HP Compaq NC6140 Installation instructions

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Hardware Guide
Compaq Notebook Series
Document Part Number: 272633-001
June 2002
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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© 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P.
Compaq, the Compaq logo, Evo, and Presario are trademarks of Compaq
Information Technologies Group, L.P. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
U.S. and/or other countries. All other product names mentioned herein may
be trademarks of their respective companies.
Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions
contained herein. The information is provided “as is” without warranty of
any kind and is subject to change without notice. The warranties for
Compaq products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements
accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be construed as
constituting an additional warranty.
Hardware Guide
First Edition June 2002
Reference Number: N1005/900
Document Part Number: 272633-001
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Hardware Guide iii
Contents
1 Identifying External Hardware
Display Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Pointing Device Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Power Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Keyboard and Drive Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Power and Volume Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Easy Access Buttons and Keyboard Keys. . . . . . . . . 1–6
Function and Keypad Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Front Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
Rear Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Vents and Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Left Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Right Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12
Underside Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13
Memory and Mini PCI Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 1–13
Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14
Additional Standard Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15
Documentation and Restore CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15
Cord and Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16
Adapters and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–17
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Contents
2 Pointing Device and Keyboard
TouchPad Pointing Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Setting Pointing Device Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Identifying Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys. . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Hotkey and Shortcut Key Quick Reference . . . . . . . 2–4
Hotkey and Shortcut Key Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Hotkey and Shortcut Key Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Easy Access Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Using the Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Using Custom Assignments and Schemes. . . . . . . . 2–12
Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Using the Internal Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Using an External Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15
3 Battery Pack
Running the Notebook on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Inserting or Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Charging the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Charging a New Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Charging an In-Use Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Obtaining Accurate Charge Information . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Displaying Charge Information on the Screen . . . . . 3–5
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Identifying Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
When to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
How to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings . . . . . . . 3–11
Conserving Power as You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Selecting Power Conservation Settings. . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
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Contents
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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
Inserting and Removing Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Inserting a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Removing a CD or DVD (With Power) . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Removing a CD or DVD (Without Power) . . . . . . . . 4–7
Inserting a Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Removing a Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Using Drive Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Avoiding Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Displaying Media Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Caring for Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11
Finding More Drive Software Information . . . . . . . . . . 4–11
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
Connecting an Audio Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Identifying Audio Jacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Using the Microphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
Using the Audio-Out Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
Connecting a Video Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
S-Video Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Connecting an S-Video Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Turning a Video Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Changing the Color Television Format . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
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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
Increasing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Displaying Memory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Removing or Inserting a Memory Board. . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Replacing the Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–10
Finding Mini PCI and MultiPort Information . . . . . . . . 7–13
8 Specifications
Notebook Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Rated Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Index
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Hardware Guide 1–1
1
Identifying External Hardware
Display Components
Display Components
1Display release latch Opens the notebook.
2MultiPort Inputs single-channel
sound.Supports an optional
USB-enabled wireless device such as
a Bluetooth MultiPort, 802.11b
Wireless LAN MultiPort, and future
wireless technologies.
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1–2 Hardware Guide
Identifying External Hardware
Pointing Device Components
Pointing Device Components
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 to the
Documentation Library CD, Hardware Guide, Chapter 2, “Pointing Device
and Keyboard,” in the section “Setting Pointing Device Preferences.”
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Identifying External Hardware
Hardware Guide 1–3
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: The battery pack is charging.
Blinking: The battery pack has
reached a low-battery condition.
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1–4 Hardware Guide
Identifying External Hardware
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: The hard drive, CD, or DVD drive
is being accessed.
*For more information about using num lock, the internal keypad, or an
external keypad, refer to the
Documentation Library CD, Hardware Guide,
Chapter 2, “Pointing Device and Keyboard,” in the section “Keypads.”
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Identifying External Hardware
Hardware Guide 1–5
Power and Volume Controls
Top Components: Power and Volume Controls
1Power 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 shutdown procedures cannot be used,
press and hold for 4 seconds to turn off the
notebook.
2Volume
buttons (2)
Adjust, mute, or restore system volume. To mute
or restore volume, press both volume buttons at
the same time.
3Display switch* Turns off the notebook display if the notebook is
closed while it is on.
*This table describes default settings. For information about changing
the function of the power button, display switch, or Fn+F3 hotkeys, refer
to the
Documentation Library CD, Software Guide, Chapter 1, “Power
Management.”
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1–6 Hardware Guide
Identifying External Hardware
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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Identifying External Hardware
Hardware Guide 1–7
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 to the
Documentation Library CD, Hardware Guide, Chapter 2, “Pointing Device
and Keyboard.”
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1–8 Hardware Guide
Identifying External Hardware
Front Panel Components
Front Panel Components
Stereo speakers (2) Produce stereo sound.
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Identifying External Hardware
Hardware Guide 1–9
Rear Panel Components
Connectors
Rear Panel Components: Connectors
1AC power connector Connects an AC Adapter.
2USB connectors (2) Connect optional USB devices.
3External monitor connector Connects an optional external
monitor or overhead projector.
4Keyboard/mouse connector Connects an optional PS/2 keyboard
or mouse.
5Parallel connector Connects an optional parallel device
such as a printer.
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1–10 Hardware Guide
Identifying External Hardware
Vents and Jacks
Rear Panel Components: Vents and Jacks
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.
3Vents for fan (2) 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.
4S-video-out jack Connects an optional S-video device such
as a television, VCR, or camcorder.
5RJ-45 network jack Connects a network cable. A network cable
is included with select models.
6RJ-11 telephone jack Connects the modem cable.
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Identifying External Hardware
Hardware Guide 1–11
Left Side Components
Left Side Components
1Security cable slot Attaches an optional security cable to
the notebook.
2Vent (1 of 3) Provides 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.
3PC Card eject button Ejects an optional PC Card from the
PC Card slot.
4PC Card slot Supports an optional Type I or Type II
32-bit (CardBus) or 16-bit PC Card.
5Diskette drive Slot for a standard 3.5-inch diskette.
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1–12 Hardware Guide
Identifying External Hardware
Right Side Components
Right Side Components
1Battery bay Holds the battery pack.
2Optical drive bay Holds CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD or
DVD/CD-RW drive.
3Infrared port Provides wireless communication
between the notebook and an
optional IrDA-compliant device.
41394 Connector Connects an optional 1394 device.
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Identifying External Hardware
Hardware Guide 1–13
Underside Components
Memory and Mini PCI Compartments
Underside Components: Memory and Mini PCI Compartments
1Mini PCI (personal
computer interface)
compartment
Supports an optional mini PCI board
such as a modem board. (A modem
board is included with some notebook
models.)
2Memory compartment Contains 2 memory slots for
PC2100-compliant memory boards.
As shipped, the memory
compartment may contain 1 or
2 memory boards.
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1–14 Hardware Guide
Identifying External Hardware
Labels
Underside Components: Labels
1System label* Provides regulatory information about
the notebook.
2Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity label*
Contains your Product Key number.
You may need this information to
update or troubleshoot the operating
system.
3MultiPort agency approvals
label* (models that ship with
a wireless device only)
Lists the countries in which the
wireless device has been approved
for use.
You may need this information to use
the wireless device while traveling.
4Serial number* Identifies the notebook. You will need
this number if you call Compaq
customer support or download
software from the Compaq Web site.
*The appearance and position of labels vary by model.
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