FutureBay II/Modular Bay | Compaq 2700 guide

Using the CD or DVD Drive

FutureBay II/Modular Bay

Your new Notebook provides you with the ability to interchange drives (CD, DVD, CD-RW, DVD/CD-RW, or diskette drive), spare batteries, or a weight saver using a swapping design called FutureBay II (or Modular Bay).

Using the FutureBay II/Modular Bay

SDid you know... With FutureBay II/Modular Bay, you can swap drives at any time whether your Notebook is on or off.

☞See also “Components on the Underside” in Chapter 2 of this guide to locate the FutureBay II/Modular Bay quick-release handle.

While using your Notebook, you can switch between drives and battery with ease. To switch from one FutureBay II/Modular Bay device to another, complete the following steps:

1.Make sure that the FutureBay II/Modular Bay device you wish to unplug is not running.

JTip To avoid losing data, Compaq recommends that you use the operating system to completely stop a FutureBay II/Modular Bay drive from running before you remove the drive from your Notebook. Refer to the appropriate Web site for information about using the operating system to stop drives before unplugging them.

2.Pull the FutureBay II/Modular Bay quick-release handle outward until the FutureBay II/Modular Bay device ejects from the FutureBay II/Modular Bay slot.

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Contents

Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Page Contents Using Your Notebook Caring for Your Battery Glossary Index Introduction Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Where Can I Find Information?Documentation Getting Started Poster Viewing or Printing a Guide on the CD Safety and Comfort GuideWarranty Certificate Introduction Graphics Symbols and GraphicsSymbols Turning off your Notebook PC Safety Protecting Your Notebook During An Electrical Storm Your Notebook at a Glance Front of Your Notebook Common Features Lower Front Panel Easy Access Buttons and Lights Fn+F2 Button Description Default Button ActionFn+F1 Button Description Function Key Combinations Components on Left Side Left and Right Panels Components on Right Side Components on Back Back Panel Components on the Underside Underside Using Your Notebook Power On Surge Protectors Plugging and Unplugging AC PowerDo’s Don’ts Turning Your Notebook On and Off Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery? Power Button Functionality Inserting and Removing the Battery Using Battery Power Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide See also Battery Care in of this guide Charging the Battery Left-Click Using Keyboard and Pointing DeviceUsing the TouchPad Instead of a Mouse Easy Scroll Button Tapping and Double-TappingRight-Click Cad goes here Edge Motion Reprogramming the Easy Access Buttons Easy Access Buttons Identifying Your Storage Drives Storage Drives Security Using the Security SlotPower-On Password Setting the Password Removing the Password Common Tasks Key External Ext. Monitor + Combination Switching Between DisplaysVideo Connection Connecting and Enabling S-Video Common Tasks Adding and Removing Software Installing Software from a CD or Floppy DiskSoftware and Hardware Installing Hardware Devices Upgrading your Notebook’s Memory Cad goes here Determine the location of the memory modules Cad goes here Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Modem Connecting a Modem Cable Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Connecting a Network Cable Using the CD or DVD Drive Inserting a Disc CD or DVD Drive Removing a Disc Manually Ejecting a Disc FutureBay II/Modular Bay Using the FutureBay II/Modular Bay Using the CD or DVD Drive Playing Audio CDs Audio CDs and DVD Video Discs Playing Non-DVD Video Discs DVDs Using the DVD Player On-Screen Controls Identifying Your DVD Region Setting Cad goes here Using the CD or DVD Drive CD-RW Basics Installing CD-RW Software Accessing CD-RW Software User Information Media Uses Using CD-RW Software Preventing Buffer Underrun Errors Caring for Your Battery Using the Battery Battery Care Checking Battery Power Storing the Battery Recycling the Battery Calibrating the Battery Battery Calibration Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Battery Charging Time Maximizing Battery Operating Time Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Understanding Power Management Power ManagementWhat Is Power Management? Power ª light Starting and Ending Power ModesIf you want to Then Result/Indicators Once Stays on Hibernation Manually Fixing a Low-Battery Condition Connect the AC Adapter Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged One Suspend Your Work Preventive Maintenance External Care of Your Notebook Cleaning the Exterior of your NotebookCleaning the Keyboard Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Cleaning the TouchPad Cleaning the Display Screen Cleaning the External Mouse Caring for Your Notebook Don’ts Solutions Using Backup Devices Basic SolutionsBackup Utilities Compaq Help and Support Accessing Compaq Help and Support Customer Communities Using Online Help and Support for Additional Assistance Helpful Hints Finding Solutions Quickly Audio and Video Solution TablesAudio Symptom Problem Solution Volume Up Volume control Symptom Problem SolutionVolume Down Volume icon is Place volume Display Video or Display Symptom Problem SolutionSettings tab Display settings Video or Display Symptom Battery Symptom Problem Solution Battery and Power Mass-Storage CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem Solution Floppy a drive Floppy Drive Symptom Problem SolutionMy Computer g window Games and Internet Games Symptom Problem SolutionInternet Symptom Problem Solution Internet Shift+Num Lk does Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem SolutionKeyboard and TouchPad Fn+Num Lk or PageUp Defaults buttonKeyboard and TouchPad Mouse Memory and PC Cards Memory Symptom Problem SolutionPC Cards Symptom Problem Solution Glossary See also main memory Glossary Directory See folder Desktop See Windows desktop Floppy drive Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer See Microsoft See also Svga and XGA Microsoft Internet Explorer Internet Explorer See Link See hyperlink Microsoft Internet Explorer Glossary Glossary See also Microsoft Windows and interface See also modem and network Parallel port a connector on See also microprocessor See also microprocessor Glossary See also right-click Taskbar See Windows taskbar Web See World Wide Web Video phone See Internet phoneSee also anti-virus software Glossary Glossary Index Index Index Index