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Contents
1 Setting Up the PC
Turning On the PC for the First Time . . . . . 1–2
Follow the steps shown in the Quick Setup guide
to set up the PC. Read the topics in this section
describing how to turn on the PC for the first time,
and finish the registration process.
Getting Started1–1
After registering, install any software programs that
came on CDs or DVDs included in the PC box
(select models only).
Setting Up the PC
Turning On the
PC for the First Time
1. Press the Power button on the monitor.
2. Press the Power button on the front of the PC.
3. Click an option to select your language (if
applicable for your model). Click OK, and
then confirm your selection by clicking Yes.
Wait while the PC makes preparations. (It may
take up to 30 minutes to set up the language
on the PC.)
®
4. Set up Microsoft
onscreen instructions.
1–2Getting Started
Windows® by following the
Registering with Compaq
As part of the initial setup in some
countries/regions, you are prompted to register the
PC with Compaq (select models only). It’s important
to register so that you can be notified of changes
and updates to the Compaq Presario.
To register, either:
■ Follow the onscreen instructions during the
initial setup and register as soon as you have
a modem connection.
Or
■ If you did not register during the initial setup of
your PC, double-click the registration icon on
your desktop, and follow the onscreen
instructions.
Setting Up the PC
Recovery CDs
Make recovery CDs for your PC now, before a
need occurs. If the hard disk drive is ever
damaged, or you have to replace it, you must use
recovery CDs that you create to reinstall the
operating system and software. Refer to “Using
Compaq Recovery CD Creator” on page 6–7.
Getting Started1–3
Working in Comfort
After assembling your PC, but before you begin
using it, make sure the PC and your work area
are properly set up to maintain your comfort and
productivity. Refer to the Safety and Comfort Guide
for important ergonomic information. To view this
information either:
■ Click Start, All Programs, Compaq,
Compaq pc tools, and then click Safety
and Comfort Guide.
Or
■ Type http://www.compaq.com/ergo/
into your Web Browser address box,
and then press Enter on the keyboard.
Setting Up the PC
1–4Getting Started
2
Getting Information and Updates
Use this guide as your first point of reference, and
then refer to the following documents:
■ Quick Setup guide
■ Warranty and Support Guide
Getting Started2–1
The Compaq Web site provides answers to PC
support questions. You can also press the Internet
Help G button on your keyboard to access the
built-in Help and Support Center.
Getting Information and Updates
When requesting PC support, include the following
information in your inquiry. Write it down now for
your future reference. (The serial number is on a
label attached to the chassis of your PC.)
Product Name: _____________________________
Model Name: ______________________________
Serial Number: _____________________________
Date of Purchase: ___________________________
2–2Getting Started
Warranty and
Support Guide
The Warranty and Support Guide describes the
Compaq commitment to repair or replace parts
during the PC’s warranty period and lists important
Compaq telephone numbers.
3
Using the PC
The operation of your PC is controlled by two kinds
of software:
■ The Microsoft Windows operating system,
which governs the interaction of the PC’s
hardware, peripherals, and software
applications.
■ Software applications, such as Microsoft
Works, which perform specific functions.
Getting Started3–1
Information about using applications and
Microsoft Windows is in the printed manuals and
online Help. For Microsoft Windows, you can also
press the Internet Help G button on your keyboard
to access the built-in Help and Support Center.
For additional details, see Chapter 8, “Upgrading
the PC.”
Using the PC
Using the Diskette (Floppy)
Drive
The diskette drive (select models only) uses a
3.5" diskette (or floppy disk) to store files. A
diskette can hold up to 1.44 MB of data. Once
information is copied onto a diskette, it remains
until you delete or overwrite it.
3–2Getting Started
■ To insert a diskette, hold it with the label facing
up and the arrow on the diskette pointing
toward the drive; then gently push the diskette
into the drive.
2
Inserting and removing a diskette
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Using the PC
■ To remove a diskette, press the Eject button 1
on the diskette drive.
CAUTION: Wait until the diskette drive
activity is complete (the activity light 2 stops
glowing) before removing a diskette.
Removing a diskette when the drive is
reading from or writing to the diskette
can damage the diskette or the information
stored on it.
Remove the diskette from the drive prior to shutting
down Microsoft Windows.
Getting Started3–3
Using the Hard Disk Drive
As you create and save files, download
information from the Internet, install applications,
or receive e-mail messages and attachments, your
hard disk drive storage space diminishes. The
amount of information you can store on your PC’s
hard disk drive depends on the size of the drive.
The PC comes with a hard disk drive that is
preloaded with software programs and a partition
within the hard disk drive that takes up a certain
amount of space on the hard disk drive.
The system recovery image is in a partition
area of the hard disk drive; this disk space
is not available for your use.
Using the PC
The partition:
■ Houses a backup version of the operating
system and the programs included with the PC.
■ Takes up about 5 GB of hard disk drive space,
reducing the total amount of space available
for your use.
To check the available space:
3. Click the hard disk drive you are checking,
usually labeled (C:).
The amount of free space is listed in the
Details area.
