External Care of Your Notebook, Cleaning the Keyboard | Compaq 2700

Preventive Maintenance

External Care of Your Notebook

This section covers:

■Cleaning the Exterior of your Notebook

■Cleaning the Keyboard

■Cleaning the Display Screen

■Cleaning the TouchPad

■Cleaning the External Mouse

■Caring for Your Notebook

Cleaning the Exterior of your Notebook

ÄCAUTION: When you shut down your Notebook, the power turns off. However, some electrical currents may still be flowing through the Notebook. To completely disconnect power from the Notebook, unplug the power and modem cables from the wall outlets and remove the battery.

Use a damp, lint-free cloth to clean the keyboard, the Notebook’s exterior, and other external parts on your Notebook.

ÄCAUTION: Do not use household cleaning solvents because they will damage the finish on your Notebook.

Cleaning the Keyboard

You should clean the keyboard periodically to rid it of dust, lint, and any other foreign particles that may become trapped beneath the keys. Use a can of compressed air with a straw extension attached to

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Compaq 2700 manual External Care of Your Notebook, Cleaning the Exterior of your Notebook, Cleaning the Keyboard

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 Safety and Comfort Guide Warranty CertificateViewing or Printing a Guide on the CD Introduction Symbols and Graphics SymbolsGraphics 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 Button Description Default Button Action Fn+F1Fn+F2 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 Using Keyboard and Pointing Device Using the TouchPad Instead of a MouseLeft-Click Tapping and Double-Tapping Right-ClickEasy Scroll Button Cad goes here Edge Motion Reprogramming the Easy Access Buttons Easy Access Buttons Identifying Your Storage Drives Storage Drives Using the Security Slot Power-On PasswordSecurity Setting the Password Removing the Password Common Tasks Switching Between Displays Video ConnectionKey External Ext. Monitor + Combination Connecting and Enabling S-Video Common Tasks Installing Software from a CD or Floppy Disk Software and HardwareAdding and Removing Software 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 Power Management What Is Power Management?Understanding Power Management Starting and Ending Power Modes If you want to Then Result/IndicatorsPower ª light 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 Cleaning the Exterior of your Notebook Cleaning the KeyboardExternal Care of Your Notebook Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Cleaning the TouchPad Cleaning the Display Screen Cleaning the External Mouse Caring for Your Notebook Don’ts Solutions Basic Solutions Backup UtilitiesUsing Backup Devices 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 Video or Display Symptom Problem Solution Settings tabDisplay Display settings Video or Display Symptom Battery Symptom Problem Solution Battery and Power Mass-Storage CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem Solution Floppy Drive Symptom Problem Solution My Computer g windowFloppy a drive Games Symptom Problem Solution Internet Symptom Problem SolutionGames and Internet Internet Shift+Num Lk does Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem SolutionKeyboard and TouchPad Fn+Num Lk or PageUp Defaults buttonKeyboard and TouchPad Mouse Memory Symptom Problem Solution PC Cards Symptom Problem SolutionMemory and PC Cards 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 Video phone See Internet phone See also anti-virus softwareWeb See World Wide Web Glossary Glossary Index Index Index Index