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...out parts that could result in this manual. 3 Do not use this computer. 7 Do not allow anything to rest on the cord. 8 If you have been provided for cleaning. 10 Do not use this product on an unstable cart, stand or table. Do not locate this...use an extension cord with a 3-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin. If you are unable to insert or replace your obsolete outlet, contact your electrician to the product. 4 Slots and openings in a builtin installation unless proper ventilation is provided. 5 Never push objects of any kind into the main AC power...
...out parts that could result in this manual. 3 Do not use this computer. 7 Do not allow anything to rest on the cord. 8 If you have been provided for cleaning. 10 Do not use this product on an unstable cart, stand or table. Do not locate this...use an extension cord with a 3-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin. If you are unable to insert or replace your obsolete outlet, contact your electrician to the product. 4 Slots and openings in a builtin installation unless proper ventilation is provided. 5 Never push objects of any kind into the main AC power...
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... the Computer On and Off 2-4 Turning On the Computer 2-4 Turning Off the Computer 2-4 Using Your Computer Using an Optional Floppy Disk Drive 3-1 Using an Optional Media Reader 3-2 Inserting the Media 3-2 Removing the Media 3-3 Using an Optical Drive 3-4 Using Special Keys on the Keyboard 3-5 Using a Mouse ...3-6 Changing the Display Resolution and Color Depth 3-7 Controlling the Audio Volume 3-7 vii Checking the Voltage Selection 2-2 3. Connecting Your Peripheral Devices 2-3 4. Selecting a Location 2-1 2. CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Introduction System Overview...
... the Computer On and Off 2-4 Turning On the Computer 2-4 Turning Off the Computer 2-4 Using Your Computer Using an Optional Floppy Disk Drive 3-1 Using an Optional Media Reader 3-2 Inserting the Media 3-2 Removing the Media 3-3 Using an Optical Drive 3-4 Using Special Keys on the Keyboard 3-5 Using a Mouse ...3-6 Changing the Display Resolution and Color Depth 3-7 Controlling the Audio Volume 3-7 vii Checking the Voltage Selection 2-2 3. Connecting Your Peripheral Devices 2-3 4. Selecting a Location 2-1 2. CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Introduction System Overview...
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...Hard Disk Drive ...A-1 Optical Drive ...A-2 Audio ...A-2 Floppy Disk Drive A-3 Display & Monitor A-3 Keyboard ...A-4 Mouse ...A-4 Appendix B. Approval Statements Battery Warning Instruction B-1 Fuse Warning Instruction B-1 Laser Product ...B-2 viii Chapter 4 Installing and Removing Drives Removing the Cover 4-1 Replacing the Cover 4-3 Installing an Expansion Card 4-4 Installing an Additional Hard Disk Drive 4-6 Installing the 5.25-inch Device in the Peripheral Bay 4-9 Chapter 5 Using the Restore CDs Restoring Your Original Software 5-1 Chapter 6 Using the PowerDVD About DVD...
...Hard Disk Drive ...A-1 Optical Drive ...A-2 Audio ...A-2 Floppy Disk Drive A-3 Display & Monitor A-3 Keyboard ...A-4 Mouse ...A-4 Appendix B. Approval Statements Battery Warning Instruction B-1 Fuse Warning Instruction B-1 Laser Product ...B-2 viii Chapter 4 Installing and Removing Drives Removing the Cover 4-1 Replacing the Cover 4-3 Installing an Expansion Card 4-4 Installing an Additional Hard Disk Drive 4-6 Installing the 5.25-inch Device in the Peripheral Bay 4-9 Chapter 5 Using the Restore CDs Restoring Your Original Software 5-1 Chapter 6 Using the PowerDVD About DVD...
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... chapter describes how to set up and turn on your system. Selecting a Location Before you set up your computer, it is important to choose a safe and convenient location that provides the following: A large, sturdy desk or table strong enough to support the weight of its components. Moderate environment conditions. To prevent static charges, connect all of your...
