Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................67
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........68
Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....69Staticelectricityprevention..........69
Replacingthebattery............69
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........73
Replacingthekeyboard...........76
Replacingthememorymodule........80
ReplacingthewirelessLAN/WiMAXcard....84
InstallingandreplacingthewirelessWANcard..90
ReplacingtheSIMcard...........94
ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice........95
Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer...............97FindingThinkPadoptions..........97
UsingtheSerialUltrabayEnhancedfeature...97
Performingahotorawarmswap.....97
Installingasecondaryharddiskdrive....98
ThinkPadportreplicatorsanddockingstations..100
Frontview...............100
Rearview...............102
AttachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror
dockingstation.............104
DetachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror
dockingstation.............107
Securityfeature............107
Usingthesystemlockkey........108
Chapter8.Advancedconguration............109Installinganewoperatingsystem.......109
Beforeyoubegin............109
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..110
Installingdevicedrivers...........111
ThinkPadSetup..............112
Mainmenu..............113
Congmenu..............113
DateandTimemenu..........119
Securitymenu.............120
Startupmenu.............123
Restartmenu.............125
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....125
Usingsystemmanagement..........126
Systemmanagement..........126
Settingmanagementfeatures.......126
Chapter9.Preventingproblems..129Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......129
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....130
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........131
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....133
Chapter10.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems.........135Diagnosingproblems............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....155BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........155
Gettinghelpandservice...........155
Usingdiagnosticprograms........156
LenovoSupportWebsite.........156
CallingLenovo.............156
Purchasingadditionalservices........157
AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation.............159Wirelessrelatedinformation.........159
LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless
antennas...............160
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....161
Exportclassicationnotice..........161
Electronicemissionsnotices.........161
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........161
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance
statement...............162
EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe
ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...162
GermanClassBcompliancestatement...162
KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....163
JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....163
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