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
- Adjusting the volume
- Configuring the audio jacks
- Installing a printer, scanner, or other device
- Setting up RAID
- Upgrading Your Computer
- Preventing static electricity discharge
- Opening the case
- Closing the case
- Adding or replacing memory
- Replacing the system battery
- Adding or replacing an optical disc drive
- Adding or replacing an optional diskette drive
- Adding or replacing the memory card reader
- Adding or replacing a harddrive
- Replacing the front fan
- Replacing the rear fan
- Replacing the power supply
- Replacing the heat sink and processor
- Replacing the I/O board
- Adding or replacing an expansion card
- Replacing the system board
- Maintaining Your Computer
- Troubleshooting
- Safety guidelines
- First steps
- Troubleshooting
- Add-in cards
- Audio
- CD or DVD drives
- DVD drives
- Ethernet
- File management
- Hard drive
- Internet
- Keyboard
- Media Center
- The Media Center video display looks bad on your TV
- You need to configure your Media Center computer to output to aTV
- You want to change display settings to get better TV or DVD image quality
- You want to know whether you can burn programs that were recorded with your Media Center computer...
- You want to know whether you can play recorded programs on other computers
- You want to know whether you can play recorded programs on your home DVD player
- You get a “Download Error” message when the Media Center tries to update the Program Guide:
- 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 14,400bps when you have a 56K m...
- 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
- Recovering pre-installed software and drivers
- Using Microsoft System Restore
- Recovering your system to its factory condition
- Recovering your system using the WindowsDVD
- Telephone support
- Legal Notices
- Index
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A
AC power connector 8
accessories
safety precautions
127
activity indicators
See indicators
application buttons
23
application key 22, 23
arrow keys 22, 23
audio
audio in jack
10
center speaker jack 10
configuring jacks 28
front speaker jack 10
headphone jack 10
line in jack 10
line out jack 10
microphone jack 7, 10
muting 26
rear speaker jack 9
S/PDIF jack 10
side speaker jack 10
subwoofer jack 10
audio CD
cleaning
77
audio in jack 10
audio playback buttons 21, 23
B
backing up files 83
battery
replacing
47
bezel
removing
43
replacing 44
broadband connection
connecting
9
buttons
See keys and buttons
C
cable modem 17
connecting 9
Caps Lock indicator 22, 23
cards
adding expansion
65
replacing expansion 65
troubleshooting add-in
card
91
troubleshooting memory
card
101
case
closing
44
opening 41
CD
cleaning
77
troubleshooting 91
CD drive
adding 48
locating drive 7
replacing 48
troubleshooting 91
Certificate of Authenticity 3
cleaning
audio CD
77
case 76
CD 77
computer screen 77
DVD 77
keyboard 76
LCD panel 77
mouse 77
notebook exterior 75
screen 77
clicking 25
closing
computer case
44
front bezel 44
unresponsive program 20
configuring
audio jacks 28
Index
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