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The information contained herein is protected by copyright. Safety and Regulatory Information Desktops, Thin Clients, and Personal Workstations Tenth Edition (October 2009) Ninth Edition (August 2009) Eighth Edition (March 2009) Seventh Edition (September 2008) Sixth Edition (July 2008) ...
The information contained herein is protected by copyright. Safety and Regulatory Information Desktops, Thin Clients, and Personal Workstations Tenth Edition (October 2009) Ninth Edition (August 2009) Eighth Edition (March 2009) Seventh Edition (September 2008) Sixth Edition (July 2008) ...
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NOTE: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to equipment or loss of life. WARNING! ENWW iii CAUTION: Text set off in bodily harm or loss of information. Text set off in this manner indicates that is compliant with U.S., Canadian, and International regulations for Desktops, Thin Clients, and Personal Workstations. About This Book This guide provides safety and regulatory information that failure to follow directions could result in damage to follow directions could result in this manner provides important supplemental information.
NOTE: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to equipment or loss of life. WARNING! ENWW iii CAUTION: Text set off in bodily harm or loss of information. Text set off in this manner indicates that is compliant with U.S., Canadian, and International regulations for Desktops, Thin Clients, and Personal Workstations. About This Book This guide provides safety and regulatory information that failure to follow directions could result in damage to follow directions could result in this manner provides important supplemental information.
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... of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Canadian Notice This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the device. For the Belkin Dual-Band Wireless A+G Desktop Card the maximum antenna gain permitted as specified by the Canadian e.i.r.p. The first is 2 dBi. limit is that the wireless device must accept any interference...
... of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Canadian Notice This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the device. For the Belkin Dual-Band Wireless A+G Desktop Card the maximum antenna gain permitted as specified by the Canadian e.i.r.p. The first is 2 dBi. limit is that the wireless device must accept any interference...
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... enter a low-power (or "sleep") mode after the following logo appears on ). CAUTION: Using the Energy Save Monitor feature with any of inactivity: Business Desktops Consumer Desktops Thin Clients Workstations Operating System XP Vista Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 Computer 15 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 15 minutes 15 minutes Not applicable...
... enter a low-power (or "sleep") mode after the following logo appears on ). CAUTION: Using the Energy Save Monitor feature with any of inactivity: Business Desktops Consumer Desktops Thin Clients Workstations Operating System XP Vista Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 Computer 15 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 15 minutes 15 minutes Not applicable...
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... report for your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) (http://www.eiae.org). NOTE: ENERGY STAR is not supported on Linux or FreeDOS Desktop PCs. ENERGY STAR is not supported on Linux workstations. ENWW Environmental Agency Notices 21 Mercury Statement This HP product may require special handling when recycled or...
... report for your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) (http://www.eiae.org). NOTE: ENERGY STAR is not supported on Linux or FreeDOS Desktop PCs. ENERGY STAR is not supported on Linux workstations. ENWW Environmental Agency Notices 21 Mercury Statement This HP product may require special handling when recycled or...
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... and DVDs 17 Using a Diskette (Floppy) Drive 19 Using a Printer 19 Introducing the Software 21 Learning More about Software 21 Using the Desktop 21 Removing Desktop Icons 22 Retrieving Desktop Icons 22 Using the Start Menu 23 Using the All Programs Menu 23 Organizing Your All Programs List 23 Using the Control Panel... Internet 33 Restricting Internet Content 34 Sending and Receiving E-Mail 35 If Using Outlook Express 35 If Your ISP Provides the E-Mail Program 36 iv PC Basics Guide
... and DVDs 17 Using a Diskette (Floppy) Drive 19 Using a Printer 19 Introducing the Software 21 Learning More about Software 21 Using the Desktop 21 Removing Desktop Icons 22 Retrieving Desktop Icons 22 Using the Start Menu 23 Using the All Programs Menu 23 Organizing Your All Programs List 23 Using the Control Panel... Internet 33 Restricting Internet Content 34 Sending and Receiving E-Mail 35 If Using Outlook Express 35 If Your ISP Provides the E-Mail Program 36 iv PC Basics Guide
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...the media drives, and a printer. The monitor and the speakers are the PC base box, the keyboard, the mouse, and the monitor. It also gives you move the mouse, the PC causes the cursor to move across the Windows desktop on using a keyboard to enter text and commands, a mouse to point ... processing unit (MPU), slots for memory and add-in cards, and connectors for the other items in this guide. For example, the PC shows the Windows desktop on the display screen, and when you useful information on the screen. Speakers may look different from the illustrations in the base. •...
