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 4: Upgrading Your Computer
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5 Slide the drive release latch toward the back of the
computer to release the drive.
6 Slide the drive forward and out of the drive bay.
7 If you are replacing a drive, note any jumper settings
on the old drive and set the jumpers on the new drive
to be the same. If you are installing a new drive, follow
the manufacturer’s instructions.
8 Slide the new drive into the drive bay, line up the
thumbscrew hole on the drive bay with the screw hole
on the drive, then slide the drive release latch toward
the front of the computer to lock the drive into place.
You do not need to replace the thumbscrew because it
was originally installed for shipping purposes.
9 Connect the drive cables using your notes from Step 3.
If you are installing a new drive, follow the
manufacturer’s instructions.
10 Replace the front bezel by following the instructions in
“Replacing the front bezel” on page 44.
11 Replace the side panel by following the instructions in
“Replacing the side panel” on page 44.
Adding or replacing an
optional diskette drive
To add or replace a diskette drive:
1 Remove the side panel by following the instructions in
“Removing the side panel” on page 41.
2 Remove the front bezel by following the instructions in
“Removing the front bezel” on page 43.
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