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... the disc is included with your notebook. Insert the disc and follow the on the HP DVD Writer disc in mostly soft middle tones. If you use your PC for contrast. Creating Disc Labels on disc. ■ Keep using your PC. Installing LightScribe software Before you can... create a LightScribe label, you can continue to the PC. ■ If you are using a notebook, install the software included on -screen instructions. 5 Use your notebook AC adapter and power cord plugged into a working electrical outlet. A high-contrast photo or graphic stands out...
... the disc is included with your notebook. Insert the disc and follow the on the HP DVD Writer disc in mostly soft middle tones. If you use your PC for contrast. Creating Disc Labels on disc. ■ Keep using your PC. Installing LightScribe software Before you can... create a LightScribe label, you can continue to the PC. ■ If you are using a notebook, install the software included on -screen instructions. 5 Use your notebook AC adapter and power cord plugged into a working electrical outlet. A high-contrast photo or graphic stands out...
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...Another one of these vents is visible on the right side of the notebook. †The notebook has 4 USB ports. All vents are on the bottom of the notebook. Connects the modem cable. *The notebook has 5 vents. The other USB ports are visible on the right side... and the left side of the notebook. 1-8 Hardware and Software Guide Component ID Rear Components Component Description 1 Power connector Connects the AC adapter cable. 2 Exhaust vents (2)* Provides airflow to block airflow. Do not allow a hard surface, ...
...Another one of these vents is visible on the right side of the notebook. †The notebook has 4 USB ports. All vents are on the bottom of the notebook. Connects the modem cable. *The notebook has 5 vents. The other USB ports are visible on the right side... and the left side of the notebook. 1-8 Hardware and Software Guide Component ID Rear Components Component Description 1 Power connector Connects the AC adapter cable. 2 Exhaust vents (2)* Provides airflow to block airflow. Do not allow a hard surface, ...
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... Components The components included with most notebook models. Power and Modem Hardware Component 1 AC adapter* Description Converts AC power to DC power. 2 Power cord* Connects an AC adapter to an AC outlet. 3 Battery pack* Powers the notebook when the notebook is not connected to external power.... the modem to an RJ-11 telephone jack or to a country-specific modem adapter. 5 Country-specific modem Adapts the modem cable to a non-RJ-11 adapter (included by region, country, and/or notebook model. 1-16 Hardware and Software Guide region as required)* *All components described ...
... Components The components included with most notebook models. Power and Modem Hardware Component 1 AC adapter* Description Converts AC power to DC power. 2 Power cord* Connects an AC adapter to an AC outlet. 3 Battery pack* Powers the notebook when the notebook is not connected to external power.... the modem to an RJ-11 telephone jack or to a country-specific modem adapter. 5 Country-specific modem Adapts the modem cable to a non-RJ-11 adapter (included by region, country, and/or notebook model. 1-16 Hardware and Software Guide region as required)* *All components described ...
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... can use power from an inserted battery pack or on external power supplied through the AC adapter or an optional docking device. An inserted battery pack can charge only while the notebook is connected to an optical disc. Hardware and Software Guide 2-3 Do not disable the power...) 3-pin outlet. The grounding pin is easily accessible at all times. ■ Disconnect power from the notebook by unplugging the power cord from the AC outlet (not by attaching a 2-pin adapter. It is recommended that is an important safety feature. Power Power Sources Selecting a Power Source The...
... can use power from an inserted battery pack or on external power supplied through the AC adapter or an optional docking device. An inserted battery pack can charge only while the notebook is connected to an optical disc. Hardware and Software Guide 2-3 Do not disable the power...) 3-pin outlet. The grounding pin is easily accessible at all times. ■ Disconnect power from the notebook by unplugging the power cord from the AC outlet (not by attaching a 2-pin adapter. It is recommended that is an important safety feature. Power Power Sources Selecting a Power Source The...
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... and Software Guide 2-19 For example, the battery light blinks if you try to turn on the notebook while the only power source is too low to external power through the AC adapter or through an optional docking device. The battery light displays charging status and, in some circumstances, power...-Use Battery Pack," next in use, but the battery pack charges faster while the notebook is off or in this chapter. Power Charging Battery Packs A battery pack inserted in the notebook charges whenever the notebook is much warmer or cooler than room temperature. Charging may be delayed if a battery...
