User Manual

Reference GuideStartup Guide 9
To insert or remove a PC Card..............................................................................80
Connecting External Devices......................................................................................82
To identify connectors for external devices...........................................................82
To connect a printer or other parallel device.........................................................83
To connect an external keyboard or mouse...........................................................83
To connect a USB device......................................................................................83
To connect an audio device...................................................................................84
To use an external monitor....................................................................................84
To use a TV set as a monitor.................................................................................86
To connect a serial device .....................................................................................87
To connect an infrared device ...............................................................................87
To use a docking product ......................................................................................88
Installing Additional RAM .........................................................................................91
To install a RAM expansion module.....................................................................91
To remove a RAM expansion module...................................................................92
Replacing the Hard Disk Drive...................................................................................94
To replace the hard disk drive ...............................................................................94
To replace the hard disk drive holder....................................................................95
To prepare a new hard disk drive ..........................................................................95
Troubleshooting and Maintenance................................................................................97
Troubleshooting Techniques.......................................................................................98
Audio Problems.....................................................................................................98
CD-ROM and DVD Problems...............................................................................99
Display Problems ................................................................................................101
Docking Problems...............................................................................................102
Hard Disk Drive Problems ..................................................................................103
Heat Problems .....................................................................................................104
Infrared Problems................................................................................................104
Keyboard and Pointing Device Problems............................................................105
LAN problems.....................................................................................................106
Memory Problems...............................................................................................107
Modem Problems ................................................................................................108
PC Card (PCMCIA) Problems ............................................................................111
Performance Problems ........................................................................................112
Power and Battery Problems ...............................................................................113
Printing Problems................................................................................................115
Serial, Parallel, and USB Problems.....................................................................116
Startup Problems .................................................................................................118
Wireless Problems...............................................................................................119
Testing the Hardware................................................................................................120
To run the e-DiagTools diagnostic test................................................................120
Configuring the Computer ........................................................................................122
To run the BIOS Setup utility..............................................................................122
To set up TopTools .............................................................................................127
Reinstalling and Updating Software .........................................................................129
To recover the factory installation of your hard disk...........................................129