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Your New Desktop Computer
Things You Need To Know About Your New Computer
When you receive you new computer, the first thing you will need to do is log in. You will see the following on your screen:
Press Ctrl, Alt, Delete to start
Once you press Ctrl, Alt, Delete, you will come to a login screen where you will need to supply the following:
Username: <your bulldog username>
Password: letgomyeggo
Log on to: underdognet
When you get to your desktop, change your password in the following way:
Press Ctrl, Alt Delete
In the Security dialog box that appears, click on the “Change Password” button.
In the Change Password dialog box, supply the following:
Old Password: letgomyeggo
New Password: <your bulldog password>
Confirm New Password: <repeat your bulldog password>
Important Note: IT Services is attempting to simplify logins by synchronizing passwords and accounts. Ideally you should use SSH Secure Shell Client to connect to Bulldog and to change your password. Once you change your Bulldog password, within 25 minutes, your
OnePort and underdognet (Windows logon) passwords will also change. Coming soon will be a web interface where you can change these passwords.
Updates
Your computer is set up to get Microsoft security updates and antivirus updates automatically. You may see your antivirus installing after you first turn on your computer, and you may experience a little slow down when working while security updates are downloading. Occasionally you may be asked to restart your machine. This is normal, but if you notice slow performance on a more permanent basis or blue screens indicating errors, please let us know by calling the main office at 6445.
Backups
Your computer comes with two hard drives. Your first hard drive is drive C, and it contains all of your programs and data. The second hard drive is drive D. It should be used just for backups. You should have another handout titled “Backup Instructions For Two Hard Drive Systems,” and you should also have two floppy disks labeled “Norton Ghost 2003 Backup Disk.” Both of these disks are the same. I give you two just so you have a spare. Nothing is stored on the floppy disk. The floppy disk is just used to load the program Ghost. Follow the instructions and try to do a backup as soon as possible. This will give you a backup of your initial setup including your files. If you have any problems, please do not hesitate to call me.
This backup is fast (usually around 10 minutes), it backs up your whole hard drive, you can have multiple backups, and if your Drive C crashes, once we have a new hard drive, we can have you back up and going in a matter of minutes with all data as it was at your last backup.
New computer hard drives do fail, so I recommend that you do this backup at least once a week.
DVD+/- R
Your computer comes with a DVD writer. Use the Sonic Record Now software to write to CDs. With your computer, you receive a spindle of CD-Rs. CD-Rs do allow you to write more than one session. Writing to CDs is another way you can backup. Practice using Sonic Record Now and make a data CD of your files. Please let us know if you need help in using this. There is no standard for DVD at this time. You can purchase DVD –Rs or DVD +Rs, but there may be compatibility problems. You need to determine which works best with the DVD player that you plan to us.
Memory Key
You will receive a USB Memory Key. A memory key is a storage device that can be used to store documents allowing you to transfer them from one computer to another. To use the key, slide the cover off and insert it into one of the USB ports. There are six ports on the back of the machine, two on the front under the gray panel, and two on the left side of your monitor. Once it is inserted, you will see a message in the bottom right corner of your screen indicating that new hardware has been detected. A window will then open, and you will see on the title bar of that window USB Memory (E:). In this case, the computer has assigned the drive letter “E” to the memory key. It’s possible that this letter could be different on your machine. From this point on, the memory key behaves just like a floppy disk. You can copy files to it, delete files, rename them, etc. Your memory key holds up to 256 MB of data.
When you are finished with the Memory Key and ready to remove it, don’t just pull it out. You could damage the Memory Key or the computer. There should be a little green and gray icon in the bottom right corner near your clock. Click once on that icon, and you will see a message saying “Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device – Drive (E:).” Click once on this message, and you will get another message saying it is safe to remove hardware. At this point, remove the Memory Key. Any USB device should be removed in this way. Not just the Memory Key.
We hope that you enjoy your new computer. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at extension 5013. If I am not available, call Cathy Joyner at 6445. She can either help or find someone who can.
Brenda Pickard
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