Contents
Aboutthismanual..............iii
Chapter1.afetyinformation......1
Generalsafety................1
Electricalsafety...............1
Safetyinspectionguide............3
Handlingelectrostaticdischarge-sensitive
devices..................3
Groundingrequirements............4
Safetynotices(multi-lingualtranslations).....4
Chapter2.Generalinformation....27
Specifications...............27
Lenovoprograms.............27
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows
7operatingsystem...........28
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows
8orWindows8.1operatingsystem....29
LenovoSupportWebsite..........29
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....31
Problemdeterminationtips..........31
Chapter4.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics..............33
Basictroubleshooting............33
AccessingControlPanelontheWindows8or
Windows8.1operatingsystem........34
Troubleshootingprocedure..........34
Troubleshooting..............35
Audioproblems............35
CDproblems.............37
DVDproblems.............38
Intermittentproblems..........39
Harddiskdriveproblems.........39
Keyboardmouseorpointingdevice
problems...............40
Monitorproblems............42
Networkingproblems..........44
Optionproblems............46
Performanceandlockupproblems.....47
Printerproblems............49
Serialconnectorproblems........49
Softwareproblems...........50
USBproblems.............51
Diagnostics................51
LenovoSolutionCenter.........52
UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........52
Chapter5.UsingtheetupUtility
program................53
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......53
Viewingandchangingsettings........53
Usingpasswords..............53
Passwordconsiderations.........54
Power-onpassword...........54
Administratorpassword.........54
Settingchanginganddeletingapassword.54
Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing
CMOS)................54
Enablingordisablingadevice........55
Selectingastartupdevice..........55
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....56
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............56
EnablingErPLPScompliancemode......56
ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganew
operatingsystem..............57
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......57
Chapter6.ymptom-to-FRUindex..59
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........59
Powersupplyproblems...........59
Beepsymptoms..............59
POSTerrorcodes.............60
Miscellaneouserrorconditions........61
Undeterminedproblems...........63
Chapter7.Locations.........65
Locatingconnectorscontrolsandindicatorson
thefrontofyourcomputer..........65
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer.................67
LocatingmajorFRUsandCRUs........68
LookingupFRUinformation.........71
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......71
Chapter8.ReplacingFRUs......73
Removingandinstallingthecomputerstand...73
Removingandinstallingtheframestand...73
Removingandinstallingthefull-function
monitorstand.............74
Removingandinstallingthetilt-onlymonitor
stand................75
Removingthecomputercover........76
RemovingandinstallingtheU-shapedstand...77
Removingandinstallingthehard-disk-driveEMI
shield..................79
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