ThinkCentre User Guide
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ThinkCentre User Guide
First Edition February Copyright Lenovo 2005,
Contents
Chapter 1. Important safety information
Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility
Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
Chapter 8. Recovering software
Chapter 9. Getting information, help, and service
Introduction
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Chapter 1. Important safety information
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Glare and lighting
Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace
Comfort
Air circulation
Electrical outlets and cable lengths
Chapter 3. Setting up your computer
Connecting your computer
1 Audio line-in
b.Connect the ac adapter cable to the speaker
Turning on computer power
Finishing the software installation
Updating your operating system
Installing other operating systems
Completing important tasks
Installing external options
Features
Updating your antivirus software
Shutting down the computer
Audio subsystem
System management features
Input/output features
Specifications
Power
Security features
Preinstalled software
Dimensions
Weight
Environment
Electrical input
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Rescue and Recovery
System Update
Chapter 4. Software overview
Software provided by Lenovo
Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility
Starting the Setup Utility program
Viewing and changing settings
Changing the language setting for the BIOS
Password considerations
User Password
Administrator or Supervisor Password
Setting, changing, and deleting a password
Selecting a temporary startup device
Selecting or changing the boot device sequence
Exiting from the Setup Utility program
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Chapter 6. Updating system programs
Using system programs
Updating flashing BIOS from a diskette or CD-ROM
Changing settings using the utility diskette
Updating flashing BIOS from your operating system
Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure
b.Click Continue c.Click Downloads and drivers
11.Repeat steps 2 through
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Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
Basic troubleshooting
Diagnostic programs
Creating a diagnostic CD image
Creating diagnostic diskettes
PC-Doctorfor Windows
PC-Doctorfor DOS
Running diagnostics from the CD or diskettes
Optical mouse
Cleaning the mouse
PC-Doctorfor Windows PE
Non-opticalmouse
12.Turn your computer back on
Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
11.Reconnect the mouse cable to the computer
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Chapter 8. Recovering software
Creating and using the Product Recovery disc
Performing backup and recovery operations
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace
Creating and using rescue media
To use rescue media, do one of the following
Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette
To create rescue media, do the following
Recovering or installing device drivers
Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence
Solving recovery problems
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Chapter 9. Getting information, help, and service
Information resources
Online Books folder
ThinkVantage Productivity Center
Help and service
Access Help
Safety and Warranty
Using the documentation and diagnostic programs
Calling for service
Using other services
Purchasing additional services
ATH ENTER
Appendix A. Manual modem commands
Basic AT commands
Command
Extended AT commands
MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands
Fax Class 1 commands
Fax Class 2 commands
Voice commands
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Appendix B. Notices
Lenovo United States, Inc
1009 Think Place - Building One Morrisville, NC
U.S.A Attention Lenovo Director of Licensing
Television output notice
Trademarks
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