User Manual

Contents
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Handling the ThinkPad computer ................ xiii
ThinkPad do not's .......................... xiv
ThinkPad do's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Cleaning your computer ....................... xviii
Carrying your computer ....................... xix
Extending the usefulness of the battery ............... xx
System overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using your online user's guide .................... 6
Starting the BIOS Setup Utility .................... 7
Protecting your computer ...................... 9
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Power-on password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Screen-saver password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hard-disk password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Windows password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setup password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Network password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Solving computer problems ................... 15
Replacing the hard disk drive .................... 16
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Error codes or messages .................... 18
Errors without codes or messages ............... 20
Input problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Battery problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Standby or hibernation problems ................ 24
Power switch problem ...................... 26
Hard-disk drive problems ..................... 27
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Problems ................ 28
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