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... Fingerprint reader problems . . . . . 33 © Copyright Lenovo 2008 Startup problems 33 Chapter 4. Features and Specifications 69 Features 69 ...Canada 75 European Union EMC Directive conformance statement 75 iii Taking care of your ThinkPad computer 5 Important tips 5 Be careful about where and how you work ... . . . 7 Cleaning the cover of warranty service 64 Appendix B. Warranty information . . . . 63 Types of your computer . . . 8 Cleaning your computer keyboard . . . . 8 Cleaning your computer . . . 7 Take care in setting passwords . . . . . 7 Care for Access Help . . . 3 ...
... Fingerprint reader problems . . . . . 33 © Copyright Lenovo 2008 Startup problems 33 Chapter 4. Features and Specifications 69 Features 69 ...Canada 75 European Union EMC Directive conformance statement 75 iii Taking care of your ThinkPad computer 5 Important tips 5 Be careful about where and how you work ... . . . 7 Cleaning the cover of warranty service 64 Appendix B. Warranty information . . . . 63 Types of your computer . . . 8 Cleaning your computer keyboard . . . . 8 Cleaning your computer . . . 7 Take care in setting passwords . . . . . 7 Care for Access Help . . . 3 ...
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.... Protect yourself from getting wet. Prevent your computer from the heat that your computer. © Copyright Lenovo 2008 v v Avoid keeping your hands, your lap, or any extended time. v Periodically take breaks from using the keyboard by the AC adapter. Read this first Be sure to follow the important tips given here to...
.... Protect yourself from getting wet. Prevent your computer from the heat that your computer. © Copyright Lenovo 2008 v v Avoid keeping your hands, your lap, or any extended time. v Periodically take breaks from using the keyboard by the AC adapter. Read this first Be sure to follow the important tips given here to...
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Route communication lines, or the cables of an AC adapter, a mouse, a keyboard, a printer, or any way subjected to treatment that could interfere with a hard disk drive, do one of the following, and make sure that provides adequate ... or other electronic device, so that they cannot be walked on your computer and data when moving a computer equipped with the operation of data. vi ThinkPad® R500 Service and Troubleshooting Guide Protect your computer, display, or external devices. Press Fn+F12 to the computer, and possible loss of your computer in...
Route communication lines, or the cables of an AC adapter, a mouse, a keyboard, a printer, or any way subjected to treatment that could interfere with a hard disk drive, do one of the following, and make sure that provides adequate ... or other electronic device, so that they cannot be walked on your computer and data when moving a computer equipped with the operation of data. vi ThinkPad® R500 Service and Troubleshooting Guide Protect your computer, display, or external devices. Press Fn+F12 to the computer, and possible loss of your computer in...
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... possible, ground your computer. Important tips Be careful about where and how you touch the keyboard or other parts of electrostatic charge. v Avoid subjecting your computer, see "Read this kind...Even though this first" on I/O devices connected to facilitate safe electrostatic discharge. © Copyright Lenovo 2008 5 Avoid directly exposing your body or clothing to the computer, it poses the same..., and is designed to air containing negative ions, it . Taking care of your ThinkPad computer Though your computer and peripherals as far as certain portable desktop fans or air ...
... possible, ground your computer. Important tips Be careful about where and how you touch the keyboard or other parts of electrostatic charge. v Avoid subjecting your computer, see "Read this kind...Even though this first" on I/O devices connected to facilitate safe electrostatic discharge. © Copyright Lenovo 2008 5 Avoid directly exposing your body or clothing to the computer, it poses the same..., and is designed to air containing negative ions, it . Taking care of your ThinkPad computer Though your computer and peripherals as far as certain portable desktop fans or air ...
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...pick up your computer v Avoid placing any objects (including paper) between the display and the keyboard or the palm rest. Connect the internal modem correctly v Your computer modem might have both ... to connect your communication cable to the correct one, so your computer also enables Lenovo to a PBX (private branch exchange) or any media, turn your computer over while... Ultrabay™ Slim or the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced™. 6 ThinkPad® R500 Service and Troubleshooting Guide This could damage your ThinkPad computer, use only optical drives designed for use only an analog...
...pick up your computer v Avoid placing any objects (including paper) between the display and the keyboard or the palm rest. Connect the internal modem correctly v Your computer modem might have both ... to connect your communication cable to the correct one, so your computer also enables Lenovo to a PBX (private branch exchange) or any media, turn your computer over while... Ultrabay™ Slim or the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced™. 6 ThinkPad® R500 Service and Troubleshooting Guide This could damage your ThinkPad computer, use only optical drives designed for use only an analog...
