Compaq 1400 User manual

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Compaq Presario Mobile Internet PC 1400 Series

Second Edition (September 2000)

Part Number 183105-002

CONTENTS

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Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Where Can I Find Information?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

S

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mbols and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Safet

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Chapter 2 Your Notebook at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Front of Your Presario Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Left and Ri

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ht Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Underside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Chapter 3 Usin

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Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Power on! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Displa

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Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Internet Zone Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Stora

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e Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Securit

y

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Notebook Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

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Chapter 4 Common Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

TV-Out Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Anti-Virus Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Software and Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Chapter 5 Usin

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the CD or DVD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Insert and Remove Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Audio Files, Audio CDs, and Video Discs . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Video Displa

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Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

CD-RW Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

Chapter 6 Let’s Go Surfin

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Basic Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Search En

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ines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Chapter 7 Carin

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for Your Batter

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Batter

y

Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Batter

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Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Power Mana

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ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Chapter 8 Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Preventive Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Backup Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Hard Disk Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Hard Disk Space Mana

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ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

S

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stem Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

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Chapter 9 Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1

Basic Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Frequentl

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Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Solutions Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10

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Con

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ratulations! As the owner of a new Presario

TM

Notebook

computer,

y

ou have

j

oined the world-wide communit

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of

mobile computer users. Once

y

our Notebook is set up and

connected to the Internet,

y

ou can explore vast re

g

ions of

information, entertainment, and services online.

The Beyond Setup Guide is desi

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ned for both experienced

computer users and be

g

inners. This eas

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-to-scan

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uide helps

y

ou find the information

y

ou want as quickl

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as possible. It’s

also desi

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ned to familiarize

y

ou with the followin

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:

• Features

y

ou’ll want to

tr

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durin

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the first few

da

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s or weeks

• Keepin

g

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our Notebook

runnin

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smoothl

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• Solvin

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common problems

as the

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occur

Where Can I Find

Information?, 1-2

Symbols and Graphics, 1-4

Safety, 1-5

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Where Can I Find

Information?

This section describes

the documentation that

came in the box with

y

our

new Notebook.

The Compaq Web site is

available worldwide. As you

explore the Internet, stop at the

following address for

information about products,

services, and special offers:

www.compaq.com

The Beyond Setup Guide is

also available on the Compaq

Web site:

www.compaq.com/mypresario

Printed Documents

Your new Presario Notebook computer came with printed

documents containin

g

helpful reference information.

If

y

ou have access to the Internet,

y

ou can also view

these and other documents on the Compaq Web site at

www.compaq.com/mypresario.

Note:

Additional documents to those described here may vary per region.

Easy Setup Poster

This poster shows

y

ou how to set up

y

our Notebook. When

y

ou finish, fold the poster and store it with

y

our documents

for future use. For more information about the hardware that

came with

y

our new Notebook, see “Your Notebook at a

Glance” later in this

g

uide.

Beyond Setup Guide

This eas

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-to-scan

g

uide explains how to set up

y

our Notebook

and

g

et acquainted with its features. It also introduces:

• Common computer tasks

• The Internet

• Notebook maintenance

• Solutions for computer problems

• Compaq service and support tools

Note:

Some features described in this guide may not be available on all

models or in all geographic regions.

Safety and Comfort Guide

This document explains how to protect

y

our equipment from

dama

g

e, protect

y

ourself from in

j

ur

y

, and ensure

y

our

comfort while usin

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y

our Notebook.

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Warranty Certificate

The warrant

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details the Compaq commitment to service

durin

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the warrant

y

period. Keep the warrant

y

certificate in a

safe place for future reference.

Presario Operating System Manual

The Presario Operating System Manual explains how to

communicate with

y

our Notebook usin

g

the Microsoft

®

Windows

®

operatin

g

s

y

stem. It also introduces:

• File Mana

g

ement, which covers creatin

g

, savin

g

, deletin

g

,

renamin

g

, and movin

g

files

• Customizin

g

the Windows desktop

• Usin

g

the Windows online Help

Note:

The illustrations shown and the features described in this document

may differ slightly from your Presario Notebook computer.

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Symbols and

Graphics

Symbols

The followin

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words and s

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mbols have special meanin

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in

this

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uide and in the electronic documentation:

Important information that

ma

y

help

y

ou solve a

problem.

Helpful hints that make

usin

g

y

our Notebook easier

and faster.

Another document or

another pa

g

e in this

document that has related

information.

Failure to follow directions

ma

y

result in bodil

y

harm or

loss of life.

Failure to follow directions

ma

y

result in equipment

dama

g

e or data loss.

Graphics

The illustrations shown and the features described in

this document ma

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differ sli

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from

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our Presario

Notebook computer.

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Caution:

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Safety

To reduce the risk of electric

shock and damage to the

equipment, read the

Safety and

Comfort Guide.

To protect your equipment from

power surges, plug all power

cords into a high-quality surge

protector. If you have a

dedicated telephone line for the

modem, buy a surge protector

with a telephone jack.

After your Notebook is

safely disconnected from

AC power and the phone line,

you can run your Notebook

on battery power.

Disconnecting Your Notebook

from the Power Source

To shut down

y

our Notebook properl

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, complete the

followin

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steps:

1. Close all open pro

g

rams.

2. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, then click

Shut Down…. The Shut Down Windows dialo

g

box is displa

y

ed.

3. Select the Shut Down option.

Note:

If the Notebook does not turn off automatically, then press and hold

the

Power

button until it shuts down.

