Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive
....................67
Usingandunderstandingrewalls.......67
Protectingdataagainstviruses........67
Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....69
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......69
Creatingrecoverymedia.........70
Usingrecoverymedia..........70
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...71
Performingabackupoperation......71
Performingarecoveryoperation......71
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...72
Creatingandusingarescuemedium......73
Creatingarescuemedium........73
Usingar escuemedium.........73
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................74
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........75
Chapter6.Replacingdevices....77
Staticelectricityprevention..........77
Replacingthebatt ery............77
Replacingthehar ddiskdrive.........79
Replacingtheopticaldrive..........82
ThinkPadEdgeE420..........82
ThinkPadEdgeE520..........85
InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard
forwirelessWAN..............86
InstallingandreplacingaPCIExpressMiniCard
forwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection......90
Replacingmemory.............93
Replacingthek eyboard...........95
ThinkPadEdgeE420..........95
ThinkPadEdgeE520..........99
ReplacingtheSIMcard...........103
Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer..............105
FindingThinkPadoptions..........105
Chapter8.Advancedconguration............107
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......107
Beforeyoubegin............107
InstallingWindows7..........108
InstallingWindowsXP..........109
Installingdevicedrivers...........111
Installingthedriverfor4-in-1mediacard
reader................111
InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows
2000/XP/Vista/7............111
InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows
2000/XP/Vista/7............112
Installingdriversandsoftware.......112
ThinkPadSetup..............113
Congmenu..............114
Dateandtimemenu...........114
Securitymenu.............114
Startupmenu.............115
Restartmenu.............116
ThinkPadSetupitems..........117
Updatingyoursyst emUEFIBIOS.....123
Chapter9.Preventingpr oblems..125
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......125
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....126
GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite..126
GettingthelatestdriversusingSystem
Update................126
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........127
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomput er....129
Chapter10.T roubleshootingcomputerproblems.........131
Diagnosingprograms............131
UsingLenovoThinkVantageToolbox....131
Troubleshooting..............131
Computerstopsresponding.......132
Spillsonthekeyboard..........132
Errormessages............133
Errorswithoutmessages.........136
Beeperrors..............137
Memoryproblems...........137
Networking..............138
Keyboardandotherpointingdevices....142
Displayandmultimediadevices......143
Fingerprintreaderproblems........150
Batteryandpower...........151
Drivesandotherstoragedevices.....154
Softwareproblems...........155
Portsandconnectors..........156
Chapter11.Gettingsupport....157
BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........157
Registeryourcomputer.........157
Downloadsystemupdates........157
Recordinformation...........157
Gettinghelpandservice...........158
Usingdiagnosticpr ograms........158
LenovosupportWebsite.........158
CallingLenovo.............158
Purchasingadditionalservices........163
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