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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line in jack 9
line out jack 9
M
maintenance
backing up files
73
BigFix 67
checking for drive errors 70
checking hard drive space
68
cleaning case 64
cleaning CD 66
cleaning computer screen
65
cleaning DVD 66
cleaning keyboard 65
cleaning monitor 65
cleaning mouse 65
cleaning optical disc 66
defragmenting 71
deleting files 69
extending computer life 63
suggested schedule 62
using Task Scheduler 74
media card reader
See memory card reader
memory
adding
41
installing 41
replacing 41
troubleshooting 90
memory card reader 7
inserting card 31
memory card types
supported
31
removing card 31
replacing 43
using 30
microphone jack 7, 9
Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity 3
model number 3
modem
cable
15
connecting 16
dial-up 16
DSL 15
jack 16
modem jack 9
monitor
cleaning
65
troubleshooting 84
monitor port 9
mouse
buttons
24
changing settings 25
cleaning 65
clicking 25
double-clicking 25
moving pointer 24, 25
moving screen objects 25
opening files, folders, and
programs 25
pointer 24
PS/2 port 9
right-clicking 25
scroll wheel 25
selecting screen objects 25
troubleshooting 95
USB port 7, 9
moving
files from old computer
75,
76
pointer 24, 25
screen objects 25
settings from old computer
75
multimedia
adjusting volume 32
playing Blu-ray 29
playing DVD 29
playing HD-DVD 29
using Windows Media
Player
29
MultiMediaCard 31
muting sound 32
N
navigation keys 20, 22, 23
network
jack 9, 15
troubleshooting
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