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Hardware Guide
HP Notebook Series
Document Part Number: 355386-001
November 2003
This guide explains how to identify and use notebook hardware
features, including connectors for external devices. It also
includes power and environmental specifications, which might
be helpful when traveling with the notebook.
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Contents 1 Hardware Components Identifying Parts of the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3 Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5 Power Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5 Keyboard and Drive Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Hotkey Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8 Hotkey Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8 Using Quick Launch Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11 Reprogramming the Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . 2–12 Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13 Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13 3 Battery Packs Running the Notebook on Battery
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Contents Using Drive Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4 Avoiding Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4 Displaying Media Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5 Adding a Drive to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6 Using the IDE Drive Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7 Inserting and Removing Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8 Inserting a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents 6 External Device Connections Connecting a Standard Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1 Connecting a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2 Using a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3 Linking to an Infrared Device (Select Models) . . . . . . . . 6–4 Setting Up an Infrared Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5 Avoiding Standby While Using Infrared. . . . . . . . . . 6–6 Connecting an Optional Cable Lock . . .
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Contents Using Digital Media Cards (Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . 8–6 Inserting an Optional Digital Media Card . . . . . . . . . 8–7 Removing an Optional Digital Media Card. . . . . . . . 8–9 Disabling an Optional Digital Media Card . . . . . . . 8–10 Increasing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–11 Displaying Memory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–11 Removing or Inserting a Memory Module . . . . . . . 8–12 Replacing the Hard Drive. . . . . .
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1 Hardware Components Identifying Parts of the Notebook Components included with the notebook vary by geographical region and by model. This guide includes illustrations for the different models and features. In each section, refer to the illustrations that closely match your notebook. The illustrations in Chapter 1 identify the standard external features included in most notebook models. Display Component Description Display release latch Opens the notebook. Hardware Guide 1–1
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Hardware Components Component Description Display release latch Opens the notebook. 1–2 Hardware Guide
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Hardware Components TouchPad Component Description TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or 1 activates items on the screen. Left and right TouchPad Function like the left and right buttons 2 buttons of an external mouse. TouchPad scroll pad Functions like the wheel of an external 3 mouse for scrolling up and down. TouchPad on/off button Turns TouchPad on or off. 4 TouchPad light On: TouchPad is enabled. 5 *For information about TouchPad settings, see Chapter 2, “TouchPad and Keyboard.” H
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Hardware Components Component Description TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or 1 activates items on the screen. Left and right TouchPad Function like the left and right buttons 2 buttons on an external mouse. TouchPad on/off button Turns TouchPad on or off. 3 TouchPad light On: TouchPad is enabled. 4 *For information about TouchPad settings, see Chapter 2, “TouchPad and Keyboard.” 1–4 Hardware Guide
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Hardware Components Top Components Power Lights Component Description Power button light On: Notebook is turned on. 1 Blinking: Notebook is in Standby. Off: Notebook is off or in Hibernation. Power/Standby light On: Notebook is turned on. 2 Blinking: Notebook is in Standby. Off: Notebook is off or in Hibernation. Battery light On: Battery pack is charging. 3 Blinking: Battery pack has reached a low-battery condition. Off: AC power is applied, with battery pack either fully charged or not inst
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Hardware Components Component Description Power button light On: Notebook is turned on. 1 Blinking: Notebook is in Standby. Off: Notebook is off or in Hibernation. Power/Standby light On: Notebook is turned on. 2 Blinking: Notebook is in Standby. Off: Notebook is off or in Hibernation. Battery light On: Battery pack is charging. 3 Blinking: Battery pack has reached a low-battery condition. Off: AC power is applied, with battery pack either fully charged or not installed, or no AC power is app
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Hardware Components Keyboard and Drive Lights Component Description Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on. 1 Num lock light On: Num lock or the internal 2 keypad is on.* IDE (Integrated Drive On: The internal hard drive or optical 3 Electronics) light; also drive bay is being accessed. referred to as hard drive/optical drive activity light Optical disk drive light On: The optical drive bay is being 4 accessed. 5-in-1 Digital Media slot light On: Slot is accessing an optional 5 (select model
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Hardware Components Component Description Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on. 1 Num lock light On: Num lock or the internal 2 keypad is on.* IDE (Integrated Drive On: The internal hard drive or the 3 Electronics) light; also optical drive bay is being accessed. referred to as hard drive/optical drive activity light Optical disk drive light On: The optical drive bay is being 4 accessed. 5-in-1 Digital Media slot light On: Slot is accessing an optional 5 (select models) digital media card.
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Hardware Components Power and Volume Controls Component Description Power button* When the notebook is: 1 ■ Off, press the button to turn on the notebook. ■ On, briefly press the button to initiate Hibernation. ■ In Standby, briefly press the button to resume from Standby. ■ In Hibernation, briefly press the button to resume from Hibernation. If the system has stopped responding ✎ and Windows shutdown procedures cannot be used, press and hold the button for at least 4 seconds to turn off th
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Hardware Components Component Description Power button* When the notebook is: 1 ■ Off, press the button to turn on the notebook. ■ On, briefly press the button to initiate Hibernation. ■ In Standby, briefly press the button to resume from Standby. ■ In Hibernation, briefly press the button to resume from Hibernation. If the system has stopped responding and ✎ Microsoft® Windows® shutdown procedures cannot be used, press and hold the button for at least 4 seconds to turn off the notebook. M
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Hardware Components Quick Launch Buttons and Keyboard Keys Component Description Quick Launch buttons: From left to right: 3 programmable 1 Picture, Media, and Internet buttons enable you to access the My Pictures folder, a multimedia application, and the Internet with one keystroke. The icon on each button represents the default destination. Buttons can be programmed to point to other locations. See the instructions on ✎ changing the destination of Quick Launch buttons in Chapter 2, “T
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Hardware Components Wireless On/Off button Enables wireless functionality, but does 2 not create a wireless connection. To set up and complete a ✎ wireless connection, additional hardware and software might be required. Windows logo key Displays Windows Start menu. 3 Windows Applications key Displays shortcut menu for any 4 highlighted items. 1–12 Hardware Guide
