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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 . . . . . . viii
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
Data safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . xiv
Additional safety information . . . . . . . . xiv
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . .xv
Chapter 1. Arranging your workspace . .1
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Glare and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . .1
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 . . . . . . . . .8
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
Available options . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Supported operating positions . . . . . . . .16
Tools required . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . .16
Installing external options . . . . . . . . .17
Locating controls and connectors on the front of
your computer . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Locating connectors on the rear of your computer 18
Obtaining device drivers . . . . . . . . .19
Opening the cover . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Locating components . . . . . . . . . . .21
Accessing system board components and drives . .22
Identifying parts on the system board . . . . .23
Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Installing PCI adapters . . . . . . . . . .25
Installing internal drives . . . . . . . . . .26
Drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . .27
Installing a drive in bay 2 . . . . . . . .28
Installing a diskette drive in bay 3 . . . . . .30
Security features . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Integrated cable lock . . . . . . . . . .33
Password protection . . . . . . . . . .33
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . .33
Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing
CMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Closing the cover and connecting the cables . . .35
Chapter 4. Recovering software . . . .37
Creating and using the Product Recovery disc . . .37
Performing backup and recovery operations . . .38
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . .39
Creating and using rescue media . . . . . . .40
Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . .41
Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . .42
Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . .43
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . .43
Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . .45
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . .45
Viewing and changing settings . . . . . . . .45
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Password considerations . . . . . . . . .45
User Password . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Administrator Password . . . . . . . . .46
Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . .46
Using Security Profile by Device . . . . . . .46
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . .47
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . .47
Changing the startup device sequence . . . .47
Advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . .48
Chapter 6. Updating system programs 49
Using system programs . . . . . . . . . .49
Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or
CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . .50
Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and
diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . .53
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . .54
PC-Doctor for Windows . . . . . . . . .55
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