Compaq Personal Computer manual Contents

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1Default 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

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