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Creating discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Configuring the audio jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing a printer, scanner, or other device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 4: Advanced Hardware Setup . . . . . . 35
Setting up dual video cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Setting up multiple monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Setting up RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
RAID 0 for performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
RAID 1 for security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
RAID 5 and 10 for both performance and security . . . . 41
Preparing your computer for RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Configuring RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 5: Upgrading Your Computer. . . . . . . 45
Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Opening the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing the front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Closing the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Adding or replacing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Adding or replacing an optical disc drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Replacing the memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Adding or replacing a hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Replacing the front fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Replacing the rear fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Replacing the power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Replacing the heat sink and processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Replacing the I/O board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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Summary of Contents for FX542X
Page 1: ...REFERENCE GUIDE 8513162 book Page a Tuesday May 20 2008 4 09 PM...
Page 2: ...8513162 book Page b Tuesday May 20 2008 4 09 PM...
Page 10: ...CHAPTER 1 About This Reference 4 8513162 book Page 4 Tuesday May 20 2008 4 09 PM...
Page 18: ...CHAPTER 2 Checking Out Your Computer 12 8513162 book Page 12 Tuesday May 20 2008 4 09 PM...
Page 86: ...CHAPTER 5 Upgrading Your Computer 80 8513162 book Page 80 Tuesday May 20 2008 4 09 PM...
Page 104: ...CHAPTER 6 Maintaining Your Computer 98 8513162 book Page 98 Tuesday May 20 2008 4 09 PM...
Page 142: ...APPENDIX A Legal Notices 136 8513162 book Page 136 Tuesday May 20 2008 4 09 PM...
Page 152: ...146 Index 8513162 book Page 146 Tuesday May 20 2008 4 09 PM...
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Page 154: ...MAN BTX FX EREC HW REF GDE R0 5 08 8513162 book Page 148 Tuesday May 20 2008 4 09 PM...