UdatingtheBIOSfromyouroerating
system................70
RecoveringfromaBIOSudatefailure...70
Chapter7.Preventingproblems...73
Keeingyourcomutercurrent........73
Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour
comuter...............73
Udatingyouroeratingsystem......73
UsingtheSystemUdaterogram.....74
Cleaningandmaintenance..........74
Basics................74
Cleaningyourcomuter.........74
Goodmaintenanceractices.......75
Movingyourcomuter...........76
Chapter8.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics..............77
Basictroubleshooting............77
Troubleshootingrocedure..........78
Troubleshooting..............78
Audioroblems............79
CDroblems.............79
DVDroblems.............80
Intermittentroblems..........81
Harddiskdriveroblems.........81
Problemswiththekeyboardormouse...82
Monitorroblems............83
Networkingroblems..........84
Ihaveconnectedanotiontomycomuter,
butitdoesnotwork...........86
Performanceandlockuroblems.....86
Therinterdoesnotwork........87
Serialconnectorcannotbeaccessed....87
Softwareroblems...........87
MyUSBconnectorscannotbeaccessed..88
Diagnostics................88
LenovoSolutionCenter.........88
UEFIdiagnosticrogram.........89
Chapter9.Servicecheckoutand
symptom-to-FRUindex........91
Servicecheckout..............91
Problemdeterminationtis........91
Symtom-to-FRUindex...........92
Harddiskdrivebooterror........92
Powersulyroblems.........93
Beesymtoms............93
POSTerrorcodes............93
Miscellaneouserrorconditions......94
Undeterminedroblems.........96
Chapter10.Recoveryinformation..97
RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7oerating
system..................97
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....97
Performingbackuandrecoveryoerations.98
Creatingandusingarescuemedium....100
Reinstallingrogramsanddevicedrivers..100
Solvingrecoveryroblems........102
RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8.1
oeratingsystem..............102
Refreshingyourcomuter........102
Resettingyourcomutertothefactory-default
settings................102
Usingtheadvancedstartuotions....103
RecoveringyouroeratingsystemifWindows
8.1failstostart.............103
Chapter11.Installingorreplacing
hardware..............105
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......105
Installingorrelacinghardware........105
Installingexternalotions........105
Removingthecomutercover.......105
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..106
Accessingthesystemboardcomonentsand
drives................108
Installingorrelacingamemorymodule...109
InstallingorrelacingaPCIcard......111
Relacingthebattery..........113
Relacingtheharddiskdrive.......114
Relacingthesolid-statedrive......116
Installingorrelacingtheoticaldrive...121
Relacingtheslimcardreader......124
Relacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..126
Relacingtheowersulyassembly...129
Relacingthemicrorocessor.......132
Relacingthesystemboard.......135
RelacingthefrontaudioandUSB
assembly...............137
Relacingthesystemfanassembly....138
Relacingthethermalsensor.......140
InstallingorremovingthefrontWi-Fi
antenna...............142
InstallingorremovingtherearWi-Fi
antenna...............144
RelacingtheWi-Fiunits.........146
Relacingthekeyboardormouse.....150
Comletingtheartsrelacement.....151
Chapter12.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............153
Informationresources............153
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