HP Notebook Series Installation instructions

Hardware Guide
HP Notebook Series
Document Part Number: 355386-001
November 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 might
be helpful when traveling with the notebook.

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Hardware Guide
HP Notebook Series
First Edition November 2003
Reference Number: zx5000/zv5000/nx9100/nx9105/nx9110
Document Part Number: 355386-001

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Contents
1 Hardware Components
Identifying Parts of the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Power Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Keyboard and Drive Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Power and Volume Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Quick Launch Buttons and Keyboard Keys . . . . . . 1–11
Wireless On/Off Button and Application Keys. . . . 1–13
Function and Keypad Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14
Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16
Rear Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–20
Left-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–22
Right-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–26
Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–30
Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–32
Additional Standard Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–33
Documentation Library CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–33
Cords, Cables and Adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–34
2 TouchPad and Keyboard
Using the TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Setting TouchPad Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Using the Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Hotkey Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7

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Hotkey Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Hotkey Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Using Quick Launch Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
Reprogramming the Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . 2–12
Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
3 Battery Packs
Running the Notebook on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Inserting or Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Charging a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Obtaining Accurate Charge Information . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Accessing the Battery Charge Display . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Placing the Power Meter Icon on the Taskbar . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Identifying a Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Identifying a Critical Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . 3–6
Verifying Hibernation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
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 . . . . . . . 3–10
Conserving Power as You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
4 Drives
About Drive Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Caring for Drives and Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Caring for Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

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Using Drive Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Avoiding Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Displaying Media Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Adding a Drive to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Using the IDE Drive Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
Inserting and Removing Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Inserting a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Removing a CD or DVD (With Power) . . . . . . . . . 4–10
Removing a CD or DVD (Without Power) . . . . . . . 4–12
Inserting a Diskette (Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14
Removing a Diskette (Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
Installing an Optional HP USB Digital Drive
(Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–16
Installing an Optional SD Memory Card. . . . . . . . . 4–17
Connecting an Optional Digital Drive to the
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–18
Inserting an Optional Digital Drive into an
Optional Digital Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–22
Removing an Optional Digital Drive from an
Optional Digital Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–24
Finding Optional Drive Software Information . . . . 4–25
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Connecting an S-Video Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Connecting the Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Turning a Video Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
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
Linking to an Infrared Device (Select Models) . . . . . . . . 6–4
Setting Up an Infrared Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
Avoiding Standby While Using Infrared. . . . . . . . . . 6–6
Connecting an Optional Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7
7 Modem and Network Connections
Using the Modem (Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Connecting the Modem to an RJ-11 Jack . . . . . . . . . 7–3
Connecting the Modem with an Adapter. . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Special Restrictions in Certain Countries . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Changing Your Modem Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Connecting to a Local Area Network (LAN). . . . . . . . . . 7–7
Turning a Network Connection Off and On . . . . . . . 7–9
Making Wireless Network Connections
(Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–10
Turning Wireless Communication On and Off . . . . 7–12
Connecting to a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–14
Checking the Wireless Connection Status. . . . . . . . 7–14
Making Bluetooth Wireless Connections
(Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–15
8 Hardware Upgrades
Obtaining Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Using PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Selecting a PC Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Configuring a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Inserting a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–3
Stopping and Removing a PC Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–5

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Using Digital Media Cards (Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . 8–6
Inserting an Optional Digital Media Card . . . . . . . . . 8–7
Removing an Optional Digital Media Card. . . . . . . . 8–9
Disabling an Optional Digital Media Card . . . . . . . 8–10
Increasing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–11
Displaying Memory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–11
Removing or Inserting a Memory Module . . . . . . . 8–12
Replacing the Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–21
Finding More Upgrade Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–28
9 Specifications
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–1
Rated Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
Index

Hardware Guide 1–1
1
Hardware Components
Identifying Parts of the Notebook
Components included with the notebook vary by geographical
region and by model. This guide includes illustrations for
the different models and features. In each section, refer to the
illustrations that closely match your notebook.
The illustrations in Chapter 1 identify the standard external
features included in most notebook models.
Display
Component Description
Display release latch Opens the notebook.

1–2 Hardware Guide
Hardware Components
Component Description
Display release latch Opens the notebook.

Hardware Components
Hardware Guide 1–3
TouchPad
Component Description
1TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or
activates items on the screen.
2Left and right TouchPad
buttons
Function like the left and right buttons
of an external mouse.
3TouchPad scroll pad Functions like the wheel of an external
mouse for scrolling up and down.
4TouchPad on/off button Turns TouchPad on or off.
5TouchPad light On: TouchPad is enabled.
*For information about TouchPad settings, see Chapter 2, “TouchPad and
Keyboard.”

1–4 Hardware Guide
Hardware Components
Component Description
1TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or
activates items on the screen.
2Left and right TouchPad
buttons
Function like the left and right buttons
on an external mouse.
3TouchPad on/off button Turns TouchPad on or off.
4TouchPad light On: TouchPad is enabled.
*For information about TouchPad settings, see Chapter 2, “TouchPad and
Keyboard.”

