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Caring for Your Battery

Caring for Your Battery

In This Chapter

Battery Care, 7-2

Battery Calibration, 7-4

Power Management, 7-9

When you’re on the go, AC wall outlets are not always available and sometimes you’ll want to use battery power. This chapter shows you how to maintain and recharge your battery properly so that your Presario Notebook computer has the power necessary to continue running. After you have read this chapter, you will be able to complete the following tasks:

•Increase the length of battery operating time

•Correct a low-battery condition

•Store your battery

•Recycle your battery

PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDE	CARING FOR YOUR BATTERY 7-1
800 SERIES

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Compaq 800 manual Caring for Your Battery, In This Chapter, Battery Care, Battery Calibration, Power Management

Contents

Mobile Internet-PC Beyond Setup Guide 800 Series PresarioBeyond Setup Guide 800 Series Presario Mobile Internet PCNotice CONTENTS Diskette, CD, DVD, or CD-RWDrive CONTENTS-iii Installing Adaptec Easy CD Creator CONTENTS-v CONTENTS-vi Glossary IndexIntroduction In This ChapterWhere Can I Find Information?, Symbols and Graphics, Safety,Beyond Setup Guide Where Can IFind Information?Printed Documents Warranty Certificate Safety and Comfort GuidePresario Operating System Manual Symbols Symbols and GraphicsGraphics Safety Disconnecting Your Notebook from the Power Source800 SERIES PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDE1-6INTRODUCTION Your Notebook at a Glance In This ChapterFront of Your Presario Notebook, Left Panel, Right Panel, Back Panel, Underside,Front of Your Presario Notebook Components on FrontPRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDE See alsoInternet Zone Buttons and Lights Lower Front Panelto suit your needs Page Function Keys The following keys have already been assignedLeft Panel Components on Left SideDiskette, CD, DVD, or CD-RWDrive for Left Side PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDERight Panel Components on Right Side3 AC Adapter Connector PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDEBack Panel Components on BackPRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDE See alsoUnderside Components on UndersideRelease Switch See also800 SERIES PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDE2-10YOUR NOTEBOOK AT A GLANCE Using Your Notebook Power On!, TouchPad, Display OptionsCommunication Feature, Infrared Feature, 3-16SecurityPower On Plugging and Unplugging AC PowerDo’s Don’tsPower Button Functionality Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery?Turning Your Notebook On and Off Using Battery Power Connecting and Removing the BatteryCharging the Battery Optimizing Processor SpeedUsing the TouchPad Instead of a Mouse TouchPadLeft-Click Right-ClickTapping and Double-Tapping Properties dialog boxEdge Motion Changing Resolution Display OptionsAdjusting Brightness Internet Zone Buttons Reprogramming the Internet Zone ButtonsStorage Drives Identifying Your Storage DrivesConnecting the Diskette Drive Using the Diskette DriveInserting and Ejecting a Diskette Using the Modem FeatureCommunication Using the LAN Infrared Feature Connecting an IR DeviceUsing the Security Slot Power-OnPasswordSetting the Password SecurityRemoving the Password Page PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDE 3-20USING YOUR NOTEBOOK800 SERIES Common Tasks PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDEIn This Chapter Anti-VirusSoftware, Software and Hardware,Using Anti-VirusSoftware Anti-Virus SoftwareRecognizing a Computer Virus Removing a VirusSoftware and Hardware Installing Software from a CD or DisketteAdding and Removing Software Installing a Downloaded Program File Attaching Hardware Devices 3.Select Specify a location 800 SERIES PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDE4-8COMMON TASKS Using the CD or DVD Drive In This ChapterCD or DVD Drive, Audio CDs and Video Discs, DVDs, Video