HP Compaq NC6110 User manual

Getting Started

HP Compaq Notebook Series

Document Part Number: 393685-002

June 2005

This guide explains how to set up your hardware and software,

and begin using your notebook in Microsoft®Windows®.

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under license.

The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The

only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express

warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing

herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall

not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

Getting Started

HP Compaq Notebook Series

Second Edition June 2005

First Edition April 2005

Document Part Number: 393685-002

Getting Started iii

Contents

1 Hardware Setup

Step 1: Identify the Setup Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

Step 2: Insert the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

Step 3: Connect the Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5

Step 4: Connect the Notebook to External Power . . . . . . 1–8

Step 5: Open the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9

Step 6: Turn on the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10

2 Software Setup

View the Welcome Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

Select Your Regional Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5

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

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

Create User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7

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

3 Next Steps

Protect Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

Protect the Notebook from Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

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

Protect Your Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

Protect the Notebook from Power Surges . . . . . . . . . 3–5

Use the Notebook Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6

Turn Off the Notebook Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

iv Getting Started

Contents

Connect to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

Enable Communication Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

Set Up Internet Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9

4 Notebook Features

Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Pointing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6

Buttons and Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8

Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12

Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13

Wireless Antennae (Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15

Rear Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–16

Right-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–18

Left-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–20

Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–23

Additional Hardware Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–26

A System Recovery

Safeguarding Your Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1

Altiris Local Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2

System Restore Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3

Creating a System Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4

Restoring to a Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4

Reinstalling Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5

Reinstalling Applications from the Hard Drive. . . . . A–6

Reinstalling Applications from Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6

Repairing the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7

Reinstalling the Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–8

Reinstalling Device Drivers and Other Software. . . . . . A–10

Index

Getting Started 1–1

Hardware Setup

✎Your notebook may look slightly different from the illustrations

in this chapter.

ÄCAUTION: To prevent file corruption and to 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 docking device.

■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 the modem cable as instructed in the “Step 3:

Connect the Modem” section later in this chapter, but do not

insert, remove, connect, or disconnect any other device, cable,

or cord.

1–2 Getting Started

Hardware Setup

During hardware setup, you will

1. Identify the hardware you need to set up the notebook.

2. Insert the battery pack into the notebook so that it can begin

to charge as soon as the notebook is connected to external

power.

3. Connect the modem.

4. Connect the notebook to external power.

5. Open the notebook.

6. Turn on the notebook.

After you turn on the notebook, you will be prompted to begin

software setup.

Hardware Setup

Getting Started 1–3

Step 1: Identify the Setup Hardware

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

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

If you would like to use the modem to access the Internet, 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 need the modem adapter 5

to 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.)

ÅWARNING: To reduce potential safety issues, use only the AC adapter

or battery pack provided with the computer, a replacement AC adapter

or battery pack provided by HP, or a compatible AC adapter or battery

pack purchased as an accessory from HP with the computer.

1–4 Getting Started

Hardware Setup

Step 2: Insert the Battery Pack

This notebook supports up to 2 battery packs:

■One primary lithium-ion battery pack is included with the

notebook.

■The travel battery pack is an optional battery pack that can be

attached to the bottom of the notebook.

To insert the primary battery pack:

1. Turn the notebook upside down with the rear toward you.

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

The battery locking latch 2automatically locks the battery

into place.

)

Hardware Setup

Getting Started 1–5

Step 3: Connect the Modem

To connect the modem so that you can access the Internet:

■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

a DSL (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 (modem) jacks are standard, follow

the instructions in the “Connecting the Modem Cable” next

in this chapter.

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

a country where RJ-11 (modem) jacks are not standard,

follow the instructions in the “Connecting the Modem with

an Adapter” 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.

1–6 Getting Started

Hardware Setup

Connecting the Modem Cable

To connect the modem to an analog telephone line that has

an RJ-11 (modem) jack:

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

an RJ-11 (modem) jack.

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

which prevents interference with TV and radio reception,

orient the circuitry end of the cable toward the notebook.

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

notebook.

4. Plug the other end of the modem cable 3into the

telephone jack.

✎Telephone wall jacks and modem cables vary in appearance by

region and country.

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