HP Pavilion 442 User manual

hp pavilion home pc

quick start guide

Quick Start Guide

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Quick Start Guide iii

Start Here

Welcome

Thank you for becoming a member

of the HP Pavilion home PC family.

This “Start Here”section is an

overview of some of the added

software features and tools

available on your HP Pavilion. The

rest of this

Quick Start Guide

gives

you information on how to use your

computer. With this guide, you can

use your computer with confidence.

Note:

The screens on your

computer may not match the

screens pictured on these pages.

Start Here

iv HP Pavilion home PC

Inventory Checklist

Documentation

Keyboard

Mouse

Speakers

Power cord

Modem cable

The documentation includes:

Setup poster

This

Quick Start Guide

Support Guide,

containing support,

warranty, license, regulatory, and safety information

Upgrading and Servicing the PC

guide

(select models installed on PC, or in print)

Read first, addenda, or other

documents if applicable

HP DVD Writer

guide (select models)

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Start Here

guide

My HP Pavilion home PC

brochure (select models) Note:

Your contents may vary.

Transformer

(powered speakers only)

Quick Start Guide v

Start Here

Connect your keyboard, mouse,

monitor, and modem as described

in the setup poster. Turn on the

computer for the first time, and finish

the registration process. Then, add a

printer or other device, or install any

software programs that came on

CDs or DVDs included in the

computer box (select models only).

Your computer may look different

from the one shown here.

Component, connector location,

type, and number, vary by model.

PC Back

SERIAL

ETHERNET

OUT

PS/2 keyboard

PS/2 mouse

Serial

Parallel

Audio Out

Audio In

Microphone

USB

Joystick

Ethernet

Monitor TV out

Telephone Modem

Speaker out

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Your computer may look different

from the one shown here.

Component, connector location,

type, and number vary by model.

SERIAL

Serial

CD storage

dvd-rom or hp dvd writer drive

Diskette drive

On button

cd-rom or hp cd-writer drive

USBIEEE 1394

PC Front

Lower front cover opened

to show connectors

Quick Start Guide vii

Start Here

PC Back Connections

Your computer may look

different from the one shown

here. External components

shown in the following

figure are not included with

the PC. Back connector

location, type, and number

vary by model.

Note:

Before using your components,

you may need to install the

software that came with the

component.

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PC Front Connections

Your computer may look

different from the one shown

here. External components

shown in the following

figure are not included with

the PC. Front connector

location, type, and number

vary by model.

Serial

Note:

Before using your components,

you may need to install the

software that came with the

component.

Quick Start Guide ix

Start Here

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