Hp Pavilion a1600 - desktop pc User manual

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My HP Pavilion PC

Thank you for purchasing an HP Pavilion PC.

Explore many of the features of your new PC, and learn about additional products and services to

help you get the most from your computing experience.

Programs and offers in this brochure are subject to change without notice. Your actual system contents may vary.

The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty

statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for

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HP LightScribe

DVD+R 8X, 10-pack

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Emblaze your own

personalized, silk

screen–quality labels

directly on your DVDs

(from $19.99)

HP wireless

rechargeable

optical mouse

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Charger cradle ensures

your wireless mouse is

always ready

(from $49.99)

HP wireless

USB keyboard

and mouse combo

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Move freely without

miles of cables

(from $49.99)

HP USB 5-button

wired optical mouse

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Designer shape fits left

and right hands

(from $19.99)

Expand the use of your

PC with HP-tested and

approved accessories.

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see our entire selection

of accessories.

Everything you need to

take your computing to

the next level.

HP VGA Webcam with

integrated microphone

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Ideal for videoconferencing

and instant messaging

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HP Home & HP Office Store

HP Total Care — Award-winning support for award-winning technology

Protect your PC

investment now.

Why wait?

HP House Call at

your doorstep

Enjoy total convenience

with 2-year or 3-year

in-home repair* and

service for your new

HP Pavilion PC. Support

online, on the phone, or

in your home.

To purchase any HP Total Care Extended

Service Plan or to find out more call:

866/234-1377

In Canada: 877/231-4351

To learn more about HP Total Care offerings, visit

www.hp.com/go/totalcare in the U.S.

or www.hp.ca/pccare in Canada.

*Need will be determined by an HP Support representative. Customer may be

required to run system self-test programs or correct reported faults upon telephone

advice. On-site services are provided only if the issue cannot be corrected remotely.

HP House Call is not available for customized (made to order) PC products or

notebook PCs.

**Does not include transportation time, holidays, or weekends.

***When call is received before 2 p.m. local time, depending on geographic location.

HP House Call, Accidental Damage Protection, Express Repair, and Next-Day

Exchange are not available in Canada.

All HP products come with HP Total Care

service and support. Worry-free. Hassle-free.

Always there when you need it.

Convenient service and support,

designed just for you

• Quick, courteous answers to your HP product questions

• Toll-free 24/7 support from certified HP technicians

• Prompt real-time chat or e-mail responses in as fast as 1 hour

HP Total Care Extended

Service Plans

What will you do when the unexpected catches

you off guard and your HP warranty has

expired? Relax, and rest assured! Simply

purchase the HP Total Care Extended Service

Plan that fits your needs.

• Up to 3-year parts and labor coverage

• 24/7 manufacturer-direct service and support

• HP Express Repair**

• HP Accidental Damage Protection

• HP Next-Day Exchange***

Get total peace

of mind!

Belkin — Protect your investment

Guards against power-disturbance damage

to equipment and data

• Delivers complete, 3-line AC protection

with 9 surge-protected outlets.

• Provides maximum protection with

2655 joules.

• Comes with Lifetime Product, Data

Recovery, and $250K Connected

Equipment Warranties.

• Extends protection to dial-up/phone/

fax, broadband DSL/cable modem, and

network equipment.

• Features sliding safety covers to help

protect children and other users from

shock hazards, and keep the internal

mechanism free of dust and debris.

• Assures optimal usage with BlockSpace™

outlets to accommodate large, block-style

AC adapters.

• Lets furniture and equipment fit closer to

wall with right-angle plugs.

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SanDisk

Maximum Series

SurgeMaster®, 9 outlets

F9M923-08GRY-HP

Weighing in at less than an ounce, SanDisk Cruzer Mini Flash Drive

with 512 MB memory won’t bog you down. Cruzer Mini plugs into

any USB port, so you can access all your data, pictures, and music

files in an instant. It’s also high-speed USB 2.0 certified (backward

compatible with USB 1.1), so it provides a fast,

convenient way to transfer your files. Pick up a

Cruzer Mini today, and save your workout for

where it belongs: the gym.

