Troubleshooting
7 - 4 Backup and General Maintenance
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Backup and General Maintenance
•
Always
backup
your important data, and keep copies of your
OS
and
programs safe, but close to hand. Don’t forget to note the
serial num-
bers
if you are storing them out of their original cases e.g. in a CD wal-
let.
•
Run
maintenance programs
on your hard disk and
OS
as often as you
can. You may schedule these programs to run at times when you are
not using your computer. You can use those that are provided free with
your
OS,
or buy the more powerful dedicated programs to do so.
•
Write down your passwords and keep them safe (away from your com-
puter). This is especially important if you choose to use a
Startup
password for the
BIOS
(
See Chapter 5:“Boot and SCU Passwords
(Startup Menu)” on page 5-13
).
•
Keep copies of vital
settings files
such as network, dialup settings,
mail settings etc. (even if just brief notes).
Warrantee
The CPU is not a user
serviceable part.
Opening this compart-
ment may violate your
warrantee.
Unauthorized tamper-
ing with the HDD may
also violate your war-
rantee.
