Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit 277958-001 du fabricant Compaq
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b Learning More About Y our Computer Compaq Presario Computers Document P ar t Number : 277958-001 March 2002 The guide provides basic information to assist you in using the hardware and software features of your computer .
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Learning More About Y our Computer iii Contents 1 Performing Common Tasks Modifying the Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 Modifying the Keyboard Language Setting . . . . . .
iv Lear ning More About Y our Computer Contents Defragmenting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5 Protecting from a Virus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Learning More About Y our Computer 1–1 1 P erf orming Common T asks Y ou may f ind yourself wanting to perform tasks such as: ■ Modifying your display ■ Modifying your ke yboard language setting.
1–2 Lear ning More About Y our Computer P erf or ming Common T asks Modifying the Ke yboar d Language Setting Y ou can modify the language setting for your ke yboard. T o Modify the Keyboar d Language Setting 1. Click the Start button from the W indows taskbar .
Learning More About Y our Computer 1–3 P erforming Common T asks 8. Click the K eyboard lay out/IME do wn arrow and select a language from the list. 9. Click OK . 10. Click OK to apply the changes. Modifying the Mouse Pr oper ties Y ou can vie w and modify different properties of the mouse from the Mouse Properties dialog box.
1–4 Lear ning More About Y our Computer P erf or ming Common T asks 6. Click OK to apply the changes..
Learning More About Y our Computer 1–5 P erforming Common T asks Shutting Down the Computer When you are finished w orking or playing on the computer , it is a good idea to shut it do wn. T o Shut Down the Computer 1. Click the Start button from the W indows taskbar .
1–6 Lear ning More About Y our Computer P erf or ming Common T asks T o Use the Print Menu 1. Click File on the menu bar . 2. Click Print... 3. Select your printing options. Remember , the look and feel of the Print dialog box v aries from application to application.
Learning More About Y our Computer 1–7 P erforming Common T asks Before you do wnload or purchase any games, check the computer requirements for the game.
1–8 Lear ning More About Y our Computer P erf or ming Common T asks ✎ It is recommended that you use the same disc dri ve (CD or D VD) to play a game that you used to install it. If you ha ve problems installing or playing a game, contact the game manufacturer .
Learning More About Y our Computer 2–1 2 Using Y our Computer Drives Computers can hav e sev eral types of driv es that include: ■ Diskette (floppy) ■ Hard ■ CD-R OM (compact disk - read only .
2–2 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Using Y our Computer Dr iv es ✎ If you hav e a tower model, hold the disk ette with the label facing left and the arro w pointing toward the dri ve.
Learning More About Y our Computer 2–3 Using Y our Computer Dr iv es Ä CA UTION: If you remo ve a diskette while the activity light is glowing, you can damage the disk ette or the information stored on it. Using the Har d Drive Y ou can store computer operating f iles, applications, data, Internet, and personal files on your hard dri ve.
2–4 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Using Y our Computer Dr iv es Using the CD or D VD Drive The CD-R OM, CD-R W , D VD-R OM, and D VD-R/R W dri ves allo w you to perform se veral dif ferent actions (such as, store information, listen to music, vie w and create movies).
Learning More About Y our Computer 2–5 Using Y our Computer Dr iv es It is important to read all directions before attempting to record onto a D VD-R or D VD-R W disc. Y ou should make sure that all open applications are closed and remain closed while you are burning the D VD-R or D VD-R W disc.
2–6 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Using Y our Computer Dr iv es Regardless of the dri ve(s), you insert and remo ve a CD or D VD disc using the same steps.
Learning More About Y our Computer 2–7 Using Y our Computer Dr iv es Inser ting a CD or D VD T o Inser t a CD or D VD 1. Po wer on the computer . 2. Press the load/eject button to open the dri ve. 3. Carefully lift the CD or D VD from its case. Y ou should av oid touching the surface of the CD or D VD.
2–8 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Using Y our Computer Dr iv es 4. Place the CD or D VD, label side up (label side left if tower model), into the round tray ✎ If the tray has support tabs, carefully slide the disc under the tabs to position it correctly in the tray .
Learning More About Y our Computer 2–9 Using Y our Computer Dr iv es Remo ving a CD or D VD T o Remove a CD or D VD 1. Po wer on the computer . 2. Press the load/eject button to open the dri ve. 3. Carefully lift the CD or D VD from the driv e. Y ou should av oid touching the surface of the disc.
2–10 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Using Y our Computer Dr iv es ✎ The D VD dri v es may take longer to begin music playback because they must determine the type of media being played. T o Listen to Music 1. Insert a CD or D VD as described previously in this chapter , “ Inserting a CD or D VD.
Learning More About Y our Computer 2–11 Using Y our Computer Dr iv es 6. Click A pply , then OK . Pla ying a Movie Y ou can only play a D VD movie from the D VD-R OM and D VD-R/R W drives. T o Play a Mo vie 1. Insert a D VD as described previously in this chapter , “ Inserting a CD or D VD.
2–12 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Using Y our Computer Dr iv es 2. W ait for the D VD to automatically start playing. If the D VD does not start playing automatically , follow these steps. a. Click the Start b u tton on your W indows desktop.