How to carry all your work

without carrying all your work

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• Have you ever wished there were a quick way to get online with

quality dial-up and broadband Internet service providers* (ISPs) that

work with your PC?

• Have you wondered how leading dial-up and broadband ISP offers

compare?

• Have you ever wished that your dial-up and broadband Internet

connection were faster, since you do loads of Web surfing

and e-mail?

• Are you tired of waiting for music, video, or software applications

to download from a dial-up connection?

• Are you interested in learning about high-speed, broadband Internet

connectivity options?

If so, let Easy Internet Sign-up help you decide. With your purchase

of an HP Pavilion PC, you are entitled to take advantage of special

Internet access offers. Easy Internet Sign-up arranges preselected

Internet connectivity services in easy-to-view categories, making it

simple to compare options and sign up for a new ISP account or

transfer an existing one.

Easy Internet Sign-up, the quick way to find an ISP!Start your wireless network with Linksys Rev up your new PC with a memory upgrade

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*Internet access requires a separately purchased service contract.

Represents only those ISPs with whom HP has a relationship.

Go to:

Start/All Programs/Online Services/Easy Internet Sign-up

Available at www.hp.com/go/hpmemory

Start your wireless network with Linksys

With the combination of your new PC and a power-packing memory

upgrade, you can easily work with multiple programs at the same time,

and handle graphic-heavy software and games. From the Internet

surfer to the gamer, more memory means better performance. Your

software responds more quickly, and you can run several programs at

once without annoying time lags.

Visit the memory store at www.hp.com/go/hpmemory today,

and use the online memory configurator to customize your PC to fit

your needs perfectly. You’ll find special deals on high-quality DRAM

and DDR memory upgrades. Our HP memory has been specifically

tested and qualified for your HP Pavilion PC.

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Share your high-speed Internet

connection, files, printing, and more —

all without stringing wires! The Linksys

Wireless-G Broadband Router is an

all-in-one Internet-sharing router, 4-port

switch, and 54 Mbps wireless-G access

point. Almost 5 times faster than

802.11b, it can also interoperate with

any 802.11b device (at 11 Mbps).

Add a Linksys Wireless-G USB Network

Adapter to your desktop, and connect it

to a wireless network at up to 54 Mbps,

without opening the case. The adapter

plugs easily into a USB 2.0 port and is

also compatible with wireless-B networks

(at 11 Mbps). It’s the easy way to connect

your desktop to a high-speed wireless

network!

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Important information about protecting your PC on the Internet!

HP Personal Media Drive — transportable hard drive

muvee autoProducer

Your memories deserve muvee

Shooting video and taking pictures is fun...but then what? Why not make a show

of it all with muvee!

Your video. Your music. Your style.

Set your best shots to your favorite music, choose

a style, and voilà! You’ll have your first muvee in

just a few clicks, ready to save and share. Mix

video and pictures together and truly unlock the

feeling.

Easy as 1-2-3

Cross-fades, dissolves, overlays...not your problem. muvee automatically applies

style effects and transitions to your footage and synchronizes everything to the

beat of your chosen music. Slick.

What’s not to like?

Instantly make muvees in hundreds of different styles. Save them. Burn them to

DVD. Share them. Enjoy the applause ‘cause everyone will want to watch them

again and again.

The fastest & easiest way to transform

your video and pictures

into great-looking “muvees”

...completely automatically!

Go to: Start/All Programs/muvee Technologies

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• Instant additional storage for

your HP desktop or notebook PC

High-capacity USB 2.0 transportable

hard drive.

• Stylish, compact design

A stand-alone external hard disk drive

with power supply and USB cable.

• Elegant solution

Fits into select HP Pavilion PCs with a

built-in drive bay for the ultimate in

ease of use and space savings.

• Software that makes transfers

and backups easy

Sonic BackUp MyPC Special Edition

included.

You’ve spent years collecting your digital

memories. Don’t take a chance. Back them up!

The HP Personal Media Drive protects your

treasured videos, photos, music, and recorded

television shows.

