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Foryoursafetyandtomaintainoptimumcomputerperformance,alwaysfollowthesebasicprecautionswithyourdesktopcomputer:•Keepthecoverclosedwheneverthecomputeris

•Power-OnPassword•AdministratorPassword•HardDiskPasswordYoudonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimprovescomputingsecurity

1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage87.2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity.3.Dependingonthepassword

•SelectATADriveSetuptoenableordisableaninternalorexternalSATAdevice.4.SelectthedesiredsettingsandpressEnter.5.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheSetupUtil

•Pressingthepowerswitch•EnablingthewakeuponalarmfeatureThewakeuponalarmfeatureenablesyourcomputertowakeupatasettime.Toenablethewakeuponalarmfeature,do

AfterenablingtheICEthermalalertfunction,whencriticalthermalsituationsoccur,suchasmalfunctioningfans,abnormallyhightemperature,andpoorcoolingperformanc

Chapter8.UpdatingsystemprogramsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingthePOSTandBIOS,andhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOSupdatefailure.Usingsystemprogr

Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystemNote:BecauseLenovomakesconstantimprovementstoitsWebsites,theWebpagecontentsaresubjecttochangewithoutnot

Chapter9.PreventingproblemsThischapterprovidesinformationthatcanhelpyouavoidcommonproblemsandkeepyourcomputerrunningsmoothly.Keepingyourcomputercurren

UsingSystemUpdateTheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyourcomputerup-to-date.UpdatepackagesarestoredonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromthe

CleaningyourcomputerItisagoodpracticetocleanyourcomputerperiodicallytoprotectthesurfacesandensuretrouble-freeoperation.CAUTION:Besuretoturnoffthecompu

LasercompliancestatementCAUTION:Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)areinstalled,notethefollowing:•Donotremoveth

Manycomputersupplystorescarrythespecialcleaninguidsfordisplays.UsecleaninguidsdevelopedforLCDdisplaysonly.Firstapplytheuidtoalint-free,softcloth,th

Chapter10.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutdiagnosingandtroubleshootingcomputerproblems.Ifyourcomputerproblemisnotdescr

SymptomActionTheoperatingsystemdoesnotstart.Verifythat:•Thestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresides.Usually,theoperatingsystemis

1.Removethenewhardwareoptionorsoftware.Ifyoumustremovethecomputercovertoremoveahardwareoption,makesureyoureviewandfollowtheelectricalsafetyinformation

Note:Whenexternal-speakerorheadphonecablesareattachedtotheaudioconnector,theinternalspeaker,ifpresent,isdisabled.Inmostcases,ifanaudioadapterisinstall

AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitisinsertedintoaCDdriveSymptom:AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplay

Actions:•RestarttheDVDplayerprogram.•Closeanyopenles,turnoffthecomputer,andthenrestartthecomputer.•Tryalowerscreenresolutionorcolordepth.Iftheseactio

•OncomputersthathaveaCD-ROMorCD-RWdriveinadditiontoaDVD-ROMdrive,makesurethattheDVDdiscisinthedrivelabeled“DVD”.Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,r

3.ClickDevicesandPrinters.4.Double-clickUSBEnhancedPerformanceKeyboard.TheUSBEnhancedPerformanceKeyboardCustomizationprogramstarts.Iftheseactionsdonot

Action:IftheTransceiverCommunicationsLEDisnoton,reconnectthetransceiverandthekeyboard.MonitorproblemsNote:Manymonitorshavestatus-indicatorlightsandbui

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Actions:•Themonitormightbeoperatinginalow-refreshratedisplaymode.Setthemonitortothehighest,noninterlacedrefreshratesupportedbyyourmonitorandthevideoco

EthernetproblemsForEthernetproblems,selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:•“Yourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork”onpage109•“Theadapterstopsworkingfor

Action:Thenetworkdriverlesmaybecorruptormissing.Updatethedriverbyreferringtothe“Solution”descriptionfortheproceduretomakesurethatthecorrectdevicedriv

BluetoothproblemSymptom:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadsetorheadphonebutcomesfromthelocalspeakereventhoughtheheadsetorheadphoneisconnectedusingth