Learning More About Y our Computer 2–13 Using Y our Computer Dr iv es Y ou can use either CD-R or CD-R W discs to create your CDs. Y ou can only write to a CD-R disc once, but you can write to, erase, re write to, and reuse a CD-R W disc.
2–14 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Using Y our Computer Dr iv es Maintaining the CD or D VD Drive Y ou should keep the follo wing guidelines in mind when maintaining and cleaning your CD or D .
Learning More About Y our Computer 3–1 3 Maintaining and Shipping Routine and pre venti ve maintenance for the computer is easier than you might think.
3–2 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Maintaining and Shipping ■ K eep the computer aw ay from excessi v e heat, cold, moisture, and direct sunlight (for specific ranges of temperature and humid.
Learning More About Y our Computer 3–3 Maintaining and Shipping 4. Right click the hard disk dri ve you want to clean up. 5. Click Properties on the pop-up menu. 6. On the General tab, click Disk Cleanup . 7. Click the types of files you w ant to delete.
3–4 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Maintaining and Shipping Emptying the Recyc le Bin After you delete files from the hard dri ve, the y are sent to the recycle bin. Y ou can retrie ve files that are sent to the rec ycle bin as long as you hav e not emptied it.
Learning More About Y our Computer 3–5 Maintaining and Shipping 8. Click Start to begin scanning. Defragmenting the Drive Y ou can increasingly improv e the eff iciency of the computer b y defragmenting it on a regular basis. Defragmenting mo ves the files closer together so that the hard dri ve space is used more effecti vely .
3–6 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Maintaining and Shipping 8. Click Defragment to begin. Pr otecting from a Virus A computer virus can destroy information on the hard dri ve.
Learning More About Y our Computer 3–7 Maintaining and Shipping Y ou should take the follo wing precautions in order to protect your ne w computer: ■ Do not open unsolicited e-mail from unkno wn s.
Learning More About Y our Computer 4–1 4 Sa ving Energ y Y ou can conserv e energy by using the Microsoft W indows Po wer Management system. W ith this system, you can determine when the computer is sleeping, hibernating, or aw ake. Y ou can also determine when your monitor and hard dri ve turns of f.
4–2 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Saving Energ y ✎ If your computer is connected to a network or has “ alw ays on ” DSL connection, you should use the Always On po wer scheme. Using the P o wer Options Properties 1. Click Start from the W indo ws taskbar .
Learning More About Y our Computer 4–3 Saving Energ y Sleep Mode Sleep mode is a lo w-power standby state that reduces the amount of electrical po wer consumed by the computer while you are not using it. The Microsoft W indows Po wer Management system automatically puts the computer into sleep mode after it has been idle for a while.
4–4 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Saving Energ y Manuall y Entering the Sleep Mode Y ou can manually put the computer into sleep or standby mode to conserve ener gy . T o Manually Enter Sleep Mode 1. Close all programs and sav e any open f iles.
Learning More About Y our Computer 4–5 Saving Energ y Hibernate Mode Y ou can also set the computer to go into Hibernate mode after a specified period of inacti vity . Before the computer can hibernate, it sav es ev erything in memory to the hard dri ve.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–1 5 Under standing Computer T erms This chapter provides def initions for computer terms used in this guide and other documents that ship with your computer . A 1394 port A ne w type of connector for plugging in peripherals with extremely fast data-transfer rates, such as video cameras.
5–2 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms application A technical term for a computer program. See program. audio/video streaming See streaming. authoring What you do to create a program that may e ventually be stored on a CD.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–3 Understanding Computer T er ms bro wser Software that searches for , displays, and do wnloads text, graphics, sound, and video from the Internet. Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator are tw o popular browsers.
5–4 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms byt e Eight bits of data strung together to make a message that the computer can interpret.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–5 Understanding Computer T er ms CD-I A compact disc format de veloped by Philips, designed to allo w interacti ve multimedia applications to be run on a player attached to a tele vision. The standard document defining CD-I is called the Green Book.
5–6 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms CD-ROM drive A dri ve that reads a CD-R OM (or music CD) by shining a laser into the clear plastic base and interpreting the way the laser light is reflected by the shin y aluminum layer .
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–7 Understanding Computer T er ms CD-R W drive A dri ve with three laser po wers that can write to a CD-R W , erase the data, or read the data. A high-po wer laser melts the crystalline recording layer . It cools quickly , sets without forming crystals, and absorbs the laser beam.
5–8 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms close session When a session is closed, information about its contents is written into the T able of Contents of the CDs, and a lead-in and lead-out are written to prepare the CD for subsequent sessions.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–9 Understanding Computer T er ms dedicated line A telephone line that is always connected to the modem (inside the computer) to provide constant access to the Internet. A separate telephone line is used for phone calls.
5–10 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms disc image A single large f ile which is an e xact representation of the whole set of data and programs as it will appear on a CD in terms of both content and logical format. This may be an ISO 9660 image or some proprietary format such as the .
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–11 Understanding Computer T er ms drop-do wn menu A list of options that drops do wn when you click a menu name on the menu bar or click the do wn arrow on a dialog box.
