Lenovo 3000H manual

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Contents Explanation on Marks Chapter 1 Instruction f or Use of Computer Har dware ...................... 1 1.1 F ront Vie w of the Chassis .............................................................. 2 1.2 Back Vie w of the Chassis ............................................................... 3 1.3 Connection of the speaker ...................[...]

1 2 3 4 5 This chapter will mainl y introduce contents as f ollows: ¾ Front view of the chassis (Instruction for use of buttons and functional keys on the front panel of the chassis) ¾ Rear view of the chassis (Instruction f or use of all I/O connectors on the rear panel of the chassis) ¾ Connection method of the speaker ¾ Ke yboard Hard ware N[...]

2 Lenov o 3000H User Guide 1.1 Fr ont View of the Chassis (Instruction f or use of buttons and functional keys on the fr ont panel of the chassis) F-1 F-2 [1-1] [1-2] [1-3] [1-4] F-1 The top button [1-1] Reset Ke y: Press this key to restart computer for cibly . It is recommended to take this operation with caution. [1-2] Hard Disk Drive Indicator:[...]

3 Lenov o 3000H User Guide 1.2 Bac k View of the Chassis (usa ge of all I/O connectors on the rear panel of the chassis) The rear panel connectors of some models ar e as illustrated below , please refer to them according to your actual configuration; —— Po wer connector: Used to connect the mainframe to the power supply —— PS/2 mouse connec[...]

4 Lenov o 3000H User Guide —— External graphics card connector: Used to output monitor signals (VGA signals) thr ough the signal cable connected with the monitor . If the graphics card is equipped with S-Video connector and cabled to a TV , pictures displayed on the monitor scr een may be redirected to the TV (some models are equipped with exte[...]

5 Lenov o 3000H User Guide 1.4 Helpful tips on computer cabling and installation C-3 C-1 C-2 C-1 Monitor power cor d C-2 Monitor data cable C-3 Speaker audio signal cable Note: 1. Keep speakers a wa y from monitor to a void magnetic interf erence. 2. Ensure the cables between monitor and mainframe are securely connected and the scre ws on the conne[...]

6 Lenov o 3000H User Guide Second step Enter executive program name in the “Application” field or click “Browse…” to open the folder and find out the program, then select it and click “Open” . At last click “OK” to finish defining. First step Press one of the shortcut keys ,the opposite Hotkey setting dialog box displays.Y ou can [...]

1 2 3 4 5 2 This chapter pr ovides the follo wing: OneKe y Recovery By using the OneKey Recovery function, it will restor e your C partition back to the orginal factory default or to the most recent backup saved. All data inthe C partition will then be erased. Other partitions in the hard disk will not change. Note: Y our C par tition must use the [...]

8 Lenovo 3000H User Guide System Recovery Follow the onscreen instructions, and pr ess “E” on the keyboard to start r ecovery if you are sur e to recover . System Recovery Launch the System Recovery feature by Press the “Recovery” key on the keyboard,when “LENOVO” displayed on the start screen.selecting “System Recovery” . Note: Sys[...]

9 Lenovo 3000H User Guide System Recovery Please wait in the process of system r ecovery . Do not interrupt the operation. System Recovery System Recovery After the system is recover ed successfully , the software pr ompts to restart the computer . Restart the computer and enter the system. System Backup This software pr ovides the feature to backu[...]

10 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Follow the onscreen instructions, and pr ess “E” on the keyboard to start backup if you are sur e to backup. System Backup The backup operation will obtain enough space by adjusting the data at the end of the hard disk; pr ess “E” and continue if you are sur e to backup. System Backup Press “E” and continue if[...]

11 Lenovo 3000H User Guide System Backup Please wait in the process of system backup. It is not recommended to interrupt the operation, if possible. System Backup After the system is backed up successfully , the software pr ompts to restart the computer . Restart the computer and enter the system. System Backup If the System Backup prompt is as sho[...]

12 Lenovo 3000H User Guide New P ar tition • After system backup, Right Click on “My Computer” Click on “Manage” . • Now click on “Disk management” in the list, Right click on Unallocated Space • Click on “New Partition” . System Backup Then startup “System Backup” to backup the current data in the C partition. Space Relea[...]

13 Lenovo 3000H User Guide New P ar tition Select “Extended partition” . Then click “Next” . New P ar tition Fill in the Partition size in MB. New P ar tition Click “Finish” to complete the new partition establishment.[...]

14 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Backup Uninstallation Perform uninstallation by clicking “E” after confirmation. Note: Some space released becomes free space and cannot be merged to the last par tition. Backup Uninstallation Y ou may release the backup space by performing “backup uninstallation” if you no longer need the backup information. Sele[...]

