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... latched in place with clips; slots 1 and 3 show memory modules partially inserted. Installed memory modules. Partly installed memory modules. Figure 2-5 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com ... exploratory surgery. Assemble Your Toolkit ➟ Screwdrivers: Most jobs require a single small Phillips-head (X-shaped) screwdriver; others call for a small and a medium-size flat-blade screwdriver. ... Given a choice, I’d get an LED display. LED displays are more expensive than LCD models, but they last longer, use less energy, and run a lot cooler. Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com...

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... cell- phones or media players, or to a custom business or per- sonal application. 4. Click Turn Windows Firewall On or Off if you want to disable the firewall completely for testing or to allow ... logos and legal-sounding language to reassure you of its legitimacy. Don’t be fooled. Logos and legalese can be copied from real communications or simply fabricated. Also don’t be fooled by statements ... though your wallet had just been stolen. Immediately notify all your credit card issuers and financial institutions, placing calls to numbers that you have on file from their offi- cial documents....

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... has high voltage, and your problem probably is in the cable or the computer. • Monitor failure (LCD): An LCD display requires lower voltage than a CRT does and usually has a longer life. The ... expand it. A yellow question mark next to any- thing indicates possible trouble; a red exclamation mark tells you that you definitely have a problem. 4. Double-click an adapter to display its Properties ... install, which requires electrically wiping the disk clean, reformatting it, and installing Windows all over again. For details, see Chapter 14. Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com...

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... Installing Memory Carefully remove the newly installed modules and re-install them. Figure 10-4 5. If you tried all these troubleshooting steps and still can’t bring your computer to life ... that you correctly reinstall the power connectors to the motherboard and all other internal parts. Replace the Cooling Fan 1. Prepare a well-lit, stable working space. For details on setting ... vacant slot. Installing the drive only partway holds it in place but gives you flexibility while you hook up the data and power cables (see Steps 7–8). You’ll seat the drive in the slot later. ...

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... include a small brush and sometimes a cleaning solution for the fusing roller. Consult the printer’s instruction manual for advice. A laser cartridge like this replaces all the critical printer ... cables (Steps 7–8) before you slide the drive into place. 7. Find an available data cable and connector near the loca- tion where you’ll be installing the new drive, and plug this cable into ... Drive C usually is the boot drive, followed by drives D through Z. (Special utilities are available for rare and unusual configurations with dozens of drives, but that topic is well beyond the...

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... Hardware Twist this ring to free the roller ball. Figure 13-5 • Trackball: A trackball is essentially an upside- down mechanical mouse with its roller ball built into a mouse body or even into ... clean a trackball the same way that you clean a mechanical mouse. (See the manual for direc- tions on how to remove the roller ball on your particular model.) Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on ... apply to both mechanical and optical mice. ➟ Keep your desktop clean. Your mouse travels miles and miles, sliding back and forth on your desktop. Along the way, it picks up dust, pollen, oils,...

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... Choose Start➪Control Panel to open the Control Panel window, and double-click the Display icon to open the Display Properties dialog box. Alternatively, you can right-click the desktop and ... Start➪Control Panel. • Windows 7: Choose Start➪Control Panel➪ Appearance and Personalization and then click Display to open the Display dialog box. 2. Again, follow the appropriate step for your ... stay away from all the .INI tabs. You can’t change much on those tabs to help solve problems, and changing some settings could really mess things up. Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com...

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... of like a lawn- mower, a food processor, or a record player (remember those?). Like all mechanical devices, it has a limited life expectancy. If you’re unlucky, your drive will die suddenly. ... with low-resolution, minimal settings. This option allows you to reset the display settings if they were intentionally or accidentally set out- side the acceptable range for your hardware. • Last ... mostly hidden vestige of the PC’s ancestral operating system — via a utility called Chkdsk. This text-based utility will be familiar to old-time computer users. Welcome to the past. 1. Follow...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 01:15

... number of horizontal pixels multi- plied by a number of vertical pixels. ribbon cable: A flat multiconductor cable used primarily under the covers of the computer to connect peripheral devices, such ... unin- stalling and reinstalling the driver, and check for a new version that may be more compatible with your system. For details on checking for device conflicts, see Chapter 18. For full coverage ... refreshed. Therefore, it doesn’t require much power. CMOS RAM is a form of nonvolatile memory. null modem cable: A specialized serial cable used to connect two serial devices directly, without...

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... 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication ... http://www.wiley.com/go/ permissions. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun ... resembles using a paper tablet or notebook. Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies Published by Wiley Publishing,...

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 19:20

... comfortable with capital-W Windows means learning to open, close, resize, move, and switch between lowercase-w windows, which is the key to juggling multiple activities successfully. Explore ... vertical list of related items drops down. Then click the item you want to use. • Toolbar: Below the menu bar, some programs dis- play a toolbar of icons that you can click to per- form various ... corner of the window. Click the Close button when you are done with the window. Close is also called Quit and Exit. • Menu bar: Below the title bar, starting at the left edge of the window,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/12/2013, 05:15

... 78 Move a File from One Folder to Another 80 Delete a File or Folder 82 Get Back a File or Folder You Deleted 83 Select Multiple Files and Folders 85 Copy Files and Folders to a Flash Drive or ... jump lists. 3. Click the All Programs item to display a menu of all the available programs on your computer. 4. On the All Programs menu, find a yellow icon for Games or Accessories, and click ... For Dummies ® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing,...

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