Compaq Presario 5BW474 manual

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MY P RESAR IO –G ETTIN G S TARTED C ON TENTS - I Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 Symbols and Graphics Used . . . . . . [...]

C ONTE NTS - II MY P RE SARI O –G E TTING S TARTE D Chapter 3 Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Keyboard Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Getting to Know the Standard Keyboard Keys . .[...]

MY P RESAR IO –G ETTIN G S TARTED C ONT ENTS - III Diskette, Hard Drive, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM Driv es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-13 The Diskette Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13 The Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C ONTE NTS - IV MY P RE SARI O –G E TTING S TARTE D eMail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -6 Setting Up Outlook Express eMail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Typing an eMail Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

MY P RESAR IO –G ETTIN G S TARTED C ONT ENTS - V Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6- 4 CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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M Y P RESARIO —G ETTIN G S TARTED I NTRODUCT ION 1-1 In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In tr oduc tion Congratul ations! As t he owner of a new Co m paq I nternet PC, you have joi ned the worldwide c omm u nity of Pres ario computer users. After your comput er is set up a nd connected to t he Inte rnet, you c an [...]

1-2 I NTRO DUCTION M Y P RESAR I O — G ETTING S TAR TED Using This Guide Usin g This G uide This guide is designed f or both beginn ers and exper ienced computer us ers.Y ou can read f rom cover t o cover to le arn basic informa t i on about your c omputer or scan th e guide fo r informa tion on a spec ific topic . Ref er to t he el ectro nic Glo[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED I NTROD UCTION 1-3 Symbols and Graphics Used W arnings and cau tions are displa yed to protect you from inju ry , yo ur equipment from damage , and your fi les from d ata loss. Symbols and Graphics Used The follo wing wor ds an d symbo ls hav e specia l mean ing in th is guide and i n the CD documentati on: Failu[...]

1-4 I NTRODUC TION M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Wher e Can I Find Information? Info rmation is av ailable in seve ral fo rms: pr inted documen t s , electronic documen ts on the CD t hat came with y our computer , and the Co m p aq W eb site. Use this guide as your first point of refe rence, and then refer to the f ollowi ng documen ts: ➜[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED I NTR ODUCTION 1-5 Safety and Comfort Y our computer is an electr ical device . T reat i t wit h care to avoi d perso nal injury and damage to the equipment . T o r educe the risk of electric shoc k and dama ge to th e equipment , r ead the Saf ety and Comf ort guide on this CD bef or e perfo rming any pr ocedur [...]

1-6 I NTRODUC TION M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Usin g the M y Presa rio-Learn ing More CD Follow thes e procedures to navigate thr ough the My Presa r i o — Learning Mor e CD: 1. Choose the topi c or manual you want to learn mor e about by clic king two times. 2. T he scr een dis plays the file hierarc hy in the navi gation pane l on th [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED S ETTI NG U P Y OUR C OMPUTE R 2- 1 In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter Setting Up Y our Co m p u t e r Y our C omp uter at a Glance, 2-2 Setting Up Y our Computer , 2-3 Re gi s tra ti o n , 2 -4 Setting Up an Internet Service Pro vider (ISP) Acc ount, 2-5 Setting Up Y our Printer [...]

2-2 S ETTI NG U P Y OUR C OM PUTER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED Your Computer at a Gl ance Before yo u begin, you ’ ll want to be come familiar with the components of your Compaq Pres ario. Some compon ents, such as the keyb oar d and mou s e , have color- coded co nnectors that matc h the ports on the bac k of your compu ter . Tip Your Co[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED S ETTIN G U P Y OU R C OM PUTER 2-3 Setting Up Your Computer If a cabl e is disconnec ted or you move you r computer to another locatio n, this to pic help s you to quickl y set up aga in. It ’ s a g ood idea to pur chas e a sur ge pr otector to pr otect your computer fr om electrical spikes an d pow er sur ges[...]