...the media drives, and a printer. The monitor and the speakers are the PC base box, the keyboard, the mouse, and the monitor. It also gives you move the mouse, the PC causes the cursor to move across the Windows desktop on using a keyboard to enter text and commands, a mouse to point ... processing unit (MPU), slots for memory and add-in cards, and connectors for the other items in this guide. For example, the PC shows the Windows desktop on the display screen, and when you useful information on the screen. Speakers may look different from the illustrations in the base. •...
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...set , the system hibernation timer must be used only as After 1 hour) in the System hibernates list. Use the mouse on the Windows desktop. In the Power Schemes box, select a power scheme from the drop-down list. NOTE: If both standby and hibernation timers are set for ...elapse before hibernation (such as a last resort. If this does not work on a glass, translucent, or reflective surface. 6 PC Basics Guide 6 If you restart the computer, the PC starts over using the operating system and software in its memory. Instead, click Start, click Turn Off Computer, and then click...
...set , the system hibernation timer must be used only as After 1 hour) in the System hibernates list. Use the mouse on the Windows desktop. In the Power Schemes box, select a power scheme from the drop-down list. NOTE: If both standby and hibernation timers are set for ...elapse before hibernation (such as a last resort. If this does not work on a glass, translucent, or reflective surface. 6 PC Basics Guide 6 If you restart the computer, the PC starts over using the operating system and software in its memory. Instead, click Start, click Turn Off Computer, and then click...
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.... These shortcuts perform the same actions you can perform through menus but save you press simultaneously to display support information for the PC. Introducing the PC 9 Standard Keyboard Features Alphanumeric Keys The alphanumeric keys are combinations of the keyboard, and some use a different layout on a ...see this combination of standard keys, indicator lights, and special buttons (select models only). The keyboard may connect directly to your PC or may vary from the Windows desktop, press the Alt (alternate) key, the Ctrl (control) key, and the S key (the letter s) to do not...
.... These shortcuts perform the same actions you can perform through menus but save you press simultaneously to display support information for the PC. Introducing the PC 9 Standard Keyboard Features Alphanumeric Keys The alphanumeric keys are combinations of the keyboard, and some use a different layout on a ...see this combination of standard keys, indicator lights, and special buttons (select models only). The keyboard may connect directly to your PC or may vary from the Windows desktop, press the Alt (alternate) key, the Ctrl (control) key, and the S key (the letter s) to do not...
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...an S-video jack, you need a composite video cable, and, depending on the jacks on the back of your PC display to the PC (select models only). Adjusting the Monitor To change where the PC desktop appears by pressing Alt+F5. Each time you need an S-video cable. • If your TV has a ... appears on ) to its original resolution. If Alt+F5 does not work, restart the PC and try again. NOTE: You can quickly change the screen resolution: 1 Right-click an empty area of the desktop and click Properties. 2 On the Settings tab, adjust the screen resolution. • Moving the slide toward...
...an S-video jack, you need a composite video cable, and, depending on the jacks on the back of your PC display to the PC (select models only). Adjusting the Monitor To change where the PC desktop appears by pressing Alt+F5. Each time you need an S-video cable. • If your TV has a ... appears on ) to its original resolution. If Alt+F5 does not work, restart the PC and try again. NOTE: You can quickly change the screen resolution: 1 Right-click an empty area of the desktop and click Properties. 2 On the Settings tab, adjust the screen resolution. • Moving the slide toward...
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Software programs included with your PC documentation. Using the Desktop The desktop is included with the PC may vary by model and by two kinds of your PC is controlled by country/region. It has the taskbar (along one edge) and shortcut icons that make it ...When you delete. Introducing the Software The operation of software: • The Microsoft Windows XP operating system, which displays the desktop on the monitor and controls your PC's hardware, peripherals, and software applications. • Software programs that perform specific functions, such as a word processing program. ...
