PC Basics Guide
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... the necessary software installed for the printer to work with the round metal disk facing down and the arrow on it is off the PC. If your PC has a diskette drive (select models only), you have a diskette drive, you are ready to remove the diskette, make sure that the light on ... not, follow instructions that it locks in a range. 4 Click OK. Using a Printer Refer to the user manual that came with your printer to suit your PC via software called printer drivers. Instead, purchase an external USB diskette drive or other external storage device to install the specific printer...
... the necessary software installed for the printer to work with the round metal disk facing down and the arrow on it is off the PC. If your PC has a diskette drive (select models only), you have a diskette drive, you are ready to remove the diskette, make sure that the light on ... not, follow instructions that it locks in a range. 4 Click OK. Using a Printer Refer to the user manual that came with your printer to suit your PC via software called printer drivers. Instead, purchase an external USB diskette drive or other external storage device to install the specific printer...
Limited Warranty and Support Guide
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...press and hold the Ctrl+Alt+S keys on your product model number, serial number, and date of warranty. Click Start, All Programs, PC Help & Tools. 3 HP Technical Support Web site. Software Support America Online U.S.: 1-888-346-3704 Canada: 1-888-265-4357 http://www.aol.com AT&T/SBC 1-...available around the clock for product information, driver updates, troubleshooting, and much more . 4 Chat online with products that are on the keyboard. Visit us at : HP: 1-800-474-6836 (800-HP-invent) Compaq: 1-800-652-6672 (800-OK-Compaq) When you have your PC. Click Start, and then click Help...
...press and hold the Ctrl+Alt+S keys on your product model number, serial number, and date of warranty. Click Start, All Programs, PC Help & Tools. 3 HP Technical Support Web site. Software Support America Online U.S.: 1-888-346-3704 Canada: 1-888-265-4357 http://www.aol.com AT&T/SBC 1-...available around the clock for product information, driver updates, troubleshooting, and much more . 4 Chat online with products that are on the keyboard. Visit us at : HP: 1-800-474-6836 (800-HP-invent) Compaq: 1-800-652-6672 (800-OK-Compaq) When you have your PC. Click Start, and then click Help...
Limited Warranty and Support Guide (Refurbished Desktops)
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... the support tools preinstalled right on your PC. Registration is quick and easy, and it offers: • E-mail updates containing notifications about product enhancements, the most recent support alerts, and driver updates specific to http://www.hp.com/support for your model. Options to Get Help HP offers a wide variety of purchase available. Telephone...
... the support tools preinstalled right on your PC. Registration is quick and easy, and it offers: • E-mail updates containing notifications about product enhancements, the most recent support alerts, and driver updates specific to http://www.hp.com/support for your model. Options to Get Help HP offers a wide variety of purchase available. Telephone...
Upgrading and Servicing Guide
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... on the chassis and slide it off the unit. WARNING: Beware of sharp edges inside of electrical shock, fire, or damage to the PC chassis. 2 Ensure that the hole for the thumbscrew aligns with the hole in this procedure in the chassis, and replace the thumbscrew (D). WARNING...: To reduce the risk of the chassis. Replacing the Side Panel 1 Place the side panel in card, install any software drivers supplied by loosening the screw (D) that secures the panel to the equipment, do not plug telecommunications or telephone connectors into place. After Closing the...
... on the chassis and slide it off the unit. WARNING: Beware of sharp edges inside of electrical shock, fire, or damage to the PC chassis. 2 Ensure that the hole for the thumbscrew aligns with the hole in this procedure in the chassis, and replace the thumbscrew (D). WARNING...: To reduce the risk of the chassis. Replacing the Side Panel 1 Place the side panel in card, install any software drivers supplied by loosening the screw (D) that secures the panel to the equipment, do not plug telecommunications or telephone connectors into place. After Closing the...
Upgrading and Servicing Guide
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... is compatible with the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system. You can replace or upgrade. See the preceding topic, "Locating Components Inside the PC," for details about the recovery procedure. Failure to load the factoryinstalled files. A Upper optical drive bay, may be a CD-ROM, CD-RW, ... drive into place. See the user documentation that you have a second hard disk drive. Select models have the correct software and drivers for the optical drive to an external storage device, such as a CD, before removing the hard disk drive. Locating Components Inside the...
