Lenovo d10 6427 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Contents

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• Introduction

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• Chapter 1. Important safety information

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  • Additional safety requirements for machine types 6427, 6449, and 6493

    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

    19
  • Finishing the software installation

    19
  • Completing important tasks

    19
  • Updating your operating system

    20
  • Installing other operating systems

    20
  • Updating your antivirus software

    20
  • Shutting down the computer

    20
  • Installing external options

    20
  • Features

    21
  • Specifications

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• Chapter 4. Software overview

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  • Software provided with your Windows operating system

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    • Software provided by Lenovo

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      • ThinkVantage Productivity Center

        25
      • ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery

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      • ThinkVantage Client Security Solution

        25
      • ThinkVantage System Update

        25
      • System Migration Assistant

        25
      • Fingerprint software

        25
    • PC-Doctor for WINPE, PC-Doctor for Windows

      25
    • Adobe Acrobat Reader

      26
• Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility

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  • Starting the Setup Utility program

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  • Viewing and changing settings

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  • Using passwords

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    • Password considerations

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    • User Password

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    • Administrator Password

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    • Setting, changing, and deleting a password

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  • Selecting a startup device

    28
    • Selecting a temporary startup device

      28
    • Selecting or changing the startup device sequence

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  • Advanced settings

    29
  • Exiting from the Setup Utility program

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• Chapter 6. Installing and configuring RAID

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  • Attaching SATA hard disk drives

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    • Configuring the system BIOS to enable embedded SATA RAID functionality

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    • Creating RAID volumes

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    • Deleting RAID volumes

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    • SUPPORTED SAS RAID configurations

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    • Configuring the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID functionality

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    • Configuring the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID 0 functionality

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    • Configuring the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID 1 functionality

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    • Configuring a mirrored volume with three to five disks, with an optional hot spare disk:

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    • Configuring the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID 1E functionality

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• Chapter 7. Updating system programs

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  • Using system programs

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

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  • Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system

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• Chapter 8. Troubleshooting and diagnostics

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  • Basic troubleshooting

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  • Diagnostic programs

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    • PC-Doctor for Windows

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    • PC-Doctor for Windows PE

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      • Running diagnostics from the Rescue and Recovery workspace

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    • PC-Doctor for DOS

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      • Creating a diagnostic CD image

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      • Creating diagnostic diskettes

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      • Running diagnostics from the CD or diskettes

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  • Cleaning the mouse

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    • Optical mouse

      43
    • Non-optical mouse

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• Chapter 9. Recovering software

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  • Creating and using the Product Recovery disc

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  • Performing backup and recovery operations

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  • Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace

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  • Creating and using rescue media

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  • Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette

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  • Recovering or installing device drivers

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  • Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence

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  • Solving recovery problems

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• Chapter 10. Getting information, help, and service

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  • Information resources

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    • Online Books folder

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    • ThinkVantage Productivity Center

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    • Safety and Warranty

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    • www.lenovo.com

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  • Help and service

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    • Using the documentation and diagnostic programs

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    • Calling for service

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    • Using other services

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    • Purchasing additional services

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• Appendix A. Manual modem commands

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  • Basic AT commands

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  • Extended AT commands

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  • MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands

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  • Fax Class 1 commands

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  • Fax Class 2 commands

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  • Voice commands

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• Appendix B. Notices

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  • Television output notice

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  • Trademarks

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• Index

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