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Contents Finding Information 9 1 Setting Up and Using Your Computer Setting Up a Printer 11 Printer Cable 11 Connecting a USB Printer 11 Connecting a Parallel Printer 12 Connecting to the Internet 13 Setting Up Your Internet Connection 14 Playing CDs or DVDs 15 Adjusting the Volume 16 Adjusting the Picture 17 Copying CDs and DVDs 17 How to Copy a CD or DVD 17 Using Blank CD-Rs and CD-RWs 18 Helpful Tips 18 Connecting Two Monitors 19 Connecting Two Monitors With VGA Connectors 19 Connecting One Monitor With a VGA connector and One Monitor With a DVI Connector 20 Connecting a TV 20 Changing the Display Settings 20 About Your RAID Configuration 20 RAID Level 0 21 RAID Level 1 21 Configuring Your Computer for RAID 22 Configuring for RAID Using the Intel(R) Option ROM Utility 23 Configuring for RAID Using the Intel(R) Application Accelerator . . . . . 24 Setting Up a Home and Office Network 28 Connecting to a Network Adapter 28 Network Setup Wizard 29 Contents 3

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Contents
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Contents
Finding Information
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Setting Up and Using Your Computer
Setting Up a Printer
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Printer Cable
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Connecting a USB Printer
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Connecting a Parallel Printer
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Connecting to the Internet
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Setting Up Your Internet Connection
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Playing CDs or DVDs
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Adjusting the Volume
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Adjusting the Picture
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Copying CDs and DVDs
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How to Copy a CD or DVD
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Using Blank CD-Rs and CD-RWs
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Helpful Tips
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Connecting Two Monitors
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Connecting Two Monitors With VGA Connectors
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Connecting One Monitor With a VGA connector and One Monitor
With a DVI Connector
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Connecting a TV
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Changing the Display Settings
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About Your RAID Configuration
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RAID Level 0
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RAID Level 1
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Configuring Your Computer for RAID
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Configuring for RAID Using the Intel(R) Option ROM Utility
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Configuring for RAID Using the Intel(R) Application Accelerator
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Setting Up a Home and Office Network
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Connecting to a Network Adapter
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Network Setup Wizard
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