4. Unplu

g

the power cord from the wall outlet and unplu

g

the

modem line from the wall

j

ack.

Protecting Your Notebook During an Electrical

Storm

Durin

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an electrical storm, take the followin

g

precautions to

protect

y

our Notebook from dama

g

e:

• Immediatel

y

disconnect

y

our Notebook from the power

source.

• If

y

ou are not usin

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a sur

g

e protector, unplu

g

all power

cords from the wall outlets.

• Disconnect

y

our Notebook from the wall outlets.

• Turn off the power button on all sur

g

e protectors.

• If a telephone line from

y

our Notebook is plu

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ed directl

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into the wall

j

ack (without

g

oin

g

throu

g

h a sur

g

e

protector), unplu

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the line from the wall

j

ack.

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Before

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ou be

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in usin

g

y

our new Presario Notebook

computer,

y

ou’ll want to look at some of the basic

components.

To open

y

our Notebook, slide the

1

Display Release Latch

to the left and

g

entl

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lift the lid.

Front of Your Presario

Notebook, 2-2

Left and Right Panels, 2-6

Back Panel, 2-7

Underside, 2-8

Your

Notebook

at a Glance

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Common Features

1

Display

5

Speaker Ports

2

Series Number

6

Left TouchPad Button

3

Keyboard

7

4-Way Internet Scroll Buttons

4

TouchPad

8

Right TouchPad Button

Front of Your

Presario

Notebook

Open

y

our Notebook and

take a look at these

components:

• Common Features

• Internet Zone Buttons

and Li

g

hts

• Function Ke

y

s

• Status Displa

y

and CD/

DVD/MP3 Controls

“Turning Your Notebook On

and Off” later in this guide to

learn more about how to start

and shut down your Notebook.

“TouchPad” later in this guide

for more information on using

the TouchPad.

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“Reprogramming Your Internet

Zone Buttons” in Chapter 3 of

this guide to learn how to

program the Internet zone

buttons to suit your needs.

Internet Zone Buttons and Lights

Note:

Before using these buttons, you must have access to the Internet.

1

Instant Internet Access Button

3

Retail Central

2

Instant E-mail

4

Power Button

Button

Description

Default Button Action

¦

Instant Internet

Access

Provides your daily start point to the

Internet. It connects you to a personalized

Web page filled with local weather, news,

sports, and financial information.

¤

Instant E-mail Provides you with one-touch access for

sending and reading your e-mail.

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Retail Central Provides instant connection to your

computer store and a variety of leading

consumer companies.

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To access these features,

press and hold down the

Fn

key, press the numbered

function key, and then release

both keys simultaneously.

When the MP3 button is lit, the

F9

-

F12

function keys control

the MP3 player. When the MP3

button is not lit, the

F9

-

F12

function keys control the CD or

DVD player.

Function Keys

The followin

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ke

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s are assi

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ned:

* A DVD or CD-RW drive are available on select models.

Button Description

F1 User-programmable favorite program launch key

F2 User-programmable favorite program launch key

F3 Switches between the display and external monitor in the

following order:

Display

External Monitor

Display and External Monitor

TV Out

F4 Sleep

F5 Contrast control down (on select models)

F6 Contrast control up (on select models)

F7 Brightness control down

F8 Brightness control up

F9 CD, DVD, or MP3 play/pause

F10 CD, DVD, or MP3 stop

F11 CD, DVD, or MP3 previous track

F12 CD, DVD, or MP3 next track

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Status Display and CD/DVD/MP3

Controls

Note:

To mute sound, press the volume down (-) and volume up (+)

buttons simultaneously.

1

Power Light/Sleep Mode

Light

8

Previous Track Button

2

Battery Charge Light/Low

Battery Light

9

Microphone Connector

3

AC Adapter Light

-

Play/Pause Button

4

Num Lock Light

q

Headphone Connector

5

Caps Lock Light

w

Next Track Button

6

MP3 Button

e

Volume Up Button

7

Volume Down Button

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Left and

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Take a look at the left

and ri

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ht sides of

y

our

Notebook. This is where

the batter

y

and PC Card slot

are located.

PC Cards are credit card-sized

removable options that

expand the capability of

your Notebook.

Components on Left Side

Components on Right Side

1

PC Card Slot (Type I or II)

2

PC Card Eject Button

1

CD, DVD, or CD-RW

Drive

3

CD, DVD, or CD-RW

Manual Eject Hole

2

CD, DVD, or CD-RW

Eject Button

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Back Panel

Take a look at the back of

y

our Notebook. This is

where

y

ou connect external

hardware such as a printer or

external monitor.

“Attaching Hardware

Devices” later in this guide for

more information on attaching

external devices.

Components on Back

Note:

An Ethernet Port may not be available on all models or in all

geographic regions.

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Fan Vent

#

S-Video Out

Security Slot

$

External Monitor (VGA) Port

!

Modem Connector

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2 USB Ports

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Ethernet Port

&

AC Adapter Connector

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Underside

Here is what’s on the

underside of

y

our Notebook.

This is where the memor

y

compartment and the

modem are located.

Before calling Compaq

Customer Support you

will need the serial number

from the underside of

your Notebook.

Components on Underside

1

Battery Compartment Door

4

Battery Release Switch

2

Model and Serial Number

5

Memory Compartment

3

Mini PCI Type IIIB

Compartment

6

Business Card Holder

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