Usingrecoverymedia..........58
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations...58
Performingabackupoperation......58
Performingarecoveryoperation......59
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace...59
Creatingandusingarescuemedium......60
Creatingarescuemedium........60
Usingarescuemedium.........60
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevice
drivers..................61
Reinstallingsoftwareprograms........62
Reinstallingdevicedrivers..........62
Solvingrecoveryproblems..........62
Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................65
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......65
Viewingandchangingsettings........65
Usingpasswords..............65
Passwordconsiderations.........66
Power-OnPassword..........66
AdministratorPassword.........66
HardDiskPassword...........66
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.66
Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing
CMOS)................67
Enablingordisablingadevice........67
Selectingastartupdevice..........67
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....68
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............68
EnablingErPcompliancemodeandDeepSx..68
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......69
Chapter8.ConguringRAID.....71
ConguringRAIDwithIntelRSTe.......71
InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives...71
ConguringSATAorSASRAIDfunctionalitywith
IntelRSTecongurationutility.........72
EnteringtheIntelRSTecongurationutility..72
QuickRAIDsetupusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS
congurationutility.............73
InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives...74
EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconguration
utility.................74
CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSI
MegaRAIDBIOScongurationutility....75
DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSI
MegaRAIDBIOScongurationutility....75
Settingthehotspareharddiskdrive....76
Chapter9.Updatingsystem
programs...............77
Usingsystemprograms...........77
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc....77
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromyouroperating
system..................78
RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdatefailure..78
Chapter10.Preventingproblems..79
Keepingyourcomputercurrent........79
Gettingthelatestdevicedriversforyour
computer...............79
Updatingyouroperatingsystem......79
UsingSystemUpdate..........80
Cleaningandmaintenance..........80
Basics................80
Cleaningyourcomputer.........81
Goodmaintenancepractices.......82
Movingyourcomputer...........82
Chapter11.Troubleshootingand
diagnostics..............83
Basictroubleshooting............83
Troubleshootingprocedure..........84
Troubleshooting..............84
Audioproblems............85
CDproblems.............86
DVDproblems.............87
Harddiskdriveproblems.........89
Intermittentproblems..........89
Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdevice
problems...............90
Monitorproblems............91
Ethernetproblems...........93
Optionproblems............94
Performanceandlockupproblems.....95
Printerproblems............96
Serialportproblems...........97
Softwareproblems...........97
USBproblems.............98
LenovoSolutionCenter...........99
Chapter12.Gettinginformation,help,
andservice.............101
Informationresources............101
LenovoThinkVantageTools........101
LenovoWelcome............101
HelpandSupport............101
SafetyandWarranty...........101
LenovoWebsite(http://www.lenovo.com)..101
LenovoSupportWebsite.........102
Helpandservice..............102
Usingthedocumentationanddiagnostic
programs...............102
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