Laptop User Manual

Replacingtherearfanassembly......60
ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSB
assembly...............62
Replacingtheinternalspeaker.......63
Replacingthethermalsensor.......65
Replacingthecoverpresenceswitch....67
ReplacingtheWiFiunits.........69
InstallingorremovingtherearWiFiantenna.75
InstallingorremovingthefrontWiFiantenna.76
Replacingthekeyboardormouse.....78
Completingthepartsreplacement.....79
Chapter6.Recoveryinformation...81
RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operating
system..................81
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....81
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.82
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.83
Creatingandusingarescuemedium....84
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsand
devicedrivers.............85
Reinstallingsoftwareprograms......86
Reinstallingdevicedrivers........86
Solvingrecoveryproblems........86
RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8operating
system..................87
Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................89
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......89
Viewingandchangingsettings........89
Usingpasswords..............89
Passwordconsiderations.........90
Power-OnPassword..........90
AdministratorPassword.........90
HardDiskPassword...........90
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.90
Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing
CMOS)................91
Enablingordisablingadevice........91
Selectingastartupdevice..........92
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....92
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............92
EnablingErPcompliancemode........92
ICEperformancemode...........93
ICEthermalalert..............93
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......94
Chapter8.Updatingsystem
programs...............95
Usingsystemprograms...........95
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....95
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating
system..................96
RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure..96
Chapter9.Preventingproblems...97
Keepingyourcomputercurrent........97
Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour
computer...............97
Updatingyouroperatingsystem......97
UsingSystemUpdate..........98
Cleaningandmaintenance..........98
Basics................98
Cleaningyourcomputer.........99
Goodmaintenancepractices.......100
Movingyourcomputer...........100
Chapter10.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics.............101
Basictroubleshooting............101
Troubleshootingprocedure..........102
Troubleshooting..............102
Audioproblems............103
CDproblems.............104
DVDproblems.............105
Intermittentproblems..........107
Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice
problems...............107
Monitorproblems............109
Networkingproblems..........110
Optionproblems............113
Performanceandlockupproblems.....114
Printerproblems............115
Serialportproblems...........116
Softwareproblems...........116
USBproblems.............117
LenovoSolutionCenter...........118
Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............119
Informationresources............119
LenovoThinkVantageTools........119
LenovoWelcome............119
HelpandSupport............119
SafetyandWarranty...........119
LenovoWebsite............119
LenovoSupportWebsite.........120
Helpandservice..............120
Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic
program...............120
Callingforservice............120
Usingotherservices..........121
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