Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device
drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . . . 68
Chapter 6. Replacing devices . . . . . 69
Static electricity prevention. . . . . . . . . . 69
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Replacing the hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . 73
Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Replacing the memory module . . . . . . . . 80
Replacing the wireless LAN/WiMAX card . . . . 84
Installing and replacing the wireless WAN card . . 90
Replacing the SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Replacing the Ultrabay device . . . . . . . . 95
Chapter 7. Enhancing your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Finding ThinkPad options . . . . . . . . . . 97
Using the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced feature . . . 97
Performing a hot or a warm swap . . . . . 97
Installing a secondary hard disk drive . . . . 98
ThinkPad port replicators and docking stations . . 100
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Attaching a ThinkPad port replicator or
docking station. . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Detaching a ThinkPad port replicator or
docking station. . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Using the system lock key . . . . . . . . 108
Chapter 8. Advanced
conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Installing a new operating system . . . . . . . 109
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Installing the Windows 7 operating system . . 110
Installing device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . 111
ThinkPad Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Cong menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Date and Time menu . . . . . . . . . . 119
Security menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Startup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Restart menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Updating your system UEFI BIOS . . . . . 125
Using system management. . . . . . . . . . 126
System management . . . . . . . . . . 126
Setting management features . . . . . . . 126
Chapter 9. Preventing problems . . 129
General tips for preventing problems . . . . . . 129
Making sure device drivers are current . . . . . 130
Taking care of your computer . . . . . . . . . 131
Cleaning the cover of your computer . . . . 133
Chapter 10. Troubleshooting
computer problems . . . . . . . . . 135
Diagnosing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Computer stops responding . . . . . . . 135
Spills on the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . 136
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Errors without messages . . . . . . . . . 138
Beep errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Memory module problems . . . . . . . . 139
Networking problems . . . . . . . . . . 139
Problems with the keyboard and other pointing
devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Problems with the display and multimedia
devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Fingerprint reader problems. . . . . . . . 147
Battery and power problems . . . . . . . 147
Problems with drives and other storage
devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Software problems . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Problems with ports and connectors . . . . 153
A USB problem . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
A docking station or port replicator
problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Chapter 11. Getting support . . . . 155
Before you contact Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . 155
Getting help and service . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Using diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . 156
Lenovo Support Web site. . . . . . . . . 156
Calling Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . . . 157
Appendix A. Regulatory
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Wireless related information . . . . . . . . . 159
Location of the UltraConnect wireless
antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Locating wireless regulatory notices . . . . 161
Export classication notice . . . . . . . . . . 161
Electronic emissions notices . . . . . . . . . 161
Federal Communications Commission
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . 161
Industry Canada Class B emission compliance
statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
European Union - Compliance to the
Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive . . . 162
German Class B compliance statement . . . 162
Korea Class B compliance statement . . . . 163
Japanese VCCI Class B statement . . . . . 163
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