Lenovo IdeaPad S10 User Manual

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System

Update

System

Update

is

a

program

provided

by

Lenovo

that

enables

you

to

search,

download,

and

install

the

latest

device

drivers

and

other

updates

for

your

computer.

By

default,

the

updated

files

are

made

available

from

a

Lenovo

Web

server.

Therefore,

Internet

access

is

required.

System

Update

compares

the

versions

of

the

device

drivers

currently

installed

on

your

computer

to

those

device

drivers

available

on

the

server.

Applicable

updates

for

your

computer

are

then

made

available

to

you.

Additionally,

you

can

set

up

a

schedule

to

automatically

download

and

install

updates.

Note:

The

System

Update

program

uses

Internet

Explorer

settings

to

connect

to

the

Web

site

for

downloading

software.

Make

sure

that

the

computer

can

gain

access

to

the

Internet

with

Internet

Explorer.

System

Update

downloads

software

from

the

Lenovo

Web

site

regardless

of

whether

a

proxy

has

been

specified.

If

a

proxy

has

been

specified,

System

Update

downloads

the

software,

as

specified

in

the

settings

of

Internet

Explorer.

Otherwise,

System

Update

downloads

the

software

directly

from

the

Lenovo

Web

site.

You

can

launch

the

System

Update

program

by

clicking

Start

->

All

Programs

->

ThinkVantage

®

->

System

Update

.

The

welcome

screen

opens.

Note:

Most

installations

require

a

reboot

to

update

the

driver,

otherwise

the

system’s

stability

and

audio

or

video

effect

may

be

compromised,

or

you

even

have

to

reinstall

the

operating

system.

Chapter

2.

Using

your

computer

29

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