ThinkPad E470 - Using Diagnostic Programs; Lenovo Support Web Site; Calling Lenovo

MicrosoftServicePacksarethelatestsoftwaresourceforWindowsproductupdates.Theyareavailable
throughWebdownload(connectionchargesmightapply)orthroughdiscs.Formorespecificinformation
andlinks,gotohttps://www.microsoft.com.Lenovoofferstechnicalassistancewithinstallationof,or
questionsrelatedto,ServicePacksforyourLenovo-preinstalledMicrosoftWindowsproduct.Formore
information,contacttheCustomerSupportCenter.
Usingdiagnosticprograms
Manycomputerproblemscanbesolvedwithoutoutsideassistance.Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyour
computer,thefirstplacetostartisthetroubleshootinginformationinyourcomputerdocumentation.Ifyou
suspectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentation,includingreadmefilesandhelpinformationsystems,
thatcomewiththeoperatingsystemorprogram.
ThinkPadnotebookcomputerscomewithasetofdiagnosticprogramsthatyoucanusetohelpyouidentify
hardwareproblems.See“DiagnosingproblemswithLenovoCompanion”onpage57
forinstructionson
howtousethediagnosticprograms.
Thetroubleshootinginformationorthediagnosticprogramsmighttellyouthatyouneedadditionalor
updateddevicedriversorothersoftware.Youcangetthelatesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddevice
driversandupdatesfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
LenovoSupportWebsite
TechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
ThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:
•Driversandsoftware
•Diagnosticsolutions
•Productandservicewarranty
•Productandpartsdetails
•Userguidesandmanuals
•Knowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestions
CallingLenovo
Ifyouhavetriedtocorrecttheproblemyourselfandstillneedhelp,duringthewarrantyperiod,youcan
gethelpandinformationbytelephonethroughtheCustomerSupportCenter.Thefollowingservicesare
availableduringthewarrantyperiod:
•Problemdetermination-Trainedpersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdeterminingifyouhavea
hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytofixtheproblem.
•Lenovohardwarerepair-IftheproblemisdeterminedtobecausedbyLenovohardwareunderwarranty,
trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.
•Engineeringchangemanagement-Occasionally,theremightbechangesthatarerequiredafteraproduct
hasbeensold.Lenovooryourreseller,ifauthorizedbyLenovo,willmakeselectedEngineeringChanges
(ECs)thatapplytoyourhardwareavailable.
Thefollowingitemsarenotcovered:
•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornonwarrantedparts
•Identificationofsoftwareproblemsources
•ConfigurationofUEFIBIOSaspartofaninstallationorupgrade
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