Document Outline

• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Important safety information
• Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace
  • Comfort
  • Glare and lighting
  • Air circulation
  • Electrical outlets and cable lengths
• Chapter 3. Setting up your computer
  • Connecting your computer
  • Turning on computer power
  • Finishing the software installation
  • Completing important tasks
  • Updating your operating system
  • Installing other operating systems
  • Updating your antivirus software
  • Shutting down the computer
  • Installing external options
  • Features
  • Specifications
• Chapter 4. Software overview
  • Software provided with your Windows operating system
    • Software provided by Lenovo
    • PC-Doctor for Windows, PC-Doctor for Windows PE
    • Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility
  • Starting the Setup Utility program
  • Viewing and changing settings
  • Changing the language setting for the BIOS
  • Using passwords
    • Password considerations
    • User Password
    • Administrator or Supervisor Password
    • Setting, changing, and deleting a password
  • Selecting a startup device
    • Selecting a temporary startup device
    • Selecting or changing the boot device sequence
  • Exiting from the Setup Utility program
• Chapter 6. Updating system programs
  • Using system programs
  • Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or CD-ROM
  • Changing settings using the utility diskette
  • Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system
  • Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure
• Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • Basic troubleshooting
  • Diagnostic programs
    • PC-Doctor for Windows
    • PC-Doctor for DOS
      • Creating a diagnostic CD image
      • Creating diagnostic diskettes
      • Running diagnostics from the CD or diskettes
      • Running diagnostics from the Rescue and Recovery workspace
    • PC-Doctor for Windows PE
      • Running diagnostics from the Rescue and Recovery workspace
  • Cleaning the mouse
    • Optical mouse
    • Non-optical mouse
• Chapter 8. Recovering software
  • Creating and using the Product Recovery disc
  • Performing backup and recovery operations
  • Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace
  • Creating and using rescue media
  • Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette
  • Recovering or installing device drivers
  • Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence
  • Solving recovery problems
• Chapter 9. Getting information, help, and service
  • Information resources
    • Online Books folder
    • ThinkVantage Productivity Center
    • Access Help
    • Safety and Warranty
    • www.lenovo.com
  • Help and service
    • Using the documentation and diagnostic programs
    • Calling for service
    • Using other services
    • Purchasing additional services
• Appendix A. Manual modem commands
  • Basic AT commands
  • Extended AT commands
  • MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands
  • Fax Class 1 commands
  • Fax Class 2 commands
  • Voice commands
• Appendix B. Notices
  • Television output notice
  • Trademarks
• Index