Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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WHITE PAPER May 2001 Prepared by Access Business Group Commercial Notebook Division Compaq Computer Corporation CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1 PRE-USE CONSIDERATIONS... 2 BATTERY CHARACTERISTICS IN SHIP MODE 2 REMOVING THE BATTERY ...UNDER WINDOWS 95 / WINDOWS 98 / WINDOWS NT 4 STEPS TO CALIBRATE UNDER WINDOWS 20004 MANUAL CALIBRATION........... 6 WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS 98, & WINDOWS NT 4.0 6 WINDOWS 2000.......... 6 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 7 NOTICE 8 ... Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this White Paper is to communicate Compaq's...
WHITE PAPER May 2001 Prepared by Access Business Group Commercial Notebook Division Compaq Computer Corporation CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1 PRE-USE CONSIDERATIONS... 2 BATTERY CHARACTERISTICS IN SHIP MODE 2 REMOVING THE BATTERY ...UNDER WINDOWS 95 / WINDOWS 98 / WINDOWS NT 4 STEPS TO CALIBRATE UNDER WINDOWS 20004 MANUAL CALIBRATION........... 6 WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS 98, & WINDOWS NT 4.0 6 WINDOWS 2000.......... 6 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 7 NOTICE 8 ... Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this White Paper is to communicate Compaq's...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... followed by a full uninterrupted discharge. IMPORTANT! To complete the calibration of a battery, a full charge of accurately measuring a battery's charge capacity. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) BATTERY CALIBRATION DEFINED With the advancement in capacity. To maintain the measurement accuracy, Compaq recommends periodic calibration about every 90 days... industry continues to reassess the energy storing capacity of the following methods: Compaq Power Management Suite (PowerCon32) Unattended Battery Calibration Utility Manual Calibration 3
... followed by a full uninterrupted discharge. IMPORTANT! To complete the calibration of a battery, a full charge of accurately measuring a battery's charge capacity. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) BATTERY CALIBRATION DEFINED With the advancement in capacity. To maintain the measurement accuracy, Compaq recommends periodic calibration about every 90 days... industry continues to reassess the energy storing capacity of the following methods: Compaq Power Management Suite (PowerCon32) Unattended Battery Calibration Utility Manual Calibration 3
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... it shuts off. 5. Allow the computer to 100%. Dock the computer or reconnect AC power. 6. You have now successfully calibrated the battery. 6 COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) MANUAL CALIBRATION To calibrate a battery on the computer. 4. You may use the computer, but the recharging process will require more time. WINDOWS 2000 1. Restart...
... it shuts off. 5. Allow the computer to 100%. Dock the computer or reconnect AC power. 6. You have now successfully calibrated the battery. 6 COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) MANUAL CALIBRATION To calibrate a battery on the computer. 4. You may use the computer, but the recharging process will require more time. WINDOWS 2000 1. Restart...
Wireless Security
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...; There are also problems ensuring that employees who leave the company no longer have been alleged cryptological weaknesses with the WEP algorithms that the user manually change the WEP key each time a new network is selected, which is tedious and interferes with the authentication process 802.11b WLANs are ideal candidates...
...; There are also problems ensuring that employees who leave the company no longer have been alleged cryptological weaknesses with the WEP algorithms that the user manually change the WEP key each time a new network is selected, which is tedious and interferes with the authentication process 802.11b WLANs are ideal candidates...
Armada Docking: Recovery Steps with Sudden Loss of AC Power
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... compounded by the fact that has a PCI to push notebook out of battery power. 2 If this does not work , use manual eject lever to PCI bridge and multiple PCI devices. A: The power requirements of the base. Q: Why does the Armada Port Replicator not lock up when AC is a full function desktop equivalent expansion...
... compounded by the fact that has a PCI to push notebook out of battery power. 2 If this does not work , use manual eject lever to PCI bridge and multiple PCI devices. A: The power requirements of the base. Q: Why does the Armada Port Replicator not lock up when AC is a full function desktop equivalent expansion...
Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, M300, and V300
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...station or convenience base and turn on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, M300, and V300 9 Appendix B Docking for the First Time Before docking, you need to ensure that all of the specific drivers and support software for your specific Armada have been installed. Select Shut down the... computer by clicking Start→Shut Down. If the system requires to install them. Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on the unit's power. 13L1-1000B-WWEN Please refer to "Installation of deliverables and instructions on how to be manually...
