Lenovo 6177, 6176, 7064, 7094, 7065, 7066, 6178 manual Introduction

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Introduction

This ThinkCentre User Guide contains the following information:

vChapter 1, “Important safety information,” on page 1 provides information about where to find safety information for this product.

vChapter 2, “Features and specifications,” on page 3 provides information about your computer features and specifications.

vChapter 3, “Software overview,” on page 7 provides information on the operating system and software applications that might be preloaded on your computer.

vChapter 4, “Using the Setup Utility,” on page 9 provides instructions on how to view and change the configuration settings of your computer.

vChapter 5, “Updating system programs,” on page 13 provides information about updating POST/BIOS and how to recover from a POST/BIOS update failure.

vChapter 6, “Troubleshooting and diagnostics,” on page 15 provides information about basic troubleshooting and diagnostic tools for your computer.

vChapter 7, “Recovering software,” on page 23 provides instructions on how to use the ThinkVantage® Rescue and Recovery® program to create product recovery disks, back up data, recover software, and restore the entire contents of your hard disk drive to a previously saved state.

vChapter 8, “Getting information, help, and service,” on page 31 provides information about the wide variety of helpful resources available from Lenovo®.

vAppendix A, “Manual modem commands,” on page 35 provides commands for manually programming your modem.

vAppendix B, “Notices,” on page 43 provides notices and trademark information.

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Contents Page Page ThinkCentre User Guide Page Contents Iv User Guide Introduction Vi User Guide Important safety information User Guide Features Features and specificationsInput/output features Dimensions SpecificationsWeight Electrical input EnvironmentSoftware provided with your Windows operating system Software overviewSoftware provided by Lenovo Adobe Reader PC Doctor for Windows, PC Doctor for Windows PEUsing passwords Using the Setup UtilityStarting the Setup Utility program Viewing and changing settingsSetting, changing, and deleting a password Password considerationsUser Password Administrator PasswordSelecting a temporary startup device Selecting a startup deviceSelecting or changing the startup device sequence Exiting from the Setup Utility program Advanced settingsUpdating flashing Bios from a diskette or disc Using system programsUpdating system programs Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure Updating flashing Bios from your operating systemBasic troubleshooting Troubleshooting and diagnosticsSymptom Action Diagnostic programs PC-Doctor for DOS PC-Doctor for WindowsPC-Doctor for Windows PE Running diagnostics from the Rescue and Recovery workspaceOptical mouse Cleaning the mouseNon-optical mouse Troubleshooting and diagnostics User Guide Creating and using Product Recovery discs Recovering softwarePerforming backup and recovery operations Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace Creating and using rescue media To use rescue media, do one of the following Creating and using a Recovery Repair disketteRecovering or installing device drivers Solving recovery problems Setting a rescue device in the startup sequenceUser Guide ThinkVantage Productivity Center Getting information, help, and serviceInformation resources Online Books folderSafety and Warranty Access HelpUsing the documentation and diagnostic programs Help and serviceCalling for service Purchasing additional services Using other servicesBasic AT commands Appendix A. Manual modem commandsInternal speaker on until carrier detected Low speaker volumeSet Pulse dial as default Set Tone Dial as defaultExtended AT commands MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands Fax Class 2 commands Fax Class 1 commandsVoice commands Appendix A. Manual modem commands User Guide Appendix B. Notices Trademarks Television output noticeIndex Page Page User Guide Page Part Number 45C6524