User manual HP EVO N400C Software Guide

[. . . ] White Paper July 2001 153Z-0601B-WWEN Prepared by: Software Product Marketing Compaq Computer Corporation Evo N400c Software Overview-- Second Edition Abstract: Compaq is proud to introduce the Compaq Evo N400c series of personal computers. The purpose of this white paper is to present both an overview of the preinstalled software with operating system support and a brief description of major software components and features. This document is intended for Compaq personnel and customers who need information about the software provided on the Evo preinstall images. Contents Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Operating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4. 0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Microsoft Windows 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Microsoft Windows 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Software Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Compaq QuickRestore CD Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Compaq Support Software CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Compaq Worldwide Web Site and Download Facility . . . . . . 11 Software Enhancements. . . . . . . . . . . 12 Setup and Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Intelligent Manageability . . . . . . . . . . 13 Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 MultiBay Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Easy Access Buttons Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Reference Guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Frequently Asked Questions. . . . 18 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Evo N400c Software Overview--Second Edition 2 Notice 153Z-0601B-WWEN © 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation Compaq, the Compaq logo, Armada, Evo, and SoftPaq are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L. P. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Innovation and standardization--Establishes a non-proprietary approach to solving manageability issues through the Compaq Management Solutions Partners Program, ensuring tight integration and compatibility with leading computer management software vendors. Total Cost of Ownership--Protects the investment by increasing its value over the life of the product and reduces the total cost of owning one or more computers. Product Parity--Includes virtually the same Intelligent Manageability functionality across all platforms on all commercial portable and desktop computers. · · · · Intelligent Manageability also addresses the following concepts: · · · · For additional information about Intelligent Manageability, refer to the Intelligent Manageability for Portables white paper. 153Z-0601B-WWEN Evo N400c Software Overview--Second Edition 14 Video !Compaq Support Windows 2000 Software CD !Compaq Web Site Evo N400c computers feature the ATI Mobility-M video chipset. Software drivers enable all functionality of the chipset. Driver support is complemented by a display utility that provides easy access to video settings through the Windows Control Panel. Multimedia !Compaq Support Windows 2000 Software CD !Compaq Web Site Software MPEG Support DirectX is a collection of application program interfaces (APIs) designed to create and play back multimedia content on personal computers. With these APIs, developers can easily create cuttingedge graphic media such as 3D VRML and support Web technologies like streaming, moving picture playback, and online gaming and modeling. Audio !Compaq Support Windows 2000 Software CD !Compaq Web Site Audio drivers on the Evo N400c enable the ESS Allegro audio chipset to run multimedia applications using Microsoft DirectSound audio capability. This PCI audio chipset accelerates Microsoft DirectSound applications. In addition to playing WAV and MIDI files, DirectSound provides a high-quality wave-mixing facility and an industry-standard MIDI playback system. DirectSound also provides added control over the memory utilization of the sound controller, allowing user selection of sounds to be cached. Security !Windows 98 DriveLock DriveLock is a security feature that offers advanced protection against unauthorized access to valuable data on computer hard drives. Two passwords control access to the hard drives, which provide customers with a means to unlock a protected drive for which the day-to-day user password has been lost. Hard drives protected with DriveLock remain protected even if removed from the notebook. Features and settings are accessed through the Compaq F10 Setup Utility. For more information about DriveLock, refer to the Compaq white paper, DriveLock Hard Drive Protection for the Armada, 2nd ed. , February 1998. !Compaq Support Windows 2000 Software CD !Compaq Web Site 153Z-0601B-WWEN Evo N400c Software Overview--Second Edition 15 Compaq Security Management ! [. . . ] MultiBay software enables the use of MultiBay devices in supported Compaq docking options. Under Windows 98, this software also allows for hot swapping of the MultiBay CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, Super Disk LS-120, 3. 5-inch diskette drive, and an additional MultiBay battery in a stand-alone configuration. Hot MultiBay device swapping is not supported under Windows 95 or Windows NT. MultiBay device swapping support is inherent to Windows 2000. 153Z-0601B-WWEN Evo N400c Software Overview--Second Edition 17 Easy Access Buttons Support ! [. . . ]