Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................67
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........68
Chapter6.Replacingdevices.....69
Staticelectricityprevention..........69
ReplacingtheUltrabaydevice........69
Replacingthebattery............70
ReplacingtheSIMcard...........72
Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive.73
Replacingthekeyboard...........76
Replacingandinstallingamemorymodule...80
ReplacingthewirelessLANcard.......84
InstallingandreplacingthewirelessWANcard..87
Replacingthebackupbattery.........90
Chapter7.Enhancingyour
computer...............93
FindingThinkPadoptions..........93
UsingtheSerialUltrabayEnhancedfeature...93
Performingahotorawarmswap.....93
Installingasecondaryharddiskdrive....94
Usingtheextendedlifebattery........98
ThinkPadportreplicatorsanddockingstations..100
Frontview...............101
Rearview...............103
AttachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror
dockingstation.............105
DetachingaThinkPadportreplicatoror
dockingstation.............107
Securityfeature............108
Usingthesystemlockkey........108
Chapter8.Advanced
conguration............109
Installinganewoperatingsystem.......109
Beforeyoubegin............109
InstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem..110
Installingdevicedrivers...........111
ThinkPadSetup..............112
Mainmenu..............112
Congmenu..............113
Dateandtimemenu...........120
Securitymenu.............120
Startupmenu.............124
Restartmenu.............125
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....126
Usingsystemmanagement..........126
Systemmanagement..........126
Settingmanagementfeatures.......127
Chapter9.Preventingproblems..129
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems......129
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent.....130
Takingcareofyourcomputer.........131
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer....133
Chapter10.Troubleshooting
computerproblems.........135
Diagnosingproblems............135
Troubleshooting..............135
Computerstopsresponding.......135
Spillsonthekeyboard..........136
Errormessages............136
Errorswithoutmessages.........138
Beeperrors..............139
Memorymoduleproblems........139
Networkingproblems..........139
Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointing
devices................141
Problemswiththedisplayandmultimedia
devices................142
Fingerprintreaderproblems........145
Batteryandpowerproblems.......146
Problemswithdrivesandotherstorage
devices................149
Asoftwareproblem...........150
Problemswithportsandconnectors....150
Chapter11.Gettingsupport....153
BeforeyoucontactLenovo..........153
Gettinghelpandservice...........153
Usingdiagnosticprograms........154
LenovosupportWebsite.........154
CallingLenovo.............154
Purchasingadditionalservices........155
AppendixA.Regulatory
information.............157
Wirelessrelatedinformation.........157
LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless
antennas...............158
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....159
Exportclassicationnotice..........159
Electronicemissionsnotices.........159
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........159
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance
statement...............159
EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe
ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...160
GermanClassBcompliancestatement...160
KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....161
JapanVCCIClassBcompliancestatement..161
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