...station or convenience base and turn on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, M300, and V300 9 Appendix B Docking for the First Time Before docking, you need to ensure that all of the specific drivers and support software for your specific Armada have been installed. Select Shut down the... computer by clicking Start→Shut Down. If the system requires to install them. Installing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on the unit's power. 13L1-1000B-WWEN Please refer to "Installation of deliverables and instructions on how to be manually...
Compaq ArmadaStation EM Maintenance and Service Guide
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... (3) 1-2 Product Description External Connectors s Docking connector s Serial connector s Parallel connector s External mouse connector s External keyboard connector s External CRT connector for resolutions up to the computer manual eject button and PCI slots, and disables the MultiBay release buttons.
... (3) 1-2 Product Description External Connectors s Docking connector s Serial connector s Parallel connector s External mouse connector s External keyboard connector s External CRT connector for resolutions up to the computer manual eject button and PCI slots, and disables the MultiBay release buttons.
Compaq ArmadaStation EM Maintenance and Service Guide
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... Board Problems Problem Probable Cause Recommended Action(s) Expansion board does not work. Obtain the necessary drivers from the docking mechanism by sliding the ArmadaStation EM manual release lever to the right. Windows NT) does not support undocking while the computer is not recognized by sliding the...
... Board Problems Problem Probable Cause Recommended Action(s) Expansion board does not work. Obtain the necessary drivers from the docking mechanism by sliding the ArmadaStation EM manual release lever to the right. Windows NT) does not support undocking while the computer is not recognized by sliding the...
Compaq ArmadaStation EM Maintenance and Service Guide
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Before installing the rear bezel, make sure the manual release lever is positioned as far to the left as it is docked in the expansion base, releases and allows the computer to be manually undocked. Sliding the Manual Release Lever Reverse the removal procedure described above to the right, the mechanism assembly, which secures the computer when it will go. 5-8 Removal and Replacement Procedures Figure 5-8. NOTE: Once the rear bezel has been removed, the manual release lever is moved to install the rear bezel. When this lever is accessible (Figure 5-8).
Before installing the rear bezel, make sure the manual release lever is positioned as far to the left as it is docked in the expansion base, releases and allows the computer to be manually undocked. Sliding the Manual Release Lever Reverse the removal procedure described above to the right, the mechanism assembly, which secures the computer when it will go. 5-8 Removal and Replacement Procedures Figure 5-8. NOTE: Once the rear bezel has been removed, the manual release lever is moved to install the rear bezel. When this lever is accessible (Figure 5-8).
Compaq ArmadaStation EM Maintenance and Service Guide
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...) specification, 6-1 I information locating additional, vi ISA expansion board, 1-7 K keyboard carbon spare part number, 3-6 connector illustrated, 1-5 pinout, A-2 keylock illustrated, 1-4 M Maintenance and Service Guide spare part number, 3-6 manual release lever, 5-8 mechanism assembly illustrated, 3-2 removing, 5-27 spare part number, 3-3 Index I-1
...) specification, 6-1 I information locating additional, vi ISA expansion board, 1-7 K keyboard carbon spare part number, 3-6 connector illustrated, 1-5 pinout, A-2 keylock illustrated, 1-4 M Maintenance and Service Guide spare part number, 3-6 manual release lever, 5-8 mechanism assembly illustrated, 3-2 removing, 5-27 spare part number, 3-3 Index I-1
Commercial Notebook Docking Solutions: Theft Deterrence Features
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...provides the following: Disables the automatic eject mechanism (eject button and ejection motor) Disables the release latch on the rear panel where the manual notebook eject button and PCI slots are located Disables Multibay Device release buttons Security Latch: located on the bed of the base, the Security... Latch secures the front of the notebook to the base platform to deter the removal of the notebook Multibay Devices while docked (for the Armada E500, M700) SECURITY LATCH KEY LOCK SECURITY CABLE LOCK SLOT U-BOLT 2 Compaq Confidential
...provides the following: Disables the automatic eject mechanism (eject button and ejection motor) Disables the release latch on the rear panel where the manual notebook eject button and PCI slots are located Disables Multibay Device release buttons Security Latch: located on the bed of the base, the Security... Latch secures the front of the notebook to the base platform to deter the removal of the notebook Multibay Devices while docked (for the Armada E500, M700) SECURITY LATCH KEY LOCK SECURITY CABLE LOCK SLOT U-BOLT 2 Compaq Confidential
Commercial Notebook Docking Solutions: Theft Deterrence Features
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...which can be secured to a fixed object to deter the removal of the notebook Multibay Devices while docked (for the Armada E500, M700) SECURITY LATCH SECURITY CABLE LOCK SLOT U-BOLT 3 Compaq Confidential COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK DOCKING SOLUTIONS: THEFT DETERRENCE (cont.) CONVENIENCE BASE DOCKING STATION THEFT DETERRENCE U-Bolt...the base, the Security Latch secures the front of the notebook to the base platform to deter theft of the docking station NOTEBOOK THEFT DETERRENCE Security cable lock slot: located in front of the manual eject lever. When the optional security cable lock is installed...
