HP 1215EA manual Caring for Your Battery

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Chapter 7 Caring for Your Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1

Battery Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Using the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Storing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Recycling the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Battery Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Calibrating the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Maximising Battery Operating Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

Fixing a Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Saving Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

What is Power Management? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Chapter 8 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1

Preventative Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Cleaning Your Notebook’s Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Cleaning the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Cleaning the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Cleaning the TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Caring for Your Presario Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Backup Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Using Backup Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Hard Disk Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Using ScanDisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Using Disk Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Deleting Stored Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

De-fragmenting Your Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE

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Contents Presario Presario Page Contents Using Your Notebook Common Tasks Let’s Go Surfing Caring for Your Battery Solutions Glossary Index CONTENTS-VIII Introduction Where Can Safety and Comfort GuidePrinted Documents Getting Started PosterWarranty Certificate Presario Operating System ManualSymbols GraphicsSafety Protecting Your Notebook During an Electrical StormSeries Your At a Glance Common Features Front Your PresarioInternet Zone Buttons and Lights These buttons automatically connect you to the InternetFunction Keys DescriptionStatus Display and Volume Controls Left Side Components Right Side ComponentsRear Panel Rear ComponentsUnderside Underside ComponentsUsing Your Power On Plugging and Unplugging AC PowerDo’s Don’tsTurning Your Notebook On and Off Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery?Power Button Functionality Recovering from a Locked Programme Recovering from a Locked SystemUsing Battery Power Inserting the BatteryRemoving the Battery Charging the BatteryUsing the TouchPad Instead of a Mouse TouchPadLeft-Click Right-ClickTapping and Double-Tapping Edge Motion Changing Resolution Display PropertiesAdjusting Brightness Internet Zone Buttons Re-programming Internet Zone ButtonsIdentifying Your Storage Drives Using the Diskette DriveStorage Drives Using the Security Slot Power-On PasswordSetting the Password SecurityRemoving the Password If Supervisor Password Is Series Common 4 Tasks Connecting and Enabling TV-Out TV-Out ConnectionAdjusting the Television Screen Select a Display Device Select a Multi-monitor DeviceSwitching Between Displays Display ModesUsing Anti-Virus Software Anti-Virus SoftwareRecognising a Computer Virus Removing a VirusUpgrading McAfee VirusScan software Virus ProtectionUpdating McAfee VirusScan Installing Software from a CD or Diskette Adding and Removing SoftwareInstalling a Downloaded Programme File Software and HardwareAttaching Hardware Devices Series Series Using the CD 5 or DVD Drive Insert and Remove Discs Inserting a DiscRemoving a Disc Manually Ejecting a DiscDisabling the Self-Starting Feature Playing Audio CDsPlaying Non-DVD Video Discs Using the DVD Player DVDsVideo Display and Parental Controls On-Screen ControlsTitle Description Button Title Description Audio trackChanges the playing audio track to audio Another track located on the DVD. MostSetting the Play Features Using Regionalised DVDs Identifying Your Region SettingSelecting Your Region Setting Showing and Hiding the DVD Panel Zooming the ViewEasy CD Creator and Direct CD Installing Adaptec Easy CD CreatorCD-RW Basics Using Adaptec Easy CD Creator Creating Audio CDsSeries Creating Data CDs DirectCD Jewel Case CreatorPreventing Buffer Under-run Errors CD CopierAccessing Easy CD Creator User Information Series Let’s Go Surfing What is the Internet? Basic ConceptsPresario Notebook Beyond SET-UP Guide LET’S GO Surfing What is the World Wide Web? Web Sites and Web PagesHyperlinks Web ServersInternet Service Provider ISP Surfing the WebInternet Address URL ModemSearch Engine MailBrowsers What is a Browser?Using Microsoft Internet Explorer Series Search Engines Choosing a Search EngineUsing a Search Engine Searching on the Web Accessing Files from the Internet ConclusionCaring for Your Battery Battery Care Using the BatteryStoring the Battery Checking Battery PowerRecycling the Battery Battery Calibration Calibrating the BatteryFrom Running on batteries column Purchasing Spare or Extra Batteries Maximising Battery Operating TimeBattery Charging Time Fixing a Low-Battery Condition Connect the AC AdapterReplace the Drained Battery with a Charged One Suspend Your WorkPower Management What is Power Management?Understanding Power Management Saving EnergyStarting and Ending Power Modes If you want to Then Result / IndicatorsShutdown, then Standby from Shutdown, then HibernateService Cleaning the Keyboard Preventative MaintenanceCleaning Your Notebook’s Exterior Cleaning the Display Screen Cleaning the TouchPadCaring for Your Presario Notebook Backup Utilities Using Backup DevicesUsing Disk Cleanup Hard Disk ErrorsUsing ScanDisk Deleting Stored Files De-fragmenting Your Hard DiskHard Disk Space Management Checking the Hard Disk SpaceDeleting Unnecessary Files Using the Recycle Bin Compaq Diagnostics System SupportTypes of Tests Tab DescriptionTesting Equipment Select Interactive mode or Unattended modeHow Does It Work? Compaq Service ConnectionTurning Compaq Service Connection On and Off Privacy and Data Security Solutions Helpful Hints Basic SolutionsFinding Solutions Quickly Frequently Asked Questions General QuestionsSeries My display monitor is blank. What should I do? How can I change the display settings on my Notebook?Display Questions Questions about Sound Questions about MoviesThere is no sound coming from my Notebook. What’s wrong? DVD movie is too dim or too bright. What should I do?Questions about Upgrades How do I know how much battery power I have?Can I download upgrades from the Compaq Internet site? Questions about PeripheralsError Messages Receive hard disk error messages. What is wrong?Series Solutions Tables Audio and VideoVideo or Display Symptom Problem Solution Video is also referred to as the displayBattery and Power Battery Symptom Problem SolutionCont’d Power Symptom Problem Solution Warranty StatementRestart your Notebook by CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem Solution Mass StorageIs poor when Diskette Drive Symptom Problem Solution 2 Floppy a driveWrong type of diskette is being used My Computer g iconSymptom Problem Solution Diskette DriveHard Drive Symptom Problem Solution Games and Internet Games Symptom Problem SolutionInternet Symptom Problem Solution Internet Click Shut Down Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem SolutionKeyboard and TouchPad Keyboard and TouchPad Enter keyTo Settings Memory and PC Card Memory Symptom Problem SolutionPC Cards Symptom Problem Solution Series Glossary See peripheralGLOSSARY-2 Desktop See Windows desktop Directory See folderDSL digital subscriber line Floppy disk See diskette GLOSSARY-6 Link See hyperlink See MicrosoftInternet Explorer Midi musical instrument digital interface pronounced middy See Microsoft WindowsNetscape Navigator a Web See browserGLOSSARY-10 See microprocessor See pop-up menuGLOSSARY-12 Taskbar See Windows taskbar URL uniform resource locatorWeb See World Wide Web Video phone See Internet phoneSee anti-virus software GLOSSARY-15 GLOSSARY-16 Index INDEX-2 DVD INDEX-4 INDEX-5 INDEX-6 URL INDEX-8
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