Service and Support | Compaq 1800 manual

Service and Support

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Preventive Maintenance, 8-2

Backup Utilities, 8-5

Hard Disk Errors, 8-6

Hard Disk Space Management, 8-8

Maintaining your Notebook by keeping it clean and keeping the vents free from dust promotes greater longevity and higher performance. If Notebook components are not cleaned periodically, the probability of system failure increases.

System Support, 8-10

The information in this chapter provides helpful instructions for the maintenance and care of your Notebook.

PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE	SERVICE AND SUPPORT 8-1
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Compaq 1800 manual Service and Support

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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 Printed Documents Easy Setup PosterBeyond Setup Guide Presario Operating System Manual Safety and Comfort GuideWarranty Certificate 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 Don’ts Power OnPlugging and Unplugging AC Power Do’s Turning Your Notebook On and Off Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery?Power Button Functionality Charging the Battery Using Battery PowerInserting the Battery Optimizing Processor Speed Right-Click Using the TouchPad Instead of a MouseTouchPad Left-Click Tapping and Double-Tapping Edge Motion Display Options Changing Resolution Adjusting Brightness Disabling the Internet Zone Buttons Reprogramming the Internet Zone Buttons Identifying Your Storage Drives Using the Diskette DriveStorage Drives Security Using the Security SlotPower-On Password Setting the Password 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 Change VolumeButton Title Description Resume 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 Easy CD Creator and Direct CD Installing Adaptec Easy CD CreatorCD-RW Basics 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? Internet Address URL Web ServersSurfing the Web Search Engine Internet Service Provider ISPModem Mail Browsers What is a Browser?Using Microsoft Internet Explorer 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 Checking Battery Power Battery CareUsing the Battery Storing the Battery Recycling the Battery Calibrating the Battery Battery Calibration From Running on Batteries column Purchasing Spare or Extra Batteries Maximizing Battery Operating TimeBattery Charging Time Connect the AC Adapter Fixing a Low-Battery Condition Suspend Your Work Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged One Saving Energy Power ManagementWhat is Power Management? Understanding Power Management Shutdown, then Hibernate Starting and Ending Power ModesIf you want to… Then… Result/Indicators Shutdown, then Standby Service and Support Cleaning the Keyboard Preventive MaintenanceCleaning Your Notebook’s Exterior Cleaning the TouchPad Cleaning the Display Screen Caring for Your Presario Notebook Using Backup Devices Backup Utilities Using Disk Cleanup Hard Disk ErrorsUsing ScanDisk Defragmenting Your Hard Disk Deleting Stored Files Deleting Unnecessary Files Hard Disk Space ManagementChecking the Hard Disk Space Using the Recycle Bin Tab Description Compaq DiagnosticsSystem Support Types of Tests Select Interactive mode or Unattended mode Testing Equipment System Record How Does It Work? Compaq Service ConnectionTurning Compaq Service Connection On and Off Privacy and Data Security Internet Support Series Solutions Helpful Hints Basic SolutionsFinding Solutions Quickly General Questions Frequently Asked Questions Display Questions How can I change the display settings on my Notebook? There is no sound coming from my Notebook. What’s wrong? Questions about SoundMy display monitor is blank. What should I do? DVD film is too dim or too bright. What should I do? How do I know how much battery power I have?Questions about Films Questions about Peripherals Where do I get information about memory upgrades? Questions about UpgradesError Messages Can I download upgrades from the Compaq Internet site? 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 My Computer G icon Diskette Drive Symptom Problem Solution2 Floppy a drive Diskette Drive Symptom Problem Solution Hard Drive Symptom Problem Solution Games and Internet Games Symptom Problem SolutionInternet Symptom Problem Solution 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 and PC Card Memory Symptom Problem SolutionPC Cards Symptom Problem Solution 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 Link See hyperlink See MicrosoftInternet Explorer 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