Compaq Personal Computer Startup Manual page 4

Contents
Using CDs or DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
3 Battery Packs and Power Management
Using Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
4 Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Configuring Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Updating Software and Drivers from the Web . . . . . . . . 4-9
Using System Recovery Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Index
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To Play DVD Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
To Write to DVD Media (Select Models Only) . . . . 2-7
To Connect a TV to Your Notebook
(Select Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
To Respond to a Low-Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
To Recharge the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
To Get the Most from Your Battery Packs . . . . . . . . 3-4
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Display Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Hard Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Performance Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Power and Battery Pack Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Startup Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
To Run the BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Safeguarding Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Operating System (OS) CD Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
OS CD Reinstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Reinstalling Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Restoring Software Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
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