Contents
3 Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Quick troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
The computer is unable to start up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
The computer screen is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Software is functioning abnormally . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
The computer is turned on but not responding . . . . . 3–5
The computer is unusually warm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
An external device is not working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
The home wireless network connection is
not working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Help and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Prepare to contact Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Contact Customer Care by e-mail or telephone. . . . 3–10
A Notebook tour
Top components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Pointing devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Wireless antennae (select models only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5
Front components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Rear components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Right-side components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
Left-side components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–8
Bottom components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–9
B Connect to the Internet from your home
Choose an ISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1
Use the New Connection Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2
Choose the type of Internet connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–3
Getting Started
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