End User License Agreement
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... or DVD) or an equivalent solution delivered in any Microsoft operating system software contained in such recovery solution shall be used for restoring the hard disk of a hard disk drive-based solution, an external media-based recovery solution (e.g. After upgrading, you provide in the form of the HP Product with /for commercial timesharing...
... or DVD) or an equivalent solution delivered in any Microsoft operating system software contained in such recovery solution shall be used for restoring the hard disk of a hard disk drive-based solution, an external media-based recovery solution (e.g. After upgrading, you provide in the form of the HP Product with /for commercial timesharing...
Software Guide Compaq Notebook Series
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...Hard Drive with DriveLock 2-6 Accessing a Protected Hard Drive 2-7 Changing a DriveLock Password or Removing DriveLock Protection from a Drive . . . . . 2-8 Using Device Security 2-9 Setting Device Security 2-9 Connecting an Optional Cable Lock 2-10 3 Software Updates and Restorations Updating Software 3-1 Preparing for a Software Update 3-1 Accessing Notebook... Screen 4-5 Selecting from the Exit Screen 4-6 Using Compaq Diagnostics for Windows 4-6 Installing Compaq Diagnostics 4-7 Accessing Compaq Diagnostics 4-7 Obtaining, Saving or Printing Configuration Information 4-7 Obtaining...
...Hard Drive with DriveLock 2-6 Accessing a Protected Hard Drive 2-7 Changing a DriveLock Password or Removing DriveLock Protection from a Drive . . . . . 2-8 Using Device Security 2-9 Setting Device Security 2-9 Connecting an Optional Cable Lock 2-10 3 Software Updates and Restorations Updating Software 3-1 Preparing for a Software Update 3-1 Accessing Notebook... Screen 4-5 Selecting from the Exit Screen 4-6 Using Compaq Diagnostics for Windows 4-6 Installing Compaq Diagnostics 4-7 Accessing Compaq Diagnostics 4-7 Obtaining, Saving or Printing Configuration Information 4-7 Obtaining...
Software Guide Compaq Notebook Series
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...where you or by the system. When you exit Standby, your work if the notebook reaches a critical low-battery condition while it is enabled by you left off . Hibernation is on the hard drive). Disabling Hibernation is enabled, select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > ... to save your work returns to a hibernation file on password is selected. 1-2 Software Guide If a power-on the hard drive, then shuts down the notebook. Power Management Using Standby and Hibernation Standby and Hibernation are not being used. When Standby is initiated, your work returns ...
...where you or by the system. When you exit Standby, your work if the notebook reaches a critical low-battery condition while it is enabled by you left off . Hibernation is on the hard drive). Disabling Hibernation is enabled, select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > ... to save your work returns to a hibernation file on password is selected. 1-2 Software Guide If a power-on the hard drive, then shuts down the notebook. Power Management Using Standby and Hibernation Standby and Hibernation are not being used. When Standby is initiated, your work returns ...
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.... Standby clears the screen, uses less power than leaving the notebook on, and your work to the hard drive, and uses much less power than returning to your place manually after restarting the notebook. If the notebook will support Standby for at least two days. Power Management Selecting...pack before initiating Standby or Hibernation. Hibernation clears the screen, saves your work saved in an optional drive, turn off the medium before using it to run the notebook. Using Hibernation or Standby While Playing Media Ä CAUTION: To prevent possible video degradation and loss...
.... Standby clears the screen, uses less power than leaving the notebook on, and your work to the hard drive, and uses much less power than returning to your place manually after restarting the notebook. If the notebook will support Standby for at least two days. Power Management Selecting...pack before initiating Standby or Hibernation. Hibernation clears the screen, saves your work saved in an optional drive, turn off the medium before using it to run the notebook. Using Hibernation or Standby While Playing Media Ä CAUTION: To prevent possible video degradation and loss...
