Lenovo R50 manual Contents

Contents

Important safety information . . . .	.	.	v	Upgrading the hard disk drive	. 33
Conditions that require immediate action	.	.	v	Replacing the battery	.	36
General safety guidelines	.	.	vi
Service	.	.	vi	Chapter 3. Getting help and service . .	.	39
Power cords and power adapters . .	.	. vii		Getting help and service	. 40
Extension cords and related devices . .	.	viii		Getting help on the Web	.	40
Plugs and outlets	.	viii		Calling the Customer Support Center . .	.	40
Batteries	.	viii		Getting help around the world	.	42
Heat and product ventilation . . .	.	. ix
CD and DVD drive safety	.	. x		Appendix A. Wireless related information		43
Additional safety information . . . .	.	. x		Wireless interoperability	.	43
Laser compliance statement . . . . . xiv				Usage environment and your health . . .	. 43
Important notice for users	. xvii			Authorized Operation Within the United
				States and Canada	.	44
Important regulatory notice for users . .	. xvii			Enabling Extended Channel Mode . . .	. 45
Information about hard disk capacity . .	. xvii
Finding information with Access IBM .	. xix			Appendix B. Warranty information . . .	. 47
				Lenovo Statement of Limited Warranty . .	. 47
Chapter 1. Overview of your new ThinkPad				Part 1 - General Terms	.	47
				Part 2 - Country-unique Terms . . . .	. 51
computer	.	.	1	Part 3 - Warranty Information . . . .	.	65
Your ThinkPad at a glance	.	. 2		Guarantee supplement for Mexico . .	. 73
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Specifications	.	.	5	Appendix C. Customer Replacement Units
Caring for your ThinkPad computer . .	.	. 6		(CRUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Chapter 2. Solving computer problems	.	. 11		Customer replaceable units (CRUs) . . .	. 75
Diagnosing problems	.	.	12	Appendix D. Notices	.	77
Troubleshooting	.	.	12	Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Error messages	.	.	12	Television output notice	.	78
Errors without messages	.	.	17	Electronic emissions notices	.	78
A password problem	.	. 19		Federal Communications Commission
A power switch problem	.	. 19		(FCC) Declaration of Conformity . . .	. 78
Keyboard problems	.	. 19		Industry Canada Class B emission
UltraNav problems	.	.	20	compliance statement	.	79
Standby or hibernation problems . .	.	. 21		European Union EMC Directive
Computer screen problems . . . .	.	. 24		conformance statement	. 79
Battery problems	.	.	25	Environmental notices for Japan . . . .	.	80
Hard disk drive problems . . . .	.	. 26		IBM Lotus Software Offer	. 81
A startup problem	.	.	27	Trademarks	.	83
Fingerprint authentication problems .	.	. 28
Other problems	.	.	29	Index	.	85
Starting BIOS Setup Utility	.	.	31
Recovering pre-installed software . . .	.	.	32

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