Compaq 285558-001 Guida rapida

Software Guide

Compaq Notebook Computers

Document Part Number: 285558-001

June 2002

This guide provides instructions for using optical drive software

to play, create, and copy to and from CDs and DVDs. Information

about power and security settings and updating software is also

provided. In addition, this guide explains how to use the

MultiBoot, Intelligent Manageability, Compaq Diagnostics, and

Computer Setup utilities to set preferences and to help detect,

solve, and prevent problems.

Compaq, the Compaq logo, Evo, Presario, RomPaq, and SoftPaq are trademarks

of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. in the U.S. and/or other

countries. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in

the U.S. and/or other countries. Intel, Pentium, and SpeedStep are trademarks of

Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other product names

mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions

contained herein. The information is provided “as is” without warranty of any

kind and is subject to change without notice. The warranties for Compaq

products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying

such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional

warranty.

Software Guide

First Edition June 2002

Reference Number: N1000/1500

Document Part Number: 285558-001

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Contents

1 CD and DVD Software

Using CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1

Avoiding Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1

Displaying Media Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1

Playing CDs with Windows Media Player. . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

Playing an Audio CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

Playing a Video CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5

Using Notebook Media Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Accessing Windows Media Player Help . . . . . . . . . . 1–7

Playing DVDs with WinDVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Installing WinDVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Accessing WinDVD Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9

Starting a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10

Using DVD Region Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10

Creating and Copying CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12

Using Optional or Windows Software. . . . . . . . . . . 1–12

Understanding Easy CD Creator Features. . . . . . . . 1–12

Installing Easy CD Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13

Installing Easy CD Creator Software . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13

Enabling Auto Insert Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14

Preparing to Use Easy CD Creator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15

Selecting Drive Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15

Selecting and Preparing Easy CD Creator Media . . 1–16

Selecting Easy CD Creator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–17

Accessing Easy CD Creator Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–19

Easy CD Creator Tips and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . 1–20

Playing CDs and DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–20

Using CD Copier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–20

Creating Media for Use in Other Systems. . . . . . . . 1–20

Using Windows Media Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–21

Responding to Buffer Underrun Errors . . . . . . . . . . 1–21

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2 Power

Selecting a Power Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Understanding Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

Choosing Standby, Hibernation or Shutdown . . . . . . . . . 2–3

When You Leave Your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

When the Power Supply Is Uncertain . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

While Using Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

While Using Infrared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Standby, Hibernation and Shutdown Procedures. . . . . . . 2–5

Identifying the Power Controls and Light . . . . . . . . . 2–5

Using the Default Power Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6

Setting Power Procedure Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9

Using Emergency Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . 2–10

Setting Power Management Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11

Accessing the Power Options Window . . . . . . . . . . 2–11

Displaying the Power Meter Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11

Setting or Changing a Power Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12

Using SpeedStep (Windows 2000 Professional Only). . 2–13

Choosing a Performance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13

Setting SpeedStep Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14

Finding More Battery Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16

3 Security

Security Features Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

Setting Preferences in Computer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Using Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Forgetting Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Combining Compaq and Windows Passwords . . . . . 3–3

Using a Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

Entering Power-On Password Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

Entering a Power-On Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5

Using a Compaq Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5

Entering Compaq Administrator Password Settings . 3–6

Entering a Compaq Administrator Password . . . . . . 3–7

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Using DriveLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

Protecting a Hard Drive with DriveLock . . . . . . . . . 3–8

Accessing a Protected Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9

Changing a DriveLock Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10

Removing DriveLock Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11

Disabling a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12

Protecting System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13

Selecting an Information Management Procedure . 3–13

Entering and Displaying System Information . . . . . 3–14

Connecting an Optional Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15

4 Intelligent Manageability

Understanding Intelligent Manageability. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1

Installing Intelligent Manageability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Setting Up Insight Management Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Using Fault Management Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Identifying a Fault Management Alert . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Setting Fault Management Alert Preferences . . . . . . 4–3

5 MultiBoot (Advanced Users Only)

Changing the Startup Sequence with MultiBoot . . . . . . . 5–1

Enabling Media and Devices for MultiBoot . . . . . . . . . . 5–2

Using the Default Search Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3

Planning Changes to the Startup Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4

Specifying MultiBoot Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5

Setting a Continuing Startup Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5

Setting the MultiBoot Express Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6

