Contents

Important safety information

. v

Installing a drive in bay 2

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28

Conditions that require immediate action . . . .

. v

Installing a diskette drive in bay 3

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30

General safety guidelines

. vi

Security features

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32

Service

. vi

Integrated cable lock

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33

Power cords and power adapters

. vii

Password protection

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33

Extension cords and related devices

viii

Changing the battery

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33

Plugs and outlets

viii

Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing

 

 

Batteries

viii

CMOS)

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34

Heat and product ventilation

. ix

Closing the cover and connecting the cables . .

. 35

CD and DVD drive safety

. ix

Chapter 4. Recovering software . . .

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37

Additional safety information

. x

Lithium battery notice

. x

Creating and using product recovery discs . . .

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37

Modem safety information

. xi

Backup and recovery

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38

Laser compliance statement

. xi

Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . .

. 39

Power supply statement

. xii

Solving recovery problems

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40

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Creating and using rescue media

. 40

Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette .

. 41

 

 

 

Recovering or installing device drivers . . . .

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42

Chapter 1. Arranging your workspace .

. 1

Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence

 

42

Comfort

1

Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . .

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45

Glare and lighting

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1

Starting the Setup Utility program

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45

Air circulation

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2

Electrical outlets and cable lengths

.

2

Viewing and changing settings

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45

 

 

 

Using passwords

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45

Chapter 2. Setting up your computer .

. 3

Password considerations

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45

Connecting your computer

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3

User Password

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46

Administrator Password

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46

Turning on power

.

7

Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 46

Finishing the software installation

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8

Selecting a startup device

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46

Completing important tasks

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8

Selecting a temporary startup device . . . .

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46

Updating your operating system

.

8

Changing the startup device sequence . . .

. 47

Installing other operating systems

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9

Advanced settings

.

47

Updating your antivirus software

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9

Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . .

. 47

Shutting down the computer

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9

 

 

 

Chapter 3. Installing options

11

Chapter 6. Updating system programs

 

49

Using system programs

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49

Features

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11

Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or

 

 

Available options

.

14

 

 

CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Specifications

15

Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating

 

 

Supported operating positions

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16

 

 

system

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50

Tools required

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16

Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . .

. 50

Handling static-sensitive devices

.

16

 

 

 

Installing external options

.

17

Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and

 

 

Locating controls and connectors on the front of

 

 

 

 

 

 

diagnostics

.

53

your computer

.

17

Locating connectors on the rear of your computer

18

Basic troubleshooting

.

53

Obtaining device drivers

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19

Diagnostic programs

.

54

Opening the cover

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20

PC-Doctor for Windows

.

55

Locating components

.

21

PC-Doctor for DOS

.

55

Accessing system board components and drives .

. 22

Cleaning the mouse

. 56

Identifying parts on the system board . . . .

.

23

Optical mouse

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57

Installing memory

.

24

Non-optical mouse

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57

Installing PCI adapters

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25

 

 

 

Installing internal drives

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26

Chapter 8. Getting information, help,

 

 

Drive specifications

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27

and service

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