Sierra Wireless MC8355-L User Manual

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Replacingthebattery
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
ThissystemmaynotsupportbatteriesthatarenotgenuineLenovo-madeorauthorized.Thesesystemswill continuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorizedbatteries.
Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.
Toreplacethebatterywithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisites,andselectyourmodelfromthe listbelowfortheinstruction.
DANGER
Iftherechargeablebatterypackisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery packcontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.T oavoidpossibleinjury:
•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.
•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.
•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.
•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.
•Donotshort-circuitit.
•Donotdrop,crush,puncture,orsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcan causethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorameto“vent”fromthebattery packorcoincell.
Toreplacethebattery,followtheproceduresbelow.
Replacingthebatteryinstalledinthebatteryspaceofyourcomputer
1.Turnoffthecomputer,orenterhibernationmode.Thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcables fromthecomputer.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
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3.Unlockthebatterylatchbyslidingittotheunlockposition.
4.Removethebattery.
5.Slidethebatteryintothecomputer.
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6.Slidethebatterylatchtothelockedposition.
7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer.
Replacingthekeyboard
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Youcanusethefollowingprocedurestoreplacethekeyboardwithanewone,availableasanoption.
DANGER
Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet onthewall.
DANGER
Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.
Toreplacethekeyboard,doasfollows.
Removingthekeyboard
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethebattery”onpage118.
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4.Loosenthetwoscrewsonthememoryslotcover,thenremovethecover.
5.Turnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.
6.Pushhardinthedirectionshownbythearrows1inthedrawingtounlatchthefrontsideofthe keyboard.Thekeyboardwillopenupslightly2.
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7.Carefullyliftthekeyboarduntilyoucanseehowit'sconnected.Holdthekeyboardabovethecomputer, andthendetachtheconnector2.Nowthekeyboardhasbeenremoved.
Installingthekeyboard
1.Attachtheconnector.
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2.Insertthekeyboard.Makesurethattherearedgesofthekeyboardareundertheframeasshownby thearrows.
3.Pressgentlyontheareasmarkedinthedrawing,andslidethekeyboardtowardyou.Makesurethatthe edgesofthekeyboardmarkedinthedrawing,areundertheframe.
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4.Putthememoryslotcoverbackinplace,closethecover,andthentightenthescrews.
5.Reinstallthebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthebattery”onpage118.
6.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.
Replacingthepalmrest
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
DANGER
Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet onthewall.
DANGER
Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.
Replacementinstructions
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.Formoreinformation,refertoReplacingthebattery.
4.Removethekeyboard.Formoreinformationabouthowtoremovethekeyboard,refertoReplacingthe keyboard.
5.Removethescrewsthatsecurethepalmrest.
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6.Turnthecomputeroverandopenthedisplay.Liftuptheleftandrighttopedgesofthepalmrestto removeit.
7.Detachtheip-lockZIFconnector1,thenremovethepalmrestcable2.
8.Liftupandremovethepalmrest.
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9.Releasethepalmrestfromthecomputer.Nowthepalmresthasbeenremoved.
Installingthepalmrest
1.Attachthepalmrest,makingsurethelatchesnearthetopleftandrightedgesofthepalmrestaresecure.
2.Pushthefrontsideofthepalmrestuntilitclicksintoplace.
3.Attachtheip-lockZIFconnector1,thenpushthepalmrestcable2.
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4.Reinstallthescrewsforthepalmrest.
5.Reinstallthekeyboard.Formoreinformationabouthowtoremovethekeyboard,refertoReplacingthe keyboard.
6.Reinstallthebattery.Formoreinformation,refertoReplacingthebattery.
7.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.
Replacingtheharddiskdrive
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
YoucanreplacetheharddiskdrivewithanewonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoresellerora marketingrepresentative.Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,readthefollowingprerequisites.
Note:Replacetheharddiskdriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthe harddiskdrivewerenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.
Whenreplacingthedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.
Attention:Whenyouarehandlingaharddiskdrive:
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•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that absorbsanyphysicalshocks.
•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.
•Donottouchtheconnector.
Thedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.
Beforeremovingtheharddiskdrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturnthe computeroff.
Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orinhibernationmode.
Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,doasfollows:
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethebattery”onpage118.
4.Removethescrewthatsecurestheslotcover1.Thenipoutthecover2andpulluptoremoveit3.
5.Removetheharddiskdrivebypullingoutthetab.
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6.Detachthesiderubberrailsfromtheharddiskdrive.
7.Attachthesiderubberrailstoanewharddiskdrive.
8.Inserttheharddiskdriveintotheharddiskdrivebay,thenpressitrmlyintoplace.
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9.Inserttheslotcover1.Then,slideinthecover2andreinstallthescrew3.
10.Reinstallthebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthebattery”onpage118.
11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer.
Replacingthesolidstatedrive
YoucanreplacethesolidstatedrivewithanewonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoresellerora marketingrepresentative.Toreplacethesolidstatedrive,readthefollowingprerequisitesandselectyour modelfromthelistbelowforinstructions.
Note:Replacethesolidstatedriveonlyifyouneedtohaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthesolid statedrivewerenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.
Whenreplacingthedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.
Attention:Whenyouarehandlingasolidstatedrive:
•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that absorbsanyphysicalshocks.
•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.
•Donottouchtheconnector.
Thedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.
Beforeremovingthesolidstatedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturnthe computeroff.
Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orinhibernationmode.
Replacementinstructions
Toreplacethesolidstatedrive,doasfollows:
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.Formoreinformation,referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage118.
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4.Removethescrewthatsecuresthesolidstatedrive1.Thenipoutthecover2andpullupto removeit3.
5.Removethesolidstatedrivebypullingoutthetab.
6.Detachthesidespacerrailsfromtheharddiskdrive.
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7.Attachthesidespacerrailstoanewharddiskdrive.
8.Insertthesolidstatedriveintotheharddiskdrivebay,thenpressitrmlyintoplace.
9.Reinstallthecoverofthebay1,thenreinstallthescrew2.
10.Reinstallthebattery.Formoreinformationabouthowtoreinstallthebattery,referto“Replacingthe battery”onpage118
11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer.
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InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwireless LAN/WiMAXconnection
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
YourcomputerhasaPCIExpressMiniCardslotforconnectiontoawirelessLAN/WiMAX.ToreplacethePCI ExpressMiniCardwithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisites.
DANGER
Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet onthewall.
DANGER
Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.
Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal
object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.
YourcomputerhasaPCIExpressMiniCardslotforconnectiontoawirelessLAN/WiMAX.Toreplacethe PCIExpressMiniCardwithanewone,followtheprocedurebelow.
ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardwithtwoconnectors
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethebattery”onpage118.
4.Removethepalmrest.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethepalmrest”onpage124.
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5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe cablesfromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors withyourngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.
6.Removethescrew.Thecardpopsup.
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7.Removethecard.
8.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocketcontactofthe computer.
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9.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplacebypressingtheuppersideoftheconnectors1,and securethecardwiththescrew2.
10.ConnectthecablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.Besuretoattachthegraycabletotheconnector marked“MAIN”or“M”onthecard,andtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“AUX”or“A.”
Note:IfthenewPCIExpressMiniCardhasthreeconnectors,besuretoattachthegraycabletothe connectormarked“TR1”onthecard,andtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“TR2”.Ifyouattach eithercabletothecenterconnector,theconnectionspeedwillbelower.
11.Reinstallthepalmrest.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthepalmrest”onpage124.
12.Reinstallthebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthebattery”onpage118.
13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.
ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardwiththreeconnectors
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethepalmrest”onpage124.
4.Removethekeyboard.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethekeyboard”onpage120.
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5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe cablesfromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors withyourngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.
6.Removethescrew.Thecardpopsup.
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7.Removethecard.
8.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocketcontactofthe computer.
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9.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplacebypressingtheuppersideoftheconnectors1,and securethecardwiththescrew2.
10.ConnectthecablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.Besuretoattachthegraycabletotheconnector marked“MAIN”or“M”onthecard,andtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“AUX”or“A.”
Note:IfthenewPCIExpressMiniCardhasthreeconnectors,besuretoattachthegraycabletothe connectormarked“TR1”onthecard,andtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“TR2”.Ifyouattach eithercabletothecenterconnector,theconnectionspeedwillbelower.
11.Reinstallthekeyboard.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthepalmrest”onpage124.
12.Reinstallthebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthebattery”onpage118.
13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.
InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN connection
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
SomeThinkPadmodelshaveaPCIExpressMiniCardslotforconnectiontoawirelessWAN.Toreplacethe PCIExpressMiniCardwithanewone,readthefollowingprerequisites.
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DANGER
Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet onthewall.
DANGER
Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthisslot.
Attention:BeforeyoustartinstallingaPCIExpressMiniCard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetal
object.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.
IfaWirelessWANisavailableinyourcomputer,toreplacethePCIExpressMiniCard,doasfollows.
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethebattery”onpage118.
4.Removethepalmrest.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethepalmrest”onpage124.
5.Ifatoolforremovingconnectorsisincludedinthepackagewiththenewcard,useittodisconnectthe cablesfromthecard.Ifnosuchtoolisincluded,disconnectthecablesbypickinguptheconnectors withyourngersandgentlyunpluggingthem.
Note:Dependingonthesystemcongurationofyourcomputer,thecardmayhaveonlyoneconnector.
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6.Removethescrew.Thecardpopsup.
7.Removethecard.
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8.AlignthecontactedgeofthenewPCIExpressMiniCardwiththecorrespondingsocket.
Notes:
•YoucanalsoreplacethePCIExpressMiniCardforWirelessWANwithanmSATAsolidstatedrive.
•ToinstallanewmSATAsolidstatedrive,referto“InstallingandreplacingthemSATAsolidstate
drive”onpage143.
9.Pivotthecarduntilyoucansnapitintoplacebypressingtheuppersideofeachconnector.Secure thecardwiththescrew.
Note:Dependingonthesystemcongurationofyourcomputer,thecardmayhaveonlyoneconnector.
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10.ConnectthecablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.
11.Reinstallthekeyboard.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthepalmrest”onpage124.
12.Reinstallthebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthebattery”onpage118.
13.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.
InstallingandreplacingthemSAT Asolidstatedrive
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
SomeThinkPadmodelshaveanmSATAsolidstatedrive.Y oucanreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewitha newonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentative.Toreplacethe mSATAsolidstatedrive,readthefollowingprerequisites.
Notes:
•YoucanalsoreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewithaWirelessPCIExpressMiniCardforWirelessWAN.
•ReplacethemSATAsolidstatedriveonlyifyouneedtohaveitrepaired.
WhenreplacingthemSATAsolidstatedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.
Attention:WhenyouarehandlinganmSATAsolidstatedrive:
•DonotdropthemSATAsolidstatedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.PutthemSA T Asolidstatedrive onamaterial,suchassoftcloththatabsorbsanyphysicalshocks.
•DonotapplypressuretothecoverofthemSATAsolidstatedrive.
ThemSATAsolidstatedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossof data.
BeforeremovingthemSATAsolidstatedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthen turnthecomputeroff.
NeverremovethemSATAsolidstatedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orin hibernationmode.
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IfanmSAT Asolidstatedriveisavailableinyourcomputer,toreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrive,do asfollows.
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.Waitfor afewminutes,tilltheinsideofthecomputercools,beforeyoustartthefollowingprocedures.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethebattery”onpage118.
4.Removethepalmrest.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethepalmrest”onpage124.
5.Removethescrew.Thecardpopsup.
6.Removethecard.
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7.AlignthecontactedgeofanewmSATAsolidstatedrivewiththecorrespondingsocket.
Notes:
•YoucanalsoreplacethemSATAsolidstatedrivewithaWirelessPCIExpressMiniCardforWireless WAN.
•ToinstallanewPCIExpressMiniCard,referto“InstallingandreplacingthePCIExpressMiniCard forwirelessWANconnection”onpage139
.
8.Pivotthecarddownward1untilyoucansnapitintoplace.Securethecardwiththescrew2.
9.Reinstallthekeyboard.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthepalmrest”onpage124.
10.Reinstallthebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallthebattery”onpage118.
11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandcablestothecomputer;thenturniton.
Replacingmemory
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Whenreplacingthememory,besuretofollowtheprecautions:
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Note:Theoperatingspeedofthememorymoduledependsonthesystemcongurationofyourcomputer anditscombinationwiththememorymoduleinstalledonyourcomputer.Insomeconditions,thememoryin yourcomputermaynotbeabletooperateatthemaximumspeed.
Attention:Beforeyoustartinstallingamodule,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.ThestaticelectricitycoulddamagetheSO-DIMM.
ToreplacetheSO-DIMM,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.
3.Removethebattery.Referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage118fordetailsabouthowtoreplacing thebattery.
4.Loosenthescrewsonthememoryslotcover1,thenremovethecover2.
IfthetwoSO-DIMMsarealreadyinthememoryslots,removeanSO-DIMMtomakeroomforthe newonebypressingoutonthelatchesonbothedgesofthesocketatthesametime tosaveitforfutureuse2.
5.FindthenotchonthecontactedgesideoftheSO-DIMMyouareinstalling.
Attention:ToavoiddamagingtheSO-DIMM,donottouchitscontactedge.
1.Besure
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6.WiththenotchedendoftheSO-DIMMtowardthecontactedgesideofthesocket,inserttheSO-DIMM intothesocketatanangleofabout20degrees1;thenpressitinrmly2.
Note:Ifyouinstallamemorymoduleinonlyoneofthetwomemoryslots,installitinthelowerslot.
7.PivottheSO-DIMMdownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.
8.MakesurethattheSO-DIMMisrmlyxedintheslotandcannotbemovedeasily.
9.Putthememoryslotcoverbackinplace1,closethecover,andtightenthescrews2.
10.Putthebatterybackinplace,turnthecomputeroveragain,andreconnectthecables.Forinformation abouthowtoreplacethebattery,referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage118.
TomakesurethattheSO-DIMMisinstalledcorrectly,doasfollows:
1.Turnthecomputeron.
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2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presstheF1key.TheThinkPadSetupopens.The“Installed memory”itemshowsthetotalamountofmemoryinstalledinyourcomputer.
ReplacingtheSIMcard
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
YourcomputermayrequireaSIM(SubscriberIdenticationModule)cardtoestablishawirelessWAN(Wide AreaNetwork)connections.Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,theSIMcardmaybealreadyinstalledin yourcomputerorwillbepartoftheshippingcontentsthatcamewithyourcomputer.
IfyoundtheSIMcardsincludedintheshippingcontents,adummycardisinstalledintheSIMcard slot.Thenproceedtothefollowinginstructions.
Ifyoundthedummycardintheshippingcontents,theSIMcardisalreadyinstalledintheSIMcard slot,andnofurtherinstallationisneeded.
Note:TheSIMcardisidentiedbytheICchipmountedononesideofthecard.
ToreplacetheSIMcard,doasfollows.
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnitover.
3.Removethebattery.Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Removethebattery”onpage118.
