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Contents Introduction v Chapter 1. Important safety information 1 Additional safety requirements for machine types 6427, 6449, and 6493 1 Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace . . 3 Comfort 3 Glare and lighting 3 Air circulation 4 Electrical outlets and cable lengths 4 Chapter 3. Setting up your computer . . 5 Connecting your computer 5 Turning on computer power 11 Finishing the software installation 11 Completing important tasks 11 Updating your operating system 12 Installing other operating systems 12 Updating your antivirus software 12 Shutting down the computer 12 Installing external options 12 Features 13 Specifications 16 Chapter 4. Software overview . . . . . 17 Software provided with your Windows operating system 17 Software provided by Lenovo 17 PC-Doctor for WINPE, PC-Doctor for Windows 17 Adobe Acrobat Reader 18 Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . . 19 Starting the Setup Utility program 19 Viewing and changing settings 19 Using passwords 19 Password considerations 19 User Password 20 Administrator Password 20 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 20 Selecting a startup device 20 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 20 Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 21 Advanced settings 21 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 21 Chapter 6. Installing and configuring RAID 23 Attaching SATA hard disk drives 23 Configuring the system BIOS to enable embedded SATA RAID functionality . . . . . 23 Creating RAID volumes 23 Deleting RAID volumes 24 SUPPORTED SAS RAID configurations . . . . 24 © Lenovo 2005, 2008. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. Configuring the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID functionality 24 Configuring the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID 0 functionality 25 Configuring the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID 1 functionality 25 Configuring a mirrored volume with three to five disks, with an optional hot spare disk: . . . . 26 Configuring the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID 1E functionality 26 Chapter 7. Updating system programs 29 Using system programs 29 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or CD-ROM 29 Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system 30 Chapter 8. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 31 Basic troubleshooting 31 Diagnostic programs 32 PC-Doctor for Windows 33 PC-Doctor for Windows PE 33 PC-Doctor for DOS 33 Cleaning the mouse 35 Optical mouse 35 Non-optical mouse 35 Chapter 9. Recovering software . . . . 37 Creating and using the Product Recovery disc . . . 37 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 38 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 39 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 . . 43 Solving recovery problems 43 Chapter 10. Getting information, help, and service 45 Information resources 45 Online Books folder 45 ThinkVantage Productivity Center 45 Safety and Warranty 46 www.lenovo.com 46 Help and service 46 Using the documentation and diagnostic programs 46 Calling for service 47 Using other services 47 Purchasing additional services 48 iii

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Contents
Introduction
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Chapter
1.
Important
safety
information
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Additional
safety
requirements
for
machine
types
6427,
6449,
and
6493
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Chapter
2.
Arranging
your
workspace
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Comfort
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Glare
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lighting
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Air
circulation
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Electrical
outlets
and
cable
lengths
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Chapter
3.
Setting
up
your
computer
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Connecting
your
computer
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Turning
on
computer
power
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Finishing
the
software
installation
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Completing
important
tasks
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Updating
your
operating
system
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Installing
other
operating
systems
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Updating
your
antivirus
software
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Shutting
down
the
computer
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Installing
external
options
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Features
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Specifications
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Chapter
4.
Software
overview
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Software
provided
with
your
Windows
operating
system
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Software
provided
by
Lenovo
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PC-Doctor
for
WINPE,
PC-Doctor
for
Windows
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Adobe
Acrobat
Reader
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Chapter
5.
Using
the
Setup
Utility
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Starting
the
Setup
Utility
program
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Viewing
and
changing
settings
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Using
passwords
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Password
considerations
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User
Password
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Administrator
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
startup
device
sequence
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Advanced
settings
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Exiting
from
the
Setup
Utility
program
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Chapter
6.
Installing
and
configuring
RAID
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Attaching
SATA
hard
disk
drives
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Configuring
the
system
BIOS
to
enable
embedded
SATA
RAID
functionality
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Creating
RAID
volumes
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Deleting
RAID
volumes
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SUPPORTED
SAS
RAID
configurations
.
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Configuring
the
system
BIOS
to
enable
SAS
RAID
functionality
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Configuring
the
system
BIOS
to
enable
SAS
RAID
0
functionality
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Configuring
the
system
BIOS
to
enable
SAS
RAID
1
functionality
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Configuring
a
mirrored
volume
with
three
to
five
disks,
with
an
optional
hot
spare
disk:
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Configuring
the
system
BIOS
to
enable
SAS
RAID
1E
functionality
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Chapter
7.
Updating
system
programs
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Using
system
programs
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Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
a
diskette
or
CD-ROM
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Updating
(flashing)
BIOS
from
your
operating
system
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Chapter
8.
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
Windows
PE
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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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Chapter
9.
Recovering
software
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Creating
and
using
the
Product
Recovery
disc
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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
10.
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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Safety
and
Warranty
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www.lenovo.com
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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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. 47
Purchasing
additional
services
.
.
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©
Lenovo
2005,
2008.
Portions
©
IBM
Corp.
2005.
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