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

62

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

62

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

63

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

64

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.................................................................................................

70

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

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

73

PC Card problems...........................................................................................

76

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

76

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

77

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

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

Configuring Your Notebook ................................................................................

84

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

84

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

87

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

88

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

88

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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