HP Compaq NC4000 Mounting instructions

Hardware and Software
Guide
HP Compaq Notebook Series
Document Part Number: 372368-002
March 2005
This guide explains how to identify, access, and use most of the
hardware and software features available on your notebook. It
also includes details about managing notebook power and
security, as well as specifications that may be helpful when you
travel with the notebook.

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Hardware and Software Guide
HP Compaq Notebook Series
Second Edition March 2005
First Edition February 2005
Reference Number: nc8200, nw8200, nx8200
Document Part Number: 372368-002

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Contents
1 Component ID
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Pointing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
Rear Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Right-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Left-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12
Bottom Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14
Additional Hardware Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16
Additional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–17
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–17
2Power
Power Control and Light Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Initiating Standby, Hibernation or Shutdown. . . . . . 2–7
Default Power Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9
Turning the Notebook or Display On or Off . . . . . . 2–9
Initiating or Resuming from Standby . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10

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Initiating or Restoring from Hibernation . . . . . . . . 2–11
Using Emergency Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . 2–12
Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Accessing the Power Options Window . . . . . . . . . 2–14
Displaying the Power Meter Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14
Setting or Changing a Power Scheme. . . . . . . . . . . 2–15
Using a Security Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15
Processor Performance Controls (Select
Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16
Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–18
Identifying Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–19
Inserting a Primary Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–20
Removing a Primary Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–21
Charging Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–22
Monitoring the Charge of a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . 2–24
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–25
Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–28
Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–32
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–34
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–35
3 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
Pointing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Using the TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Using the Pointing Stick (Select Models Only) . . . . 3–4
Mouse Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Hotkey Quick Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Using Hotkey Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Viewing Battery Charge Information (fn+f8). . . . . 3–10
Decreasing Screen Brightness (fn+f9) . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Using the Embedded Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . 3–12

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Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15
Identifying Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15
Using Quick Launch Buttons Software . . . . . . . . . 3–16
Info Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–21
4 Multimedia
Audio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Using the Audio-In (Microphone) Jack . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Using the Audio-Out (Headphone) Jack. . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Adjusting the Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Video Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Using the S-Video-Out Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Connecting a Monitor or Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
Multimedia Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Observing the Copyright Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Enabling AutoPlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10
Changing DVD Region Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10
5 Drives
Drive Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
IDE Drive Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Primary Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Removing the Primary Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Reinstalling the Primary Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
MultiBay II Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
MultiBay II Security Screw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
MultiBay II Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
MultiBay II Optical Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Removing an Optical Disc (With Power) . . . . . . . . 5–15
Removing an Optical Disc (Without Power) . . . . . 5–16
Displaying Optical Disc Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–17
Avoiding Standby or Hibernation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–17

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6 PC Cards
What Is a PC Card? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
PC Card Insertion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
PC Card Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
7 SD Cards
What Is an SD Card? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
SD Card Insertion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
SD Card Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3
8 Memory Modules
What Is a Memory Module? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Expansion Memory Module Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Primary Memory Module Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–7
Hibernation File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–13
9 USB Devices
What Is USB?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–1
USB Device Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
Operating System and Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
USB Legacy Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–3
10 Modem and Networking
Internal Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–1
Connecting a Modem Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–2
Using a Country-Specific Modem Cable Adapter . 10–3
Modem Region Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–4
Preinstalled Communication Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–7
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–7

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11 Wireless (Select Models Only)
Wireless Local Area Network (Select
Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–4
Connecting Your Wireless Notebook to
a Corporate WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–5
Connecting Your Wireless Notebook to
a Public WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–5
Setting Up a WLAN in Your Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–6
Using a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–7
Using Wireless Security Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–8
Installing Wireless Software (Optional) . . . . . . . . . 11–8
Troubleshooting Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–10
Bluetooth (Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–11
Device Power States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–13
Turning On the Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–15
Turning Off and Disabling the Devices . . . . . . . . 11–16
Infrared Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–17
Setting Up an Infrared Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 11–18
Using Standby with Infrared. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–18
Mobile Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–19
12 Security
Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–1
Security Preferences in Computer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . 12–4
Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–4
HP and Windows Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–5
HP and Windows Password Guidelines . . . . . . . . . 12–6
HP Administrator Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–7
Setting HP Administrator Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . 12–8
Entering HP Administrator Passwords . . . . . . . . . . 12–9
Power-On Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–9
Setting a Power-On Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–9
Entering a Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–10
Requiring a Power-On Password at Restart . . . . . 12–11

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DriveLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–12
Setting a DriveLock Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–13
Entering a DriveLock Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–14
Requiring a DriveLock Password at Restart. . . . . 12–14
Changing a DriveLock Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–15
Removing DriveLock Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–16
Disabling a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–17
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–18
Antivirus Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–20
Firewall Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–21
Critical Security Updates for Windows XP . . . . . . . . 12–23
Using the Smart Card Reader (Select
Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–24
Safeguarding Your Smart Card Reader . . . . . . . . 12–25
Inserting a Smart Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–25
Removing a Smart Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–26
HP ProtectTools Embedded Security Manager
(Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–27
Embedded Security for ProtectTools . . . . . . . . . . 12–28
Credential Manager for ProtectTools . . . . . . . . . . 12–29
BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools. . . . . . . . . . 12–30
Smart Card Security for ProtectTools. . . . . . . . . . 12–31
Optional Security Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–32
13 Computer Setup
Computer Setup Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–2
Computer Setup Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–3
Computer Setup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–4
File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–4
Security Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–5
Tools Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–7
Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–7

