Compaq Presario R3000 - Notebook PC Hardware Manual page 4

Contents
Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
3 Battery Packs
Running the Notebook on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Inserting or Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Charging a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Placing the Power Meter Icon on the Taskbar . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings . . . . . . . . 3-9
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
4 Drives
About Drive Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Caring for Drives and Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
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Hotkey Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Hotkey Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Hotkey Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Obtaining Accurate Charge Information . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Accessing the Battery Charge Display . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Identifying a Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Identifying a Critical Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . 3-5
Verifying Hibernation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
When to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
How to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Conserving Power as You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Caring for Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
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