Laptop User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Read this first
- Chapter 1. Product overview
- Chapter 2. Using your computer
- Chapter 3. You and your computer
- Chapter 4. Security
- Chapter 5. Recovery overview
- Chapter 6. Replacing devices
- Static electricity prevention
- Replacing the battery
- Replacing the SIM card
- Replacing the hard disk drive
- Replacing the optical drive
- Replacing a PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN connection
- Replacing a PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN connection
- Replacing a memory module
- Replacing the keyboard
- Replacing the backup battery
- Replacing the thermal fan
- Chapter 7. Advanced configuration
- Chapter 8. Preventing problems
- Chapter 9. Troubleshooting computer problems
- Diagnosing problems
- Troubleshooting
- Computer stops responding
- Spills on the keyboard
- Error messages
- Errors without messages
- Beep errors
- Memory module problems
- Networking problems
- Problems with the keyboard and other pointing devices
- Problems with the display and multimedia devices
- Fingerprint reader problems
- Battery and power problems
- Problems with drives and other storage devices
- A software problem
- Problems with ports and connectors
- Chapter 10. Getting support
- Appendix A. Regulatory information
- Wireless related information
- Export classification notice
- Electronic emission notices
- Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity
- Industry Canada Class B emission compliance statement
- European Union - Compliance to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
- German Class B compliance statement
- Korea Class B compliance statement
- Japan VCCI Class B compliance statement
- Japan compliance statement for products which connect to the power mains with rated current less than or equal to 20 A per phase
- Lenovo product service information for Taiwan
- Appendix B. WEEE and recycling statements
- Appendix C. ENERGY STAR model information
- Appendix D. Notices
- Appendix E. Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)
Solution:EditC:\CONFIG.SYSandchangealinefromdevice=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXERAMtodevice=
C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXENOEMSandsavethisle.
•Message:CardBusCongurationError-DeviceDisabled.
Solution:PressF1togotoThinkPadSetup.PressFn+F9andthenpressEntertoloadthedefaultsetting.
PressFn+F10andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem.
•Message:Thermalsensingerror
Solution:Thethermalsensorisnotfunctioningcorrectly.Havethecomputerserviced.
•Message:Cannotbootfromanydevice.
Solution:Thethermalsensorisnotfunctioningcorrectly.Havethecomputerserviced.
Devicenotfound
Checkthedeviceyouwanttobootfrom.
Deviceerror
Checkthedeviceyouwanttobootfrom.
Novalidoperatingsystem
Checkthattheoperatingsystemhasnofailureandisinstalledcorrectly.
Excludedfrombootorder
OpenThinkPadSetupandaddthedevicetobootorder.
•Message:ThissystemdoesnotsupportbatteriesthatarenotgenuineLenovo-madeorauthorized.The
systemwillcontinuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorizedbatteries.PresstheESCkeytocontinue.
Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.
Solution:ReplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovobatteryforthiscomputer.Ifyoustillseethesame
errormessage,contactLenovoservicetohavethecomputerserviced.
•Message:Thebatteryinstalledisnotsupportedbythissystemandwillnotcharge.Pleasereplacethe
batterywiththecorrectLenovobatteryforthissystem.PresstheESCkeytocontinue.
Solution:ReplacethebatterywiththecorrectLenovobatteryforthiscomputer.Ifyoustillseethesame
errormessage,contactLenovoservicetohavethecomputerserviced.
Errorswithoutmessages
•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.
Solution:IfyoucomputerispreinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem,youcandisableany
systemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerbydoingthefollowing:
1.StartPowerManager.
2.ClickthePowerplantab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredenedpowerplans.
•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnot
beepwhilestartingup.
Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Turnitonandlistenagain.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Thebatteryisinstalledcorrectly.
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