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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2 Double-click the Add Scheduled Task icon. The
Scheduled Task Wizard opens.
3 Click Next, then click the task or program you want to
schedule.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to customize the task.
Moving from your old
computer
Transferring files and settings automatically
You can move your files, folders, software settings, and user
account settings (such as display, Internet, and e-mail settings)
from your old computer to your new one using the Files and
Settings Transfer Wizard. Files can be transferred automatically
to it as long as your old computer has Windows95, 98, 98SE,
Me, NT 4.0, or XP.
While using these transfer utilities, you will not be able to run
other tasks on the computers.
Important
If your old computer’s Windows version is not compatible with automatic
transfer, you must manually move your data by using a writeable disc, flash drive,
or external hard drive.
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