4.FindtheSIMcardslotinsidetheopenbatterycompartment.Removethecard.
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5.InserttheSIMcardrmlyintotheslot.
Note:MakesurethatyouinserttheSIMcardallthewayintotheslot.
6.Putthebatterybackinplace.Formoredetails,referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage118.
7.Turnthecomputeroveragain,andreconnectthecables.
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Chapter7.Enhancingyourcomputer
Thissectionprovidesinformationoninstallingdevicesandtakingadvantageofyourcomputer's high-technologyfeatures.
“FindingThinkPadoptions”onpage151
“ThinkPadX220UltraBase”onpage151
“ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries 3”onpage161
FindingThinkPadoptions
Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourcomputer,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesand upgradestomeetyourneeds.Optionsincludememory,storage,modems,networkingadapters,docking stationsandportreplicators,batteries,poweradapters,printers,scanners,keyboards,mice,andmore.
YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan Internetconnectionandacreditcard.
ToshopatLenovo,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html
ThinkPadX220UltraBase
YourThinkPadX220,X220i,X220T ablet,andX220iTabletsupporttheThinkPadX220UltraBase.
AfteryouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadX220UltraBase,youcanuseitsconnectorsinplaceof thecomputer's.
WhenthecomputerisattachedtotheThinkPadX220UltraBase,neverpickuptheassemblybytakinghold ofthecomputeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.
FormoredetailsabouttheThinkPadX220UltraBase,refertothefollowing:
•ThinkPadX220Ultrabasetopview
•ThinkPadX220Ultrabasebottomview
“AttachingaThinkPadX220Ultrabase”onpage153
“DetachingaThinkPadX220Ultrabase”onpage155
•Securityfeature
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ThinkPadX220Ultrabasetopview
1ThedockingconnectorisusedforattachingtheThinkPadcomputertotheThinkPadX220UltraBase.
2ThepowerjackiswhereyouconnecttheACadapter.
3TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadX220UltraBasetoaLAN.
4TheDisplayPortconnectorisforconnectingaDisplayPort-compatibledisplaydevice.
5TheMonitorconnectorisforattachinganexternalmonitororaprojectortoyourcomputer.
6Theheadphonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalheadphone.
7Themicrophonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalmicrophone.
8TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorisforconnectingthedevicesthatconformtotheUSB
interface.
9Thesecuritykeyholeisforlockingthedock.
10Thesystemlockkeyisforlockingtheejectbutton.
11Thebayisforopticaldiskdriveorsecondharddiskdrive.
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ThinkPadX220Ultrabasebottomview
1Bypressingtheejectrequestbutton,youcantelltheoperatingsystemtogetreadyforundocking.
2Thedockingindicatorisredwhenyourcomputerisdocked.Itblinkswhentheejectrequestbutton
ispressed.
3TheejectleverdetachesyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBase.
4Theholesareforthesystemspeakers.
AttachingaThinkPadX220Ultrabase
Attention:DisconnecttheACpowerfromyourcomputerbeforeyouattachtheThinkPadX220UltraBase.
TheACadapterconnectorwillbedamagedifitremainsconnectedtothecomputerduringtheattachment
YoucanhotattachorwarmattachthecomputertotheThinkPadX220UltraBase.Hotattachisattachingthe computertotheThinkPadX220UltraBasewhileinoperatingmode;warmattachisattachingthecomputer totheThinkPadX220UltraBasewhileinsleep(standby)mode.
Indoingahot-orwarm-attach,observethefollowing:
•Forhot-attaching:ThedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseshouldturnonafterafew seconds.
•Forwarm-attaching:Whenthecomputerreturnsfromsleep(standby)mode,thedockingindicator oftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseshouldturnon.
ToattachyourcomputertoaThinkPadX220Ultrabase,dothefollowing:
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1.MakesurethatthesystemlockkeyoftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisintheunlocked(vertical)position.
2.AlignthefrontofthecomputerwiththefrontoftheThinkPadX220UltraBase.
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3.MakesurethattheguidesoftheThinkPadX220UltraBasealignwiththeholesofthecomputer1.Then putthecomputerinplace2.Thedockingindicatorlights.
4.WhenthecomputerisalreadydockedtotheThinkPadX220UltraBase,youcanstartthecomputer.
Note:Youcanturnthekeyclockwisetolockit.Then,keepthesecuritykeyinasafeplace.Donotlosethis key;otherwise,youwillbeunabletodetachthecomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBase.
DetachingaThinkPadX220Ultrabase
Attention:DonotdetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBasewhilethedockingindicatorof
theThinkPadX220UltraBaseisblinkingoron.Waituntilthedockingindicatorturnsoff.Detachingwhilethe indicatorisblinkingoroncausesthesystemtobeep,andthecomputermayhalt.
YoucanhotdetachorwarmdetachthecomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBase.Hotdetachis detachingthecomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBasewhileinoperatingmode;warmdetachis detachingthecomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBasewhileinsleep(standby)mode.
Toperformahot-detach,followthestepsbelow:
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1.ClickStart,andthenpresstherightarrowbutton.
2.SelectUndock.
3.MakesurethatthedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisoff.
ForWindowsXP:
1.SelecttheUndockComputerintheStartmenu.
2.MakesurethatthedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisoff.
Note:DetachingtheUltraBasesuddenlywhilethecomputerisoperatingwithoutperformingtheprocedure abovemaycausethesystemtomalfunctionorhang.
Toperformawarm-detach,presstheejectrequestbuttonoftheThinkPadX220UltraBase.Thesystemwill thenresumewithanOKmessage.MakesurethatthedockingindicatoroftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseis off.Thecomputerwillre-entersleep(standby)mode.
Ifyouarehot-orwarm-detachingthecomputer,makesurethat
•thedevicesconnectedtoUSB,Serial,andParallelconnectorsarenotinuse.
•theconnectiontoaModemorEthernetporthasended.
•thebatteryisfullycharged.
TodetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadX220Ultrabase,dothefollowing:
1.MakesurethatthesystemlockkeyoftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisintheunlocked(vertical)position.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay.
3.Ifyouarehot/warm-detachingthecomputer,presstheejectrequestbuttonoftheThinkPadX220 UltraBase.ThenmakesurethattheejectinhibitindicatoroftheThinkPadX220UltraBaseisoff,andthe ejectreadyindicatorlightsup.
4.ReleasetheejectleverontheleftsideoftheThinkPadX220UltraBase1untilthecomputerliftsup; thenremovethecomputer2.
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Securityfeature
ThelockoftheThinkPadX220UltraBasehastwopositions.
1Unlockposition:
IftheUltraBaselockisinthisposition,yourcomputerisnotsecured.
1Baselockposition:
IftheUltraBaselockisinthisposition,theThinkPadX220UltraBaseislocked,andthecomputercannotbe removedfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBase.TheSerialUltrabaySlimdeviceisalsolockedandcannotbe removedfromtheUltraBase.
Note:Keepthesecuritykeyinasafeplace.Donotlosethiskey;otherwise,youwillbeunabletodetach thecomputerfromtheThinkPadX220UltraBase
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IfyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyholeoftheThinkPadX220UltraBase,theThinkPadX220 UltraBasecannotbetakenoutofthelockedposition,andyoucansecureyourcomputerandtheThinkPad X220UltraBase.
Note:Youneedtopurchasethemechanicallockcommercially.Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting, andimplementingthelockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.
ThinkPadBattery19+
YourThinkPadX220,X220i,X220Tablet,andX220iTabletsupporttheThinkPadBattery19+.
WithThinkPadBattery19+,youcanextendtheoperatingtimeofyournotebookcomputer.
WhenthecomputerisattachedtotheThinkPadBattery19+,neverpickuptheassemblybytakingholdof thecomputeralone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.
ThinkPadBattery19+topview
1ThedockingconnectorisusedforattachingtheThinkPadcomputertotheThinkPadBattery19+.
ThinkPadBattery19+bottomview
1ThepowerjackiswhereyouconnecttheACadapter.
2Bypressingtheindicatorbutton,thestatusindicatorshowstheThinkPadBattery19+chargestatus.
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3ThestatusindicatoristoshowtheThinkPadBattery19+chargestatus.
4TheejectleveristoreleasetheThinkPadBattery19+fromthedockingconnectorinthecomputer.
5Thebatterylatchpreventstheejectleverfrombeingreleased.
AttachingaThinkPadBattery19+
Attention:DisconnecttheACpowerfromyourcomputerbeforeyouattachtheThinkPadBattery19+.The
ACadapterconnectorwillbedamagedifitremainsconnectedtothecomputerduringtheattachment.
ToattachaThinkPadBattery19+,dothefollowing:
1.AlignthefrontofthecomputerwiththefrontoftheThinkPadBattery19+.
2.MakesurethattheguidesoftheThinkPadBattery19+alignwiththeholesofthecomputer1.Then putthecomputerinplace2.
DetachingaThinkPadBattery19+
TodetachaThinkPadBattery19+,dothefollowing:
1.Unlockthebatterylatchbyslidingittotheunlockposition.
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2.Releasetheejectlever2andpulluptheThinkPadBattery19+.
ChargingaThinkPadBattery19+
TheThinkPadBattery19+canbechargedseparately.
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TheThinkPadBattery19+canalsobechargedwithacomputer.
WhentheThinkPadBattery19+ischargedwithacomputer,boththemainbatteryandThinkPadBattery 19+canbechargedsimultaneously.
ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,and ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3
Note:OnlyThinkPadX220andX220isupportThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDock
Series3,andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
AfteryouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,or theThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,youcanuseitsconnectorsinplaceofthecomputer's.
WhenthecomputerisattachedtotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries 3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,neverpickuptheassemblybytakingholdofthecomputer alone.Alwaysholdthewholeassembly.
FormoredetailsabouttheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,orthe ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,refertothefollowing:
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“Frontview”onpage162
“Rearview”onpage165
“AttachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,orThinkPadMiniDock PlusSeries3”onpage168
“DetachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,andThinkPadMiniDock PlusSeries3”onpage170
“Securityfeature”onpage172
“Usingthesystemlockkey”onpage174
Frontview
ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3
1Thepowerswitchturnsthecomputeronandoff.
2TheejectbuttonreleasesthecomputerfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3whenpressed.
3Theslidingadjusterisaguideusedtoalignthedockingconnectoronyourcomputerasyouattach
theThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.
4Thedockingconnectoriswhereyouattachyourcomputer.
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ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3
1Thepowerswitchturnsthecomputeronandoff.
2Thekeylockindicatorlightswhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.Whenthesystemlock
keyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3islocked;youcannot attachorremoveyourcomputer.
3Thedockingindicatorlightswhenyourcomputerisdocked.
4TheejectbuttonreleasesthecomputerfromtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3whenpressed.
5Theslidingadjusterisaguideusedtoalignthedockingconnectoronyourcomputerasyouattachthe
ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3.
6Thedockingconnectoriswhereyouattachyourcomputer.
7Thesystemlockkeyisforlockingtheejectbutton.
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ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3
1Thepowerswitchturnsthecomputeronandoff.
2Thekeylockindicatorlightswhenthesystemlockkeyisinthelockedposition.Whenthesystem
lockkeyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3islocked;you cannotattachorremoveyourcomputer.
3Thedockingindicatorlightswhenyourcomputerisdocked.
4TheejectbuttonreleasesthecomputerfromtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3whenpressed.
5Theslidingadjusterisaguideusedtoalignthedockingconnectoronyourcomputerasyouattach
theThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
6Thedockingconnectoriswhereyouattachyourcomputer.
7Thesystemlockkeyisforlockingtheejectbutton.
8Themicrophonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalmicrophone.
9Theheadphonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalstereoheadphone.
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Rearview
ThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3
1Thepowerjackisforconnectingtheacpoweradapter.
2TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3toanEthernetLAN.
Theindicatorontheconnectoristhesameasthatonthecomputer.
Notes:
•YoucannotusetheTokenRingcableforthisconnector.
•Youcanusethisconnectorfora10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TEthernet.
IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3anduseanEthernetconnector,usethe EthernetconnectorontheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.
3TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareforconnectingUSB1.1andUSB2.0devices.
4Theexternalmonitorconnectorisforconnectinganexternalmonitor.
Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3anduseanexternalmonitor connector,usetheexternalmonitorconnectorontheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,nottheoneonthe computer.
5Whenyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyhole,theejectbuttonislockedsothatthe
computercannotberemovedfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.
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ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3
1Thepowerjackisforconnectingtheacpoweradapter.
2TheDisplayPortisforconnectingadisplaydevice.
3ThedigitalvisualinterfaceconnectorisforconnectingamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.
Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanbeusedwithacomputerthat supportsDVIviadockingonly.
4Theheadphonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalstereoheadphone.
5Themicrophonejack,ajack1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter,isforconnectinganexternalmicrophone.
6TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3toanEthernetLAN.The
indicatorontheconnectoristhesameasthatonthecomputer.
Notes:
•YoucannotusetheTokenRingcableforthisconnector.
•Youcanusethisconnectorfora10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TEthernet.
IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3anduseanEthernetconnector,usethe EthernetconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.
7TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareforconnectingUSB1.1andUSB2.0devices.
8Theexternalmonitorconnectorisforconnectinganexternalmonitor.
Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3anduseanexternalmonitorconnector, usetheexternalmonitorconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.
9Whenyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyhole,theejectbuttonislockedsothatthe
computercannotberemovedfromtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3.
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ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3
1TheDisplayPortisforconnectingadisplaydevice.
2ThedigitalvisualinterfaceconnectorisforconnectingamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.
Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanbeusedwithacomputerthat supportsDVIviadockingonly.
3TheDisplayPortisforconnectingadisplaydevice.
4ThedigitalvisualinterfaceconnectorisforconnectingamonitorthatsupportsSingle-LinkDVI.
Note:TheDVIconnectorprovidesadigitalinterfaceonly.Thisconnectorcanbeusedwithacomputerthat supportsDVIviadockingonly.
5TheEthernetconnectorisforconnectingtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3toanEthernetLAN.
Theindicatorontheconnectoristhesameasthatonthecomputer.
Notes:
•YoucannotusetheTokenRingcableforthisconnector.
•Youcanusethisconnectorfora10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TEthernet.
IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3anduseanEthernetconnector,usethe EthernetconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,nottheoneonthecomputer.
6TheUniversalSerialBusconnectorsareforconnectingUSB1.1andUSB2.0devices.
7Thepowerjackisforconnectingtheacpoweradapter.
8TheeSA T AisforconnectinganeSAT Adevice.
9Theexternalmonitorconnectorisforconnectinganexternalmonitor.
Note:IfyouattachyourcomputertotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3anduseanexternalmonitor connector,usetheexternalmonitorconnectorontheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,nottheoneonthe computer.
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10Whenyouattachamechanicallocktothesecuritykeyhole,theejectbuttonislockedsothatthe
computercannotberemovedfromtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
AttachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDock Series3,orThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3
ToattachyourcomputertoaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,aThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ora ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,dothefollowing:
ThefollowingdrawingsarefortheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3. TheprocedureisthesamefortheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.
