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... Up Password Protection 2-13 To Lock Your Notebook 2-13 To Attach an Optional Security Cable 2-14 To Protect Against Viruses 2-14 To Lock the Hard Drive 2-15 Taking Care of Your Notebook 2-15 To Protect Your Hard Drive 2-15 To Maintain Your Notebook 2-16 To Safeguard Your Data 2-16 To... Extend the Life of the Display 2-17 To Clean Your Notebook 2-17 3 Battery Packs and Power Management Managing ...
... Up Password Protection 2-13 To Lock Your Notebook 2-13 To Attach an Optional Security Cable 2-14 To Protect Against Viruses 2-14 To Lock the Hard Drive 2-15 Taking Care of Your Notebook 2-15 To Protect Your Hard Drive 2-15 To Maintain Your Notebook 2-16 To Safeguard Your Data 2-16 To... Extend the Life of the Display 2-17 To Clean Your Notebook 2-17 3 Battery Packs and Power Management Managing ...
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.... . . . . 4-7 5 Add-On Devices Connecting External Devices 5-1 To Insert or Remove a PC Card 5-1 To Connect an Audio Device 5-3 To Connect a TV to Your Notebook (Select Models Only 5-4 Switching the Display to the External Monitor (Select Models Only 5-5 To Connect a... a RAM Expansion Module 5-9 To Remove a RAM Expansion Module 5-10 Replacing the Hard Drive 5-12 To Replace the Hard Drive 5-12 To Replace the Hard Drive Holder 5-13 To Prepare a New Hard Drive 5-14 6 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Your Notebook 6-1 Audio Problems 6-2 CD-ROM and DVD Problems 6-3 Reference Guide v
.... . . . . 4-7 5 Add-On Devices Connecting External Devices 5-1 To Insert or Remove a PC Card 5-1 To Connect an Audio Device 5-3 To Connect a TV to Your Notebook (Select Models Only 5-4 Switching the Display to the External Monitor (Select Models Only 5-5 To Connect a... a RAM Expansion Module 5-9 To Remove a RAM Expansion Module 5-10 Replacing the Hard Drive 5-12 To Replace the Hard Drive 5-12 To Replace the Hard Drive Holder 5-13 To Prepare a New Hard Drive 5-14 6 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Your Notebook 6-1 Audio Problems 6-2 CD-ROM and DVD Problems 6-3 Reference Guide v
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... 6-4 Hard Drive Problems 6-5 Heat Problems 6-6 Infrared Problems 6-7 Keyboard and Pointing Device Problems 6-7 Local Area Network (LAN) Problems 6-8 Memory Problems 6-9 Modem Problems 6-10 PC Card (PCMCIA) Problems 6-13 Performance Problems 6-14 Power and Battery Pack Problems 6-15 Printing Problems 6-18 Serial, Parallel and USB Problems 6-19 Startup Problems 6-20 Wireless Problems 6-22 Configuring Your Notebook...
... 6-4 Hard Drive Problems 6-5 Heat Problems 6-6 Infrared Problems 6-7 Keyboard and Pointing Device Problems 6-7 Local Area Network (LAN) Problems 6-8 Memory Problems 6-9 Modem Problems 6-10 PC Card (PCMCIA) Problems 6-13 Performance Problems 6-14 Power and Battery Pack Problems 6-15 Printing Problems 6-18 Serial, Parallel and USB Problems 6-19 Startup Problems 6-20 Wireless Problems 6-22 Configuring Your Notebook...
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Infrared port (select models only) q Hard drive 1-2 Reference Guide Getting Started with Your Notebook Front Panel and Right Panel Components 1 Main status lights (left to right): power mode, hard drive activity, and battery 2 TouchPad, scroll pad, Click buttons, and an on-off button 3 Power button: turns the notebook on and off 4 Keyboard status lights 5 One-Touch buttons 6 Notebook open/close latch 7 CD-ROM, DVD, or other drive 8 Battery pack 9 Wireless on-off button and indicator light (select models only) -
Infrared port (select models only) q Hard drive 1-2 Reference Guide Getting Started with Your Notebook Front Panel and Right Panel Components 1 Main status lights (left to right): power mode, hard drive activity, and battery 2 TouchPad, scroll pad, Click buttons, and an on-off button 3 Power button: turns the notebook on and off 4 Keyboard status lights 5 One-Touch buttons 6 Notebook open/close latch 7 CD-ROM, DVD, or other drive 8 Battery pack 9 Wireless on-off button and indicator light (select models only) -
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If you install a device and then receive a warning message, remove the device to restore notebook functionality. Then contact Customer Care. 1-4 Reference Guide Getting Started with Your Notebook Bottom Panel Components 1 Hard drive 2 Battery latch 3 RAM (memory) cover 4 Reset button 5 Mini PCI cover (no user parts inside) Ä CAUTION: To prevent an unresponsive system and the display of a warning message, install only a Mini PCI device authorized for use in your notebook by the governmental agency that regulates wireless devices in your country.
