Contents
Aboutthismanual..............iii
Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1
Generalsafety................1
Electricalsafety...............1
Safetyinspectionguide............3
Handlingelectrostaticdischarge-sensitive
devices..................3
Groundingrequirements............4
Safetynotices(multi-lingualtranslations).....4
Chapter2.Generalinformation....27
Specifications...............27
Lenovoprograms.............28
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows
7operatingsystem...........28
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows
8.1operatingsystem..........29
LenovoSupportWebsite..........29
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....31
Problemdeterminationtips..........31
Chapter4.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics..............33
Basictroubleshooting............33
AccessingControlPanelontheWindows8.1
operatingsystem..............34
Troubleshootingprocedure..........34
Troubleshooting..............35
Audioproblems............35
CDproblems.............37
DVDproblems.............38
Intermittentproblems..........39
Harddiskdriveproblems.........39
Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice
problems...............40
Monitorproblems............42
Networkingproblems..........44
Optionproblems............46
Performanceandlockupproblems.....47
Printerproblems............49
Serialconnectorproblems........49
Softwareproblems...........50
USBproblems.............51
Diagnostics................51
LenovoSolutionCenter.........51
UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........52
Chapter5.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................53
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......53
Viewingandchangingsettings........53
Usingpasswords..............53
Passwordconsiderations.........54
Power-onpassword...........54
Administratorpassword.........54
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.54
Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing
CMOS)................54
Enablingordisablingadevice........55
Selectingastartupdevice..........55
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....56
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............56
EnablingErPLPScompliancemode......56
ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganew
operatingsystem..............57
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......57
Chapter6.Symptom-to-FRUindex..59
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........59
Powersupplyproblems...........59
Beepsymptoms..............59
POSTerrorcodes.............60
Miscellaneouserrorconditions........61
Undeterminedproblems...........63
Chapter7.Locations.........65
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorson
thefrontofyourcomputer..........65
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer.................66
LocatingmajorFRUsandCRUs........68
LookingupFRUinformation.........70
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......71
Chapter8.ReplacingFRUs......73
Removingandinstallingthecomputerstand...73
Removingandinstallingtheframestand...73
Removingandinstallingthetilt-onlymonitor
stand................74
Removingandinstallingthefull-function
monitorstand.............75
Removingthecomputercover........76
Removingandinstallingthehard-disk-driveEMI
shield..................77
Replacingthe3.5-inchharddiskdriveorhybrid
drive...................79
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