Presario
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Chapter 2 Your Notebook at a Glance
Chapter 3 Using Your Notebook
Chapter 4 Common Tasks
Chapter 5 Using the CD or DVD Drive
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Chapter 7 Caring for Your Battery
Chapter 8 Service and Support
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Glossary
Index
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Introduction
Where Can
IFind Information
Printed Documents
Safety and Comfort Guide
Warranty Certificate
Presario Operating System Manual
The
explains how to communicate with your Notebook using the Microsoft
Symbols and Graphics
Symbols
Graphics
Safety
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Your
Notebook
at a Glance
Front of
Your Presario
Notebook
Common Features
Internet Zone Buttons and Lights
Button
ButtonDefault Button Action
Description
Function Keys
Status Display and CD/DVD Controls
Left and Right Panels
Components on Left Side
Components on Right Side
Back Panel
Components on Back
Underside
QuikDock
QuikDock Features
Using Your
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Common 4 Tasks
TV-Out
Connection
Connecting and Enabling TV-Out
Setting Your Television Format
Adjusting the Television Screen
Switching Between Displays
Anti-Virus
Software
Using Anti-VirusSoftware
Recognizing a Computer Virus
Removing a Virus
Software and Hardware
Adding and Removing Software
Installing a Downloaded Program File
Browse
Open
Attaching Hardware Devices
3.Select Specify a location
Finish
Using the
CD or
DVD Drive
Insert and Remove Discs
Inserting a Disc
Removing a Disc
Manually Ejecting a Disc
Audio CDs and Video Discs
Playing Audio CDs
Playing Audio CDs Using Disqplay2
Using Repeat Track
Play/Pause
Previous Track
Repeat
Using Repeat All
Playing Non-DVDVideo Discs
DVDs
Using the DVD Player
On-ScreenControls
Change
D3D Audio
+Volume
Mute
‹Minimize
Setting the Play Features
Playing a DVD Movie on a TV
Using “Regionalized” DVDs
Selecting Your Region Setting
To change the DVD drive region setting, complete these steps:
1.With a DVD disc in the drive, open the Compaq DVD Player
3.Click the DVD Region tab
4.Select the desired region from the displayed map or from the options buttons
Video Display Options
Showing and Hiding the DVD Panel
Zooming the View
CD-RWBasics
Installing Adaptec Easy CD Creator™
Take Two
To install Take Two, complete the following steps:
From the Adaptec Installation dialog box, click
Take Two
5.When setup is complete, click OK
Using Adaptec Easy CD Creator
You can record any combination of tracks, WAV, or MP3 files to an Audio CD
In the left pane of the Explorer section, select the
Add
7.Click Create CD. The CD Creation Process dialog box opens
When prompted, remove your Audio CD and insert a blank CD into your
To open a Data CD Layout, click the small arrow next to the
5.Insert a blank CD into your CD-Recorder
In the
Explorer
7.Click Create CD. The CD Creation Setup dialog box opens
Preventing Buffer Underrun Errors
Accessing Easy CD Creator
Users Information
Let’s Go
Surfing
Basic Concepts
What is the Internet
network
•Entertainment
•Commerce
•Research
•Education
What is the World Wide Web
World Wide Web
Web Sites and Web Pages
Hyperlinks
Web Servers
Surfing the Web
Internet Address (URL)
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Modem
Search Engine
E-mail
Browsers
What is a Browser
Using Microsoft Internet Explorer
major features
•From the Windows desktop, double-clickthe Internet Explorer A icon
Programs
An alternative method uses the Internet Zone buttons on your keyboard
Internet Zone
Search Engines
Choosing a Search Engine
Using a Search Engine
Searching on the Web
Accessing Files from the Internet
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Caring for
Your Battery
Battery Care
Using the Battery
Storing the Battery
Recycling the Battery
Battery
Calibration
Calibrating the Battery
5. Click the Power Schemes tab
6.From Running on Batteries column:
From
column:
a.In the Turn off Monitor drop-downlist, select Never