2-4 S ET TING U P Y OUR C OMP UTER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Registra tion The fi rst ti m e you turn on your computer , you are guide d thro ugh the regist ration proc ess before acce ssing the W indows desk top. It is very im porta nt that you register: ➜ W indows with Microsof t ➜ Y our new computer wi th Compaq Registe ring with [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED S ETTIN G U P Y OUR C OM PUTER 2-5 Setting up an Internet Service Provid er (ISP) Account An ISP give s you access t o the In terne t. Just as you need an a ccount with a cable c ompany to have cab le servi ce, yo u must a lso have an I SP account to acce ss the Internet and to use eM ail. After s etting up your [...]

2-6 S E TTING U P Y OUR C OMPU TER M Y P RESAR IO — G ETTIN G S TA RTED Settin g Up Yo ur Printer After set ting up and reg istering you r computer , you ar e read y to set up your printer . Complete the fol lowing steps: 1. Set u p your computer a nd complete th e registrat ion procedure s, described on previous pa ges. 2. Set u p the printer ac[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SI NG Y OU R C OMPUTE R 3-1 In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter Using Y our Co m p u t e r Ke y b oa r d B a s i c s, 3 - 2 K eyboard Buttons, 3-3 Scroll Mouse, 3-10 Speak e rs , 3- 12 Diskette, Hard Drive, CD-ROM, and D VD-ROM Drives, 3-13 3 3 3 3 In th is chapter , you learn ab[...]

3-2 U SING Y OUR C OMP UTER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Keyboard Basi cs The stand ard keys perf orm the fol lowing functi ons: ➜ Mai n keys are t he ty pewrit er-sty le keys . ➜ Function keys are the F1 thro ugh F12 keys. T wo of these ke ys are activ e even with out a progra m runn ing. F1 allows you t o get help on W indows-r elated[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SI NG Y OU R C OMPUTER 3-3 Keyboard Buttons The k eyboard butt ons make it ea sier and faster t o acce ss the In ternet, use yo ur favori te software, or liste n to your f avorite CD. Y ou might eve n want to watch a movie or s end an eMail (elec troni c mail). Keyboa rd Butto ns The keybo ard buttons a re show[...]

3-4 U SING Y OUR C OMP UTER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D The CD/DVD co ntrol butt ons p rovide a q uick and easy way t o play a CD or a DVD movie at t he touch of a button . Many CDs begin playing auto m a tically when inserted into t he dri ve. Refe r to Playing an Audi o C D in this chap ter to p lay a CD. Ref er to Adjusting the V olume [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SING Y OU R C OMP UTER 3-5 W ith th e press of a keyboard button, you can quic kly access th e Intern et, read your eMail, or check out th e late st in ente rtainment. Depending on which Inter net S ervice Pro vider (ISP) yo u have, the defaul t opti ons pro vided b y the Intern et Zone buttons may vary . Until[...]

3-6 U SING Y OUR C OM PUTER M Y P RES A R I O — G ET TING S TARTE D Y ou can acces s your favo rite prog ram, W ebsit e, or document by pressing one of t he Quick Launch We b buttons - Help 1 and My Prog ram 2 . Ref er to “ Pr eventive Maintenanc e ” on the “ Lear ning Mor e ” CD f o r additional in f ormatio n on service and su pport. Th[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SI NG Y OUR C OMPUTER 3- 7 After yo u assign the My Prog ram 1 button setti ngs, press i ng the button auto m ati cally opens y our sele cted so ftware , W ebs ite, or document . Instru ctions for r e assigning this button ar e found in the “ Lear ning Mor e ” g u ide on th e CD . The Vo l u m e C o n t r o[...]

3-8 U SING Y OUR C OM PUTER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TAR TED If yo u ’ re goi ng to be away from your computer but want to lea ve the po wer o n, you ca n let your computer go to sleep. This proce ss allows y ou to run progr ams while you r computer goes into a l ow-power state, which saves ener gy . However , some softwar e (such as DVD soft[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SING Y OU R C OMPU TER 3-9 The sy stem lights on the keyboa rd pro vide a quick stat us of your comp uter a nd keyboa rd setti ngs. P ost Of f ice Pr otocol (POP) is a commonly used messag in g pr ot ocol. Th e most widely used implementation of this pr otocol is POP3. POP3 is a r et rieval protocol , used to r[...]