If you install a device and then receive a warning message, remove the device to restore notebook functionality. Then contact Customer Care. 1-4 Reference Guide Getting Started with Your Notebook Bottom Panel Components 1 Hard drive 2 Battery latch 3 RAM (memory) cover 4 Reset button 5 Mini PCI cover (no user parts inside) Ä CAUTION: To prevent an unresponsive system and the display of a warning message, install only a Mini PCI device authorized for use in your notebook by the governmental agency that regulates wireless devices in your country.
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... diagram shows the main status lights on the front of the notebook. 1 Power mode ■ On-notebook is on (even if the display is off) ■ Blinking-notebook is in Standby ■ Off-notebook is off or in Hibernation 2 Hard drive activity On-notebook is accessing the hard drive 3 Battery status ■ Green-Battery pack is fully charged ■...
... diagram shows the main status lights on the front of the notebook. 1 Power mode ■ On-notebook is on (even if the display is off) ■ Blinking-notebook is in Standby ■ Off-notebook is off or in Hibernation 2 Hard drive activity On-notebook is accessing the hard drive 3 Battery status ■ Green-Battery pack is fully charged ■...
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... the AC adapter, charge the battery pack, turn on the Documentation CD that is located on the Web at http://www.hp.com/ergo and on the hard drive or on the notebook, and run the Microsoft® Windows® Setup program. Rechargeable battery packs must be recycled or disposed of serious injury, read...
... the AC adapter, charge the battery pack, turn on the Documentation CD that is located on the Web at http://www.hp.com/ergo and on the hard drive or on the notebook, and run the Microsoft® Windows® Setup program. Rechargeable battery packs must be recycled or disposed of serious injury, read...
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...code, locate the code on the bottom of the notebook. 2. Select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Phone and Modem Options, then choose your setup. 1. Follow the Setup program instructions on its hard drive. The first time you to customize your country/region.... Getting Started with Your Notebook Step 5: Set Up Windows Your notebook has the Microsoft Windows operating system preinstalled on the screen. Reference Guide 1-11...
...code, locate the code on the bottom of the notebook. 2. Select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Phone and Modem Options, then choose your setup. 1. Follow the Setup program instructions on its hard drive. The first time you to customize your country/region.... Getting Started with Your Notebook Step 5: Set Up Windows Your notebook has the Microsoft Windows operating system preinstalled on the screen. Reference Guide 1-11...
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...press enter. Select Start > Turn Off Computer > Restart. 2. Use the arrow keys to restart. Unsaved data will not let you turn off the notebook. If you want to display the Boot menu. 3. Press ctrl+alt+del, then select Shut Down > Restart. -or- ■ Press the...Windows or the notebook has stopped responding and will be lost. HP Manual Title 2-3 You can also boot the notebook from a diskette drive, a CD-ROM drive, or an internal network interface card. 1. When the logo screen appears, press esc to boot from its internal hard drive. See "Configuring Your Notebook" in the "...
...press enter. Select Start > Turn Off Computer > Restart. 2. Use the arrow keys to restart. Unsaved data will not let you turn off the notebook. If you want to display the Boot menu. 3. Press ctrl+alt+del, then select Shut Down > Restart. -or- ■ Press the...Windows or the notebook has stopped responding and will be lost. HP Manual Title 2-3 You can also boot the notebook from a diskette drive, a CD-ROM drive, or an internal network interface card. 1. When the logo screen appears, press esc to boot from its internal hard drive. See "Configuring Your Notebook" in the "...
