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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 Antivirus software 6 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 Removing the computer cover 14 Accessing the system board components and drives 15 Installing or replacing a memory module . . . 17 Installing or replacing an adapter card . . . . 19 Installing internal drives 22 Replacing the hard disk drive 26 Replacing the optical drive 28 Replacing the diskette drive or card reader . . . 29 Replacing the battery 30 Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly . . . 32 Replacing the system fan assembly . . . . . 33 Replacing the internal speaker 34 Replacing the keyboard 36 Replacing the mouse 37 Completing the parts replacement 37 Installing security features 38 Integrated cable lock 39 Padlock 40 Password protection 40 Erasing lost or forgotten passwords (clearing CMOS 40 Chapter 3. Recovery information . . . 43 Creating and using Product Recovery discs . . . . 43 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 44 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 45 Creating and using rescue media 46 Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . . 47 Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . . 48 Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . . 48 Solving recovery problems 49 Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility . . . 51 © Copyright Lenovo 2008 Starting the Setup Utility program 51 Viewing and changing settings 51 Using passwords 51 Password considerations 52 User Password 52 Administrator Password 52 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 52 Enabling or disabling a device 52 Selecting a startup device 53 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 53 Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 54 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 54 Chapter 5. Updating system programs 55 Using system programs 55 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or disc . . 55 Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system 56 Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . . 56 Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 59 Basic troubleshooting 59 Diagnostic programs 60 Lenovo System Toolbox 61 PC-Doctor for Windows PE 61 PC-Doctor for DOS 62 Cleaning the mouse 63 Optical mouse 63 Non-optical mouse 63 Chapter 7. Getting information, help, and service 65 Information resources 65 Online Books folder 65 ThinkVantage Productivity Center 65 Access Help 66 Safety and Warranty 66 Lenovo Web site (http://www.lenovo.com). . . 66 Help and service 67 Using the documentation and diagnostic programs 67 Calling for service 67 Using other services 68 Purchasing additional services 68 Appendix. Notices 69 Television output notice 70 Trademarks 70 Index 71 iii

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Contents
Important
safety
information
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Chapter
1.
Product
overview
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Features
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Specifications
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Software
overview
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Software
provided
with
your
Windows
operating
system
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Antivirus
software
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Locations
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Locating
connectors
on
the
front
of
your
computer
7
Locating
connectors
on
the
rear
of
your
computer
8
Locating
components
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Locating
parts
on
the
system
board
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Chapter
2.
Installing
options
and
replacing
hardware
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Handling
static-sensitive
devices
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Installing
options
and
replacing
hardware
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Installing
external
options
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Removing
the
computer
cover
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Accessing
the
system
board
components
and
drives
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Installing
or
replacing
a
memory
module
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Installing
or
replacing
an
adapter
card
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Installing
internal
drives
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Replacing
the
hard
disk
drive
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Replacing
the
optical
drive
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Replacing
the
diskette
drive
or
card
reader
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Replacing
the
battery
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Replacing
the
heat
sink
and
fan
assembly
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. 32
Replacing
the
system
fan
assembly
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. 33
Replacing
the
internal
speaker
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Replacing
the
keyboard
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Replacing
the
mouse
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Completing
the
parts
replacement
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Installing
security
features
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Integrated
cable
lock
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Padlock
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Password
protection
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Erasing
lost
or
forgotten
passwords
(clearing
CMOS)
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Chapter
3.
Recovery
information
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Creating
and
using
Product
Recovery
discs
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Performing
backup
and
recovery
operations
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Using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
.
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Creating
and
using
rescue
media
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Creating
and
using
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette
.
. 47
Recovering
or
installing
device
drivers
.
.
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. 48
Setting
a
rescue
device
in
the
startup
sequence
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Solving
recovery
problems
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Chapter
4.
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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. 52
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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. 53
Selecting
or
changing
the
startup
device
sequence
54
Exiting
from
the
Setup
Utility
program
.
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.
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. 54
Chapter
5.
Updating
system
programs
55
Using
system
programs
.
.
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Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
a
diskette
or
disc
.
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Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
your
operating
system
.
.
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Recovering
from
a
POST/BIOS
update
failure
.
.
. 56
Chapter
6.
Troubleshooting
and
diagnostics
.
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Basic
troubleshooting
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Diagnostic
programs
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Lenovo
System
Toolbox
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PC-Doctor
for
Windows
PE
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. 61
PC-Doctor
for
DOS
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Cleaning
the
mouse
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. 63
Optical
mouse
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. 63
Non-optical
mouse
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. 63
Chapter
7.
Getting
information,
help,
and
service
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Information
resources
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. 65
Online
Books
folder
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. 65
ThinkVantage
Productivity
Center
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Access
Help
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Safety
and
Warranty
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. 66
Lenovo
Web
site
.
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. 66
Help
and
service
.
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. 67
Using
the
documentation
and
diagnostic
programs
.
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. 67
Calling
for
service
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
. 67
Using
other
services
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 68
Purchasing
additional
services
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 68
Appendix.
Notices
.
.
.
.
.
.
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. 69
Television
output
notice
.
.
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. 70
Trademarks
.
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Index
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©
Copyright
Lenovo
2008
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