Compaq Presario M2000 Hardware And Software Manual page 7

7 Hardware Upgrades and Replacements
Device Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Digital Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
PC Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
8 Software Updates and Recoveries and
System Software
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Software Recoveries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Hardware and Software Guide
Connecting a Powered Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Connecting a USB Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Connecting a 1394 Device
(Select Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Connecting a Communication Device. . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Using the Memory Reader Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Inserting a Digital Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Removing a Digital Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Inserting a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Stopping or Removing a PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Adding a Drive to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Using the IDE Drive Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Replacing the Internal Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Increasing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Removing or Inserting a Memory Module . . . . . . . 7-18
Preparing for a Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Downloading and Installing an Update . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Using System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Repairing or Reinstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
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