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
- Removing and installing the front bezel
- Installing memory
- Replacing an optical or diskette drive or a card reader
- Replacing the hard drive
- Adding or replacing an expansion card
- Replacing the front fan
- Replacing the rear fan
- Replacing the front I/O board
- Replacing the 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
- 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 system
- Telephone support
- Legal Notices
- Index
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A
AC power connector 9
accessories
safety precautions
115
activity indicators
See indicators
application buttons
22
application key 21, 22, 23
arrow keys 21, 22, 23
audio
analog speaker jack
9
audio in jack 9
front speaker jack 9
headphone jack 9
line in jack 9
line out jack 9
microphone jack 7, 9
muting 32
recording 30
side speaker jack 9
troubleshooting 98
audio CD
cleaning 66
audio in jack 9
audio playback buttons 20, 22
B
backing up files 73
battery
replacing
54
BigFix 67
Blu-ray
playing
29
recording 30
Blu-ray drive
locating drive
7
broadband
connection
15
modem 15
buttons
See keys and buttons
C
cable modem 15
connecting 9
troubleshooting 91
Caps Lock indicator 20, 22, 23
card reader 7
cards
adding expansion
46
inserting memory card 31
installing memory card 31
removing memory card 31
replacing expansion 46
slots 30
troubleshooting add-in
card
86
troubleshooting Ethernet
85
troubleshooting expansion
card 86
troubleshooting memory
card
90
types of memory cards
supported
31
case
opening
37
case cover 9
CD
cleaning
66
copying 30
inserting 26
playing audio 28
recording 30
troubleshooting 81
CD drive
adding
43
identifying 27
locating drive 7
replacing 43
troubleshooting 81
See also optical
Index
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