Lenovo 3297 Laptop User Manual


 
Replacing the ExpressCard . . . . . . . . 60
Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly for
GPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Replacing the rear PS/2 connectors and serial
port assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Replacing the mouse . . . . . . . . . . 64
Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . 67
Completing the parts replacement . . . . . 68
Chapter 6. Recovery information . . . 71
Creating and using recovery media . . . . . . 71
Creating recovery media . . . . . . . . . 71
Using recovery media . . . . . . . . . . 72
Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 72
Performing a backup operation . . . . . . 72
Performing a recovery operation . . . . . . 73
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . 73
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . . . . 74
Creating a rescue medium . . . . . . . . 74
Using a rescue medium . . . . . . . . . 74
Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device
drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Reinstalling software programs . . . . . . . . 76
Reinstalling device drivers . . . . . . . . . . 76
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . . . 76
Chapter 7. Using the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 79
Viewing and changing settings . . . . . . . . 79
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Password considerations. . . . . . . . . 80
Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . 80
Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . 80
Hard Disk Password. . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setting, changing, and deleting a password . 80
Erasing lost or forgotten passwords (clearing
CMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Enabling or disabling a device . . . . . . . . 81
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . . 82
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . 82
Selecting or changing the startup device
sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Enabling ErP compliance mode . . . . . . . . 82
ICE performance mode . . . . . . . . . . . 83
ICE thermal alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 84
Chapter 8. Updating system
programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using system programs . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Updating (ashing) the BIOS from a disc . . . . 85
Updating (ashing) the BIOS from your operating
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . 86
Chapter 9. Preventing problems . . . 87
Keeping your computer current . . . . . . . . 87
Getting the latest device drivers for your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Updating your operating system . . . . . . 87
Using System Update . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 88
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cleaning your computer . . . . . . . . . 89
Good maintenance practices . . . . . . . 90
Moving your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Chapter 10. Troubleshooting and
diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Troubleshooting procedure . . . . . . . . . . 92
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
CD problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
DVD problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Intermittent problems . . . . . . . . . . 97
Keyboard, mouse, or pointing device
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Monitor problems. . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Networking problems . . . . . . . . . . 100
Option problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Performance and lockup problems . . . . . 104
Printer problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Serial port problems. . . . . . . . . . . 105
Software problems . . . . . . . . . . . 106
USB problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lenovo Solution Center . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 11. Getting information, help,
and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Information resources . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools . . . . . . . . 109
Lenovo Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Help and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Safety and Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lenovo Web site (http://www.lenovo.com) . . 109
Lenovo Support Web site. . . . . . . . . 110
Help and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Using the documentation and diagnostic
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Calling for service. . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Using other services . . . . . . . . . . 111
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . 111
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