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Contents Introduction v Chapter 1. Important safety information 1 Chapter 2. Features and specifications . 3 Features 3 Specifications 5 Chapter 3. Software overview . . . . . 7 Software provided with your Windows operating system 7 Software provided by Lenovo 7 PC Doctor for Windows, PC Doctor for Windows PE 8 Adobe Reader 8 Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility. . . . 9 Starting the Setup Utility program 9 Viewing and changing settings 9 Using passwords 9 Password considerations 10 User Password 10 Administrator Password 10 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 10 Enabling or disabling a device 10 Selecting a startup device 11 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 11 Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 11 Advanced settings 12 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 12 Chapter 5. Updating system programs 13 Using system programs 13 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or disc . . 13 Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system 14 Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . . 14 Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 15 Basic troubleshooting 15 Diagnostic programs 16 PC-Doctor for Windows 17 PC-Doctor for DOS 17 PC-Doctor for Windows PE 18 Cleaning the mouse 19 Optical mouse 19 Non-optical mouse 20 Chapter 7. Recovering software . . . . 23 Creating and using Product Recovery discs . . . . 23 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 24 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 25 Creating and using rescue media 26 Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . . 27 Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . . 28 Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . . 29 Solving recovery problems 29 Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service 31 Information resources 31 Online Books folder 31 ThinkVantage Productivity Center 31 Access Help 32 Safety and Warranty 32 Lenovo Web site (http://www.lenovo.com). . . 32 Help and service 33 Using the documentation and diagnostic programs 33 Calling for service 33 Using other services 34 Purchasing additional services 34 Appendix A. Manual modem commands 35 Basic AT commands 35 Extended AT commands 37 MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands 38 Fax Class 1 commands 39 Fax Class 2 commands 39 Voice commands 40 Appendix B. Notices 43 Television output notice 44 Trademarks 44 Index 45 © Copyright Lenovo 2008 iii

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Contents
Introduction
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Chapter
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Important
safety
information
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Chapter
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Features
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specifications
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Features
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Specifications
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Chapter
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Software
overview
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Software
provided
with
your
Windows
operating
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Software
provided
by
Lenovo
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PC
Doctor
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Windows,
PC
Doctor
for
Windows
PE
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Adobe
Reader
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Chapter
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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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Enabling
or
disabling
a
device
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Selecting
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startup
device
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Selecting
a
temporary
startup
device
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Selecting
or
changing
the
startup
device
sequence
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Advanced
settings
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Exiting
from
the
Setup
Utility
program
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Chapter
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Updating
system
programs
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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
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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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PC-Doctor
for
Windows
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PC-Doctor
for
DOS
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PC-Doctor
for
Windows
PE
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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.
Recovering
software
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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
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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
8.
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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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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Purchasing
additional
services
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Appendix
A.
Manual
modem
commands
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Basic
AT
commands
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Extended
AT
commands
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MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44
commands
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Fax
Class
1
commands
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Fax
Class
2
commands
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Voice
commands
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Appendix
B.
Notices
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Television
output
notice
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Trademarks
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Index
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©
Copyright
Lenovo
2008
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