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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Index
85, 95
numeric keypad 21, 22, 23
indicator 20, 22, 23
O
opening
computer case 37
files 25
folders 25
programs 25
shortcut menu 25
optical drive
eject button
26
eject hole 26
indicator 26
inserting disc 26
locating drive 7
using 26
P
Pad Lock indicator 20, 22, 23
parallel port 9, 34
password
troubleshooting 95
peripheral devices 34
playing
audio CD
28
Blu-ray Disc 29
DVD 29
HD-DVD 29
Plug and Play devices
IEEE 1394 support for
34
USB support for 34
pointer
moving 24, 25
ports
monitor 9
See connections
VGA
9
power
button
7
connector 9
Hibernate mode 7
indicator 7
source problems 14
Standby/Resume 7
troubleshooting 96
turning off computer 17
turning on computer 16
power button 7
power supply
replacing 55
printer
installing 34
parallel port 9
setting default 96
troubleshooting 96
USB port 7, 9
programs
closing unresponsive
19
opening 25
recovery discs 100, 104
re-installing 99, 100
PS/2 port
keyboard
9
mouse 9
R
RAM
See memory
rear fan
replacing
49
rebooting computer 19
recordable drive 7
recording
audio files
30
optical discs 30
recovering
defaults
109
drivers 99, 100
programs 99, 100
software 99, 100
system 99
Windows 99
with Gateway Recovery
Center
102
with Windows DVD 110
with Windows System
Restore 106
recovery discs
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