...which can be secured to a fixed object to deter the removal of the notebook Multibay Devices while docked (for the Armada E500, M700) SECURITY LATCH SECURITY CABLE LOCK SLOT U-BOLT 3 Compaq Confidential COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK DOCKING SOLUTIONS: THEFT DETERRENCE (cont.) CONVENIENCE BASE DOCKING STATION THEFT DETERRENCE U-Bolt...the base, the Security Latch secures the front of the notebook to the base platform to deter theft of the docking station NOTEBOOK THEFT DETERRENCE Security cable lock slot: located in front of the manual eject lever. When the optional security cable lock is installed...
Commercial Notebook Docking Solutions: Theft Deterrence Features
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... slot: accommodates the optional security cable lock, which can be secured to a fixed object to deter the removal of the manual eject lever. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK DOCKING SOLUTIONS: THEFT DETERRENCE (cont.) PORT REPLICATOR DOCKING STATION THEFT DETERRENCE U-Bolt: located on the bed of the base, ...the Security Latch secures the front of the notebook to the base platform to deter theft of the docking station NOTEBOOK THEFT DETERRENCE Security cable lock slot: located in front of the notebook Multibay Devices while docked (for the Armada E500, M700) Security Latch SECURITY CABLE LOCK SLOT...
... slot: accommodates the optional security cable lock, which can be secured to a fixed object to deter the removal of the manual eject lever. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK DOCKING SOLUTIONS: THEFT DETERRENCE (cont.) PORT REPLICATOR DOCKING STATION THEFT DETERRENCE U-Bolt: located on the bed of the base, ...the Security Latch secures the front of the notebook to the base platform to deter theft of the docking station NOTEBOOK THEFT DETERRENCE Security cable lock slot: located in front of the notebook Multibay Devices while docked (for the Armada E500, M700) Security Latch SECURITY CABLE LOCK SLOT...
Installing Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, V300, and M300
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...Compaq Notebook 100 and Armada M300, V300, E500, E700 and M700 Computers. SoftPaq Descriptions.........8 Q & A 9 List of a corporate user. The focus of Windows Me is on Compaq Armada E700, ... this unsupported operating system. This white paper provides a list of PC health, digital media, home networking and the online experience. White ... Product Management Compaq Computer Corporation Contents Introduction 3 Requirements and Dependencies 3 System Requirements 3 Manual Upgrades 4 Observed Anomalies 6 Appendices 7 A. System ROM Versions .......7 B. Compaq has performed...
...Compaq Notebook 100 and Armada M300, V300, E500, E700 and M700 Computers. SoftPaq Descriptions.........8 Q & A 9 List of a corporate user. The focus of Windows Me is on Compaq Armada E700, ... this unsupported operating system. This white paper provides a list of PC health, digital media, home networking and the online experience. White ... Product Management Compaq Computer Corporation Contents Introduction 3 Requirements and Dependencies 3 System Requirements 3 Manual Upgrades 4 Observed Anomalies 6 Appendices 7 A. System ROM Versions .......7 B. Compaq has performed...
Installing Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, V300, and M300
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...You should contact your Network Administrators, and have been installed, you upgrade your Armada system using either; b. Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, V300, and M300 4 Manual Upgrades Clean Install The following order: 1. Installation Order: All software must be... Windows Me. 1. Make sure that the system is highly recommended that you begin: It is strongly recommended that are no PC Cards in an unsuccessful or unstable installation. 1. Backup all of Microsoft Windows Me. 4. Checking for Current BIOS using the current...
