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Page Page Page Contents General safety information and initial startup Help with problems and information, frequently asked questions Page Page Page Page Page 1 Safety, precautionary and compliance instructions Electromagnetic compatibility Information on R&TTE Directive Computer setup Fujitsu Siemens Computers Repairs Diskettes Optical drives Cleaning Additional notes for proper operation If your system comes with a printer cable, you should use it Fujitsu Siemens Computers BIOS Data backup Special handling of batteries and rechargeable batteries 2 Startup 2.1Connecting the computer Page 2.1.2Connections, controls and indicators on the front of the Connections Controls Indicators 2.2 Connection 2.3 Initial startup of preinstalled software Note on Microsoft®Windows XP Home Edition and Professional Note on Microsoft®Word 3 Transporting the system 4 Guarantee services 5 Return of old units Technical data and operating conditions Supplement to the operating instructions −Operating Instructions Page 1 Guidelines 1.1 EMC directives 1.2 CE directives 1.3 R&TTE directive and FTE law 1.4 Low voltage directive 2 Hardware 2.1 The motherboard 2.2 The CPU 2.3 The working memory 2.4 Slots PCI slots PCI Express DIMM sockets memory modules SD RAM 2.5 The graphics card ... for setting the screen refresh rate (refresh rate) Start Control panel Switch to standard view Display ... for the memory settings of your graphics card ... for setting the "DirectDraw" function Dxdiag C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 DirectDraw acceleration 2.6 TV cards Analog TV cards Digital TV cards ... on DVB-Creception via cable ... on DVB-Treception via antenna ... on retrofitting 2.7 The soundcard Sound processing and playback using a soundcard "Sound on Board" sound processing and playback •"Sound on Board" and SPDIF •Using the multi-channelaudio function (optional) ... Example AC97 setting ... Example of the HDA setting ... for testing the microphone connection Speaker icon Task bar 2.8Modem and ISDN card MODEM ISDN 2.9 Wireless LAN (WLAN) Ad-hocmode (peer-to-peerwork group) Infrastructure mode (AccessPoint) ... on establishing WLANs Checking the hardware and drivers ... for configuring a WLAN connection available wireless networks in the example SSID Facilitate connection with wireless network even when the network is not secure Page Network name (SSID) Data encoding Network key two WLAN devices This is a 2.10 Drives Page 2.10.2 Hard disk IDE Front view Rear view Types CD/DVD data carriers DVD+RW drive DVD ± R/RW drive DVD+R9 or DVD+R DL drive (double layer) ... on playing DVDs with WinDVD Player Accelerated hardware decoding Setup Video "Use accelerated hardware decoding" (remove check mark) careful ... for using the correct blank DVDs DVD+RW DVD+R 3 Software 3.1 General Information ... for driver installation when restoring your system Exit Desktop •Click on "Properties". "System properties" appears Hardware ... for automatically opening files of the same format .jpg Open with Select program Select program from list 3.2 The operating system ... for creating a restore checkpoint Create recovery checkpoint Next ... for restoring the system to a previous status Help and Support Center 3.3 BIOS 3.4 Drivers Page 3.5 INTERNET ... for using antiviral software must always uninstall properly 4 Peripherals 4.1 Keyboard Connecting the keyboard Key groups Main keyboard The RETURN, ENTER key The BACKSPACE key The SPACE BAR The TAB key The CAPS LOCK key The <Alt> key The <Alt Gr> key The <Ctrl> key The <Esc> key Description of the Windows-specifickeys: The numeric keypad Number keys numbers cursor control functions The <Ins> key The <Del> key Cursor keys <Home <End <Page Down <Page Up Function keys Functions accessed by pressing several keys simultaneously <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del Caution <Ctrl> + <Pause <Ctrl> + <Home 4.1.2 The multifunction keyboard Previous track Stop Play/pause Next track 4.1.3 Wireless keyboard Using the keyboard ... on the keyboard connection cable ... on the functions of the keyboard Keyboard Keyboard properties 4.2 Mouse ... ...for the function of the wheel mouse Mouse Mouse properties ... on using an optical mouse ... on using a mechanical mouse 4.3 Monitor 4.4 Printers 4.5 Scanners 5 Expansion of performance 5.1 Upgrading the system 5.2 Opening and closing the housing Page 90° 5.3 Installing expansion modules in place pre-punched 5.4 Installing additional hard disks and drives 6 Troubleshooting (FAQ) 6.1Software error messages 6.2 System error messages The computer will not start (boot) Nothing appears on the screen The keyboard is not responding The image is distorted The keyboard is producing characters other than those shown on the keys Diskettes cannot be read / written to (applies only to The display "CMOS clear" appears