3-10 U SING Y OUR C OM PUTER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED Scroll Mous e Y our computer comes with a sc roll mo use. Th e scro ll mouse d irects a cursor on the W ind ows desktop. Use the mouse to mo ve quic kly and ea sily through a documen t or W eb si t e. Instea d of using the scroll bar to disp lay pag es, move the scr oll wheel on yo ur[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SING Y OUR C OMP UTER 3-11 AutoScrol l allows you to move fo rward and backward t hrough a documen t wi thout having to move th e mouse or mouse wheel continuously . The scr oll mouse can b e customi zed for a left-hand ed user fr om the Mou se Pr opert ies dialo g bo x. (Open the Contr ol P anel an d right-c l[...]

3-12 U SING Y OUR C OM PUTER M Y P RES A R I O — G ET TING S TARTE D Speake rs Speake r options depend on which model you purchas e. The JBL P l at inum Serie s are t he sta ndar d spea kers that co m e wit h most new Com paq Pre sario monit ors. Y ou can use th e speaker s freest anding or mount them to the s ide of the moni tor . For mor e info[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SING Y OUR C OMP UTER 3-13 Diskette, Hard Drive, CD-ROM, and D VD-RO M Drives Y our computer ma y have one or more drives, depen ding on the model you purc hased: ➜ Disket te drive ➜ Hard dri ve ➜ CD-ROM drive ➜ CD -R W d rive ➜ DVD-ROM drive Each drive ha s diff erent siz e capac ities for stor ing i[...]

3-14 U SING Y OUR C OM PUTER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED The Hard Drive The hard d rive st ores sy stem f iles, s oftw are, an d data fi les inside you r computer . When you inst all software, do wnload file s from t he Internet, receive e M a il and attac hments, or c reate new files , the computer s a ve s them on your hard d rive. The av[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SI NG Y OU R C OMPUTE R 3-1 5 T o adjust the volume, r ef er to Adjusting the V olume in this c hapter . If the CD-R OM, CD-R W , or D VD-R OM drive can ’ t play a disc, chec k to be sur e th at the disc is inserted pr oper ly and seated secur ely in the drive. The D VD-R OM drive takes longe r to begin pl ay[...]

3-16 U SING Y OUR C OMPU TER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Y ou can play a DVD movie only from a DVD-ROM drive. When you are finish ed watching a movie, sto re the D VD in it s protect ive case. Y o u can contr ol the act ions of the D VD player (pa u se , r ewind , et c.) fr o m t he CD/D VD contr ol buttons on the keyb oar d. Ref er to Adj[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SING Y OU R C OMPU TER 3-17 Creating Your Own CDs CDs are c reated us ing the Adap tec Easy CD Cr eator (avai lable on select models). V arious u ses of the CD-R W drive ar e shown below: Note: Confirm that th e Easy CD Crea t or software has been ins talled before you begi n cre a ting CDs. Note: There is an e[...]

3-18 U SIN G Y OU R C OMPUTE R M Y P RESARIO — G ETTIN G S TA RTED[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED W ELCOME TO THE W EB 4 -1 In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter Basic Con cepts, 4-2 Com p aq Con ne c ti on Helper , 4-3 Internet Connec tion, 4-4 We b Se a r c h es , 4 - 5 eMail, 4-6 Conten t A d vi sor, 4-10 We l c o m e t o the W eb In ju st a few moments, y ou will be o n the w[...]

4-2 W ELCOME TO TH E W EB M Y P RES A R IO — G ET TING S TAR TED Basic Concepts Inte rnet , W eb, URL, hyperli nks, cyberspa ce — sound confusing ? The In ternet defi nitely has its own te rminology . T ake a few moments to understa nd some ba sic co ncepts that will hel p you start surfing the W eb. T o begin sur fing, you need to est ablis h [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED W ELCOME TO THE W EB 4-3 Compaq Connection Helper After yo u have signed up wit h an Inter net S ervice Provider (ISP), (see “ Setting Up Y our Computer ” in Chapte r 2) there a re a few thin gs you need to kno w to be a ble to sur f the W e b. If you c hoose Compaq.NET power ed by MSN as your ISP , the In te[...]

