Front bezel .............................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Drive cage ................................................................................................................................................................................ 32
Hard drives .............................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Memory card reader .............................................................................................................................................................. 35
WLAN module ......................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Memory module ..................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Speaker .................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Power supply .......................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Fan shroud ............................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Fan-sink ................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Processor ................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Serial connector module ....................................................................................................................................................... 44
System board .......................................................................................................................................................................... 45
5 Computer Setup (F10) Utility ................................................................................................................................................................ 48
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ............................................................................................................................................ 48
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ............................................................................................................. 49
Computer Setup–Main ...................................................................................................................................... 50
Computer Setup—Security .............................................................................................................................. 52
Computer Setup—Advanced ........................................................................................................................... 54
Recovering the Conguration Settings ............................................................................................................................... 59
6 Troubleshooting without diagnostics ................................................................................................................................................. 60
Safety and comfort ................................................................................................................................................................ 60
Before you call for technical support .................................................................................................................................. 60
Helpful hints ............................................................................................................................................................................ 61
Solving general problems ..................................................................................................................................................... 62
Solving power problems ....................................................................................................................................................... 65
Solving hard drive problems ................................................................................................................................................ 66
Solving media card reader problems .................................................................................................................................. 68
Solving display problems ...................................................................................................................................................... 69
Solving audio problems ........................................................................................................................................................ 73
Solving printer problems ...................................................................................................................................................... 75
Solving keyboard and mouse problems ............................................................................................................................. 76
Solving hardware installation problems ............................................................................................................................. 78
Solving network problems .................................................................................................................................................... 79
Solving memory problems ................................................................................................................................................... 82
Solving USB ash drive problems ........................................................................................................................................ 83
Solving front panel component problems ......................................................................................................................... 84
Solving Internet access problems ....................................................................................................................................... 84
Solving software problems .................................................................................................................................................. 85
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