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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 6 Locating connectors on the front of your computer 6 Locating connectors on the rear of your computer 7 Locating components 9 Locating parts on the system board . . . . . 10 Chapter 2. Installing options and replacing hardware 11 Handling static-sensitive devices 11 Installing options and replacing hardware . . . . 11 Installing external options 12 Opening the computer cover 12 Accessing the system board components and drives 14 Installing or replacing a memory module . . . 14 Installing or replacing an adapter card . . . . 16 Installing internal drives 18 Replacing the hard disk drive 22 Replacing the optical drive 25 Replacing the battery 27 Replacing the power supply assembly . . . . 29 Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly . . . 31 Replacing the card reader 33 Replacing the keyboard 34 Replacing the mouse 34 Completing the parts replacement 35 Installing security features 36 Integrated cable lock 37 Password protection 37 Erasing lost or forgotten passwords (clearing CMOS 38 Chapter 3. Recovery information . . . 39 Creating and using Product Recovery discs . . . . 39 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 40 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 41 Creating and using rescue media 42 Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . . 43 Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . . 44 Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . . 45 Solving recovery problems 45 Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility . . . 47 Starting the Setup Utility program 47 Viewing and changing settings 47 Using passwords 47 Password considerations 48 Power-On Password 48 Privileged Access Password 48 Hard Disk User Password 48 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 48 Enabling or disabling a device 49 Selecting a startup device 49 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 49 Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 50 Advanced settings 50 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 50 Chapter 5. Updating system programs 51 Using system programs 51 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a disc 51 Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system 52 Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . . 52 Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 55 Basic troubleshooting 55 Diagnostic programs 57 Lenovo System Toolbox 57 PC-Doctor for Windows PE 57 PC-Doctor for DOS 58 Cleaning the mouse 58 Optical mouse 58 Non-optical mouse 59 Chapter 7. Getting information, help, and service 61 Information resources 61 Online Books folder 61 ThinkVantage Productivity Center 61 Lenovo Welcome 62 Access Help 62 Safety and Warranty 62 Lenovo Web site (http://www.lenovo.com). . . 62 Help and service 63 Using the documentation and diagnostic programs 63 Calling for service 63 Using other services 64 Purchasing additional services 64 Appendix. Notices 65 Television output notice 66 Trademarks 66 Index 67 © Copyright Lenovo 2009 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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Locations
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Locating
connectors
on
the
front
of
your
computer
6
Locating
connectors
on
the
rear
of
your
computer
7
Locating
components
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.9
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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Opening
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
battery
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Replacing
the
power
supply
assembly
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Replacing
the
heat
sink
and
fan
assembly
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Replacing
the
card
reader
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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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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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. 40
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
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Recovering
or
installing
device
drivers
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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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. 47
Password
considerations
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. 48
Power-On
Password
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Privileged
Access
Password
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Hard
Disk
User
Password
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. 48
Setting,
changing,
and
deleting
a
password
.
.
. 48
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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Selecting
or
changing
the
startup
device
sequence
50
Advanced
settings
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Exiting
from
the
Setup
Utility
program
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Chapter
5.
Updating
system
programs
51
Using
system
programs
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Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
a
disc
.
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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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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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PC-Doctor
for
DOS
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Cleaning
the
mouse
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Optical
mouse
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Non-optical
mouse
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Chapter
7.
Getting
information,
help,
and
service
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Information
resources
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Online
Books
folder
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ThinkVantage
Productivity
Center
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Lenovo
Welcome
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. 62
Access
Help
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Safety
and
Warranty
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Lenovo
Web
site
.
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Help
and
service
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Using
the
documentation
and
diagnostic
programs
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Calling
for
service
.
.
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Using
other
services
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
. 64
Purchasing
additional
services
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 64
Appendix.
Notices
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. 65
Television
output
notice
.
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Trademarks
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Index
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©
Copyright
Lenovo
2009
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