Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420 - Rescue and Recovery; System Update; Thinkvantage GPS

RescueandRecovery
TheRescueandRecovery®programisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetof
self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,
evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.
ToopentheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage20.
•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙RescueandRecovery.
SystemUpdate
TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-datebydownloadingand
installingsoftwarepackages(ThinkVantageapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIFirmwareupdates,andother
thirdpartyapplications).Someexamplesofsoftwarethatyoushouldkeepupdatedareprogramsprovided
byLenovo,suchastheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
ToopenSystemUpdate,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage20
.
•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙SystemUpdate.
ThinkVantageGPS
IfthePCIExpressMiniCardinstalledinyourcomputersupportsGPS,yourcomputercanreceivesignals
fromGPSsatellitesanddetermineitslocation.IfyourcomputerisconnectedtotheInternet,youcannd
yourlocationonareal-timemapprovidedbyGoogleMapsorMicrosoftBing™Maps.
ToopenThinkVantageGPS,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage20
.
•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙ThinkVantageGPS.
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