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Contents Important safety information v Conditions that require immediate action . . . . . v General safety guidelines vi Service vi Power cords and power adapters vii Extension cords and related devices . . . . . vii Plugs and outlets viii Batteries viii Heat and product ventilation ix CD and DVD drive safety ix Additional safety information x Lithium battery notice x Modem safety information xi Laser compliance statement xi Power supply statement xii Overview xiii Information resources xiii Chapter 1. Installing options 1 Features 1 Available options 4 Specifications 5 Tools required 5 Handling static-sensitive devices 6 Installing external options 6 Locating the connectors on the front of your computer 7 Locating the connectors on the rear of your computer 8 Obtaining device drivers 9 Removing the cover 10 Locating components 11 Identifying parts on the system board . . . . . 11 Installing memory modules 12 Installing adapters 13 Installing internal drives 15 Drive specifications 15 Installing a drive in bay 1 or bay 2 . . . . . 17 Installing a hard disk drive in bay 3 . . . . . 18 Connecting drives 20 Connecting the first optical drive 20 Connecting an additional optical drive or a parallel ATA hard disk drive 20 Connecting a serial ATA hard disk drive. . . . 21 Installing security features 21 Padlock 22 Password protection 22 Changing the battery 22 Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS 23 Replacing the cover and connecting the cables. . . 24 Chapter 2. Using the Setup Utility program 25 Starting the Setup Utility program 25 Viewing and changing settings 25 Using passwords 25 User Password 25 Administrator Password 25 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 26 Using Security Profile by Device 26 Selecting a startup device 26 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 27 Changing the startup sequence 27 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 27 Appendix A. Updating system programs 29 System programs 29 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or CD-ROM 29 Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system 29 Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . . 30 Appendix B. Cleaning the mouse . . . 31 Cleaning an optical mouse 31 Cleaning a mouse with a ball 31 Appendix C. Manual modem commands 33 Basic AT commands 33 Extended AT commands 35 MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands 36 Fax Class 1 commands 37 Fax Class 2 commands 37 Voice commands 38 Appendix D. Notices 41 Television output notice 42 Trademarks 42 Index 43 © Lenovo 2005. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. iii

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Contents
Important
safety
information
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Conditions
that
require
immediate
action
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General
safety
guidelines
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Service
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Power
cords
and
power
adapters
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Extension
cords
and
related
devices
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Plugs
and
outlets
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Batteries
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Heat
and
product
ventilation
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CD
and
DVD
drive
safety
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Additional
safety
information
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Lithium
battery
notice
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Modem
safety
information
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Laser
compliance
statement
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Power
supply
statement
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Overview
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Information
resources
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Chapter
1.
Installing
options
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Features
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Available
options
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Specifications
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Tools
required
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Handling
static-sensitive
devices
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Installing
external
options
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Locating
the
connectors
on
the
front
of
your
computer
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Locating
the
connectors
on
the
rear
of
your
computer
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Obtaining
device
drivers
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Removing
the
cover
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Locating
components
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Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board
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Installing
memory
modules
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Installing
adapters
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Installing
internal
drives
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Drive
specifications
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Installing
a
drive
in
bay
1
or
bay
2
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Installing
a
hard
disk
drive
in
bay
3
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Connecting
drives
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Connecting
the
first
optical
drive
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Connecting
an
additional
optical
drive
or
a
parallel
ATA
hard
disk
drive
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Connecting
a
serial
ATA
hard
disk
drive
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Installing
security
features
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Padlock
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Password
protection
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Changing
the
battery
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Erasing
a
lost
or
forgotten
password
(clearing
CMOS)
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Replacing
the
cover
and
connecting
the
cables
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Chapter
2.
Using
the
Setup
Utility
program
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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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User
Password
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Administrator
Password
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Setting,
changing,
and
deleting
a
password
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Using
Security
Profile
by
Device
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Selecting
a
startup
device
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Selecting
a
temporary
startup
device
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Changing
the
startup
sequence
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Exiting
from
the
Setup
Utility
program
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Appendix
A.
Updating
system
programs
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System
programs
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Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
a
diskette
or
CD-ROM
.
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Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
your
operating
system
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Recovering
from
a
POST/BIOS
update
failure
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Appendix
B.
Cleaning
the
mouse
.
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Cleaning
an
optical
mouse
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Cleaning
a
mouse
with
a
ball
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Appendix
C.
Manual
modem
commands
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Basic
AT
commands
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Extended
AT
commands
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MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44
commands
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Fax
Class
1
commands
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Fax
Class
2
commands
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Voice
commands
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Appendix
D.
Notices
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Television
output
notice
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Trademarks
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Index
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©
Lenovo
2005.
Portions
©
IBM
Corp.
2005.
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