Lenovo THINKPAD X41 - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
Important safety information . . . . . . v
Conditions that require immediate action . . v
General safety guidelines . . . . . . . . vi
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Power cords and power adapters . . . . vii
Extension cords and related devices . . . viii
Plugs and outlets . . . . . . . . . viii
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Heat and product ventilation . . . . . ix
CD and DVD drive safety . . . . . . . x
Additional safety information . . . . . . x
Laser compliance statement . . . . . xiv
Important notice for users . . . . . . xix
Important regulatory notice for users . . . xix
Information about hard disk capacity . . . xix
Finding information with the Access IBM
button . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
Chapter 1. Overview of your new ThinkPad
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Your ThinkPad at a glance . . . . . . . 2
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Caring for your ThinkPad computer . . . . 6
Chapter 2. Solving computer problems . . 11
Diagnosing problems . . . . . . . . . 12
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . 12
Errors without messages . . . . . . . 17
A password problem . . . . . . . . 19
A power switch problem . . . . . . . 19
Keyboard problems . . . . . . . . 19
TrackPoint problems . . . . . . . . 20
Standby and hibernation problems . . . 21
Computer screen problems . . . . . . 24
Battery problems . . . . . . . . . 25
Hard disk drive problems . . . . . . 26
A startup problem . . . . . . . . . 26
Fingerprint authentication problems . . . 28
Other problems . . . . . . . . . . 28
Starting BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . 30
Recovering pre-installed software . . . . . 31
Upgrading the hard disk drive . . . . . . 32
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Extended Life Battery . . . . . 36
Chapter 3. Getting help and service . . . 41
Getting help and service . . . . . . . . 42
Getting help on the Web . . . . . . . . 42
Calling the Customer Support Center . . . 42
Getting help around the world . . . . . . 44
Appendix A. Wireless related information 45
Wireless interoperability . . . . . . . . 45
Usage environment and your health . . . . 45
Appendix B. Warranty information . . . . 47
Lenovo Statement of Limited Warranty . . . 47
Part 1 - General Terms . . . . . . . 47
Part 2 - Country-unique Terms . . . . . 51
Part 3 - Warranty Information . . . . . 65
Types of Warranty Service . . . . . . . 66
Worldwide telephone list . . . . . . . . 67
Guarantee supplement for Mexico . . . . 71
Appendix C. Customer replacement units
(CRUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Customer replaceable units (CRUs) . . . . 73
Appendix D. Notices . . . . . . . . . 75
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Television output notice . . . . . . . 76
Electronic emissions notices . . . . . . . 76
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Declaration of Conformity . . . . 76
Industry Canada Class B emission
compliance statement . . . . . . . . 77
European Union EMC Directive
conformance statement . . . . . . . 77
Environmental notices for Japan . . . . . 78
IBM Lotus Software Offer . . . . . . . 79
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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