Compaq Armada 1500 User Manual page 7

chapter 3
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EARNING BOUT
Using Battery Power ........................................................................ 3-1
Charging Battery Packs ................................................................... 3-1
Discharging Batteries .................................................................. 3-2
Battery Gauge Utility....................................................................... 3-3
Ensuring Battery Gauge Accuracy.............................................. 3-4
Guidelines for Using Battery Packs................................................. 3-4
Removing the Battery from the Battery Bay............................... 3-5
Inserting a Battery into the Battery Bay...................................... 3-5
Inserting a Battery Pack into the Computer DualBay................. 3-6
Removing Battery Pack from the DualBay................................. 3-7
Resolving a Low-Battery Condition................................................ 3-7
Resolving a low-battery condition with external power ............. 3-7
Resolving a low-battery condition with a
fully charged battery pack ........................................................... 3-8
Resolving a low-battery condition when no
power source is available ............................................................ 3-8
Extending Battery Pack Operating Time......................................... 3-9
Recycling Used Batteries................................................................. 3-9
chapter 4
S S
ETTING ECURITY
Passwords Icon................................................................................. 4-1
Power-On Password......................................................................... 4-2
Establishing a Power-On Password ............................................ 4-2
Entering the Power-On Password ............................................... 4-3
Deleting or Changing a Power-On Password ............................. 4-3
Login Password................................................................................ 4-4
Identifying Quick Controls .............................................................. 4-4
chapter 5
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EMOVABLE RIVES
Caring for Removable Devices........................................................ 5-1
Using Removable Devices............................................................... 5-2
Removing a Diskette Drive from the DualBay ........................... 5-2
Inserting the Diskette Drive into the DualBay............................ 5-2
Inserting a Diskette into the Diskette Drive................................ 5-3
Removing a Diskette from the Diskette Drive............................ 5-3
Using Diskettes............................................................................ 5-3
Using the CD-ROM Drive .......................................................... 5-4
Upgrading the Computer ................................................................. 5-4
Upgrading Memory ..................................................................... 5-5
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