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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 . . . . . viii 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 Introduction xiii Chapter 1. Arranging your workspace . . 1 Comfort 1 Glare and lighting 1 Air circulation 2 Electrical outlets and cable lengths 2 Chapter 2. Setting up your computer . . 3 Connecting your computer 3 Turning on power 8 Finishing the software installation 8 Completing important tasks 8 Updating your operating system 9 Installing other operating systems 9 Updating your antivirus software 9 Shutting down the computer 9 Chapter 3. Installing options . . . . . 11 Features 11 Specifications 14 Available options 14 Supported operating positions 15 Handling static-sensitive devices 15 Installing external options 16 Locating the connectors on the front of your computer 16 Locating the connectors on the rear of your computer 17 Obtaining device drivers 18 Opening the cover 19 Locating components 20 Identifying parts on the system board . . . . . 20 Installing memory 21 Installing a PCI adapter 23 Installing an optical drive 25 Security features 27 Integrated cable lock 27 © Lenovo 2005, 2006. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. Password protection 28 Changing the battery 28 Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS 30 Closing the cover and connecting the cables . . . 31 Chapter 4. Recovering software . . . . 33 Creating and using product recovery discs . . . . 33 Backup and recovery 34 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 35 Solving recovery problems 36 Creating and using rescue media 36 Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . . 37 Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . . 38 Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence 38 Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . . 41 Starting the Setup Utility program 41 Viewing and changing settings 41 Using passwords 41 Password considerations 41 User Password 42 Administrator Password 42 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 42 Selecting a startup device 42 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 42 Changing the startup device sequence . . . . 43 Advanced settings 43 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 43 Chapter 6. Updating system programs 45 Using system programs 45 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette . . . . 45 Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 47 Basic troubleshooting 47 Diagnostic programs 48 PC-Doctor for Windows 49 PC-Doctor for DOS 49 Cleaning the mouse 50 Optical mouse 51 Non-optical mouse 51 Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service 53 Information resources 53 Online Books folder 53 ThinkVantage Productivity Center 53 Access Help 54 Warranty and safety 54 www.lenovo.com 54 Help and service 54 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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Introduction
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Chapter
1.
Arranging
your
workspace
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Comfort
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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
2.
Setting
up
your
computer
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Connecting
your
computer
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Turning
on
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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Chapter
3.
Installing
options
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Features
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Specifications
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Available
options
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Supported
operating
positions
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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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Opening
the
cover
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Locating
components
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Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board
.
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Installing
memory
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Installing
a
PCI
adapter
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Installing
an
optical
drive
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Security
features
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Integrated
cable
lock
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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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Closing
the
cover
and
connecting
the
cables
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Chapter
4.
Recovering
software
.
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Creating
and
using
product
recovery
discs
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Backup
and
recovery
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Using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
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Solving
recovery
problems
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Creating
and
using
rescue
media
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. 36
Creating
and
using
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette
.
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Recovering
or
installing
device
drivers
.
.
.
.
. 38
Setting
a
rescue
device
in
the
startup
sequence
38
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
.
.
. 42
Selecting
a
startup
device
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. 42
Selecting
a
temporary
startup
device
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. 42
Changing
the
startup
device
sequence
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. 43
Advanced
settings
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Exiting
from
the
Setup
Utility
program
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Chapter
6.
Updating
system
programs
45
Using
system
programs
.
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. 45
Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
a
diskette
.
.
.
. 45
Chapter
7.
Troubleshooting
and
diagnostics
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Basic
troubleshooting
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Diagnostic
programs
.
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PC-Doctor
for
Windows
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PC-Doctor
for
DOS
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. 49
Cleaning
the
mouse
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.
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Optical
mouse
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Non-optical
mouse
.
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Chapter
8.
Getting
information,
help,
and
service
.
.
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Information
resources
.
.
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.
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. 53
Online
Books
folder
.
.
.
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.
. 53
ThinkVantage
Productivity
Center
.
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.
. 53
Access
Help
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 54
Warranty
and
safety
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 54
www.lenovo.com
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 54
Help
and
service
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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©
Lenovo
2005,
2006.
Portions
©
IBM
Corp.
2005.
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