Notes:
•BeforeyouattachthecomputertoaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,aThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,or aThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,disconnectanacpoweradapterfromthecomputer.
•Ifyourcomputerisoperating,makesurethatithasnishedanyoperationsinvolvingdevicesthatare connectedtoaUSBconnectorandaUSB/eSATAconnector.Alsomakesurethatanyconnectionto anEthernetporthasended.
•BeforeyouattachyourcomputertoaThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,oraThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries
3),makesurethatthesystemlockkeyisinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal)position.
1.Toattachyourcomputer,makesurethatthesystemlockkeyisinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal) positionfortheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.Makesurethat themechanicallockisdetachedfortheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.
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2.PressthebuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries31.Pull theslidingadjusterinthedirectionshownbythearrow2.
3.PutyourcomputerontheplatformoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlus Series3,makingsurethatthetop-leftcornerofthecomputerisalignedtotheguideplateonthe ThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3.
4.InsertyourcomputerintotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3, alongthesurface,untilyouhearaclick.ThecomputerisnowattachedtotheThinkPadMiniDock Series3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3).
Note:IfthedockingindicatorisnotlightedafteryouattachtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,orthe ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,yourcomputerisnotproperlyconnectedtothedock.Checkthe acpoweradapterofthedock,ordisconnectandre-attachtheacpoweradapter.Thenattachyour computertothedock.
Notes:
•IfyouattachtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMini DockPlusSeries3toyourcomputer,butdonotconnecttheacpoweradapterofthatattachmenttothe powerjack,yourcomputergoesintobatterymode.
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•IfyourcomputerandtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,orthe ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3areconnectedtoseparateacpoweradapters,yourcomputergoesinto batterymoderst,andthenshiftsintoacmode.
•Ifineitherofthetwoprecedingsituationsthebatteryofyourcomputerisdetached,orhasnobattery charge,yourcomputershutsdown.
ConnectinganexternaldisplaytotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3
Group1(topgure)andGroup2(lowergure)areindependentofeachother.EachhasaDisplayPortanda digitalvisualinterface.IfyouconnectadisplaytoaDisplayPortandaDVIthatareinthesamegroup,the DisplayPortisinactive.
DetachingaThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,ThinkPadMiniDock Series3,andThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3
TodetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,andtheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3, dothefollowing:
1.Makesurethat:
•ThedevicesconnectedtoUSBconnectorsarenotinuse.
•TheconnectiontoanEthernetporthasbeenended.
•ThedevicesconnectedtoaneSATAportarenotinuse(ThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3).
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2.MakesurethatthesystemlockkeyoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDock PlusSeries3isinplaceandintheunlocked(horizontal)position.
3.Presstheejectbutton1untilthecomputermovesup;then,graspbothsides,andremovethe computer2.
TodetachyourcomputerfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,dothefollowing:
Notes:
•Ifyourcomputerisoperating,makesurethatithasnishedoperationsinvolvingdevicesthatare connectedtotheUSBconnector.AlsomakesurethatanyEthernetconnectionisstopped.
•Makesurethatthebatterypackisfullycharged.
1.MakesurethatallejectabledevicesconnectedtotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3arestopped.
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2.Presstheejectbutton1untilthecomputermovesup;then,graspbothsides,andremovethe computer2.
Securityfeature
TheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlus Series3hasasecuritykeyholeforamechanicallock.Byattachingamechanicallockwithcablethere,you cansecuretheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,theThinkPadMiniDockSeries3,ortheThinkPadMini DockPlusSeries3toaheavyobject,suchasadesk.
IfyouusetheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3,andattachamechanicallock,theejectbuttonisalso locked,sothatthecomputercannotbedetachedfromtheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3.
IfyouusetheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3ortheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3,andattachamechanical lock,theejectbuttonisnotlocked.Tolocktheejectbutton,usethesystemlockkey.
Lenovodoesnotofferamechanicallock.Y ouwillneedtopurchaseoneelsewhere.Y ouareresponsible forevaluating,selecting,andimplementinganylockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.Lenovomakesno comments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformanceofanylockingdeviceor securityfeatures.
AttachamechanicallocktotheThinkPadMiniDockPlusSeries3asfollows:
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AttachamechanicallocktotheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3asfollows:
AttachamechanicallocktotheThinkPadPortReplicatorSeries3asfollows:
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Usingthesystemlockkey
Thesystemlockkeyhastwopositions,unlockedandlocked.
Whenthekeyisinthelockedposition,theejectbuttonoftheThinkPadMiniDockSeries3ortheThinkPad MiniDockPlusSeries3islocked,andyoucannotremoveyourcomputer.Thekeylockindicatorlights whentheejectbuttonislocked.
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Chapter8.Advancedconguration
Whileitisimportanttoprotectles,data,andsettingsthatareontheharddiskoronthesolidstatedrive, youmayalsoneedtoinstallanewoperatingsystem,installnewdevicedrivers,updateyourUEFIBIOS,or recoverpreinstalledsoftware.Thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourcomputerwithpropercareand keepitintopworkingshape.
“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage175
“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage180
“ThinkPadSetup”onpage183
“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage199
Installinganewoperatingsystem
Ifyouinstallanewoperatingsysteminyourcomputer,youneedtoinstalltheSupplementlesandThinkPad devicedriversforitatthesametime.Thenecessarylesarelocatedinthefollowingdirectoriesofyoursolid statedriveorharddiskdrive:
•TheSupplementlesfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXESdirectory.
•ThedevicedriversfortheoperatingsystemsupportedareintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectory.
•ThepreloadedsoftwareapplicationsareintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectory.
Notes:
•Theprocessofinstallingthenewoperatingsystemdeletesallthedataonyourharddisk,including backupsorimagesthatwerestoredinahiddenfolderbyuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
•IfyoucannotndtheSupplementles,thedevicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix
Beforeyoubegin
Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
•CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOL Sdirectorytoaremovablestoragedevice,toavoid losinglesduringtheinstallation.
•Printthesectionsyouwillbeusing.Gotothesectionfortheoperatingsystemyouareusing:
“Windows7”onpage176 –“WindowsVista”onpage177 –“WindowsXP”onpage178
Notes:IfyourcomputerisaWindowsVistaSP2orWindows7model,
–32-bitversionsofWindowsdonotsupportUEFIBIOSfeatures.Only64-bitversionsofWindowscan
takeadvantageofthefeaturesenabledby64-bitUEFIBIOS.
–IfyouwanttostartWindowsRecoveryEnvironment(WinRE)using64-bitversionofMicrosoftWindows
InstallationDVD,youshouldnotchangetheinitialUEFI/LegacyBootsettinginThinkPadSetup.The UEFI/LegacyBootsettingmustbethesameasitwaswhentheWindowsOSimagewasinstalled.Or, youwillseeanerror.
Forthecountryorregioncoderequiredintheinstallation,useoneofthefollowing:
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Countryorregion:Code
China:SC Denmark:DK Finland:FI France:FR Germany:GR Italy:IT Japan:JP Netherlands:NL Netherlands:NL Norway:NO Spain:SP Sweden:SV TaiwanandHongKong:TC UnitedStates:US
InstallingWindows7
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
ToinstallWindows7anditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,doasfollows:
1.StarttheThinkPadSetup.
2.SelectStartupmenu.
3.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.
4.Dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows732–bitoperatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows764–bitoperatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindows764–bitoperatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.
5.PressF10.
6.ToinstallWindows7,inserttheDVDforWindows7intotheDVDdrive,andinstallWindows7fromthe DVD.Thenrestartthecomputer,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
7.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,referto“InstallingIntel ChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage182
8.Installdevicedrivers.Todothis,referto“Installingdriversandsoftware”onpage183.
InstallingRegistryPatchesforWindows7
InstallthefollowingRegistryPatches:
•RegistrypatchenablingWakeUponLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar
•FixforIssueofHDDwithHDDetection
ToinstalltheseRegistryPatches,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support
InstallingtheWindows7UpdateModulePackage
TheWindows7UpdateModulesareinthefollowingdirectory: C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\.
.
Thenameofeachsubfolderisthenumberofaxmodule.Forinformationabouteachxmodule,goto theMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthex moduleyouneedinthesearcheld,andclickSearch.
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Note:TheWebsiteaddressmightchangewithoutnotice.Ifthehomepageisnotdisplayed,searchforit
fromtheMicrosofttoppage.
Toinstallaxmodule,runtheEXEleinasubfolderandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromthecomputerwithasingle-coreprocessorandinstallitona computerwithadual-coreprocessor,youcangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.Theopposite,however,is nottrue:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromacomputerwithadual-coreprocessorandinstallitona computerwithasingle-coreprocessor,youcannotgetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.
InstallingWindowsVista
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Note:Y ourcomputersupportsWindowsVistawiththeServicePack2.BeforeyouinstallWindowsVista ServicePack2,makesureyouinstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack1rst.
ToinstallWindowsVistaanditsrelatedsoftwareonyourcomputer,doasfollows:
1.StarttheThinkPadSetup.
2.SelectStartupmenu.
3.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.
4.Dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista32–bitoperatingsystem,selectLegacyOnlyorBoth.
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista64–bitoperatingsysteminLegacymode,selectLegacyOnly.
•IfyouwanttoinstalltheWindowsVista64–bitoperatingsysteminUEFImode,selectUEFIOnly.
5.PressF10.
6.InserttheDVDforWindowsVistaintegratedwithServicePack1intotheDVDdrive,andrestartthe computer.
7.CompletetheinstallationofWindowsVistaServicePack1byfollowingOSinstallinginstructions.
8.InstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2.Y oucaninstalltheWindowsVistaServicePack2usingthe WindowsVistaServicePack2InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenteror MicrosoftWindowsupdateWebsite.
9.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,referto“InstallingIntel ChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage182
10.Installdevicedrivers.Todothis,referto“Installingdriversandsoftware”onpage183.
.
InstallingRegistryPatchesforWindowsVista
InstallthefollowingRegistryPatches:
•RegistryPatchenablingDeviceInitiatedPowerManagementonSATA
•RegistryPatchenablingUSBS3PowerManagement
•RegistrypatchtochangeIDLEIRPtimingbyFingerprintreader
•RegistrypatchenablingWakeUponLANfromStandbyforEnergyStar
•RegistrypatchtoimproveUSBdevicedetectiononresumefromsleep
•FixforIssueofHDDwithHDDetection
ToinstalltheseRegistryPatches,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support
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InstallingtheWindowsVistaUpdateModulePackage
TheWindowsVistaUpdateModulesareinthefollowingdirectory: C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\.
Thenameofeachsubfolderisthenumberofaxmodule.Forinformationabouteachxmodule,goto theMicrosoftKnowledgeBasehomepageathttp://support.microsoft.com/,typethenumberofthex moduleyouneedinthesearcheld,andclickSearch.
Note:TheWebsiteaddressmightchangewithoutnotice.Ifthehomepageisnotdisplayed,searchforit fromtheMicrosofttoppage.
Toinstallaxmodule,runthe.exeleinasubfolderandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromthecomputerwithasingle-coreprocessorandinstallitona computerwithadual-coreprocessor,youcangetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.Theopposite,however,is nottrue:Ifyouremovetheharddiskdrivefromacomputerwithadual-coreprocessorandinstallitona computerwithasingle-coreprocessor,youcannotgetaccesstotheharddiskdrive.
InstallingWindowsXP
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Note:OnlyThinkPadX220andThinkPadX220isupportWindowsXP.
Note:YourcomputersupportsWindowsXPwithServicePack3.BeforeyouinstalltheWindowsXPService
Pack3,makesureyouinstalltheWindowsXPServicePack2rst.
YoumustinstallIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriverbeforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem.Toinstallit,you mayneedtoattachadiskettedrivetoyourcomputer.Ifyouhaveadiskettedrive,followtheprocedurebelow.
Beforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem,installIntelRapidStorageT echnologyDriverasfollows: Note:BesuretoinstallIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriverbeforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem.
Otherwiseyourcomputerwillnotrespond;itwillonlydisplayabluescreen.
1.Attachadiskettedrivetoyourcomputer.
2.CopyIntelRapidStorageT echnologyDriverfromC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\IMSMtoadiskette.
3.TomakesurethatSATAAHCIisenabled,starttheThinkPadSetup.
4.SelectCong.
5.SelectSerialA TA(SA T A).
6.SelectAHCI.
7.Changethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer.SelectStartupmenu.
8.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.
9.SelectBothorLegacyOnly.
10.PressF10.
11.InserttheCDforWindowsXPintegratedwithServicePack2intotheCDorDVDdrive,andrestartthe computer.
12.Toinstallathird-partySCSIdriverrst,pressF6.
13.Whenprompted,selectSforSpecifyAdditionalDevice.
14.Whenprompted,insertthediskettethatyoucreatedinstep2,andpressEnter.
15.Scrollthelistofdrivers.IftheSAT AsettingofyoucomputerissettoAHCI,selectIntel ExpressChipsetSA TAAHCIController.
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16.Tocontinuetheinstallation,pressEnteragain.Leavethedisketteinthedriveuntilthenextreboot;the softwaremayneedtobecopiedfromthedisketteagainwhenthelesarecopiedduringsetup.
17.CompletetheinstallationofWindowsXPServicePack2byfollowingOSinstallinginstructions.
18.InstallWindowsXPServicePack3.Y oucaninstalltheWindowsXPServicePack3usingtheWindows XPServicePack3InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenterorMicrosoft WindowsupdateWebsite.
19.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,referto“InstallingIntel ChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage182.
20.ApplythePCMCIAPowerPolicyRegistryPatch.Todothis,gotoC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\PCMCIAPW\, double-clickinstall.bat.Thenfollowtheinstructionsthatappearonthescreen.
21.Installdevicedrivers.Todothis,referto“Installingdriversandsoftware”onpage183.
Ifyoudonothaveadiskettedrive,youcaninstallIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriverbythefollowing alternativeprocedure:
Note:IfyouselectAHCIforSerialATA(SATA)intheThinkPadSetupbeforeinstallingIntelRapidStorage TechnologyDriver,yourcomputerwillnotrespond;itwillonlydisplayabluescreen.
1.StarttheThinkPadSetup.
2.SelectCong.
3.SelectSerialA TA(SA T A).
4.SelectCompatibility.
5.Changethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer.SelectStartupmenu.
6.SelectUEFI/LegacyBoot.
7.SelectLegacyOnlyorBoth.
8.PressF10.
9.InserttheinstallationCDforWindowsXPintegratedwithServicePack2intotheCDorDVDdrive,and restartthecomputer.
10.CompletetheinstallationofWindowsXPServicePack2byfollowingOSinstallinginstructions.
11.InstallWindowsXPServicePack3.Y oucaninstalltheWindowsXPServicePack3usingtheWindows XPServicePack3InstallationCDordownloaditfromeitherMicrosoftDownloadCenterorMicrosoft WindowsupdateWebsite.
