D
damage, preventing 57, 59
date, setting 27
DDC (display data channel) 38
device configuration error 69
device drivers, video 37
diagnostic
charts 86
programs 6, 96
tools 61
DIMMs 12
diskette drives
adding 7
eject button 19
indicator light 19
location 7
problems, solving 87
supported 12
types 44
diskettes
capacities 40, 44
copying 44
ejecting 19, 42, 44
formatting 43
handling 41
inserting 42
labeling 42
option 97
storing 41
types 44
using 40—44
write protecting 43
display
See monitor
display data channel (DDC) 38
Display Power Management Signaling
(DPMS) 34
door, locking 55
DPMS (Display Power Management
Signaling) 34
drive
bays 7, 12
CD-ROM 3
hard disk 3
drive (continued)
PD/CD-ROM 3
problems, solving 87
drivers, video device 37
dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) 12
E
ECP/EPP 4, 13
EEPROM 39
EIDE hard disk drive 3
electrical outlets 18
electronic
emission notices 120
support 99
energy-saving features 34
enhanced parallel port 4, 13
ergonomic features 6
error
messages, POST 20, 64
symptoms 86
expansion slots
available 9, 13
installing adapters in 2
extended capabilities port 4, 13
extension cords 18
F
fan problems 91
fatigue 17
fax, getting information by 100
features, computer 12
fee services 102
fixed disk drives
See hard disk drives
flash memory 12, 39
flicker, reducing 38
forgotten password 33
formatting diskettes 43
G
glare, reducing 18
128 Using Your Personal Computer