Compaq 307502-001 User Manual

Getting Started

Compaq Notebook Series

Document Part Number: 307502-001

October 2002

This guide explains how to set up your hardware and software, begin using the notebook, identify hardware components, and contact Compaq if you need assistance.

Compaq, the Compaq logo, Evo, and Presario are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice. The warranties for Compaq products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty.

Getting Started First Edition October 2002 Reference Number 800/3000 Document Part Number: 307502-001

Using This Guide

This preface explains how to interpret the symbols, text styles, and paths in your notebook documentation.

Warnings, Cautions and Notes

Warnings and cautions contain important information that can protect you, your work, and your system.

Notes contain additional information about a topic. Some notes provide basic information for inexperienced users. Others provide technical information for advanced users.

The following icons identify warnings, cautions, and notes.

WARNING: The information in a warning alerts you to potential

bodily harm or loss of life.

CAUTION: The information in a caution alerts you to potential

damage to your work, your notebook, or an optional external device.

The information in a note provides supplementary information

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for inexperienced or advanced users.

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Using This Guide

Text Styles

Some text in your notebook documentation is styled typographically to help you interpret the information it contains. The following table explains the text styles used in your notebook documentation.

Style Explanation

keys

commands

Initial Capital Letters

Identifies a key, such as the notebook keyboard or on an optional external keyboard.

A plus sign (+) between 2 or more keys indicates that they are a key combination. To use most key combinations:

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Press and hold the first key, press and hold each succeeding key, then release all the keys at the same time.

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Unless you are instructed to do so, do not press the keys in a key combination simultaneously.

Identifies characters you are asked to type. For example, to visit the Compaq Web site, you are asked to type http://www.compaq.com address field on your Web browser.

Identify labels or options you can choose on the screen. For example, in a procedure for displaying an icon on the taskbar, you might be asked to select the Always Show Icon On The Taskbar check box.

enter

key, on the

into the

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Following a Path

Instructions in documentation may direct you to a destination within the operating system, an application, or a utility where you can select settings. The greater than symbol (>) is used to direct you along the path to the settings.

The paths described in your notebook documentation are based on the notebook pointing device default functions:

To select, press the left TouchPad button 1 once.

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To double-click, press the left TouchPad button twice.

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To right-click, press the right TouchPad button 2 once.

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Most paths to Windows destinations begin with “Start >.” To select Start (and display the Windows Start menu), select the Start button in the lower left corner of your screen or press either of the Microsoft logo keys

on the keyboard.

Using This Guide

Identifying TouchPad buttons and Microsoft logo keys (Key locations and availability vary by region and model.)

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Contents

Using This Guide

1 Setting Up the Notebook

Setting Up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1

Inserting a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Opening the Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

Connecting the Notebook to External Power . . . . . . 1–4

Turning On the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Setting Up the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7

Turning Off the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Protecting the Notebook from Power Surges. . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Obtaining Ergonomic and Safety Information. . . . . . . . . 1–9

2 Beginning to Use the Notebook

Selecting Regional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Selecting Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Protecting the Notebook Against Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

Obtaining Modem and Network Information . . . . . . . . . 2–2

Installing Optional Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

Using the Documentation Library CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Inserting the Documentation Library CD . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Accessing the Documentation Library Menu . . . . . . 2–5

Selecting a Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6

Finding a Topic Within a Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7

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Contents

Contacting Compaq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

Using Compaq Help & Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

Obtaining Support Telephone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

Preparing to Call Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

Taking the Notebook to a Service Provider. . . . . . . . 2–9

3 Hardware Components

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

Pointing Device and Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

Power/Standby Light, Battery Light and Vent . . . . . 3–3

Panel Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

Power Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5

Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

Connectors and Infrared Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

Jacks, Fan and Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

Left Side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9

Right Side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10

Volume Buttons and Audio Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10

Optical Drive and PC Card Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11

Underside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12

Battery Bay and Hard Drive Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12

Memory Compartment and Vent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13

Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14

Additional Standard Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15

Software Restore and Documentation CDs . . . . . . . 3–15

Cables and Cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16

Adapters and Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17

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viii Getting Started

Setting Up the Notebook

Setting Up the Hardware

To set up the notebook for the first time, you need the notebook, the AC adapter shipped with your notebook, you will also you also need the battery pack

1. Insert the battery pack, if available, so the battery can begin to charge.

2. Open the notebook so you can monitor indicator lights during setup.

3. Connect the notebook to external power and turn on the notebook so you can begin software setup.

, and the power cord 2. If a battery pack

. During the hardware setup, you will:

Identifying the AC adapter, the power cord, and a battery pack (AC adapters and power cords vary by region.)

