HP Compaq NX9600 Mounting instructions

Hardware and Software
Guide
HP Compaq Business Notebook Series
Document Part Number: 376309-001
November 2004
This guide explains how to identify, access, and use most
of the hardware and software features available on your
notebook. Modem and wireless device information is not
included in this guide.
For wireless device information, refer to the printed Go Wireless
booklet included with your notebook (select models only) and to
the wireless device guides on the Notebook Documentation CD.
For modem information, refer to the Modem and Networking
guide on the Notebook Documentation CD.

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Hardware and Software Guide
HP Compaq Business Notebook Series
First Edition November 2004
Reference Number: nx9600
Document Part Number: 376309-001

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Contents
1 Hardware
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Power Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Rear Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
Connectors, Jacks and Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Left-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Connectors, Jacks and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Right-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12
Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14
Bays and Memory Compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14
Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15
Additional Standard Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16
Cables and Cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–17
Adapters and Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–18
Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–19
Restoration and Documentation Discs . . . . . . . . . . 1–20

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2 Keyboard
TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Identifying TouchPad Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Using the TouchPad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Setting TouchPad Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Identifying fn and Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Hotkey and Shortcut Key Quick Reference . . . . . . . 2–6
Hotkey and Shortcut Key Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Hotkey and Shortcut Key Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
3Power
Selecting a Power Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
About Standby, Hibernation and Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Initiating Standby, Hibernation or Shutdown . . . . . . . . . 3–6
When Leaving Your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
When External Power Supply Is Uncertain. . . . . . . . 3–6
When Using Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Using Default Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Identifying Power Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . 3–8
Turning the Notebook or Display On or Off . . . . . . . 3–9
Using Emergency Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . 3–10
Initiating or Resuming from Standby . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Initiating or Restoring from Hibernation. . . . . . . . . 3–12
Managing Power Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
Using Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
Identifying the Power Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
Switching Between Battery and External Power. . . 3–17
Charging a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17
Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . 3–18

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Managing Low-Battery Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19
Resolving Low-Battery Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20
Calibrating a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–21
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–24
Battery Conservation Settings and Procedures . . . . 3–25
Replacing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–26
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–28
4 Multimedia
Using the Speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Using the Volume Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Connecting an External Audio Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Identifying the Audio Jacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Using the Microphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Using the Headphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Connecting an S-Video Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Connecting the Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Connecting the Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Displaying a Video Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Changing the Color Television Format . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
Using Multimedia Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Selecting Multimedia Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
InterVideo WinDVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10
Creating CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13
Creating DVDs Using InterVideo WinDVD
Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
5 Security
Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Security Preferences in the Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
QuickLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
HP and Windows Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
HP and Windows Password Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . 5–6

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HP Administrator Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Setting HP Administrator Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
Entering HP Administrator Passwords . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
Power-On Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
Setting Power-On Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
Entering Power-On Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
DriveLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Setting DriveLock Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Entering DriveLock Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13
Changing DriveLock Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–14
Removing DriveLock Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–15
Device Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–16
Antivirus Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–17
Critical Security Updates for Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . 5–18
Firewall Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–19
Optional Security Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–20
6 Hardware Options and Upgrades
External Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Connecting a Monitor or Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Connecting a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Using a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Connecting a 1394 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
Using a PC Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
Selecting a PC Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
Configuring a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
Inserting a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–6
Stopping and Removing a PC Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Using an ExpressCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Configuring an ExpressCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Inserting an ExpressCard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
Removing an ExpressCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
Using Digital Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–14
Using the Digital Media Slot Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–15
Inserting Digital Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–16

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Removing Digital Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–17
Disabling or Restarting Digital Cards . . . . . . . . . . . 6–18
Increasing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–18
Displaying Memory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–19
Removing or Inserting a Memory Module . . . . . . . 6–20
7 Drives
About Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3
Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Identifying the IDE Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Replacing the Internal Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–10
Inserting an Optical Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–10
Removing an Optical Disc (With Power) . . . . . . . . 7–11
Removing an Optical Disc (Without Power). . . . . . 7–12
Playing an Optical Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–13
Boot Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–15
HP USB Digital Drive (Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . 7–16
Installing an Optional SD Memory Card. . . . . . . . . 7–17
Inserting an Optional Digital Drive into
the Digital Drive Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–18
Removing an Optional Digital Drive from
the Digital Drive Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–19
Connecting a Digital Drive to a USB Port . . . . . . . 7–20
8 Communications
Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Connecting the Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–3
Connecting a Network Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–3
Turning a Network Connection Off and On . . . . . . . 8–3
Accessing the Network at Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–4

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Wireless Function (Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–5
Wireless Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–7
Bluetooth (Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–13
Device Power States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–15
9 Software Updates, Restorations and
Utilities
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–1
Preparing for Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
Downloading and Installing an Update . . . . . . . . . . . 9–4
System Restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–8
Setting a System Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–8
Restoring to a System Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–8
Repairing or Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . . 9–9
Repairing the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–10
Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–11
Reinstalling Device Drivers and Other Software . . 9–12
Installing a Retail Version of an Operating System. . . . 9–13
Using the Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–13
Opening the Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–14
Navigating and Selecting in the Setup Utility . . . . . 9–14
Restoring Setup Utility Default Settings . . . . . . . . . 9–16
Exiting the Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–16
A Specifications
Notebook Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Rated Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Expansion Port Input/Output Signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Finding More Environmental Information. . . . . . . . . . . . A–5
Index

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1
Hardware
This chapter identifies the visible hardware features of your
notebook.
To find out how to use a feature, such as hotkeys, or to find out
about a general topic, such as Standby or Hibernation, refer to the
other chapters in this guide.

