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ReplacingtheAGPcard..............................................49
Replacingthebattery ................................................50
Replacing the power supply ...........................................52
Replacing the system board ...........................................54
Replacingoraddingaprocessor .......................................59
5 Using the BIOS Setup Utility ....................................63
AbouttheBIOSSetuputility...........................................63
UpdatingtheBIOS ..................................................65
Settingthesystemboardjumpers ......................................66
Recoverymode .................................................66
6 Managing Your System .........................................69
Protectingagainstpowersourceproblems ...............................69
Surge suppressors ...............................................69
Line conditioners ................................................70
Uninterruptiblepowersupplies......................................70
Maintainingandmanagingyourharddrive ...............................71
Hard drive maintenance utilities .....................................71
Hard drive management practices ...................................72
Systemintegrity ....................................................75
Protectingagainstviruses .........................................75
Checking system health with LANDesk . ..............................76
Systemrecovery ....................................................77
Creatingastartupdiskette .........................................77
Keepingarecordofsystemconfiguration .............................77
UsingyourSystemRestorationCD ..................................77
Systempowermanagement ...........................................78
7 Cleaning Your System ..........................................79
Cleaning the mouse .................................................79
Cleaning the keyboard ...............................................80
Cleaning the monitor screen ..........................................80
Cleaning the computer and monitor cases . ..............................80
8 Troubleshooting ................................................81
Introduction ........................................................81
Troubleshooting checklist . . ...........................................82
Verifyingyourconfiguration ........................................82
Troubleshooting guidelines . . . .....................................82
CDdriveproblems ..................................................83
Harddriveproblems .................................................85
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