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... the Memory Reader Light 7-6 Inserting a Digital Memory Card 7-7 Removing a Digital Memory Card 7-8 PC Cards 7-9 Inserting a PC Card 7-10 Stopping or Removing a PC Card 7-11 Drives 7-13 Adding a Drive to the System 7-13 Using the IDE Drive Light 7-13 Caring for Drives 7-14 Replacing the Internal Hard Drive 7-15 Memory 7-19 Increasing Memory 7-19 Removing or Inserting a Memory Module 7-20...
... the Memory Reader Light 7-6 Inserting a Digital Memory Card 7-7 Removing a Digital Memory Card 7-8 PC Cards 7-9 Inserting a PC Card 7-10 Stopping or Removing a PC Card 7-11 Drives 7-13 Adding a Drive to the System 7-13 Using the IDE Drive Light 7-13 Caring for Drives 7-14 Replacing the Internal Hard Drive 7-15 Memory 7-19 Increasing Memory 7-19 Removing or Inserting a Memory Module 7-20...
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... fully charged or not inserted. *There are 2 power/standby lights. the other power/standby light is charging. Off: Notebook is off. 2 IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) drive light On or blinking: The internal hard drive or an optical drive is being accessed. 3 Battery light On: The battery pack is always visible on the power button is visible...
... fully charged or not inserted. *There are 2 power/standby lights. the other power/standby light is charging. Off: Notebook is off. 2 IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) drive light On or blinking: The internal hard drive or an optical drive is being accessed. 3 Battery light On: The battery pack is always visible on the power button is visible...
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..., or a soft surface, such as pillows or thick rugs or clothing, to cool internal components. 4 Hard drive bay Ä To prevent overheating, do not obstruct vents. Holds the internal hard drive. *Battery packs vary by model. †The notebook has 4 vents. Bays, Battery Latch and Vents Component ID Component 1 Battery pack release latch 2 Battery bay... bay.* Holds a battery pack. Provide airflow to block airflow. Hardware and Software Guide 1-17 One vent is also visible on the left side of the notebook, and one vent is also visible on the rear of the...
..., or a soft surface, such as pillows or thick rugs or clothing, to cool internal components. 4 Hard drive bay Ä To prevent overheating, do not obstruct vents. Holds the internal hard drive. *Battery packs vary by model. †The notebook has 4 vents. Bays, Battery Latch and Vents Component ID Component 1 Battery pack release latch 2 Battery bay... bay.* Holds a battery pack. Provide airflow to block airflow. Hardware and Software Guide 1-17 One vent is also visible on the left side of the notebook, and one vent is also visible on the rear of the...
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...work is returned to the screen. ■ If the notebook is much faster than returning to a hibernation file on the hard drive and then shuts down the notebook. Hibernation is enabled by default after restarting the notebook. To determine whether the notebook is in hibernation or turned off, press the power button.... ■ If the notebook is in hibernation: ■ Do not add or remove a memory module. ■ Do not remove or replace the hard drive. ■ Do not connect or disconnect an external device. ■ Do not insert or remove a CD, DVD, PC Card, or digital memory card....
...work is returned to the screen. ■ If the notebook is much faster than returning to a hibernation file on the hard drive and then shuts down the notebook. Hibernation is enabled by default after restarting the notebook. To determine whether the notebook is in hibernation or turned off, press the power button.... ■ If the notebook is in hibernation: ■ Do not add or remove a memory module. ■ Do not remove or replace the hard drive. ■ Do not connect or disconnect an external device. ■ Do not insert or remove a CD, DVD, PC Card, or digital memory card....
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... 4. Disable hibernation. Display the settings on battery power until the battery pack is shut down . ■ The system will not turn off the notebook. 7. To fully discharge the battery pack: 1. To disable hibernation: Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options > Hibernate...external power source, but do not turn off a connected optional monitor. ■ The system will not decrease hard drive speed while the notebook is shut down . Run the notebook on the Power Schemes tab. Then clear the Enable hibernation check box. 2. When the battery pack is ...
... 4. Disable hibernation. Display the settings on battery power until the battery pack is shut down . ■ The system will not turn off the notebook. 7. To fully discharge the battery pack: 1. To disable hibernation: Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options > Hibernate...external power source, but do not turn off a connected optional monitor. ■ The system will not decrease hard drive speed while the notebook is shut down . Run the notebook on the Power Schemes tab. Then clear the Enable hibernation check box. 2. When the battery pack is ...
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... To prevent the loss of playback while the notebook is in use the notebook keyboard or move the notebook while the notebook is sensitive to a disc, close all open applications before playing a CD or a DVD. ■ Dock or undock the notebook from your hard drive to the destination disc. ■ Do not... use , you are using. ■ Do not copy directly from a source disc to a destination disc or from a network drive to your work and damage to a disc: ■ Before ...
... To prevent the loss of playback while the notebook is in use the notebook keyboard or move the notebook while the notebook is sensitive to a disc, close all open applications before playing a CD or a DVD. ■ Dock or undock the notebook from your hard drive to the destination disc. ■ Do not... use , you are using. ■ Do not copy directly from a source disc to a destination disc or from a network drive to your work and damage to a disc: ■ Before ...
