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Contents Introduction v Chapter 1. Important safety information 1 Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace . . 3 Comfort 3 Glare and lighting 3 Air circulation 4 Electrical outlets and cable lengths 4 Chapter 3. Setting up your computer . . 5 Connecting your computer 5 Turning on computer power 12 Finishing the software installation 12 Completing important tasks 12 Updating your operating system 13 Installing other operating systems 13 Updating your antivirus software 13 Shutting down the computer 13 Installing external options 13 Installing the computer on a rack shelf . . . . . 14 Features 14 Specifications 17 Chapter 4. Software overview . . . . . 19 Software provided with your Windows operating system 19 Software provided by Lenovo 19 Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox 20 PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . . . 20 Adobe Reader 20 Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . . 21 Starting the Setup Utility program 21 Viewing and changing settings 21 Using passwords 21 Password considerations 22 User Password 22 Administrator Password 22 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 22 Enabling or disabling a device 23 Selecting a startup device 23 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 23 Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 24 Advanced settings 24 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 24 Chapter 6. Installing hard disk drives and configuring RAID 25 Installing SATA hard disk drives and configuring RAID 25 Installing SATA hard disk drives 25 Configuring the system BIOS to enable SATA RAID functionality 25 © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2010 Creating RAID volumes 26 Deleting RAID volumes 26 Installing SAS hard disk drives and configuring RAID 27 Installing SAS hard disk drives 27 Entering the Marvell BIOS Setup to configure SAS RAID 27 Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to enable SAS RAID 0, 1, or 5 functionality 27 Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to set an optional hot spare hard disk drive 28 Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete an optional hot spare hard disk drive 28 Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete an array 28 Chapter 7. Updating system programs 31 Using system programs 31 Updating (flashing) the BIOS from a disc . . . . 31 Updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating system 32 Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . . 32 Chapter 8. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 35 Basic troubleshooting 35 Diagnostic programs 36 Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox 37 PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . . . 37 PC-Doctor for DOS 37 Cleaning an optical mouse 38 Chapter 9. Recovery information . . . 39 Creating and using recovery media 39 Creating recovery media 39 Using recovery media 40 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 40 Performing a backup operation 41 Performing a recovery operation 41 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 42 Creating and using rescue media 43 Creating rescue media 43 Using rescue media 44 Creating and using a recovery repair diskette . . . 44 Creating a recovery repair diskette . . . . . 44 Using a recovery repair diskette 45 Installing or reinstalling device drivers . . . . . 45 Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . . 46 Solving recovery problems 46 Chapter 10. Getting information, help, and service 47 Information resources 47 Online Books folder 47 iii

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Contents
Introduction
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Chapter 1. Important safety information
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Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace .
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Glare and lighting
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Air circulation
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Electrical outlets and cable lengths
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Chapter 3. Setting up your computer .
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Connecting your computer
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Turning on computer power
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Finishing the software installation
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Completing important tasks
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Updating your operating system
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Installing other operating systems
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Updating your antivirus software
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Shutting down the computer
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Installing external options
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Installing the computer on a rack shelf
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Features
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Specifications
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Chapter 4. Software overview
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Software provided with your Windows operating
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Software provided by Lenovo
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Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
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PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
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Adobe Reader
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Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility .
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Starting the Setup Utility program
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Viewing and changing settings
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Using passwords
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Password considerations
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User Password
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Administrator Password
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Setting, changing, and deleting a password .
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Enabling or disabling a device
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Selecting a startup device
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Selecting a temporary startup device
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Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 24
Advanced settings
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Exiting from the Setup Utility program
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Chapter 6. Installing hard disk drives
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Installing SATA hard disk drives and configuring
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Installing SATA hard disk drives
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Configuring the system BIOS to enable SATA
RAID functionality
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Creating RAID volumes
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Deleting RAID volumes
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Installing SAS hard disk drives and configuring
RAID
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Installing SAS hard disk drives
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Entering the Marvell BIOS Setup to configure
SAS RAID
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Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to enable
SAS RAID 0, 1, or 5 functionality
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Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to set an
optional hot spare hard disk drive
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Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete an
optional hot spare hard disk drive
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Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete an
array
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Chapter 7. Updating system programs
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Using system programs
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Updating (flashing) the BIOS from a disc
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Updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating
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Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure .
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Chapter 8. Troubleshooting and
diagnostics
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Basic troubleshooting
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Diagnostic programs
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Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
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PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
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PC-Doctor for DOS
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Cleaning an optical mouse
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Chapter 9. Recovery information
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Creating and using recovery media
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Creating recovery media
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Using recovery media
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Performing backup and recovery operations
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Performing a backup operation
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Performing a recovery operation
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Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace
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Creating and using rescue media
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Creating rescue media
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Using rescue media
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Creating and using a recovery repair diskette .
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Creating a recovery repair diskette
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Using a recovery repair diskette
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Installing or reinstalling device drivers
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Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence
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Solving recovery problems
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Chapter 10. Getting information, help,
and service
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Information resources
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Online Books folder
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