Software programs included with your PC documentation. Using the Desktop The desktop is included with the PC may vary by model and by two kinds of your PC is controlled by country/region. It has the taskbar (along one edge) and shortcut icons that make it ...When you delete. Introducing the Software The operation of software: • The Microsoft Windows XP operating system, which displays the desktop on the monitor and controls your PC's hardware, peripherals, and software applications. • Software programs that perform specific functions, such as a word processing program. ...
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... OK again to an unused icons folder. Delete a desktop icon by opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your desktop and dragging the icon onto the desktop. 22 PC Basics Guide CAUTION: Do not delete unfamiliar desktop icons. Instead, follow the steps to move a desktop icon to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder: 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click...
... OK again to an unused icons folder. Delete a desktop icon by opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your desktop and dragging the icon onto the desktop. 22 PC Basics Guide CAUTION: Do not delete unfamiliar desktop icons. Instead, follow the steps to move a desktop icon to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder: 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click...
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...Type the new name, and press Enter on the taskbar, and then click Control Panel. 24 PC Basics Guide To change system performance, add hardware, add or remove programs, and other components and features of the... PC. To move an item by using the drag-and-drop technique: 1 Left-click an item...the folder. 3 Drag the item or the copy into the All Programs list or into a folder, drag it to your desktop, and then drag it to the folder.) To copy an item: 1 Right-click the item. 2 Select Create Shortcut....
...Type the new name, and press Enter on the taskbar, and then click Control Panel. 24 PC Basics Guide To change system performance, add hardware, add or remove programs, and other components and features of the... PC. To move an item by using the drag-and-drop technique: 1 Left-click an item...the folder. 3 Drag the item or the copy into the All Programs list or into a folder, drag it to your desktop, and then drag it to the folder.) To copy an item: 1 Right-click the item. 2 Select Create Shortcut....
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Changing the extension could make room for more recently deleted files. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop. 2 Find and click the file you need to get the deleted file back, see "getting files out of an installed program. NOTE: Another way to ...-click the file and then click Delete. It can usually retrieve the file from the Recycle Bin and goes back to its previous location. 30 PC Basics Guide Renaming Files 1 Find the file you want to rename and select it by clicking the file. 2 Click the File menu and click Delete...
Changing the extension could make room for more recently deleted files. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop. 2 Find and click the file you need to get the deleted file back, see "getting files out of an installed program. NOTE: Another way to ...-click the file and then click Delete. It can usually retrieve the file from the Recycle Bin and goes back to its previous location. 30 PC Basics Guide Renaming Files 1 Find the file you want to rename and select it by clicking the file. 2 Click the File menu and click Delete...
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... click Disk Cleanup. 6 Wait for the calculations to confirm the deletion. When you delete a file from the Recycle Bin until you use your PC and store files, the hard disk drive fills up and becomes cluttered, affecting performance. Cleaning Up Your Hard Disk Drive As you empty it goes... to the Recycle Bin on your Windows desktop. Emptying the Recycle Bin When you empty the Recycle Bin, the files are not using Application Recovery. 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 ...
... click Disk Cleanup. 6 Wait for the calculations to confirm the deletion. When you delete a file from the Recycle Bin until you use your PC and store files, the hard disk drive fills up and becomes cluttered, affecting performance. Cleaning Up Your Hard Disk Drive As you empty it goes... to the Recycle Bin on your Windows desktop. Emptying the Recycle Bin When you empty the Recycle Bin, the files are not using Application Recovery. 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 ...
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... Defragmenter. 3 Click Defragment. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions. This includes background programs, such as the first logo screen appears. Log on your PC. After Windows starts up, use the arrow keys to select the operating system. Gathering your files and folders with the Disk Defragmenter does not affect...Disk Defragmenter starts itself over and over the hard disk drive. To fix this means a hidden background program is still running. Improving PC Performance 39 When the Desktop message appears, click Yes to complete. 1 Close all programs running on your PC, the bits of the...