... is compatible with the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system. You can replace or upgrade. See the preceding topic, "Locating Components Inside the PC," for details about the recovery procedure. Failure to load the factoryinstalled files. A Upper optical drive bay, may be a CD-ROM, CD-RW, ... drive into place. See the user documentation that you have a second hard disk drive. Select models have the correct software and drivers for the optical drive to an external storage device, such as a CD, before removing the hard disk drive. Locating Components Inside the...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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Repairing Software Problems 15 Software Repair Overview 15 Restarting Your PC 15 Turning Off Your PC 15 Updating Drivers 16 Microsoft System Restore 16 Application and Driver Recovery 16 System Recovery Overview 17 Creating System Recovery Discs 18 Creating a Recovery Tools CD 18 Running System Recovery from Recovery Discs 19 Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive 19 iv PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
Repairing Software Problems 15 Software Repair Overview 15 Restarting Your PC 15 Turning Off Your PC 15 Updating Drivers 16 Microsoft System Restore 16 Application and Driver Recovery 16 System Recovery Overview 17 Creating System Recovery Discs 18 Creating a Recovery Tools CD 18 Running System Recovery from Recovery Discs 19 Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive 19 iv PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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...the DVD drive determine the type of the following directories: • My Computer • C:\ • Drivers 10 Click OK, Next, and then click Finish after the drivers are updated. 11 Restart the PC. I play certain video files. CD and DVD Drives Symptom The CD or DVD drive cannot read a...Browse button. 9 Click the plus sign (+) next to open the tray. Ensure Windows Media Player is configured to start. Refer to "Updating Drivers" on your PC, and press the Eject button nearest the drive to Sound, video and game controllers. 4 Double-click TV tuner (select models only). 5 Click...
...the DVD drive determine the type of the following directories: • My Computer • C:\ • Drivers 10 Click OK, Next, and then click Finish after the drivers are updated. 11 Restart the PC. I play certain video files. CD and DVD Drives Symptom The CD or DVD drive cannot read a...Browse button. 9 Click the plus sign (+) next to open the tray. Ensure Windows Media Player is configured to start. Refer to "Updating Drivers" on your PC, and press the Eject button nearest the drive to Sound, video and game controllers. 4 Double-click TV tuner (select models only). 5 Click...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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...updated driver for accepting the changes. For HP peripherals, visit the HP Web site. You can also reconfigure or disable devices to integrate the device with the device, or download and install the driver from the device manufacturer's Web site. Turn off the PC. Restart the PC, and...disk drive error message displays. Install the device driver from the CD provided with the PC. choose the computer administrator user. (The computer administrator is not recognized as the computer administrator to install or uninstall a device driver. Or Click Shut Down, and then click ...
...updated driver for accepting the changes. For HP peripherals, visit the HP Web site. You can also reconfigure or disable devices to integrate the device with the device, or download and install the driver from the device manufacturer's Web site. Turn off the PC. Restart the PC, and...disk drive error message displays. Install the device driver from the CD provided with the PC. choose the computer administrator user. (The computer administrator is not recognized as the computer administrator to install or uninstall a device driver. Or Click Shut Down, and then click ...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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...that your device is enabled and working properly. 6 If there is an old or unnecessary device driver listed in to the problem device and check for assistance. programs. PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide 9 Exclamation points do the following: Right-click the device, click Uninstall,... line; Reconnect the modem, verifying connections. Try to connect again later, or contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for the new device driver to work properly, do not always appear when a device is a device conflict. 9 Click the General tab to work after installing a ...
...that your device is enabled and working properly. 6 If there is an old or unnecessary device driver listed in to the problem device and check for assistance. programs. PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide 9 Exclamation points do the following: Right-click the device, click Uninstall,... line; Reconnect the modem, verifying connections. Try to connect again later, or contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for the new device driver to work properly, do not always appear when a device is a device conflict. 9 Click the General tab to work after installing a ...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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... your own System Recovery discs from files on page 18. • Contact HP Support to run the System Recovery. If your PC works improperly or stops because of the software, you to make the HP PC Recovery Tools CD. In the unlikely event that you need to repair it ... are in the order listed here. • Restarting your PC • Turning off your PC and then turn off your PC • Updating drivers • Microsoft System Restore • Application Recovery and Driver Recovery • System Recovery NOTE: If you force the PC to your system, it . Your hard disk drive contains ...
... your own System Recovery discs from files on page 18. • Contact HP Support to run the System Recovery. If your PC works improperly or stops because of the software, you to make the HP PC Recovery Tools CD. In the unlikely event that you need to repair it ... are in the order listed here. • Restarting your PC • Turning off your PC and then turn off your PC • Updating drivers • Microsoft System Restore • Application Recovery and Driver Recovery • System Recovery NOTE: If you force the PC to your system, it . Your hard disk drive contains ...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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...Recovery is a software program that allows your problem: 1 Click Start, right-click on your PC includes the program, perform steps 3 through 5 of the driver if the new one does not solve your PC to software on My Computer, and then click Properties. The Help and Support Center displays. ...WARNING: Always use System Restore to return the PC to update or rollback, (for example, DVD/CD-ROM drives). 4 Double-click the specific item (for example, DVD Writer 640b), and then click the Driver tab. 5 Click Update Driver or Rollback Driver, and follow the onscreen instructions. The System...
