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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 Tools required 16 Handling static-sensitive devices 16 Installing external options 16 Locating the connectors on the front of your computer 17 Locating the connectors on the rear of your computer 18 Obtaining device drivers 19 Removing the cover 19 Removing the hard disk drive mounting bracket . . 21 Locating components 22 Identifying parts on the system board . . . . . 23 Installing memory 23 Installing PCI adapters 25 Installing internal drives 26 Drive specifications 26 © Lenovo 2006. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005, 2006. Installing a drive in bay 1 or bay 2 . . . . . 28 Connecting serial ATA drives 30 Installing security features 30 Identifying security locks 31 Padlock 31 Integrated cable lock 32 Password protection 32 Changing the battery 32 Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS 33 Replacing the cover and connecting the cables. . . 34 Chapter 4. Recovering software . . . . 37 Creating and using product recovery discs . . . . 37 Backup and recovery 38 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 39 Solving recovery problems 40 Creating and using rescue media 40 Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . . 41 Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . . 42 Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence 42 Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . . 45 Starting the Setup Utility program 45 Viewing and changing settings 45 Using passwords 45 User Password 45 Administrator password 46 Selecting a startup device 47 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 47 Changing the startup device sequence . . . . 47 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 47 Chapter 6. Updating system programs 49 Using system programs 49 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette . . . . 49 Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 51 Basic troubleshooting 51 Diagnostic programs 52 PC-Doctor for Windows 53 PC-Doctor for DOS 53 Cleaning the mouse 54 Optical mouse 55 Non-optical mouse 55 Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service 57 Information resources 57 Online Books folder 57 ThinkVantage Productivity Center 57 Access Help 58 Warranty and safety 58 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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.1
Comfort
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Glare
and
lighting
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Air
circulation
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.2
Electrical
outlets
and
cable
lengths
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Chapter
2.
Setting
up
your
computer
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.3
Connecting
your
computer
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.3
Turning
on
power
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Finishing
the
software
installation
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Completing
important
tasks
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.8
Updating
your
operating
system
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.9
Installing
other
operating
systems
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.9
Updating
your
antivirus
software
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.9
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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Tools
required
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Handling
static-sensitive
devices
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Installing
external
options
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Locating
the
connectors
on
the
front
of
your
computer
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Locating
the
connectors
on
the
rear
of
your
computer
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Obtaining
device
drivers
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. 19
Removing
the
cover
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Removing
the
hard
disk
drive
mounting
bracket
.
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Locating
components
.
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. 22
Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board
.
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. 23
Installing
memory
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. 23
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
or
bay
2
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Connecting
serial
ATA
drives
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Installing
security
features
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Identifying
security
locks
.
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Padlock
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Integrated
cable
lock
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Password
protection
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. 32
Changing
the
battery
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Erasing
a
lost
or
forgotten
password
(clearing
CMOS)
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Replacing
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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.
. 37
Backup
and
recovery
.
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. 38
Using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
.
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. 39
Solving
recovery
problems
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. 40
Creating
and
using
rescue
media
.
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. 40
Creating
and
using
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette
.
. 41
Recovering
or
installing
device
drivers
.
.
.
.
. 42
Setting
a
rescue
device
in
the
startup
sequence
42
Chapter
5.
Using
the
Setup
Utility
.
.
. 45
Starting
the
Setup
Utility
program
.
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. 45
Viewing
and
changing
settings
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. 45
Using
passwords
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. 45
User
Password
.
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. 45
Administrator
password
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. 46
Selecting
a
startup
device
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. 47
Selecting
a
temporary
startup
device
.
.
.
.
. 47
Changing
the
startup
device
sequence
.
.
.
. 47
Exiting
from
the
Setup
Utility
program
.
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. 47
Chapter
6.
Updating
system
programs
49
Using
system
programs
.
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.
.
. 49
Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
a
diskette
.
.
.
. 49
Chapter
7.
Troubleshooting
and
diagnostics
.
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. 51
Basic
troubleshooting
.
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. 51
Diagnostic
programs
.
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. 52
PC-Doctor
for
Windows
.
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. 53
PC-Doctor
for
DOS
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. 53
Cleaning
the
mouse
.
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.
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.
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. 54
Optical
mouse
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. 55
Non-optical
mouse
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.
. 55
Chapter
8.
Getting
information,
help,
and
service
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 57
Information
resources
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 57
Online
Books
folder
.
.
.
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.
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. 57
ThinkVantage
Productivity
Center
.
.
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. 57
Access
Help
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
. 58
Warranty
and
safety
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
. 58
©
Lenovo
2006.
Portions
©
IBM
Corp.
2005,
2006.
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