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Contents Chapter 1: Finding information Finding Help and Support 1 Finding the user guides 1 Identifying installed software and hardware 2 Chapter 2: What's next? Creating recovery discs 3 Protecting the computer 3 Protecting your computer from viruses 3 Protecting your system files 3 Protecting your privacy 4 Protecting the computer from power surges 4 Using the computer safely 5 Connecting to the Internet 6 Choosing the type of Internet access available 6 Choosing an ISP 6 Connecting to an existing wireless network 7 Setting up a wireless network 8 Step 1: Purchase high-speed Internet service 8 Step 2: Purchase and install a wireless router 9 Step 3: Configure the computer to connect to the wireless network 9 Connecting to a wired network 10 Installing additional hardware and software 11 Installing hardware 11 Locating and installing software 11 Updating the software installed on the computer 11 Turning off the computer 12 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting resources 13 Quick troubleshooting 13 The computer is unable to start up 13 The computer screen is blank 14 Software is functioning abnormally 14 The computer is on but not responding 14 The computer is unusually warm 14 An external device is not working 15 The wireless network connection is not working 15 Notebook Essentials iii

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Notebook Essentials
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Contents
Chapter 1: Finding information
Finding Help and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Finding the user guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Identifying installed software and hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2: What's next?
Creating recovery discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Protecting the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Protecting your computer from viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Protecting your system files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Protecting your privacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Protecting the computer from power surges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the computer safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Choosing the type of Internet access available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Choosing an ISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connecting to an existing wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting up a wireless network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Step 1: Purchase high-speed Internet service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Step 2: Purchase and install a wireless router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 3: Configure the computer to connect to the wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting to a wired network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing additional hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Locating and installing software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Updating the software installed on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turning off the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Quick troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The computer is unable to start up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The computer screen is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Software is functioning abnormally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The computer is on but not responding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The computer is unusually warm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
An external device is not working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The wireless network connection is not working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15