... chapter describes how to set up and turn on your system. Selecting a Location Before you set up your computer, it is important to choose a safe and convenient location that provides the following: A large, sturdy desk or table strong enough to support the weight of its components. Moderate environment conditions. To prevent static charges, connect all of your...
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... optical drive (D:) while your information and close all application programs you use. 2. To start Windows, remove the Restore CD and restart the computer. 4. Press the power button on the computer or to turn on the front panel of your computer, follow these steps: 1. Click the Start button, and then click Turn Off Computer. 3. Turn off your computer. 2. In this case, the "Microsoft Windows Startup Menu" menu will load Microsoft ® Windows...
... optical drive (D:) while your information and close all application programs you use. 2. To start Windows, remove the Restore CD and restart the computer. 4. Press the power button on the computer or to turn on the front panel of your computer, follow these steps: 1. Click the Start button, and then click Turn Off Computer. 3. Turn off your computer. 2. In this case, the "Microsoft Windows Startup Menu" menu will load Microsoft ® Windows...
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... up) Facing up Facing up SD MMC SM MS MS-PRO 3-2 Using Your Computer Insert only one media in a slot at one of memory cards and the IBM MICRODRIVE disk drive. You can insert media in one time. Inserting the Media Left Slot You can use six types of the card slots. Using an Optional Media Reader The media reader can use the SD (Secure DigitalTM), MMC (MultiMediaCardTM), SM (SmartMediaTM), MS...
... up) Facing up Facing up SD MMC SM MS MS-PRO 3-2 Using Your Computer Insert only one media in a slot at one of memory cards and the IBM MICRODRIVE disk drive. You can insert media in one time. Inserting the Media Left Slot You can use six types of the card slots. Using an Optional Media Reader The media reader can use the SD (Secure DigitalTM), MMC (MultiMediaCardTM), SM (SmartMediaTM), MS...
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... label of the Removable Disk drive may change to the title of the media, if your media has its title. NOTE Never remove the media or turn off the computer while a disk drive light is blinking. You could lose data. Card type CF (CompactFlashTM) MICRODRIVETM Insertion Facing up Facing up CF MICRODRIVE NOTE You can use the CF (CompactFlashTM) memory card or MICRODRIVETM disk drive in this right slot. Using Your Computer...
... label of the Removable Disk drive may change to the title of the media, if your media has its title. NOTE Never remove the media or turn off the computer while a disk drive light is blinking. You could lose data. Card type CF (CompactFlashTM) MICRODRIVETM Insertion Facing up Facing up CF MICRODRIVE NOTE You can use the CF (CompactFlashTM) memory card or MICRODRIVETM disk drive in this right slot. Using Your Computer...
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... high speed DVD-ROM drive (above 6x) may need to open the tray. When the tray pops out, remove the CD/DVD and then press the button again to stop the running of the spindle motor when you have more than one hard disk drive or partition. When the tray is turned off ; When the disc tray pops out, the busy indicator light will go. Using an Optical Drive To...
... high speed DVD-ROM drive (above 6x) may need to open the tray. When the tray pops out, remove the CD/DVD and then press the button again to stop the running of the spindle motor when you have more than one hard disk drive or partition. When the tray is turned off ; When the disc tray pops out, the busy indicator light will go. Using an Optical Drive To...
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... to the right in Control panel. Works with Alt key, this key captures active window. Ends a line of the key, set the Mouse tab in "Accessibility Options" in normal mode and one space, deleting the character to enter alternate character codes or functions. Controls scrolling in Shift mode. Stops the current operation (used with other application programs. Using Your Computer 3-5 Displays the short menu for the selected location. Produces lowercase characters when...
... to the right in Control panel. Works with Alt key, this key captures active window. Ends a line of the key, set the Mouse tab in "Accessibility Options" in normal mode and one space, deleting the character to enter alternate character codes or functions. Controls scrolling in Shift mode. Stops the current operation (used with other application programs. Using Your Computer 3-5 Displays the short menu for the selected location. Produces lowercase characters when...
