[. . . ] All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice. The warranties for Compaq products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products. [. . . ] System-initiated Hibernation will not occur until the battery has discharged to a critical low-battery condition.
To fully discharge a battery pack: 1. When the battery light turns off indicating that the battery pack is fully charged, access the Power Schemes tab, select Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes icon > Power Options icon > Power Schemes tab. Record the 2 settings in the Plugged In column and the 2 settings in the Running on Batteries column so that you can reset them after the calibration.
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3. Use the drop-down lists to set the 4 options in both columns to Never. Disconnect the notebook from the AC power source, but do not turn off the notebook. Run the notebook on battery power until the battery pack is fully discharged. (The battery light begins to blink when the battery pack has discharged to a low-battery condition. When the battery pack is fully discharged, the notebook initiates Hibernation. )
Recharging the Battery Pack
1. Leave the notebook connected to external AC power until the the battery pack is fully recharged. (The battery light turns off. ) You can use the notebook while the battery pack is recharging but the battery pack will charge faster if the notebook is off. If the notebook is off, turn it on when the battery pack is fully charged and the battery light turns off. For information about connecting a USB drive or other standard device, see Chapter 6, "External Device Connections, " in this guide. For information about PC Cards, see Chapter 7, "Hardware Upgrades, " in the section "Using PC Cards. "
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Understanding Drive Terms
Terms for Types of Drives
A drive that connects to a USB or 1394 connector is a USB or 1394 drive. The drive that comes standard with the notebook is a fixed hard drive. A hard drive is usually used for the permanent storage of data files and software such as system files, applications, and drivers. Other (optional) external drives that can be connected to the notebook with either a USB or 1394 connector are high-capacity disk drives. A diskette drive is sometimes called a floppy disk drive or floppy drive. Optical drives are used to store or transport data and to play music and movies. The notebook can read or write to optical drives as described in the following table. Optical Drive
CD-ROM drive CD-RW drive DVD-ROM drive DVD-RAM drive DVD/CD-RW drive
Read
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Write
No Yes No Yes Yes
Terms for Drive Media
A diskette, disk, or disc that can be inserted or removed from a drive is referred to as a drive medium. In this guide a diskette is used in a diskette drive, a disk is used in a high-capacity disk drive, and a disc is used in an optical drive.
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Caring for Drives
Drives are fragile notebook components that must be handled with care. Cautions that concern specific procedures are included with the procedures provided later in this section.
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CAUTION: To prevent damage to the notebook or a drive and loss of work: Do not remove the fixed hard drive except for repair or replacement. [. . . ] Push the board downward until the retention clips snap into place 3.
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8. Align the tabs on the memory compartment cover with the cover slots on the notebook. Reinsert and tighten the screw that secures the cover to the notebook 2.
Closing the memory compartment
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Replacing the Hard Drive
Remove the hard drive only for repair or replacement.
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CAUTION: To prevent an unresponsive system and loss of work: Shut down the notebook before removing the hard drive from the hard drive bay. Do not remove the hard drive while the notebook is on, in Standby, or in Hibernation. [. . . ]