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Contents Introduction v Chapter 1. Important safety information 1 Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace . . 3 Comfort 3 Glare and lighting 3 Air circulation 4 Electrical outlets and cable lengths 4 Chapter 3. Setting up your computer . . 5 Installing the vertical stand 5 Connecting your computer 6 Turning on computer power 11 Finishing the software installation 11 Completing important tasks 11 Updating your operating system 12 Installing other operating systems 12 Updating your antivirus software 12 Shutting down the computer 12 Features 12 Specifications 15 Chapter 4. Software overview . . . . . 17 Software provided with your Windows operating system 17 Software provided by Lenovo 17 PC Doctor for WINPE and PC Doctor for Windows 18 Adobe Acrobat Reader 18 Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . . 19 Starting the Setup Utility program 19 Viewing and changing settings 19 Using passwords 19 Password considerations 19 User Password 20 Administrator Password 20 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 20 Using Security Profile by Device 20 Selecting a startup device 21 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 21 Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 21 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 22 Chapter 6. Updating system programs 23 Using system programs 23 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a CD-ROM or diskette 23 Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system 24 Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 25 Basic troubleshooting 25 Diagnostic programs 26 PC-Doctor for Windows 27 PC-Doctor for DOS 27 PC-Doctor for Windows PE 29 Cleaning the mouse 29 Optical mouse 29 Non-optical mouse 29 Chapter 8. Recovering software . . . . 31 Creating and using the Product Recovery disc . . . 31 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 32 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 33 Creating and using rescue media 34 Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . . 35 Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . . 36 Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . . 37 Solving recovery problems 37 Chapter 9. Getting information, help, and service 39 Information resources 39 Online Books folder 39 ThinkVantage Productivity Center 39 Access Help 40 Safety and Warranty 40 www.lenovo.com 40 Help and service 40 Using the documentation and diagnostic programs 41 Calling for service 41 Using other services 42 Purchasing additional services 42 Appendix A. Manual modem commands 43 Basic AT commands 43 Extended AT commands 45 MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands 46 Fax Class 1 commands 47 Fax Class 2 commands 47 Voice commands 48 Appendix B. Notices 51 Television output notice 52 Trademarks 52 Index 53 © Lenovo 2005, 2007. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. iii

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Contents
Introduction
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Chapter
1.
Important
safety
information
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Chapter
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Arranging
your
workspace
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Comfort
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Glare
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lighting
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Air
circulation
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Electrical
outlets
and
cable
lengths
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Chapter
3.
Setting
up
your
computer
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Installing
the
vertical
stand
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Connecting
your
computer
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Turning
on
computer
power
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Finishing
the
software
installation
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Completing
important
tasks
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Updating
your
operating
system
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Installing
other
operating
systems
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Updating
your
antivirus
software
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Shutting
down
the
computer
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Features
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Specifications
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Chapter
4.
Software
overview
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Software
provided
with
your
Windows
operating
system
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Software
provided
by
Lenovo
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PC
Doctor
for
WINPE
and
PC
Doctor
for
Windows
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Adobe
Acrobat
Reader
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Chapter
5.
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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Using
Security
Profile
by
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
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Exiting
from
the
Setup
Utility
program
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Chapter
6.
Updating
system
programs
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Using
system
programs
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Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
a
CD-ROM
or
diskette
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Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
your
operating
system
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Chapter
7.
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
8.
Recovering
software
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Creating
and
using
the
Product
Recovery
disc
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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
9.
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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www.lenovo.com
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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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©
Lenovo
2005,
2007.
Portions
©
IBM
Corp.
2005.
iii