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RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models....62
Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....65
Staticelectricityprevention..........65
Replacingthebattery............65
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........67
Replacingtheopticaldrive..........70
ThinkPadEdgeE445..........70
ThinkPadEdgeE545..........72
ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
LANconnection..............74
Replacingamemorymodule.........77
Replacingthekeyboard...........79
Replacingthebackupbattery.........84
Replacingthethermalfan..........87
Chapter7.Advancedconguration..91
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......91
Beforeyoubegin............91
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..92
InstallingtheWindows8operatingsystem..93
Installingdevicedrivers...........93
Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1mediacard
reader................93
InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0onthe
Windows7operatingsystem.......93
InstallingtheThinkPadmonitorlefor
Windows2000/XP/Vista/7ontheWindows7
operatingsystem............93
Installingotherdriversandsoftwareonthe
Windows7operatingsystem.......94
ThinkPadSetup..............94
Mainmenu..............95
Congmenu..............95
Date/Timemenu............98
Securitymenu.............99
Startupmenu.............102
Restartmenu.............105
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....105
Chapter8.Preventingproblems..107
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......107
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....108
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........108
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....110
Chapter9.Troubleshootingcomputer
problems..............113
Diagnosingproblems............113
Troubleshooting..............113
Computerstopsresponding.......113
Spillsonthekeyboard..........114
Errormessages............114
Errorswithoutmessages.........116
Beeperrors..............117
Memorymoduleproblems........118
Networkingproblems..........118
Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing
devices................120
Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia
devices................121
Batteryandpowerproblems.......125
Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage
devices................128
Asoftwareproblem...........130
Problemswithportsandconnectors....130
Chapter10.Gettingsupport....131
BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........131
Gettinghelpandservice...........132
Usingdiagnosticprograms........132
LenovoSupportWebsite.........132
CallingLenovo.............132
FindingThinkPadoptions........133
Purchasingadditionalservices........133
AppendixA.Regulatory
information.............135
Wirelessrelatedinformation.........135
LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless
antennas...............136
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....137
Exportclassicationnotice..........137
Electronicemissionnotices..........137
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........137
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance
statement...............137
EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe
ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...138
GermanClassBcompliancestatement...138
KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....139
JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..139
Japancompliancestatementforproducts
whichconnecttothepowermainswith
ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper
phase................139
Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor
Taiwan................139
AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling
statements.............141
ImportantWEEEinformation.........141
Japanrecyclingstatements.........141
RecyclinginformationforBrazil........142
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