aboutwher et ogoforadditionalinformationaboutLenovoandourproducts,whattodoifyouexperiencea
problemwithyourcomputer,andwhomtocallforserviceshoulditbenecessary.
Informationaboutyourcomputerandpr einstalledsoftware,ifany,isavailableinthedocumentationthat
comeswithyourcomputer.Thatdocumentationincludesprintedbooks,onlinebooks,readmeles,and
helples.Inaddition,informationaboutLenovoproductsisavailableontheWorldWideWeb.
MicrosoftServicePacksarethelatestsoftwar esourceforWindowsproductupdates.Theyareavailable
throughWebdownload(connectionchargesmightapply)orthroughdisc.Formorespecicinformationand
links,gotohttp://www.microsoft.com.Lenovoofferstechnicalassistancewithinstallationof,orquestions
relatedto,ServicePacksforyourLenovo-preloadedMicrosoftWindowsproduct.Forinformation,contact
theCustomerSupportCenter.
Usingdiagnosticprograms
Manycomputerproblemscanbesolvedwithoutoutsideassistance.Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyour
computer,therstplacetostartisthetr oubleshootinginformationofyourcomputerdocumentation.Ifyou
suspectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentation,includingreadmelesandhelpinformationsystems,
thatcomeswiththeoperatingsystemorapplicationprogram.
ThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithasetofdiagnosticprogr amsthatyoucanusetohelpyouidentify
hardwarepr oblems.See“Diagnosingproblems”onpage87forinstructionsonusingthediagnostic
programs.
Thetroubleshootinginformationorthediagnosticprogramsmightt ellyouthatyouneedadditionalor
updateddevicedriversorothersoftware.Y oucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddevice
driversandupdatesfromtheLenovoW ebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
LenovoSupportWebsite
TechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
ThisW ebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:
•Driversandsoftware
•Diagnosticsolutions
•Productandservicewarranty
•Productandpartsdetails
•Userguidesandmanuals
•Knowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestions
CallingLenovo
Ifyouhavetriedtocorrecttheproblemyourselfandstillneedhelp,duringthewarrantyperiod,youcan
gethelpandinformationbytelephonethroughtheCustomerSupportCenter .Thefollowingservicesare
availableduringthewarrantyperiod:
•Problemdetermination-Trainedpersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdeterminingifyouhavea
hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytoxtheproblem.
•Lenovohardwarerepair-IftheproblemisdeterminedtobecausedbyLenovohardwareunderwarranty,
trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.
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