Lenovo 41X5664 User Guide Manual (English) A55 Desktop (Think Centre) Type 8705

2011-01-04

• Contents
• Important safety information
  • Conditions that require immediate action
  • General safety guidelines
    • Service and upgrades
    • Static electricity prevention
    • Power cords and power adapters
    • Voltage-selection switch
    • Extension cords and related devices
    • Plugs and outlets
    • External devices
    • Batteries
    • Heat and product ventilation
    • Operating environment
  • Electrical current safety information
  • Lithium battery notice
  • Modem safety information
  • Laser compliance statement
  • Power supply statement
  • Products with television tuner options installed
    • Note to CATV system installer
    • Example of antenna grounding
  • Data safety
  • Cleaning and maintenance
  • Using headphones or earphones
  • Additional safety information
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Arranging your workspace
  • Comfort
  • Glare and lighting
  • Air circulation
  • Electrical outlets and cable lengths
• Chapter 2. Setting up your computer
  • Connecting your computer
  • Turning on power
  • Finishing the software installation
  • Completing important tasks
  • Updating your operating system
  • Installing other operating systems
  • Updating your antivirus software
  • Shutting down the computer
• Chapter 3. Installing options
  • Features
  • Specifications
  • Available options
  • Tools required
  • Handling static-sensitive devices
  • Installing external options
    • Locating the connectors on the front of your computer
    • Locating the connectors on the rear of your computer
    • Obtaining device drivers
  • Removing the cover
  • Locating components
  • Identifying parts on the system board
  • Installing memory
  • Installing adapters
  • Installing internal drives
    • Drive specifications
    • Installing a drive in bay 1 or bay 2
  • Connecting drives
    • Connecting the first optical drive
    • Connecting an additional optical drive, or parallel ATA hard disk drive
    • Connecting a serial ATA hard disk drive
  • Installing security features
    • Integrated cable lock
    • Padlock
    • Password protection
  • Changing the battery
  • Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS)
  • Replacing the cover and connecting the cables
• Chapter 4. Recovering software
  • Creating and using the Product Recovery disc
  • Performing backup and recovery operations
  • Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace
  • Creating and using rescue media
  • Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette
  • Recovering or installing device drivers
  • Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence
  • Solving recovery problems
• Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility
  • Starting the Setup Utility program
  • Viewing and changing settings
  • Using passwords
    • Password considerations
    • User Password
    • Administrator Password
    • Setting, changing, and deleting a password
  • Using Security Profile by Device
  • Selecting a startup device
    • Selecting a temporary startup device
    • Changing the startup device sequence
  • Advanced settings
  • Exiting from the Setup Utility program
• Chapter 6. Updating system programs
  • Using system programs
  • Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette
• Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • Basic troubleshooting
  • Diagnostic programs
    • PC-Doctor for Windows
    • PC-Doctor for DOS
      • Creating a diagnostic CD image
      • Creating diagnostic diskettes
      • Running diagnostics from the CD or diskettes
      • Running diagnostics from the Rescue and Recovery workspace
    • PC-Doctor for Windows PE
      • Running diagnostics from the Rescue and Recovery workspace
  • Cleaning the mouse
    • Optical mouse
    • Non-optical mouse
• Chapter 8. Getting information, help, and service
  • Information resources
    • Online Books folder
    • ThinkVantage Productivity Center
    • Access Help
    • Safety and warranty
    • www.lenovo.com
  • Help and service
    • Using the documentation and diagnostic programs
    • Calling for service
    • Using other services
    • Purchasing additional services
• Appendix A. Manual modem commands
  • Basic AT commands
  • Extended AT commands
  • MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commands
  • Fax Class 1 commands
  • Fax Class 2 commands
  • Voice commands
• Appendix B. Notices
  • Television output notice
  • Trademarks
• Index