–AllexternalSCSIoptionsareturnedon.ExternalSCSIoptionsmustbeturnedonbeforethecomputeristurnedon.Formoreinformation,seeyourSCSIdocumentation.•Verifytha

4.ClickCleanupsystemles.5.ClicktheMoreOptionstab.6.IntheProgramsandFeaturesarea,clicktheCleanupbutton.7.Alistofinstalledprogramsisdisplayed.Selectthe

Actions:Verifythat:1.Theprinteristurnedonandisonline.2.Paperisloadedcorrectly.3.Theprintersignalcableissecurelyconnectedtothecorrectparallel,serial,or

Actions:•Mostsoftwareprogramshavebuilt-inhelpsystemsthatprovideinstructionsformosttasks.Ifyouarehavingdifcultyperformingaspecictaskwithinasoftwarepr

LenovoSolutionCenterTheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollec

Chapter11.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufacturedbyLenovo.Info

Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,softwareprogramsprovidedbyLenovo,andlocationsofconnectors

•Accesstroubleshootingandsupportinformationforyourcomputermodelandothersupportedproducts.•Findtheserviceandsupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion.•

•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornon-warrantedLenovoparts•Identicationofsoftwareproblemsources•CongurationofBIOSaspartofaninsta

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AppendixA.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:LenovoTheLenovologoRescueandRecoveryThinkCentreThinkVantageMic

AppendixB.RegulatoryinformationExportclassicationnoticeThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExportClassi

ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EContheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagn

JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatementJapancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20AperphaseLenovoprod

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AppendixC.WEEEandrecyclinginformationLenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipmentwhenitisnolongerneede

•100/1000MbpsintegratedEthernetcontroller•Wi-Ficardmodule(optional)•Wi-FiwithBluetoothmodule(optional)Systemmanagementfeatures•Abilitytostorepower-ons

SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorotherenvironmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponen

BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/ECconcerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulator

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AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)EuropeanUnionRoHSLenovoproductssoldintheEuropeanUnion,onorafter3January2013meettherequirement

UkraineRoHSIndiaRoHSRoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.132ThinkCentreM73UserGuide

AppendixE.ChinaEnergyLabel©CopyrightLenovo2013133

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AppendixF.ENERGYSTARmodelinformationENERGYSTAR®isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandp

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IndexAarescuemedium,creatingandusing82acpoweradapterbracket,replacing35acpoweradapter,replacing30Administrator,password88audiosubsystem1Bbackupandreco

Input/Output(I/O)features•OneDisplayPortconnector•OneEthernetconnector•Oneoptionalport(forinstallingaserialportoraUSB2.0connector)•OneVGAmonitorconnec

KKensington-stylecablelock26keyboard,replacing75LLenovoSolutionCenter116LenovoThinkVantageTools117LenovoWelcome117locatingcomponents12Mmedia,creatinga

locatingparts13locations13memorymodule55Ttemporarystartupdevice90theBIOS,updating(ashing)93–94trademarks122troubleshooting,basic99troubleshooting,dia

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PartNumber:Printedin(1P)P/N:*1P*

Operatingsystem(s),certiedortestedforcompatibility1(variesbymodeltype)•Linux®SpecicationsThissectionliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.Dim

Note:IfaprogramiconintheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramnavigationwindowisdimmed,itindicatesthatyouneedtoinstalltheprogrammanually.Toinstalltheprogramma

Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystemIfyourcomputerispreinstalled

TheLenovoQuickLaunchprogramprovidesyouwithquickaccesstoprogramsinstalledonyourcomputer,includingLenovoprograms,Microsoftprograms,andotherthirdpartypro

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandAppendixA“Notices”onpage121.F

bestuseofyourdesktop.Theprogramalsoisabletoworkacrossmultiplemonitorstoimproveyourproductivity.LocationsThissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatet

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputerFigure1“Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations”onpage9showsthelocationsofthecon

LocatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerFigure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage10showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectors

ConnectorDescriptionDisplayPortconnectorUsedtoattachahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevicesthatuseaDisplayPortconnector.Note:TheD

LocatingcomponentsFigure3“Componentlocations”onpage12showsthelocationsofthevariouscomponentsinyourcomputer.Toremovethecomputercover,see“Removingthecom

