Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Reference
- Checking Out Your Computer
- Setting Up and Getting Started
- Working safely and comfortably
- Preparing power connections
- Connecting to a broadband modem or network
- Connecting a dial-up modem
- Starting your computer
- Turning off your computer
- Restarting (rebooting) your computer
- Using the keyboard
- Using the mouse
- Using optical drives
- Using the memory card reader
- Using the diskette drive
- Adjusting the volume
- Installing a printer, scanner, or other device
- Upgrading Your Computer
- Preventing static electricity discharge
- Opening and closing the case
- Replacing the optical disc drive
- Replacing the diskette drive
- Replacing the memory card reader
- Replacing the hard drive
- Installing memory
- Adding or replacing an expansion card
- Replacing the heat sink and processor
- Replacing the system battery
- Replacing the power supply
- Replacing the system board
- Maintaining Your Computer
- Troubleshooting
- Safety guidelines
- First steps
- Troubleshooting
- Add-in cards
- Audio
- CD or DVD drives
- Diskette drive
- The diskette drive is not recognized
- You cannot save a file to diskette or you see the message “disk is full or write-protected”
- You see an “Access Denied” or “Write protect” error message
- You see a “Disk is full” error message
- You see a “Non-system disk” or “Disk error” error message
- The diskette drive LED is lit continuously
- Display
- DVD drives
- Ethernet
- Expansion cards
- File management
- Floppy drive
- Hard drive
- Internet
- Keyboard
- Media Center
- Memory
- Memory card reader
- Modem (cable or DSL)
- Modem (dial-up)
- Your modem does not dial or does not connect
- You cannot connect to the Internet
- Your 56K modem does not connect at 56K
- Your fax communications program only sends and receives faxes at 14,400 bps when you have a 56K modem
- The modem is not recognized by your computer
- The modem is noisy when it dials and connects
- Monitor
- Mouse
- Networks
- Passwords
- Power
- Printer
- Sound
- Recovering your Windows Vista system
- Recovering pre-installed software and drivers
- Using Microsoft System Restore
- Recovering your system to its factory condition
- Recovering your system using the Windows DVD
- Recovering your Windows XP system
- Telephone support
- Legal Notices
- Index
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Index
files from old computer 86,
87
pointer 25, 26
screen objects 26
settings from old computer
86
MP3 player
memory cards
31
multimedia
adjusting volume
34
playing Blu-ray 30
playing DVD 30
playing HD-DVD 30
using Windows Media
Player 30
MultiMediaCard 31
muting sound 34
N
navigation keys 22, 23, 24
network
jack
9, 17
troubleshooting 95, 106
non-technical support
Accounting 130
Sales 130
Warranty 130
numeric keypad 22, 23, 24
indicator 22, 23, 24
O
opening
computer case
39
files 26
folders 26
programs 26
shortcut menu 26
optical drive
eject button
27
eject hole 27
indicator 27
inserting disc 27
locating drive 7
using 27
P
Pad Lock indicator 22, 23, 24
panel release latch 9
parallel port 9, 36
password
troubleshooting
106
PDA
memory cards
31
peripheral devices 36
playing
audio CD
29
Blu-ray Disc 30
DVD 30
HD-DVD 30
Plug and Play devices
IEEE 1394 support for
36
USB support for 36
pointer
moving
25, 26
ports
monitor
9
See connections
VGA
9
power
button
7
connector 9
Hibernate mode 7
indicator 7
source problems 15
Standby/Resume 7
troubleshooting 106
turning off computer 19
turning on computer 18
power button 7
power supply 16
replacing 65
printer
installing
36
parallel port 9
setting default 107
troubleshooting 107
USB port 7, 9
programs
closing unresponsive 20
opening 26
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