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Select this choice to display information about personalizing your computer to fit your needs. v Upgrade Select this choice to display information about upgrading your computer hardware, finding IBM services, and purchasing IBM options (accessories). v Maintain Select this choice to display information about tasks, programs, and tools to protect data. v Solve problems Select this choice to display information about troubleshooting procedures, diagnostic tools, recovery procedures, and getting assistance from IBM. Complete the following steps to use Access IBM. 1. Double click the Access IBM icon on the Windows desktop. If the Access IBM icon is not available on your desktop, click Start→ Programs→ Access IBM. 2. Click one of the categories listed on the menu (for example, Get Started). 3. Click a topic. Viewing documentation on the World Wide Web Documentation about your computer hardware and software is provided in portable document format (PDF) files that are read with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If Adobe Acrobat Reader is not installed on your computer, a message will appear when you attempt to view the PDF file. If you want to install a version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it from the Adobe Web site at http://www.adobe.com on the World Wide Web. Complete the following steps to view online documentation. 1. Click Start → Programs → Online Books →Online Books. If no online books are installed, go to step 2. 2. You can search for online documentation files at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support on the World Wide Web. Installing other operating systems Your IBM computer comes with Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional preinstalled with the option of changing your operating system to Windows NT Workstation. For complete details about installing Windows NT Workstation, see "Recovering your operating system" on page 101. To install another operating system, follow the instructions in the documentation provided with the operating system and any updates. Then, follow the instructions in "Appendix A. Using the Software Selections CD" on page 109 to install the support software. Note: If you install another operating system, you might need additional software or device drivers. Hardware-specific support software is available on the DeviceDrivers and IBM Enhanced DiagnosticsCD. If you experience problems with the device drivers installed from this CD, you can obtain the latest device drivers at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support on the World Wide Web. Chapter 2. Setting up your computer 15

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Select this choice to display information about personalizing your computer to
fit your needs.
v
Upgrade
Select this choice to display information about upgrading your computer
hardware, finding IBM services, and purchasing IBM options (accessories).
v
Maintain
Select this choice to display information about tasks, programs, and tools to
protect data.
v
Solve problems
Select this choice to display information about troubleshooting procedures,
diagnostic tools, recovery procedures, and getting assistance from IBM.
Complete the following steps to use Access IBM.
1.
Double click the
Access IBM
icon on the Windows desktop. If the
Access IBM
icon is not available on your desktop, click
Start
→
Programs
→
Access IBM
.
2.
Click one of the categories listed on the menu (for example, Get Started).
3.
Click a topic.
Viewing documentation on the World Wide Web
Documentation about your computer hardware and software is provided in
portable document format (PDF) files that are read with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If
Adobe Acrobat Reader is not installed on your computer, a message will appear
when you attempt to view the PDF file. If you want to install a version of Adobe
Acrobat Reader, you can download it from the Adobe Web site at
http://www.adobe.com on the World Wide Web.
Complete the following steps to view online documentation.
1.
Click
Start
→
Programs
→
Online Books
→
Online Books
. If no online books are
installed, go to step 2.
2.
You can search for online documentation files at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support on the World Wide Web.
Installing other operating systems
Your IBM computer comes with Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional preinstalled
with the option of changing your operating system to Windows NT Workstation.
For complete details about installing Windows NT Workstation, see
“
Recovering
your operating system
”
on page 101.
To install another operating system, follow the instructions in the documentation
provided with the operating system and any updates. Then, follow the instructions
in
“
Appendix A. Using the Software Selections CD
”
on page 109 to install the
support software.
Note:
If you install another operating system, you might need additional software
or device drivers. Hardware-specific support software is available on the
DeviceDrivers and IBM Enhanced Diagnostics
CD. If you experience problems
with the device drivers installed from this CD, you can obtain the latest
device drivers at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support on the World Wide
Web.
Chapter 2. Setting up your computer
15