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... returns to your operating system documentation. 1-6 Software Guide Select the Hibernate tab, then ensure that the Enable Hibernation check box is saved to the hard drive and the notebook turns off . ■ Screen clears. ■ Your work is selected. Hibernation is enabled. Exit Hibernation. Initiate Hibernation. Procedure Press the power button. The initiate...
... returns to your operating system documentation. 1-6 Software Guide Select the Hibernate tab, then ensure that the Enable Hibernation check box is saved to the hard drive and the notebook turns off . ■ Screen clears. ■ Your work is selected. Hibernation is enabled. Exit Hibernation. Initiate Hibernation. Procedure Press the power button. The initiate...
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... Quick Reference To Protect Against This Risk Unauthorized use of the notebook Unauthorized access to the notebook system upon starting up Unauthorized access to the contents of a hard drive Enable or Disable a CD-ROM drive, floppy drive, or a parallel port during notebook startup Unauthorized removal of the notebook Use This Feature Power-on password Setup password DriveLock Device...
... Quick Reference To Protect Against This Risk Unauthorized use of the notebook Unauthorized access to the notebook system upon starting up Unauthorized access to the contents of a hard drive Enable or Disable a CD-ROM drive, floppy drive, or a parallel port during notebook startup Unauthorized removal of the notebook Use This Feature Power-on password Setup password DriveLock Device...
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...you forget your power-on password or setup password, refer to Worldwide Telephone Numbers, included with the notebook, for the General Information number to call for information about contacting a Compaq authorized service provider. ■ If you set, enter, change, or delete it. ■ ... notebook. Setting, Changing or Deleting a Power-On Password A power-on password is set , a power-on password must be entered each time the notebook is turned on, restarted, or exits Hibernation. Security Management If You Forget a Password ■ If you forget your DriveLock password, the hard drive...
...you forget your power-on password or setup password, refer to Worldwide Telephone Numbers, included with the notebook, for the General Information number to call for information about contacting a Compaq authorized service provider. ■ If you set, enter, change, or delete it. ■ ... notebook. Setting, Changing or Deleting a Power-On Password A power-on password is set , a power-on password must be entered each time the notebook is turned on, restarted, or exits Hibernation. Security Management If You Forget a Password ■ If you forget your DriveLock password, the hard drive...
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... deleted only by removing DriveLock protection from the hard drive bay. After DriveLock protection is applied to a hard drive, the DriveLock password must be set and entered with the same keys. Do not remove a hard drive while the notebook is on, in Standby, or in Hibernation.... characters and is in Hibernation, turn the notebook on, then shut it . ■ Must be entered to the contents of a hard drive. Protecting a Hard Drive with DriveLock Ä CAUTION: If you forget the DriveLock password, the protected hard drive is permanently unusable. Security Management Using DriveLock ...
... deleted only by removing DriveLock protection from the hard drive bay. After DriveLock protection is applied to a hard drive, the DriveLock password must be set and entered with the same keys. Do not remove a hard drive while the notebook is on, in Standby, or in Hibernation.... characters and is in Hibernation, turn the notebook on, then shut it . ■ Must be entered to the contents of a hard drive. Protecting a Hard Drive with DriveLock Ä CAUTION: If you forget the DriveLock password, the protected hard drive is permanently unusable. Security Management Using DriveLock ...
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... confirmation field, then press F10. 8. Type the password in the New Password field, then press enter. 6. To confirm DriveLock protection on the notebook to set the password, then press enter. Type the password in the Confirm New Password field, then press enter. 7. Software Guide 2-7 Select...restart the notebook to the drive, and exit the Setup Utility, press esc (or select Exit from the menu bar. (To select a menu, use the arrow keys.) 3. To access the DriveLock settings in the Setup Utility, shut down, then turn on the screen. Accessing a Protected Hard Drive When ...
