HP COMPAQ NC4200 User manual

Getting Started

HP Compaq Notebook Series

Document Part Number: 367187-001

March 2005

This guide explains how to set up your hardware and software

and begin using your notebook.

Enhanced for Accessibility.

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Getting Started

HP Compaq Notebook Series

First Edition March 2005

Reference Number: nc4200

Document Part Number: 367187-001

Getting Started iii

Contents

1 Hardware Setup

Step 1: Identify the Setup Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Step 2: Insert the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

Step 3: Connect the Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

Connecting the Modem to an RJ-11 Jack . . . . . . . . . 1–5

Step 4: Connect the Notebook to External Power . . . . . . 1–7

Step 5: Open the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Step 6: Turn On the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9

2 Software Setup

Welcome to Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

Select Your Regional Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Accept the License Agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5

Name Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6

Create User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

Press the Finish Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

3 Next Steps

Enable or Disable TouchPad Tapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Protect Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

Protect the Notebook from Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

Protect Your System Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5

Protect Your Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6

Updating Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6

Protect the Notebook from Power Surges . . . . . . . . . 3–7

iv Getting Started

Contents

Use the Notebook Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

Turn Off the Notebook Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9

Connect to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10

Access the User Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13

4 Component ID

Keyboard Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3

Rear Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3

Left-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

Right-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6

A Troubleshooting

Quick Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2

Power Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2

Can the Notebook Not Be Turned On? . . . . . . . . . . . A–3

Is the Notebook Screen Blank? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4

Is Software Functioning Abnormally? . . . . . . . . . . . A–5

Is the Notebook Unresponsive?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6

Is the Notebook Overheating? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6

Is an External Device Not Working?. . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7

Help and Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–8

Contact Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–9

Preparing to Call Customer Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–9

Contacting Customer Care by E-mail

or Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–10

Taking the Notebook to a Service Partner. . . . . . . . A–10

B System Restore

Safeguarding Your Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2

Altiris Local Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2

Setting System Restore Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–3

Contents

Getting Started v

Repairing or Reinstalling Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–4

Reinstalling Applications from Your Hard Drive . . . B–5

Reinstalling Applications from Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . B–5

Repairing the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–6

Reinstalling the Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–7

Reinstalling Device Drivers and Other Software. . . . . . . B–9

Updating Reinstalled Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–10

Index

Getting Started 1–1

Hardware Setup

During hardware setup, you will

1. Identify the hardware required for setup.

2. Insert the battery pack into the notebook, so the battery

can begin to charge as soon as the notebook is connected

to external power.

3. Connect the modem, so you will be able to register the

notebook and operating system during software setup.

4. Connect the notebook to external power.

5. Open the notebook.

6. Turn on the notebook.

When the notebook is turned on, you will be prompted to

begin software setup.

ÄCAUTION: To prevent file corruption and ensure that the correct drivers

are installed:

■Do not set up the notebook for the first time while the notebook is

docked in an optional Expansion Base. (The Expansion Base can

be used only with select models.)

■During the hardware and software setup procedures:

❏Do not unplug the notebook from external power.

❏Do not shut down the notebook or initiate standby

or hibernation.

❏Do connect your modem as instructed in “Step 3: Connect the

Modem” later in this chapter, but do not insert, remove,

connect, or disconnect any other device, cable, or cord.

1–2 Getting Started

Hardware Setup

Step 1: Identify the Setup Hardware

To set up the notebook for the first time, you need the notebook,

the AC adapter 1, the power cord 2, and the battery pack 3.

If you would like to use the modem to register your notebook and

operating system during software setup, you will also need the

modem cable 4.

If you are connecting the modem cable in a country where

RJ-11 telephone jacks are not standard, you will need the

modem adapter 5to connect the modem cable. (If you purchased

the notebook in a country where RJ-11 jacks are not standard, a

modem adapter specific to the country in which you purchased

the notebook is included with the notebook.)

✎Power cords, modem cables, and modem adapters vary in

appearance by region and country. Battery packs vary by model.

Hardware Setup

Getting Started 1–3

Step 2: Insert the Battery Pack

To insert the battery pack:

✎Battery packs vary by model.

1. Turn the notebook upside down.

2. Slide the battery pack 1into the battery bay until it is seated.

3. Press the battery pack 2into the battery bay until it clicks

into place.

ÄCAUTION: To prevent a lack of response when you turn on the

notebook at “Step 6: Turn On the Notebook,” make sure the battery

pack is firmly seated.

1–4 Getting Started

Hardware Setup

Step 3: Connect the Modem

To connect the modem so that you can register your notebook

and operating system during software setup:

■Follow the instructions in this section for connecting the

modem to an analog telephone line.

–or –

■Follow the instructions provided by your Internet service

provider to connect the notebook to the Internet through

aDSL (Digital Subscriber Line) modem, cable modem, or

network connection. For more information about these and

other Internet connection methods, see the “Connect to the

Internet” section in Chapter 3, “Next Steps.”

✎It might be easier to connect your modem to a telephone line

now and set up other Internet connections later, after you have

completed software setup.

Jacks for analog telephone lines vary by country.

■If you are connecting the modem to a telephone line in a

country where RJ-11 telephone jacks are standard, follow the

instructions in the “Connecting the Modem to an RJ-11 Jack”

section next in this chapter.

■If you are connecting the modem to a telephone line in

acountry where RJ-11 telephone jacks are not standard,

follow the instructions in the “Connecting the Modem with

an Adapter” section later in this chapter.

ÅWARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, disconnect the

modem from the telephone network before accessing an internal

compartment of the notebook. Internal compartments include the

memory compartment, the battery bay, and the hard drive bay.

Hardware Setup

Getting Started 1–5

Connecting the Modem to an RJ-11 Jack

To connect the modem to an analog telephone line that

has an RJ-11 telephone jack:

✎Telephone wall jacks and modem cables vary in appearance by

region and country.

1. Turn the notebook display-side up on a flat surface near

an RJ-11 telephone wall jack.

2. If your modem cable has noise suppression circuitry 1,

which prevents interference with TV and radio reception,

orient the circuitry end of the cable toward the notebook.

ÅTo avoid the risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the

equipment, do not plug a modem cable into a network jack.

3. Plug the modem cable into the RJ-11 (modem) jack 2on the

notebook.

4. Plug the other end of the modem cable into the telephone wall

jack 3.

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