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Maintenance
Power Symptom Problem Solution
Compaq Diagnostics
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NTRODUCTION
P
RESARIO
N
OTEBOOK
B
EYOND
S
ET
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UP
G
UIDE
1200 S
ERIES
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Contents
Presario
Presario
Page
Contents
Using Your Notebook
Common Tasks
Let’s Go Surfing
Caring for Your Battery
Solutions
Glossary Index
CONTENTS-VIII
Introduction
Safety and Comfort Guide
Where Can
Printed Documents
Getting Started Poster
Presario Operating System Manual
Warranty Certificate
Graphics
Symbols
Protecting Your Notebook During an Electrical Storm
Safety
Series
Your At a Glance
Front Your Presario
Common Features
These buttons automatically connect you to the Internet
Internet Zone Buttons and Lights
Description
Function Keys
Status Display and Volume Controls
Right Side Components
Left Side Components
Rear Components
Rear Panel
Underside Components
Underside
Using Your
Plugging and Unplugging AC Power
Power On
Do’s
Don’ts
Turning Your Notebook On and Off
Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery?
Power Button Functionality
Recovering from a Locked System
Recovering from a Locked Programme
Inserting the Battery
Using Battery Power
Removing the Battery
Charging the Battery
TouchPad
Using the TouchPad Instead of a Mouse
Left-Click
Right-Click
Tapping and Double-Tapping
Edge Motion
Display Properties
Changing Resolution
Adjusting Brightness
Re-programming Internet Zone Buttons
Internet Zone Buttons
Identifying Your Storage Drives
Using the Diskette Drive
Storage Drives
Power-On Password
Using the Security Slot
Setting the Password
Security
Removing the Password
If Supervisor Password Is
Series
Common 4 Tasks
TV-Out Connection
Connecting and Enabling TV-Out
Select a Display Device Select a Multi-monitor Device
Adjusting the Television Screen
Display Modes
Switching Between Displays
Anti-Virus Software
Using Anti-Virus Software
Removing a Virus
Recognising a Computer Virus
Upgrading McAfee VirusScan software
Virus Protection
Updating McAfee VirusScan
Adding and Removing Software
Installing Software from a CD or Diskette
Software and Hardware
Installing a Downloaded Programme File
Attaching Hardware Devices
Series
Series
Using the CD 5 or DVD Drive
Inserting a Disc
Insert and Remove Discs
Manually Ejecting a Disc
Removing a Disc
Playing Audio CDs
Disabling the Self-Starting Feature
Playing Non-DVD Video Discs
DVDs
Using the DVD Player
Video Display and Parental Controls
On-Screen Controls
Title Description
Audio track
Button Title Description
Changes the playing audio track to audio
Another track located on the DVD. Most
Setting the Play Features
Identifying Your Region Setting
Using Regionalised DVDs
Selecting Your Region Setting
Zooming the View
Showing and Hiding the DVD Panel
Easy CD Creator and Direct CD
Installing Adaptec Easy CD Creator
CD-RW Basics
Creating Audio CDs
Using Adaptec Easy CD Creator
Series
Creating Data CDs
Jewel Case Creator
DirectCD
CD Copier
Preventing Buffer Under-run Errors
Accessing Easy CD Creator User Information
Series
Let’s Go Surfing
Basic Concepts
What is the Internet?
Presario Notebook Beyond SET-UP Guide LET’S GO Surfing
Web Sites and Web Pages
What is the World Wide Web?
Hyperlinks
Web Servers
Surfing the Web
Internet Service Provider ISP
Internet Address URL
Modem
Mail
Search Engine
Browsers
What is a Browser?
Using Microsoft Internet Explorer
Series
Choosing a Search Engine
Search Engines
Using a Search Engine
Searching on the Web
Conclusion
Accessing Files from the Internet
Caring for Your Battery
Using the Battery
Battery Care
Storing the Battery
Checking Battery Power
Recycling the Battery
Calibrating the Battery
Battery Calibration
From Running on batteries column
Purchasing Spare or Extra Batteries
Maximising Battery Operating Time
Battery Charging Time
Connect the AC Adapter
Fixing a Low-Battery Condition
Suspend Your Work
Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged One
What is Power Management?
Power Management
Understanding Power Management
Saving Energy
If you want to Then Result / Indicators
Starting and Ending Power Modes
Shutdown, then Standby from
Shutdown, then Hibernate
Service
Cleaning the Keyboard
Preventative Maintenance
Cleaning Your Notebook’s Exterior
Cleaning the TouchPad
Cleaning the Display Screen
Caring for Your Presario Notebook
Using Backup Devices
Backup Utilities
Using Disk Cleanup
Hard Disk Errors
Using ScanDisk
De-fragmenting Your Hard Disk
Deleting Stored Files
Checking the Hard Disk Space
Hard Disk Space Management
Deleting Unnecessary Files
Using the Recycle Bin
System Support
Compaq Diagnostics
Types of Tests
Tab Description
Select Interactive mode or Unattended mode
Testing Equipment
How Does It Work?
Compaq Service Connection
Turning Compaq Service Connection On and Off
Privacy and Data Security
Solutions
Helpful Hints
Basic Solutions
Finding Solutions Quickly
General Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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My display monitor is blank. What should I do?
How can I change the display settings on my Notebook?
Display Questions
Questions about Movies
Questions about Sound
There is no sound coming from my Notebook. What’s wrong?
DVD movie is too dim or too bright. What should I do?
How do I know how much battery power I have?
Questions about Upgrades
Can I download upgrades from the Compaq Internet site?
Questions about Peripherals
Receive hard disk error messages. What is wrong?
Error Messages
Series
Audio and Video
Solutions Tables
Video is also referred to as the display
Video or Display Symptom Problem Solution
Battery Symptom Problem Solution
Battery and Power
Cont’d
Warranty Statement
Power Symptom Problem Solution
Restart your Notebook by
Mass Storage
CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem Solution
Is poor when
2 Floppy a drive
Diskette Drive Symptom Problem Solution
My Computer g icon
Wrong type of diskette is being used
Diskette Drive
Symptom Problem Solution
Hard Drive Symptom Problem Solution
Games and Internet
Games Symptom Problem Solution
Internet Symptom Problem Solution
Internet
Click Shut Down
Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem Solution
Keyboard and TouchPad
Enter key
Keyboard and TouchPad
To Settings
Memory and PC Card
Memory Symptom Problem Solution
PC Cards Symptom Problem Solution
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See peripheral
Glossary
GLOSSARY-2
Directory See folder
Desktop See Windows desktop
DSL digital subscriber line
Floppy disk See diskette
GLOSSARY-6
Link See hyperlink
See Microsoft
Internet Explorer
See Microsoft Windows
Midi musical instrument digital interface pronounced middy
See browser
Netscape Navigator a Web
GLOSSARY-10
See pop-up menu
See microprocessor
GLOSSARY-12
URL uniform resource locator
Taskbar See Windows taskbar
Web See World Wide Web
Video phone See Internet phone
See anti-virus software
GLOSSARY-15
GLOSSARY-16
Index
INDEX-2
DVD
INDEX-4
INDEX-5
INDEX-6
URL
INDEX-8
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