Document Outline

• Contents
• Important safety information
• Chapter 1. Product overview
  • Features
  • Specifications
  • Software overview
    • Software provided with your Windows operating system
      • Software provided by Lenovo
      • Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
      • Lenovo System Toolbox
      • PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
      • Adobe Reader
      • Antivirus software
  • Locations
    • Locating connectors on the front of your computer
    • Locating connectors on the rear of your computer
    • Locating components
    • Locating parts on the system board
• Chapter 2. Installing options and replacing hardware
  • Handling static-sensitive devices
  • Installing options and replacing hardware
    • Installing external options
    • Opening the computer cover
    • Accessing the system board components and drives
    • Installing or replacing a memory module
    • Installing or replacing a PCI card
    • Installing internal drives
      • Drive specifications
      • Installing a drive in bay 2
      • Connecting a SATA drive
    • Replacing the hard disk drive
    • Replacing the optical drive
    • Replacing the battery
    • Replacing the power supply assembly
    • Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly
    • Replacing the card reader
    • Replacing the keyboard
    • Replacing the mouse
    • Completing the parts replacement
      • Obtaining device drivers
  • Installing security features
    • Integrated cable lock
    • Password protection
    • Erasing lost or forgotten passwords (clearing CMOS)
• Chapter 3. Recovery information
  • Creating and using recovery media
    • Creating recovery media
    • Using recovery media
  • Performing backup and recovery operations
    • Performing a backup operation
    • Performing a recovery operation
  • Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace
  • Creating and using rescue media
    • Creating rescue media
    • Using rescue media
  • Creating and using a recovery repair diskette
    • Creating a recovery repair diskette
    • Using a recovery repair diskette
  • Installing or reinstalling device drivers
  • Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence
  • Solving recovery problems
• Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility
  • Starting the Setup Utility program
  • Viewing and changing settings
  • Using passwords
    • Password considerations
    • Power-On Password
    • Administrator Password
    • Hard Disk User Password
    • Setting, changing, and deleting a password
  • Enabling or disabling a device
  • Selecting a startup device
    • Selecting a temporary startup device
    • Selecting or changing the startup device sequence
  • Exiting from the Setup Utility program
• Chapter 5. Updating system programs
  • Using system programs
  • Updating (flashing) BIOS from a disc
  • Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system
  • Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure
• Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • Basic troubleshooting
  • Diagnostic programs
    • Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
    • Lenovo System Toolbox
    • PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
    • PC-Doctor for DOS
      • Creating a diagnostic disc
      • Running the diagnostic program from a diagnostic disc
  • Cleaning the mouse
    • Optical mouse
    • Non-optical mouse
• Chapter 7. Getting information, help, and service
  • Information resources
    • Online Books folder
    • Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
    • ThinkVantage Productivity Center
    • Lenovo Welcome
    • Access Help
    • Safety and Warranty
    • Lenovo Web site (http://www.lenovo.com)
  • Help and service
    • Using the documentation and diagnostic programs
    • Calling for service
    • Using other services
    • Purchasing additional services
• Appendix. Notices
  • Television output notice
  • European conformance CE mark
  • Trademarks
• Index
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