Lenovo a61e 6417 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Contents

  5
• Introduction

  7
• Chapter 1. Important safety information

  9
• Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace

  11
  • Comfort

    11
  • Glare and lighting

    11
  • Air circulation

    12
  • Electrical outlets and cable lengths

    12
• Chapter 3. Setting up your computer

  13
  • Connecting your computer

    13
  • Turning on computer power

    17
  • Finishing the software installation

    18
  • Completing important tasks

    18
  • Updating your operating system

    18
  • Installing other operating systems

    19
  • Updating your antivirus software

    19
  • Shutting down the computer

    19
  • Installing external options

    19
  • Features

    19
  • Specifications

    21
• Chapter 4. Software overview

  23
  • Software provided with your Windows operating system

    23
    • Software provided by Lenovo

      23
    • PC-Doctor for Windows, PC-Doctor for Windows PE

      24
    • Adobe Acrobat Reader

      24
• Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility

  25
  • Starting the Setup Utility program

    25
  • Viewing and changing settings

    25
  • Changing the language setting for the BIOS

    25
  • Using passwords

    25
    • Password considerations

      26
    • User Password

      26
    • Administrator or Supervisor Password

      26
    • Setting, changing, and deleting a password

      26
  • Selecting a startup device

    26
    • Selecting a temporary startup device

      27
    • Selecting or changing the boot device sequence

      27
  • Exiting from the Setup Utility program

    27
• Chapter 6. Updating system programs

  29
  • Using system programs

    29
  • Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or CD-ROM

    29
  • Changing settings using the utility diskette

    30
  • Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system

    30
  • Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure

    30
• Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics

  33
  • Basic troubleshooting

    33
  • Diagnostic programs

    34
    • PC-Doctor for Windows

      35
    • PC-Doctor for DOS

      35
      • Creating a diagnostic CD image

        35
      • Creating diagnostic diskettes

        36
      • Running diagnostics from the CD or diskettes

        36
      • Running diagnostics from the Rescue and Recovery workspace

        36
    • PC-Doctor for Windows PE

      37
      • Running diagnostics from the Rescue and Recovery workspace

        37
  • Cleaning the mouse

    37
    • Optical mouse

      37
    • Non-optical mouse

      38
• Chapter 8. Recovering software

  41
  • Creating and using the Product Recovery disc

    41
  • Performing backup and recovery operations

    42
  • Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace

    43
  • Creating and using rescue media

    44
  • Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette

    45
  • Recovering or installing device drivers

    46
  • Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence

    47
  • Solving recovery problems

    47
• Chapter 9. Getting information, help, and service

  49
  • Information resources

    49
    • Online Books folder

      49
    • ThinkVantage Productivity Center

      49
    • Access Help

      50
    • Safety and Warranty

      50
    • www.lenovo.com

      50
  • Help and service

    50
    • Using the documentation and diagnostic programs

      51
    • Calling for service

      51
    • Using other services

      52
    • Purchasing additional services

      52
• Appendix A. Manual modem commands

  53
  • Basic AT commands

    53
  • Extended AT commands

    55
  • MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands

    56
  • Fax Class 1 commands

    57
  • Fax Class 2 commands

    57
  • Voice commands

    58
• Appendix B. Notices

  61
  • Television output notice

    62
  • Trademarks

    62
• Index

  63