1Computercover9Powercord2Systemfan10acpoweradapter3Thermalmodule11Memorymodules4Coverpresenceswitch(intrusionswitch)12Battery5Internalspeaker13Wi-Fica

6Internalspeakerconnector13OptionalUSB2.0connector7PowerswitchboardcableconnectorMachinetypeandmodellabelThemachinetypeandmodellabelidentiesyourcompu

Chapter2.UsingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.FrequentlyaskedquestionsThefollowingareafewtipsthatwillhelp

UsingthekeyboardDependingonyourmodel,yourcomputercomeswitheitherastandardkeyboardorangerprintreaderkeyboard.TheMicrosoftWindowsshortcutkeysareprovide

UsingthewheelmouseThewheelmousehasthefollowingcontrols:1PrimarymousebuttonUsethisbuttontoselectorstartaprogramormenuitem.2WheelUsethewheeltocontrolthe

ContentsImportantsafetyinformation...vServiceandupgrades...vStaticelectricityprevention...vPowercordsandpoweradapters...viEx

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙AppearanceandPersonalization.2.IntheTaskbarandStartMenusection,clickCustomizeiconsonthetaskbar.3.Click

•Donotwriteorstickpaperonthedisc.•Donotscratchormarkthedisc.•Donotplaceorstorethediscindirectsunlight.•Donotusebenzene,thinners,orothercleanerstoclean

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Chapter3.YouandyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibility,comfort,andrelocatingyourcomputertoothercountriesorregions.Accessibilityan

Adjustthemonitorsothetopofthescreenisat,orslightlybelow,eyelevel.Placethemonitoratacomfortableviewingdistance,usually51to61cm(20to24inches),andpositio

RegisteringyourcomputerWhenyouregisteryourcomputer,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontactyouincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem

ReplacementpowercordsIfyourelocateyourcomputertoacountryorregionthatusesanelectricaloutletstyledifferentfromthetypeyouarecurrentlyusing,youwillhavetop

Chapter4.SecurityThischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.SecurityfeaturesThefollowingsecurityfeaturesar

AttachingaKensington-stylecablelockYoucanuseaKensington-stylecablelocktosecureyourcomputertoadesk,table,orothernon-permanentxture.Thecablelockattache

computers,youmightwanttosetanAdministratorPassword.Formoreinformation,see“AdministratorPassword”onpage88.Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcompute

Replacingthecoverpresenceswitch...67Replacingthesystemfan...69Replacingthethermalmodule...71Replacingthemicroprocessor...73Replacingthe

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Chapter5.InstallingorreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacehardwareforyourcomputer.Handlingstatic-sensitivedevicesDon

InstallingorremovingtheacpoweradapterAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpa

2.Removethepowercordfromtheacpoweradaptercableloopattherearofthecomputerandthendisconnecttheacpoweradapterfromthecomputer.Figure8.Disconnectingtheacpo

Toinstalltheverticalstand,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputer.2.Aligntherearofthecomputerwiththerearoftheverticalstandandpositionthecomputerontheverti

2.Liftthecomputertoremoveitfromtheverticalstand.Figure10.RemovingthecomputerfromtheverticalstandInstallingorremovingtheVESAmountbracketAttention:Donot

2.SlidethecomputerintotheVESAmountbracket.Figure11.InstallingtheVESAmountbracket3.InstallthetwoscrewstosecuretheVESAmountbrackettothecomputer.Figure12

2.RemovethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheVESAmountbrackettothecomputer.Figure13.RemovingthescrewsthatsecuretheVESAmountbracket3.Slidethecomputerfromthefrontof

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.2.Pullthetab1andthenslidetheacpoweradapterbracketasshowntoremoveitfromtheVESAmount

ToinstalltheacpoweradapterbrackettotheVESAmountbracket,alignthetwotabsontheacpoweradapterbracketwiththeslotsintheVESAmountbracket,andthenslidetheacpow

AppendixB.Regulatoryinformation...123Exportclassicationnotice...123Electronicemissionsnotices...123FederalCommunicationsCommis

