HP-323140-001.book Page 6 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Power Turning the Notebook or Display On or Off Task Procedure Results Turn on the notebook. Press the power button. ■ Power/standby light ✎ ■ Operating system loads. Shut down the notebook.* turns on. Pressing the power button turns on the notebook from Standby, Hibernation, or shutdown. Select Start > Turn Off Computer > Turn Off. ■ Power/standby light turns off. ■ Operating system shuts down. ■ Notebook turns off.
HP-323140-001.book Page 7 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Power Initiating or Resuming from Standby Task Procedure Result User-initiated Standby With the notebook on, use either of the following procedures: ■ Power/standby light ■ Press the Fn+F5 hotkeys. ■ Select Start > Turn off flashes. ■ Screen clears. Computer > Stand by. System-initiated Standby Resume from user-initiated or system-initiated Standby. If the notebook is running on external power, the system does not initiate Standby.
HP-323140-001.book Page 8 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Power Initiating or Restoring from Hibernation Task Procedure Result User-initiated Hibernation With the notebook on, use either of the following procedures: ■ Power/standby light ■ Briefly press the power ■ Screen clears. button. turns off. ■ Select Start > Shut Down > Hibernate. (If the Hibernate option is not displayed, press and hold shift.
HP-323140-001.book Page 9 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Power Setting Power Control Preferences By default, when the notebook is on: ■ Briefly pressing the power button initiates Hibernation. ■ Pressing the Fn+F5 hotkeys, called the “sleep button” in the operating system, initiates Standby. ■ The display switch turns off the display. The display switch is activated by closing the display.
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HP-323140-001.book Page 11 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Power Switching Between Battery and External Power The notebook switches between external power and battery power according to the availability of external power. To conserve the charge in an inserted battery pack, the notebook runs on external power whenever external power is available. External power can be supplied from an electrical outlet through an AC adapter or an optional DC cable.
HP-323140-001.book Page 12 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Power Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack Obtaining Accurate Charge Information To increase the accuracy of all battery charge displays: ■ Allow the battery pack to discharge to less than 10 percent of a full charge through normal use before charging it. ■ Charge the battery pack fully. Even a new battery pack can display charge information inaccurately if it has not been fully charged.
HP-323140-001.book Page 13 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Power Managing Low-Battery Conditions The information in this section describes default alerts and system responses. Identifying Low-Battery Conditions When the battery pack is the only power source for the notebook and drops to 10 percent of a full charge, the notebook has reached a low-battery condition. A text warning message appears on the screen.
HP-323140-001.book Page 14 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Power Calibrating a Battery Pack When to Calibrate Even if a battery pack is heavily used, it should not be necessary to calibrate it more than once a month. It is not necessary to calibrate a new battery pack before first use. Calibrate the battery pack under the following conditions: ■ When battery charge displays seem inaccurate. ■ When you observe a significant change in battery run time.
HP-323140-001.book Page 15 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Power If you use the notebook occasionally during the discharge procedure and have set energy-saving timeouts, expect the following performance from your system during the discharge process: Ä ■ The monitor will not turn off automatically. ■ Hard drive speed will not decrease automatically while the notebook is idle. ■ System-initiated Standby will not occur.
HP-323140-001.book Page 16 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Power Recharging the Battery Pack 1. Connect the notebook to external power and keep the notebook connected until the battery pack is fully recharged and the battery light turns green. You can use the notebook while the battery pack is recharging, but the battery pack will charge faster if the notebook is turned off. 2.
HP-323140-001.book Page 17 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Power Battery Conservation Settings and Procedures Using the following battery conservation settings and procedures extends the run time of a battery pack. ■ Turn off wireless and local area network (LAN) connections and exit modem applications when you are not using them. ■ Disconnect from the notebook any external devices that use power from the notebook.
HP-323140-001.book Page 18 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Power Replacing a Battery Pack Ä CAUTION: To prevent loss of work when removing a battery pack that is the only power source, initiate Hibernation or turn off the notebook before removing the battery pack. To replace the battery pack: 1. Turn the notebook underside up. ❏ To remove a battery pack, slide the battery release latch 1. (The battery pack tilts upward.) Then pull the battery pack out of the battery bay 2.
