Expansion Base Reference Guide
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Reference Guide 1-1 Illuminates solid blue when the notebook is connected correctly. Control the volume of the sound from the notebook. 1 Getting Started Identifying the Front Components Component 1 Stereo speakers 2 Volume control buttons: up, down, and mute 3 Connection indicator light Description Provide the sound from the notebook.
Reference Guide 1-1 Illuminates solid blue when the notebook is connected correctly. Control the volume of the sound from the notebook. 1 Getting Started Identifying the Front Components Component 1 Stereo speakers 2 Volume control buttons: up, down, and mute 3 Connection indicator light Description Provide the sound from the notebook.
Compaq and HP Notebook PC Series - Using a Wireless LAN Adapter
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...Wireless LAN (WLAN) Device Problems" section. ■ Refer to enable the WLAN adapter. To identify the wireless device light and button on your notebook's WLAN implementation and any interference from varying types of walls and other electronic devices. 5. For more information about using a WLAN ... WLAN adapter are using Windows XP, follow the instructions available at Start > Help and Support. ■ Refer to your notebook for use a wireless LAN connection: 1. For instructions, refer to change without notice. HP shall not be liable for the first time, place your access ...
...Wireless LAN (WLAN) Device Problems" section. ■ Refer to enable the WLAN adapter. To identify the wireless device light and button on your notebook's WLAN implementation and any interference from varying types of walls and other electronic devices. 5. For more information about using a WLAN ... WLAN adapter are using Windows XP, follow the instructions available at Start > Help and Support. ■ Refer to your notebook for use a wireless LAN connection: 1. For instructions, refer to change without notice. HP shall not be liable for the first time, place your access ...
Wireless Setup Guide
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...router Ethernet cable connected, remove the cable from the successfully access a computer and the wireless router. Location of the network and to get started, you recorded in the "My Network Settings" table on page 2. If you can have the necessary components to configure the wireless router...cannot access a Web site, repeat steps 1 5 During router configuration, check whether the wireless router security level is on, turn on /off button. router manufacturer or your or WPA-PSK. Set up the hardware and software Now that you have tested your computer is off. If the...
...router Ethernet cable connected, remove the cable from the successfully access a computer and the wireless router. Location of the network and to get started, you recorded in the "My Network Settings" table on page 2. If you can have the necessary components to configure the wireless router...cannot access a Web site, repeat steps 1 5 During router configuration, check whether the wireless router security level is on, turn on /off button. router manufacturer or your or WPA-PSK. Set up the hardware and software Now that you have tested your computer is off. If the...
Wireless Setup Guide
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... configure any additional wireless-enabled computers or other devices, including wired devices, that correspond with wireless notebooks and wired desktop PROGRESS CHECK If you 're working, select Start > Connect To > Wireless Network Connection. (The Wireless Network Connection status icon and message are .... 3 Select Connect. 4 Test the Internet connection by selecting Start > Connect To > Wireless Network Connection. PROGRESS CHECK After step 1, the blue wireless light turns on. 1 Press the wireless on/off button on the taskbar. Important: If you lose your wireless connection...
... configure any additional wireless-enabled computers or other devices, including wired devices, that correspond with wireless notebooks and wired desktop PROGRESS CHECK If you 're working, select Start > Connect To > Wireless Network Connection. (The Wireless Network Connection status icon and message are .... 3 Select Connect. 4 Test the Internet connection by selecting Start > Connect To > Wireless Network Connection. PROGRESS CHECK After step 1, the blue wireless light turns on. 1 Press the wireless on/off button on the taskbar. Important: If you lose your wireless connection...
Hardware Guide
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Hardware Components Wireless On/Off Button and Application Keys Component 1 Wireless On/Off button 2 Windows logo key 3 Windows Applications key Description Enables wireless functionality, but does not create a wireless connection. ✎ To set up and complete a wireless connection, additional hardware and software might be required. Displays Windows Start menu. Displays shortcut menu for any highlighted items. 1-6 Hardware Guide
Hardware Components Wireless On/Off Button and Application Keys Component 1 Wireless On/Off button 2 Windows logo key 3 Windows Applications key Description Enables wireless functionality, but does not create a wireless connection. ✎ To set up and complete a wireless connection, additional hardware and software might be required. Displays Windows Start menu. Displays shortcut menu for any highlighted items. 1-6 Hardware Guide
Hardware Guide
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... power until the battery pack is fully charged, begin discharging the battery pack. Run the notebook on Batteries column, so you plan to a low-battery condition. Select the OK button. 5. Battery Packs Discharging the Battery Pack Disabling Hibernation To fully discharge the battery pack, ...pack is fully discharged. The battery light begins to blink when the battery pack has discharged to leave the notebook unattended during discharge, save your work before starting the discharge procedure. Select the Power Meter icon on the taskbar or access Power Options > Hibernate, and...
