Laptop User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important safety information
- Chapter 1. Product overview
- Chapter 2. Using your computer
- Chapter 3. You and your computer
- Chapter 4. Security
- Chapter 5. Installing or replacing hardware
- Handling static-sensitive devices
- Installing or replacing hardware
- Installing external options
- Opening the computer cover
- Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
- Accessing the system board components and drives
- Installing or replacing a memory module
- Installing or replacing a PCI card
- Installing or replacing the card reader
- Replacing the battery
- Replacing the hard disk drive
- Replacing the optical drive
- Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly
- Replacing the power supply assembly
- Replacing the microprocessor
- Replacing the front audio and USB assembly
- Replacing the system fan
- Replacing the internal speaker
- Replacing the keyboard or mouse
- Completing the parts replacement
- Chapter 6. Recovery information
- Chapter 7. Using the Setup Utility program
- Chapter 8. Updating system programs
- Chapter 9. Preventing problems
- Chapter 10. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Chapter 11. Getting information, help, and service
- Appendix A. Notices
- Appendix B. Regulatory information
- Appendix C. WEEE and recycling information
- Appendix D. Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)
- Index
Notes:
1.Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith
eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic
purposes.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,see“Lenovo
ThinkVantageToolbox”onpage102.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,
see“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage102
.
2.YoucanalsodownloadthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
See“PC-DoctorforDOS”onpage102fordetailedinformation.
3.Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprograms,saveandprint
theloglescreatedbytheprograms.YouwillneedthelogleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical
supportrepresentative.
LenovoSolutionCenter
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.
Notes:
•TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramisavailableonlyonmodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7
operatingsystem.IfyourWindows7modelisnotpreinstalledwiththeprogram,youcandownloadit
fromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
•IfyouareusingtheWindowsVistaorWindowsXPoperatingsystem,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/diagnoseforthelatestinformationondiagnosticsforyour
computer.
ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms
➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙SystemHealthandDiagnostics.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.
Note:Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprogram,saveandprint
theloglescreatedbytheprogram.YouwillneedthelogleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical
supportrepresentative.
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramhelpsyoumaintainyourcomputer,improvecomputingsecurity,
diagnosecomputerproblems,getfamiliarwiththeinnovativetechnologiesprovidedbyLenovo,andget
moreinformationaboutyourcomputer.YoucanusethediagnosticsfeatureoftheLenovoThinkVantage
Toolboxprogramtotestdevices,diagnosecomputerproblems,createbootablediagnosticmedia,update
systemdrivers,andviewsysteminformation.
ToruntheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙All
Programs➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙SystemHealthandDiagnostics.Followtheinstructionson
thescreen.
Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoThinkVantageToolbox
helpsystem.
PC-DoctorforDOS
YoucanalsodownloadthelatestversionofthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramfrom
http://www.lenovo.com/support.ThePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramrunsindependentlyofthe
102ThinkCentreUserGuide