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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mouse
buttons
24
cleaning 77
clicking 25
double-clicking 25
moving pointer 24, 25
moving screen objects 25
opening files, folders, and
programs 25
pointer 24
PS/2 port 11
right-clicking 25
scroll wheel 25
selecting screen objects 25
troubleshooting 106
USB port 7, 10
moving
files from old computer
85,
86
pointer 25
screen objects 25
settings from old computer
85
multimedia
adjusting volume 26
muting sound 26
N
navigation keys 22, 23
network
jack 17
troubleshooting 93, 107
network jack 9
non-technical support
Accounting 122
Sales 122
Warranty 122
numeric keypad 22, 23
indicator 22, 23
O
opening
computer case 41
files 25
folders 25
front bezel 43
programs 25
shortcut menu 25
optical connection 10
P
Pad Lock indicator 22, 23
parallel port 9
password 107
peripheral devices 28
Plug and Play devices
IEEE 1394 support for 28
USB support for 28
pointer 24
moving 25
port
monitor
11
ports
See connections
power
button
7
connector 8
Hibernate mode 7
source problems 16
Standby/Resume 7
troubleshooting 107
turning off computer 19
turning on computer 18
power button 7
power supply
replacing
60
printer
default
108
installing 28
parallel port 9
troubleshooting 107
USB port 7, 10
processor
replacing
61
programs
closing unresponsive
20
opening 25
PS/2 port
keyboard
11
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