Chapter7.Preventingproblems...71
Keepingyourcomputercurrent........71
Gettingthelatetdevicedriverforyour
computer...............71
Updatingyouroperatingytem......71
UingtheSytemUpdateprogram.....72
Cleaningandmaintenance..........72
Baic................72
Cleaningyourcomputer.........72
Goodmaintenancepractice.......73
Movingyourcomputer...........74
Chapter8.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics..............75
Baictroublehooting............75
Troublehootingprocedure..........76
Troublehooting..............76
Audioproblem............77
CDproblem.............77
DVDproblem.............78
Intermittentproblem..........79
Harddikdriveproblem.........79
Problemwiththekeyboardormoue...80
Monitorproblem............81
Networkingproblem..........82
Ihaveconnectedanoptiontomycomputer,
butitdoenotwork...........84
Performanceandlockupproblem.....84
Theprinterdoenotwork........85
Serialconnectorcannotbeacceed....85
Softwareproblem...........85
MyUSBconnectorcannotbeacceed..86
Diagnotic................86
LenovoSolutionCenter.........86
UEFIdiagnoticprogram.........87
Chapter9.Servicecheckoutand
symptom-to-FRUindex........89
Servicecheckout..............89
Problemdeterminationtip........89
Symptom-to-FRUindex...........90
Harddikdrivebooterror........90
Powerupplyproblem.........91
Beepymptom............91
POSTerrorcode............91
Micellaneouerrorcondition......92
Undeterminedproblem.........94
Chapter10.Recoveryinformation..95
RecoveryinformationfortheWindow7operating
ytem..................95
Creatinganduingrecoverymedia.....95
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperation.96
Creatinganduingarecuemedium....98
Reintallingprogramanddevicedriver..98
Solvingrecoveryproblem........100
RecoveryinformationfortheWindow8.1
operatingytem..............100
Refrehingyourcomputer........100
Reettingyourcomputertothefactory-default
etting................100
Uingtheadvancedtartupoption....101
RecoveringyouroperatingytemifWindow
8.1failtotart.............101
Chapter11.Installingorreplacing
hardware..............103
Handlingtatic-enitivedevice.......103
Intallingorreplacinghardware........103
Intallingexternaloption........103
Intallingandremovingtheacpoweradapter
bracket................104
Intallingandremovingtheacpower
adapter................105
Intallingandremovingtheverticaltand..107
IntallingandremovingtheVESAmount
bracket................109
Intallingorreplacingtheexternaloptical
drive.................111
Intallingorreplacingtheexternalharddik
drive.................117
Removingthecomputercover.......123
Replacingthemicroproceorfan.....125
Replacingtheheatink.........127
Replacingthememorymodule......129
Intallingorreplacingthecoverpreence
witch................130
Replacingtheinternalpeaker.......131
Replacingthepowerbuttonboard.....133
Replacingtheharddikdriveaembly...134
Replacingthecoin-cellbattery......136
IntallingorreplacingtheWi-Ficard
module................137
IntallingandremovingthefrontWi-Fi
antenna...............139
IntallingandremovingtherearWi-Fi
antenna...............141
Replacingtheytemboard.......143
Intallingorreplacingthekeyboardor
moue................146
Completingthepartreplacement.....147
Chapter12.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............151
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