Document Outline

• Contents
• Important safety information
  • Conditions that require immediate action
  • General safety guidelines
    • Service
    • Power cords and power adapters
    • Extension cords and related devices
    • Plugs and outlets
    • Batteries
    • Heat and product ventilation
    • CD and DVD drive safety
  • Additional safety information
  • Lithium battery notice
  • Modem safety information
  • Laser compliance statement
  • Power supply statement
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Arranging your workspace
  • Comfort
  • Glare and lighting
  • Air circulation
  • Electrical outlets and cable lengths
• Chapter 2. Setting up your computer
  • Connecting your computer
  • Turning on power
  • Finishing the software installation
  • Completing important tasks
  • Updating your operating system
  • Installing other operating systems
  • Updating your antivirus software
  • Shutting down the computer
• Chapter 3. Installing options
  • Features
  • Specifications
  • Available options
  • Supported operating positions
  • Handling static-sensitive devices
  • Installing external options
    • Locating the connectors on the front of your computer
    • Locating the connectors on the rear of your computer
    • Obtaining device drivers
  • Opening the cover
  • Locating components
  • Identifying parts on the system board
  • Installing memory
  • Installing a PCI adapter
  • Installing an optical drive
  • Security features
    • Integrated cable lock
    • Password protection
  • Changing the battery
  • Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS)
  • Closing the cover and connecting the cables
• Chapter 4. Recovering software
  • Creating and using product recovery discs
  • Backup and recovery
  • Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace
  • Solving recovery problems
  • Creating and using rescue media
  • Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette
  • Recovering or installing device drivers
    • Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence
• Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility
  • Starting the Setup Utility program
  • Viewing and changing settings
  • Using passwords
    • Password considerations
    • User Password
    • Administrator Password
    • Setting, changing, and deleting a password
  • Selecting a startup device
    • Selecting a temporary startup device
    • Changing the startup device sequence
  • Advanced settings
  • Exiting from the Setup Utility program
• Chapter 6. Updating system programs
  • Using system programs
  • Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette
• Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • Basic troubleshooting
  • Diagnostic programs
    • PC-Doctor for Windows
    • PC-Doctor for DOS
      • Creating a diagnostic CD image
      • Creating diagnostic diskettes
      • Running diagnostics from the CD or diskettes
      • Running diagnostics from the Rescue and Recovery workspace
  • Cleaning the mouse
    • Optical mouse
    • Non-optical mouse
• Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service
  • Information resources
    • Online Books folder
    • ThinkVantage Productivity Center
    • Access Help
    • Warranty and safety
    • www.lenovo.com
  • Help and service
    • Using the documentation and diagnostic programs
    • Calling for service
    • Using other services
    • Purchasing additional services
• Appendix A. Manual modem commands
  • Basic AT commands
  • Extended AT commands
  • MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands
  • Fax Class 1 commands
  • Fax Class 2 commands
  • Voice commands
• Appendix B. Notices
  • Television output notice
  • Trademarks
• Index