Corporate Evaluator’s Guide 7
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