... Defragmenter. 3 Click Defragment. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions. This includes background programs, such as the first logo screen appears. Log on your PC. After Windows starts up, use the arrow keys to select the operating system. Gathering your files and folders with the Disk Defragmenter does not affect...Disk Defragmenter starts itself over and over the hard disk drive. To fix this means a hidden background program is still running. Improving PC Performance 39 When the Desktop message appears, click Yes to complete. 1 Close all programs running on your PC, the bits of the...
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... 8 available hard disk drive space increasing, 37 B browsing the Internet, 34 buttons mouse, 7 mouse scroll wheel, 7 Mute, 12 Off. See turning off PC special keys, 12 Start, 23 C cables, for connecting a TV, 13 CD keyboard button, 12 chassis components, 1 connecting a TV, 13 Ethernet, 32 ...Control Panel, 24 opening, 23 D desktop, 21 desktop icons, removing, 22 digital pictures, 26 Disk Cleanup utility, 38 disk space viewing, 37 diskette inserting, 19 diskette (floppy) drive, 19 domain name,...
... 8 available hard disk drive space increasing, 37 B browsing the Internet, 34 buttons mouse, 7 mouse scroll wheel, 7 Mute, 12 Off. See turning off PC special keys, 12 Start, 23 C cables, for connecting a TV, 13 CD keyboard button, 12 chassis components, 1 connecting a TV, 13 Ethernet, 32 ...Control Panel, 24 opening, 23 D desktop, 21 desktop icons, removing, 22 digital pictures, 26 Disk Cleanup utility, 38 disk space viewing, 37 diskette inserting, 19 diskette (floppy) drive, 19 domain name,...
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See turning off , 23 M microphone adjusting volume, 16 using, 15 modem connecting, 31 setting up, 31 42 PC Basics Guide monitor changing resolution, 13 changing where desktop displays, 13 selecting, 13 mouse autoscroll feature, 8 buttons, 7 double-click, 7 left-handed, 8 optical, 6 panning feature, 8...floppy disk. See Internet, about network interface about , 4 standby mode, automatic, 5 standby mode, manual, 4 turning off, 4 performance improving PC, 37 pointer speed, adjusting, 8 power management settings, modifying, 5 printer using , 9 keyboard keys alphanumeric, 9 arrow, 11 edit, 10 function ...
See turning off , 23 M microphone adjusting volume, 16 using, 15 modem connecting, 31 setting up, 31 42 PC Basics Guide monitor changing resolution, 13 changing where desktop displays, 13 selecting, 13 mouse autoscroll feature, 8 buttons, 7 double-click, 7 left-handed, 8 optical, 6 panning feature, 8...floppy disk. See Internet, about network interface about , 4 standby mode, automatic, 5 standby mode, manual, 4 turning off, 4 performance improving PC, 37 pointer speed, adjusting, 8 power management settings, modifying, 5 printer using , 9 keyboard keys alphanumeric, 9 arrow, 11 edit, 10 function ...
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... mode automatic, 5 manual, 4 Start button, 23 Start menu contents, 23 surface, using mouse on, 6 T television, viewing PC image on a TV, 13 turning off PC, 4 TV connecting, 13 TV-out, 13 cables, 13 disabling TV option, 13 U uninstalling software, 38 update Windows operating system...Index 43 R receiving e-mails, 35 recording volume, adjusting microphone, 16 recycle bin emptying, 38 getting files out of the recycle bin, 30 removing desktop icons, 22 removing unneeded software, 38 resizing a window, 25 resolution, monitor, 13 restricting Internet content, 34 S saving electricity, 4, 5 ScanDisk...
... mode automatic, 5 manual, 4 Start button, 23 Start menu contents, 23 surface, using mouse on, 6 T television, viewing PC image on a TV, 13 turning off PC, 4 TV connecting, 13 TV-out, 13 cables, 13 disabling TV option, 13 U uninstalling software, 38 update Windows operating system...Index 43 R receiving e-mails, 35 recording volume, adjusting microphone, 16 recycle bin emptying, 38 getting files out of the recycle bin, 30 removing desktop icons, 22 removing unneeded software, 38 resizing a window, 25 resolution, monitor, 13 restricting Internet content, 34 S saving electricity, 4, 5 ScanDisk...