HP-323140-001.book Page 19 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Power ❏ To insert a battery pack, insert the alignment tab on the battery pack into the alignment slot on the notebook 1, then tilt the battery pack downward until it snaps into place 2. Inserting a battery pack 2. To restore from Hibernation or to turn on the notebook, press the power button.
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HP-323140-001.book Page 1 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM 5 Drives and Drive Media Contents Understanding Drive and Drive Media Terms. . . . . . . . . 5–2 Caring for Drives and Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3 Adding a Drive to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4 Using the IDE Drive Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4 Inserting or Removing a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5 Inserting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HP-323140-001.book Page 2 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Drives and Drive Media Understanding Drive and Drive Media Terms Hard drives are for the permanent storage of data files and of software such as system files, applications, and drivers. A hard drive is sometimes called a hard disk drive. Diskette drives support diskettes, which are used to store or transport data. The notebook can read or write to any diskette. A diskette drive is sometimes called a floppy disk drive.
HP-323140-001.book Page 3 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Drives and Drive Media Caring for Drives and Drive Media Ä CAUTION: To prevent damage to the notebook or a drive and loss of work: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ä■ Do not remove the internal hard drive except for repair or replacement. For instructions, see the“Replacing the Internal Hard Drive” section later in this chapter. Electrostatic discharge can damage electronic components.
HP-323140-001.book Page 4 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Drives and Drive Media Adding a Drive to the System The internal hard drive and optical drive are standard features of the notebook. The type of optical drive varies by notebook model. An optional drive can be added to the system by connecting it, as instructed in the drive documentation, to one of the USB (universal serial bus) connectors or to the 1394 connector. Hard drive capacity can also be added with a microdrive PC Card.
HP-323140-001.book Page 5 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Drives and Drive Media Inserting or Removing a Disc Inserting a Disc 1. Turn on the notebook. 2. Press the release button 1 on the drive bezel to release the media tray, then pull the tray outward until it is fully extended 2. 3. Position a CD or one-sided DVD over the tray, label side up. 4. Gently press the center of the disc onto the tray spindle 3 until the disc snaps into place. Handle the disc by the edges, not the flat surfaces.
HP-323140-001.book Page 6 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Drives and Drive Media Removing a Disc (With Power) 1. Turn on the notebook. 2. Press the release button 1 on the drive bezel to release the media tray, then pull the tray outward until it is fully extended 2. 3. Remove the disc from the tray by gently pushing down on the spindle while pulling up on the outer edges of the disc 3. Handle the disc by the edges, not the flat surfaces.
HP-323140-001.book Page 7 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Drives and Drive Media Removing a Disc (Without Power) If the notebook is turned off or if no power is available, the release button on the optical drive will not work. To remove a disc from an optical drive without using the release button: 1. Insert the end of a small object like a paper clip into the release access 1 in the front bezel of the drive. 2.
HP-323140-001.book Page 8 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Drives and Drive Media Playing a Disc You can play a CD in a CD drive or a DVD drive. You can play a DVD only in a DVD drive. The information in this section applies to most optical drives and most disc software. For information about specific disc software, including Windows Media Player, WinDVD, and Easy CD Creator, see the “Using Multimedia Software” section in Chapter 6.
HP-323140-001.book Page 9 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Drives and Drive Media Protecting Playback Ä CAUTION: Inserting or removing any device while running any multimedia application may pause or stop the play. Ä CAUTION: Initiating Standby or Hibernation while playing a drive medium may stop the play or diminish the quality of the play.
HP-323140-001.book Page 10 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Drives and Drive Media Setting the Boot Order By default, the notebook starts up from the internal hard drive. You can set the notebook to start up from any bootable CD or DVD in the optical drive. A bootable CD or DVD contains files needed by the notebook to start up and operate properly. On some models, you can also start up from a drive connected to the notebook by USB. Startup preferences are set in the Setup utility.
HP-323140-001.book Page 11 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Drives and Drive Media 5. Turn the notebook underside up. 6. Remove the 2 hard drive retaining screws.
HP-323140-001.book Page 12 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Drives and Drive Media 7. To remove a hard drive, grasp the hard drive assembly (the hard drive, the hard drive cover, and the hard drive bracket) using the hard drive recess 1. Tilt the hard drive assembly upward 2, then pull the assembly from the hard drive bay 3.
