Presario
Page
Contents
Using Your Notebook
Common Tasks
Let’s Go Surfing
Caring for Your Battery
Solutions
Glossary Index
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Introduction
Beyond Setup Guide
Easy Setup Poster
Printed Documents
Warranty Certificate
Safety and Comfort Guide
Presario Operating System Manual
Symbols
Graphics
Safety
Protecting Your Notebook During an Electrical Storm
Series
Your At a Glance
Common Features
Front Your Presario
Internet Zone Buttons and Lights
Default Button Action
Button
Function Keys
Description
Status Display and CD/DVD Controls
Components on Left Side
Components on Right Side
Back Panel
Components on Back
Underside
Components on Underside
QuikDock Features
QuikDock
Using Your Notebook
Do’s
Power On
Plugging and Unplugging AC Power
Don’ts
Power Button Functionality
Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery?
Turning Your Notebook On and Off
Inserting the Battery
Using Battery Power
Charging the Battery
Optimizing Processor Speed
Left-Click
Using the TouchPad Instead of a Mouse
TouchPad
Right-Click
Tapping and Double-Tapping
Edge Motion
Changing Resolution
Display Options
Adjusting Brightness
Reprogramming the Internet Zone Buttons
Disabling the Internet Zone Buttons
Storage Drives
Using the Diskette Drive
Identifying Your Storage Drives
Setting the Password
Using the Security Slot
Power-On Password
Security
Removing the Password
Common Tasks
Connecting and Enabling TV-Out
TV-Out Connection
Setting Your Television Format
Adjusting the Television Screen
Switching Between Displays
Using Anti-Virus Software
Anti-Virus Software
Recognizing a Computer Virus
Removing a Virus
Installing Software from a CD or Diskette
Adding and Removing Software
Installing a Downloaded Program File
Attaching Hardware Devices
Series
Using the CD or DVD Drive
Insert and Remove Discs
Inserting a Disc
Removing a Disc
Manually Ejecting a Disc
Disabling the Self-Starting Feature
Playing Audio CDs
Playing Audio CDs Using Disqplay2
Icon Function
Using Repeat Track
Using Repeat All
Playing Non-DVD Video Discs
Using the DVD Player
DVDs
On-Screen Controls
Change
3D Audio + Volume Mute
Button Title Description
‹ Minimize Help
Setting the Play Features
Playing a DVD Movie on a TV
Using Regionalized DVDs
Identifying Your Region Setting
Selecting Your Region Setting
Showing and Hiding the DVD Panel
Zooming the View
CD-RW Basics
Installing Adaptec Easy CD Creator
Installing Adaptec Easy CD Creator
Easy CD Creator and Direct CD
Take Two
Using Adaptec Easy CD Creator
Creating Audio CDs
Creating Data CDs
DirectCD
Jewel Case Creator
Preventing Buffer Underrun Errors
CD Copier
Accessing Easy CD Creator Users Information
Let’s Go Surfing
What is the Internet?
Basic Concepts
Did you know
What is the World Wide Web?
World Wide Web
Web Servers
Internet Service Provider ISP
Mail
Using Microsoft Internet Explorer
What is a Browser?
Browsers
See also
Search Engines
Choosing a Search Engine
Using a Search Engine
Searching on the Web
Accessing Files from the Internet
Conclusion
14 LET’S GO Surfing
Caring for Your Battery
Storing the Battery
Battery Care
Using the Battery
Checking Battery Power
Recycling the Battery
Battery Calibration
Calibrating the Battery
From Running on Batteries column
Battery Charging Time
Maximizing Battery Operating Time
Purchasing Spare or Extra Batteries
Fixing a Low-Battery Condition
Connect the AC Adapter
Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged One
Suspend Your Work
Understanding Power Management
Power Management
What is Power Management?
Saving Energy
Shut Down, then Standby
Starting and Ending Power Modes
If you want to Then Result / Indicators
Then Hibernate
Service and Support
Cleaning Your Notebook’s Exterior
Preventive Maintenance
Cleaning the Keyboard
Cleaning the Display Screen
Cleaning the TouchPad
Caring for Your Presario Notebook
Backup Utilities
Using Backup Devices
Using ScanDisk
Hard Disk Errors
Using Disk Cleanup
Deleting Stored Files
Defragmenting Your Hard Disk
Checking the Hard Disk Space
Hard Disk Space Management
Deleting Unnecessary Files
Using the Recycle Bin
Types of Tests
Compaq Diagnostics
System Support
Tab Description
Testing Equipment
Select Interactive mode or Unattended mode
System Record
Turning Compaq Service Connection On and Off
Compaq Service Connection
How Does It Work?
Privacy and Data Security
Internet Support
Series
Solutions
Finding Solutions Quickly
Basic Solutions
Helpful Hints
Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
How can I change the display settings on my Notebook?
Display Questions
My display monitor is blank. What should I do?
Questions about Sound
There is no sound coming from my Notebook. What’s wrong?
Questions about Peripherals
How do I know how much battery power I have?
Questions about Movies
DVD movie is too dim or too bright. What should I do?
Can I download upgrades from the Compaq Internet site?
Questions about Upgrades
Error Messages
Where do I get information about memory upgrades?
Receive hard disk error messages. What is wrong?
Solutions Tables
Audio and Video
Video or Display Symptom Problem Solution
Video is also referred to as the display
Battery and Power
Battery Symptom Problem Solution
Cont’d
Power Symptom Problem Solution
Error Messages earlier in this chapter
Power
By Microsoft
CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem Solution
Mass Storage
2 Floppy a drive
Diskette Drive Symptom Problem Solution
My Computer g icon
Wrong type of diskette is being used
Hard Drive Symptom Problem Solution
Internet Symptom Problem Solution
Games Symptom Problem Solution
Games and Internet
If no dial tone is
Keyboard and TouchPad
Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem Solution
Click Shut Down
Symptom Problem Solution
Keyboard and TouchPad
Tap to click option
Click Control Panel and double-clickMouse
PC Cards Symptom Problem Solution
Memory Symptom Problem Solution
Memory and PC Card
Glossary
GLOSSARY-2
Desktop See Windows desktop
Directory See folder
DSL digital subscriber line
Floppy disk See diskette
See joystick
Html hypertext markup language
Internet Explorer
See Microsoft
Link See hyperlink
GLOSSARY-8
See browser
GLOSSARY-10
See microprocessor
GLOSSARY-12
See right-click
Taskbar See Windows taskbar
Video phone See Internet phone
Web See World Wide Web
GLOSSARY-15
GLOSSARY-16
Index
Power 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 7-8, 9-3, 9-5, 9-14
Drive 2-7, 3-12
DVD
Function keys 2-5, 3-10, 4-4, 5-12, 9-6
Hibernation 7-9, 9-4 Sleep 7-9
Ports 2-7, 2-8
Display 2-1, 2-2 Removing
Port 2-8
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