Display Options, CD-RWBasics,CD or DVD Drive Connecting the CD or DVD DriveInserting a Disc Removing a Disc Manually Ejecting a Disc Audio CDs and Video Discs Disabling the Self-StartingFeaturePlaying Audio CDs 6.Click OK to close the dialog box DVDs Playing Non-DVDVideo DiscsUsing the DVD Player On-ScreenControls +Volume 3D Audio ÊMute º ClosePlayer ÜMinimize Button TitleDescription ChangeSetting the Play Features Using “Regionalized” DVDs Identifying Your Region SettingSelecting Your Region Setting Showing and Hiding the DVD Panel Video Display OptionsZooming the View CD-RWBasics Installing Adaptec Easy CD CreatorEasy CD Creator and Direct CD Take Two Using Adaptec Easy CD Creator Creating Audio CDsCreating Data CDs DirectCD 8.Click OK to start recordingJewel Case Creator Preventing Buffer Underrun Errors CD CopierAccessing Easy CD Creator User Information PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDE 5-22USING THE CD OR DVD DRIVE800 SERIES In This Chapter Let’s Go SurfingBasic Concepts, Browsers, Search Engines, What is the Internet? Basic ConceptsWhat is the World Wide Web? World Wide WebHyperlinks Web Sites and Web PagesWeb Servers Internet Service Provider ISP Surfing the WebInternet Address URL ModemE-mail Search Engine6-6LET’S GO SURFING Using Microsoft Internet Explorer What is a Browser?Browsers 6-8LET’S GO SURFING Search Engines Choosing a Search EngineUsing a Search Engine Searching on the Web Accessing Files from the Internet 6-12LET’S GO SURFINGCaring for Your Battery Battery Care, Battery CalibrationPower Management, In This ChapterBattery Care Using the BatteryStoring the Battery Checking Battery PowerRecycling the Battery Battery Calibration Calibrating the Battery6.From Running on Batteries column Battery Charging Time Maximizing Battery Operating TimePurchasing Spare or Extra Batteries Fixing a Low-BatteryCondition Connect the AC AdapterReplace the Drained Battery with a Charged One Suspend Your WorkPower Management What is Power Management?Understanding Power Management Saving EnergyStarting and Ending Power Modes See alsoService Preventive Maintenance, Backup Utilities,Hard Disk Errors, Hard Disk Space Management, In This ChapterCleaning Your Notebook’s Exterior Preventive MaintenanceCleaning the Keyboard Cleaning the Display Screen Cleaning the TouchPadDo’s Caring for Your Presario NotebookDon’ts Backup Utilities Using Backup DevicesUsing ScanDisk Hard Disk ErrorsUsing Disk Cleanup Deleting Stored Files Defragmenting Your Hard DiskChecking the Hard Disk Space Hard Disk Space ManagementDeleting Unnecessary Files Using the Recycle Bin PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDE 8-10SERVICE800 SERIES Solutions Basic Solutions, Frequently Asked Questions,Solution Tables, In This ChapterFinding Solutions Quickly Basic SolutionsHelpful Hints Frequently Asked Questions General QuestionsDisplay Questions Questions about Sound Volume Balance sectionQuestions about Movies Questions about UpgradesQuestions about Peripherals Error Messages What is wrong? 9-8SOLUTIONSSolution Tables Audio and VideoVideo is also referred to as the display Battery and Power Battery “Error Messages” earlier in this chapter See alsoPower “Error Messages” earlier in this chapterSee also Mass-Storage Diskette Drive Diskette Drive Hard Drive Game and Internet Internet Keyboard and TouchPad Keyboard and TouchPad Keyboard and TouchPad Memory and PC Card GLOSSARY GLOSSARY-2 directory See folder DSL digital subscriber line floppy disk See diskette HTML hypertext markup language Internet Explorer Internet keyboardand printer Page Page Page Page Page URL uniform resource locator The Web browser See browserWindows Explorer A file management 800 SERIES PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDEGLOSSARY-16 INDEX Power 2-2, 2-3, 2-6, Page Page button 2-2, audio 9-15, 9-19, 9-21, 9-24 CD Windows customizing 1-3 Disk Cleanup PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDEWorld Wide Web defined Writing files to CD-R/CD-RW800 SERIES PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDEINDEX-8