HP-323140-001.book Page 13 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Drives and Drive Media 8. To insert a hard drive, insert the 2 alignment tabs on the hard drive cover into the 2 alignment slots on the hard drive bay 1, then tilt the hard drive assembly downward into the hard drive bay until it is seated 2.
HP-323140-001.book Page 14 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Drives and Drive Media 9. If you have inserted a hard drive, reinsert the 2 hard drive retaining screws. (If you removed but did not replace a hard drive, put the retaining screws in a safe place.
HP-323140-001.book Page 1 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM 6 Multimedia Contents Adjusting Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Internal Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting an Audio Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting an S-Video Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting the Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting the Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HP-323140-001.book Page 2 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Multimedia Adjusting Volume Volume can be adjusted by using the audio buttons on the notebook or by using operating system or application volume control software. The mute button overrides all software volume settings. To adjust volume using the audio buttons: ■ To increase volume, press the increase volume button 1. ■ To decrease volume, press the decrease volume button 2. ■ To mute or restore volume, press the mute button 3.
HP-323140-001.book Page 3 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Multimedia Using the Internal Speakers The internal speakers play sound in stereo from applications, the operating system, games, drive media, the Internet, and other sources. If an external device, such as a headset, is connected to the audio-out jack, the internal speakers are disabled.
HP-323140-001.book Page 4 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Multimedia The notebook has 2 audio jacks: ■ The microphone jack 1 connects an optional monaural or stereo microphone. If a monaural microphone is connected, the same information is recorded on both channels. ■ The audio-out jack 2, sometimes called a line-out jack, connects headphones or powered external stereo speakers. The audio-out jack is also used to connect the audio functions of an audio/video device such as a television or VCR.
HP-323140-001.book Page 5 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Multimedia Connecting an S-Video Device Connecting the Audio The S-Video jack supports video signals only. If you are setting up a configuration that combines audio and video functions, such as playing a DVD movie on your notebook and displaying it on your television, you will need a standard 3.5-mm audio cable available from most computer or electronics retailers. Plug the stereo end of the audio cable into the notebook audio-out jack.
HP-323140-001.book Page 6 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Multimedia Turning a Video Device On and Off To turn on a video device that is connected to the notebook, start or restart the notebook. Or, repeatedly press the Fn+F4 hotkeys to switch the image. Pressing the Fn+F4 hotkeys switches the image among the notebook display, any connected displays, and simultaneous display on the notebook and all connected displays. ■ Switching the image to a connected video device turns on the video device.
HP-323140-001.book Page 7 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Multimedia Using Multimedia Software Using Windows Media Player Use Windows Media Player primarily for playing audio CDs. Although video CDs can be played using Windows Media Player, InterVideo WinDVD provides higher quality playback. To open Windows Media Player, insert a CD into the optical drive, then close the tray. Wait several seconds. If Windows Media Player does not open, select Start > All Programs > Windows Media Player.
HP-323140-001.book Page 8 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Multimedia ❏ If the Microsoft Windows XP AppPicker window is not displayed, select Start > All Programs > InterVideo WinDVD > InterVideo WinDVD. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Managing DVD Region Settings Most DVDs that contain copyrighted files also contain region codes. The region codes help protect copyrights internationally.
HP-323140-001.book Page 9 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Multimedia Using Easy CD Creator Easy CD Creator is a data transfer utility that enables you to create or duplicate optical drive media. The utility is installed on select models and can be used with any CD or DVD supported by any optical drive in the system. When Easy CD Creator is installed, a “Burn CD & DVDs with Roxio” icon is displayed at Start > All Programs > Start Menu.
HP-323140-001.book Page 10 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Multimedia Preparing to Use Easy CD Creator Ä■ CAUTION: To prevent loss of work and damage to a CD or DVD: ■ ■ ■ Before writing to a CD or DVD, connect the notebook to a reliable external power source. Do not write to a CD or DVD while the notebook is running on battery power. Before writing to a CD or DVD, close all open applications (including screen savers and antivirus software) except Easy CD Creator Basic.
