Contents vii
A Setting Up a Healthy Work Environment
Making Your Computer Work for You..........................................A-2
Arrange Your Equipment..............................................................A-4
Adjust Your Chair.........................................................................A-5
Adjust Your Input Devices............................................................A-7
Adjust Your Monitor.....................................................................A-9
Vary Your Workday....................................................................A-11
Pre-existing Conditions and Psychosocial Factors .......................A-12
Checking Your Comfort: How Do You Measure Up?..................A-13
Checking Your Chair...........................................................A-13
Checking Your Keyboard....................................................A-13
Checking Your Mouse.........................................................A-13
Checking Your Monitor.......................................................A-13
Checking You .....................................................................A-14
B System Specifications
System Processor..........................................................................B-2
Processor Support..................................................................B-2
Secondary Cache...................................................................B-3
Processor Socket ...................................................................B-3
Random Access Memory (RAM)..................................................B-3
Cache Memory .............................................................................B-3
Read Only Memory (ROM) ..........................................................B-3
Calendar Clock .............................................................................B-4
Input/Output (I/O) Features...........................................................B-4
Video Memory..............................................................................B-5
Sound System...............................................................................B-6
Fax/Modem Board........................................................................B-6
Peripherals....................................................................................B-6
Network Board......................................................................B-6
AGP Graphics Board.............................................................B-7
Diskette Drive .......................................................................B-7
Hard Drive ............................................................................B-8