12.RunIntelRapidStorageTechnologyDriver.Todothis,gotoC:\DRIVERS\WIN\IRST\PREPARE,and double-clickinstall.cmd.
13.Turnthecomputeroffandthenonagain.
14.StarttheThinkPadSetup.
15.SelectCong.
16.SelectSerialA TA(SA T A).
17.SelectAHCI.
18.StartWindowsXP .TheWelcometotheFoundNewHardwareWizardappears.
19.SelectNo,notthistime,andthenclickNext.
20.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced),andthenclickNext.
21.SelectSearchforthebestdriverintheselocations.ThenselectIncludethislocationinthesearch:, specifythepath,C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IRST,andclickNext.TheCompletingtheFoundNewHardware Wizardappears.
22.ClickFinish.
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23.WhentheSystemSettingsChangewindowappears,clickY es.Thecomputerrestarts.
24.InstalltheIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7.Todothis,referto“InstallingIntel ChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7”onpage182.
25.ApplythePCMCIAPowerPolicyRegistryPatch.Todothis,gotoC:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\PCMCIAPW\, double-clickinstall.bat,andthenfollowtheinstructionsthatappearonthescreen.
26.Installdevicedrivers.Todothis,referto“Installingdriversandsoftware”onpage183.
Installingdevicedrivers
Toinstalldevicedrivers,refertothewebsite: http://www.lenovo.com/support
Installingthedriverforthe4-in-1MediaCardReader
Tousethe4-in-1MediaCardReader,youneedtodownloadandinstalltheRicohMultiCardReaderDriver forWindowsXP/Vistax86/x64.Todownloadit,gotoLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix
Note:IfyouareinstallingWindowsXPanew,besuretoinstallRICOHSD/MMCBusHost AdapterdriverforWindows2000/XP77sp05wwrst.Todownloadit,visitLenovoWebsite athttp://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix,andthen installthedriver.
Toinstallthedriver,doasfollows:
1.ClickStartAllProgramsAccessoriesCommandPrompt.TheDOSpromptwindowappears.
2.TypeStandardInstall.batattheDOSprompt.TheWelcometotheDeviceDriverInstallationWizardfor theRICOHMediaDriveropens.
3.ClickNext.Ifthedevicedriverisalreadyinstalled,clickNo.Otherwise,followtheinstructionson thescreen.
InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0
IfyourcomputersupportsUSB3.0,andyouhavereinstalledtheoperatingsystem,youneedtodownload andinstalltheUSB3.0drivertousetheUSB3.0.Dothefollowing:
ForWindows7andWindowsVista
1.AccessLenovoWebsiteat http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=HOME-LENOVO Whenyougettothesite,ndyourmodelanddisplaythedriverlinks.
2.SelecttheUSB3.0driverfor32-bitor64-bitandextractittoyourlocalharddisk.
3.Double-clickSetup.exeinC:\DRIVERS\WIN\USB3.0\.
4.ClickNext.Ifthedevicedriverisalreadyinstalled,clickCancel.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen untiltheinstallationisnished.
ForWindowsXP
1.AccessLenovoWebsiteat http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=HOME-LENOVO. Whenyougettothesite,ndyourmodelanddisplaythedriverlinks.
2.SelecttheUSB3.0driverfor32-bitandextractittoyourlocalharddisk.
3.Double-clickSetup.exeinC:\DRIVERS\WIN\USB3.0\.
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4.ClickNext.Ifthedevicedriverisalreadyinstalled,clickCancel.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen untiltheinstallationisnished.
InstallingThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7
ThinkPadMonitorFileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7isinthefollowingdirectory: C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR.
Note:Ifyoucannotndthisdirectoryonyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,downloadtheThinkPad MonitorFileforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7fromtheThinkPadWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix
Note:Beforeyouinstallthisle,makesurethatthecorrectvideodriverhasbeeninstalled.
ForWindows7
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
2.ClickDisplayattheleft.
3.ClickChangedisplaysettings.
4.ClickAdvancedSettings.
5.ClicktheMonitortab.
6.ClickProperties.
7.ClicktheDrivertab.
8.ClickUpdateDriver.
9.SelectBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice driversonmycomputer.
10.ClickHaveDisk.
11.Specifypath“C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR”tothismonitorINFthenclickOpen.
12.ClickOK.
13.Conrmthecorrectdisplaytype,thenclickNext.
14.Windowshasnishedinstalling.ClickClose.
15.ClickCloseforDisplayProperties.
16.ClickOKintheMonitortab.
17.ClickOKandclosetheDisplaySettingswindow.
ForWindowsVista
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickPersonalize.
2.ClickDisplaySettings.TheDisplaySettingswindowopens.
3.ClickAdvancedSettings.
4.ClicktheMonitortab.
5.ClickProperties.(ForWindowsVista,alsoclickContinue.)
6.ClicktheDrivertab.
7.ClickUpdateDriver.
8.SelectBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice driversonmycomputer.
9.ClickHaveDisk.
10.Specifypath“C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR”tothismonitorINFthenclickOpen.
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11.ClickOK.
12.Conrmthecorrectdisplaytype,thenclickNext.
13.Windowshasnishedinstalling.ClickClose.
14.ClickCloseforDisplayProperties.
15.ClickOKintheMonitortab.
16.ClickOKandclosetheDisplaySettingswindow.
ForWindowsXP
1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectPropertiesfromthepop-upmenu.
2.SelecttheSettingstab.
3.ClicktheAdvancedtab.
4.SelecttheMonitortab.
5.SelectPlugandPlayMonitorfromthemonitortypelist.
6.ClickProperties.
7.SelecttheDrivertabandclickUpdateDriver.TheHardwareUpdateWizardstarts.
8.SelectNo,notthistimeforWindowsUpdateconnection,andthenclickNext.
9.SelectInstallfromalistorspeciclocation(Advanced).
10.ClickNext.
11.SelectDon'tsearch,Iwillchoosethedrivertoinstall.
12.ClickNext.
13.ClickHaveDisk.
14.ClickBrowse.
15.Specify“C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR”aslocationdirectoryandselectTPLCD.INF .
16.ClickOK.
17.SystemwillshowThinkPadDisplay.ClickNext.SystemwillcopyThinkPadMonitorINFleandcolor prole.
18.ClickFinishandthenClose.
19.ClicktheColorManagementtab.
20.ClickAdd.
21.SelectTPFLX.ICMorTPLCD.ICMandclickAdd.
22.ClickOKandclosetheDisplayPropertieswindow.
InstallingIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7
Beforeyoubegin
Beforeyouinstalltheoperatingsystem,CopyallthesubdirectoriesandlesintheC:\SWTOOLSdirectorytoa removablestoragedevice,toavoidlosinglesduringtheinstallation.
ToinstallIntelChipsetSupportforWindows2000/XP/Vista/7,dothefollowing:
1.RestoreC:\SWTOOLSfromthebackupcopyyoumadebeforestartingtheinstallation.
2.Runinnst_autol.exeinC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\INTELINF.
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Installingdriversandsoftware
ThedevicedriversareprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERSdirectoryonyourharddiskdrive.Y ouwillalso needtoinstallapplicationsoftware,whichisprovidedintheC:\SWTOOLS\APPSdirectoryonyourharddisk drive.Todothis,refertotheinstructionsin“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”on page114
Note:IfyoucannotndtheSupplementles,devicedrivers,andapplicationsoftwareyouneedonyour harddiskdrive,orifyouwanttoreceiveupdatesandthelatestinformationaboutthem,refertotheThinkPad Websiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix
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ThinkPadSetup
Yourcomputerprovidesaprogram,calledThinkPadSetup,thatenablesyoutoselectvarioussetup parameters.
TostartThinkPadSetup,doasfollows:
1.Toprotectyourselfagainstaccidentallossofdata,backupyourcomputerregistry.See“Performing backupandrecoveryoperations”onpage111.
2.Ifthediskettedriveisconnectedtothecomputer,removeanydiskettefromthediskettedrive,and thenturnoffthecomputer.
3.Turnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presstheF1key.TheThinkPadSetupopens. Ifyouhavesetasupervisorpassword,theThinkPadSetupmenuappearsafteryouenterthepassword.
YoucanstarttheThinkPadSetupbypressingEnterinsteadofenteringthesupervisorpassword; however,youcannotchangetheparametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.Formore information,referto“UsingPasswords”onpage91
AnexampleoftheThinkPadSetupmenuisshownasbelow:
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4.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttochange.Whentheitemyouwantishighlighted, pressEnter.Asubmenuisdisplayed.
5.Changetheitemsyouwishtochange.Tochangethevalueofanitem,press+/-.Iftheitemhasa submenu,youcandisplayitbypressingEnter.
6.PressEsctoexitfromthesubmenu.
7.Ifyouareinanestedsubmenu,pressEscrepeatedlyuntilyoureachtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Note:Ifyouneedtorestorethesettingstotheiroriginalstateasofthetimeofpurchase,pressF9to loadthedefaultsettings.Y oucanalsoselectanoptionintheRestartsubmenutoloadthedefault settingsordiscardthechanges.
8.SelectRestart.Movethecursortotheoptionyouwantforrestartingyourcomputer;thenpressEnter. Yourcomputerrestarts.
Congmenu
Ifyouneedtochangethecongurationofyourcomputer,selectCongfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Notes:
•Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsiderchangingthecomputerconguration, proceedwithextremecaution.Settingthecongurationincorrectlymightcauseunexpectedresults.
•Ineachsubmenu,presstheEnterkeytoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionbyusing cursorkey,ortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboarddirectly.
Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:
Network:SettheLANrelatedfunctions.
USB:EnableordisableUSBrelatedfunctions.
Keyboard/Mouse:Setthekeyboardandthemouserelatedfunctions.
Display:Specifythesettingsfordisplayoutput.
Power:Setpowermanagementrelatedfunctions.
BeepandAlarm:Enableordisabletheaudiorelatedfunctions.
SerialATA(SAT A):Specifythesettingsfortheharddiskdrive.
CPU:SpecifythesettingsfortheCPU.
IntelAMT:SettheIntel
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AMTrelatedfunctions.
Dateandtimemenu
Ifyouneedtosetthecurrentdateandtimeofyourcomputer,selectDate/TimefromtheThinkPadSetup menu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:
•SystemDate
•SystemTime
Tochangethedateandtime,dothefollowing:
1.Usingtheupanddownarrowkeys,selecttheitemtochange-dateortime.
2.PressT ab,ShiftTab,orEntertoselectaeld.
3.Typethedateortime.
Note:Anotherwaytoadjustdateandtimeispressthe-or+key.
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Securitymenu
Ifyouneedtosetthesecurityfeaturesofyourcomputer,selectSecurityfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Notes:
•Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsiderchangingthecomputerconguration, proceedwithextremecaution.Settingthecongurationincorrectlymightcauseunexpectedresults.
•Ineachsubmenu,youcanenableafunctionbyselectingEnabled,ordisableitbyselectingDisabled.
Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:
Password:Setapasswordrelatedfunctions.
Fingerprint:Setthengerprintreaderrelatedfunctions.
SecurityChip:Setthesecuritychiprelatedfunctions.
UEFIBIOSUpdateOption:SpecifythesettingsforFlashUEFIBIOSupdate.
MemoryProtection:SpecifythesettingsfortheDataExecutionPreventionfeature.
Virtualization:EnableordisablethesettingsforIntelVirtualizationT echnologyandIntelVT-dFeature.
I/OPortAccess:EnableordisabletheaccesstoindividualI/Oports.
Anti-Theft:EnableordisableUEFIBIOSinterfacetoactivateAnti-Theftservices,suchasIntelATand Computrace.
Tosetapasswordrelatedfunctions,gototheSecuritymenuandselectPassword.Thefollowingsubmenu isdisplayed:
HardwarePasswordManager
SupervisorPassword
LockUEFIBIOSSettings
SetMinimumLength
Passwordatunattendedboot
Passwordatrestart
Power-OnPassword
HardDiskxPassword
Notes:
HardDisk1meanstheharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputer.
HardDisk2appearsonthePasswordsubmenuonlyifaharddiskdriveisinstalledintheserialUltrabay enhanced.
IfyouselectandenableHardwarePasswordManager,youcanmanageyourpower-onpassword, supervisorpassword,andyourharddiskpasswordsbythemanagementserver.Bydefault,thisisset toEnabled.
LockUEFIBIOSSettingsenableordisablethefunctionthatprotectsitemsintheThinkPadSetupfrom beingchangedbyauserwhodoesnothavethesupervisorpassword.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled. Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandenablethisfunction,noonebutyoucanchangeanyitemsinthe ThinkPadSetup.
IfyouselectSetMinimumLength,youcanspecifyaminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandhard diskpasswords.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled.Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandspecifya minimumlengthforpasswords,noonebutyoucanchangethelength.
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IfyouselectandenablePasswordatunattendedboot,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenthecomputer isturnedon,fromeitherapower-offstateorhibernation,byanunattendedeventsuchasWakeonLAN youselectDisabled,nopasswordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesaheadandloadstheoperating system.T opreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthenticationontheoperatingsystem.
IfyouselectandenablePasswordatrestart,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyourestartthe computer.IfyouselectDisabled,nopasswordpromptisdisplayed;thecomputergoesaheadandloadsthe operatingsystem.T opreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthenticationontheoperatingsystem.
Startupmenu
Youmayneedtochangethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer.Forexample,ifyouhavedifferentoperating systemsondifferentdevices,youcanhavethesystemstartupfromeitherofthem.
Attention:Afteryouchangeyourstartupsequence,youmustbeextremelycarefulnottospecifyawrong deviceduringacopy,asave,oraformatoperation.Ifyouspecifyawrongdevice,yourdataandprograms mightbeerasedoroverwritten.
Attention:IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,youshouldnotchangethestartupsequence. BitLockerdriveencryptiondetectsthechangeofstartupsequenceandlocksthecomputerfrombooting.
Changingthestartupsequence
SelectingtheStartuptodisplaytheBootsubmenu.
Tochangethestartupsequence,dothefollowing:
1.SelectBoot;thenpressEnter.
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•YoucanusetheBootsubmenutospecifythestartupsequencethatrunswhenyouturnonthe power.Referto“Bootsubmenu”onpage186
•YoucanusetheNetworkBoottospecifythetopprioritybootdevicethatrunswhenWakeon LANiscommonlyusedbyLANadministratorsincorporatenetworkstogetremoteaccesstoyour computer.Referto“NetworkBoot”onpage187
2.Selectthedeviceyouwanttostartrst. UsethesekeystosettheorderthattheUEFIBIOSwillusewhenstartinganoperatingsystem:
•+or-keymovesthedeviceupordown.
3.PressF10tosavethechangesandrestartthesystem.
Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthesystemstartsupfromadifferentdrive,dothe following:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Turnonthecomputer;then,whilethe“Tointerruptnormalstartup,presstheblueThinkVantagebutton” messageisdisplayedatthelower-leftofthescreen,pressF12.
3.SelectthedeviceyouwanttostartrstfromtheBootmenu.
