HP 8000 Mobile 78

Drives

4.Slide the MultiBay release latch 1 toward the side of the notebook.

5.Pull the drive or drive assembly 2 out of the MultiBay.

Hardware Guide

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Contents

Hardware Guide Page Contents 1 Notebook Features 2 Pointing Devices and Keyboard 3 Battery Packs 4 Drives 5 Audio and Video 6 Communication Devices 7 External Devices 8 Hardware Upgrades 9 Specifications Index Notebook Features Pointing Device Components Top Components ComponentDescription Page Lights Page Left Side Components Page Right Side Components Page Front View Components Rear Panel Components Page Bottom Components Page Labels Page Pointing Devices and Keyboard Using a Pointing Device Page Using the Pointing Stick Using the TouchPad Using an External Mouse Setting Pointing Device Preferences Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys Identifying fn and Function Keys Hotkey and Shortcut Key Quick Reference Initiating Standby (fn+f3) Switching Displays (fn+f4) Viewing Battery Charge Information (fn+f8) Decreasing Screen Brightness (fn+f9) Increasing Screen Brightness (fn+f10) Displaying System Information (fn+esc) Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys with External Keyboards Using Quick Launch Buttons Page Using Keypads Using the Embedded Numeric Keypad Enabling and Disabling the Embedded Numeric Keypad Switching Key Functions on the Embedded Numeric Keypad Using an External Keypad Enabling or Disabling Num Lock Mode As You Work Enabling or Disabling Num Lock Mode at Startup Page Battery Packs Running the Notebook on Battery Power Identifying Battery Packs Inserting or Removing a Primary Battery Pack Page Inserting or Removing a MultiBay Battery Pack Page Charging a Battery Pack Charging a New Battery Pack Charging an In-UseBattery Pack Charging a Primary and MultiBay Battery Pack Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack Obtaining Accurate Charge Information Displaying Charge Information on the Screen Accessing Charge Displays Interpreting Charge Displays Displaying Charge Information on a MultiBay Battery Pack Managing Low-BatteryConditions Identifying Low-BatteryConditions Low-BatteryCondition Critical Low-BatteryCondition Resolving Low-BatteryConditions When External Power Is Available When a Charged Battery Pack Is Available When No Power Source Is Available When the Notebook Cannot Exit Hibernation Calibrating a Battery Pack When to Calibrate How to Calibrate Charging the Battery Pack Discharging the Battery Pack In Windows 2000 Recharging the Battery Pack Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings Conserving Power as You Work Selecting Power Conservation Settings Storing a Battery Pack Disposing of a Used Battery Pack Finding More Power Information Drives Caring for Drives Page Adding a Drive to the System Hard Drive Identifying the Hard Drive Activity Light Replacing the Primary Hard Drive Page Page Page Optical Drive Inserting an Optical Disc Removing an Optical Disc (with Power) Removing an Optical Disc (No Power) Displaying Optical Disc Contents Locating Optical Disc Software Initiating Standby or Hibernation MultiBay Drive Identifying the MultiBay Activity Light Using a MultiBay Hard Drive Adapter Inserting a Hard Drive into the Adapter Page Removing a Hard Drive from the Adapter Inserting a Drive into the MultiBay Removing a Drive from the MultiBay Page Audio and Video Using Audio Features Using the Audio Line-OutJack Using the Microphone Jack Adjusting Volume Using Video Features Using the S-VideoOut Jack Communication Devices Connecting a Modem Cable Using the RJ-11Cable Using a Country-SpecificAdapter Cable Connecting a Network Cable Linking to an Infrared Device Setting Up an Infrared Transmission Using Standby with Infrared External Devices Connecting a Monitor or Projector Using a USB Device Enabling USB Legacy Support Connecting an Optional External MultiBay Connecting an Optional Cable Lock Hardware Upgrades Using PC Cards Inserting a PC Card Removing a PC Card Using SD Cards Inserting an SD Card Removing an SD Card Adding and Upgrading Memory Modules Page Page Page Page Page Effects of Increasing Memory Specifications Notebook Dimensions Operating Environment Rated Input Power Modem Specifications Index