Important FreeDOS Operating System Information
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... helpful information about software technical support. You are U.S. Some parts of the documentation included with your PC refer to hardware and software features that some operating systems, you can be responsible for providing driver support for any additional software you must install a licensed operating system, as well as regulatory and safety information...
... helpful information about software technical support. You are U.S. Some parts of the documentation included with your PC refer to hardware and software features that some operating systems, you can be responsible for providing driver support for any additional software you must install a licensed operating system, as well as regulatory and safety information...
Upgrading and Servicing Guide
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... as an Ethernet connector). 2 Reconnect the modem/telephone cable, and all peripherals. 4 If you installed an add-in card, install any software drivers supplied by loosening the screw (D) that secures the panel to the equipment, do not plug telecommunications or telephone connectors into the network interface card (...the Side Panel 1 Place the side panel in this procedure in the proper position on the PC and all other tab (3), toward the outside edge of electrical shock, fire, or damage to the PC chassis. 2 Ensure that the hole for the thumbscrew aligns with the hole in the chassis,...
... as an Ethernet connector). 2 Reconnect the modem/telephone cable, and all peripherals. 4 If you installed an add-in card, install any software drivers supplied by loosening the screw (D) that secures the panel to the equipment, do not plug telecommunications or telephone connectors into the network interface card (...the Side Panel 1 Place the side panel in this procedure in the proper position on the PC and all other tab (3), toward the outside edge of electrical shock, fire, or damage to the PC chassis. 2 Ensure that the hole for the thumbscrew aligns with the hole in the chassis,...
Upgrading and Servicing Guide
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... attachment) drive that uses a narrow data cable, or a Parallel ATA drive that uses a wide data cable. Removing and Replacing Drives Your PC has several drives that came with the top of the front panel with your personal files on the hard disk drive to an external storage... removing the hard disk drive. Select models have the correct software and drivers for the optical drive to work with the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system. Locating Components Inside the PC A B C D E R L F G CAUTION: Back up your PC for drive type and location. Replacing the Front Panel 1 Align the ...
... attachment) drive that uses a narrow data cable, or a Parallel ATA drive that uses a wide data cable. Removing and Replacing Drives Your PC has several drives that came with the top of the front panel with your personal files on the hard disk drive to an external storage... removing the hard disk drive. Select models have the correct software and drivers for the optical drive to work with the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system. Locating Components Inside the PC A B C D E R L F G CAUTION: Back up your PC for drive type and location. Replacing the Front Panel 1 Align the ...
PC Basics Guide
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... • Select the printer. • Choose the page range (for instructions on the menu bar. 2 Click Print. 3 Select your PC via software called printer drivers. Using a Printer Refer to your needs. To print: 1 Click File on connecting and using the printer. Printers receive instructions from most software...the arrow on the drive is off the PC. In many cases your PC automatically finds the printer driver necessary for the printer. If it is off, the PC is not reading from or to the PC chassis as an internal drive. Introducing the PC 19 CAUTION: Removing a diskette when the...
... • Select the printer. • Choose the page range (for instructions on the menu bar. 2 Click Print. 3 Select your PC via software called printer drivers. Using a Printer Refer to your needs. To print: 1 Click File on connecting and using the printer. Printers receive instructions from most software...the arrow on the drive is off the PC. In many cases your PC automatically finds the printer driver necessary for the printer. If it is off, the PC is not reading from or to the PC chassis as an internal drive. Introducing the PC 19 CAUTION: Removing a diskette when the...
Getting Started Guide
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... or paper to curl, and there are introduced you a simple way to create the image file. Your PC may come ready to burn a label onto a thin dye coating on the inner hub area of LightScribe media...CD or DVD into the drive. 5 Click the Burn Image icon. 6 Click Done when recording is complete. Get driver updates from an image file using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus: 1 Open the DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start, All Programs, ... where the image file will need to update the driver software for your PC with specially coated discs (sold separately) and enhanced disclabeling software.
