User manual HP COMPAQ PRESARIO 8000

[. . . ] Compaq Presario S0000 / 8000 Series Computers User's Guide System Recovery If you need to restore the original software on your PC, Compaq has provided a convenient solution right on your hard drive. We call this part of your hard drive the "recovery partition. " The recovery partition takes up some space on your hard drive. · No more hunting for lost CDs · Easy to use -- simple one-button launch -- no need to wait by the PC loading CDs · Get up and running faster -- your PC can recover the information directly from the hard drive more quickly If you want a set of recovery CDs, you can create them from this recovery partition using the Recovery CD/DVD Creator application (select models only). See the chapter "Using Application Recovery and System Recovery" for complete instructions. user's guide The information in this document is subject to change without notice. [. . . ] Listen to music over the Internet. working with sound, pictures, and video 55 If you are connected to the Internet when playing a music CD, MusicMatch Jukebox searches a CD database on the Internet, displays the song titles in the Playlist area, and then begins playing the CD. The next time you play this CD, you don't need to be connected to the Internet -- MusicMatch Jukebox displays the song titles from memory. To play a music CD: 1 Insert the music CD into the drive. · The MusicMatch Jukebox window opens. If the Audio CD wizard window opens, select MusicMatch Jukebox from the list. You may have to scroll down in the window to see MusicMatch. Or · If the MusicMatch window does not automatically open, click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, choose Music, choose MusicMatch and then click MusicMatch Jukebox. 2 To control the CD in the drive, click the CD tab at the top of the MusicMatch Jukebox window. To play a particular song, double-click its song title (or track number) in the Playlist. You can also control the CD by using the keyboard media control buttons (select models only). For more information on this software, click the Help menu in the MusicMatch Jukebox menu bar. playing cds and dvds with windows media player You can play audio CDs or movie DVDs using this software. Your PC must have a DVD drive to play DVD movies. You can use Windows Media Player to: · Record digital music files to your hard disk drive. · Create music CDs by using your CD-RW drive (select models) or DVD+RW/+R drive (select models). · Organize your digital music into libraries. · Listen to music or view a music video over the Internet. · Play DVD movies (if your PC has a DVD drive). To play a music CD: 1 Insert the music CD into the drive. · The Windows Media Player window opens. If the Audio CD wizard window opens, select Windows Media Player from the list. You may have to scroll down in the window to see Windows Media Player. Or · If the Windows Media Player window does not automatically open, click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, and then click Windows Media Player. 56 user's guide 2 To play the CD, click the buttons in the Windows Media Player window. To play a particular song, double-click its song title (or track number) in the Playlist. You can also control the CD by using the media control buttons on the keyboard (select models). 3 When you click the Media Guide or the Radio Tuner features, Windows Media Player connects to the Internet and obtains information about the CD selections or streaming radio stations. For more information on this software, refer to the online Help within the Windows Media Player: Click the Help menu in the Windows Media Player menu bar. [. . . ] · To remove an expansion card from the 8000 series, skip to step 3. 2 On the S0000 series, on the rear of the PC, remove the expansion bracket covering the expansion slots by removing the screw from the bracket cover (1), and then remove the expansion bracket cover (2). removing the screw and expansion bracket cover on the S0000 series 3 Inside the PC on either the S0000 or 8000 series, locate the expansion slots on the system board. · If you have the 8000 series, continue to step 4. · If you have the S0000 series, skip to step 5. 4 On the 8000 series, remove the screw that secures the expansion card to the chassis. 5 Remove the expansion card from either an S0000 or 8000 series by holding the card at each end and carefully rocking it back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. Be sure not to scrape the card against the other components. removing an expansion card on the S0000/8000 (S0000 shown) upgrading and servicing the pc 105 6 If you are not replacing the old expansion card with a new expansion card, reinstall the expansion slot cover to close the open slot. [. . . ]