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Creating discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuring the audio jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Installing a printer, scanner, or other device . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Upgrading Your Computer . . . . . . . 35
Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Opening the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Removing the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Removing the front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Closing the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacing the front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacing the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Replacing the color panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Adding or replacing an optical disc drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Replacing the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Adding or replacing a hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Replacing the heat sink and processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Adding or replacing an expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Replacing the system battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Replacing the system board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Maintaining Your Computer. . . . . . 59
Setting up a maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Caring for your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cleaning your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cleaning the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cleaning the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cleaning the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cleaning optical discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Updating Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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Summary of Contents for GT5062b
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Page 10: ...CHAPTER 1 About This Reference 4 8512243 book Page 4 Monday February 12 2007 4 35 PM...
Page 82: ...CHAPTER 5 Maintaining Your Computer 76 8512243 book Page 76 Monday February 12 2007 4 35 PM...
Page 120: ...CHAPTER 6 Troubleshooting 114 8512243 book Page 114 Monday February 12 2007 4 35 PM...
Page 130: ...APPENDIX A Legal Notices 124 8512243 book Page 124 Monday February 12 2007 4 35 PM...
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