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