To learn how to perform maintenance tasks for the
hard disk drive, such as uninstalling unneeded
programs or defragmenting the hard disk drive, go
to “Preventive Maintenance” on page 5–2.
1. Click the Start button.
2. Click My Computer.
3–4Getting Started
Using a CD or DVD Drive
Your PC may have one or two optical drives,
depending on the model you purchased.
Comparison of Drives and Actions
Allows you toCD-ROMCD-RWDVD-ROMDVD+RW/+R
Play CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs ••••
Using the PC
Write/Re-write music or data onto
a CD
Play DVDs••
Create DVDs•
••
DVD-ROM and DVD+RW/+R drives take longer to
begin playback than CD drives because they must
determine the type of media being played.
Getting Started3–5
A DVD+R disc is compatible with more DVD
set-top players than a DVD+RW disc.
Using the PC
Using a Combo Drive
Some PCs have a combination drive (known as
a combo drive), which combines the functions of
two drives into one. These drives feature either a
DVD+RW/+R drive and a CD-RW drive, or a
DVD-ROM and a CD-RW drive.
If you insert:
■ A software program CD, it is available for use.
■ A music CD, a window opens for the program
that plays CDs. See “Playing Music”
on page 3–8.
3–6Getting Started
■ A DVD movie, the Video window and
InterVideo WinDVD Player control panel open.
See “Playing a Movie” on page 3–8.
■ A blank CD-R or CD-RW disc, use RecordNow
CD/DVD Writer to copy audio or data files.
■ A blank DVD, a program opens for you to use
to record to the disc. See “Recording with the
DVD Writer Drive” on page 3–17.
Using the PC
Inserting and Removing
aCDorDVD Disc
Your PC must be turned on before you can
insert or remove a CD or DVD disc.
1. Press the Load/Eject button.
Inserting a CD or DVD disc
Getting Started3–7
2. Carefully lift the disc from the disc case. Hold
the disc by the edges and the center hole only,
to avoid touching the surface.
3. Place the disc, label side facing up, into the
round area of the tray. Be sure that the disc lies
flat in the tray.
4. Press the Load/Eject button.
To remove the disc, press the
Load/Eject button to open the drive.
Using the PC
Playing Music
1. Insert a CD or DVD disc.
2. Wait for the disc to start playing. If the disc
does not play automatically, follow the
onscreen instructions.
3. When you are finished listening, press the
Load/Eject button to open the drive tray.
Playing a Movie
You can play a DVD movie only in a DVD-ROM or
DVD+RW/+R drive.
1. Insert a DVD disc.
For best performance, close all other
programs before playing a DVD movie.
3–8Getting Started
2. Wait for the DVD to start playing
automatically. If it does not, follow these steps.
a. Click the Start button on your Windows
desktop.
b. Choose All Programs, InterVideo
WinDVD Player, and then InterVideo
WinDVD 4.
c. Click the Play button to start the movie.
3. Press the Load/Eject button to eject the DVD
from the drive when you are finished.
Using the PC
Playing Video CDs
If the VCD is dual-language, see “Playing
Dual-Language Video CDs” on page 3–10 to select
VCDs (video compact discs) can be played in a PC
a specific language.
that has a CD or DVD drive by using InterVideo
WinDVD or Windows Media Player programs.
The InterVideo WinDVD program is
included only with PC models that have a
DVD drive.
To play a VCD with Windows Media Player:
1. Insert the VCD into your CD or DVD drive.
2. Click Start.
3. Choose All Programs, and then click
Windows Media Player.
To play the VCD with InterVideo WinDVD:
4. Click the File menu, and then click Open.
1. Insert the VCD into your CD or DVD drive.
5. Click the drop-down arrow next to the Look In
2. Click Start.
3. Choose All Programs, InterVideo
WinDVD Player, and then click
InterVideo WinDVD 4. The VCD Player
control panel opens, and the VCD starts
window, and then select the drive that has the
VCD.
6. Double-click the MPEGAV folder. If nothing
appears in the folder, select All files from the
Files of type drop-down list.
to play.
Getting Started3–9
Using the PC
7. Select the file, and then click Open. Your VCD
begins playing.
If the VCD is dual-language, see “Playing
Dual-Language Video CDs” on page 3–10 to select
a specific language.
3. Under Volume Control Balance, move the
slider bar all the way to the right or to the left,
depending on the language you want to hear.
4. Close the Volume Control window.
If you change the Volume Control Balance setting
on your PC to hear a specific language on a
Playing Dual-Language Video CDs
If you have a dual-language VCD, you must select
the language you want to hear, or both languages
play at the same time.
To select a language:
VCD, sound comes from either the left or right
channel (speaker). After the VCD is finished, to
hear sound from both speakers again, double-click
the Volume icon on the taskbar and then move
the Balance slider bar back to the center.
1. Start the VCD as described in “Playing Video
CDs” on page 3–9.
2. Double-click the Volume icon on the taskbar.
3–10Getting Started
Using the PC
Recording with the CD-RW Drive
Compaq provides CD burning software (select
models only) to assist you with creating CDs.
Uses of the CD-RW Drive
You can createTo
An audio CDCreate personal music CDs with your favorite music tracks and MP3/WMA files.
