Upgrading & Fixing Laptops DUMmIES

Keep your hands clean.Keep a package of wipes in your computer bag to remove food residue, oils, and dirt. Pay attention to th ...

You can purchase cans of compressed air at computer, photo, video, and artist supply stores. Be sure to follow instructions for ...

Going deep .......................................................................................... Deep cleaning a keyboard r ...

Carefully dry off the area before replacing the cap. Examine the key carefully before reinstalling to avoid forcing it into the ...

computer on a sturdy, well-lighted surface and provide yourself with num- bered or lettered containers for parts. Keep a notepad ...

You can use any desktop replacement keyboard with a laptop; the only issue is to match its connector to an available port. Some ...

And then you want to have the following things: The repair or maintenance manual from manufacturer or downloaded from the Inter ...

Remove the AC adapter and battery. Remove all attached cables. Lift the notched right edge of the hinge cover and pry loose the ...

Chapter 11 Putting Your Finger on Pointing Devices In This Chapter
Translating from your hand to the screen
Maintaining and re ...

Rounding the mouse .......................................................................... A mouseis a rounded block of plast ...

The advantage of a trackball is that the device itself does not move around on the desktop. It can be stationed in one place alo ...

Getting in touch(pad) ........................................................................ Another way to control the cursor ...

The Zen and Art of Mouse Maintenance ................................................... The good news about pointing devices is ...

Cleaning a mouse or trackball .......................................................... Checking on the cleanliness of a mouse ...

USB devices can be removed from a laptop that is running. Devices connected to other ports should only be removed when the lapto ...

Cleaning a touchpad .......................................................................... Touchpads are sealed and not like ...

You see a listing of the various pieces of hardware in your system, like the one shown in Figure 11-3. Depending on the version ...

Search for an updated driver from a local disk or over the Internet. Roll back the driver currently in use to the previously in ...

Attaching an External Unit .......................................................................... Mice and other external po ...

184 Part III: Laying Hands on the Major Parts ...