Reference Guide
9
Connecting External Devices
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To identify connectors for external devices
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To connect a printer or other parallel device
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To connect an external keyboard or mouse
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To connect a USB device
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To connect a USB floppy disk drive
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To connect an audio device
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To use an external monitor
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To use a TV set as a monitor (selected models)
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To connect an infrared device (selected models)
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To use the port replicator
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To connect an IEEE 1394 device (selected models)
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Installing Additional RAM
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To install a RAM expansion module
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To remove a RAM expansion module
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To replace the system RAM module
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Replacing the Hard Disk Drive
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To replace the hard disk drive
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To replace the hard disk drive holder
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To prepare a new hard disk drive
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Troubleshooting and Maintenance
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Troubleshooting Techniques
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Audio problems
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CD and DVD problems
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Display problems
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Floppy disk drive problems
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Hard disk drive problems
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100
Heat problems
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101
Infrared Problems
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Keyboard and pointing device problems
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LAN problems
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Memory problems
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Modem problems
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One-Touch button problems
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Parallel and USB problems
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PC card (PCMCIA) problems
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Performance problems
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Power and battery problems
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Printing problems
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Startup Problems
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Standby and resume problems
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Wireless Problems
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Testing the Hardware
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To run the e-Diagtools diagnostic test
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Configuring the Notebook
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118
To run the BIOS configuration utility
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