6Contents
Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Selecting the Boot Device for the Current Boot . . 84
Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots . . . . 85
Booting to a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7 Clearing Forgotten Passwords . . . . . . . . 87
Clearing CMOS Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
8 Cleaning Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor . . . . . . . . . 91
Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
9 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Battery Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
E-Mail and Internet Problems . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Keyboard Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Lockups and Software Problems. . . . . . . . . . 96
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Sound Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103