User's Manual

iv Hardware Guide
DRAFT - Revised: 10-28-02
Compaq CONFIDENTIAL—For Internal Use Only
11/13/02
File: 309971-001TOC.fm
Displaying System Information (Fn+Esc). . . . . . . . . 2–8
Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys with
External Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9
Using Quick Launch Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
Using the Internal Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
Using an External Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
3 Battery Packs
Inserting or Removing the Primary Battery Pack . . . . . . 3–2
Using the Optional Travel Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Inserting or Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Attaching or Detaching the Travel Battery and
the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Charging a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Monitoring the Charge of a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Displaying Charge Information on the Screen . . . . 3–12
Displaying Charge Information on a
Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
Identifying Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
Resolving Low-Battery Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15
Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
When to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
How to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17
Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19
Conserving Power as You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19
Selecting Power Conservation Settings. . . . . . . . . . 3–20
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–21
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–22
Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–22