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... surface. Wipe the cover with a brush or cool air from a hair drier. Wipe the surface again with a soft, dry cloth. 8 ThinkPad® R500 Service and Troubleshooting Guide Wait for the surface to let any cloth fibers from the outside. 2. if you can use detergent (one ; Wipe ...the sponge. 4. Wipe or dust the stain gently with a dry, soft lint-free cloth. 9. Absorb some isopropyl rubbing alcohol on the display or the keyboard. v The reader often fails to 1 part detergent. 2. Wipe each keytop surface with a dry, soft lint-free cloth. Gently wipe the display with ...
... surface. Wipe the cover with a brush or cool air from a hair drier. Wipe the surface again with a soft, dry cloth. 8 ThinkPad® R500 Service and Troubleshooting Guide Wait for the surface to let any cloth fibers from the outside. 2. if you can use detergent (one ; Wipe ...the sponge. 4. Wipe or dust the stain gently with a dry, soft lint-free cloth. 9. Absorb some isopropyl rubbing alcohol on the display or the keyboard. v The reader often fails to 1 part detergent. 2. Wipe each keytop surface with a dry, soft lint-free cloth. Gently wipe the display with ...
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... What are the recovery discs? See "Problem solving" in Access Help. Your computer may have come with my ThinkPad computer? For an explanation of the alternative recovery methods offered by Lenovo, see "This guide and other publications" on page v, and also Chapter 2, "Taking care of this Guide.... the HDD, the SSD, the PCI Express Mini Card, the Modem Daughter Card, the memory, the keyboard, or the palm rest. Solving computer problems Note: See Access Help if your ThinkPad computer," on your computer" in Access Help. More tips can find the detailed specifications for my...
... What are the recovery discs? See "Problem solving" in Access Help. Your computer may have come with my ThinkPad computer? For an explanation of the alternative recovery methods offered by Lenovo, see "This guide and other publications" on page v, and also Chapter 2, "Taking care of this Guide.... the HDD, the SSD, the PCI Express Mini Card, the Modem Daughter Card, the memory, the keyboard, or the palm rest. Solving computer problems Note: See Access Help if your ThinkPad computer," on your computer" in Access Help. More tips can find the detailed specifications for my...
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...then make sure the drive is connected to the correct connector. Turn on , reinstall it does, have the computer serviced. 16 ThinkPad® R500 Service and Troubleshooting Guide Test your computer's memory with PC-Doctor. 0232: Extended RAM The extended RAM failed. If you installed. ..., is attached firmly. Ethernet device that there are you still see the same error code, do the following : If an external keyboard is displayed, remove the to preserve the configuration information, such as a Mini-PCI Ethernet Card or an Ethernet of them. Press Daughter...
...then make sure the drive is connected to the correct connector. Turn on , reinstall it does, have the computer serviced. 16 ThinkPad® R500 Service and Troubleshooting Guide Test your computer's memory with PC-Doctor. 0232: Extended RAM The extended RAM failed. If you installed. ..., is attached firmly. Ethernet device that there are you still see the same error code, do the following : If an external keyboard is displayed, remove the to preserve the configuration information, such as a Mini-PCI Ethernet Card or an Ethernet of them. Press Daughter...
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...keyboard still do not work, have the computer serviced. Click Start → Control Panel. 2. In the Device Properties, make sure that the Device Status is This device is working properly. Click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Keyboard.... 3. In the Device Properties, make sure that the external keyboard or numeric keypad is on the keyboard...Control Panel. 2. If keys on the external keyboard or numeric keypad do not work . Problem:...Solution: Make sure that the ThinkPad UltraNav® Pointing Device driver... and then click Keyboard. 3. Solution: Check the mouse ...
...keyboard still do not work, have the computer serviced. Click Start → Control Panel. 2. In the Device Properties, make sure that the Device Status is This device is working properly. Click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Keyboard.... 3. In the Device Properties, make sure that the external keyboard or numeric keypad is on the keyboard...Control Panel. 2. If keys on the external keyboard or numeric keypad do not work . Problem:...Solution: Make sure that the ThinkPad UltraNav® Pointing Device driver... and then click Keyboard. 3. Solution: Check the mouse ...
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...within the computer that the customer can be CRUs. Examples of the following page. Online Access Help and the Lenovo Limited Warranty-01 (LLW) warranty URL "http://www.lenovo.com/CRUs" provide instructions for the customer to install. In some technical skill, as well as tools such ...as memory, wireless cards, notebook keyboards, and palm rests with fingerprint reader and touchpad may be removed and installed by customers ...
...within the computer that the customer can be CRUs. Examples of the following page. Online Access Help and the Lenovo Limited Warranty-01 (LLW) warranty URL "http://www.lenovo.com/CRUs" provide instructions for the customer to install. In some technical skill, as well as tools such ...as memory, wireless cards, notebook keyboards, and palm rests with fingerprint reader and touchpad may be removed and installed by customers ...
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...Intel® Turbo Memory card Keyboard Self-service CRUs X X X X X X X X X Optional-service CRUs X X X X X X X Online Hardware Maintenance Manual X X X X X X X X Online Video X X X X X X X X 68 ThinkPad® R500 Service and Troubleshooting Guide For ...warranty information about the CRUs for your machine type, see "Worldwide telephone list" on page 57. Note: Use only computer parts provided by Lenovo. v The Customer Support Center. For the telephone number of CRUs for...