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Norton Internet Security™2006 is preinstalled!

We know you are excited about your new PC and eager to start

exploring all that the Internet has to offer. HP wants your PC to be

safe online, so we have preinstalled Symantec’s award-winning

Norton Internet Security 2006 software. This software gives you the

confidence to travel the Internet like never before, protected from

viruses, hackers, spyware, and spam.

Be sure to set up Norton Internet Security before

you start surfing the Internet.

Your copy of Norton Internet Security 2006 comes with a 60-day

subscription to protection updates from Symantec Security Response,

the world’s leading Internet security and response team. You’ll be

notified before your complimentary subscription expires. Be sure to

renew the subscription to keep your PC protected against new

Internet risks.

After you’ve established an Internet service account, follow the

step-by-step instructions below. The wizard guides you through the

simple setup process.

Enjoy your connection to the world. 1. Double-click the Norton Internet Security icon in the

system tray to launch the Configuration Wizard.

2. Click the Next button and follow the instructions to:

Complete registration.

Perform post-installation tasks, including running

LiveUpdate™, scanning for viruses, and scheduling weekly

scans of local hard drives.

3. On the Summary page, click Finish.

• Netscape watches for known dangerous and fraudulent Web sites

and warns you before you land on one.

• Manage and access multiple e-mail accounts through the browser.

• Have the headlines from your favorite sites fed right into the browser

toolbar.

Try HP Organize

Check out HP Organize — a free productivity

software that is designed to help you organize

all your important folders and documents, view

pictures, watch videos, listen to music, bookmark

Web links, and search the Internet all in one

place. HP Organize is already installed on your

computer and ready for you to use.

Keep Current

• Monitor the security of your computer with the

new HP Organize Secure module.

• Drag in your favorite Web links — including

e-mail, news, weather, maps, and yellow

pages.

• Search the Web or your desktop.

• Change the look and feel in the Preferences

section.

• Download new content and fun skins from the

HP Organize Drag & Drop Spot

www.hp.com/united-states/cpc/

hp/dds.html

Organize your desktop Netscape Browser

HP and Netscape bring you the browser

with more security choices than any other browser.

Choose the Netscape Browser

when you set up your HP Pavilion PC

Go to: Start/All Programs/Netscape/Netscape Browser

Go to: Start/All Programs/HP Organize

Sonic DigitalMedia Plus

Go to: Start/All Programs/Sonic/DigitalMedia Home

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Burning CDs and DVDs has never been so simple!*

Sonic DigitalMedia Plus includes the powerful features you need to

burn CDs and DVDs, make exact copies, and create disc images with

just a few clicks of the mouse.

• Burn all your media to disc, including music, photos, video,

and data.

• Use the intuitive interface for quick drag-and-drop burning.

• Easily create your own

custom music CDs.

• Create Jukebox CDs

and DVDs with your

favorite songs.

• Instantly make copies

of your CDs and DVDs.

• Create disc images to

save to your hard disk drive.

• Protect your favorite tracks, images, files, and folders with quick and

easy file archiving.

Sonic MyDVD Plus

Go to: Start/All Programs/Sonic/MyDVD Plus

MyDVD Plus has all the tools you need to be your own movie producer.

Whether you are new to disc authoring or are an advanced user,

creating movie or photo slide-show CDs and DVDs has never been

easier.

Make your own Hollywood-style DVDs

• Make DVDs with motion-video menus and animated button

thumbnails

• Create 16:9 widescreen movies

• Edit previously created

DVDs using OpenDVD

Create amazing

slide shows

• Drag and drop for instant

slide-show creation

• Add scanned images

and digital photos

Import and capture

• Capture from digital

still cameras, DV, and Digital8 devices

• Capture from MPEG and analog capture devices

Create, share, and preserve your memories

on DVD and CD — in a snap!*

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Intended only for creation and storage of original material and other lawful uses.

My HP Club Updates from HP Get live weather on your new PC

Visit www.myhpclub.com

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Fun projects! Great offers!

New hobbies!

