Contents Getting Started with Your HP Notebook .....................................................................13 Taking Inventory.........................................................................................................14 What’s in the Box?................................................................................................14 To buy accessories ................................................................................................15 To find more information......................................................................................15 Identifying Parts of the Computer...............................................................................16 Front View ............................................................................................................16 Back View.............................................................................................................17 Bottom View.........................................................................................................18 Status Lights..........................................................................................................19 Expansion Base – Front ........................................................................................21 Expansion Base – Back.........................................................................................22 Setting Up Your Computer.........................................................................................23 Step 1:
Install the battery.......................................................................................23 Step 2: Connect AC power....................................................................................25 Step 3: Connect a phone line.................................................................................26 Step 4: Turn on the computer................................................................................27 Step 5: Set up Windows ........................................................................................27 Step 6:
Register your notebook .............................................................................28 What to do next.....................................................................................................29 To connect to the Internet......................................................................................29 To connect the floppy disk drive...........................................................................30 Basic Operation ..............................................................................................................31 Operating Your Computer ..........................................................................................32 To turn the computer on and off............................................................................32 To reset the computer............................................................................................33 To change the boot device.....................................................................................34 To use the pointing stick .......................................................................................34 To use the Fn hot keys ..........................................................................................36 To use the One-Touch buttons ..............................................................................37 To use the Windows and Applications keys..........................................................38 To use the embedded keypad ................................................................................38 To use the ALT GR key........................................................................................39 To adjust the display .............................................................................................39 To adjust the volume.............................................................................................40 To change computer settings for a presentation....................................................41 To use a multimedia expansion base.....................................................................42 To work with CDs and DVDs...............................................................................42 Securing Your Computer............................................................................................43 To set up password protection...............................................................................43 To attach a security cable......................................................................................44 To protect against viruses......................................................................................45 To set PC identification.........................................................................................45 Corporate Evaluator’s Guide 7