Note:TheBootmenuisalsoshownwhenthesystemcannotbootfromanydevicesoroperating systemwasnotfound.
Bootsubmenu
Thefollowinglist,showingtheorderinwhichdeviceswillbestartedup,isalwaysdisplayed.Evendevices thatarenotattachedtoorinstalledonyourcomputerarelisted.Foreachdevicethatisattachedtoor installedonthecomputer,informationaboutitispresentedafterthecolon.
1.USBCD:
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2.USBFDD:
3.ATAPICD0:
4.ATAHDD0:
5.ATAHDD1:
6.ATAHDD2:
7.USBHDD:
8.PCILAN:
9.ATAPICD1:
10.ATAPICD2:
11.ATAHDD3:
12.ATAHDD4:
13.OtherCD:
14.OtherHDD:
NetworkBoot
UsetheNetworkBoottoselectthebootdevicewhenthesystemwakesfromLAN.IfWake-on-LANis enabled,thenetworkadministratorcanturnonallofthecomputersinaLANremotelybyuseofnetwork managementsoftware.
OtheritemsintheStartupmenu
ThefollowingitemsarealsodisplayedintheStartupmenuoftheThinkPadSetup:
UEFI/LegacyBoot:Selectsystembootcapability.
UEFI/LegacyBootPriority:SelectpriorityofbootoptionbetweenUEFIandLegacy.
BootMode:Enableordisablethediagnosticsbootmode.
OptionKeyDisplay:Choosewhethertoshowtheoptionkeymessagewhenthesystemisbooted.
BootdeviceListF12Option:Choosewhethertoshowthepop-uplistofthebootdevices.
BootOrderLock:EnableordisabletheBootPriorityOrderlock.
Restartmenu
IfyouneedtoclosetheThinkPadSetupandrestartthesystem,selectRestartfromtheThinkPadSetup menu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:
ExitSavingChanges:Restartthesystemaftersavingthechanges.
ExitDiscardingChanges:Restartthesystemwithoutsavingthechanges.
LoadSetupDefaults:Loadthedefaultsettingthatwasineffectatthetimeofpurchase.
DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.
SaveChanges:Savethechanges.
ThinkPadSetupitems
Thefollowingtablesshowthecontentsofthe“Congmenuitems”onpage188,the“Securitymenuitems” onpage194,andthe“Startupmenu”onpage198oftheThinkPadSetup.
Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
Notes:
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Enabledmeansthatthefunctioniscongured.
Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotcongured.
•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.
Congmenuitems
Table6.Congmenuitems
Menuitem
Network
USB
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
WakeOnLAN
EthernetLANOptionROM
USBUEFIBIOSSupport
AlwaysOnUSB
•Disabled
AConly
•ACandBattery
•Disabled
Enabled
•Disabled
Enabled
•Disabled
Enabled
EnablethesystemtoPower onwhentheEthernet controllerreceivesamagic packet.
Ifyouselect“ACOnly”, WakeOnLANisenabled onlywhenacpoweradapter isattached.
Ifyouselect“ACand Battery”,WakeOnLANis enabledwithanypower sources.
Note:ACisrequiredwith magicpackettypeWake OnLAN.
Note:WakeOnLAN functiondoesnotwork whenaharddiskpassword isset.
LoadtheEthernetLAN OptionROMtoenable startupfromanintegrated networkdevice.
Enableordisableboot supportforUSBdiskette, USBmemorykey,andUSB opticaldrive.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,the externalUSBdevicescan bechargedviaUSBports evenwhenthesystemisin lowpowermode(standby, hibernate,orpower-off).
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Table6.Congmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Keyboard/Mouse
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
AlwaysOnUSBChargein offmode
Disabled
•Enabled
TrackPoint•Disabled
Enabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,the AlwaysOnUSBconnector enablesyoutocharge somedevices,suchasiPod andiPhoneandBlackBerry smartphones.
Note:Ifyouwanttocharge thesedeviceswhenyour computerisinhibernation modeorpoweredoff,you willneedtoopenthePower Managerprogramand congurecorresponding settingstoenablethe AlwaysOnUSBconnector function.Fordetails abouthowtoenablethe AlwaysOnUSBconnector function,refertotheonline helpofthePowerManager program.
Enableordisablethe built-inTrackPoint.
TouchPad•Disabled
FnandCtrlKeyswap
Note:Ifyouwanttouse anexternalmouse,select “Disabled.”
Enableordisablethe
Enabled
built-intouchpad.
Note:Ifyouwanttouse anexternalmouse,select “Disabled.”
Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,the FnkeyworksastheCtrl key,andtheCtrlkeyworks astheFnkey.
Note:Evenwhen “Enabled”isselected, youneedtopresstheFn keytoreturnthecomputer fromsleepmodetonormal operation.
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Table6.Congmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
FnKeyLockDisabled
•Enabled
ThinkPadNumLockIndependent
•Synchronized
Power-OnNumLock
Automatic
•On
•Off
Ifyouselect“Enabled”, youcanpresstheFnkey tokeepitinapressed condition,andthenpress thedesiredfunctionkey. Theactionisequivalentto pressingtherequired keyandtheFnkey simultaneously.Ifyou presstheFnkeytwice,the stateislockeduntilyou presstheFnkeyagain.
Ifyouselect“Independent”, NumLockonyour computercanbedisabled independentlyregardless oftheNumLockstateof theexternalkeyboard.If NumLockonthecomputer isenabled,NumLockon theexternalkeyboardwill alsobeenabled.
Ifyouselect “Synchronized”,NumLock onyourcomputerand NumLockontheexternal keyboardaresynchronized.
Ifyouselect“Automatic”, NumLockisenabled whenfullsizekeyboardis attached.
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Ifyouselect“On”, NumLockisalways enabled.
Ifyouselect“Off”, NumLockisalways disabled.
Note:Power-OnNumLock willbedisplayedifyou select“Synchronized”at theThinkPadNumLock.
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Table6.Congmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Display
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
BootDisplayDevice
ThinkPadLCD
•Analog(VGA)
•DigitalonThinkPad
•Digital1ondock
•Digital2ondock
GraphicsDevice•IntegratedGraphics
•DiscreteGraphics
NVIDIAOptimus
Selectthedisplaydevice thatistobeactiveatboot time.Thisselectionis effectiveforboottime, passwordprompt,and ThinkPadSetup.
“DigitalonThinkpad” isDisplayPortonyour computer.
“Digial1ondock”and “Digital2ondock”are DisplayPortorDVIon dockingstation.
IntegratedGraphicswill achievelongerbatterylife, andDiscreteGraphics enhancesperformance. NVIDIAOptimusrunsas IntegratedGraphicsmode andDiscreteGraphicsis enabledondemand.
Note:NVIDIAOptimus modeshouldonlybe selectedifyouareusinga Windows7model.
OSDetectionforNVIDIA Optimus
•Disabled
Enabled
SystemBIOSautomatically switchesGraphicsdevice settingtoNVIDIAOptimus modeiftheOSsupports thefeature,andtoDiscrete GraphicsiftheOSdoesnot supportit.
Power
IntelSpeedStep
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technology(Intel SpeedStepmounted modelsonly)
•Disabled
Enabled
ModeforAC
MaximumPerformance
•BatteryOptimized
ModeforBattery
•MaximumPerformance
BatteryOptimized
SelectthemodeofIntel SpeedSteptechnologyat runtime.
MaximumPerformance: Alwayshighestspeed
BatteryOptimized:Always lowestspeed
Disabled:Noruntime support,lowestspeed
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Table6.Congmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
AdaptiveThermal Management
OpticalDriveSpeed
CPUPowerManagement
PCIExpressPower Management
PowerOnwithACAttach
SchemeforAC
MaximizePerformance
•Balanced
SchemeforBattery
•MaximizePerformance
Balanced
•HighPerformance
Normal
•Silent
•Disabled
Enabled
•Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
•Enabled
Thisselectsathermal managementschemeto use.
MaximizePerformance: ReducesCPUthrottling
Balanced:Balances sound,temperatureand performance
Note:Eachschemeaffects fansound,temperature, andperformance.
Setthespeedofoptical drivetothedesired performance.
Enableordisablethepower savingfeaturethatstop themicroprocessorclock automaticallywhenthere arenosystemactivities. Normally,itisnotnecessary tochangethesetting.
Enableordisableafeature thatautomaticallyadjusts powermanagementwhen thereisnoPCIExpress activity.Normally,itisnot necessarytochangethe setting.
Enableordisableafeature thatpowersonthesystem whenACisattached.
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Ifyouselect“Enabled”,the systemispoweredonwhen ACisattached.Whenthe systemisinhibernatestate, thesystemresumes.
Ifyouselect“Disabled”,the systemisnotpoweredon norresumedwhenACis attached.
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Table6.Congmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
BeepandAlarm
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
PowerControlBeep
LowBatteryAlarm•Disabled
PasswordBeepDisabled
KeyboardBeepEnabled
SerialA T A(SATA)SATAControllerMode
Option
CPU
CoreMulti-Processing
•Disabled
Enabled
Ifthisfunctionisenabled, abeepsoundswhenthe computerentersapower managementmode,whenit resumesoperationalmode, andwhentheacpower adapterisconnectedor disconnected.
Enableordisablethelow
Enabled
batteryalarm.
Enablethisoptiontohave
•Enabled
abeepsoundwhenthe systemiswaitingfora power-on,harddisk,or supervisorpassword. Differentbeepswillbe soundedwhentheentered passwordmatchesordoes notmatchthecongured password.
Enableordisablekeyboard
•Disabled
beepwhenunmanageable keycombinationsare pressed.
•Compatibility
AHCI
•RAID
SelectSATAcontroller operationmode.Ifyour systemsupportsRAID, select“RAID. ”Ifyouselect “Compatibilitymode”, serialSATAcontroller operatesincompatibility mode.
•Disabled
Enabled
Enableordisableadditional executioncoreunitswithin aCPU.
IntelHyper- Threading Technology
Note:Ifyouareusinga computerwithasingle-core processor,thisitemdoes notappear. Note:ForCore Multi-Processing,refer totheinstructionsin “InstallingWindowsXP”on page178
•Disabled
Enabled
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Menuitem
IntelAMT
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
IntelAMTControl
CIRATimeout
•Disabled
Enabled
0-255
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,Intel AMT(ActiveManagement Technology)iscongured andadditionalsetupitems areprovidedinMEBx (ManagementEngineBIOS Extension)Setup.
Note:YoucanenterMEBx Setupmenubypressing Ctrl-Pkeycombinationin StartupInterruptMenu.T o displaytheStartupInterrupt Menu,pressThinkVantage buttonorEnterkeyduring POST.
Settimeoutoptionfor CIRAconnectiontobe established.1though254 secondsareselectable.
Ifyouselect“0”,use60 secondsasdefaulttimeout value.
Securitymenuitems
Table7.Securitymenuitems
Menuitem
Password
Fingerprint
ConsoleType•PC-ANSI
VT100+
•VT-UTF8
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
PredesktopAuthentication•Disabled
Enabled
ReaderPriorityExternalInternal
•InternalOnly
Ifyouselect“255”,waiting timeforestablishinga connectionisunlimited.
Selecttheconsoletypefor AMT.
Note:Thisconsoletype shouldmatchtheIntelAMT remoteconsole.
Referto“Securitymenu” onpage185and“Using passwords”onpage91.
Enableordisablengerprint authenticationbeforethe operatingsystemisloaded.
IfExternalInternal isselected,anexternal ngerprintreaderisused ifattached.Otherwise,an internalngerprintreader isused.IfInternalOnly isselected,aninternal ngerprintreaderisused.
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Menuitem
SecurityChip
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
SecurityMode
Normal
•High
Ifngerprintauthentication fails,youcanstillstart thecomputerbyentering apassword.Ifyouhave selected“Normal”,entera power-onpasswordora supervisorpassword;ifyou haveselected“High”,enter asupervisorpassword.
PasswordAuthentication•Disabled
Enabled
Enableordisablepassword authentication.Ifhigh securitymodeisselected, thisitemappears.
ResetFingerprintDataEnterThisoptionisusedtoerase
allngerprintdatastored inthengerprintreader andresetsettingstothe factorystate(ex.Power-on security,LEDs,etc.)As aresult,anypower-on securityfeaturespreviously enabledwillnotbeable toworkuntiltheyare re-enabledinthengerprint software.
SecurityChip
•Active
Inactive
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Active”, SecurityChipisfunctional. Ifyouselect“Inactive”, SecurityChipisvisible,but isnotfunctional.Ifyou select“Disabled”,Security Chipishiddenandisnot functional.
SecurityReportingOptions
Enableordisablethe followingSecurity ReportingOptions.
•BIOSROMString Reporting:BIOStext string
•ESCDReporting: Extendedsystem congurationdata
•CMOSReporting: CMOSdata
•NVRAMReporting: Securitydatastoredin theAssetID
•SMBIOSReporting: SMBIOSdata
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Menuitem
UEFIBIOSUpdateOption
MemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled
Virtualization
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
ClearSecurityChip
IntelTXTFeatureDisabled
FlashBIOSUpdatingby End-Users
FlashOverLAN
IntelVirtualization Technology
IntelVT-dFeatureDisabled
Enter
•Enabled
•Disabled
Enabled
•Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
•Enabled
•Enabled
Cleartheencryptionkey.
Note:Onlyifyouselect “Active”forSecurityChip, thisitemappears.
EnableordisableIntel TrustedExecution Technology.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”, alluserscanupdatethe UEFIBIOS.Ifyouselect “Disabled”,onlytheperson whoknowssupervisor passwordcanupdatethe UEFIBIOS.
Enableyourcomputer's UEFIBIOStobeupdated (ashed)overanactive networkconnection.
Somecomputerviruses andwormscausememory bufferstooverowby runningcodewhereonly dataisallowed.Ifthe DataExecutionPrevention featurecanbeusedwith youroperatingsystem,then byselecting“Enabled”you canprotectyourcomputer againstattacksbysuch virusesandworms.Ifafter choosing“Enabled”you ndthatanapplication programdoesnotrun correctly,select“Disabled” andresetthesetting.
Ifyouselect“Enabled,” aVMM(VirtualMachine Monitor)canutilizethe additionalhardware capabilitiesprovided byIntelVirtualization Technology.
IntelVT-disIntel VirtualizationTechnology forDirectedI/O.When enabled,aVMMcanutilize theplatforminfrastructure forI/Ovirtualization.
