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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settings from old computer
85
troubleshooting
add-in cards 91
automated system 122
cards 91
CD drive 91
display 93
DVD drive 91, 93
DVD/CD drive 91, 93
Ethernet network 93
faxes 104
files 94
general guidelines 90
hard drive 95
Internet connection 96, 103
keyboard 97
LCD panel 93, 105
memory 101
memory card reader 101
modem 102
monitor 105
mouse 106
network 107
passwords 107
power 107
printer 107
safety guidelines 90
screen 93, 105
screen area 105
screen resolution 105
technical support 121
telephone support 121
Web site connection speed
97
Windows Media Center 98
turning off computer 7, 19, 20
turning on computer 7, 18
tutoring
fee-based 123
U
uninterruptible power supply
(UPS)
16
updating
Windows
78
UPS 16
USB port 7, 10, 28
V
video connection 11
voltage switch 9
volume
adjusting
26
adjusting modem 105
controls 26
muting 26
troubleshooting 109
W
Windows key 22, 23
Windows Media Center
troubleshooting
98
Windows Product Key Code 3
Windows Update 78
wired Ethernet
troubleshooting
93
working safely 14
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