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Contents Introduction iii Chapter 1. Important safety information 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 10 Finishing the software installation 10 Completing important tasks 10 Updating your operating system 10 Installing other operating systems 10 Updating your antivirus software 11 Shutting down the computer 11 Installing external options 11 Installing the computer on a rack shelf . . . . . 11 Features 11 Specifications 14 Chapter 4. Software overview. . . . . 15 Software provided with your Windows operating system 15 Software provided by Lenovo 15 Lenovo Solution Center 15 SimpleTap 16 Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox 16 PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . . 16 Adobe Reader 16 Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility. . . 17 Starting the Setup Utility program 17 Viewing and changing settings 17 Using passwords 17 Password considerations 17 User Password 18 Administrator Password 18 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . 18 Enabling or disabling a device 18 Selecting a startup device 19 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . 19 © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2012 Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 19 Advanced settings 19 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 19 Chapter 6. Installing hard disk drives and configuring RAID 21 Installing SATA or SAS hard disk drives and configuring RAID 21 Installing SATA or SAS hard disk drives . . . 21 Entering the Marvell BIOS Setup to configure SATA or SAS RAID 21 Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to enable SATA or SAS RAID 0, 1, 5, or 10 functionality . 22 Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to set an optional hot spare hard disk drive . . . . . 22 Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete an optional hot spare hard disk drive . . . . 22 Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete an array 22 Chapter 7. Updating system programs 25 Using system programs 25 Updating (flashing) the BIOS from a disc . . . . 25 Updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating system 26 Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . 26 Chapter 8. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 29 Basic troubleshooting 29 Diagnostic programs 30 Lenovo Solution Center 31 Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox 31 PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . . 31 PC-Doctor for DOS 32 Cleaning an optical mouse 32 Chapter 9. Recovery information . . . 35 Creating and using recovery media 35 Creating recovery media 35 Using recovery media 35 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 36 Performing a backup operation 36 Performing a recovery operation 37 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . 37 Creating and using rescue media 38 Creating rescue media 39 i

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Contents
Introduction
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Chapter 1. Important safety
information
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Chapter 2. Arranging your
workspace
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Comfort
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Glare and 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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Installing the computer on a rack shelf
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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
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Software provided by Lenovo
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Lenovo Solution Center
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SimpleTap
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Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
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PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
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Adobe 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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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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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 hard disk drives
and configuring RAID
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Installing SATA or SAS hard disk drives and
configuring RAID
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Installing SATA or SAS hard disk drives .
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Entering the Marvell BIOS Setup to configure
SATA or SAS RAID
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Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to enable
SATA or SAS RAID 0, 1, 5, or 10 functionality
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Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to set an
optional hot spare hard disk drive
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Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete
an optional hot spare hard disk drive
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Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete
an array
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Chapter 7. Updating system
programs
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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
system
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Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure
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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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Lenovo Solution Center
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Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
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PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
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PC-Doctor for DOS
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Cleaning an optical mouse
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Chapter 9. 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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36
Performing a recovery operation
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Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace .
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Creating and using rescue media
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Creating rescue media
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