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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Index
peripheral devices 28
power supply 60
printer 28
processor 61
rear fan 58
scanner 28
side panel 41
system battery 47
system board 68
Internet
buttons 21
troubleshooting 96, 103
J
jacks
See connections
K
keyboard
buttons
21
cleaning 76
features 21
PS/2 port 11
troubleshooting 97
USB port 7, 10
keys and buttons
application
22, 23
arrow 22, 23
audio playback 21, 23
directional 22, 23
editing 21, 23
function 21, 23
Internet 21
mouse 24
navigation 22, 23
numeric 22, 23
sleep 23
Windows 22, 23
L
label
Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity
3
product 3
LCD panel
cleaning 77
troubleshooting 93, 105
lights
See indicators
line in jack
10
line out jack 10
M
maintenance
backing up files
83
checking for drive errors 81
checking hard drive space
78
cleaning 75, 77
cleaning computer display
77
cleaning computer screen
77
cleaning mouse 77
defragmenting 82
deleting files 80
suggested schedule 74
using Scheduled Task
Wizard 84
memory
adding 45
installing 45
replacing 45
troubleshooting 101
memory card reader
locating 6
replacing 52
microphone jack 7, 10
Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity
3
modem
cable 17
connecting 18
DSL 17
jack 18
troubleshooting 102
modem jack 11
monitor
port
11
troubleshooting 105
monitor port 11
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