Compaq 307502-001 manual Contents

Contents

Using This Guide

1 Setting Up the Notebook

Setting Up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1Inserting a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2Opening the Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3 Connecting the Notebook to External Power . . . . . . 1–4Turning On the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Setting Up the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7Turning Off the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8Protecting the Notebook from Power Surges. . . . . . . . . . 1–8Obtaining Ergonomic and Safety Information. . . . . . . . . 1–9

2 Beginning to Use the Notebook

Selecting Regional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1Selecting Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1Protecting the Notebook Against Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2Obtaining Modem and Network Information . . . . . . . . . 2–2 Installing Optional Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3 Using the Documentation Library CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Inserting the Documentation Library CD . . . . . . . . . 2–4 Accessing the Documentation Library Menu . . . . . . 2–5 Selecting a Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6 Finding a Topic Within a Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7

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