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Replacingthekeyboardormouse.....70
Completingthepartsreplacement.....71
Chapter6.Recoveryinformation...73
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......73
Creatingrecoverymedia.........73
Usingrecoverymedia..........74
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...74
Performingabackupoperation......74
Performingarecoveryoperation......75
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...75
Creatingandusingarescuemedium......76
Creatingarescuemedium........76
Usingarescuemedium.........76
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................77
Reinstallingsoftwareprograms........78
Reinstallingdevicedrivers..........78
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........78
Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................81
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......81
Viewingandchangingsettings........81
Usingpasswords..............81
Passwordconsiderations.........82
Power-OnPassword..........82
AdministratorPassword.........82
HardDiskPassword...........82
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.82
Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing
CMOS)................83
Enablingordisablingadevice........83
Selectingastartupdevice..........84
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....84
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............84
EnablingErPcompliancemode........84
ICEperformancemode...........85
ICEthermalalert..............85
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......86
Chapter8.ConguringRAID.....87
RAIDLevel................87
ConguringthesystemBIOStoenableSATARAID
functionality................87
CreatingRAIDvolumes...........87
DeletingRAIDvolumes...........88
Resettingdiskstonon-RAID.........88
Chapter9.Updatingsystem
programs...............89
Usingsystemprograms...........89
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....89
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating
system..................90
RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure..90
Chapter10.Preventingproblems...91
Keepingyourcomputercurrent........91
Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour
computer...............91
Updatingyouroperatingsystem......91
UsingSystemUpdate..........92
Cleaningandmaintenance..........92
Basics................92
Cleaningyourcomputer.........93
Goodmaintenancepractices.......94
Movingyourcomputer...........94
Chapter11.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics..............95
Basictroubleshooting............95
Troubleshootingprocedure..........96
Troubleshooting..............96
Audioproblems............97
CDproblems.............98
DVDproblems.............99
Intermittentproblems..........101
Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice
problems...............101
Monitorproblems............102
Networkingproblems..........104
Optionproblems............107
Performanceandlockupproblems.....108
Printerproblems............109
Serialportproblems...........109
Softwareproblems...........110
USBproblems.............111
LenovoSolutionCenter...........111
Chapter12.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............113
Informationresources............113
LenovoThinkVantageTools........113
LenovoWelcome............113
HelpandSupport............113
SafetyandWarranty...........113
LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)..113
LenovoSupportWebsite.........
Helpandservice..............114
Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic
program...............114
Callingforservice............114
iiThinkStationUserGuide
114