IBM Aptiva, Handbook

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Using this book
The Aptiva Handbook contains general information for
all users of an IBM Aptiva Personal Computer. Once you
have taken your computer out of the box and connected
all the components, you can use this book as a guide to
your computer’s hardware and as a problem-solving
tool.
The topics in this book range from an introduction of
important Aptiva hardware features to instructions for
reconfiguring or upgrading your computer. In addition,
if you experience a problem with your Aptiva computer,
this book can guide you to a solution.
This book includes information for several Aptiva
models. Your model may not have some of the
hardware mentioned in this book. You cannot use
software that requires hardware you did not purchase.
How this book is organized
This book contains the following parts and chapters:
“Part 1: Learning about this book” on page 1
This part contains information to help you use the
Aptiva Handbook. It contains the following chapter:
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“Chapter 1: Using this book” on page 3
This chapter contains information about the book’s
contents and organization. It also points you to other
documents or online resources for more
information.
“Part 2: Controlling system settings” on page 9
This part contains information to help you configure or
reconfigure the hardware and hardware features that
were installed in your computer at the factory. It
contains the following chapters:
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“Chapter 2: Getting started with your Aptiva
computer” on page 11
This chapter contains instructions for making
adjustments to monitor and volume settings on your
Aptiva computer. It also provides information to help
you connect your computer to a printer or to other
computer systems, such as the Internet.
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