15 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Help Press key ( R ) or ( r ) to select “Help” ,and press key “Enter” to confirm. Y ou can get helpful tips about how to use the OneKey Recovery function.[...]

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1 2 3 4 5 3 This chapter pr ovides the follo wing: ¾ The methods of using WinDVD ¾ The method of burning optical discs. ¾ The usage of anti-virus software. Note: 1. All the software interfaces follow the software provided with the computer you purchased. 2. The burning function described in this chapter is only applicable to the computers equipp[...]

18 Lenovo 3000H User Guide 3.1 WinD VD W inDVD will help you to play DVD video and movie disk. Launch Double-click the “InterVideo WinDVD” icon on the desktop to launch the player . F orward P ause Backw ard Stop V olume Speed Up Speed Down Pla y Pre v Chap Eject Ne xt Chap F ast Backward F ast Forward Mute Menu For more information about WinDV[...]

19 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Erase Disc Click “OK” to erase the disc 3.2 Disc Burning RecordNow burning software enables you to easily burn data files, music, videos into CD, VCD or other data discs. See the following procedur e for details: Launch Double-click the RecordNow softwar e icon on the desktop. Main Feature Screen Y ou may launch disc [...]

20 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Erase Disc Select either “Quick Erase” or “Full Erase” . Erase Disc Please wait while erasing the disc. The disc will be ejected when erasing is completed, then remove the erased disc for later use. Burn Music Disc – Step 1 W ith this option, you may burn music in your hard disk into CD. Y ou can create music CD[...]

21 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Burn Music Disc – Step 3 Select the music to be burned, and then click Add to add the music to the Burn Disc dialog box. Adjust the sequence of the music items with the UP/DOWN arrow , get ready and click Burn. Start bur ning. Burn Music Disc – Step 2 Click View and open the music folder , then add the music to the di[...]

22 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Burn Data Disc – Step 1 W ith this option, you may select data files from your har d disk and burn the files into data disc. Click “Data Disc” . Burn Data Disc – Step 2 Open the Browse Data dialog box, then click “Add File and Folder” .[...]

23 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Burn Data Disc – Step 4 Click “Burn” after you have selected all files. Burn Data Disc – Step 3 Open the Browse Har d Disk Files dialog box and select the files to burn.[...]

24 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Exact Copy – Step 1 W ith this option, you may copy disc. Click “Exact Copy” . Exact Copy – Step 2 Insert the source disc after the illustrated screen appears. Click “Copy” .[...]

25 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Exact Copy — Step 5 W ait while burning. Exact Copy – Step 3 Wa it while copying. Exact Copy – Step 4 The illustrated screen appears when the copy process completes. Now r emove the source disc and insert a blank disc. Then click “OK” .[...]

26 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Exact Copy — Step 6 The disc will be ejected after burning is completed, now remove the burned disc. Disc copy completes, now click Done. Click “Make Another” if a copy is needed. File Arc hive Perform achieve management on burned files.[...]

27 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Save Image Insert a disc, then click “Save” to create disc images. Save Ima ge Create disc images and save them in har d disk.[...]

28 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Burn Image Burn the created disc images into discs. Burn Image Click “Browse” and find the pre-burned disc image files, then click “Burn” . Now click Burn to create the disc.[...]

29 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Burn Video Files W ith this option, you may export and burn videos into video discs. Main Screen The main screen of Norton AntiVirus displays when it has been installed and set up appropriately . Now you can see the status of the AntiVirus software. 3.3 Norton[...]

30 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Scan for Virus - Step 3 Click Reports to view the results of virus scanning. Scan for Virus - Step 2 Start scanning for viruses. Please wait in the process of virus scanning. Scan for Virus - Step 1 Click Scans and select scanning method in Scans dialog box.[...]

31 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Virus Definition Update - Step 1 When the illustrated dialog box appears, you need to update the virus definition. Virus Definition Update - Step 2 Click “LiveUpdate” on the main screen of the software. Note: Hav e Internet connected before updating the virus definition. Scan for Virus - Step 4 Click View Norton Quara[...]

32 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Help Information To obtain more information on the AntiVirus software, you may obtain help by clicking Help & Support. Virus Definition Update - Step 3 Follow the software instructions, and then click Finish to end the update when it is completed.[...]

1 2 3 4 5 4 The follo wing topics will be intr oduced in this chapter: ¾ System restoration ¾ Disk cleanup ¾ Hard disk error checking and fixing ¾ Disk defragment ¾ Daily maintenance Safe Usa ge of Computer Chapter 4 33 Lenovo 3000H User Guide[...]

