Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420 User Manual

Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive
....................67
Usingandunderstandingrewalls.......67
Protectingdataagainstviruses........67
Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....69
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......69
Creatingrecoverymedia.........70
Usingrecoverymedia..........70
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...71
Performingabackupoperation......71
Performingarecoveryoperation......71
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...72
Creatingandusingarescuemedium......73
Creatingarescuemedium........73
Usingarescuemedium.........73
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................74
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........75
Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....77
Staticelectricityprevention..........77
Replacingthebattery............77
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........79
Replacingtheopticaldrive..........82
ThinkPadEdgeE420..........82
ThinkPadEdgeE520..........85
InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard
forwirelessWAN..............86
InstallingandreplacingaPCIExpressMiniCard
forwirelessLAN/WiMAXconnection......90
Replacingmemory.............93
Replacingthekeyboard...........95
ThinkPadEdgeE420..........95
ThinkPadEdgeE520..........99
ReplacingtheSIMcard...........103
Chapter7.Enhancingyour
computer..............105
FindingThinkPadoptions..........105
Chapter8.Advanced
conguration............107
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......107
Beforeyoubegin............107
InstallingWindows7..........108
InstallingWindowsXP..........109
Installingdevicedrivers...........111
Installingthedriverfor4-in-1mediacard
reader................111
InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows
2000/XP/Vista/7............111
InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows
2000/XP/Vista/7............112
Installingdriversandsoftware.......112
ThinkPadSetup..............113
Congmenu..............113
Dateandtimemenu...........114
Securitymenu.............114
Startupmenu.............115
Restartmenu.............116
ThinkPadSetupitems..........116
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....123
Chapter9.Preventingproblems..125
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......125
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....126
GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite..126
GettingthelatestdriversusingSystem
Update................126
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........127
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....128
Chapter10.Troubleshooting
computerproblems.........131
Diagnosingproblems............131
Troubleshooting..............132
Computerstopsresponding.......132
Spillsonthekeyboard..........133
Errormessages............133
Errorswithoutmessages.........137
Beeperrors..............138
Memoryproblems...........138
Networking..............138
Keyboardandotherpointingdevices....143
Displayandmultimediadevices......144
Fingerprintreaderproblems........151
Batteryandpower...........151
Drivesandotherstoragedevices.....154
Softwareproblems...........156
Portsandconnectors..........156
Chapter11.Gettingsupport....159
BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........159
Registeryourcomputer.........159
Downloadsystemupdates........159
Recordinformation...........159
Gettinghelpandservice...........160
Usingdiagnosticprograms........160
LenovosupportWebsite.........160
CallingLenovo.............161
Purchasingadditionalservices........161
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkPad Edge E420
Category	Laptop
Language	English