HP Hewlett Packard Laptop XT Series User Manual

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Important Safety Information  
CAUTION  
To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunications  
line cord to connect a modem to the telephone wall jack. In Australia, the  
computer must be connected to the Telecommunication Network through a  
line cord that meets the requirements of ACA Technical Standard TS008.  
When using your notebook computer with a telephone connection, always follow  
basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, and injury to  
persons:  
Do not use this product with a telephone connection near water (for example,  
near a bathtub, sink, swimming pool, or in a wet basement).  
Avoid using a telephone connection (other than a cordless type) during an  
electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electrical shock from lightning.  
Do not use a telephone connection to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.  
Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in this guide. Do not dispose of  
batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check with local codes for possible special  
disposal instructions.  
Disconnect the modem cable before opening the computer case or touching an  
uninsulated modem cable, jack, or internal component.  
Do not plug a modem cable or telephone cable into the network (LAN)  
receptacle.  
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HP Software Product License Agreement  
Your HP product contains software programs. CAREFULLY READ THIS  
LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO OPERATE THIS  
EQUIPMENT. RIGHTS IN THE SOFTWARE ARE OFFERED ONLY ON THE  
CONDITION THAT THE CUSTOMER AGREES TO ALL TERMS AND  
CONDITIONS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT. PROCEEDING TO OPERATE  
THE EQUIPMENT INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS  
AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THE  
LICENSE AGREEMENT, YOU MUST NOW EITHER REMOVE THE  
SOFTWARE FROM YOUR HARD DRIVE AND DESTROY THE MASTER  
DISKETTES, OR RETURN THE COMPLETE HP PRODUCT AND SOFTWARE  
FOR A FULL REFUND. PROCEEDING WITH CONFIGURATION SIGNIFIES  
YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE LICENSE TERMS.  
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED BELOW, THIS HP SOFTWARE LICENSE  
AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN THE USE OF ALL SOFTWARE THAT IS  
PROVIDED TO YOU AS PART OF THE HP PRODUCT AND SHALL  
SUPERSEDE ANY OTHER SOFTWARE WARRANTY STATEMENT THAT  
MAY BE INCLUDED IN THIS HP PRODUCT OR MAY BE FOUND ONLINE.  
Operating system and software applications by Microsoft are licensed to you under  
the Microsoft License Agreement contained in the Microsoft documentation or  
displayed on your screen when Microsoft Software Products are launched.  
For a PC supplied with a Microsoft operating system: When you start the PC and  
accept the Microsoft End-user License Agreement (“EULA”), your license rights are  
valid only if a Certificate of Authenticity (“COA”) label corresponding to your  
Microsoft operating system is provided with your PC. The COA label can usually be  
found on the bottom of the computer. If the COA label does not correspond to your  
Microsoft operating system or is missing, contact your HP reseller for details.  
Other non-HP Software and Operating Systems are covered by the appropriate  
vendor license. The following License Terms govern the use of the HP software:  
USE. Customer may use the software on any one HP product. Customer may not  
network the software or otherwise use it on more than one HP product. Customer  
may not reverse assemble or decompile the software unless authorized by law.  
COPIES AND ADAPTATIONS. Customer may make copies or adaptations of the  
software (a) for archival purposes or (b) when copying or adaptation is an essential  
step in the use of the software with an HP product so long as the copies and  
adaptations are used in no other manner.  
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OWNERSHIP. Customer agrees that he/she does not have any title or ownership of  
the software, other than ownership of the physical media. Customer acknowledges  
and agrees that the software is copyrighted and protected under the copyright laws.  
Customer acknowledges and agrees that the software may have been developed by a  
third party software supplier named in the copyright notices included with the  
software, who shall be authorized to hold the Customer responsible for any copyright  
infringement or violation of this Agreement.  
PRODUCT RECOVERY CD-ROM OR DVD. If your HP product was shipped with  
a product recovery CD-ROM or DVD: (i) The product recovery CD-ROM or DVD  
and/or support utility software may only be used for restoring the hard disk of the HP  
product with which the product recovery CD-ROM or DVD was originally provided.  