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...administrator password if that is encoded on the hard drive. Press F10 to enter the BIOS Setup utility. 3. To Protect Your Hard Drive Hard drives, as well as other internal components, are not indestructible and can change the notebook (and drive) password. When the logo screen appears, ...press F2 to save and exit BIOS Setup. HP Manual Title 2-15 After you match the drive password, you can...
...administrator password if that is encoded on the hard drive. Press F10 to enter the BIOS Setup utility. 3. To Protect Your Hard Drive Hard drives, as well as other internal components, are not indestructible and can change the notebook (and drive) password. When the logo screen appears, ...press F2 to save and exit BIOS Setup. HP Manual Title 2-15 After you match the drive password, you can...
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... ■ Put the notebook in Standby or shut it down the notebook gently. To Safeguard Your Data ■ Do not use the notebook outside in the disk Properties window. 2-16 HP Manual Title A drop of a few inches onto a rigid surface while the hard drive is operating could destroy data... or damage the drive. ■ Carry the notebook in a padded case to avoid condensation. ■...
... ■ Put the notebook in Standby or shut it down the notebook gently. To Safeguard Your Data ■ Do not use the notebook outside in the disk Properties window. 2-16 HP Manual Title A drop of a few inches onto a rigid surface while the hard drive is operating could destroy data... or damage the drive. ■ Carry the notebook in a padded case to avoid condensation. ■...
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...or installing a charged battery pack, then shut the notebook off the notebook. Turns off . This is usually set in RAM, and turns off . session. Ä CAUTION: Make a habit of the display. Begin using the notebook, and the hard drive turns on. Briefly press the power button to return.... When this happens, you will be disabled. Battery Packs and Power Management How the Notebook Manages Power Automatically Your notebook enters Hibernation and Standby automatically, and turns off the hard drive and display based on values set to occur shortly after the display is turned off. ...
...or installing a charged battery pack, then shut the notebook off the notebook. Turns off . This is usually set in RAM, and turns off . session. Ä CAUTION: Make a habit of the display. Begin using the notebook, and the hard drive turns on. Briefly press the power button to return.... When this happens, you will be disabled. Battery Packs and Power Management How the Notebook Manages Power Automatically Your notebook enters Hibernation and Standby automatically, and turns off the hard drive and display based on values set to occur shortly after the display is turned off. ...
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... a small Phillips screwdriver for this procedure. 1. Remove the battery pack. 3. Match your notebook to make sure the connector seats properly. 7. Reinstall the hard drive screws and plugs. ✎ If you are installing a new hard drive, you should create a Utility partition on the drive before loading any software. 5-12 Reference Guide Unplug the AC adapter, if connected...
... a small Phillips screwdriver for this procedure. 1. Remove the battery pack. 3. Match your notebook to make sure the connector seats properly. 7. Reinstall the hard drive screws and plugs. ✎ If you are installing a new hard drive, you should create a Utility partition on the drive before loading any software. 5-12 Reference Guide Unplug the AC adapter, if connected...
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... at one end. Reinstall the screws into the holder. 5. Remove the 4 screws from the hard drive you are installing a new hard drive that the connector slides on the end of the holder. 2. Notice that the hard drive has a pin connector attachment at each end so that does not have a holder, you can... remove the holder parts from the sides of the holder and drive case, then slide the drive out of the new hard drive. Add-On Devices To Replace the Hard Drive Holder If you are removing. Work alternately at each end so that the connector slides off evenly...
... at one end. Reinstall the screws into the holder. 5. Remove the 4 screws from the hard drive you are installing a new hard drive that the connector slides on the end of the holder. 2. Notice that the hard drive has a pin connector attachment at each end so that does not have a holder, you can... remove the holder parts from the sides of the holder and drive case, then slide the drive out of the new hard drive. Add-On Devices To Replace the Hard Drive Holder If you are removing. Work alternately at each end so that the connector slides off evenly...