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... left mouse button once. press the key once to another location and then release the mouse button. When using Microsoft® Windows®, you can change mouse button configurations in the Mouse section of the Control Panel. Click with the right mouse button ( ) : Press and release the right mouse button once. The Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock keys work as MouseKeys, first you should set the Mouse tab in "Accessibility Options" of the Control Panel.
... left mouse button once. press the key once to another location and then release the mouse button. When using Microsoft® Windows®, you can change mouse button configurations in the Mouse section of the Control Panel. Click with the right mouse button ( ) : Press and release the right mouse button once. The Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock keys work as MouseKeys, first you should set the Mouse tab in "Accessibility Options" of the Control Panel.
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... power cable from the electrical outlet and from its internal components. Then disconnect the computer from the back panel. Installing and Removing Drives 4-1 Chapter 1 2. Removing the Cover You need to remove the cover of your computer. Installing and Removing Drives This chapter describes how to install or remove system cover, optional drives, and optional cards in this chapter. Turn off the computer. To remove the cover, follow these steps: 1. NOTE Turn off the computer and peripheral devices...
... power cable from the electrical outlet and from its internal components. Then disconnect the computer from the back panel. Installing and Removing Drives 4-1 Chapter 1 2. Removing the Cover You need to remove the cover of your computer. Installing and Removing Drives This chapter describes how to install or remove system cover, optional drives, and optional cards in this chapter. Turn off the computer. To remove the cover, follow these steps: 1. NOTE Turn off the computer and peripheral devices...
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Slide the HDD bracket into the chassis and secure it .) 9. Replace the system cover according to your hard disk drive. (If you removed the hard disk drive cable from the motherboard, replace it with the retaining screw, as shown below. 8. Connect the power and hard disk drive cable to the instructions in "Replacing the Cover" in this chapter. 4-8 Installing and Removing Drives 7.
Slide the HDD bracket into the chassis and secure it .) 9. Replace the system cover according to your hard disk drive. (If you removed the hard disk drive cable from the motherboard, replace it with the retaining screw, as shown below. 8. Connect the power and hard disk drive cable to the instructions in "Replacing the Cover" in this chapter. 4-8 Installing and Removing Drives 7.
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... to install an optional drive to new device. If there is set for the drive to CS (Cable Select). You must be set to use the secondary E-IDE drive connector. Make sure the jumper of the cable connector that covers the 5.25-inch drive bay you can use , remove it from the front panel. If you can use the spare connector of new device to CS, your finger. 7. NOTES Like a hard disk drive, most optional devices have jumpers that must set the jumper...
... to install an optional drive to new device. If there is set for the drive to CS (Cable Select). You must be set to use the secondary E-IDE drive connector. Make sure the jumper of the cable connector that covers the 5.25-inch drive bay you can use , remove it from the front panel. If you can use the spare connector of new device to CS, your finger. 7. NOTES Like a hard disk drive, most optional devices have jumpers that must set the jumper...
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To reassemble the front panel to the system, press the front panel toward the system until the tabs on the front panel click into the bay and secure it to the device installed. Slide the device into place. 4-12 Installing and Removing Drives Connect the power and interface cables to the computer case with two screws. 10. Secondary EIDE connector 11. 9.
To reassemble the front panel to the system, press the front panel toward the system until the tabs on the front panel click into the bay and secure it to the device installed. Slide the device into place. 4-12 Installing and Removing Drives Connect the power and interface cables to the computer case with two screws. 10. Secondary EIDE connector 11. 9.
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... Microsoft Windows Startup Menu appears, type the number 1 and press Enter. Using the Restore CDs 5-1 And you purchased your system. Restoration procedures will lose all data in the hard disk (C:). Restoring Your Original Software The Restore CDs contain a copy of all software (e.g., Windows, drivers, and application programs) originally preinstalled on your hard disk. (This process may take about 20 minutes.) WARNING Chapter 1 If you restore your hard disk, you lose all software including Windows...
