HP 2710EA manual

Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide

Presario 2700 Series

Document Part Number: 243871-001

September 2001

Contents

Page Page Contents 1 Introduction 2 Your Notebook at a Glance 3 Using Your Notebook 4 Common Tasks 5 Using the CD or DVD Drive 6 Caring for Your Battery 7 Preventive Maintenance 8 Solutions Glossary Index Introduction Where Can I Find Information Documentation Viewing or Printing a Guide on the CD Page Symbols and Graphics Symbols Graphics Safety Turning off your Notebook PC Protecting Your Notebook During an Electrical Storm Your Notebook at a Glance Front of Your Notebook Common Features Lower Front Panel Easy Access Buttons and Lights Fn+F1 Function Key Combinations Left and Right Panels Components on Left Side Components on Right Side Back Panel Components on Back Underside Components on the Underside Using Your Notebook Power On Plugging and Unplugging AC Power Turning Your Notebook On and Off Power Button Functionality Using Battery Power Battery Release Switch Charging the Battery Battery Charge Using Keyboard and Pointing Device Using the TouchPad Instead of a Mouse Tapping and Double-Tapping Mouse Mouse Properties Touch Tap to Click PalmCheck Edge Motion Easy Access Buttons Reprogramming the Easy Access Buttons Storage Drives Identifying Your Storage Drives Security Using the Security Slot Power-OnPassword Setting the Password F10 Main Security Set Supervisor Password field Removing the Password F10 Exit Saving Changes Yes Common Tasks S-VideoConnection Switching Between Displays Connecting and Enabling S-Video Primary Apply Software and Hardware Adding and Removing Software Installing Hardware Devices Upgrading your Notebook’s Memory Page Page Page Page Modem Connecting a Modem Cable Page Connecting a Network Cable Using the CD or DVD Drive CD or DVD Drive Inserting a Disc Removing a Disc Manually Ejecting a Disc FutureBay II/Modular Bay Using the FutureBay II/Modular Bay Page Audio CDs and DVD Video Discs Playing Audio CDs Playing Non-DVDVideo Discs DVDs Using the DVD Player On-ScreenControls Identifying Your DVD Region Setting Properties General Current regions Page CD-RWBasics Installing CD-RWSoftware Accessing CD-RWSoftware User Information Using CD-RWSoftware Preventing Buffer Underrun Errors Caring for Your Battery Battery Care Using the Battery Checking Battery Power Battery Status Power Meter Storing the Battery Recycling the Battery Battery Calibration Calibrating the Battery Power Options Power Options Properties Power Schemes Portable/Laptop Maximizing Battery Operating Time Page Power Management What Is Power Management Starting and Ending Power Modes Page Fixing a Low-BatteryCondition Connect the AC Adapter Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged One Suspend Your Work Preventive Maintenance External Care of Your Notebook Cleaning the Exterior of your Notebook Cleaning the Keyboard Page Cleaning the Display Screen Cleaning the TouchPad Cleaning the External Mouse Caring for Your Notebook Page Solutions Basic Solutions Backup Utilities Compaq Help and Support Using Online Help and Support for Additional Assistance Join the Compaq Customer Communities Helpful Hints Finding Solutions Quickly Solution Tables Audio and Video Page Page Page Battery and Power Mass-Storage Page Games and Internet Page Keyboard and TouchPad Page Memory and PC Cards Glossary boot browser bug bulletin board byte CD-ROM CD-RW chat click Ctrl+Alt+Delete dedicated line default Print defragmenting desktop floppy floppy drive double-click download drive encrypt Ethernet Explorer See Microsoft fax modem file extension game port GIF graphics hard disk hard drive HTML http: hyperlink icon interactive Internet keyboard Internet phone ISP joystick JPEG main memory microprocessor Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Windows Alt+Tab MIDI MIDI connector MIDI format minimize modem MP3 multimedia music software navigate Netscape Navigator news server NIC online online Help online shopping parallel port A connector on path PC card peripheral pixel pop-up menu processor product key program RAM right-click ROM scanner screen saver scroll mouse search engine secure Web site serial port shareware shortcut menu sleep mode surf surge protector SVGA taskbar upload UPS URL USB port V.90 standard V.92 standard video phone virus WAV Windows Explorer Programs Windows taskbar wizard World Wide Web zipped file Index