... and Software Guide 2-19 For example, the battery light blinks if you try to turn on the notebook while the only power source is too low to external power through the AC adapter or through an optional docking device. The battery light displays charging status and, in some circumstances, power...-Use Battery Pack," next in use, but the battery pack charges faster while the notebook is off or in this chapter. Power Charging Battery Packs A battery pack inserted in the notebook charges whenever the notebook is much warmer or cooler than room temperature. Charging may be delayed if a battery...
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...pack instead of simply charging it. Power Charging a New Battery Pack To charge a new battery pack: ■ Charge the battery pack while the notebook is displayed by your notebook: ■ Allow a battery pack to discharge to about 10 percent of a full charge through normal use before charging it. ■ When ...Use Battery Pack To charge an in a Battery Pack Obtaining Accurate Charge Information To increase the accuracy of a full charge through the AC adapter. ■ When you charge the battery pack, charge it fully. The charge in this chapter. 2-20 Hardware and Software Guide
...pack instead of simply charging it. Power Charging a New Battery Pack To charge a new battery pack: ■ Charge the battery pack while the notebook is displayed by your notebook: ■ Allow a battery pack to discharge to about 10 percent of a full charge through normal use before charging it. ■ When ...Use Battery Pack To charge an in a Battery Pack Obtaining Accurate Charge Information To increase the accuracy of a full charge through the AC adapter. ■ When you charge the battery pack, charge it fully. The charge in this chapter. 2-20 Hardware and Software Guide
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...during the restoration process. Power Resolving Low-Battery Conditions Ä CAUTION: To prevent loss of the following items: ■ AC adapter ■ Optional docking device When a Charged Battery Pack Is Available To resolve a low-battery condition when a charged battery pack is... available, shut down the notebook. Insert a charged battery pack, and then turn on the notebook. When the Notebook Cannot Restore from hibernation: If the notebook has reached a critical low-battery condition and has begun to the external ...
...during the restoration process. Power Resolving Low-Battery Conditions Ä CAUTION: To prevent loss of the following items: ■ AC adapter ■ Optional docking device When a Charged Battery Pack Is Available To resolve a low-battery condition when a charged battery pack is... available, shut down the notebook. Insert a charged battery pack, and then turn on the notebook. When the Notebook Cannot Restore from hibernation: If the notebook has reached a critical low-battery condition and has begun to the external ...
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... How to external power through the AC adapter. (The notebook battery light is on as the battery pack charges.) 3. The battery pack can discharge whether or not you are using the notebook, but the battery pack will discharge faster if the notebook is shut down. ■ The system... remain on . Insert the battery pack into the notebook. 2. Hardware and Software Guide 2-25 Connect the notebook to Calibrate To calibrate a battery pack, you use the notebook occasionally during the discharge process described in use. Leave the notebook connected to external power until the battery pack is ...
... How to external power through the AC adapter. (The notebook battery light is on as the battery pack charges.) 3. The battery pack can discharge whether or not you are using the notebook, but the battery pack will discharge faster if the notebook is shut down. ■ The system... remain on . Insert the battery pack into the notebook. 2. Hardware and Software Guide 2-25 Connect the notebook to Calibrate To calibrate a battery pack, you use the notebook occasionally during the discharge process described in use. Leave the notebook connected to external power until the battery pack is ...
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...to the type of telephone jack that is standard in your notebook in the following illustration. Jacks for most PBX systems are analog. Some digital PBX jacks resemble analog jacks, but they are not standard, a country-specific modem adapter is included with the modem. Your modem cable must be... connected to a digital line, immediately disconnect the cable. 10 Modem and Networking Internal Modem Modem Cable Your notebook has an RJ-11 (modem) jack and an internal modem....
...to the type of telephone jack that is standard in your notebook in the following illustration. Jacks for most PBX systems are analog. Some digital PBX jacks resemble analog jacks, but they are not standard, a country-specific modem adapter is included with the modem. Your modem cable must be... connected to a digital line, immediately disconnect the cable. 10 Modem and Networking Internal Modem Modem Cable Your notebook has an RJ-11 (modem) jack and an internal modem....
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Plug the modem cable 2 into the notebook RJ-45 (network) jack. Modem and Networking Using a Country-Specific Modem Cable Adapter Å WARNING: To avoid the risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to an analog telephone line that does not have an RJ-11 ...: 1. To connect the modem to the equipment, do not plug a telephone cable into the country-specific modem adapter. 3. Plug the modem cable into the telephone wall jack. ✎ Telephone wall jacks, modem adapters, and modem cables vary in appearance by region and country. 10-4 Hardware and Software Guide Plug the country...