Getting Started 1–1

Setting Up the Notebook

Inserting a Battery Pack

If your notebook shipped without an optional battery pack, proceed to the next section, “Opening the Notebook.”

If your notebook shipped with a battery pack:

1. Turn the notebook underside up on a flat surface.

2. Lower the battery pack into the battery bay at a slight angle seated

3. Slide the 2 battery pack locking latches to the locked position

, then press downward until the battery pack is

Installing a battery pack

CAUTION: To ensure that the correct drivers load and to prevent

file corruption or damage to components during initial setup, do not remove the battery pack until the notebook has been connected to external AC power.

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Opening the Notebook

To open the notebook:

1. Place the notebook display side up on a flat surface near an electrical outlet.

Setting Up the Notebook

2. Slide the display release latch

Opening the notebook

as you raise the display2.

Getting Started 1–3

Setting Up the Notebook

Connecting the Notebook to External Power

To connect the notebook to external power:

1. Plug the AC adapter cable into the AC power connector

2. Plug the power cord into the AC adapter electrical outlet

Connecting the notebook to external power (AC adapters, power cords, and outlets vary by region.)

, then into an

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Setting Up the Notebook

When the notebook receives AC power:

The AC adapter light1 turns on.

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An inserted battery pack begins to charge. The battery light 2

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turns on when the battery pack begins to charge and turns off when the battery pack is fully charged.

Compaq recommends that you leave the notebook connected to external power until the battery pack is fully charged and the battery light turns off. (A partially charged new battery pack can run the notebook after initial software setup is complete, but battery charge displays will not be accurate until the new battery pack has been fully charged.)

Identifying the AC adapter light and the battery light

Getting Started 1–5

Setting Up the Notebook

Turning On the Notebook

To turn on the notebook, press the power button1. When the notebook turns on, the power/standby light you are prompted to begin software setup.

turns on, and

Turning on the notebook

If the notebook does not turn on:

Make sure that the AC adapter is securely plugged into an

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electrical outlet. Make sure that the outlet is providing power. (To confirm

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that the outlet is providing power, plug another device into the outlet.)

If you have installed a battery pack, make sure that the

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battery pack is firmly seated.

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Setting Up the Software

A prompt to set up the software is displayed on the screen when the notebook is connected to external power and turned on for the first time.

Before responding to the prompt and proceeding through the on-screen instructions, read the following caution and other installation information.

CAUTION: To prevent file corruption and be sure that the correct device

drivers install, during software setup:

Run the notebook on external power provided through an

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AC adapter or a DC cable, not on battery power. Do not unplug the notebook from the electrical outlet.

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Do not shut down the notebook.

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After beginning the software setup, you must complete the

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entire process without interruption. Setup time varies.

If you are prompted to select a language, choose carefully.

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The languages that you do not choose are deleted from the system and cannot be restored during the installation.

Setting Up the Notebook

When you are prompted to accept the End User License

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Agreement, you must choose Accept to continue the software setup.

During setup, it is normal for some notebook models to pause

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occasionally for up to 2 minutes and to restart several times. These pauses and restarts occur only during initial software setup. They will not occur during standard Windows startups.

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Setting Up the Notebook

Turning Off the Notebook

Turn off the notebook by using the Windows shutdown procedure: Select Start > Turn Off Computer > Turn Off.

If the notebook does not respond to the Windows shutdown procedure, try the following emergency shutdown procedures:

Press and hold down the power button for at least 5 seconds.

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If the notebook remains unresponsive, press Fn+power

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button.

If the notebook still remains unresponsive, disconnect the

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notebook from external power and remove the battery pack.

Protecting the Notebook from Power Surges

To protect the notebook from the power surges that may be caused by an uncertain power supply or an electrical storm:

Plug the notebook power cord into an optional, high-quality

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surge protector.

Provide surge protection on the cable that connects a modem

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to the telephone line.

During an electrical storm, run the notebook on battery power

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or shut down the notebook and disconnect the power cord.

Surge protectors are available from most computer or electronics retailers.

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