Lenovo 7570, 7577, 7578, 7580, 7583, 7584, 7589, 7594, 7595, 7597, 7598 Solvingrecoveryproblems

Solvingrecoveryproblems

IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone

ofthefollowing:

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue

medium”onpage18.

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk

drivet othefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage15.

Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom

arescuemedium,orrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(anint ernalharddiskdrive,

adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice

sequence.Youmustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthestartup

devicesequenceintheSetupUtilityprogram.See“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage23fordetailed

informationabouttemporarilyorpermanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.F ormoreinformation

abouttheSetupUtilityprogram,seeChapter4“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage21.

Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem

inasafeplaceforfutureuse.

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Contents

Main Page Page Page Contents Importantsafetyinformation.....vii Chapter1.Productoverview......1 Chapter2.Installingorreplacing hardware...............11 Chapter3.Recoveryinformation...15 Chapter4.UsingtheSetupUtility program................21 Page Importantsafetyinformation Page Chapter1.Productoverview Features Page Single-touchandmulti-touchfeature Specications Page Softwareoverview SoftwareprovidedwithyourWindowsoperatingsystem SoftwareprovidedbyLenovo LenovoThinkVantageToolbox AdobeReader Locations Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyour computer Usingyourcomputerinmonitormode Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyourcomputer 10 Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices Installingorreplacinghardware Installingexternaloptions Installingacomputerwallmount Replacingthekeyboard Replacingthemouse Obtainingdevicedrivers Basicsecurityfeatures Passwordprotection Integratedcablelock Page Chapter3.Recoveryinformation Creatingandusingrecoverymedia Creatingrecoverymedia Usingrecoverymedia Performingbackupandr ecoveryoperations Performingabackupoperation Performingarecoveryoperation UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace Creatingandusingar escuemedium Creatingarescuemedium Usingarescuemedium Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers Solvingrecoveryproblems Chapter4.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram StartingtheSetupUtilityprogr am Viewingorchangingsettings Usingpasswords Passwordconsiderations Administratorpassword Power-onpassword Harddiskdrivepassword Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword Enablingordisablingadevice Selectingastartupdevice Selectingatemporarystartupdevice Viewingorchangingthestartupdevicesequence ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram Chapter5.Updatingsystemprograms Usingsystemprograms Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystem Chapter6.Troubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms Basictroubleshooting Diagnosticprograms LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox PC-DoctorforDOS Creatingadiagnosticdisc Runningthediagnosticprogramfromthediagnosticdisc Cleaninganopticalmouse Page Chapter7.Gettinginformation,help,andservice Informationresources OnlineBooksfolder LenovoThinkVantageT ools LenovoWelcome AccessHelp Safetyandwarranty LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com) Helpandservice Usingthedocumentationanddiagnosticprograms Callingforservice Usingotherservices Purchasingadditionalservices AppendixA.Notices Page Index A B C D N O 38 P R