5–12 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms file extension A dot and three letters after a file name that indicate the program in which the file w as created. For example, f ilename.doc. The f ile extension .doc indicates that the f ile was created in Microsoft W ord.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–13 Understanding Computer T er ms gap The gap (more correctly called a pause) is a space di viding tracks on a CD. In some situations, a gap is required by standards such as the Red Book. For e xample, if you ha ve data and audio tracks within the same session, they must be separated b y a gap.
5–14 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms hard drive The dri ve that reads and writes to the hard disk. If you hav e a large hard dri ve, it may be divided into se veral partitions. Each partition is designated by a dif ferent icon and a consecuti ve driv e letter , beginning with the letter C.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–15 Understanding Computer T er ms I icon A small picture that represents a menu command, file, program, tool, or peripheral. interactive A computer program that responds to you as if you were having a con versation.
5–16 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms ISP (Internet Service Pro vider) A company that pro vides access to the Internet. T o use the service, you need the ISP software, a user name, a password, and access phone number(s).
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–17 Understanding Computer T er ms lead-out An area at the end of a session which indicates that the end of data has been reached. The first lead-out on a CD is 6750 sectors long. An y subsequent lead-outs are 2250 sectors, or about 30 seconds.
5–18 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms M mailing list An electronic mail-forwarding service that allo ws subscribers to send e-mail to a single address where the message is copied and sent to all addresses on the list.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–19 Understanding Computer T er ms Microsoft Internet Explorer A W eb bro wser dev eloped by the Microsoft Corporation. See bro wser . Microsoft Windo ws The most popular computer operating system in the world. It is characterized by the use of windo ws and icons.
5–20 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms mixed-mode disc A CD that includes both computer data and CD-D A tracks. The data is all contained in track one, and the audio in one or more of the follo wing tracks. Contrast with CD Extra.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–21 Understanding Computer T er ms multiread: An OST A (Optical Storage T echnology Association) standard for CD-R OM and R OM driv es. Driv es that follow the multiread standard can read commercial CDs (audio and data), CD-R discs, and CD-R W discs.
5–22 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms newsgr oup A discussion group on the Internet where people can post or read messages on thousands of topics, such as professio.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–23 Understanding Computer T er ms online shopping Ordering products on the Internet. Y ou can purchase books, flo wers, music CDs, toys, groceries, stocks, airline tickets, cars, and much more.
5–24 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms peripheral An external de vice connected to a computer , such as a monitor , ke yboard, mouse, joystick, scanner , printer , and digital camera.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–25 Understanding Computer T er ms plug-and-play A feature introduced with W indows 95 to simplify the use of some peripheral de vices. Once the device is installed (in accordance with the manufacturer ’ s instructions), you can plug it into the computer while the computer is running.
5–26 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms program A set of instructions, written in a programming language understood by the computer , that tells the hardware what tasks to perform. Some programs are installed at the factory as R OM chips that cannot be altered; they are essential for operating the microprocessor .
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–27 Understanding Computer T er ms right-clic k T o press and quickly release the right mouse b utton to display a menu of options. See pop-up menu. ROM (Read-Onl y Memory) Memory that contains the basic instructions for the microprocessor .
5–28 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms scroll mouse A mouse with a scroll wheel (between the two mouse b uttons) for automatic scrolling through long documents or W eb pages.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–29 Understanding Computer T er ms server A computer with a large hard dri ve that serv es (provides information to) other computers connected to it on a network. In a local area network, se veral computers in the same room or all the computers in a high-rise of fice b uilding may be connected to a server .
5–30 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms shortcut An icon on the W indo ws desktop that you double-click to launch a program. W ithout the shortcut, you click the Start button on the W indows taskbar , point to Programs to display a menu of programs installed on your computer , and click the one you want to launch.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–31 Understanding Computer T er ms surge pr otector A de vice that protects a computer from fluctuations in power . A surge protector regulates the flo w of electricity to the computer and pre vents high-voltage sur ges from reaching and possibly damaging the equipment.
5–32 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms track-at-once A method of writing data to a CD. Each time a track (data or audio) is completed, the recording laser is stopped, e ven if another track will be written immediately afterwards.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–33 Understanding Computer T er ms utility A small program that helps your computer to manage system resources for optimum performance. For e xample, anti-virus, diagnostic, file backup, f ile compression, and font management utilities.
5–34 Lear ning More About Y our Computer Understanding Computer T er ms W WAV A file format used to store sounds. W A V sound files can be identified by the f ile extension .wa v . Microsoft and IBM dev eloped the format for W indo ws-based programs that support sound.
Learning More About Y our Computer 5–35 Understanding Computer T er ms Windows taskbar The gray bar across the bottom of the screen that you see when your computer completes startup. The Start button is on the left end of the taskbar , and the systray (a tray with icons and the computer clock) is on the right.
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Compaq 277958-001 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Compaq 277958-001 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Compaq 277958-001, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Compaq 277958-001 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Compaq 277958-001, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Compaq 277958-001.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Compaq 277958-001. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Compaq 277958-001 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
