User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important safety information
- Chapter 1. Product overview
- Chapter 2. Installing or replacing hardware
- Handling static-sensitive devices
- Installing or replacing hardware
- Installing external options
- Opening the computer cover
- Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
- Installing or replacing a memory module
- Replacing the hard disk drive
- Replacing the optical drive
- Replacing the battery
- Replacing the heat sink
- Replacing the internal speaker
- Replacing the front audio and USB assembly
- Replacing the ac power adapter
- Replacing the ac power adapter bracket
- Replacing the keyboard or mouse
- Completing the parts replacement
- Installing security features
- Chapter 3. Recovery information
- Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility program
- Chapter 5. Updating system programs
- Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Chapter 7. Getting information, help, and service
- Appendix A. Notices
- Index
2.UseWindowsExplorerorMyComputertodisplaythedirectorystructureofyourharddiskdrive.
3.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.
4.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.WithintheDRIVERSfolder,thereareseveralsubfoldersnamedforvarious
devicesinstalledinyourcomputer,suchasAUDIOorVIDEO.
5.Opentheappropriatedevicesubfolder.
6.Dooneofthefollowing:
•Inthedevicesubfolder,lookforaSETUP .exele.Double-clicktheleandfollowtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletetheinstallation.
•Inthedevicesubfolder,lookforaREADME.txtleoralewiththe.txtextension.Thislemightbe
namedaftertheoperatingsystem,suchasWIN98.txt.TheTXTlecontainsinformationabouthowto
installthedevicedriver.Followtheinstructionstocompletetheinstallation.
•Ifthedevicesubfoldercontainsalewiththe.infextensionandyouwanttoinstallthedevicedriver
usingtheINFle,refertoyourWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystemfordetailedinformation
abouthowtoinstallthedevicedriver.
Solvingrecoveryproblems
IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:
•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue
medium”onpage32
.
•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage29
.
Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfroma
rescuemedium,arecoveryrepairdiskette,orrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(an
internalharddiskdrive,adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdevicein
thestartupdevicesequence.Youmustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdevice
inthestartupdevicesequenceintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage37
for
detailedinformationabouttemporarilyorpermanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.Formore
informationabouttheSetupUtilityprogram,seeChapter4“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.
Itisimportanttocreatearescuemedium,arecoveryrepairdiskette,andasetofrecoverymediaasearlyas
possibleandstoretheminasafeplaceforfutureuse.
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