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
system battery
replacing
54
system board
replacing
57
system identification label 3
T
Task Schdeuler 74
techinal support
Support
2
technical support
tips before contacting
111
telephone jack 10
telephone support 111
thumbscrew 9
transferring
files from old computer
75,
76
settings from old computer
75
troubleshooting
add-in cards
81, 86
audio 98
cable modem 91
cards 81, 86
CD drive 81, 84
dial-up modem 91
dial-up modem speed 93
diskette drive 83
display 84
DSL modem 91
DVD drive 81, 84
Ethernet network 85
faxes 93
files 86
general guidelines 80
hard drive 87
Internet connection 88, 92
keyboard 89
LCD panel 84
memory 90
memory card reader 90
monitor 84
mouse 95
network 85, 95
passwords 95
power 96
printer 96
safety guidelines 80
screen 84
screen area 84
screen resolution 84
sound 98
technical support 111
telephone support 111
Web site connection speed
89
turning off computer 7, 17, 19
turning on computer 7, 16
tutoring
fee-based 112
U
uninterruptible power supply
(UPS)
15
updating
Windows
66
UPS 15
USB port 7, 9, 34
V
VGA port 9
video
playing
29
voltage switch 9
volume
adjusting 32
adjusting dial-up modem
94
controls 32
muting 32
troubleshooting 98
W
waking computer 17
Windows
Product Key Code
3
Windows Easy Transfer 75
Windows key 21, 22, 23
Windows System Restore 99
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