Contents
Chapter 1. About this manual | . | 1 |
Important Safety Information | . | 1 |
Chapter 2. Safety information | . | 3 |
General safety | . | 3 |
Electrical safety | . | 3 |
Safety inspection guide | . | 5 |
Handling electrostatic |
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devices | . | 5 |
Grounding requirements | . | 6 |
Safety notices | . | 6 |
Chapter 3. General information . . . . |
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Specifications |
| 29 |
Lenovo programs |
| 29 |
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows |
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7 operating system |
| 29 |
Accessing Lenovo programs on the Windows |
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8 operating system |
| 31 |
Additional information resources |
| 31 |
Chapter 4. General Checkout |
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Problem determination tips |
| 33 |
Chapter 5. Troubleshooting and |
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diagnostics |
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Basic troubleshooting |
| 35 |
Accessing Control Panel on the Windows 8 |
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operating system |
| 36 |
Troubleshooting procedure |
| 36 |
Troubleshooting |
| 37 |
Audio problems |
| 38 |
CD problems |
| 39 |
DVD problems |
| 40 |
Intermittent problems |
| 41 |
Keyboard, mouse, or pointing device |
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problems |
| 41 |
Monitor problems |
| 43 |
Networking problems |
| 45 |
Option problems |
| 47 |
Performance and lockup problems |
| 48 |
Printer problems |
| 50 |
Serial port problems |
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Software problems |
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USB problems |
| 52 |
Diagnostics |
| 52 |
Lenovo Solution Center |
| 52 |
Chapter 6. Using the Setup Utility |
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program | 55 |
Starting the Setup Utility program | 55 |
Viewing and changing settings | 55 |
Using passwords | 55 |
Password considerations | 56 |
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Administrator Password | 56 |
Hard Disk Password | 56 |
Setting, changing, and deleting a password . | 56 |
Enabling or disabling a device | 57 |
Selecting a startup device | 57 |
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . | 57 |
Selecting or changing the startup device |
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sequence | 57 |
Enabling ErP compliance mode | 58 |
Changing the BIOS settings before installing a new |
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operating system | 58 |
Exiting the Setup Utility program | 59 |
Chapter 7. | 61 |
Hard disk drive boot error | 61 |
Power Supply Problems | 61 |
Beep symptoms | 61 |
POST error codes | 62 |
Miscellaneous error conditions | 63 |
Undetermined problems | 65 |
Chapter 8. Locations | 67 |
Locating connectors, controls, and indicators on |
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the front of your computer | 67 |
Locating connectors on the rear of your |
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computer | 68 |
Locating major FRUs and CRUs | 69 |
Looking up FRU information | 70 |
Locating parts on the system board . . . . | 71 |
Chapter 9. Replacing FRUs | 73 |
Adjusting the computer stand | 73 |
Removing the computer stand | 73 |
Removing the computer cover | 74 |
Opening and closing the system board shielding . | 75 |
Opening the system board shielding . . . . | 75 |
Closing the system board shielding | 76 |
Replacing the rear I/O shielding | 78 |
Removing the rear I/O shielding | 78 |
Installing the rear I/O shielding | 78 |
Replacing the hard disk drive | 79 |
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