ConfiurinRAID..............72
ConfiurinRAIDwithIntelRSTe......72
QuickRAIDsetupusintheLSIMeaRAID
BIOSconfiurationutility........75
Chapter7.Preventingproblems...79
Keepinyourcomputercurrent........79
Gettinthelatestdevicedriversforyour
computer...............79
Updatinyouroperatinsystem......79
UsintheSystemUpdateproram.....80
Cleaninandmaintenance..........80
Basics................80
Cleaninyourcomputer.........80
Goodmaintenancepractices.......81
Movinyourcomputer...........82
Chapter8.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics..............83
Basictroubleshootin............83
Troubleshootinprocedure..........84
Troubleshootin..............84
Audioproblems............85
CDproblems.............85
DVDproblems.............86
Intermittentproblems..........87
Harddiskdriveproblems.........87
Problemswiththekeyboardormouse...88
Monitorproblems............89
Networkinproblems..........90
Ihaveconnectedanoptiontomycomputer,
butitdoesnotwork...........91
Performanceandlockupproblems.....91
Theprinterdoesnotwork........92
Serialconnectorcannotbeaccessed....92
Softwareproblems...........93
MyUSBconnectorscannotbeaccessed..93
Dianostics................93
LenovoSolutionCenter.........94
UEFIdianosticproram.........94
Hardwaredianostics..........95
Chapter9.Servicecheckoutand
symptom-to-FRUindex........97
Servicecheckout..............97
Problemdeterminationtips........97
Symptom-to-FRUindex...........98
Harddiskdrivebooterror........98
Powersupplyproblems.........99
Beepsymptoms............99
POSTerrorcodes............99
Miscellaneouserrorconditions......100
Undeterminedproblems.........102
Chapter10.Recoveryinformation.103
RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operatin
system..................103
Creatinandusinrecoverymedia.....103
Performinbackupandrecovery
operations..............104
Creatinandusinarescuemedium....106
Reinstallinproramsanddevicedrivers..106
Solvinrecoveryproblems........108
RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8.1
operatinsystem..............108
Refreshinyourcomputer........108
Resettinyourcomputertothefactory-default
settins................108
Usintheadvancedstartupoptions....109
RecoverinyouroperatinsystemifWindows
8.1failstostart.............109
Chapter11.Installingorreplacing
hardware..............111
Handlinstatic-sensitivedevices.......111
Installinorreplacinhardware........111
Installinexternaloptions........111
Removinthecomputercover.......111
Removinandreinstallinthedirectcoolin
airbaffle...............112
Installinorreplacinadeviceintheoptical
drivebay...............114
Installinorreplacinadeviceintheflex
module................117
Removinandreinstallintheopticaldrive
bracket................124
Replacinthecoverpresenceswitch....126
Replacinthefrontfanassembly.....128
Installinorreplacinaninternalstorae
drive.................129
Replacinthepowersupplyassembly...155
InstallinorreplacinaPCIcard......156
Installinorreplacinafull-lenthPCIcard..159
Replacintherearfanassembly......162
Replacintheheatsinkandfanassembly..164
Installinorreplacinamemorymodule...166
Installinorreplacinaflexadapter....168
Installinorreplacinthesupercapacitor
module................170
Replacinthebattery..........173
Replacinamicroprocessor.......174
Replacinthesystemboard.......178
Replacintheinternalspeaker.......181
Replacinthekeyboardormouse.....183
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