Specifications
–Othersoftwareworksonyourcomputer.
–Thesoftwareyouareusingworkscorrectlyonanothercomputer.
•Ifyoureceivedanyerrormessageswhileusingthesoftwareprogram,seetheprinteddocumentation
suppliedwiththesoftwareorthehelpsystemforthatsoftwareforadescriptionofthemessagesand
solutionstotheproblem.
•Checkwithyoursoftwaremanufacturertoseeifanyupdatesareavailable.Manysoftwaremanufacturers
makeupdatesavailablefromtheWorldWideWeb.
•Ifthesoftwareprogramusedtoworkcorrectly,butdoesnotworkcorrectlynow,dothefollowing:
–OntheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙System
➙SystemProtection➙SystemRestore.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
–OntheWindows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem,openControlPanelandclickSystemand
Security➙System➙SystemProtection➙SystemRestore.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreen.
•Ifyouareunabletoresolvetheproblemthroughothermethods,uninstallthesoftwareprogramand
reinstallit.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,youmightneedtechnicalassistance.Contactyoursoftware
manufacturerorsee“LenovoSupportWebsite”onpage31
fordetails.
USBproblems
Symptom:TheUSBconnectorscannotbeaccessed.
Actions:
•MakesuretheUSBcableissecurelyconnectedtotheUSBconnectorandtotheUSBdevice.IftheUSB
devicehasitsownpowercord,makesureitisattachedtoaproperlygroundedelectricaloutlet.
•IftheUSBdevicehasitsownOn/Offswitch,makesureitisintheOnposition.
•IftheUSBdevicehasanOnlineswitch,makesureitisintheOnlineposition.
•IftheUSBdeviceisaprinter,makesurepaperisloadedcorrectly.
•MakesureanydevicedriversorothersoftwaresuppliedwiththeUSBdeviceiscorrectlyinstalled.
RefertothedocumentationfortheUSBdevice.
•ResetthedevicebydetachingandreattachingtheUSBconnector.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprogramstotesttheUSBconnector(see
“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage53
forinstructions).IftheUSBdevicecamewithitsowndiagnostics,
runthosediagnosticsagainsttheUSBdevice.Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,see“LenovoSupport
Website”onpage31
.
Diagnostics
Thediagnosticprogramisusedtotesthardwarecomponentsofyourcomputer.Thediagnosticprogramcan
alsoreportoperating-system-controlledsettingsthatinterferewiththecorrectoperationofyourcomputer.
Youcanusethepreinstalleddiagnosticprogramtodiagnosecomputerproblems,ifyourcomputeris
runningtheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Notes:
1.YourcomputerispreinstalledwiththeLenovoSolutionCenterprogramfordiagnosticpurposes.For
moreinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,see“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage53.
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