Replacing the Hard Drive.....................................................................................

61

To replace the hard drive ................................................................................

61

To replace the hard drive holder.....................................................................

62

To prepare a new hard drive ...........................................................................

63

Troubleshooting and Maintenance ..........................................................................

65

Troubleshooting Your Notebook..........................................................................

66

Audio problems ..............................................................................................

66

CD-ROM and DVD problems ........................................................................

67

Display problems ............................................................................................

68

Hard drive problems .......................................................................................

69

Heat problems.................................................................................................

69

Infrared problems............................................................................................

70

Keyboard and pointing device problems ........................................................

70

Local area network (LAN) problems..............................................................

71

Memory problems...........................................................................................

72

Modem problems ............................................................................................

72

PC Card (PCMCIA) problems........................................................................

75

Performance problems ....................................................................................

75

Power and battery problems ...........................................................................

76

Printing problems............................................................................................

78

Serial, parallel, and USB problems ................................................................

79

Startup problems.............................................................................................

80

Wireless problems ..........................................................................................

81

Configuring the Notebook....................................................................................

83

To run the BIOS Setup utility.........................................................................

83

To change video memory settings using BIOS Setup utility .........................

86

Reinstalling and Updating Software.....................................................................

87

To replace a damaged QuickRestore System Recovery CD ..........................

87

Reference Information ..............................................................................................

89

Modem Reference Information ............................................................................

90

Modem Reference (Conexant)........................................................................

90

Safety Information................................................................................................

97

Power cords ....................................................................................................

97

Battery safety ..................................................................................................

98

Laser safety .....................................................................................................

98

LED safety ......................................................................................................

99

Mercury safety ................................................................................................

99

Exposure to radio frequency radiation..........................................................

100

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