Contents
Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Conditions that require immediate action . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
General safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi
Additional safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
Lithium battery notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
Modem safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Laser compliance statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Power supply statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Additional help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv
Chapter 1. Arranging your workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Chapter 2. Setting up your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Turning on power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Finishing the software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Completing important tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Updating your operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Installing other operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Updating your antivirus software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Starting the CMOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Shutting down the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Recording your computer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Chapter 3. Recovering software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Creating and using product recovery discs . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Backup and recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Using the rescue and recovery workspace . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Creating and using rescue media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . . . . . . . . . .16
Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . . . . . . . . . .18
Chapter 4. Troubleshooting and diagnostics . . . . . . . . . .19
Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
POST beep codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Chapter 5. Getting information, help, and service . . . . . . . . .23
Getting information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
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