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If you also need to prepare it to be able to restore the Windows software and operating system that were originally installed on your notebook. Add-On Devices To Prepare a New Hard Drive When you install a new hard drive, you want to work with your notebook, follow the system recovery procedures described in the "Troubleshooting" chapter of this guide. 5-14 Reference Guide
If you also need to prepare it to be able to restore the Windows software and operating system that were originally installed on your notebook. Add-On Devices To Prepare a New Hard Drive When you install a new hard drive, you want to work with your notebook, follow the system recovery procedures described in the "Troubleshooting" chapter of this guide. 5-14 Reference Guide
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Hard Drive Problems If the Notebook Hard Drive Does Not Spin ■ Make sure the notebook has power. If the Hard Disk Makes a Buzzing or Whining Noise ■ See whether the noise is fully plugged into a power source and into the back of 1024 × 768 ... from the fan or a PC Card drive. ■ Back up the drive immediately. In the BIOS Setup utility, try setting Video Display Device to Both in the System Devices menu. ■ If you are using a TV connected to its default setting of the notebook. ■ Remove and reinsert the hard drive. Troubleshooting If the Screen Is...
Hard Drive Problems If the Notebook Hard Drive Does Not Spin ■ Make sure the notebook has power. If the Hard Disk Makes a Buzzing or Whining Noise ■ See whether the noise is fully plugged into a power source and into the back of 1024 × 768 ... from the fan or a PC Card drive. ■ Back up the drive immediately. In the BIOS Setup utility, try setting Video Display Device to Both in the System Devices menu. ■ If you are using a TV connected to its default setting of the notebook. ■ Remove and reinsert the hard drive. Troubleshooting If the Screen Is...
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...not responding. ■ Press the power button for broken network connections to time out. ■ If the notebook hard drive frequently runs (as indicated by the hard drive light on the front of the notebook. Then press the power button to turn off or putting it into the reset button on the bottom of... the notebook) while the notebook appears to be lost. One-Touch button to turn the notebook back on. ■ If ...
...not responding. ■ Press the power button for broken network connections to time out. ■ If the notebook hard drive frequently runs (as indicated by the hard drive light on the front of the notebook. Then press the power button to turn off or putting it into the reset button on the bottom of... the notebook) while the notebook appears to be lost. One-Touch button to turn the notebook back on. ■ If ...
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...the internal (wired) LAN. Values set take effect immediately. Troubleshooting Main Menu Setting BIOS Revision System Time System Date Language Internal Hard Disk UMA Video Memory Memory Serial Number Service ID UUID MAC Address Description Shows the current BIOS version. Sets the date using ... Detected automatically Detected automatically Detected automatically Detected automatically Reference Guide 6-25 Shows the extended memory size. Sets the hard drive type and various parameters. Sets the time using dd/mm/yy format (except English, which uses mm/dd/yy format).
...the internal (wired) LAN. Values set take effect immediately. Troubleshooting Main Menu Setting BIOS Revision System Time System Date Language Internal Hard Disk UMA Video Memory Memory Serial Number Service ID UUID MAC Address Description Shows the current BIOS version. Sets the date using ... Detected automatically Detected automatically Detected automatically Detected automatically Reference Guide 6-25 Shows the extended memory size. Sets the hard drive type and various parameters. Sets the time using dd/mm/yy format (except English, which uses mm/dd/yy format).
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... Boot password option is enabled, encodes the current user password (or administrator password if that is required when the notebook boots. Sets whether a user password is the only password set) on Boot Internal hard drive lock Description Press enter to set, change, or clear the administrator password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. Requires...
... Boot password option is enabled, encodes the current user password (or administrator password if that is required when the notebook boots. Sets whether a user password is the only password set) on Boot Internal hard drive lock Description Press enter to set, change, or clear the administrator password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. Requires...
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... Shows the order of boot devices. Removable devices 3. Troubleshooting Boot Menu Setting Hard Drive +Removable Devices CD-ROM Drive Built-in LAN provides diskless boot from a network server. Default 1. CD-ROM Drive 4. Move the entries to change the order. Discards any Setup changes made ... If the notebook has more than 1 device in Setup. Built-in LAN Exit Menu Setting Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Get Default Values Description Saves Setup changes, then exits and reboots. Does not affect password, date, or time changes. Hard Drive 2. Default ...
... Shows the order of boot devices. Removable devices 3. Troubleshooting Boot Menu Setting Hard Drive +Removable Devices CD-ROM Drive Built-in LAN provides diskless boot from a network server. Default 1. CD-ROM Drive 4. Move the entries to change the order. Discards any Setup changes made ... If the notebook has more than 1 device in Setup. Built-in LAN Exit Menu Setting Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Get Default Values Description Saves Setup changes, then exits and reboots. Does not affect password, date, or time changes. Hard Drive 2. Default ...