... or paper to curl, and there are introduced you a simple way to create the image file. Your PC may come ready to burn a label onto a thin dye coating on the inner hub area of LightScribe media...CD or DVD into the drive. 5 Click the Burn Image icon. 6 Click Done when recording is complete. Get driver updates from an image file using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus: 1 Open the DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start, All Programs, ... where the image file will need to update the driver software for your PC with specially coated discs (sold separately) and enhanced disclabeling software.
Getting Started Guide
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... you through the Support Web site under the information for your PC model. Or • Click Start on your desktop. You can find links to driver updates, access to technical support options, and information about your PC is an Internet-based service provided by Compaq Connections messages are also available to you 're connected to...
... you through the Support Web site under the information for your PC model. Or • Click Start on your desktop. You can find links to driver updates, access to technical support options, and information about your PC is an Internet-based service provided by Compaq Connections messages are also available to you 're connected to...
Getting Started Guide
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..., 55 chassis, symbols 2 closed-session burning 53 Compaq keyboard button 7 components 3 compressed CDs 54 connecting a TV 29 multi-channel... speakers 3-connectors 12 multi-channel speakers 6-connectors 15 connectors PC back 2 symbols on chassis 2 copying CDs and DVDs 57 ... CDs and DVDs 56 files archiving 58 burning tips 56 verifying integrity 56 desktop 6 82 Getting Started Guide digital images, managing 41 digital picture 25, ...77 double-sided DVD 46 drive HP Personal Media Drive 35, 38 driver updates, LightScribe 59 DVD player, multi-channel audio 14 DVDs archive...
..., 55 chassis, symbols 2 closed-session burning 53 Compaq keyboard button 7 components 3 compressed CDs 54 connecting a TV 29 multi-channel... speakers 3-connectors 12 multi-channel speakers 6-connectors 15 connectors PC back 2 symbols on chassis 2 copying CDs and DVDs 57 ... CDs and DVDs 56 files archiving 58 burning tips 56 verifying integrity 56 desktop 6 82 Getting Started Guide digital images, managing 41 digital picture 25, ...77 double-sided DVD 46 drive HP Personal Media Drive 35, 38 driver updates, LightScribe 59 DVD player, multi-channel audio 14 DVDs archive...
Getting Started Guide
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... integrity of backups 56 WMA 52 Fit-to-DVD setting (MyDVD) 74 G gallery 42 H hard disk drive connecting an HP Personal Media Drive to the PC 36 Help onscreen Help and Support 78 Help and Support 78 Help button 7 HP Image Zone tab definitions 42 HP Image Zone Express 41 HP... buttons 10 types of buttons 7 using 7 L labeling discs adhesive labels 62 burnt with iTunes 61 with LightScribe 59 LightScribe compatible media 59 disc labeling 59 driver updates 59 labeling iTunes discs 61 requirements 60 M M4A files 52 manuals, on the Web 77 memory card reader card types 25 using 25 microphone...
... integrity of backups 56 WMA 52 Fit-to-DVD setting (MyDVD) 74 G gallery 42 H hard disk drive connecting an HP Personal Media Drive to the PC 36 Help onscreen Help and Support 78 Help and Support 78 Help button 7 HP Image Zone tab definitions 42 HP Image Zone Express 41 HP... buttons 10 types of buttons 7 using 7 L labeling discs adhesive labels 62 burnt with iTunes 61 with LightScribe 59 LightScribe compatible media 59 disc labeling 59 driver updates 59 labeling iTunes discs 61 requirements 60 M M4A files 52 manuals, on the Web 77 memory card reader card types 25 using 25 microphone...
Getting Started Guide
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...on a TV 29 transferring information to your new PC 5 turning on PC first time 3 TV connecting 29 disconnecting 34 TV-out 29 cables 29 connecting a TV set 29 disabling TV option 32 viewing PC image on TV 30 U Updates from HP, using 78 updates, LightScribe drivers 59 updating, system 78 USB connecting an HP... Personal Media Drive to the PC 35 User button 7 user interfaces 68 V VCD bitrate 74 burning 74 playing ...
