11 Backup and Recovery ................................................................................................................................

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Performing a system recovery ............................................................................................................

77

Backing up your information ...............................................................................................................

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12 Computer Setup (BIOS) and Advanced System Diagnostics .................................................................

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Starting Computer Setup ....................................................................................................................

80

Using Computer Setup .......................................................................................................................

80

Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup .....................................................................

80

Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup ...................................................................

81

Updating the BIOS .............................................................................................................................

82

Determining the BIOS version ...........................................................................................

82

Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................................

82

Using Advanced System Diagnostics .................................................................................................

83

13 MultiBoot .....................................................................................................................................................

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About the boot device order ...............................................................................................................

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Enabling boot devices in Computer Setup .........................................................................................

85

Considering boot order changes ........................................................................................................

85

Choosing MultiBoot preferences ........................................................................................................

86

Setting a new boot order in Computer Setup .....................................................................

86

Dynamically choosing a boot device using the f9 prompt ..................................................

87

Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt ..................................................................................

87

Entering MultiBoot Express preferences ...........................................................................

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Appendix A Troubleshooting and support ....................................................................................................

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Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................

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The computer is unable to start up ....................................................................................

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The computer screen is blank ............................................................................................

88

Software is functioning abnormally ....................................................................................

88

The computer is on but is not responding ..........................................................................

89

The computer is unusually warm .......................................................................................

89

An external device is not working ......................................................................................

89

The wireless network connection is not working ................................................................

89

The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD or DVD ......................................

90

The computer does not detect the optical drive .................................................................

90

A disc does not play ...........................................................................................................

91

A movie is not visible on an external display .....................................................................

91

The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion ....................

92

Contacting support .............................................................................................................................

92

Labels .................................................................................................................................................

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