Lenovo 6088 - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
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 . . . . . . . . . 9
Finishing the software installation . . . . . . . 10
Completing important tasks . . . . . . . . . 10
Updating your operating system . . . . . . . 10
Installing other operating systems . . . . . . . 11
Updating your antivirus software . . . . . . . 11
Shutting down the computer . . . . . . . . 11
Installing external options . . . . . . . . . 11
Features for machine types: 6008, 6068, 6074, 6079,
6082, 9012, 9018, 9087, 9096, 9163, 9172, 9193 . . . 12
Features for machine types: 6010, 6069, 6075, 6081,
6086, 9013, 9019, 9088, 9160, 9164, 9174, 9194, 9304,
9323, 9326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Features for machine types: 6019, 6064, 6066, 6067,
6072, 6073, 6077, 6078, 6087, 6088, 9181, 9196, 9325,
9330 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Features for machine types: 6062, 6065, 6071, 6076,
6089, 9011, 9014, 9071, 9089, 9162, 9182, 9303 . . . 21
Specifications for machine types: 6008, 6068, 6074,
6079, 6082, 9012, 9018, 9087, 9096, 9163, 9172, 9193 . 24
Specifications for machine types: 6010, 6069, 6075,
6081, 6086, 9013, 9019, 9088, 9160, 9164, 9174, 9194,
9304, 9323, 9326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Specifications for machine types: 6019, 6064, 6066,
6067, 6072, 6073, 6077, 6078, 6087, 6088, 9181, 9196,
9325, 9330 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Specifications for machine types: 6062, 6065, 6071,
6076, 6089, 9011, 9014, 9071, 9089, 9162, 9182, 9303 . 27
Chapter 4. Software overview . . . . . 29
Software provided with your Windows operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Software provided by Lenovo . . . . . . . 29
PC Doctor for WINPE, PC Doctor for Windows 30
Adobe Acrobat Reader . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . . 31
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 31
Viewing and changing settings . . . . . . . . 31
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Password considerations . . . . . . . . . 31
User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . 32
Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 32
Using Security Profile by Device . . . . . . . 32
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . . 33
Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 33
Advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 34
Chapter 6. Updating system programs 35
Using system programs . . . . . . . . . . 35
Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or
CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and
diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . . 38
PC-Doctor for Windows . . . . . . . . . 39
PC-Doctor for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . 39
PC-Doctor for Windows PE . . . . . . . . 41
Cleaning the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Optical mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Non-optical mouse . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 8. Recovering software . . . . 45
Creating and using the Product Recovery disc . . . 45
Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 46
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 47
Creating and using rescue media . . . . . . . 48
Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . . 49
Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . . 50
Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . . 51
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . . 51
Chapter 9. Getting information, help,
and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Information resources . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Online Books folder . . . . . . . . . . 53
ThinkVantage Productivity Center . . . . . . 53
Access Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Safety and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . 54
www.lenovo.com . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Help and service . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using the documentation and diagnostic
programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Calling for service . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using other services . . . . . . . . . . 56
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . . 56
Appendix A. Manual modem
commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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