Installing the Software

Before you start, make sure your computer meets or exceeds the system requirements for the drivers and application programs you want to install. See “System Requirements” listed above.

To install the Compaq A1500 software

1.Turn on your computer and let it complete its start up into Windows.

2.Plug in the A1500 power cable, then connect the USB cable to the PC.

3.Windows then detects new hardware.

5.When the A1500 setup screen appears, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the software installation.

IMPORTANT: For proper software installation, you MUST cancel the

!Add New Hardware wizard!

Windows detects that you have installed the Compaq A1500 and asks you for the Driver disk. Select the Cancel button on the above dialog. If you are starting Windows for the first time, Windows asks you to select a printer. Again, select Cancel.

4.Put the CD in the CD-ROM drive. The installation will start after a short period of time.

If the CD does not run automatically, you will need to start it yourself:

Click Start Run.

Type x:\setup.exe

(where x is the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive)

Click OK.

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Compaq A1500 warranty Installing the Software, Click Start Run