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Chapter 6. Replacing devices . . . . . 59
Static electricity prevention. . . . . . . . . . 59
Disabling the built-in battery . . . . . . . . . 59
Installing or replacing the SIM card. . . . . . . 60
Replacing the base cover assembly . . . . . . 61
Replacing the hard disk drive or solid-state drive . 62
Replacing a memory module . . . . . . . . . 64
Replacing an M.2 wireless LAN card . . . . . . 65
Replacing an M.2 wireless WAN card. . . . . . 68
Replacing the backup battery. . . . . . . . . 71
Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Chapter 7. Enhancing your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Finding ThinkPad options . . . . . . . . . . 79
ThinkPad port replicators and docking stations . . 79
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Attaching a ThinkPad port replicator or
docking station. . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Detaching a ThinkPad port replicator or
docking station. . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Using the system lock key . . . . . . . . 88
Chapter 8. Advanced conguration. . 89
Installing a new operating system . . . . . . . 89
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Installing the Windows 7 operating system . . 90
Installing the Windows 8 operating system . . 91
Installing device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Installing the driver for the 4-in-1 media card
reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Installing the driver for USB 3.0 (for Windows
7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Installing the ThinkPad monitor le for
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 (for Windows
7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Installing other drivers and software (for
Windows 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
ThinkPad Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cong menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Date and Time menu . . . . . . . . . . 99
Security menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Startup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Restart menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Updating your system UEFI BIOS . . . . . 106
Using system management. . . . . . . . . . 106
System management . . . . . . . . . . 106
Setting management features . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 9. Preventing problems . . 109
General tips for preventing problems . . . . . . 109
Making sure device drivers are current . . . . . 110
Taking care of your computer . . . . . . . . . 111
Cleaning the cover of your computer . . . . 112
Chapter 10. Troubleshooting
computer problems . . . . . . . . . 115
Diagnosing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Computer stops responding . . . . . . . 115
Spills on the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . 116
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Errors without messages . . . . . . . . . 118
Beep errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Memory module problems . . . . . . . . 119
Networking problems . . . . . . . . . . 120
Problems with the keyboard and other pointing
devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Problems with the display and multimedia
devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Fingerprint reader problems. . . . . . . . 127
Battery and power problems . . . . . . . 127
Problems with drives and other storage
devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
A software problem . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Problems with ports and connectors . . . . 131
Chapter 11. Getting support . . . . 133
Before you contact Lenovo. . . . . . . . . . 133
Getting help and service . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Using diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . 134
Lenovo Support Web site. . . . . . . . . 134
Calling Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Finding ThinkPad options . . . . . . . . 135
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . . . 135
Appendix A. Regulatory
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Wireless related information . . . . . . . . . 137
Locations of the UltraConnect wireless
antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Locating wireless regulatory notices . . . . 139
Export classication notice . . . . . . . . . . 139
Electronic emission notices. . . . . . . . . . 139
Federal Communications Commission
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . 139
Industry Canada Class B emission compliance
statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
European Union - Compliance to the
Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive . . . 140
German Class B compliance statement . . . 140
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