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Contents Important safety information . . . . . iii Chapter 1. Product overview 1 Features 1 Specifications 4 Software overview 4 Software provided with your Windows operating system 4 Locations 6 Locating connectors, controls, and indicators on the front of your computer 7 Locating connectors and parts on the rear of your computer 7 Locating components 10 Locating parts on the system board . . . . 10 Locating internal drives 11 Chapter 2. Installing or replacing hardware 13 Handling static-sensitive devices 13 Installing or replacing hardware 13 Installing external options 14 Opening the computer cover 14 Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . . 15 Accessing the system board components and drives 16 Installing or replacing a memory module . . . 17 Installing or replacing a PCI card 18 Installing or replacing the card reader . . . . 21 Replacing the battery 26 Replacing the hard disk drive 27 Replacing the optical drive 30 Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly . . 33 Replacing the power supply assembly . . . 36 Replacing the microprocessor 41 Replacing the internal speaker 44 Replacing the front audio and USB assembly 49 Replacing the keyboard 51 Replacing the mouse 51 Completing the parts replacement . . . . . 52 Obtaining device drivers 53 Basic security features 53 Integrated cable lock 53 Password protection 53 Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS 54 Chapter 3. Recovery information . . . 55 Creating and using recovery media 55 Creating recovery media 55 Using recovery media 56 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 56 Performing a backup operation 56 Performing a recovery operation 57 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . 57 Creating and using a rescue medium 58 Creating a rescue medium 58 Using a rescue medium 58 Installing or reinstalling device drivers . . . . . 59 Solving recovery problems 59 Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility program 61 Starting the Setup Utility program 61 Viewing or changing settings 61 Using passwords 61 Password considerations 62 Power-on password 62 Administrator password 62 Setting, changing, or deleting a password . . 62 Enabling or disabling a device 62 Selecting a startup device 63 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . 63 Viewing or changing the startup device sequence 63 Exiting the Setup Utility program 64 Chapter 5. Updating system programs 65 Using system programs 65 Updating (flashing) the BIOS from a disc . . . . 65 Updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating system 66 Recovering from a POST and BIOS update failure 66 Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and diagnostic programs 69 Basic troubleshooting 69 Diagnostic programs 70 Lenovo Solution Center 70 Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox 71 PC-Doctor for DOS 71 Cleaning the mouse 72 © Copyright Lenovo 2011 i

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Contents
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Chapter 1. Product overview
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Specifications
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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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Opening 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 memory module .
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Installing or replacing a PCI card
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Installing or replacing the card reader
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Replacing the battery
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Replacing the hard disk drive
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Replacing the optical drive
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Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly .
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Replacing the power supply assembly
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Replacing the microprocessor
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Replacing the internal speaker
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Replacing the front audio and USB
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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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Password protection
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Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing
CMOS)
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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
failure
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Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and
diagnostic programs
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Basic troubleshooting
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Diagnostic programs
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Lenovo Solution Center
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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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