Table Of Contents - Lenovo ThinkCentre 9636 User Manual

Contents
Important safety information . . . . . . v
Conditions that require immediate action .
General safety guidelines .
Service and upgrades .
Static electricity prevention .
Power cords and power adapters .
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 .
Data safety . . . . .
Cleaning and maintenance .
Additional safety information .
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Chapter 1. Arranging your workspace . . 1
Comfort . . . . . .
Glare and lighting . .
Air circulation . . . .
Electrical outlets and cable lengths .
Chapter 2. Setting up your computer . . 3
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 . . . . . 11
Features . . . . .
Available options . .
Specifications . . . .
Supported operating positions .
Tools required . . .
Handling static-sensitive devices .
Installing external options
Locating controls and connectors on the front of
your computer . .
Locating connectors on the rear of your computer 18
Obtaining device drivers .
Opening the cover . .
Locating components .
Accessing system board components and drives .
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Identifying parts on the system board
Installing memory .
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Installing PCI adapters
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Installing internal drives .
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Drive specifications .
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Installing a drive in bay 2
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Installing a diskette drive in bay 3 .
Security features .
Integrated cable lock .
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Password protection
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Changing the battery .
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Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing
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CMOS) . . .
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Closing the cover and connecting the cables
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Chapter 4. Recovering software . . . . 37
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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 .
Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette
Recovering or installing device drivers .
Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence
Solving recovery problems .
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Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility . . . 45
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Starting the Setup Utility program .
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Viewing and changing settings .
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Using passwords
Password considerations .
User Password .
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Administrator Password .
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Setting, changing, and deleting a password .
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Using Security Profile by Device .
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Selecting a startup device .
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Selecting a temporary startup device .
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Changing the startup device sequence
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Advanced settings .
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Exiting from the Setup Utility program .
Chapter 6. Updating system programs
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Using system programs .
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Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or
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CD-ROM . .
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Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating
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Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure .
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Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and
. 17
diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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. 20 Diagnostic programs .
. 21 PC-Doctor for Windows .
. 22 PC-Doctor for DOS .
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