34 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Step2 Click Accessories from the pop-up menu of All Programs. 4.1 System Restoration Sometimes the system might encounter problems due to false operations; we could easily have it r ecovered through system backup and r estoration features. We may restore the system settings to the normal one as illustrated below: ( Note t[...]

35 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Step 3 Click System T ools from the pop-up menu of Accessories Step 4 Click System Restore fr om the pop-up menu of System T ools. Step 5 Select Restore my computer to an earlier time, then click Next. Step 6 Select a nearest date fr om the timetable when the system was normal (you may select month by clicking the arrows [...]

36 Lenovo 3000H User Guide For safe usage, you may manually set a restoration point befor e modifying system settings (for example, installing games). Do the following: Step 1 Go to the System Restore scr een following the above steps, select Create a r estore point, then click Next. Step 7 Note: The system will close all programs before perf or mi[...]

37 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Step 3 Check the files to be deleted in the pop-up dialog box (usually check all types of files). Step 4 Click the OK button in the lower right corner . Step 5 Select Y es in the pop-up dialog box. 4.2 Disk Cleanup Periodically cleaning up the disks may enhance computer performance. Step 1 Select All Programs fr om Start [...]

38 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Step 1 Double-click My Computer icon on the desktop. 4.3 Har d Disk Err or Chec king and Fixing Periodically checking and fixing hard disk err ors is helpful to maintain favorable status and correct err ors encountered while running the system: Step 2 Locate the hard disk drive for defragment in My Computer dialog box. Ri[...]

39 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Step 1 Similar with disk error checking, go to the T ools tab of disk Properties and select Defragment Now . 4.4 Disk Defra gment Disk fragments refer to the tiny storage ar eas scattered at dif ferent places of the disk - they cannot be r e-utilized directly . System performance might decrease if defragment has not been [...]

40 Lenovo 3000H User Guide 4.5 Dail y Maintenance 1. Component Maintenance Cleaning: Since many components of computer are composed of sophisticated IC boar ds, it is mandatory to clean periodically and avoid dusts. Cleaning supplies: vacuum cleaner , soft cotton cloth, clear water (pure water preferr ed) and cotton swabs can be used to clean the c[...]

1 2 3 4 5 5 The follo wing topics will be intr oduced in this chapter: ¾ Display ¾ Sound ¾ Desktop icons ¾ Software prob lems ¾ Optical drives and hard disks Tr oub leshooting of Common Pr oblems Chapter 5 41 Lenovo 3000H User Guide[...]

42 Lenovo 3000H User Guide The background and icons of the scr een can be set by adjusting the display properties. Right-click anywher e without icon on the desktop, then select Properties from the pop-up menu. Y ou will see options such as Theme, Desktop, Screensaver , Appearance and Settings in the Properties window . • Desktop option can be us[...]

43 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Step 2 Select Record fr om the Properties menu. Check Microphone in the scr oll box below and click OK. Step 1 Click Options and select Properties fr om the upper left corner of the Main V olume setting menu. 2 Computer Becomes Soundless Suddenly 1) Carefully check whether the cable between speaker and mainframe is appr o[...]

44 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Step 3 Check Select for the microphone and adjust volume to the appropriate level. Then click the Close button. Desktop shortcut Start menu  Quick launch bar Task bar Notification area The entire scr een displayed after entering the system is referr ed to as “desktop”. Icons and menus displayed on the desktop vary [...]

45 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Right-click a blank place in the taskbar , then select Properties fr om the pop-up menu. How to adjust arrangement of taskbar icons: In the Properties dialog box, you may select the option Customize for taskbar appearance. 1) Usually you will see Quick Launch icons such as MediaPlayer and IE browser . 2) Minimize the icon[...]

46 Lenovo 3000H User Guide 5.4 Software Pr oblems 5.4.1 End Pr ogram Y ou may end a program fr om task manager if you cannot exit the running program normally . Y ou may invoke T ask Manager window by pressing Ctrl, Alt and Delete at the same time. T o end a program, select it in the Application tab, then click End T ask button. Step 1 If the progr[...]

47 Lenovo 3000H User Guide Select Y es or Next according to the instructions to uninstall the program. Until the uninstallation completes. 5.5 Optical Drives and Hard Disks 1. Optical Drive Unable to Read CD/D VD Check whether there is the icon of optical drives in the r esource manager of the OS. If not, r estart your computer . And if the pr oble[...]

48 Lenovo 3000H User Guide with above method may be slightly differ ent from the actual capacity for such r eason as rounding. 5.6 Special Description of Windows 1. Keep the serial n umber of the software shipped with y our computer in a safe place The serial number of the software shipped with the computer is pr ovided separately by the manufactur[...]