HP Compaq nc6000 - Notebook PC Hardware Guide

iv Hardware Guide
Contents
Decreasing Screen Brightness (fn+f9). . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Increasing Screen Brightness (fn+f10) . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Displaying System Information (fn+esc) . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys with External
Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Using Quick Launch Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9
Using Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Using the Embedded Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Using an External Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
3 Battery Packs
Running the Notebook on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Identifying Battery Packs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Inserting or Removing a Primary Battery Pack . . . . . . . . 3–3
Inserting or Removing a MultiBay Battery Pack. . . . . . . 3–4
Charging a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Charging a New Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Charging an In-Use Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Charging a Primary and MultiBay Battery Pack. . . . 3–7
Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Obtaining Accurate Charge Information . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Displaying Charge Information on the Screen . . . . . 3–8
Displaying Charge Information on a MultiBay
Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Identifying Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Resolving Low-Battery Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
When to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings . . . . . . . 3–17
Conserving Power As You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17
Selecting Power Conservation Settings. . . . . . . . . . 3–18
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20
Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20
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HP Compaq nc6000 - Notebook PC Specifications

General

Processor	Intel Pentium M
Chipset	Intel 855PM
Storage	30 GB to 60 GB HDD
Hard Drive Interface	ATA-100
Battery	6-cell Lithium-Ion
Operating System	Windows XP Professional
RAM	256 MB, upgradable to 2 GB
Graphics	ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
Display	14.1-inch
Display Resolution	1024 x 768 or 1400 x 1050
Optical Drive	DVD-ROM, CD-RW/DVD Combo, or DVD±RW
Networking	10/100/1000 Ethernet
Ports	2 x USB 2.0, VGA, parallel, serial, headphone, microphone