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Hardware and Software Guide vii
7 Hardware Upgrades and Replacements
Device Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Connecting a Powered Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Connecting a USB Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Stopping a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Required USB Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Connecting a 1394 Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Stopping a 1394 Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Connecting a Communication Device. . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Digital Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–7
Using the Memory Reader Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–8
Inserting an Optional Digital Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–9
Removing a Digital Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–10
ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–12
What Is an ExpressCard?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–12
Selecting an ExpressCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–13
Configuring an ExpressCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–13
Inserting an ExpressCard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–14
Stopping or Removing an ExpressCard. . . . . . . . . . 7–15
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–17
Adding a Drive to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–17
Using the IDE Drive Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–17
Replacing the Internal Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–19
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–23
Increasing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–23
Removing or Inserting a Memory Module . . . . . . . 7–24
8 Software Updates and Recovery and
System Software
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Preparing for a Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Downloading and Installing an Update . . . . . . . . . . . 8–4
Software Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–9
Using System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–9