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PIMitemssentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemcannotbereceivedcorrectly
Symptom:PersonalInformationManager(PIM)itemssentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemcannotbe
receivedcorrectlyintotheaddressbookofanyotherBluetooth-enableddevice.
Action:TheWindows7operatingsystemsendsPIMitemsinXMLformat,butmostBluetooth-enabled
deviceshandlePIMitemsinvCardformat.IfanotherBluetooth-enableddevicecanreceivealethrough
Bluetooth,aPIMitemsentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemmightbesavedasalewiththeextension
.contact.
Optionproblems
UsethisinformationtodiagnoseproblemswithLenovohardwareoptionsthatdonothavetheirown
troubleshootinginformation.
Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:
•“Anoptionthatwasjustinstalleddoesnotwork”onpage121
•“Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow”onpage121
Anoptionthatwasjustinstalleddoesnotwork
Symptom:Anoptionthatwasjustinstalleddoesnotwork.
Action:Verifythat:
•Theoptionisdesignedforyourcomputer.
•Youfollowedtheinstallationinstructionssuppliedwiththeoptionandtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withyourcomputer,andalloptionles(suchasdevicedrivers,ifrequired)areinstalledcorrectly.
•Youhavenotloosenedotherinstalledoptionsorcables.
•Iftheoptionisanadapter,youhaveprovidedenoughhardwareresourcesfortheadaptertofunction
correctly.Seethedocumentationsuppliedwiththeadapter(aswellasthedocumentationforanyother
installedadapters)todeterminetheresourcesrequiredforeachadapter.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.Ifyouneedtechnical
assistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage127.
Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow
Symptom:Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow.
Actions:
•Verifythatalloptionhardwareandcableconnectionsaresecure.
•Iftheoptioncomeswithitsowntestinstructions,usethoseinstructionstotesttheoption.
•IfthefailingoptionisaSCSIoption,verifythat:
–ThecablesforallexternalSCSIoptionsareconnectedcorrectly.
–ThelastoptionineachSCSIchain,ortheendoftheSCSIcable,isterminatedcorrectly.
–AllexternalSCSIoptionsareturnedon.ExternalSCSIoptionsmustbeturnedonbeforethecomputer
isturnedon.Formoreinformation,seeyourSCSIdocumentation.
•Verifythattheoptionandanyrequireddevicedriversareinstalledcorrectly.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.Ifyouneedtechnical
assistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage127
.
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