Contents
Important safety information ................v
Conditions that require immediate action.............v
General safety guidelines ..................vi
Additional safety information ................ix
Lithium battery notice ...................x
Modem safety information .................xi
Laser compliance statement .................xi
Additional help .................... xiii
Chapter 1. Arranging your workspace .............1
Comfort ........................1
Chapter 2. Setting up your computer .............3
Turning on power ....................7
Finishing the software installation ...............7
Completing important tasks .................7
Updating your operating system................8
Installing other operating systems ...............8
Updating your antivirus software ...............8
Starting the Setup Utility ..................8
Shutting down the computer .................9
Recording your computer information ..............9
Chapter 3. Recovering software ...............11
Creating and using product recovery discs ............11
Backup and recovery ...................12
Using the rescue and recovery workspace ............13
Solving recovery problems .................15
Creating and using rescue media ...............16
Creating and using aRecovery Repair diskette ..........16
Recovering or installing device drivers .............17
Setting arescue device in the startup sequence ..........18
Chapter 4. Getting information, help, and service.........19
Getting information ...................19
Getting help and service ..................19
Purchasing additional services ................22
Chapter 5. Troubleshooting and diagnostics ..........23
Basic troubleshooting ...................23
LED Diagnostics.....................25
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