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Important safety information . . . . . .v
Conditions that require immediate action . . . . .v
General safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . .vi
Service and upgrades . . . . . . . . . .vi
Static electricity prevention . . . . . . . . vii
Power cords and power adapters . . . . . . vii
Voltage-selection switch . . . . . . . . . viii
Extension cords and related devices . . . . .ix
Plugs and outlets . . . . . . . . . . .ix
External devices . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Heat and product ventilation . . . . . . . .x
Operating environment . . . . . . . . .xi
Electrical current safety information . . . . . .xi
Lithium battery notice . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Modem safety information . . . . . . . . . xii
Laser compliance statement . . . . . . . . . xiii
Power supply statement . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Products with television tuner options installed . . xiii
Note to CATV system installer . . . . . . . xiv
Example of antenna grounding . . . . . . xiv
Data safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . .xv
Using headphones or earphones . . . . . . .xv
Additional safety information . . . . . . . . xvi
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Chapter 1. Arranging your workspace . .1
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Glare and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Air circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Electrical outlets and cable lengths . . . . . . .2
Chapter 2. Setting up your computer . .3
Connecting your computer . . . . . . . . .3
Turning on power . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Finishing the software installation . . . . . . .8
Completing important tasks . . . . . . . . .9
Updating your operating system . . . . . . . .9
Installing other operating systems . . . . . . .9
Updating your antivirus software . . . . . . .9
Shutting down the computer . . . . . . . . .9
Chapter 3. Installing options . . . . .11
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Available options . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Tools required . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . .16
Installing external options . . . . . . . . .16
Locating the connectors on the front of your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Locating the connectors on the rear of your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Obtaining device drivers . . . . . . . . .19
Removing the cover . . . . . . . . . . .20
Locating components . . . . . . . . . . .21
Identifying parts on the system board . . . . .22
Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Installing adapters . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Installing internal drives . . . . . . . . . .28
Drive specifications . . . . . . . . . .28
Installing a drive in bay 1 or bay 2 . . . . .30
Connecting drives . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Connecting the first optical drive . . . . . .32
Connecting an additional optical drive, or
parallel ATA hard disk drive . . . . . . . .32
Connecting a serial ATA hard disk drive . . . .33
Installing security features . . . . . . . . .33
Integrated cable lock . . . . . . . . . .34
Padlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Password protection . . . . . . . . . .35
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . .35
Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing
CMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Replacing the cover and connecting the cables . . .37
Chapter 4. Recovering software . . . .39
Creating and using the Product Recovery disc . . .39
Performing backup and recovery operations . . .40
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . .41
Creating and using rescue media . . . . . . .42
Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . .43
Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . .44
Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . .45
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . .45
Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . .47
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . .47
Viewing and changing settings . . . . . . . .47
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Password considerations . . . . . . . . .47
User Password . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Administrator Password . . . . . . . . .48
Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . .48
Using Security Profile by Device . . . . . . .48
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . .49
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . .49
Changing the startup device sequence . . . .49
Advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . .50
Chapter 6. Updating system programs 51
Using system programs . . . . . . . . . .51
Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette . . . .51
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