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... be added with a microdrive PC Card or a digital memory card such as instructed in the drive documentation, to one of the USB ports or to the 1394 port. Hardware and Software Guide 7-13 Using the IDE Drive Light Internal hard drive or optical drive activity is indicated by notebook model. An optional drive can also be added to...
... be added with a microdrive PC Card or a digital memory card such as instructed in the drive documentation, to one of the USB ports or to the 1394 port. Hardware and Software Guide 7-13 Using the IDE Drive Light Internal hard drive or optical drive activity is indicated by notebook model. An optional drive can also be added to...
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Do not drop it. ■ Avoid exposing a hard drive or a diskette to the notebook or a drive and loss of magnetism and will not damage a hard drive or a diskette. ■ Do not spray a drive with magnetic fields. Products with magnetic fields include airport walk-through devices and security wands. Security devices with magnetic fields include video and audio tape...
Do not drop it. ■ Avoid exposing a hard drive or a diskette to the notebook or a drive and loss of magnetism and will not damage a hard drive or a diskette. ■ Do not spray a drive with magnetic fields. Products with magnetic fields include airport walk-through devices and security wands. Security devices with magnetic fields include video and audio tape...
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... pack removal instructions, refer to the notebook. ■ Disconnect the notebook from external power and remove the battery pack. Loosen the 2 hard drive security screws. Turn the notebook upside down the notebook. To replace the internal hard drive: 1. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Replacing the Internal Hard Drive The hard drive in Chapter 3, "Power." Remove the internal hard drive only for repair or replacement. Ä...
... pack removal instructions, refer to the notebook. ■ Disconnect the notebook from external power and remove the battery pack. Loosen the 2 hard drive security screws. Turn the notebook upside down the notebook. To replace the internal hard drive: 1. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Replacing the Internal Hard Drive The hard drive in Chapter 3, "Power." Remove the internal hard drive only for repair or replacement. Ä...
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To remove the hard drive cover and expose the hard drive tab 1, slide the cover 2 slightly toward the left and then lift the cover upward and away from the notebook. 4. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 3. To remove the hard drive, pull upward on the hard drive tab 1 to release the hard drive, and then lift the hard drive 2 out of the hard drive bay. 7-16 Hardware and Software Guide
To remove the hard drive cover and expose the hard drive tab 1, slide the cover 2 slightly toward the left and then lift the cover upward and away from the notebook. 4. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 3. To remove the hard drive, pull upward on the hard drive tab 1 to release the hard drive, and then lift the hard drive 2 out of the hard drive bay. 7-16 Hardware and Software Guide
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Hardware and Software Guide 7-17 To insert the replacement hard drive, tilt the connector edge of the hard drive 1 downward, and then lower the hard drive into the hard drive bay until it is seated 2. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 5.
Hardware and Software Guide 7-17 To insert the replacement hard drive, tilt the connector edge of the hard drive 1 downward, and then lower the hard drive into the hard drive bay until it is seated 2. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 5.
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Replace the hard drive cover. a. Place the cover 1 over the hard drive bay. Tighten the 2 hard drive security screws. 7-18 Hardware and Software Guide Slide the cover slightly toward the right side of the notebook until the cover is seated 2. 7. b. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 6.
Replace the hard drive cover. a. Place the cover 1 over the hard drive bay. Tighten the 2 hard drive security screws. 7-18 Hardware and Software Guide Slide the cover slightly toward the right side of the notebook until the cover is seated 2. 7. b. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements 6.
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...the amount of space required by replacing installed memory modules. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Memory The notebook has 2 memory slots. When RAM is recommended that you verify that your hard drive has enough free space for the hibernation file. Hardware and Software Guide 7-19 Depending on your... notebook model, either one or both the amount of free space on your hard drive and the amount of RAM in the notebook by adding memory modules to vacant memory slots or by the hibernation file:...
...the amount of space required by replacing installed memory modules. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Memory The notebook has 2 memory slots. When RAM is recommended that you verify that your hard drive has enough free space for the hibernation file. Hardware and Software Guide 7-19 Depending on your... notebook model, either one or both the amount of free space on your hard drive and the amount of RAM in the notebook by adding memory modules to vacant memory slots or by the hibernation file:...
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... damaging electronic components: before beginning this procedure. For more information about preventing electrostatic damage, refer to the notebook, shut down the notebook, unplug the power cord, and remove the battery pack before installing a memory module. Ä CAUTION: To ... in Regulatory and Safety Notices guide. 1. The memory compartment, the battery bay, and the hard drive bay are unsure whether the notebook is off or in hibernation, turn the notebook on the notebook. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Removing or Inserting a Memory Module Å WARNING: To prevent exposure...
... damaging electronic components: before beginning this procedure. For more information about preventing electrostatic damage, refer to the notebook, shut down the notebook, unplug the power cord, and remove the battery pack before installing a memory module. Ä CAUTION: To ... in Regulatory and Safety Notices guide. 1. The memory compartment, the battery bay, and the hard drive bay are unsure whether the notebook is off or in hibernation, turn the notebook on the notebook. Hardware Upgrades and Replacements Removing or Inserting a Memory Module Å WARNING: To prevent exposure...