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Menuitem
I/OPortAccess
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
EthernetLAN•Disabled
Enabled
WirelessLAN•Disabled
Enabled
WiMAX•Disabled
Enabled
WirelessWAN•Disabled
Enabled
Bluetooth•Disabled
Enabled
Modem•Disabled
Enabled
USBPort
•Disabled
Enabled
IEEE1394•Disabled
Enabled
ExpressCardSlot
•Disabled
Enabled
Ultrabay(HDD/Optical)
•Disabled
Enabled
eSATAPort
•Disabled
Enabled
MemoryCardSlot
•Disabled
Enabled
IntegratedCamera
•Disabled
Enabled
Microphone•Disabled
Enabled
FingerprintReader•Disabled
Enabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you canusetheEthernetLAN device.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you canusetheWirelessLAN device.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you canusetheWiMAXdevice.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you canusetheWirelessWAN device.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”, youcanusetheBluetooth device.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you canusetheModemdevice.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you canusetheUSBport.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”, youcanusetheIEEE1394 (Firewire)device.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you canusetheExpressCard Slot.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”, youcanusetheUltrabay (HDD/Optical)device.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you canusetheeSATAPort.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”, youcanusethe MemoryCardslot(SD Card/MultiMediaCard).
Ifyouselect“Enabled”, youcanusetheIntegrated Camera.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,you canusetheMicrophone (Internal,External,or Line-In).
Ifyouselect“Enabled”, youcanusethengerprint reader.
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Menuitem
Anti-Theft
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
IntelA TModuleActivation•Disabled
Enabled
•PermanentlyDisabled
ComputraceModule Activation
•Disabled
Enabled
•PermanentlyDisabled
EnableordisabletheUEFI BIOSinterfacetoactivate IntelATmodulethatisan optionalAnti-Theftservice fromIntel.
Note:IfyousettheIntel ATmoduleactivationto “PermanentlyDisabled”, youwillbeunabletoenable thissettingagain.
EnableordisabletheUEFI BIOSinterfacetoactivate Computracemodule. Computraceisanoptional monitoringservicefrom AbsoluteSoftware.
Note:Ifyousetthe Computracemodule activationto“Permanently Disabled”,youwillbe unabletoenablethis settingagain.
Startupmenuitems
Table8.Startupmenuitems
Menuitem
Boot
NetworkBoot
UEFI/LegacyBoot
UEFI/LegacyBootPriority
SelectionComments
Both
•UEFIOnly
•LegacyOnly
•UEFIFirst
LegacyFirst
Referto“Startupmenu”onpage186.
Referto“Startupmenu”onpage186.
Selectsystembootcapability.
Both:Systemwillbootby followingUEFI/LegacyBoot Prioritysetting.
UEFIOnly:Systemwillbootfrom UEFIenabledOS.
LegacyOnly:Systemwillboot fromanyOSotherthanUEFI enabledOS.
Note:Ifyouselect“UEFIOnly”, systemcannotbootfromthe bootabledeviceswhichdonothave UEFIenabledOS.
Selectpriorityofbootoptionbetween UEFIandLegacy.
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Menuitem
BootMode
OptionKeysdisplay(ThinkVantage
buttonmessage)
BootDeviceListF12Option
BootOrderLock
SelectionComments
Quick
•Diagnostics
Note:Youcanalsoenterthe “Diagnostic”modebypressingEsc duringPOST.
•Disabled
Enabled
•Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
•Enabled
ScreenduringPOST:
Quick:ThinkPadLogoscreenis
displayed.
Diagnostics:Textmessagesare
displayed.
Ifyouselect“Disabled”,the“T o interruptnormalstartup,pressthe blueThinkVantagebutton.”message isnotdisplayedduringPOST.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,theF12key isrecognizedandtheBootMenuis displayed.
Ifyouselect“Enabled”,theBoot PriorityOrderislockedforyourfuture use.
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS
TheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BIOSisapartofthesystemprogramsthatmakeupthe basiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourcomputer.UEFIBIOStranslatestheinstructionsfromothersoftware layers.
Yourcomputersystemboardhasamodulecalledelectricallyerasableprogrammableread-onlymemory (EEPROM,alsoreferredtoasashmemory).YoucanupdateUEFIBIOSandtheConguration/ThinkPad SetupProgrambystartingyourcomputerwithaashupdateopticaldiscor.ashupdatetoolapplication runningontheWindwosenvironment.
Insomeinstanceswhenyouaddsoftware,hardware,oradevicedriver,youmaybeinformedthatyouneed toupdateyourUEFIBIOSinorderforthenewadditiontoworkproperly.
ToupdateyourUEFIBIOS,visitthisWebsiteat http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Usingsystemmanagement
Thissectionisintendedprimarilyfornetworkadministrators.
Yourcomputerisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreofyourresourcestobetter meetyourbusinessobjectives.
Thismanageability,or“TotalCostofOwnership”(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelypoweronyourcomputer, formattheharddiskdrive,installthesoftwareofyourchoice(forexample,WindowsXPwithuserand system-managementapplications),andhavethecomputerstartupandfunctioninthesamewayasan ordinarydesktopPC.
Oncethecomputerisconguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyuseofsoftwareandmanageability featuresalreadyintegratedintotheclientsystemandthenetwork.
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Systemmanagement
CheckthefollowingtopicstolearnmoreaboutfeaturesofSystemManagement:
•DesktopManagementInterface
•PrebooteXecutionEnvironment
•WakeonLAN
•Resumeonincomingcall
•AssetIDEEPROM
DesktopManagementInterface
ThesystemBIOS(UEFIBIOS)ofyourcomputersupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOS ReferenceSpecication(SMBIOS)V2.6.1.SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponents ofyoursystem.ItistheresponsibilityoftheBIOStosupplythisdatabasewithinformationaboutitself andthedevicesonthesystemboard.Thisspecicationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccessto thisBIOSinformation.
PrebooteXecutionEnvironment
PrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesyourcomputermoremanageable(itisPXE
2.1-compliant)byenablingittoboot(loadanoperatingsystemoranotherexecutableimage)fromaserver. YourcomputersupportsthePCfunctionsthatPXErequires.Forexample,withtheappropriateLANcard, yourcomputercanbebootedfromthePXEserver.
Note:RemoteProgramLoad(RPL)cannotbeusedwithyourcomputer.
WakeonLAN
AnetworkadministratorcanuseWakeonLANtoturnonacomputerfromamanagementconsole.
WhenWakeonLANisusedwithnetworkmanagementsoftware,manyfunctions,suchasdatatransfer, softwareupdates,andFlashBIOSupdates,canbeperformedremotelywithoutremoteattendance.This updatingcanbedoneafternormalworkinghoursandonweekends,tosavetimeandincreaseproductivity. Usersarenotinterruptedduringnormalworkinghours,andLANtrafciskepttoaminimum.
IfacomputeristurnedonbytheWakeonLANfunction,theNetworkbootsequenceisused.
Resumeonincomingcall
IfyourcomputerisconnectedtoatelephonelineandyouhavespeciedResumeonincomingcall,itwill returnfromsleep(standby)modetonormaloperationwhenatelephonecallcomesin.
Toenableyourcomputertowakeupfromsleep(standby)mode,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe passwordorprovideconrmation.TheDeviceManagerwindowopens.
4.Double-clickModems(inWindowsVista,clickthe+markforModems),andthenclickyourmodem.
5.ClickthePowerManagementtab.
6.SelecttheAllowthisdevicetowakethecomputercheckbox.
ForWindowsXP:
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1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.
2.ClickPerformanceandMaintenance.
3.ClickSystem.
4.ClicktheHardwaretab.
5.ClicktheDeviceManagerbutton.TheDeviceManagerwindowopens.
6.Clickthe+markforModems,andthenclickyourmodem.
7.ClickAction,andthenclickProperties.
8.ClickthePowerManagementtab.
9.SelecttheAllowthisdevicetobringthecomputeroutofStandbycheckbox.
AssetIDEEPROM
TheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthesystem,includingitscongurationandtheserial numbersofkeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankeldsinwhichyoucanrecordinformation abouttheendusersinyournetwork.
Settingmanagementfeatures
Toenablethenetworkadministratortocontrolyourcomputerremotely,youmustcongurethenetwork interfacebysettingthesystem-managementfeaturesintheThinkPadSetup.ThatThinkPadSetupcontains thefollowingfunctions:
•WakeonLAN
•Networkbootsequence
•Flashupdate
Ifanadministrator'spassword(supervisorpassword)hasbeenset,youwillneedtospecifyitwhenyoustart theThinkPadSetup,sothatyoucanusethesefunctions.
WakeonLAN
WhentheWakeonLANfeatureisenabledonacomputerthatisconnectedtoaLAN,anetworkadministrator canstartthecomputerremotelyfromamanagementconsole,usingremotenetwork-managementsoftware.
SettingupintheThinkPadSetup
ToenableordisableWakeonLAN,gototheThinkPadSetupmenu.Whenyourcomputerisnotunderthe networkadministrator'ssystemmanagement,youcandisableWakeonLAN.
Tosetthisfunction,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheThinkPadSetupmenu.
2.SelectCong.
3.TheCongsubmenuappears.
4.SelectNetwork.
5.TheNetworkitemsubmenuappears.
6.ForWakeOnLAN,selectoneofthefollowing:ACOnly,ACandBattery,orDisabled.
7.PressF10.
NetworkBootsequence
Whenyourcomputeristurnedonremotely,systemwilltrytobootfromthedevicethatisselectedby NetworkBootsetting,andthenfollowthebootorderlistintheBootmenu.
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Todeneasequence:
1.OntheThinkPadSetupmenu,selectStartup.TheStartupsubmenuappears.
2.SelectNetworkBootandpressEnterkeytoshowpop-upbootdevicelist.
3.Selectabootdevicefromthelisttomakeitastopbootpriority.
4.PressF10.
Note:Ifyouwanttoinitializethesettingtoreturntothedefaultstartupsequence,pressF9.Thedefault settingsareautomaticallyreloaded.
Flashupdate
WhenaFlashUEFIBIOSupdatefromthenetworkisenabled,anetworkadministratorcanremotely updatethesystemprogramsinyourcomputerfromamanagementconsole.Thefollowingrequirements mustbemet:
•UpdateFlashfromnetworkmustalsobeenabled;theprocedureisgivenbelow.
•YourcomputermustbestartedovertheLAN.
•YourcomputermustbeengagedinaPrebooteXecutionEnvironment.
•Network-managementsoftwaremustbeinstalledintheremoteadministrator'scomputer.
ToenableordisabletheFlashupdatefromthenetworksetting,dothefollowing:
1.OntheThinkPadSetupmenu,selectSecurity.TheSecuritysubmenuappears.
2.SelectUEFIBIOSUpdateOption.TheUEFIBIOSUpdateOptionsubmenuappears.
3.ForFlashOverLAN,selecteitherEnabledorDisabled.
4.PressF10.
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Chapter9.Preventingproblems
AnimportantpartofowningaThinkPadnotebookismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcanavoid commonproblems.Thefollowingsectionsprovideinformationthatcanhelpyoutokeepyourcomputer runningsmoothly.
“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage203
“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage204
“Takingcareofyourcomputer”onpage205
Generaltipsforpreventingproblems
1.Checkthecapacityofyourharddiskdrivefromtimetotime.Iftheharddiskdrivegetstoofull,Windows willslowdownandmightproduceerrors.
Note:InWindows7andWindowsVista,clickStart➙Computer.InWindowsXP,clickStart MyComputer.
2.Emptyyourrecyclebinonaregularbasis.
3.Usediskdefragmenttoolregularlyonyourharddiskdrivetoimprovedataseekandreadtimes.
4.Tofreeupdiskspace,uninstallunusedapplicationprograms.
Note:Youmightalsowanttolookforapplicationprogramduplicationoroverlappingversions.
5.CleanoutyourInbox,Sent,andTrashfoldersfromyoure-mailclientprogram.
6.Atleastonceaweek,makeapointtobackupyourdata.Ifcriticaldataispresent,itisagoodidea toperformadailybackup.Lenovohasmanybackupoptionsavailableforyourcomputer.Rewritable opticaldrivesareavailableformostmachinesandareeasilyinstalled.
7.UseorscheduleSystemRestoretotakeasystemsnapshotperiodically.Formoreinformationabout SystemRestoreseeChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage109.
8.UpdatedevicedriversandUEFIBIOSwhenneeded.
9.Proleyourmachineathttp://www.lenovo.com/think/supporttokeepuptodatewithcurrentdrivers andrevisions.
10.Keepuptodatefordevicedriversonothernon-Lenovohardware.Youmightwanttoreadthedevice driverinformationreleasenotespriortoupdatingforcompatibilityorknownissues.
11.Keepalogbook.Entriesmightincludemajorhardwareorsoftwarechanges,driverupdates,minor issuesyouhaveexperiencedandhowyouresolvedthem.
12.Ifyoueverneedtorunarecoveryonyourcomputertoreturnthepreloadontothemachine,the followingtipsmighthelpalongtheway:
•Removeallexternaldevicessuchastheprinter,keyboard,etc.
•Makesurethatyourbatteryischargedandthatyouhavetheacpowerconnected.
•BootintotheThinkPadSetupandloadthedefaultsettings.
•Restartthemachineandstarttherecovery.
•Ifyourmachineusesdiscsastherecoverymedia,DONOTremovethediscfromthedriveuntil
promptedtodoso.
13.Forsuspectedharddiskdriveissues,referto“Diagnosingproblems”onpage209andrunLenovo ThinkVantageT oolboxforadiagnostictestofthedrivepriortocallingtheCustomerSupportCenter. Ifyourcomputerdoesnotstartup,downloadthelestocreateabootableself-testmediafromthe followingWebsite:http://www.lenovo.com/hddtest.Runthetestandrecordanymessagesorerror codes.Ifthetestreturnsanyfailingerrorcodesormessages,calltheCustomerSupportCenterwiththe codesormessagesandthecomputerinfrontofyou.Atechnicianwillassistyoufurther.
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14.Ifrequired,youcanndyourcountry'sCustomerSupportCenteratthefollowingWebaddress: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=migr-4hwse3.When callingtheCustomerSupportCenter,pleasemakesureyouhaveyourmachinemodeltype,serial numberandthecomputerinfrontofyou.Also,ifthemachineisproducingerrorcodes,itishelpfulto havetheerrorscreenonorthemessagewrittendown.
Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent
Devicedriversareprogramsthatcontaininstructionsfortheoperatingsystemabouthowtooperateor “drive”acertainpieceofhardware.Eachhardwarecomponentonyourcomputerhasitsownspecicdriver. Ifyouaddanewcomponent,theoperatingsystemneedstobeinstructedonhowtooperatethatpiece ofhardware.Afteryouinstallthedriver,theoperatingsystemcanrecognizethehardwarecomponent andunderstandhowtouseit.
Note:Becausedriversareprograms,likeanyotherleonyourcomputer,theyaresusceptibletocorruption andmightnotperformproperlyifcorruptionoccurs.
Itisnotalwaysnecessarytodownloadthelatestdrivers.However,youshoulddownloadthelatestdriver foracomponentifyounoticepoorperformancefromthatcomponentorifyouaddedanewcomponent. Thismayeliminatethedriverasthepotentialcauseoftheproblem.
GettingthelatestdriversfromtheWebsite
YoucandownloadandinstallupdateddevicedriversfromtheLenovoWebsitebydoingthefollowing:
1.ConnecttotheInternet.
2.Goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix
EntertheproductnumberofthecomputerorclickDetectmysystemonthescreen.
