Solving computer problems

vYou are carrying the hard disk drive.

vYou are carrying your computer.

This is a normal characteristic of a hard disk drive and is not a defect.

Problem: The hard disk drive does not work.

Solution: In the startup menu in BIOS Setup Utility, make sure that the hard disk drive is included in the “Boot priority order” list. If it is included in the “Excluded from boot order” list, it is disabled. Select the entry for it in the list and press the x key. This moves the entry to the “Boot priority order” list.

A startup problem

Problem:

The Microsoft® Windows operating system will not start.

Solution:

Use the Rescue and Recovery workspace to help solve or identify your problem. Starting the Rescue and Recovery workspace is easy. To open Rescue and Recovery, do the following:

1.Turn off your PC, then turn it on again.

2.Watch the screen carefully while your PC starts. When the “To interrupt normal startup, press the blue Access IBM button” message is displayed at the lower left of the screen, press the blue Access IBM button. The Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. A window such as this will appear:

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Lenovo G40 Series manual Startup problem, Problem