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441259-001.book Page iii Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:21 AM Contents 1 Finding information Finding Help and Support 1-1 Finding the user guides 1-1 Identifying installed software and hardware. . . . . . 1-2 2 Next steps Creating recovery discs 2-1 Protecting the computer 2-1 Protecting the computer from viruses 2-1 Protecting your system files 2-2 Protecting your privacy 2-2 Protecting the computer from power surges. . . . 2-2 Using the computer safely 2-3 Connecting to the Internet 2-4 Choosing the type of Internet access available . 2-4 Choosing an ISP 2-5 Installing additional software and hardware . . . . . 2-6 Updating the software installed on the computer. . . 2-7 Turning off the computer correctly 2-7 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting resources 3-1 Quick troubleshooting 3-1 The computer is unable to start up 3-1 The computer screen is blank 3-2 Software is functioning abnormally 3-3 The computer is turned on but not responding. . 3-3 The computer is unusually warm 3-4 Quick Reference iii

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Quick Reference
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Contents
1
Finding information
Finding Help and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Finding the user guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Identifying installed software and hardware. . . . . . 1–2
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Next steps
Creating recovery discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Protecting the computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Protecting the computer from viruses . . . . . . . . 2–1
Protecting your system files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Protecting your privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Protecting the computer from power surges. . . . 2–2
Using the computer safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Choosing the type of Internet access available . 2–4
Choosing an ISP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Installing additional software and hardware . . . . . 2–6
Updating the software installed on the computer. . . 2–7
Turning off the computer correctly. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Quick troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
The computer is unable to start up. . . . . . . . . . 3–1
The computer screen is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Software is functioning abnormally . . . . . . . . . 3–3
The computer is turned on but not responding. . 3–3
The computer is unusually warm . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
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