Compaq Personal Computer manual Getting Started with Your Notebook

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Getting Started with Your Notebook

The keyboard status lights, located above the keyboard, indicate the states of the keyboard locks.

1Caps Lock On: Caps Lock is active.

2Num Lock On: Num Lock is active. (The Keypad Lock must also be on to use the embedded keypad.)

3Keypad Lock On: The embedded keypad is active (Fn+F8). Num Lock must also be on to activate the numeric keys. Otherwise, cursor control is active (as marked on an external keyboard).

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Contents Startup Guide Page Contents Index Battery Packs and Power ManagementTroubleshooting Getting Started with Your Notebook Important Safety InformationIdentifying Parts of the Notebook Front Panel and Right Panel Components Left Panel and Back Panel Components Bottom Panel Components Status Lights Getting Started with Your Notebook Insert the Battery Pack Setting Up Your NotebookConnect AC Power Connect a Phone Line Turn On the Notebook Set Up Windows Using the Documentation CDOperating Your Notebook Basic OperationPower mode To enter this mode Function Default Power SettingsTo Change the Boot Device To Reset the NotebookTo Use the TouchPad TouchPad on-off button and indicator lightTo Use the Tap to Click Function of the TouchPad This hot key Does this To Use the Function Hot KeysTo Write to DVD Media Select Models Only Using CDs or DVDsTo Play DVD Movies To Connect a TV to Your Notebook Select Models Only Using Battery Power Battery Packs and Power ManagementFrom the Windows taskbar To Check Battery StatusTo Recharge the Battery Pack To Respond to a Low-Battery WarningTo Get the Most from Your Battery Packs Battery Packs and Power Management Disposing of a Used Battery Pack Troubleshooting Your Notebook TroubleshootingIf an External Display Does Not Work Display ProblemsIf the Notebook Is On, But the Screen Is Blank If the Screen Is Difficult to ReadIf Files Are Corrupted Hard Drive ProblemsKeyboard and Pointing Device Problems If the Notebook Hard Drive Does Not SpinIf the Notebook Stops Responding Performance ProblemsIf the TouchPad Does Not Work If the Notebook Turns Off Immediately After It Turns On Power and Battery Pack ProblemsIf the Notebook Will Not Boot from Battery Power Startup ProblemsIf the Notebook Does Not Respond When You Turn It On To Run the Bios Setup Utility Configuring Your NotebookMain Menu Updating Software and Drivers from the Web Using System Recovery FeaturesSafeguarding Your Data Operating System OS CD Repair OS CD Reinstall Restoring Software Applications Reinstalling DriversIndex Documentation Library CD 1-12 drivers Startup Guide Index-3 Index-4 Startup Guide