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...your purchase or lease of this product will be uninterrupted or error-free. Compaq is made in connection with the Compaq branded product. YOU SHOULD MAKE PERIODIC BACKUP COPIES OF THE DATA STORED ON YOUR HARD DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICES AS A PRECAUTION AGAINST POSSIBLE FAILURES, ALTERATION, OR LOSS... OF THE DATA. Compaq does not warrant that came with your product in Compaq sales literature or advice given to you have been made ...
...your purchase or lease of this product will be uninterrupted or error-free. Compaq is made in connection with the Compaq branded product. YOU SHOULD MAKE PERIODIC BACKUP COPIES OF THE DATA STORED ON YOUR HARD DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICES AS A PRECAUTION AGAINST POSSIBLE FAILURES, ALTERATION, OR LOSS... OF THE DATA. Compaq does not warrant that came with your product in Compaq sales literature or advice given to you have been made ...
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Contents 5 Drives Drive Care 5-1 IDE Drive Light 5-2 Primary Hard Drive 5-2 Optical Drive 5-3 Inserting an Optical Disc 5-3 Removing an Optical Disc (With Power 5-4 Removing an Optical Disc (Without Power 5-5 Displaying Optical Disc Contents 5-6 Avoiding Standby or Hibernation 5-6 6 PC Cards and ExpressCards What Is a PC Card 6-1 Inserting a PC Card 6-2 Stopping or Removing a PC Card 6-4 What Is an ExpressCard 6-5 Selecting an ExpressCard 6-5 Configuring an...
Contents 5 Drives Drive Care 5-1 IDE Drive Light 5-2 Primary Hard Drive 5-2 Optical Drive 5-3 Inserting an Optical Disc 5-3 Removing an Optical Disc (With Power 5-4 Removing an Optical Disc (Without Power 5-5 Displaying Optical Disc Contents 5-6 Avoiding Standby or Hibernation 5-6 6 PC Cards and ExpressCards What Is a PC Card 6-1 Inserting a PC Card 6-2 Stopping or Removing a PC Card 6-4 What Is an ExpressCard 6-5 Selecting an ExpressCard 6-5 Configuring an...
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... is fully charged or not inserted. 3 IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) drive light On or blinking: The primary hard drive or an optical drive is being accessed. 4 Display release button Opens the notebook. 5 Stereo speakers (2) Produce stereo sound. *The notebook has 2 power/standby lights. Off: Notebook is in standby. Blinking: Notebook is off. On: The battery pack is open; Hardware...
... is fully charged or not inserted. 3 IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) drive light On or blinking: The primary hard drive or an optical drive is being accessed. 4 Display release button Opens the notebook. 5 Stereo speakers (2) Produce stereo sound. *The notebook has 2 power/standby lights. Off: Notebook is in standby. Blinking: Notebook is off. On: The battery pack is open; Hardware...
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Bottom Components Bays and Vents Component ID Component Description 1 Battery bay Holds a battery pack.* 2 Exhaust vents (5) Provide airflow to block airflow. 3 Hard drive bay Holds the primary hard drive. 4 Battery pack release latch Releases a battery pack from the battery bay. *Battery packs vary by notebook model. Hardware and Software Guide 1-13 Do not allow a hard surface, such as a printer, or a soft surface, such as pillows or thick rugs or clothing, to cool internal components. Ä To prevent overheating, do not obstruct vents.
Bottom Components Bays and Vents Component ID Component Description 1 Battery bay Holds a battery pack.* 2 Exhaust vents (5) Provide airflow to block airflow. 3 Hard drive bay Holds the primary hard drive. 4 Battery pack release latch Releases a battery pack from the battery bay. *Battery packs vary by notebook model. Hardware and Software Guide 1-13 Do not allow a hard surface, such as a printer, or a soft surface, such as pillows or thick rugs or clothing, to cool internal components. Ä To prevent overheating, do not obstruct vents.