My HP Club is a secure Web site especially

for HP consumers like you. On the home page

and in the many subject pages you will find

projects, special offers, support information,

and security tips to make your experience with

your HP Pavilion PC rewarding and

pleasurable. Visit www.myhpclub.com

Or press the hp key

on your keyboard for quick access to the

Club home page. HP is glad to serve you.

Visit often.

Updates from HP is a

service included with your

PC that sends you

information, tips, ideas, and

offers especially designed

for HP Pavilion PC

customers.*

*Internet access required and sold separately.

Based on your content preferences, Updates from HP keeps you

informed about:

• Some of the most critical support issues.

• Applications already included on your PC.

• Available software upgrades.

• Products and services to help avoid PC problems and enhance your

PC experience.

• Online surveys that allow you to give feedback to HP.

You may have already activated Updates from HP when you first set

up your PC. Messages, such as the one pictured, are delivered

automatically via the Internet and display on your Windows desktop.

Messages are sent based on your PC model — you don’t need to

provide any of your personal information.

Go to: Start/All Programs/Install WeatherBug

WeatherBug comes preinstalled on your

new HP PC

WeatherBug, a safe and

secure desktop application,

delivers the most accurate

weather on your PC. Get live,

local weather from the

WeatherBug proprietary

network of more than 8,000

weather stations including:

live radar, forecasts, and

severe weather alerts for any

city in the U.S. Each day

millions of people rely on

WeatherBug to plan their day

with confidence.

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Go to: Start/All Programs/PC Help & Tools/

Updates from HP

Shop on eBay

right from your desktop!

Find the great deals awaiting you on the latest fashions, fabulous

jewelry, hard-to-find collectibles — just about everything you need for

home or business. Experience the thrill of the auction, or choose items

you can buy on the spot. Find out why millions of people worldwide

love shopping and selling on eBay. It’s fast, fun, and easy.

Click on your PC desktop to get started today!

eBay

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Quicken New User Edition 2006

Quicken 2006

Preinstalled on your new HP PC!

Quicken New User Edition* is the easiest way to start organizing your

finances and it’s free for new Quicken users. Existing Quicken users can

unlock to Quicken Deluxe or Premier Editions from within Quicken New User

Edition instantly at a great price.

Track, balance, and budget your finances in minutes!

Track: See Where Your Money Goes:

• Easy step-by-step setup

• Automatically categorize expenses

• Create “One-Click” spending reports

Balance: Keep Your Records Up-to-Date:

• Balance your checkbook

• Download bank and credit card transactions*

• Quickly connect to your bank and credit card

sites: Quicken works with over 2,900 financial

institutions.* You’ll have complete, up-to-date

records without the effort.

Budget: Set a Budget that Works:

• Create and manage your budget

• Pay your bills online*

• Write or print checks

• Transfer data to TurboTax*

*Designed for new users, this version does not import data files from previous versions of Quicken. Online features require

Internet access and are subject to change. Services vary among participating financial institutions or other parties and may

be subject to application approval, additional terms, conditions, and fees. 2,900 participating financial institutions as of

11/1/2005. TurboTax and Quicken Bill Pay subscription sold separately. Some features may not be available in Canada.

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Special Adobe software deals

To take advantage of these great offers, visit this

special Adobe Store page for HP customers at

www.adobe.com/offer/115501

Whether you’re a digital imaging novice,

enthusiast, or professional, work with

software that lets you create without limits,

get more done quickly and easily, and

always achieve high-quality results.

Your new HP Pavilion PC comes bundled

with Adobe Reader. These special offers

now available make it a perfect time to

experience the power of Adobe Acrobat to

create Adobe PDF documents. Although

Acrobat Elements is only available through

volume licensing, this special offer allows

you to purchase it today for just US$39.95.

Special offers on Acrobat Standard and

Acrobat Professional are also available.

Special offers are now available to HP

customers from Adobe to help you get

the most out of your new PC

Offers valid in U.S. and Canada only. Special pricing subject to change or withdrawal

without notice.

