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Updated February 09, 2017 Insert a bootable CD into the CD-ROM drive of your Pavilion PC. Click the “Start” button from the desktop and choose “Restart” in the “Start” menu to reboot your Pavilion computer. Press the “F1” or “F10” key when the Hewlett-Packard logo appears on the screen to enter the BIOS setup. Navigate to the BIOS menu “Advanced” using the right/left arrow keys on your keyboard. Get to the option “Boot Order” with up/down arrow keys, and press “Enter....

You are probably accustomed to having the ability to choose chapters or scenes when watching a DVD. This is especially handy if you want to skip to certain parts of a movie, or pick up where you left off. When making your own DVD, you can enable this same function by using Windows DVD Maker. Writer Bio

DVD burning software can copy most DVD formats. That includes data formats often used by navigation DVDs, such as those that come with GPS devices. With the right software it is not hard to copy these DVDs.

Verizon offers a call forwarding option through its phone plans. Customers can forward their phone calls to almost any number, including other cell phones or landlines, with the exception of international numbers. Be sure you have this forwarding feature available to you through your plan, and that you understand what the service could cost. Forwarding your calls to numbers outside of your local calling area will still use up your cell phone airtime and, depending on your plan, you may be charged long-distance fees....

The LG Optimus enables you to manage all of your email accounts with your device. When you change the password to any of your email accounts, you will need to update the password on the LG Optimus. If you don’t update your password on your device, your device will not be able to log into the email account to retrieve and send mail. Writer Bio

Kyocera manufactures a line of GSM cell phones powered by Qualcomm processors, and the SIM cards in these phones are used to store each user’s phone number and contact information. An understanding of how to locate the phone’s SIM card, as well as how to remove and install a new SIM card, is helpful if you are changing to a new carrier or adding a SIM card for the first time....

A SIM card is a small plastic card that is used to save cell phone data. Account information, contacts and even saved text messages are stored on this card. Each card has a different serial number, which is registered with the cell phone provider. If a cell phone is broken, it is possible to place the SIM card from the broken phone into a new phone and retrieve most of the saved information....

Changing wireless networks can be an aggravating experience. Once a new network is in place, you must then switch all of your wireless devices to work with it. In the case of the Roku digital media box, changing to your new wireless network allows you to continue watching digital movies without the need for tedious visits to video stores or searching through DVDs. Roku has made this process quite painless....

A red low battery icon will appear on your Zune MP3 player’s display as its rechargeable battery begins to lose power. The screen may even turn black if the battery drains to the point that it doesn’t have enough charge to power the device. In either situation, you must recharge the battery to continue using Zune. You can charge it using a charger; or you can charge it via the Zune USB Sync cable through another device that has a high-power USB port....

The quickest and least intrusive way to clean your Xbox’s DVD player is inserting an Xbox laser lens cleaning disc into the optical drive itself like you would a standard DVD. These discs typically cost less than $20 and feature tiny brushes designed to clean the DVD player’s lens. If this method does not satisfactorily clean the DVD player you can disassemble the Xbox to clean the drive more thoroughly yourself....

A buffer is a division of memory on your computer used to store data. The terms cache and buffer become interchangeable when discussing computer performance. A true buffer will clear itself once the data is accessed. However, a cache needs manual clearing as part of maintenance. Another buffer you may encounter is the print buffer. A print buffer stores information for print jobs. Knowing how to clear a cache and print buffer will help keep your computer running at its best....

The Yahoo! Toolbar remembers previous searches and presents them to you as suggestions when you type similar phrases. This allows you to rediscover previous searches, so you can achieve similar results. However, this also means anyone looking over your shoulder or having access to your browser may see your previous searches. If this is undesirable, you can clear the recent searches from the toolbar and set it up to never remember searches....

ICloud helps you manage iCloud features on your computers and iOS devices, but it doesn’t offer a way to close your account. Although you can’t officially delete your account, you have the option to log out of iCloud on your computer and remove iCloud from your device so that it stops syncing your information. Use Settings on iOS to remove iCloud on your mobile device, or sign out of your iCloud account using System Preferences on the Mac or the iCloud Control Panel on the PC....

Westell 327W came out in 2005 and is still in use today as a simple and powerful DSL modem. Not only is the Westell 327W a wireless modem, it is also a wired modem that has 4 Ethernet jacks for different computers or other devices. If you want to configure a Westell 327W with a computer it is quite simple as long as you have DSL Internet. Tips Warnings Writer Bio

Canon’s Digital Rebel DSRL cameras have been around for a while now; the company released the first Digital Rebel back in 2003: the EOS 300D. Many other “Rebels” have followed, from the XT or 350D in 2005 to the Rebel T3i or 600D in February of 2011. All these Rebels cameras take digital photos, of course, and transferring these pictures to your PC is simple.

The Bose Wave Radio has a sound quality that exceeds that of similar-sized devices, due to a proprietary waveguide speaker technology– a pair of folded waveguides inside the radio,precisely tuned to amplify the sound from the speakers. The Wave Radio includes several ports in the back of the device. These ports include a 75-ohm FM antenna port, a Bose Link port for connecting to Bose expansion speakers, an Aux-in port and a headphone port....

Connecting a printer to your network is an important part of maintaining your productivity. Connecting a printer to a router allows you to print documents from different computers on one printer, eliminating the need for multiple devices. Most newer printers use a USB interface for connecting to computers, while routers use Ethernet cables. Connecting a USB printer to a router is a matter of connecting it to a print server using its own USB cord, and then connecting the print server to the router using its Ethernet cable....

Updated August 23, 2017 Preparing the Bluetooth Speakers Setting up your Bluetooth speakers varies depending on the make and model. Plug the speakers into a wall outlet if they have their own power cable, or insert batteries if they’re battery-operated. Turn on the speakers and make them discoverable. Making a Bluetooth device discoverable is necessary in order for computers, stereos, smartphones and other Bluetooth devices to communicate with it. Some speakers are automatically discoverable as soon as you turn them on....

Several types of speakers may be connected to an HP laptop, including Bose speakers. Although most laptops now come with built-in speaker systems, you may wish to have louder volume or better sound quality from your computer. External speakers are an easy way to accomplish this. Any speaker system with a 1/8-inch mini plug may be connected to a laptop using the Headphone Out jack. If your speakers don’t have a mini plug, you need to use an adapter to make the connection....

Cable TV signals include multi-channel audio when the programs are recorded in surround sound. To take advantage of this listening experience, you’ll need to connect your cable box to a surround sound receiver using either HDMI, digital optical or coaxial cables. High-definition cable boxes typically include all three connection types, so choosing the right cable may come down to matching the available ports on your surround sound receiver. The actual connections take only seconds....