Device Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Identifying Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Hotkey Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Hotkey Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Hotkey Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Easy Access Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
Using the Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
Using Custom Assignments and Schemes. . . . . . . . 2–13
Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14
Using the Internal Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14
Using an External Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16
3 Battery Packs
Running the Notebook on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Identifying Battery Packs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Inserting or Removing a Primary Battery Pack . . . . . . . . 3–3
Inserting or Removing a MultiBay Battery Pack. . . . . . . 3–4
Charging a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Charging a New Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Charging an In-Use Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Charging a Primary and a MultiBay Battery Pack . . 3–6
Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Obtaining Accurate Charge Information . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Displaying Charge Information on the Screen . . . . . 3–7
Displaying Charge Information on a Battery Pack . . 3–9
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Identifying Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
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Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
When to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
How to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings . . . . . . . 3–15
Conserving Power as You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15
Selecting Power Conservation Settings. . . . . . . . . . 3–16
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
4Drives
Adding a Drive to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Understanding Drive Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Terms for Types of Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Terms for Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Using the IDE Drive Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Removing and Inserting a MultiBay Drive . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Using a MultiBay Hard Drive Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Removing a Drive from the MultiBay. . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Inserting a Drive into the MultiBay. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10
Inserting and Removing Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11
Inserting a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11
Removing a CD or DVD (With Power) . . . . . . . . . 4–12
Removing a CD or DVD (Without Power) . . . . . . . 4–13
Inserting a Diskette or Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14
Removing a Diskette or Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14
Using Drive Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
Avoiding Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
Displaying Media Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
Caring for Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17
Finding More Drive Software Information . . . . . . . . . . 4–18
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5 Audio and Video
Adjusting Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Using the Volume Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Using the Volume Control Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Using the Internal Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Using the Internal Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Connecting an Audio Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
Identifying Audio Jacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
Using the Microphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Using the Audio-Out Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Connecting a Video Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
S-Video and Composite-Video Connections. . . . . . . 5–7
Connecting an S-Video Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Turning a Video Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
Changing the Color Television Format . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
Finding CD and DVD Software Information. . . . . . . . . 5–11
6 External Device Connections
Connecting a Standard Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Connecting a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Using a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Enabling USB Legacy Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Linking to an Infrared Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
Setting Up an Infrared Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
Avoiding Standby While Using Infrared. . . . . . . . . . 6–5
Connecting an Optional Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–6
Finding Communication and Security Information . . . . . 6–6
7 Hardware Upgrades
Obtaining Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Using PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Selecting a PC Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Configuring a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Inserting a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Stopping and Removing a PC Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3
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Contents
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Increasing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Displaying Memory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Removing or Inserting a Memory Board. . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Replacing the Primary Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–10
Finding Mini PCI and MultiPort Information . . . . . . . . 7–12
8 Specifications
Regulatory Agency Series Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Notebook Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Rated Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–3
Modem Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–3
Finding More Environmental Information. . . . . . . . . . . . 8–4
Index
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Hardware Guide 1–1
1
Identifying External Hardware
Display Components
Display Components
1Microphone Inputs single-channel sound.
2MultiPort Supports an optional USB-enabled
wireless device such as a Bluetooth
MultiPort, 802.11b Wireless LAN
MultiPort, and future wireless
technologies.
3Display release latch Opens the notebook.
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1–2 Hardware Guide
Identifying External Hardware
Pointing Device Components
TouchPad Models
Pointing Device Components: TouchPad Models
1TouchPad Moves the cursor. Can be set to
perform additional mouse functions
such as scroll, select, and
double-click.*
2Left and right TouchPad
buttons
Function like the left and right buttons
on an external mouse.
3Scroll button Scrolls up, down, left, or right through
most application and Internet browser
windows.
*For information about modifying pointing device functions, refer in this
guide to the “Pointing Devices and Keyboard” section, “Setting Pointing
Device Preferences.”
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Identifying External Hardware
Hardware Guide 1–3
Dual Device Models
Pointing Device Components: Dual Device Models
1Pointing stick Moves the cursor and selects and
activates items on the screen.
2Left and right pointing-stick
buttons
Function like the left and right buttons
on an external mouse.
3TouchPad Moves the pointer. Can be set to
perform additional mouse functions
such as scroll, select, and
double-click.*
4Left and right TouchPad
buttons
Function like the left and right buttons
on an external mouse.
*For information about modifying pointing device functions, refer in this
guide to the “Pointing Devices and Keyboard” section, “Setting Pointing
Device Preferences.”
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1–4 Hardware Guide
Identifying External Hardware
Top Components
Power Lights
Top Components: Power Lights
1AC Adapter light On: AC power is being supplied
through the AC Adapter.
2Power/standby light On: Power is turned on.
Blinking: Notebook is in Standby.
3Battery light On: A battery pack is charging.
Blinking: A battery pack that is the
only available power source has
reached a low-battery condition.
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Identifying External Hardware
Hardware Guide 1–5
Keyboard and Drive Lights
Top Components: Keyboard and Drive Lights
1Num lock light On: Num lock is on or the internal
keypad is on.*
2Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on.
