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Contents Important safety information v Chapter 1. Product overview 1 Features 1 Specifications 4 Software overview 5 Software provided by Lenovo 5 Adobe Reader 6 Antivirus software 6 Locations 7 Locating connectors on the front of your computer 7 Locating connectors on the rear of your computer 8 Locating components 10 Locating parts on the system board . . . . . 11 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 Removing the computer cover 14 Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . . . 15 Installing or replacing a PCI card 16 Installing or replacing a memory module . . . 19 Installing or replacing the optical drive . . . . 21 Replacing the power supply assembly . . . . 24 Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly . . . 25 Replacing the primary hard disk drive . . . . 27 Replacing the secondary hard disk drive . . . 29 Replacing the card reader 32 Replacing the front fan assembly 34 Replacing the rear fan assembly 37 Replacing the keyboard 38 Replacing the mouse 39 Completing the parts replacement 40 Installing security features 41 Integrated cable lock 42 Padlock 43 Password protection 43 Erasing lost or forgotten passwords (clearing CMOS 43 Chapter 3. Recovery information . . . 45 Creating and using recovery media 45 Creating recovery media 45 Using recovery media 46 Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 47 Performing a backup operation 47 Performing a recovery operation 47 Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 48 Creating and using rescue media 49 Creating rescue media 49 Using rescue media 50 Creating and using a recovery repair diskette . . . 50 © Copyright Lenovo 2010 Creating a recovery repair diskette . . . . . 51 Using a recovery repair diskette 51 Installing or reinstalling device drivers . . . . . 51 Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . . 52 Solving recovery problems 52 Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility program 53 Starting the Setup Utility program 53 Viewing and changing settings 53 Using passwords 53 Password considerations 54 Power-On Password 54 Administrator Password 54 Hard Disk Password 54 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 54 Enabling or disabling a device 55 Selecting a startup device 55 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 55 Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 56 Advanced settings 56 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 56 Chapter 5. Configuring RAID . . . . . 57 RAID Level 57 Configuring the system BIOS to enable SATA RAID functionality 57 Creating RAID volumes 57 Deleting RAID volumes 58 Chapter 6. Updating system programs 59 Using system programs 59 Updating (flashing) BIOS from a disc 59 Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system 60 Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . . 60 Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 63 Basic troubleshooting 63 Diagnostic programs 64 Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox 64 Lenovo System Toolbox 64 PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . . . 65 PC-Doctor for DOS 65 Cleaning the mouse 66 Optical mouse 66 Non-optical mouse 67 Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service 69 Information resources 69 Online Books folder 69 Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools 69 iii

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Contents
Important safety information
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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 by Lenovo
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Adobe Reader
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Antivirus software
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Locations
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Locating connectors on the front of your computer 7
Locating connectors on the rear of your computer
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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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Installing or replacing a PCI card
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Installing or replacing a memory module
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Installing or replacing the optical drive
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Replacing the power supply assembly
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Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly
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Replacing the primary hard disk drive
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Replacing the secondary hard disk drive
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Replacing the card reader
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Replacing the front fan assembly
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Replacing the rear 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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Installing 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 lost or forgotten passwords (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 rescue media
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Creating rescue media
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Using rescue media
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Creating and using a recovery repair diskette .
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Creating a recovery repair diskette
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Using a recovery repair diskette
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Installing or reinstalling 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 4. 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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Power-On Password
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Administrator Password
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Hard Disk 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 56
Advanced settings
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Exiting from the Setup Utility program
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Chapter 5. Configuring RAID
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RAID Level
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Configuring the system BIOS to enable SATA RAID
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Creating RAID volumes
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Deleting RAID volumes
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Chapter 6. Updating system programs
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Using system programs
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Updating (flashing) BIOS from a disc
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Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating
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Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure .
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Chapter 7. 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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Lenovo System Toolbox
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PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
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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 8. Getting information, help,
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Information resources
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Online Books folder
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Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
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