Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................67
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........68
Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....69
Staticelectricityprevention..........69
Replacingthebattery............69
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........73
Replacingthekeyboard...........76
Replacingthememorymodule........80
ReplacingthewirelessLAN/WiMAXcard....84
InstallingandreplacingthewirelessWANcard..90
ReplacingtheSIMcard...........94
ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice........95
Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer...............97
FindingThinkPadoptions..........97
UsingtheSerialUltrabayEnhancedfeature...97
Performingahotorawarmswap.....97
Installingasecondaryharddiskdrive....98
ThinkPadportreplicatorsanddockingstations..100
Frontview...............100
Rearview...............102
AttachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror
dockingstation.............104
DetachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror
dockingstation.............107
Securityfeature............107
Usingthesystemlockkey........108
Chapter8.Advancedconguration............109
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......109
Beforeyoubegin............109
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..110
Installingdevicedrivers...........111
ThinkPadSetup..............112
Mainmenu..............113
Congmenu..............113
DateandTimemenu..........119
Securitymenu.............120
Startupmenu.............123
Restartmenu.............125
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....125
Usingsystemmanagement..........126
Systemmanagement..........126
Settingmanagementfeatures.......126
Chapter9.Preventingproblems..129
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......129
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....130
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........131
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....133
Chapter10.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems.........135
Diagnosingproblems............135
Troubleshooting..............135
Computerstopsresponding.......135
Spillsonthekeyboard..........136
Errormessages............136
Errorswithoutmessages.........138
Beeperrors..............139
Memorymoduleproblems........139
Networkingproblems..........139
Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing
devices................141
Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia
devices................142
Fingerprintreaderproblems........147
Batteryandpowerproblems.......147
Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage
devices................151
Softwareproblems...........152
Problemswithportsandconnectors....153
AUSBproblem............153
Adockingstationorportreplicator
problem...............153
Chapter11.Gettingsupport....155
BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........155
Gettinghelpandservice...........155
Usingdiagnosticprograms........156
LenovoSupportWebsite.........156
CallingLenovo.............156
Purchasingadditionalservices........157
AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation.............159
Wirelessrelatedinformation.........159
LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless
antennas...............160
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....161
Exportclassicationnotice..........161
Electronicemissionsnotices.........161
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........161
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance
statement...............162
EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe
ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...162
GermanClassBcompliancestatement...162
KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....163
JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....163
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