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Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Creating discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Memory card types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using the diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Installing a printer, scanner, or other device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 4: Upgrading Your Computer. . . . . . . 35
Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Opening and closing the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Removing and installing the front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing an optical or diskette drive, or a card reader . . . 40
Replacing the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adding or replacing an expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Replacing the front fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Replacing the front I/O board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Replacing the processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Replacing the system battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Replacing the power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Replacing the system board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Chapter 5: Maintaining Your Computer . . . . . 67
Setting up a maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Caring for your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cleaning your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cleaning the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cleaning the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cleaning the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cleaning optical discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Updating Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using BigFix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Managing hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Checking hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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