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Contents

Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Computer . . . 1

About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 2: Setting Up and

Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Working safely and comfortably . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Avoiding discomfort and injury from repetitive

strain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Preparing power connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Protecting from power source problems . . . . . . . 7 Checking the voltage selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Connecting to a broadband modem or network . . . 9 Connecting a dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting to a Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Downloading files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Ethernet networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Wired Ethernet networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Establishing your Ethernet network connection 18 Testing your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Adding a printer to your network . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Sharing resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Using the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Add-in cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 CD or DVD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 DVD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Contents User Guide Page Safety instructions Information for your safety and comfortProduct servicing Disposal instructions IiiFinding your comfort zone Tips and information for comfortable useTaking care of your vision Page Contents Viii Chapter Front About this guideBack Hdmi Setting Up and Getting Started Avoiding discomfort and injury from repetitive strain Working safely and comfortablyProtecting from power source problems Preparing power connectionsChecking the voltage selection Connecting a dial-up modem Connecting to a broadband modem or networkUsing the World Wide Web Connecting to a Web site Downloading files Using a router Wired Ethernet networkingEthernet networking Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit EthernetEquipment you need for a router-based Ethernet network Making sure your broadband connection works Important Setting up wired Ethernet network hardwareSetting Up and Getting Started Router WAN port Naming the computers and the workgroup Establishing your Ethernet network connectionConfiguring the TCP/IP protocol Testing your network Adding a printer to your network Sharing resourcesSharing drives and printers Or drive to uncheck the box Click Apply, then click OK Viewing shared drives and folders Using the networkCreating a shortcut to a network drive Opening files across the networkCopying files across the network Printing files across the network Setting Up and Getting Started Troubleshooting First steps TroubleshootingAudio Add-in cardsCD or DVD drives DVD drivesTroubleshooting Expansion cards File managementHard drive Troubleshooting See also Modem dial-up on InternetTroubleshooting Memory KeyboardMemory card reader Modem cable or DSLModem dial-up Page Troubleshooting Page Monitor Mouse Optical disc drives NetworksPage Passwords PowerPrinter Page Sound Recovering your system Creating recovery discs Recovering pre-installed software and drivers Returning your system to its factory condition Recovering from within Windows OSRecovering from your recovery discs Recovering from the hard drive during startupWhat is Labelflash? Creating Labelflash Disc LabelsCreating disc labels with LabelPrint Page Troubleshooting Page JPG/JPEG TIF/TIFF BMP GIF Label side of most discs is the least shiny side Before calling Customer Care Telephone supportSelf-help Troubleshooting Appendix a Operation conditions FCC noticeDeclaration of Conformity for EU countries Modem noticesList of applicable countries Laser compliance statement LCD pixel statementMacrovision copyright protection notice European Union EU Radio device regulatory notice GeneralFCC RF safety requirement Appendix a Regulations and safety notices