A data CDStore data from files or folders on your hard disk drive or write files directly to a CD-R
and CD-RW.
A copy of a CDCreate a copy of a CD or a backup of data files.
Jewel case inserts and
labels
Make custom jewel case inserts and CD labels to indicate the title and contents of a
CD (labels are sold separately).
It is recommended that you use a CD-R disc if you
are going to play it in a CD player, CD-ROM,
DVD-ROM, or DVD+RW/+R drive. CD-R discs are
compatible with more players than are CD-RW
discs.
Getting Started3–11
Using the PC
Creating a Music CD
RecordNow CD/DVD Writer (available on select
models) creates closed session music CDs. This
means that you must record all music files for a
disc in one recording session. Music files can be
recorded repeatedly on a rewriteable CD-RW, but
all previously recorded files must first be erased. To
erase a recorded CD-RW disc, insert the disc, open
RecordNow CD/DVD Writer, and then click the
Erase button. CD-R discs cannot be erased.
1. Click Start, choose All Programs,
RecordNow CD/DVD Writer, and then
click RecordNow.
2. Click Make a Music Disc.
3. Select an option:
❏ Make a Music Disc from Audio
Files — Creates a music disc from MP3,
WMA, or WAV files on your hard disk
drive. Continue with step 7.
❏ Make a Music Disc from other
CDs — Create a new music disc from
tracks taken from your music disc
collection. Continue with step 4.
❏ Make a Disc for an MP3
Player — Create a disc specifically for
MP3 players. Follow the onscreen
instructions.
4. Insert a music CD, and click Next.
5. Select the music tracks to record, and then
click Add.
3–12Getting Started
Using the PC
6. Click Finish when you have added all the
audio files to your music CD project.
7. Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc, and then
click Next.
If you are recording music files from another
Creating a Data CD
You can record data to blank or appendable CD-R
or CD-RW discs in different ways: With
RecordNow CD/DVD Writer or using the DLA
(drive letter access) program.
CD, follow the onscreen instructions to finish
recording; otherwise, continue with step 8.
The DLA program is not preinstalled on your
PC, but you can get it from the
8. Select music files from the Music on System
window or use the Browse button, and then
Hewlett-Packard Web site; see “Installing
DLA software” on page 3–14.
click Add.
9. Click Next to record the files.
1. Click Start, choose All Programs,
RecordNow CD/DVD Writer, and then
click RecordNow.
2. Click Make a Data Disc.
Getting Started3–13
Using the PC
3. Insert a blank or appendable CD-R or CD-RW
disc into the drive, and then click Next.
4. Click Add Files and Folders.
5. Select the files you want to record, and then
click Add. Repeat this step until you are
finished adding files.
To get and install the DLA program:
1. Go to the Web site:
http://www.hp.com/cposupport
Click Choose your language and country/region to select the
appropriate language, if necessary.
6. Click Next, and then click OK.
7. Click Done when the recording is finished.
Installing DLA software
The Drive Letter Access (DLA) software is not
preinstalled on your PC.
DLA allows you to use your CD Writer drive or
2. Type your PC model number into the Search
box.
3. Click drivers and downloads for your
model. Click applications, if it is present.
4. Choose DLA, and then follow the onscreen
instructions to download and install the
program.
DVD Writer drive (on select models only) as you
would a diskette drive, by copying files to disc or
by using a drag-and-drop method.
3–14Getting Started
Using the PC
Recording with DLA
5. Under Format type, select Full or Quick
(erase). You must select the quick format for
Format a blank CD or DVD before copying
files directly to the disc. If you don’t, a
message appears telling you to format the
all CD-R or DVD+R discs. You must select the
full format for a CD-RW or DVD+RW disc the
first time you format it.
disc or telling you that your drive is not
accessible.
Full format can take up to 45 minutes.
Quick format usually takes less than a
1. Press the Eject button on the drive, and insert
minute.
the blank disc.
2. Click Start, and then click My Computer.
3. Right-click the drive icon, and select Format.
4. Under Volume Label, type in the title of
the disc.
Getting Started3–15
6. Click Start to format the disc.
7. Click Yes to the message that all files on the
disc will be erased.
8. Click OK.
Using the PC
When the disc formatting is complete, you
can copy your files directly to the disc in
My Computer by:
■ Dragging a file from a Windows Explorer
window to your drive icon.
After you record your files, if you want to read the
DLA-formatted disc on most other CD-ROM drives,
you must make the disc compatible: Insert your disc
into your drive, right-click the DVD Writer drive
icon or the CD Writer drive icon, and then select
Make Compatible.
Or
The Make Compatible feature in DLA makes
■ Selecting Save As from within some
programs, and then saving the file to your
drive.
Or
■ Right-clicking a file, selecting Send To, and
then selecting your drive.
uncompressed CD-R and DVD+R discs readable by
most read-only CD or DVD drives, even if DLA is
not installed in the PC. When you make a disc
compatible, DLA closes the session on your disc.
This means:
■ With a DVD+R, you are not able to add data
to the disc.
■ With a CD-R, you are able to add more data
in another recording session, but you need to
select Make Compatible again after you
add the files.
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