Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthismanual......1
ImportantSafetyInformation..........1
Chapter2.Safetyinformation......3
Generalsafety................3
Electricalsafety...............3
Safetyinspectionguide............5
Handlingelectrostaticdischarge-sensitive
devices..................5
Groundingrequirements............6
Safetynotices(multi-lingualtranslations).....6
Chapter3.Generalinformation....29
Specications...............29
Lenovoprograms.............29
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows
7operatingsystem...........29
AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows
8operatingsystem...........31
Additionalinformationresources.......31
Chapter4.GeneralCheckout.....33
Problemdeterminationtips..........33
Chapter5.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics..............35
Basictroubleshooting............35
AccessingControlPanelontheWindows8
operatingsystem..............36
Troubleshootingprocedure..........36
Troubleshooting..............37
Audioproblems............38
CDproblems.............39
DVDproblems.............40
Intermittentproblems..........41
Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice
problems...............41
Monitorproblems............43
Networkingproblems..........45
Optionproblems............47
Performanceandlockupproblems.....48
Printerproblems............50
Serialportproblems...........50
Softwareproblems...........51
USBproblems.............52
Diagnostics................52
LenovoSolutionCenter.........52
Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................55
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......55
Viewingandchangingsettings........55
Usingpasswords..............55
Passwordconsiderations.........56
Power-OnPassword..........56
AdministratorPassword.........56
HardDiskPassword...........56
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.56
Enablingordisablingadevice........57
Selectingastartupdevice..........57
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....57
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............57
EnablingErPcompliancemode........58
ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganew
operatingsystem..............58
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......59
Chapter7.Symptom-to-FRUIndex..61
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........61
PowerSupplyProblems...........61
Beepsymptoms..............61
POSTerrorcodes.............62
Miscellaneouserrorconditions........63
Undeterminedproblems...........65
Chapter8.Locations.........67
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorson
thefrontofyourcomputer..........67
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer...............68
LocatingmajorFRUsandCRUs......69
LookingupFRUinformation.......70
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....71
Chapter9.ReplacingFRUs......73
Adjustingthecomputerstand.........73
Removingthecomputerstand........73
Removingthecomputercover........74
Openingandclosingthesystemboardshielding.75
Openingthesystemboardshielding....75
Closingthesystemboardshielding.....76
ReplacingtherearI/Oshielding........78
RemovingtherearI/Oshielding......78
InstallingtherearI/Oshielding.......78
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........79
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