Components on Left Side, Components on Right Side | Compaq 1800

Left and Right Panels

Take a look at the left and right sides of your Notebook. This is where the CD or DVD drive, diskette drive, battery and PC Card slot are located.

“Inserting the Battery” in Chapter 3 of this guide for more information about the battery.

PC Cards are credit card-sized removable options that expand the capability of your Notebook.

Components on Left Side

1	Security Slot	4	CD or DVD Manual Eject Hole
2	CD or DVD Drive	5	Diskette Drive
3	CD or DVD Eject Button	6	Diskette Eject Button

Components on Right Side

1	Battery Compartment	5	Microphone Jack
2	PC Card Eject Button	6	Modem Port
3	PC Card Slot (Type I, II, or III)	7	Ethernet Port

4Headphone Jack

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Compaq 1800 manual Components on Left Side, Components on Right Side

Contents

3UHVDULR0RELOH,QWHUQHW3& %H\RQG6HWXS*XLGH6HULHV Page Contents Using Your Notebook Common Tasks Let’s Go Surfing Caring for Your Battery Solutions Introduction Easy Setup Poster Beyond Setup GuidePrinted Documents Safety and Comfort Guide Warranty CertificatePresario Operating System Manual Graphics Symbols Protecting Your Notebook During an Electrical Storm Safety Series Your At a Glance Front Your Presario Common Features Internet Zone Buttons and Lights Button Default Button Action Button Description Function Keys Status Display and CD/DVD Controls Components on Right Side Components on Left Side Components on Back Back Panel Components on Underside Underside QuikDock QuikDock Features Using Your Notebook Plugging and Unplugging AC Power Power OnDo’s Don’ts Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery? Power Button FunctionalityTurning Your Notebook On and Off Using Battery Power Inserting the BatteryCharging the Battery Optimizing Processor Speed TouchPad Using the TouchPad Instead of a MouseLeft-Click Right-Click Tapping and Double-Tapping Edge Motion Display Options Changing Resolution Adjusting Brightness Disabling the Internet Zone Buttons Reprogramming the Internet Zone Buttons Using the Diskette Drive Storage DrivesIdentifying Your Storage Drives Power-On Password Using the Security SlotSetting the Password Security Removing the Password Common Tasks TV-Out Connection Connecting and Enabling TV-Out Setting Your Television Format Switching Between Displays Adjusting the Television Screen Anti-Virus Software Using Anti-Virus Software Removing a Virus Recognizing a Computer Virus Adding and Removing Software Installing Software from a CD or Diskette Installing a Downloaded Program File Attaching Hardware Devices Series Using the CD or DVD Drive Inserting a Disc Insert and Remove Discs Manually Ejecting a Disc Removing a Disc Playing Audio CDs Disabling the Self-Starting Feature Icon Function Playing Audio CDs Using Disqplay2 Using Repeat All Using Repeat Track Playing Non-DVD Video Discs DVDs Using the DVD Player On-Screen Controls Button Title Description VolumeResume Change Setting the Play Features Playing a DVD Film on a TV Identifying Your Region Setting Using Regionalized DVDs Selecting Your Region Setting Zooming the View Showing and Hiding the DVD Panel Installing Adaptec Easy CD Creator CD-RW BasicsEasy CD Creator and Direct CD Take Two Creating Audio CDs Using Adaptec Easy CD Creator Creating Data CDs Jewel Case Creator DirectCD CD Copier Preventing Buffer Underrun Errors Accessing Easy CD Creator Users Information Let’s Go Surfing Basic Concepts What is the Internet? Series World Wide Web What is the World Wide Web? Web Servers Surfing the WebInternet Address URL Internet Service Provider ISP ModemSearch Engine Mail What is a Browser? Using Microsoft Internet ExplorerBrowsers Series Choosing a Search Engine Search Engines Using a Search Engine Searching on the Web Conclusion Accessing Files from the Internet 14 LET’S GO Surfing Caring for Your Battery Using the Battery Battery CareStoring the Battery Checking Battery Power Recycling the Battery Calibrating the Battery Battery Calibration From Running on Batteries column Maximizing Battery Operating Time Battery Charging TimePurchasing Spare or Extra Batteries Connect the AC Adapter Fixing a Low-Battery Condition Suspend Your Work Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged One What is Power Management? Power ManagementUnderstanding Power Management Saving Energy If you want to… Then… Result/Indicators Starting and Ending Power ModesShutdown, then Standby Shutdown, then Hibernate Service and Support Preventive Maintenance Cleaning Your Notebook’s ExteriorCleaning the Keyboard Cleaning the TouchPad Cleaning the Display Screen Caring for Your Presario Notebook Using Backup Devices Backup Utilities Hard Disk Errors Using ScanDiskUsing Disk Cleanup Defragmenting Your Hard Disk Deleting Stored Files Hard Disk Space Management Checking the Hard Disk SpaceDeleting Unnecessary Files Using the Recycle Bin System Support Compaq DiagnosticsTypes of Tests Tab Description Select Interactive mode or Unattended mode Testing Equipment System Record Compaq Service Connection Turning Compaq Service Connection On and OffHow Does It Work? Privacy and Data Security Internet Support Series Solutions Basic Solutions Finding Solutions QuicklyHelpful Hints General Questions Frequently Asked Questions Display Questions How can I change the display settings on my Notebook? Questions about Sound My display monitor is blank. What should I do?There is no sound coming from my Notebook. What’s wrong? Questions about Films How do I know how much battery power I have?Questions about Peripherals DVD film is too dim or too bright. What should I do? Error Messages Questions about UpgradesCan I download upgrades from the Compaq Internet site? Where do I get information about memory upgrades? Receive hard disk error messages. What is wrong? Audio and Video Solutions Tables Video is also referred to as the display Video or Display Symptom Problem Solution Battery Symptom Problem Solution Battery and Power Cont’d Wrong memory Contact your Compaq Power Symptom Problem Solution Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL Mass Storage CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem Solution Diskette Drive Symptom Problem Solution 2 Floppy a driveMy Computer G icon Diskette Drive Symptom Problem Solution Hard Drive Symptom Problem Solution Games Symptom Problem Solution Internet Symptom Problem SolutionGames and Internet If no dial tone is Keyboard and TouchPad Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem Solution Enter key Keyboard and TouchPad Click Control Panel and double-clickMouse Tap to click option Memory Symptom Problem Solution PC Cards Symptom Problem SolutionMemory and PC Card See peripheral Glossary GLOSSARY-2 Directory See folder Desktop See Windows desktop DSL digital subscriber line See joystick Floppy disk See diskette Html hypertext markup language See Microsoft Internet ExplorerLink See hyperlink GLOSSARY-8 See browser GLOSSARY-10 See microprocessor GLOSSARY-12 Taskbar See Windows taskbar See right-click Web See World Wide Web Video phone See Internet phone Windows Explorer a file management GLOSSARY-16 Index INDEX-2 INDEX-3 INDEX-4 INDEX-5 INDEX-6 INDEX-7 URL Presario Notebook Beyond Setup Guide INDEX-9 INDEX-10