HP Compaq NC6110 User manual

Getting Started
HP Compaq Notebook Series
Document Part Number: 393685-002
June 2005
This guide explains how to set up your hardware and software,
and begin using your notebook in Microsoft®Windows®.

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Getting Started
HP Compaq Notebook Series
Second Edition June 2005
First Edition April 2005
Document Part Number: 393685-002

Getting Started iii
Contents
1 Hardware Setup
Step 1: Identify the Setup Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Step 2: Insert the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Step 3: Connect the Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Step 4: Connect the Notebook to External Power . . . . . . 1–8
Step 5: Open the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Step 6: Turn on the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
2 Software Setup
View the Welcome Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Select Your Regional Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Accept the License Agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Name Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Create User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Press the Finish Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
3 Next Steps
Protect Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Protect the Notebook from Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Protect Your System Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Protect Your Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Protect the Notebook from Power Surges . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Use the Notebook Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Turn Off the Notebook Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

iv Getting Started
Contents
Connect to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Enable Communication Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Set Up Internet Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
4 Notebook Features
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Pointing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Buttons and Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12
Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13
Wireless Antennae (Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
Rear Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–16
Right-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–18
Left-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–20
Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–23
Additional Hardware Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–26
A System Recovery
Safeguarding Your Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1
Altiris Local Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
System Restore Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Creating a System Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Restoring to a Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Reinstalling Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5
Reinstalling Applications from the Hard Drive. . . . . A–6
Reinstalling Applications from Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Repairing the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
Reinstalling the Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–8
Reinstalling Device Drivers and Other Software. . . . . . A–10
Index

Getting Started 1–1
1
Hardware Setup
✎Your notebook may look slightly different from the illustrations
in this chapter.
ÄCAUTION: To prevent file corruption and to ensure that the correct
drivers are installed:
■Do not set up the notebook for the first time while the notebook is
docked in an optional docking device.
■During the hardware and software setup procedures:
❏Do not unplug the notebook from external power.
❏Do not shut down the notebook or initiate standby or
hibernation.
❏Do connect the modem cable as instructed in the “Step 3:
Connect the Modem” section later in this chapter, but do not
insert, remove, connect, or disconnect any other device, cable,
or cord.

1–2 Getting Started
Hardware Setup
During hardware setup, you will
1. Identify the hardware you need to set up the notebook.
2. Insert the battery pack into the notebook so that it can begin
to charge as soon as the notebook is connected to external
power.
3. Connect the modem.
4. Connect the notebook to external power.
5. Open the notebook.
6. Turn on the notebook.
After you turn on the notebook, you will be prompted to begin
software setup.

Hardware Setup
Getting Started 1–3
Step 1: Identify the Setup Hardware
To set up the notebook for the first time, you need the notebook,
the power cord 1, the AC adapter 2, and the battery pack 3.
If you would like to use the modem to access the Internet, you
will also need the modem cable 4.
If you are connecting the modem cable in a country where RJ-11
telephone jacks are not standard, you need the modem adapter 5
to connect the modem cable. (If you purchased the notebook in a
country where RJ-11 jacks are not standard, a modem adapter
specific to the country in which you purchased the notebook is
included with the notebook.)
ÅWARNING: To reduce potential safety issues, use only the AC adapter
or battery pack provided with the computer, a replacement AC adapter
or battery pack provided by HP, or a compatible AC adapter or battery
pack purchased as an accessory from HP with the computer.

1–4 Getting Started
Hardware Setup
Step 2: Insert the Battery Pack
This notebook supports up to 2 battery packs:
■One primary lithium-ion battery pack is included with the
notebook.
■The travel battery pack is an optional battery pack that can be
attached to the bottom of the notebook.
To insert the primary battery pack:
1. Turn the notebook upside down with the rear toward you.
2. Slide the battery pack 1into the battery bay until it is seated.
The battery locking latch 2automatically locks the battery
into place.
)

Hardware Setup
Getting Started 1–5
Step 3: Connect the Modem
To connect the modem so that you can access the Internet:
■Follow the instructions in this section for connecting the
modem to an analog telephone line.
– or –
■Follow the instructions provided by your Internet service
provider to connect the notebook to the Internet through
a DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) modem, cable modem, or
network connection. For more information about these and
other Internet connection methods, see the “Connect to the
Internet” section in Chapter 3, “Next Steps.”
✎It might be easier to connect your modem to a telephone line
now and set up other Internet connections later, after you have
completed software setup.
Jacks for analog telephone lines vary by country.
■If you are connecting the modem to a telephone line in
a country where RJ-11 (modem) jacks are standard, follow
the instructions in the “Connecting the Modem Cable” next
in this chapter.
■If you are connecting the modem to a telephone line in
a country where RJ-11 (modem) jacks are not standard,
follow the instructions in the “Connecting the Modem with
an Adapter” later in this chapter.
ÅWARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, disconnect the
modem from the telephone network before accessing an internal
compartment of the notebook. Internal compartments include the
memory compartment, the battery bay, and the hard drive bay.

1–6 Getting Started
Hardware Setup
Connecting the Modem Cable
To connect the modem to an analog telephone line that has
an RJ-11 (modem) jack:
1. Turn the notebook display-side up on a flat surface near
an RJ-11 (modem) jack.
2. If your modem cable contains noise suppression circuitry 1,
which prevents interference with TV and radio reception,
orient the circuitry end of the cable toward the notebook.
3. Plug the modem cable 2into the RJ-11 (modem) jack on the
notebook.
4. Plug the other end of the modem cable 3into the
telephone jack.
✎Telephone wall jacks and modem cables vary in appearance by
region and country.