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Creatingandusingarescuemedium....62
Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevice
drivers................63
Solvingrecoveryproblems........63
RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models....64
Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....67Staticelectricityprevention..........67
Replacingthebattery............67
ReplacingtheSIMcard...........69
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........70
Replacingtheopticaldrive..........73
ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,andE435...73
ThinkPadEdgeE530,E530c,andE535...75
ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
LANconnection..............77
ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
WANconnection..............80
Replacingamemorymodule.........85
Replacingthekeyboard...........87
Replacingthebackupbattery.........92
Replacingthethermalfan..........95
Chapter7.Advancedconguration..99Installinganewoperatingsystem.......99
Beforeyoubegin............99
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..100
InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem..101
Installingdevicedrivers...........101
Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1mediacard
reader................101
InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0onthe
Windows7operatingsystem.......102
InstallingtheThinkPadmonitorlefor
Windows2000/XP/Vista/7ontheWindows7
operatingsystem............102
Installingotherdriversandsoftwareonthe
Windows7operatingsystem.......102
ThinkPadSetup..............103
Mainmenu..............103
Congmenu..............104
Date/Timemenu............107
Securitymenu.............107
Startupmenu.............111
Restartmenu.............113
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....114
Chapter8.Preventingproblems..115Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......115
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....116
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........117
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....118
Chapter9.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems..............121Diagnosingproblems............121
Troubleshooting..............121
Computerstopsresponding.......121
Spillsonthekeyboard..........122
Errormessages............122
Errorswithoutmessages.........126
Beeperrors..............127
Memorymoduleproblems........127
Networkingproblems..........128
Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing
devices................130
Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia
devices................131
Fingerprintreaderproblems........135
Batteryandpowerproblems.......136
Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage
devices................139
Asoftwareproblem...........140
Problemswithportsandconnectors....141
Chapter10.Gettingsupport....143BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........143
Gettinghelpandservice...........144
Usingdiagnosticprograms........144
LenovoSupportWebsite.........144
CallingLenovo.............144
FindingThinkPadoptions........145
Purchasingadditionalservices........145
AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation.............147Wirelessrelatedinformation.........147
LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless
antennas...............148
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....149
Exportclassicationnotice..........149
Electronicemissionnotices..........149
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........149
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance
statement...............150
EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe
ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...150
GermanClassBcompliancestatement...150
KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....151
JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..151
Japancompliancestatementforproducts
whichconnecttothepowermainswith
ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper
phase................151
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