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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 7 Finishing the software installation 8 Completing important tasks 8 Updating your operating system 8 Installing other operating systems 9 Updating your antivirus software 9 Shutting down the computer 9 Chapter 3. Installing options . . . . . 11 Features 11 Available options 14 Specifications 15 Supported operating positions 16 Tools required 16 Handling static-sensitive devices 16 Installing external options 17 Locating controls and connectors on the front of your computer 17 Locating connectors on the rear of your computer 18 Obtaining device drivers 19 Opening the cover 20 Locating components 21 Accessing system board components and drives . . 22 Identifying parts on the system board . . . . . 23 Installing memory 24 Installing PCI adapters 25 Installing internal drives 26 Drive specifications 27 © Lenovo 2006. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. Installing a drive in bay 2 28 Installing a diskette drive in bay 3. . . . . . 30 Security features 32 Integrated cable lock 33 Password protection 33 Changing the battery 33 Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS 34 Closing the cover and connecting the cables . . . 35 Chapter 4. Recovering software . . . . 37 Creating and using product recovery discs . . . . 37 Backup and recovery 38 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 39 Solving recovery problems 40 Creating and using rescue media 40 Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . . 41 Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . . 42 Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence 42 Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . . 45 Starting the Setup Utility program 45 Viewing and changing settings 45 Using passwords 45 Password considerations 45 User Password 46 Administrator Password 46 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 46 Selecting a startup device 46 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 46 Changing the startup device sequence . . . . 47 Advanced settings 47 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 47 Chapter 6. Updating system programs 49 Using system programs 49 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or CD-ROM 49 Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system 50 Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . . 50 Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 53 Basic troubleshooting 53 Diagnostic programs 54 PC-Doctor for Windows 55 PC-Doctor for DOS 55 Cleaning the mouse 56 Optical mouse 57 Non-optical mouse 57 Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service 59 iii