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Passwords and sleep (standby) mode. . . . 68
Using Passphrase . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Power-on password. . . . . . . . . . . 70
Hard disk passwords . . . . . . . . . . 71
Supervisor password . . . . . . . . . . 73
Hard disk security . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Setting the security chip . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using a ngerprint reader . . . . . . . . . . 76
Notice on deleting data from your hard disk drive
or solid state drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Using and understanding rewalls . . . . . . . 79
Protecting data against viruses . . . . . . . . 79
Chapter 5. Recovery overview . . . . 81
Creating and using recovery media . . . . . . 81
Creating recovery media . . . . . . . . . 82
Using recovery media . . . . . . . . . . 82
Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 83
Performing a backup operation . . . . . . 83
Performing a recovery operation . . . . . . 83
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . 84
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . . . . 85
Creating a rescue medium . . . . . . . . 85
Using a rescue medium . . . . . . . . . 86
Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device
drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . . . 87
Chapter 6. Replacing devices . . . . . 89
Static electricity prevention. . . . . . . . . . 89
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Replacing the memory . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Replacing the hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . 93
Replacing the solid state drive . . . . . . . . 97
Installing and replacing the mSATA solid state
drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Replacing the optical drive . . . . . . . . . . 103
Replacing the SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Replacing the palm rest . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Replacing the PCI Express Mini Card for wireless
LAN/WiMAX connection . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Installing and replacing the PCI Express Mini Card
for wireless WAN connection . . . . . . . . . 111
Replacing the integrated camera . . . . . . . 114
Chapter 7. Enhancing your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Finding ThinkPad options . . . . . . . . . . 119
ThinkPad port replicator and docking station. . . 119
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Attaching a ThinkPad port replicator or
docking station. . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Detaching a ThinkPad port replicator or
docking station. . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Using the system lock key . . . . . . . . 129
Chapter 8. Advanced
conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Installing a new operating system . . . . . . . 131
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Installing Windows 7 . . . . . . . . . . 132
Installing Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . 132
Installing Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . 133
Installing device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Installing driver for the 4-in-1 Media card
reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Installing ThinkPad Monitor File for Windows
2000/XP/Vista/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Installing Intel Chipset Support for Windows
2000/XP/Vista/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Installing other device drivers . . . . . . . 137
BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cong menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Date and time menu. . . . . . . . . . . 139
Security menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Startup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Restart menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
BIOS Setup Utility items . . . . . . . . . 143
Updating your system BIOS . . . . . . . 148
Using system management. . . . . . . . . . 149
System management . . . . . . . . . . 149
Setting management features . . . . . . . 150
Chapter 9. Preventing problems . . 151
General tips for preventing problems . . . . . . 151
Making sure device drivers are current . . . . . 152
Getting the latest drivers from the Web site. . 152
Getting the latest drivers using ThinkVantage
System Update . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Taking care of your computer . . . . . . . . . 153
Cleaning the cover of your computer . . . . 154
Chapter 10. Troubleshooting
computer problems . . . . . . . . . 157
Diagnosing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Using the Lenovo Solution Center program. . 157
Using Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox . . . . 157
Using the Lenovo Support Web site . . . . 158
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Computer stops responding . . . . . . . 158
Spills on the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . 159
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