60-day Microsoft Office trial

Try Microsoft Office 2003 at no cost for 60 days

Internet service required and sold separately. Full product version sold separately. Your new HP Pavilion PC includes a

60-day trial version of Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003. You can initiate your trial when you run an Office

application, for example, by clicking Microsoft Office Word 2003. A setup screen opens and prompts you to enter your trial

product key. You can find your key on the Microsoft Product Identifier Card distributed with your PC. Thirty days before the

trial period ends, you will receive reminder messages indicating the date that the trial expires. You can convert your trial

version into a full version by purchasing a perpetual license at a participating reseller or online. You can convert either

during the trial period or after the trial has expired. If you choose not to convert your trial to the full product, the software

goes into reduced functionality mode after the trial period expires. In reduced functionality mode you can continue to view

and print files, but you cannot modify existing files or create and save new ones. Or, you may uninstall the trial software.

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Google Toolbar

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Google — Find the right content on the Web

easier, faster and more efficiently.

Your PC comes with the Google Toolbar already installed. Simply

open the Internet Explorer browser, and Google Search will be

available for you as a toolbar within the browser window.

With the Google Toolbar you can also:

• Block annoying pop-up ads

• Translate English words into other languages

• Turn street addresses into links to online maps

• Do a spell-check while typing into any Web page

• Automatically fill out online forms for faster online shopping

• Enhanced Microsoft

Outlook and improved e-mail features.

• Spam filtering and virus protection in Outlook.

• Compatible with existing Microsoft Office 97,

Microsoft Office 2000, and Microsoft Office XP documents.

• Ease of use with task panes and online assistance and training.

• Quick and easy sharing of your created documents on the go, at

work, or at home.

Here’s your chance to try

out the latest Microsoft®

Office Student and Teacher

Edition 2003 at no cost for

60 days. This fully

functional trial version of

Microsoft Office has these

great features:

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Rhapsody and the Rhapsody logo are trademarks and registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc.

HP Games has over 25 of the coolest games already installed on your

PC, and over 100 games are just a click away using your PC’s

desktop game console. There’s something fun, exciting, and suitable

for everyone in your home.

Be prepared, though — these are not your average games! HP Games

offers award-winning titles that are beautifully designed and easy to

play! So sit back, relax, and get ready to laugh, but don’t say we

didn’t warn you....

The best in online games

Rhapsody’s music jukebox software is included

on your new PC. Rhapsody is packed with

everything you need to get the most out of your

digital music collection. Use it to manage your

existing MP3 collection PLUS any music you

purchase.

Rhapsody also comes with:

• 25 full-length streams per month — FREE*

• An online library of 1,500,000+ songs

• The power to mix and burn CDs

• Completely ad-free radio stations

Rhapsody: The #1-rated digital music service

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Go to: Start/All Programs/My HP Games

Snapfish

One memory,

infinite possibilities

With HP and Snapfish,

get more out of your photos

than ever before.

• Print at home or order professionally

developed prints online

• Store and share your photos for free

• Create one-of-a-kind photo gifts in minutes

*Offer good for new Snapfish members only. New account must be created at Web address above. S&H charges apply.

To access Snapfish on your PC,

go to: Start/All Programs/Snapfish for your photos

Get 25 digital camera prints

FREE

Visit www.snapfish.com/hpdesktop2

to redeem this special offer today!

Offer expires 12/31/07

HP Photosmart Premier

Protect your precious memories

Go to: Start/All Programs/HP/HP Photosmart Premier

Located in one simple-to-use package, it is all the help you’ll need to

make working with your digital images and video clips fun and easy.

HP Photosmart Premier software has integrated viewing, organizing,

editing, printing, backup, and sharing capabilities. You can even burn

your memories to CDs and DVDs to archive and share with others.

HP Photosmart Premier software automatically creates a digital

negative of your pictures and saves them in a secure place on your

hard disk drive. Delete a photo you want back later? No problem.

Simply click the “revert to original” task, and your photo is as good

as new.

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Go to: Start/All Programs/HP Rhapsody

to start enjoying music today.