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Getting Started

Compaq Presario

S and 8000 Series Computer

This guide helps you get acquainted

with the features of your computer,

and provides solutions to problems.

Connection locations and system

components may vary.

The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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Contents

1 Setting Up the PC

Turning On the PC for the First Time . . . . . 1–2

Registering with Compaq . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Recovery CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

Working in Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

2 Getting Information and Updates

Warranty and Support Guide . . . . . . . . . 2–2

3 Using the PC

Using the Diskette (Floppy) Drive . . . . . . . 3–2

Using the Hard Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

Getting Started v

Using a CD or DVD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5

Using a Combo Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6

Inserting and Removing a CD

or DVD Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

Playing a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

Playing Video CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9

Recording with the CD-RW Drive. . . 3–11 Recording with the

DVD Writer Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17

Maintaining the CD or

DVD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17

Using Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18

Using Multi-Channel

Audio Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19

Connecting the PC to a Television . . . . . 3–24

Connecting to a TV Set . . . . . . . . . . 3–24

Saving Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–42

Standby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–43

Hibernation Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–44

Setting Automatic Standby or

Hibernation Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–45

Viewing the PC Image on TV . . . . . . 3–26

Disabling the TV Option . . . . . . . . . 3–27

4 Using the Internet

Disconnecting the TV. . . . . . . . . . . . 3–28

Using the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–29

Switching Mouse Button

Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–31

Scrolling with the Mouse . . . . . . . . . 3–31

Panning with the Mouse . . . . . . . . . 3–32

Using the Compaq Keyboards. . . . . . . . 3–32

The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1

What Is the Internet? . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

What Is a Hyperlink?. . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Web Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3

E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3

Restricting Internet Content. . . . . . . . . . . 4–5

Using the Internet Buttons. . . . . . . . . 3–36

Customizing the Internet Buttons . . . . 3–39

Modifying Monitor Display Properties. . . 3–40

Turning Off the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–41

Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–41

5 Maintaining the PC

Routine Maintenance Guidelines . . . . . . 5–1

Preventive Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2

Uninstalling Programs . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2

Removing Desktop Icons. . . . . . . . . . 5–3

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Cleaning Up the Hard Disk Drive . . . . 5–4

Emptying the Recycle Bin. . . . . . . . . . 5–5

Scanning the Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . 5–5

Defragmenting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . 5–6

Virus Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7

6 Using Application Recovery

and System Recovery

Using System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2

Application Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3

System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4

Using Compaq Recovery CD Creator . . . . 6–7

System Recovery Using Recovery CDs . . . 6–8

8 Upgrading the PC

Preparing the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2

Removing or Upgrading a Drive . . . . . . . 8–5

Locating Drive Positions . . . . . . . . . . 8–6

Removing a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–7

Replacing or Adding a Drive . . . . . 8–12

Upgrading or Replacing Memory . . . . . 8–17

Removing a Memory Module . . . . . 8–17

Replacing or Adding a

Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–19

Removing or Installing an

Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–21

Reassembling the PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–26

7 Finding Help & Support

Integrated Help Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2

Preparing to Ship the PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2

Solving Minor Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3

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Index

viii Getting Started

Setting Up the PC

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 Started 1–1

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.

1–2 Getting 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.

■ 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 Started 1–3

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.

■ Type http://www.compaq.com/ergo/ into your Web Browser address box, and then press Enter on the keyboard.

Setting Up the PC

1–4 Getting Started

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 Started 2–1

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 Centre.

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: ____________________________

2–2 Getting 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.

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 Started 3–1

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 Centre.

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.

3–2 Getting 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.

Inserting and removing a diskette

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 Started 3–3

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 labelled (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.

3–4 Getting 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 to CD-ROM CD-RW DVD-ROM DVD+RW/+R

Play CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs • • • •

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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 Started 3–5

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.

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■ 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 a CD or DVD 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 Started 3–7

2. Carefully lift the disc from the disc case. Hold the disc by the edges and the centre 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.

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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.

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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 Started 3–9

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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 centre.

1. Start the VCD as described in “Playing Video CDs” on page 3–9.

2. Double-click the Volume icon on the taskbar.

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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 create To

An audio CD Create personal music CDs with your favourite music tracks and MP3/WMA files.

A data CD Store 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 CD Create 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 Started 3–11

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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.

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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 Started 3–13

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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.

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

DLA allows you to use your CD Writer drive or

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.

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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 Started 3–15

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.

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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.

The Make Compatible feature in DLA makes

■ Selecting Save As from within some programs, and then saving the file to your drive.

■ 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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