iv Hardware Guide
Contents
Standard Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Enabling the Numeric Keypad at Startup . . . . . . . . 3–10
Using the Easy Access Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
4 Battery Packs
Charging Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Using a New Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Replacing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Replacing the Primary Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Replacing an Optional External Battery Pack. . . . . . 4–6
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10
Recycling a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10
5 Drives
Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Removing a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Inserting a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Changing the Startup Sequence with MultiBoot . . . . . . . 5–6
Enabling Bootable Media and Devices for
MultiBoot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Using the Default Search Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Planning Changes to the Startup Sequence . . . . . . . 5–10
Selecting a MultiBoot Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
Changing the Startup Sequence in
Computer Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Setting a Continuing Startup Sequence. . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Setting the MultiBoot Express Prompt . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Responding to the Express Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Changing the Startup Sequence in
Compaq Computer Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13
6 Audio and Video
Using Audio Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Connecting a Stereo Speaker/Headphone . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Connecting a Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3