HP e500s manual 2Index

beeps

turning on or off, 3-7

with blinking battery light, 3-6 with blinking power/suspend light,

3-7

bidirectional parallel port mode, 15-5 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), 2-9,

12-2

boot security, 13-16

boot sequencing. See utilities button

EasyPoint IV pointing stick left, right, and scroll, 2-3

suspend, 4-3

touchpad, left and right, 2-1

C

cable lock, 13-2

calibrating battery (Windows 2000 Professional), 4-14

calibration of battery packs preserving accuracy of, 4-8 running a calibration, 4-13 selecting a power source, 4-1 stopping a calibration, 4-12, 4-15 when to calibrate, 4-12

Caps Lock Light Indicator, 1-8 caution

battery pack calibration, 4-12 battery pack storage, 3-5 cleaning computer, 12-4 display, 12-4

software, installing system, 12-3 CD-ROM drive

auto insert notification, 4-20 inserting compact disc into, 5-8 manually ejecting compact disc, 5-9 problems, 16-8

removing compact disc from, 5-8 CD-ROM, installing software from a,

6-6

changing schemes for Internet buttons, 2-14

Compaq Computer Security icon, 13-16 boot security, 13-16

port security, 13-16 system information, 13-17

Compaq Diagnostics, A-1 Compaq Diagnostics for Windows,

15-1, 15-6

Compaq Internet site, 12-2 Info Messenger, 12-1 system software updates, 12-3

Compaq Internet Web site, 6-8 Compaq Support, A-1

Compaq Support Software CD, 12-1 components

bottom, 1-7 front, 1-1 left side, 1-3 rear, 1-6 right side, 1-4

computer

serial number, A-1 Computer Setup

accessing navigation instructions, 15-2

changing language, 15-2 exiting, 15-3

keypad, enabling/disabling embedded numeric, 2-11

ROM version number, displaying, 12-2

tasks on Advanced menu, 15-4 tasks on File menu, 15-3 tasks on Security menu, 15-3 when to use, 15-1

configuration utilities, 15-1 connecting

local area network, 7-1 connector

Docking, 1-6

External monitor, 1-6, 2-7 Keyboard, 1-6

Mouse, 1-6

Parallel, 1-6

Power, 1-6

Serial, 1-6

USB, 1-6 convenience base (optional)

as power source, 4-1, 4-6, 4-7, 4-13, 4-14

battery pack location numbers, 4-11, 4-13

calibrating battery packs while docked in, 4-13, 4-14

charging batteries in, 2-8, 4-9, 4-11 installing software while docked in,

4-1, 12-3 Country-Specific Modem Adapter, 6-7 critical low-battery condition, 4-5, 4-6

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