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Creating and using recovery media . . . . . . 67
Creating recovery media . . . . . . . . . 68
Using recovery media . . . . . . . . . . 68
Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 69
Performing a backup operation . . . . . . 69
Performing a recovery operation . . . . . . 69
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . 70
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . . . . 71
Creating a rescue medium . . . . . . . . 71
Using a rescue medium . . . . . . . . . 71
Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device
drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chapter 6. Replacing devices . . . . . 75
Static electricity prevention. . . . . . . . . . 75
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Replacing the solid state drive or hard disk drive . 77
Replacing a memory module . . . . . . . . . 80
Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Installing and replacing the PCI Express Mini Card
for wireless LAN/WiMAX connection . . . . . . 87
Installing and replacing the PCI Express Mini Card
for wireless WAN connection . . . . . . . . . 91
Replacing the SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Replacing the backup battery. . . . . . . . . 96
Chapter 7. Enhancing your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Finding ThinkPad options . . . . . . . . . . 101
Chapter 8. Advanced
conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Installing a new operating system . . . . . . . 103
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Installing Windows 7 . . . . . . . . . . 104
Installing Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . 105
Installing Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . 106
Installing device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Installing the driver for 4-in-1 media card
reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Installing ThinkPad Monitor File for Windows
2000/XP/Vista/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Installing Intel Chipset Support for Windows
2000/XP/Vista/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Installing drivers and software . . . . . . . 110
ThinkPad Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Cong menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Date/Time menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Security menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Startup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Restart menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
ThinkPad Setup items . . . . . . . . . . 114
Updating your system UEFI BIOS . . . . . 121
Using system management. . . . . . . . . . 122
System management . . . . . . . . . . 122
Setting management features . . . . . . . 122
Chapter 9. Preventing problems . . 125
General tips for preventing problems . . . . . . 125
Making sure device drivers are current . . . . . 126
Getting the latest drivers from the Web site. . 126
Getting the latest drivers using System
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Taking care of your computer . . . . . . . . . 127
Cleaning the cover of your computer . . . . 128
Chapter 10. Troubleshooting
computer problems . . . . . . . . . 131
Diagnosing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Computer stops responding . . . . . . . 132
Spills on the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . 133
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Errors without messages . . . . . . . . . 135
Beep errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Memory problems . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Keyboard and other pointing devices . . . . 141
Display and multimedia devices . . . . . . 142
Fingerprint reader problems. . . . . . . . 149
Battery and power . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Drives and other storage devices . . . . . 153
Software problems . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Ports and connectors . . . . . . . . . . 153
Universal Serial Bus problems. . . . . . . 153
Chapter 11. Getting support . . . . 155
Before you contact Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . 155
Registering your computer . . . . . . . . 155
Downloading system updates . . . . . . . 155
Recording information . . . . . . . . . . 155
Getting help and service . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Using diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . 156
Lenovo Support Web site. . . . . . . . . 156
Calling Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . . . 157
Appendix A. Regulatory
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Wireless related information . . . . . . . . . 159
Locating the UltraConnect wireless
antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
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