Compaq Presario 1400 - Notebook PC User manual

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Compaq Presario Mobile Internet PC 1400 Series

Second Edition (September 2000)

Part Number 183105-002

CONTENTS

PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE CONTENTS-I

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Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Where Can I Find Information?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

mbols and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Safet

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Chapter 2 Your Notebook at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Front of Your Presario Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Left and Ri

ht Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Underside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Chapter 3 Usin

Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Power on! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Displa

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Internet Zone Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Stora

e Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Securit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Notebook Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

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Chapter 4 Common Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

TV-Out Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Anti-Virus Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Software and Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Chapter 5 Usin

the CD or DVD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Insert and Remove Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Audio Files, Audio CDs, and Video Discs . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Video Displa

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

CD-RW Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

Chapter 6 Let’s Go Surfin

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Basic Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Search En

ines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Chapter 7 Carin

for Your Batter

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Batter

Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Batter

Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Power Mana

ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Chapter 8 Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Preventive Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Backup Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Hard Disk Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Hard Disk Space Mana

ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

stem Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE CONTENTS-III

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Chapter 9 Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1

Basic Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Frequentl

Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Solutions Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10

CONTENTS-iv PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE

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PRESARIO NOTEBOOK SERIES SETUP GUIDE INTRODUCTION 1-1

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Con

ratulations! As the owner of a new PresarioTM Notebook

computer,

ou have

oined the world-wide communit

mobile computer users. Once

our Notebook is set up and

connected to the Internet,

ou can explore vast re

ions of

information, entertainment, and services online.

The Beyond Setup Guide is desi

ned for both experienced

computer users and be

inners. This eas

-to-scan

uide helps

ou find the information

ou want as quickl

as possible. It’s

also desi

ned to familiarize

ou with the followin

•Features

ou’ll want to

durin

the first few

s or weeks

•Keepin

our Notebook

runnin

smoothl

•Solvin

common problems

as the

occur

Where Can I Find

Infor ation?, 1-2

Sy bols and Graphics, 1-4

Safety, 1-5

Introduction 

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Where Can I Find

Information?

This section describes

the documentation that

came in the box with

our

new Notebook.

The Compaq Web site is

available worldwide. As you

explore the Internet, stop at the

following address for

information about products,

services, and special offers:

www.compaq.com

The Beyond Setup Guide is

also available on the Compaq

Web site:

www.compaq.com/mypresario

Printed Documents

Your new Presario Notebook computer came with printed

documents containin

helpful reference information.

ou have access to the Internet,

ou can also view

these and other documents on the Compaq Web site at

www.compaq.com/mypresario.

Note: Additional documents to those described here may vary per region.

Easy Setup Poster

This poster shows

ou how to set up

our Notebook. When

ou finish, fold the poster and store it with

our documents

for future use. For more information about the hardware that

came with

our new Notebook, see “Your Notebook at a

Glance” later in this

uide.

Beyond Setup Guide

This eas

-to-scan

uide explains how to set up

our Notebook

and

et acquainted with its features. It also introduces:

•Common computer tasks

•The Internet

•Notebook maintenance

•Solutions for computer problems

•Compaq service and support tools

Note: Some features described in this guide may not be available on all

models or in all geographic regions.

Safety and Comfort Guide

This document explains how to protect

our equipment from

dama

e, protect

ourself from in

, and ensure

our

comfort while usin

our Notebook.

PRESARIO NOTEBOOK SERIES SETUP GUIDE INTRODUCTION 1-3

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Warranty Certificate

The warrant

details the Compaq commitment to service

durin

the warrant

period. Keep the warrant

certificate in a

safe place for future reference.

Presario Operating System Manual

The Presario Operating System Manual explains how to

communicate with

our Notebook usin

the Microsoft®

Windows®operatin

stem. It also introduces:

•File Mana

ement, which covers creatin

, savin

, deletin

renamin

, and movin

files

•Customizin

the Windows desktop

•Usin

the Windows online Help

Note: The illustrations shown and the features described in this document

may differ slightly from your Presario Notebook computer.

1-4 INTRODUCTION PRESARIO NOTEBOOK SERIES SETUP GUIDE

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Symbols and

Graphics

Symbols

The followin

words and s

mbols have special meanin

this

uide and in the electronic documentation:

Important information that

help

ou solve a

problem.

Helpful hints that make

usin

our Notebook easier

and faster.

Another document or

another pa

e in this

document that has related

information.

Failure to follow directions

result in bodil

harm or

loss of life.

Failure to follow directions

result in equipment

dama

e or data loss.

Graphics

The illustrations shown and the features described in

this document ma

differ sli

htl

from

our Presario

Notebook computer.

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