Contents
Introduction |
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Chapter 1. Important safety |
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Chapter 2. Arranging your |
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workspace | 3 | |
Comfort | . | 3 |
Glare and lighting | . | 3 |
Air circulation | . | 4 |
Electrical outlets and cable lengths | . | 4 |
Chapter 3. Setting up your computer . | . | 5 |
Connecting your computer | . | 5 |
Turning on computer power | . | 9 |
Finishing the software installation |
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Completing important tasks |
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Updating your operating system |
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Installing other operating systems |
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Updating your antivirus software |
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Shutting down the computer |
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Installing external options |
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Installing the computer on a rack shelf |
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Features |
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Specifications |
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Chapter 4. Software overview |
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Software provided with your Windows operating |
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system |
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Software provided by Lenovo |
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Lenovo Solution Center |
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Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox |
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Adobe Reader |
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Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility. . . 17 | ||
Starting the Setup Utility program |
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Viewing and changing settings |
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Using passwords |
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Password considerations |
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User Password |
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Administrator Password |
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Setting, changing, and deleting a password . |
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Enabling or disabling a device |
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Selecting a startup device |
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Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . |
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Selecting or changing the startup device |
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sequence |
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Advanced settings | 19 |
Exiting from the Setup Utility program | 19 |
Chapter 6. Installing hard disk drives |
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and configuring RAID | 21 |
Installing SATA hard disk drives and configuring |
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RAID | 21 |
Installing SATA hard disk drives | 21 |
Configuring the system BIOS to enable SATA |
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RAID functionality | 21 |
Creating RAID volumes | 22 |
Deleting RAID volumes | 22 |
Installing SAS hard disk drives and configuring |
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RAID | 22 |
Installing SAS hard disk drives | 22 |
Entering the Marvell BIOS Setup to configure |
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SAS RAID | 23 |
Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to enable |
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SAS RAID 0, 1, or 5 functionality | 23 |
Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to set an |
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optional hot spare hard disk drive | 24 |
Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete |
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an optional hot spare hard disk drive . . . . | 24 |
Configuring the Marvell BIOS Setup to delete |
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an array | 24 |
Chapter 7. Updating system |
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programs | 25 |
Using system programs | 25 |
Updating (flashing) the BIOS from a disc . . . . | 25 |
Updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating |
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system | 26 |
Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . | 26 |
Chapter 8. Troubleshooting and |
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diagnostics | 27 |
Basic troubleshooting | 27 |
Diagnostic programs | 28 |
Lenovo Solution Center | 29 |
Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox | 29 |
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Cleaning an optical mouse | 30 |
Chapter 9. Recovery information . . . | 33 |
Creating and using recovery media | 33 |
Creating recovery media | 33 |
Using recovery media | 33 |
Performing backup and recovery operations . . . | 34 |
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