4-4 W ELCOME TO THE W EB M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Intern et Con nectio n W e b page s are vi ewed with a W eb br owser , such as Micr osoft Intern et Explorer or Net scape Navigator . A W eb browser is a program t hat lets you view and explor e informatio n on the W eb. Common featur es of a W eb bro wser include: ➜ Home page — yo u[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED W ELC OME TO THE W EB 4-5 Web Sear ches One way to f i n d what you ’ re l ooking for on the W eb is to use a sear ch engine — your personal guide to the W eb. A search engine tak es inf ormatio n that is scat tered on W eb s i t es all around t he worl d and l ists it for easy viewing a nd printing. Web S ea[...]

4-6 W ELCOME TO THE W EB M Y P RES A R I O — G ET TING S TARTE D eMail eMai l (ele ctron ic mail) is very similar to t he mail the post al carri er deliver s to your home or offic e — excep t mu ch faste r . Y ou can send l etters, pictur es, postcards — even music and video clips — to frie nds, fam ily , and co-worke rs in an inst ant. Out[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED W ELCOME TO THE W EB 4-7 T o send and r eceive eMai l, you ne ed an eMail a ddress so tha t yo ur Internet Se rvice Provider (ISP) will know wher e to “ pick up ” a nd “ delive r ” mail . The My Presario — Lear ni ng More guide on this CD has information on f inding eMail addr esses . eMail extensions i[...]

4-8 W ELCOME TO THE W EB M Y P RESARIO — G ET TING S TARTE D Now that yo u ’ ve conn ected to an ISP , set up Outlook Expre ss, and h ave an Inter net a ddre ss, it ’ s t ime to write yo ur first eMai l messag e. eMail addr ess es ar e written in a very specific way . Be sur e the eMail ad dr ess you ent er contains no spaces and h as a perio[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED W ELCOME TO THE W EB 4-9 Reading Your Outlook Exp ress eMail Messages 1. Press t he Instant eMail ƒ button on t he Internet keyboar d. 2. Click Inbox . New me ssages appear in bold type. 3. Double -click the m e ssage to d isplay th e message text . 4. Click th e Close button i n the upper r ight corne r of the [...]

4-10 W ELCO M E TO THE W EB M Y P RESARIO — G ETTIN G S TA RTED Content Advisor The In ternet prov ides yo u with acc ess to a wide vari ety of in formation ; however , some informati on may not be s uitable for every vi ewer . W ith Content Advisor , you can : ➜ Control In ternet acce ss. ➜ Set up a pas sword. ➜ Set up a l ist of W eb si t[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED C OMM ON T ASKS 5-1 In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter Co m m o n Ta s k s In t his ch apter , you le arn how to perform so m e of the more common activ ities with your new Interne t PC. More d etail s about these an d other eve ryday activit ies can be fou nd on the My Pr esario [...]

5-2 C OMMON T ASKS M Y P RES A R IO — G ETTIN G S TA RTED Print Basics T o print on e or more pages from a doc ument file or W eb page, yo u have to connect your printer and inst all the n eces sary sof tware. These p roce dures are d etail ed in th e “ Sett ing Up Y our Computer ” chapter in this guide. Note: T o see what the document will l[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED C OMMON T ASKS 5-3 Game s Y ou s hould alw ays use the same disc dr ive (CD -R OM or D VD-R OM) that you used t o instal l the game when you pla y the game . I f you experience pr oblems i nstall ing or playin g a game, c ontac t the g a me manufactur er f or assistance , or visit their W eb s ite f or upda t e s[...]

5-4 C OM MON T ASKS M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Software Y ou may want to p u rc hase and i nstall a dditional softwar e. Software ca n be instal led from a CD, DVD, or diske tte, and it can be downlo aded from a W eb site . The i nstallat ion process should a utomatical ly begin when you in sert the CD into the proper disc d rive. If the [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED C OMM ON T ASKS 5-5 If you do w n load software fro m a W eb site, fo llow th e inst allatio n inst ructi ons usuall y displayed on the W eb pag e. If installa tion inst ruct ions are not avai lable, comp lete the step s list ed here . Bef or e downl oading f iles fr om the Internet, make su r e that call-w aitin[...]

