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Introduction | . v | Basic troubleshooting | . | 25 | ||
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Chapter 1. Important safety information |
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Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace . . 3 | . 28 | |||||
Cleaning the mouse | . | 29 | ||||
Comfort | 3 | |||||
Optical mouse | . | 29 | ||||
Glare and lighting | . | 3 | ||||
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Air circulation | . | 4 | ||||
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Electrical outlets and cable lengths | . | 4 | Chapter 8. Recovering software . . . | . | 31 | |
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Chapter 3. Setting up your computer . | . 5 | Creating and using the Product Recovery disc . . . 31 | ||||
Performing backup and recovery operations . . | . 32 | |||||
Connecting your computer | . | 5 | ||||
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 33 | ||||||
Turning on computer power | . 10 | |||||
Creating and using rescue media | . 34 | |||||
Finishing the software installation | . | 10 | ||||
Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette . | . 35 | |||||
Completing important tasks | . | 11 | ||||
Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . | . | 36 | ||||
Updating your operating system | . 11 | |||||
Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence . | . 36 | |||||
Installing other operating systems | . | 11 | ||||
Solving recovery problems | . | 37 | ||||
Updating your antivirus software | . | 11 | ||||
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Shutting down the computer | . 11 | Chapter 9. Getting information, help, |
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Installing external options | . | 12 |
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and service | . | 39 | ||||
Features | . | 13 | ||||
Information resources | . | 39 | ||||
Specifications | 15 | |||||
Online Books folder | . | 39 | ||||
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Chapter 4. Software overview | 17 | Lenovo Care | . | 39 | ||
Access Help | . | 40 | ||||
Software provided with your Windows operating |
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www.lenovo.com | . | 40 | ||||
Software provided by Lenovo | . 17 | |||||
Help and service | . | 41 | ||||
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Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . . | 19 | Using the documentation and diagnostic |
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Starting the Setup Utility program | . | 19 | ||||
Calling for service | . | 41 | ||||
Viewing and changing settings | . | 19 | Using other services | . | 42 | |
Using passwords | . | 19 | Purchasing additional services | . | 42 | |
Password considerations | . | 19 |
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User Password | . | 20 | Appendix A. Manual modem |
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Administrator Password | . | 20 | commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 | |||
Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 20 | ||||||
Basic AT commands | . | 43 | ||||
Enabling or disabling a device | . | 20 | ||||
Extended AT commands | . 45 | |||||
Selecting a startup device | . | 21 | ||||
MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands | . 46 | |||||
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . | . | 21 | ||||
Fax Class 1 commands | . | 47 | ||||
Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 21 | ||||||
Fax Class 2 commands | . | 47 | ||||
Advanced settings | . | 22 | ||||
Voice commands | . | 48 | ||||
Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . | . 22 | |||||
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Chapter 6. Updating system programs | 23 | Appendix B. Notices | . | 51 | ||
Television output notice | . | 52 | ||||
Using system programs | . | 23 | ||||
Trademarks | . | 52 | ||||
Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or a |
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Index | . | 53 | ||||
Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating |
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Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . | . 24 |
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Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and |
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