Front Panel and Right Panel Components | Compaq Personal Computer

Getting Started with Your Notebook

Front Panel and Right Panel Components

1	Main status lights (left to right):	6	Notebook open/close latch
	power mode, hard drive activity,
	and battery

2	TouchPad, scroll pad, Click	7	CD-ROM, DVD, or other drive
	buttons, and an on-off button

3	Power button: turns the notebook	8	Battery pack
	on and off

4	Keyboard status lights	9	Wireless on-off button and
			indicator light (select
			models only)

5	One-Touch buttons	- Hard drive

Startup Guide

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Compaq Personal Computer manual Front Panel and Right Panel Components

Contents

Startup Guide Page Contents Troubleshooting Battery Packs and Power ManagementIndex Getting Started with Your Notebook Important Safety Information Identifying Parts of the Notebook Front Panel and Right Panel Components Left Panel and Back Panel Components Bottom Panel Components Status Lights Getting Started with Your Notebook Insert the Battery Pack Setting Up Your Notebook Connect AC Power Connect a Phone Line Turn On the Notebook Set Up Windows Using the Documentation CD Operating Your Notebook Basic Operation Power mode To enter this mode Function Default Power Settings To Change the Boot Device To Reset the Notebook To Use the TouchPad TouchPad on-off button and indicator light To Use the Tap to Click Function of the TouchPad This hot key Does this To Use the Function Hot Keys To Play DVD Movies Using CDs or DVDsTo Write to DVD Media Select Models Only To Connect a TV to Your Notebook Select Models Only Using Battery Power Battery Packs and Power Management From the Windows taskbar To Check Battery Status To Recharge the Battery Pack To Respond to a Low-Battery Warning To Get the Most from Your Battery Packs Battery Packs and Power Management Disposing of a Used Battery Pack Troubleshooting Your Notebook Troubleshooting If an External Display Does Not Work Display ProblemsIf the Notebook Is On, But the Screen Is Blank If the Screen Is Difficult to Read If Files Are Corrupted Hard Drive ProblemsKeyboard and Pointing Device Problems If the Notebook Hard Drive Does Not Spin If the TouchPad Does Not Work Performance ProblemsIf the Notebook Stops Responding If the Notebook Turns Off Immediately After It Turns On Power and Battery Pack Problems If the Notebook Does Not Respond When You Turn It On Startup ProblemsIf the Notebook Will Not Boot from Battery Power To Run the Bios Setup Utility Configuring Your Notebook Main Menu Updating Software and Drivers from the Web Using System Recovery Features Safeguarding Your Data Operating System OS CD Repair OS CD Reinstall Restoring Software Applications Reinstalling Drivers Index Documentation Library CD 1-12 drivers Startup Guide Index-3 Index-4 Startup Guide