Chapter 6. Replacing devices . . . . . 67
Static electricity prevention. . . . . . . . . . 67
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Replacing a memory module . . . . . . . . . 69
Replacing the hard disk drive or solid state drive . 72
Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Replacing a PCI Express Mini Card for wireless
LAN/WiMAX connection . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Replacing a PCI Express Mini Card for wireless
WAN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Replacing the Serial Ultrabay Slim device . . . . 92
Replacing the SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Replacing the backup battery . . . . . . . . . 94
Chapter 7. Enhancing your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Finding ThinkPad options . . . . . . . . . . 97
Using the Serial Ultrabay Slim bay . . . . . . . 97
Performing a hot swap operation. . . . . . 97
Performing a warm-swap operation. . . . . 97
Installing a secondary hard disk drive into the
Serial Ultrabay Slim bay . . . . . . . . . 98
ThinkPad docking stations and port replicators . . 100
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Attaching a ThinkPad port replicator or
docking station. . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Detaching a ThinkPad port replicator or
docking station. . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Using the system lock key . . . . . . . . 109
Chapter 8. Advanced
conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Installing a new operating system . . . . . . . 111
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Installing Windows 7 operating system . . . 112
Installing device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . 113
ThinkPad Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cong menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Date/Time menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Security menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Startup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Restart menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Updating your system UEFI BIOS . . . . . 127
Using system management. . . . . . . . . . 127
System management . . . . . . . . . . 127
Setting management features . . . . . . . 128
Chapter 9. Preventing problems . . 131
General tips for preventing problems . . . . . . 131
Making sure device drivers are current . . . . . 132
Taking care of your computer . . . . . . . . . 133
Cleaning the cover of your computer . . . . 134
Chapter 10. Troubleshooting
computer problems . . . . . . . . . 137
Diagnosing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Computer stops responding . . . . . . . 137
Spills on the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . 138
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Errors without messages . . . . . . . . . 141
Beep errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Memory problems . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Keyboard and other pointing devices . . . . 144
Display and multimedia devices . . . . . . 145
Fingerprint reader problems. . . . . . . . 148
Battery and power . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Drives and other storage devices . . . . . 152
A software problems . . . . . . . . . . 153
Ports and connectors . . . . . . . . . . 153
Chapter 11. Getting support . . . . 155
Before you contact Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . 155
Getting help and service . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Using diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . 156
Lenovo Support Web site. . . . . . . . . 156
Calling Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . . . 157
Appendix A. Regulatory
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Wireless related information . . . . . . . . . 159
Location of the UltraConnect wireless
antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Locating wireless regulatory notices . . . . 161
Export classication notice . . . . . . . . . . 162
Electronic emissions notices . . . . . . . . . 162
Federal Communications Commission
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . 162
Industry Canada Class B emission compliance
statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
European Union - Compliance to the
Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive . . . 163
German Class B compliance statement . . . 163
Korea Class B compliance statement . . . . 163
Japan VCCI Class B compliance statement . . 164
Japan compliance statement for products
which connect to the power mains with
rated current less than or equal to 20 A per
phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
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