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Hardware
Top Components
TouchPad
Component Description
1TouchPad light On: TouchPad is enabled.
2TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or
activates items on the screen.
3Left and right TouchPad
buttons (2)*
Function like the left and right buttons
on an external mouse.
4TouchPad left/right scroll
zone*
Scrolls left or right.
5TouchPad up/down scroll
zone*
Scrolls up or down.
6TouchPad button Enables/disables the TouchPad.
*This table describes default settings. For information about changing the
functions of TouchPad features, refer to “Setting TouchPad Preferences” in
Chapter 2.

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Keys
Component Description
1Function keys Perform system and application tasks.
When combined with the fn key, the
function keys perform additional tasks
as hotkeys.
For more information, refer to “Hotkey
and Shortcut Key Quick Reference” in
Chapter 2.
2fn key Combines with other keys to perform
system tasks and activates hotkeys.
For example, pressing fn+f8 increases
screen brightness.
3Windows® logo key Displays the Windows Start menu.
4Windows applications key Displays a shortcut menu for items
beneath the pointer.
5Keypad keys (17) Standard numeric keypad.

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Hardware
Power Control
Component Description
Power/standby
button*
When the notebook is
■Off, press to turn on the notebook.
■On, briefly press to initiate Hibernation.
■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.
*This table describes default settings. For information about changing the
function of the power/standby button or display switch, refer to “Managing
Power Options” in Chapter 3.

Hardware
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Lights
Component Description
1Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on.
2Num lock light On: Num lock or the numeric keypad is on.
3Wireless light On: An integrated wireless device has been
turned on (select models only).

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Buttons
Component Description
1Volume down button Decreases system volume.
2Volume up button Increases system volume.
3Volume mute button Mutes or restores system volume.
4Wireless button Turns the wireless network device on
and off (select models only).

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Front Components
Component Description
1Display release button Opens the notebook.
2Stereo speakers (2) Produce stereo sound.
3Wireless light On: An integrated wireless device has
been turned on (select models only).
4Power/standby light On: Notebook is turned on.
Blinking: Notebook is in Standby.
5IDE (Integrated Drive
Electronics) light
On: Internal hard drive or optical drive
is being accessed.
6Battery light On: Battery pack is charging.
Blinking: Battery pack has reached a
low-battery condition.

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Hardware
Rear Components
Connectors, Jacks and Ports
Component Description
1Power connector Connects an AC adapter.
2USB port Connects an optional 1.1- or
2.0-compliant USB device.
3S-Video-out jack Connects an optional S-Video device,
such as a television, VCR, camcorder,
projector, or video capture card.
4External monitor port Connects an optional VGA external
monitor or projector.
5Security cable slot Attaches an optional security cable to
the notebook.

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Vent
Component Description
Exhaust vent Provides airflow to cool internal components.
ÄTo prevent overheating, do not obstruct
vents. Do not allow a hard surface, such
as a printer, or a soft surface, such as a
pillow, blanket, rug, or thick clothing, to
block airflow.

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Hardware
Left-Side Components
Connectors, Jacks and Components
Component Description
1USB port Connects an optional 1.1- or
2.0-compliant USB device.
2Audio-in (microphone) jack Connects an optional monaural
microphone.
3Audio-out (headphone) jack Connects optional headphones or
powered stereo speakers. Also
connects the audio function of an
audio/video device such as a television
or VCR.
4Optical drive* Supports an optical disc.
5Optical drive release button Opens the optical drive.
*The type of optical drive, such as a DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive, varies by
model.

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Vent
Component Description
Exhaust vent Provides airflow to cool internal components.
ÄTo prevent overheating, do not obstruct
vents. Do not allow a hard surface, such
as a printer, or a soft surface, such as a
pillow, blanket, rug, or thick clothing, to
block airflow.

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Hardware
Right-Side Components
Component Description
1Digital Media Slot Supports the following optional digital
cards: SD (Secure Digital) Memory
Card, SD I/O Card, Memory Stick,
Memory Stick Pro, MultiMediaCard,
x-D Picture Card, and SmartMedia.
2PC Card eject button Ejects an optional PC Card from the
PC Card slot.
3PC Card slot Supports an optional Type I or Type II
32-bit (CardBus) or 16-bit PC Card.
4ExpressCard slot Supports an optional ExpressCard.
5Digital drive bay Supports an optional HP USB
Digital Drive.
6Digital drive eject button Ejects an optional HP USB Digital
Drive from the digital drive bay.
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