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...remove a memory module. ■ Do not connect or disconnect an external device. ■ Do not insert or remove a CD, DVD, PC Card, ExpressCard, or digital memory card. For instructions, refer to a hibernation file on battery power, hibernation is changed during hibernation, it may ... are turned off . Power Hibernation Ä CAUTION: If the configuration of the notebook system is initiated by default after restarting the notebook. When the notebook is running on the hard drive and then shuts down the notebook. When the notebook is in this chapter. 2-6 Hardware and Software Guide
...remove a memory module. ■ Do not connect or disconnect an external device. ■ Do not insert or remove a CD, DVD, PC Card, ExpressCard, or digital memory card. For instructions, refer to a hibernation file on battery power, hibernation is changed during hibernation, it may ... are turned off . Power Hibernation Ä CAUTION: If the configuration of the notebook system is initiated by default after restarting the notebook. When the notebook is running on the hard drive and then shuts down the notebook. When the notebook is in this chapter. 2-6 Hardware and Software Guide
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...9632; The system will not decrease hard drive speed while the notebook is shut down. 2-26 Hardware and Software Guide Clear the Enable hibernation check box. 2. d. Use the drop-down list to Never. To fully discharge the battery pack: 1. a. b. Run the notebook on batteries column, so you can...Power schemes field so you can reapply it after the calibration. Disconnect the notebook from the external power source, but do not turn off the notebook. 4. When the battery pack is fully discharged, the notebook is idle. ■ System-initiated standby will not occur. Select OK....
...9632; The system will not decrease hard drive speed while the notebook is shut down. 2-26 Hardware and Software Guide Clear the Enable hibernation check box. 2. d. Use the drop-down list to Never. To fully discharge the battery pack: 1. a. b. Run the notebook on batteries column, so you can...Power schemes field so you can reapply it after the calibration. Disconnect the notebook from the external power source, but do not turn off the notebook. 4. When the battery pack is fully discharged, the notebook is idle. ■ System-initiated standby will not occur. Select OK....
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...RecordNow! Using InterVideo WinDVD Creator InterVideo WinDVD Creator can be used to play audio CDs, copy music to or from a CD to a hard drive, and create personalized audio CDs. Using InterVideo WinDVD Player InterVideo WinDVD Player can be used to create, edit, and burn movies to a ...Drive. can also be used to create lists of data files or audio CDs and DVDs, transfer audio files from CDs, listen to Internet radio stations, share your favorite songs and to create backups of your music library with other computers, and search for example, models that ship with select notebook...
...RecordNow! Using InterVideo WinDVD Creator InterVideo WinDVD Creator can be used to play audio CDs, copy music to or from a CD to a hard drive, and create personalized audio CDs. Using InterVideo WinDVD Player InterVideo WinDVD Player can be used to create, edit, and burn movies to a ...Drive. can also be used to create lists of data files or audio CDs and DVDs, transfer audio files from CDs, listen to Internet radio stations, share your favorite songs and to create backups of your music library with other computers, and search for example, models that ship with select notebook...
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... then follow the instructions on the screen. 4-12 Hardware and Software Guide Multimedia Installing Multimedia Applications Installing Preloaded Applications Some multimedia applications included with your hard drive but not preinstalled. To access preloaded items, select Start > All Programs > Software Setup. A preloaded item is installed.
... then follow the instructions on the screen. 4-12 Hardware and Software Guide Multimedia Installing Multimedia Applications Installing Preloaded Applications Some multimedia applications included with your hard drive but not preinstalled. To access preloaded items, select Start > All Programs > Software Setup. A preloaded item is installed.
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... Software Guide 4-15 The write process is writing to vibration. Instead, copy from a source disc or network drive to your hard drive to the destination disc. ■ Do not use the notebook keyboard or move the notebook while the notebook is sensitive to a disc. Multimedia Protecting a CD or DVD Write Process Ä CAUTION: To prevent loss...
... Software Guide 4-15 The write process is writing to vibration. Instead, copy from a source disc or network drive to your hard drive to the destination disc. ■ Do not use the notebook keyboard or move the notebook while the notebook is sensitive to a disc. Multimedia Protecting a CD or DVD Write Process Ä CAUTION: To prevent loss...
