Lenovo X130E Laptop User Manual


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Creating and using recovery media . . . . . . 63
Creating recovery media . . . . . . . . . 64
Using recovery media . . . . . . . . . . 64
Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 65
Performing a backup operation . . . . . . 65
Performing a recovery operation . . . . . . 65
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . 66
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . . . . 67
Creating a rescue medium . . . . . . . . 67
Using a rescue medium . . . . . . . . . 67
Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device
drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . . . 69
Chapter 6. Replacing devices . . . . . 71
Static electricity prevention. . . . . . . . . . 71
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Replacing the solid state drive or hard disk drive . 73
Replacing a memory module . . . . . . . . . 76
Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Installing and replacing the PCI Express Mini Card
for wireless LAN/WiMAX connection . . . . . . 83
Installing and replacing the PCI Express Mini Card
for wireless WAN connection . . . . . . . . . 87
Replacing the SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Replacing the backup battery. . . . . . . . . 92
Chapter 7. Enhancing your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Finding ThinkPad options . . . . . . . . . . 97
Chapter 8. Advanced conguration. . 99
Installing a new operating system . . . . . . . 99
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Installing the Windows 7 operating system . . 100
Installing Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . 101
Installing Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . 102
Installing device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Installing the driver for 4-in-1 media card
reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Installing ThinkPad Monitor File for Windows
2000/XP/Vista/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Installing Intel Chipset Support for Windows
2000/XP/Vista/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Installing drivers and software . . . . . . . 106
ThinkPad Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cong menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Date/Time menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Security menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Startup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Restart menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
ThinkPad Setup items . . . . . . . . . . 110
Updating your system UEFI BIOS . . . . . 117
Using system management. . . . . . . . . . 117
System management . . . . . . . . . . 118
Setting management features . . . . . . . 118
Chapter 9. Preventing problems . . 121
General tips for preventing problems . . . . . . 121
Making sure device drivers are current . . . . . 122
Getting the latest drivers from the Web site. . 122
Getting the latest drivers using System
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Taking care of your computer . . . . . . . . . 123
Cleaning the cover of your computer . . . . 124
Chapter 10. Troubleshooting
computer problems . . . . . . . . . 127
Diagnosing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Computer stops responding . . . . . . . 128
Spills on the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . 129
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Errors without messages . . . . . . . . . 131
Beep errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Memory problems . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Keyboard and other pointing devices . . . . 137
Display and multimedia devices . . . . . . 138
Battery and power . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Drives and other storage devices . . . . . 148
Software problems . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Ports and connectors . . . . . . . . . . 149
Universal Serial Bus problems. . . . . . . 149
Chapter 11. Getting support . . . . 151
Before you contact Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . 151
Registering your computer . . . . . . . . 151
Downloading system updates . . . . . . . 151
Recording information . . . . . . . . . . 151
Getting help and service . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Using diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . 152
Lenovo Support Web site. . . . . . . . . 152
Calling Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . . . 153
Appendix A. Regulatory
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Wireless related information . . . . . . . . . 155
Locating the UltraConnect wireless
antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Locating wireless regulatory notices . . . . 156
Export classication notice . . . . . . . . . . 157
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