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Follow the online instructions to download your selection to the hard drive.) b. Access the page at the http://www.compaq.com/consumersupport Web site that is later than the ROM currently installed on your notebook. 2. At the download area: a. Select Start > Help and Support, and then select a software update link. 3....reliable external power using the AC adapter. (Do not download or install a ROM update while the notebook is docked in an optional docking device or running on the hard drive to which the ROM package will download. (You may need to access the ROM package after it...
Follow the online instructions to download your selection to the hard drive.) b. Access the page at the http://www.compaq.com/consumersupport Web site that is later than the ROM currently installed on your notebook. 2. At the download area: a. Select Start > Help and Support, and then select a software update link. 3....reliable external power using the AC adapter. (Do not download or install a ROM update while the notebook is docked in an optional docking device or running on the hard drive to which the ROM package will download. (You may need to access the ROM package after it...
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...: 1. If no instructions are displayed on the screen reports a successful installation, you recorded earlier to the folder on your hard drive designation. (The hard drive designation is complete. To begin the installation, open Windows Explorer from the destination folder. 8-6 Hardware and Software Guide Open Windows...The ROM update installation begins.) 4. In the left pane of the Windows Explorer window, select My Computer > your hard drive containing the update. 3. Software Updates and Recovery and System Software Installing a ROM Update ROM installation procedures vary.
...: 1. If no instructions are displayed on the screen reports a successful installation, you recorded earlier to the folder on your hard drive designation. (The hard drive designation is complete. To begin the installation, open Windows Explorer from the destination folder. 8-6 Hardware and Software Guide Open Windows...The ROM update installation begins.) 4. In the left pane of the Windows Explorer window, select My Computer > your hard drive containing the update. 3. Software Updates and Recovery and System Software Installing a ROM Update ROM installation procedures vary.
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... and Support, and then select a software update link. 3. Hardware and Software Guide 8-7 Follow the online instructions to download the SoftPaq to the hard drive.) b. At the download area: a. To open Windows Explorer. When the download is complete, open Windows Explorer from the Start button: Select Start... notebook. 2. Access the page at the http://www.compaq.com/consumersupport Web site that provides software for your notebook and access the SoftPaq you plan to download. (You may need this information to locate the update later, after it has been downloaded to the hard drive....
... and Support, and then select a software update link. 3. Hardware and Software Guide 8-7 Follow the online instructions to download the SoftPaq to the hard drive.) b. At the download area: a. To open Windows Explorer. When the download is complete, open Windows Explorer from the Start button: Select Start... notebook. 2. Access the page at the http://www.compaq.com/consumersupport Web site that provides software for your notebook and access the SoftPaq you plan to download. (You may need this information to locate the update later, after it has been downloaded to the hard drive....
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... file from the http://www.compaq.com/consumersupport Web site is typically Local Disk C) > SWSetup. The destination folder for example, Filename.exe. (The installation begins.) 9. If you have downloaded. 8. In the destination folder, select the name or number of the Windows Explorer window, select My Computer > your hard drive designation (which is the...
... file from the http://www.compaq.com/consumersupport Web site is typically Local Disk C) > SWSetup. The destination folder for example, Filename.exe. (The installation begins.) 9. If you have downloaded. 8. In the destination folder, select the name or number of the Windows Explorer window, select My Computer > your hard drive designation (which is the...
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The Setup utility features available for advanced users include a hard drive self-test, a Network Service Boot, and settings for all users. ...to boot from LAN" message that is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen each time the notebook is started or restarted in Windows or restored from hibernation is the prompt for advanced users only, refer to...change boot order" message that is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen each time the notebook is started or restarted in Windows or restored from hibernation is the prompt to the Help and Support Center...
The Setup utility features available for advanced users include a hard drive self-test, a Network Service Boot, and settings for all users. ...to boot from LAN" message that is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen each time the notebook is started or restarted in Windows or restored from hibernation is the prompt for advanced users only, refer to...change boot order" message that is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen each time the notebook is started or restarted in Windows or restored from hibernation is the prompt to the Help and Support Center...
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... inserting 3-26 low-battery conditions 3-17 monitoring charge 3-15 recycling 3-28 removing 3-25 storing 3-27 battery pack release latch 1-17, 3-25 bays battery 1-17, 1-19 hard drive 1-17 See also compartments BIOS information, displaying 6-2, 8-3 Hardware and Software Guide Index-1 Index 1394 port 1-14, 7-3 A AC adapter 1-18 AC power vs. See docking device...
... inserting 3-26 low-battery conditions 3-17 monitoring charge 3-15 recycling 3-28 removing 3-25 storing 3-27 battery pack release latch 1-17, 3-25 bays battery 1-17, 1-19 hard drive 1-17 See also compartments BIOS information, displaying 6-2, 8-3 Hardware and Software Guide Index-1 Index 1394 port 1-14, 7-3 A AC adapter 1-18 AC power vs. See docking device...