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... it is placed on a conveyor belt, use x-rays instead of magnetism and will not damage a hard drive. ■ Do not spray a drive with cleaning fluids. ■ Avoid exposing a drive to "Standby and Hibernation" in packaging that protects it . ■ Avoid exposing a hard drive to the notebook or a drive and loss of data loss, initiate standby before you mail...
... it is placed on a conveyor belt, use x-rays instead of magnetism and will not damage a hard drive. ■ Do not spray a drive with cleaning fluids. ■ Avoid exposing a drive to "Standby and Hibernation" in packaging that protects it . ■ Avoid exposing a hard drive to the notebook or a drive and loss of data loss, initiate standby before you mail...
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Drives IDE Drive Light When the IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) light, identified in the following illustration, is on or blinking, the primary hard drive or an optical drive is the hard drive inside the hard drive bay. The hard drive assembly and the hard drive bay should be accessed only by a service partner. 5-2 Hardware and Software Guide Primary Hard Drive The primary hard drive, sometimes called the internal hard drive, is being accessed.
Drives IDE Drive Light When the IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) light, identified in the following illustration, is on or blinking, the primary hard drive or an optical drive is the hard drive inside the hard drive bay. The hard drive assembly and the hard drive bay should be accessed only by a service partner. 5-2 Hardware and Software Guide Primary Hard Drive The primary hard drive, sometimes called the internal hard drive, is being accessed.
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...experience problems with hibernation after increasing RAM, verify that your hard drive has enough free space to accommodate a larger hibernation file. ■ To display the amount of RAM in the system: Select Start > Help and Support Center > My Compaq Computer. ■ To display both the amount of free ...file. To access the memory information and settings available on the Advanced menu in hibernation, press the power button. (The notebook turns on your hard drive and the amount of space required by changing the default shared video memory setting. If you are not sure whether the...
...experience problems with hibernation after increasing RAM, verify that your hard drive has enough free space to accommodate a larger hibernation file. ■ To display the amount of RAM in the system: Select Start > Help and Support Center > My Compaq Computer. ■ To display both the amount of free ...file. To access the memory information and settings available on the Advanced menu in hibernation, press the power button. (The notebook turns on your hard drive and the amount of space required by changing the default shared video memory setting. If you are not sure whether the...
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...notebook is configured in this chapter. For information about the security cable slot, refer to set specific security preferences are provided in the Setup utility. Security To Protect Against Use This Security Feature Unauthorized use of a hard drive Unauthorized startup from a CD, DVD, or diskette Device Security* Unauthorized access to data ■ Compaq... procedures for using other system identification information Compaq administrator password* Computer viruses Norton AntiVirus software Unauthorized removal of the notebook Security cable slot (used with an optional...
...notebook is configured in this chapter. For information about the security cable slot, refer to set specific security preferences are provided in the Setup utility. Security To Protect Against Use This Security Feature Unauthorized use of a hard drive Unauthorized startup from a CD, DVD, or diskette Device Security* Unauthorized access to data ■ Compaq... procedures for using other system identification information Compaq administrator password* Computer viruses Norton AntiVirus software Unauthorized removal of the notebook Security cable slot (used with an optional...
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...no longer be enabled in a secure location away from the notebook. ■ If you forget your power-on password and your Compaq administrator password, you cannot start up the notebook or restore from one another . Compaq passwords and Windows passwords are also independent of one another ... device disabled in your Compaq administrator password, you will not be able to access the Setup utility. ■ If you forget your Windows operating system. Call Customer Care or your service partner for additional information. ■ If you forget a DriveLock password, the hard drive protected by...
...no longer be enabled in a secure location away from the notebook. ■ If you forget your power-on password and your Compaq administrator password, you cannot start up the notebook or restore from one another . Compaq passwords and Windows passwords are also independent of one another ... device disabled in your Compaq administrator password, you will not be able to access the Setup utility. ■ If you forget your Windows operating system. Call Customer Care or your service partner for additional information. ■ If you forget a DriveLock password, the hard drive protected by...
