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Contents Important safety information v Conditions that require immediate action . . . . . v General safety guidelines vi Service vi Power cords and power adapters vii Extension cords and related devices . . . . . viii Plugs and outlets viii Batteries viii Heat and product ventilation ix CD and DVD drive safety ix Additional safety information x Lithium battery notice x Modem safety information xi Laser compliance statement xi Power supply statement xii Introduction xiii Chapter 1. Arranging your workspace . . 1 Comfort 1 Glare and lighting 1 Air circulation 2 Electrical outlets and cable lengths 2 Chapter 2. Setting up your computer . . 3 Connecting your computer 3 Turning on power 8 Finishing the software installation 8 Completing important tasks 8 Updating your operating system 9 Installing other operating systems 9 Updating your antivirus software 9 Shutting down the computer 9 Chapter 3. Installing options . . . . . 11 Features 11 Available options 14 Specifications 15 Supported operating positions 16 Tools required 17 Handling static-sensitive devices 17 Installing external options 18 Locating connectors on the front of your computer 18 Locating connectors on the rear of your computer 19 Obtaining device drivers 20 Opening the cover 21 Locating components 22 Identifying parts on the system board . . . . . 23 Installing memory 24 Installing PCI adapters 25 Installing internal drives 27 Drive specifications 28 Installing a drive in bay 1 29 © Lenovo 2005, 2006. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. Connecting drives 30 Installing a diskette drive in bay 2. . . . . . 32 Security features 34 Identifying security locks 34 Rope Clip 35 Integrated cable lock 36 Password protection 36 Changing the battery 37 Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS 38 Closing the cover and connecting the cables . . . 39 Chapter 4. Recovering software . . . . 41 Creating and using product recovery discs . . . . 41 Backup and recovery 42 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 43 Solving recovery problems 44 Creating and using rescue media 44 Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . . 45 Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . . 46 Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence 46 Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . . 49 Starting the Setup Utility program 49 Viewing and changing settings 49 Using passwords 49 Password considerations 49 User Password 50 Administrator Password 50 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 50 Selecting a startup device 50 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 50 Changing the startup device sequence . . . . 51 Advanced settings 51 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 51 Chapter 6. Updating system programs 53 Using system programs 53 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette . . . . 53 Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 55 Basic troubleshooting 55 Diagnostic programs 56 PC-Doctor for Windows 57 PC-Doctor for DOS 57 Cleaning the mouse 58 Optical mouse 59 Non-optical mouse 59 Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service 61 Information resources 61 Online Books folder 61 iii

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Contents
Important
safety
information
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Conditions
that
require
immediate
action
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General
safety
guidelines
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Service
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Power
cords
and
power
adapters
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Extension
cords
and
related
devices
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Plugs
and
outlets
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Batteries
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Heat
and
product
ventilation
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CD
and
DVD
drive
safety
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Additional
safety
information
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Lithium
battery
notice
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Modem
safety
information
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Laser
compliance
statement
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Power
supply
statement
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Introduction
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Chapter
1.
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
2.
Setting
up
your
computer
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Connecting
your
computer
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Turning
on
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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Chapter
3.
Installing
options
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Features
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Available
options
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Specifications
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Supported
operating
positions
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Tools
required
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Handling
static-sensitive
devices
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Installing
external
options
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Locating
connectors
on
the
front
of
your
computer
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Locating
connectors
on
the
rear
of
your
computer
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Obtaining
device
drivers
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Opening
the
cover
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Locating
components
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Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board
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Installing
memory
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Installing
PCI
adapters
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Installing
internal
drives
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Drive
specifications
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Installing
a
drive
in
bay
1
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Connecting
drives
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Installing
a
diskette
drive
in
bay
2
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Security
features
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Identifying
security
locks
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Rope
Clip
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Integrated
cable
lock
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Password
protection
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Changing
the
battery
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Erasing
a
lost
or
forgotten
password
(clearing
CMOS)
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Closing
the
cover
and
connecting
the
cables
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Chapter
4.
Recovering
software
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Creating
and
using
product
recovery
discs
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Backup
and
recovery
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Using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
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Solving
recovery
problems
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. 44
Creating
and
using
rescue
media
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Creating
and
using
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette
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. 45
Recovering
or
installing
device
drivers
.
.
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. 46
Setting
a
rescue
device
in
the
startup
sequence
46
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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. 49
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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. 50
Selecting
a
startup
device
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Selecting
a
temporary
startup
device
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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
6.
Updating
system
programs
53
Using
system
programs
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. 53
Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
a
diskette
.
.
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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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Cleaning
the
mouse
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.
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. 58
Optical
mouse
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. 59
Non-optical
mouse
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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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©
Lenovo
2005,
2006.
Portions
©
IBM
Corp.
2005.
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