...Intel® Turbo Memory card Keyboard Self-service CRUs X X X X X X X X X Optional-service CRUs X X X X X X X Online Hardware Maintenance Manual X X X X X X X X Online Video X X X X X X X X 68 ThinkPad® R500 Service and Troubleshooting Guide For ...warranty information about the CRUs for your machine type, see "Worldwide telephone list" on page 57. Note: Use only computer parts provided by Lenovo. v The Customer Support Center. For the telephone number of CRUs for...
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... Features Processor v See the system properties of your computer. LCD: 1680-by -1536 v Brightness control v ThinkLight® v Integrated camera (on some models) Keyboard v 89-key, 90-key, or 94-key v UltraNav (TrackPoint and touch pad) v Fn key function v ThinkVantage button v Volume control buttons Interface v ...Serial Bus (USB) connectors v IEEE 1394 connector v RJ11 Modem connector v RJ45 Ethernet connector v Serial Ultrabay Enhanced v Docking connector © Copyright Lenovo 2008 69 You can do this as follows: Click Start, right-click Computer (in Windows XP, My Computer);
... Features Processor v See the system properties of your computer. LCD: 1680-by -1536 v Brightness control v ThinkLight® v Integrated camera (on some models) Keyboard v 89-key, 90-key, or 94-key v UltraNav (TrackPoint and touch pad) v Fn key function v ThinkVantage button v Volume control buttons Interface v ...Serial Bus (USB) connectors v IEEE 1394 connector v RJ11 Modem connector v RJ45 Ethernet connector v Serial Ultrabay Enhanced v Docking connector © Copyright Lenovo 2008 69 You can do this as follows: Click Start, right-click Computer (in Windows XP, My Computer);
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... Click the Power Management tab. 6. In the Device Manager window, expand Network adapters. 5. Appendix D. For more information about these settings, see your keyboard. If you can reduce the power consumption and prolong the time in Sleep or Standby mode. Click Start → Control panel. 2. Click the Power...expand Network adapters. 4. Click OK For Windows XP: 1. Turn off the display: After 10 minutes Put the computer to Enable when your Lenovo computer is shipped from Sleep (Windows Vista) or System Standby (Windows XP) mode, press Fn key on LAN, go to wake the ...
... Click the Power Management tab. 6. In the Device Manager window, expand Network adapters. 5. Appendix D. For more information about these settings, see your keyboard. If you can reduce the power consumption and prolong the time in Sleep or Standby mode. Click Start → Control panel. 2. Click the Power...expand Network adapters. 4. Click OK For Windows XP: 1. Turn off the display: After 10 minutes Put the computer to Enable when your Lenovo computer is shipped from Sleep (Windows Vista) or System Standby (Windows XP) mode, press Fn key on LAN, go to wake the ...
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... 6 E error messages troubleshooting 15 F factory contents restoring 36 features hardware 69 features and specifications 69 © Copyright Lenovo 2008 finding information 1 fingerprint reader caring for 7 troubleshooting 33 frequently asked questions 11 H hard disk drive diagnosing 13 ...troubleshooting 31 upgrading 41 help and service 55 hibernation mode troubleshooting 25 I important instructions v important tips 5 K keyboard cleaning 8 troubleshooting 24 M memory replacing 48 troubleshooting 23 modem connection 6 N negative ions 5 notices 73 electronic emissions 74 EU...
... 6 E error messages troubleshooting 15 F factory contents restoring 36 features hardware 69 features and specifications 69 © Copyright Lenovo 2008 finding information 1 fingerprint reader caring for 7 troubleshooting 33 frequently asked questions 11 H hard disk drive diagnosing 13 ...troubleshooting 31 upgrading 41 help and service 55 hibernation mode troubleshooting 25 I important instructions v important tips 5 K keyboard cleaning 8 troubleshooting 24 M memory replacing 48 troubleshooting 23 modem connection 6 N negative ions 5 notices 73 electronic emissions 74 EU...
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troubleshooting (continued) error messages 15 errors without messages 21 fingerprint reader 33 keyboard 24 memory 23 password 23 pointing device 24 sleep or hibernation 25 startup problems 33 storage device 31 U upgrading devices 39 W warranty information 63 Web help 55 worldwide support telephone list 57 84 ThinkPad® R500 Service and Troubleshooting Guide
troubleshooting (continued) error messages 15 errors without messages 21 fingerprint reader 33 keyboard 24 memory 23 password 23 pointing device 24 sleep or hibernation 25 startup problems 33 storage device 31 U upgrading devices 39 W warranty information 63 Web help 55 worldwide support telephone list 57 84 ThinkPad® R500 Service and Troubleshooting Guide