... confirmation field, then press F10. 8. Type the password in the New Password field, then press enter. 6. To confirm DriveLock protection on the notebook to set the password, then press enter. Type the password in the Confirm New Password field, then press enter. 7. Software Guide 2-7 Select...restart the notebook to the drive, and exit the Setup Utility, press esc (or select Exit from the menu bar. (To select a menu, use the arrow keys.) 3. To access the DriveLock settings in the Setup Utility, shut down, then turn on the screen. Accessing a Protected Hard Drive When ...
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... field, then press enter. To save your preferences and exit the Setup Utility, press esc (or select Exit from the hard drive bay. Do not remove a hard drive while the notebook is displayed in the Confirm New Password field, then press enter. ❏ To remove DriveLock protection from the menu bar... Hibernation. ■ If you open the utility. Type the new password in the left corner of information: ■ Shut down the notebook before removing a hard drive from the menu bar), select Exit Saving Changes, then follow the instructions on , then shut it down , then turn on the...
... field, then press enter. To save your preferences and exit the Setup Utility, press esc (or select Exit from the hard drive bay. Do not remove a hard drive while the notebook is displayed in the Confirm New Password field, then press enter. ❏ To remove DriveLock protection from the menu bar... Hibernation. ■ If you open the utility. Type the new password in the left corner of information: ■ Shut down the notebook before removing a hard drive from the menu bar), select Exit Saving Changes, then follow the instructions on , then shut it down , then turn on the...
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In the Notebook column, select your hard drive (usually, drive C) > Compaq. 7. In the left pane of the Windows Explorer window, select My Computer > your notebook series. 3. The installation begins. 9. Then follow the instructions on the screen. ✎ After a message on the ...enter. b. Access the page at the Compaq Web site that ends with an .exe extension (for your notebook from the Compaq folder. When the download is displayed, select your notebook. ❏ For home and small office products, visit: http://www.compaq.com/athome/support/ ❏ For corporate...
In the Notebook column, select your hard drive (usually, drive C) > Compaq. 7. In the left pane of the Windows Explorer window, select My Computer > your notebook series. 3. The installation begins. 9. Then follow the instructions on the screen. ✎ After a message on the ...enter. b. Access the page at the Compaq Web site that ends with an .exe extension (for your notebook from the Compaq folder. When the download is displayed, select your notebook. ❏ For home and small office products, visit: http://www.compaq.com/athome/support/ ❏ For corporate...
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...; JR (Japanese) ■ CT (Traditional Chinese) ■ NL (Dutch) Boot Select from the following options: ■ Floppy Diskette Drive ■ CD-ROM Drive ■ Hard Drive ■ Network Adapter USB Legacy Support Enable or disable access to the following legacy devices: ■ Mouse ■ Keyboard DMA (Direct Memory... Access) Set the DMA buffer at 11 MB, 32 MB, Frame Buffer Size or 64 MB. Primary Master Displays primary hard drive information. Section 508 Compliance Display the F10 delay in seconds. Note: Pressing F9 replaces all settings on the Main screen with factory...
...; JR (Japanese) ■ CT (Traditional Chinese) ■ NL (Dutch) Boot Select from the following options: ■ Floppy Diskette Drive ■ CD-ROM Drive ■ Hard Drive ■ Network Adapter USB Legacy Support Enable or disable access to the following legacy devices: ■ Mouse ■ Keyboard DMA (Direct Memory... Access) Set the DMA buffer at 11 MB, 32 MB, Frame Buffer Size or 64 MB. Primary Master Displays primary hard drive information. Section 508 Compliance Display the F10 delay in seconds. Note: Pressing F9 replaces all settings on the Main screen with factory...
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.... Device Security ■ Enable or disable a parallel port setting during notebook startup. ■ Enable or disable the floppy boot during notebook startup. ■ Enable or disable the CD-ROM boot during notebook startup. Pressing F10 saves settings and exits. DriveLock Passwords ■ Protect a hard drive with factory default settings. Software Guide 4-5 Select To Do This...
