
Getting Started
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5 Maintaining the Computer
Routine Maintenance Guidelines . . . . . . . 5–1
Preventive Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Cleaning Up the Hard Drive . . . . . . . 5–3
Emptying the Recycle Bin. . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Scanning the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Defragmenting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
Virus Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
6 Using Application Recovery
and System Recovery
System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Application Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
Using Compaq Recovery CD Creator . . . . 6–7
System Recovery Using Recovery CDs . . . 6–9
7 Finding Help & Support
Integrated Help Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Online Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Preparing to Ship the Computer . . . . . . . 7–3
Solving Minor Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
8 Upgrading the Computer
Preparing the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Removing or Upgrading a Drive . . . . . . . 8–6
Locating Drive Positions . . . . . . . . . . 8–7
Removing a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–7
Replacing or Adding a Drive . . . . . 8–13
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