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Contents Important safety information v Chapter 1. Product overview 1 Features 1 Specifications 3 Software overview 4 Software provided with your Windows operating system 4 Locations 6 Locating connectors, controls, and indicators on the front of your computer 6 Locating connectors and parts on the rear of your computer 7 Locating components 9 Locating parts on the system board . . . . . 9 Locating internal drives 10 Chapter 2. Installing or replacing hardware 13 Handling static-sensitive devices 13 Installing or replacing hardware 13 Installing external options 13 Removing the computer cover 14 Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . . 14 Accessing the system board components and drives 16 Installing or replacing a PCI card 17 Installing or replacing a memory module . . . 19 Replacing the battery 21 Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly . . 22 Replacing the microprocessor 25 Replacing the power supply assembly . . . 27 Replacing the optical drive 31 Replacing the hard disk drive 34 Replacing the front fan assembly . . . . . 36 Replacing the keyboard 38 Replacing the mouse 39 Completing the parts replacement . . . . . 40 Obtaining device drivers 41 Basic security features 41 Integrated cable lock 41 Padlock 41 Password protection 42 Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS 42 Chapter 3. Recovery information. . . 45 Creating and using recovery media 45 © Copyright Lenovo 2010 Creating recovery media 45 Using recovery media 46 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 46 Performing a backup operation 47 Performing a recovery operation 47 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . 47 Creating and using a rescue medium 48 Creating a rescue medium 49 Using a rescue medium 49 Installing or reinstalling device drivers . . . . . 49 Solving recovery problems 50 Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility program 51 Starting the Setup Utility program 51 Viewing or changing settings 51 Using passwords 51 Password considerations 52 Power-on password 52 Administrator password 52 Setting, changing, or deleting a password . . 52 Enabling or disabling a device 52 Selecting a startup device 53 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . 53 Viewing or changing the startup device sequence 53 Exiting the Setup Utility program 54 Chapter 5. Updating system programs 55 Using system programs 55 Updating (flashing) the BIOS from a disc . . . . 55 Updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating system 56 Recovering from a POST and BIOS update failure 56 Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and diagnostic programs 59 Basic troubleshooting 59 Diagnostic programs 60 Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox 60 PC-Doctor for DOS 60 Cleaning the mouse 61 Optical mouse 61 Non-optical mouse 61 iii

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Contents
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Software overview
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Software provided with your Windows
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Locations
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Locating connectors, controls, and indicators
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Locating connectors and parts on the rear of
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Locating components
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Locating parts on the system board
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Locating internal drives
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Chapter 2. Installing or replacing
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Handling static-sensitive devices
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Installing or replacing hardware
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Installing external options
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Removing the computer cover
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Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
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Accessing the system board components and
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Installing or replacing a PCI card
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Installing or replacing a memory module .
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Replacing the battery
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Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly .
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Replacing the microprocessor
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Replacing the power supply assembly
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Replacing the optical drive
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Replacing the hard disk drive
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Replacing the front fan assembly
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Replacing the keyboard
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Replacing the mouse
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Completing the parts replacement
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Obtaining device drivers
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Basic security features
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Integrated cable lock
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Padlock
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Password protection
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Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing
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Chapter 3. Recovery information. . .
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Creating and using recovery media
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Creating recovery media
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Using recovery media
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Performing backup and recovery operations .
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Performing a backup operation
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Performing a recovery operation
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Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace .
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Creating and using a rescue medium
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Creating a rescue medium
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Using a rescue medium
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Installing or reinstalling device drivers
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Solving recovery problems
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Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility
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Starting the Setup Utility program
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Viewing or changing settings
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Using passwords
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Password considerations
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Power-on password
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Administrator password
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Setting, changing, or deleting a password .
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Enabling or disabling a device
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Selecting a startup device
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Selecting a temporary startup device
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Viewing or changing the startup device
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Exiting the Setup Utility program
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Chapter 5.
Updating system
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Using system programs
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Updating (flashing) the BIOS from a disc
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Updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating
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Recovering from a POST and BIOS update
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Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and
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Basic troubleshooting
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Diagnostic programs
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Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
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PC-Doctor for DOS
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Cleaning the mouse
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Optical mouse
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Non-optical mouse
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