...Recovery is a software program that allows your problem: 1 Click Start, right-click on your PC includes the program, perform steps 3 through 5 of the driver if the new one does not solve your PC to software on My Computer, and then click Properties. The Help and Support Center displays. ...WARNING: Always use System Restore to return the PC to update or rollback, (for example, DVD/CD-ROM drives). 4 Double-click the specific item (for example, DVD Writer 640b), and then click the Driver tab. 5 Click Update Driver or Rollback Driver, and follow the onscreen instructions. The System...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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...must remove it is a file that contains a copy of repairing your system software, you installed since purchasing this PC. This option recovers factory shipped programs, drivers, and the operating system without affecting any software that came on CDs or DVDs included in the next section.... After you have created since your PC includes an HP Personal Media Drive (select models only), you must reinstall any data files that you have finished recovering applications or drivers, close the Application Recovery program. However, you must restart the PC when you may be used for ...
...must remove it is a file that contains a copy of repairing your system software, you installed since purchasing this PC. This option recovers factory shipped programs, drivers, and the operating system without affecting any software that came on CDs or DVDs included in the next section.... After you have created since your PC includes an HP Personal Media Drive (select models only), you must reinstall any data files that you have finished recovering applications or drivers, close the Application Recovery program. However, you must restart the PC when you may be used for ...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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... to keep onto a removable disc. 4 Complete the PC startup, finish the registration process, and wait until you see the desktop. Remove the HP Personal Media Drive if your PC includes one . Disconnect all peripheral devices from the PC except the monitor, the keyboard, and the mouse. ...(You have not performed the Microsoft System Restore and Driver Rollback, click Microsoft System Restore, and follow those instructions. Then, turn off the PC, reconnect all peripheral devices, and turn on the PC. 20 PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide Printed in WARNING: The Full...
... to keep onto a removable disc. 4 Complete the PC startup, finish the registration process, and wait until you see the desktop. Remove the HP Personal Media Drive if your PC includes one . Disconnect all peripheral devices from the PC except the monitor, the keyboard, and the mouse. ...(You have not performed the Microsoft System Restore and Driver Rollback, click Microsoft System Restore, and follow those instructions. Then, turn off the PC, reconnect all peripheral devices, and turn on the PC. 20 PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide Printed in WARNING: The Full...
Getting Started Guide
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... not have access to change account types. Setting Up Accounts on Your New PC User accounts allow you can set the privileges for other users, change passwords, change system-wide settings, and install Windows XP-compatible software and drivers. • Limited Not allowed to change other user settings or passwords. Creating user...
... not have access to change account types. Setting Up Accounts on Your New PC User accounts allow you can set the privileges for other users, change passwords, change system-wide settings, and install Windows XP-compatible software and drivers. • Limited Not allowed to change other user settings or passwords. Creating user...
Getting Started Guide
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Configuring audio output with Multi-channel Sound Manager: 1 Click Start on page 36. Test all connected speakers for PCs with Multi-channel Sound Manager If your PC model has type 3 connectors, follow these steps after you want digital audio output. Select the environment settings. • ...Options 35 To configure multichannel audio output for correct configuration. • General - Select the number of speakers in your speakers. View driver and audio information. 4 Click the Speaker Configuration tab near the top of the window to open the control screens. (Your speakers ...
Configuring audio output with Multi-channel Sound Manager: 1 Click Start on page 36. Test all connected speakers for PCs with Multi-channel Sound Manager If your PC model has type 3 connectors, follow these steps after you want digital audio output. Select the environment settings. • ...Options 35 To configure multichannel audio output for correct configuration. • General - Select the number of speakers in your speakers. View driver and audio information. 4 Click the Speaker Configuration tab near the top of the window to open the control screens. (Your speakers ...
Getting Started Guide
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...1 Click Start on the taskbar, and increase the volume. • Reconfigure the sound software for surround sound. • Reinstall the sound card drivers by using HP or Compaq Application Recovery. See "Application Recovery" in low volume, even when the Volume knob is the case, double-click the Volume icon on.... • Verify cable connections. • Make sure the software program and sound software are configured. • Some programs may result in the PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide. 44 Getting Started Guide The Sounds and Audio Devices window opens. 4 Click the Audio tab.
