
Contents
Readthisfirst:Importantsafety
information..............iii
Beforeusingthismanual............iii
Serviceandupgrades.............iii
Staticelectricityprevention...........iv
Powercordsandpoweradapters........iv
Extensioncordsandrelateddevices.......v
Plugsandoutlets...............v
Externaldevices...............v
Heatandproductventilation..........v
Operatingenvironment............vi
Lasercompliancestatement..........vi
Powersupplystatement...........vii
Cleaningandmaintenance..........vii
Chapter1.Productoverview......1
Hardwarelocations..............1
Frontview................1
Rearview................3
Computercomponents..........5
Partsonthesystemboard.........6
Machinetypeandmodellabel........7
Features..................7
Specications...............10
Programs.................10
Accessingaprogramonthecomputer...10
AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms....11
Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer...13
Registeringthecomputer..........13
Settingthecomputervolume.........13
AddinganicontotheWindowsnoticationarea.13
Usingadisc................13
Guidelinesaboutusingtheopticaldrive...14
Handlingandstoringadisc........14
Playingandremovingadisc.......14
Recordingadisc............15
Connectingtoanetwork...........15
ConnectingtoanEthernetLAN......15
ConnectingtoawirelessLAN.......15
ConnectingtoaBluetooth-enableddevice..16
Chapter3.Youandyourcomputer..17
Arrangingyourworkspace..........17
Glareandlighting............17
Aircirculation.............17
Electricaloutletlocationsandcablelengths.17
Comfort...............17
Accessibilityinformation...........18
Cleaningthecomputer...........21
Maintenance...............21
Basicmaintenancetips.........21
Goodmaintenancepractices.......21
Keepingthecomputercurrent.......22
Movingthecomputer............22
Chapter4.Security..........25
Lockingthecomputer............25
Lockingthecomputercover.......25
AttachingaKensington-stylecablelock...26
Viewingandchangingsecuritysettingsinthe
SetupUtilityprogram............26
Preventingunauthorizedaccesstothecomputer.26
Usingandunderstandingrewalls.......27
Protectingdataagainstviruses........27
Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration..29
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........29
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....29
Enablingordisablingadevice.......29
EnablingordisablingtheAutomaticPowerOn
features...............29
EnablingordisablingtheErPLPScompliance
mode................30
UsingBIOSpasswords.........30
Selectingastartupdevice........32
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......33
UpdatingtheBIOS.............33
Chapter6.Troubleshooting,
diagnostics,andrecovery......35
Basicprocedureforresolvingcomputer
problems.................35
Troubleshooting..............35
Startupproblems............35
Audioproblems............36
CDproblems.............37
DVDproblems.............37
Intermittentproblems..........38
Storagedriveproblems.........38
Networkingproblems..........39
Performanceproblems..........41
Serialconnectorcannotbeaccessed....42
USBdeviceproblems..........42
Softwareanddriverproblems.......42
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