Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......63
Creatingrecoverymedia.........64
Usingrecoverymedia..........64
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...65
Performingabackupoperation......65
Performingarecoveryoperation......65
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...66
Creatingandusingarescuemedium......67
Creatingarescuemedium........67
Usingarescuemedium.........67
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................68
Solvingrecoverypr oblems..........69
Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....71
Staticelectricitypr evention..........71
Replacingthebattery............71
Replacingthesolidstatedriveorharddiskdrive.73
Replacingamemorymodule.........76
Replacingthekeyboar d...........79
InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard
forwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection......83
InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard
forwirelessWANconnection.........87
ReplacingtheSIMcard...........90
Replacingthebackupbattery.........92
Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer...............97
FindingThinkPadoptions..........97
Chapter8.Advancedconguration..99
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......99
Beforeyoubegin............99
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..100
InstallingWindowsVista.........101
InstallingWindowsXP..........102
Installingdevicedrivers...........104
Installingthedriverfor4-in-1mediacard
reader................104
InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows
2000/XP/Vista/7............104
InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows
2000/XP/Vista/7............105
Installingdriversandsoftware.......106
ThinkPadSetup..............106
Congmenu..............107
Date/Timemenu............107
Securitymenu.............107
Startupmenu.............108
Restartmenu.............110
ThinkPadSetupitems..........110
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....117
Usingsystemmanagement..........117
Systemmanagement..........118
Settingmanagementfeatur es.......118
Chapter9.Preventingproblems..121
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......121
Makingsuredevicedriversar ecurrent.....122
GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite..122
GettingthelatestdriversusingSystem
Update................122
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........123
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....124
Chapter10.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems.........127
Diagnosingproblems............127
Troubleshooting..............128
Computerstopsresponding.......128
Spillsonthekeyboard..........129
Errormessages............129
Errorswithoutmessages.........131
Beeperrors..............132
Memoryproblems...........132
Networking..............132
Keyboardandotherpointingdevices....137
Displayandmultimediadevices......138
Batteryandpower...........145
Drivesandotherstoragedevices.....148
Softwareproblems...........149
Portsandconnectors..........149
UniversalSerialBusproblems.......149
Chapter11.Gettingsupport....151
BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........151
Registeringyourcomput er........151
Downloadingsystemupdat es.......151
Recordinginformation..........151
Gettinghelpandservice...........152
Usingdiagnosticpr ograms........152
LenovoSupportW ebsite.........152
CallingLenovo.............152
Purchasingadditionalservices........153
AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation.............155
Wirelessrelatedinformation.........155
LocatingtheUltraConnectwireless
antennas...............156
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....156
Exportclassicationnotice..........157
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