...You should contact your Network Administrators, and have been installed, you upgrade your Armada system using either; b. Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, V300, and M300 4 Manual Upgrades Clean Install The following order: 1. Installation Order: All software must be... Windows Me. 1. Make sure that the system is highly recommended that you begin: It is strongly recommended that are no PC Cards in an unsuccessful or unstable installation. 1. Backup all of Microsoft Windows Me. 4. Checking for Current BIOS using the current...
Installing Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, V300, and M300
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...and model will be displayed. Repeat the steps above revision with the latest release on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, V300, and M300 5 3. Remove the drivers, utilities and applications by ...always check the Compaq Website for the complete, up-to locate the proper support software: 1. Manual Upgrade from Windows 98: 1. Insert the computer into the docking station, if necessary. 5. ...Reconnect external peripherals and PC Cards and configure each separately. These files are available at http://www.compaq.com/support/files/portables/us/index.html. Armada Drivers, Utilities and ...
...and model will be displayed. Repeat the steps above revision with the latest release on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, V300, and M300 5 3. Remove the drivers, utilities and applications by ...always check the Compaq Website for the complete, up-to locate the proper support software: 1. Manual Upgrade from Windows 98: 1. Insert the computer into the docking station, if necessary. 5. ...Reconnect external peripherals and PC Cards and configure each separately. These files are available at http://www.compaq.com/support/files/portables/us/index.html. Armada Drivers, Utilities and ...
Installing Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, V300, and M300
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...table 1 for a list of the specific drivers and support software for your Armada notebook have been installed. Please refer to ensure that all of deliverables that these be removed before you choose to manually upgrade to Windows Me, a number of this information. Each deliverable SoftPaq ...under Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition. Under Windows 98, applications and utilities can be manually turned off, do so now. Place the computer in the docking station or convenience base and then turn on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, V300, and M300 7 Appendices A. Removing Software If you...
...table 1 for a list of the specific drivers and support software for your Armada notebook have been installed. Please refer to ensure that all of deliverables that these be removed before you choose to manually upgrade to Windows Me, a number of this information. Each deliverable SoftPaq ...under Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition. Under Windows 98, applications and utilities can be manually turned off, do so now. Place the computer in the docking station or convenience base and then turn on Compaq Armada E700, M700, E500, V300, and M300 7 Appendices A. Removing Software If you...
Compaq Armada E700 Series Reference Guide
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Initiating Quick Controls Quick Controls security features disable the keyboard and pointing device and clear the screen. Using the Keyboard 3-5 s To initiate Quick Controls manually, press Fn+F6. s To exit Quick Controls, enter your power-on the computer or an optional docking base. Switching the Display and Image In Windows ...
Initiating Quick Controls Quick Controls security features disable the keyboard and pointing device and clear the screen. Using the Keyboard 3-5 s To initiate Quick Controls manually, press Fn+F6. s To exit Quick Controls, enter your power-on the computer or an optional docking base. Switching the Display and Image In Windows ...
Compaq Armada E700 Series Reference Guide
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... pack extends the useful life of the battery pack. Continued 5-2 Managing Power Store the battery pack in RAM to a hibernation file on , and your place manually after restarting the computer. Computer turns off . s Hibernation is in Suspend (Standby), your operating system documentation. Operating system loads. Operating system closes and turns off...
... pack extends the useful life of the battery pack. Continued 5-2 Managing Power Store the battery pack in RAM to a hibernation file on , and your place manually after restarting the computer. Computer turns off . s Hibernation is in Suspend (Standby), your operating system documentation. Operating system loads. Operating system closes and turns off...
Compaq Armada E700 Series Reference Guide
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...connection. ERROR message. EXCESSIVE LINE CURRENT SENSED. not recognize the local dial tone. If you are troubleshooting a modem PC Card problem, refer also to "Solving PC Card Problems" in this chapter. Typing error. Telephone service Connect a telephone to the is connected to a digital ...line. At the command line in terminal mode, type ATX3DT. Modem is not using the use. SEE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR DETAILS message....
...connection. ERROR message. EXCESSIVE LINE CURRENT SENSED. not recognize the local dial tone. If you are troubleshooting a modem PC Card problem, refer also to "Solving PC Card Problems" in this chapter. Typing error. Telephone service Connect a telephone to the is connected to a digital ...line. At the command line in terminal mode, type ATX3DT. Modem is not using the use. SEE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR DETAILS message....