5-6 C OMM ON T ASKS M Y P RESAR I O — G ET TING S TARTE D[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OM E H ELP ? 6-1 In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter Need Some Help? This chapt er provides informati on on how to iden tify and fi x common probl ems that coul d occur wi th your comput er . W ithout contacti ng a technic ian, you can eas ily diagnose and fix man y compute[...]

6-2 N EE D S OME H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Helpful Hints F or Compaq .NET tec hnical support, dial (toll free) 1-80 0-952-3513. F or Compaq .NET customer support, dial (toll free) 1-80 0-952-3512. T o avoid long-dis tance char g es w hen connecting to the Internet, al ways use a l ocal ar ea teleph one number . F or a dditional tr[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OM E H ELP ? 6-3 Recovery CD The Recover y CD can reins tall th e softw are to th e stat e it was in when you purc hased the comput er . Y ou also have the option of restor ing your co mputer t o the way i t was when you perfor m e d the last User Backup. ▲ Caution: Everything added to the drive since t[...]

6-4 N EED S OM E H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Troubleshooting If a s olution does not fix your prob lem, try all solu tions for t he symptom or tr y the so lution a seco nd Symptom No soun d. Infor mation in this se ction is d ivided into three are as: Symptom, Proble m , and Solu tion. The Sy m ptom line de scribes the sy mptom o r [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OME H EL P ? 6-5 Symptom CD-RO M, CD-RW , or DVD-ROM drive cannot read a disc or takes too long to start . Reco rding au dio CDs is diffic ult or impossible. CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD-ROM Pro blem Solution CD has been inserted incorrectly . Reinsert the C D with th e label facing the proper dire ction. The DV[...]

6-6 N EE D S OME H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Symptom Not reading drive: “ Ab ort, Retry , Fail? ” message appears. “ Non-system disk or disk error ” message is displayed. Diskette drive light stays on. Diskette Dri ve Problem Solution A non -form atte d diskette has been inserted. T o format the diskett e: 1. Double-click th[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OME H ELP ? 6- 7 Diskette drive cannot save info rma tion t o disket te. Symptom Diskette has been improperly inserted. Remove the diskette and reins ert it as follows: Insert the edge with the sliding cover into the drive. Push the diskett e, arrow pointing toward the computer , all the way in u ntil the[...]

6-8 N EED S OME H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Diskette drive cannot read a diskette. Symptom Diskette drive has failed. Call Compaq T ech nical Support. Refer to you r Certificate of W arranty for details. Diskette is not form atte d. T o format the diskett e: 1. On th e Windo ws des ktop, d ouble-click t he My Comput er icon. 2. Sele[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OM E H ELP ? 6-9 Symptom Screen is blank, and monitor power light is not lit. Screen is blank. Disp lay (Monit or) Pro blem Solution Moni tor po wer cabl e is not c onnected to monitor or wall out let. Reconnect th e power plug on the back of the monitor and to a gr ou nded ( earth ed ) wall ou tlet. Moni[...]

6-10 N EED S OME H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Symptom Computer does not respond, or seems to be locked up. Hard drive error message is displayed . Hard drive fault protection error message is di splayed. Hard Drive Pro blem Solution Program in use has stopped responding to comm ands. Attempt a normal Windows shutdown. If this fails, [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OME H ELP ? 6- 11 Symptom Cannot connect to th e Internet. Cannot automatically launch Internet progr am s. Internet takes too long to download W eb sites. Interne t Acce ss Pro blem Solution Internet Service Provider (ISP) account is not proper ly s et up. V erify Internet settings, or cont act your ISP [...]

6-12 N EED S OME H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Keyboard and Scroll Mouse Pro blem Solution Keyboa rd connec tor is not pr operl y conn ected. 1. On the Windows taskbar , c lic k t h e Start button. 2. On the Start menu, clic k Shut Down... The Sh ut Dow n Windo ws di alog bo x is dis play ed. 3. Select the Shut d own option. 4. Click [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OME H ELP ? 6- 13 Memory Problem Solution All memory in comp uter is being used by open programs, and memory is needed for desir ed tas k. T o avoid Windo ws automatically running unnec essar y pr ograms at startu p: 1. F rom the Windows desktop, c lick the Start button. 2. Se lect Ru n . 3. In the Open b[...]

