HP Pavilion n3000 - Notebook PC Manual

Pavilion Notes
28 February, 2000
This file contains up-to-date information on the Pavilion:
> Saving Power with Speed Step Technology
> Losing sound in MS-DOS mode
> Using the Recovery CD
> Installing the zoom video driver
> Maintaining Advanced Power Management
> Running Winstone 99 tests
Late release notes will be posted to the HP website at www.hp.com/notebooks.
Saving Power with Speed Step Technology
Certain new Pavilion products contain high-speed Pentium III processors that can run at two speeds
using Intel SpeedStep Technology. The computer uses less power when the processor runs at the
lower speed.
The processor automatically switches to high speed when the ac adapter is connected, and switches
to the lower speed when running on battery power.
You can change how the processor speed switches. To disable this feature or configure the speed at
boot, run BIOS Setup and change the Intel SpeedStep Technology setting in the Power menu. To
configure the speed changes while Windows is running, double-click the SpeedStep Technology
icon in the taskbar.
Losing sound in MS-DOS mode
When you are operating your Pavilion in MS-DOS mode (for example, when running MS-DOS
games) you may find that the sound does not operate properly. Use Windows applications for full
use of sound capabilities.
Using the Recovery CD
The HP Pavilion Notebook PC package includes a bootable Recovery CD. With this tool you can:
* Install Windows 98 (factory installation).
* Set up a PC Card or parallel port CD-ROM drive.
* Install specific device drivers for other operating systems.
* Create a Support Utility disk.