Lenovo 5248 - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
Important safety information . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Single-touch and multi-touch feature . . . . . 3
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Software overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Software provided with your Windows
operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
Locating computer controls, connectors, and
parts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Component locations . . . . . . . . . . 10
System board part and connector locations . 12
Chapter 2. Installing or replacing
hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Installing or replacing hardware . . . . . . . . 13
Installing external options . . . . . . . . 13
Installing a computer wall mount . . . . . . 13
Removing the computer cover. . . . . . . 14
Removing or reinstalling the frame stand . . 14
Removing or reinstalling the lift stand . . . . 15
Removing or reinstalling the rear I/O assembly
cover
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Removing or reinstalling the VESA frame
cover
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Removing or reinstalling the VESA frame . . 19
Installing or replacing a memory module . . . 20
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . 22
Replacing the hard disk drive . . . . . . . 23
Replacing the optical drive . . . . . . . . 26
Replacing the heat sink . . . . . . . . . 27
Replacing the microprocessor . . . . . . . 30
Replacing the WI-FI card . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing the Bluetooth module . . . . . . 33
Replacing the multi-touch board . . . . . . 34
Replacing the ambient light sensor . . . . . 36
Replacing the ExpressCard . . . . . . . . 37
Replacing the internal speakers . . . . . . 38
Replacing the integrated camera with
microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Replacing the microprocessor fan assembly . 40
Replacing the card reader . . . . . . . . 42
Replacing the rear I/O assembly . . . . . . 43
Replacing the right I/O assembly. . . . . . 44
Replacing the power supply . . . . . . . 45
Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . 47
Replacing the mouse . . . . . . . . . . 49
Completing the parts replacement . . . . . 50
Obtaining device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Basic security features . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Integrated cable lock . . . . . . . . . . 51
Password protection . . . . . . . . . . 52
Erasing lost or forgotten passwords (clearing
CMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Chapter 3. Recovery information . . . 55
Creating and using recovery media . . . . . . 55
Creating recovery media . . . . . . . . . 55
Using recovery media . . . . . . . . . . 55
Performing backup and recovery operations . . . 56
Performing a backup operation . . . . . . 56
Performing a recovery operation . . . . . . 57
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace . . . 57
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . . . . 58
Creating a rescue medium . . . . . . . . 58
Using a rescue medium . . . . . . . . . 59
Installing or reinstalling device drivers . . . . . 59
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . . . 60
Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 61
Viewing or changing settings . . . . . . . . . 61
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Password considerations . . . . . . . . . 62
Administrator password . . . . . . . . . 62
Power-on password . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Hard disk drive password . . . . . . . . 62
Setting, changing, or deleting a password . . 62
Enabling or disabling a device . . . . . . . . 63
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . . 63
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . 63
Viewing or changing the startup device
sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 64
Chapter 5. Updating system
programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65
Using system programs . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Updating (flashing) the BIOS from a disc . . . . 65
Updating (flashing) the BIOS from your operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66
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