Replacingthekeyboardormouse.....62
Completingthepartsr eplacement.....63
Chapter6.Recoveryinformation...65
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......65
Creatingrecoverymedia.........65
Usingrecoverymedia..........66
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...66
Performingabackupoperation......66
Performingarecoveryoperation......67
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...67
Creatingandusingarescuemedium......68
Creatingarescuemedium........68
Usingarescuemedium.........69
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................69
Reinstallingsoftwareprograms........70
Reinstallingdevicedrivers..........71
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........71
Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram................73
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......73
Viewingandchangingsettings........73
Usingpasswords..............73
Passwordconsiderations.........74
Power-OnPassword..........74
AdministratorPassword.........74
HardDiskPassword...........74
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.74
Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing
CMOS)................75
Enablingordisablingadevice........75
Selectingastartupdevice..........75
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....76
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............76
EnablingErPcompliancemode........76
Smartperformancechoices.........77
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......77
Chapter8.Updatingsystemprograms...............79
Usingsystemprograms...........79
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....79
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating
system..................80
RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure..80
Chapter9.Preventingproblems...83
Keepingyourcomputercurrent........83
Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour
computer...............83
Updatingyouroperatingsystem......83
UsingSystemUpdate..........83
Cleaningandmaintenance..........84
Basics................84
Cleaningyourcomputer.........85
Goodmaintenancepractices.......86
Movingyourcomputer...........86
Chapter10.Troubleshootinganddiagnostics..............89
Basictroubleshooting............89
Troubleshootingprocedure..........90
Troubleshooting..............90
Audioproblems............91
CDproblems.............92
DVDproblems.............93
Intermittentproblems..........95
Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice
problems...............95
Monitorproblems............97
Networkingproblems..........98
Optionproblems............101
Performanceandlockupproblems.....102
Printerproblems............104
Serialportproblems...........105
Softwareproblems...........105
USBproblems.............106
Diagnosticprograms............106
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.......107
PC-DoctorforDOS...........107
Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,andservice..........109
Informationresources............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
AppendixA.Notices........113
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