Lenovo 401 - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
Important safety information . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Software overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Software provided with your Windows operating
system .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Locating computer connectors and parts . . . . . 6
Adjusting the computer stand . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2. Installing or replacing
hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing or replacing hardware . . . . . . . . 9
Installing external options . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing a computer wall mount . . . . . . 9
Replacing the keyboard or mouse . . . . . . 10
Obtaining device drivers . . . . . . . . . . 10
Basic security features . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Integrated cable lock . . . . . . . . . . 11
Password protection . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 3. Recovery information . . . 13
Creating and using recovery media . . . . . . 13
Creating recovery media . . . . . . . . . 13
Using recovery media . . . . . . . . . . 14
Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 15
Performing a backup operation . . . . . . . 15
Performing a recovery operation . . . . . . 16
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 16
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . . . . 17
Creating a rescue medium . . . . . . . . 18
Using a rescue medium . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing or reinstalling device drivers . . . . . 19
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 21
Viewing or changing settings . . . . . . . . 21
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Password considerations . . . . . . . . . 22
User password . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Administrator password . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting, changing, or deleting a password . . . 22
Enabling or disabling a device . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting a startup device. . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 23
Viewing or changing the startup device sequence 24
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 5. 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
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and
diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . 27
Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox . . . . . . . 28
Lenovo System Toolbox . . . . . . . . . 29
PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . . . 29
PC-Doctor for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cleaning the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Optical mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Non-optical mouse . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 7. Getting information, help,
and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Information resources . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Online Books folder . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools . . . . . . . . 33
ThinkVantage Productivity Center . . . . . . 34
Lenovo Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Access Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety and warranty . . . . . . . . . . 34
Lenovo Web site (http://www.lenovo.com). . . 35
Help and service . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the documentation and diagnostic
programs .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Calling for service . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using other services . . . . . . . . . . 36
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . . 37
Appendix. Notices . . . . . . . . . . 39
Television output notice . . . . . . . . . . 40
European conformance CE mark . . . . . . . 40
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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