Contents
Important safety information . . . . . vii
Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Single-touch and multi-touch feature . . . . . 3
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Software overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Software provided with your Windows
operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Locating connectors, controls, and indicators
on the front of your computer . . . . . . . . 7
Locating connectors and parts on the rear of
your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2. Installing or replacing
hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . 11
Installing or replacing hardware . . . . . . . . 11
Installing external options . . . . . . . . 11
Installing a computer wall mount. . . . . . 12
Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . 12
Replacing the mouse . . . . . . . . . . 12
Obtaining device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Basic security features . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Password protection . . . . . . . . . . 13
Integrated cable lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 3. Recovery information. . . 15
Creating and using recovery media . . . . . . 15
Creating recovery media . . . . . . . . . 15
Using recovery media . . . . . . . . . . 16
Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 16
Performing a backup operation . . . . . . 16
Performing a recovery operation . . . . . . 17
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . 17
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . . . . 18
Creating a rescue medium . . . . . . . . 18
Using a rescue medium . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing or reinstalling device drivers . . . . . 19
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 21
Viewing or changing settings . . . . . . . . . 21
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Password considerations. . . . . . . . . 22
Administrator password . . . . . . . . . 22
Power-on password. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Hard disk drive password . . . . . . . . 22
Setting, changing, or deleting a password . . 22
Enabling or disabling a device . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . 23
Viewing or changing the startup device
sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 5. Updating system
programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using system programs . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Updating (ashing) the BIOS from a disc . . . . 25
Updating (ashing) the BIOS from your operating
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and
diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . 27
Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox. . . . . . . 28
PC-Doctor for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cleaning an optical mouse . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 7. Getting information, help,
and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Information resources . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Online Books folder . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools . . . . . . . . 31
Lenovo Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Access Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Safety and warranty. . . . . . . . . . . 32
Lenovo Web site (http://www.lenovo.com) . . 32
Help and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the documentation and diagnostic
programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Calling for service. . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using other services . . . . . . . . . . 34
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . 34
Appendix A. Notices . . . . . . . . . 35
Television output notice . . . . . . . . . . . 36
European conformance CE mark . . . . . . . 36
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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