Lenovo 4266, 4271, 4272, 4269, 4265, 4264, 4263 manual Contents

Contents

Important safety information . . . . . . v Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Software overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Software provided with your Windows operating

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Locating computer controls, connectors, and parts . . 6

Locating controls and connectors on the front of
your computer	. 6
Locating connectors on the rear of your computer	7
Locating components	10

Locating parts and connectors on the system

board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 2. Installing or replacing hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Installing or replacing hardware	.	13
Installing external options	.	13
Removing the computer cover	. 13
Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . .	. 15
Removing and reinstalling the PCI card holder		16
Installing or replacing a memory module . .	. 17
Installing or replacing a PCI card	.	22
Installing a new hard disk drive	.	24
Replacing a hard disk drive	.	28
Replacing the optical drive	.	29
Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly . .	. 31
Replacing the front fan assembly	.	34
Replacing the rear fan assembly	.	37
Replacing the keyboard or mouse	. 39
Completing the parts replacement	. 40
Obtaining device drivers	.	41
Basic security features	.	42
Locking devices	.	42
Password protection	.	43

Chapter 3. Recovery information	. .	.	45
Creating and using recovery media . . .	. .	. 45
Creating recovery media	. .	.	45
Using recovery media	. .	.	46
Performing backup and recovery operations	. .	. 47
Performing a backup operation . . . .	. .	. 47
Performing a recovery operation . . .	. .	.	47

Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 48

Creating and using a rescue medium . . .	.	.	. 49
Creating a rescue medium	.	.	.	49
Using a rescue medium	.	.	.	50
Installing or reinstalling device drivers . .	.	.	.	50
Solving recovery problems	.	.	.	51

Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility

program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Starting the Setup Utility program	.	53
Viewing or changing settings	.	53
Using passwords	.	53
Password considerations	.	54
Administrator password	.	54
User Password	.	54
Setting, changing, or deleting a password . .	. 54
Enabling or disabling a device	.	55
Selecting a startup device	.	55
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . .	.	55
Viewing or changing the startup device sequence		56
Advanced settings	.	56
Exiting the Setup Utility program	.	56

Chapter 5. Configuring RAID		57
Configuring RAID for machine types 4262, 4263,
4264, and 4265	.	57
Installing SATA hard disk drives	.	57
Configuring the system BIOS to enable SATA
RAID functionality	.	57
Creating RAID volumes	.	58
Deleting RAID volumes	.	58
Configuring RAID for machine types 4266, 4269,
4271, and 4272	.	59
Installing SATA or SAS hard disk drives. . . . 59
Entering the Marvell BIOS Setup to configure
SATA or SAS RAID	.	59
Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to enable
SATA/SAS RAID 0, 1, or 5 functionality. . .	. 59
Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to set an
optional hot spare hard disk drive	.	60
Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete an
optional hot spare hard disk drive	.	60
Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete an
array	.	60

Chapter 6. Updating system programs	63
Using system programs	. 63
Updating (flashing) the BIOS from a disc . . .	. 63

Updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . . 64

Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostic programs. . . . . . . . . 67

Basic troubleshooting	.	67
Diagnostic programs	.	68
Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox	. 68
PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . .	. 68
PC-Doctor for DOS	.	69
Cleaning an optical mouse	.	69
Chapter 8. Getting information, help,
and service	.	71

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