Compaq Presario V2000 - Notebook PC Manuale utente

Getting Started

Compaq Notebook Series

Document Part Number: 355449-001

August 2004

This guide explains how to set up your hardware and software

and begin using your notebook.

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Getting Started

Compaq Notebook Series

First Edition August 2004

Reference Number: V2000

Document Part Number: 355449-001

Getting Started iii

Contents

1 Hardware Setup

Step 1: Identify the Setup Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Step 2: Insert the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

Step 3: Connect the Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

Step 4: Connect the Notebook to External Power . . . . . . 1–7

Step 5: Open the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Step 6: Turn On the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9

2 Software Setup

Welcome to Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

Select Your Regional Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

Accept the License Agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

Name Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Create User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5

Press the Finish Button! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5

3 Next Steps

Enable TouchPad Tapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

Protect Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Protect the Notebook from Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Protect Your System Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

Protect Your Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

Protect the Notebook from Power Surges . . . . . . . . . 3–5

Use the Notebook Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6

Turn Off the Notebook Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

iv Getting Started

Contents

Connect to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

Enable Communication Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

Set Up Internet Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9

Preview the Help and Support Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11

4 Notebook Tour

Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3

Power Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5

Wireless and Volume Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6

Antennae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7

Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8

Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8

Speakers, Jacks and Display Release Button. . . . . . . 4–9

Rear Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10

Left-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11

Ports and Jacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11

PC Card Slot and Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12

Vent and Security Cable Slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13

Right-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14

Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15

Mini PCI and Memory Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 4–15

Bays, Battery Latch and Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–16

Additional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17

Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17

Optical Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–18

Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–19

Index

Getting Started 1–1

Hardware Setup

During hardware setup, you will

1. Identify the hardware you need to set up the notebook.

2. Insert the battery pack into the notebook, so the battery

can begin to charge as soon as the notebook is connected

to external power.

3. Connect the modem, so you will be able to register the

notebook and operating system during software setup.

4. Connect the notebook to external power.

5. Open the notebook.

6. Turn on the notebook.

When the notebook is turned on, you will be prompted to

begin software setup.

ÄCAUTION: To prevent file corruption and ensure that the correct drivers

are installed:

■Do not set up the notebook for the first time while the notebook is

docked in an optional Expansion Base. (The Expansion Base can

be used only with select models.)

■During the hardware and software setup procedures:

❏Do not unplug the notebook from external power.

❏Do not shut down the notebook or initiate Standby

or Hibernation.

❏Doconnect your modem as instructed in the “Step 3: Connect

the Modem” section later in this chapter, but do not insert,

remove, connect, or disconnect any other device, cable,

or cord.

1–2 Getting Started

Hardware Setup

Step 1: Identify the Setup Hardware

To set up the notebook for the first time, you need the notebook,

the AC adapter 1, the power cord 2, and the battery pack 3.

If you would like to use the modem to register your notebook and

operating system during software setup, you will also need the

modem cable 4.

If you are connecting the modem cable in a country where

RJ-11 telephone jacks are not standard, you will need the

modem adapter 5to connect the modem cable. (If you purchased

the notebook in a country where RJ-11 jacks are not standard, a

modem adapter specific to the country in which you purchased

the notebook is included with the notebook.)

(Power cords, modem cables, and modem adapters vary by region

and country. Battery packs vary by model.)

Hardware Setup

Getting Started 1–3

Step 2: Insert the Battery Pack

To insert the battery pack:

1. Turn the notebook upside down on a flat surface.

2. Pivot the battery pack into the battery bay until the

battery pack is firmly seated.

ÄCAUTION: To prevent a lack of response when you turn on the

notebook at step 5, make sure the battery pack is firmly seated.

(Battery packs vary by model.)

1–4 Getting Started

Hardware Setup

Step 3: Connect the Modem

To connect the modem so that you can register your notebook

and operating system during software setup:

■Follow the instructions in this section for connecting the

modem to an analog telephone line.

-or-

■Follow the instructions provided by your Internet service

provider to connect the notebook to the Internet through

aDSL (Digital Subscriber Line) modem, cable modem, or

network connection. For more information about these and

other Internet connection methods, see the “Connect to the

Internet” section in Chapter 3, “Next Steps.”

✎It might be easier to connect your modem to a telephone line

now and set up other Internet connections later, after you have

completed software setup.

Jacks for analog telephone lines vary by country.

■If you are connecting the modem to a telephone line in a

country where RJ-11 telephone jacks are standard, follow the

instructions in the “Connecting the Modem to an RJ-11 Jack”

section next in this chapter.

■If you are connecting the modem to a telephone line in

acountry where RJ-11 telephone jacks are not standard,

follow the instructions in the “Connecting the Modem with

an Adapter” section later in this chapter.

ÅWARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, disconnect the

modem from the telephone network before accessing an internal

compartment of the notebook. Internal compartments include the

memory compartment, the battery bay, and the hard drive bay.

Hardware Setup

Getting Started 1–5

Connecting the Modem to an RJ-11 Jack

To connect the modem to an analog telephone line that

has an RJ-11 telephone jack:

1. Turn the notebook display-side up on a flat surface

near an AC outlet.

2. If your modem cable has noise suppression circuitry 1,

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 (modem) jack on the

notebook 2.

4. Plug the other end of the modem cable into the telephone

jack 3.

(Telephone wall jacks and modem cables vary in appearance by

region and country.)

1–6 Getting Started

Hardware Setup

Connecting the Modem with an Adapter

To connect the modem to an analog telephone line that does

not have an RJ-11 telephone jack:

1. Turn the notebook display-side up on a flat surface near

an AC outlet.

2. If the modem cable has noise suppression circuitry 1, 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 (modem) jack on the

notebook 2.

4. Plug the modem cable into the country-specific modem

adapter 3.

5. Plug the country-specific modem adapter into an RJ-11

telephone jack 4.

(Modem cables, modem adapters, and telephone wall jacks vary

in appearance by region and country.)

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