Lenovo ThinkPad T43p - 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 . . . . . . xvii
Important regulatory notice for users . . . xvii
Information about hard disk capacity . . . xvii
Finding information with Access IBM . . xix
Chapter 1. Overview of your new ThinkPad
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Your ThinkPad at a glance . . . . . . . 2
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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
UltraNav problems . . . . . . . . . 20
Standby or hibernation problems . . . . 21
Computer screen problems . . . . . . 25
Battery problems . . . . . . . . . 27
Hard disk drive problems . . . . . . 28
A startup problem . . . . . . . . . 28
Fingerprint authentication problems . . . 30
Other problems . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starting BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . 35
Recovering pre-installed software . . . . . 36
For ThinkPad T41/41p Series computer . . 36
For other ThinkPad T40 Series computer 37
Upgrading the hard disk drive . . . . . . 38
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . 40
Chapter 3. Getting help and service . . . 43
Getting help and service . . . . . . . . 44
Getting help on the Web . . . . . . . . 44
Calling the Customer Support Center . . . 44
Getting help around the world . . . . . . 46
Appendix A. Wireless related information 47
Wireless interoperability . . . . . . . . 47
Usage environment and your health . . . . 47
Authorized Operation Within the United
States and Canada . . . . . . . . . . 48
Enabling Extended Channel Mode . . . . 49
Appendix B. Warranty information . . . . 51
Lenovo Statement of Limited Warranty . . . 51
Part 1 - General Terms . . . . . . . 51
Part 2 - Country-unique Terms . . . . . 55
Part 3 - Warranty Information . . . . . 69
Guarantee supplement for Mexico . . . 75
Appendix C. Customer Replaceable Units
(CRUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Appendix D. Notices . . . . . . . . . 79
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Television output notice . . . . . . . 80
Electronic emissions notices . . . . . . . 80
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Declaration of Conformity . . . . 80
Industry Canada Class B emission
compliance statement . . . . . . . . 81
European Union EMC Directive
conformance statement . . . . . . . 81
Environmental notices for Japan . . . . . 82
IBM Lotus Software Offer . . . . . . . 83
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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