HP-323140-001.book Page 11 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Multimedia Formatting Recording Media You can purchase optical drive media that either are or are not formatted for DirectCD. ■ To use DirectCD, use a CD or DVD formatted for DirectCD. ■ To use Easy CD Creator or CD Copier, do not use a CD or DVD formatted for DirectCD. To erase DirectCD formatting from a CD or DVD so the CD or DVD can be used with Easy CD Creator or CD Copier: 1. Insert the CD or DVD into the optical drive. 2.
HP-323140-001.book Page 12 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Multimedia ■ Auto Insert Notification settings are selected through the operating system. ■ To select Disk-at-once settings: 1.Select Start > All Programs > Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 > Applications > CD Copier. 2. Select the Advanced tab. 3. Clear the Disk-at-Once check box. 4. Select the Set as Default button. ■ To select Track-at-once settings: 1.Select Start > All Programs > Roxio Easy CD Creator 5. 2.
HP-323140-001.book Page 1 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM 7 Communications Contents Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2 Connecting the Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3 Using the Modem While Traveling Internationally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6 Accessing Communication Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–9 Finding AT Command Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–9 Network . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HP-323140-001.book Page 2 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Communications Modem All notebook models include an RJ-11 telephone jack, and some models ship with a preinstalled modem. A modem cable with RJ-11 connectors at each end is included with select models. You need a modem cable to connect a modem. If your model did not include a modem cable, a modem cable can be purchased from most computer or electronics retailers.
HP-323140-001.book Page 3 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Communications Connecting the Modem Selecting Connectors A modem must be connected to an analog telephone line. Å WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the equipment, do not plug a telephone cable into the RJ-45 network jack. Ä CAUTION: Jacks for digital PBX systems may resemble RJ-11 telephone jacks, but are not compatible with the modem.
HP-323140-001.book Page 4 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Communications Connecting a Modem to an RJ-11 Jack To connect a modem to an analog telephone line that has an RJ-11 telephone jack: 1. Identify the RJ-11 1 jack on the notebook. 2. If your modem cable has noise suppression circuitry 2, which prevents interference with TV and radio reception, orient the circuitry end of the cable toward the notebook. 3. Plug the modem cable into the RJ-11 telephone jack (not the RJ-45 network jack) on the notebook 3.
HP-323140-001.book Page 5 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Communications Connecting a Modem with an Adapter To connect a modem to an analog telephone line that does not have an RJ-11 telephone jack: 1. Identify the RJ-11 jack 1 on the notebook. 2. If the modem cable has noise suppression circuitry 2, which prevents interference with TV and radio reception, orient the circuitry end of the cable toward the notebook. 3.
HP-323140-001.book Page 6 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Communications Using the Modem While Traveling Internationally An internal modem is configured to function in, and meet the operating standards of, the country in which you purchased the notebook. To use an internal modem in other countries, you must add country-specific modem configurations.
HP-323140-001.book Page 7 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Communications 4. Select a country or region for the new location from the Country/Region list. If you select a country or region that is not supported by the modem, the country configuration defaults to USA or UK. 5. Select the OK button > OK button. Solving Travel Connection Problems If you experience connection problems while using a modem outside the country in which you purchased the notebook, the following suggestions may be helpful.
HP-323140-001.book Page 8 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Communications Check the Telephone Number Dial the telephone number on the telephone, verify that the remote modem is answering, then hang up. Check the Dial Tone If a modem receives a dial tone it does not recognize, the modem will not dial and will display a No Dial Tone error message. ■ To set the modem to ignore all dial tones before dialing: 1.Select Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections category. 2.
HP-323140-001.book Page 9 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Communications 7. Select your modem > Properties button > Modem tab. 8. Clear the Wait For Dial Tone Before Dialing check box. 9. Select the OK button > OK button. Accessing Communication Software To access preinstalled modem software, including software for terminal emulation and data transfer, select Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications, then select an application, wizard, or utility.
HP-323140-001.book Page 10 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 4:20 PM Communications Network All notebook models ship with an RJ-45 network jack. A network cable with RJ-45 connectors at each end is included with select models. The notebook can be connected to a network whether or not the internal modem is connected to a telephone line. If your notebook is connected to a network, you may want to confer with your network administrator before changing network settings.