Lenovo S310 All-in-One - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Important safety information . . . . . iii
Service and upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Static electricity prevention . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Power cords and power adapters . . . . . . . . iv
Extension cords and related devices . . . . . . . iv
Plugs and outlets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
External devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
v
Heat and product ventilation . . . . . . . . . . v
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Modem safety information . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Laser compliance statement . . . . . . . . . . vi
Power supply statement . . . . . . . . . . .
vii
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . vii
Tip-over hazard prevention notice . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Locating connectors, controls, and indicators
on the front of your computer . . . . . . . .
2
Locating connectors, controls, and indicators
on the rear of your computer . . . . . . . .
3
Adjusting the frame stand . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2. You and your computer . . . 5
Accessibility and comfort . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Arranging your workspace . . . . . . . . . 5
Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Glare and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Air circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Electrical outlets and cable lengths . . . . . . 6
Moving your computer to another country or
region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
Voltage-selection switch . . . . . . . . . . 7
Replacement power cords . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 3. Security . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Attaching an integrated cable lock . . . . . . . . 9
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
BIOS passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows passwords . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using and understanding firewalls . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 4. Recovery information . . . 11
Recovery information for the Windows 8 operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Using Rescue System . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 15
Viewing and changing settings . . . . . . . . 15
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Password considerations . . . . . . . . . 16
Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . 16
Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . 16
Hard Disk Password. . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting, changing, and deleting a password . 16
Enabling or disabling a device . . . . . . . . 17
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . . 17
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . 17
Selecting or changing the startup device
sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17
Enabling ErP compliance mode . . . . . . . . 18
Smart performance choices . . . . . . . . . 18
Exiting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 6. Preventing problems . . . 21
Keeping your computer current . . . . . . . . 21
Getting the latest device drivers for your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Updating your operating system . . . . . . 21
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 22
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cleaning your computer . . . . . . . . . 22
Good maintenance practices . . . . . . . 23
Moving your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 7. Troubleshooting and
diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Troubleshooting procedure . . . . . . . . . . 26
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
CD problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
DVD problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Intermittent problems . . . . . . . . . . 30
Keyboard, mouse, or pointing device
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
Monitor problems. . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Networking problems . . . . . . . . . . 33
Performance and lockup problems . . . . . 35
Printer problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Serial port problems. . . . . . . . . . . 37
USB problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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