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Contents Important safety information v Chapter 1. Product overview 1 Features 1 Specifications 4 Software overview 5 Software provided with your Windows operating system 5 Locations 7 Locating connectors on the front of your computer 7 Locating connectors on the rear of your computer 8 Locating components 10 Locating parts on the system board . . . . . 11 Chapter 2. Installing options and replacing hardware 13 Handling static-sensitive devices 13 Installing options and replacing hardware . . . . 13 Installing external options 14 Opening the computer cover 14 Accessing the system board components and drives 16 Installing or replacing a memory module . . . 16 Installing or replacing a PCI card 18 Installing internal drives 20 Replacing the hard disk drive 24 Replacing the optical drive 27 Replacing the battery 28 Replacing the power supply assembly . . . . 30 Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly . . . 32 Replacing the card reader 34 Replacing the keyboard 35 Replacing the mouse 35 Completing the parts replacement 36 Installing security features 37 Integrated cable lock 38 Password protection 38 Erasing lost or forgotten passwords (clearing CMOS 38 Chapter 3. Recovery information . . . 41 Creating and using recovery media 41 Creating recovery media 41 Using recovery media 42 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 42 Performing a backup operation 43 Performing a recovery operation 43 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 44 Creating and using rescue media 45 Creating rescue media 45 Using rescue media 45 Creating and using a recovery repair diskette . . . 46 Creating a recovery repair diskette . . . . . 46 Using a recovery repair diskette 46 Installing or reinstalling device drivers . . . . . 47 © Copyright Lenovo 2009 Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . . 48 Solving recovery problems 48 Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility . . . 49 Starting the Setup Utility program 49 Viewing and changing settings 49 Using passwords 49 Password considerations 50 Power-On Password 50 Administrator Password 50 Hard Disk User Password 50 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 50 Enabling or disabling a device 51 Selecting a startup device 51 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 51 Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 52 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 52 Chapter 5. Updating system programs 53 Using system programs 53 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a disc 53 Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system 54 Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . . 54 Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 57 Basic troubleshooting 57 Diagnostic programs 59 Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox 59 Lenovo System Toolbox 59 PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . . . 60 PC-Doctor for DOS 60 Cleaning the mouse 61 Optical mouse 61 Non-optical mouse 61 Chapter 7. Getting information, help, and service 63 Information resources 63 Online Books folder 63 Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools 63 ThinkVantage Productivity Center 64 Lenovo Welcome 64 Access Help 64 Safety and Warranty 64 Lenovo Web site (http://www.lenovo.com). . . 65 Help and service 65 Using the documentation and diagnostic programs 65 Calling for service 65 Using other services 66 Purchasing additional services 67 iii