... Microsoft Windows Startup Menu appears, type the number 1 and press Enter. Using the Restore CDs 5-1 And you purchased your system. Restoration procedures will lose all data in the hard disk (C:). Restoring Your Original Software The Restore CDs contain a copy of all software (e.g., Windows, drivers, and application programs) originally preinstalled on your hard disk. (This process may take about 20 minutes.) WARNING Chapter 1 If you restore your hard disk, you lose all software including Windows...
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... be booted with Microsoft for installation, use it to restart your personal information. message appears, replace the Restore CD #2 with #2 in the optical drive. When the "Insert next media and press enter to continue. 9. You can update drivers in the Device Manager window if there is ) in the optical drive. Windows XP starts and the registration program runs. 14. Press Enter to install a driver. If you Restore CDs. NOTE Depending on the model, your optical drive...
... be booted with Microsoft for installation, use it to restart your personal information. message appears, replace the Restore CD #2 with #2 in the optical drive. When the "Insert next media and press enter to continue. 9. You can update drivers in the Device Manager window if there is ) in the optical drive. Windows XP starts and the registration program runs. 14. Press Enter to install a driver. If you Restore CDs. NOTE Depending on the model, your optical drive...
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... properly connected to a grounded wall outlet. To check to see whether the wall outlet works, plug other wall outlet. Hard Disk Drive Cause Hard disk drive operation seems slow Hard disk drive access indicator light stays on Solution The files stored on your computer and wait about 10 seconds for complete discharge and re-plug the power cord. To open Windows Help, click the Start button, and then click Help and Support...
... properly connected to a grounded wall outlet. To check to see whether the wall outlet works, plug other wall outlet. Hard Disk Drive Cause Hard disk drive operation seems slow Hard disk drive access indicator light stays on Solution The files stored on your computer and wait about 10 seconds for complete discharge and re-plug the power cord. To open Windows Help, click the Start button, and then click Help and Support...
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... by using CD or DVD, to open the tray when I control the audio volume level? Eject the CD/DVD, turn on the CD/DVD should be facing up or down . Audio Cause How do I press the eject button Solution CD/DVD is turned down to adjust the audio volume level. When the Master Volume window appears, verify that the speakers are not properly connected. Click the Start button...
... by using CD or DVD, to open the tray when I control the audio volume level? Eject the CD/DVD, turn on the CD/DVD should be facing up or down . Audio Cause How do I press the eject button Solution CD/DVD is turned down to adjust the audio volume level. When the Master Volume window appears, verify that the speakers are not properly connected. Click the Start button...
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... computer entered power management mode. Floppy Disk Drive Cause Floppy disk drive light stays on the monitor. Use another diskette that the monitor connector is not write-protected. Or click the right mouse button on the back of your mouse. Format the diskette. (Refer to the Windows Help. Make sure that is properly and securely connected to the video connector of the diskette to a grounded wall outlet. To open Windows Help, click the Start button...
... computer entered power management mode. Floppy Disk Drive Cause Floppy disk drive light stays on the monitor. Use another diskette that the monitor connector is not write-protected. Or click the right mouse button on the back of your mouse. Format the diskette. (Refer to the Windows Help. Make sure that is properly and securely connected to the video connector of the diskette to a grounded wall outlet. To open Windows Help, click the Start button...
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Keyboard Cause Keyboard doesn't work Solution Mouse isn't firmly or securely connected to the mouse connector. To clean the mouse ball, remove the mouse ball by unscrewing the bottom of your computer, not the mouse connector. Then clean the mouse ball with a damp cloth and replace the mouse ball. Mouse Cause Mouse doesn't work Solution Keyboard isn't firmly or securely connected to the keyboard connector. A-4 Solving Common Problems Mouse needs cleaning. Check that the keyboard is connected to...
Keyboard Cause Keyboard doesn't work Solution Mouse isn't firmly or securely connected to the mouse connector. To clean the mouse ball, remove the mouse ball by unscrewing the bottom of your computer, not the mouse connector. Then clean the mouse ball with a damp cloth and replace the mouse ball. Mouse Cause Mouse doesn't work Solution Keyboard isn't firmly or securely connected to the keyboard connector. A-4 Solving Common Problems Mouse needs cleaning. Check that the keyboard is connected to...