Plug the modem cable 2 into the notebook RJ-45 (network) jack. Modem and Networking Using a Country-Specific Modem Cable Adapter Å WARNING: To avoid the risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to an analog telephone line that does not have an RJ-11 ...: 1. To connect the modem to the equipment, do not plug a telephone cable into the country-specific modem adapter. 3. Plug the modem cable into the telephone wall jack. ✎ Telephone wall jacks, modem adapters, and modem cables vary in appearance by region and country. 10-4 Hardware and Software Guide Plug the country...
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...a wireless router, which enables several wireless and wired computers to share an Internet connection, a printer, and files without additional pieces of WLAN adapters: ■ 802.11b only ■ 802.11b/g ■ 802.11a/b/g Hardware and Software Guide 11-3 Wireless access point and wireless router... are three popular implementations of hardware or software. Notebooks with 802.11 wireless devices may support one or more of three IEEE physical layer standards: ■ 802.11a ■ 802.11b ...
...a wireless router, which enables several wireless and wired computers to share an Internet connection, a printer, and files without additional pieces of WLAN adapters: ■ 802.11b only ■ 802.11b/g ■ 802.11a/b/g Hardware and Software Guide 11-3 Wireless access point and wireless router... are three popular implementations of hardware or software. Notebooks with 802.11 wireless devices may support one or more of three IEEE physical layer standards: ■ 802.11a ■ 802.11b ...
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... using an integrated 802.11 wireless device, verify that the 802.11 wireless device is turned on your notebook WLAN implementation, router manufacturer, and interference from your ISP and the documentation included with your notebook. Refer to "Device Power States," later in this chapter. ■ For your home WLAN, verify that your... 802.11 wireless device is correctly configured. ✎ If you are using an integrated 802.11 wireless device, all required drivers are installed and the adapter is preconfigured and ready for subsequent WLAN connections may vary, depending on .
... using an integrated 802.11 wireless device, verify that the 802.11 wireless device is turned on your notebook WLAN implementation, router manufacturer, and interference from your ISP and the documentation included with your notebook. Refer to "Device Power States," later in this chapter. ■ For your home WLAN, verify that your... 802.11 wireless device is correctly configured. ✎ If you are using an integrated 802.11 wireless device, all required drivers are installed and the adapter is preconfigured and ready for subsequent WLAN connections may vary, depending on .
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... c. Hardware and Software Guide 11-7 Right-click the My Computer window. Display the names of all the 802.11 wireless devices on your notebook does not have an integrated 802.11 wireless device, or the driver for an integrated 802.11 wireless device, you need to know the ...name of the integrated 802.11 wireless device on your notebook. Select Properties > Hardware tab > Device Manager > Network Adapters. 2. Wireless (Select Models Only) Identifying an 802.11 wireless device To install the WLAN software for the 802....
... c. Hardware and Software Guide 11-7 Right-click the My Computer window. Display the names of all the 802.11 wireless devices on your notebook does not have an integrated 802.11 wireless device, or the driver for an integrated 802.11 wireless device, you need to know the ...name of the integrated 802.11 wireless device on your notebook. Select Properties > Hardware tab > Device Manager > Network Adapters. 2. Wireless (Select Models Only) Identifying an 802.11 wireless device To install the WLAN software for the 802....
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...is displayed: ■ If you restart your DriveLock password. ■ If you press enter, the notebook tries to start from another bootable device in the system. At default settings, the notebook will try to start from the following devices in the sequence listed: ❏ A bootable diskette ...10063; A bootable disc ❏ A network adapter Advanced users can try again to enter your notebook, you can use settings in the Enter DriveLock Password text field, and then press enter. is locked now!" After 3...
...is displayed: ■ If you restart your DriveLock password. ■ If you press enter, the notebook tries to start from another bootable device in the system. At default settings, the notebook will try to start from the following devices in the sequence listed: ❏ A bootable diskette ...10063; A bootable disc ❏ A network adapter Advanced users can try again to enter your notebook, you can use settings in the Enter DriveLock Password text field, and then press enter. is locked now!" After 3...
