Chapter4.Security..........89
Attachingamechanicallock.........89
Usingpasswords..............89
Passwordsandsleep(standby)mode....90
Typingpasswords...........90
Power-onpassword...........90
Harddiskpasswords..........91
Supervisorpassword..........93
Harddisksecurity.............95
Settingthesecuritychip...........96
Usingangerprintreader..........97
Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive
orsolidstatedrive.............100
Usingandunderstandingrewalls.......100
Protectingdataagainstviruses........101
Chapter5.Recoveryoverview...103
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......103
Creatingrecoverymedia.........104
Usingrecoverymedia..........104
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...105
Performingabackupoperation......105
Performingar ecoveryoperation......105
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...106
Creatingandusingarescuemedium......107
Creatingarescuemedium........107
Usingarescuemedium.........107
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................108
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........109
Chapter6.Replacingdevices....111
Staticelectricityprevention..........111
Replacingthebattery............111
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........115
Replacingthekeyboard...........119
Replacingmemory.............123
InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstate
drive...................127
InstallingandreplacingaPCIExpressMiniCard
forwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection......130
InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard
forwirelessWAN..............137
ReplacingtheSIMcard...........142
Replacingthesolidstatedrive........143
Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer..............149
FindingThinkPadoptions..........149
UsingtheserialUltrabayenhanced......149
Replacingthedevice..........149
Performingahotswap..........150
Performingawarmswap.........151
Insertingtheharddiskdriveintothe
adapter................153
Insertingtheharddiskdriveadapterintothe
bay.................155
ThinkPadPortReplicat orSeries3,ThinkPadMini
DockSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,
andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3(170W)..156
Frontview...............156
Rearview...............159
AttachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,
ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ThinkPadMini
DockPlusSeries3,orThinkPadMiniDock
PlusSeries3(170W)..........162
DetachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries
3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ThinkP ad
MiniDockPlusSeries3,ortheThinkPadMini
DockPlusSeries3(170W)........164
Securityfeature............166
Usingthesystemlockkey........168
Chapter8.Advancedconguration............169
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......169
Beforeyoubegin............169
InstallingWindows7..........170
InstallingWindowsVista.........171
InstallingWindowsXP..........172
Installingdevicedrivers...........175
Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1MediaCard
Reader................175
InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows
2000/XP/Vista/7............175
ThinkPadSetup..............177
Congmenu..............177
Dateandtimemenu...........178
Securitymenu.............178
Startupmenu.............179
Restartmenu.............181
ThinkPadSetupit ems..........181
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....191
Usingsystemmanagement..........192
Systemmanagement..........192
Settingmanagementfeatures.......193
Chapter9.Preventingproblems..195
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......195
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....196
GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite..196
GettingthelatestdriversusingSystem
Update................196
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........196
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....199
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