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Chapter 7. Using the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 41
Viewing and changing settings . . . . . . . . 41
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Password considerations. . . . . . . . . 42
Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . 42
Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . 42
Hard Disk Password. . . . . . . . . . . 42
Setting, changing, and deleting a password . 42
Enabling or disabling a device . . . . . . . . 43
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . . 43
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . 43
Selecting or changing the startup device
sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Enabling ErP compliance mode . . . . . . . . 44
Smart performance choices . . . . . . . . . 44
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 8. Updating system
programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using system programs . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Updating (ashing) the BIOS from a disc . . . . 47
Updating (ashing) the BIOS from your operating
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 9. Preventing problems . . . 49
Keeping your computer current . . . . . . . . 49
Getting the latest device drivers for your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Updating your operating system . . . . . . 49
Using System Update . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 50
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cleaning your computer . . . . . . . . . 51
Good maintenance practices . . . . . . . 52
Moving your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter 10. Troubleshooting and
diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Troubleshooting procedure . . . . . . . . . . 54
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
CD problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
DVD problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Intermittent problems . . . . . . . . . . 59
Keyboard, mouse, or pointing device
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Monitor problems. . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Networking problems . . . . . . . . . . 62
Option problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Performance and lockup problems . . . . . 66
Printer problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Serial port problems. . . . . . . . . . . 68
Software problems . . . . . . . . . . . 68
USB problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lenovo Solution Center . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Chapter 11. Getting information, help,
and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Information resources . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools . . . . . . . . 71
Lenovo Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Help and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Safety and Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lenovo Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lenovo Support Web site. . . . . . . . . 72
Help and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using the documentation and diagnostic
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Calling for service. . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using other services . . . . . . . . . . 73
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . 73
Appendix A. Notices. . . . . . . . . . 75
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Appendix B. Regulatory
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Export classication notice. . . . . . . . . . 77
Electronic emissions notices . . . . . . . . . 77
Federal Communications Commission
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . 77
Additional regulatory information . . . . . . . 79
Appendix C. WEEE and recycling
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Important WEEE information . . . . . . . . . 81
Recycling information . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Recycling information for Brazil . . . . . . . . 82
Battery recycling information for Taiwan. . . . . 82
Battery recycling information for the European
Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Appendix D. Restriction of Hazardous
Substances Directive (RoHS) . . . . . 85
China RoHS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Turkish RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Ukraine RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
India RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Appendix E. ENERGY STAR model
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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