(ii) The use of any operating system software by Microsoft contained in any such  
product recovery CD-ROM or DVD shall be governed by the Microsoft License  
Agreement.  
TRANSFER OF RIGHTS IN SOFTWARE. Customer may transfer rights in the  
software to a third party only as part of the transfer of all rights and only if Customer  
obtains the prior agreement of the third party to be bound by the terms of this  
License Agreement. Upon such a transfer, Customer agrees that his/her rights in the  
software are terminated and that he/she will either destroy his/her copies and  
adaptations or deliver them to the third party.  
SUBLICENSING AND DISTRIBUTION. Customer may not lease, sublicense the  
software, or distribute copies or adaptations of the software to the public in physical  
media or by telecommunication without the prior written consent of Hewlett-  
Packard.  
TERMINATION. Hewlett-Packard may terminate this software license for failure to  
comply with any of these terms provided Hewlett-Packard has requested Customer to  
cure the failure and Customer has failed to do so within thirty (30) days of such  
notice.  
UPDATES AND UPGRADES. Customer agrees that the software does not include  
updates and upgrades which may be available from Hewlett-Packard under a  
separate support agreement.  
EXPORT CLAUSE. Customer agrees not to export or re-export the software or any  
copy or adaptation in violation of the U.S. Export Administration regulations or  
other applicable regulation.  
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U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication, or disclosure is  
subject to HP standard commercial license terms and for non-DOD Departments and  
Agencies of the U.S. Government, the restrictions set forth in FAR 52.227-19(c)(1-2)  
(June 1987) Hewlett-Packard Company, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304  
U.S.A. Copyright (c) 2000 Hewlett-Packard Company. All Rights Reserved.  
Customer further agrees that Software is delivered and licensed as “Commercial  
computer software” as defined in DFARS 252-227-7014 (June 1995) or as a  
“commercial item” as defined in FAR 2.101(a), or as “Restricted computer software”  
as defined in FAR 52.227-19 (or any equivalent agency regulation or contract  
clause), whichever is applicable. The Customer agrees that it has only those rights  
provided for such Software by the applicable FAR or DFARS clause or the HP  
standard software agreement for the product involved.  
SUPPORT POLICY FOR MICROSOFT OPERATING SYSTEMS SERVICE  
PACK. HP will provide end user support for HP PCs that use Microsoft Operating  
Systems, including its latest service packs. This support will be available 30 days  
after the service pack being released by Microsoft.  
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Contents  
Bottom panel components ................................................................................6  
Status lights.......................................................................................................8  
To play DVD movies......................................................................................23  
To create or copy CDs....................................................................................23  
Securing Your Notebook......................................................................................24  
To set up password protection........................................................................24  
To lock your notebook....................................................................................24  
To attach a security cable ...............................................................................25  
To protect against viruses...............................................................................25  
To lock the hard drive.....................................................................................26  
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Batteries and Power Management..........................................................................29  
Managing Power Consumption............................................................................30  
Connecting to a Local Area Network (LAN).......................................................39  
Making Wireless Network Connections (select models only).............................40  
To connect an audio device ............................................................................50  
To use an external monitor .............................................................................52  
To connect an IEEE 1394 device (select models only)..................................53  
To connect an infrared device (select models only).......................................54  
To use a port replicator (select models only) .................................................55  
Installing Additional RAM (Memory) .................................................................58  
To install a RAM expansion module..............................................................58  
To remove a RAM expansion module............................................................60  
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Serial, parallel, and USB problems ................................................................80  
Startup problems.............................................................................................81  
Modem Reference (Conexant)........................................................................90  
Safety Information................................................................................................97  
Power cords ....................................................................................................97  
Battery safety..................................................................................................98  
Laser safety.....................................................................................................98  
LED safety......................................................................................................99  
Mercury safety................................................................................................99  
Exposure to radio frequency radiation..........................................................100  
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Regulatory Information ......................................................................................101  
U.S.A. ...........................................................................................................101  
European Union............................................................................................104  
Japan .............................................................................................................106  
New Zealand.................................................................................................107  
Russia............................................................................................................108  
International..................................................................................................108  
Index ........................................................................................................................111  
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Getting Started with Your Notebook  
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