Features of Your SuperDisk Drive | Compaq 1900 instruction

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Features of Your SuperDisk Drive

The SuperDisk drive is designed to read, write, and format the following sizes of diskettes:

•720 kilobytes (KB)

•1.44 MB

•120 MB

Key features of the SuperDisk drive include the following:

•Storage capacity of 120 MB of data on a single, 3.5-inch diskette (a capacity increase of more than 83 times the capacity of the standard 3.5-inch diskette)

•Motorized diskette ejection providing easy operation

•Faster transfer rate and access time than the 1.44-MB diskette drive, delivering up to 5 times the performance when using a SuperDisk diskette

Using Your SuperDisk Drive

For optimum performance, use Imation SuperDisk diskettes with your SuperDisk drive.

Inserting a Diskette

To insert a 1.44-MB or SuperDisk diskette into the drive, complete the following steps:

1.Turn on your computer, if it is not already turned on.

2.Hold the diskette, label side up, and gently insert the diskette into the drive. After you insert a diskette, it will take a few seconds for the drive to read the diskette before you can use it.

+NOTE: The SuperDisk Drive Diskette Eject button is motorized and does not pop out after inserting a diskette.

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Compaq 1900 manual Features of Your SuperDisk Drive, Using Your SuperDisk Drive, Inserting a Diskette

Contents

Mobile Internet PC Features Guide Contents Mobile Internet PC Features Iii Index Using This Guide Text Conventions Troubleshooting Special MessagesLocating Help Glossary Understanding Your Service and Support Options Comments about this Guide 4Using This Guide Introducing Your Mobile Internet PC Checking Your ConnectionsConnections Front of Your Mobile Internet PC Front Components Internet Zone Buttons and Status Lights Using Your Keyboard to Access the Internet Internet ZoneUnited States All Other Countries Outside Service, and more United States Reprogramming Your Internet Zone Buttons and Function Keys Disabling and Enabling the Internet Zone Buttons Left Panel of Your Mobile Internet PC Left Panel Components Right Panel of Your Mobile Internet PC Right Panel Components Back Panel of Your Mobile Internet PC Back Panel Components Bottom of Your Mobile Internet PC Bottom Components Introducing Your Mobile Internet PC Wedge Components Attaching the Wedge to Your Computer Detaching the Wedge from Your Computer Inserting the Battery Removing the Battery Charging the Battery Battery Charging TimeSpare or Extra Batteries Plugging In Your Computer to AC Power Unplugging the Computer from AC Power 18Introducing Your Mobile Internet PC Mobile Internet PC Features Recovering from a Locked Program or SystemRecovering from a Locked Program Turning On Your Mobile Internet PC Recovering from a Locked System Standard Off Mode Full Off Main Power Off ModeTurning Off Your Mobile Internet PC Properly Using the Numeric Keypad Using the Scroll Button Understanding Your Computer Status LightsIcon Lights up when Using the Function Keys Function Keys Adjusting the Volume Adjusting the Volume Using WindowsIntroducing Your SuperDisk Drive available on select models Features of Your SuperDisk Drive Using Your SuperDisk DriveInserting a Diskette Ejecting a Diskette Manually Ejecting a Diskette Creating a Startup SuperDisk Diskette Write-Protecting a Diskette Formatting a SuperDisk Diskette SuperDisk Copy Disk Handling and Storing Diskettes Enabling and Disabling the SuperDisk Accelerator Performance Features Learning About Your ModemIdentifying Your Modem 56K ITU V.90 Standard Understanding Point-to-Point Connections Connecting Your Mobile Internet PC to a Network Setting Up a NetworkHardware Installation Hardware Requirements Installing the Network Protocols Select Microsoft Do not use any blank spaces in the Computer name box Sharing Folders File SecurityCreating a Shared Folder Setting Up Printer Sharing Sharing PrintersSharing a Folder Connecting to a Shared Printer Disabling Printer Sharing Mapping a Network Drive \My Documents\Shared Files 8Connecting Your Mobile Internet PC to a Network Installing Memory Expansion Modules Upgrading Your Mobile Internet PCAdding More Memory 2Upgrading Your Mobile Internet PC What Are PC Cards? PC Card Types Inserting a PC Card Removing a PC Card Compaq-Compatible PC Cards Using Network PC Cards Configuring PC CardsPC Card Software Vendor-Provided PC Card Software Index Index-1 Index-2 Index-3 Index-4