Lenovo 5354 - 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
Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Locating connectors on the front of your computer 6
Locating connectors on the rear of your computer
7
Locating components . . . . . . . . . . 9
Locating parts on the system board . . . . . 10
Chapter 2. Installing or replacing
hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . 11
Installing or replacing hardware . . . . . . . 11
Installing external options . . . . . . . . 11
Removing the computer cover . . . . . . . 12
Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . . . 13
Installing or replacing a memory module . . . 14
Replacing the hard disk drive . . . . . . . 15
Replacing the optical drive . . . . . . . . 17
Replacing the heat sink . . . . . . . . . 19
Replacing the system fan assembly . . . . . 20
Replacing the ac power adapter . . . . . . 22
Replacing the keyboard or mouse . . . . . . 23
Completing the parts replacement . . . . . . 24
Installing security features . . . . . . . . . 25
Integrated cable lock . . . . . . . . . . 25
Password protection . . . . . . . . . . 26
Erasing lost or forgotten passwords (clearing
CMOS) .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 3. Recovery information . . . 29
Creating and using recovery media . . . . . . 29
Creating recovery media . . . . . . . . . 29
Using recovery media . . . . . . . . . . 30
Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 31
Performing a backup operation . . . . . . . 31
Performing a recovery operation . . . . . . 31
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 32
Creating and using rescue media . . . . . . . 33
Creating rescue media . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using rescue media. . . . . . . . . . . 34
Creating and using a recovery repair diskette . . . 34
Creating a recovery repair diskette . . . . . 34
Using a recovery repair diskette . . . . . . 35
Installing or reinstalling device drivers . . . . . 35
Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . . 36
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility . . . 37
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 37
Viewing and changing settings . . . . . . . . 37
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Password considerations . . . . . . . . . 37
Set User Password . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Change Supervisor Password . . . . . . . 38
Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 38
Enabling or disabling a device . . . . . . . . 38
Selecting a startup device. . . . . . . . . . 39
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 39
Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 39
Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 40
Chapter 5. Updating system programs 41
Using system programs . . . . . . . . . . 41
Updating (flashing) BIOS from a disc . . . . . . 41
Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating
system .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and
diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox . . . . . . . 44
Lenovo System Toolbox . . . . . . . . . 44
PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . . . 45
PC-Doctor for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Cleaning the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Optical mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Non-optical mouse . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 7. Getting information, help,
and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Information resources . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Online Books folder . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools . . . . . . . . 49
ThinkVantage Productivity Center . . . . . . 49
Lenovo Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Access Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Safety and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lenovo Web site (http://www.lenovo.com). . . 50
Help and service . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using the documentation and diagnostic
programs .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Calling for service . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using other services . . . . . . . . . . 52
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . . 52
Appendix. Notices . . . . . . . . . . 53
Television output notice . . . . . . . . . . 54
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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