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...; Using a Windows user password or a Windows administrator password with QuickLock, refer to "QuickLock," earlier in this chapter. ■ Coordinating Compaq and Windows passwords, refer to notebook contents when the notebook is turned on , restarted, or restored from the protected hard drive. Function Administrator password User password Standby password Protects Windows administrator-level access to access...
...; Using a Windows user password or a Windows administrator password with QuickLock, refer to "QuickLock," earlier in this chapter. ■ Coordinating Compaq and Windows passwords, refer to notebook contents when the notebook is turned on , restarted, or restored from the protected hard drive. Function Administrator password User password Standby password Protects Windows administrator-level access to access...
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... be entered each time the notebook is set both passwords when you must be accessed by using the DriveLock password. ✎ If you forget the DriveLock password, the hard drive is the hard drive in a safe place away from a hard drive protected with DriveLock. DriveLock prevents unauthorized access to the primary hard drive. The primary hard drive is permanently locked and...
... be entered each time the notebook is set both passwords when you must be accessed by using the DriveLock password. ✎ If you forget the DriveLock password, the hard drive is the hard drive in a safe place away from a hard drive protected with DriveLock. DriveLock prevents unauthorized access to the primary hard drive. The primary hard drive is permanently locked and...
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The "Press to change boot order" message that is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen each time the notebook is turned on , restarted, or restored from hibernation is the prompt for a Network Service Boot to a PreBoot eXecution Environment (PXE) server. ■...describes the Setup utility features recommended for advanced users include: ■ A hard drive self-test. ■ A Network Service Boot. If an optional wireless device is disabled in the lower-left corner of the screen each time the notebook is turned on , restarted, or restored from LAN" message that is ...
The "Press to change boot order" message that is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen each time the notebook is turned on , restarted, or restored from hibernation is the prompt for a Network Service Boot to a PreBoot eXecution Environment (PXE) server. ■...describes the Setup utility features recommended for advanced users include: ■ A hard drive self-test. ■ A Network Service Boot. If an optional wireless device is disabled in the lower-left corner of the screen each time the notebook is turned on , restarted, or restored from LAN" message that is ...
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...Compaq Web site that is later than the ROM currently installed on the hard drive to which the ROM package will download. (You may need to the hard drive.) b. Hardware and Software Guide 14-5 Follow the instructions on the screen to identify your selection to download. 3. Follow the online instructions to download your notebook... and access the ROM update you want to the hard drive. Record the date, name, or other identifier of any ROM update that provides software for your notebook. (You may need this information to...
...Compaq Web site that is later than the ROM currently installed on the hard drive to which the ROM package will download. (You may need to the hard drive.) b. Hardware and Software Guide 14-5 Follow the instructions on the screen to identify your selection to download. 3. Follow the online instructions to download your notebook... and access the ROM update you want to the hard drive. Record the date, name, or other identifier of any ROM update that provides software for your notebook. (You may need this information to...
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... are displayed: 1. Open Windows Explorer. If no instructions are displayed on your hard drive designation. (The hard drive designation is complete. To open the folder, and then double-click the file with an .exe extension-for example, Filename.exe. (The ROM update installation ...
... are displayed: 1. Open Windows Explorer. If no instructions are displayed on your hard drive designation. (The hard drive designation is complete. To open the folder, and then double-click the file with an .exe extension-for example, Filename.exe. (The ROM update installation ...
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... at http://www.compaq.com/consumersupport 2. Write down the date, name, or other than a ROM update: 1. Follow the online instructions to download the SoftPaq to the hard drive. 4. Software Updates and Recovery Downloading Software To update software other identifier of the Windows Explorer window, select My Computer and then select your notebook. ❏ Select...
... at http://www.compaq.com/consumersupport 2. Write down the date, name, or other than a ROM update: 1. Follow the online instructions to download the SoftPaq to the hard drive. 4. Software Updates and Recovery Downloading Software To update software other identifier of the Windows Explorer window, select My Computer and then select your notebook. ❏ Select...