Lenovo 8797, 8814, 8810, 8801, 8793, 8805, 8011 manual Contents

Contents

Important safety information	. v			Connecting drives	.	30
Conditions that require immediate action . . . .		. v		Installing a diskette drive in bay 2	.	32
General safety guidelines	. vi			Security features	.	34
Service	. vi			Identifying security locks	.	34
Power cords and power adapters	. vii			Rope Clip	.	35
Extension cords and related devices . . . .	. viii			Integrated cable lock	.	36
Plugs and outlets	. viii			Password protection	.	36
Batteries	. viii			Changing the battery	.	37
Heat and product ventilation	. ix			Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing
CD and DVD drive safety	. ix			CMOS)	.	38
Additional safety information		. x		Closing the cover and connecting the cables . .	.	39
Lithium battery notice		. x		Chapter 4. Recovering software . . .	.	41
Modem safety information	. xi
Laser compliance statement	. xi			Creating and using product recovery discs . . .	.	41
Power supply statement	. xii			Backup and recovery	.	42
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii				Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . . 43
				Solving recovery problems	.	44
				Creating and using rescue media	. 44
Chapter 1. Arranging your workspace .	. 1			Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette .	. 45
Comfort			1	Recovering or installing device drivers . . . .	.	46
				Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence		46
Glare and lighting		.	1
Air circulation		.	2	Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . .	.	49
Electrical outlets and cable lengths		.	2
				Starting the Setup Utility program	.	49
Chapter 2. Setting up your computer .	. 3			Viewing and changing settings	.	49
Connecting your computer		.	3	Using passwords	.	49
				Password considerations	.	49
Turning on power		.	8
				User Password	.	50
Finishing the software installation		.	8
				Administrator Password	.	50
Completing important tasks		.	8
				Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . . 50
Updating your operating system		.	9
				Selecting a startup device	.	50
Installing other operating systems		.	9
				Selecting a temporary startup device . . . .	.	50
Updating your antivirus software		.	9
				Changing the startup device sequence . . .	. 51
Shutting down the computer		.	9
				Advanced settings	.	51
Chapter 3. Installing options . . . .	.	11		Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . .	. 51
Features	.		11	Chapter 6. Updating system programs		53
Available options	.		14
				Using system programs	.	53
Specifications			15
				Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette . . .	. 53
Supported operating positions	.		16
Tools required	.		17	Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and
Handling static-sensitive devices	.		17
				diagnostics	.	55
Installing external options	.	18
Locating connectors on the front of your				Basic troubleshooting	.	55
computer	.		18	Diagnostic programs	.	56
Locating connectors on the rear of your computer			19	PC-Doctor for Windows	. 57
Obtaining device drivers	.		20	PC-Doctor for DOS	.	57
Opening the cover	.		21	Cleaning the mouse	.	58
Locating components	.		22	Optical mouse	.	59
Identifying parts on the system board . . . .	.		23	Non-optical mouse	.	59
Installing memory	.		24
Installing PCI adapters	.		25	Chapter 8. Getting information, help,
Installing internal drives	.		27	and service	.	61
Drive specifications	.		28	Information resources	.	61
Installing a drive in bay 1	.		29
				Online Books folder	.	61
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