Access panel ........................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Optical drive ............................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Dust lter ................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Front bezel .............................................................................................................................................................................. 34
Hard drives .............................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Drive cage ................................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Hood sensor switch ............................................................................................................................................................... 39
Fan ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 40
WLAN module ......................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Solid-state drive ..................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Memory module ..................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Speaker .................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Power supply .......................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Fan-sink ................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Processor ................................................................................................................................................................................. 47
System board .......................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Connector board ..................................................................................................................................................................... 51
5 Computer Setup (F10) Utility ................................................................................................................................................................ 52
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ............................................................................................................................................ 52
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ............................................................................................................. 53
Computer Setup–Main ...................................................................................................................................... 54
Computer Setup—Security .............................................................................................................................. 56
Computer Setup—Advanced ........................................................................................................................... 58
Recovering the Conguration Settings ............................................................................................................................... 63
6 Troubleshooting without diagnostics ................................................................................................................................................. 64
Safety and comfort ................................................................................................................................................................ 64
Before you call for technical support .................................................................................................................................. 64
Helpful hints ............................................................................................................................................................................ 65
Solving general problems ..................................................................................................................................................... 66
Solving power problems ....................................................................................................................................................... 69
Solving hard drive problems ................................................................................................................................................ 70
Solving media card reader problems .................................................................................................................................. 72
Solving display problems ...................................................................................................................................................... 73
Solving audio problems ........................................................................................................................................................ 77
Solving printer problems ...................................................................................................................................................... 79
Solving keyboard and mouse problems ............................................................................................................................. 80
Solving hardware installation problems ............................................................................................................................. 82
Solving network problems .................................................................................................................................................... 83
Solving memory problems ................................................................................................................................................... 86
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