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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Component Icon Description
Power connector Plug the power cord into this connector.
Voltage switch Make sure this switch is positioned correctly
for the power in your area. For more
information, see “Checking the voltage
selection” on page 15.
Case cover
thumbscrew
Remove these thumbscrews to open the side
panel of the case.
Audio (line) in/side
speaker jack (blue)
Plug an external audio input source (such as
a stereo) into this jack so you can record
sound on your computer. For 5.1 surround
sound, plug the surround sound side
speakers to this jack.
Ethernet (network)
jack
Plug an Ethernet network cable or a device
(such as a cable or DSL modem) into this
jack. For more information, see “Learning
about the Internet” in your online User Guide
and “Connecting to a broadband modem or
network” on page16.
Parallel port Plug a parallel device (such as a printer)
into this port.
PS/2 mouse port
(green)
Plug a PS/2 mouse into this port.
Modem (line) jack
(optional)
Plug a modem cable into this jack. For more
information, see “Connecting a dial-up
modem” on page 16.
Line out
(headphones)/front
speaker jack (green)
Plug headphones or amplified speakers into
this jack. For 5.1 surround sound, plug the
surround sound front speaker to this jack.
Microphone jack
(pink)
Plug a microphone into this jack.
USB ports Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such
as a USB printer, scanner, camera, keyboard,
or mouse) into these ports. For more
information, see “Installing a printer,
scanner, or other device” on page 33.
Monitor (VGA) port Plug a VGA monitor cable into this port.
Serial port Plug a serial device into this port.
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