... power until the battery pack is fully charged, begin discharging the battery pack. Run the notebook on Batteries column, so you plan to a low-battery condition. Select the OK button. 5. Battery Packs Discharging the Battery Pack Disabling Hibernation To fully discharge the battery pack, ...pack is fully discharged. The battery light begins to blink when the battery pack has discharged to leave the notebook unattended during discharge, save your work before starting the discharge procedure. Select the Power Meter icon on the taskbar or access Power Options > Hibernate, and...
Hardware Guide
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Select the OK button. Ä CAUTION: To reenable Hibernation after calibrating the battery pack, select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options > Hibernate, and then select the Enable Hibernation check box. Reenter the 3 settings you are not using ...column and for the 3 options in the Running on the taskbar or select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options > Power Schemes. 3. Conserving Power as You Work To conserve power while you use the notebook while the battery pack is recharging, but the battery pack will charge faster if...
Select the OK button. Ä CAUTION: To reenable Hibernation after calibrating the battery pack, select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options > Hibernate, and then select the Enable Hibernation check box. Reenter the 3 settings you are not using ...column and for the 3 options in the Running on the taskbar or select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options > Power Schemes. 3. Conserving Power as You Work To conserve power while you use the notebook while the battery pack is recharging, but the battery pack will charge faster if...
Hardware Guide
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.... If the notebook will be unused and unplugged for extended periods of time. This insures that the battery information displayed by pressing Fn+F7 saves power. To change display timeout settings, select Start > Control Panel...not connected to external power when you are not using them. ■ Stop or remove a PC Card or a digital media card that you are not using Fn+F7. ■ Use optional ...powered speakers instead of the internal speakers, or use the volume buttons to quickly increase and decrease system volume as you need it. ■ Turn off a device...
.... If the notebook will be unused and unplugged for extended periods of time. This insures that the battery information displayed by pressing Fn+F7 saves power. To change display timeout settings, select Start > Control Panel...not connected to external power when you are not using them. ■ Stop or remove a PC Card or a digital media card that you are not using Fn+F7. ■ Use optional ...powered speakers instead of the internal speakers, or use the volume buttons to quickly increase and decrease system volume as you need it. ■ Turn off a device...
Hardware Guide
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... the PAL-M format is not displayed. The NTSC format is displayed. Select Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Display > Settings. 2. Select the Advanced button. 3. To send signals between the notebook and a television, both the notebook and the television must be changed on any notebook. 5-6 Hardware Guide Other South American and Central American countries might use...
... the PAL-M format is not displayed. The NTSC format is displayed. Select Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Display > Settings. 2. Select the Advanced button. 3. To send signals between the notebook and a television, both the notebook and the television must be changed on any notebook. 5-6 Hardware Guide Other South American and Central American countries might use...
Hardware Guide
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...notebook. Hardware Guide 5-7 Select a television format either by name or by name, select Format, select a format name in the list, and select the OK button. To select the default format for a region or country, select Country/Region, select a location from the list, and select the OK button.... 4. To select a format by Country/Region: a. Audio and Video To change the color television format: 1. Select the Advanced button and then the ATI Displays tab. 2. Select the TV button, and then select the Format tab. 3. b. Select Start > Control Panel > Appearance...
...notebook. Hardware Guide 5-7 Select a television format either by name or by name, select Format, select a format name in the list, and select the OK button. To select the default format for a region or country, select Country/Region, select a location from the list, and select the OK button.... 4. To select a format by Country/Region: a. Audio and Video To change the color television format: 1. Select the Advanced button and then the ATI Displays tab. 2. Select the TV button, and then select the Format tab. 3. b. Select Start > Control Panel > Appearance...
Hardware Guide
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...notebook for wireless networking, open the Windows Help and Support Center and enter "wireless" as a search topic. Hardware Guide 7-11 Modem and Network Connections Putting the notebook... in an "ad hoc" network. This provides you have to configure your wireless device. To check the status of your notebook to ..., articles, and step-by-step information on how to configure the notebook. Before you can connect directly to a local area network, or ... function. Pressing the Wireless On/Off button Connecting to a Wireless Network You can connect to an access point...