Maximizing Battery Operating Time
Fixing a Low-BatteryCondition
Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged One
Suspend Your Work
Power Management
Saving Energy
What is Power Management
Starting and Ending Power Modes
If you want to
Then
Result / Indicators
Fn+F4
Service and
Support
Preventive Maintenance
Cleaning Your Notebook’s Exterior
Cleaning the Keyboard
Cleaning the Display Screen
Cleaning the TouchPad
Caring for Your Presario Notebook
Backup Utilities Using Backup Devices
Backup Utilities
Hard Disk
Errors
Using ScanDisk
Using Disk Cleanup
Deleting Stored Files
Defragmenting Your Hard Disk
Space
Management
Checking the Hard Disk Space
Deleting Unnecessary Files
Using the Recycle Bin
System Support
Compaq Diagnostics
Testing Equipment
Test
Quick, Complete
Custom
3.Select Interactive mode or Unattended mode
System Record
Compaq Service Connection
Privacy and Data Security
Internet Support
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Solutions
Basic Solutions
Helpful Hints
Finding Solutions Quickly
Frequently
Asked
Questions
General Questions
Display Questions
Questions about Sound
Questions about Movies
Questions about Peripherals
Questions about Upgrades
Error Messages
Q. I receive hard disk error messages. What is wrong
System Tools
ScanDisk
2.Select the hard disk and any other desired options
3.Click the Start button to begin the repair process
Solutions
Tables
Audio and Video
Video is also referred to as the display
Fn key, press the F8 key, and then release both keys simultaneously
Video or Display
Screen saver
is enabled
Battery and Power
(cont’d)
does not
last as long
as expected
Your Notebook
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not responding
locked up
to keyboard or
TouchPad
A program you are
Mass Storage
Diskette Drive
My Computer gicon
3 1/2 Floppy (A:) drive
File
to Format
The wrong type of diskette is being used
Diskette is full or file is too big
1.From the desktop
2.Select the
3.Click File and point to Format
Hard Drive
Games and Internet
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Keyboard and TouchPad
Ctrl
Esc
to select Shut Down
Enter key
Restore default
TouchPad settings
1.On the taskbar, click the Start button and point to Settings
Adjust the TouchPad settings
3.Click the Touch tab, and clear the
Memory and PC Card
1394 port
aguaranteed rate—inreal time. See peripheral
Acrobat
Reader
software
bug
bulletin board
byte
cable modem
CD (compact disc)
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
Ctrl
Alt
Delete
cursor
disk
diskette
diskette drive
double-click
download
Ethernet
Explorer
fax modem
file extension
doc
hard disk
hard drive
hardware
HTML (hypertext markup language)
http:// (hypertext transfer protocol)
Internet
electronic information
Internet Explorer
See Microsoft
Internet Explorer
microprocessor
and printer)
Microsoft Internet Explorer
browser
Microsoft Windows
MP3
mp3
multimedia
music software
navigate
online
online Help
online shopping
OS (operating system)
parallel port
plug-and-play
pop-up
right-click
processor (short for microprocessor). The brains of the computer
See microprocessor
right-click
pop-up
menu
ROM
(read-only
shareware
shortcut
shortcut menu
sleep mode
surf
upload To send information to another computer on the Internet
UPS (uninterruptible power supply) A device that provides a short-termbackup
power supply, as well as surge protection
URL (uniform resource locator) The
The
Windows desktop
shortcut
Windows Explorer
Windows taskbar
wizard
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charging 3-4, 7-4, 7-6
life 3-3
power 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 7-8, 9-3, 9-5, 9-14
virus 4-5, 4-6
drive 2-7, 3-12
switching 2-5, 4-4, 5-12, 9-6, 9-10 troubleshooting 9-10
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Function keys 2-5, 3-10, 4-4, 5-12, 9-6
Hibernation 7-9, 9-4
Sleep 7-9
Ports 2-7, 2-8
button 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 9-3, 9-5, 9-14
display 2-1, 2-2 Removing
port 2-8