HP Compaq tc4400 User manual

Notebook Tour

Document Part Number: 405785-001

May 2006

This guide explains the computer hardware features.

Notebook Tour ii

Contents

1 Components

Top components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Pointing devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

Buttons and reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7

Hotkey quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Front components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9

Rear components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10

Right-side components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11

Left-side components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12

Bottom components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14

Wireless antennae. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16

Additional hardware components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–17

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–18

2 Specifications

Operating environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Rated input power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

Index

Notebook Tour 1–1

Components

This chapter explains the hardware features of the computer.

To see a list of hardware installed in the computer:

1. Select Start > My Computer.

2. In the left pane of the System Tasks window, select View

system information.

3. Select Hardware tab > Device Manager.

You can also add hardware or modify your device configurations

using Device Manager.

✎Components included with the computer may vary by region

and by model. The illustrations in this chapter identify the

standard external features included in most computer models.

1–2 Notebook Tour

Components

Top components

Lights

Component Description

1Volume mute light On: Computer sound is turned off.

2Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on.

3Drive light ■Blinking green: The hard drive

is being accessed.

■Amber: HP Mobile Data Protection

with accelerometer software has

temporarily parked the internal hard

drive.

(Continued)

Components

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4Battery light Amber: A battery pack is charging.

Green: A battery pack is close to full

charge capacity.

Blinking amber: A battery pack that is

the only available power source has

reached a low-battery condition. When

the battery reaches a

critical

low-battery condition, the battery light

begins blinking rapidly.

Off: If the computer is plugged into

an external power source, the light

is turned off when all batteries in the

computer are fully charged. If the

computer is not plugged into an

external power source, the light

stays off.

5Power light Green: The computer is on.

Blinking green: The computer is

in standby.

Off: The computer is off or in

hibernation.

6Wireless light On: An integrated wireless device,

such as a wireless local area network

(WLAN) device and/or a Bluetooth®

device, is turned on.

7Num lock light On: Num lock is on or the embedded

numeric keypad is enabled.

Component Description

1–4 Notebook Tour

Components

Pointing devices

The pointing stick and TouchPad controls can be used

interchangeably. The following illustration and table describe the

computer pointing devices, which vary by model.

Component Description

1Pointing stick Moves the pointer and selects or

activates items on the screen.

2Left pointing stick button Functions like the left button on an

external mouse.

3TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or

activates items on the screen. Can be

set to perform other mouse functions,

such as scrolling, selecting, and

double-clicking.

4Left TouchPad button* Functions like the left button on an

external mouse.

(Continued)

Components

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5Right TouchPad button* Functions like the right button on an

external mouse.

6TouchPad scroll zone* Scrolls up or down.

7Right pointing stick button Functions like the right button on an

external mouse.

*This table describes default settings. To view and change TouchPad

preferences, select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other

Hardware > Mouse.

Component Description

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Components

Buttons and reader

Component Description

1Fingerprint reader Allows a fingerprint logon to

Microsoft® Windows®, instead of a

password logon.

2Presentation button Starts the Presentation feature.

3Volume mute button Mutes and restores computer sound.

4Volume down button Decreases computer sound.

5Volume up button Increases computer sound.

Components

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Keys

Component Description

1Function keys (6) Execute frequently used system

functions when pressed in combination

with the fn key.

✎Refer to the table in “Hotkey quick reference” for a description of

each hotkey.

2fn key Executes frequently used system

functions when pressed in combination

with a function key or the esc key.

3Windows logo key Displays the Windows Start menu.

4Windows applications key Displays a shortcut menu for items

beneath the pointer.

5Embedded numeric

keypad keys

Can be used like the keys on an

external numeric keypad.

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Components

Hotkey quick reference

To perform this function Press

Initiate standby fn+f3

Resume from standby Slide the Power switch toward

the front of the computer.

Alternate between computer display and

external display

fn+f4

Display battery information fn+f8

Clear battery information fn+f8

Decrease screen brightness fn+f9

Increase screen brightness fn+f10

Display system information fn+esc

Clear system information esc or click OK

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