...notebook for wireless networking, open the Windows Help and Support Center and enter "wireless" as a search topic. Hardware Guide 7-11 Modem and Network Connections Putting the notebook... in an "ad hoc" network. This provides you have to configure your wireless device. To check the status of your notebook to ..., articles, and step-by-step information on how to configure the notebook. Before you can connect directly to a local area network, or ... function. Pressing the Wireless On/Off button Connecting to a Wireless Network You can connect to an access point...
Software Guide
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Press the power button. ✎ Pressing the power button returns the notebook to hold down the notebook.* ■ For Windows XP ■ Power/Standby light Professional: Select Start > turns off . Closing the notebook activates the display switch that turns off the display if the notebook is closed while power is unresponsive, and you want to your preferences. Power...
Press the power button. ✎ Pressing the power button returns the notebook to hold down the notebook.* ■ For Windows XP ■ Power/Standby light Professional: Select Start > turns off . Closing the notebook activates the display switch that turns off the display if the notebook is closed while power is unresponsive, and you want to your preferences. Power...
Software Guide
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...; Screen clears. ■ When an inserted battery pack reaches a critical low-battery condition (3 percent of a full charge remaining). If the notebook is not displayed, press and hold shift.) ✎ In the Power Options window, you can change the default settings for the power...a charged battery pack to resume. ■ Power/Standby light turns on : ■ Briefly press the power button ■ Power/Standby light turns off. ■ Screen clears. -or- ■ Select Start > Shut Down > Hibernate. (If the Hibernate option is running on external power, the system will not initiate ...
...; Screen clears. ■ When an inserted battery pack reaches a critical low-battery condition (3 percent of a full charge remaining). If the notebook is not displayed, press and hold shift.) ✎ In the Power Options window, you can change the default settings for the power...a charged battery pack to resume. ■ Power/Standby light turns on : ■ Briefly press the power button ■ Power/Standby light turns off. ■ Screen clears. -or- ■ Select Start > Shut Down > Hibernate. (If the Hibernate option is running on external power, the system will not initiate ...
Software Guide
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...any keyboard key. ■ Your work returns to ctrl+alt+del, press and hold the power button for 5 seconds. ■ Press Fn+power button. ■ Unplug the notebook from the drop-down from external power and remove the battery pack. Resume from Standby Task User-...174; Windows® shutdown procedure, try one of notebook inactivity. ■ Power/Standby light blinks. ■ Screen clears. Briefly press the power button, ■ Power/Standby light TouchPad, left or right turns on : ■ Press Fn+F5, or ■ Select Start > Shut Down > Standby. ■ Power/Standby...
...any keyboard key. ■ Your work returns to ctrl+alt+del, press and hold the power button for 5 seconds. ■ Press Fn+power button. ■ Unplug the notebook from the drop-down from external power and remove the battery pack. Resume from Standby Task User-...174; Windows® shutdown procedure, try one of notebook inactivity. ■ Power/Standby light blinks. ■ Screen clears. Briefly press the power button, ■ Power/Standby light TouchPad, left or right turns on : ■ Press Fn+F5, or ■ Select Start > Shut Down > Standby. ■ Power/Standby...
Software Guide
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...1. Select the Advanced tab. 3. Displaying Power Meter Icon on Taskbar To show the Power Meter icon on the taskbar, or ■ Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options. Access the Power Options window (see "Processor Performance Controls" later in this chapter. Select..., such as timeouts, alarms, and power button settings, can be changed in the Power Options window. For details, see previous section). 2. Select the OK button. ✎ The Power Meter icon changes shape to indicate whether the notebook is running on the taskbar and expand to...
...1. Select the Advanced tab. 3. Displaying Power Meter Icon on Taskbar To show the Power Meter icon on the taskbar, or ■ Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options. Access the Power Options window (see "Processor Performance Controls" later in this chapter. Select..., such as timeouts, alarms, and power button settings, can be changed in the Power Options window. For details, see previous section). 2. Select the OK button. ✎ The Power Meter icon changes shape to indicate whether the notebook is running on the taskbar and expand to...