3.ClickDownloadsanddrivers.
4.Followthedirectionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.
GettingthelatestdriversusingSystemUpdate
TheSystemUpdateprogramhelpsyoukeepthesoftwareonyoursystemup-to-date.Updatepackagesare storedonLenovoserversandcanbedownloadedfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Updatepackagescan containapplications,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSashes,orsoftwareupdates.WhentheSystemUpdate programconnectstotheLenovoSupportWebsite,theSystemUpdateprogramautomaticallyrecognizes themachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputer,theinstalledoperatingsystem,andthelanguageofthe operatingsystemtodeterminewhatupdatesareavailableforyourcomputer.TheSystemUpdateprogram thendisplaysalistofupdatepackagesandcategorizeseachupdateascritical,recommended,and optionaltohelpyouunderstandtheimportance.Y ouhavecompletecontrolofwhichupdatestodownload andinstall.Afteryouselecttheupdatepackagesyouwant,theSystemUpdateprogramautomatically downloadsandinstallstheupdateswithoutanyfurtherinterventionfromyou.
TheSystemUpdateprogramispreinstalledonyourcomputerandisreadytorun.Theonlyprerequisiteis anactiveInternetconnection.Youcanstarttheprogrammanually,oryoucanusetheschedulefeature toenabletheprogramtosearchforupdatesautomaticallyatspeciedintervals.Y oualsocanpredene scheduledupdatestosearchbyseverity(criticalupdates,criticalandrecommendedupdates,orallupdates) sothelistyouchoosefromcontainsonlythoseupdatetypesthatareofinteresttoyou.
FormoreinformationabouthowtousetheSystemUpdate,referto“SystemUpdate”onpage38.
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Takingcareofyourcomputer
Althoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtouse commonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingtheseimportanttips,youwillgetthemostuseandenjoyment outofyourcomputer.
Becarefulaboutwhereandhowyouwork
•Storepackingmaterialssafelyoutofthereachofchildrentopreventtheriskofsuffocationfromplastic bags.
•Keepyourcomputerawayfrommagnets,activatedcellularphones,electricalappliances,orspeakers (within13cmor5inch).
•Avoidsubjectingyourcomputertoextremetemperatures(below5°C/41°Forabove35°C/95°F).
•Someappliances,suchascertainportabledesktopfansorairpuriers,canproducenegativeions.Ifa computerisclosetosuchanappliance,andisexposedforanextendedtimetoaircontainingnegative ions,itmaybecomeelectrostaticallycharged.Suchachargemaybedischargedthroughyourhands whenyoutouchthekeyboardorotherpartsofthecomputer,orthroughconnectorsonI/Odevices connectedtoit.Eventhoughthiskindofelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)istheoppositeofadischargefrom yourbodyorclothingtothecomputer,itposesthesameriskofacomputermalfunction.
Yourcomputerisdesignedandmanufacturedtominimizeanyeffectsofelectrostaticcharge.Anelectrostatic chargeaboveacertainlimit,however,canincreasetheriskofESD.Therefore,whenusingthecomputer closetoanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions,givespecialattentiontothefollowing:
•Avoiddirectlyexposingyourcomputertotheairfromanappliancethatcanproducenegativeions.
•Keepyourcomputerandperipheralsasfaraspossiblefromsuchanappliance.
•Whereverpossible,groundyourcomputertofacilitatesafeelectrostaticdischarge.
Note:Notallsuchappliancescauseasignicantelectrostaticcharge.
Begentlewithyourcomputer
•Avoidplacinganyobjects(includingpaper)betweenthedisplayandthekeyboardorthepalmrest.
•Yourcomputerdisplayisdesignedtobeopenedandusedatanangleslightlygreaterthan90degrees. Donotopenthedisplaybeyond180degrees,asthismightdamagethecomputerhinge.
•Donotturnyourcomputeroverwhiletheacpoweradapterispluggedin.Thiscouldbreaktheadapter plug.
Carryyourcomputerproperly
•Beforemovingyourcomputer,besuretoremoveanymedia,turnoffattacheddevices,anddisconnect cordsandcables.
•Whenpickingupyouropencomputer,holditbythebottom.Donotpickuporholdyourcomputerby thedisplay.
Handlestoragemediaanddrivesproperly
•Ifyourcomputercomeswithanopticaldrive,donottouchthesurfaceofadiscorthelensonthetray.
•WaituntilyouheartheCDorDVDclickintothecenterpivotofthedrivebeforeclosingthetray.
•Onyourcomputer,useonlyopticaldrivesdesignedforusewiththeserialUltrabayenhanced.
Note:Y oucaninstalla9.5-mm-thickserialUltrabayslimora12.7-mm-thickserialUltrabayenhanced deviceintheserialUltrabayenhanced.
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•Wheninstallingtheharddiskdrive,solidstatedrive,oropticaldrive,followtheinstructionsshippedwith yourhardware,andapplypressureonlywhereneededonthedevice.
•Turnoffyourcomputerifyouarereplacingtheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive.
•Whenreplacingtheprimaryharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive,reattachthecoverofthedriveslot.
•Storeyourexternalandremovableharddiskoropticaldrivesintheappropriatecontainersorpackaging whentheyarenotbeingused.
•Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.
–Memorymodule –Mini-PCICard –ExpressCard –CompactFlash –Smartcard –MemoryCard,suchasSDCard,SDHCCard,SDXCCard,andMultiMediaCard.
Note:Notalllisteddevicesareincludedinyourcomputer. Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice.
•Whentransferringdatatoorfromaashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputyourcomputer insleep(standby)orhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscomplete.T odosomightcause damagetoyourdata.
Takecareinsettingpasswords
•Rememberyourpasswords.Ifyouforgetasupervisororharddiskpassword,Lenovowillnotresetit,and youmighthavetoreplaceyoursystemboard,orharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive.
Careforthengerprintreader
Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethengerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:
•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.
•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourngernailoranythinghard.
•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtynger.
Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free cloth:
•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.
•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.
•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourngerprint.
Registeryourcomputer
•RegisteryourThinkPadproductswithLenovo(refertotheWebpage:http://www.lenovo.com/register). Thiscanhelpauthoritiesreturnyourcomputertoyouifitislostorstolen.Registeringyourcomputeralso enablesLenovotonotifyyouaboutpossibletechnicalinformationandupgrades.
Besurenottomodifyyourcomputer
•OnlyanauthorizedThinkPadrepairtechnicianshoulddisassembleandrepairyourcomputer.
•Donotmodifyortapethelatchestokeepthedisplayopenorclosed.
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Tipsonusingthebuilt-inmodem
•Yourcomputermodemmayuseonlyananalogtelephonenetwork,orpublic-switchedtelephonenetwork (PSTN).DonotconnectthemodemtoaPBX(privatebranchexchange)oranyotherdigitaltelephone extensionlinebecausethiscoulddamageyourmodem.Analogphonelinesareoftenusedinhomes, whiledigitalphonelinesareoftenusedinhotelsorofcebuildings.Ifyouarenotsurewhichkindof phonelineyouareusing,contactyourtelephonecompany.
•YourcomputermighthavebothanEthernetconnectorandamodemconnector.Ifso,besuretoconnect yourcommunicationcabletothecorrectone.
DANGER
Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernet connector.
Cleaningthecoverofyourcomputer
Occasionallycleanyourcomputerasfollows:
1.Prepareamixtureofagentlekitchen-usedetergent(onethatdoesnotcontainabrasivepowderor strongchemicalssuchasacidoralkaline).Use5partswaterto1partdetergent.
2.Absorbthediluteddetergentintoasponge.
3.Squeezeexcessliquidfromthesponge.
4.Wipethecoverwiththesponge,usingacircularmotionandtakingcarenottoletanyexcessliquiddrip.
5.Wipethesurfacetoremovethedetergent.
6.Rinsethespongewithcleanrunningwater.
7.Wipethecoverwiththecleansponge.
8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,softlint-freecloth.
9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanybersfromthecloth.
Cleaningyourcomputerkeyboard
1.Applysomeisopropylrubbingalcoholtoasoft,dust-freecloth.
2.Wipeeachkeytopsurfacewiththecloth.Wipethekeysonebyone;ifyouwipeseveralkeysatatime, theclothmayhookontoanadjacentkeyandpossiblydamageit.Makesurethatnoliquiddripsonto orbetweenthekeys.
3.Allowtodry.
4.Toremoveanycrumbsordustfrombeneaththekeys,youcanuseacamerablowerwithabrush orcoolairfromahairdryer.
Note:Avoidsprayingcleanerdirectlyontothedisplayorthekeyboard.
Cleaningyourcomputerdisplay
1.Gentlywipethedisplaywithadry,softlint-freecloth.Ifyouseeascratchlikemarkonyourdisplay, itmightbeastaintransferredfromthekeyboardortheT rackPointpointingstickwhenthecoverwas pressedfromtheoutside.
2.Wipeordustthestaingentlywithasoft,drycloth.
3.Ifthestainremains,moistenasoft,lint-freeclothwithwaterora50-50mixtureofisopropylalcoholand waterthatdoesnotcontainimpurities.
4.Wringoutasmuchoftheliquidasyoucan.
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5.Wipethedisplayagain;donotletanyliquiddripintothecomputer.
6.Besuretodrythedisplaybeforeclosingit.
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Chapter10.Troubleshootingcomputerproblems
Thischapterprovidesinformationonhelpingyoursolvecomputerproblems.
“Diagnosingproblems”onpage209
“Troubleshooting”onpage210
Diagnosingproblems
Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyourcomputer,usethefollowingprocedureasastartingpointforsolving them.
•Ifyoucanstartuptheoperatingsystem,see“UsingLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox”onpage209
•Ifyoucannotstartuptheoperatingsystem,see“UsingtheIn-ROMDiagnosticsprogram”onpage.
.
UsingLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox
Note:IfyoursystemisrunningandUserGuideisaccessible,seeUserGuide.
Ifyourcomputerisnotoperatingproperly,youmaybeabletodiagnosetheproblembyhavingLenovo ThinkVantageToolboxtestcomponentsofyourcomputer.
Tostartthisprogram,doasfollows:
ForWindows7:
1.ClickStart.
2.MovethepointertoControlPanel,toSystemandSecurity,andthentoLenovo'sSystemHealth andDiagnostics.
ForWindowsXP:
1.ClickStart.
2.MovethepointertoAllPrograms,toThinkVantage,andthentoLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox.
IftheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxisnotinstalledonyourcomputer,goto http://web.lenovothinkvantagetoolbox.com/,clickDownloadLenovoThinkVantage Toolbox,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Formoreinformationaboutthisprogram,seetheHelpfortheprogram.
Runninganytestsmaytakeuptoseveralminutesorlonger.Makesureyouhavetimetoruntheentiretest; donotinterruptthetestwhileitisrunning.WhenpreparingtocontacttheCustomerSupportCenter,besure toprintthetestlogsothatyoucanrapidlyprovideinformationtothehelptechnician.
UsingtheIn-ROMDiagnosticsprogram
TheIn-ROMDiagnosticsprogramisusedtodetecthardwareproblemswhenyoucannotstarttheWindows operatingsystemandallstoragedevicesareunavailable.
ToruntheIn-ROMDiagnosticsprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffyourcomputer.
2.TurnonthecomputerandpressF10repeatedlyatstartup.
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3.AfteryouentertheIn-ROMDiagnosticsprogram,selectthediagnostictestyouwanttorun.Then, followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Whentheprogramcompletesthediagnostictest,thecomputerwillrestartautomatically.
Note:Iftheprogramreturnsanyerrorcode,calltheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter,andprovideyour machinetypeandmodelnumber,serialnumber,andtheerrorcode.Forinformationabouthowtogetyour machinetypeandmodelnumber,andserialnumber,see“Machinetypeandmodellabel”onpage24.For informationaboutcallingtheLenovoCustomerSupportCenterforservice,see“CallingLenovo”onpage238
Troubleshooting
Ifyourcomputerhasanerror,ittypicallydisplaysamessageoranerrorcode,orabeepsoundswhenyou turniton.T ocorrectanerror,rstndthedescriptionoftheerrorintheleft-handcolumnofthechartthat applies.Thenclickthatdescriptiontogetatroubleshootingprocedure.
Tomakesurethatyourcomputerhasthefeaturesoroptionsthatareintroducedinthefollowingsections, consulttheonlinehelporthelistshippedwithyourcomputer.
Computerstopsresponding
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater .
Ifyourcomputeriscompletelyunresponsive(youcannotusetheUltraNavpointingdeviceorthekeyboard), dothefollowingsteps:
1.Pushandholdthepowerswitchuntilthemachineturnsoff.Afterthecomputeristurnedoff,restartby pressingthepowerswitch.Ifthemachinedoesnotturnon,continuetostep2.
.
Note:Donotremovethebatteryandacpowertoresetthecomputer.
2.Whilethemachineisturnedoff,removeallpowersourcesfromthecomputer(batteryandacpower). Holddownthepowerbuttonfor10seconds.Plugintheacpowerwhilekeepingthebatteryoutofthe computer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnbackon,continuetostep3.
Note:OncethecomputerstartsupandentersWindows,usethepropershutdownproceduretoturn thecomputeroff.Oncethemachineisoff,reattachthebatteryandrestartthecomputer.Ifthe computerdoesnotstartwiththebatteryreattached,removethebatteryandagainstartwithstep2.If thecomputerstartswithacpowerbutdoesnotstartwhenthebatteryisattached,calltheCustomer SupportCenterforsupport.
3.Whilethemachineisoff,removeallsourcesofpowerfromthemachine(batteryandacpower).Remove allexternaldevicesthatareattachedtoyourcomputer(keyboard,mouse,printer,scanner,etc.).Repeat step2.Ifstep2isunsuccessful,continuetostep4.
Note:Thefollowingstepsinvolveremovingstaticsensitivecomponentsfromyourcomputer.Please makesurethatyouareproperlygroundedandremoveallsourcesofpowerattachedtothecomputer. IfyouareuncomfortableorunsureaboutremovingcomponentspleasecalltheCustomerSupport Centerforassistance.
4.Whilethecomputerisoff,removeallsourcesofpowerandexternalhardware.Refertotheprocedurein “Replacingmemory”onpage145onhowtoremoveandreseatthememorymodules.Removeany non-originalmemorymoduleaddedtoyourcomputer.Afterremovingtheextramemorymoduleand reseatingtheoriginalmemorymodule,repeatstep2.Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotturnon,consultthe user'sreferenceguideforothercustomer-replaceablecomponentsthatareattachedtoyourcomputer.
Ifthecomputerstilldoesnotstartup,calltheCustomerSupportCenterandaCustomerSupportSpecialist willassistyou.
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Spillsonthekeyboard
Withamobilecomputer,thereareincreasedchancesofspillingliquidsonthekeyboard.Becausemost liquidsconductelectricity,liquidspilledonthekeyboardcouldcreatenumerousshortcircuits,potentially causingirreparabledamagetoyourcomputer.
Ifyouspillsomethingonyourcomputer:
Attention:Besurethatnoliquidcreatesashortcircuitbetweenyouandtheacpoweradapter(ifinuse).
Althoughyoumightlosesomedataorworkbyturningoffthecomputerimmediately,leavingthecomputer onmightmakeyourcomputerunusable.
1.Carefullyunplugtheacpoweradapterimmediately.
2.Turnoffthecomputerimmediately.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnoff,removethebattery.Themore quicklyyoustopthecurrentfrompassingthroughthecomputerthemorelikelyyouwillreducedamage fromshortcircuits.
3.Waituntilyouarecertainthatalltheliquidisdrybeforeturningonyourcomputer.
Note:Ifyouwanttoreplaceyourkeyboard,youcanpurchaseanewone.
Errormessages
Message:0176:SystemSecurity-TheSystemhasbeentamperedwith. Solution:ThismessageisdisplayedifyouremovetheSecurityChipandreinstallit,orinstallanewone.
Tocleartheerror,entertheThinkPadSetup.Ifthisdoesnotsolvetheproblem,havethecomputer serviced.
Message:0177:BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask. Solution:ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.Thesystemboard
shouldbereplaced.Havethecomputerserviced.
Message:0182:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEEPROM.EnterThinkPadSetup. Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetupto
checkSecuritysettings,PressF10andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem. Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,havethecomputerserviced.
Message:0183:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.EnterThinkPadSetup. Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetupto
checkSecuritysettings,PressF10andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem. Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,havethecomputerserviced.
Message:0187:EAIAdataaccesserror Solution:TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethecomputerserviced.
Message:0188:InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,
andtheboxserialnumberneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.
Message:0189:InvalidRFIDcongurationinformationarea Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplace,
andtheUUIDneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.
Message:0190:Criticallow-batteryerror
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Solution:Thecomputerturnedoff,becausethebatteryislow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothe computerandchargethebattery,orreplacethebatterywithafullychargedone.
Message:0191:SystemSecurity-Invalidremotechangerequested Solution:Thesystemcongurationchangehasfailed.Conrmtheoperationandtryagain.Toclear
theerror,entertheThinkPadSetup.
Message:0192:SystemSecurity-EmbeddedSecurityhardwaretamperdetected Solution:TheSecurityChiphasbeenreplacedwithadifferentone.Havethecomputerserviced.
Message:0199:SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycountexceeded. Solution:Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisorpasswordmorethanthreetimes.
Conrmthesupervisorpasswordandtryagain.T ocleartheerror,entertheThinkPadSetup.
Message:0251:SystemCMOSchecksumbad-Defaultcongurationused Solution:ThesystemCMOSmighthavebeencorruptedbyanapplicationprogram.Thecomputer
usesthedefaultsettings.RuntheThinkPadSetuptorecongurethesettings.Ifyoustillseethesame errorcode,havethecomputerserviced.
Message:0253:EFIVariableBlockDatawasdestroyed. Solution:ThesystemEFIVariableBlockDatamighthavebeencorrupted.
1.PressF1togototheThinkPadSetup.
2.PressF9andthenpressEntertoloadthedefaultsetting.
3.PressF10andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem.
Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,havethecomputerserviced.
Message:0271:Checkdateandtimesettings Solution:Neitherthedatenorthetimeissetinthecomputer.Setthedateandtime,usingtheThinkPad
Setup.
Message:1802:Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin-Poweroffandremovethenetworkcard. Solution:TheminiPCIExpressnetworkcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.
Message:1820:Morethanoneexternalngerprintreadersareattached. Solution:Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetupwithinyourmainoperatingsystem.
Message:2000:ThinkVantageActiveProtectionsensordiagnosticsfailed. Solution:ThinkVantageActiveProtectionsensorisnotworkingcorrectly.Havethecomputerserviced.
Message:2100:DetectionerroronHDD0(MainHDD) Solution:Theharddiskisnotworking.Havetheharddiskserviced.
Message:2101:DetectionerroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD) Solution:Theharddiskisnotworking.Havetheharddiskserviced.
Message:2102:DetectionerroronHDD2(MiniSATA) Solution:TheMiniSATAdeviceisnotworking.HavetheMiniSATAdeviceserviced.
Message:2110:ReaderroronHDD0(MainHDD)
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Solution:Theharddiskisnotworking.Havetheharddiskserviced.
Message:2111:ReaderroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD) Solution:Theharddiskisnotworking.Havetheharddiskserviced.
Message:2112:ReaderroronHDD2(MiniSATA) Solution:TheMiniSATAdeviceisnotworking.HavetheMiniSATAdeviceserviced.
Message:2200:MachineT ypeandSerialNumberareinvalid. Solution:MachineT ypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.
Message:2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid. Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.
Message:Thepower-onpasswordprompt Solution:Apower-onpasswordorasupervisorpasswordisset.TypethepasswordandpressEnterto
usethecomputer(referto“Usingpasswords”onpage91).Ifthepower-onpasswordisnotaccepted,a supervisorpasswordmighthavebeenset.TypethesupervisorpasswordandpressEnter.Ifyoustillsee thesameerrormessage,havethecomputerserviced.
Message:Theharddiskpasswordprompt Solution:Aharddiskpasswordisset.T ypethepasswordandpressEntertousethecomputer(referto
“Harddiskpasswords”onpage93).
Message:Hibernationerror Solution:Thesystemcongurationchangedbetweenthetimeyourcomputerenteredhibernationmode
andthetimeitleftthismode,andyourcomputercannotresumenormaloperation.
–Restorethesystemcongurationtowhatitwasbeforeyourcomputerenteredhibernationmode. –Ifthememorysizehasbeenchanged,re-createthehibernationle.
Message:Fanerror
Solution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Havethecomputerserviced.
Errorswithoutmessages
Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto. Solution:Y oucandisableanysystemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimer
1.StartPowerManager.
2.ClickthePowerplantab(inWindowsXP ,Powerscheme),andthenselectMaximumPerformance fromthepredenedpowerplans(inWindowsXP ,Powerscheme).
Problem:WhenIturnonthemachine,nothingappearsonthescreenandthemachinedoesnotbeep whilestartingup.
Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholding thepowerswitchfor4secondsormore.Turnitonandlistenagain.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Thebatteryisinstalledcorrectly.
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–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking
electricaloutlet. –Thecomputeristurnedon.(Turnthepowerswitchonagainforconrmation.) Ifapower-onpasswordisset:
–Pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpassword.Ifthebrightnesslevelofthescreenis
low,increaseitbypressingtheFn+Home. –TypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter(refertoPower-onpassword). Iftheseitemsareproperlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.
Problem:WhenIturnonthemachine,onlyawhitecursorappearsonablankscreen. Solution:Ifyouhavemodiedapartitiononyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrivebyusingapartition
software,informationaboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmayhavebeendestroyed.
1.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.
2.Ifyoustillseeonlythecursoronthescreen,dothefollowing:
–Ifyouhaveusedthepartitionsoftware,examinethepartitionontheharddiskdriveorsolidstate
drivebyusingthesoftware,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.
–UseeithertheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortherecoverydiscstorestorethesystemto
thefactorystate.Fordetailsaboutrestoringthesystemtothefactorystate,see“Creatingand usingrecoverymedia”onpage109
.
Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.
Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison. Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmaybeenabled.Doeitherofthefollowing:
–TouchtheTrackPointorthetouchpad,orpressakeytoexitthescreensaver. –Pressthepowerswitchtoresumefromsleep(standby)orhibernation.
Beeperrors
Table9.Beeperrors
Problem
Oneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,three moreshortbeeps,andoneshortbeep
Onelongandtwoshortbeeps
Fourcyclesoffourshortbeeps
FivebeepsThesystemboardhasaproblem.Havethecomputer
Solution
Makesurethatmemorymodulesareinstalledcorrectly.If theyare,andyoustillhearthebeeps,havethecomputer serviced.
Thevideofunctionhasaproblem.Havethecomputer serviced.
TheSecurityChiphasaproblem.Havethecomputer serviced.
serviced.
Memoryproblems
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater .
Ifyourmemoryisnotoperatingproperly,checkthefollowingitems:
1.Verifythatthememoryisinstalledandseatedcorrectlyinyourcomputer.
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Itmaybenecessarytoremovealladdedmemoriestotestthecomputerwithonlythefactory-installed memories,andthenreinstallthememoryoneatatimetoensureaproperconnection.Forthe procedurestoremoveandreinstallamemory,referto“Replacingmemory”onpage145.
2.Checkforerrormessagesduringstartup. FollowtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforPower-onself-test(POST)“Errormessages”onpage211.
3.VerifythatthelatestsystemBIOS(UEFIBIOS)foryourmodelhasbeeninstalled.
4.Verifythepropermemorycongurationandcompatibilityincludingthemaximummemorysizeandthe memoryspeed.
Fordetails,refertotheinstructionsin“Replacingmemory”onpage145.
5.Run“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage209.
Modemandnetworking
Thefollowingarethemostcommonmodemandnetworkingproblems:
Ethernetproblems
Problem:Y ourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork. Solution:Makesurethat:
–Thecableisinstalledproperly.
ThenetworkcablemustbesecurelyconnectedbothtotheEthernetconnectorofyourcomputerand totheRJ45connectorofthehub.Themaximumallowabledistancefromthecomputertohubis 100meters.Ifthecableisconnectedandthedistanceiswithinacceptablelimitsbuttheproblem persists,tryadifferentcable.
–Youareusingthecorrectdevicedriver.
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,type thepasswordorprovideconrmation.
4.Ifthe!markistotheleftoftheadapternameunderNetworkadapters,youmightnotusethe correctdriverorthedriverisnotenabled.Toupdatethedriver,right-clickthehighlightedadapter.
5.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
ForWindowsXP:
1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.
2.ClickPerformanceandMaintenance,andthenclickSystem.
3.ClicktheHardwaretab,andclicktheDeviceManagerbutton.
4.IfthexmarkistotheleftoftheadapternameunderNetworkadapter,youmightnotusethe correctdriverorthedriverisnotenabled.Toupdatethedriver,right-clickthehighlightedadapter.
5.ClickProperties.ThePropertieswindowappears.
6.ClicktheDrivertab.
7.ClicktheUpdateDriverbutton.TheUpdateDeviceDriverwizardappears.Followtheinstructions onthescreen.
–Theswitchportandtheadapterhavethesameduplexsetting.
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Ifyouconguredtheadapterforfullduplex,makesuretheswitchportisalsoconguredforfull duplex.Settingthewrongduplexmodecandegradeperformance,causedataloss,orresultinlost connections.
–Youhaveinstalledallnetworkingsoftwarethatisnecessaryforyournetworkenvironment.
CheckwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarynetworkingsoftware.
Problem:Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason. Solution:Thenetworkdriverlesmaybecorruptormissing.Updatethedriverbyreferringtothe
“Solution”descriptionfortheproceduretomakesurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalledinthe precedingproblem.
Problem:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouusetheaspeedof1000Mbps,the connectionfailsorerrorsoccur.
Solution:
–UseCategory5wiringandmakesurethatthenetworkcableissecurelyconnected. –Connecttoa1000BASE-Thub/switch(not1000BASE-X).
Problem:TheWakeonLAN(WOL)featureisnotworking. Solution:
–MakesurethatWOLisenabledintheThinkPadSetup. –Ifitis,checkwithyourLANadministratorforthenecessarysettings.
Problem:IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,itcannotconnecttothenetworkat1000Mbps. Instead,itconnectsat100Mbps.
Solution:
–Tryanothercable. –Makesurethatthelinkpartnerissettoauto-negotiate. –Makesurethattheswitchis802.3ab-compliant(gigabitovercopper).
AwirelessLANproblem
Problem:Y oucannotconnectusingthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingcard. Solution:MakesurethatyourwirelessLANdriveristhelatestversioninstalled.ChecktheWebsiteand
conrmthedriverversionsupportedbyAccessConnectionsisthelatestdocumentedintheREADMEle. Makesurethatyourcomputeriswithinrangeofawirelessaccesspoint. Makesurethatthewirelessradioisenabledbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionsiconinthe
taskbar.
Note:IfyourcomputerisaWindows7model,todisplaytheAccessConnectionsstatusiconandthe wirelessstatusiconinthesystemtray,refertotheAccessConnectionson-linehelp.
CheckNetworkName(SSID),andyourencryptioninformation.UseAccessConnectionstoverifythis case-sensitiveinformation.
AwirelessWANproblem
Message:UnauthorizedWANcardispluggedin-PoweroffandremovetheWANcard. Solution:TheWANcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.
Note:Dependingonyourcomputer,somemodelsdonothaveawirelessWAN.
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Bluetoothproblems
ForWindows7andWindowsVista
Problem:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonebutcomesfromthelocal speakereventhoughtheheadset/headphoneisconnectedusingHeadsetproleorAVprole.
Solution:Dothefollowing:
1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).
2.OpentheControlPanelbyclickingStartControlPanel.
3.ClickHardwareandSoundSound.
4.SelectthePlaybacktab.
5.IfyouareusingHeadsetprole,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefault button.IfyouareusingAVprole,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.
6.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundwindow.
Problem:PIM(PersonalInformationManager)itemssentfromWindows7andWindowsVistacannotbe receivedcorrectlyintotheaddressbookofanyotherBluetooth-enableddevice.
Solution:Windows7andWindowsVistasendPIMitemsinXMLformat,butmostBluetooth-enabled deviceshandlePIMitemsinvCardformat.IfanotherBluetooth-enableddevicecanreceiveale throughBluetooth,aPIMitemsentfromWindows7andWindowsVistamightbesavedasalewith theextension.contact.
ForWindowsXP Notes:IfyouareusingtheMicrosoftstandardBluetoothfeaturesandyouwanttoaccessinformationabout
howtousetheBluetoothfunction,dothefollowing:
1.PressFn+F5toturnonBluetooth.
2.ClickStartControlPanel.
3.ClickPrintersandOtherHardware.
4.ClickBluetoothDevices.
5.ClicktheOptionstab.
6.ClickLearnmoreaboutBluetoothSettings
Note:IfyouareusingtheThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware,refertothefollowing instructions.
Note:CheckyourconnectionanytimeandmakesurethatnootherBluetooth-enableddeviceissearchingfor thedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.SimultaneoussearchingisnotallowedintheBluetoothconnection.
Problem:YousearchforaBluetooth-enableddevicebyclickingViewdevicesinrangeinMyBluetooth Places,butyoucannotndanything.
Solution:MakesurethatthedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnectisenabledfortheBluetoothconnection. Aftermakingsureoftheabove,turntheBluetoothpoweroffandthenonagain,orrestartyourcomputer.
Thensearchforthedeviceagain.
Note:IfyouareusingtheThinkPadBluetoothwithEnhancedDataRateSoftware,refertothefollowing instructions.
Problem:Y oucannotconnecttoanyBluetooth-enableddevice. Solution:MakesurethatbothyourcomputerandthedeviceareturnedonandtheirBluetoothantennas
areenabled.
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