3IDE (Integrated Drive
Electronics) drive light
On: One of the following drives is
being accessed:
■Hard drive in the hard drive bay.
■Optional hard drive, Zip drive,
SuperDisk drive, or any type of
CD or DVD drive in the MultiBay.
*For more information about using num lock, the internal keypad, or an
external keypad, refer in this guide to the “Pointing Devices and Keyboard”
section, “Keypads.”
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1–6 Hardware Guide
Identifying External Hardware
Power and Volume Controls
Top Components: Power and Volume Controls
1Display switch* Turns off the notebook display if the
notebook is closed while it is on.
2Power button* When the notebook is:
■Off, briefly press to turn on the
notebook.
■On, briefly press to initiate
Hibernation.
■In Standby, briefly press to exit
Standby.
■In Hibernation, briefly press to exit
Hibernation.
If the system has stopped responding
and Windows shut down procedures
cannot be used, press and hold for
4 seconds to turn off the notebook.
3Volume buttons (2) Adjust, mute, or restore system volume.
To mute or restore volume, press both
volume buttons at the same time.
*This table describes default settings. For information about changing the
function of the power button, display switch, or Fn+F3 hotkeys, refer on this
CD to the
Software Guide, “Power” section.
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Identifying External Hardware
Hardware Guide 1–7
Easy Access Buttons and Keyboard Keys
Top Components: Easy Access Buttons and Keyboard Keys
1Easy Access Buttons (4) Provide quick access to Internet or
network destinations, or to software
applications or data files on a drive.
The icon on each button represents
the default destination. Buttons can
be programmed to different
destinations.
2Microsoft logo keys (2) Display Windows Start menu.
3Applications key Displays shortcut menu for item
beneath the pointer.
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1–8 Hardware Guide
Identifying External Hardware
Function and Keypad Keys
Top Components: Function and Keypad Keys
1Function keys (12) Perform system and application
tasks. For example, in Windows and
many applications, pressing F1 opens
a Help file. When combined with the
Fn key, the function keys F2 through
F4 and F7 through F12 perform
additional tasks as hotkeys.*
2Fn key Combines with other keys to perform
system tasks. For example, pressing
the Fn+F7 hotkeys decreases screen
brightness and pressing the Fn+F8
hotkeys increases screen brightness.
3Keypad keys (15)* Can be used like the keys on an
external numeric keypad.
*For more information about using hotkeys or keypad keys, refer in this
guide to the “Pointing Devices and Keyboard” section.
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Identifying External Hardware
Hardware Guide 1–9
Front Panel Components
Front Panel Components
Stereo speakers (2) Produce stereo sound.
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1–10 Hardware Guide
Identifying External Hardware
Rear Panel Components
Connectors
Rear Panel Components: Connectors
1Parallel connector Connects an optional parallel device
such as a printer.
2External monitor connector Connects an optional external
monitor or overhead projector.
3USB connectors (2) Connect optional USB devices.
4DC power connector Connects an AC Adapter or an
optional DC Cable, Aircraft Power
Adapter, or Automobile Power
Adapter/Charger.
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Identifying External Hardware
Hardware Guide 1–11
Vent, Port and Jacks
Rear Panel Components: Vent, Port and Jacks
1Vent (1 of 3) Allows airflow to cool internal
components.
ÄTo prevent overheating, do
not obstruct the vent. Do not
allow a hard surface, such as
an adjoining optional printer,
or a fabric, such as bedding
or clothing, to block airflow.
2Infrared port Provides wireless communication
between the notebook and an
optional IrDA-compliant device.
3S-video-out jack Connects an optional S-video device
such as a television, VCR, or
camcorder.
4RJ-11 telephone jack Connects the modem cable.
5RJ-45 network jack Connects a network cable. A network
cable is included with select models.
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1–12 Hardware Guide
Identifying External Hardware
Left Side Components
Left Side Components
1Microphone jack Connects an optional single-sound channel
microphone.
2Audio-out jack Connects optional headphones, a headset,
or powered stereo speakers. Also connects
the audio function of an audio/video device
such as a television or VCR.
3PC Card slot Supports an optional Type I or Type II 32-bit
(CardBus) or 16-bit PC Card.
4PC Card eject button Ejects an optional PC Card from the
PC Card slot.
5MultiBay Supports an optional MultiBay device such
as a drive or a battery pack.
■If a MultiBay drive is included with your
notebook, the drive may ship inside the
MultiBay.
■If your notebook did not ship with a
drive inside the MultiBay, the MultiBay
contains a weight saver. The weight
saver protects the MultiBay and
reduces notebook weight.
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Identifying External Hardware
Hardware Guide 1–13
Right Side Components
Right Side Components
1Security cable slot Attaches an optional security cable to
the notebook.
2Vent (1 of 3) Allows airflow to cool internal
components.
ÄTo prevent overheating, do
not obstruct the vent. Do not
allow a hard surface, such as
an adjoining optional printer,
or a fabric, such as bedding
or clothing, to block airflow.
3Hard drive bay Holds the primary hard drive.
4Battery bay Holds the primary battery pack.
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