
Contents
Chapter 1. About this manual . . . . . . 3
Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2. Safety information. . . . . . 5
General safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Voltage-selection switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety inspection guide . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Handlingelectrostaticdischarge-sensitive
devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Grounding requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Safety notices (multi-lingual translations) . . . . . 8
Chapter 3. General information . . . . 31
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lenovo programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows
8.1 operating system . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Lenovo Support Web site . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter4.Generalcheckout.....33
Problemdeterminationtips..........33
Chapter5.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics..............35
Basictroubleshooting............35
Accessing Control Panel on the Windows 8.1
operatingsystem..............36
Troubleshootingprocedure..........36
Troubleshooting..............37
Audioproblems............37
CDproblems.............39
DVDproblems.............40
Intermittentproblems..........41
Harddiskdriveproblems.........41
Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice
problems...............42
Monitorproblems............44
Networkingproblems..........45
Optionproblems............48
Performanceandlockupproblems.....49
Printerproblems............51
Serialportproblems...........51
Softwareproblems...........52
USBproblems.............53
Diagnostics................53
LenovoSolutionCenter.........53
Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................55
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......55
Viewingandchangingsettings........55
Usingpasswords..............55
Passwordconsiderations.........56
Power-OnPassword..........56
AdministratorPassword.........56
HardDiskPassword...........56
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.56
Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing
CMOS)................57
Enablingordisablingadevice........57
Selectingastartupdevice..........57
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....57
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............58
EnablingErPcompliancemode........58
ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganew
operatingsystem..............59
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......59
Chapter7.Symptom-to-FRUindex..61
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........61
Powersupplyproblems...........61
Beepsymptoms..............61
POSTerrorcodes.............62
Miscellaneouserrormessages........64
Undeterminedproblems...........65
Chapter8.Locations.........67
Locations.................67
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators
onthefrontofyourcomputer.......67
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer...............68
LocatingmajorFRUsandCRUs......68
LookingupFRUinformation.......70
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....71
Locatinginternaldrives.........72
Chapter9.ReplacingFRUs......73
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......73
Installingorreplacinghardware........73
Removingthecomputercover.......74
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..75
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