Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.64
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.65
Creatingandusingarescuemedium....66
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsand
devicedrivers.............67
Solvingrecoveryproblems........68
RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models....68
Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....71
Staticelectricityprevention..........71
Replacingthebattery............71
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........75
Replacingthekeyboard...........78
Replacingthememorymodule........82
ReplacingthewirelessLAN/WiMAXcard....86
InstallingandreplacingthewirelessWANcard..92
ReplacingtheSIMcard...........96
ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice........97
Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer...............99
FindingThinkPadoptions..........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.Advancedconguration............111
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......111
Beforeyoubegin............111
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..112
InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem..113
Installingdevicedrivers...........113
ThinkPadSetup..............115
Mainmenu..............115
Congmenu..............116
DateandTimemenu..........122
Securitymenu.............122
Startupmenu.............126
Restartmenu.............128
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....128
Usingsystemmanagement..........129
Systemmanagement..........129
Settingmanagementfeatures.......129
Chapter9.Preventingproblems..131
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......131
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....132
Takingcareofyourcomput er.........133
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....135
Chapter10.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems.........137
Diagnosingproblems............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....157
BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........157
Gettinghelpandservice...........157
Usingdiagnosticprograms........158
LenovoSupportWebsite.........158
CallingLenovo.............158
Purchasingadditionalservices........159
AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation.............161
Wirelessrelatedinformation.........161
LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless
antennas...............162
Locatingwirelessr egulatorynotices....163
Exportclassicationnotice..........163
Electronicemissionsnotices.........163
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........163
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