.... Device Security ■ Enable or disable a parallel port setting during notebook startup. ■ Enable or disable the floppy boot during notebook startup. ■ Enable or disable the CD-ROM boot during notebook startup. Pressing F10 saves settings and exits. DriveLock Passwords ■ Protect a hard drive with factory default settings. Software Guide 4-5 Select To Do This...
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... 2-6 removing protection 2-8 setting 2-7 using 2-6 E energy-saving tools Hibernation 1-2 Suspend 1-2 F family, identifying notebook 3-1 forgetting passwords DriveLock password 2-2 power-on password 2-2 H hard drive and DriveLock password 2-8 Hibernation affecting hard drive removal 2-6 compared to Suspend and Shutdown 1-3 degraded playback of video/audio 1-3 described 1-2 disabling/enabling 1-2 exiting 1-6 initiating 1-6 setting preferences 1-6 when to use 1-2 K KBC ROM (Keyboard Controller ...
... 2-6 removing protection 2-8 setting 2-7 using 2-6 E energy-saving tools Hibernation 1-2 Suspend 1-2 F family, identifying notebook 3-1 forgetting passwords DriveLock password 2-2 power-on password 2-2 H hard drive and DriveLock password 2-8 Hibernation affecting hard drive removal 2-6 compared to Suspend and Shutdown 1-3 degraded playback of video/audio 1-3 described 1-2 disabling/enabling 1-2 exiting 1-6 initiating 1-6 setting preferences 1-6 when to use 1-2 K KBC ROM (Keyboard Controller ...
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... or mouse locking 2-2, 2-4 power-on password described 2-2, 2-4 entering 2-3 forgetting 2-2 setting, changing, or deleting 2-2, 2-9 R removal of hard drive 2-6 Restore CDs 3-4 restoring software 3-4 RomPaq 3-2 S security features quick reference 2-1 series, identifying notebook 3-1 setting DriveLock password 2-7 setting power-on password 2-2, 2-4 Setup Compaq Software icon 4-7 Setup utility advanced screen 4-4 described 4-1 DriveLock password 2-6 exit screen 4-6 main screen 4-3 power-on password...
... or mouse locking 2-2, 2-4 power-on password described 2-2, 2-4 entering 2-3 forgetting 2-2 setting, changing, or deleting 2-2, 2-9 R removal of hard drive 2-6 Restore CDs 3-4 restoring software 3-4 RomPaq 3-2 S security features quick reference 2-1 series, identifying notebook 3-1 setting DriveLock password 2-7 setting power-on password 2-2, 2-4 Setup Compaq Software icon 4-7 Setup utility advanced screen 4-4 described 4-1 DriveLock password 2-6 exit screen 4-6 main screen 4-3 power-on password...
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... notebook model, family, type 3-1 identifying software packages 3-2 RomPaq 3-2 SoftPaq 3-2 summary of procedures 3-1 updating KBC ROM from Internet 3-2 updating system ROM from Internet 3-2 Suspend (Standby) affecting hard drive removal... 2-6 compared to Hibernation and Shutdown 1-3 degraded playback of video/audio 1-3 described 1-2 exiting 1-6 initiating 1-5 setting preferences 1-6 when to use 1-3 Suspend button (sleep button) changing functions 1-6 identifying 1-4 system lock-up and reinstalling software 3-4 system ROM (Read Only Memory) 3-1 T telephone numbers, Compaq...
... notebook model, family, type 3-1 identifying software packages 3-2 RomPaq 3-2 SoftPaq 3-2 summary of procedures 3-1 updating KBC ROM from Internet 3-2 updating system ROM from Internet 3-2 Suspend (Standby) affecting hard drive removal... 2-6 compared to Hibernation and Shutdown 1-3 degraded playback of video/audio 1-3 described 1-2 exiting 1-6 initiating 1-5 setting preferences 1-6 when to use 1-3 Suspend button (sleep button) changing functions 1-6 identifying 1-4 system lock-up and reinstalling software 3-4 system ROM (Read Only Memory) 3-1 T telephone numbers, Compaq...
