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Notice on deleting data from your hard disk drive 67 Using and understanding firewalls 67 Protecting data against viruses 67 Chapter 5. Recovery overview . . . . 69 Creating and using recovery media 69 Creating recovery media 70 Using recovery media 70 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 71 Performing a backup operation 71 Performing a recovery operation 71 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . 72 Creating and using a rescue medium 73 Creating a rescue medium 73 Using a rescue medium 73 Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device drivers 74 Solving recovery problems 75 Chapter 6. Replacing devices . . . . . 77 Static electricity prevention 77 Replacing the battery 77 Replacing the hard disk drive 79 Replacing the optical drive 82 ThinkPad Edge E420 82 ThinkPad Edge E520 85 Installing and replacing the PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN 86 Installing and replacing a PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN/WiMAX connection 90 Replacing memory 93 Replacing the keyboard 95 ThinkPad Edge E420 95 ThinkPad Edge E520 99 Replacing the SIM card 103 Chapter 7. Enhancing your computer 105 Finding ThinkPad options 105 Chapter 8. Advanced configuration 107 Installing a new operating system 107 Before you begin 107 Installing Windows 7 108 Installing Windows XP 109 Installing device drivers 111 Installing the driver for 4-in-1 media card reader 111 Installing ThinkPad Monitor File for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 111 Installing Intel Chipset Support for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 112 Installing drivers and software 112 ThinkPad Setup 113 Config menu 113 Date and time menu 114 Security menu 114 Startup menu 115 Restart menu 116 ThinkPad Setup items 116 Updating your system UEFI BIOS . . . . . 123 Chapter 9. Preventing problems . . 125 General tips for preventing problems 125 Making sure device drivers are current . . . . . 126 Getting the latest drivers from the Web site . . 126 Getting the latest drivers using System Update 126 Taking care of your computer 127 Cleaning the cover of your computer . . . . 128 Chapter 10. Troubleshooting computer problems 131 Diagnosing problems 131 Troubleshooting 132 Computer stops responding 132 Spills on the keyboard 133 Error messages 133 Errors without messages 137 Beep errors 138 Memory problems 138 Networking 138 Keyboard and other pointing devices . . . . 143 Display and multimedia devices 144 Fingerprint reader problems 151 Battery and power 151 Drives and other storage devices . . . . . 154 Software problems 156 Ports and connectors 156 Chapter 11. Getting support . . . . 159 Before you contact Lenovo 159 Register your computer 159 Download system updates 159 Record information 159 Getting help and service 160 Using diagnostic programs 160 Lenovo support Web site 160 Calling Lenovo 161 Purchasing additional services 161 ii User Guide

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Register your computer
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Download system updates
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Calling Lenovo
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Purchasing additional services
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