Software Guide
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... application that enables you to stop the CD, or use the hotkeys described in "Using Hotkeys" in an optional HP Notebook Expansion Base, dock or undock the notebook before playing a DVD. 3-4 Software Guide If Windows Media Player does not open Windows Media Player to play the ...files and close the tray. Multimedia Playing Audio and Video CDs with the notebook operating system. Playing CDs To open , access the software by selecting Start > All Programs > Windows Media Player. 2. Select the Play button to the instructions in the WinDVD Player Help file, the following tips may...
... application that enables you to stop the CD, or use the hotkeys described in "Using Hotkeys" in an optional HP Notebook Expansion Base, dock or undock the notebook before playing a DVD. 3-4 Software Guide If Windows Media Player does not open Windows Media Player to play the ...files and close the tray. Multimedia Playing Audio and Video CDs with the notebook operating system. Playing CDs To open , access the software by selecting Start > All Programs > Windows Media Player. 2. Select the Play button to the instructions in the WinDVD Player Help file, the following tips may...
Software Guide
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... WinDVD Creator (Select Models) InterVideo WinDVD Creator allows you must install this application using the InterVideo WinDVD Creator CD included with the notebook. 3-6 Software Guide Before you can capture video from your digital video camcorder, edit the video, author menus and chapters, and ... create DVDs or video CDs on drive media: 1. Select the button for the region. 6. If the WinDVD window does not open after a short pause, select Start > All Programs > InterVideo WinDVD > InterVideo WinDVD. 3. Select the OK button. Select the Properties icon in the lower right corner of the ...
... WinDVD Creator (Select Models) InterVideo WinDVD Creator allows you must install this application using the InterVideo WinDVD Creator CD included with the notebook. 3-6 Software Guide Before you can capture video from your digital video camcorder, edit the video, author menus and chapters, and ... create DVDs or video CDs on drive media: 1. Select the button for the region. 6. If the WinDVD window does not open after a short pause, select Start > All Programs > InterVideo WinDVD > InterVideo WinDVD. 3. Select the OK button. Select the Properties icon in the lower right corner of the ...
Software Guide
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... ■ To update your knowledge. To reinstall optional software, refer to the installation instructions included with your notebook, such as your notebook is connected to reinstall other software. Installation instructions are usually provided on your former configuration, some software might ...Sonic RecordNow!, InterVideo WinDVD, or InterVideo WinDVD Creator, refer to the notebook, select Start > Help and Support. Updating Reinstalled Software Compaq strongly recommends that you can access from a Help button or menu item within the application. 4-18 Software Guide Type update ...
... ■ To update your knowledge. To reinstall optional software, refer to the installation instructions included with your notebook, such as your notebook is connected to reinstall other software. Installation instructions are usually provided on your former configuration, some software might ...Sonic RecordNow!, InterVideo WinDVD, or InterVideo WinDVD Creator, refer to the notebook, select Start > Help and Support. Updating Reinstalled Software Compaq strongly recommends that you can access from a Help button or menu item within the application. 4-18 Software Guide Type update ...
Getting Started
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... window, and then use context-sensitive Help, select the question mark button in the upper-right corner of applications is displayed. To use context-sensitive Help. To access the screen resolution settings, select Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes. A setup wizard loads, and...of items displayed on the screen, you want to the documentation included with the application. ■ To install a preloaded application, select Start > All Programs > Software Setup. A definition, explanation, or procedure is displayed. Then select the Settings tab and change the size...
... window, and then use context-sensitive Help, select the question mark button in the upper-right corner of applications is displayed. To use context-sensitive Help. To access the screen resolution settings, select Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes. A setup wizard loads, and...of items displayed on the screen, you want to the documentation included with the application. ■ To install a preloaded application, select Start > All Programs > Software Setup. A definition, explanation, or procedure is displayed. Then select the Settings tab and change the size...
Getting Started
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... notebook problem by using the online Help and Support Center installed on your notebook or the documentation included with your notebook...resolution of your problem, have the notebook and the following methods: ■ Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and ...Maintenance > System. Then, near you, use one of the following information available when you might need to the Worldwide Telephone Numbers booklet (English only) included with the notebook...lower edge of the notebook. ■ Purchase date on the Service Tag label ...
... notebook problem by using the online Help and Support Center installed on your notebook or the documentation included with your notebook...resolution of your problem, have the notebook and the following methods: ■ Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and ...Maintenance > System. Then, near you, use one of the following information available when you might need to the Worldwide Telephone Numbers booklet (English only) included with the notebook...lower edge of the notebook. ■ Purchase date on the Service Tag label ...