Responding to the MultiBoot Express Prompt . . . . . 5–6

6 Software Updates and Restorations

Updating Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1

Preparing for a Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2

Accessing Notebook Model Information . . . . . . . . . 6–2

Accessing ROM Version Information. . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2

Accessing Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4

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Updating Software from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5

Downloading and Installing a System ROM Update 6–5

Downloading and Installing a KBC ROM Update . . 6–7

Downloading and Installing a Non-ROM SoftPaq . . 6–9

Restoring Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10

Installing a Retail Version of an Operating System. . . . 6–11

7 Setup and Diagnostic Utilities

Selecting Computer Setup or Compaq Diagnostics . . . . . 7–1

Using Computer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2

Computer Setup Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2

Restoring Computer Setup Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3

Selecting from the File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4

Selecting from the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5

Selecting from the Tools Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6

Selecting from the Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6

Using Compaq Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–8

Detecting Compaq Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–8

Installing Compaq Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–9

Using the Compaq Configuration Record Scan . . . 7–10

Using the Diagnostics Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–10

Index

Software Guide 1–1

CD and DVD Software

Using CDs and DVDs

Most of this section provides instructions for using optical drive

software. Before using any optical drive software, Compaq

recommends that you read the following general information

about using CDs and DVDs.

Avoiding Standby and Hibernation

ÄCAUTION: To prevent possible video and audio degradation and

loss of audio or video playback functionality, do not initiate Standby

or Hibernation while using drive media.

If Standby or Hibernation is accidentally initiated while a drive

medium is in use:

1. Briefly press the power button to exit Standby or Hibernation.

2. Restart the notebook.

3. For more information about Standby and Hibernation, see

Chapter 2, “Power.”

Displaying Media Contents

Autorun, sometimes called autoplay or auto insert notification, is

a feature of the operating system. Autorun displays the contents

of a drive medium on the screen whenever you insert the medium

into a drive (and close the tray, if you are using an optical drive).

1–2 Software Guide

CD and DVD Software

A drive medium is any storage device that can be inserted into a

drive; for example, a diskette, disk, CD, or DVD.

Autorun is enabled at the factory, but can be disabled.

Setting Autorun Preferences

Autorun is enabled or disabled through the operating system:

■In Windows 2000 Professional,

1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the Desktop.

2. Select the Tools menu > Folder Options > File Types tab.

3. Scroll through the list of items in the Registered File

Types list, then select a file type, for example, Audio CD.

4. Select the Advanced button.

❏If Play is displayed in boldface type (Play), autorun

is enabled on the drive. If Play is displayed in

plain type (Play), autorun is disabled.

❏To change the autorun setting, select Play or Play,

then select the Set Default button.

5. Select the OK button.

■In Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional,

double-click the My Computer icon on the Desktop,

right-click a drive, select Properties > AutoPlay tab, then

follow the instructions on the screen.

Cancelling Autorun on an Audio CD

To prevent an audio CD from opening when autorun is enabled,

press the shift key as you insert the CD.

CD and DVD Software

Software Guide 1–3

Displaying the Contents of a Medium

If autorun is disabled and the contents of a medium are not

displayed when you insert it, you can display the contents

manually:

1. Select Start > Run, then type:

explorer x:

(where X = the drive designation of the drive containing

the medium).

2. Press enter.

✎A drive designation is a letter of the alphabet that the notebook

uses to identify the drive. To display the drive designation of

every drive in the system, double-click the My Computer icon on

the desktop.

It is a criminal offense, under applicable copyright laws, to make

unauthorized copies of copyright-protected material, including

computer programs, films, broadcasts, and sound recordings.

This notebook should not be used for such purposes.

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CD and DVD Software

Playing CDs with Windows Media Player

Instructions for playing CDs begin with inserting a CD into the

drive. For insertion instructions, see the Hardware Guide,

“Drives” chapter, on this CD.

Playing an Audio CD

To play an audio CD:

1. Read the “Using CDs and DVDs” section of this chapter.

2. Insert the audio CD into the drive, then close the tray. Wait

several seconds. Then:

❏If autorun is enabled, Windows Media Player opens.

Proceed to step 4.

❏If Windows Media Player does not open, proceed to

step 3.

3. Open Windows Media Player from the Start button:

❏In Windows 2000 Professional, select Start > Programs

> Windows Media Player.

❏In Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional,

select Start > All Programs > Windows Media Player.

4. Select the Play button to play the CD and the Stop button to

stop the CD.

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