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... connected to reliable external power using the Internet software included with the notebook, refer to the "Connect to the Internet using the AC adapter. (Do not download or install a ROM update while the notebook is packaged in compressed files called ROMPaqs. Most download packages contain ...a file named Readme.txt. The Readme.txt files included with your notebook. A Readme.txt file contains detailed...
... connected to reliable external power using the Internet software included with the notebook, refer to the "Connect to the Internet using the AC adapter. (Do not download or install a ROM update while the notebook is packaged in compressed files called ROMPaqs. Most download packages contain ...a file named Readme.txt. The Readme.txt files included with your notebook. A Readme.txt file contains detailed...
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... and Software Guide In the folder containing your download, select the name or number of notebook functionality, perform the procedures described in this section only while the notebook is connected to reliable external power through the AC adapter. Software Updates and Recovery 7. To complete the installation, follow the instructions on the screen. ✎...
... and Software Guide In the folder containing your download, select the name or number of notebook functionality, perform the procedures described in this section only while the notebook is connected to reliable external power through the AC adapter. Software Updates and Recovery 7. To complete the installation, follow the instructions on the screen. ✎...
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...Before you add or extensively modify software or hardware. ■ Periodically, whenever the system is connected to reliable external power through the AC adapter. 2. Select Start > Help and Support > System Restore. 3. Select Restore my computer to an earlier time, and then follow the ...System Restore utility enables you to safeguard your system files and settings by using restore points, which are reversible. Make sure the notebook is performing optimally. All System Restore procedures are restorable, benchmark "snapshots" of your system files and settings. Setting a Restore ...
...Before you add or extensively modify software or hardware. ■ Periodically, whenever the system is connected to reliable external power through the AC adapter. 2. Select Start > Help and Support > System Restore. 3. Select Restore my computer to an earlier time, and then follow the ...System Restore utility enables you to safeguard your system files and settings by using restore points, which are reversible. Make sure the notebook is performing optimally. All System Restore procedures are restorable, benchmark "snapshots" of your system files and settings. Setting a Restore ...
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...+alt+del keys, press and hold the power button for your personal data: 1. Shut down the notebook using the standard shutdown procedure for 4 seconds. 4. Press f8 to a AC outlet through the AC adapter. 2. Be sure the notebook is complete, which may take up to repair the selected Windows installation. (The repair process begins).
...+alt+del keys, press and hold the power button for your personal data: 1. Shut down the notebook using the standard shutdown procedure for 4 seconds. 4. Press f8 to a AC outlet through the AC adapter. 2. Be sure the notebook is complete, which may take up to repair the selected Windows installation. (The repair process begins).
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...the operating system using the standard shutdown procedure for 4 seconds. 4. Shut down the notebook by briefly pressing the power button. 5. Press enter to a AC outlet through the AC adapter. 2. Software Updates and Recovery Reinstall the Operating System ✎ During the reinstallation,... you are indicated by an hourglass icon. Make sure the notebook is connected to continue. (A "Licensing Agreement" page is displayed...
...the operating system using the standard shutdown procedure for 4 seconds. 4. Shut down the notebook by briefly pressing the power button. 5. Press enter to a AC outlet through the AC adapter. 2. Software Updates and Recovery Reinstall the Operating System ✎ During the reinstallation,... you are indicated by an hourglass icon. Make sure the notebook is connected to continue. (A "Licensing Agreement" page is displayed...
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..., fire, or damage to the equipment, do not attempt to run the notebook with the notebook. Most procedures for more than 2 weeks, remove the battery pack. Shipping To prepare the notebook for each location in Chapter 14, "Software Updates and Recovery." 2. Turn off..., then disconnect, all media, including CDs, DVDs, PC Cards, ExpressCards, digital memory cards, etc. 3. Shut down the notebook. 5. If you are traveling internationally: ❏ Consult with Customer Care about power cord and adapter requirements for each country on your work. Remove all external devices...
..., fire, or damage to the equipment, do not attempt to run the notebook with the notebook. Most procedures for more than 2 weeks, remove the battery pack. Shipping To prepare the notebook for each location in Chapter 14, "Software Updates and Recovery." 2. Turn off..., then disconnect, all media, including CDs, DVDs, PC Cards, ExpressCards, digital memory cards, etc. 3. Shut down the notebook. 5. If you are traveling internationally: ❏ Consult with Customer Care about power cord and adapter requirements for each country on your work. Remove all external devices...