Instruction Manual

Write-enabled
diskette
q Check that the diskette does not contain information you may need. Insert the diskette in the
drive, click Start, point to Programs, click Windows Explorer and click the A:
drive tosee what the diskette contains.
To format the diskette:
1.Double- click the My Computer icon.
2.Click A: with the secondary button, then click Format.
3.Make sure the options in the Format dialog box are set correctly, especially the Capacity
option.
You cannot format 720KB diskettes for 1.44MB.
4.Click Start.
Your operating system formats the diskette, displaying the Format Results screen when
it is finished.
5.Click Close.
6.Press the diskette eject button and remove the diskette from the drive.
7.To format another diskette, insert it into the drive and repeat steps 4through 6.
8.When you've finished formatting diskettes, click Close toexit the Format dialog box.
9.Close the My Computer window.
Modem and network communications
Your computer can be equipped with amodem and/ or anetwork adapter board, depending onthe
system configuration you choose. This section provides general information onmodem and
network connections.
Connecting amodem
You can install amodem in one of the computer's expansion slots. Toestablish aserial modem
connection and connect, only requires you toconnect the modem toastandard, voice- grade
telephone line using atelephone cable and modular phone jack. See your modem documentation
for instructions.
If you are using ahome telephone line equipped with call waiting, disable call waiting before
connecting through the modem. Call waiting interrupts modem transmissions.
Connecting the computer toanetwork
Your computer has aLAN jack onthe back of your computer. For specific information about
connecting tothe LAN or WAN, consult your network administrator.