Contents
Hardware and Software Guide
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14 Software Update and Recovery
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–1
Obtaining the Support Software Disc . . . . . . . . . . . 14–2
Accessing Notebook Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–2
Internet Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–4
Downloading System ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–4
Downloading Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–7
System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–8
Safeguarding Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–8
Altiris Local Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–9
Using System Restore Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–10
Repairing or Reinstalling Applications. . . . . . . . . 14–11
Reinstalling Applications from Your
Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–11
Repairing the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–12
Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–13
Reinstalling Device Drivers and Other
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–14
15 Notebook Care
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–3
Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–3
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–4
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–5
TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–5
Cleaning an External Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–6
16 Travel and Shipping
Preparation for Travel and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–1
Tips for Traveling with Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . 16–2