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power fixing problems, 50 protection devices, 41 turning off your computer, 42 power button description, 20 system view, 20 printer cable, 38 connecting, 38 parallel, 38 setting up, 38 USB, 39 programs crashes, 100 fixing problems, 100 not responding, 100 R RAM. See memory reinstalling drivers, 104 Windows XP, 109 S safety instructions, 11 security cable slot description, 25-26 system view, 25-26 serial connector description, 29 system view, 29 shutting down your computer, 42 software fixing problems, 100 reinstalling software, 104 speakers description, 22 system view, 22 specifications, system, 128 surge protectors, 41 S-video TV-out connector description, 27 system view, 27 System Restore, 106 system setup program commonly used options, 136 purpose, 135 screens, 135 viewing, 135 system specifications, 128 system views back, 27 bottom, 27, 30 front, 20 left side, 24 right side, 26 T Tell Me How help file accessing, 94 touch pad, 63 customizing, 64 description, 22 system view, 22 troubleshooting about, 92 cannot save to floppy disk, 98 conflicts, 108 Device Driver Rollback, 104 drivers, 103 dropped or damaged computer, 102 e-mail problems, 101 external keyboard problems, 65 Hardware Troubleshooter, 108 network problems, 89 PC card problems, 99 power problems, 50 program crash, 100 program stopped responding, 100 reinstalling Windows XP, 109 scanner problems, 97 System Restore, 106 unexpected characters, 65 wet computer, 101 turning off your computer, 42 U uninterruptible power supplies See UPS, 42 UPS, 42 USB connector description, 28 system view, 28 Index 173

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Index
173
power
fixing problems, 50
protection devices, 41
turning off your computer,
42
power button
description, 20
system view, 20
printer
cable, 38
connecting, 38
parallel, 38
setting up, 38
USB, 39
programs
crashes, 100
fixing problems, 100
not responding, 100
R
RAM.
See
memory
reinstalling
drivers, 104
Windows XP,
109
S
safety instructions, 11
security cable slot
description, 25-26
system view, 25-26
serial connector
description, 29
system view, 29
shutting down your
computer, 42
software
fixing problems, 100
reinstalling software,
104
speakers
description, 22
system view, 22
specifications, system, 128
surge protectors, 41
S-video TV-out connector
description, 27
system view, 27
System Restore, 106
system setup program
commonly used options,
136
purpose, 135
screens, 135
viewing, 135
system specifications, 128
system views
back, 27
bottom, 27, 30
front, 20
left side,
24
right side,
26
T
Tell Me How help file
accessing, 94
touch pad, 63
customizing, 64
description, 22
system view, 22
troubleshooting
about, 92
cannot save to floppy disk,
98
conflicts, 108
Device Driver Rollback,
104
drivers, 103
dropped or damaged
computer, 102
e-mail problems, 101
external keyboard
problems, 65
Hardware Troubleshooter,
108
network problems, 89
PC card problems, 99
power problems,
50
program crash, 100
program stopped
responding, 100
reinstalling Windows XP,
109
scanner problems, 97
System Restore, 106
unexpected characters,
65
wet computer, 101
turning off your computer, 42
U
uninterruptible power
supplies
See
UPS
, 42
UPS, 42
USB connector
description, 28
system view, 28