Replacingthekeyboardormouse.....63
Completingthepartsr eplacement.....64
Chapter6.Recoveryinformation...67Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......67
Creatingrecoverymedia.........67
Usingrecoverymedia..........68
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...68
Performingabackupoperation......68
Performingarecoveryoperation......69
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...69
Creatingandusingarescuemedium......70
Creatingarescuemedium........70
Usingarescuemedium.........71
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................71
Reinstallingsoftwareprograms........72
Reinstallingdevicedrivers..........73
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........73
Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram................75StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......75
Viewingandchangingsettings........75
Usingpasswords..............75
Passwordconsiderations.........76
Power-OnPassword..........76
AdministratorPassword.........76
HardDiskPassword...........76
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.76
Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing
CMOS)................77
Enablingordisablingadevice........77
Selectingastartupdevice..........78
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....78
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............78
EnablingErPcompliancemode........78
Smartperformancechoices.........79
ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram.....79
Chapter8.Updatingsystemprograms...............81Usingsystemprograms...........81
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....81
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating
system..................82
RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure..82
Chapter9.Preventingproblems...83Keepingyourcomputercurrent........83
Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour
computer...............83
Updatingyouroperatingsystem......83
UsingSystemUpdate..........83
Cleaningandmaintenance..........84
Basics................84
Cleaningyourcomputer.........85
Goodmaintenancepractices.......86
Movingyourcomputer...........86
Chapter10.Troubleshootinganddiagnostics..............89Basictroubleshooting............89
Troubleshootingprocedure..........90
Troubleshooting..............91
Audioproblems............91
CDproblems.............93
DVDproblems.............93
Intermittentproblems..........95
Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice
problems...............95
Monitorproblems............97
Networkingproblems..........99
Optionproblems............101
Performanceandlockupproblems.....102
Printerproblems............105
Serialportproblems...........105
Softwareproblems...........105
USBproblems.............106
Diagnosticprograms............107
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.......107
PC-DoctorforDOS...........107
Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,andservice..........109Informationresources............109
LenovoThinkVantageTools........109
ThinkVantageProductivityCenter.....109
LenovoWelcome............109
HelpandSupport............109
SafetyandWarranty...........110
LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)..110
LenovoSupportWebsite.........110
Helpandservice..............110
Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic
programs...............110
Callingforservice............111
Usingotherservices..........111
Purchasingadditionalservices......112
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