Personal Computer User Manual

Usingrecoverymedia..........58
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...58
Performingabackupoperation......58
Performingarecoveryoperation......59
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...59
Creatingandusingarescuemedium......60
Creatingarescuemedium........60
Usingarescuemedium.........60
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................61
Reinstallingsoftwareprograms........62
Reinstallingdevicedrivers..........62
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........62
Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................65
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......65
Viewingandchangingsettings........65
Usingpasswords..............65
Passwordconsiderations.........66
Power-OnPassword..........66
AdministratorPassword.........66
HardDiskPassword...........66
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.66
Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing
CMOS)................67
Enablingordisablingadevice........67
Selectingastartupdevice..........67
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....68
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............68
EnablingErPcompliancemodeandDeepSx..68
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......69
Chapter8.ConguringRAID.....71
ConguringRAIDwithIntelRSTe.......71
InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives...71
ConguringSATAorSASRAIDfunctionalitywith
IntelRSTecongurationutility.........72
EnteringtheIntelRSTecongurationutility..72
QuickRAIDsetupusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS
congurationutility.............73
InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives...74
EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconguration
utility.................74
CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSI
MegaRAIDBIOScongurationutility....75
DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSI
MegaRAIDBIOScongurationutility....75
Settingthehotspareharddiskdrive....76
Chapter9.Updatingsystem
programs...............77
Usingsystemprograms...........77
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....77
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating
system..................78
RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure..78
Chapter10.Preventingproblems..79
Keepingyourcomputercurrent........79
Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour
computer...............79
Updatingyouroperatingsystem......79
UsingSystemUpdate..........80
Cleaningandmaintenance..........80
Basics................80
Cleaningyourcomputer.........81
Goodmaintenancepractices.......82
Movingyourcomputer...........82
Chapter11.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics..............83
Basictroubleshooting............83
Troubleshootingprocedure..........84
Troubleshooting..............84
Audioproblems............85
CDproblems.............86
DVDproblems.............87
Harddiskdriveproblems.........89
Intermittentproblems..........89
Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice
problems...............90
Monitorproblems............91
Ethernetproblems...........93
Optionproblems............94
Performanceandlockupproblems.....95
Printerproblems............96
Serialportproblems...........97
Softwareproblems...........97
USBproblems.............98
LenovoSolutionCenter...........99
Chapter12.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............101
Informationresources............101
LenovoThinkVantageTools........101
LenovoWelcome............101
HelpandSupport............101
SafetyandWarranty...........101
LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)..101
LenovoSupportWebsite.........102
Helpandservice..............102
Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic
programs...............102
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