Hardware Guide HP Compaq Notebook Series Document Part Number: 309971-002 October 2003 This guide explains how to identify and use notebook hardware features, including connectors for external devices. It also includes power and environmental specifications, which may be helpful when traveling with the notebook. © 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Microsoft® and Windows® are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. SD Logo is a trademark of its proprietor. Bluetooth® is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used by Hewlett-Packard Company under license. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. 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Hardware Guide HP Compaq Notebook Series Second Edition October 2003 First Edition April 2003 Reference Number: nc4010 Document Part Number: 309971-002 Contents 1 Hardware Features Pointing Device Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­1 Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­2 Left-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­4 Right-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­5 Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­6 Rear Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­7 Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­8 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­10 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­11 2 Pointing Devices and Keyboard Using a Pointing Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Pointing Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the TouchPad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using an External Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Pointing Device Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identifying Fn and Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hotkey and Shortcut Key Quick Reference . . . . . . . Hotkey and Shortcut Key Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . Hotkey and Shortcut Key Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . Switching the Display (Fn+F4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Battery Charge Information (Fn+F8) . . . . . 2­1 2­2 2­3 2­3 2­4 2­4 2­5 2­5 2­6 2­6 2­7 2­7 Hardware Guide iii Contents Decreasing Screen Brightness (Fn+F9). . . . . . . . . . . 2­7 Increasing Screen Brightness (Fn+F10) . . . . . . . . . . 2­8 Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys with External Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2­8 Using Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2­9 Using Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2­10 Using the Embedded Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . 2­10 Using an External Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2­11 3 Battery Packs Running the Notebook on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­1 Inserting or Removing the Primary Battery Pack . . . . . . 3­3 Using the Optional Travel Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­6 Inserting or Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . 3­6 Attaching or Detaching the Travel Battery Pack. . . . 3­8 Charging a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­11 Monitoring the Charge of a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . 3­13 Obtaining Accurate Charge Information . . . . . . . . . 3­13 Displaying Charge Information on the Screen . . . . 3­14 Displaying Charge Information on a Battery Pack . 3­15 Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­16 Identifying Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­16 Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­17 Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­18 When to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­19 How to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­19 Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­22 Conserving Power as You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­22 Selecting Power Conservation Settings. . . . . . . . . . 3­23 Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­24 Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­25 Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­25 iv Hardware Guide Contents 4 Hard Drive Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identifying the Hard Drive Activity Light. . . . . . . . . Replacing the Primary Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4­1 4­2 4­2 4­3 5 Audio and Video Using Audio Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Audio Line-Out Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Microphone Input Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Video Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the S-Video-Out Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Video Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5­1 5­2 5­2 5­3 5­3 5­4 5­5 6 Communication Devices Connecting a Modem Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting the RJ-11 Modem Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . Using a Country-Specific Adapter Cable . . . . . . . . . Connecting a Network Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linking to an Infrared Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Up an Infrared Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . Avoiding Standby with Infrared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6­1 6­3 6­4 6­5 6­7 6­8 6­8 6­9 6­9 7 External Devices Connecting a Monitor or Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enabling USB Legacy Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting an Optional External MultiBay. . . . . . . . . . . Connecting an Optional Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7­2 7­2 7­3 7­4 7­5 Hardware Guide v Contents 8 Hardware Upgrades Using Optional PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8­1 Inserting a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8­2 Removing a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8­3 Using Optional SD Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8­4 Inserting an SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8­4 Removing an SD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8­5 Adding and Upgrading Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . 8­6 Adding a Memory Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . 8­6 Upgrading the Memory Module in the Primary Memory Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8­10 Effects of Increasing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8­14 9 Specifications Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9­1 Rated Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9­2 Modem Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9­2 Index vi Hardware Guide 1 Hardware Features Pointing Device Components Component Description Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen. Function like the left and right buttons on an external mouse. Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen. Can be set to perform other mouse functions, such as scrolling and double-clicking. Function like the left and right buttons on an external mouse. 1 2 3 Pointing stick Left and right pointing stick buttons TouchPad 4 Left and right TouchPad buttons Hardware Guide 1­1 Hardware Features Top Components Component Description Enable you to access common functions with a single keystroke. When the notebook is* 1 2 Quick Launch buttons (3) Power button Off, press and release to turn on the notebook. In Standby, press and release to exit Standby. In Hibernation, press and release to exit Hibernation. If the system has stopped responding and Microsoft® Windows® shutdown procedures cannot be used, press and hold for 5 seconds to turn off the notebook. *This table describes default settings. For information about changing the functions of the power button and about using Standby and Hibernation, refer to the "Power" chapter in the Software Guide on the Documentation Library CD. (continued) 1­2 Hardware Guide Hardware Features Component Description Increase, decrease, and mute the system volume. Execute frequently used system functions when pressed in combination with the Fn key. Displays shortcut menu for items beneath the pointer. Secures the display when it is closed. Displays the Windows Start menu. Executes frequently used system functions when pressed in combination with another key. Contains the primary memory slot. 3 4 Volume control buttons Function keys 5 6 7 8 Applications key Display release latch recess Windows logo key Fn key Not shown Primary memory compartment (not shown, located under the keyboard) Hardware Guide 1­3 Hardware Features Left-Side Components Component Description Links another IrDA-compliant device for wireless communication. Ejects an optional PC Card from the PC Card slot. Supports optional Type I or Type II 32-bit (CardBus) or 16-bit PC Cards. Accepts SD Memory Cards used as removable storage devices. Connects optional powered stereo speakers, headphones, headset, or television audio. Connects an optional microphone. Produces system sound. 1 2 3 4 5 Infrared port PC Card eject button PC Card slot Secure Digital (SD) Card slot Audio line-out jack 6 7 Microphone input jack Speaker 1­4 Hardware Guide Hardware Features Right-Side Components Component Description Attaches an optional security cable to the notebook. 1 Security cable slot 2 3 The purpose of security solutions is to act as a deterrent. These solutions do not prevent the product from being mishandled or stolen. Hard drive bay Exhaust vent Holds the primary hard drive. Enables airflow to cool internal components. Ä To prevent overheating, do not obstruct vents. Using the notebook on a soft surface such as a pillow, blanket, rug, or thick clothing can block airflow. Hardware Guide 1­5 Hardware Features Front Components Component Description Send and receive wireless LAN (WLAN) signals. 1 Antennae Ä 2 3 Display release latch Microphone The antennae covers are not removable. Removing the covers can cause damage to the antennae. Opens the notebook. Inputs single-channel sound. Å Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation The radiated output power of this device is below the FCC radio frequency exposure limits. Nevertheless, the device should be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized. To avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna should not be less than 20 cm (8 inches) during normal operation, including when the notebook display is closed. 1­6 Hardware Guide Hardware Features Rear Components Component Description Connects an optional S-Video device, such as a television, VCR, camcorder, overhead projector, or video capture card. Connects an optional external monitor or overhead projector. Connects USB 1.1- and 2.0-compliant devices to the notebook using a standard USB cable. Connects USB 1.1- and 2.0-compliant devices to the notebook using a standard USB cable, or an optional External MultiBay to the notebook using the External MultiBay-Powered USB cable. Connects an AC adapter or an optional Automobile Power Adapter/Charger or Aircraft Power Adapter. Connects a network cable. Connects a modem cable. 1 S-Video-out jack 2 3 External monitor connector USB connector 4 Self-powered USB connector 5 AC power connector 6 7 RJ-45 network jack RJ-11 telephone jack Hardware Guide 1­7 Hardware Features Bottom Components Component Description Connects the optional travel battery caddy. The travel battery connector has a plastic cover that must be opened be ...