Hardware Components
Hardware Guide 1–5
Top Components
Power Lights
Component Description
1Power button light On: Notebook is turned on.
Blinking: Notebook is in Standby.
Off: Notebook is off or in Hibernation.
2Power/Standby light On: Notebook is turned on.
Blinking: Notebook is in Standby.
Off: Notebook is off or in Hibernation.
3Battery light On: Battery pack is charging.
Blinking: Battery pack has reached a
low-battery condition.
Off: AC power is applied, with battery
pack either fully charged or not
installed, or no AC power is applied.

1–6 Hardware Guide
Hardware Components
Component Description
1Power button light On: Notebook is turned on.
Blinking: Notebook is in Standby.
Off: Notebook is off or in Hibernation.
2Power/Standby light On: Notebook is turned on.
Blinking: Notebook is in Standby.
Off: Notebook is off or in Hibernation.
3Battery light On: Battery pack is charging.
Blinking: Battery pack has reached a
low-battery condition.
Off: AC power is applied, with battery
pack either fully charged or not
installed, or no AC power is applied.

Hardware Components
Hardware Guide 1–7
Keyboard and Drive Lights
Component Description
1Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on.
2Num lock light On: Num lock or the internal
keypad is on.*
3IDE (Integrated Drive
Electronics) light; also
referred to as hard
drive/optical drive activity
light
On: The internal hard drive or optical
drive bay is being accessed.
4Optical disk drive light On: The optical drive bay is being
accessed.
55-in-1 Digital Media slot light
(select models).
On: Slot is accessing an optional
digital media card.
*For information about using num lock, the internal keypad, or an external
keypad, see Chapter 2, “TouchPad and Keyboard.”

1–8 Hardware Guide
Hardware Components
Component Description
1Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on.
2Num lock light On: Num lock or the internal
keypad is on.*
3IDE (Integrated Drive
Electronics) light; also
referred to as hard
drive/optical drive activity
light
On: The internal hard drive or the
optical drive bay is being accessed.
4Optical disk drive light On: The optical drive bay is being
accessed.
55-in-1 Digital Media slot light
(select models)
On: Slot is accessing an optional
digital media card.
*For information about using num lock, the internal keypad, or an external
keypad, see Chapter 2, “TouchPad and Keyboard.”

Hardware Components
Hardware Guide 1–9
Power and Volume Controls
Component Description
1Power button* When the notebook is:
■Off, press the button to turn on the notebook.
■On, briefly press the button to initiate Hibernation.
■In Standby, briefly press the button to resume
from Standby.
■In Hibernation, briefly press the button to resume
from Hibernation.
✎If the system has stopped responding
and Windows shutdown procedures cannot
be used, press and hold the button for at least
4 seconds to turn off the notebook.
2Volume
buttons (3)
Decrease, mute, and increase the system volume:
■To decrease volume, use the left button.
■To mute or restore volume, use the middle button.
■To increase volume, use the right button.
*This table describes default settings. For information about changing the
function of the power button, refer to the “Power” chapter in the
Software
Guide
on this CD.

1–10 Hardware Guide
Hardware Components
Component Description
1Power button* When the notebook is:
■Off, press the button to turn on the notebook.
■On, briefly press the button to initiate Hibernation.
■In Standby, briefly press the button to resume
from Standby.
■In Hibernation, briefly press the button to resume
from Hibernation.
✎If the system has stopped responding and
Microsoft®Windows®shutdown
procedures cannot be used, press and hold
the button for at least 4 seconds to turn off
the notebook.
2Mute button On: Audio is muted.
3Volume
buttons (2)
Decrease and increase the system volume:
■To decrease volume, use the left button.
■To increase volume, use the right button.
*This table describes default settings. For information about changing the
function of the power button, refer to the “Power” chapter in the
Software
Guide
on this CD.

Hardware Components
Hardware Guide 1–11
Quick Launch Buttons and Keyboard Keys
Component Description
1Quick Launch buttons:
Picture, Media, and Internet
From left to right: 3 programmable
buttons enable you to access the
My Pictures folder, a multimedia
application, and the Internet with
one keystroke.
The icon on each button represents the
default destination. Buttons can be
programmed to point to other locations.
✎See the instructions on
changing the destination of
Quick Launch buttons in
Chapter 2, “TouchPad and
Keyboard.”
(continued)

1–12 Hardware Guide
Hardware Components
2Wireless On/Off button Enables wireless functionality, but does
not create a wireless connection.
✎To set up and complete a
wireless connection, additional
hardware and software might
be required.
3Windows logo key Displays Windows Start menu.
4Windows Applications key Displays shortcut menu for any
highlighted items.