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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 Connecting your computer 5 Turning on computer power 9 Finishing the software installation 10 Completing important tasks 10 Updating your operating system 10 Installing other operating systems 11 Updating your antivirus software 11 Shutting down the computer 11 Installing external options 11 Features 11 Specifications 13 Chapter 4. Software overview . . . . . 15 Software provided with your Windows operating system 15 Software provided by Lenovo 15 PC-Doctor for Windows, PC-Doctor for Windows PE 16 Adobe Acrobat Reader 16 Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . . 17 Starting the Setup Utility program 17 Viewing and changing settings 17 Changing the language setting for the BIOS . . . 17 Using passwords 17 Password considerations 18 User Password 18 Administrator or Supervisor Password . . . . 18 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 18 Selecting a startup device 18 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 19 Selecting or changing the boot device sequence 19 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 19 Chapter 6. Updating system programs 21 Using system programs 21 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or CD-ROM 21 Changing settings using the utility diskette . . . . 22 Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system 22 Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . . 22 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 30 Chapter 8. Recovering software . . . . 33 Creating and using the Product Recovery disc . . . 33 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 34 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 35 Creating and using rescue media 36 Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . . 37 Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . . 38 Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . . 39 Solving recovery problems 39 Chapter 9. Getting information, help, and service 41 Information resources 41 Online Books folder 41 ThinkVantage Productivity Center 41 Access Help 42 Safety and Warranty 42 www.lenovo.com 42 Help and service 42 Using the documentation and diagnostic programs 43 Calling for service 43 Using other services 44 Purchasing additional services 44 Appendix A. Manual modem commands 45 Basic AT commands 45 Extended AT commands 47 MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands 48 Fax Class 1 commands 49 Fax Class 2 commands 49 Voice commands 50 Appendix B. Notices 53 Television output notice 54 Trademarks 54 Index 55 © Lenovo 2005, 2007. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. iii

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Contents
Introduction
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Chapter
1.
Important
safety
information
1
Chapter
2.
Arranging
your
workspace
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Comfort
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Glare
and
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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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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Installing
external
options
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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
Windows,
PC-Doctor
for
Windows
PE
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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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Changing
the
language
setting
for
the
BIOS
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Using
passwords
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Password
considerations
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User
Password
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Administrator
or
Supervisor
Password
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Setting,
changing,
and
deleting
a
password
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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
boot
device
sequence
19
Exiting
from
the
Setup
Utility
program
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Chapter
6.
Updating
system
programs
21
Using
system
programs
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Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
a
diskette
or
CD-ROM
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Changing
settings
using
the
utility
diskette
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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
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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. 44
Purchasing
additional
services
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Appendix
A.
Manual
modem
commands
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Basic
AT
commands
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. 45
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