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14 Software Update and Recovery
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–1
Obtaining the Support Software Disc . . . . . . . . . . . 14–2
Accessing Notebook Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–2
Software Updates and the HP Web Site. . . . . . . . . . . . 14–4
Downloading a ROM Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–4
Downloading Other HP Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–6
System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–8
Safeguarding Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–8
Altiris Local Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–8
Using System Restore Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–10
Repairing or Reinstalling Applications. . . . . . . . . 14–12
Reinstalling Applications from Your
Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–13
Repairing the Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–13
Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–14
Reinstalling Device Drivers and Other
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–15
15 Notebook Care
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–2
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–3
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–4
TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–4
Cleaning an Optional External Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–5
16 Travel and Shipping
Preparation for Travel and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–1
Tips for Traveling with Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . 16–2
A Specifications
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1
Rated Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2

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B MultiBoot
Default Boot Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2
Bootable Devices in Computer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–4
MultiBoot Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–5
MultiBoot Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–6
Setting a New Default Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . B–6
Setting a MultiBoot Express Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . B–7
Entering MultiBoot Express Preferences . . . . . . . . . B–8
C HP Client Management Solutions
Configuration and Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–2
Software Management and Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–3
HP Client Manager Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–3
Altiris PC Transplant Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–5
System Software Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–5
Index

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Component ID
Top Components
Lights
Component Description
1Power/standby lights (2) ■On: The notebook is on.
■Blinking: The notebook is in
standby mode.
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Component ID
2Wireless lights (2) On: An integrated wireless device
(select models only) has been
turned on.
3Battery light ■Amber: A battery pack is charging.
■Green: A battery pack is close to full
charge capacity.
■Blinking amber: A battery pack that
is the only available power source
has reached a low-battery
condition. When the battery reaches
a critical low-battery condition, the
battery light blinks more quickly.
■Off: If the notebook is connected to
external power, the light is turned
off when all batteries in the
notebook are fully charged. If the
notebook is not connected to
external power, the light is turned
off until the battery reaches a
low-battery condition.
4IDE drive light On: A drive in the hard drive bay or
external MultiBay II is being accessed.
5Volume mute light On: System sound is off.
6Num lock light On: Num lock is on or the embedded
numeric keypad is enabled.
7Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on.
Component Description

Component ID
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Pointing Devices
✎Pointing device features vary by model.
Component Description
1Pointing stick
(select models only)
Moves the pointer and selects
or activates items on the screen.
2Left pointing stick button
(select models only)
Functions like the left button 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 TouchPad button* Functions like the left button on an
external mouse.
5Middle TouchPad button
(select models only)
Functions like the middle button on
an external mouse.
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6Right TouchPad button* Functions like the right button on an
external mouse.
7TouchPad scroll zone* Scrolls up or down.
8Right pointing stick button
(select models only)
Functions like the right button on an
external mouse.
9Middle pointing stick button
(select models only)
Functions like the middle button on an
external mouse.
*This table describes default settings. For information about changing the
functions of TouchPad features, refer to the “Mouse Properties” section in
Chapter 3.
Component Description

Component ID
Hardware and Software Guide 1–5
Buttons
Component Description
1Display switch* Initiates standby if the display is closed
while the notebook is turned on.
2Power/standby button* When the notebook is
■Off, press to turn on the notebook.
■On, press to turn off the notebook.
■In standby, briefly press to resume
from standby.
■In hibernation, briefly press to restore
from hibernation.
✎If the system has stopped
responding and Microsoft®
Windows® shutdown procedures
cannot be used, press and hold
the power/standby button for at
least 4 seconds to turn off the
notebook.
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Component ID
3Info Center button Enables you to view a list of commonly
used software solutions.
4Wireless button* Enables and disables wireless LAN or
Bluetooth® devices (select models
only).
5Presentation mode button Turns on Presentation mode.
6Volume mute button Turns off notebook sound.
7Volume down button Decreases notebook sound.
8Volume up button Increases notebook sound.
*This table describes default settings. For information about changing
the functions of power features, refer to the “Power Options” section in
Chapter 2. For information about changing the functions of wireless
features, refer to the “Wireless Local Area Network (Select Models Only)”
section in Chapter 11.
Component Description

Component ID
Hardware and Software Guide 1–7
Keys
Component Description
1Function keys
(f3, f4, f8–f11)
Execute frequently used system
functions when pressed in combination
with the fn key.
2fn key Executes frequently used system
functions when pressed in combination
with a function key or the esc key.
3Windows logo key Displays the Windows Start menu.
4Windows applications key Displays a shortcut menu for items
beneath the pointer.
5Keypad keys Can be used like the keys on an
external numeric keypad.

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Component ID
Front Components
Component Description
1Wireless antennae (2)* Send and receive wireless device
signals.
ÅExposure to Radio Frequency
Radiation. The radiated output
power of this device is below the
FCC radio frequency exposure
limits. Nevertheless, the device
should be used in such a
manner that the potential for
human contact during normal
operation is minimized. To avoid
the possibility of exceeding the
FCC radio frequency exposure
limits, human proximity to the
antenna should not be less than
20 cm (8 inches) during normal
operation, including when the
notebook display is closed.
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Component ID
Hardware and Software Guide 1–9
2Infrared port Provides wireless communication
between the notebook and an optional
IrDA-compliant device.
3Display release latch Opens the notebook.
*The antennae are available only on select models. The antennae are not
visible from the outside of the notebook. For optimal transmission, keep the
areas immediately around the antennae free from obstructions.
Component Description

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Component ID
Rear Components
Component Description
1Power connector Connects an AC adapter or an optional
automobile or aircraft adapter.
2External monitor port Connects an optional external VGA
monitor or projector.