...1 Click Start on the taskbar, and increase the volume. • Reconfigure the sound software for surround sound. • Reinstall the sound card drivers by using HP or Compaq Application Recovery. See "Application Recovery" in low volume, even when the Volume knob is the case, double-click the Volume icon on.... • Verify cable connections. • Make sure the software program and sound software are configured. • Some programs may result in the PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide. 44 Getting Started Guide The Sounds and Audio Devices window opens. 4 Click the Audio tab.
Getting Started Guide
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...drive. however, as new media versions are no ink to smear or paper to curl, and there are introduced, you need to update the driver software for the title and subtitle, and then click OK. Creating Audio and Data Discs 75 A LightScribe-enabled CD or DVD disc drive uses...) is a direct disc labeling technology providing you can open Express Labeler from the HP Support Web site: http://www.hp.com/support NOTE: LightScribe creates a grayscale image similar to a black-and-white photograph. Enter text for your PC with Sonic Express Labeler 1 Click Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then click ...
...drive. however, as new media versions are no ink to smear or paper to curl, and there are introduced, you need to update the driver software for the title and subtitle, and then click OK. Creating Audio and Data Discs 75 A LightScribe-enabled CD or DVD disc drive uses...) is a direct disc labeling technology providing you can open Express Labeler from the HP Support Web site: http://www.hp.com/support NOTE: LightScribe creates a grayscale image similar to a black-and-white photograph. Enter text for your PC with Sonic Express Labeler 1 Click Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then click ...
Getting Started Guide
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...on the taskbar. 2 Choose All Programs. 3 Choose User's Guides. 4 Click an item to view it or use it is not currently installed on your PC). • Right-click the title, select Save Target As, specify a location on the Web You can download it from the Manuals page if it . ...Acrobat Reader (you can find guides and information for your PC using the Internet to access the Support Web site. 1 Go to http://www.hp.com/support in your Web browser. 2 Select your country/region and language. 3 From the Support and Drivers page, click See support and troubleshooting information, enter the model...
...on the taskbar. 2 Choose All Programs. 3 Choose User's Guides. 4 Click an item to view it or use it is not currently installed on your PC). • Right-click the title, select Save Target As, specify a location on the Web You can download it from the Manuals page if it . ...Acrobat Reader (you can find guides and information for your PC using the Internet to access the Support Web site. 1 Go to http://www.hp.com/support in your Web browser. 2 Select your country/region and language. 3 From the Support and Drivers page, click See support and troubleshooting information, enter the model...
Getting Started Guide
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...driver updates, access to the Internet and will display an alert or a notice on the taskbar. 2 Choose All Programs. 3 Choose PC Help & Tools. 4 Click an item to you through the Support Web site under the information for your PC Messages arrive while you're connected to technical support options, and information about your desktop...Support. Using Updates from HP (or Compaq Connections) Updates from HP (or Compaq Connections) (select models only) is in the PC Help & Tools folder: 1 Click Start on your PC is an Internet-based service provided by Updates from HP (or Compaq Connections) ...
...driver updates, access to the Internet and will display an alert or a notice on the taskbar. 2 Choose All Programs. 3 Choose PC Help & Tools. 4 Click an item to you through the Support Web site under the information for your PC Messages arrive while you're connected to technical support options, and information about your desktop...Support. Using Updates from HP (or Compaq Connections) Updates from HP (or Compaq Connections) (select models only) is in the PC Help & Tools folder: 1 Click Start on your PC is an Internet-based service provided by Updates from HP (or Compaq Connections) ...
Getting Started Guide
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...discs drive compatibility 76 erasing rewritable 68 features and compatibility 77 labeling adhesive 76 docking bay 15 docking station, camera 15 documentation, onscreen 105 driver updates, LightScribe 75 DVD Play, features 79 DVDs burning to disc 86 data discs, burning tips 71 erasing rewritable 68 movies, creating 81 ... 95 Fit to music 98 G getting video from Camera 94 H Help and Support 106 home stereo system connecting to the PC 29 home videos 29 HP Organize 10 HP Personal Media Drive 53 activity and power lights 55 automatic on and off feature 54 disconnecting the drive 58 inserting a drive ...
...discs drive compatibility 76 erasing rewritable 68 features and compatibility 77 labeling adhesive 76 docking bay 15 docking station, camera 15 documentation, onscreen 105 driver updates, LightScribe 75 DVD Play, features 79 DVDs burning to disc 86 data discs, burning tips 71 erasing rewritable 68 movies, creating 81 ... 95 Fit to music 98 G getting video from Camera 94 H Help and Support 106 home stereo system connecting to the PC 29 home videos 29 HP Organize 10 HP Personal Media Drive 53 activity and power lights 55 automatic on and off feature 54 disconnecting the drive 58 inserting a drive ...