3.RemovethescrewthatsecurestheopticaldriveboxontheVESAmountbracketandthenslidetheopticaldriveboxtoremoveitfromtheVESAmountbracket.Figure17.Removingthe

5.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheopticaldrivemetalplateandthenremovethemetalplatefromtheopticaldrive.Figure19.Removingtheopticaldrivemetalplate6.Align

7.Slidethenewopticaldriveintotheopticaldriveboxuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure21.Installingtheopticaldriveintotheopticaldrivebox8.Installthescrewthats

9.AlignthescrewholesintheopticaldriveboxwiththetwoscrewsontheVESAmountbracketandthenslidetheopticaldriveboxtoinstallitontheVESAmountbracket.Figure23.I

10.InstallthescrewthatsecurestheopticaldriveboxontheVESAmountbracket.Figure24.Installingthescrewthatsecurestheopticaldrivebox11.Connecttheopticaldrive

3.RemovethescrewthatsecurestheopticaldriveboxontheVESAmountbracketandthenslidetheopticaldriveboxasshowntoremoveitfromtheVESAmountbracket.Figure25.Remo

5.Flexthesidesoftheharddiskdriveadapterbracketandthenpivottheharddiskdriveadaptertoremovetheadapterfromtheadapterbracket.Figure27.Removingtheharddiskd

8.Installthenewharddiskdriveintotheadapterasshown.Then,lowertheadapterretaininglatchuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure30.Installinganewharddiskdriveintot

10.Slidetheadapterbracketintotheopticaldriveboxuntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure32.Installingtheadapterbracketintotheopticaldrivebox46ThinkCentreM73User

11.AlignthescrewholesintheopticaldriveboxwiththetwoscrewsontheVESAmountbracketandthenslidetheopticaldriveboxtoinstallitontheVESAmountbracket.Figure33.

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12.InstallthescrewthatsecurestheopticaldriveboxontheVESAmountbracket.Figure34.Installingthescrewthatsecurestheopticaldrivebox13.Connectthesecondaryhar

3.RemovethescrewthatsecurestheI/OboxontheVESAmountbracketandthenslidetheI/OboxasshowntoremoveitfromtheVESAmountbracket.Figure35.RemovingtheI/OboxToins

2.AlignthetwoholesintheI/OboxwiththetwoscrewsontheVESAmountbracketandthenslidetheI/OboxasshowntoinstallitontheVESAmountbracket.Figure36.InstallingtheI

3.InstallthescrewtosecuretheI/OboxontheVESAmountbracket.Figure37.InstallingthescrewtosecuretheI/Obox4.ConnecttheI/OboxcabletoaUSBconnectorontherearofy

5.Removethescrewthatsecuresthecomputercover.Figure38.Removingthecomputercoverscrew52ThinkCentreM73UserGuide

6.Slidethecomputercovertothefrontofthecomputerasmallamount.Then,liftthecomputercovertoremoveitfromthecomputer.Figure39.RemovingthecomputercoverInstall

5.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheharddiskdriveassembly.Slidetheharddiskdriveassemblyasshown,andthenlifttheharddiskdriveassemblytoremoveitfromthecomput

2.Installthetwoscrewstosecuretheharddiskdriveassembly.Figure42.Installingthescrewstosecuretheharddiskdriveassembly3.Connectthesignalcableandthepowerca

5.Ifyouarereplacinganoldmemorymodule,opentheretainingclipsandgentlypullthememorymoduleoutofthememoryslot.Figure43.Removingthememorymodule6.Inserttheno

Yourcomputerhasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andsettingsforbuilt-infeatures,suchasparallel-portassignments(conguration).Abatterykeeps

ImportantsafetyinformationCAUTION:Beforeusingthismanual,besuretoreadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformationforthisproduct.Refertotheinformationint

10.UsetheSetupUtilityprogramtosetthedate,time,andanypasswords.SeeChapter7“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage87.ReplacingthepowerswitchboardAttention:D

7.Alignthehole1inthenewpowerswitchboardwiththetab2onthecomputerandpositionthenewpowerswitchboardinthecomputer.Then,installthescrewtosecurethenewpowers