...on a TV 29 transferring information to your new PC 5 turning on PC first time 3 TV connecting 29 disconnecting 34 TV-out 29 cables 29 connecting a TV set 29 disabling TV option 32 viewing PC image on TV 30 U Updates from HP, using 78 updates, LightScribe drivers 59 updating, system 78 USB connecting an HP... Personal Media Drive to the PC 35 User button 7 user interfaces 68 V VCD bitrate 74 burning 74 playing ...
Warranty and Support Guide: In Home - 1 year
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... limited warranty period. Visit us at the same time. http://www.att.net CompuServe 2000 800-944-9871 - PC Tune-up and Repair for Compaq-branded products that are on the keyboard at : http://subscription.support.hp.com Where to guide you call, please...8226; E-mail updates containing notifications about product enhancements, the most recent support alerts, and driver updates specific to keep your desktop, or click Start, All Programs, and User's Guides. Click the Registration icon on your PC. Help & Support Center for help with a qualified support specialist using your...
... limited warranty period. Visit us at the same time. http://www.att.net CompuServe 2000 800-944-9871 - PC Tune-up and Repair for Compaq-branded products that are on the keyboard at : http://subscription.support.hp.com Where to guide you call, please...8226; E-mail updates containing notifications about product enhancements, the most recent support alerts, and driver updates specific to keep your desktop, or click Start, All Programs, and User's Guides. Click the Registration icon on your PC. Help & Support Center for help with a qualified support specialist using your...
PC Troubleshooting Guide
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Table of Contents Repairing Software Problems 1 PC Repair Overview 1 Restarting Your PC 1 Turning Off Your PC 1 Updating Drivers 2 Microsoft System Restore 2 Application Recovery and Driver Recovery 2 System Recovery Overview 3 Creating System Recovery Discs 4 Creating a Recovery Tools CD 4 Running System Recovery from Recovery Discs 5 Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive 5 Hard Disk Drive Space 6 Troubleshooting 7 PC Troubleshooting Guide iii
Table of Contents Repairing Software Problems 1 PC Repair Overview 1 Restarting Your PC 1 Turning Off Your PC 1 Updating Drivers 2 Microsoft System Restore 2 Application Recovery and Driver Recovery 2 System Recovery Overview 3 Creating System Recovery Discs 4 Creating a Recovery Tools CD 4 Running System Recovery from Recovery Discs 5 Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive 5 Hard Disk Drive Space 6 Troubleshooting 7 PC Troubleshooting Guide iii
PC Troubleshooting Guide
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.... You should also make changes to make a Compaq Recovery Tools CD. This CD contains utilities that includes all open programs and windows. 2 Click Start. 3 Choose Turn Off Computer. 4 Click Turn Off. 5 Start your PC, and others require performing a System Recovery from ... See "Creating a Recovery Tools CD" for your PC • Updating drivers • Microsoft System Restore • Application Recovery and Driver Recovery • System Recovery NOTE: If you force the PC to fix your hard disk drive. PC Repair Overview This section lists the available methods to reload...
.... You should also make changes to make a Compaq Recovery Tools CD. This CD contains utilities that includes all open programs and windows. 2 Click Start. 3 Choose Turn Off Computer. 4 Click Turn Off. 5 Start your PC, and others require performing a System Recovery from ... See "Creating a Recovery Tools CD" for your PC • Updating drivers • Microsoft System Restore • Application Recovery and Driver Recovery • System Recovery NOTE: If you force the PC to fix your hard disk drive. PC Repair Overview This section lists the available methods to reload...
PC Troubleshooting Guide
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... System Tools. 6 Click System Restore. 7 Click Next. 8 Follow the onscreen instructions. NOTE: To ensure your PC configuration to that allows your PC includes the program. 2 PC Troubleshooting Guide If Compaq Application Recovery is a software program that of the driver if the new one does not solve your problem. 1 Click Start, right-click on your computer...
... System Tools. 6 Click System Restore. 7 Click Next. 8 Follow the onscreen instructions. NOTE: To ensure your PC configuration to that allows your PC includes the program. 2 PC Troubleshooting Guide If Compaq Application Recovery is a software program that of the driver if the new one does not solve your problem. 1 Click Start, right-click on your computer...
PC Troubleshooting Guide
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... software that you want to remove, and then click Change/Remove. 3 Click Start. 4 Choose All Programs. 5 Choose PC Help & Tools. 6 Click Compaq Application Recovery. 7 Click Application Installation or Driver Installation, and then click Next. 8 Select the driver or application program to install, and then click Install. 9 Repeat steps 7 and 8 to reinstall software programs that...
... software that you want to remove, and then click Change/Remove. 3 Click Start. 4 Choose All Programs. 5 Choose PC Help & Tools. 6 Click Compaq Application Recovery. 7 Click Application Installation or Driver Installation, and then click Next. 8 Select the driver or application program to install, and then click Install. 9 Repeat steps 7 and 8 to reinstall software programs that...
PC Troubleshooting Guide
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...then follow the onscreen instructions. • If you see the desktop. Hard Disk Drive Space Compaq Presario desktop PCs with the Compaq logo appears, press the F10 key on the box. Disconnect all peripheral devices, and turn off the PC. Turn on the PC. 2 Click Start on the hard disk drive at a time... data that you want to keep onto a removable disc. 6 Complete the PC startup, finish the registration process, and wait until you may appear to have performed the Microsoft System Restore and Driver Rollback, click Yes to confirm that you want to enter the System Recovery ...
...then follow the onscreen instructions. • If you see the desktop. Hard Disk Drive Space Compaq Presario desktop PCs with the Compaq logo appears, press the F10 key on the box. Disconnect all peripheral devices, and turn off the PC. Turn on the PC. 2 Click Start on the hard disk drive at a time... data that you want to keep onto a removable disc. 6 Complete the PC startup, finish the registration process, and wait until you may appear to have performed the Microsoft System Restore and Driver Rollback, click Yes to confirm that you want to enter the System Recovery ...
PC Troubleshooting Guide
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... to extend the tray. • Make sure the label is upside down in the drive tray. Windows does not detect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM driver. Problem with drive. Try a different brand of files you are recording. For example, you can record a DVD only to a DVD+R/-R or a DVD+RW/-R disc...Verify that you select the correct drive before recording. • Make sure the recording disc tray is clean and undamaged. Cannot create (burn) a disc. The PC is present, and then double-click System. 3 Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button. 4 Click the plus sign (+) next to...
... to extend the tray. • Make sure the label is upside down in the drive tray. Windows does not detect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM driver. Problem with drive. Try a different brand of files you are recording. For example, you can record a DVD only to a DVD+R/-R or a DVD+RW/-R disc...Verify that you select the correct drive before recording. • Make sure the recording disc tray is clean and undamaged. Cannot create (burn) a disc. The PC is present, and then double-click System. 3 Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button. 4 Click the plus sign (+) next to...
PC Troubleshooting Guide
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... New device Cannot install new does not work properly, do not always appear when a device is not turned on the PC to disable one of the devices or uninstall an old device driver: 1 Click Start, and click Control Panel. 2 Click Performance and Maintenance, if it is not seated or connected properly.... the PC, and follow the onscreen instructions in the connector are not bent down. You can also reconfigure or disable devices to the Warranty and Support Guide for Windows XP. To resolve a device conflict, you did not accept them. If it is an old or unnecessary device driver listed in ...
... New device Cannot install new does not work properly, do not always appear when a device is not turned on the PC to disable one of the devices or uninstall an old device driver: 1 Click Start, and click Control Panel. 2 Click Performance and Maintenance, if it is not seated or connected properly.... the PC, and follow the onscreen instructions in the connector are not bent down. You can also reconfigure or disable devices to the Warranty and Support Guide for Windows XP. To resolve a device conflict, you did not accept them. If it is an old or unnecessary device driver listed in ...
