Jetta JETBOOK 9060, Manual

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Develop good computing habit
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Make sure you are prepared.
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Save your work frequently.
You can never predict when your computer will lock forcing you to close a
program and lose unsaved changes. Many software programs build in an
automatic backup, but you should not rely solely on this feature. Save your work!
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On a regular basis, back up the information stored on your hard disk.
Here are two ways you can do this:
- Copy files to diskette in Windows Millennium Edition.
- Connect a tape drive to the system and use specialized software to copy
everything on the hard disk to a tape.
Some people use a combination of these methods, backing up all files to
tape weekly and copying critical files to diskette on a daily basis.
If you have installed your own programs, you should back up your programs
as well as your data files. If something goes wrong that requires you to format
your hard disk and start again, reloading all your programs and data files from a
backup will save time.
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Read the user's guides.
It's very difficult to provide a fail-safe set of steps you can follow every time
you experience a problem with the computer. Your ability to solve problems will
improve as you learn about how the computer and its software work together.
Get familiar with all the user's guides provided with your computer, as well
as the manuals that come with the programs and devices you purchase.
Your local computer store or book store sells a variety of self-help books you
can use to supplement the information in the manuals.
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If problem- solving is taking a long time, take a break.
If you have been fighting to solve a problem for a long time, you are
probably frustrated by now. Stand up and take a deep breath. Often, you can find
a new solution to a problem just by stepping away from it for a few moments.