Lenovo ThinkCentre E73z - Chapter 9. Preventing Problems; Keeping Your Computer Current; Getting the Latest Device Drivers for Your Computer; Updating Your Operating System

Chapter9.Preventingproblems
Thischapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyouavoidcommonproblemsandkeepyourcomputer
runningsmoothly.
Keepingyourcomputercurrent
Insomesituationsyoumayfinditnecessarytohavethemostcurrentsoftwareprograms,devicedrivers,or
operatingsystem.Thissectionexplainshowtogetthelatestupdatesforyourcomputer.
Selectanyofthefollowingtopics:
•“Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyourcomputer”onpage55
•“Updatingyouroperatingsystem”onpage55
•“UsingSystemUpdate”onpage56
Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyourcomputer
Note:LenovomakesconstantimprovementstoitsWebsites.ThecontentsontheWebpagearesubjectto
changewithoutnotice,includingthecontentsreferencedinthefollowingprocedure.
Togetthelatestdevicedriversforyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supportandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
2.Selectyourproductbydoingoneofthefollowing:
•Enteryourmachineinformationinthequickpath.
•Choosefromtheproductoptions.
3.Selectthecategoryofdeviceandtheoperatingsystemforwhichyouneedthedevicedriver.
4.Inthefilteredlist,downloadandinstalltheappropriatedevicedriver.
Attention:DonotdownloadthelatestdevicedriversfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.Thedevicedrivers
providedontheWindowsUpdateWebsitehavenotbeentestedbyLenovoandusingthemmightcause
unexpectedproblems.ObtainthelatestdevicedriversfromLenovo.
Updatingyouroperatingsystem
MicrosoftmakesupdatesavailableforthevariousWindowsoperatingsystemsthroughtheMicrosoft
WindowsUpdateWebsite.TheWebsiteautomaticallydetermineswhatWindowsupdatesareavailablefor
yourspecificcomputerandliststhoseupdatesonly.Updatescouldincludesecurityfixes,newversionsof
Windowscomponents(suchasMediaPlayer),fixestootherportionsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,
orenhancements.
Attention:DonotdownloadupdateddevicedriversfromtheWindowsWebsite.Thedevicedrivers
providedontheWindowsWebsitehavenotbeentestedbyLenovoandusingthemmightcauseunexpected
problems.ObtainupdateddevicedriversfromLenovo.See“Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour
computer”onpage55formoreinformation.
ToaccesstheMicrosoftWindowsUpdatesite,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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