3.Removetheharddiskdriveassembly.See“Installingorremovingtheharddiskdriveassembly”onpage53.4.LocatetheWi-Ficardmoduleinthecomputer.See“Locatingcompone

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”on

6.RoutethefrontWi-Fiantennacablethroughthevehooksintheharddiskdrivebracketasshown.Figure55.RoutingthefrontWi-Fiantennacable7.Reinstalltheharddiskdriv

5.ReleasethefrontWi-Fiantennacablefromthehooksontheharddiskdrivebracket.Then,unstickthefrontWi-Fiantennafromtheharddiskdrivebracket.Figure57.Removingt

3.Adjusttheangleoftherearantennatolowertheriskofbreakingtheantennabyaccident.Figure58.InstallingtherearWi-FiantennaToremovetherearWi-Fiantenna,dothefo

ReplacingtheinternalspeakerAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.Thisse

7.Pressthetab1thatsecurestheinternalspeakerasshownandthenlifttheinternalspeakeroutoftheinternalspeakerholder.Figure61.Removingtheinternalspeaker8.Pres

9.Securethecableofthenewinternalspeakerintheretainingcliponthesideofthethermalmodulebracket.Figure63.Securingtheinternalspeakercable10.Connectthecable

orCRU,donotopenthestatic-protectivepackagecontainingthepartuntiltheinstructionsdirectyoutoinstallit.WhenyouhandleoptionsorCRUs,orperformanyworkinsidet

5.Pullthecoverpresenceswitchtoremoveitfromtheheatsinkbracket.Figure64.Removingthecoverpresenceswitch6.Attachthenewcoverpresenceswitchtothethermalmodul

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”on

5.Removethethreescrewsthatsecurethesystemfantothethermalmodule,andthenliftthesystemfantoremoveitfromthecomputer.Figure66.Removingthesystemfan70ThinkCe

6.Positionthenewsystemfanonthechassissothatthethreescrewholesinthenewsystemfanarealignedwiththescrewpostsonthethermalmodule.Then,installthethreescrews

3.Locatethethermalmoduleinthecomputer.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage12.4.Removetheinternalspeaker.See“Replacingtheinternalspeaker”onpage65.5.Removethec

8.installthenewthermalmoduleintothechassisasshown.Ensurethatthefourscrewsonthenewthermalmodulearealignedwithcorrespondingholesinthesystemboard.Figure6

4.Liftthesmallhandle1andopentheretainer2toaccessthemicroprocessor3.Figure70.Accessingthemicroprocessor5.Liftthemicroprocessorstraightupandoutofthemicr

8.Notetheorientationofthenewmicroprocessor.Holdthenewmicroprocessorbyitsedgesandalignthenotches1onitwiththetabs2inthemicroprocessorsocket.Then,careful

2.ConnectanewkeyboardormousetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonthecomputer.Dependingonwhereyouwanttoconnectthenewkeyboardormouse,see“Locatingconnectors,controls

3.Positionthecomputercoveronthechassisandthenpushthecovertotherearofthecomputeruntilitsnapsintoposition.Figure74.InstallingthecomputercoverChapter5.In

PlugsandoutletsIfareceptacle(poweroutlet)thatyouintendtousewithyourcomputerequipmentappearstobedamagedorcorroded,donotusetheoutletuntilitisreplacedbya

4.Installthescrewtosecurethecomputercover.Figure75.Installingthecomputercoverscrew5.IfthereisaKensington-stylecablelockavailable,lockthecomputer.See“A

Chapter6.RecoveryinformationThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.•“RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operatingsystem

CreatingrecoverymediaThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymedia.Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsor

1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.2.IntheRescueandReco

2.Turnonyourcomputer.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressEnter,andthenpressF11toentertheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.3.IfyouhavesetaRescueandRecoverypassword,t

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhenthePleaseselectbootdevicewindowopens,releasetheF12key.3.InthePleaseselectbootdevicewi

ReinstallingsoftwareprogramsIfasoftwareprogramyouinstalledonyourcomputerisnotworkingcorrectly,youmightneedtoremoveandreinstallit.Reinstallingoverwrite

RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8operatingsystemThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedoncomputerspreinstalledwiththeWindows8o

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Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogramTheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemy