HP Compaq NX9020 User guide

Startup Guide

HP Notebook Series

Document Part Number: 370699-001

June 2004

This guide explains how to set up your notebook and begin using

it. It also provides battery pack, power management, and

troubleshooting information.

Enhanced for Accessibility

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

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

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

Startup Guide

HP Notebook Series

First Edition June 2004

Reference Number: ze4900/nx9020/nx9030/nx9040

Document Part Number: 370699-001

Contents

1 Getting Started with Your Notebook

Important Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1

Identifying Parts of the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Front Panel and Right Panel Components . . . . . . . . 1–3

Left Panel and Back Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

Bottom Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5

Status Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Setting Up Your Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Step 1: Insert the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Step 2: Connect AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9

Step 3: Connect a Phone Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10

Step 4: Turn On the Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11

Step 5: Set Up Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12

Using the Documentation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12

2 Basic Operation

Operating Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Default Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

To Reset the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

To Change the Boot Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

To Use the TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

To Use the Tap to Click Function of the TouchPad . 2–5

To Use the Function Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6

Startup Guide iii

Contents

Using CDs or DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7

To Play DVD Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7

To Write to DVD Media (Select Models Only) . . . . 2–7

To Connect a TV to Your Notebook

(Select Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

To Connect an Infrared Device

(Select Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

3 Battery Packs and Power Management

Using Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

To Check Battery Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

To Respond to a Low-Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

To Recharge the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

To Get the Most from Your Battery Packs . . . . . . . . 3–3

Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5

4 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1

Display Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1

Hard Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Keyboard and Pointing Device Problems . . . . . . . . . 4–3

Power and Battery Pack Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5

Startup Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6

Configuring Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7

To Run the BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7

Updating Software and Drivers from the Web . . . . . . . . 4–8

Using System Recovery Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8

Safeguarding Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9

Operating System (OS) CD Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10

OS CD Reinstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11

Reinstalling Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12

Restoring Software Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12

Index

Startup Guideiv

1

Getting Started with

Your Notebook

Important Safety Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the

FCC Rules. For more information, refer to the Regulatory and

Safety Notices on the Documentation CD provided with your

product.

ÅWARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to your

equipment:

■Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet that is easily accessible

at all times.

■Disconnect power from the product by unplugging the power cord

from the electrical outlet.

■If provided with a three-conductor power cord having a three-pin

attachment plug, plug the cord into a grounded (earthed) outlet. Do

not disable the power cord grounding pin. The grounding pin is an

important safety feature.

ÅWARNING: To reduce the risk of serious injury, read the Safety &

Comfort Guide. It describes proper workstation setup, posture, and

health and work habits for computer users, and provides important

electrical and mechanical safety information. This guide is located on

the Web at http://www.hp.com/ergo and on the hard drive or on the

Documentation CD that is included with the product.

Startup Guide1–1

Getting Started with Your Notebook

ÄCAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or

larger telecommunications line cord to connect a modem to the

telephone wall jack. In Australia, the notebook must be connected to

the Telecommunication Network through a line cord that meets the

requirements of ACA Technical Standard TS008.

When using your notebook with a telephone connection, always

follow basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electrical

shock, and injury to persons.

■Do not use this product with a telephone connection near

water (for example, near a bathtub, sink, swimming pool, or

in a wet basement).

■Avoid using a telephone connection (other than a cordless

type) during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk

of electrical shock from lightning.

■Do not use a telephone connection to report a gas leak in the

vicinity of the leak.

■Use only the power cord and battery packs indicated in this

guide. Do not dispose of battery packs in a fire. They may

explode. Check with local codes for possible special disposal

instructions.

■Disconnect the modem cable before opening the notebook

case or touching an uninsulated modem cable, jack, or

internal component.

■Do not plug a modem cable or telephone cable into the

network (LAN) receptacle.

Identifying Parts of the Notebook

Components included with the notebook may vary by

geographical region and the features you selected. The following

tables identify the standard external components included with

most notebook models.

Find the illustrations that closely match your notebook to identify

your components.

1–2Startup Guide

Getting Started with Your Notebook

Front Panel and Right Panel Components

1 Main status lights (left to right): 7 CD-ROM, DVD, or other drive

power mode, hard drive activity,

and battery

2 TouchPad, scroll pad, Click 8 Battery pack

buttons, and an on-off button

3 Power button: turns the notebook 9 Wireless on-off button and

on and off indicator light (select

models only)

4 Keyboard status lights -Infrared port (select models only)

5 One-Touch buttons q Hard drive

6 Notebook open/close latch

Startup Guide 1–3

Getting Started with Your Notebook

Left Panel and Back Panel Components

1 AC adapter jack 9 RJ-11 jack: connects the

modem cable

2 Universal serial bus (USB) ports -PC Card and CardBus slot and

button (select models only;

location varies by model)

3 RJ-45 jack: connects a network q IEEE 1394 port

cable (select models only)

4 S-Video out jack w Audio jacks (left to right):

(select models only) external microphone, audio out

(headphones)

5 Parallel port (LPT1): use this port e Volume control

for a parallel printer or other

parallel device (select models only)

6 Serial port (COM1): use this port r Audio mute button and audio

for a serial mouse, modem, printer, mute light

or other serial device

(select models only)

7 External monitor port t Diskette drive

(select models only)

8 Cable lock slot (security connector)

1–4 Startup Guide

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