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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 Changing the language setting for the BIOS . . . . 9 Using passwords 9 Password considerations 10 User Password 10 Administrator Password or Supervisor Password 10 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 10 Selecting a startup device 11 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 11 Selecting or changing the boot device sequence 11 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 11 Chapter 5. Updating system programs 13 Using system programs 13 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a 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 17 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 19 Chapter 7. Recovering software . . . . 21 Creating and using Product Recovery discs . . . . 21 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 22 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 23 Creating and using rescue media 24 Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . . 25 Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . . 26 Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . . 27 Solving recovery problems 27 Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service 29 Information resources 29 Online Books folder 29 ThinkVantage Productivity Center 29 Access Help 30 Safety and Warranty 30 Lenovo Web site (http://www.lenovo.com). . . 30 Help and service 31 Using the documentation and diagnostic programs 31 Calling for service 31 Using other services 32 Purchasing additional services 32 Appendix A. Manual modem commands 33 Basic AT commands 33 Extended AT commands 35 MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands 36 Fax Class 1 commands 37 Fax Class 2 commands 37 Voice commands 38 Appendix B. Notices 41 Television output notice 42 Trademarks 42 Index 43 © 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
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Windows
operating
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Software
provided
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PC
Doctor
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Windows,
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Doctor
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Windows
PE
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Adobe
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Chapter
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Using
the
Setup
Utility
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Starting
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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
Password
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
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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
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
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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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