Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.64
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.65
Creatingandusingarescuemedium....66
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsand
devicedrivers.............67
Solvingrecoveryproblems........68
RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models....68
Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....71Staticelectricityprevention..........71
Replacingthebattery............71
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........75
Replacingthekeyboard...........78
Replacingthememorymodule........82
ReplacingthewirelessLAN/WiMAXcard....86
InstallingandreplacingthewirelessWANcard..92
ReplacingtheSIMcard...........96
ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice........97
Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer...............99FindingThinkPadoptions..........99
UsingtheSerialUltrabayEnhancedfeature...99
Performingahotorawarmswap.....99
Installingasecondaryharddiskdrive....100
ThinkPadportreplicat orsanddockingstations..102
Frontview...............102
Rearview...............104
AttachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror
dockingstation.............106
DetachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror
dockingstation.............109
Securityfeature............109
Usingthesystemlockkey........110
Chapter8.Advancedconguration............111Installinganewoperatingsystem.......111
Beforeyoubegin............111
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..112
InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem..113
Installingdevicedrivers...........113
ThinkPadSetup..............115
Mainmenu..............115
Congmenu..............116
DateandTimemenu..........122
Securitymenu.............122
Startupmenu.............126
Restartmenu.............128
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....128
Usingsystemmanagement..........129
Systemmanagement..........129
Settingmanagementfeatures.......129
Chapter9.Preventingproblems..131Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......131
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....132
Takingcareofyourcomput er.........133
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....135
Chapter10.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems.........137Diagnosingproblems............137
Troubleshooting..............137
Computerstopsresponding.......137
Spillsonthekeyboard..........138
Errormessages............138
Errorswithoutmessages.........140
Beeperrors..............141
Memorymoduleproblems........141
Networkingproblems..........141
Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing
devices................143
Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia
devices................144
Fingerprintreaderproblems........149
Batteryandpowerproblems.......150
Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage
devices................153
Softwareproblems...........154
Problemswithportsandconnectors....155
AUSBproblem............155
Adockingstationorportreplicator
problem...............155
Chapter11.Gettingsupport....157BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........157
Gettinghelpandservice...........157
Usingdiagnosticprograms........158
LenovoSupportWebsite.........158
CallingLenovo.............158
Purchasingadditionalservices........159
AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation.............161Wirelessrelatedinformation.........161
LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless
antennas...............162
Locatingwirelessr egulatorynotices....163
Exportclassicationnotice..........163
Electronicemissionsnotices.........163
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........163
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