Lenovo ThinkCentre E63z - Using the System Update Program; Cleaning and Maintenance; Basics; Cleaning Your Computer

UsingtheSystemUpdateprogram
TheSystemUpdateprogram(hereinafterreferredtoasSystemUpdate)providesregularaccesstosystem
andsoftwareupdatesforyourcomputertokeepyoursystemandsoftwareup-to-date.SystemUpdate
gathersinformationfromtheLenovoHelpCenteraboutnewupdatesforyourcomputer.ThenSystem
Updatesortsanddisplayseachupdateascritical,recommended,oroptionaltohelpyouunderstandthe
importance.Youhavecompletecontrolofwhichupdatestodownloadandinstall.Afteryouselectthe
updatesyouwant,SystemUpdateautomaticallydownloadsandinstallstheupdateswithoutanyfurther
interventionfromyou.
SystemUpdateispreinstalledonmostLenovocomputersandisreadytorun.Theonlyprerequisiteis
anactiveInternetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusetheschedulefeature
toenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspecifiedintervals.Youalsocanpredefine
scheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,orallupdates).
Asaresult,thelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatareofinteresttoyou.
ToopenSystemUpdate,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage39
or“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8.1operatingsystem”onpage39.
IfSystemUpdateisnotcurrentlyinstalledonyourcomputer,youcandownloaditfromtheLenovoSupport
Websiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Cleaningandmaintenance
Withappropriatecareandmaintenanceyourcomputerwillserveyoureliably.Thefollowingtopicsoffer
informationtohelpyoukeepyourcomputerintopworkingorder.
Basics
Herearesomebasicpointsaboutkeepingyourcomputerfunctioningproperly:
•Keepyourcomputerinaclean,dryenvironment.Ensurethatthecomputerrestsonaflat,steadysurface.
•Donotcoveranyoftheventsinthecomputerormonitor.Theseventsprovideairflowtokeepyour
computerfromoverheating.
•Keepfoodanddrinksawayfromallpartsofyourcomputer.Foodparticlesandspillsmightmakethe
keyboardandmousestickandunusable.
•Donotgetthepowerswitchesorothercontrolswet.Moisturecandamagethesepartsandcausean
electricalhazard.
•Alwaysdisconnectapowercordbygraspingthepluginsteadofthecord.
Cleaningyourcomputer
Itisagoodpracticetocleanyourcomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-free
operation.
CAUTION:
Besuretoturnoffthecomputerandmonitorbeforecleaningthecomputerandmonitorscreen.
Computer
Useonlymildcleaningsolutionsandadampclothtocleanthepaintedsurfacesofthecomputer.
Keyboard
Tocleanyourcomputerkeyboard,dothefollowing:
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