6-14 N EED S OME H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Power Pro blem Solution Line voltage selection switch is not in the proper position for your region (115V/ 230V). Set the line voltage selection switch to the correct setting for your region, or call Compaq T e chnica l Suppo rt for a ssist ance . Refer to you r Certificate of W arranty f[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OM E H ELP ? 6-15 System files may have been d am age d. Inse rt a start-up d iskette or Wind ows St art-U p diskette to re start your comp uter . 1. Insert a start-up diskette in to the diskette drive . 2. Restart your computer . 3. At the A:> promp t, type SYS C: and press the Enter key . Th e follow[...]

6-16 N EED S OME H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D[...]

M Y P RES ARIO – G ETTING S TARTE D I NDEX -1 Symbols @ sign 4-7 A Activit y button, desc ribed 3-5 Adapte c Easy CD Creato r, creating CDs 3 -17 Add/Remove Pr ograms 5-4 Alta Vis ta, Web brouser 3 -5 America Onl ine, see AOL AOL conne cting with icon 4-3 sea rching arrow key s 3- 2 audio playing a CD 3-15 spea ker port 2-2 Audio-In port, descri [...]

I NDEX -2 M Y P RESAR IO – G ETTIN G S TARTED Reta il/Af finity C entral 3 -5 Search 3- 5, 4-5 Send and Rec eive 4-6 Sleep 3- 8 Start 4 -3 Stop 3-15 volume control ling 3-7 down 3-7 up 3-7 C cab les power 2-3 spea ker and mi cropho ne 2-3 telepho ne 2-3 CD/DVD-ROM drive Compaq DVD Player 3-16 control buttons desc ribed 3 -4 Eject/ LoadCD 3-4 Fast[...]

M Y P RES ARIO – G ETTING S TARTE D I NDEX -3 E ele ctron ic doc ument s, de fined 1-3 eMai l acce ssing via keyboard butt on 3-5 addr ess cr iteria 4-7 butt on 3-5 Close but ton 4-9 defi ned 4-6 Dele te key 4-9 exte nsions 4- 7 Hotmai l 4-6 Inbox 4-9 Insta nt eMa il 4-8 message wi ndow 4-8 Messag e/New Message 4-8 New Mail 4-8 Outl ook E xpres s[...]

I NDEX -4 M Y P RESAR IO – G ETTIN G S TARTED Insta nt eMa il 4-6 Insta nt eMa il butt on 4-9 Inst ant Int ernet button 3-5 Inter net defi ned 4-2 hyperli nk 4-2 instant access bu tton 2-5, 3-5 laun ching favo rite activ ty 3-5 pare ntal c ontro ls 4-1 0 pass word 4-6 problems wit h 6-11 res tricting conten t 4-10 searchi ng 4-10 Inte rnet butto [...]

M Y P RES ARIO – G ETTING S TARTE D I NDEX -5 N Netscape Navigator 4-4 numeri c keys 3-2 O Outlook Ex press desc ribed 4 -6 Inbox 4-9 setti ng up 4-6 P para llel por t illus trated 2-2 pare ntal cont rols, Int ernet sett ings 4 - 10 pass w ord Cont ent Adviso r 4-1 0 pass word, re membering 4-6 port s 1394, ill ustrated 2-2 Audio-In 3-12 for conn[...]

I NDEX -6 M Y P RESAR IO – G ETTIN G S TARTED seri al port , illust rated 2-2 sleep mode cust omizing 3-8 desc ribed 3 -8 reco gnizing 6- 9 sof tware accessi ng with mouse 3- 10 downlo ading 5-5 inst alling downlo aded fi les 5- 5 speak ers Audio In p ort 3-12 cass ette player 3- 12 CD player 3 -12 MP3 player 3-12 playing audio through 3-12 turni[...]