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Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Up Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Set Up Your Keyboard and Mouse . . . . . . . . . 11
Set Up Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Power Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning Off Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Before Working Inside Your Computer. . . . . . . 14
Mini Tower Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
System Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Removing the Computer Cover. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Jumper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Desktop Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
System Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Removing the Computer Cover. . . . . . . . . . . 32
Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
System Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Jumper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Small Form Factor Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
System Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Removing the Computer Cover. . . . . . . . . . . 43