Lenovo 4155, 4158, 4218

2User Guide

Contents

Main Page Page Page Contents Chapter 3. Setting up your computer . . 5 Chapter 4. Software overview .....19 Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . . 21 Chapter 6. Installing hard disk drives and configuring RAID ........25 Page Introduction Page Chapter 1. Important safety information Page Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace Comfort Glare and lighting Air circulation Electrical outlets and cable lengths 4 Chapter 3. Setting up your computer Connecting your computer 6 4. If you have a modem, connect the modem using the following information. Page Page 10 Page Turning on computer power Finishing the software installation 12 Completing important tasks Updating your operating system Installing other operating systems Updating your antivirus software Shutting down the computer Installing external options Installing the computer on a rack shelf Features 14 Page 16 Specifications Page Chapter 4. Software overview Software provided with your Windows operating system Software provided by Lenovo Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools Product Recovery Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox Lenovo System Toolbox 20 PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery Adobe Reader Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility Starting the Setup Utility program Viewing and changing settings Using passwords Password considerations User Password 22 Administrator Password Setting, changing, and deleting a password Enabling or disabling a device Selecting a startup device Selecting a temporary startup device Selecting or changing the startup device sequence Advanced settings 24 Exiting from the Setup Utility program Chapter 6. Installing hard disk drives and configuring RAID Installing SATA or SAS hard disk drives and configuring RAID Installing SATA or SAS hard disk drives Entering the Marvell BIOS Setup to configure SATA or SAS RAID Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to enable SATA or SAS RAID 0, 1, 5, or 10 functionality Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to set an optional hot spare hard disk drive 26 Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete an optional hot spare hard disk drive Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete an array Page Chapter 7. Updating system programs Using system programs Updating (flashing) BIOS from a disc Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure 30 Page Page Chapter 8. Troubleshooting and diagnostics Basic troubleshooting The following table provides information to help you troubleshoot your computer problem. Diagnostic programs 34 Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox Lenovo System Toolbox PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery PC-Doctor for DOS Creating a diagnostic disc 36 Running the diagnostic program from a diagnostic disc Cleaning the mouse Optical mouse Non-optical mouse 38 Chapter 9. Recovery information Creating and using recovery media Creating recovery media Using recovery media Performing backup and recovery operations 40 Performing a backup operation Performing a recovery operation Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace 42 Creating and using rescue media Creating rescue media Using rescue media Creating and using a recovery repair diskette 44 Creating a recovery repair diskette Using a recovery repair diskette Installing or reinstalling device drivers Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence Solving recovery problems 46 Chapter 10. Getting information, help, and service Information resources Online Books folder Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools Lenovo Welcome Safety and Warranty Lenovo Web site (http://www.lenovo.com) 48 Help and service Using the documentation and diagnostic programs Using other services Purchasing additional services 50 Appendix A. Manual modem commands Basic AT commands 52 Extended AT commands MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands 54 Fax Class 1 commands Fax Class 2 commands Voice commands 56 Page Page Appendix B. System memory speed Page Appendix C. Notices Television output notice European conformance CE mark Trademarks 62 Index A B C D E M N 64 O P U V W