Identifying Your Storage Drives | Compaq 1800 instruction

Storage Drives

Identifying Your Storage Drives

•Identifying Your Storage Drives

•Using the Diskette Drive

On selected models, Compaq provides a back-up utility (or system save) that allows you to save your data and applications to a partitioned drive located on your hard disk. To determine the total hard disk size, add the size of both the C and D drives together.

Your diskette drive, hard drive, and CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive are designated with letters of the alphabet, as well as with icons.

To determine your drive letters, complete the following steps:

1.From the Windows

desktop, double-click the My Computer / icon. The icons for each drive and corresponding drive letters are displayed in the My Computer window.

2.Use the icons to the right to identify your drive.

0

3 1/2 Diskette _______

Standard Diskette Drive

Q

Local Diskette _______

Hard Drive

ž

Drive _______

CD, DVD, or CD-RW Drive

To prevent damage to the diskette and the information stored on it, wait until diskette drive activity is complete before removing the diskette.

Note: Your Notebook comes with a CD, DVD, or CD-RW drive.

Using the Diskette Drive

To insert a diskette into the diskette drive, hold the diskette with the label facing up and the arrow on the diskette pointing towards the drive, and gently push the diskette into the drive.

To remove a diskette, press the

Eject button on the diskette drive.

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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 Symbols Graphics Safety Protecting Your Notebook During an Electrical Storm Series Your At a Glance Common Features Front Your Presario Internet Zone Buttons and Lights Default Button Action Button Function Keys Button Description Status Display and CD/DVD Controls Components on Left Side Components on Right Side Back Panel Components on Back Underside Components on Underside QuikDock Features QuikDock Using Your Notebook Power On Plugging and Unplugging AC PowerDo’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 Using the TouchPad Instead of a Mouse TouchPadLeft-Click Right-Click Tapping and Double-Tapping Edge Motion Changing Resolution Display Options Adjusting Brightness Reprogramming the Internet Zone Buttons Disabling the Internet Zone Buttons Using the Diskette Drive Storage DrivesIdentifying Your Storage Drives Using the Security Slot Power-On PasswordSetting the Password Security Removing the Password Common Tasks Connecting and Enabling TV-Out TV-Out Connection Setting Your Television Format Adjusting the Television Screen Switching Between Displays Using Anti-Virus Software Anti-Virus Software Recognizing a Computer Virus Removing a Virus Installing Software from a CD or Diskette Adding and Removing Software Installing a Downloaded Program File Attaching Hardware Devices Series Using the CD or DVD Drive Insert and Remove Discs Inserting a Disc Removing a Disc Manually Ejecting a Disc Disabling the Self-Starting Feature Playing Audio CDs Playing Audio CDs Using Disqplay2 Icon Function Using Repeat Track Using Repeat All Playing Non-DVD Video Discs Using the DVD Player DVDs On-Screen Controls Volume Button Title DescriptionResume Change Setting the Play Features Playing a DVD Film on a TV Using Regionalized DVDs Identifying Your Region Setting Selecting Your Region Setting Showing and Hiding the DVD Panel Zooming the View Installing Adaptec Easy CD Creator CD-RW BasicsEasy CD Creator and Direct CD Take Two Using Adaptec Easy CD Creator Creating Audio CDs Creating Data CDs DirectCD Jewel Case Creator Preventing Buffer Underrun Errors CD Copier Accessing Easy CD Creator Users Information Let’s Go Surfing What is the Internet? Basic Concepts Series What is the World Wide Web? 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 Search Engines Choosing a Search Engine Using a Search Engine Searching on the Web Accessing Files from the Internet Conclusion 14 LET’S GO Surfing Caring for Your Battery Battery Care Using the BatteryStoring the Battery Checking Battery Power Recycling the Battery Battery Calibration Calibrating the Battery From Running on Batteries column Maximizing Battery Operating Time Battery Charging TimePurchasing Spare or Extra Batteries Fixing a Low-Battery Condition Connect the AC Adapter Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged One Suspend Your Work Power Management What is Power Management?Understanding Power Management Saving Energy Starting and Ending Power Modes If you want to… Then… Result/IndicatorsShutdown, then Standby Shutdown, then Hibernate Service and Support Preventive Maintenance Cleaning Your Notebook’s ExteriorCleaning the Keyboard Cleaning the Display Screen Cleaning the TouchPad Caring for Your Presario Notebook Backup Utilities Using Backup Devices Hard Disk Errors Using ScanDiskUsing Disk Cleanup Deleting Stored Files Defragmenting Your Hard Disk Hard Disk Space Management Checking the Hard Disk SpaceDeleting Unnecessary Files Using the Recycle Bin Compaq Diagnostics System SupportTypes of Tests Tab Description Testing Equipment Select Interactive mode or Unattended mode 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 Frequently Asked Questions General Questions How can I change the display settings on my Notebook? Display Questions Questions about Sound My display monitor is blank. What should I do?There is no sound coming from my Notebook. What’s wrong? How do I know how much battery power I have? Questions about FilmsQuestions about Peripherals DVD film is too dim or too bright. What should I do? Questions about Upgrades Error MessagesCan I download upgrades from the Compaq Internet site? Where do I get information about memory upgrades? Receive hard disk error messages. What is wrong? Solutions Tables Audio and Video Video or Display Symptom Problem Solution Video is also referred to as the display Battery and Power Battery Symptom Problem Solution Cont’d Power Symptom Problem Solution Wrong memory Contact your Compaq Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem Solution Mass Storage Diskette Drive Symptom Problem Solution 2 Floppy a driveMy Computer G icon Symptom Problem Solution Diskette Drive Hard Drive Symptom Problem Solution Games Symptom Problem Solution Internet Symptom Problem SolutionGames and Internet If no dial tone is Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem Solution Keyboard and TouchPad Keyboard and TouchPad Enter key Tap to click option Click Control Panel and double-clickMouse Memory Symptom Problem Solution PC Cards Symptom Problem SolutionMemory and PC Card Glossary See peripheral GLOSSARY-2 Desktop See Windows desktop Directory See folder DSL digital subscriber line Floppy disk See diskette See joystick Html hypertext markup language See Microsoft Internet ExplorerLink See hyperlink GLOSSARY-8 See browser GLOSSARY-10 See microprocessor GLOSSARY-12 See right-click Taskbar See Windows taskbar Video phone See Internet phone Web See World Wide Web 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