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
CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Computer
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Audio input (Line
in) jack (blue plug)
-OR-
Side speaker jack
If the back of your computer has five audio
jacks, this jack is user configurable for one of
the following:
Stereo in: Plug an external audio input
source (such as a stereo) into this jack so you
can record sound on your computer
(Default).
Stereo out: Plug your side left and right
speakers into this jack.
For more information, see “Configuring the
audio jacks” on page 28.
If the back of your computer has three audio
jacks, this jack is the audio input (line in) jack.
Plug an external audio input source (such as
a stereo) into this jack so you can record
sound on your computer.
Headphone/analo
g speakers jack
(green plug)
-OR-
Front speakers jack
If the back of your computer has five audio
jacks, this jack is user configurable for one of
the following:
Headphone: Plug headphones or amplified
speakers into this jack (Default).
Stereo out: Plug your front left and right
speakers into this jack.
For more information, see “Configuring the
audio jacks” on page 28.
If the back of your computer has three audio
jacks, this jack is the headphone/analog
speaker (line out) jack. Plug powered
speakers, an external amplifier, or
headphones into this jack.
Microphone jack
(pink plug)
Plug a microphone into this jack.
Center/subwoofer
jack
(orange
plug)(optional)
Plug your center speaker and subwoofer into
this jack. For more information, see
“Configuring the audio jacks” on page 28.
S/PDIF output jack
(optional)
Plug an optical cable from an amplifier or
entertainment system into this jack for
digital sound.
USB ports Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such
as a USB printer, scanner, camera, keyboard,
or mouse) into these ports. For more
information, see “Installing a printer,
scanner, or other device” on page 28.
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