Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive
orsolidstatedrive.............62
Usingandunderstandingrewalls.......62
Protectingdataagainstviruses........63
Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....65
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......65
Creatingrecoverymedia.........66
Usingrecoverymedia..........66
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...66
Performingabackupoperation......66
Performingarecoveryoperation......67
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...67
Creatingandusingarescuemedium......68
Creatingarescuemedium........68
Usingarescuemedium.........68
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................69
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........70
Chapter6.Replacingdevices....71
Staticelectricityprevention..........71
BeforereplacingCRU............71
Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive.72
Replacingthekeyboard...........74
Replacingmemory.............77
ReplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
LAN/WiMAXconnection...........79
InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard
forwirelessWANconnection.........81
InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstate
drive...................83
Replacingthebackupbattery.........85
ReplacingtheSIMcard...........86
Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer...............91
FindingThinkPadoptions..........91
ThinkPadBattery39+(6-cellslicebattery)....91
ThinkPadBattery39+topview......91
ThinkPadBattery39+bottomview.....92
AttachingaThinkPadBattery39+.....92
DetachingaThinkPadBattery39+.....94
ChargingaThinkPadBattery39+.....95
Chapter8.Advancedconguration.97
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......97
Beforeyoubegin............97
InstallingWindows7..........98
Installingdevicedrivers...........99
Installingdriverforthe4-in-1MediaCard
Reader................99
InstallingdriverforUSB3.0........99
InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows
2000/XP/Vista/7............99
InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows
2000/XP/Vista/7............100
Installingotherdevicedrivers.......100
ThinkPadSetup..............100
Congmenu..............101
Date/Timemenu............102
Securitymenu.............102
Startupmenu.............103
Restartmenu.............105
ThinkPadSetupitems..........105
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....114
Usingsystemmanagement..........114
Systemmanagement..........114
Settingmanagementfeatures.......115
Chapter9.Preventingproblems..117
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......117
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....118
GettingthelatestdriversfromtheW ebsite..118
GettingthelatestdriversusingSystem
Update................118
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........119
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....120
Chapter10.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems.........123
Diagnosingprograms............123
UsingLenovoThinkVantageToolbox....123
Troubleshooting..............123
Computerstopsresponding.......123
Spillsonthekeyboard..........124
Errormessages............124
Errorswithoutmessages.........127
Beeperrors..............128
Memoryproblems...........128
Networking..............128
Keyboardandotherpointingdevices....130
Displayandmultimediadevices......131
Fingerprintreaderproblems........136
Batteryandpower...........136
Drivesandotherstoragedevices.....139
Softwareproblems...........140
Portsandconnectors..........140
Chapter11.Gettingsupport....141
BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........141
Registeringyourcomputer........141
Downloadsystemupdates........141
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