Lenovo 7823 Laptop User Manual


 
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 59
Viewing and changing settings . . . . . . . . 59
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Password considerations. . . . . . . . . 59
Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . 60
Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . 60
Hard Disk Password. . . . . . . . . . . 60
Setting, changing, and deleting a password . 60
Erasing lost or forgotten passwords (clearing
CMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Enabling or disabling a device . . . . . . . . 61
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . . 61
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . 61
Selecting or changing the startup device
sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Enabling ErP compliance mode . . . . . . . . 62
Smart performance choices . . . . . . . . . 63
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 63
Chapter 7. Conguring RAID . . . . . 65
RAID Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Conguring the system BIOS to enable SATA RAID
functionality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Creating RAID volumes . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Deleting RAID volumes . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Resetting disks to non-RAID . . . . . . . . . 66
Chapter 8. Updating system
programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using system programs . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Updating (ashing) the BIOS from a disc . . . . 67
Updating (ashing) the BIOS from your operating
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . 68
Chapter 9. Troubleshooting and
diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lenovo Solution Center . . . . . . . . . 70
Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox. . . . . . . 71
PC-Doctor for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lenovo Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cleaning an optical mouse . . . . . . . . 72
Chapter 10. Getting information, help,
and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Information resources . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools . . . . . . . . 73
Lenovo Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Help and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Safety and Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . 73
Lenovo Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Lenovo Support Web site. . . . . . . . . 74
Help and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Using the documentation and diagnostic
programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Calling for service. . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Using other services . . . . . . . . . . 75
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . 75
Appendix A. Notices. . . . . . . . . . 77
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Appendix B. Regulatory
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Export classication notice . . . . . . . . . . 79
Television output notice . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Electronic emissions notices . . . . . . . . . 79
Federal Communications Commission
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . 79
Additional regulatory information . . . . . . . 81
Appendix C. WEEE and recycling
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Important WEEE Information . . . . . . . . . 83
Recycling information . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Recycling information for Brazil . . . . . . . . 84
Battery recycling information for Taiwan. . . . . 84
Battery recycling information for the European
Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Appendix D. Restriction of Hazardous
Substances Directive (RoHS) . . . . . 87
China RoHS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Turkish RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Ukraine RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
India RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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